Bandit woke up to the sun shining brightly through the large window. She sat up and rubbed her tired eyes yawning. She looked over at the big clock to see that it was already noon. She sighed as her stomach growled loudly and threw the covers off of her and walked to the bathroom, starting a shower to warm her up in the poorly-insulated room. After she showered she combed through her hair, brushed her teeth, and put on a little bit of makeup. She remembered seeing a convenience shop around the corner and decided to head there to get some food.
She walked with her head held high and her hands shoved in her jacket pockets to keep them warm. One thing she learned about walking through the slums- don't look weak, don't walk with your head down, walk quickly, and (if you can avoid it) don't walk alone. It definitely made it worse that she was a female but if push came to shove she can handle herself. It just made her really uncomfortable to not have her knife or some kind of weapon with her. She's been thinking about a gun recently. She didn't get bothered too much on the short walk, just some glares and a couple at-calls. But compared to what she saw and dealt with in Chicago that was nothing.
She was browsing through the choices of ramen when she heard a familiar deep voice behind her.
"Trying to keep tabs on me now huh?" She turned around to see Rap Mon smiling slyly at her.
"Yea, totally" She joked as she rolled her eyes. She saw his name tag, answering her unasked question on what he was doing here.
"Did you walk here?" He asked her as he slightly tilted his head.
"I did, actually. why?"
"It's just...not the best place for a pretty young girl to be walking alone around."
"Is that so?" She challenged, turning back to pick out a few packs of ramen and proceeding to the counter where he was ringing her up. "It's nothing compared to what i'm used to."
He looked at her questioningly but left it be.
"2.14" He said with a smile. She handed him the money. "I'm actually about to get off if you'd like company on the way back." He said handing her the bag.
"I don't mind. I'll just wait out front then" She said casually.
"Okay, i'll be out in a minute" He walked to the back as she pulled the door. She stood on the side of the store that wasn't shaded over so the sun could help warm her up a bit. She wasn't standing there any longer than five minutes before heard the bell of the door and he walked towards her.
"So" He said as he lit up a cigarette and inhaled. "What landed you in Korea? And where are you from?" He asked. They kept a steady pace as they walked.
"I'm from the United States, a place called Chicago." She hesitated, unsure of whether or not to continue.
"I'm just trying to prove a point to someone by coming here. I want to have a lot of power in the crime world here" She said. She wasn't shocked when she heard him choke back a cough as he laughed.
He looked over expecting her to be smiling back but she had a dead serious look on her face and Rap Mon instantly stopped himself.
"You were being serious...My bad." He said apologetically.
"It's cool. I wasn't expecting anyone to take me seriously yet. I need to get my foot in the door here and start earning a reputation." It was quiet for a while.
"Well, good luck to you" He said. "It's pretty dangerous-though you probably know that. What are you carrying?" He asked.
"Um, like...in the stuff that I brought here?" She asked a bit confused. He looked over with a smile.
"No," He pulled out a fairly large switchblade and twirled it around in his hands.
"Oh" She said feeling a little slow. "Well, I had a few of them, but I couldn't get them through the airport."
He nodded in understanding. "I know a guy who can get you one pretty cheap"
She paused for a moment. "Actually, ive been leaning more towards a gun"
She watched as he looked a little taken aback but quickly went back to normal. This guy was pretty bad at keeping his composure- either that or he wasn't afraid to let his guard down in front of Bandit.
"Okay," He seemed hesitant at first but continued. "I know a guy named Suga. He can get a decent gun for a pretty nice price usually. I can call him when we get back to the motel if you want"
Bandit had to admit, this guy was pretty cool She loved the fact that he didn't ask a lot of questions.
"Yea, that'd be great if you could." She mentally took note of the 400 dollars she had left and hoped that it would be enough. She was planning on using it for the motel but she'd figure it out like always.

"I don't feel comfortable selling this to a little girl" Suga said as hey all stood in Rap Mon's room. Bandit sighed aggravated. "I'm not a little girl." She said to the emotionless man in front of her.
He ignored her and looked over to Rap Mon. "When you said someone was interested in buying a gun I didn't think this is the kind of client you'd bring. Now this is inconvenient for me as my partner is out on another run. This is a waste of my time. I refuse."
Rap Mon just sighed lightly, annoyed by his connections bad attitude.
Bandit could easily say her fathers name and get the gun in a heartbeat, but she refused to use his reputation to help him in any kind of way. Suga studied the small girl closely as she eyed him down. She's got a lot of guts, that's for sure. She was pretty and looked innocent-though he could tell by her attitude she was just the opposite.
