I hummed the tune to that catchy new song no one really knew the name of as I walked swiftly up the stairs. It had been a stressful day for me, so tonight was supposed to be as relaxing as possible. Kid and Patti had the nerve to drag me off to some stupid, spooky house! They know I just can't handle that sorta thing! Even if someone is in trouble.
I reached my room, shutting the door behind me as I stepped in. I flopped down on my bed and sighed. We're all a few years older now. Kid's about 18 now and I'm 21, Patti has been 19 for about 5 months now. I think it's kinda sad that we're still depending on Kid. Sure, I admire him and enjoy the semi-posh life style he's been providing for my sister and I.. But I'm just so tired of the endless fighting. Since Kid picked us off the streets we'd been fighting. Oh well.. Patti and I have no particular skills and wouldn't fare well in Death City being muggers.. I suppose we need him as much as Kid needs us.
I picked up a magazine and flipped through it's glossy pages as I popped the ear buds to my iPod in my ear and turned it on shuffle. If I left he'd insist Patti go too. He must be symmetrical. But who would he use as weapons?. And don't we owe him for him taking us in? Just thinking about "abandoning" Kid makes me feel sick inside. Our mother abandoned us and I sure as hell don't want to be in any way, shape, or form like her.
I flipped a page in my magazine and started reading off fashion tips that I'll never use. I don't want to "betray" Kid.
I hear a loud knock on my door. "Hey! Hey Liz it's dinner time!"
"Patti don't knock so hard! You'll break my door." I sigh and toss the fine literature aside as I roll off my bed and onto my feet. I walk down the stair case and walk into the dining room. I take my seat at the right of Kid and Patti sits at the left. Ugh. I think to myself. Kid is always late.
"Sorry Patti, Liz. I was fixing up my room." The man with the three white stripes on his hair sat down at the head of the table.
"Kid, I invited some people over!" Patricia grinned.
"How many?." He asked. How typical of him he was probably worried that there wouldn't be enough people on each side of the table.
"Four! I have big news for everyone!~" Kid let out a sigh of relief at that.
"Or so you said" We all turned ourselves to see Soul walk into the room. He was followed by Maka, Tsubaki and Black Star.
"Maka, Soul. Sit on the right side. Tsubaki and Black Star, sit across from them." Kid said. Everyone did as he said.
"You guys just can't walk in like that." I glared at them.
"Just did! Doors can't hold me back!" Black Star laughed obnoxiously.
"Black Star settle down.." I heard Tsubaki say quietly.
"So what's this big important news anyway?" Maka asked.
"Can't be as important as what I have to do. You interrupted my martial arts class!" Right, I forgot Black Star is now teaching martial arts to children now. Only god knows why. Those kids are probably so screwed up by now..
"Don't be rude Black Star!" Maka yelled as she "Maka Chopped" him.
"Come out with it Patti, would you?" Kid sighed.
"Wellll" Patti began. "I'm pregnant!" She squealed happily.
Everyone was silent with the exception of Black Star who was laughing obnoxiously.
"Black Star!." Screamed Maka as she glared at him from across the table.
"You're kidding, right?" Black Star wiped a tear from his eye.
"Nope!.." Patti grinned.
A baby. A baby. I thought to myself. That's the last thing we need.
"Patti, I don't mean to pry, but who's the father?" Asked Tsubaki.
I saw Kid cringe. It better not be him.
A confused look came across Patti's face but then a huge grin formed. "I dunno!"
Everyone stared at me like I should know. I rolled my eyes like they weren't even there.
We all continued on with dinner. The dining room was silent except for Black Star's smacking and the noises Patti made as she played with her food. I pushed my food around on my plate with a fork then glanced up at Kid. He was scowling and eating like someone had done something to hurt him or mess with him. I sent him a sympathetic glance only to see that the look was not returned. Well fuck you too Kid.
Within a good half hour everyone was finished up with dinner and bidding their farewells.
Soul had called out. "Hey Maka, I'm gonna go to the car." He did a half-ass wave and strut out the door like he owned the place.
Maka gave a nod to Soul as he left "Thank you for having us on such short notice Kid, I'm assuming Patti didn't tell you until you all sat down." She gave a quiet, reassuring laugh.
"You couldn't be more right." Kid nodded.
I was clearing off the table and by the time I was finished everyone had left the room. Patti I saw go into her room... But where did Kid go? He must've gone off in the opposite direction.
I sigh and slip out of the dining room. I'm going to find him and see how's he's doing.. I step into the kitchen. No one. Empty. But the door to one of the cupboards is open. I quickly close it just to hear a soft click of it hiding the cupboards content.
I detect a quiet sigh coming from the living room. I walk in just to see kid laying on one of the two couches with his eyes shut. A bottle of wine sat on the coffee table between the couches with a glass about half full of a red liquid next to it. Last time I checked I was the only one in the house old enough to drink.
"You're too young to drink kid.. It's illegal for you to drink.." I frown.
"And it was illegal for you and Patti to mug people.. But you did it anyway..." His words sounded slightly slurred.
I scowled becoming slightly angry, but I kept my cool. "We didn't mug for pleasure..." Though thinking about it, when we were doing it.. It did feel good.. The rush. No one could touch us. We owned everyone, we could take what we wanted when we wanted.
All the young man did was groan. He probably drank more than half a glass. Or he just has an extremely low alcohol tolerance..
"Kid.. Why did you do this?." I asked with a growing feeling of concern for our very own Reaper. "You aren't... Are you?!" A feel of terror over took me.
"N-No don't be silly!... I'm just thinking... It might as well have been me who did it..."
I frowned. "What do you mean?.." Kid couldn't be more confusing to me.
"I'm obviously going to be taking care of it like a father." He sat up and sipped more of his wine. "It's not like she knows who the dad is... And there is that.."
"Is what?.." I sighed. Kid, it's not the time for that.
"She's pregnant... Does that mean she can't be a weapon?. And then.. Can I use you?."
"You should be able to use me.. It's not like I'm pregnant.." I responded.
"But you two.. You're a set!.." He sighed. "I'm probably going to have to find new weapon partners.. "
"W-What?! No!... You can't!.. What's gonna happen to me and Patti and her baby?." I didn't wanna be put out.. I just wanted to stop fighting.. I guess we have to have it one way or the other.. But I guess now we don't even get a choice..
The man sighed and rose from the couch, setting his glass down. He was finally a bit taller than me. "We'll sleep on it, okay?" He tangled his fingers up in my hair and brought me close by the waist and pressed his lips to mine.
"Night Liz." He strode up stairs just like that. Like nothing had happened.
Death the Kid kissed me. My weapon partner kissed me. A reaper kissed me.. Kid kissed me..
What a stupid man. Leaving me to sleep on our situation, you've driven me to the point where I can't. I'll be thinking about that.
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