Chapter Five Part Two

Sparkle Pens

DivineAngel

"Hey." He flashed a lopped smile from her doorway. Watching her green eyes and thin red hair look up. Her face smiling immediately.

"When my aunt said she was giving you two that pool card I didn't actually think you were both going to bust in." she giggled immediately, soft green eyes running over the pink on his face.

"Shut up." he smiled. "Did you get-"

"-Yeah I got it." He grinned watching her get up now. Her small but thin and cute eight year old feminine form hopping off her bed in dark blue Capri's and white tank top holding only a small printed pink butterfly on her chest. Her room was small, but familiar. No doubt they would be sleeping there tonight, he knew the minute Gene didn't have any real words to say to Iris when she opened the door. Dumb ass, he grinned watching her. Still thin red hair digging through her small brown desk cluttered with girl stuff. Small twin bed and dresser, both dark wood, pink bedspread and dark green walls. He never asked why pink and green. Most girls where into having things match well, but then again he never really cared. "What is it?"

He looked down taking the small black appliance for her. "It's part of a radiator." He frowned slightly watching her roll her eyes as she scoffed at him.

"Two hundred Wong for part of a radiator?" She giggled lightly now. She's calling me stupid isn't she? he frowned. "No wonder you didn't want Gene to know." She giggled.

"Shut up Danny, doesn't matter why I didn't want him to know." He frowned looking down at it, it was certainly going to be helpful.

"Your not still restoring that car are you?" He glanced up at her, she wasn't teasing just asking.

"Maybe." He smiled watching her play with the small nail polish bottle on her bed. "Why?"

She shrugged. "Just wondering. Is that all you've been doing for the last three weeks?" She glanced up, soft green eyes smiling at him, watching him shrug now.

"No. I have been working." She made a face.

"Jim.." she trailed lightly, sitting up straighter from where she was painting her toe nails a soft yellow. Her face just dully looking at him before sighing, she wasn't going to tell him that was sorta dumb. Since she knew they hadn't paid their water bill last month and were working too often to ever find time to play. "Never mind." she frowned lightly "Come do this." He frowned slightly watching her extend the nail polish bottle to him. "Come ooon. You do it better then me!" She giggled, he did somehow. He was good at moving his fingers . "Come on if you do I'll give you something good." She smiled watching him lazily look at her.

"I am going to take this apart." He stated his answer matter o' factly watching her look at the radiator he sat down with as she frowned before groaning at him.

"Come on! Don't be mean, I am serious I got this real cool thing I got for you." She watched his blue eyes lazily glace up at her from where he sat. Long jean shorts, white t-shirt and blonde hair. "You'll like it." She smiled watching him sigh heavily. Leaving the black thing on the floor. Her weight leaning forward slightly as he got onto the bed taking the yellow bottle from her. "Here, you paint my nails and I'll do your hair." she watched him frown slightly as he swirled the small brush in the sweet smelling yellow paint. His eyes shooting her an annoyed look as he looked up before choking a small laugh at her bright smile. Her legs leaning into his so he could focus on her nails as the top half of her body leaned off the bed digging for hair clips.

"Do you have anything to eat down there?" He watched her green eyes glance up at him from where she was stretching to reach a sparkly purple barrette.

"Just receses cups." She stated her answer matter o' factly watching him grin immediately.

"Give me some or I am painting your face instead." He grinned at her watching her roll her eyes as she sighed. Familiar with his threats.

"You know I'll give you some. How come you always have to do that?" She giggled lightly pulling a small drug store bag out with the clips and tossing it at him. Watching him stop painting to open it and start devouring her candy. "These are going to look so good on you." He frowned watching her giggled as she shifted her weight so she could reach him easier.

"You know how annoying you are." She frowned slightly, green eyes focusing on the blonde strands she pulled upward so she could put the clip in. Annoyed chewing blue eyes watching her, looking up slightly at her focused face before grinning at her as she growled pulling the clip back out before pushing it back in and smiling satisfied. "Very annoying." She looked down giggling at him, watching him just sigh. Light hands opening a fourth reece cup, the food was good so why complain now.

"Ok can't look till I am done k?" She smiled, small feminine hands digging through a shoe box of clips, looking up as he took a few before digging some more.

"Where do you get all these dumb things?" He frowned looking at the small lady bug clips before the sparkly silver one . "Don't the sparkles come out in your hair?' He made a face as she look up at him.

"Yeah actually they did but I put clear nail polish over them and they don't now." She watched him make a baffled expression throwing them at her before leaning into the bed post eating. Blue eyes watching her get up for the closet. "Hey Jim.."

"Yeah?...shut up." she frowned slightly turning around to look at him as he cut her off. Blue eyes opening another reece pieces cup as he chewed, un- entertained with whatever girl stuff she had over there. "Ahh what." He groaned looking up at her as he saw her face.

"Shut up." He grinned watching her turn around going into the small closet as she teased him, bothering him for no reason knowing his response would be shut up. Green eyes digging through clothes, toys, stuff.. "Ahh will you get this stupid cot out of my closet!" She frowned slightly watching him make a face as though he would gag just to tease her as he sat one of her perfume bottles down.

"Fine." He grinned getting off the bed watching her squint at him. Her small hand smacking him as he reached into the closet pulling on the mattress.

"And stop teasing me!" He chuckled watching her frown as he pulled it out. "What do you think Gene and my aunt are doing downstairs?" She leaned into the closet doorway watching him. The small folded metal structure and mattress coming out fast as he yanked it hard.

"Dunno, but I'd stay up here if I were you." She frowned watching him push it onto the floor more.

"Why?" She made a face watching him shrug.

"Just shut up. You want me to paint your nails or not?" She frowned.

"You want my gift or not?" she stuck her tongue at him watching his blue eyes squint at her annoyed.

"Brat." He grinned at her ripping the barrette she held from her.

"Jim your such a big snot!" He pulled it out of her reach watching her try for it.

"You have to reach higherHahaha!" He laughed watching her try as she growled at him before giggling as he tripped over his own radiator crap. Blue eyes looking down quickly steadying his movement before throwing the clip at her.

"Cut it out!" she smiled

"Shut up!" He chuckled watching her pick it up, small Capri's and tank top coming at him. Still three months older but now one and a half inches shorter already.

"Don't move while I put this in or I'll stab your eye with it." She giggled watching his blue eyes follow the clip as she started working it into his hair.

"But I'll get blood all over your pink girl garbage." He chuckled watching her slowly smile. Listening but receiving slower as she focused.

"But you'll be dead." She smiled at him as she pulled her hand back letting out a satisfied smile. Moving back lightly before standing still as he shoved one into her hair.

"You look so stupid like that." He laughed at her watching her smile.

"Speak for yourself." She giggled ripping the small mirror off her dresser of paper, nail polish, dolls and small plastic kitties.

"Hey!" He snapped frowning into the mirror as his reflection came back to him. Her small sparkly most-girl-like barrettes pulling his hair away from his head and sticking it out awkwardly. Green eyes giggling uncontrollably at him watching him grab the black marker on her dresser flashing an evil smile. "I am going to scribble all over your face so.."

