The dark room was silent except for the soft breaths of the sleeping girl. She was curled up in the middle of the bed, no one laying next to her. It was obviously still night time however the boy who had laid with her was suddenly missing from the spot on the bed. Instead he was sat in the dark, staring at the ground, his blue eyes illuminated in the darkness. He huffed out a sigh before finally closing them after a while. He was tired however he didn't want to go to sleep. It had been a day, he presumed that Dave and Miss Miller along with their siblings must've known that they had gone missing. After a whole of 24 hours, they would have noticed that this wasn't a "late night party" thing because even tomorrow they wouldn't be home. Alvin knew this for a fact, the fact that they were miles upon miles away from their home just proved that they weren't going back anytime soon. And even if they tried, they would have the Red Caps on their tail and they didn't have anyway of trying to get back. Alvin could try to drive however he didn't have a licence nor did he have a car. If he was to steal one, the police would be after them too.
This was all his fault. Rubbing his face he opened his eyes to look back at Brittany, she was still fast asleep. Alvin was both thankful for this however he was disappointed by the feeling of company was nagging him. He couldn't wake her up. If he tried she'd just go back to sleep again not caring about how he needed the company. Actually, she was here, that's all the company Alvin needed. If she wasn't here, he'd be all alone. His thin lips made a small smile knowing that she wouldn't leave, even if he was to tell her to go now, she'd try and take him with her. She did care, it was just that they would fight so much that Alvin never really saw that side of her. Or not since last year.
"Alvin!" Brittany gasped. "You can't keep coming to me with all your injuries!"
She had already told him how dangerous it was. Nevertheless he didn't have a choice. He looked at the ground before hearing the call of his name. Jumping he turned towards the auburn haired girl, who was now sitting up looking at him. He opened his mouth before freezing at a loss of words. What was he supposed to say?
"Hey morning Britt," he chuckled nervously as he stood up from the sofa, walking over to the bed. "You should go back to sleep."
"Alvin," Brittany muttered before sighing. "Listen to me now," she glowered at him through the dark. "You need to stop this."
Alvin blinked, what did she mean he needed to stop this? Stop what? "What?"
"You can't become the leader of this group- this gang Alvin."
"The only way we can do that is if we run."
"Then why don't we?" Brittany snapped, not liking his tone of voice. He sounded as though he was helpless and there was no way of getting out of their situation.
"And go where?" Alvin snapped back. "If we go home they'll just coke right to our doorsteps and kill us! If we run they'll track us down and kill us slowly!"
"You don't know that!"
"I do!"
"How?" Brittany had now gotten from the bed and was now standing in front of Alvin. Both their eyes fuelled with anger and fury.
"Because it happened before- remember?" He stepped closer to her, their faces inches a part before Brittany stepped back covering distance between them.
"Unbelievable..." She muttered. "You have the nerve to say that and you still want to be the leader." Her voice was full of venom which seemed to be trying to poison Alvin. He took no notice of it.
"I don't want to be anything with this gang, I have to be the leader of it."
No matter how many times he said it, to Brittany the words he said were all the same. He was the leader and that wasn't going to change. Clenching her jaw she shoved passed Alvin, knocking his shoulder with her own and headed to the door. She heard him call out to her but she could no longer stand being in the same room as him, it was too unbearable. Huffing down the hallways, eyes burning with anger she failed to notice the lean shadow behind her until it reached out, clasping her arm. The grip was gentle, it made her think that Alvin had been the one who had gotten her except when she turned to see who had her arm she was faced with a purple eyed boy. He was taller than her but he didn't look as intimidating like Brittany had expected. He bright shaggy green eyes which actually made him look more mature however his face was slightly baby-faced making him look younger. He smiled gently at her. Brittany couldn't help but blush at the closeness he was.
"Hey, you're not from this gang are you?" He asked. His voice was deep and a little rough however it had some kind of smoothness to it which actually made the boy seem more attractive.
Brittany stuttered on her words as she tried to answer, "O-oh uh, no I'm not, are you?" She asked. He wasn't wearing the trademark black hoodie making Brittany doubt that he was in the gang. She was correct when he shook his head.
