Chapter 2: Along Came Kandice
Richie and Virigl were walking to 'FYE' (it's the name a record store for all of you who don't get cd's from the mall) to get Kanye West's new CD (it's called 'College Dropout'). They looked around for a while and they finally found it. Richie wanted the CD, Virgil wanted J-Kwon's CD (called Hood Hop). When Virgil picked up the CD, Richie gave him a goofy look. "Are you buying this to annoy your sister or do you really like J-Kwon?" he asked
"Both." answered Virigil
"I never knew that your sister hated J-Kwon."
"Well, she hates that, and 50 Cent."
"Didn't you buy that CD?"
"Nah, I'm gettin' it burned from Daisy."
"Speakin' of Daisy, did you ask her yet?"
"I haven't seen her since yesterday."
"That's odd, I saw at lunch with Frieda yesterday."
"I wonder why she didn't see me?"
"It must be something you said to her the other day."
"She's working so I'll talk to her then."
"I still think it's something you said."
Virgil mumbled something under his breath and walked to the cash register. Richie gave him an awkward look and walked after him. When they were walking, they saw someone that they haven't seen in a whole year. She had short black hair with blonde highlights and light brown eyes. "I don't believe it." said Richie
"I know, she was missing ever since the big bang." said Virigil
She wore a pair of jean capris, orange/yellow striped tube top, and a white scarf that matched her white sneakers. "Wow, she got even hotter." said Richie
"And you said that you didn't like her." said Virigil
"I don't....well not like that."
Virgil rolled his eyes and walked up to the girl. He tapped her on the shoulder and she jumped. "Sorry if I scared you." he said
The girl just blinked him. "Virgil?" she asked "Vigril Hawkins?"
"Yeah, it's me."
"Cool, do you remember who I am?" asked Richie
"Yeah, you're Richie Foaley."
"Where have you been all this time, Kandice?"
"It's hard to say....I can't remember anything after being on the docks."
"What do you mean by you can't remember?"
"I just dont. I remember walking, but that's just it."
Kandice's watch started beeping and her eyes widened. "Look, I'll see you in school."
She ran off to the cash register. Virigil and Richie looked at her awkwardly. "What was that about?" asked Richie
"She probably had something important to do."
Later that night, Gear was patrolling Dakota. He wasn't pretty happy doing it, but Virgil was on a date with Daisy. He was hoping that he didn't run into any of the meta-breed. Backpack started going off and he looked around. Inside a jewerly store was a whole lot of sirens. "Talon..." he muttered
He flew down and walked in. He hand in his hand on one of his restaints. "Hey Talon, got a present for ya!" he yelled
She grinned and turned around. She let one of her high-pitched blasts off and he hit the wall. He groaned and sat up. She gripped her hand around his neck. "See your not much without Static." she said
"Hey bird brain!" yelled a voice "Let him go!"
She turned around and saw a girl in black pants, black spagetti-strapped top with a black see-through blouse with black timberland boots. "Who are you supposed to be?"
"The name's Midnight and you'd better put Gear down if you know what's good for you!"
Talon threw Richie to the side and stared at her. "I guess you don't know who I am, either."
She screamed and Midnight jumped out of the way. Midnight's hair grew wild and a few earings flew at Talon. One hit her in the side and she crouched over. "You want some more?" asked Midnight
Talon growled and stood up. "This ain't over, bitch!" she said
She flew off and Midnight brushed a strand out of her hair. She searched around and found her hairtie. She tied her hair back into a ponytail. She then walked over to Gear. She placed her hand on his cheek. "Hey, wake up." she said
He groaned and woke up. He thought it was Talon, but it was another person. She had short black hair and blonde highlights. Over her face was a mask that made her look like a porclain doll. "You'll be just fine." she said
She left abruptly after that.
The next day, Richie was having back pains from his fight with Talon. He was walking with Virgil to school. He rubbed his left shoulder blade. "Long night?" asked Virgil
"You could say that." he answered
"So tell me about this Midnight girl."
"She came down out of nowhere and beat up Talon. I didn't see the fight because I was unconcious. She woke up and then just left."
"I hope she's not another Shebang. Last thing I need is another government experiment gone wild."
"I hope Shenice doesn't hear you talking like that. She'd kill you with her power grip."