"Hey." His blonde hair and her green eyes both looked up at the unruly red hair that opened the door. Scarred face making a baffled expression at the blonde hair complete with five or six barrettes. "Ahh, you guys planning on staying in here?" He made a face, suppressing his chuckles as the light hands quickly started ripping the small pins from his hair as she giggled.

"Shut up!" He growled at her before starting towards the familiar scarred face grinning at him. "I am starving Gene." He groaned dully at the dark eyes that simply shrugged. "We're staying here tonight aren't we?" the blue eyes squinted up at the scarred face that only grinned harder.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't." The unruly hair chuckled starting back into the hall slightly. Watching the blonde hair growl at him as he threw its book bag at it. Blue eyes squinting.

"You mean don't do anything you would!" He snickered at the scarred face that shot him a look as it started down the stairs before chuckling as it reached the bottom. Blue eyes watching before looking toward the window as he sighed. The sun was almost gone, soft yellow streams flowing in through the large window above the door. Blue eyes watching the small pieces of dust move slowly, if the sun was almost gone it was probably well after nine.

"Are you staying then?" She watching him look back at her dully before glancing down and shifting the bag back onto his shoulder.

"Yeah." he grumbled lightly walking past her into her bedroom. Green eyes watching him move over to the small cot. Wedging it open before snapping it together. Loose white shirt and jean shorts flopping on top of it as he sighed before shutting his eyes.

"Jim?" He didn't answer, her green eyes watching him lay there quietly. A blue eye frowning up at her as it opened to her thin red hair that now stood directly above him looking down at him. "Your not seriously going to sleep are you?" she made a face like -how pathetic- watching him frown harder.

"So what. Go do something away from me." He frowned at her watching her stand up slightly, young girl hands sliding onto her hips as she let out a small sigh. Soft red hair running into her face lightly as she continued looking down at him. Watching him start to frown as he lay there. Aware she was still waiting before opening an eye and growling at her. "What." he spit irritated.

"I need you to finish painting my nails." She smiled lightly starting back for the bed, her matter o' fact answer lingering in the air as he watched her. Thin red hair jumping as the small cot slammed into the side of her twin bed before he got back onto it. Watching her sit with her legs hanging off the side of her bed onto his as he sat Indian style ready to finish. Green eyes watching him slowly move the brush better then she could. Smearing the yellow so it glided over her small nail easily and completely before moving to the next. "Thank you." He stopped, blue eyes looking up, slowly relaxing from where they were frowning.

"Yeah." he looked back down, her smiling green eyes watching his blonde hair work before giggling slightly, listening to him growl at her in response.

"Say it, say it say it." She sung giggling watching him look up dully. "You think I am pretty? DO you Jim? Think I am pretty?" She smiled watching him make a disgusted face.

"You look smarter with your mouth closed." He grumbled lightly at her, shoving the bottle back onto the bed as he finished before shoving her legs too. Green eyes giggling harder at him.

"Your just jealous your not a girl cause we're so pretty and get to wear all these pretty things." She giggled watching him sigh heavily. Closed blue eyes frowning. "You would be more mature if you would just admit it." His blonde hair just shook lightly shooting her a look like -what an idiot- as he looked at her, watching her smile. Thin red hair beaming, humming to herself as she got up walking to her dresser and pulling some stuff out. Giggling as she walked into the hall towards the bathroom to change.

"Try not to look so ugly when you come back!" He yelled after her sitting up quickly before grinning as the bathroom door slammed. "Stupid." he muttered to himself shoving the cot away from the bed with his feet as he lay on it. Blue eyes looking up at the ceiling as he sighed before getting up. Pulling his loose jean shorts up the small amount they had dropped, they were slightly to big. Blonde hair running into his eyes as he started into the hall, lazily strolling down the stairs towards the kitchen for a drink. Slowly stopping so he could hear better, that was definitely Gene but...not. He frowned, cool loose white pain of Iris's hall running against his side as he leaned into the wall. Slowly creeping the small foot towards the large kitchen doorway.

So it was Gene...ahh what a pig. He frowned looking down slightly. Unruly red hair preoccupied with the sweet light skin covering Iris's body. The scarred hand lost inside her shirt...I was planning on eating, his head growled glancing back up. Blue eyes watching a night of hunger run over him as the familiar scarred body practically swallowed her lighter figure it pressed into the refrigerator. His light face frowning as he watched, I am being so rude, his head whisphered as he blinked. But it was so..

It was easy to see how hard Gene was breathing, as though he would eat her any second, her light face suddenly appearing as his disappeared into her neck. Familiar soft features gasping for air suddenly, panting on the small shoulder hosting her up.

He frowned, blue eyes glaring at the red hair before blinking fast. The cool paint running along his back as he leaned away from the doorway quickly. Darkness running over him as he squeezed his eyes shut, that was something he shouldn't have seen alright. Small bounces of light flickering inside his eye lids as he quickly rubbed his face with his hands before jumping. Listening to Iris's quick squeaked moan as he bolted back for the stairs. He had watched Gene's hands pull from under her shirt, running under her dress fast. Blue eyes squeezing shut again as he tried to erase watching the small silk underwear running down her legs fast as the stronger darker skin hosted her up to straddle its hips as it messed with its pants. How disgusting was that. He couldn't be expected to do that, I don't want to be like Gene, his eyes squeezed harder.

"Ahh!" He blinked fast watching her turn around. Frowning green eyes glaring at him as he walked into her. "What's your problem get off!" She frowned watching him stumble back as she shoved him, blinking quickly as she blinked. That was weird, he didn't even say shut up. "Hey are you sick or something Jim? What's the matter with you face?"

He frowned fast watching her giggle at him. It wasn't like he could feel the heat in his cheeks burning them red.

"Maybe you got to much sun. Don't puke in my room, I don't want it smelling like your disgusting vomit." He blinked dully watching her climb onto her bed kicking the sheets down with her feet now in small pink shorts and a white tank top. Blonde hair running into his eyes as he looked down quickly moving over to the familiar cot stored already made with clean sheets.

The crisp light blue cotton running under him as he lay down, feeling his heart beating as it ran against the mattress. Closed green eyes and red hair resting on her side some half a foot higher them him on her bed. Blue eyes glancing up at her as she sighed heavily, relaxing into her soft sheets before looking down at him. "If you not too tired do you mind if I get up and get something?" She watched him shake his head no, he didn't seem to care. Thin red hair running into her eyes slightly as she got up sliding the closet open again and picking up the familiar bag she had waiting for him. "Jim." She stated his name as she climbed onto the bed again, blue eyes opening to look up at her, lazily glancing a the bag.

"What?" He frowned lightly, soft sheets running under the palms of his hand as he got ready to get up. She might throw something at him or squirt him.

"Look I found this and thought you mind want it." she smiled lightly, giggling at how fast he got up recognizing the familiar electronic black color. Blonde strands of his hair running into her thin red ones sitting in front of him as he looked down at the small thin object in her hand. "It's some kind of computer, I thought you would like it. All I know is your able to transfer data to and from it. Since it has this little port here right?" She watched his blue eyes tilt slightly to look where her finger was pointing before grinning.

"Your just giving it to me?" He smiled looking up at her immediately watching her smile roll her eyes.

"No you have to spin around three times and say you'll marry me." She giggled teasing him watching him laugh as he snatched it from her quickly. "Fine." she giggled watching him move back to the cot with it opening it quickly. It was a computer, a good computer.