"I'm actually trying to convince my best friend to quit this gang actually," he let go of Brittany's arm, grinning sheepishly.
"You are?" Brittany asked before she smiled at him. "Actually I had just fought with mine because he refuses to listen to me." For a moment they were in a comfortable silence until Brittany realised that it was very early in the morning, what was this boy doing? "Excuse me, if you don't mind me asking but, it's really early, what are you doing here at this time?"
"I could ask you the same question," again a blush formed on Brittany's cheeks before the green haired boy laughed. "No I was actually dragged here because they used me to make my friend join them, it just so happened that he let me go and now I'm leaving, if he wants to be dragged into hell- I refuse to let him take me down with me."
Brittany looked at the ground in guilt. It was the same for her.
"He changed, you know?" He continued, no longer looking at her when she looked up at him. "He used to be a really nice kid, it was the reason we became friends in the first place, but since we've been here, which I think had been a month, he changed, he's not my best friend anymore." He clenched his fists as his eyes narrowed. Brittany placed a hand on his shoulder.
"My name's Brittany." She smiled. "You?"
For a moment he was silent, staring at her like he was confused before he cleared his throat to answer. "The name's Alphonse- did you say your name was Bunny?"
Brittany blinked before laughing, "No, Britt-any," she said slowly before giggling once again. How had he heard bunny?
"Bunny?" An unfamiliar voice repeated from behind the boy. Peering over his shoulder Brittany was able to make out another boy. He looked just like Alphonse except he had purple hair and green eyes. Alphonse turned to the other boy and glared.
"Listen, Harry, you chose to stay in this gang and now I'm leaving, are you coming Brittany? There's no point in trying to bring your friend with you, he won't come." Brittany felt truth to his words, Alvin had said himself that he couldn't leave- multiple times.
"Brittany?" Oh speak of the devil. Behind Brittany was Alvin staring at her with wide eyes, looking back at forth from Alphonse to Brittany. "What's... Going on?"
Alphonse looked over to Alvin before returning his gaze to Brittany. "Are you coming?"
Brittany stared at Alvin in silence before asking once more, "Alvin are you going to come?" She asked.
He looked confused but she knew that he knew what she was talking about. He sighed and looked at the ground before shaking his head.
"Fine-" she turned her gaze to Alphonse. "I'll come."
"Wait Brittany, you can't be serious, you can't go with him!" Alvin almost shouted as he jogged over to Brittany in hopes the closer he got to her the more chance of her not going with the stranger. "You don't even know him!"
"I know enough," she said before she began to walk away from the silent Alvin, Alphonse walking beside her.
"Wait." Alvin said making Brittany to stop in her track to glance over to him. "I'm not letting you walk out here with a stranger- I'm coming with you." And with that Brittany waited until he was next to her before continuing her walk. Harry who watched the scene grinned to himself repeating the word "bunny", she was the main singer of the band who he was obsessed about. That was her. His grin widened as he took slow steps. He would have his bunny. He needed his bunny. She was his bunny.
.-.-.-.-
Alvin walked along side Brittany and Alphonse as they walked the streets. The sun had rose and they were just walking mindlessly, none of them knowing where exactly they were supposed to be going.
Stopping, Alvin huffed, flopping himself onto the bench he was certain they had passed twenty times. They had been going in circles and all three of them knew it. They just had no idea where they were supposed to be. Brittany shivered before Alvin sighed, unzipping the black hoodie he wore he wrapped it around Brittany. She smiled at him as a thanks, he only nodded.
"Maybe we should call Miss Miller, or Dave?" Brittany suggested as she sat next to Alvin on the bench.
"No way," Alvin muttered. "I don't want to have to explain to them what's happening or why we're in the middle of no where." He sheltered his eyes from the sun with his arm as he leaned his head back.
Brittany sighed before turning to Alphonse, who had decided to sit along side the two friends. "Do you know anyone who could help?" She asked however after receiving him shaking his head she whined. Now not only were they lost but they had no way of getting any kind of help!
Actually Brittany had spoke too soon before after another five minutes of complete silence a voice caught the attention of all three teenagers.
