Victor Morgendorffer (Pt. 4)
The next day at school saw more of the same, though Victor did find himself falling into a comfortable pattern with Danny.
In their shared classes and any other time available to them, they'd hang out and just 'shoot the shit'.
Though during lunch he managed to ask the question he had wanted to ask since getting into Lawndale in the first place.
"So Danny," Victor said casually, "Do you know where a bloke could get his hands on a little..."
He then made a *puff* *puff* motions with his fingers to his mouth, miming holding a joint.
Danny Moreno just smirked, "Yes I do, I'll introduce you to a couple people in the know after school."
"Sweet."
"Think you can get away from the rents though?" Danny asked.
Victor just laughed.
"Dude, my parents are barely there workaholics, that's never a problem."
On the bus ride home, Victor simply got off with Danny and followed him into what looked like a rundown part of Lawndale.
Danny pointed at a single story red brick house and said, "This is my home."
He then glanced at the driveway and said, "Good my big brother's here, this'll save us time."
"Cool," Victor replied as they entered and looked around.
It was fairly obvious that while the house was kept picked up and cleaned, it had the air of a place that had never experienced a woman's touch.
The strangest sounds were coming from down a hallway near the living room, Danny motioned for him to follow.
Once they reached the second door on the right, Danny simply opened it while yelling, "Yo Jesse, whatsup?"
The room was a den of some sort, the hint of incense and pot hanging in the air, and sitting on a towel on the floor was a dude in all black from head to toe.
Though he was wearing a leather vest with no shirt, and he looked like the older, more muscular version of Danny.
But for some reason he was playing a sitar.
"Hey Danny," Jesse answered, his eyes exposing that he was blazed, "I'm experimenting with new sounds."
Danny just smirked, "I've heard this line before. Well anyway, mind taking the two of us to Dega Street for a little weed?"
Jesse answered, "Not at all, but I've gotta stop at Trent's first, mind?"
"Not at all," Danny replied.
Victor glanced at Danny and asked, "Trent is...?"
As Jesse began to get up off the floor, Danny explained that Trent Lane was his big brother's best friend and fellow band member in a group called Mystik Spiral.
"Are they any good?" Victor asked as they moved to the side so Jessie could take the lead.
Danny just laughed and said no more.
Victor decided that it didn't bode well at all.
Jesse's ride turned out to be a beat up looking truck that seemed to be on its last legs.
Thankfully it didn't die in route, though as they pulled up to a two story house that seemed almost as dilapidated as the truck, Victor couldn't help but think, "Why do I feel like I'm back in Highland?"
As the trio approached the front door there was movement at the curtains of the front window and Danny seemed surprised as they heard a girl's voice call out, "I have to unlock it."
"The lock works?" Jesse thought aloud as they heard someone fiddling with it.
"I guess so." Danny replied, seeming to be surprised at something like that.
Victor on the other hand was getting curiouser and curiouser by the second.
Then the door opened and everything in the whole fucking world seemed to stop.
Standing in the doorway was the most beautiful person that Victor had ever seen.
She had short cut raven black hair, three silver piercings in each ear, the most expressive blue eyes, her lips were painted a most becoming shade of red and curled into a mischievous grin.
Not even the fact that she was wearing a red lab coat, shorts with leggings, and combat boots took away from her looks.
To Victor it sort of added to them in a strange sort of way.
"Hi Jesse, Danny, kid I've never seen before." she said while letting them in.
"Hey Jane," Jesse drawled, "This is Danny's friend... I forget his name."
"That's because I didn't tell you." Danny snarked while elbowing Jesse in his abs, "This is Victor, Victor this is Jane Lane, Trent's sister."
Victor for his part was staring at Jane vacantly, thanking God that he wasn't openly drooling.
He told himself to maintain, and be cool.
So he gave a very weak wave and squeaked, "Hi!"
Jane's smirk grew, "I'm glad you guys showed up now, a few minutes ago some dudes showed up trying to repo the house."
"That sucks." Danny answered as if this was perfectly normal.
But considering the conditions of the place, Victor suspected that it just might very well be par of the course here.
Jane shrugged, "Well they didn't deliver the notice, so no harm no foul, at least until I get around to forging a check."
She lead them upstairs as she said this, and the sounds of someone playing Nirvana's 'Come As You Go' became more audible.
The room that she brought them into was easily the messiest that Victor had ever seen.
Endless piles of laundry and debris were scattered about everywhere, and on the barely intact bed was a twenty something stoner/slacker dude playing the guitar from which the cover song was emanating.
And sitting on the floor was the last person he had expected to bump into.
"Yo Trent!" Jane yelled out over the music, making everyone in the room jump, "Jesse and his kid brother are here."
From her prone position on the floor, Daria turned to look and did a double take.
"Victor?!"
"Yup," he replied to his big sister, "It's me."
Jane looked between the two of them and noticed a slight resemblance and asked, "Related?"
"Victor's my little brother." Daria answered while standing up, "So I'm guessing that the kid your age is the Danny friend that you made yesterday, right?"
Victor nodded and introduced Daria to Danny and Jesse Moreno.
He them glanced at Jane and back to Daria and replied, "I'm not the only one who made a friend either."
Daria nodded and added, "I know, shocking right?"
Jane decided to cut into the sibling banter and said, "Well now that we are all pleasantly surprised, Trent, why don't you and Jesse try to surprise us by playing something worth hearing."
Trent began to laugh but it turned into a coughing fit, "Alright then."
Jesse froze for a second before realizing something.
"Uh dude, I don't' have my guitar on me."
"Hmm," Trent drawled, "Is it in your truck?"
Jesse refroze in place as he tried to think.
Danny just shook his head and said while heading out, "I'll check."
After finding only a lone sitar, Danny had brought it back into the Lane's house.
Where Jesse and Trent then demonstrated their ability to destroy everything that was music with a beat up Fender guitar and a Sitar.
Daria and Victor both turned to Jane for mercy.
She in turn distracted her big brother with a beer and had Danny deal with his brother.
Which consisted of, "Jesse, remember we were going to Dega Street."
"Oh, cool." Jesse answered while wondering where his Sitar had gone off too.
It was in Victor's hands, he had snatched it while Jesse was distracted.
With instrument in hand, Victor turned to Daria and said, "I'll see you later at home."
Daria nodded and replied, "I'll beat you there I guess, Jane's walking me home."
Victor then glanced at Jane Lane and started to get that vacant look again.
Daria just gave a Mona Lisa smile.
