Bunny's Go:
Bray pulled a shirt on and looked at Amber, still lying in the bed.
"He's my BROTHER, Amber."
"I know that, Bray; but, we have a tribe to protect. It's not like I'm saying HARM him in ANY way-"
"Then, what ARE you saying?" Bray asked.
"Just... precautions. We should take precautions to protect our tribe. It IS our responsibility, blood or no."
Bray sighed, knowing just how right she was. "Fine, fine... what do you want to do?"
"Well... beef up security measures, for starters," she said, being the more levelheaded one. "We should make sure that we get some supplies and be prepared should we need to barricade ourselves, like a fortress. You should talk to Jack; he'd be good at that. And, we should be prepared not to go out alone, and that includes ANY of us. Especially the smaller ones."
Bray nodded thoughtfully. "But, Lex... he thinks his 'Mr. Head of Security' job entitles him to take the law into his own hands-"
"Law? WHAT law?" Amber reminded gently.
"You KNOW what I mean..." Bray sighed, giving her a LOOK. "I'm worried what he might DO to Marty."
"Marty?"
Bray sighed, flopping next to Amber. "He used to be Marty... maybe he can be again? Maybe there is still a glimmer of him inside... if I can find it..."
Amber sighed, kissing his cheek. "Bray... what if it's a lost cause?"
"As long as he's out there, somewhere, alive... I can't believe that. I'm his big brother." Bray said. "But... how am I gonna convey that to LEX?"
~*~
Trudy's eyes widened as she looked at KC's palm.
"What happened to you?" she asked, her brow puckered in concern.
"Salene's idea of 'discipline'," he said, looking down.
"She HITS them?!" Trudy asked in shock, her hormones giving her maternal instincts she had never thought of.
"Look, I don't give two craps about the others, but, I already told them they ain't allowed to touch my brother again. I talked to Ryan about it," Lex said. "Scared the piss outta him, I did," he smirked.
"Did'cha slug him?" KC asked in awe.
"No... but, he knows not to do it again, OK, kiddo?" Lex explained, surprising Trudy with the gentleness of his tone. He sighed as he looked at KC's hand more closely, and looked down at him. "I don't think you should have to go back."
KC's eyes widened. "Really? Can you do that?"
"You're my kid, ain't'cha?" Lex said, exasperated. "And, anyone who says different, or thinks they can boss you, can kiss my ass."
"He CAN read, right, Lex?" Trudy asked tentatively.
"YES, he can read. He can write, and he can do his numbers. What the hell else would he NEED, anyway? That culture stuff won't get him anywhere in this world, and we both know it." Lex said firmly, pushing back the rage he felt when he looked at the small bruised palm. "Fucking bastards, hitting a little kid... Only seven..." he muttered under his breath. "Don't worry, kiddo;" he assured KC again. "that fucking boukyak will never touch you again, ok?"
KC nodded, laying his head against Lex's side as Lex put a hand on the side of his head, pulling him slightly closer in an affectionate gesture.
Trudy eyed them, but did not say a word. Suddenly, a horrible feeling took her over, and she felt a wave of dizziness as she turned around, convulsed, and tossed her cookies.
Bray pulled a shirt on and looked at Amber, still lying in the bed.
"He's my BROTHER, Amber."
"I know that, Bray; but, we have a tribe to protect. It's not like I'm saying HARM him in ANY way-"
"Then, what ARE you saying?" Bray asked.
"Just... precautions. We should take precautions to protect our tribe. It IS our responsibility, blood or no."
Bray sighed, knowing just how right she was. "Fine, fine... what do you want to do?"
"Well... beef up security measures, for starters," she said, being the more levelheaded one. "We should make sure that we get some supplies and be prepared should we need to barricade ourselves, like a fortress. You should talk to Jack; he'd be good at that. And, we should be prepared not to go out alone, and that includes ANY of us. Especially the smaller ones."
Bray nodded thoughtfully. "But, Lex... he thinks his 'Mr. Head of Security' job entitles him to take the law into his own hands-"
"Law? WHAT law?" Amber reminded gently.
"You KNOW what I mean..." Bray sighed, giving her a LOOK. "I'm worried what he might DO to Marty."
"Marty?"
Bray sighed, flopping next to Amber. "He used to be Marty... maybe he can be again? Maybe there is still a glimmer of him inside... if I can find it..."
Amber sighed, kissing his cheek. "Bray... what if it's a lost cause?"
"As long as he's out there, somewhere, alive... I can't believe that. I'm his big brother." Bray said. "But... how am I gonna convey that to LEX?"
~*~
Trudy's eyes widened as she looked at KC's palm.
"What happened to you?" she asked, her brow puckered in concern.
"Salene's idea of 'discipline'," he said, looking down.
"She HITS them?!" Trudy asked in shock, her hormones giving her maternal instincts she had never thought of.
"Look, I don't give two craps about the others, but, I already told them they ain't allowed to touch my brother again. I talked to Ryan about it," Lex said. "Scared the piss outta him, I did," he smirked.
"Did'cha slug him?" KC asked in awe.
"No... but, he knows not to do it again, OK, kiddo?" Lex explained, surprising Trudy with the gentleness of his tone. He sighed as he looked at KC's hand more closely, and looked down at him. "I don't think you should have to go back."
KC's eyes widened. "Really? Can you do that?"
"You're my kid, ain't'cha?" Lex said, exasperated. "And, anyone who says different, or thinks they can boss you, can kiss my ass."
"He CAN read, right, Lex?" Trudy asked tentatively.
"YES, he can read. He can write, and he can do his numbers. What the hell else would he NEED, anyway? That culture stuff won't get him anywhere in this world, and we both know it." Lex said firmly, pushing back the rage he felt when he looked at the small bruised palm. "Fucking bastards, hitting a little kid... Only seven..." he muttered under his breath. "Don't worry, kiddo;" he assured KC again. "that fucking boukyak will never touch you again, ok?"
KC nodded, laying his head against Lex's side as Lex put a hand on the side of his head, pulling him slightly closer in an affectionate gesture.
Trudy eyed them, but did not say a word. Suddenly, a horrible feeling took her over, and she felt a wave of dizziness as she turned around, convulsed, and tossed her cookies.