"Leader!" It called. Danny. Alvin unshielded his eyes, looking around to see the boy who was calling his title. There in a black car he jumped out and ran towards Alvin. "Leader, there you are! Thank god! We thought you had gotten kidnapped."
Alvin deadpanned Danny before going back to his position where his head was leaned back, his arm covering his eyes.
"Uh, leader, we need you to come back now," Danny said before three other boys joined him waiting for Alvin's response.
"And if I don't want to?" He asked, not moving.
One of the boys behind Danny smirked. "Well then leader, we'll just make you and your friends bleed until you agree to come."
At the sound of this Alvin jumped up in alert, looking at what kind of weapons the four members had on them. One of them had a gun stuffed down his back whilst the others all had knives.
Gritting his teeth Alvin stood up however before he could say anything, Brittany stood up and cut him off before he even began talking.
"I'd like to see you try! We're leaving and there's nothing you can do about it! Go find another leader, just leave Alvin alone."
Of course it would have been so much simpler if they had taken her advice and had just left in search of a new leader however that didn't work. Instead all three of them were grabbed, somehow more members of the gang bad just arrived in different cars grabbing each of the trios arms.
"Get your hand off her!" Alvin shouted as he struggled against the grip of the three people holding him back.
Brittany held in a scream as she tried to escape the grips of the members hands had on her.
Alphonse seemed to stay still, death glaring Danny.
Danny smirked as he got out his knife.
"We did warn you," he first came to Brittany however before anything else could happen there was suddenly a gunshot. Danny froze before he looked down, seeing the blood spill onto his top through his unzipped hoodie. His eyes widened in fright before falling o to his knees before finally onto the ground as his body began to fit. The men who were holding the three captive let ho of them whilst running over to Danny to try and aid the boy.
Brittany felt Alvin grab hold of her hand, running through the streets he shouted to her, "Run now Brittany!"
Although he never said anything, Alphonse had followed them, keeping in pace with them as they ran away from where Danny was shot. However that wasn't the best idea when they suddenly encountered the blue scarfs. Another gang. The trio stopped as they saw the men all pointing guns at them.
"Which one out of you is the leader?" A man, his face covered by the blue scarf muffling his voice slightly, asked. Alvin narrowed his brows but stepped forward, letting go of Brittany.
"I am." He said boldly.
The man looked at him up and down before looking at his team mates. "Take them all." He ordered and once again the three were held by men, this time by an enemy gang. They were shoved into three different cars, neither of them were together.
As Alvin sat between to of the members he watched them intently. He didn't want to take his eyes off of them in case they did something. Whilst he was watching one of them, who was talking to the one driving the car, he forgot about the other one at the other side of him. He only remembered when he heard someone say. "We should out him to sleep." And feeling a needle pierce into his neck that he had forgot to keep an eye on the other member. He scolded himself as his eyes began to droop, leaving against the seat of the car.
His eyes closed until he was in darkness.
.-.-.-.
Brittany was shook awake by one of the members of Blue Scarf. As soon as she regained her consciousness she was dragged out of the car.
She was still drowsy however she was able to follow the man into the building where she met up with Alvin and Alphonse who looked as though they were in the same position as she was.
"You know, you three are lucky that our leader is having some family problems that he cannot be here right now." One of them grinned. "So it just makes you be put into my custody." The man then placed a knife to Brittany's neck causing her to whimper.
"Why are you doing this?" She asked, making the man laugh.
"Because I can." He replied sending chills down her spine. He stepped back after hearing both boys growl.
"So which one was the leader?" he asked before Alvin spoke up again.
"Me." He replied. The man grinned before walking up to Alvin.
"You shouldn't have done that." He sang before Alvin suddenly felt something painful jab into his stomach.
"ALVIN!" He beard Brittany scream as the pain in his abdominal made him fall to his knees, clutching it. He had just gotten stabbed. He began shaking as he curled into himself drowning out Brittany's cries.
"B-Brittany..." He said as he looked up, feeling the iron flavoured liquid rise up his throat. "Run!" He spluttered as blood was thrown from his mouth onto the ground.
