"Late. Of course they're late. Idiots."
A woman who appeared around the age of 26 stood in front of the Ergastulum bus station on the edge of district 7. The woman was 5'2 with dirty blond hair that fell in soft curls down to her mid-back. Her skin was a light olive tone that seemed to bring out her ocean blue eyes and light pink lips. The girl was dressed in black jeans that hugged her curves and a grey, loose, flowey tank top along with some black flats and leather jacket.
"Amelia!" The girl looked up when she heard her name on a familiar voice. She smiled as she saw a man with blond hair pulled back in a pony tail and an eyepatch placed over his left eye. Beside him was a man of shorter stature with dark hair and eyes along with a katana sheathed at his hip.
"Worrick! Nic! You'll keep a girl waiting, will you? How rude," she teased the two as she approached them. She saw Nic roll his eyes before moving his hands quickly in smooth movements and finally grabbing the bag from Amelia's shoulder. "Thank you, Nic. See, Worrick? You can learn a thing or two about being a gentleman from Nic here," the smaller woman teased with a grin.
"You think I need tips from Nic? You hurt me, dear Amelia," Worrick put a hand to his chest in a fake hurt way. He then chuckled and gestured for them to start walking back towards Benriya.
"It's nice be back. I can't beleive it's been- what? Like 3 years? I missed you guys," she smiled as they walked together, one male on either side of her. They talked (or at least Amelia and Worrick did) as they walked together like old times. She felt giddy. It was so exciting being back with the guys. She knew it was weird but, to be honest, being back in Ergastulum relaxed her more than anything. It was what she grew up around so it was normal to her.
"Are you guys still doing the whole 'we cant cook worth shit so lets order pizza everyday' thing? Really, at least one of you should learn how to cook," she rolled her eyes as she walked up the stairs backwards just so Nic could read her lips as she spoke. When she was done, she turned around and ran up to the door.
"Oh, uh, Amy. Actually-" Worrick called out to warn Amelia about what she was walking into. However, the woman was too excited to hear him. She reached out and let her fingers slide around the door handle. She twisted her wrist and pulled open the door.
"Worri- oh... you aren't Worrick," a busty, dark skinned woman spoke from her spot at the desk.
"No... I'm not... and you aren't the empty room I was expecting," she muttered confused. She looked behind her as Worrick reached the top of the stairs. She stepped inside and let the handymen come in.
"Ally, this is Amy. Amy, this is Ally," Worrick introduce the two with a smile.
"Alex," the busty woman corrected as she stood up, making sure Amelia knew her real name. Alex came across the room and smiled shyly as she offered a hand to the girl politley.
"Oh, I'm Amelia," the blonde smiled politely as she shook the others hand. She was not expecting this. At the very least she was surprised Worrick didnt tell her they had company already. The woman didn't seem like one of Worrick's clients. She wasn't dress all that great either. Honestly, did she never expect to bend over? Everything would show if she did. Maybe... she was Nicolas' woman...
Nic tapped Amelia on the shoulder to get her attention before signing something and raising her bag in question. "Oh, um, well... you guys seem a little booked. I'm sure I can crash at-"
"It's ok, Amy. Don't worry. We'll find somewhere to put you. Maybe you can come sleep with me," Worrick gave a sly smirk, snaking a hand around the girls waist teasingly. Nic's eyes narrowed slightly at his partner's need to flirt with every girl they ever met. It was like this the day Amelia met them and every time they reunited after that.
"Shut up, Worrick. You wish I would get in your bed," she stuck her tongue out playfully as she swatted at his hand, making him retract the arm.
