Chapter 12
Rhonda- "Name's Rhonda."She said extending her hand.
Gray- "I am Gray Shizuku, it is very nice to meet you!" Gray said in his usual optimistic tone with a smile.
Rhonda-Rhonda smiled but her face darkened when her eyes fell on Claire."Who's she?"
Gray- "Oh, she is Claire." Gray said.
Rhonda-"Oh that's odd she just looks a lot like someone i know..."Rhonda's eyes started welling up with tears but she quickly blinked them away.
Gray- "It is ok to cry." Gray said in a serious tone. "Sometimes you just have to let it out..."
Rhonda-"uh huh okay uh i think im good." Rhonda said looking at him like he was dumb,"Why waste life crying about things you can't change?"
Gray- "Because sometimes, you just have to let yourself know that you are still human...I have had that happen once or twice to me...we all need sometimes to just let it all out..." said Gray as he looked towards the ground then back up at Rhonda and said "Then after that happens, you can smile!"
Rhonda-Rhonda looked into Gray's eyes,"hmm yea i guess so." She said.
Nae- "No really. Just let the angel bleed into the dirt with a three inch deep cut in his chest from his collar bone to his hip." Nae said pulling out a cigarette with shaky hands and lighting it.
Gray- "Hey now I have that same problem bu- oh wait I got healed...shit." said Gray rushing over with medics. "Don't worry, you will be fine, Nae. You have gotten a lot worse in the past!"
Nae- "Blown the fuck up doesn't count." Nae said as his healing factor finally kicked in and he stopped bleeding. Getting up he swayed a bit. "Hello hello." Nae said looking at Rhonda. "And who might you be?
Rhonda-"name's Rhonda." She extended her hand even though nae was half conscious not on the ground
Nae- Nae tried to take it, stumbled, tried to catch himself, failed, and fell onto her, his lips meeting hers, and then hit the ground.
Gray- "YOU LITTLE BITCH OF AN ANGEL I WILL KILL YOU AGAIN IF I HAVE TO!" Yelled Gray now pissed at what Nae just did. "That little demon in disguise, just yell rape if he tries anything like that again cause he will I know he will..." said Gray.
Rhonda- Rhonda laughed,"Okay." She said winking at Gray.
Gray- Gray blushed as he stuttered "Y-yeah."
Nae- "Smooth." Nae said into the dirt. "By the way you taste good. What is that lip balm?" Nae said looking up at Rhonda, knowing it would piss off Gray.
Gray- "I really am going to murder you, Nae!" Said Gray as his eyes changed from his usual dark red to blood red again.
Rhonda- Noticing that Gray was being very protective of her and wanting to stir up some trouble she walked over to Nae,"Oh no don't kill him." She stroked Nae's cheek and started to lean in.
Nae- "I think I need a naughty nurse." Nae said smirking.
Gray- "You all are out to kill me...anyways, Nae can you explain to me why I could use Dark Tengen and control it?" said Gray getting very serious.
Nae- "You should be surprised you could use it and live. But ya," Nae said getting up, his wound healed, and lighting a cigarette. Breathing in deeply he said "I weakened the barriers of you potential. Meaning that you can now tap into a larger, stronger, percentage of your power in a time of rage, in a time of hate." Nae said chuckling at the reference he was about to make. "The power comes in a time of need not desire."
Gray- "So like with my hair golden, does that mean in Tengen 6 I could become a Super Saiyan." Said Gray smiling now at the thought.
Claire- "uhhhhhhnuhhhhhhhh" Claire moaned regaining conciousness and still covered in blood,"little help 'ere?"
Nae- Nae walked over to her. "This is gonna seem gross, but bear with me." Nae said cutting his wrist and touching the open wound to her open mouth, letting some be swallowed before pulling away.
Claire-"Eughhhhhhhhh" she cried,"what the hell was that?"
Nae- "Look at your wounds." Nae said to the fully healed patches of skin on her chest.
Claire- Claire knew perfectly well what nae's blood did but she couldnt resist the chance," Didnt know you cut Nae."
