Back to the Alley
A/N: Hey guys! Here's just a short chapter to move the story along. Graverobber might seem a little OOC right now, but I promise things will get better. I'm going to make this one short because the next part is going to be very long so I'm breaking it up. Finally time to get this story moving along WOO!
Shilo tiptoed down the stairs out of instinct, still not used to having free roam of the house, and found the barely used kitchen. She'd seen enough cooking shows to know what to do, but having never cooked before, settled on something simple. Hopefully eggs and toast would settle her stomach as the medicine was still leaving her system and the withdraws were starting to take a toll on her fragile body. As the young girl finished her cooking, she let her mind wander to what she needed to do today. "Groceries, doctor..no I don't have any money. I don't know how to get anywhere! I don't know how to do anything!"She said aloud getting frustrated. "What's the problem, kid?", The Graverobber interrupted smirking when Shilo jumped having not heard him come down the stairs. "I don't know what to do now.", she sighed sadly. "That's simple", he answered "Take the toast out of the toaster and put it on the plate." "No!", she snapped. "I didn't mean that, I meant with my life. I really need to get groceries. I think I need to see a doctor, and I probably should get to Geneco. There's gonna be a lot of legal issues to work out and..
"No I don't think you need to go there",he exclaimed cutting her off. "You've been through a hell of a lot already and you're only a kid. I'll run some errands with you or whatever to get you stable, but the best thing for you is to stay away from Geneco and out of the public eye." God she was tired of this! "My name is Shilo. I'm 17 fucking years old and I've spent my whole damn life in this tomb 'out of the public eye'! Stop calling me a kid. What the hell Graverobber? I thought you were different The only one who didn't treat me like a prisoner, a pawn, or a child. I guess that was a lie too." She was choking back tears at this point trying not to seem any younger by blubbering like a baby in front of this man once again
"Ki..uh... Shilo, look I...", he trailed off not knowing what to say. Why did she do this to him? Why couldn't she see that he was protecting her? She'd been through so, but she was just a kid after all. Or was he just telling himself that to try and silence the darker part of his mind? The part that wanted her, wanted the grown up part of her, also wanted to keep her young and pure at the same time. But she had no one, he couldn't take advantage of her like that " Alright kid I'll take you shopping calm down. First we'll need money." "How do we get it?", Shilo asked perking up. He didn't know if this was a good idea, but she'd been t the alley before and she'd seen him extract the glow, hell, she's seen so much worse than that by now. Graverobber decided if she wanted to be treated like an adult, maybe he'd treat her like one. Of course, he had to control himself. But maybe he could give her just a taste of reality and see if she missed being locked up. Missed everything handed to her, protection at the price of freedom. He'd let her decide if it was worth it. "Put some clothes on we're going back to the alley."