New chapter, anyone? …Anyone at all?
…Hello?
Reviewer Thanks
Elizabeth: I may do that. And you're welcome ^-^ …Yeah, don't. …That's a long-shot, but *buzzy noise* wrong. …Yes, it's a stealth pun (got from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, to tell the truth). …Don't get me started on Red.
Kbomb234: Well, when you've had enough experience you tend to spot a few things (and Red's experienced probably more than the average woman). …Lol, pin-head, I get it XD …Meh, Blu isn't the kind who expresses many feelings, either- though, I'll admit, Pin had better show some backbone soon (which, being the author, I shall make him do).
Starspring: *bangs gavel* Agreed. …my brain just exploded from your next statement. I'll get to what Pin wants to ask her soon, though I still think it's a little soon yet (please don't kill me out of anticipation).
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I went to the courthouse, and it was no surprise to me that Silver was walking toward the building as well. "Oh, good, you showed up." he said to me. "I had a feeling you'd spend the rest of the week sulking."
"The only way I sulk is punching someone's lights out," I scoffed, and we both walked into the building.
I didn't exactly want Silver with me, since it was basically my house therefore I should handle the matter on my own, but after yesterday's events I figured I'd need some support- and, of course, beggars can't be choosers…
Though, the main reason was that my cousin, Robin Hood, was the chief of police… and he and Silver didn't get along so well, not since Robin turned out to be Jimmy's long-lost father who had abandoned him before he was born, which Silver- haven taken care of Jimmy for so long- didn't exactly appreciate. I mean, I couldn't blame the guy- ever try to explain "the birds and the bees" to a kid that wasn't yours? Not easy.
So, I grew a little tense when we saw Robin sitting at his desk, and- casting a sideways glance at Silver, seeing an angry glint in his eye- had a feeling this was going to be one of those moments…
"Hello, Blu," Robin said once he saw us, giving me a smile. His smile faded when he saw Silver. "Silver."
"Hood." Silver replied, calmly.
"What brings you two here?"
"Some elf swiped my house, claiming that the property's been bought and that I need the deed or cash if I want to keep it." I told him, filling him in about every detail, from the goblins hauling out my stuff to not being notified about this information until just now.
Robin's face grew a slight red, and he muttered something under his breath. I didn't hear much, but caught just enough, "…knew they shouldn't have done it…"
"What are you saying, Rob?" Silver asked, firmly. "You know something we don't?"
Robin stood up from his seat. "Follow me. There's something I need to show you,"
We followed him down a hallway, taking quite a few left-and-right turns, then climbing up a flight of stairs. "By the way, where'd you get that shirt?" Silver asked me.
"Friend gave it to me," I replied quickly, then turned to Robin. "Where are you taking us?"
My question was answered, without Robin having to say a word. We stood in front of a door, labeled, "Law Offices: Records and Property Information." …How convenient.
We stepped in, seeing a blank wall and empty room, with nothing but a chair and a table. "Property Deeds, House Sales, Carson, 1990." Robin called.
To our amazement, several hundred drawers appeared on the wall, one of them opening. Robin walked over, pulled out a file, and set it on the table. Looking it over, I noticed it was full of records about my home- from payments, to insurance policies, to damages… yet there was no deed or contract. I was about to ask, until the answer came before my eyes, printed in ink on a small yellowed sheet of paper…
It was a contract signifying that my house had been sold.
We, Mr. and Mrs. Hood, the sole legal owners of Dry-Tear Lane as of the decease of the previous owners, hereby sign over the deed and ownership to Mrs. Lilliesworth…
At the bottom were their signatures, along with a lawyer's, and a golden seal of authorization.
Every capillary in my body exploded at this moment.
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?" I shouted at the top of my lungs, making both Robin and Silver jump back. "MY PARENTS DIE, AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY HAS A RIGHT TO JUST SELL THE PROPERTY WITHOUT EVEN THINKING TWICE? DIDN'T THEY EVER THINK THAT I SHOULD KEEP IT ONCE I GOT OLDER? WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING?"
"Take it easy, Blu! There's no need to shout!" Silver snapped, then turned to Robin. "But, I have to agree with her. Why did they just up and sell the property?"
Robin shrugged. "Didn't want it on their hands, thought it would hold too hard a memory." he replied, and I heard the bitterness in his voice. "I told them that Blu's parents might have wanted her to have it, maybe rebuild the house, but they believed it to be ridiculous, thinking Blu couldn't handle living somewhere that reminded her that her parents were gone."
"I repeat again, what the fuck were they thinking?" I snapped, looking over the documents once more. "Didn't they look at the will, or even consulted the land-lord first?"
"Your parents didn't have a land-lord. …And, many people believe, they didn't have a will, either. The only thing they left for you to claim was a security check in a safety deposit box… which my parents took for you, keeping it hidden somewhere."
I clenched my fists. My aunt and uncle, who had took me in, made me deal with bratty cousins, believed me to be a bad influence, and who wanted to send me to therapy because of things I didn't do, had been holding out on me this whole time! Never once had they ever brought up me having a security check, or a safety deposit box, left to me and only me by my late-parents, leaving me to believe I had lost everything… along with being behind my house-heist!
"Robin, you're about to become an orphan." was all I said as I stormed out of the room, down the steps, through the halls, and out the front door.
My aunt and uncle thought I was a terror when I lived with them… well, now they're about to see hell.
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Meanwhile, in Pin's POV…
I felt like dirt.
No, lower than that. I felt like a worm beneath the dirt…
No, felt like the dirt beneath the worm beneath the other layer of dirt…
There was just no way of explaining how dirty I felt right now.
I sat in my bedroom at the edge of the bed, my head hanging low. Blu was one of those girls who never gave into something like what I led her into last night… and because of me, she lost something she couldn't get back. She just lost her job, her house, and now she's lost the one thing that separated her from the other girls out there… I thought.
What made it worse was that I didn't say anything to her this morning, other than giving her information on who or what may be behind the destruction of her life. I didn't even express my feelings! …Not that she'd be one who'd share feelings, she's too rugged for that… Yet, just because she wouldn't want to exchange words about it, didn't mean I didn't want to pour out my heart to her, tell her how much I loved her and respected her, and how- if she were upset about it- I'd allow her to pulverize me… and how much I wanted to remain with her…
Then I had to go and choke this morning. I felt like scum.
I walked upstairs, pulling on a clean shirt and some sneakers, then walked out the door. "No holding back this time," I said, determined.
"Didn't seem like you were holding back at all last night…" came an ominous-sounding voice.
I looked over, seeing a pair of piercing, glowing blue eyes glaring daggers at me, and I knew for sure I was about to pay for my sin…
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A/N: Tension and cliffhangers… quite a nice pair they make, eh?
Please review. No flames… there's enough burning in Blu's eyes at the moment. (you do NOT want to cross her at the moment)
