After my little flashback, I blinked and looked around. Vee was going through the closet, pulling out piles and piles of cash from coat pockets. "What are you doing Vee?" I asked.
She pulled back with a Los Angeles Dodgers cap. "Looking for anything valuable. Can you believe this guy just carries wads of cash in his pockets?" she chucked what seemed like the Fiftieth wad across the room, watching it as it bounced into a pile of leather boots.
"Vee, that's his cash."
"And we're gonna need it more than him. You're what, almost seven months? Eight? We're gonna need lots of cash by the time your baby comes around."
I sighed. As true as that was, it felt wrong to use his money. Like I was doing something bad… but even with the money I had, things weren't going to go well with the hospital bills.
My eyes went over to the clock hanging on the wall. Time passed by really fast when you had time to let your thoughts wander. "Vee, let's go, we're gonna be late for work."
"Mega bitch can wait… oh wait, never mind. Let's get going." She tossed a handful of silver watches onto the bed and began to walk out of the room. The black cat meowed and I let it out into the streets before climbing into Vee's neon.
At the convenience store, the manager, 'Mega bitch' gave us an un-wanted bitch session. "Hey back off, you've got a pregnant woman working here! The stress can harm the kid and you'll end up being sued so shut up and go smoke your pot!" Vee shoved the manager back into her office and sighed. I giggled and began to re-organize the shelves. "what kind of logic is that Vee?"
She looked at me with a light smile. "it was street logic. Anyone born around here learns fast."
People messed up things all the time, but I got paid to clean after them. It was a win-win situation. As I re-arranged the cans, I saw a black car pull up. There was a pair of men coming out of the back and three others from the front. All dressed in black and caring guns. The back of their leather jackets had a pair of white wings burnt into the back. Recognition hit me and I froze and looked for the light switch. The windows were tinted black so it already looked dark from the outside. Quickly I hit the lights and everything was dark. There was a thunk and Vee popped around the corner. "Ouch Nora what was that for…" she trailed off and looked outside. "…crap. We're screwed. I hope they go for the pawn shop next door-" they threw a brick at our window and the alarm went off. "Shit, it's The Archangels! Let's get out of here!" Vee grabbed my arm and dragged me out the back door. We both climbed into the neon and she drove off.
Be careful, they have most of the block surrounded.
I looked around. Sure enough, many black cars were parked around every exit. "Vee, they have the place surrounded." I studded. She looked around. "… Your probably right… crap, get in the back and change into your normal clothes. I'm gonna drive into the interstate and we are going to spend the night in a hotel." The way she put it made us both laugh.
On our way to the highway, we were stopped by cops. "Where are you two ladies leaving to?" they asked Vee. "We are spending our night at my uncle's house. Yeah he lives just outside city limits." Vee winked at the cop and I smiled.
After some chatting they had to go back on patrol. I sighed and we made it to an old bed and breakfast. The old lady who owned the small establishment gave us both one room with two beds. I sighed and curled up into my bed. "I fucking hate the archangels… how much you wanna bet the damages are coming off our pay checks?" I looked at her. "Vee, we're both broke. I'm not sure we can bet our money." She sighed then jumped up. "Oh crap, I've got to call my brother. And the kids." She went to the bathroom. I sighed.
Sleep, my Angel. You are safe here. I'll protect you.
Last time you said that, I was shot at. Do you remember?
… That was a date badly planned…
"So do you wanna go out for dinner?" Jev asked. I looked up, startled by the fact that her was talking to me, in school. Everyone left for lunch, but I had to stay behind to work on my sex ed notes.
"… w-what?"
He smirked and sat on my desk. "Do you, Nora Grey, want to go to dinner with me, Jev Cipriano?"
I looked around. If someone was waiting outside I knew I did something to offend the Archangels. Even if I dropped a pencil near one of them, I might get a bullet to the head.
Jev seemed to notice my train of thought. "It's just gonna be you and me. I promise. The angels won't be bothering you tonight." He ran his knuckle down my cheek in a way that was supposed to be calming.
I pulled back. "Cant, Vee and I are going to work."
"Can't you cancel for a day?"
"No, well yes, but…" I trailed off, looking out the window.
He sighed and leaned closer. "But what, Angel?"
I began to put my stuff away. "No offence, but I don't trust you completely. I mean, the first time I even noticed your existence, you were holding a gun to my head." He chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah… I'm really sorry about that. But the school was going to make us take a biology exam. We are in enough classes together to know how bad my grads are." I rolled my eyes. "Still don't trust me?" he asked, dark eyes smothering with mischief.