Gray- "I am not gonna swallow any blood so I can take care of my own wounds." said Gray.
Nae- Nae looked at her with a steely expression. "I have tried many forms of suicide. Enough to wipe the human population off the face of the earth."
Gray- "I CAN SECOND THAT...kind of, I guess." said Gray
Rhonda- Rhonda looked down at the ground and didn't say anything.
Nae- "Sorry. Sometime I can be very cynical." Nae said.
Rhonda-"Oh not i don't mind, I mean uh..." She trailed off looking distant.
Gray- "What is wrong?" Asked Gray, noticing something was off.
Rhonda-"I-I- uh I dont wanna talk about it okay."
Gray- "That's cool." said Gray as he continued to worry.
Claire- Claire just noticed Rhonda's Presence,"Holy crap," she whispered to herself as she jumped behind Nae.
Nae- "What?" Nae said turning around to look at her. "Does she bite?" Nae said in a slightly seductive voice
Claire- "Shut the hell up Nae!" Claire whispered fiercely in his ear,"I know her. Please introduce me to her for me. Just say I'm shy or something." Claire started shivering.
Gray- "Yo, Claire, what is up?" asked Gray.
Nae- "Sorry, she was attacked in a dark alley as a child and her two parents were shot, leaving her large sums of money. She has promised ot avenge their death by taking to the streets as the dark knight." Nae said in a convincing tone.
Gray- "Who is she, Batman?" Gray said laughing at Nae's joke.
Nae- "Damn it that was supposed to work."
Claire-"What the hell Nae?! Its not funny you don't even know my past!" Claire screamed at him.
Nae- "I'll pay for dinner tonight to make it up to you." Nae whispered to her.
Gray- Gray got very serious suddenly and asked Rhonda "Are you sure that Claire isn't that girl from your past you mentioned earlier? Cause Claire never acts like this around people."
Claire-"Goddammit Gray."
Rhonda-"She looks like someone i know...You sure youre names Claire?"Rhonda asked trying not to be apprehensive.
Nae- "She's my mistress. There's no way you know her." Nae said standing in front of her.
Rhonda-"Hmm. Okay well see you guys later!' She said winking at Gray as she left and blowing him a kiss.
Gray- "S-see ya!" said Gray. "I think I like her." said Gray now blushing. "She is pretty and can fight on my level!"
Nae- "I can only imagine the divorce fight." Nae said blowing out a large puff of smoke at Gray.
Gray- "I think the world might just end if that happened." smirked Gray.
Nae- "You have no idea." Nae said glimpsing the future for a second.
Claire- Claire started to tear up.
Gray- "Woah, woah! Why are you crying?" asked Gray as he rushed over to Claire.
Claire- "Because I know her, but please just go along with the act that i am extremely shy. She cannot find out that i am who she suspects me to be. She will kill me for sure."
Nae- "What did you do? Steal the last klondike bar?" Nae said without laughing which translated into 'why?'
Gray- "Then die, Claire. It is better to admit the truth than to hold it in for so long it turns into bitter hate. Take Ex for example..."
Claire- "I don't want to die to someone like that!" Claire yelled at Gray then looked down at the floor,"I killed her brother..."
Gray- "Why did you kill her brother?" asked Gray.
Nae- "Did he steal the last klondike bar?" which translated into 'Why?'
Claire- "Goddammit,"She swore as she choked back tears,"I had no choice. It was just something I had to do. Of course now I regret it but if i hadn't i might be dead on the streets right now.
Nae- "For the Klondike bar?" Nae had lost his sense of right and wrong morally. He just said what came to mind and usually hid behind a smokescreen of sarcasm and sadistically.
Claire-"what's your problem?!"
Gray- "He is an emo asshole who has a sense of humor. That is him in a nutshell." said Gray.
Nae- "No, I've watched millions die for martyrs and fake gods. I snapped for millions of years and brought the population down to five. I have killed, murdered, and seen everything imaginable. I have lost most of my feelings and become a cold sadistic, sarcastic, bastard."
Claire-"I'm sorry you had to go through much and my troubles will seem very small compared to yours, but its a lot different when the person you have to kill...is your best friends brother.
