Blink, Mush, and Gambler had been wandering around the streets of Manhattan
for a half-hour now, and there was still no sign of Jade. They were heading
back to the Lodging House when they heard a cough from behind them.
Turning around they saw Patriot.
"Ummm. guys, I found 'er." She said, her voice barely audible. "Ya bettah follow me." Blink, glanced at Mush and Gambler then, eagerly nodded his head. Pate turned and led them down a few streets, streets that Blink, Mush, and Gambler knew to be dangerous. Finally they reached an alleyway, and there, lying sprawled on the ground was Jade. She was covered in blood, and her breathing was shallow and slow. Blink noticed a knife stuck in her left leg, and gasped. He knew that it was very unlikely that she would live, and, although he hadn't known her long, tears began to fall from his eyes.
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Jade was slightly aware of the gentle hands that slowly, and carefully began to pull the knife from her leg.
A sharp scream echoed through the air, and the gentle hands pulled away instantly. It took a while for Jade to realize that it was her own scream that she had heard only a few moments before.
Those gentle hands were on her leg again, and she could hear a voice talking to her in a soothing tone, but she couldn't understand what it was saying. Very slowly she could feel those hands begin to pull at the blade again. Jade screamed again and again with every small move of the blade. The pain was excruciating; traveling all through her body. She struggled against the pain, and against the hands that were sliding the blade from her leg, but a new pair of hands grabbed hold of her and held her down. Jade let out a long shriek of pain as those gentle hands pulled the blade out the rest of the way, then she stopped and lay limply on the ground. Slowly, she was slipping into darkness, oblivion.
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Voices pounded in Jade's head. They seemed to be yelling in her ear, yet she couldn't make out what they said. She tried to move, but a sharp pain shot through her body making her cry out in pain. "Jade!" another voice boomed in her head, but this time she understood what it said.
"Shut Up!" she screamed, then slowly opened her eyes. Looking around the room she saw Blink, Kloppman, and two girls that she didn't know slowly backing away from her. Sighing deeply she closed her eyes again. "Ise sorry." She whispered. "Just talk quieter please." She begged.
"We Was bein' quiet, we was Whisperin'." stated one of the girls. Jade opened one eye in surprise and stared at the girl. She had shoulder length brown hair, and bright blue eyes.
"Who're youse?" Jade asked quietly. The girl stared at Jade a while before answering.
"Ise Two Bit." She answered rather sharply, but Jade wasn't phased by Two Bit's sharp tone. Jade opened her other eye and stared at the second girl. She had longer blonde hair, and bright blue eyes.
"Ise Ivy." Jade nodded her head and closed her eyes again.
"Heya Kloppman," she said weakly her strength failing quickly. Then directing her words toward Blink she said, "What're you doin' heah, Demetri?" Jade's voice dripped with disdain, and hatred, even in the weak state that she was in.
Blink stared at her, shock displayed plainly on his face. Kloppman turned to look at Blink, the look on his face told Blink that he better tell him what happened. Blink just shrugged his shoulders, looked at Jade one more time, then turned and walked out the door. Kloppman, Ivy, and Two Bit turned back to Jade to ask what that was all about. but she was already asleep.
"Ummm. guys, I found 'er." She said, her voice barely audible. "Ya bettah follow me." Blink, glanced at Mush and Gambler then, eagerly nodded his head. Pate turned and led them down a few streets, streets that Blink, Mush, and Gambler knew to be dangerous. Finally they reached an alleyway, and there, lying sprawled on the ground was Jade. She was covered in blood, and her breathing was shallow and slow. Blink noticed a knife stuck in her left leg, and gasped. He knew that it was very unlikely that she would live, and, although he hadn't known her long, tears began to fall from his eyes.
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Jade was slightly aware of the gentle hands that slowly, and carefully began to pull the knife from her leg.
A sharp scream echoed through the air, and the gentle hands pulled away instantly. It took a while for Jade to realize that it was her own scream that she had heard only a few moments before.
Those gentle hands were on her leg again, and she could hear a voice talking to her in a soothing tone, but she couldn't understand what it was saying. Very slowly she could feel those hands begin to pull at the blade again. Jade screamed again and again with every small move of the blade. The pain was excruciating; traveling all through her body. She struggled against the pain, and against the hands that were sliding the blade from her leg, but a new pair of hands grabbed hold of her and held her down. Jade let out a long shriek of pain as those gentle hands pulled the blade out the rest of the way, then she stopped and lay limply on the ground. Slowly, she was slipping into darkness, oblivion.
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Voices pounded in Jade's head. They seemed to be yelling in her ear, yet she couldn't make out what they said. She tried to move, but a sharp pain shot through her body making her cry out in pain. "Jade!" another voice boomed in her head, but this time she understood what it said.
"Shut Up!" she screamed, then slowly opened her eyes. Looking around the room she saw Blink, Kloppman, and two girls that she didn't know slowly backing away from her. Sighing deeply she closed her eyes again. "Ise sorry." She whispered. "Just talk quieter please." She begged.
"We Was bein' quiet, we was Whisperin'." stated one of the girls. Jade opened one eye in surprise and stared at the girl. She had shoulder length brown hair, and bright blue eyes.
"Who're youse?" Jade asked quietly. The girl stared at Jade a while before answering.
"Ise Two Bit." She answered rather sharply, but Jade wasn't phased by Two Bit's sharp tone. Jade opened her other eye and stared at the second girl. She had longer blonde hair, and bright blue eyes.
"Ise Ivy." Jade nodded her head and closed her eyes again.
"Heya Kloppman," she said weakly her strength failing quickly. Then directing her words toward Blink she said, "What're you doin' heah, Demetri?" Jade's voice dripped with disdain, and hatred, even in the weak state that she was in.
Blink stared at her, shock displayed plainly on his face. Kloppman turned to look at Blink, the look on his face told Blink that he better tell him what happened. Blink just shrugged his shoulders, looked at Jade one more time, then turned and walked out the door. Kloppman, Ivy, and Two Bit turned back to Jade to ask what that was all about. but she was already asleep.