ME: Well here I go. God I haven't updated this fic for ages. (blinks to self) Nevermind. I'll just update now.
REN: You're terrible Aibou. How many fics have you not updated for ages?
ME: I can't help it. I have writers block.
REN: No comment.
ME: THAT'S MY LINE!!!
REN: So? I'm your Aibou. I can use that line if I want.
ME: (glares)
REN: Lady Blade WarAngel does not own Gargoyles. If she did it would disturb even the most strong stomached of adults, and Disney would get a bad reputation.
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Endless Pain.
Chapter 3.
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Faith walked over to the cave entrance. Only to find Jasmine gone. Faith glared. "I shouldn't have left her here all alone." Faith thought to herself. She walked into the cave. Then walked down through the tunnels, that seemed never ending. She heard Jasmine talking to someone. Faith sighed in relief. "At least she's O.K." Faith thought as she carried on along the tunnels. She saw Jasmine playing with one of the gargoyle type creatures. Faith had no idea what they were called. She also saw the policewoman from earlier.
Faith went on the defensive immediately. "Jes?" Her little sister looked at her. "Let's go." Faith said quietly. "O.K. Faith." Jes ran over to her. The policewoman, Detective Maza, looked at the two girls. "Look Detective. I don't fancy going into some lousy orphanage and being separated from my sister. I also don't intend to be stuck in that lousy orphanage til I turn eighteen." Faith said icily.
"You wouldn't be in an orphanage for that long. How long do you think that you can last on the streets? How do you think you're going to support your sister?" The Detective asked. Faith glared. "I got my own way. And it the way you think neither. I just don't want my sister to watch violence before she reaches the age of eleven." Faith said. Jasmine didn't ask any questions, she knew better then to ask her sister any questions. "What is that supposed to mean?" The Detective asked. "You'll find out about it when you find out. But don't worry, I ain't committing a crime that involves theft." Faith said.
"You shouldn't be committing crimes at all." Detective Maza said. "Better then going into an Orphanage. And don't tell me I wouldn't be there for very long. No one adopts kids of my age. If Jasmine's lucky she'll get adopted, and by some miracle, it won't be people looking for a little servant. Anyone adopting kids that are older then five, are usually looking for house slaves, and anyone adopting a kid of my age, will be looking for a kid that will be willing to do anything they ask. And I won't mention what in front of my six year old sister. I don't get a choice. If I wanna stay with my sister then I ain't going to no orphanage." Faith said.
She walked away with Jasmine, leaving Detective Maza to wonder what she was talking about.
Faith looked at Jasmine once they got out of the tunnels. "Faith, what is so bad that I can't see it?" Jasmine asked. "I have to do something Jes, and it's something you can't watch." Faith said. "You have to get into fights?" Jasmine asked. "Yeah. But I get paid to fight with someone." Faith said quietly. "But no one can beat you in a fight Faith. You're the best. Mommy and Ted didn't like it when you got into fights." Jasmine said quietly. "Yeah, but they ain't around anymore Jasmine. Remember. They're not going to come back. You have to understand Jes. If I don't fight, then we won't have any money, and we'll never have anything to eat." Faith said.
"But Mommy and Ted might come back." Jasmine said. "They might find a way to come and take us home." Jasmine said. Faith bit her lip. "I wish I could be that optimistic and naive sometimes." Faith thought to herself. But she didn't have a choice but to shatter her sister's hopes. "They can never come back Jes. I'm sorry that they can't. But they can't. They had to go to the beautiful place, because God and the angels told them to. The beautiful place is where there are no problems, and no one has to suffer or hurt." Faith said gently. Trying to help her sister except that their mother and Jasmine's father were dead.
"But if the beautiful place is so great, then why didn't we go with Mommy and Ted?" Jasmine asked. "Because it's not our time to go. The angels decide when we go to the beautiful place." Faith whispered. Jasmine didn't ask anymore questions. She stayed quiet. "Can you get hurt in the bad fights?" Jasmine asked. "Yeah lots of people can get hurt in the bad fights." Faith answered. "Can the Angels call you from there?" Jasmine asked.
Faith's eyes widened in shock. "Since when did the squirt get smart?" Faith thought to herself. "Yeah, sometimes people get called by the Angels there, but I won't." Faith said. Jasmine looked scared. "But if the Angels call you then I'm gonna be all alone. There won't be nobody who loves me. Mommy and Ted are gone now forever. You said so." Jasmine said. Her eyes were filled with tears. "Jes, I'm not going anywhere. One day, everything will be alright." Faith said. "But if the Angels call you at the bad fights, then no one will be here to love me anymore. Everyone will be in the beautiful place." Jasmine sobbed. The little girl was shaking and tears were rolling down her cheeks. Faith knelt down so that she was at her sister's eye level and hugged her.
"I promise that I'm not going to get called away by the Angels for a long time." Faith said. "Here's hoping I can keep that promise." Faith thought.
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"That's a sick thing to do to kids." Matt spat out. Elisa and Matt had been listening to Captain Chavez's report about the latest craze on the streets. The street fights. They happened in old warehouses back allies, and many other places, that decent people didn't go down at night. The idea, apparently, was to draw in the homeless children, and addicts, who desperately needed the money to survive, or feed their habits. These children, and addicts, would get into fights that were no hold barred, and nine times out of ten, people ended up dead.
"It may be a sick thing to encourage children to do. But the fact is that if you were in the same situation, you would be tempted to do the same thing. If you were starving, and cold, and getting into a fight for money is your only option, then you'd take it. That is what these children are thinking. They don't think about whether or not it's illegal. They're only thought is that if they don't get any money then they might as well be dead, because they're already starving to death." Captain Chavez said. Matt and Elisa nodded.
"So how did you find out about this?" Elisa asked. "A kid came forward, after his brother was killed there. Told us everything he knew. He even gave us times and dates. He didn't want to tell us any names." Captain Chavez said quietly. "You can't really blame him. I mean if his brother was already killed, then he wouldn't want to be next." Matt said.
"That and the fact that whoever set this up has to be sick in the head." Elisa added. Captain Chavez nodded. "Well all I want is to see these expeditions shut down." Chavez said. The other two nodded. Matt and Elisa then left the Captains office. "Maybe you should get Goliath and the others to have a look around tonight." Matt said. Elisa then thought about what Faith had said. "I think all we need to do is find Faith Sankrill." Elisa said. Then explained what had happened. Matt nodded. "Maybe you're right. But I don't think that the kid is going to willingly help you somehow." Matt said. Elisa nodded in agreement. "Maybe. But all we have to do is follow her to a fight, and we'll find out exactly who is running this thing." Elisa said quietly.
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Faith was walking with Jasmine down the street that evening she didn't like the feeling that she was being watched, and that feeling was confirmed even more rapidly, when she saw a car tailing them down the street.
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ME: MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I know what's going to happen, so neener neener neener.
REN: You are very unfair to your readers Aibou. Not only do you leave everyone wondering what the heck you're chatting about, but you also make short chapters.
ME: This one isn't too bad. Besides it builds up suspense.
REN: No comment.
ME: STOP STEALING MY LINE!!!
REN: You going to your Social Bar Manager job now?
ME: Not tonight. HEY! I didn't want to tell the whole world about that Ren.
REN: (snickers) So? It's fun watching you get embarrassed because you got a job that no one else thought you were going to get.
ME: Shut up Ren.
REN: Please R&R people. Lady Blade will eventually update. She always does. Eventually.
ME: Shut up Ren. C ya L8r people.