The male chuckled and held up his hands in defeat. "Ok, ok. Nic, just put the bag in your room for now. We'll figure it out later," the blond waved a hand dismissively. Worrick then smiled and grabbed Amelia's hand, dragging her to the couch along with Alex. Alex and Worrick sat on one couch while Amelia sat on the other. The two girls glanced at each other awkwardly. They were't hostile towards each other or anything but it was odd when they both obviously weren't expecting another woman to be in the handymen's life. "Well, I suppose I can explain to you why Ally is here," Worrick said gently to Amelia before continuing. "We kind of saved Ally's life and now she's staying with us," Worrick told Amelia, hoping to get the awkwardness out of the air if he explained everything. "And I can explain to you why Amy is here. Amy is an old friend of ours. Actually she's almost like Monroe's daughter," Worrick explained turning to Alex this time.
"Not biologically. But for as long as I can remember, he was there so he might as well have been my father," Amelia smiled softly, pushing some blonde hair behind her ear.
"She was at the orphanage with Delico and Yang. When Nic and I got aquainted with Monroe, she wouldn't leave us alone," Worrick teased, earning a punch in the arm from Amelia. He chuckled slightly as he winced and rubbed his arm.
"Ah!" A surprised yelp suddenly ripped from Amelia's lips as she jumped, her body straightening at attention. She looked behind her and scowled at Nic. The deaf tag let a smirk tug at his lips as he took the cold drink off of Amelia's neck and handed it to her. "That was cold," she pouted cutely as she rubbed the cold feeling off the back of her neck. She opened the drink and took a sip as Nic took a seat beside her. "Oh, um, now that I'm back and we've explained why we know each other... can you take me to go see Danny? I promised him I'd stop by as soon as I came back. I gotta have a rematch with Delico, too," she mumbled the last part slightly remembering three years ago when she last saw Delico.
"Oh, yea. We gotta go stop by anyway. I gotta grab something first so you and Nic can start and I'll catch up," Worrick dismissed the two as he got up and disappeared into his room.
Amelia nodded before getting up and gesturing for Nic to do the same. She signed something to him before heading towards the door. Nic opened the door and lazily started to head down the stairs with Amelia following after.
"Hey... Worrick?" Alex called out as she got up from the couch and walked over to stand in front of Worrick's door speaking through it so he could hear her. "Is Amelia..." Alex trailed off with her question, a little afraid she would sound rude if she asked what was on her mind.
"A tag?" Worrick finished for her as he opened the door and leaned on the door frame with a cocked eyebrow. "Well..."
"Amelia, my girl," Danny Monroe, sometimes refered to as Gunslinger Danny, gave a welcoming smile as Amelia and Nic entered his office. Worrick came in soon after with his signature grin. The handymen stood back and watched the reunion between the two unfold. "You made it back safe. I'm glad," Monroe smiled, standing from his desk and making his way over to greet the petite girl with a warm hug.
Amelia smiled and hugged him back gently. They didnt hold the hug for long considering both were not much for touchy feely things. Amelia pulled away and returned to Nic's side. "Ooh, where's Delico? I gotta beat his ass for last time I was here," she smirked, eager to win back her pride.
"Hm? He's training with Yang," Monroe replied simply. "Go, run along and have your fun. I have some stuff to talk about with Nicolas and Worrick anyway," he added with a smile after noticing just how anxious Amelia was to get going. When given permission she beamed a crooked smile before kissing the older male on the cheek like she used to as a child and turned to leave. She soon left the room and was off to find her childhood friends.
Before the door had a chance to close, words slipped through the cracks, easily reaching Amelia's ears. It made her lose her naive happiness for a second before shaking the thought off and running towards the training rooms. She didnt need to worry about anything right now. She just wanted a stress free first day. And yet, the words kept replaying in her mind.
"It's bad, Worrick. Really bad."
Hey so I haven't written fanfiction for literally like 3 years so my apologies if its not super great. Hopefully I will get better with time. And also I hope I can make the next chapter longer. This chapter was more just to introduce my character and a little bit of her past like why she knows the handymen and all that good stuff. Please follow or favourite and review please. I hope you enjoyed and will continued to read. Ill try to stay on top of this one this time unlike my old stories.
February 6, 2016.