"You really just found it. It's not hot?" He glanced up at her watching her frown. "Sorry." He chuckled. "Thanks this is...I can have it?" She giggled, red strands running around her face softly as she rocked to the side slightly playing.

"Yahuh that's what I said isn't it?...just.." She watched him glance up at the sound of a catch. "You can't make fun of me when I watch Cinderella and you have to let me color on you with my sparkle pens." He grinned.

"If that's all deal." He heard her giggle with excitement and she bolted from her bed. The sound of the closet door opening for her sparkle pens, much like gel rolls they used to make back in the twentieth century. "This is so awesome."

She glanced back at him watching him slowly unscrew the back, quickly reaching over towards the radiator part he just bought. Dragging it over and onto the bed fast before looking around for his bag. "Wow.didn't think you would be this thrilled." He either ignored her or didn't bother to answer, feeling her weight sit behind him on the bed. Green eyes giggling as he jumped at her touch before pulling his shirt off for her, quickly disassembling the intricate chips making up the inside of the small thin rectangle. "What do you want me to draw?" He grinned watching her face appear leaning around the side of him. Giggling as he just grinned, to happy to care if it was dancing unicorns. "Alright then." She giggled leaning back and popping her neon pink pen open.

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"Alright you know it's good because of these here." She glanced up slightly, green eyes watching him point at a small chip extruding from the sea of other electric parts resting over his chest as he lay on her bed. Her small orange pen coloring the center of the large daisy decorating the side of his stomach. "See it?" He grinned watching her nod. "I can't believe this, look this chip here can send communication through out all of the interconectab...the blue wires." he grinned simplifying things for her, watching her shake her head slightly. Humored as she contemplated which green would best make the leaf to his rambling. "I am going to be able to access all kinda of stuff with this." He grinned watching her color, this was so cool. It would have cost a fortune if he had to buy it, and it was just given to him, this was just so cool.

"Jim." she sighed slightly sitting back from where she was leaning over his stomach to put a large smiley face in the flower. "Aren't you tired yet? It's two o'clock get off I want to go to sleeeep" He continued grinning, watching her whine about something.

"No, keep drawing." He chuckled his order at her, turning the green computer chip in his hand, blue eyes straining to stay open. This thing was so valuable. Even in pieces like it was now, so expensive, he had to watch it. Make sure it didn't break or Gene didn't step on it, she didn't throw it playing, nothing could happen to this.

"Jim?" She frowned, watching the green ink slide over him. Running down from the great petals of the flower down to the rim of his pants. Her hand moving back and forth slowly, coloring it in. "Jim? how much longer?" She giggled slightly thinking about how mad he was going to be when he saw all the smiling things she drew on him. "Stupid pen." She frowned sitting up again to shake it, stupid ink. "Ahh" she scowled, green eyes frowning at him. Closed sleeping blue eyes absolutely exhausted from the day and pool. She frowned, picking up a small computer chip from where it was still in his hand. Green eyes looking a tit before glancing over at her dresser of dolls and kitties. Yeah, it was pretty obvious she was the smarter one here. Just one doll was cuter and better then this thing. She sighed dropping it back into his open palm. Soft breathing running from under his blonde hair as she smiled. "Can I write I am a loser in big letters across your stomach Jim?" She grinned watching him sleep. "Don't care?" she giggled lightly, trying not to make too much noise as she bit her bottom lip. This was too easy, after the flower he was going to have to live with Jim is a big fat loser on his stomach for one day. She giggled, soft green ink filling in the daisy stem as she contemplated what color to write loser in, probably a nice black so he couldn't wash it off. Her green eyes frowning slightly as her pen stopped, ink building slightly next to the small welt it hit.

She glanced up at his face, he was sleeping alright, like the dead. Small pink tongue licking her lips fast as she reached down to the rim off his loose jeans already low from where they were slipping off slowly. Gently pushing them lower a hair as she looked up at his face, nothing. Green frowning down at the small scar of welted skin, just about the size of a small button, or...the top of her finger or... ~Oh I hate the slobs down in the bar Daniella, they are always trying ta get a handful and leaving their blasted cigarettes everywhere!~Iris whined feminine blonde hair running over her shoulder as she threw the cigarette pack she had worn home in her waitress apron. The soft and crinkled white box slamming onto her dresser with frustration.~

She looked up "Jim do you smoke?" She frowned watching him sleep, light irritated red hair climbing off the bed and opening her bedroom door quickly. Loose pink shorts and white tank top stomping to her aunt Iris's bedroom and slowly creeping in. Ignoring the familiar feminine blonde hair and unruly red color sleeping as she snatched the small cigarette package off the dresser where she remembered Iris throwing it earlier that day. Red hair stomping back to her bedroom ripping one cigarette out and dropping the package onto the bed. Green eyes glancing back at the sleeping blonde hair before lowering the cigarette slowly towards his skin. Frowning hard, it was the same size, exact same width and everything.

-Smack- "Ahh!" she watched him yell shoving her fast as she slapped his face as hard as she could. Blue eyes flying open, looking around fast before landing on her. "What the hell just happened!?" He frowned confused.

"You smoke! Loser!" He closed his eyes, looking down at the small cigarette she just threw at his face.

"No I don't!" He yelled back baffled before frowning. He was yelling just because she was. His light hands shoving the small chips onto the bed as he got up watching her growl back at him.

"Stupid Moron Jim! Dumb brat!" the small white pack hit him, blue eyes looking down at his chest where the box just hit him. "So dumb to burn yourself loser!"

"Shut up!" He looked up disgusted with the happy daisy on his stomach watching her stomp at him. "Get off!" He growled shoving her, watching her light hand snap back at the small scar she was looking at. "Hey!" he jumped fast feeling her fingers move into the rim of his pants. Her green eyes quiet for a moment watching him stumble back fast, light hands groping the air panicked.

"Where did you get that huh?" She watched him yank his pants higher, quickly trying to frown at her from where he had looked, afraid?

"None of your business!" He screamed watching her frown, breathing hard as she stood in front of him, green eyes cringing.

"You smoke! Do you!? Liar liar!" She screamed back watching him growl pulling his shirt on fast before shoving her as she walked back over to him.

"What were you doing while I was asleep!?" He growled at her outraged, red color pouring into his cheeks. "I don't smoke! I would have to be *sooo stupid* to do that! Everyone who smokes is a sleezeball! Don't you know they *kill* you!" He screamed at her, watching her green eyes flood with tears.

"Ahh take it back! Take that back right now!" She cried suddenly, light face disappearing into her hands as she sobbed.

"NO!" He felt himself trip, the cot running under his jeans as he stumbled back onto it. "Don't ever touch me again!" He stood up fast watching her cry.

"My daddy smoked! He was not a sleezebaaaaall!" She looked up watching his blue eyes blink. Anger draining from his face as he watched the small sweet tears run down her face. "I Hate You James!" He blinked quiet. Watching her sob a she stood one foot in front of him. No one called him James, no one but...him. He frowned, but it disappeared fast, blonde hair jumping as Iris came barging in half asleep. Quickly crouching down to her sobbing niece.

