Mariam sat on Kenny's love seat facing sideways with her feet over the edge. Luckily she wasn't wearing her usual uniform, or she'd be giving the 'boys' a good view of her private area. Instead she was wearing a pair of dark denim jeans that flattered her hips and a black shirt with converse all-starz shoes. She was never one for dressing girly.
The brown puppy, or Max, whimpered softly and walked over to the chair where Mariam was. She looked down at him emotionlessly.
"Man, you guys really stepped in it this time. What if you guys are stuck like this forever? Oh, what fun that would be... And what do you want?" She said. The puppy looked away for a second before attempting to jump on the fell back to the floor with a delightful thud.
"I guess you need to grow a couple inches before you do anything so high as 2 feet off the floor Maxie." Mariam said comically. The dog barked before trying to jump up again. Mariam sighed and turned away. Max looked back toward Kai the white rabbit worriedly. Little Maxie, and I do mean little, could tell something was wrong. Kai hopped away and onto the bed away from the rest of the team. He sure cared.
Tyson slowly glomped back to the door when Hilary stepped into the room. She picked him up and placed him on her shoulder.
"So," Hilary said, beginning to pick up the remains of broken glass, "how have you been? No one has seen the SaintShields in a while." She finished, helping the fat rodent on her shoulder keep his balance. Before Mariam got a chance to answer, a loud rumbling filled the room.
"What in God's name was that?" Mariam questioned.
"Believe it or not, that was Tyson's stomach. I think they're hungry." Hilary grinned. Mariam was a little more estranged.
"I don't think it's healthy for a creature of that size to make such a loud noise." Mariam sneered. It almost looked as if Tyson had gritted his teeth angrily.
"We have to go and buy some food for them. I think PetMart should have everything we need. But what are we gonna do with these guys while we're gone?" Hilary asked while petting Ray gently.
"Geeze, why don't you stay here with them, and I'll go food shopping? I think I might be able to con Ozuma, Dunga and Joseph into letting me have a couple 'friends' over for a week or 2." Mariam said, flipping her blue strands. Hilary breathed a sigh of relief before digging in her pocket for whatever money she had. Broke.
"You think you could cover it? I'll pay ya back, promise." The brunette said. Mariam nodded before walking down the steps and out the door.
Hilary giggled softly before turning on the TV. She layed sideways on Kenny's bed, staring intently. Kai looked at her annoyingly. He clearly didn't like sharing the bed. He hobbled farther away from Hilary, which she affectionately stuck her tongue out at him for. Max, with a helping hand from Hilary, hoisted himself onto the bed and layed on the opposite side of her. Tyson needed to be lifted onto the bed, so Ray carefully picked the brown and white guinea pig up between his teeth and made the leap to land beside Hilary. Tyson got out of Ray's grasp and somehow found his way to sitting on Hilary's head.
"Tyson for the love of God if you need to use the washroom lemme know." Hilary said jokingly. A small squeak signified that Tyson also found it funny.
Meanwhile, Mariam trudged through the aisles of PetMart, trying to find the food section. Finally she came across the rodent foods and picked the guinea pig diet. She thought that was quite efficient for Tyson. She got Ray some Whiskas, Max some Hartz and Kai some rabbit food in a brand she didn't know. It came to $13.24, so Mariam payed the cashier and waltzed out without a word. When she returned to Kenny's, she found a sleeping Hilary with a sleeping guinea pig, strangely on her head, a snoozing dog, and a cat having a catnap. She assumed Kai was also asleep.
But he wasn't exactly. The Russian rabbit watched as Mariam placed the food on the desk and resumed her usual position on Kenny's love seat after taking the remote and switching the TV channels. As far as Mariam knew, Kai was asleep. So she tilted her head back and sighed, stretching. That was when she pulled a small notebook out of her back pocket. Once she dug a pen out of Kenny's desk, she began to write.
You could say Kai was surprised when he saw a tear roll down her pale cheek. Just one tear, just one tear the whole time she was writing. And after about half an hour, Mariam also slipped off to sleep. Kai saw his chance. As softly as he could, he bounded off the bed and onto the edge of the chair. He carefully pulled the silver notebook out of Mariam's hand and began to read. It read;
My need for death grows stronger every day. It seems like everyone has forgotten. Friends? Haven't a single one. My brother even lacks understanding in my case. Ozuma? All I am to him is a piece of work. Dunga? We just draw the line that we don't get along. Basically when it comes to the SaintShields, I'm the weakest link. I'll always be the weakest link. Every day that goes by seems to add more pain. But not to worry; Everyone just thinks of me as a thing to lie around and clutter up their shelves. But right now, I happen to be in Kenny's house. Apparently Hilary fucked up and turned the BladeBreakers into animals. Even worse, I agreed to help her out. Why do I keep doing this to myself? I don't even wear the uniform anymore. It'll be personal expression from now on. I don't really want to help, I want to be alone. And no matter how many times Joseph says that there are people who care. I know he cares. But he doesn't understand! Forget Me; It's that simple. It's not like the world will be any worse off if I'm dead. Would anybody, besides him, care if I died? I doubt it. I have no direction in life; No plan; No map or guidance to keep me here. It's like I'm alone at a crossroads. I want to kill myself. And eventually, I will. Only because they won't listen. My songs, my music is my only escape.
Under that, Kai noticed lyrics. He was a little too stunned to read them. But he did get a few: 'And I, I don't wanna speak these words; Cuz I, I don't wanna make things any worse.' Kai was mortified. Everything was explained; Everything. Why Mariam hadn't been acting like herself, why Max sensed worry...
But Kai knew he could do nothing at this point. All he hoped, was that she could hold on until he changed back into a human.
An hour passed, and Mariam awoke from her slumber just as Hilary did. The two girls both sat up and yawned. Hilary groggily walked over to the desk and put a different type of food in each bowl. Mariam sighed and looked at the clock. She had but an hour to get home. Judging by Hilary's facial expression, she had to be home soon too.
"Ok, Mariam you said that you could take the guys right? I have to-" she stopped to gulp, "go home soon." Hilary felt the knot in her stomach tighten. She hated home. And people wondered why Hilary slept at Tyson's most nights? Well, the poor brunette had no escape.
"I guess, but don't you think you could take at least one?" Mariam said a little annoyed. "I'm not running a zoo you know." The girl said.
"Nope." Hilary said rather quickly. It looked as if the chocolate-eyed girl had seen a ghost. She was paler than Mariam, and she was beginning to sweat. The blunette cocked an eyebrow at this, but turned and watched the boys eating.
"I wonder what dog chow tastes like." Mariam smirked. Max sent her a death glare but continued to eat. After the guys were finished, Mariam grabbed the bag of remaining food and scooped Tyson into her arms. Once again, she tried to get Kai who got away. She sighed and walked out the front door. Minutes later Hilary also left and got home at about 11.
Hilary silently closed the door of her house and was about to turn around when someone violently pushed her to the floor.
"Where the hell have you been!? It's fuckin 11 o'clock in the night!!" The loud voice boomed. Hilary whimpered and tried to stand, only to be slapped harshly. "GET TO YOUR ROOM, AND DON'T COME DOWN ANYMORE TONIGHT!" Her father said, as he walked into the den and took a seat on the couch. An hour later, an empty beer bottle dropped to the floor from the man's hand.
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