Chapter Eight Part One

Stupid Questions are Easy to Answer

DivineAngel



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"You have a death wish?" He chuckled watching the Jim stumble at the sound of his voice. Blue eyes glancing up from underneath the five year old blonde hair which stopping dead at the edge of the living room table. Its jump which would carry it to the couch interupted. "So this is what all the noise has been huh?" He sighed his words with his relaxed grin. Strong scarred hand lazily massaging the back muscles to his neck as his other free hand flicked a few of the poker like cards he held in his hand. It was too early, 10:00AM.

"Did you do dis?" He raised his still sleepy eyebrows at the blonde hair still blue t-shirt and boxer pjs.

"Do what?" He frowned baffled as he started into the living room more. Dark eyes watching the light hand just point at the couch from where it stood. "Oh you mean have I jumped off our table onto the couch?" He grinned, chuckling as Jim nodded. Looking at him happily as it waited for an answer. "Idiot." He grinned heading for the kitchen listening to the small bounce noise the couch made as the blonde jumped onto it from the small four foot high table one foot away.

He grinned as the noise continued, blonde hair repeatedly climbing onto the table and jumping before doing it again, humming happily to itself. His scarred hand ripping the egg carton out of the fridge as he yawned, before lazily twisting the knob to the stove. "Come on blast it." He growled lightly, squinting as he kicked the useless piece of junk. Black t-shirt and jeans backing up alarmed to the small -click- sound before the front burner lit up. A relaxed grin running over his features, sliding the frying pan onto the small blue flames as he picked up an egg. "Hey are you eating?" He glanced back at the living room, grinning as he caught sight of the blonde hair running to the edge of the table and jumping onto the couch with the

"Already did!" Yelled back to him. His scarred features laughing as Jim started climbing back onto the table. "Without you Gene.I ate already." The light face smiled, singing a small "did did did" as it ran back at the edge of the strong wood faster before leaping off again.

"It was the highlight of the day huh." He chuckled, dark eyes looking back down at the black frying pan now hot and slightly coated with the piece of butter he had dropped in. Unruly red hair sighing humored at the reapeated jumping in the living room as he cracked an egg. Watching it sizzle into the hot black as it fell in, quickly starting to cook. His hand yanking the toaster forward from where it sat on the counter and frowning slightly at the screws that had been sloppily put back in by the blonde hair that had secretly tried to play with the insides of it. "Ahh this better work." He growled to himself, eyeing the thin pieces of bread he dropped in before grinning as they went down to the warming red color that started heating up. "Good." He chuckled, turning back to the frying pan to flip the egg. Watching the now warm and soft egg white flip easily around the golden middle that started cooking as he shut the burner off. Dark eyes lazily glancing up to grab a mug before snapping at the living room to the loud thud.

His soft frown watching the back of the couch and empty table top as he waited through the silent pause until the blonde hair stood up. Frowning blue eyes looking at the couch disgusted before starting towards the stairs. "Hey?" He frowned watching the blonde hair continue to ignore him as he started for the kitchen door way. Lazily leaning into it as he watched the hidden light face and blonde hair head for the stairs. One small hand over it's mouth, head down. "Hey." He frowned pushing off the doorway lazily strolling towards the small blue t-shirt before picking up his pace as the light skin started running. His scarred hand snapping at the small arm yanking it around at him. "Did you just jump off that and hit the floor?" He grinned, trying not to laugh as he pointed toward the table. Watching the upset blue eyes glance at it before back at the floor, its hand motionless from where it was clamped over its mouth. "You hurt your mouth?" The light arm pulled for him to let go with a small -Mm- of hurt irritation trying to move towards the stairs. "Open it." He growled gripping the small chin as the light face continued to hide. His scarred hand forcing it up to look at him. "Open *your* mouth." He growled softly, watching the light thin lips separate as the small mouth opened. His dark eyes frowning dully at the blood inside. "You bite your tongue?" He frowned letting the small arm that had continually been pulling to get away from him yank back. Light face disappearing back under the blonde hair.

"No." The mumbled pouty voice spit at him as the blonde hair started moving back for the stairs. Light hand reaching up to the railing before starting up.

"Yeah fine." He shrugged watching the blue eyes glance at him. Upset but determined to get to it's original destination. "As soon as your done pouting you come on down cause I have something to show you." He spoke casually, lazily turning around and heading for the kitchen as the bedroom door slammed. His scarred face grinned, Jim was so hysterical when he was like this.

His dark eyes grinned as he walked back into the kitchen. Flipping the egg out of the pan and into the piece of toast, before placing the second piece of thin bread on top like a sandwich and rolling the entire thing together. His scarred mouth biting as much as he could as he slouched into the kitchen chair, lazily flinging the small deck of cards Judith had given him onto the table top. They were easy directions, show them to Jim one at a time and take note of the reaction for her. He frowned that would have been a drag if there was something to do.no wait, his mind frowned slightly. It still was.

His dark eyes glanced up at the hall, grinning lightly as the door knob to the bedroom slowly let out another squeak to the gently turning from the other side. His dark eyes admitting a short grunted laugh as they dropped back to the table. Bringing the warm egg and toast back to his mouth as he flipped over the first card. Slightly interested in what could be so important he should note anything.

His lazy chewing looking down at the small poker sized card complete with only a small simple drawing of a iron in the middle. "Are we matching?" He chuckled letting the card drop to the table before picking the next up, and the next and the next. Running through items, a boot, a window, a door knob, a cigarette, a man, a woman, a door opening to a black space, a nail, a piece of wood, a glass soda bottle, "Aaa" He choked suddenly, blinking fast as he tried to swallow his food. One quick motion slamming the rated x card face down onto the table as he choked. Swallowing fast and hard before gulping in air as the toast and egg finally got the hell out of his way. His dark eyes frowning down at the back of the card. What the hell was that supposed to be a trick?! Show all these nothing crap pictures and then put.that in! His mind frowned, as he slowly slid the card to the edge of the table as though it were dangerous. His eyes and hand then slowly picking up the next to see if it was going to be another -we'll just say we did it card.- His scarred features letting out a fast relieved sigh as he looked down at the dumb broom. Scarred hand reaching for another one before stopping as his dark eyes glanced up at the blonde hair and frowning blue eyes that suddenly appeared in the doorway. "Hey." He flashed a strong lop sided grin. Watching the blue color study his hand as he drug the pile of cards back towards him. Blonde hair moving towards the chair at the other end of the small table as he nodded towards it. Light hands pulling itself up to the top before looking at him. Blue eyes studying the cards he held before glancing at the one off to the side.

"What are doze?" The light hand pointed towards the cards as the blue eyes looked up at the strong sly grin.

"They're cards." He glanced down at them. Does he start at the top of bottom? His mind frowned, hope I wasn't supposed to go in order.

"Dat for poker?" His dark eyes glanced back up at the question as he shook his head no.

"No they have pictures on them." The blue eyes frowned immediatly.

"Girls?" He shot an annoyed dull look with his irritated deep -No, not girls Jim- "If not girls what's dat-"

"-Pictures of stuff. You want to see?" He raised his eyebrows with a grin. Watching the blonde hair nod yes immediately as it leaned into the table fast, reaching for them. "No." The blue eyes shot up as the cards were pulled back. "You get one at a time, and you supposed to say something about each picture, alright?" Jim gave him a baffled look, light hand still reaching for the cards.

"Gene I don't wanna play dat, give me doze." The blue eyes frowned watching him laugh.

"Haaha, sit down and shut up or I'll keep them for myself." He chuckled watching the light face shoot him a mad expression. Pulling back and sitting down as he continued grinning. "Here." He grinned flipping a card onto the table, light hand snapping at it immediatly as it slid forward. Blue eyes flipping it over fast to look at the picture before frowning.

"Dat." The blue eyes looked up confused, glancing back at the cards it held in its hands and glancing at the blank back to see if there was something more. "Dis is an iron?" The blue eyes showed him the card, baffled expression looking at him confused.

"What do you do with those?" He grinned slightly watching the light face just blink confused before looking back at the card it sat onto the table. Almost disappointed it didn't do anything. It was just a dumb iron

"Make stuff.dat.make dat flat." The light hand pressed onto the picture, as if to flatten it as it explained before looking back up at him, leaning forward to reach for more cards as one was sent at it. Dark eyes watching Jim turn it over before frowning at it. "Gene." The blue eyes looked up with a sigh as the light hand let the picture of the wooden broom just fall onto the table. Slightly irritated, un-entertained eyes glaring at him as if he were the one who drew all these stupid things.

He shrugged, grinning hard as the light face just sighed. His unruly red hair watching this. They were dumb pictures, and Jim looked bored and irritated with them. So what was he supposed to do with this? Take note of his reaction? Well that's pretty clear, his head grumbled lightly watching the bored -your such an idiot- expression stare at him from the other end of the table. "Why don't you." he sighed lightly, stupid Judith. ".Put them." He trailed again as he leaned into the table, his scarred hand moving the cards underneath the blonde hair that pulled back to offer him more room "Put them in piles. One you like and one you don't like."

The blue eyes watched him point. Right side of table like, left side of the table, don't like.

His dark eyes sighed satisfied as he slouched back into his chair. Watching the blue eyes try an decipher which was better, an iron or a broom. Light hands just looking at the cards before separating them to either side bored. Iron-don't like, Broom-like.

"Ok here I-" He stopped, ready to send him another card as the light face snapped a fast -wait-. Looking back down at the two one card piles and quickly switching the cards. He frowned baffled "You like the iron better then the broom?" He watched the blonde hair nod as it looked down at the decision. "Wha...why?" He chuckled, watching the light finger point directly at the flat pressing part of the iron.

"Dis.I want to take dis off and see what's in dare." His dark eyes fell to a dull expression.

"You want to take apart the iron?" He stated his question flat and bored. Blonde hair nodding before looking up at him. Light hands grabbing the incoming four cards he sent. Boot-like, Widow-like, door knob-like, Nail- like.

His scarred face sighing heavily as he sent the next card, watching the blue eyes look up confused and bored as it held the card with a piece of wood. "Gene can I have a maybe I like dat, maybe I don't like dat one. Cause I don't like dis a lot but I don't not like dis." The blue eyes sighed, explaining why it needed a no opinion pile to the dark eyes that looked bored to hell.