"Don't remind me."
The school bell rang and the boys ran to the school building. It was only the first bell, but they've been late for school too many times on numerous occasions....most of them being bang baby related. When they got inside, Kandice was talking to Daisy. "And the gossip chain begins." said Richie
"At leat its something good about me." said Virgil
Kandice smiled brightly at the boys. She had her hair tied back in a ponytail today. It was a small ponytail, but enough to gather hair for a ponytail style. She wore a t-shirt and cargo pants, on the t-shirt, it said 'The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth'. "So you've finally gotten around to being a Romeo." she said
Virgil blushed. Obviously, Daisy told her the details of their date. Richie eyed Kandice's shirt. "Cute shirt." he said
"Thanks, it's a true statement." she said
"Yes, geeks shall inherit the earth."
"We shall."
Both Daisy and Virgil rolled their eyes.
"Virgil, I need to talk to about something." said Daisy, eyeing Richie and Kandice
Kandice got he message and grabbed Richie's arm. Virgil looked at Kandice awkwardly as she led Richie away. She didn't stop until she reached the cafeteria. Daisy wrapped her arms around Virgil's neck and kissed him. "Thank you for last night." she said
"You're welcome."
"Are we still on for Friday."
"Yeah, I have nothing to do."
Kandice handed Richie a can of soda. "Thanks..." he muttered
"Don't take it personally." said Kandice, opening her can of soda "I'd hate to see you staring at the newlyweds when they start kissing."
"Good idea."
Kandice was drinking her when she got a throbbing headace. She dropped her can and started gripping her head in pain. "What's wrong?!" asked Richie
"My head....it hurts...." she yelled
Richie was about to see what was wrong, when everything in the cafeteria started floating, including himself. Kandice's eyes widened as she saw Gear about to get killed by Hotstreak. She snapped out of her prediction when she saw everything floating around her. She usesd her hands to make everything lay down softly. Richie stared at her. She gave him a pleading look. The school bell rang and she ran from the cafeteria. Richie just looked on, stunned.
Static was on patrol with Gear. It was a quiet night and it didn't seem like anything was going to happen. Static looked at his partner. "What's up with you?" asked Static
"Kandice." Gear answered
"What about her?"
"Today, in the cafeteria...."
He trailed off as he remembered Kandice's pleading look. He couldn't bring himself to telling on her. "What about it?" asked Static
"Nothing....nothing....she just asked me the carnaval on Friday." lied Gear
"I'm taking Daisy."
"That means I'll be on patrol alone that night..."
"Why don't you take Kandice?"
"I don't think she would want to go with me."
"Oh come on, she looks at you like your the only thing that matters to her. I saw her eyeing you all day."
Backpack started going off and Gear looked at it. It was pointing to the nearest electronic store. "Showtime." said Static
They flew down and saw Hotstreak on his hands on a couple of CDs. "Couldn't wait for the new stock?" asked Static
Hotstreak smirked and threw a fireball at them. They both jumped out of the way and the wall melted in back of them. "Since when could he do that?" asked Static
"I got stronger, chump." answered Hotstreak
Gear jumped out of the way of Hotstreak's attack. It hit the ground so intensely that he was blown into another room, hitting his head on a pipe. He didn't even notice that he hit his head and dented the pipe. The attack was so intense that the doors of the room fell off. Static took the rug under Hotstreak's feet and the pryokinetic bang baby sat up. Gear sniffed and looked behind him. He saw gas coming out of the gas line. "Um...Static?" he asked nervously
"What?" he exclaimed
Hotstreak made another fireball and out the corner of his eye, he could see Gear trying to get away. "You're not going anywhere!" he said
He threw the fireball and the gass made it look like it imploded. "Gear!" yelled Static
"You're next, chump." said Hotstreak
He made another fireball and it seemed like a vein popped in Static's forhead. It seemed like his powers intensed by ten and he slammed Hotsreak against a wall. "You killed him!" yelled Static
He huffed out a deep breath of air and looked at the fire. His heart was breaking because he lost his best friend. The fire started separating and Gear was carried out by a woman with a porclain doll face mask on. He ran up to her and he noticed he couldn't quite see her eyes. "Who are you?" he asked
"Doesn't matter." she said
She laid Gear down on the floor. "He inhaled some smoke but he should be fine."