"Shhh what's the matter sweetie? What happened huh? It was a dream, just a dream." Iris smiled hugging the small white tank top that cried hysterical. His blue eyes looking up at Gene who was leaning in the doorway watching as though it had just trudged down the hall half asleep. Dark eyes frowning slightly at Iris and Daniella before glancing up at him and raising an eyebrows at all the colored drawings.

"Get out of my room!" He jumped looking back at her as she suddenly screamed at him. "Don't ever come back! I hate yoooou!" He frowned watching her sob her words at him as she cried. Tripping slightly as he shoved past, stomping out. Dark eyes watching the blonde hair that stomped down the hall before going downstairs quickly. Scarred face turning back to the small green bedroom to the sound of Iris's voice. Listening to the feminine it's ok you just tell Iris what happened and she'll kick some ass. He frowned slightly listening to the sobbing something about cigarettes, but Iris seemed to understand more of what was being said. The feminine hair looking up at him upset as she hugged the crying eight year old.

He frowned, thank god I don't have to deal with this, his mind growled slightly. Jim never did any of the girl bit. "Gene." He raised his eyebrows at her slightly watching her pat the small white tank top crying into her shoulder. "Her father died of lung cancer because he smoked only a year and a half ago." she frowned at him, but it wasn't directed at him and he knew. Scarred shoulder pushing off the wood doorway as he moved down the hall. Listening to her shut it behind him, soft talking to the sobbing thin red hair floating threw the door as he reached the bottom of the stairs. Lazily stretching as he moved towards the kitchen before grinning. It was his new favorite room next to her bedroom.

The blue eyes didn't look up at him as he walked in. Blonde hair lazily slouching in a kitchen chair, listening to the small chuckle as he came in opening the fridge. "Can't win em all." He grinned lightly listening to the growl behind him as he turned around with a small can of soda. "What did you say about cigarettes?" He cocked an eyebrow at the blonde hair looking across the room absently, but disgusted.

"When are we leaving?" The voice was sour and hurt as it spit at him. Blue eyes flicking up at the scarred face lazily cocking an eyebrow at him as no answer came.

"Tomorrow."

"When?" He growled at the dark eyes seemingly un-entertained and un- effected by the dirty look he knew he was sending it.

"When I feel like it." The scarred face frowned, more annoyed then it was letting on.

"I didn't do a thing to her, she just started crying...." He frowned "Stupid girls, what's their problem!" He growled disgusted. Guilt swimming through his stomach, but there was no good reason for her to freak out like that. He didn't do a thing!

"Cool bunny." he frowned confused, looking up at the unruly red hair grinning at him before glancing down at his arm.

He frowned slightly watching the blue eyes cringe as they looked at the small bunny she had drawn on him. Smiling at him as it sat on a tool box. The smaller lighter hand quickly covering it up and looking away.

"Her father died of lung cancer." The blue eyes looked up immediately. "He was a smoker." The red unruly hair shrugged as it sat down at the kitchen table, lazily drinking its soda. "You wouldn't have happened to say anything to hit that subject would you?" The scarred face flashed a lop sided grin as it chuckled before sighing heavily as the light face continued to stare, that was a yes. "Good luck." He chuckled lightly as he sighed "Chicks and their dads." The unruly color shook his head lightly before taking another sip of the cool grape flavored carbonation. Grinning as he stood up, looking at the blonde hair that sat still. Still the same disgusted expression as it glared at him. "Nows the time to live up to the title that nifty arcade game gave ya buddy." He grinned "Figure it out.genius, I am going to bed." He chuckled lightly watching the blue eyes look down. His dark eyes squinting slightly to see better, but that looked like a hand print on the side of its face. Blue eyes snapping back up at him as he laughed suddenly, chuckling as he strolled out of the kitchen, that was a good one.

"Gene?" He glanced back, the blue undecided eyes looking at him before quickly hopping out of the chair and coming over. Blue eyes staring up at his un-entertained expression. Looking as though they were going to say something important before blinking fast and remembering something else. "Have you washed your hands?" The blue frowned suddenly.

"What?" He felt himself laugh his answer back out, the blue eyes suddenly scowling.

"That is so gross Gene." The blue eyes squinted at him suddenly, shoving him. "Go wash your hands now! Do it now! I don't want you *touching me*." The blonde hair scowled at him watching the dark baffled eyes slightly frown confused. Slowly moving towards the sink with the shoving. "Geez your a pig." The dark eyes cocked at him lightly, almost testing him. Telling him he better have something to back up his words or shut up, he didn't think Iris was so disgusting. The blue eyes simply averted quickly. Cool water trickling over his scarred skin as he stood at the sink watching the blonde hair out of the corner of his eye. Loose white shirt shifting it's weight slightly, trying not to fidget, but it was nervous.

"Alright what?" He grinned when he was done, flicking the loose drops of water from his fingers back into the sink before sending some at the light face. Watching the blue eyes frown before swallowing.

"What...what does this look like?" He watched the blue eyes look away quickly, light hands pulling the white t-shirt up and pushing the rim of its jeans down slightly. He frowned.

"Alright Jim cut it out. I already know what that is damnt." The blue eyes looked back up at his answer, watching his scarred face growl at him. Dark eyes looking up from the cigarette scars that were slightly visible. They were disgusting and they pissed him off to no end.

"She knew that..." The blue eyes looked away again quickly. Taking a deep breathe before looking back up as its voice started to break. "I said all smokers were sleezeballs." The blue eyes cringed, shining lightly with the tears they were fighting. The scarred face just looking down at him dully, watching the light hands let go of their shirt. The small scars disappearing under the white cotton again as the blonde hair leaned back into the counter silent. "Said she hated me...called me James."

His dark eyes blinked listening to the sad soft whispers. Watching a light hand run onto the small face hiding under the blonde hair. Wiping it fast, and immerging with a soft salt watered sparkle. "She doesn't hate you." He growled slightly "Chicks always say things like that when they're mad." He shrugged sending the light face a lop sided smile as he nudged the small shoulder. Blue eyes dully responding to his statement. "Don't worry yourself about it." He grinned "Wait till mourning and see how she is, then...make up." He chuckled lightly watching the light face sniffle for a moment before the blue eyes glanced at the clock.

"Maybe." The blonde hair pushed off the cabinet standing up. "Did we wake you guys up or were you *already* up?" The blue eyes shot him a look watching the dark eyes frown slightly.

"Why do I keep getting the feeling your a little spy?" He grinned slightly watching the blonde hair just sigh before making a disgusted expression. "You got a certain question for me you curious about and don't want to ask?" He chuckled hard watching the small teeth grit annoyed.

"No." the voice spit at him looking away.

His grin widening as he watched the blonde hair walk into the living room and flop onto the couch. "Your sleeping down here?" He cocked an eyebrow watching the blue eyes squint at him, impersonating the thin red hair upstairs.

"Get out of my room and never come back." the light face shot him a disgusted expression, watching him chuckle as he started for the stairs. He was going back upstairs, right back to Iris as soon as she was done doing whatever it was she did with Danny when she was upset...women.