Gray- "Aren't angels suppose to be happy not traumatized?" Asked Gray in his serious tone.
Nae- "The funniest Angel in the garrisons best joke is calling you pathetic humans 'Mud monkeys'" Nae said flatly.
Gray- "This 'Mud monkey' could kill millions if he pleased...and he probably will in the upcoming weeks..." said Gray as he trailed off to say "Anyways, Claire, what is your trauma?" asked Gray.
Nae- "Nine months ago." Nae said flatly again.
Claire-"I had no money and was living on the streets because my parents kicked me out. I was only 12. After a few months of having nothing to eat but whatever was in the trash bins I decided i needed to get a job and move on with life, but there aren't many jobs that a 12 year old can have. Anyway there was this man who came up to me one day and offered me a large sum of money if I'd do a job for him. I'd made sure to keep going to school and i went to a public school, the same one where Rhonda went. She had an older brother named Darnell and for some reason this man wanted him dead. I asked him that day but he said he couldn't tell me until the job was done. One day i was walking down the hallway and Darnell was just a few steps behind me. I had a dagger in my pocket, but i didn't take it out because i knew i couldn't kill him. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I looked behind me and realized he wasn't there so i walked into the bathroom to calm myself down. I didn't notice that he was in the room too until i looked up into the mirror. he stood behind me clutching a dagger that he was about to stab me in the back with. i whipped around and he hit my right eye," claire lifted up her bangs to reveal a horrible scar, "He seemed shocked he'd missed and so i grabbed the dagger out of his hand and i asked him why he tried to kill me. Apparently the man told him that I was going to kill him because he wanted me dead for the same reason my parents kicked me out. I had no choice but to kill darnell."
Nae- "Happy times."
Gray- "Well that was dark...but I have to say I am on Rhonda's side only because I also want revenge. The man Ex mentioned...Grimm...is the only person besides Nae who has killed me... and he is the reason why almost all of my friends are dead." said Gray whose face turned dark.
Claire-"Why do guys always side with the pretty girls?" claire sobbed,"you don't even know the full story."
Gray- "I don't. I side with the side I am on. Let me tell you in advance...next time we see Ex...I am going to kill him with no hesitation... after all, I am the leader of a gang you should remember." said Gray.
Claire-"Yes you do!" Claire said through tears,"you're only on her side because you think shes hot and you like her."
Gray- "wake up, Claire" said Gray now very serious and dark. "You should know me by now, I would not do that kind of thing."
Claire - Claire tried to respond but only started crying harder.
Gray- "Just let it all out...it is ok to cry..." said Gray back to his normal serious tone.
Claire-"Goddammit what have i done with my life? GODDAMMIT" Claire screamed as she produced a small gun from her pocket and held it to her head.
Nae- Nae strode up to her. His face a dark mask of anger and pure fury. He slapped away the gun, slapped her, and held her close. "You ever do that again I'll lock you away." Nae said serious.
Gray- "That is called abuse, Nae." said Gray.
Nae- "That's called a small stupid girl pointing a gun at her head because she blames the world for her problems." Nae pronounced stupid as 'Stchuped' his 300 years of living in london slipping back into his voice.
Gray- "I agree." said Gray.
Claire-"shut up! What do you know about me anyway?" She continued to cry even harder.
Gray- "More than most people but I could say the same thing to you. What exactly do you know about me? I could just flat out slit your throat right now if I wished to, so how do you know I won't?" asked Gray.
Claire-"Yea why don't ya?"
Gray- "Cause your my friend, stupid!" said Gray.
Rhonda-"Uh what's goin on here?"
Nae- "Hello love. Were reminiscing about how many people we've murdered. So far we have Hundreds," Nae said pointing to Gray. "A brother." Nae said pointing at Claire, "And Trillions." Nae said pointing to himself. Saying it bitterly.
Gray- "I haven't murdered hundreds...yet...not until we meet up with Ex's forces!" said Gray.
Rhonda-"A brother?"
Gray- "My brother who threatened to kill Nae and put a hole through his chest..." said Gray.