She left abrubtly before Static could catch her.
Kandice was sitting outside in the outside courtyard area for lunch. She was out there all by herself. She was wearing a long white blouse and a pair of jean capris. She rolled up her sleeve and looked at her bandages. The blood that had seeped through had dried. She sighed and looked up at the sky. She could remember what happened that very morning....
Kandice woke up and sat up. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and slowly placed her feet on the hard, wood floor. She opened the door to her room slowly and poked her head out. She put it back in and started putting her clothes on. She held her sneakers as she walked down he hallway. The air was musty and cobwebs covered the house. Her footsteps were small thumps on the stairs. Then, she hit a creak. She stopped and held her breath. There was no sound and she exhaled softly. She continued down the stairs and she walked into the kitchen. She sighed and began to look in the refridgerator. Her foot hit a beer bottle and it rolled across the floor. The kitchen door swung open, and there stood a large, overbearing man. He squinted his eyes at the teen and he had a beer bottle in his right hand. "Where da hell have ya been?!" he asked in a slurred voice
"I was here." she said
"Don't lie!"
He raised his hand and hit her cheek. She fell over and then stood up, holding the kitchen table. He grabbed her wrist and kept it on the kitchen table. He was trying to get some beer out of the botte, but it was empty. He grabbed his daughter by her wrist and threw her to the floor. "Bitch, I thought I told ya tah buy meh beer!" he yelled
"I'm too young!" she said
He laid his boot on top of her chest and pressed down, hard. "Yah useless....just like ya mah!"
He took his boot off and kicked her in the side. She curled up into a ball and he slammed his beer bottle against her arm, the shards breaking into her skin. Blood dribbled off and he grabbed her by her blood arm. She cried in pain and he threw her against the wall. "Shaddap!" he yelle
She held back her tears as she looked at her father. He pointed a finger at her. "Da next time ya come home, buy meh beer!"
She nodded as he walked away......
The young teen sighed again and she heard footsteps. She rolled her sleeve down again. Richie sat next to her and poked her in the shoulder. "Room for two?" he asked
He had his usual cheerful look and Kandice looked at him and gave him a weak smile. She curled her knees into her chest. "What's wrong?" he asked
"Nothing." she answered "Listen....about the other day-"
"Forget it."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you didn't hurt anybody."
She stood up and looked at him with a bit of an angered look. "How can you say that?!" she exclaimed "I'm a freakin' bang baby and you don't even care?! What if I were to hurt you?!"
Richie stood up and looked at her in the eyes. "I know you couldn've hurt me." he said, calmly
"How can you be so sure?"
"You're a bit angry right now. If you really wanted to hurt somebody, you would've done it already."
Kandice rubbed her shoulders and inched away from him. "I don't think I have the capability to control it all the time."
Richie grabbed her arm and she screamed out in pain. She yanked her arm away. "That hurt!" she said
"What happened?" he asked
She sighed and flopped back down on the bench she was sitting in. She rubbed her arm again and Richie could see the blood seeping through her blouse. It wasn't bleeding a lot, but enough to go dizzy. He sat down next to her. "Kandice....are you-"
"It's Kandi...I hate it when people say my whole name."
"Kandi....are you alright?"
"Fine."
"But your arm, its-"
"Bleeding, I know that."
"But how did you-"
"Fighting."
"You fought a gang and didn't tell the cops?!"
"Richie! Did you come here to interogate me or is there something you wanna ask me?!"
"Kandi....*sigh* I was wondering if you wanted to come to the carnaval on Friday."
"Friday?"
"If you can't go I can understand..."
"No, its ok. I was just thinking if my dad....it's not your problem."
She stood up and grabbed her bookbag. Richie stood up and looked her in the eyes. He could see the fear and pain in them. He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked
She smiled weakly at him again and placed her fingers on his face. She pulled him into a small, soft kiss. "I'll be fine." she said
Her hands dropped and fell on his hands. He lowered them from her shoulders. She let go of them when the bell rang and walked off. Richie just sood there, fingertips up to his lips. "Great job." said a voice
He immediately blushed and turned around to see Virgil snickering. He gave him a dirty look. "How long were you stand there?" he asked
"Long enough to see that little make out session."
"Make out session?! It was a kiss!"
