A/N: Damn. Someone realized that I fucked up in the first chapter with the spelling of Kidman's name. Yeah, I kinda do have fat (as well as dumb!) fingers when it comes to this keyboard *kicks keyboards ass* and I had planned on secretly *James Bond theme music heard* fixing it, but someone saw it ;( Tisk. Oh well! Ummm Let's see. I still own no one. Vince does. ALL HAIL GOD VINCE! Tajiri's views in my story don't represent his views in real life (hopefully not anyway) And I issa sorry if I make anyone mad with my sterotype (Hey, if you want sterotype's wait until you see the next chapter to my Christian/Molly ficcy with the Hurricane and his Southren voice. Sigh, LOL) I think that's about it, in my quest to cover my ass from lawsuits. Oh! And a big thanks and cookies to all those who reviewed! I love you all! LMAO! Rock on!
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Torrie was sitting with Tajiri waiting for Molly and Raven to get into the club. She knew that they'd more likely be late, because... well, it was Molly and Raven. But, Tajiri didn't and he was getting impatient.
"Tajiri! Be patient! Please!"
" // I am sorry my flower. You know how much I dislike these places. I do not know why I agreed. // "
Because you've been getting more and more jealous as the weeks go by and you don't what me to fall for someone else, when your not around? Torrie thought to herself, but said out loud, "Because you know how much I love these places! Look! That guy on the dance floor is break dancing! Cool!"
Tajiri rolled his eyes and looked at his watch. Soon. Soon, all his hard-work will come to a boil. Tajiri laughed evilly, but Torrie didn't hear it because she was to busy looking at the breakdancer.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Molly was looking around for Torrie in the crowd of people. This will be so good! I can't wait until she sees who Raven and I brought alon-- Molly stops in mid-thought as she realizes that Tajiri is sitting next to Torrie and he is staring right at Billy.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Raven sighed. Sometimes I wonder why I allow Molly to do things that I know will only end up hurting her and her friends? Aw shit. Tajiri sees us, but Kidman is still oblivious. You'd think with all the street skills he has, that Billy would be more aware of his fucking surroundings.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Billy was looking around the club. Hey! Breakdancing! Cool! I remember when I could do that! Hmm. Molly and Raven have both stopped I wonder wh-- That bastard! That no good dirty bastard! Billy turned to glare at Raven.
Raven only put his hands up to say that he had no idea. Damn it. Well, he's seen me and there is not much else I can do, so might as well walk over. Poor Torrie has no idea what is going on yet.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Torrie feels Tajiri straighted up and she looks up and sees Raven and Molly... and... Billy.
"Hey everyone." Molly says peacefully.
"Hey Molly. Raven." Torrie says and then dreads her next words, "Kidman."
Billy's eyes flash red when she says his last name as if she has no recollection of the years they spent together, but then they cool down as he realizes that she has no other choice when Tajiri is around.
"Hello." he says looking down at his feet.
" // Hello Tajiri. Good music, huh? // " Raven asks evenly in Japanese, hoping for as little confrontation as possible. Raven sits down across from Torrie and Molly sits next to him. The only one without a significant other, Billy, ends up sitting at the end of the table next to Molly.
Tajiri smiles and says, " // My cat can make better music if I put her into a blender. // "
Raven lets out a hearty laugh. Molly takes this as a cue to make small talk with Torrie, and Billy stays silent, keeping his eyes focused on anything, but Torrie. Which was very hard, because he thought she looked lovely in a simple white dress, and her hair swept up in a bun, and simple make-up. Simple things for a simple beauty.
Over at the other end of the table Torrie was trying not to look at Billy either, or think about him either. She knew one thing, Molly was dead when this night was over. No doubts about it.
The night went by very, very slowly for the group. And very, very badly. You know it's a bad night, when Raven is the most talkative person in a group...
It was getting close to midnight and Tajiri wanted to leave.
"Please? Can't we stay a little bit later? I want to see the next band!" Torrie pleaded.
" // NO! We go now! // " Tajiri said and grabbed Torrie by the arm.
Billy couldn't hold himself back any longer, and he grabbed the arm of Tajiri that was holding on to Torrie.
"I don't know if your as deaf, as you are stupid, but the lady said no. And were I come from, No means No." Billy said as he started squeezing Tajiri's arm.
Tajiri let go of Torrie and said in broken English so that Billy could understand him. "And where I am from, 'No' means that the woman has a fiery tongue. And that fire must be stamped out, like she should be, especially when it comes to the dealings of her man."
Now Billy's eyes were smothering, "No woman should ever have to be subjective to dominate men. That's one thing I learned from my mother."