"No. Just pick." He frowned, watching the loose blue t-shirt just sigh as it slid the piece of wood to the -like pile. Watching the next card come across the table, blue eyes frowning immediate.

Ok, guess that qualifies as a notable reaction, his mind mumbled lightly as his dark eyes watched the light hand snap the card into the -don't like pile. "Hey?" the light face looked up at him "Why did you do that? Put that in the don't like pile." He watched the blue eyes look down at the cigarette card under its hand. Quietly looking at it before slowly pressing onto it and sliding it towards the like pile. "Hey." The light face snapped at him, card motionless. "Do you like that?" He frowned baffled, watching the blonde hair shake no immediately. "Then why are you moving it?" The blue eyes blinked, lightly concerned and confused. "If you don't like it put it back." He frowned, watching the light hand slide the card back where it was before frowning. "You want to tell me why you don't like it?" He felt bad for asking it, but he knew Judith meant ask when she stated she wanted to know about any significant reactions. Besides if he didn't, she would. The blue eyes looked down immediatly, blonde hair shaking no. His dark eyes frowned, he knew why. The kid was burnt with those. "Alright how about I cut you a deal?" He grinned warmly, watching the stressed blue color glance at him from under the yellow strands. "You get one card where you don't have to answer. But once you use it, you have to tell me why you choose what you do for all the others." The blue eyes frowned upset.

"Dat's not yours da know." His dark eyes frowned at the small whisper telling him it wasn't his business.

"Well that's how the game goes." He frowned annoyed as he answered, hearing slightly irritated tones run into his voice.

"Den I don't want to play wit you." The blue eyes mumbled their semi- forceful response down to the floor. They knew damn well Gene would make them stay and tell if he was set on it.

"Well too bad." He frowned. "Are you telling me your going to use the you- don't-have-to-say card with this card?" The blonde hair nodded immediately. A small twinge a guilt creeping into his strong scarred stomach as he played his trick. Knowing damn well the kid would use the card up immediately to get out of the situation fast without thinking it might need it for a worse card, but then again. All the other cards were happy, especially the iron. "Alright, but you don't get another. Now you have to answer." He spit his order and rule firmly. Blue eyes hiding under the blonde color as they watched him stand up. Unruly red hair moving to the counter for a mug of coffee, before tossing another card to the table.

Dark eyes slowly stirring the small spoon through the dark solution he poured as he watched the light hands slowly lift the edge of the card up, as if trying to cheat. Blue eyes peering in at the picture of a woman underneath before sliding it to the -like pile. "Good choice." He grinned, watching the upset blonde hair just watch him slouch back into the kitchen chair. Sitting his mug to the side as he flipped another card. Watching the light face frown at the picture of a door opening to a black space. "Ok why don't you like that one?" He sighed heavily watching the blue eyes glance up at him before putting the card into the -don't like pile. The scarred dark eyes had read it off him before he had answered.

"I don't like da dark. You know, you know dat, dat I don't like dat." The blue eyes answered honestly before frowning as they got annoyed with him for asking a hard question he already knew the answer too.

"Yeah yeah." He sighed heavily flicking another two cards. Watching the blue eyes shoot a disgusted expression as it slid the picture of the man into the -don't like pile before flooding to an upset expression as they looked down at the glass soda bottle.

"I don't want to play dis Gene." The light hand shoved the card back at him as the blue eyes shot up. "I don't wanna do dis, don't want ta do dis." the blonde hair shook no begging the unaffected dull scarred face just looking at it.

"You don't like the bottle." He stated the blonde's opinion matter o' factly. Watching the blonde hair slowly start to nod before shaking no. Light hand snapping the picture into the -like pile and glancing up. Smart enough to understand it only had to justify its answers when cards went into the don't like pile. "Yeah, right." His words were more of a grunt, snapping at the card and shoving it at the -don't like- pile. "I'll just pretend you did this." He grinned at the overloaded light face as he stood up. Blue eyes moving up with his to keep contact as he started back for the counter. The coffee needed sugar.

"I don't like dat. Just dooon't." The light face whined at him slightly. Watching the dark eyes just give it a skeptical look. "Geeene I don't like dat, just don't like dat."

"Do you not like soda?" The blonde hair shook no immediately. No it liked soda. "Oh I see, than you must not like to drink." The scarred face grinned watching the blonde hair shake no.

"No, I like dat" The blonde hair nodded, reassuring him it liked drinking stuff.

"Oh. Then it must be that you don't like that bottle because." he trailed watching the light face fall to an upset expression. Blue eyes slowly sinking under the blonde hair. "Well you like soda."

"Stop dat Gene." The blue eyes frowned at him.

"And you like to drink.

"Geeene stop dat."

"So you must not like that bottle because.maybe you.didn't like."

"Geene! Stop dat now!" The blonde hair got up suddenly, moving at him upset. Light hands shoving him hard as his dark eyes frowned. Quickly glancing back at the table to sit his coffee down before back at the blonde hair.

"Hey cut it out." He growled lightly watching the light hands suddenly stop shoving and start pulling to move and hide into his pants as he tried to push it off.

"Stop daaat, don't say dat, don't say none of daaat about mee." The light face started crying. His Dark eyes frowning at the whining blonde hugging him. Stumbling back as he pushed it off in order to move to the fridge. The coffee needed cream too. "Dis isn't nice Gene! Not! Dis is not!" He groaned listening to the blonde hair frown at him from behind. Upset light voice yelling at him before suddenly silencing.

Dark eyes cocking an eyebrow at the blonde hair that had suddenly shut up as he turned around. -Damnt- his head swore in a whispher that made his whole body tense. Watching the wide blue eyes just gap at the card he had set aside. He didn't want the kid seeing that one. Shaky blue eyes now running over the far too detail picture before slowly looking up at him.

"What's dat." The light voice whisphered at him, wide horrifically upset blue eyes still holding onto the thin white card. Watching him slowly lower the cream to the counter as he stood, unsure of what reaction that would bring. "HUH!" the blue eyes squinted mad at him suddenly, rushing with tears. "What's dat! What! Dat's not me!" The light hand shoved the card at him suddenly, watching his dark eyes only blink, confused with what to do. "NOOT MEEEAaahhh!" The light face sobbed suddenly "Who does dat!? Who did dat!?" The light face growled at him suddenly. "Does you draw dis Gene!?" The light hands growled at him before looking back down at the card hysterical. Light hand slamming it's thin cardboard onto the table.

"Hey!" He snapped, almost in shock as the light hands pushed the coffee over. Watching the dark brown run onto the clean white, staining it. Dark eyes blinking hard at the crying light face that suddenly slammed the picture again.

"Notaahah! Daats not meee." He jumped as the light fist shove the coffee cup. Crying blue eyes watching it shatter as it hit the kitchen tiles before growling. Blonde hair and bare feet jumping down into the mess. His frowning dark eyes just staring. Watching a whole new side of hate come out as the blonde hair ripped at the large pieces of glass. Climbing back up with one before stabbing it dead center into the picture. "Ahhhaa Dare!" The light face screamed digging away the print with the sharp slab stabbing it as it squeezed before stepping back. Streaming blue eyes glaring hard at the shredded card before slowly turning around. Looking over the mess, cringing upset. "Aha.aha." The light face choked quickly fidgeting at the spilled coffee and broken cup, it had just done all of that. The cut and blood running down its small finger and slightly from its bare foot. "Ahaaaha"

His dark eyes blinked, slowly taking a step to the blonde hair that didn't seem to know he was there anymore. Light skin silently standing in the kitchen chair. Staring off to the slow hurt breathing and small bleeding wounds.

"Should I say that definitly went in the.not.like.pile?" He grinned slowly, watching the blue eyes look up at him from where they were crying. His scarred hand slowly running onto the skinny shoulder roughing it gently. Small light hand of baby fingers gently dropping the glass.

"Aha!" The light face jumped, snapping down to the small smashing sound it made hitting the floor before up at his grinning face. Hiccupping slightly as it breathed in. "AhhhGeeeene!" The blue eyes cried at him suddenly, feeling the stronger arms pull it off the chair into his stronger chest so it wouldn't have to walk. "Daaat wasn't meeee! NOT! Not dat ever, not dat, dat ever again! No more of daaaat!"

The light face sobbed at him as he frowned, slowly moving towards the sink as the small hands hit him with each demanding plea. His dark eyes focusing on being careful not to step in any glass as he moved. He wasn't wearing any shoes either. "Here." The blue eyes looked down at the counter as he started pushing them onto it. "Don't move, no more of dat-that alright?" He quickly corrected himself, flashing a grin, as the blue eyes just looked up at him. Hiccupping hard before looking down at the red trickles of blood running from its hand.

"Where did you get dat? Where Gene? Dat wasn't" the blue eyes frowned upset, slurring their words out overloaded. "Wasn't dare dat, yesterday."

His unruly red hair only nodded, actually he had owned the cards for about a week. "I know. We'll get rid of them alright?" The blonde hair nodded immediately, sniffling hard. "All of them?" The blonde hair nodded hard, light features cringing slightly as the scarred finger moved his cut hand. "Really?" He flashed a grin "You don't want to keep the iron one?" He let out a chuckle, his dark eyes running over the sharp slash of red in the small hand.

"Maybe dat iron." The light voice slurred an answer as he squint at the cut. There wasn't any glass in it. Dark eyes tossing a grin up to the light face as he glanced up to the answer before gripping the smaller ankle and looking at the small cut. Man Jim was lucky he didn't have glass imbedded in his foot the way he jumped down.

"Yeah, maybe the iron." He grinned looking back up at the small face with relief. The blonde hair and blue eyes sitting perfectly still. The last one you would ever suspect for just making so much noise and such a mess. "Come on." He grinned pulling the light arm into him slightly. Watching the small hands activate to grab his shoulders with an accurate familiarity as the blue eyes continued to slowly stare off. His scarred form continuing his balancing act through the glassy tiles before heading up the stairs. "I said we're getting rid of them." He frowned slightly, as the light face continued to stay absolutely still and silent. "Jim?" He frowned, nudging the small t-shirt and boxers he let slide onto the bed slowly. Blonde hair standing up, ignoring his small shoves before quickly sitting down and looking away. "Fine." He frowned moving over to the dresser. "Do that then." He growled out a hard sigh as he pulled open the dresser draws. Pulling out a fresh t-shirt and ripping it on before yanking out some jeans. Lazily kicking the loose gray ones he wore off before yanking at the darker denim. Pulling them up his thin scarred form. Dark eyes glancing back at the blonde hair now silently lying down. Blue eyes watching him from under the upset blonde hair. "You want to eat anything?" He shot a baffled expression before frowning at the thought of cleaning up the glass and coffee.