"You frenched her already?!"
"No you pervert! It was a soft kiss...."
"Hello! Earth to Richie!"
"What?!"
"Oh man! She's got you whipped already!"
"She does not!"
The bell rang and the two looked at each other. "Great, now we've got detention!" said Richie
"Your falut for making out!" said Virgil
"It was a kiss, not a make out!"
Kandi was walking home when she stopped in front of the liquor store. She winced as she looked at her arm. She reached down into her pocket and pulled out her ID. "Better get this over with." she muttered
She had her hand on the door when she heard a car honk. She turned to see Mr. Hawkins and Virgil pull up in a car. "Kandice, you want a ride?" asked Virigil
"You drive now?" she asked, sarcastically
She walked up to the car. Virigil smiled. "Yeah, ain't it great?" he asked
"No." said Kandice "I guess it's ok since I'm getting a ride."
She walked over and got in the back. Mr. Hawkins laughed a bit when Virgil took off. "I see I'm not the only one with that view on you driving." he said
"I love the moral support I'm getting." said Virgil, in a flat tone
"It's obvious since you're a teenager that most people don't like you driving." said Kandice
"I'm sure you'll be any better when you drive."
"Hey, I'm the responsible one."
"So why were you going into the liqour store?"
"I needed to make a phone call."
"For what?"
"I thought I was going to be late for dinner. Dad get's really worried when I don't come home on time."
"I guess I'm not the only one on lockdown."
"No kidding..."
"Parents just care." said Robert "Some more than others."
"That wouldn't be it..." muttered Kandice
"Huh?" asked Virgil
"Oh, nothing, my house is right here."
Virgil stopped the car and Kandice got out. She waved them bye and went inside. She took a deep breath and crept slowly down the hallway.
CyborgAngel22: Thanks for everybody who read my ficcie! I'm finally back up after months and months without internet! Anyway, now to thank the reviewers:
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Richie and Virigl were walking to 'FYE' (it's the name a record store for all of you who don't get cd's from the mall) to get Kanye West's new CD (it's called 'College Dropout'). They looked around for a while and they finally found it. Richie wanted the CD, Virgil wanted J-Kwon's CD (called Hood Hop). When Virgil picked up the CD, Richie gave him a goofy look. "Are you buying this to annoy your sister or do you really like J-Kwon?" he asked
"Both." answered Virigil
"I never knew that your sister hated J-Kwon."
"Well, she hates that, and 50 Cent."
"Didn't you buy that CD?"
"Nah, I'm gettin' it burned from Daisy."
"Speakin' of Daisy, did you ask her yet?"
"I haven't seen her since yesterday."
"That's odd, I saw at lunch with Frieda yesterday."
"I wonder why she didn't see me?"
"It must be something you said to her the other day."
"She's working so I'll talk to her then."
"I still think it's something you said."
Virgil mumbled something under his breath and walked to the cash register. Richie gave him an awkward look and walked after him. When they were walking, they saw someone that they haven't seen in a whole year. She had short black hair with blonde highlights and light brown eyes. "I don't believe it." said Richie
"I know, she was missing ever since the big bang." said Virigil
She wore a pair of jean capris, orange/yellow striped tube top, and a white scarf that matched her white sneakers. "Wow, she got even hotter." said Richie
"And you said that you didn't like her." said Virigil
"I don't....well not like that."
Virgil rolled his eyes and walked up to the girl. He tapped her on the shoulder and she jumped. "Sorry if I scared you." he said
The girl just blinked him. "Virgil?" she asked "Vigril Hawkins?"
"Yeah, it's me."
"Cool, do you remember who I am?" asked Richie
"Yeah, you're Richie Foaley."
"Where have you been all this time, Kandice?"
"It's hard to say....I can't remember anything after being on the docks."
"What do you mean by you can't remember?"
"I just dont. I remember walking, but that's just it."
Kandice's watch started beeping and her eyes widened. "Look, I'll see you in school."
She ran off to the cash register. Virigil and Richie looked at her awkwardly. "What was that about?" asked Richie
"She probably had something important to do."
