Muttering under his breath, Nny walked down the street, unsure of exactly what his destination was. He had to get away from her, the one who made him feel. Her statement had struck a cord in him … almost like a hurt. He was hurt by the fact that she was treating him like some sort of chore.
Calming down, he noticed that the feeling was ebbing away rather quickly. Eyes closed, he took in a deep breath and ran his hand through his hair and the feeling was gone completely. When he opened his eyes, he looked forward and saw a tall figure approaching him. It was Tristan.
"Hmm, not wearing your usual coat of blood." His eyebrow rose at that realization.
"Oh, Nny … is that all you think I do?" Tristan laughed. "What's wrong with you? Your girlfriend kick you out of the house."
Johnny gritted his teeth. Like he would have any such thing to do with a female, especially one as irritating as Piper. "Can't I just take a nice leisurely walk without you jumping to such … repulsive conclusions?"
"No, what makes me jump to such 'conclusions' is the fact that the little twit is still alive. What are we running, Nny, some type of … an adoption agency? Bringing home cute little things and giving them a home? She should be on the street or dead, although I personally prefer the latter. Why is that girl in our home?"
"First of all, it is my home, and second why should I have to explain to you. If I feel like keeping someone in my home, it should be my choice. How easily you forget that I've allowed you to stay without cutting out your heart."
A smirk crept onto Tristan's face. "Like you could … and besides I'm different. We're a kindred spirit, you and I. She looks like she should be in church, making nice and cookies and what not. Somehow I have trouble trying to figure out where in this picture she fits."
He really didn't feel like explaining it to her. He wasn't even entirely sure if Tristan would understand, or believe him. So he just sighed, and said, "Look, the girl stays and that's that. And seeing as how I was so kind to allow you to stay … I would ask that you show some courtesy and leave her alone. I'd like to keep her around, as irritating as she is, and I would ask that you not question it."
Tristan's eyes narrowed as she suppressed a dangerous growl. There he was with that telling her what to do thing. She was about to say something when she looked up and noticed Piper approaching the two of them. "Speak of the bloody devil …"
Nny turned to see Piper approaching, and he cursed under his breath. The whole point of leaving the house was to get away from her.
"Girl Scout meeting over?" Tristan asked.
Piper scowled, but paid no mind to her. Instead she turned to Johnny. "Why did you leave so suddenly?"
"I was under the impression that I was a bother to you, so I eliminated myself for you. You may return to your smiley time, free from my presence."
"Nny, your not a bother to me … it's just- …" She noticed Tristan still standing there, listening to their conversation rather aptly. "Do you mind?"
Piper felt the wrath of Tristan's deadly glare of doom. (AN: Doom is such a neat word! Doom doom doom doom DOOM!) "Oh, do pardon me for my lack of manners." She apologized falsely. "I'll leave you two alone … there are a few people in the basement who deserve a slow painful death … and a few outside of it as well." She directed that last part right at Piper, and she purposely shouldered her as she walked past her.
"How funny … that you assume that I want to converse with you. I left for a reason, you know." Nny stated as soon as Tristan was out of earshot.
"Well right now, I don't care what you want. I can't let you walk away from me like that. I'm sorry if what I said upset you, but I was-"
"And how quickly you assume that I am … hurt by what you've said." He lied. Deep down he knew very well that her words had undoubtedly left a sting. "After all, I am merely a cold, unfeeling thing. Your words or actions have no affect on me."
Piper nodded. "Okay, Nny … you wanna believe that you go right ahead. You're a human being … you were born a feeling creature. There is no unlearning of your nature … "
"Hmm, where have I heard that before?" No really, it was weird how he'd heard those words before. Only the last time he heard them they were coming from a talking inanimate object.
Piper inhaled a deep breath of air. "Come on. There's something I want to show you." She started down the sidewalk again, pulling on his wrist.
"Where are we going?" He asked, yanking his arm free from her grip. What was he, some kind of puppy on a leash?
"You'll see." Was all the information Piper would offer.
(AN: Oooo, I wonder where they are going! I just wanted to take a moment to say I'm actually really surprised that this story is getting such good feedback! I really didn't think that it would go over this well, but I'm glad to see that everyone has such nice things to say about it. Whee! I'm a happy Korie now.)