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She smiled watching him jump. Slowly opening his eyes to find her look at him. "I am making eggs. Get off my couch and make some toast or your not eating." She giggled watching his blue eyes look up at her as if he were going to be sick. The last time he had really seen her was in the kitchen with Gene, ah that was so gross. "You ok Jim? Look kinda sick sweetie." She frowned slightly watching him shake his head. Disgusted ill expression running away with the blonde strands that ruffled, assuring her he wasn't.

"No. What do I put on the toast Iris?" She eyed him carefully from under her feminine blonde hair before shrugging.

"Whatever you feel like eating just, not to expensive alright?" She shot him another smile, unaware of his quick disgusted shutter as he suddenly realized how short the bottom of her dress was. Never mind how low the top became when she crouched down, mental note. Stay away from Iris...forever. He grinned slightly starting for the stairs. Sighing heavily as he reached the top, Danny had his book bag. He frowned lightly knocking on the familiar door.

"Go away Jim." He frowned harder.

"Can I have my stuff please?" He groaned, growling his words at her before blinking fast as she ripped the door open. Hurt green eyes trying to frown at him, watching him blink slightly before choking a small noise and saying absolutely nothing for what seemed like forever. "I.I take it back."

She blinked fast letting out a fast sigh of relief before sniffling. "What you said...what you said really hurt my feelings. And it's none of your damn business why!" She watched him frown baffled, she had never sworn before. Her thin red hair turning quickly and moving into her room to get his stuff. "I am not talking to you until you apologize for being a loser."

He frowned annoyed, watching her familiar pink tongue stick at him as he growled at her. "Danny look I didn't.."

"Not talking to you." She watching him shoot her a disgusted expression as she stood up with his bag. Hands on her hips watching him glare at her before looking down. Ignoring her walking over to him and dropping the bag at his feet, he looked like he surrendered. "I forgive you." He frowned slightly as he glanced up. Didn't she just say not until he said he was sorry for something he shouldn't have to apologize for!? "I didn't know you hated to be called James."

She blinked slowly, watching him glare at her, absolutely silent until he reached down. Light hand grabbing his bag and starting for the bathroom to change, ignoring her and everything she just said.

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"I thought we were having eggs?" He shot a baffled expression to the unruly red hair lazily lounging at the kitchen table.

"She's out." He grinned lightly watching the blonde hair come in sighing heavily at his answer and starting for her bread box. "Daniella, Iris said you and Jim were to go get bread cause she's out of that too." He grinned listening to the bread box shut, blue eyes dully sending him an annoyed look.

"Why isn't she picking it up?" The green eyes frowned at him confused.

"I don't know." he frowned. "I have a head ache." The blue eyes sighed heavily glancing over at her and sending her an irritated expression.

"No one said I want to go anywhere with you!" His dark eyes opened at her fast snap, quickly looking at both of them. Somehow silently communicating through their facial expressions...or maybe telekinetically, he grinned.

"Will you two get the hell out of here? I am hungry and your annoying as hell." He chuckled watching the blue eyes send him a disgusted expression as they started for the back door. The blonde hair now fully dressed in baggy dark denim jeans with a bright orange shirt. Green eyes sending a frown towards the back door as she pulled grocery money out of a mug in the cabinet before starting out, sending the unruly hair a small wave as the door shut.

"Lets go." He glanced up watching her come out. Now ruffled pink skirt that puffed out around her legs. Soft white something or other coming out of the bottom holding it out as she wore small white sneakers with no socks and loose white t-shirt.

"What?" She shot him a baffled look as she caught him looking at her. He casually shrugged, blonde hair turning around and starting out of her small, mainly dead yard.

"So where is this place?" He watched her glance at him as they walked down the basically empty sidewalk, it was only 11:30.

"Two blocks away. It's a little bakery, sells really good bread." She smiled lightly watching him nod as he kept walking. Her green eyes glancing at his arm where only the small bunny picture was left, he had washed everything else off.

He frowned at her as she giggled suddenly. "What?" he spit watching her smile.

"I didn't know you liked bunnies." She giggled harder watching him sigh heavily.

"I don't, couldn't get it off." He smiled suddenly, humored at how hard and annoying those stupid pens where. But...he didn't try washing that one. "Some of the colors where tough." He shot a fast cover phrase, watching her giggled harder suddenly before stopping.

Green eyes turning back to him as he stopped walking. "What's the matter?" He watched her frown concerned suddenly, looking around.

"Did you hear that?" He frowned, listening as she stepped closer.

"No."

He felt her light concerned touch before she jumped as he shrugged "Guess it was nothing." He grinned watching her growl at him for scaring her. "Why are you so jumpy?" He chuckled at her now.

"I am not a good fighter." She shrugged looking down at the small cracks as she walked.

"Why not?" She shot him a frown watching him grin at her.

"I dunno, I guess I am not that strong." She smiled watching him make a face.

"You don't need to be, just punch." He shrugged watching her frown.

"I don't want to punch." She frowned as he stopped walking again.

"Do you know how to kick then?" He made a face watching her frown harder.

"Jim shut up! I can kick, wanna see?" She shot him an annoyed glare as he laughed at her before walking again.

"Yeah fine. If you can't punch just kick." He grinned at her watching her sigh heavily.

"Well, maybe I will just talk. You don't have to fight for everything you know." She shot him a look. "I think you want to fight because you want to be like Gene." She stopped walking with him as he frowned.

"Who said I want to be like him?" He watched her shrug, ignoring his irritation.

"Your always with him."

"I live with him." He spit his answer with a how dumb a question is that tone causing a light frown from her green eyes.

"Yeah but...ok I don't know." she shrugged again as she started walking. Glancing back as he didn't follow. "Can I ask you how long you've been with him?" She smiled lightly watching him. Blue eyes looking down the vacant street. "Jim?"

"Huh?aaaa." He glanced at her slightly before back at the street. "Yeah, since..." He trailed slightly taking a step forward never deviating from the long vacant width between the buildings. "Since and always." She frowned

"What? Your not making sense what are you looking at moron?" She giggled watching him look at her. His irritated expression disappearing as he saw her grin.

"How far away is this bread place?" He watched her point to the end of the street. Green eyes patiently waiting as he walked up to her before continuing.

"Why ya in such a rush? Are you two leaving when you get back?"

"Maybe. I don't know when we're going." He answered her matter o' factly, vaguely listening to her. Someone was following them. "Have any friends around here?"

She shot him a look. "Jim I don't live here. I am only here when I stay with my aunt." she rolled her eyes at him, he knew that.

"Ayeah." He grinned at her as she opened the door to the small bakery. "I am going to wait out here ok?" He watched her frown, her small slightly freckled face confused.

"Why?" He shrugged shoving her lightly. "Go in loser." She squinted at him stepping in to the sound of a small bell. Blue eyes watching her go, her red hair talking to the man at the counter before he lazily strolling to the side of the building, waiting. Glancing around at what was there just in case he would need anything. He frowned, sending a hard glare at the familiar short brown hair that suddenly appeared at the end of the alley. He grinned, the ground here wasn't concrete, this would be easier then last time.

"Surprise surprise Hawking." The brown hair grinned at him as it started in. Chuckling at him as he came.

"What do you want?" He frowned watching the brown hair smirk at him, his mind silently cursing it for growing too. It was at least a foot taller then him.

