A/N: Yeah, the usual. Don't sue me.
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"Attempted murder? What in the world—"
Black Rose looked shocked. She looked from her brother, and then to Blue Flame.
"How did you know?" she asked Blue Flame.
"You mean he never told you?" Blue Flame looked at Wax. "I thought you told her!"
"Of course I didn't!" he said. "She didn't need to know!"
"She's your sister!" Blue Flame yelled at him. "She needs to know these things!"
"Stop yelling!" Black Rose said. Then she looked at Wax. "Who was it?"
"It was...it was..."
"Just tell her!" Blue Flame said. "Or I will."
There was a moment of silence. Star looked more confused than Black Rose; she barely knew Wax was related to Black Rose.
"Well if you must know, Black Rose," Wax finally said. "It was our father."
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"Who do you think it is?" the leader asked the other Love Shockers.
"I don't know..." the one who used to be holding Snap.
"I'd rather not take any chances..." the leader said. "Drop him and let's go..."
"But I thought we were—"
"We're going! Now move!"
The Love Shockers took off with haste. They left Hand lying on the ground. The skater came slowly grinding up the stairs to where Hand was.
"Yep, he's up here, Card," Twig yelled down to her brother. She had caught Snap and carried him up the rail, but with one sight of Twig, he was unconscious. "What have the Love Shockers done to you now..."
Card came grinding up the stairs.
"How is he?"
"It looks like we got here just in time," she said. "He doesn't appear to be hurt."
"And this guy?" he said pointing to Snap. He had never met Snap, and could only assume Snap was a guy.
"I caught him and he went unconscious. Must have thought he saw an angel," Twig laughed.
"You're no angel, Twig," Hand said, as he was waking up. "And what are you doing here?"
"Oh, look, you're up," Twig said. "I thought we'd come check on you. It figures that you'd be in trouble with the Love Shockers. They never seemed to like you much."
"Yeah, I know," Hand replied.
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"What? You tried to kill father?"
Black Rose looked shocked that her brother would do such a thing.
"How did you know, Blue Flame?"
Black Rose looked to her friend, who, Black Rose realized, knew more about this than she was telling.
"Well, I...uh...I was...kinda...there."
"Why? And where was this? And when exactly?"
"Well, it was after Wax and I had broken up," Blue Flame said. "And I wanted to talk to him about something, and when I found him, he was practically getting dragged out by the police. From what I heard, he tried to take a knife to your father. Someone found out and the police got there. Wax was put in jail, and now he's out. I told him to tell you what happened, but I guess he didn't."
"Why didn't you ever tell me, Blue Flame?"
"I thought Wax had, and that you just didn't want to mention it."
Wax was trying to ignore what the girls were saying about him. Star was oblivious and confused, and the story got more complex as the time went on.
"Why did you do it Wax?" Black Rose looked at her brother. Sure, he hated their father, but she did not think he hated him enough to want to kill him.
"I suppose things weren't going well for me," he said. "First of all, Blue Flame broke up with me" (at this comment Blue Flame looked like she was going to yell at him, but chose to refrain so that Wax could finish what he was going to say) "and then Twig rejected me. It didn't help that Hand was being, well, himself. And then I ran into father. And since I've hated him all these years, I thought I'd kill him."
"I broke up with you?! You dumped me! And for who? Twig. She never even liked you!"
Wax and Blue Flame both looked at each other as if they were yelling, but no one said anything. Black Rose motioned for Star to come over to her. She whispered something to Star, and then Star pulled out a paint can.
Within a moment, Star had thrown the paint can at Wax, and he went unconscious.
Blue Flame looked startled for a moment, and then pulled out a paint can of her own. She then sprayed the RE rose on his back.
"Why, Blue Flame, you're getting pretty good with that," Black Rose said, looking at the graffiti on Wax's back.
"You really think so? I've been practicing."
"Yes, I do. Now get his pocketknife and cut these ropes."
Black Rose was soon cut free from the ropes. The girls were ready to leave, when Star looked at Wax.
"Shouldn't we do something with him?"
"Just pull him off to the side. He'll be fine once he wakes up."
Star shrugged and then grabbed Wax and pulled him over to the side of the building.
