Weight Of The World
Blackjack
"Come on!" Seth shouted walking through the sandy city once the trio returned, Seth almost skipped behind his father while Eli paced slowly only waiting to sleep. Jak rolled his eyes at every question Seth threw at him, but Seth kept them coming one after another. "Does it hurt? How can I do that? Can you teach me?"
"Seth." Eli hissed when Jak opened the door and walked up the steps, Seth glanced back at his brother. "Just shut up, it's not important." Seth rolled his eyes and chased after Jak, Eli paced slowly up the stairs almost not even moving. When he walked through the door, Seth was almost bouncing off the high he got off the Dark Powers as he talked to Keria.
"It was amazing! Dad is so cool! Does everyone back in the Golden Age have powers like that? Do you have anything like that, mom? Do I? I want to be able to destory things with Dark Eco and kill metal heads with one glance!"
Eli shut the door silent and leaned on the door, he covered his face with his hands. Small little patterns started to appear in his eyes, oranges, reds, yellows and blues; he focused on them and only them. They were suddenly followed by the sharp and painful memory of the Dark Eco, it started to wrap the colors and the patterns into something twisted.
"Elijah, you're home!" Eli opened his eyes and saw Herr had his arms wrapped around his wasit, Eli pulled the child's iron grip away and walked thoughtlessly away from the door. His mother's touch frightened him for a second before he nudge her hand away, he went to his room and closed the door. He leaned on the door and didn't even move, he turned his light off and listened to the muffled voices outside his door.
"What happened?" Keria shouted.
"Eli got scared. He almost shit his pants!"
"Seth." Jak hissed. "If I'm going to teach you about these powers, act mature."
"Yes." Seth said with his voice almost reaching the highest pitch ever.
Eli sat on the rock his dad told him to sit on, he refused to be in any part of the Dark Power thing. He traced over the craving in the rock as Seth stood in the water with Jak, who was standing about 3 feet away from him. Eli glanced up a couple of times to see what they were doing, if they had even started yet.
"Seth," Jak said before glancing to Eli on the rock. "Elijah, you both have the power inside of you."
"I don't want it." Eli whispered.
"Fag." Seth growled.
"Asswipe." Eli growled back.
"Seth." Jak growled stepping in between them. "Focus. If you don't focus this power could take over and you'll destory everything." Seth smiled, Jak sighed. "Seth, this power could hurt everyone and anyone you care about do you want that to happen?"
"Sure!" Seth laughed before Jak walked out of the water, Seth groaned and ran after his father. "Dad! I was only joking!"
"Elijah," Jak said turning back to the twins, Eli didn't turn to his dad as he talked. "You had a message this morning, someone was going to meet you in the city. I suggest you go, maybe you'll find something."
"Whatever." Eli said as Jak and Seth walked away, Eli glanced back a couple times when his father was gone. He looked up to the sun and closed his eyes, he got no sleep last night even though he went to bed early. Seeing his father doing that, destorying everything in site with that kind of power was scary. What if he ever became like that? Could he control the creature that would appear? He could see Jahen laying dead beside Kahen's body, Seth with Herr and his family and Lei laying on the car. He whinced when he saw Grante's face appear holding a gun, she was smirking and fired. Eli's eyes snapped open and seeing the certain redhead's hair hanging over him and touching his face.
"What's up?"
"Nothing," Eli said sitting up and glancing to her, anyone with half their eye sight could tell that she was from Kras City. She wore a black skirt with a white dress shirt and tie that had a sliver cross on it, she sat on another rock that was beside his and started unzipping and zipping up her boots. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, just like you but unlike you, Elijah, I'm not slucking about something."
"I'm not slucking."
"Are too," Grante said zipping her boots back up. "I'm depressed because of something so I'm going to stare at the sea for days," She rolled her eyes. "Girl problems?" Eli glared at her.
"You're my problem at the momment."
"Oh so I'm the girl!" Grante laughed. "I don't kiss on the first date, second date might be-" Eli rolled his eyes.
"It's not a girl problem, it's a life problem." He stood and sretched. "I'm going for a drive, are you in?" Grante smirked at the question.
"Do you really have to ask?" Eli shrugged.
"You can come along if you want?"
"Sure," Grante said standing, she brushed off her skirt and followed Eli up the rock path. She walked behind him through the sandy paths in Spargus city, she glanced from right to left. The people that walked around her would stare for a second before looking away and going on with their day to day chores, she followed the blonde into a garage in the gates sperating the Wasteland and the city. Eli got into the Dune Hopper while Grante walked over to the huge car sitting on the side, she walked around it while Eli rolled his eyes.
"Why must every girl I know be drawn to cars?" Grante shrugged and got into the Dust Demon's seat.
"When your mom over sees every car thats made in Kras City for the Krew Inc," Grante pulled out a pair of goggles in her pocket, she put them on and glanced to Eli who was flipping his own down; she smiled a real racer. "It's kinda hard to clam yourself around an amazing car."
Both cars tires squealed on the metal before they raced out of the garage, leaving the napping Kleiver where he was.
"Yes and the winner is!" Grante shouted when she reached the Forgotten City first, the Dune Hopper appeared right behind her. Eli stood up on the seat and pulled his goggles off, he glared at the red hair female in the Dust Demon. "What'd ya call this car again, Elijah?"
"The Dust Demon."
"That sounds about right. Come on, lets go walking." Eli bit his lip when Grante jumped out of the Dust Demon, he knew better then anyone that if you weren't used to the Wasteland heat that you would pass out; and soon. He ran after her, she was looking at a bar with a sand washed sign. Eli stepped beside her and followed her gaze to the barkeep inside, he was washing out the glasses that someone had used. He spit in it before setting it on the counter and pouring a drink into it, Grante sighed and started to walk again. "So this is the Forgotten City?"
