Everyone was at Shorty's house...with a new addition...Strike! Strike was sitting on the couch smoking lightly. Kelly was about to pass out from the unhealthisness of the smoke.
"Strike!!! I don't like breathing in those DISGUSTING fumes!" She yelled. He ignored her. They were watching the news and seeing the story about the "mad artist" (Frida).
"In other news," The news anchor said. "There has been a report of mass death at TechJunkie Inc. It appears to be that the top scientist were brutally killed in a mechanism used for the shredding of trees. There has been one identifiable body. That is the body of the scientist Emerald Lopez was found today. She has no chance of recovering. Sources say that she was severly slashed from the mechanism."
"Wow, that's...sad." Shorty said. Strike started screaming and yelling clutching his heart as her fell to the floor.
"Strike? What's wrong?" Kelly asked. Strike wasn't listening as he continued to yell in agony.
Strike's Flashback...
"Emerald...I'm sorry." Strike said.
"Don't leave Strike!" Emerald said with pleading in her eyes.
"I have to. The cops will be looking for me." Strike said.
"Then...take good care of yourself...please." Emerald said.
"I will...and I'm sorry. I shouldn't be leaving you. I promise one day I'll see you...and Ruby again. I'm really sorry. I don't mean to hurt you. This is for the best." Strike said.
"Take care." Emerald said with tears as Strike turned his back on her and walked away...
And back again...
"Em-Emerald!" Strike yelled.
"You think he's OK?" Shorty asked Heat.
"I don't know...but that's scary. Kinda like...spontaneous combustion." Heat said with a smirk.
"What's that?" Shorty asked.
"It's when bodies catch on fire when there's no trace of fire anywhere."
"That's sick...and scary." Shorty said.
"I know." Heat said still smirking.
"You shouldn't be telling me that kinda stuff." Shorty said. Heat bent down and gave Shorty a little kiss on the cheek.
"I like scaring ya." Heat said as he gave her a light pat on the head. Shorty touched her cheek lightly. Strike's screams interrupted her thoughts though.
"Emerald..." Strike finally said. "She was my sister."
"WHAT?!?" Everyone asked.
"That world famous scientist?" Kelly asked.
"WHO DIED?" Kitty-N asked.
"You HAVE a sister?" Shorty asked. All these comments seemed to rush out at Strike.
"Yeah...I made a promise to see her again, but I'll never fill that promise." Strike said clenching his chest.
"Promise?" Shorty asked.
"I...I told her that I was going to see her again, but I guess I'm not." Strike said bitterly.
"Strike..." Kelly said patting his back. Everyone took their turn slowly comforting the gangster.
"About Frida." Strike said later. "She's out to get you."
"No DUH!" Everyone said.
"Oh you figured it out?" Strike asked.
"IT DOESN'T TAKE A FRIGGIN GENIUS!" Everyone yelled back. Strike smiled and laughed.
"I find I actually 'like' you people." Strike said.
"About Emerald..." Shorty began. "I'm really sorry that--"
"No. It's OK. I'll take revenge on those who killed her. Until then, I'll stay with you guys. I'll be a 'bodyguard'."
Everyone laughed except for Heat. Kitty-N went out to prepare a snack. It was then that Heat decided to "stake his claim" on Shorty. He bent down to hug her from behind when Kitty-N raced through the door and smacked Heat on the back. Heat toppled over Shorty tackling her. Shorty screamed and her loud voice startled Kitty-N who then dropped the tray of cookies and tea on top of Heat.
"YEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWWCH!!!!" Heat yelled.
"This is...interesting group." Striked said.
"Sorry sorry sorry!" Kitty-N said repeatedly.
"Shorty, are you alright?" Heat asked with worry.
"Ow....." Shorty mumbled as she slowly got up. She coughed a bit and then winked.
"I'm fine!!" She announced cheerfully. "Yuck..." She said as she shook off the cookies and tea.
"Ditto." Heat mumbled. There was tea and cookies splattered over the both.
"I'm going to go change." Shorty said. She stomped hapilly up the stairs and went in her room. Heat took spare clothes from his bag and followed Shorty but soon lost track of her. He walked around and figured he might as well change in one of the rooms. He walked down the corrider a bit and opened one of the doors. Wrong door Heat!! There in front of him stood Shorty with a shirt but no pants. Just her underwear. They stared at each other for a minute.
