A/N: Yeah, the usual. Don't sue me.
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Snap awoke to find himself back at the 'garage'. It was almost dawn and he could see the bits of sunlight in the sky.
"Look, Snap's up," Hand said. "I was hoping he wouldn't be..."
"Is Blue Flame back yet?" he said sleepily.
"No, not yet," Hand said. "By the way, this is Twig, she's the one that saved you. And this is Card."
"And what are they doing here?"
"We're here to visit Hand, of course," Twig said. "I wouldn't be a good sister if I didn't check up on my brother and all the trouble he's been causing. And Card just kind of followed me here."
"I did not! You made me come!"
Twig shook her head and looked at Hand.
"How old are you?" Snap asked, looking at Twig.
"I'm 18."
"And Hand's your brother?"
"My twin brother."
"And he's your brother, too?" Snap said, pointing to Card.
"That's right."
"Where are you from?"
"Chuo Street. I am the leader of Mirror's Reflection."
Snap stopped talking, and looked around the garage.
"Where's Blue Flame."
"She's not back yet, Snap," Hand said. "Same with Black Rose and Star. I hope Wax didn't give them any trouble."
Hand had informed Twig and Card about where the rest of the gang was. Hand was starting to worry about Black Rose.
"Wax...he used to be such an idiot," Twig said. "And I wouldn't doubt that he still is."
"He used to like you, Twig," Hand said.
"Don't even bring that up."
"How do you know Wax, Twig?"
"We all used to be in Mirror's Reflection together a couple years ago, before I was leader. Him and Hand left a long time ago. Hand left because of Black Rose, I know, and Wax left because he's psychotic, and got thrown in jail..."
"Wait a minute...I remember you...it wasn't too long ago..."
"And I remember you, slightly. Though I've been trying to forget. At least you didn't take after your brother."
Card and Hand were extremely bored. On top of the fact that they hadn't gotten any sleep, they were being bored to death by these two.
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It was not long, though, before Black Rose, Blue Flame, and Star showed up. There was lots of explanations of where they were and such. Snap was regaling Blue Flame with a story of how he 'survived' the Love Shockers.
"Why didn't you fight back, Snap? Being as strong as you are, I'm sure you could have taken them."
Blue Flame had to try not to laugh while she said this. Snap didn't seem to notice.
"Well, I...I didn't think of that," he said. "But, I would've, if I had thought of it."
"Yes, I'm sure you could take on the Love Shockers."
"Of course I could, and..."
While Snap kept talking, Blue Flame skated over to Twig.
"He goes on forever, doesn't he?" Twig said.
Blue Flame nodded.
"I wish you didn't catch him."
"So do I."
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Card and Star were standing by the stair rail, and looking over. Neither of them seemed to have anything to say, and both of them were feeling left out.
"How are you?" Card asked Star.
"Confused. And you?"
"The same," he replied.
Star giggled. "You and Black Rose and them sure have some messed up families."
"Yes. I would say so," Card said.
The two of them looked at each other, and then back down. They both were blushing.
Twig looked over at the Card and Star, and then at Blue Flame.
"What do you think of those two?" Twig asked Blue Flame.
Blue Flame looked over at them.
"They make quite the couple, don't they?"
"Just what I was thinking."
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"Black Rose, why did you go after Wax?"
Hand and Black Rose were by themselves.
"He's my brother, Hand. Though he may be crazy..."
"You should have taken me with you."
"I don't think Wax would have been very happy to see you. Whenever I brought you up, he just drifted off and started talking about something he 'should have done a long time ago.' I think he wants to kill you, Hand..."
Hand took this news rather well. He would not put it past Wax, and they hated each other pretty well.
"I can handle Wax," Hand said. "But I don't want you going after him alone, ok?"
Hand leaned forward and kissed Black Rose's cheek. She looked at him.
"I won't do it again," she said.
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Snap awoke to find himself back at the 'garage'. It was almost dawn and he could see the bits of sunlight in the sky.
"Look, Snap's up," Hand said. "I was hoping he wouldn't be..."
"Is Blue Flame back yet?" he said sleepily.
"No, not yet," Hand said. "By the way, this is Twig, she's the one that saved you. And this is Card."
"And what are they doing here?"
"We're here to visit Hand, of course," Twig said. "I wouldn't be a good sister if I didn't check up on my brother and all the trouble he's been causing. And Card just kind of followed me here."
"I did not! You made me come!"
Twig shook her head and looked at Hand.
"How old are you?" Snap asked, looking at Twig.
"I'm 18."
"And Hand's your brother?"
"My twin brother."
"And he's your brother, too?" Snap said, pointing to Card.
"That's right."
"Where are you from?"
"Chuo Street. I am the leader of Mirror's Reflection."
Snap stopped talking, and looked around the garage.
"Where's Blue Flame."
"She's not back yet, Snap," Hand said. "Same with Black Rose and Star. I hope Wax didn't give them any trouble."
Hand had informed Twig and Card about where the rest of the gang was. Hand was starting to worry about Black Rose.
"Wax...he used to be such an idiot," Twig said. "And I wouldn't doubt that he still is."
"He used to like you, Twig," Hand said.
"Don't even bring that up."
"How do you know Wax, Twig?"
"We all used to be in Mirror's Reflection together a couple years ago, before I was leader. Him and Hand left a long time ago. Hand left because of Black Rose, I know, and Wax left because he's psychotic, and got thrown in jail..."
"Wait a minute...I remember you...it wasn't too long ago..."
"And I remember you, slightly. Though I've been trying to forget. At least you didn't take after your brother."
Card and Hand were extremely bored. On top of the fact that they hadn't gotten any sleep, they were being bored to death by these two.
********
It was not long, though, before Black Rose, Blue Flame, and Star showed up. There was lots of explanations of where they were and such. Snap was regaling Blue Flame with a story of how he 'survived' the Love Shockers.
"Why didn't you fight back, Snap? Being as strong as you are, I'm sure you could have taken them."
Blue Flame had to try not to laugh while she said this. Snap didn't seem to notice.
"Well, I...I didn't think of that," he said. "But, I would've, if I had thought of it."
"Yes, I'm sure you could take on the Love Shockers."
"Of course I could, and..."
While Snap kept talking, Blue Flame skated over to Twig.
"He goes on forever, doesn't he?" Twig said.
Blue Flame nodded.
"I wish you didn't catch him."
"So do I."
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Card and Star were standing by the stair rail, and looking over. Neither of them seemed to have anything to say, and both of them were feeling left out.
"How are you?" Card asked Star.
"Confused. And you?"
"The same," he replied.
Star giggled. "You and Black Rose and them sure have some messed up families."
"Yes. I would say so," Card said.
The two of them looked at each other, and then back down. They both were blushing.
Twig looked over at the Card and Star, and then at Blue Flame.
"What do you think of those two?" Twig asked Blue Flame.
Blue Flame looked over at them.
"They make quite the couple, don't they?"
"Just what I was thinking."
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"Black Rose, why did you go after Wax?"
Hand and Black Rose were by themselves.
"He's my brother, Hand. Though he may be crazy..."
"You should have taken me with you."
"I don't think Wax would have been very happy to see you. Whenever I brought you up, he just drifted off and started talking about something he 'should have done a long time ago.' I think he wants to kill you, Hand..."
Hand took this news rather well. He would not put it past Wax, and they hated each other pretty well.
"I can handle Wax," Hand said. "But I don't want you going after him alone, ok?"
Hand leaned forward and kissed Black Rose's cheek. She looked at him.
"I won't do it again," she said.