Whatsup! Sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I made the mistake of staying up till 1 am writing the last chapter, the result was I pretty much passed out when my head hit the pillow the next couple days and after that I sort of slowed down with my chapter progress because it's the holiday season and I was spending time with my family. But I'm getting back into my normal schedule which is updates every 2 or 3 days. Oh well, here ya go. Oh, and merry Belated Christmas and happy new year!
Disclaimer: Entry Missing. Please refer to the previous chapter or somebody else's freaking story. Also do not forget to keep all limbs and body parts in the car at all times.
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The men held Gar's arms tightly; leading him through the hallways that consisted of the Kingpin's literally underground empire. The sack was still on his face so they couldn't see his expression. Surprisingly instead of dragging his feet and making their job harder he was walking along with them. The entire time he was looking at the ground with his hood up so they couldn't read his facial expressions. They didn't know what he would or could do.
Then finally they reached the door that led into Trigon's room. They walked into the room placing him in the middle and letting go of him and swiftly jerking off the sack on his head.
"This is Grayson's acquaintance." One of the men said. Trigon nodded and the men walked off, their job done.
Gar stared Trigon straight in the eye, smiling. He finally noticed Raven sitting to the right of his desk and bowed to her, winking, before looking back to Trigon, still smiling.
"Why do you make yourself look a fool? There is certainly no reason to smile. For all you know you could be tortured to death or--" He was cut off by Gar.
"Have you ever heard of fate? There's a reason for everything. Whether it be my fate to die down here or whether it be my fate to escape alive, I'm fulfilling my purpose." Gar said smiling even wider when Trigon's frown deepened and Raven raised an eyebrow.
"Lock him up and send a message to Grayson that we have his friend. He'll come running for you." Trigon said while wickedly smiling.
"You really think you can keep me from escaping?" Gar said as he was pulled away.
"We will see won't we?" Trigon said sitting down, still with the wicked smile on his face as the doors closed behind the men escorting Gar to his cell.
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The men threw Gar roughly into a crude prison cell at the end of a hallway with a little path in front of the cell. They quickly shut the door and walked off. He looked around. It was a pretty low-tech cell. Just Iron bars with a bed chained to the wall, a sink, and a toilet.
He laughed at the irony. He could get out of this easily. Rich knew his little secret and unless Gar wasn't back after a few days Rich wouldn't come. He'd stay here a little while though and have some fun with the guards. And that purple haired girl was pretty intriguing...
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Gar picked up a playing card and set it down on top of another. He'd been sitting there for three hours and there was no sign of anybody yet. After an hour of sitting there he had decided to play solitaire.
Suddenly his ears perked up. He heard footsteps coming down the hall. He focused his attention up towards the oncoming person. It was the same violet haired girl from the other room, carrying a tray with meager portions of disgusting looking food.
Raven slid the tray under a small opening in the iron bars, looking to be specifically made for food trays. When she reached her hand under to push the tray in further he quickly jumped up and grabbed her wrist. Raven gasped, thinking he was going to hurt her.
"Chill out. I'll let you go if you agree to watch a magic trick." Gar said smiling and releasing her wrist. She nodded questioningly and watched. He picked up the cards that he was playing with and shuffled them. He fanned the cards and slid his arm in between the bars.
"Pick a card." Gar said. She nodded, looking a bit skeptical. She reached out and picked a card.
"Now memorize it and place it back in the deck." He said. She did as she was told and looked at the card. It was a 7 of clubs. She memorized it and placed it back in the deck where she found it.
"Ok, now the fun part." Gar said. He walked over to the wall and put the deck in his hand. He lifted his hand and smeared the cards all over the wall. Gravity defiantly the cards stuck there. He raised his hand in the air and closed his eyes for a few seconds. When he opened them again all the cards fell onto the ground except for one. He picked the card off of the wall and showed it to Raven.
"Is this your card?" He said, smiling. Raven raised an eyebrow and nodded. He walked over next to her; the only thing between them was a few iron bars. He took the card and reached around her, placing it and her back pocket. All the while leaning in very close to her face. She could feel his hot breath tickling her face. She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks as he winked at her and took a step back.
