Episode XI

The sky went from a deep vibrant orange to one now infused with a bit of nighttime purple by the time the three of them made it back home; Robin had left the group in route to Bean's place to get ready for school the next day. The three of them were exhausted by the time they got back and as soon as Bean got the garage door to the living room open Blue went over to his set of rags and laid down. In the end May was glad that Robin went home early, she wanted the remaining hours of Bean's Sabbath to be just him and her. All that would change with what would happen next.

With Bean's back towards her she noticed the outline of a snub nosed .38 revolver sticking out of his waistband with the handle sticking outward.

"What is this?!" She yelled in a fury as she grabbed it from his pants.

Bean, feeling his back-up gun leave his possession, automatically went into disarm mode without thinking. He quickly spun around, grabbed the gun, pointed it in a safe directed, and flipped May off her feet. May fell to the ground on her back, a small wince of pain coming from her mouth, as she looked up at the barrel of a gun with its trigger finger-free.

"What the hell's wrong with you?" Bean asked as he put his gun back in his back waistband.

He extended his hand to help her up. She slapped it away.

"Don't touch me!" She screamed as she got up herself.

"What's your problem?" Bean asked getting angry.

"My problem?! My problem is you! What happened to your day of no violence huh?!" She said referring to his gun.

"My back-up?" Bean said as he reached behind him and felt it. "What about it?"

"Why would you carry a gun on your day of pacifism?"

Bean looked at her with a confused look on his face.

"Because it's a back-up?"

"What does that even mean?! A back-up for what?!"

"For in case something happens and I'm in need of a gun to get myself out of it."

"You see? I knew it. You're so full of shit! I don't know why I ever thought you were cool! I should've known that you were nothing more than a killer! All that kindness was just complete bullshit wasn't it?!"

"I'm not you! Ok?!" Bean blew up. "I didn't grow up with a house, with clothes, with food, with anything!" Anything I wanted I had to fight for it! Anything I needed I had to kill for it! My world isn't viewed through rose colored glasses like yours is! Its view for what it is; light and dark. You live in light, where your problems are solved with words. I live in dark, where mine are solved with bullets. I know you could never understand, and I never wanted to try and make you. But I at least thought you had the mindset to tolerate it!"

May didn't want to hear it; she didn't want to be confused and conflicted anymore. She just wanted to go back to her normal life and forget everything that had happened to her.

"Whatever. You're so full of shit. I don't believe anything you say anymore. You can live any way you wanted to. You choose to do this so don't expect any sympathy from me! Well I won't be apart nor a witness to this anymore! I'm going home!" She yelled as she opened the garage door and disappeared into the night.

Blue looked up from his bed and noticed that May was leaving. He started to go after her.

"No Blue!" Bean yelled.

He stopped and whined.

"Come back here. Fuck her. We don't need her in our lives."

Blue reluctantly returned to his master's side as Bean closed the door. Everything was once again quiet in Bean's hideout, everything back to normal.

"Fuck…" Bean whispered softly to himself.

He was still upset, but not about the fight. He didn't know what it was, and the longer his anger went unanswered the more it grew.

"Fuck!" Bean yelled in a rage as his anger reached a boiling point.

He began to throw things about and smash items, cursing and yelling the whole time. Blue cowered in the corner as he watched his master act in a manner he'd never seen before.

On a moonless night May waited on the corner of a bus stop under a flickering street light. It was well past midnight and the bus was no longer coming, but still she stood there; not knowing any other way home. Eerie sounds and voices off in the distance scared her; however she was still too angry to show it. Her anger gave her strength and she knew that she would need it in an area like this. She continued to wait as three heavy set bikers rode past her slowly. They stared at her as they went past and as uncomfortable as they made her feel she stared right back, showing no fear. They rode a bit down the road, their tail lights the only thing visible, when May heard their engines stop. She began to feel uneasy as she tried to listen for them. She could hear the murmurs of them talking amongst themselves off in the distance. This place was not safe for her anymore, she started to walk away. She could hear their heavy footsteps behind her, growing closer and closer. She wanted to run, but her anger wouldn't let her and she knew that they could easily catch her either way. She decided to turn around and confront them.

"What?" She snapped angrily.

"We were just wondering what a pretty little thing like you is doing all the way out here so late at night." The lead biker said.

"For your information I was just going home."

"Let us give you a ride."

