The pack gets to know Lief a little more.


Chapter 11: About Lief

Later that day, Jojo and his friends were just sitting around in the cafeteria, just talking and joking around in the table and he sees Lief coming by and he told him to come join them and as Lief sat down on the edge of the seat, he saw both Misty and Caitlyn sitting there and became extremely shy, especially towards Caitlyn. She looks up at him and he asked, "What's your name?"

"Lief Miyazako." he replied, bashfully.

Jojo looks over to the table and he added, "He's one of us now."

Suddenly, Misty became familiarized with that person as if she knew him from before and she asked, "Haven't I seen you somewhere before?"

Lief looked a little uneasy about that question she pointed out and asked, "Why do you ask?"

"Weren't you one of those gang members?" asked Misty, a little suspicious.

Lief lets out a heavy sigh and realized that she already knew who he was and whom he used to be and it was like something that was never expected to happen and he looks at her and replied, "I used to."

"What do you mean, 'used to'?" asked Caitlyn, a little curious.

"I quit the gang."

Both girls were completely surprised after hearing what Lief has told them and Misty was the first one to ask, "Why did you quit?"

Lief wasn't really sure about telling them the reason he chose to give it up, but he thought that it would be better to just talk about it...to sorta get a few things out of his chest. He took a deep breath and said, "I quit because I could do what my leader Ren asked me to do...he asked me to kill an innocent girl yesterday because he couldn't get anywhere near her after this girl put out a restraining order against him after he raped her for revenge."

All of them except for Diego gasped in shock to that kind of command Ren forced him to do and it set Misty on edge and she said, "Your leader raped an innocent girl? That is just sick!"

"And he forced you to finish his job?" asked Caitlyn.

"Yeah, but I didn't go through with it so I told her to run." Lief answered.

Misty breathed a sigh of relief and she said, "It's a good thing you did. If I was that girl, I would've beat the crap out of him."

"Even if you did, Ren would still rape you anyway." Mike said, in a sarcastic tone.

Misty glared at him for that remark and she said, "Rape is not a joke, Michael."

Mike quickly defended himself and added, "I didn't say it was a joke. In fact, I know it's not a joke. But I'm just saying that if you were in that girl's position, you still would've been an easy target."

Misty scoffed at Mike's point of view and said, "You are so insensitive."

Zeke tilted his head in extreme confusion and added, "I didn't know that's why you left the gang. Why didn't you tell us about it before?"

"I only told Diego yesterday." Lief responded.

Most of them turned to Diego and in response, Diego said, "At first, I didn't really believe it because I thought that it was a trick set by his friends, but when he told me that Ren and the rest of the gang are planning on revenge against him, I was convinced that he was telling the truth so I believe him."

"What kind of revenge?" asked Cody.

"For quitting the gang." Lief answered.

Frankie didn't like hearing this one bit and he asked, "Why would they want revenge from you?"

"Because Ren sees me as the weakest member of the gang because I couldn't do whatever he said and I've always hated fighting or starting a fight. By quitting, he thought that I was betraying him on purpose." Lief responded.

"Man, this guy's damaged." Marcus commented.

"If you ask me, he's a culo." Lars added.

Mostly everyone was confused by what that term meant and Frankie asked, "What does culo mean?"

Brent clears his throat and replied, "Culo is spanish term for 'ass'."

"Ohhhhh..." everyone but Lars and Brent replied.

Jonah had no idea how to respond to that and he said, "Okay, that was unexpected."

"Well, that's exactly what he is anyway." Jojo added, with a slight chuckle.

Misty smiles at Lief and she said, "Well, you made a good decision anyway...by leaving the gang."

"And don't worry...when Lief and his gang come for you, we'll be ready to fight for you." Jojo added.

Diego chuckled and said, "Yeah, we're gonna kick this gang's culos!"

Most of the gang turned to Diego with an 'are-you-crazy' look on their faces and Diego lets out an embarassed chuckle and said, "I said that out loud, didn't I?"

"Yeah, you did." Cody said.

Travis looked up at Lief and asked, "So, what do we need to know about you?"

"I was originally from Who-kinawa and we emigrated here about a few years ago, but my parents had divorced after we moved here. I was about 10 or 11 when they split up and it's been kinda difficult for me since then. They live in separate houses and it feels as if I don't have my parents anymore. Whatever situation they argue about, I'm always in the middle of it, like they want me to pit themselves against each other and it's been bothering me ever since. That was one reason why I joined that gang...so I wouldn't have to cope with the fighting. It was the biggest mistake I had ever made, but back then... I had no choice." Lief explained.

Everyone in the table looked at Lief in sympathy and half of them knew what it feels like to have divorced parents and how it would affect them without the parents ever knowing it. Brutus told them, "That's horrible."

"I know. It just feels like I'm not loved or anything." Lief said, with sadness in his voice.

Jojo looks over at Lief and he said, "You have a family now...with us. Like I said, whatever situation one of us goes through, we have each other's back for support."

"We hold no secrets...no matter how personal." Jonah said.

Lief felt like he had indeed made the right choice in leaving Ren's gang and perfers this gang of family a lot better and he's finally starting to open up a little more with his new friends. But this personal issue is pretty much far from over.


Yes, it is far from over. Get ready to blow your minds for what I got next time!