Prologue: Never go out alone, ever. This is common knowledge in 2101. Some may say the world is in total anarchy, but really it's not. You never go out alone, you always have your gang.
Chapter One:
"Who was it day before yesterday?"
"Danny; shot in the neck."
"And yesterday?"
"Ace; shot in the neck."
"And today?"
"...A., you already know..."
"I asked who it was!"
"Chill man, it was your brother, Geo; shot in the neck, twice. A., what's goin' on?"
"I'm not sure Rave, just don't say anything to the girls."
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Serena snuggled deeper into her pillow, pulling the blanket closer to her chin. Reaching over she felt for Mina and Ami; nothing.
"Ahh, I'm late again! And it's my day to do laundry too!"
She jumped out of bed, tripping on the covers as she went. She pulled on her pink sweater and sprinted down the dark hallway.
CRASH
"Oh I'm so sorry, only I'm late again," she exclaimed as she turned to see who she had mowed down," Oh Andrew, it's just you."
"Thanks a lot, and good morning. Don't worry, you're not late, Ami and Mina got up early to go buy groceries for Lita."
Serena at first looked relieved to not be late but then, gravely concerned. "But why didn't Danny and Geo go, it isn't safe for two girls to be on the street and you know it."
His face turning sullen, Andrew turned from her, "the guys are busy, they're out with Ace and I can't go myself or send Rave 'cause we can't leave the hideout unprotected. Now go on and get your chores done early, that way you can have a hot breakfast for once."
Her worries subsided, Serena continued on to the laundry room where she hand washed the gang's clothes. "I wonder why there's less laundry than usual," she thought to herself.
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Mina and Ami hurried home with their eggs and flour, using only back roads their gang controlled.
"I'm worried Ami."
"About...?"
"Don't pretend like you don't know. Ace, Danny, and Geo have all gone missing. I think Andrew is trying to cover something up."
"You noticed too huh? Ya I'm worried, he's never sent us out on our own before, at least not since we lost most of our territory in the fight last year."
"Ami?"
"Yes?"
"I think they're dead."
The girls rounded the corner in time to see Rave waiting in front of the hideout for them. They also got there in time to see an all black sedan pull up, and fire a single shot before speeding away.
"Rave!! Oh my God, Rave, can you hear me?!?"
"Mina, he's dead! We need to get inside NOW!"
"NO! He can't be dead, RAVE! We can't leave him like this! RAVE!"
"Now Mina, we've got to go!" Ami tore Mina away from Rave's lifeless body, his shocked eyes still looking up at them. Once they got inside Mina collapsed into Rei's arms while Ami ran to find Andrew, Serena, and Lita. Andrew walked to the meeting room, the world around him in slow motion. The girls were crying, his own heart pumping with the knowledge that the gang was gone, dead.
"We'll have to join another group," he murmured.
"But why?" sobbed Serena.
"Because idiot," sniffled Rei," A. Can't protect us all by himself, how can he even hope to keep this land, the local groups are bound to know by now that we have this hideout, with five unclaimed girls and only one guy!"
"But how did this happen?" Serena whimpered.
"Someone planned this," replied the stunned Andrew, "someone wants this gang."
"But A., we lost most of our territory last year, we really only have this house and a few side streets and shops, what could they want us for?"
"Lita, what do you think?" spat out Mina, "they want us!"
"It's true," sighed Ami," we are all unclaimed, pure, the other gangs know that the guys never touched us, we were just friends, good friends..."
"I miss the guys too ladies but we need to think right now," Andrew said, his leadership coming back, "whoever killed them isn't going to wait long to act, hell, the other gangs have all probably heard and will come sniffing around. We need to get out of here, and fast."
"Where are we going?" asked Rei.
"I have a cousin two towns over that owes me one, he'll let us hide there, maybe even join up."
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Nephrite walked up to the large wooden doors and knocked. "Come in Nephrite, we've been waiting for you." He entered the room and making a quick bow to his leader and nods to the other three members he sat down.
"So what's so important you had to get us all up at three am Nephrite?" asked Jadeite sleepily.
Nephrite extended his peer and icy look before starting, "Sir," looking to Darien, the leader, "Diamond is creating problems again."
"Ha! You got us all up at three am to tell us that our old should-be-dead friend is at it again? I could have told you that. He's been making trouble since Darien kicked him out six months ago."
Another icy glance, "If I may continue, Diamond and his gang have assassinated the south east gang run by Andrew, or what was left of it. The only remaining member is Andrew himself. Obviously territory or wealth are not motives since they have almost nothing, and it couldn't be revenge: Andrew has been very peaceful since he lost over half his land last year."
"What is left to kill them over?" mused Zoicite.
"Girls?" ventured the quiet Kunzite.
"You mean they systematically murdered four men from a benign little group for a couple of hoes?"
"Shut up Jadeite, and not just a couple, five to be exact. And not 'hoes', they are unclaimed."
"Holy shit!" coughed Zoicite, choking on his brandy, "how in the world did Andrew hide five unclaimed girls, unless they're four or something...?"
"No, my spies place all of them at about 17, and before anyone says it, they are not ugly, and here are the pictures to prove it." With that Nephrite triumphantly tossed the pictures to Darien, landing on his large oak desk.
"My my, they certainly seem worth our time. Andrew has me impressed but surely he'll be moving them soon."
"Yes sir...tonight and with your word I can have them intercepted and brought here by morning."
Passing the pictures around to the lust filled men he asked them," what do you think, are you interested?"
Without hesitation they all agreed, Jadeite more vocally than the others. Darien's faithful right hand men looked at him with anticipation as he nodded, a hint of hunger in his own eyes.