Later that night, Gear was patrolling Dakota. He wasn't pretty happy doing it, but Virgil was on a date with Daisy. He was hoping that he didn't run into any of the meta-breed. Backpack started going off and he looked around. Inside a jewerly store was a whole lot of sirens. "Talon..." he muttered
He flew down and walked in. He hand in his hand on one of his restaints. "Hey Talon, got a present for ya!" he yelled
She grinned and turned around. She let one of her high-pitched blasts off and he hit the wall. He groaned and sat up. She gripped her hand around his neck. "See your not much without Static." she said
"Hey bird brain!" yelled a voice "Let him go!"
She turned around and saw a girl in black pants, black spagetti-strapped top with a black see-through blouse with black timberland boots. "Who are you supposed to be?"
"The name's Midnight and you'd better put Gear down if you know what's good for you!"
Talon threw Richie to the side and stared at her. "I guess you don't know who I am, either."
She screamed and Midnight jumped out of the way. Midnight's hair grew wild and a few earings flew at Talon. One hit her in the side and she crouched over. "You want some more?" asked Midnight
Talon growled and stood up. "This ain't over, bitch!" she said
She flew off and Midnight brushed a strand out of her hair. She searched around and found her hairtie. She tied her hair back into a ponytail. She then walked over to Gear. She placed her hand on his cheek. "Hey, wake up." she said
He groaned and woke up. He thought it was Talon, but it was another person. She had short black hair and blonde highlights. Over her face was a mask that made her look like a porclain doll. "You'll be just fine." she said
She left abruptly after that.
The next day, Richie was having back pains from his fight with Talon. He was walking with Virgil to school. He rubbed his left shoulder blade. "Long night?" asked Virgil
"You could say that." he answered
"So tell me about this Midnight girl."
"She came down out of nowhere and beat up Talon. I didn't see the fight because I was unconcious. She woke up and then just left."
"I hope she's not another Shebang. Last thing I need is another government experiment gone wild."
"I hope Shenice doesn't hear you talking like that. She'd kill you with her power grip."
"Don't remind me."
The school bell rang and the boys ran to the school building. It was only the first bell, but they've been late for school too many times on numerous occasions....most of them being bang baby related. When they got inside, Kandice was talking to Daisy. "And the gossip chain begins." said Richie
"At leat its something good about me." said Virgil
Kandice smiled brightly at the boys. She had her hair tied back in a ponytail today. It was a small ponytail, but enough to gather hair for a ponytail style. She wore a t-shirt and cargo pants, on the t-shirt, it said 'The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth'. "So you've finally gotten around to being a Romeo." she said
Virgil blushed. Obviously, Daisy told her the details of their date. Richie eyed Kandice's shirt. "Cute shirt." he said
"Thanks, it's a true statement." she said
"Yes, geeks shall inherit the earth."
"We shall."
Both Daisy and Virgil rolled their eyes.
"Virgil, I need to talk to about something." said Daisy, eyeing Richie and Kandice
Kandice got he message and grabbed Richie's arm. Virgil looked at Kandice awkwardly as she led Richie away. She didn't stop until she reached the cafeteria. Daisy wrapped her arms around Virgil's neck and kissed him. "Thank you for last night." she said
"You're welcome."
"Are we still on for Friday."
"Yeah, I have nothing to do."
Kandice handed Richie a can of soda. "Thanks..." he muttered
"Don't take it personally." said Kandice, opening her can of soda "I'd hate to see you staring at the newlyweds when they start kissing."
"Good idea."
Kandice was drinking her when she got a throbbing headace. She dropped her can and started gripping her head in pain. "What's wrong?!" asked Richie
"My head....it hurts...." she yelled
Richie was about to see what was wrong, when everything in the cafeteria started floating, including himself. Kandice's eyes widened as she saw Gear about to get killed by Hotstreak. She snapped out of her prediction when she saw everything floating around her. She usesd her hands to make everything lay down softly. Richie stared at her. She gave him a pleading look. The school bell rang and she ran from the cafeteria. Richie just looked on, stunned.
Static was on patrol with Gear. It was a quiet night and it didn't seem like anything was going to happen. Static looked at his partner. "What's up with you?" asked Static
"Kandice." Gear answered
"What about her?"
"Today, in the cafeteria...."
He trailed off as he remembered Kandice's pleading look. He couldn't bring himself to telling on her. "What about it?" asked Static
"Nothing....nothing....she just asked me the carnaval on Friday." lied Gear
"I'm taking Daisy."