"Already did." The light voice whisphered back at him. "Without you."

His unruly hair nodded, fine. "Fine." He grinned lightly, pulling the top draw to the dresser open again and fishing out the small gold aluminum foil. "You know the girl you don't like?" He chuckled, which ones did Jim like?

"Allison?" The blue eyes frowned immediately thinking about her.

"Yeah, Allison." He grinned turning around. Scarred hand sending a pair of jeans over to the bed. Watching the blue eyes sit up as the light hands started putting them on. "When I took her out last night I brought you something." He grinned watching the blue eyes make a skeptical expression as they continued arguing with the small pair of jeans. "Don't think so?" He grinned, chuckling lightly.

"Maybe, dat. So what. Doesn't make up for you going dare and leaving me, dat, leaving me by, leaving me by myself, Gene" The blue eyes frowned at him as they looked up. Light hands surrendering to the stronger scarred ones that snapped at his ankles, arguing with the jeans now.

"Yeah well." His deeper voice growled, pulling the loose denim around the thin small legs. "I like Allison so too bad for you." The blue eyes looked away upset by the comment. "You like Iris's disgusting pudding and I don't bitch when you keep it in the fridge." He cocked an eyebrow at the frowning light face that looked at him as he pulled the small wrists up. Standing the thin frowning form up.

"Dats different." The eyes frowned, moving slightly as he pulled the small jeans up. Letting the light hands slowly start doing them up, focusing hard.

"It's not so different when I hear you bitching." The blue eyes frowned, looking up at the grinning scarred face that held out a closed hand. Watching the blue eyes lighten slightly, forming a small smile as they relaxed. Happy Gene had brought him something and anxious to know what it was.

"What dat?" The blue eyes smiled as they looked up at him. Watching the dark eyes just grin harder.

"You only get five guesses. If you fail before five, I eat it." He grinned watching the blue eyes snap back at his hand. Concerned, but thrilled with the challenge. His dark eyes grinning as he pulled the light arm off the bed, he would give it to him anyway if he lost. "I have two, you get one now, and one after Judith, go get your shoes." He chuckled watching the light blue shirt and jeans head for the door. Blonde hair quiet as it thought hard, starting downstairs for its work boots.

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He grinned watching the blue eyes continue to watch his pocket as they thought. His dark eyes suppressing his laughter as it started picking up. How long was he going to think damnt.

"OK." His dark eye cocked an eyebrow at the blonde hair as he glanced into the rear view mirror. Blonde hair blowing around the light face from where it sat buckled in the back seat. His unruly red hair enjoying the warm wind as he drove. "Is it a food group?"

His dark eyes frowned lightly. "What?" He scoffed. "What food groups? How do you know about food groups?" He frowned into the mirror watching the small shoulder shrug

"The c-wheel-L box told me bout dat." His dark eyes choked a laugh.

"Yeah then it's one of them." He chuckled, gently stepping on the brakes as he neared the corner they would take a right at.

"Is dat number one?" His dark eyes laughed.

"Which one is number one?" His dark eyes shot back into the mirror looking back at the thinking blue eyes. "And what number guess are you on?" He grinned

"Notah, I didn't do dat guessing yet." The blonde hair shook no as it sent him a frown.

"Yes you did, you used two up." He chuckled his words out through his grin. "One on the food group crap and one on the number one bit." He chuckled.

"Notah Gene! You gotta tell me which group it is before I do dat guessing!" The blue eyes frowned at him as it leaned to the left slightly, the car moving around the right turn.

"No I don't. That's not a rule Jim." He grinned, turning the steering wheel.

"AHh." The blonde hair sighed at him, leaning into the seat heavily before crossing it's arms. "Fine den. Just give me da candy Gene."

"Hahaha" He laughed, scarred eyes flicking into the mirror as his hand sent the small foiled piece of quality chocolate back. Light face grinning at the small ball of gold color aluminum foil that bounced into the seat with it. Scarred face chuckling as it watched the light hands pick it up fast, unraveling it. "You got two?" The blue eyes glanced up watching his unruly hair nod as he took his last left, slowly turning into the familiar parking lot. "I get da oda one too?" The blue eyes frowned skeptically, watching him nod. "Gene did.." the light voice trailed, still holding the chocolate in hand. Not really wanting to eat it all at once unless there would be more. "But dat, Gene didn't you want da eat, don't you get one da dat?" The blue eyes frowned lightly confused into the mirror. Watching the dark color glance into it as the car stopped, parking.

"Yeah but I already ate about ten or twenty, so I though. Why not be generous and give you two." He chuckled watching the small mouth drop open as the blue eyes listening to him slowly sank to a hard frown. His dark eyes grinning hard before turning around in his seat as he turned off the car and unbuckled. "Jim. I am joking." He grinned watching the blue eyes continue to look at him with the same skeptical but slightly upset -that could be true- expression. "Joking" The blue eyes smiled at him immediatly, mumbling a small -idiot- as it unbuckled.

He got out with a strong grin, watching the back door open to the blonde hair climbing out, small mouth chewing hard on the candy. "Stupid brat." the happy blue eyes looked up at him. "Next time I am going to bring you celery just to spite your candy guess." He grinned watching the light face smile with full cheeks. Light hand grabbing the side of his pants as he started for the clear glass doors. His scarred face still grinning. Who would have thought that candy bit was going to be so much fun.

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He watched her frown slightly as he handed her both sets of cards. Her worn soft hands taking a small pile in each before glancing up at him as she raised her eyebrows.

"He put them into two piles. One he liked, and one he didn't like. I told him he couldn't have a maybe so.." He trailed watching her continue to raise her eyebrows at the heavy like pile of simple objects. "But ahh." She glanced back up at his slightly annoyed tone. "What's the deal with that one card Judith?" He gave her a hard frown, watching her inhale deeply as she got ready to explain.

"Gene don't give me that look." She frowned slightly, moving to the small countertop as they stood in the small ever so familiar examining room of the small familiar clinic. "You know he's seen and experienced that stuff before." She sent him a soft frown, watching him simply cock an eyebrow at her before pulling the card from his pocket. Her timed green eyes gapping lightly at the stained shreds that held no picture.

"This one went in the don't like, pile. He sent her a small grunt as he watched her take it. Dark eyes glancing out to the lobby watching the blonde hair play with the fish in the tank. Patiently waiting for them to swim near the glass before laughing and smacking it. Moving around the tank, watching them all do a fast dart. Blue eyes frowning at the one goldfish with the black dot, to stupid to run fromits hand he grinned. "Jim." He watched the blonde hair turn to look at him as it heard his voice. Unruly red hair nodding towards the doorway he stood in watching the blue eyes start heading over before bolting back at the tank and slamming both hands onto the glass. Laughing hard as all the fish did a fast panicked dart that was way bigger then anything he had been getting with one hand.

Her worn green eyes glanced up at his chuckle. Dark eyes looking out into the lobby from where they stood in her doorway. Her worn soft skin smiling, watching the blonde hair walk in and smile at her immediately. Already telling Gene something about the fish.

"You like our fish Jim?" She smiled at him, watching him nod as he climbed into the soft green chair Gene usually sat in. His loose light blue shirt following her gentle worn hands guiding him.

"Day don't like me." The blonde hair grinned hard, chuckling at how fun it was to scare them.

"They'll probably all die of heart attacks when we leave Jim." He grinned watching the light face fall to a flat expression at his comment before shrugging.

"Not all of dem." The small shoulders shrugged, lightly swinging their feet. Waiting for her to prepare something at the counter.

"You think you'd like to take a fish home with you Jim?" Her worn green eyes glanced back at the blonde hair. Watching the blue eyes think about her question, glancing towards the unruly color.

"What's dat, what's dat eat?" The blue frowned slightly as the scarred face only shot a lop sided grin. "Hot dogs o pizza?"

She laughed lightly moving a small tray over towards the chair he sat in before picking up a pair of headphones.

"No, fish food." She smiled warmly, gently guiding the small hand off the flat tray covering what was inside. Blue eyes anxious to see, looking up as she moved his hand off it.

"Dat for real?" The blue eyes shot a skeptical look over at the unruly color that only laughed. Watching her gently guide the small headphones over the light ears as she handed it a small electronic thin box complete only with a large red button. Her soft voice instructing him to push it every time he heard the small beep before patiently waiting for him to push it several times for fun. His scarred face grinning, watching the light blue shirt swing it's feet, pressing the red button like mad before stopping as she switched on the control panel its box was hooked up to. Dark eyes watching the small finger press the button ever few seconds as the blue eyes looked down. Listening intently before pressing like mad again as she shut it off.

"Think we can take one of those buttons home too?" He grinned at her as she took the small box from the light hands that looked so disappointed to see it go. Her worn green eyes sending his comment a sly smile as he grinned at her.

"I was serious about the fish Gene. We have many and they're just goldfish. You could easily take one home."

"Gene dats, lets do dat." He glanced at the excited blonde hair watching the light features study his sly expression. Before smiling as he shrugged, loose jeans quickly thinking about which one would be the best as the soft gray hair told him to get onto the table. Dark eyes watching all this. Where the hell were they going to put a fish? "Gene?" He grinned stretching slightly as he took a step towards the small green table. Dark eyes glancing at the clock, it was currently 11:07, they had plenty of time to get home before Jim started getting exhausted. "Can we take one? Take dat fish?"

He grinned watching the blue eyes frown slightly as they asked him. Unsure of his answer but wanting a fish. "Why not." He chuckled lightly glancing up at Judith as she let out a small laugh to his answer. Her soft worn face smiling down at the counter top as she worked. Dark eyes following before frowning slightly, watching her open the tray she had before. His eyes running over the eight separate needles patiently waiting already full.

He glanced down, slightly worried about the Jim's reaction before frowning. Blue eyes already running over the tray, concerned but strong. "Dat's all for me?" He watched Judith's eyes glance up at his before smiling warmly at the blonde hair watching her.

