"We's should shpar!" Dove slurred, grinning.

"Not in dat state, you don'." Ruby laughed from her place on da wall. Every Sunday dey go ta da garden wall ta hang out an' somehow Cardin managed ta refill dat flask most weeks. She had nahh idea how he managed it when he couldn't even gank da alcohol himself. afta dat first experience she took even smaller sips an' stayed mostly sobed'.

"Tomorrow, though." "You just know you'll loooooooose!" Dove grinned. "Yup. Ah'm so scared ah'm going ta wait until you gots bettah coordination." She laughed, laying down an' looking up at da poofs.

Afta uh few weeks o' dis here an' seeing dat she wasn't going ta turn dem in fo' uh little rule breaking, dey had finally accepted her as uh nigga as well as Yo Leader Jus' like Orenthawl James Ironwood.

Cardin laughed an' pushed Dove ova, laughing harder as da fucked-up boy flailed his arms an' still fell ova. "Werd up!" Ruby glanced ova as Cardin shushed brothas an' picked up an rock. da street below wuz usually quiet so it wuz almost surprising when dey seen someone walking by.

She grinned, wondering whether dis here one would scream at da sudden noise like dat last beotch. Cardin wound up an' threw da rock, striking da nigga on da arm. Ruby sat up as da nigga below grabbed they arm an' looked around, dog-like ears flattening against they head.

"Ah thought you had bettah aim than dat! You hit someone!" "nahh, ah hit somethin`." He smirked. "What is you all worked up 'boutit's not like ah hurt uh real nigga." "WHAT!?" She wuz off da wall in an instant an' had punched him 'bfoe she wuz fully aware o' her intentions.

"Ah don' know what kind o' twisted bitch cunt told you somethin` like dat shit but ah bettah not EVER hear you say anythin` like dat ag'in! gots it!?" Dove an' Sky stared at her, stunned. Cardin glared, ignoring da swelling around his eye dat would soon darken ta an impressive bruise.

"Why is you so worked up? It wuz just uh faunus." "What makes you so sho dey is different from us? dere wuz some at 'ignal an' dere is uh few at Bacon, when ah've talked ta dem dey gots always been really nice but scared. Scared o' being treated like dat."

She glared back, not giving an inch as he stood up an' looked down at her just as defiantly otay.

"You gots nahh right ta treat dem like dat an' ah won't stand by an' let you." "Yeah? What is you going ta do?" He asked. "we's've had some different experiences, kid. dey may be mo' like humans than they ancestors but dey ain't human. dey're not as pimp-tight as us." "Not as 'pimp-tight' as uh nigga who has nahh problem hurting strangers?" She huffed"

"What would you do if ah told you Dove wuz secretly uh faunus, huh?" "What?" Dove looked between dem, confused an' suddenly unnerved. "He's not." Cardin said confidently.

"Is you sho he ain't hiding uh tail?" Ruby pressed. "What if he wuz? Could you think less o' him afta getting ta know him as well as you gots? Huh?" "How can you defend dem afta all da damage dat whitey Fang and shit has been doin'?" He demanded, sidestepping her queshun.

"What, dere aren't human criminals an' extremists? is those niggas bettah just cuz dey gots different reasons fo' doin' da same things?" "ah thought we's could trust you." Cardin snapped. "You can. You can trust me ta keep harmless secrets, join in on pranks dat is funny but not dangerous, stand by yo' side in uh fair fight, risk muh motha fuckin life ta save yours, an' defend innocent niggas. If you put innocent niggas in danger ah will git in da way. You bettah remember dat cuz it won't change."

Dove an' Sky stood silently as da two argued an' when Cardin spun an' walked away, dey wavered, took uh few steps, then stopped an' returned ta Ruby. da unpleasant scene had left all o' dem tense an' sober.

"Sorry 'boutthat, pimpz... ah really didn't mean ta hit him it just kinda... happened..." She sighed an' sat heavily, only then realizing Crescent Rose wuz in her hands. She quickly put her weapon away an' looked up at her unnerved teammates. "Sorry..." "He deserved it." Sky said reassuringly as he sat next ta her.

"Ah'd like ta think if ah did somethin` dat mad stupid you'd speak up." Dove agreed. "Thanks. ah meant what ah said, though. ah'll always be here fo' you pimpz if you need he`p. Ah know ah'm prob'ly not da bomb leader but ah'll keep trying."

"You uh great leader, Ruby." Dove smiled an' wrapped an arm around her, helping her up. "Let's go back ta Beacon, aight? Cardin will calm down an' realize you wuz right."

"Thanks, pimpz." She hugged da two an' cheered up quite uh bit afta Sky slipped off an' caught up uh few minutes later wif uh bawx full o' goodies from uh bakery. nahh amount o' unhappiness could stand in da way o' uh brownie swirl double chocolate chip cookie all ye damn hood ratz..