"HEAT!!!!" She yelled throwing her overalls at him. "GEEZ!!! KNOCK!!!! I'M NOT EVEN DRESSED!" She yelled while hopping around the room. She grabbed another pair of overalls and slammed her bathroom door shut. Heat pulled the overalls away from his face.
"Shorty! I'm sorry!!!" He yelled behind the door.
"Geez Heat!!!"
"Sorry!!!!" He said while flushing red. "Look. Don't come out, OK? I'm going to change too. He put on the bottom of the one piece suit when Shorty (fully dressed), came out with a camera. Before Heat had time to react, Shorty snapped his picture. Out of the camera came a blank piece of exposed paper. She waved it as if to fan herself and then smiled. The picture developed and it showed a handsome oriental boy with a sun tanned chest with pants that were up but exposed a good amount of stomache.
"Shorty!!!!!" He exclaimed as he quickly pulled up his shirt and zipped up the topped.
"Revenge Fireboy!!!" Shorty yelled while giggling. He ran around the room chasing her and tackled her to the floor.
"Gimme that picture!!!" He yelled.
"No way!" She said. "This is revenge!!! Ah sweet revenge!" He grabbed her arm and she kicked him in the stomache. Heat was made out of strong stuff, but not that strong he staggered back. She ran out of the room and into another. When Heat recovered, he couldn't find her. She soon walked out smiling.
"Where is it?" He asked panting.
"I don't know." She said with a smile.
"Yes you do!!! Where is it?!?!?"
"Not telling ya!" She said sticking her tongue out.
"TELL ME!" He said.
"Nope nope nope!" She said. "This is blackmail! You can be my servant. From now on, call me 'Master Shorty'."
"ARGH!!!!" Heat yelled. Shorty giggled and ran down the stairs. "That's 2 bad bad bad!!" Shorty said imitating his song.
"Shorty!!!" Heat hollered. Shorty ran down laughing and giggling with Heat shouting after her. He ran out to chase her when-BAM!-(no no, not Bust a Move, I mean the sound that is made when one hits a door).
"How'd THAT get there?" Heat mumbled while rubbing his cheek.
"Strike!!! I don't like breathing in those DISGUSTING fumes!" She yelled. He ignored her. They were watching the news and seeing the story about the "mad artist" (Frida).
"In other news," The news anchor said. "There has been a report of mass death at TechJunkie Inc. It appears to be that the top scientist were brutally killed in a mechanism used for the shredding of trees. There has been one identifiable body. That is the body of the scientist Emerald Lopez was found today. She has no chance of recovering. Sources say that she was severly slashed from the mechanism."
"Wow, that's...sad." Shorty said. Strike started screaming and yelling clutching his heart as her fell to the floor.
"Strike? What's wrong?" Kelly asked. Strike wasn't listening as he continued to yell in agony.
Strike's Flashback...
"Emerald...I'm sorry." Strike said.
"Don't leave Strike!" Emerald said with pleading in her eyes.
"I have to. The cops will be looking for me." Strike said.
"Then...take good care of yourself...please." Emerald said.
"I will...and I'm sorry. I shouldn't be leaving you. I promise one day I'll see you...and Ruby again. I'm really sorry. I don't mean to hurt you. This is for the best." Strike said.
"Take care." Emerald said with tears as Strike turned his back on her and walked away...
And back again...
"Em-Emerald!" Strike yelled.
"You think he's OK?" Shorty asked Heat.
"I don't know...but that's scary. Kinda like...spontaneous combustion." Heat said with a smirk.
"What's that?" Shorty asked.
"It's when bodies catch on fire when there's no trace of fire anywhere."
"That's sick...and scary." Shorty said.
"I know." Heat said still smirking.
"You shouldn't be telling me that kinda stuff." Shorty said. Heat bent down and gave Shorty a little kiss on the cheek.
"I like scaring ya." Heat said as he gave her a light pat on the head. Shorty touched her cheek lightly. Strike's screams interrupted her thoughts though.
"Emerald..." Strike finally said. "She was my sister."
"WHAT?!?" Everyone asked.
"That world famous scientist?" Kelly asked.
"WHO DIED?" Kitty-N asked.