Brittany froze just watching him before she heard Alphonse attack one of the members, grabbing a knife from him he attacked others, even the one which was holding Brittany. She should have ran. She knew that. But all she could do was slowly walk up to Alvin as the other members were attack Alphonse. But he was holding his own. They all ran passed her to take down the tall teenage green haired boy. However she could only see Alvin cough blood up, crouching in on himself. She reached out, falling onto her knees she touched his back. He grunted and looked up, his whole body quivering from the pain and blood loss. His vision was blurry but he could tell it was her. "R-run..." He managed to say again before she shook her head, grabbing his arm she slung it over her shoulders before forcing Alvin to stand up.
"Not without you." She said before she forced him to walk with her, ignoring his pleas to leave him or grunts and groans of pain. He needed to go to the hospital and quickly. Thankfully they were close to the doors so when they got outside, it was actually dark meaning that it had taken them all day to get to where they were. They were probably in a whole other state and further from home than they were supposed to be. As they walked, Alvin collapsed making Brittany fall to her knees as she tried to wake him up again. His chest was rising and falling meaning that he wasn't dead.
"Al!" She shouted, even slapping his face to try and wake him up didn't work. She looked around before seeing a bloody Alphonse following them. He walked up to Brittany and Alvin, he took a hold of Alvin, ripping one of his already tattered shirt, he wrapped it around Alvin's stomach, over the deep, bloody wound. With the pressure Alvin opened his eyes but he wasn't fully awake. The others members of the other gang were running towards her. "Alphonse behind you!" Brittany warned before he finished what he was doing.
"Brittany you need to run, I'll take care of Alvin," just as he had said, Alphonse had taken Alvin into his arms and stood up, along with Brittany before they both began running.
Although he was losing a lot of blood Alvin had managed to regain his senses and look at them. "What's... Going... On?" He asked slowly. None of them could answer but Alvin already knew why they were running. "Damn... It..." He cursed before hissing in pain from his wound which was probably going to get infected at this point.
"They're gaining on us!" Suddenly Brittany tripped, landing on her stomach, Alvin had seen this and had actually leaped out of Alphonse's arms to Brittany's side, ignoring the pain he had. Although he couldn't help but breath heavily from it.
"Britt," he said as she got up into a crouching position, a hand on wall next to her for balance.
Brittany saw it flash before her eyes, the sound of a gunshot filled her ears causing her head to spin. She shut her eyes tight, readying herself for the impact waiting to come...
Nothing...
Brittany had felt nothing like a bullet hit her however what she did receive was a low, grunt, muttering, "Run, now!" In her ear. And as the words had ordered her to do, she rose from her crouched position against the wall, ignoring the fact that she felt something warm tickle onto her back when she heard the voice that whispered in her ear. She knew the voice, it was Alvin's, so she did as he had ordered her to do in the first place: She ran, and she ran as fast as she could.
Down a couple of streets, passed the large building which they had just escaped from she realised she was alone. Turning back she saw no one. Since the sun had set the shadows of the night seemed to be a lot scarier and darker than she remembered when being with Alvin. She hugged herself tightly, grasping onto the black jacket Alvin had given to her.
With a soft, yet strained voice, she whispered, "Alvin? Alphonse?"
No response.
"Alvin? Alphonse? Please answer me?" She could feel the tears sting her eyes before she saw movement, but it didn't look safe. The silhouette was too tall to be Alvin. He also looked a lot bulkier and he walked in a stride of confidence. Although if he would have appeared younger, Brittany wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between the two at such a lengths away. Nevertheless she could see the differences and it only made her begin to walk backwards slowly, not taking her eyes off the dark shadow, slowly getting closer to her.
She wanted to scream but no voice came from her dry, parched throat. All she could do was whimper. As she stepped back one last time, Brittany tripped, falling onto her backside she saw the shadow speed up. This made her begin to crawl backwards, shaking her head furiously she was able to make out the word, "No," repeating it louder and louder the closer the shadow got to her before she was found screaming, turning onto her hands and knees she tried to raise to her feet again to run. However as soon as she found herself on her feet she felt two strong hands grip onto her already bruised arms, pushing her back into a hard, steel chest. Feeling the chest rumble she could hear the man chuckle in delight.
"Well then, I finally caught you, huh? My little bunny."