"Yes. They're good, vaccinations so you don't get sick." She smiled warmly picking up the first needle and taking a small step towards the green table. Watching the blue eyes just frown slightly sitting perfectly still as she gently pushed its sleeve up. Blue eyes watching the cotton ball rub over its skin before focusing in on the sharp edge of the needle as its small chest picked up. Waiting for it, her soft green eyes studying the blue color watching her. Struggling to prepare itself for eight hurts, but silently waiting and trying just the same. Her soft gaze running back onto the thin light arm she held in her hand before quickly jabbing the thin needle in.

"Aha!" She watched the blonde hair jump to the quick surprised cry. Upset blue eyes watching the clear liquid slowly drain into it.

"Hey." He grinned watching the blue eyes look up at him as he nudged its shoulder. "Good." He grinned a nod watching the light face smile weakly at him before frowning upset. Flinching as the needle was pulled back out, and a band aid was pressed to the small bead of blood escaping with more wincing.. His dark eyes sighing heavily, one down, seven to go.

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"Alright well what are we going to name the fish?" He frowned watching the blonde hair kick it's legs annoyed. Six bright colored band aids now covering the light arms. Four on one side and two on the other.

"Ahhh I dooon't wanna name it." The blonde hair whined at him, small hand shoving his stomach annoyed as it sat on the small green table near the clear plastic bag and single swimming gold fish. "AHhhaaI wanna goooo." The blue eyes cringed up at him watching his unruly red hair nod.

"Yeah, but you don't wanna get sick and die do you?" He frowned watching the blonde hair just lean to the side to more whining as he shot a comment it didn't want to hear.

"Ahhdaaat Gene." The small elbow and arm shoved back into his abs as the blue eyes watched her flick the seventh needle. Squeezing it lightly as her worn green eyes watched the sour purple color squirt out of the top. "Ahhhhaaa" the blonde hair cried looking down as it felt his scarred hand run across its chest, pressing its back into him. "NO! I don't want dat one!" The light legs kicked at her as she moved back towards the table. Crying blue eyes glaring at her as she simply shhed him, gently moving his legs to the side. "AHhhStopDat!" The blue eyes frowned at her, light hand shoving her away hard as she grasped his arm lightly. "AHh!" The blue eyes snapped up at him as he gripped the light wrist holding it down gently. "Geeeeene dooon'tahh." The light face cried looking back down at the needle aiming into its right arm as the cotton ball gently rubbed a small spot under the yellow band aid already on there. "I got one already dare! Gooot six already daare!" The light feet kicked more as the scarred hands tightened their grip. Blue eyes watching the cotton ball pull away as the small needled backed up lightly. "AH!" Before quickly darting forward, jabbing into him. "AHhhaaa!" He screamed, kicking hard as he felt the pressure in his arm as she gently squeezed the vaccine in around his tight muscle.

"Hey." The scarred face frowned down at him. "Relax you muscles." The dark eyes frowned, watching the crying light face look up. "Now, relax your arms." He shook the blonde hair lightly, feeling the small arm relax.

"AHhhI don't wanna, don't wanna dooo dis anymore Geeeneah." The light face pressed into his stomach. Small hands tugging on his shirt to be picked up as he held it down, making it sit. Light blue shirt rocking under his grip upset while trying to get away. Blue eyes watching her worn green eyes flick the last needle.

"You want to go?" He frowned down watching the light face look up as the top of the blonde hair disappeared.

"Yeeaaah." The light face cried at him. Small hands tugging on his arms where they hung on.

"Yeah?" He raised his dark eyebrows watching the light face nod as it cried. "On the count of five alright?" He flashed a small lop sided grin to the upset baffled blue eyes. Why should he wait to five?!

"No noow!" The small legs kicked, blue eyes snapping back down, pushing back into the scarred chest as the cotton ball rubbed a spot under the purple band aid. "Not five! Not five!"

"One." He frowned watching the small heels of the light legs push into the table. The strong shove of the blonde hair pressing back into his abs. "Two." The blonde hair shook no fast looking up at him. Blue eyes cringing upset, five wasn't going to make it and *Gene* was the one *making* him do this!

His dark eyes blinked, reading that through the hurt frowning eyes before flashing a lop sided grin. "Hey why are we counting?" He grinned suddenly watching the sniffling eyes cringe at him. Judith's green eyes flicking up at him as his scarred hand covered the small arm she was just going to inject. "Didn't anyone ever tell her the last one never hurts." He flashed a humored expression listening to the feminine -that's right- back him up.

"Liaaar!" The blue eyes frowned at him, kicking as it spit it's word before stopping. Frowning hard at him.

"You think I am lying?" He grinned watching the wet blue eyes continue to glare at him upset and mad. "Alright fine. Judith give it to him." He glanced at her, grinning as she merely cocked an eyebrow. His hand hadn't moved.

"Ah!" The blue eyes cringed upset, moving to look down at its arm before stopping at the scarred hand snapped at its face holding it still.

"No you can't look or it'll hurt." He grinned lightly, watching the skeptical eyes listen. "Did you feel it?" He raised his dark eyebrows watching the wet blue eyes shake no.

"Notah." the blue frowned confused watching him just flash a sly grin as he moved his hand. Watching Judith lean towards the lighter arm as she moved the needle back slightly. "AH!" The light skin squirmed suddenly. Blue eyes fighting his stronger hands holding them as they tried to look.

"What?" He frowned down watching the blue cringe upset. "That's not it." The blonde hair shook no at him upset. "How can it hurt if you already had it?" He grinned watching the light face just look at him. Sucking this story up as the blue eyes blinked upset.

"Maybe dats, maybe dats just da aaaada seeven." The light face whined at him, watching him grin immediately as he slowly let go of the blonde hair. Watching it sit back up, light arms pulled into the small chest upset. Sad blue eyes frowning at Judith from under the blonde strands as she packed the countertop back up. Flashing a warm glance at him.

Her sweet smile shaking her head at the unruly color that just sighed heavily. "Just call if his arms act up for any reason." She flashed a small skeptical frown. No ones ever did and there was no reason why they should. It was mandatory she said that. She watched him chuckle as she let her soft worn hand slip into the blonde hair, roughing it gently. The small light face pulling away from her with a grunt, pressing into his stomach as he grinned. Judith's soft sigh looking back up at him as she took her hand back. "I'll see you soon Gene." She smiled watching him nod as she left, chuckling at the blonde hair that was mad at her.

"Alright you come on. We have to take the fish home." He grinned grabbing the small plastic bag and picking it up to look at the fish inside. Gold tail swimming back and forth as if each side of the bag was someplace new each time it turned around. His dark eyes glancing down at the blonde hair slowly climbing off the table, stumbling forward as it reached the bottom before starting for the door. Blonde hair keeping it's arms out lightly, as though they were hot or sticky, he grinned. "That looks good. You should do that more often." He grinned, blue eyes snapping him an upset frown as they started walking. "You want to carry the fish?" He grinned watching the blonde hair shake no. Light face and body running into his legs suddenly as they started to pass the lobby. Small body and blue eyes hiding into his jeans as he stopped looking down. "Hey?" He frowned slightly. "Jim?" The blonde hair shook no fast, still pressing into his legs to hide. "Back up and stand up straight." He frowned, speaking his order softly, watching the blonde hair shake no immediately. "Come on, I am going to stand here until you do." He cocked an eyebrow at the stubborn light skin hiding. "No ones noticed us yet." He grinned glancing up at the two old woman smiling at them and one annoyed teen that shot him a -aren't you the dumbest thing that ever walked- look. His dark eyes squint annoyed. "Jim." He looked down, spitting the name hard. "I mean it. I am not moving." He grinned, watching the blonde hair slowly back off him, bending down as the light face kept trying to hide. His dark eyes smiling as he moved over to the glass doors, pressing them out with his back before watching the blonde hair walk out. "Your arms hurt?"

"Yes."

He grinned at the annoyed tone that spit at him. Frowning blue eyes shooting him a mad upset look from under the blonde hair that moved back into his legs slightly. "Come on." He grinned walking out with the blonde hair before opening the car door, watching the blue eyes crawl into the back before lying down.

"Gene? Gene?!" He frowned glancing back at the blonde hair that sat up suddenly. "Wheres dat, wheres dat!?" Blue eyes frowning concerned as he just cocked an eyebrow at the gibberish that hadn't started making real words yet. "Dat fish, where's dat fish?"

The light hands reached for the bag he handed back immediately. Blue eyes wincing as they used their arms but wanted the fish. Clear plastic bag running in-between the smaller legs as the blue eyes looked down at it. "Why does dat swim? All da time?" The blue eyes glanced up at the mirror watching the dark eyes glance back.

"Cause it's happy." He grinned backing the car out of the parking space to his soft chuckling listening to the -cause dats happy?- come back to him. Blue eyes looking into the bag with the fish. "Yup." He grinned. "Happy all the time." He chuckled.

"Wow dats neat huh?" The light face smiled at him as it looked up, watching him nod.

"Yup." He grinned. "Every time you see a fish, and it's swimming." He chuckled. "It's happy." He grinned listening to the small laugh from the back seat. "Happy as hell to swim all damn day." He frowned slightly, stupid fish. Where the hell were there going to put it?

"Gene?" He glanced back "Can I keep dis? Dat is mine right?" The blue eyes frowned at him slightly.

"What? I can't have any fish?" He shot a humored frown into the mirror watching the light face grin, but it didn't say he could. Indirectly saying it wanted all of the fish. "Oh yeah?" He cocked an eyebrow into the mirror. "Well Judith gave me the fish food, so I tell you what." He grinned.

"You share dat fish food and I share da fish?" The blue eyes frowned at him lightly, watching his unruly red hair nod as he laughed.

"You got it." He grinned taking a left. It would only be some twenty minutes until they were home.

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"Too bad your too small to eat." He chuckled lightly, scarred hand reaching into the back seat, slowly pulling the clear plastic bag and swimming fish from the sleeping blonde hair. Dark eyes squinting in at the annoying little gold fish that was worthless in all accounts other than it was happy. "Blasted happy fish" He frowned, scarred hand pushing the drivers door open and stepping into the garage bored. Glancing back at the sleeping blonde hair slumped into the backseat. Small light arms gently swollen under the bright band aids, four on each arm. He grinned, that had to suck.

"Iris?" He grinned, opening the door into the large vacant warehouse before frowning. Sometimes it was a nice surprise to come back and find her there, especially when Jim was sleeping. He frowned harder, what a waste of valuable time. He glanced down at the fish, watching it swim in the small bag before looking around. Running over the kitchen, living room, stairs. Scarred shoulders and small plastic bag heading right for them, the fish was going upstairs to live in the bathtub.