"Yup." Eli said as a guy got thrown out of a bar, he stumbled as the barkeep stepped out with his gun. He pointed it at the drunk as he stumbled down the street, he fell infront of another bar and didn't get back up; Grante snickered.
"It's very colorful."
"It's the city that will never die, it's a town full of drunks." Eli muttered as they walked down the street. "Sometimes it's a rest point for people traveling from Kras and Spargus, but it's not a popular rest point."
"I can tell." Grante said pointing at the two motel standing, on the sand washed sign there was green paint slapped over the sign.
OPEN ALWAYS. NO HOOKERS.
"Very colorful." Eli snorted as they kept on walking, Grante looked around at the bars she could hear shouting and yelling coming from all angles. She stopped infront of bar with a sand wash signed but the letters were still pretty bright, she crossed her arms over her chest and glanced to the still wandering Eli.
"Elijah," He stopped and turned at his name, Grante motioned up to the sign. He came back and read the sign above, the bright green sign with yellow letters said.
CARD GAMES, ENTER IF YOU DARE.
He rolled his eyes and started to walk away, Grante smirked and walked up the old wooden steps turned and smiled at the sighin Eli; who turned and followed her up the stairs. She opened one of the doors and entered the dim lighted bar, washing one of the table a girl barely dressed wash the table with dirty water. In a couple of tables with people sitting at them, Grante walked right up to the bar keep behind the main table and leaned on it.
"Tell me, where can I play?" Everyone in the bar started laughing as the barkeep spit into the cup he was holding.
"Anyone who is an idiot only plays in here, and it's always Marauders and idiots that come from Kras City," Eli saw Grante's nose wrinkle at the comment. "But the only person that ever plays is, Apparatus." Grante smirked and glanced around.
"Where is he? This town is boring, and I need some entertanment." Eli turned to see a man with rounded glasses come up from behind them, he had a cape on along with huge boots. The bar keep smiled and motioned for the man to come forward, he stepped past Eli and shoved Grante aside. She stumble for a second and crossed his arms.
"Apparatus," The bar keep said to the man. "You have a taker." The man turned and looked down at the red head, she smirked as he leaned down to her face. Grante smirked as he glanced to Eli then around the bar.
"Ladies pick."
"Blackjack."
"Deal." Apparatus said grabbing her arm and dragging her to a table near the window, he sat her down in a seat and sat down across from her. Eli leaned on the window behind Grante as everyone in the bar crowded around, a person in the bar ran outside and shouted outside. People from other bars ran to the window to watch, Eli tensed as the bar keep dealed it out.
He gave both two cards, Apparatus peeked at his cards and frowned at the bar keep. Grante on the other hand smiled at her cards and looked across the table to Apparatus, he glared at her before looking to the bar keep.
"Hit me." The bar keep passed him another card, Apparatus frowned again as Grante looked to the bar keep.
"Hint me." He passed her another card, when she peeked at it she frowned and Apparatus smiled at her. The bar keep sat in a chair and looked at Apparatus, the man shook his head and so did Grante.
"18," Apparatus said placing the cards on the table, everyone in the bar gasped and looked to Grante. She flipped her cards over still frowning.
"20." Everyone cheered, Apparatus frowned and threw his cards back at the barkeep. He shuffled the cards as Grante kept frowning, Eli glanced between her and the man; he could sense tenisons growing. The barkeep passed out the cards again, Apparatus peeked at his cards and smiled. He looked back at the barkeep and flipped his cards over.
"21." Apparatus said with a smirk, Grante flipped her cards over and smiled.
"8." Everyone started laughing as the barkeep took back the cards, he shuffled them again and handed out the cards. Grante frowned as she mentally counted the cards, Eli's eyes went to Apparatus as he frowned and looked to the bar keep.
"Hit me." The bar keep passed him a card, Apparatus frowned again. "Hit me." Another card, another frown. "Hit me." Apparatus hissed, when he got the card he angrily sighed and shook his head to the barkeep who went to Grante.
"Hit me." She said as the barkeep passed her another card, she took it and frowned. "Hit me." When she was passed another card, she frowned and shook her head to the barkeep.
"38." Apparatus grumbled and flipped his cards over, everyone started laughing again.
"28." Grante said flipping her cards over, the barkeep nodded.
"Next hand wins." He passed out the cards again, this time starting with Grante. She nodded to the barkeep and he went to Apparatus, he nodded and the brakeep passed him a card. He counted to himself before asking for another card, and another. When he was done he motioned outside.
"I saw your pretty rides out there," He said glancing to Eli then back to Grante. "They belong to Jak Mar don't they? Dust Demon and Sand Shark." Apparatus fished into his pocket and pulled out keys. "You win this hand and you can have my rides, my lady love the Butterfly and my boy Thunder. If you lose, I get your cars." Grante smirked.
"Deal."
"What!" Eli shouted, Apparatus laughed and threw his four cards down. A 5 of spades, 3 of hearts, 6 of diamond, 5 of hearts and an ace of hearts.
"20!" Apparatus cheered as the bar cheered, Grante sighed and glanced to Eli.
"I'm soo sorry, Eli." She said looking down at her cards, Apparatus started laughing as the bar keep reached for her cards. Grante threw them onto the table and everyone went silent, she stood and reached out towards Apparatus. "We'll be taking your loves now." On the table face up was the queen of spades and the ace of clubs on the table. "That's 21, baby."
TBC...
Paradise Eco
sorry for this very late update, i totally forgot about this! but i promise I'll start updating this more often! don't froget to reveiw :)