I know I posted in one of my other stories about my stories/chapters having limits of a minimum of 1,000 words. I've been keeping an eye on the words per document and subtracting the notes from the chapter itself. I hope I don't disappoint anyone. I've been doing well so far. I'm semi-motivated today for this story in particular. NOT TO MENTION, I FINALLY SEEN SUICIDE SQUAD! Honestly, it's now one of my favorite movies! And the song Heathens has been in my head for a long time now.
Heathens by Twenty-One Pilots. Check it out.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS OR ANY SONGS I MAY OR MAY NOT USE IN THE CHAPTERS! I do own the plot but it's not making me money, so whatever… (Mailbox will be done differently now and probably at the end.) Oh yea, I'm also switching to Gar's side of the story for this chapter.
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Chapter 3: What?
Garfield Logan stared at his friends. He didn't know where they'd brought him but it was a large building. He'd only ever seen it in passing. Now he stood at the gates in front doors of the building, unsure of what he was doing there.
"What are we doing here, guys?" He asked, arms crossed over his chest. Richard Grayson hummed thoughtfully as he picked his words carefully, knowing his best friend would take it wrong if he didn't say things right. Victor Stone rolled his eyes. "It's an auction." He answered bluntly. "They sell super rare and valuable things here."
Gar eyed him. "What kind of things?"
Richard shook his head. "Old rare comics, videogames.." He answered.
"Stuff our parents might buy too." Victor chimed in. Richard nodded, adding in an undertone he didn't think Gar would hear. "And girls.."
Unfortunately for him, Garfield heard him. "Girls?!" He demanded, arms dropping to his sides. "As in, human girls?" He shoved the dark haired male, causing Richard to yelp in surprise. His two friends watched him as Garfield started storming in front of the doors. "What would possess you to bring me to an auction that sells human girls?!" He demanded, arms waving around wildly. Victor sighed. Richard groaned, he should of kept his mouth shut. Judging by the look on Victor's face, he agreed.
It was no surprise to either males, that Garfield was enraged. He was well known at school for being a humanitarian. He was big on saving animals(and humans) if he could. The pair had hoped though that he wouldn't find out about the girls. At least not until after they'd left. Now that he knew, they worried he'd do something extraordinarily dangerous to save as many of the girls there.
The pair both sighed, Vic grabbed Gar's arm as he stormed past again. "Look, we'll leave if you want. We only thought you'd like to get some cool rare games or comics or something." He stated. Gar took a deep breath, looking at his dark skinned friend. "I want to see them." He stated sharply, surprising both Victor and Richard.
"Oh.. Um.. Ok, we can do that.." He agreed. "I don't know if they'll let us see them before the auction though.." Richard replied. Vic bit his lip, watching the two talk. Gar growled lightly. "I'll wait till the auction starts." He stated, coolly.
Vic nodded, "Yea.. Okay. We'll wait till the end." He stated. "My dad's friend told him a long time ago that the girls are the last to be brought out."
Gar nodded, walking up the pathway towards the auction.
Richard stood by Vic for a moment. "I guess that could have turned out a lot worse.."
Vic sighed before backhanding him and following their friend into the building. Richard huffed, rubbing his head as he made his way into the building with his two closest friends.
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An Hour Into The Auction
Gar leaned on the wall, eyes flickering around the hallway. He had snuck off in hopes to find some of the girls that were supposedly be there. Most of the stuff was sold and the man who ran the auction had ended it for a short period so that buyers may get up and stretch or anything they wanted to do. The dark blond, slid into another hallway that was blocked off and found his way through a doorframe that was blocked only by a sheet.
He frowned as he heard whispers and a few whimpers coming from spots behind most of the 'walls'. Curiosity got the best of him, causing him to push back one of the sheets. He couldn't stop the gasp that slipped from his mouth as he looked down at a girl that was chained to a pipe against the wall. The girl looked up at him, eyes opening in surprise. His own bright eyes widened at the color alone. Her eyes were a deep purple that shone with pure hatred. She growled lowly, baring her teeth. Gar stepped in, letting the sheet fall. The girl's hair fell into her face as she jerked back from his hand that reached for her.
The female lunged forward, biting into his hand, causing him to hiss in pain. "Shit!" He demanded in a hushed tone. "What the honest hell was that for?" He scoffed. The girl scowled, wiping her mouth.
