It was morning. About 11 am. Everyone was up out of their beds, except for Riley. He thought it would be okay to sleep in just because he is the brother of the gang leader. So Riley slept on his cot, in the small grey colored room, where about seven other cots were. The cots were small, and green in color. They each came with one blanket and a pillow. The blankets and pilllows were nicely made, except for Riley's. Under each cot was a trunk, where Huey's gang members would keep their clothes, uniforms, and personal belongings. Riley was asleep, wearing a wife beater and some shorts. Huey himself walked in the room, and shook his head in dissapointment. He then lifted a pistol in the air, and fired. Riley woke up with a fright.
"OH SHIT, SHIT, SHIT!" Riley said falling out of the bed. He looked up with a scared look on his face.
"Damn nigga!" Riley yelled at his sibling. "I just want some shut eye."
"Riley, this has gone on long enough. You are 21! That's way to old to be acting like a child."
"Come on nigga!*yawn* shit ain't happinin!"
"What's that supposed to mean? You should know by now that anyting can happen at anytime. I have a strict code for these kinds of things. You must learn not to sleep in, for I need you to be ready 24/7." Huey said with a scowl.
"Damn Huey. I'm a brotha." Riley said with arms crossed and eyes closed. Huey let out a small chuckle, a thing he rarely does.
"And you think because you are by brother, that you deserve special treatment? Well you are dead on because you are the only member of my gang that doesn't follow my rules, nor attends any of the specified training exercise times, which means you aren't fully trained which means you are defenseless."
"Look here, nigga! I know the fundementals."
"You may know the very gist of martial arts, but you are nowhere near fully trained. Think about it, Riley. You know how dangerous it is out there. Caesar's gang is spreading fast out there in the war zone we used to call Woodcrest. His gang is just as deadly as ours is. I should know." Huey said pointing his head down.
"You are more like me when I was ten. I thought I was pretty good, but I soon realized that I wasn't fully trained, because I lost almost every fight I was in. You don't want to be like I was, do you?" he asked Riley.
"You still a gay ass hater! And I ain't wanna like you!"
"Well then." Huey said crossing his arms. "I guess you wouldn't mind if I trained you this afternoon."
"Whateva nigga, what's fo breakfast today?"
"One quarter slice of cantalope, with one slice of toast, and a small cup of orange juice."
"Freshly squeazed?"
"It's the stuff that comes out of the bottle."
"Again? Why you gotta starve a nigga up in here?"
Huey shook his head.
"Do we really have to have this discussion again? Look, We only have a limited number of supplies. And stop talking like a jackass in that ridiculous accent. Stop actin like an infant."
"I ain't no baby, and No we don't! We gots enough food dat could last a nigga fo the rest of his life!"
"We what?" Huey asked deepening his scowl. Riley sighed.
"What I said was...we have...alot of food that could last... a long time."
"That's better, and no, we have alot of mouths to feed. You and I eat as much as everybody else does. No exceptions. Now go take a shower, eat your breakfast, and meet me outside in the back." Huey said still standing. Riley got up and walked toward the doorway where Huey was.
"I'll be seein yo ass afta breakfast."
Huey slapped him upside the head.
"Ow! I mean, I will see you later after breakfast."
"That's better." Huey said walking away.
Riley walked down the narrow hall, which had doors on either side, most of them leading to another, almost identical room with cots. Riley walked up to a door labled "shower room", and went inside. The room had several showers in it, all on the right side with light green colored curtains. Some were being used, but Riley went inside one that was empty. He quickly showered, and after he did so, he brushed his corn rows a little. He then walked back to his room, towel around him, and changed into his uniform, which was a light grey suit with a white dress shirt, slacks the same color as the suit, and black dress shoes. He liked to keep the coat unbuttoned. Riley then made his way to the dining hall. This room was a little larger than most rooms in the building, and had a few long tables here and there. Most people wouldn't bother to eat there, so they take their food elsewhere. To the left of the room was the kitchen where the food was prepared. Riley looked around the room, there wasn't many people at the tables, but Ed and Rummy were at a table. Riley walked over to them.
"Sup my niggas!"
"Ayyy! Young Reeezaaay!" Ed happily said. They had saved some food for them.
"Yo Reezy, my man, why you wake up so late?" asked Rummy.
"Why not? I ain't see why I gotta get my ass up so early and act a damn foo."
Rummy wagged his finger.
"Oh no no no Reezy, you know that we in the middle of the biggest turf war the world has ever seen. Anything could happen. Ed's Granddad's gang could be up our asses at any moment."
"You startin ta sound alot like my brotha." said Riley.
