Chapter 10- Gentlemen Aren't Nice

Lenore began walking down the parking lot, following the RV slowly. It had already begun to rain, and Ragamuffin hadn't stopped to give her a ride. Lenore stared at the RV, her baby blue eyes going huge. Lenore began running, as fast as she could.

"RAGAMUFFIN!" she yelled. "Please, wait up!" Ragamuffin stopped the car.

"What?" he said, getting out of the RV.

"Lemme in!"

"Get in before I change my mind." Lenore went into the RV and felt warm. There was Curtis, watching Episode who knows of Bleach. He was overdosing on medication.

"What's Curtis' problem?" Lenore asked. "What the hell is he watching?"

"Something," Ragamuffin said, not paying attention to the girl with the big chest in the show. He wasn't in the mood for talking. He just wanted to go to sleep and maybe dream about Scarlett.

"Hey, are you hungry?"

"Thirsty, for blood."

"Sorry, I won't be a donor."

"I didn't ask you to." Ragamuffin stormed off to his room. Lenore started to cry. Why didn't Ragamuffin love her? She wished she knew.

When Ragamuffin woke up, Lenore was asleep and Curtis was screaming at a character named 'Chad.' Ragamuffin stared at his neurotic son. He was nothing like him. Ragamuffin stared at Lenore, looking at the little girl, her blonde curls spread around the couch like a halo.

"Oh, Lennie," Ragamuffin smiled. Curtis looked up from the T.V.

"You like that psycho bitch?" Curtis asked. Ragamuffin grabbed him by the collar.

"Look, son," he said through his teeth. "I do. And you'd better learn to deal with that."

"You're an asshole toward her, Dad. You scream at her and you seem to hate her. You should try treating her better."

"Shut up."

"It's true. You treat her like shit, all you ever do is scream at her and whine about this Scarlett whore."

"Scarlett is her mother, and she is not a whore! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!" Curtis scrambled into his room, grabbing his manga books from the dinner table.

Ragamuffin thought about what Curtis said. Perhaps he was right. About everything. He thought about all the times he had screamed at Lenore. Ragamuffin raised the cigarette to his lips. He needed to calm down. He had promised Scarlett to take care of her little girl. But was screaming at her taking care of her?

"Ragamuffin," Scarlett said, the day before she died. "I'm not going to live much longer. Take care of Lenore for me. Please. Please."

Ragamuffin looked into Scarlett's blue eyes. He could just bite her and save her. He was about to do that when Guy came in. Scarlett looked at him, fear in her eyes.

"I will, I promise," Ragamuffin replied, kissing Scarlett on her sweaty forehead.

The next day, Scarlett died. Ragamuffin stared at the little baby. The same eyes as her mother. And Ragamuffin swore, she smiled at him.

"Lenore," Ragamuffin began. "Come here." He had his eyes on the road. Lenore looked at him.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Lenore," Ragamuffin started. "I wanted to apologize for hurting you."

"Ragamuffin, cut the crap. We all know gentlemen aren't nice."

"But Lenore..."

"No, I don't want to hear it."

Lenore walked away and left Ragamuffin staring after her. Lenore went down and sat down in her room. She began to cry and cry. Ragamuffin parked the RV and walked into her room.

"Lenore," he began. "I'm so sorry." Lenore ran up to him and kissed him, believing that he was truly sorry.