A Twisted Life

Chapter Five: Running into Barriers

By: (The enchanting and mind controlling) Vedalynne

HELLO, my freaky lil darlings! You don't know how much it means to me that people are ACTUALLY reading the stuff I write...I need to get a flame so my ego doesn't get too big, lol. Anyways, :: thinks to self:: what did I want to say.... Oh, my thanks to Salan for another review, I hope you like this so far and you aren't just being nice. Oh, and teddybear1098, if u kill me then I can't finish the story and you'll never find out how it ends, so right about now you should be sucking up not threatening me! Let's see you else? OH! How could I forget Caidre? thanks for your review, I hope I can explain more later on.....remind me later if i don't in the next couple of chapters...

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What happened last time:

Adi's list of things to worry about just got a whole lot longer. She turned and spoke to the violet, "Axmen, I suppose the Violets want to weaken the youths so that they can persuade the Youths to join?" Allen nodded slowly, not liking the calmness in her voice.

Adi's hands closed into fists and began shaking with rage as everything she had learned sank in. Her face began to get red and Zelina began to get really worried. Zelina was about to calm her down magically, when Adi lost control of her temper. She yelled out at the top of her lungs, " WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING?!?!?!" She grabbed a nearby vase and threw it at the wall behind Zelina, making everyone in the room duck, no body wanted to be in the way right then. "DON'T THEY UNDERSTNAD THEY ARE PLAYING WITH POISON!?!?!?"

Zelina ran towards the rage filled teenager and grabbed her shoulders, she had dealt with the young girl's temper before and she didn't want it to get ugly with patients down the hall. The Healer's magic spread through Adi, calming the storm that would have raged if Adi's temper went unchecked. Zelina looked Adi dead in the eyes, "do you promise to behave and think this through if I let go?"

Adi looked at Zelina, her eyes looked dazed and like she had a little too much wine, and nodded. When Zelina let go and took her magic with her, Adi snapped back to her senses. "Eww," she said, touching her mouth, "I think I drooled, yep, I drooled." The twins giggled in spite of the tension in the air. Adi was about to ask Zelina to watch the twins when there was a pounding at the door behind her.

"At least someone around knows how to knock," Zelina said under her breath as she approached the door. She was inches away from turning the handle when turned to face Adi, a look of worry on her face, "Friend or foe, Adi?"

Adi focused on the taste in her mouth, it was too hard to distinguish, so she finally responded with, " It's not the Gang Guard if that's what you're worried about..."

"Some help you are," the Healer muttered, "You four better wait in the library just in case." Adi nodded and led the twins by their hands down the hall and into the library. Allen sighed disgustedly and followed the Youths down the now well lighted hall. Once, in the library, Adi sat at a table that was hidden behind a tall self of books about cure for rashes. Misha made a crinkled her nose as she read a title off of one, " 100 ways to cure a rash with pickle juice..."

"Ewwww," Micka said as she sat on Adi's right knee. Misha nodded in agreement and sat on Adi's left knee. Even though they were ten, their bodies were small and frail-both were ridiculously sharp, though. Adi had put them through puzzles and word games to pass the time when they first came under her care. Allen, paced nervously in front of Adi, his hands calmed behind his back.

"It won't do any good to make yourself sick, Axen." She knew had said his name wrong, but right then she wanted to play the ditzy commoner.

" My name's Axmen," he snapped, " Allen Axmen, and you should be pacing, too, dirty child. Your precious gang is about to be broken up by the smarter group."

The color rose in her face as she sneered "What do you care about my 'precious gang'? What's in it for you, besides the fact you get more streets to steal from?"

He turned to respond when he stopped and cocked his head slightly. "Madame Zelina wants me to come in there, something about another Violet." He looked at Adi, his face expressionless, " I suppose I'll return with more news." Misha and Micka stuck their tongues out at his back as he turned and left the group of girls. A small smile played on Adi's lips.

Misha sighed, "I hope he gets a better attitude soon." Adi looked at her puzzled, and asked her why. "Because you'll be working with him for a long time." she replied without thinking.

"Misha!" Micka growled, as she elbowed her sister. Misha glared at Micka for elbowing her so hard.