"Nope. Sorry, but I really need the money. My mom can't keep the bills out of the house by herself." He raised an eyebrow.
"… Does she work on the corner?" I turned bright red.
"…yeah. I've tried taking her to the rehab center, but …"
"She can't lay off the sex eh?" I stood up and began to shove my books into my worn book bag. After glaring at him, I began to walk out of the room. "I'm sorry if I offended you!" Jev called out behind me, clearly not knowing about my relationship with my mother. I chose to ignore him and continued walking.
Suddenly my bag ripped. I looked around for the source and noticed Jev was holding something that suspiciously resembled a pocket knife. He smiled and began to pick my stuff up. "… Did you have to rip my only bag?" I snapped, yanking the bag off. He shrugged. "If it was the only way to get your attention, then yes." I huffed and began to pick up the many papers and books. He handed me my books and I snatched them from his hand stiffly.
"…sorry." He said facial expression solemn. I sighed and nodded. "I should apologize too. It's just, whatever my mom does is… kind of hard to take. I know what she does, but every time someone mentions it…" he nodded. "I wouldn't want to live with that kind of burden either." He said, helping me up. We walked quietly down to my locker and I stiffened when I saw my locker was wide open.
"Crap." I rushed forwards and looked for anything. Whoever broke into my locker took anything they could sell on craigslist. My text books, a small jewelry box holding my treasured necklace, and my money box. "You should know better than to leave your locker open, Angel." Jev stated, fingering the broken combination lock. I snatched it out of his hand and sighed. "Can you give me a ride home?" I asked. He leaned agents the wall of lockers.
"Nope." I blinked. He grinned and leaned forwards. "Let's make a deal. We have dinner and I drive you home. Heck, I'll even get you some new stuff." He nodded at my empty locker. I sighed and shook my head. "That's asking for too much. Besides, why are you interested in me of all people? Don't you have Dabria to keep you busy?" he frowned and pulled away. "You hate me."
"Oh, wonder what made you say that. Haven't you noticed the way everyone in the school looks at you? Don't you ever wonder why they look at your friends in fear? Jev, we cannot be together. Get that into your thick skull." I tried to walk away, but he grabbed my hand and spun me around. He was angry. "If you hate me that much, answer me this; why did you kiss me back?" I flushed pink and looked down, my brown red hair covering my eyes. "I…"
"Eh? Speak up Angel, I can't hear you."
I pulled my arm out of his hard grasp and looked up at him. "If I didn't, what would you have done?" he looked at me then leaned forwards. "I would try again." And he kissed was rough, but it still held the hidden meaning behind all that anger. I pulled away and covered my mouth. He was panting slightly. "tell me you did not like that and I'll leave you alone." He rasped. I noticed a silver necklace around his neck, a single silver feather about the size of a toothpick hanging around it. We remained like that after a moment.
"Dinner?" I asked warily. He smiled. "Dinner. And if me buying all your stuff back is too much for you to handle, you can tutor me." I looked up at him.
"… alright, but nowhere fancy. I hate the upper-class snobs."
"Ouch, that hurt angel."
I stifled a giggle and we both walked out of the school, together.
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Love the reviews kiddies, and I have more questions to answer apparently.
Nora is roughly about, mmm, 7-8 months preggers. I'm guessing it was during the summer before junior year that they did "the Great Deed" as Vee puts it somewhere in the book…
Jev/Patch won't be coming back to life anytime soon. He's dead. D-E-A-D dead. Muerto, and never coming back. I'm thinking about killing someone else laterrr…
Why are Rixon and Dabria after Nora and Vee? First of all, Jev/Patch used to go out with Dabria, and the bitch is jealous. She wanted to have patch's babeh, and hates Nora for having his kid. Rixon… news flash, in this messed up world I call my story; he is Jev/patch's older brother. D8
Muueh, couldn't watch The Hunger Games. Babysitting my siblings. And school. Gawd, theater is taking a crap load of my time. Oh well. Love my tech class, although they steal my animal crackers. :(
Lol Jev asked her out. That's how you do it Romeo, jup, jup. Just make sure she doesint get killed... yet. The boy is trouble. Next up, their first date. Just double the amount of reviews I currently have and the next chapter is gonna be posted.
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