"You know what I want. You bastard, why don't you just get out of here, even down here in the gutter we don't want scum. Go back to your tramp whore of a..." the face stopped talking as he threw his first punch. He was going to be first this time.

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"So you'll tell your aunt I said hi right?" She smiled taking the small paper bag from him before the heavier plastic one containing a carton of milk."

"Yes sir." The man's heavy face smiled at her, watching her struggle to carry the milk to the door before getting a better grip and waving at him as she started out. Letting her back lean into the heavy glass, pushing it open with her weight before leaving. Green eyes jumping to the sound of the smashing glass. The loose gravel of the sidewalk moving under her feet as she quickly shot to the side of the building, gaping lightly. "Jim you butthead!" She heard herself scream watching the blonde hair continue to fight, ignoring her. The frowning blue eyes punching up from where they lay in the dirt, pressed down by the ugly kid on top of it. "Stop fighting or I am telling!" She gasped lightly watching him hit. Blood pouring from the kids nose where he punched as he shoved. Scrambling on top of the dark green shirt he just knocked over.

Her green eyes looking up towards the end of the alley watching the new occupants appear. "Hey Jim come on lets go! Your making them mad!" She felt herself yell at him, the bread and milk slipping from her fingers as she backed up a step watching him bolt up before tripping as the ugly kid grabbed his ankle yelling for the others to hurry up.

"You cheater! Liar!" The blonde hair screamed, watching more running red blood leak from the darker skin of the brown hair as he kicked its face before moving to kick the hand holding onto him. Vaguely aware of the thin red hair screaming at him from the entrance of the bright wide space between the two buildings. Her small feminine voice yelling something about the dirt, his face frowning more as he growled. She probably didn't want him to get dirty.

"Hey bastard." He looked up at the first voice above him before falling back to the strong kick slamming his side. His face cringing as he grabbed the incoming leg that aimed for his face. Pulling the heavy red hair over before jumping. Dodging the glass bottle that just missed him, smashing behind him into the dirt as he pushed back. Scrambling to get away before bolting towards the entrance.

"Danniella get..."She gasped watching him stop talking as the heavy red hair he just tripped now jumped at him with part of the smashed bottle. The light face whirling away from her to face the kid as he backed up dodging the swipes of sharp glass before slamming the face with his fist.

"Ah!" She screamed as he fell back into her knocking her over. "Ah get off!" She shoved lightly at his shoulder as he climbed back onto her suddenly to miss the incoming bottle before kicking the heavy leg. Watching the red hair bend closer slightly before falling back to the kick he slammed into the heavy face. "Ahaa!" She screamed feeling the sharp stab. Glass digging into her skirt and thigh from the back of his pants as he pushed off her. Jumping onto the red hair he had just shoved over, oblivious that he had cut her. Her green eyes looking down horrified by the clear sharp slab sticking out of her.

"Glass!" Her green eyes snapped up hearing his familiar voice. Watching his blonde hair scramble over to her as he saw the glass in her leg. Watching her push her skirt down from where he had pushed it up. "Let me take it out."

"No!" she snapped at him as he moved her hands. Blue eyes tearing at his shirt and ripping a piece off. "You do it then. Just tie it around whereahhh!" He growled suddenly disappearing from in front of her to the strong hands ripping him up. Her green eyes watching the three taller figures drag him back suddenly. His dark pants kicking at them as he growled fighting but three was more then one. Her green eyes welling with tears as the shock slowly wore off. Watching them slam his blonde hair into the ground, easily overpowering him and taking advantage of it. "Hey that's not fair get ooooff!" She heard her voice echo lightly, but it was nothing in comparison to theirs. Their irritated yet snickering voices mocking him as she glanced down for a weapon. Sparkling shards of glass glittering the dirt around her as she picked up the cold sensation. Wincing heavily as she stood up. Her free hand ripping the glass out of her thigh before starting towards them. Watching what was left of his orange shirt fight to breath as the brown hair grabbed fist fulls of dirt and crammed it into his mouth. The cold heavy gallon of milk shifting in her grip lightly as she picked up the small rock.

That would be her most powerful weapon.

Green eyes growling as she sent the gallon at the head of brown hair, watching the kid fall back as it hit him. The furious male eyes snapping up at her. "One move and I send this through that window." She blinked fast as she threatened them, showing them the rock. Her insides shaking, horrified but it didn't show. Watching the brown hair slowly get up, blood dripping from where the carton had taken a nice portion of its skin off. The pair of black and brown eyes glaring at her before grabbing the brown hair and starting for the end of the alley. That rock would have sent the shop keeper out in a matter of seconds, never mind set off the alarm. "Ahh I hate you sooo much!" She yelled, dropping to his side.

He was vaguely aware of her scream as the weight on top of him disappeared. His light face spinning towards the ground immediately, choking out dirt.

"Jim spit it out! Hurrrrry, the dirt isn't good for you heeeere!" She watched him gagging as she shook him. Watching him, spitting out hunks of the disgusting grains before gasping for breath. Half open blue eyes looking up at her slowly as she shook his shoulders growling at him before pulling his wrists up with her as she stood. Watching him slowly stagger to his feet before bending over. Letting his hand rest on his knees as he breathed. "What should I do? Jim what should I do?" Her green eyes cringed as he didn't answer. His face hidden under his blonde hair now clumped and snarled with dirt and blood. "I am gonna go back and get help ok?...ok!?"

He heard her scream as he tried to answer, pain radiating from all parts of his body. His face cringing hard, bleeding as he tried to fight it. Focusing on standing still to let it ease, let it all ease but it wasn't helping.

She jumped as he grabbed her. Green eyes shaking as she reached down for his stronger hand that was tightly gripping her knee. "Your hurting me." His grip lightened slightly as she crouched down watching him struggle to stand back up. His light face looking away fast shoving at her. Watching her white shirt trip to the ground from where she was crouching, whining lightly at him as the small amount of blood trickled down her leg. Her voice sobbing suddenly, directly across his ear as he collapsed into her. Feeling her struggle to hold up his weight as she stood up, makeing him stand with her. His face groaning hard at her as he cringed, continually loosening his grip as she told him he was hurting her. Feeling the pain snap through his legs and bite him everywhere as he took a step. Struggling to move as fast as she did as she quickly tried to get out of the area and back towards the sidewalk. She was the only motivation dragging him out.

"I only need to..."She stopped listening to him mumble something suddenly. "Need to ahh to ahh to hang on a liiiittle" His voice smeared as he strained out his words suddenly cringing harder as he heard her cry. Her light figure shaking as he leaned into her back for support, she was terrified.

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He growled stepping out of the bedroom after shutting the window. This place must really be running down hill, his mind growled. Annoyed by whatever stupid person was outside muttering ok repeatedly as he started down the stairs frowning. No eggs, no toast, and no action. "Man am I wasted." He sighed heavily sinking into the couch. Soft yellow apulstry sliding over his muscles as he sighed closing his eyes. Grinning slightly as he heard the back screen door open slightly.

"Come on, we're here come on, ok? ok. ok." She blinked fast, struggling to see his blonde hair as she cried lightly. Watching his worn figure lean against the building where she had just let go of him before taking a small step and stopping. Light face lost in the blonde hair that continually looked down, holding its arm as it tried to keep coming. "Come on! Walk! We're heeeere!" She sobbed suddenly ripping the screen door open. "Iiiirrrrrisssahhh!"