"What are you going on about?" Adi asked worriedly, "Is there anything you two want to tell me about?" They had acted strangely before, but not like this.

"No ma'am," Micka said before Misha could say something, "You know Misha, always saying something random."

The door of the library opened with a bang. "Adi, we have a problem." Madame Zelina yelled as she ran to the back of the library where Adi and the twins were sitting. "The Guards found out about the fight, and they made a deal with the Violets." The twins scrambled off Adi's lap so she could stand. Zelina continued when she faced Adi, "The Violet that is here said that after the fight, instead of making the Youths into members, they are going to turn them over to the Guards." Zelina stopped to get some air, "Well, what do you want to do?"

Adi thought quickly as this was added to the huge puzzle that she now had the responsibility of solving. "Keep the twins here, they're smart and will be more then glad to help," She looked at the girls, "Won't you?" Both girls nodded, knowing better then to go against Adi's will. "Axmen and I will go deal with the feud. Hopefully we can talk them out of it." Turning her attention back to the twins, "Stay here and behave, I'll be back for you before dinnertime. Also, we need to discuss where you two are going to go when I get back, all right?" Both girls nodded and hugged Adi.

"Don't get hurt," Misha told her seriously.

"Or we'll never forgive you." Micka added, hoping to lighten the mood. Adi smiled and walked quickly out of the library. She headed towards the way she had came in and found Allen with another Violet there.

"Come with me if you like, but I'm going to stop the fight from happening - one way or another." She told him bluntly. Without even waiting for a response she walked past him and out the door. He followed, after saying a few naughty words and telling his friend to stay there. She ran down the streets, not caring if anyone saw her and reported her to the Guards. Turning every which way and hoping a fence or two, they came to their final turn that would take them to Toad's Tail Street. As the turned the corner they stopped abruptly. 14 feet in front of them was a stone wall about 8 foot tall. Adi's jaw dropped as she gasped for breath, "When did they -- put this up?" She asked, her chest burning from running so hard.

Allen shrugged as he approached the wall. He ran his hands over it, hoping to find I break somewhere. "Great! What do -- we do now?"

Adi walked towards the wall, and looked around for someway over it. She had caught her breath and was able to talk normally, "It's simple really, we just go over it." He stared at her like she had and extra eyeball. "What?" She asked defensively, "I'm a lot stronger then I look, I could easily give you a boost up there." He still looked skeptical, so Adi changed her approach, "Look, we don't have much time, so unless you have another idea," she said as she laced her fingers, " I suggest you hurry up!" He mumbled something about falling and breaking his neck, but step on her hands anyways. He managed to successfully hoist himself up on to wall and reached down to help Adi up. She took his hand and swung herself up and onto the wall. Once she was up there, she looked at the street. It looked like a ghost town. Adi said, "I guess we're early." Almost as if on cue people in two different types of clothing started pouring into the street. On left, everyone was dressed in purple and tan. On the right, black vest's and tan pants were all that you could see.

"Nice timing," Allen said scanning the crowd. Adi slid off the wall and sprinted down the dusty road, right in the middle of both sides. Whispers spread trough both gangs like wildfire. 'Great,' Adi thought to herself, 'Now what?'

She smiled, weakly, "Hello everyone.... Ummm good to see everyone's getting together." Nobody laughed, so she sighed, "Fine, I'll get right to the point. Nobody is going to fight today. I won't let you."

Someone from the Youths yelled, "What are you doing? This is our chance for respect!"

"Is respect worth getting poisoned? Or what about getting turned over to the guards? Is respect worth that? " Scanning the crowd she saw many friends, and prayed that everything worked out with bloodshed. "Now that I have your attention, let me explain." She told them everything. About the poison she found on the blades, about the Violets original plan, and then about the deal with the Guards. She inwardly sighed with relief as she watched many slip away. 'Good to know they're still smart.' She commented to herself. More and more slipped away, some even openly left, suggesting others to do the same. Adi was trying to buy time, but after this she had the violets to deal with. 'Creator help me, I don't know if I can deal with the violets.' She prayed as her story was coming to an end. She was kind of surprised she hadn't gotten a dagger in her back by now.

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I did it again, sorry guys, but I really want to get this posted tonight.

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Ciao,

Vedalynne

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Sorry for any typos.....