"You HAVE a sister?" Shorty asked. All these comments seemed to rush out at Strike.
"Yeah...I made a promise to see her again, but I'll never fill that promise." Strike said clenching his chest.
"Promise?" Shorty asked.
"I...I told her that I was going to see her again, but I guess I'm not." Strike said bitterly.
"Strike..." Kelly said patting his back. Everyone took their turn slowly comforting the gangster.
"About Frida." Strike said later. "She's out to get you."
"No DUH!" Everyone said.
"Oh you figured it out?" Strike asked.
"IT DOESN'T TAKE A FRIGGIN GENIUS!" Everyone yelled back. Strike smiled and laughed.
"I find I actually 'like' you people." Strike said.
"About Emerald..." Shorty began. "I'm really sorry that--"
"No. It's OK. I'll take revenge on those who killed her. Until then, I'll stay with you guys. I'll be a 'bodyguard'."
Everyone laughed except for Heat. Kitty-N went out to prepare a snack. It was then that Heat decided to "stake his claim" on Shorty. He bent down to hug her from behind when Kitty-N raced through the door and smacked Heat on the back. Heat toppled over Shorty tackling her. Shorty screamed and her loud voice startled Kitty-N who then dropped the tray of cookies and tea on top of Heat.
"YEEEEEEEOOOOOWWWWWCH!!!!" Heat yelled.
"This is...interesting group." Striked said.
"Sorry sorry sorry!" Kitty-N said repeatedly.
"Shorty, are you alright?" Heat asked with worry.
"Ow....." Shorty mumbled as she slowly got up. She coughed a bit and then winked.
"I'm fine!!" She announced cheerfully. "Yuck..." She said as she shook off the cookies and tea.
"Ditto." Heat mumbled. There was tea and cookies splattered over the both.
"I'm going to go change." Shorty said. She stomped hapilly up the stairs and went in her room. Heat took spare clothes from his bag and followed Shorty but soon lost track of her. He walked around and figured he might as well change in one of the rooms. He walked down the corrider a bit and opened one of the doors. Wrong door Heat!! There in front of him stood Shorty with a shirt but no pants. Just her underwear. They stared at each other for a minute.
"HEAT!!!!" She yelled throwing her overalls at him. "GEEZ!!! KNOCK!!!! I'M NOT EVEN DRESSED!" She yelled while hopping around the room. She grabbed another pair of overalls and slammed her bathroom door shut. Heat pulled the overalls away from his face.
"Shorty! I'm sorry!!!" He yelled behind the door.
"Geez Heat!!!"
"Sorry!!!!" He said while flushing red. "Look. Don't come out, OK? I'm going to change too. He put on the bottom of the one piece suit when Shorty (fully dressed), came out with a camera. Before Heat had time to react, Shorty snapped his picture. Out of the camera came a blank piece of exposed paper. She waved it as if to fan herself and then smiled. The picture developed and it showed a handsome oriental boy with a sun tanned chest with pants that were up but exposed a good amount of stomache.
"Shorty!!!!!" He exclaimed as he quickly pulled up his shirt and zipped up the topped.
"Revenge Fireboy!!!" Shorty yelled while giggling. He ran around the room chasing her and tackled her to the floor.
"Gimme that picture!!!" He yelled.
"No way!" She said. "This is revenge!!! Ah sweet revenge!" He grabbed her arm and she kicked him in the stomache. Heat was made out of strong stuff, but not that strong he staggered back. She ran out of the room and into another. When Heat recovered, he couldn't find her. She soon walked out smiling.
"Where is it?" He asked panting.
"I don't know." She said with a smile.
"Yes you do!!! Where is it?!?!?"
"Not telling ya!" She said sticking her tongue out.
"TELL ME!" He said.
"Nope nope nope!" She said. "This is blackmail! You can be my servant. From now on, call me 'Master Shorty'."
"ARGH!!!!" Heat yelled. Shorty giggled and ran down the stairs. "That's 2 bad bad bad!!" Shorty said imitating his song.
"Shorty!!!" Heat hollered. Shorty ran down laughing and giggling with Heat shouting after her. He ran out to chase her when-BAM!-(no no, not Bust a Move, I mean the sound that is made when one hits a door).
"How'd THAT get there?" Heat mumbled while rubbing his cheek.