Claire- Claire mouthed the words thank you to Gray.
Gray- "Anyways what brings you back here? Did you have a question or did you just want to see us again?" asked Gray to Rhonda
Nae- "CUT!" Nae shrieked. He got up and out of his chair, cigarette dangling out of his mouth. "You are supposed to stutter as you ask her out." Nae said gesturing at him with two hands. "And you," Nae said gesturing at Rhonda with two hands. "are supposed to flawlessly act like you don't know what he's talking about, but be squealing inside."
Rhonda- " I'm hungry. I wanted to see if you guys wanted to get something to eat."
Gray- "I am always up for getting something to eat." said Gray in a passionate tone.
Rhonda- "Rhonda laughed"Okay! Where you wanna go?"
Gray- "Anywhere you want to go is fine by me!" said Gray back to his normal, laid back tone.
Rhonda- "You wanna go to the chinese place that just opened up?"
Gray- "Yeah, sure! Sounds good already!" said Gray
Claire-"I thought you hated chinese..."she said as she walked off.
Gray- "Ignore her, she thinks she knows what people think sometimes. Like one time she yelled "I THOUGHT YOU HATED ITALIAN" even though I never said that...also I like Italian..." Gray told Rhonda.
Rhonda-"Alright. Nae you wanna come too?" She said flirtatiously just to annoy Gray.
Gray- "In another man's butt he does." smirked Gray.
Nae- "Sure I would love to go with you guys. Maybe teach Gray how to do a few...things."
Rhonda-Rhonda threw her head back and started laughing,"wouldn't put it past him...or you" she said with a smirk.
Gray- "Woah, I am no gay or bi. So I can be all yours."
Rhonda-"mmmmmmk."she said looking at him lovinglyyyy.
Gray- "Well then let's go." said Gray
Nae- "Now kid, you gotta be a straight shooter, ya gotta tell her how you feel. You need to show her a good time and walk her to the car when you're done. Or you could walk her to a motel if ya know what I mean." Nae said slicking his hair back, putting on large glasses and putting a toothpick in his mouth.
Rhonda- as long as its not a sketchy motel." she smiled at gray
Nae- "And I'll be just outside the door if you need me to help you with a few things." Nae said winking at Rhonda and laughing.
Gray- "I already said I am not into that kind of thing Nae."
Rhonda- "So its a 3-way now?" she said jokingly.
Nae- "I'll call up Kaede and it can be a four way. He can have Gray and I'll have you." Nae said laughing so hard he almost ate his cigarette.
Gray- "I would call the police." said Gray in a suddenly serious tone like when Nae usually makes fun of Gray. "Well then Rhonda, shall we go, without Nae?" said Gray.
Rhonda-"why not?" she said shrugging,"you wont miss me too much will you Nae?"
Gray- "He won't. Goodbye Nae!" Said Gray as the two walked off but before Nae gets out of sight, Gray runs back and tells him "A war is starting soon, just be prepared for when it comes." said Gray as he ran back to Rhonda.
Rhonda-"what'd you say to him?"
Gray- "I guess I should tell you as it does involve you now... that guy we faced today is backed up by an army of strong people. We all need to train in the upcoming weeks...they will be strong...after all...they are the ones who killed me before.." Gray said
Rhonda-" We can take 'em!" she said doing a karate chop in air.
Gray- Gray laughed and said "You are so cute at times...you cheered me up...thanks a lot!" he said
Rhonda- Rhonda smiled and kissed Gray.
Gray- Gray was totally shocked for a moment but then he hugged her and kissed her back.
Rhonda- "I think i love you."
Gray- "Great minds think alike now don't they" Gray smiled at her. "I think I love you too." he said
Nae- Nae could see them at a distance and saw Rhonda kiss Gray. Blowing out smoke and smirking he said "...Well that happened."
Fyre- "I still don't get why your kind makes such a big deal out of that." She said floating high above the ground.
Nae- "I'll tell you when you're- never." Nae said walking away from them in the direction of his house.
Fyre- "Fine then i'll just figure it out on my own!" she said opening a hole to her room.
