A/N: I hope you guys are ready for the next chapter of the story. Hmm, I wonder what the gang will get into this time?
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Duel 4: Jailbreak
:SEASIDE CITY JAIL:
A man with wild blond hair and cruel blue green eyes grinned nastily as he shot the guard. He stood over the dead body with a smirk. "My horoscope said that the stars are on my side. Anything I will do will go well...so breaking out of jail will be a piece of cake!" He cackled. He started running, his cruel laughter echoing in the night air.
"Luck is on my side! No one will catch me!"
"Prisoner number 777 has escaped from Seaside Jail, killing one security officer in the process!" Yelled the news. "He is believed to be heading for Seaside City. Consider him armed and dangerous! Repeat..."
DING DONG
Kain yawned as another day of school was over. "It's finally over!" He said sleepily. Kain turned to the neko-jin who was putting away his things in his bag. "Hey Ray, wanna get something to eat on the way home?" He asked. Ray smiled. "That sounds pretty good."
"How about that new Burger World that just opened up?" Ray suggested. "I heard that they're supposed to have very good food." Kain laughed. Salima tensed while she put her things away. "Aw right, Burger World it is!" Kain exclaimed. Jim and Goki waved their usual good-byes and headed home.
"Ah, um, Ray...about that Burger World..." Salima trailed off. Ray looked at her with warm gold eyes. "You coming too, Salima?" He asked his girlfriend.
"No way! I've heard that place is terrible! Really!" She insisted. Ray blinked, a bit surprised by her forceful outburst. The neko-jin never knew she could be like that. "People started getting sick there the day they opened!" He raised an eyebrow. "You absolutely cannot go there." He sighed before giving her a smile.
Funny, I heard it was supposed to be good...
"Alright then, then why not that calorie burger place by the station?" He asked. Salima slung her bag over her shoulder. "Sorry. I have chores to do today." She said quietly. "And anyways...didn't you hear about that escaped convict?" She continued.
Escaped convict?
Ray's golden eyes widen slightly. He had completely forgotten about that. "Later then!" She called as she left them behind. Salima gave out a weak sigh of relief.
That was close... she thought.
Back in the classroom, Kain frowned. "Say, Ray...hasn't Salima been acting kinda funny lately?" He asked curiously. Ray blinked. "Come to think of it, she hasn't walked home with us lately..." Ray mused. "Maybe she's doing some 'escort service'." Kain teased. Ray frowned.
"Escort service...?"
Kain grinned. "You know, going on dates with rich old men." He explained. "I heard some girls from other classes are doing it for spending money." Ray's face took on an angry red hue as his eyes slitted.
"KAIN! SALIMA ISN'T THAT KIND OF GIRL!" He roared. Kain flinched from the loud roar from the exotic neko-jin but smirked at Ray's red face. Kain just laughed while Ray growled angrily.
And so...
"We're gonna tail Salima..." Kain trailed off as they peeked around the corner of a street, watching the red head. Ray frowned. I got a bad feeling about this, Ray thought tiredly. "She's headed for the red light district!" Kain continued, as they continued to follow the girl around corner and streets.
Salima stopped and turned around. Gulping, the two duck behind another corner. "That was close. Now we'll follow 'the illicit activities of high-school girl'!" Ray scowled. "That sounds like one of your movies, Kain." He scolded.
Salima then walked up to a building and entered. "Salima has just entered a building." Announced Kain. "Could that be where her 'sugar daddy' is waiting?" Kain finally looked at the building the red head entered and froze. "Wait a — " He trailed off. The two friends were standing outside a large fast food joint with a giant hamburger on top.
Burger World.
"B-burger World?" Kain stuttered. "Why...?" Ray trailed off, just as surprised. The doors slid open and a certain red head stepped out...in a waitress uniform. She wore a yellow halter top, a short red mini skirt, a white pair of sneakers and a yellow ribbon tied in her long red hair.
"Hello!" She greeted, not even seeing them. "And welcome to Burger World." She then saw them. "May...I...take...your..." She slowly scooted back into the restaurant, her face pale.
It's those two...! She thought, panicking. They followed me! After-school jobs are against school rules! I'll be expelled! And it's that blabbermouth Kain who found out!
Kain and Ray took a seat in a booth, surprised that Salima was working at the Burger World, and didn't even tell them about it. "Kain, we shouldn't have come here..." Ray said uneasily. "No wonder she didn't want us to come here..." Kain mused. "Heh, now I got her secret!" He teased. Ray suddenly turned pink. But...she did look cute in that uniform, Ray thought with a blush.