He grinned watching the white porcelain fill with the clear water as he dumped in the little fish. Watching the gold color immediately dart for the other end of the tub, swimming fast as it explored it's new surroundings happily. "I am gonna call you.Iris." He grinned looking down at the stupid pretty fish. Dark eyes dully looking up at the sound of his name.

"Gene! Geene!" Scarred shoulders lazily strolling out of the bathroom before heading down the stairs. Grinning as he pushed open the garage door. Watching the upset blonde hair quickly unbuckle as it shoved the door open. Small light hands slamming it as it started for him immediately, light weight shoving into his legs fast. "Ah! I don't like da garage! Don't like dat!" The blue eyes frowned up at him as he looked down. "Why did you leeeave me out dare!? Huh Gene!?" The light weight took a step back, punching him as it asked it's final questions. Annoyed and hurt it had been left in the garage while Gene went off and played with the fish.

"Yeah yeah shut up." He grinned grabbing the light arm as he turned around. The blonde hair silencing immediately as it started focusing on moving with him. "You want to see the fish or do you want stay down here and piss and moan?" He shot a lop sided grin down to the blue eyes looking up at him. Slightly stressed with the options.

"I wanna have dat fish." the blue eyes frowned up at his comments. Back on the fact it wanted to have the fish entirely.

"Yeah alright.selfish." He frowned heading up the stairs. "That means I get the rest of the pizza tonight."

"What!" He glanced down at the frowning light face.

"You don't think that's fair? One live fish for three pieces of pizza?!" He frowned, watching the blue eyes imitate his expression before groaning lightly. It wanted the pizza to. Blue eyes stopping immediately as they went into the bathroom. "There he is." He grinned, scarred hand motioning for the tub. Watching the blue eyes snap at it looking down.

"Gene!" The blue eyes smiled ecstatic, watching the fish swim in their tub. "AH dats so happy!" the blue eyes laughed reaching in for the fish that immediately darted to the other side.

"Yeah he's happy alright." He let out a small grunt, lazily leaning into the counter top arms crossed over his chest as he watched the blonde hair and light hands move from either side with the fish trying to catch it.

Frowning blue eyes turning around to him after several tries. "Gene, catch dat." His scarred face grinned.

"What for?" He shrugged lightly watching the blue eyes look back into the water and fish as they thought.

"I want dat." The blue color looked back up at him.

"You have it already. It's in our tub isn't it?" He flashed a lop sided grin, watching the blue eyes just frown more, groaning at him.

"Ahhh I want da have dat. I want da have dat." the light hand reached for him, watching him step forward. He wanted to have it in his hand.

"Yeah sure, but it can't breath out of the water Jim." He shot the blonde hair a hard look, watching the light face listen to him before frowning.

"Cut dat out!" The blue eyes frowned skeptical.

"I am serious, I am not pulling your leg." He grinned lightly, watching the blue eyes glare at his supposed tease. "If you take it out it can't breath so it has to stay in." He grinned, scarred form crouching down by the tub. Looking in at the lazy orange tail gently moving along the water, swimming calmly.

"Dat's gotta stay in da tub?" The blue eyes frowned looking up at him from where it had been watching the fish.

"Or in a sink or bowl, something." He shrugged lightly. "Something with water." He glanced up watching the blue color frown, light hand reaching in over the water slowly before snapping down fast.

"Ah dat stupid fish!" the blue eyes frowned, watching the fish snap to the other side of the tub fast. Easily escaping his incoming hand. His dark eyes grinned.

"Right. I am going downstairs." His smile watching the Jim's nod move to the other side of the tub and reach in towards the fish again.

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He sighed dark eyes glancing at the blonde hair sitting on him, the bowl with the fish sitting on the light legs before back up at the tv. "Jim I don't have a real strong feeling about that fish." He sighed lightly, looking back up at the boring weather channel still currently running over the other half of Sentinel.

The blue eyes looked down at the glass bowl and swimming gold fish on his lap. "How come dat?" the blue color turned back to him, watching him shrug.

"Most fish live in tanks." He shrugged, irritated scarred face turning back to the tv. How long where they going to do the other half damnt!

"Can we get one?" He glanced down at the blue eyes, that quickly shot down at his hard look. Watching the fish swim lightly before glancing back up. "When we get more money couldn't we get one?" He frowned.

"Yeah sure. When we get more money we'll buy a boat and live with the fish." He frowned watching the forecasting rain.

"How much money is dat?" The blue eyes looked up, happy with the new idea as his scarred face grinned.

"Jim your an idiot." The blue eyes do a small darted frown before ignoring his comment and smile and reaching in towards the fish. Slowly watching it move before snapping its hand in fast. "AHHey!" He jumped feeling the cold water run onto his legs as the light hand sloshed it out, trying to catch the blasted fish. "Alright off." He growled shoving the loose white t- shirt and boxers off him fast.

"Hey! Watch dat fish!" The blue eyes frowned, tripping forward with the small bowl. Blue eyes moving alarmed as they held onto the small dish. Watching the water sloshing ease before frowning up at the irritated scarred fast that had just shoved him hard. "Gene! Dat fish needs da water!

"Go to bed." He growled watching the blue eyes continue to frown at him as they stood there. Watching him slouch back into the couch flicking the remote. "I am serious Jim go." He frowned, snapping a small look at the blonde hair that slowly started towards the stairs on his second command. Small white t-shirt slowly starting up with the glass bowl before his dark eyes glanced up. Watching. "Your room!" He snapped hard watching the blue eyes turn around to look at him. "Now. Your room." He growled hard watching the blue color squint at him. Standing in-between its bedroom and his. "I went to a lot of work to get all the junk out of there so use it." He growled, dark eyes turning back to the tv as he listened to the blonde hair walk into it's own room. His scarred form picking up off the couch and starting for the stairs. Heading directly towards his bedroom and pushing the door in. Opening the top draw of the dresser and grabbing a video.

"Gene?" His dark eyes glanced at the blonde in his doorway. "Are you going da bed now?" He shook his head no.

"No I am watching this. Where's the fish?" He grinned watching the small hand point towards it's room. "Where in your room?" He frowned, it better not be on the bed where it could spill all over.

"On da floor." The blue eyes watched him, heading for it as he started back for the stairs.

"Hey." He frowned slightly watching the blonde stop, listening to him. "The fish will be.scared if you leave it. Go back and get in bed." He grinned.

"I could go get da fish." the blue eyes frowned upset at him, watching him just flash a dull flat expression.

"No. You can go get in bed." He sighed starting up the one step he had gone down. Scarred hand grabbing the small arm and pulling it with him.

"But Gene I, Gene I don't wanna be dare, don't wanna be up dare alone." the light hand pulled back as he pushed the door to the smaller bedroom in. "Ahhhalisten da me!" His dark eyes snapped down at the small stinging bite. Scarred hand dropping the light hand, watching the upset blue eyes look up at him.

"You have to sleep in here Jim." He frowned hard at the small five year old.

"I don't like dat." The blonde hair shook no, watching his scarred black t- shirt and boxers pick the bowl and fish up before sitting it next to the small bed of two twin mattresses on the floor.

"I do." He grinned sitting the fish down. Listening to the irritated groaning behind him. Small hands tugging on the back of his shirt as the light weigh moved into him.

"Daaat." His blue eyes whined, tripping lightly as the scarred hand yanked him forward. Soft sheets of the bed running under him.

"That's not to fun huh?" He grinned, watching the small legs press into the bed to remain standing as he pressed the small shoulders down. Light face whining at him as he quickly pushed the back of the smaller knees in, watching the blonde hair sink into the bed fast.

"Geeene dat's not! I dooon't wanna be up here aloooone." The light hands snapped at his as it sunk into the soft green sheets. Small legs kicking at him as he quickly shoved the blonde hair into the pillow ripping the blanket out from under the small white shirt and boxers.

"You Can't always get what you want." He frowned before glancing up at the upset blue eyes watching him. Now lying still and quiet, watching his scarred face stop. Just looking ahead at the upset blue eyes being left alone upstairs in a still unfamiliar room. "I am." he trailed lightly, gently pulling his hand away from the lighter one. "Going downstairs." He frowned, standing up fast, starting for the door.

"Ah! Geeene!" he growled, dark eyes snapping back at the blonde hair that immediately got up following him, afraid to be alone in the dark.

"Get back in bed!" He frowned, snapping his hand out pointing towards the bed. Watching Jim stop fast at his yell.. Blue eyes fidgeting where they stopped running, before quickly bolting forward into his legs. The desire to not be left alone overpowering the want to not make Gene mad. "Jim." He growled looking down. Watching the light skinny arms just rap around his thigh with the tone of his voice.

"Peeas Geeene I won't look at dat movie, I won't look." The blonde hair shook no fast. "I dadent wanna be up da staaaairs." the small legs kicked at nothing as he pulled the small arms off. Light face hiding under the blonde hair.

"NO." He snapped yanking the small loose shirt off and shoving it into the bed roughly. "Now you *stay* where I put you." He growled, watching the upset blue eyes get mad. Upset he was leaving and mad it was for such a stupid reason. Just to watch some movie he wasn't allowed to see. The kind Gene watched alone or with Iris at night, that wasn't fair.

"No!" his dark eyes frowned watching the light face growl back at him.

"What?" He blinked baffled.

"You can't dat! Can't tell me dat!" The blue eyes frowned at him. Watching the mad scarred eyes squint at it as it kicked. Scared hand snapping at the small ankles as his dark eyes never averted from the light face. The kid never did this.

"Oh yeah?" He growled "Who says I can't." He frowned mad, watching the blue eyes blink hard as he gently pushed the small leg kicking him.

"Meee." the blue eyes closed, fighting weakly as it started getting to upset to focus.

He cocked an eyebrow. "Oh yeah? What makes you think you can do that?" He shot an irritated grin watching the light face growl hard before the blue eyes snapped at him. Light forehead pushing into his suddenly from where he was leaning over the small t-shirt pressing it into the bed.