"And why are you talking like that? You know your brother has strict policies regarding that."
"Fine! You are starting to act like my brother."
"Well, you know what he says, we gotta do what we gotta do, and sound good doing it."
"Man, whateva." Riley said stuffing his face with the toast.
"So Riles, you down with us after yo meal? We got a little target range we set up just for you."
"Naw naw, I have to go get trainin from Huey."
"Aww man." said Ed.
"Now Ed," Rummy began. "What ever Huey says for Reezy to do, it must be important."
Ed nodded his head. Riley continued to eat what little he had left.
"I don't see why I have ta." Riley said finishing his cantalope. Ed and Rummy looked at Riley like he was crazy.
"Don't see why hafta?" Rummy asked in confusion. "What if those terrorists come through that window right there!" Rummy said pointing to the window in the room. "And look at you, no gun on ya, no knife. Defenseless."
Riley gulped down his orange juice, and stood up.
"Well, if that's what ya'll think, then Imma bout to change that. I hit you guys up later." said Riley.
"See ya man." Ed and Rummy said. Riley walked off into the hall again, and walked all the way to the other side. The building only had three floors, the first was where all the supplies were stored, the second was where all the sleeping rooms and dining room was and the third was the medical area. The building was situated in the downtown area of Woodcrest. That area of town, or a good portion of it a little ways down was being controlled by Micheal Caesar's gang. In this area, if you were not on either side, you were either mugged, or killed.
Riley walked down the stairs into the 1st floor hall, which looked alot like the 2nd floor hall but with alot less rooms. there were only 2 doors in this hall. Both were filled with supply crates. There was a small lobby which lead to the front door, and a small ways to the back. there was no elevator, only stairs. Riley made his way to the back door, and out into a back area, which consisted of a small grassy area, with makeshift exercise equipment, such as poles and metal used to do pull ups and such. There were also a couple traditional japanese martial arts wooden combat trainers, those thick wooden pegs with small arms attatched to them, which can spin and simulate a person attacking, and the person who trains blocks the arms. There was nobody out there today, as Huey wanted there to be no distractions.
"You know, at first I thought you weren't even going to show up." Huey said with a scowl.
"How lazy do yous thinks I am?"
Huey scowled deeper.
"Fine how lazy do YOU THINK I am?"
"That's better, and yes, I think you are very lazy. Somebody needs to teach you responsibility." Huey said.
"And by somebody, you mean you?"
Huey nodded and made a tiny smile.
"You guessed correctly."
"Well, what do you want me to do?" Riley asked.
"Strike me."
"What?"
"You heard me, lay a hit on me. Go ahead, I know how much you want to."
Riley paused for a second, but then clenched his fists. He then moved, and soon rushed towards Huey. he tried to punch him in the face, but it was blocked, and Huey kicked Riley in the stomach. Riley stumbled back a bit.
"You said you knew the fundimentals, show me what you got!" Huey taunted.
"Damn nigga thinks he's betta than me. Shoo, I could kill each and every one of Caesar's men. so what if he funded by Ed Wuncler senior, he ain't scare me. I mean, he may own alot of turf here, but still..." Riley quietly whispered to himself.
Riley came at Huey again, and just like before, Huey blocked every hit, thought when Huey tried to kick Riley again in the same place, Riley stepped out of the way.
"Now you are learning." Huey said as they continued to clash. Huey Tried to spin hick Riley in the head, but Riley ducked out of the way of each kick. Riley then tried punch and kick Huey, though they were all deflected. The fight went on like this for a couple hours, both brothers fighting, and deflecting eachothers moves.
"Had enough?" Huey asked Riley.
"Not until your ass is on the ground." Riley said as he lunged toward Huey again. Each move was delfected once again, as was Huey's. But then, Huey blocked Riley's kick and left hook, but quickly jabbed Huey in the face with his right fist. Huey stopped in a little surprise.
"Yeah nigga! In yo face!" Riley yelled.
"I can see you are still your cocky self. You still need learn responsibility."
"What? Huey, don't be a hater."
"But, for laying a hit on me, I do think you deserve a reward." Huey said as he stuck his fingers in his mouth and whistled. Thugnificant and Leanord, who are also part of Huey's gang, walked outside. Leonard had bags of food with him.
"Wassup my nigga? Fo landing a hit on yo brotha, I proudly present to you a fine meal of a cheeseburger, fries and a shake."
Riley's face lit up.
"You had this food all this time?" Riley asked Huey.
"It's a special supply. And you only get that one meal. That is unless of course you continue to improve on your responsibilities."
"I'll think about it." Riley said as Thugnificant handed Riley the food.