Salima suddenly dropped a tray with two burgers, two fries and two drinks in front of them. She had a very angry look on her angelic face. "Please enjoy our burgers with plenty of our famous ketchup!" She said icily as she squirted a message across their food:
Tell and you die!
"Hey, Salima!" Kain called. "Cool it!" Ray looked down, eyes sad as his tanned skin took on a lighter tone from uneasiness. "Uh oh." He mumbled. Salima just let out an angry 'humph'.
The red head girl stopped and sighed. "Well...now that you know I'm working here...I have nothing else to hide..." She turned around and smiled. "I'm saving up my money. I'm going to America when I graduate!" She said happily.
"America!"
"I'm going to study dance in New York City!" She smiled dreamily. "It's my dream, so don't you dare laugh!" She scolded. Ray smiled at her. "We wouldn't laugh, will we Kain?" Kain grinned. "Don't worry Salima, we won't tell." He then looked down at their ruined food and frowned. "This stuff is nasty." He mumbled. She laughed.
"Don't worry. Those are on me!" She giggled.
Outside, the escaped convict was panting from running all night and most of the day. He was dying of thirst and starving. Damn...my throat is parched. Can't go on...I need my cigs...I need a drink! His mind screamed at him in a protesting manner.
"Hn...?"
He looked up to see the Burger World to his right. "Well, what do you know? There's a fast food drive through." He grinned nastily. "Luck is on my side!" He said with impish glee. "Yahoo! Cigarettes and booze, here I come!"
Back inside, Kain was drinking his milkshake while Ray took a bite out of his juicy hamburger. "Wow, going to New York sounds really cool." Ray mused, swallowing his food. "Yah, she ain't so bad after all." Said Kain. Ray's ears perked up, hearing the doors slid open and knew a new costumer had just arrived, and he heard Salima greet the person.
"Welcome! Are you by yourself?" Salima asked cheerfully, from where she stood at the front door. The convict held his gun, which was hidden behind him. "I'm by myself alright...which is why I'm so lonely..."
Suddenly, he grabbed her roughly, and held one hand over her mouth, and in the other hand was a small silver gun.
"AWRIGHT!" The convict yelled, shocking the restaurant. "ANYONE MAKES A SOUND, AND THIS GIRL DIES!" Both Kain and Ray stood to their feet, horrified at the situation. "Salima!" Ray exclaimed.
"!" Came from Kain.
"Ack!" Squeaked one of the costumers. "It's the escaped convict!" Another person screeched in fear. "SHADDUP ALL OF YOU!" The convict yelled angrily. The convict leaned in real close to Salima who was trembling. "Heh, heh...I won't stay for long. As soon as I fill my belly, I'm gone!" He cackled. "But, until then, you stay with me!" He hissed. The convict ripped out the ribbon in her hair.
""Blind yourself with this ribbon." He instructed with a growl. "I hear when humans can't see, they're so terrified they can't make a sound." She shivered. "They do the same thing to prisoners before they execution them. I should know," He then smirked. "I'm on death row..."
Ray's golden eyes were wide, and his tan skin had become an ashy grey. "Salima..." He whispered. "Bastard!" Kain growled. Salima quickly did as the convict ordered, and tied her ribbon around her eyes. She was terrified at what the convict might do to her and everyone else in the restaurant.
I've had this dream since I was really little...I won't say Broadway, but I would like to dance on a small stage at least... She felt her heart grow heavy with fear. Is everything going to end here! She thought fearfully as the convict forced her to sit down beside him at a booth.
Somebody help me!
Ray was uneasy, and unknowingly, his puzzle began to glow softly. Salima...what should I do? Ray wondered.
"Now, somebody's got to take my order..." The convict tilted his head. "Hm, who should I choose...?" His cruel eyes landed on surprised golden ones. "You. The exotic cat boy." He teased. Ray's eyes widen slightly. Kain shifted uneasily, glancing at his friend worriedly. Ray... he thought.
"Everyone else get down on the floor and close your eyes." The convict ordered. "If any one of you move an inch, this girl is dead." He growled. Kain got down, scowling. Dammit...that lowlife! Taking Salima as a hostage! He thought angrily.