"That means I'll be on patrol alone that night..."
"Why don't you take Kandice?"
"I don't think she would want to go with me."
"Oh come on, she looks at you like your the only thing that matters to her. I saw her eyeing you all day."
Backpack started going off and Gear looked at it. It was pointing to the nearest electronic store. "Showtime." said Static
They flew down and saw Hotstreak on his hands on a couple of CDs. "Couldn't wait for the new stock?" asked Static
Hotstreak smirked and threw a fireball at them. They both jumped out of the way and the wall melted in back of them. "Since when could he do that?" asked Static
"I got stronger, chump." answered Hotstreak
Gear jumped out of the way of Hotstreak's attack. It hit the ground so intensely that he was blown into another room, hitting his head on a pipe. He didn't even notice that he hit his head and dented the pipe. The attack was so intense that the doors of the room fell off. Static took the rug under Hotstreak's feet and the pryokinetic bang baby sat up. Gear sniffed and looked behind him. He saw gas coming out of the gas line. "Um...Static?" he asked nervously
"What?" he exclaimed
Hotstreak made another fireball and out the corner of his eye, he could see Gear trying to get away. "You're not going anywhere!" he said
He threw the fireball and the gass made it look like it imploded. "Gear!" yelled Static
"You're next, chump." said Hotstreak
He made another fireball and it seemed like a vein popped in Static's forhead. It seemed like his powers intensed by ten and he slammed Hotsreak against a wall. "You killed him!" yelled Static
He huffed out a deep breath of air and looked at the fire. His heart was breaking because he lost his best friend. The fire started separating and Gear was carried out by a woman with a porclain doll face mask on. He ran up to her and he noticed he couldn't quite see her eyes. "Who are you?" he asked
"Doesn't matter." she said
She laid Gear down on the floor. "He inhaled some smoke but he should be fine."
She left abrubtly before Static could catch her.
Kandice was sitting outside in the outside courtyard area for lunch. She was out there all by herself. She was wearing a long white blouse and a pair of jean capris. She rolled up her sleeve and looked at her bandages. The blood that had seeped through had dried. She sighed and looked up at the sky. She could remember what happened that very morning....
Kandice woke up and sat up. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and slowly placed her feet on the hard, wood floor. She opened the door to her room slowly and poked her head out. She put it back in and started putting her clothes on. She held her sneakers as she walked down he hallway. The air was musty and cobwebs covered the house. Her footsteps were small thumps on the stairs. Then, she hit a creak. She stopped and held her breath. There was no sound and she exhaled softly. She continued down the stairs and she walked into the kitchen. She sighed and began to look in the refridgerator. Her foot hit a beer bottle and it rolled across the floor. The kitchen door swung open, and there stood a large, overbearing man. He squinted his eyes at the teen and he had a beer bottle in his right hand. "Where da hell have ya been?!" he asked in a slurred voice
"I was here." she said
"Don't lie!"
He raised his hand and hit her cheek. She fell over and then stood up, holding the kitchen table. He grabbed her wrist and kept it on the kitchen table. He was trying to get some beer out of the botte, but it was empty. He grabbed his daughter by her wrist and threw her to the floor. "Bitch, I thought I told ya tah buy meh beer!" he yelled
"I'm too young!" she said
He laid his boot on top of her chest and pressed down, hard. "Yah useless....just like ya mah!"
He took his boot off and kicked her in the side. She curled up into a ball and he slammed his beer bottle against her arm, the shards breaking into her skin. Blood dribbled off and he grabbed her by her blood arm. She cried in pain and he threw her against the wall. "Shaddap!" he yelle
She held back her tears as she looked at her father. He pointed a finger at her. "Da next time ya come home, buy meh beer!"
She nodded as he walked away......
The young teen sighed again and she heard footsteps. She rolled her sleeve down again. Richie sat next to her and poked her in the shoulder. "Room for two?" he asked
He had his usual cheerful look and Kandice looked at him and gave him a weak smile. She curled her knees into her chest. "What's wrong?" he asked
"Nothing." she answered "Listen....about the other day-"
"Forget it."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you didn't hurt anybody."
She stood up and looked at him with a bit of an angered look. "How can you say that?!" she exclaimed "I'm a freakin' bang baby and you don't even care?! What if I were to hurt you?!"