She screamed her cry for help loud. They had to hear her, they had to be there.

"Daniella?' He answered, grinning at her cry. "You guys are not getting me this time, good try." He chuckled shutting his eye as he listened to her light walk stumble into the room. Grinning as he remembered the last time they had pulled something like that and scared him out of is mind. They won the bag of M&M's though.

"Geeeene?" He opened his eyes to her cry immediately, her small voice sobbing as she stated his name. "Do you knooow where my auuunt iiiis?" He tripped, scrambling off the couch before grabbing her. Dark eyes running over the dirt on her roughed clothes slightly smeared with blood. His dark eyes widening at the small amount that seemed to be trickling down from in- between her legs. "Ahhh!" She screamed as he grabbed her hips picking her up to see better. Small hands snapping at her skirt holding it down as she drew her legs together.

"Hey it's alright." He flashed her a grin watching her sob something at him. "What? It's alright alright? What happened to you huh?" He flashed her a calming familiar chuckle as he let her light weight slide onto the kitchen counter eyeing the trail of blood. "How about you let me just look for one second?" He grinned watching her point at the door, not listening to one word she said "No Iris isn't here..." He frowned watching her cry, she was so unhelpful. "Danny, what's the matter with you!" He shot suddenly watching her jump, her cries unrecognizable, but something may have been starting with a w or more likely a g. "A what?" He frowned watching her cry. "Shhh, let me." He grinned watching her lean into the tiles to his reassuring grin. Her green eyes cringing as she decided...to...trust him. Iris trusted him, so, he must be...trustworthy.

"Hey it's just a small cut huh?" He grinned with relief moving her skirt slightly. Just enough to see the cut running along the inside of her thigh. Feeling her legs jump slightly, afraid of his strong rough touch. Whining quickly as his face frowned, suddenly moving closer to look at it. The small pieces of glass sparkling up at him in the light. "Glass?" His eyes snapped up at her. "Was it glass?" She nodded quickly.

"They threw the bottle and it brooooke!" She cried suddenly watching him frown at her, listening. "None hit me but Jim accidentally cut me cause it was on his pants." She watched his eyes blink fast.

"Wait a minute Danny." He snapped suddenly, his scarred face suddenly becoming hard and irritated "Where is he?" He frowned watching her point back at the door.

"I Saaaaid Alllreaaady! Heeee's ouuutsideee!" She cried frowning at him. He hadn't understood that part of her cries. His scarred hand laying on the counter gently before hesitating, holding in his anger. Dark eyes watching her before bolting for the door, his mind swearing fiercely. Stupid Jim always fighting, dragging Daniella into it too, that was out of line.

The cool metal screen ran under his hand as he shoved the door out hard. Quickly looking down the small wooden steps to the bottom before gritting his teeth. "Oh I am gonna kick your ass." he growled, watching the blue eyes slowly look up. Blonde hair curled into the side of the building as he stomped down towards it.

"Ahhhh!" The blonde hair screamed as he grabbed it, dark eyes running over the light skin curling up again as he held it under his arm stomping back up the stairs.

Blood here, blood there, it couldn't all be his. "Who's blood is this!?" He yelled shaking the blonde hair lightly as he carried the small waist into the house. The light face hidden under the blonde hair. "I know damn well it's not *all* yours!"

He growled dropping the blonde hair. "Ahhhaaa." The light face cried in pain slumping to the floor fast. Looking up at the furious unruly color above him.

"You want to fight! You stand up." He growled watching the light face swallow repeatedly, breathing hard as it hugged it's arm. The dark eyes focusing on standing hard and strong. Reaching down and ripping the blonde hair up by its arms watching the light face cry suddenly. "Oowwahhh stoopaaaa!" The light face shoved him looking down.

"Alright alright." He frowned raising his hands up as though under arrest. "Wounds first argue later?" He frowned watching the blonde hair continue to cry quietly as though it couldn't hear him. "Deal!?" He snapped at the light face pulling it up.

"AhhhYeeees! AhhaablaaastGeeene!" The blue eyes screamed at him before choking lightly wincing as the scarred hands grabbed his chest fast hosting him to the sink. Watching him spit wads of blood into the sink as it built in his mouth.

"Geeene he had.." he glanced back at her as she spoke suddenly. Her light slightly freckled face streamed with her tears as she sniffled. "He had the dirt, had dirt in his mouth caaause they-"

"-Dirt?!" He snapped a the blonde hair shaking it lightly watching it nod. Wincing and squirming slightly as he hoisted it up better. Getting a grip on its hip bones. "Alright spit it out." He frowned hard watching a light hand snap at the edge of the sink steadying itself better.

"Ahhh stop Geene!" He frowned harder at the small cry.

"Come on blast it! The dirt is radioactive around here!" He growled watching the blonde hair wince as he touched it.

"Ahhh your cutting me! Oww!" He blinked looking down at his empty hands.

"No I am not!"

"AhhhYeees you AAARE!" The light face screamed suddenly as he moved, dropping him. Watching the blonde hair stagger as it reached the ground. Still holding its one arm as it cringed hard looking up, blue eyes snapping at his empty hands. "What the heeeelll is going ooon Geene!? I felt. I feltAHHH!" He screamed hard as the scarred hand yanked his shirt up, pulling it up over his head. The cotton moving fast before stopping to his scream, not moving and then slowly lowering. The scarred face crouching down in front of him confused by how much pain that seemed to bring and determined to find out why.

"Jim." the dark eyes stated his name matter o' factly. Watching the blue eyes struggle to fight the shine in them. The soft rough touch of the scarred hand gently moving the neck whole of his shirt to look at his shoulder before frowning.

"Whaats wrooong?" the light face cried at him suddenly. "I think I brooke it Geeene it kiiills." The free light hand shoved at him suddenly, gripping the loose black shirt like always. Dark eyes running along the small shoulder. It wasn't broken, it was dislocated.

"Gotta break the deal." He whisphered his statement watching the blue eyes snap at his face panicked. Pained and now mad, he couldn't just break his deal.

"You can't just breeak it!" the small hand dug him, watching the dark eyes snap at his face.

"You want to tell me how you managed to dislocate your shoulder?!" The deep voice growled at him watching the wet blue eyes blink heavily, sniffling hard before looking at his shoulder.

"Ahhhhh!" The light face growled frustrated and mad! Slamming his chest with his free hand.

"Stop! Cut it Out!" He snapped grabbing the small shoulder of the blonde hair, watching the blue eyes look up. "Now just relax, I am gonna push it back in for you alright?" The blonde hair nodded shakily, breathing hard as it hiccupped. "You only have one hand?" The blue eyes nodded. Staring at its light shoulder from where the neck hole of its shirt revealed it. "Alright then I am going to take off your belt alright?" He raised his eyebrows watching the blonde hair nod. Stumbling into his chest accidentally as he moved before leaning there. The scarred fingers undoing the small buckle under his shirt before pulling the belt from one end and letting it run off the pair of dark jeans. Thin brown leather strip pulling into his scarred hand as it slide off the thin waist before looking down as something fell. Dark eyes squinting before scowling, it was a piece of glass. "Glass."