"What if I can pay you double for it?" She asked as she crossed her arms, not breaking the eye contact.
"Not happening" He said. She smiled internally however as she sensed a bit of hesitation. The price he told Rap Mon on the way here was only 200, double would be all she's got. But, she could easily get more.
"Fine, 600. That's more than I've got on me right now so you'd have to come back tomorrow. That's way more than it's worth and you know it."
Suga was quite. All he did a nod his head after a few moments of silence.
"Then I'll be back tomorrow, same time. If you don't have the money you'd better not show yourself to me lest you waste my time twice." He was already walking out the door.
She sighed as she plopped down on the end of Rap Mon's bed who scratched the back of his head.
"So, how are you getting the money?" He asked.
"I'll get it, not a big deal" She said as ideas ran through her head. Pick-pocketing would take all day, seeing as how if people carried cash it was only about twenty bucks. She looked at Rap Mon who was beginning to tie up bags for his customers.
"Um..." She said hesitatingly as she looked up at him innocently. Her big green eyes stared into his brown ones. "Is there any possible way I could ask you for a favor?"
"It depends on what it is" He said as he leaned on the dresser. Though Rap Mon knew very well he'd be willing to do a lot for the mysterious girl he barely knew.
"I have a plan, but I don't have any kind of...weapon persay. Do you think maybe I could borrow your blade and get it back to you tonight?"
He thought on it for a moment and pulled it out of his pocket. She really wasn't asking for much. He didn't think she'd realized he could get a knife within hours.
"Bring her back in good shape" He joked around as she took it and opened it up studying it.
"What's the plan? Robbing someone?" He smirked. Bandit leaned back a little and scratched her head smiling. "Ehe..."

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Bandit ran as fast as she could, her chest burning as she clutched the money she'd stolen from the old woman at the ATM. She rounded the corner of an alley, the cop car zooming by a few seconds later. She finally stopped running and leaned against the wall, ripping the black bandana off of her face and taking her hood off. The almost freezing November air didn't help her to catch her breath. She must've sprinted a whole two miles.
After steadying her breathing she set out when she could no longer hear the sirens that had disappeared into the other direction. Her legs felt like jello and her adrenaline rush was disappearing, leaving her worn out. Not to mention it was well past midnight. Bandit had gotten just enough from the scared old woman-$200. She was satisfied as she could now get the gun. That satisfaction disappeared however when she got back to the motel to see a not on her door. It was a note that obviously gets written and printed many times for others.
"from management of Lee's Motel:
Your payment has ended a you were supposed to have checked out today but did not. Please remove your things and leave by 3am or recheck in.
Thankyou"
Bandit sighed as she ripped the note from the door. She couldn't pay for another night or she wouldn't be able to get the gun tomorrow-which was not happening. It was already 2:15. She decided to take the time to quickly shower and pack her few items in her bag. She sat outside on the bench and decided she would have to deal with the cold and sleep there. She knocked on Rap Mon's door lightly to return his knife.
Rap Mon opened the door looking a bit tired. "How'd it go?" He asked. "I heard sirens earlier. Was that you?" He asked.
She scoffed guiltily. "Yea. It went alright. Got exactly how much I needed, thanks" She said she handed him his knife. He felt how cold her hands were from being outside.
"Um, do you think I can put my bag in your room for tonight? I just don't want my stuff to get stolen or anything" She felt awkward asking him this since she didn't really know the guy and he's already done a lot for her.
"What happened with your room?" He asked as he pulled his eyebrows together.
"My time ran out" She said as she cleared her throat. This didn't help her situation of being looked at as capable at all.
"Uh, yea go ahead and bring it in" He said. He felt pity for her, which he knew bothered her.
"Thanks" She said as she grabbed her bag and stepped inside to put it against the wall. It felt so much warmer in here.
"So where are you going?" He asked.
"Oh,I'm just going to sleep right out there on the bench and wait for Suga in the morning. I don't have enough for another room or anything. So ill just tough it out." She said a she began to walk back out.
"Wait" Rap Mon said. "No way your sleeping out there. Aside from the fact that it's dangerous, it's freezing out there." There was no way he would let the young girl sleep outside.
"Close the door, your letting the heat out" He said as he walked up to her and closed the door behind her.
"You can stay here. You can sleep on the hard dirty floor in here or you can sleep on the nice warm bed. Either way, I don't care. Just please don't steal anything" He said highly doubting that she would even think about stealing from him.
"...O..okay." Bandit said shocked at the sudden offer. Staying the night with a drug dealer she barely knows should be fun.