"Dat why!" the blue eyes cried at him suddenly. "Daaaat!" The blue eyes snapped at his unruly red hair, dark eyes frowning slightly as the small forehead drilled into his as he pulled back. The light blonde hair temporarily running into his dark red. "And dis too!" the light hands snapped at his. Grabbing his strong palm as it sat up looking down at the two different colors. Blue eyes crying down at their hand as they pulled back. Studying its lighter skin as if it were broken. "All dis. All dis Geeene!" He blinked hard, watching the mess of blonde hair look down at it's hand as the other one tightly grabbed his shirt. Hanging onto it as it rocked upset, looking at itself.

"Hey you." He growled, annoyed expression still over his face. As if things weren't irritating and stressful enough before. The movie was supposed to be a treat. "You want to see what those differences mean to me?" He growled, grabbing the small shoulders and shaking them annoyed. Watching the light hand grip his shirt tighter as the upset blue eyes looked up to the shaking. Worried about what he meant. "What to see?" He growled yanking the small arm up, blonde hair standing to his tugging. Light hands still hanging onto his shirt as he grabbed the small hip. Steadying the loose white t-shirt before swatting the small bottom hard.

"Aha!" the blonde hair pulled to get away immediately as he hit it again. "AhhaStop daaat ahh!" the blue eyes shook no as he let go. Watching the small weight trip into the sheets to the forceful pulling that was suddenly granted. Light face turning into the pillow immediately. "Ahhha"

"Yeah that's right." Hr growled hard, watching the upset blue snap at him, pulling back from him as it's skinny form curled into the bed crying. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing." He growled, letting his hard firm tone disappear as he reached for the crying blonde hair and light face hiding. "Come on come here." He beckoned lightly, watching the light face continue to cry, confused and upset.

"AHhhaa...ahhha Geeeene." The light hand shoved at him as he grabbed the small shoulder, carefully avoiding the bright band aids. Pulling the blonde hair at him gently. "Yooou hit meee." the light face cried hysterical as he pulled it, feeling the light weight sink into his chest as he tugged it over.

"That's right I did. I hit you." He frowned lightly watching the blonde hair move confused. It was only ever swatted never hit. Never ever hit. "You see how much that difference means?" He grinned down, watching the blue eyes quiet lightly, sniffling hard through the small broken cries as they listened to him. "Means nothing Jim." He grinned shaking the small shoulders softly as they leaned into him. Blonde hair feeling the warm body heat from the scarred chest radiate into him as the scared hands moved lightly on his shoulders, gently pushing the sleeves to his shirt up. "There's no difference between us." He grinned letting his strong hands run onto the smaller swollen arms. It must have been hurting the blonde hair to fight him, he frowned at the reddened color of the light skin under his hands. Small face still hidden under the blonde hair sitting in front of him.

"Owah." The small back arched lightly as he squeezed the small arms. Scarred face grinning as he tested to see how hard he could actually do it so he could get a sense of how hard to massage. Small light body teetering to his rub as he ran his scarred hands over the colored band aids that coated almost all of the small arms until reaching the smaller elbow. "Gene dat, Gene dat dadent." the small body moved slightly, turning around to face his chest as he rubbed the swollen skin. That felt good. Light face leaning into him with closed blue eyes. "Dat dadent mean nothing?" The blue eyes frowned upset, small clear tears still running from them lightly as they calmed down. "Dat looks like dat should mean something da me. Looks import-ant." The blonde hair shook no as it mumbled. Relaxing onto him, it was tired and late, swollen and upset.

"Naa it's not important. You'll see." He grinned rubbing the small arms feeling the light hands attach to his shirt as he sat there, frowning hard suddenly. He was going to have to shove the kid back off again in order to get back downstairs to the tv. "Damnt." The light hands squeezed tight at his sudden soft swear. Blue eyes closed into his chest as he looked down. "Alright come on." He frowned standing up lightly, watching the small face wince as it continued hanging on. Small arms going up with him as the small body tried to stand up just as fast before letting him pick it up. His scarred face sighing a smile as he moved his arm out from under the small boxers as the body jumped. Still stinging from where he had hit ithard.

He wanted Jim to remember.

The difference didn't matter.

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"Gene can I look? Can I look now?" He frowned, scarred hand over the blue eyes lying next to him on the couch as he watched tv.

"No shut up." He frowned slightly, he wanted to be able to hear the best parts. He felt the blonde hair move slightly as the moaning on the tv started picking up.

"Gene?" He frowned snapping a small -shh- as the light hand pulled at his scarred one covering the small eyes. "Where is dat sound?" His dark eyes frowned, partially blocking out the small questions as he paid attention to the tv. "Dat a girl? Dat girl?" the light hands tugged at him as he didn't answer. "Is she hurt Gene?" He glanced down at light face next to him concerned by the feminine groaning.

"No she's happy, shut up." He frowned glancing back up at the tv from the light face frowning under his hand.

"Dudent sound happy da me." The blue frowning eyes lying bored under his hand that never ever moved. At first it was going to be -just this one part- which soon became forever. "Are you going da bed soon?"

His dark eyes frowned as the light face kept talking. "No but you are if you don't shut up." he frowned, small mouth running his other hand as he covered it. Feeling Jim smile underneath his palms. It was completely covered now, his dark eyes frowning hard at the adult rated movie as he glanced down at the blonde hair trying not to laugh under his hands. Bright blue eyes grinning up at him as he flicked off the tv looking down.

"Now are you?" The light face smiled, watching his dark scarred face just sigh heavily before nodding.

"Mine as well. I can't hear a damn thing with you talking." He grinned, scarred hand running over the back of his neck as he stood up. Stretching, dark eyes glancing over at the blonde hair that starting up the stairs towards his room again. "Ahh" he scowled, dark eyes glancing up at the ceiling as he sighed heavily. Too exhausted and annoyed to do more then sleep. He would worry about the stupid fish and the stupid Jim tomorrow. Dark eyes falling to a flat expression as they slowly went up the stairs to bed.

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He looked hurt to her, in more ways then one. More ways then she could describe and it was different then any other hurt she had seen before. It confused her, because she had seen him fight. Sure she worried, who wouldn't worry when you watch someone you care about throw themselves into the punched and kicks over and on the cement. So engrossed in hitting and winning and doing a good job it's afterwards they released rolling to the left would have saved them most of the scraps cause there was grass and to the right. The way they went, there was only hard concrete. "Four days."

His blue eyes cringed hearing her whisper. Watching her green eyes just look at his chest as she moved her hands. Wide concerned expression looking at the vertical scraps before looking downward more, running over the rest of him before looking back up. "Four days? Four days Jim?" Her green eyes suddenly rushed with tears watching the light chest just breathe hard. Blue eyes cringing as they looked at her, knowing what he must look like. "Four days you were gone." She growled at him suddenly. Hurt voice straining through her clenched teeth as she started crying. Watching his face swallow hard to her comment. "Were gone for four daaaays!" She sobbed suddenly, feeling him shake underneath her touch, thin hands digging into his shoulders. Her small voice sobbing fast and hard as she felt the scarred hands gently grab her shoulders.

There wasn't enough crying in here, there should have been more sobbing in here.

She looked up at the scarred touch, watching Gene just look at her before she turned back to the blue eyes. They were watching her as if he were on the other side of glass and couldn't hear her cries and pain. "Jim! What's wroonng with yooou!? Why don't you answer meeeee?" She sobbed suddenly, feeling the scarred hands gently pull her back as she dug into the shoulders hard before jumping. "Ahh!" She screamed quickly as he shoved her hard. Her thin form backing up, falling into Gene.

"Don't touch me!" The blue eyes frowned at her furious and upset. "He's on me! You don't touch it!" He growled at her, watching her thin red hair just shake lightly to the small -come on- mumbled at her from behind as the scarred hands tugged her more.

"Miss?" Her tearing green eyes traveled over to the elderly gray hair silently looking at her. As if confused she was there. A small thin cop who looked more like she was dressed for Halloween cause she acted nothing like the others but somehow managed to break through eight codes of regulation and kick them all out. "I am going to have to ask you to leave." Her worn green eyes frowned concerned at the thin red hair that was suddenly so upset having come into the room. But they obviously knew her, scarred hands gently trying to reassure her as she stood in front of the lost blonde hair that looked at her as thought she were a casual acquaintance or he didn't see her at all.

"Nooo I want to stay!" The green eyes cried at her suddenly, thin hand snapping at the blonde hair. Taking his hand fast "Aaa" Thin features falling to a lost panicked expression as the strong hand didn't squeeze her back. Didn't take hers back. "AhhhGeeeene what the hell is going ooooon!" She sobbed suddenly as she looked down at the familiar hand she loved. Cringing to the unruly color behind her as she grabbed the light cut chest in front of her.

"Danny!" The blue eyes yelled at her as she grabbed him, shoving at her. "Stop touching me! STOP!" He shoved her hard, feeling the soft doctored gloved hands pull him back as the dark eyes of the outlaw caught the light figure that was weak and upset through the tears. Confused and hurt at how hard he pushed her. "He'll never touch yooou!" The blue eyes sobbed at her suddenly. "SON OF A BITCH WILL *NEVER* TOUCH YOU!"

"God damnt it Judith will you do something!" He growled under his unruly color. Watching her blink as she stared at him. His eyes on the light face that only responded to Danny's touch. Daniella's sobbing green eyes transparent to the blue color looking at her. As thought he couldn't see her but screamed when she tried to make contact. "Knock him out or do something!" He growled, yanking Danny with him towards the door as the doctor glove hands turned the blue eyes towards her, watching them blink hard. Clear liquid in his veins releasing heavy doses of medication to calm him down. Making it hard for him think and understand until his blood pressure and temperature could drop and let him regulate himself.

"Gene get her out of here." She frowned, tightly hanging onto the light skin that was growling at her. Blue eyes watching Danniella and Gene slowly disappear as the scarred hands pulled her towards the door. "She can't be in here upsetting him with this medication, and I need you to get me a nurse!" She watched the unruly color nod as it said something to the thin red hair it was dragging out with him. "Jim!" She snapped hard hanging onto the strong light arms fighting against nothing as they stood. Her worn color pressing the blonde hair back watching him stagger back with her as he looked down before stopping as he hit the edge of the bed.

"Juuudith!" He cried suddenly. "Whaaats wrong with my heead!? What!?" She watched the light chest pick up panicked suddenly. Light hands running into the blonde hair trying to put together his sentences. "I caaan't think! I caaan't." She frowned watching him move slightly, as she guided him back. Watching him calm as he laid back into the bed, blue eyes closing to the heavy breathing.