"Whaaat?" the blue eyes moaned lightly looking at him.

"You have glass on you."

"Ahhaa Geeneaa." The light face cringed heavily as the scarred arm looped back around his chest standing up with him. Ruffling his shirt to find any of it before running onto his pants.

"Kick your legs." He spit his order firmly watching the blonde hair move slightly. Kicking weakly as he growled, watching shards of glass fall to the floor. "Blast it Jim there's glass all in your pants." He growled rolling his eyes, damnt. The light face whining as it kicked watching the glass fall out before the scarred hand reached back to his pants. Struggling to undue the button with one hand as the closed blue eyes growled with pain. The small zipper to its pants letting the dark denim slip off the light thin hips as he pulled on them.

"Ahh Geeene your ass hoole." The blue eyes cried at him as the scarred hands let his pants fall to the floor with the glass. Dark eyes blinking baffled at how much was actually caught in there before scowling at the light legs that were nicked up from the sharp shards. Dark eyes frowning furious as he ripped the small shard stabbing him out, watching the blonde hair jump as it disappeared but remained quiet.

"Ahhowwaa." The light face cringed heavily as it sunk back to the floor leaning onto the table for support. Blue eyes glancing up to the strong scarred hands folding the belt in half before reaching for him. "Ahh my arm huurts stop pulling!" The wet blue eyes growled at him as the light hands brushed the tears off quickly. Struggling to hold them in and doing a surprisingly impressive job.

"Here." The blue eyes looked at their belt the scarred hand offered towards the small face. "Bite down on this so you don't hurt your teeth alright?" The blue eyes widened shoving it away suddenly.

"Whaaat!? WHY! What's what's!-"

"-Just!.." the scarred face yelled at him watching him silence before sighing heavily. Crouching down with the brown strip of leather. "Relax alright? You just bite down on this, and I'll pop it in alright?" He flashed a lopsided grin to the panicked face staring back at him as though he had three heads. Horrified. "Come on, would I intentionally try to kill you?" He chuckled watching the light face swallow before sucking air in fast. Small clear tears running from the blue eyes that ignored them. As thought they weren't there. "I'll just push, real fast and it's done alright? Then it doesn't hurt anymore." He grinned roughing the side of the unharmed small shoulder as the free hand reached for the belt.

Blue eyes glancing up at him nervously. "Real...real fast k? Fast." they frowned upset at the dark eyes that just grinned nodding. Watching the light face wince heavily as he moved him slightly. Shuffling the light weight with him as he moved towards the flat kitchen wall. Watching the blue eyes close as the blonde hair gulped air. Shaking lightly as the scarred hands lined him sideways with the wall.

"Relax alright?" He frowned down at the blonde hair, watching the light hand near him hang onto his wrist as the closed eyes bite down on the belt. "Just relax."

"I am RELAXED! DO IT!" The small hand dug him, his scarred face grinning ever so slightly at the strength underneath him.

"Alright.." he trailed lightly getting ready to trick Jim so he could do it fast when he wasn't expecting it. His brain finding a bogus sentence and steadying his hands so he could slam the light weight into the wall as hard as he could and pop it back in. "First I got to tell you that-"

"-AHHHAA!" The light face screamed hysterical even through the belt as he slammed it. Dark eyes grimacing as he felt the small body snap back together. The younger light hands shaking absently with pain as they hung in the air before snapping to life. Ripping the belt from the light mouth that spit fast before realizing it was the floor.

"Better?" He flashed a reassuring grin to the small face, watching it breathe hard . "Huh? Move your arm for me." He grinned as he crouched down. Feeling the light weight and blonde hair push into his shoulder to hide it's face as he gripped the light wrist.

"Ahhaa." The blonde hair sobbed suddenly, trying hard not to. His dark eyes watching the light arm move as he slowly pushed it back to bend the small elbow and wrist before nudging the small chest. Grinning as the light fingers wiggled immediately.

"Good." He grinned hard, sighing heavily with relief before glancing back at the crying blue eyes. "Don't try and move it around yet alright?" He grinned roughing the small back and standing up before looking down at the mess and frowning again. "Did you swallow any dirt?" He frowned watching the blonde hair lean into the wall slowly, exhausted. "Huh?"

"Noo." The blue eyes looked up at him half open. The light face fighting the sad tug at the edge of its mouth as it swallowed repeatedly. Trying to hold it in before looking away. Feeling the scarred hand rough his shoulder, sighing heavily.

"Are you alright?" the blue eyes looked up watching the scarred face turn to the thin red hair sitting on the counter. Her wet face nodding quickly watching the dark eyes offer her a small smile as he watched her shake. "See." He grinned nudging the blonde hair lightly. "He's fine." He watched her green eyes look over at the blonde hair alarmed, still wide from where he had heard her scream as he relocated the small shoulder. "Everything's fine alright?" He grinned at her as he moved back towards her. Watching her open a small draw directly under the cabinet. "Very nice." he grinned pulling out the small first aid kit. "Can I, bandage up your cut some?" He flashed her a reassuring nod watching her green eyes study him. As though trying to find out what it was that Iris always saw. He was so rough, everything about him hard and dangerous, his eyes watching her jump lightly. Quickly blinking as he touched her face gently. "I just don't want you to bleed."

He watched her nod quickly leaning back slightly for him. Her small thin leg appearing as he moved her skirt up again. Gently letting the small cotton ball press onto the wound. Watching her nervous green eyes switch back and forth from his eyes to her cut. "So." He sighed heavily. "Who's fault is this?" She glanced up, watching his dark eyes look back at the blonde hair that leaned against the table looking away.

"Um.." He glanced up at her light whisper. "Mine." he blinked

"Yours?" She watched his baffled expression as he looked down at her.

"Somebody...some people near the bakery were...Jim fought them so they wouldn't hurt me." His dark eyes frowned, watching her look down at her cut as she stopped talking. Blonde hair running back into view as he glanced back watching the light face stare at them listening intently. Blonde hair immediately turning back around as he looked.

"You know." he grinned at her "When I say I am going to kick some...butt." He chuckled editing his words for her. "That doesn't really mean I will." He grinned watching her frown slightly. "Yeah, Jim would never forget one of the number one rules Daniella." He glanced back at the blonde hair watching the heavily concerned light face stare down, still breathing through its mouth to fight the pain. "Always make sure the girl is safe first, then fight." He watcher her nod approvingly as he grinned. "Jim?" The blue eyes looked up at him as he glanced back "You don't think you would ever forget that and let something like this happen huh?" He frowned watching the blonde hair just silently look back at him as though waiting to be struck. His scarred face lightening with the visible traces of pain streaming through the blue eyes trying hide it. Dark eyes flashing a grin. "Naa not you huh?" He chuckled turning back around as he peeled apart the bandage offering it to her and turning around to offer her privacy as she applied it. Scarred form moving back over toward the blonde hair, laying a hand on the small shoulder before looking up to the opening door.

"Ahhh what broooke?" She whined stepping in over the glass as she held the carton of milk and several other accessories frowning. "Oohh it better not have been my fav...."She trailed looking up. Feminine blonde hair running into her face lightly as her mouth dipped open. Watching the unruly red hair sigh heavily, thanking every god he ever heard of Iris was finally home. His shift was over.