Chapter 21: Dealing with Dimitri's

"20...30...40...50...60!", I wailed in excitement after counting my savings. This is just about enough to get that new Resident Evil 3 remake that recently came out.

I took the 60 dollars and stuffed it in my right pocket and went downstairs stopping at the front door. "Hey Dad! I'm going out for a bit I'll be back!", I called up the stairs.

"Alright kiddo! Be safe out there!", He called back. I hurriedly exited the house locking the door behind me. Resident Evil 3 here I come!

-On the way there-

I hummed to myself as I began to pass a nearby 7-eleven. I wonder if the game is as astounding as the reviews online make it out to be.

I temporarily stopped upon noticing familiar trio of young dalmatians all wearing chains around their necks with their own number and thuggish clothing. "Well if it ain't the Dimitri trio!", I welcomed.

The three of them were holding individual sacks of something. They hid behind me and before I knew it. I was being confronted by one of the cashiers of the 7-Eleven.

He was a scrawny man. He appeared to be in his early twenties, He wore a 7-Eleven uniform, black jeans, and black shoes. He definitely look pissed and I could easily tell the three miscreants behind me were the cause of his current mood.

"You know these little thieves!", He angrily interrogated me while giving the Dimitri's a death stare.

"Uh yeah...they're my little brothers.", I lied and smirked.

"Well keep these three out of my my shop!", He demanded. "They've crossed the line this time!"

"Woah dude chill out! What's your damn problem? They're just kids.", I protectively defended the three folding my arms. I honestly know they must've done something bad so I shouldn't be defending them, but they're still Dolly's siblings.

"Well those "kids" are thugs! And they just shoplifted candy from my shop.", He added giving the three troublemakers behind me an angry glare.

I sighed pinching the bridge of my nose, "I'll pay it off how much?", I asked.

"60 dollars."

What! That's practically all of my money. Mary and Joseph, just how much sweets did they steal? I handed him all of my savings watching him counting every single dollar. He then grunted and pocketed the money.

"Next time make sure you or a guardian are with them. From here on out they aren't allowed in my shop without any supervision.", He warned. He shared one last intimidating glance at us before heading back into shop.

"Goodbye Resident Evil 3", I thought sadly.

I turned around angrily staring down at them in disappointment. "Are you three kidding me? You stole 60 dollars worth of candy really?", I questioned with disbelief. "You three are lucky I was here. I just sacrificed my hard earned money for your bad behavior!"

"We're sorry!", The trio said apologetically cartoonish haloes appearing above their heads. I rolled my eyes.

"Oh sure you are!", I sarcastically remarked.

I guess I'll just go and chill at the park to get my mind off of what happened here. The only thing I can do right now is try and get all this stress off my mind somehow.

-Sometime Later-

I stared up at the sky watching clouds of all shapes and sizes roll by. I couldn't help, but feel bad by how reacted towards the Dimitri's.

I mean those three are straight trouble. I'll honestly never understand why they find joy out of causing trouble and pulling pranks on others.

They'll learn on their own when they get older. Suddenly I felt a soft tap on my shoulder and I turned to my head. The three trouble makers I encountered and helped from earlier stared at me with a guilty look.

"Oh it's you guys.", I said relieved. "Is there something you want?"

Dimitri 1 came up to me and pulled out a golden chain from his pocket. Attached to it was a gold crusted number 4. He held the chain out to me and I gratefully took it from his grasp. "Is this for me?", I asked.

The trio tackled me bringing me into a hug. Their little faces pressed into the fabric of my grey hoodie. "Woah! You three ok? Never seen you little troublemakers so upset before. Everything ok?", I raised an eyebrow.

"We're sorry Aaron!", They cried this time their apology sounding pretty genuine. This was very uncharacteristic of the trio. I never really saw them to ever be the emotional type. Always the bad to the bone gangster kids, but after all they're still kids this kinda thing should be expected.

"Pssh! I'm not upset with you guys.", I spoke. "Well not anymore."

"You're not?", Dimitri 1 asked looking up me.

"Nah! I'm over it now, I just needed some space. I know you three are little troublemakers, but that's just a defining characteristic of who you guys are on the inside as cheesy as that sounds.", I explained. "Even though it's not a good thing to want to cause trouble period. Just...make sure not to steal anything again."

"We won't.", The trio agreed.

"So you guys wanna show off my new Dimitri bling to everyone else?", I asked grinning.

"Yeah!", The trio grinned.

"Hey bruv! How do we get a grey eye like yours?", Dimitri 3 asked. Well taking a kitchen knife to the face isn't really that pleasant.

"Trust me, none of you three want an eye exactly like mines.", I joked also getting a slight feeling of embarrassment.