"So how come you're bringing my food to me instead of some goon?" Gar asked while picking up his cards.
"All the guards smart enough to get the tray through the hole are robbing a bank." Raven replied. She turned around and started to walk away.
"Hey, where are you going?" Gar called after her.
"I was told to give you food, not socialize with you." Raven called back, still walking.
"Well what do you have better to do?" Gar yelled. Raven stopped walking and stood there for a couple seconds before turning around and walking back.
"Point taken, I don't have anything better to do." Raven said, sitting down on the ground.
"Cool, so what's your name?" Gar asked.
"Why should I tell you?" Raven replied.
"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours." Gar said.
"You first."
"Ok, my name's Garfield Mark Logan, nice to meet you." Gar said, sarcastically polite. He stuck his hand through the iron bars, waiting for her to shake it.
"Raven." She said, leaning back and putting her arms out behind her, supporting her weight. He withdrew his hand, getting the point that she had no intention of shaking it.
"So when were you planning on blowing this dump?" Gar asked.
"What makes you think I want to escape?" Raven replied.
"You wouldn't be so beautiful if it wasn't meant for everyone else to enjoy." Gar said.
"Beautiful?" Raven asked, blushing. (Cliche, I know. Cut me some slack here. That's a good line.)
"Of course you are. Anyway, as I was saying, when were you planning on getting out of this dump?" Gar asked again.
"That jackass, Trigon, is my father. He'd capture me and have me beaten if he found out I did something like that." Raven said, a solemn look covering her face.
"Would you be interested in escaping with me?" Gar asked. Her gaze quickly shifted upward, looking straight at him.
"You're just trying to use me to escape." Raven said angrily, standing up and walking right next to the bars.
"No I'm not, I'm offering for you to escape with me. I can escape with or without your help." Gar stated firmly.
"Oh yea, how are you going to do that?" Raven asked, still with a tone of anger in her voice. He started to approach her slowly, standing right in front of her. She could hear his breathing and feel his hot breath on her face.
"Don't blink." He whispered. Suddenly a loud bang occurred to her right. She jumped, blinking, and turned towards where the sound had came from. Nothing was there. She looked back at where Gar was. He was gone. She felt something warm tickling her neck. She turned around to see Gar, smiling, right next to her, breathing down her neck.
"How did you..." Raven asked, confused, while shifting her gaze to where he was standing to where he was now.
"Magic." Gar said.
"Yea right." Raven said.
"Anyway, my offer still stands. We escape together. I'm not saying we have to stick together after we blow this place, I'm just saying let's help each other out. Although you're welcome to stay with me if you'd like." Gar asked.
"Trigon will just have you killed then have me back here to be beaten. No different then the last process, just one more step." Raven said.
"What if I told you I wasn't scared of death? And I promise to protect you." Gar said, raising his right hand. Raven let out a long sigh.
"I barely know you. Maybe I'll think about it." Raven said, finally turning around and walking down the hall.
"Ok, but I'm only sticking around for a couple days!" Gar yelled after her. She nodded and kept walking. He morphed into a mouse and crawled back into his cell.
"Beauty and the Beast." Gar said, letting out a chuckle before lying down on his bed, staring at the ceiling.
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Hope ya'll liked it. Do me a favor and tell me what you think.
-The explodey thing that happened when Gar wanted Raven to blink is explainable! I figured he's a magician, he's probably got some gizmos and whatnot in pockets for anything sudden and stuff. I figured he might have a few of these things that I've seen before, they're little paper with small rocks and gunpowder or something inside. They're a little bit smaller then a marble and when you throw them, they make a pop noise. That explains that :D.
-I know Raven seemed a little bit OOC but I wanted to get the whole warming up to eachother done quickly and I figured he was offering her to escape, which she wanted badly, so she might warm up to him just a little bit.
-In the last chapter Trigon knew Rich's name. This was pointed out by KorrianderX'Hal. Thanks! I already knew that seemed a little bit fishy that an assassin would give his name out on a job and he wouldn't. But Trigon is the kingpin, king of the underworld. I figured he'd be able to figure out somebody's name, eh?