"No thanks. I can manage on my own." She said as she turned around to take her leave.

The second biker grabbed her by her arm before she could get too far.

"We're not taking no for an answer. Let us help you." He said sternly as he squeezed her arm.

"Let go of me!" May yelled as she turned around and kicked the man hard in the balls.

The biker instantly let her go and doubled over on the ground in an intense dull throbbing pain. May started to run, the other bikers gave chase. She didn't get too far before she was tackled to the ground by the third biker. She fought and struggled as he turned her around. A spit to his face was met with a hard punch to her left eye, almost knocking her unconscious. May screamed for help, her only scream for help before she was gagged by the lead biker with his belt. Her only salvation now would be if someone, anyone, heard it.

Bean had finally calmed down as he sat on a destroyed couch with the debris of destruction all around him. At his feet laid Blue, glad his master was back to his old reserved self, and at his side laid his curved combat blade that he had used to stab holes in the couch. He just sat there quietly, unmoving and unblinking, staring off into space. Suddenly he was hit by a jolt that came out of nowhere. It was unexplained and it radiated throughout his entire body. Something wasn't right. He didn't know what it was but knew he didn't have time to figure it out. Blue lifted his head and growled a low growl, showing that he sensed that something was up too. Bean grabbed his knife.

"Come on Blue!" He yelled as he ran over to the garage door and opened it.

Blue barked as he followed his master's lead. Both of them took off into the night, relying solely on their instincts to guide him.

Two of the bikers held down May's arms as she continued to struggle to no avail. The third sat on top of her and began to remove her panties. Tears rolled down her face as she tried to fight harder, however her energy was rapidly leaving her as she began to fight less and less. Once he had gotten her panties down around her ankles he began to unbuckle his pants.

"Don't worry, we're gonna make you feel real good." He said with an evil smile and chuckle.

Off in the distance Bean could make out the silhouette of May and three other men on top of her.

"Blue! Go!" Bean ordered.

Blue barked loudly as he took off ahead of his master. May could hear Blue's barking growing nearer, relief washed over her.

"The fuck is that?" The second biker said.

From out of the darkness appeared Blue and he lunged at the man's neck. The biker had enough time to bring up his right arm to protect himself and Blue's jaws clamped down on that instead. Blood spewed from his arm as he was knocked off his feet and shaken violently about by Blue. The two remaining bikers were taken by surprise by this and that gave Bean the element of surprise himself. Before either of them had time to react to Blue, Bean was upon them. He ran up and booted the biker on top of May in the temple with steel toed shoes; knocking him off of her.

"Motherfucker!" The lead biker yelled as he took out a ballpeen hammer.

Bean quickly rushed towards him. The biker took a horizontal swing at Bean's head but he ducked under it. He then grabbed the man by the face, put his right leg behind his and tripped him while driving his head to the ground in the process. Once on the ground Bean hopped on top of him and put his combat blade to his throat.

"Take a look, take a good look at my face. If you ever see me again before I see you then you better turn around and go the other way. Because I don't forget faces and I've seen all of yours tonight. If I ever see any of you ever again I will kill you. I will not hesitate; I will not show mercy or remorse. It doesn't matter when or where, how or why. Just know that if I lay my eyes on you ever again those will be the last few minutes you will ever have breathing. Do we understand each other?"

The biker shook his head rapidly.

"Good. Blue!"

Blue stopped his assault and heeled back at his master's side.

"Gather you companions and leave." Bean ordered.

The biker said no words, just got his friends and left.

May slowly rose to her feet, her panties back in their proper place.

"Thank you." She said, wiping her face. "But…I could've handled it without you."

"Shut up." Bean said; his back towards her.

"The same thing I said to them, applies to you too." He said as he turned to her, malice in his eyes.

May was more frightened now than at any point of the attempted rape.

"If I ever catch you here again I'll kill you. You've drawn much too much unwanted attention to me and my home. I don't need this, and I don't need you. I was taught that you should live with no regrets; but you're selfish, immature and pig-headed and I regret saving you that night! I regret saving you now!"

"No one told you to do it! I've never wanted to have anything to do with you anyways!" She said, starting to cry.

"Whatever. Just go home. No one will bother you anymore. I promise you that." He said as he walked away with Blue in step.

May watched him go as she continued to sob.

"Fine!" She yelled before she turned around and went her own way off into the darkness.