'You will be mine,' he thought turning over the picture of a smiling girl doing laundry.
Chapter One:
"Who was it day before yesterday?"
"Danny; shot in the neck."
"And yesterday?"
"Ace; shot in the neck."
"And today?"
"...A., you already know..."
"I asked who it was!"
"Chill man, it was your brother, Geo; shot in the neck, twice. A., what's goin' on?"
"I'm not sure Rave, just don't say anything to the girls."
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Serena snuggled deeper into her pillow, pulling the blanket closer to her chin. Reaching over she felt for Mina and Ami; nothing.
"Ahh, I'm late again! And it's my day to do laundry too!"
She jumped out of bed, tripping on the covers as she went. She pulled on her pink sweater and sprinted down the dark hallway.
CRASH
"Oh I'm so sorry, only I'm late again," she exclaimed as she turned to see who she had mowed down," Oh Andrew, it's just you."
"Thanks a lot, and good morning. Don't worry, you're not late, Ami and Mina got up early to go buy groceries for Lita."
Serena at first looked relieved to not be late but then, gravely concerned. "But why didn't Danny and Geo go, it isn't safe for two girls to be on the street and you know it."
His face turning sullen, Andrew turned from her, "the guys are busy, they're out with Ace and I can't go myself or send Rave 'cause we can't leave the hideout unprotected. Now go on and get your chores done early, that way you can have a hot breakfast for once."
Her worries subsided, Serena continued on to the laundry room where she hand washed the gang's clothes. "I wonder why there's less laundry than usual," she thought to herself.
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Mina and Ami hurried home with their eggs and flour, using only back roads their gang controlled.
"I'm worried Ami."
"About...?"
"Don't pretend like you don't know. Ace, Danny, and Geo have all gone missing. I think Andrew is trying to cover something up."
"You noticed too huh? Ya I'm worried, he's never sent us out on our own before, at least not since we lost most of our territory in the fight last year."
"Ami?"
"Yes?"
"I think they're dead."
The girls rounded the corner in time to see Rave waiting in front of the hideout for them. They also got there in time to see an all black sedan pull up, and fire a single shot before speeding away.
"Rave!! Oh my God, Rave, can you hear me?!?"
"Mina, he's dead! We need to get inside NOW!"
"NO! He can't be dead, RAVE! We can't leave him like this! RAVE!"
"Now Mina, we've got to go!" Ami tore Mina away from Rave's lifeless body, his shocked eyes still looking up at them. Once they got inside Mina collapsed into Rei's arms while Ami ran to find Andrew, Serena, and Lita. Andrew walked to the meeting room, the world around him in slow motion. The girls were crying, his own heart pumping with the knowledge that the gang was gone, dead.
"We'll have to join another group," he murmured.
"But why?" sobbed Serena.
"Because idiot," sniffled Rei," A. Can't protect us all by himself, how can he even hope to keep this land, the local groups are bound to know by now that we have this hideout, with five unclaimed girls and only one guy!"
"But how did this happen?" Serena whimpered.
"Someone planned this," replied the stunned Andrew, "someone wants this gang."
"But A., we lost most of our territory last year, we really only have this house and a few side streets and shops, what could they want us for?"
"Lita, what do you think?" spat out Mina, "they want us!"
"It's true," sighed Ami," we are all unclaimed, pure, the other gangs know that the guys never touched us, we were just friends, good friends..."
"I miss the guys too ladies but we need to think right now," Andrew said, his leadership coming back, "whoever killed them isn't going to wait long to act, hell, the other gangs have all probably heard and will come sniffing around. We need to get out of here, and fast."
"Where are we going?" asked Rei.
"I have a cousin two towns over that owes me one, he'll let us hide there, maybe even join up."
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Nephrite walked up to the large wooden doors and knocked. "Come in Nephrite, we've been waiting for you." He entered the room and making a quick bow to his leader and nods to the other three members he sat down.
"So what's so important you had to get us all up at three am Nephrite?" asked Jadeite sleepily.
Nephrite extended his peer and icy look before starting, "Sir," looking to Darien, the leader, "Diamond is creating problems again."
"Ha! You got us all up at three am to tell us that our old should-be-dead friend is at it again? I could have told you that. He's been making trouble since Darien kicked him out six months ago."
Another icy glance, "If I may continue, Diamond and his gang have assassinated the south east gang run by Andrew, or what was left of it. The only remaining member is Andrew himself. Obviously territory or wealth are not motives since they have almost nothing, and it couldn't be revenge: Andrew has been very peaceful since he lost over half his land last year."
"What is left to kill them over?" mused Zoicite.
"Girls?" ventured the quiet Kunzite.
"You mean they systematically murdered four men from a benign little group for a couple of hoes?"
"Shut up Jadeite, and not just a couple, five to be exact. And not 'hoes', they are unclaimed."
"Holy shit!" coughed Zoicite, choking on his brandy, "how in the world did Andrew hide five unclaimed girls, unless they're four or something...?"
"No, my spies place all of them at about 17, and before anyone says it, they are not ugly, and here are the pictures to prove it." With that Nephrite triumphantly tossed the pictures to Darien, landing on his large oak desk.
"My my, they certainly seem worth our time. Andrew has me impressed but surely he'll be moving them soon."
"Yes sir...tonight and with your word I can have them intercepted and brought here by morning."
Passing the pictures around to the lust filled men he asked them," what do you think, are you interested?"
Without hesitation they all agreed, Jadeite more vocally than the others. Darien's faithful right hand men looked at him with anticipation as he nodded, a hint of hunger in his own eyes.
'You will be mine,' he thought turning over the picture of a smiling girl doing laundry.