"Jim your safe now." She frowned watching his face choke a sound to her statement. "People who know you are here now. You will not be left alone." She whisphered to him, watching him respond almost identical to when he was younger. Her worn green eyes frowning concerned and hurt as she watched him. Light skin and body calming down as he lay there, moving ever so slightly as she pulled the blankets that were folded at the bottom of the bed over him. His eyes just opening aware she was over him moving slow and quiet. Her concerned green eyes looking down at his half open blue color breathing slow and steady. "Your safe now. You understand that?" She gave him a gentle frown, concerned his body kept picking up to much to understand all this because he was causing it to release too much medication. "Jim everything is over now, your done." She smiled down at him watching him look at her, his mind coming back into power as his body relaxed. "There is nothing wrong with your head but if you get too upset medication in you will calm you down and that's what you feel." She frowned slightly watching him give her a look.

"How long will that last?" His voice was raspy as he whisphered to her, his eyes traveling around the room. It was empty. He was in bed. Judith was over him. "Where are the police?" He frowned slightly watching her only smile.

"Outside, a cop kicked them out." She let out a small chuckle, watching his face respond to her sentence immediately.

"Danny?!" He sat up slightly, trying to bolt up but she stopped him, gently pressing against his chest.

"She was very pretty." She smiled at him watching him choke a small laugh as he blinked hard. Staring up as she moved to the small counter top behind his bed. "She looked like a very nice girl." She smiled at him watching him take the small cottoned strip of paper from her. Moving it into his mouth as she instructed him to wipe his gums with it. Green eyes watching him slowly carry out her order before looking down at his chest as she took it from him. Blue eyes frowning down at the vertical scraps running down his skin. "Jim?" He glanced back up at her. "You threw up large amounts of male semen at the bar you were at." She watched his bitter frown appear.

"And all over Iris's steps and the alley on Maple Ave." He smiled at her watching her frown at all the destinations he could remember. "And in the guys car." He chuckled suddenly. Stupid son of a bitch, he'd have a ball cleaning that up, he grinned sitting up.

"Alright." She nodded at him, offering a small smile. "I need you to answer some questions for your chart Jim." She nodded warmly at him watching him pull the clip board she held towards him. Turning it around so he could look at it. "All of the information you give will be documented into your case. No one will be allowed to read it." She offered him a small smile as he frowned down at the chart, reading the questions and blanks and boxes they were supposed to check.

"I am not delusional." His blue eyes frowned up at her watching her smile at him. Soft worn green eyes letting out a soft laugh as she nodded.

"I know, I would have checked No for that Jim." She smiled at him watching him hand her the clip board back. Blue eyes looking up at her, waiting as she moved paper.

"Can I have something to drink?" He frowned at her slightly, watching her think before sitting down the clip board and grabbing a long swab from the counter top.

"How many times did you engage in oral contact with him?" She frowned gently pulling on his bottom lip as he open his mouth for her. Worn green eyes directing the swab to the back of his throat. Watching his features scrunch lightly before gagging as she brushed it against the back . Moving from one side to the other before pulling the stick back fast as he pulled away from her. Blinking blue eyes coughing hard as he tried to fix the feeling she had made. Her eyes watching him as she moved the swab to the counter. Wiping it onto a slab and marking it as the back of his throat. Placing the small cottoned paper he had wiped his mouth with there too.

"Was that a yes or no?"

He gave her a soft bitter look, his voice raspy from coughing. "Do I get to drink?" He frowned mad, watching her grab a water bottle to his side as he started sounding irritated. His hand snapping it from her fast as he started chugging it down.

"We needed cultures from your mouth and throat first, sorry." She explained as he drank. Blue eyes watching her from over the water bottle, he was practically enhaling. Worn green eyes watching him start slowing as he reached past the half way point. He was going to have to breath sooner or later. "Jim how many times?" she repeated her question softly watching him stop drinking. Swallowing hard before inhaling. Frowning blue eyes looking at her, shaking his head absently.

"I dunno." He mumbled his answer fast. "Five, ten.no.seven." He frowned at her as he tried to grab a number watching her nod slowly at him. "But I didn't drink it all." He frowned upset at her suddenly. "I spit it at him." His voice cracked lightly as she slowly took the water bottle from him. Watching him start to get slightly upset as he remembered being bolted to the floor. Gagging hard before spitting warm cum at the grin above him that had just straddled his face while the gun jammed into his temple. "I spit IT AT HIM!" She jumped as he yelled at her. The thin muscles in her neck becoming visible as she tensed before quickly nodding. Her gentle understanding presence watching his chest pick up fast as he tried not to remember.

"It's alright. I am glad you did." She smiled warmly at him watching his face flick confused for a moment before looking down. "Don't get upset Jim. I can't talk to you if your full of medication." She watched him choke a small laugh, or it could have been small cry. She couldn't tell, but he started nodding unsteadily before looking up at her. Sniffling lightly before sighing. "I want you to know your in control now alright?" She nodded softly watching him frown at her. "You have the choice to reject some of my questions but some of them I need you to answer." She watched him listen to her "I would like you to answer them all, if you can." She nodded slowly, watching him intently but he was listening to her ok.

"Where is Gene?" She watched him frown as he asked her. As if he just remembered the outlaw existed. She smiled warmly at him shrugging.

"Only we are in here, he must be waiting somewhere outside." She smiled at him, as he glanced at the door. "He came with you here do you remember that?" she watched him nod.

"What happened to everyone else who came with me?" He frowned at her concerned.

"Some are waiting for you, others went home to be called. There were many people who came with you Jim." She smiled warmly at him . "Many people who wanted to make sure you were ok." She watched his blue eyes cringe at her as they listened. "Jim think about how many people will be upset if someone they cared for went missing like you did." She watched him frown hard at her. "Answering questions around here can help us catch the people who hurt you." She frowned slightly watching him look down fast.

"I can't help them." Her face was upset as he looked back up whispering his answer.

"You already have." He shook his head no at her. "You have given us samples of him." She nodded slowly watching him frown. "We have been able to obtain his saliva, his semen, as well as some of his DNA." She smiled reassuringly at him as she picked the clipboard up. Watching him think about what she had said. "Alright? If you are confused by anything I ask you I will explain it, and if you don't understand *why* I am asking you these things I can explain it." She smiled sweetly at him, just watching him sit there before looking back down.

"Where are my clothes Judith?" He frowned at her watching her continue to speak slow and soft, her face pausing before answering again.

"We have to keep all your clothes Jim." She smiled at him softly. "Hopefully we will be able to gain more evidence from them. They are also proof." She nodded strongly at him. "You don't have to worry about anyone not believing you, because we found you so early." She smiled at him watching his eyes just travel around the room slowly as he thought about everything she said. His mind remembering Gene telling him they were going to keep his clothes, that's right, Mel was going to bring more. "Jim do you know what time you were assaulted?" She frowned slightly at him watching him blink fast as he started thinking.

"Maybe." he trailed. "Umm, four days ago, it was late, the sun was." He moved his hands slightly, sending her a fast motion that ment it was setting. "Danny told me she was going somewhere with that.then I was upstairs and I put the.Gene used the thing you gave him for his blood." He trailed again. "Did you find anything?" He frowned at her watching her look down.

"I am not a liberty to say yet." She smiled weakly at him watching him nod. "What happened after Gene did that?" She smiled

"AHh well the doorbell.that's was him so I.maybe six, not maybe.earlier then nine or eight." Her frowned at her watching her slowly nod writing onto the paper. He didn't really have a good idea.

"Do you know where you were?"

"In his car. A van. A blue van." He frowned at her answering, watching her write.

"Did you loose consciousness at any time?" Her worn green eyes looked up at him from where he sat, slightly taller then her because the bed was made for her to be able to reach him easily.

"No." She stated writing. "No wait!" He grabbed her wrist watching her look up. "Yeah. He gave me something and I passed out." She looked at the bend in his arm as he pointed to where he had injected the needle. "And I don't remember.a lot of time I was there." He frowned upset at her. "I don't know what happened." He frowned at her watching her nod, he could have dipped in to a light form of shock, or blocked it out, or it really could have been drugs.

"Your blood test shows there is nothing harmful in you." She smiled at him watching him look slightly relieved as his eyes fell back to his arm. "It was probably a light sedative that will *not* hurt you." She smiled at him watching him nod to a shaky sigh. "Did you drink any alcohol before this or take any drugs?" he shook his head no. "Did you drink any alcohol a day prior or take any drugs a day prior?" He frowned as he shook his head no. She knew he didn't do that stuff. "Just asking." She smiled at his facial expression before glancing back down to the paper. "Jim which kind of." She trailed watching his face tighten as he waited for her question. It looked like a bad one. "Can you circle for me, which type of sexual acts occurred or were attempted?" Her worn green eyes studied his shaky grasp as he slowly took the clip board from her. Looking at the pen she handed him and slowly taking that too. Blue eyes blinking down at the options -anal/oral/vaginal penetration.- Her worn green eyes slowly watching him circle the first two before handing it back to her. Watching her offer a reassuring nod. Her worn green eyes frowning softly. She knew that already, maybe cheating and asking him just to confirm rather than making him answer would be easier. "Your attack ejaculated?" She nodded slowly at him watching him imitate her faster as he frowned.

"Why do you ask me that if you know he did?" He frowned mad, watching her calmly look back at him. "Why do you ask me, why do you ask me what he did Judith if.." He trailed, her green eyes watching him look at the clip board upset as his chest started picking up. His face breathing quicker as he growled. "Why do I have to answer you?" His blue eyes flicked up mad. "YOU!" She backed up calmly, watching him go to get up before stopping. "You make me take off my clothes and you, look at what." He trailed breathing upset. "You LOOK AT what he did and then you ask me to TELL YOU what he did!" He frowned mad at her suddenly, watching her make a calm expression. "WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT!?" he growled yanking blankets with him as he moved forward slightly.

"Jim please. I will explain but your going to release medication if you don't calm down." She soothed gently watching him glare at her. Blue eyes blinking upset as she moved forward gently placing a hand on his shoulder. "Your alright. I know you can answer my questions. Even if they are hard to say. I have to ask you in order for it to be legal, I am sorry these are hard." She frowned concerned, watching him calm quickly as a small amount of medication released. Blue eyes listening to her as they sat down more, relaxing again. "Would you like something more to drink? Do you want me to get you some tissues?" Her soft smle held affection and strength as hemoved and started looking around the room again. Slowly registering her questions.