Richie stood up and looked at her in the eyes. "I know you couldn've hurt me." he said, calmly
"How can you be so sure?"
"You're a bit angry right now. If you really wanted to hurt somebody, you would've done it already."
Kandice rubbed her shoulders and inched away from him. "I don't think I have the capability to control it all the time."
Richie grabbed her arm and she screamed out in pain. She yanked her arm away. "That hurt!" she said
"What happened?" he asked
She sighed and flopped back down on the bench she was sitting in. She rubbed her arm again and Richie could see the blood seeping through her blouse. It wasn't bleeding a lot, but enough to go dizzy. He sat down next to her. "Kandice....are you-"
"It's Kandi...I hate it when people say my whole name."
"Kandi....are you alright?"
"Fine."
"But your arm, its-"
"Bleeding, I know that."
"But how did you-"
"Fighting."
"You fought a gang and didn't tell the cops?!"
"Richie! Did you come here to interogate me or is there something you wanna ask me?!"
"Kandi....*sigh* I was wondering if you wanted to come to the carnaval on Friday."
"Friday?"
"If you can't go I can understand..."
"No, its ok. I was just thinking if my dad....it's not your problem."
She stood up and grabbed her bookbag. Richie stood up and looked her in the eyes. He could see the fear and pain in them. He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked
She smiled weakly at him again and placed her fingers on his face. She pulled him into a small, soft kiss. "I'll be fine." she said
Her hands dropped and fell on his hands. He lowered them from her shoulders. She let go of them when the bell rang and walked off. Richie just sood there, fingertips up to his lips. "Great job." said a voice
He immediately blushed and turned around to see Virgil snickering. He gave him a dirty look. "How long were you stand there?" he asked
"Long enough to see that little make out session."
"Make out session?! It was a kiss!"
"You frenched her already?!"
"No you pervert! It was a soft kiss...."
"Hello! Earth to Richie!"
"What?!"
"Oh man! She's got you whipped already!"
"She does not!"
The bell rang and the two looked at each other. "Great, now we've got detention!" said Richie
"Your falut for making out!" said Virgil
"It was a kiss, not a make out!"
Kandi was walking home when she stopped in front of the liquor store. She winced as she looked at her arm. She reached down into her pocket and pulled out her ID. "Better get this over with." she muttered
She had her hand on the door when she heard a car honk. She turned to see Mr. Hawkins and Virgil pull up in a car. "Kandice, you want a ride?" asked Virigil
"You drive now?" she asked, sarcastically
She walked up to the car. Virigil smiled. "Yeah, ain't it great?" he asked
"No." said Kandice "I guess it's ok since I'm getting a ride."
She walked over and got in the back. Mr. Hawkins laughed a bit when Virgil took off. "I see I'm not the only one with that view on you driving." he said
"I love the moral support I'm getting." said Virgil, in a flat tone
"It's obvious since you're a teenager that most people don't like you driving." said Kandice
"I'm sure you'll be any better when you drive."
"Hey, I'm the responsible one."
"So why were you going into the liqour store?"
"I needed to make a phone call."
"For what?"
"I thought I was going to be late for dinner. Dad get's really worried when I don't come home on time."
"I guess I'm not the only one on lockdown."
"No kidding..."
"Parents just care." said Robert "Some more than others."
"That wouldn't be it..." muttered Kandice
"Huh?" asked Virgil
"Oh, nothing, my house is right here."
Virgil stopped the car and Kandice got out. She waved them bye and went inside. She took a deep breath and crept slowly down the hallway.
CyborgAngel22: Thanks for everybody who read my ficcie! I'm finally back up after months and months without internet! Anyway, now to thank the reviewers:
Ivy Adreana: I am considering having a beta reader and I'm glad you're intrested in my plot.
Feline-Feral: I'm glad you like it and Chapter 3 will be up soon!
Xenomorph666: Green Lantern is not in this and the Justice League won't be in it for a while, at least not until I decide to put them back in.
Qeen-of-Demon-Dragons: Glad you like it! I'm in the process of writing more.
Big0-2005: I know who you are and don't bother reviewing anymore b/c I'm mad at you!
Keemew2: I'll consider making you my beta reader.