Tajiri grinned evilly, "That just means that she was the dominative one and your father was the submissive one.
"My parents are both dead." Billy said through clenched teeth, "And I don't appreciate you talking about them."
"Well, what are you going to do about it, kid?" Tajiri asked poking Billy in the chest, both of them standing up now.
Torrie cut in at this moment, "You two don't have to do this you know!"
Neither one bothered to answer her. She figured they wouldn't have, but she tried anyway.
Raven sighed and grabbed Molly and Torrie by the arms and led them silently into the ladys room. He pointed to Molly and said, "Molly... You should get some towels... I'm sure we'll need them later. Torrie come with me." And with that he led Torrie into the mens bathroom.
Torrie leaned on the mirror next to the sink in the bathroom, with her arms folded across her chest. She watched Raven pace back and forth in front of her, like a caged animal who was plotting his next move. Even though Torrie might have seemed to the naked eye as anything but cool, calm, and as collective as, say Rob Van Dam. But, inside she was anything but.
She was terrified. Not only was she scared because she was in a very closed and confined place with a seemingly angry Raven, but also because two men that she cared for deeply were outside the dirty and disgusting bathroom door, about to kill each other.
"Can't you go out there and stop them?" Torrie's small and weak voice asked, breaking the silence.
Raven stopped his pacing to look at her. "No." he simply said and then went back to his pacing.
Torrie's eyes grew wide, "What?" she asked incredulously.
Raven grinned, "I see someone is channeling Stone Cold... I said 'no' because Billy wouldn't want me to break up their fight."
Torrie gasped and said haughty, "And how would you--" Raven stopped pacing and turned menacingly to her, "How would I know?" he finished her sentence for her. "Because I've known Billy longer." Torrie looked like she was going to cut into Ravens tirade, -- but everyone knows that once he starts, he'd never stop anyway. -- "Yeah, yeah. You might have known him since the two of you were small tots. That's all well and good, but were you there for him when his mother died? No. Were you there for him when he became depressed? No. How about when his stuff was repressed, and he was homeless for awhile? No. Were you there for him when people made fun of him and called him names? No.
But, I was. I helped him. I got him to see the cheery things that life had to offer... which is fairly grotesque to begin with, that *I* helped him fight the depression fairy, but that's a whole 'nother story. I took him in. I took him in like he was my brother... Wait, scratch that... I hate most of my family. I took him in like he was my son. So, trust me when I say that he *needs* to get this fight out of his system."
Torrie sighed sadly and nodded, " I know, Raven. I know. It's just I don't want to see him hurt."
"And he shares the same sentiment for you. And since he is my son of sorts, that would make you my daughter-in-law in my twisted mental family. So, I'd feel much better if you stayed here while I walk out into that miniature war zone and find my Molly."
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Torrie was sitting with Tajiri waiting for Molly and Raven to get into the club. She knew that they'd more likely be late, because... well, it was Molly and Raven. But, Tajiri didn't and he was getting impatient.
"Tajiri! Be patient! Please!"
" // I am sorry my flower. You know how much I dislike these places. I do not know why I agreed. // "
Because you've been getting more and more jealous as the weeks go by and you don't what me to fall for someone else, when your not around? Torrie thought to herself, but said out loud, "Because you know how much I love these places! Look! That guy on the dance floor is break dancing! Cool!"
Tajiri rolled his eyes and looked at his watch. Soon. Soon, all his hard-work will come to a boil. Tajiri laughed evilly, but Torrie didn't hear it because she was to busy looking at the breakdancer.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Molly was looking around for Torrie in the crowd of people. This will be so good! I can't wait until she sees who Raven and I brought alon-- Molly stops in mid-thought as she realizes that Tajiri is sitting next to Torrie and he is staring right at Billy.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Raven sighed. Sometimes I wonder why I allow Molly to do things that I know will only end up hurting her and her friends? Aw shit. Tajiri sees us, but Kidman is still oblivious. You'd think with all the street skills he has, that Billy would be more aware of his fucking surroundings.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Billy was looking around the club. Hey! Breakdancing! Cool! I remember when I could do that! Hmm. Molly and Raven have both stopped I wonder wh-- That bastard! That no good dirty bastard! Billy turned to glare at Raven.
Raven only put his hands up to say that he had no idea. Damn it. Well, he's seen me and there is not much else I can do, so might as well walk over. Poor Torrie has no idea what is going on yet.
~~~~~~~~At the club~~~~~~~~~~~
Torrie feels Tajiri straighted up and she looks up and sees Raven and Molly... and... Billy.
"Hey everyone." Molly says peacefully.
"Hey Molly. Raven." Torrie says and then dreads her next words, "Kidman."