"First off, get me some booze!" The convict began, waving his gun about. "Then cigarettes! Lucky Stripes!" He cackled. "The perfect band for a lucky guy like me!" He laughed loudly. After ten minutes, Ray slowly began walking towards the convict with a tray of the requested items, a single bead of sweat trickled down Ray's face.
Salima froze.
H-Hold on...what this guy just said... 'exotic cat boy'. It can't be... An image of a fearful Ray appeared in her mind.
Ray!
To everyone's shock, she stood right up. "Ray! It's you isn't it?" She cried. "Stay back Ray! It's too dangerous!" The convict scowled. "Shut your damn mouth!" He hissed, slapping her hard across her cheek.
That did it for Ray.
"Salima!" Ray yelled, his puzzle glowed brightly, making his eyes soulless and a twisted smirk played at his lips.
How dare you do that to my girlfriend, Salima...! Your luck ran out when you chose me! Ray's eyes became inward as he sat down at the booth with a wicked grin. He casually tossed the tray onto the table. "Heh, heh, heh...I've brought you what you asked for." The convict frowned. "Who said you could sit down!" He demanded.
Ray waved a finger at him. "I thought I'd help you pass the time... Let's play a game, if you got the guts!" He teased. Salima sweated. The convict gave a lazy smirk as he calmly inserted a cig into his mouth. "Well, a game... This could be fun..."
"However..." Ray trailed off. Whatever the brat was about to say, the convict had a funny feeling about it.
"The one to lose this game will die!"
Say what!
"Isn't that interesting...let's hear the rules then..." Muttered the convict, as he began pouring the alcohol into the glass with his left hand, and the gun being held in his right. Heh...this kid must be mental. Does he think this is a toy? The man grinned evilly. With just a twitch of my finger, I can blow him away! He thought gleefully.
Kain frowned from where he was. Damn. I can't see anything. It's so quiet over there. His eyes soften. Hang in there Ray. He thought sadly.
"This game has just one rule." The convict raised an eyebrow. "Heh, then let's hear it! Heh, heh..." Ray smiled and held up both of his hands. "As long as we sit at this table facing each other..." He began. "We may each move only one our ten fingers! And once the game starts, that finger cannot change!" His grin grew. "But we are free to choose any finger we like." His golden eyes landed on the silent convict. "Which finger do you choose?"
The convict smirked. "I choose my index finger of course! This finger is all I need to blow you away!" Ray seemed to accept that. "Alright. Then I choose my thumb."
Thumb?
Heh, this kid must be an idiot! What can he do with one thumb? I'll send him to hell in an instant! The convict thought evilly. "After the signal to start, we are free to do anything." Ray smirked. "You can even pull the trigger."
"GAME START!"
The convict began laughing loudly. "And in one instant, it's all over!" He yelled with glee. Harry simply flicked the lighter open with his thumb, while the convict's index finger began to slowly squeeze the trigger. The convict blinked, looking down at the cigarette in his mouth.
"Tch. I completely forgot to ask for a lighter." He muttered. "Wasn't allowed to smoke on the inside." He then grinned nastily. "Okay, the last thing you can do is use your thumb to light my cigarette...I'll kill you after that!" Hearing this, sent chills down Kain and Salima's spines. They were about to loose their friend!
Ray lit the cigarette with the lighter and carefully set the lighter down on the convict's arm; holding the bottle of beer, with only his thumb.
"You can keep the lighter!" Ray sneered. "Take it with you...to hell!" The convict was horrified to see that he could not move his arm at all.
...Huh?...
The alcohol began overflowing in the glass, and pouring into his lap.
I can't move! The convict's mind screamed. If I drop the lighter, I'll set the vodka on fire! The alcohol was soaking through his pants. Ray grinned. "Just try firing your gun! The recoil will make you drop the lighter for sure!" Ray then smirked. "By the way, that's Russian Vodka...90 percentalcohol!"
Ray grabbed a very confused Salima's hand and yanked her away from the table. "Let's go, Salima!" He said urgently. The convict squeaked before saying one last sentence. "B-but my luck!" He whined as his cigarette fell from his mouth and touched the vodka.
The convict shrieked with pain as he was roasted alive. The puzzle stopped glowing, and Ray's hair and eyes returned to normal just as Salima removed her blindfold.
Ray smiled at Salima; happy to see she was alright. "I'm glad you're okay." He said softly, hugging her gently. Salima smiled and kissed him on the lips. "Thanks to you Ray." And she walked away. The golden eyed Neko-jin/Egyptian teen just watched her leave.
With confusion written in his eyes.