They then left the Fortified Residential Zone.
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"Attempted murder? What in the world—"
Black Rose looked shocked. She looked from her brother, and then to Blue Flame.
"How did you know?" she asked Blue Flame.
"You mean he never told you?" Blue Flame looked at Wax. "I thought you told her!"
"Of course I didn't!" he said. "She didn't need to know!"
"She's your sister!" Blue Flame yelled at him. "She needs to know these things!"
"Stop yelling!" Black Rose said. Then she looked at Wax. "Who was it?"
"It was...it was..."
"Just tell her!" Blue Flame said. "Or I will."
There was a moment of silence. Star looked more confused than Black Rose; she barely knew Wax was related to Black Rose.
"Well if you must know, Black Rose," Wax finally said. "It was our father."
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"Who do you think it is?" the leader asked the other Love Shockers.
"I don't know..." the one who used to be holding Snap.
"I'd rather not take any chances..." the leader said. "Drop him and let's go..."
"But I thought we were—"
"We're going! Now move!"
The Love Shockers took off with haste. They left Hand lying on the ground. The skater came slowly grinding up the stairs to where Hand was.
"Yep, he's up here, Card," Twig yelled down to her brother. She had caught Snap and carried him up the rail, but with one sight of Twig, he was unconscious. "What have the Love Shockers done to you now..."
Card came grinding up the stairs.
"How is he?"
"It looks like we got here just in time," she said. "He doesn't appear to be hurt."
"And this guy?" he said pointing to Snap. He had never met Snap, and could only assume Snap was a guy.
"I caught him and he went unconscious. Must have thought he saw an angel," Twig laughed.
"You're no angel, Twig," Hand said, as he was waking up. "And what are you doing here?"
"Oh, look, you're up," Twig said. "I thought we'd come check on you. It figures that you'd be in trouble with the Love Shockers. They never seemed to like you much."
"Yeah, I know," Hand replied.
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"What? You tried to kill father?"
Black Rose looked shocked that her brother would do such a thing.
"How did you know, Blue Flame?"
Black Rose looked to her friend, who, Black Rose realized, knew more about this than she was telling.
"Well, I...uh...I was...kinda...there."
"Why? And where was this? And when exactly?"
"Well, it was after Wax and I had broken up," Blue Flame said. "And I wanted to talk to him about something, and when I found him, he was practically getting dragged out by the police. From what I heard, he tried to take a knife to your father. Someone found out and the police got there. Wax was put in jail, and now he's out. I told him to tell you what happened, but I guess he didn't."
"Why didn't you ever tell me, Blue Flame?"
"I thought Wax had, and that you just didn't want to mention it."
Wax was trying to ignore what the girls were saying about him. Star was oblivious and confused, and the story got more complex as the time went on.
"Why did you do it Wax?" Black Rose looked at her brother. Sure, he hated their father, but she did not think he hated him enough to want to kill him.
"I suppose things weren't going well for me," he said. "First of all, Blue Flame broke up with me" (at this comment Blue Flame looked like she was going to yell at him, but chose to refrain so that Wax could finish what he was going to say) "and then Twig rejected me. It didn't help that Hand was being, well, himself. And then I ran into father. And since I've hated him all these years, I thought I'd kill him."
"I broke up with you?! You dumped me! And for who? Twig. She never even liked you!"
Wax and Blue Flame both looked at each other as if they were yelling, but no one said anything. Black Rose motioned for Star to come over to her. She whispered something to Star, and then Star pulled out a paint can.
Within a moment, Star had thrown the paint can at Wax, and he went unconscious.
Blue Flame looked startled for a moment, and then pulled out a paint can of her own. She then sprayed the RE rose on his back.
"Why, Blue Flame, you're getting pretty good with that," Black Rose said, looking at the graffiti on Wax's back.
"You really think so? I've been practicing."
"Yes, I do. Now get his pocketknife and cut these ropes."
Black Rose was soon cut free from the ropes. The girls were ready to leave, when Star looked at Wax.
"Shouldn't we do something with him?"
"Just pull him off to the side. He'll be fine once he wakes up."
Star shrugged and then grabbed Wax and pulled him over to the side of the building.
They then left the Fortified Residential Zone.
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