Billy's eyes flash red when she says his last name as if she has no recollection of the years they spent together, but then they cool down as he realizes that she has no other choice when Tajiri is around.
"Hello." he says looking down at his feet.
" // Hello Tajiri. Good music, huh? // " Raven asks evenly in Japanese, hoping for as little confrontation as possible. Raven sits down across from Torrie and Molly sits next to him. The only one without a significant other, Billy, ends up sitting at the end of the table next to Molly.
Tajiri smiles and says, " // My cat can make better music if I put her into a blender. // "
Raven lets out a hearty laugh. Molly takes this as a cue to make small talk with Torrie, and Billy stays silent, keeping his eyes focused on anything, but Torrie. Which was very hard, because he thought she looked lovely in a simple white dress, and her hair swept up in a bun, and simple make-up. Simple things for a simple beauty.
Over at the other end of the table Torrie was trying not to look at Billy either, or think about him either. She knew one thing, Molly was dead when this night was over. No doubts about it.
The night went by very, very slowly for the group. And very, very badly. You know it's a bad night, when Raven is the most talkative person in a group...
It was getting close to midnight and Tajiri wanted to leave.
"Please? Can't we stay a little bit later? I want to see the next band!" Torrie pleaded.
" // NO! We go now! // " Tajiri said and grabbed Torrie by the arm.
Billy couldn't hold himself back any longer, and he grabbed the arm of Tajiri that was holding on to Torrie.
"I don't know if your as deaf, as you are stupid, but the lady said no. And were I come from, No means No." Billy said as he started squeezing Tajiri's arm.
Tajiri let go of Torrie and said in broken English so that Billy could understand him. "And where I am from, 'No' means that the woman has a fiery tongue. And that fire must be stamped out, like she should be, especially when it comes to the dealings of her man."
Now Billy's eyes were smothering, "No woman should ever have to be subjective to dominate men. That's one thing I learned from my mother."
Tajiri grinned evilly, "That just means that she was the dominative one and your father was the submissive one.
"My parents are both dead." Billy said through clenched teeth, "And I don't appreciate you talking about them."
"Well, what are you going to do about it, kid?" Tajiri asked poking Billy in the chest, both of them standing up now.
Torrie cut in at this moment, "You two don't have to do this you know!"
Neither one bothered to answer her. She figured they wouldn't have, but she tried anyway.
Raven sighed and grabbed Molly and Torrie by the arms and led them silently into the ladys room. He pointed to Molly and said, "Molly... You should get some towels... I'm sure we'll need them later. Torrie come with me." And with that he led Torrie into the mens bathroom.
Torrie leaned on the mirror next to the sink in the bathroom, with her arms folded across her chest. She watched Raven pace back and forth in front of her, like a caged animal who was plotting his next move. Even though Torrie might have seemed to the naked eye as anything but cool, calm, and as collective as, say Rob Van Dam. But, inside she was anything but.
She was terrified. Not only was she scared because she was in a very closed and confined place with a seemingly angry Raven, but also because two men that she cared for deeply were outside the dirty and disgusting bathroom door, about to kill each other.
"Can't you go out there and stop them?" Torrie's small and weak voice asked, breaking the silence.
Raven stopped his pacing to look at her. "No." he simply said and then went back to his pacing.
Torrie's eyes grew wide, "What?" she asked incredulously.
Raven grinned, "I see someone is channeling Stone Cold... I said 'no' because Billy wouldn't want me to break up their fight."
Torrie gasped and said haughty, "And how would you--" Raven stopped pacing and turned menacingly to her, "How would I know?" he finished her sentence for her. "Because I've known Billy longer." Torrie looked like she was going to cut into Ravens tirade, -- but everyone knows that once he starts, he'd never stop anyway. -- "Yeah, yeah. You might have known him since the two of you were small tots. That's all well and good, but were you there for him when his mother died? No. Were you there for him when he became depressed? No. How about when his stuff was repressed, and he was homeless for awhile? No. Were you there for him when people made fun of him and called him names? No.
But, I was. I helped him. I got him to see the cheery things that life had to offer... which is fairly grotesque to begin with, that *I* helped him fight the depression fairy, but that's a whole 'nother story. I took him in. I took him in like he was my brother... Wait, scratch that... I hate most of my family. I took him in like he was my son. So, trust me when I say that he *needs* to get this fight out of his system."
Torrie sighed sadly and nodded, " I know, Raven. I know. It's just I don't want to see him hurt."
"And he shares the same sentiment for you. And since he is my son of sorts, that would make you my daughter-in-law in my twisted mental family. So, I'd feel much better if you stayed here while I walk out into that miniature war zone and find my Molly."