"Can I.." he trailed slowly blinking as the medication ran through him. Worn green eyes patiently waiting for it to thin. "I would like some of.eggs." She raised her eyebrows lightly. "I want eggs, Gene.makes, Mel's fish and I want.and I would like to see what Aisha brought, me cause she says it's made for humans." He smiled lightly as the medication started thinning. "I think maybe I can eat it this time." His face disappeared suddenly, looking down. Worn green eyes watching his shoulder slowly start moving before his cry. "Ahhaaaa." He sobbed suddenly, light hands running onto his face as leaned forward into his knees. "Ahhhaaa...hahaaaa." He cried before sniffling hard, wet blue eyes looking up at her as he let out a fast empty breath. "I don't want to do this.anymore Judith." She frowned upset at his small mumble. "Can I," his eyes moved back to the room slightly. "Can I take a shower and.I want to brush my teeeeth." He frowned upset at her as he looked back. Worn green eyes watching him silently cry through his requests.

"Jim?" She whisphered his name to him lightly.

"Ahwhat?" He choked fast watching her slowly nod.

"Can I finish please? Would you mind if I finish asking you the last three questions of the assessment?" She watched his blue eyes cringe as she ignored his pleads. Slowly leaking tears as he looked down rocking for a second before nodding to her as he looked back up with a hard sniffle. Watching her eyes dissopear to read the chart. "How many attackers were there?" She frowned softly with him.

"One. One guy!" He yelled at her before looking down, leaning into the bed slightly as he sniffled. His voice straining his words at her.

"Did he use any restraints, violence, or weapons during the attack?" She spoke slow and calm. Watching him slowly sit up to look at her.

"No I...got in the truck." He frowned mad at her growling. "Cause I thought it would.be fun. And I did all this by myself and *I* Cut! Myself and I what the HELL IS WRONG WITH YOOOU!" He growled at her watching her frown at him as he yanked the clip board from her. "AhhaYour Asking me STUPID QUESTIONS!" He growled slamming the thin piece of wood into the bed before sneeering up at her.

"Jim." She looked at him calmly, giving him a few seconds to relax before speaking softly. "Stupid questions are easy to answer.aren't they?" She nodded watching him rock slowly. Blue eyes hidden behind a hand as she slowly picked up the clip board before slowly stepping back from him. "Would you like it if I tried telling you what I know and then you tell me what I don't?" She spoke calm watching him slowly move before nodding. "Alright." She sighed watching him sit up as she touched his shoulder. "I notice you have cuts on your wrists and your ankles which leads me to believe you were held down with something metal because rope would have rawed your skin instead of just cut it." She looked at his face as she spoke. Watching him look at his wrists. She spoke looking directly at him as she gently moved his wrist towards her before pointing.

"Handcuffs." He mumbled to her watching her nod

"Alright. I also know you so I know you would have tried to fight which leads me to believe he may have had a gun. Maybe a knife but your not cut in any place other then your chest so I am leaning towards gun." She nodded lightly watching him sniffle hard.

"He had a gun, and a knife but he didn't use the knife with me. Only to.." He trailed lightly reaching down for the rim of his pants before hitting his hip and merely touching where the guy cut his jeans. "...Cut my pants so I couldn't keep them on." He smiled lightly watching her nod.

"Alright. I also noticed a form of sticky residue on parts of your face by your eyes.

"He taped, he put duck tape on my head and I couldn't see where I was or where we went." She watched him speak matter o' factly. Answering much easier to this form of questioning. Blue eyes watching her nod, quickly writing everything he said down so she could continue while he was still calm.

"Alright Jim, Did your attacker use any objects during your attack to effect.penetration?" She watched him blink quickly, trying to understand her question. "I know he used an object to sexually assault you because you were swollen inside from poor lubrication I noticed he provided when he penetrated." She watched him continue blinking. Blue eyes looking down as they thought about her questions and observations.

"What?" He frowned confused as he looked up. Spitting his question in a slurred mumble.

"Did he do anything or use anything to effect you when he penetrated Jim?" She frowned watching him look away as she took a small step forward, gently grasping his arm.

"I don't want to tell you." He frowned pained at her as he looked back. " I am gonna refuse now." His upset expression swallowed fast to surpress his mumbled raspy tones.

"Jim this question is not optional. I need you to tell me this." She frowned, strengthening her soft tone. Watching him just fidget lightly as he looked away from her. "Jim if you don't explain to me I need you to lie down so I-"

"-Ah don't! I don't WANT! JuDITH!" He snapped yelling. Blue eyes frowning upset and stressed. Exhausted and humiliated with these questions. Ashamed he couldn't get away. That he was too weak to fight. That he couldn't do anything but lay there and take it. Or suck and swallow. Or pull and feel. "AhhaaJuuudith." He sobbed her name suddenly. Her worn green eyes watching him start shaking upset. "Pleeease don't make me teeell you what he diiiid. Dooon't make me laaay down and dooon't." He sobbed suddenly, blue eyes shut hard. Unaware of what he was begging her for as his mind tried to understand her question and how to answer. His subconscious speaking for him. Unashamed because it hid behind his face. "Ahhhhaa."

She felt him sob hard as she stepped forward gently hugging his shoulders as he cried. Feeling him retaliate into himself more instead of hug back. "Jim is there someone I can get who you could tell?" She glanced down at the top of his blonde hair, watching it shake no hard as he suddenly grabbed her. Hugging her waist as she gently held on to his shoulders. "You aren't any different now that these things have happened to you Jim." She spoke slow and soft, just enough for him to hear her over his bawling. "Do I look at you different since this has happened?" She frowned down at him, pushing him off gently. Feeling him squeeze her harder before quickly pulling back into himself, face hidden. "Just because I know does not make you different." She cooed softly at him crouching down. Watching him yank more blanket over his lap as she came, blue eyes flashing her a hard frown. "I know he used a bottle Jim." She watched him frown upset suddenly, her worn green eyes watching him confirm her slight suspicion. She hadn't known. "That is ok." She nodded slowly watching him lick his lips.

"Ahhhe.he.He made me." She listened to his raspy mumbles as he made a small pull movement by his lap. Trying to find the words he needed to tell her. ".jerk.." The blue color glanced at her trying to see if she was catching this so he wouldn't have to explain it.

She nodded immediately "Ok it's alright I understand that." Worn green eyes watching him sigh heavily as his chest picked up. "Did he make you masturbate every time he penetrated?" She frowned slightly looking up at him, watching him shake his head no. "Was it the other way around sometimes? You had to do that for him?" She frowned at him, trying to keep her calm straight expression but her sympathetic concern kept bleeding through. Watching his face just disappear under his hand as he nodded at her. Ashamed to look at her. "Why do you hide your face Jim?" She spoke calm again, gently cooing at him. "Why do you find it hard to look at me when you say that?" She smiled lightly, gently touching the back of the hand hidden over his face. Watching him just pull away from her before dropping his hand and continuing to look away. "You don't have to feel ashamed." She frowned lightly watching him sob quickly as if on mute. Just the small tight jump of his chest and nothing more. Blonde hair jumping slightly as she stood up, moving towards the counter slowly and slowly moving back towards him with a small pair of tweezers and plastic bag. "Jim?" She stood waiting for him to look up at her. "I am going to take some of your hair alright?" She raised her eyebrows with her question. "I am just going to take about five or ten pieces." She gave him another soft smile as he nodded. Sitting still as she moved over to his head, gently grasping some of his blonde strands. Feeling him move slightly as she quickly pulled one out. "Jim there are several male nurses here that are trained for cases such as this." She glanced down, blue eyes looking at the bed dully as she removed strains of his hair complete with roots. "We were offered one earlier, and, one should have been present but I declined." She glanced down watching him slowly blink. "Would you have preferred if one stayed?" She frowned as she asked him, she was going to feel really guilty if he would have but she only sighed. Watching his blonde hair shake no immediately. "Would you like me to get one now? I need to obtain about ten of your pubic hairs as well." She glanced down to see his response but none came. "Jim?" She nudged him lightly watching his blue eyes look up at her dully.

"Does it really matter?" His tone was dull, watching her nod in understanding. Did it really matter now after everything else she had seen? "What are you telling people?" He glanced up at her, watching her move back to the counter with the bag before picking up another one.

"Who? Which people?" She frowned slightly confused as she came back. Watching him slowly lie onto his back as she moved over him.

"I have someone bringing clothes for me here." He frowned watching her move blankets. Blue eyes studying what she was doing intently so he could tell her no if he didn't like it. Watching her lay a blanket over his chest and stomach before slowly sliding the one over his lap down slightly, just enough to reach some samples as she slide the other one down to it. Worn green eyes glancing up, watching him lay back into the pillow calm. "What will they say to her? What did you tell Gene?" She jumped lightly as he bolted from under her, sitting up fast. "What does Gene know Judith?" He frowned concerned. "What did you tell him? What did you, all those people with me what did...What were they told?" She frowned slightly at his fast upset questions. His hand grabbing her arm as he glared at her.

"Jim no one has been told anything." She shook her head no as she gently brushed his hand off. Blue eyes looking down at the small pair of tweezers she suddenly offered him. "Would you like to do this yourself?" She smiled lightly at him watching him take them from her nodding slowly. Blue eyes watching her move back to the countertop, offering him some privacy as he looked down at himself. Jumping as he pulled a hair out, damnt that hurt. Girls were crazy if they did that to their eyebrows.

"What are.." She glanced back at him as she heard his mumbled question. "What are they going to be told?" She smiled at him. Same concernes ever since he was little.

"Jim this is your business." Her smile moved back along side of him taking the plastic bag. "You can tell them whatever makes you the most comfortable." She smiled watching him look down to a weak immitation. "But ahh." she trailed lightly watching him look up. "I think Gene suspects." She smiled at him warmly watching him nod. He already knew Gene knew. The reckless outlaw didn't need to be told about what it had seen before.

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Hey thanks for being so patient with my posting. Sorry it took forever for me to get this chapter up~I've been real busy. N E Way, I wanted to shout out a special thanks to all those who have been constantly reviewing my story and really helping me out (Umi no Yuki, Tech_Baby5, Mochakitten, DBZGotenAnime, Killua Kiken na, Reiya, Kai and Alz-chan) Thanks so much you guys! and I really hope your enjoying it cause there is more to come ~DivineAngel