~Chapter 10~
The protest approached rapidly until it was 9:50 pm and they were doing last minute sound checks.
10 pm: the place was empty.
Cori sat, fidgeting nervously. Worse case scenario, no one would come and s he'd be in her own bed in two days she tried to convince herself.
10:30 pm: still empty
11:05 pm: Six people entered.
11:30 pm: there ware over 50 people in the dingy bar and Cori's band had started playing.
Cori gave a few speeches on some main issues that really bugged her about this culture and then Kat gave a heart-felt plea against a war none of them knew anything about.
12:30 am: A group of young people from underground led by Tian entered the bar. She went up to them when the song ended. Many of the "normal" people stared uneasily at the newcomers, but a few brave souls attempted conversation after a bit.
Cori resumed playing until a fight broke out between Broc (the black guy that had attacked her) and a boy from the university. She jumped down and jerked them apart.
"You ignorant sons of bitches!" She growled. "If we can't stand united against the government then the message will never be heard. You have to show brains and organization to scare them. So put away your imagined differences and find out what you have in common or get the hell out." The fight settled and Cori jumped back to stage.
2 am: the police finally found the place. Cori was singing the last chorus of NOFX's "the Idiots are Takin Over" (substituting Have for Are)
****A/N: For full lyrics, see my bio. I know most people just skip over song lyrics and get back to the story.****
"Enter the idiots." Cori smirked. A few chuckled, but most looked highly nervous. Cori maintained her air of calm. She jumped lightly off stage and approached the cops. "So what seems to be the problem officer?" She asked with a wicked gleam in her eye. She flicked the brim of the lead officer's hat.
"As always, you." He sighed.
"What law exactly am I breaking?" She asked innocently.
"You are planning sedition and inciting revolution. You're under arrest." He cuffed her.
"Wow, that's the first time you've told me what I'm being cuffed for. It must be serious." She grinned mischievously.
"I trust you'll come calmly." He said.
"Don't I always?" The cop sighed.
"Everyone disperse!" He said to the crowd.
No one was quite sure what to do.
"Just go!" Cori said exasperated. "Violence doesn't make a protest, it makes a riot. This is a peaceful demonstration. Keep it that way."
Cass got up and moved to the front of the crowd. She sat Indian style on the ground, hands folded neatly in front of her. Cori motioned for Hiei and Kurama to get out of there so they wouldn't get arrested. They nodded and slipped out. Kat, Mike, and Tian sat next to Cass. A group of people chose to leave, but many more than Cori had expected took seats on the floor, gazing calmly ahead. Cori grinned to herself. She could now go home knowing she'd had some small impact.
"You guys take care of them." The officer holding Cori said. "I'll take her down." And she was led out.
Cori was placed in a cell alone and fell asleep on the cot. She awoke sometime in the afternoon to Hiei's voice in her head. ~You miscounted. The portal's open NOW~ he informed her.
~FUCK!!!! How the hell am I supposed to~ She remembered her ability. She started thinking of everything that had ever pissed her off in her entire life and felt her anger grow. She concentrated on the outside wall of the cell and it began to crack. It wasn't enough. She was fishing for anything. Koenma, Jonathon, the foreman from the factory, the knowledge that she was a mistake and responsible for ruining her mother's life. That was the clincher. Apparently anger at yourself worked the best. The wall crumbled and a wave of polluted air hit her. She pulled her shirt over her nose and mouth and started running. Desperation lent her speed as cops gave chase. Her vision was blurring as she dashed up the steps to her apartment. Hiei threw open the door and Cori ran to the bedroom with him.
"You two first.' She said. They jumped through. She heard the cops coming up the stairs and entering the apartment. She grabbed the bag and.
***A/N: hehe tacky I know. But *shrugs* I don't really care.***
The protest approached rapidly until it was 9:50 pm and they were doing last minute sound checks.
10 pm: the place was empty.
Cori sat, fidgeting nervously. Worse case scenario, no one would come and s he'd be in her own bed in two days she tried to convince herself.
10:30 pm: still empty
11:05 pm: Six people entered.
11:30 pm: there ware over 50 people in the dingy bar and Cori's band had started playing.
Cori gave a few speeches on some main issues that really bugged her about this culture and then Kat gave a heart-felt plea against a war none of them knew anything about.
12:30 am: A group of young people from underground led by Tian entered the bar. She went up to them when the song ended. Many of the "normal" people stared uneasily at the newcomers, but a few brave souls attempted conversation after a bit.
Cori resumed playing until a fight broke out between Broc (the black guy that had attacked her) and a boy from the university. She jumped down and jerked them apart.
"You ignorant sons of bitches!" She growled. "If we can't stand united against the government then the message will never be heard. You have to show brains and organization to scare them. So put away your imagined differences and find out what you have in common or get the hell out." The fight settled and Cori jumped back to stage.
2 am: the police finally found the place. Cori was singing the last chorus of NOFX's "the Idiots are Takin Over" (substituting Have for Are)
****A/N: For full lyrics, see my bio. I know most people just skip over song lyrics and get back to the story.****
"Enter the idiots." Cori smirked. A few chuckled, but most looked highly nervous. Cori maintained her air of calm. She jumped lightly off stage and approached the cops. "So what seems to be the problem officer?" She asked with a wicked gleam in her eye. She flicked the brim of the lead officer's hat.
"As always, you." He sighed.
"What law exactly am I breaking?" She asked innocently.
"You are planning sedition and inciting revolution. You're under arrest." He cuffed her.
"Wow, that's the first time you've told me what I'm being cuffed for. It must be serious." She grinned mischievously.
"I trust you'll come calmly." He said.
"Don't I always?" The cop sighed.
"Everyone disperse!" He said to the crowd.
No one was quite sure what to do.
"Just go!" Cori said exasperated. "Violence doesn't make a protest, it makes a riot. This is a peaceful demonstration. Keep it that way."
Cass got up and moved to the front of the crowd. She sat Indian style on the ground, hands folded neatly in front of her. Cori motioned for Hiei and Kurama to get out of there so they wouldn't get arrested. They nodded and slipped out. Kat, Mike, and Tian sat next to Cass. A group of people chose to leave, but many more than Cori had expected took seats on the floor, gazing calmly ahead. Cori grinned to herself. She could now go home knowing she'd had some small impact.
"You guys take care of them." The officer holding Cori said. "I'll take her down." And she was led out.
Cori was placed in a cell alone and fell asleep on the cot. She awoke sometime in the afternoon to Hiei's voice in her head. ~You miscounted. The portal's open NOW~ he informed her.
~FUCK!!!! How the hell am I supposed to~ She remembered her ability. She started thinking of everything that had ever pissed her off in her entire life and felt her anger grow. She concentrated on the outside wall of the cell and it began to crack. It wasn't enough. She was fishing for anything. Koenma, Jonathon, the foreman from the factory, the knowledge that she was a mistake and responsible for ruining her mother's life. That was the clincher. Apparently anger at yourself worked the best. The wall crumbled and a wave of polluted air hit her. She pulled her shirt over her nose and mouth and started running. Desperation lent her speed as cops gave chase. Her vision was blurring as she dashed up the steps to her apartment. Hiei threw open the door and Cori ran to the bedroom with him.
"You two first.' She said. They jumped through. She heard the cops coming up the stairs and entering the apartment. She grabbed the bag and.
***A/N: hehe tacky I know. But *shrugs* I don't really care.***