"You're just another one of those pigs." She sneered. He blinked, understanding spreading on his face.
"No, I'm not.. Are you kidding me? That's disgusting! I couldn't do this to anyone.. I don't see how anyone could." He mumbled. She glared. "Sure.. Like I believe that."
"What's your name?" He asked suddenly. She looked at him, confusion in her eyes. "What do you care?"
"Because I do." He snorted. She watched him, pushing her dark purple hair from her face. "It's none of your business."
Gar sighed. "My name is Garfield." He stated. Her eyebrow arched. "Congratulations." She mocked. He rolled his eyes, frowning as he heard heavy footsteps. Her eyes widened. "Get lost!" She hissed. He scrambled up and looked at her. "I'm going to do my best to save you from this." He murmured. She rolled her eyes. "I doubt it."
He sighed again and moved towards the opening. She bit her lip. "Raven.." She said suddenly.
He turned to look at her. "What?"
"That's my name." She shrugged. "They keep calling me birdie though…"
He nodded. "I'll watch out for you."
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"Where the hell did he disappear to?" Richard hissed. "I thought he said he was going to the restroom."
"You really believed that?" Vic snorted, eyebrow arched. Richard groaned. "I should of guessed." He mumbled. He slid his hand through his black hair.
"Believed what?" A voice behind them asked. Vic and Richard jumped up in surprise. "There you are!"
"We thought you got lost." Richard mumbled. Gar's eyebrows furrowed. "Why?"
"You've been gone for at least 25 minutes." The older male mused. Gar shrugged. "I was walking around."
Vic's eyebrow rose. "What did you find?" He asked, somewhat mockingly. Gar bit his lip.
"A girl with the most beautiful purple eyes and dark purple hair." He hummed, thinking of the female. Vic and Richard snorted. "Probably contacts and hair dye." Richard shrugged. Gar scoffed. "It was natural."
"HA! How would you know?" Vic demanded. Gar shrugged. "You can just tell.."
"Suuuure." Richard snorted. Gar scowled. "Don't be such a dick, Dick." Gar said coolly. Richard rolled his eyes as the group took their seats again.
Gar wasn't sure how long it had been since they took their seats again but after what seemed like forever, the auction restarted. Gar's fingers strummed the table impatient to find the girl he'd promised to save. It was a matter of about 20 to 30 minutes passing and a multitude of girls were sold off to piggish old men before suddenly Richard was on his feet, hands holding his weight on the table.
A beautiful fiery red haired angel(In Richard's opinion) was brought to the stage. Her eyes were a bright green but even from their seats, they could see the terror the girl was going through.
The auctioneer opened his mouth, listing off details of the girl before stating the starting price. "We'll start her off at $50,000." He stated. Gar scowled as a few old men threw up their auctioning signs. "Disgusting.." Garfield mumbled, jumping as his friend, flung his hand up. "I want her for $2,500,000!" He yelled, startling everyone around. His two best friends stared dumbly at him. The auctioneer called. "Sold!" before continuing. Vic looked at Gar. "Did he really just.." Vic started. Gar nodded. "I wanted to save them and he buys a girl.."
Vic opened his mouth, stopping as they brought a mocha skinned female on next. The older male gaped openly. "But I think I get why he did it.." Vic mumbled. Gar groaned. "They're humans! Not prizes!" Richard rolled his eyes. "I just bought her freedom. Gar, I don't want her as some sort of toy. She's.. That girl is gorgeous, Gar, I don't want anyone to buy her. I want her as mine.. I want to spoil her… Treat her like a princess."
Vic nodded, getting up. He darted up to the auctioneer and whispered into his ear. The auctioneer looked surprised at the male. "Plus, maybe if we buy their freedom, they can tell us where the rest are kept."
Gar blinked. "I hadn't thought about that.." He murmured as Vic returned, his hand on the mocha skinned girl's lower back. The girl paused as she spotted Gar. "You must be the one Raven said snuck into the back with us girls.."
Vic and Richard looked at Gar, who turned red. "Y.. yea.."
"So you're going to get her free right?" The girl asked, biting her lip. Gar nodded. "Yes." He answered automatically. The girl gave a tired smile.
"Please do.. I watched her fight with his men and they beat her each time because she wouldn't stop fighting."
Garfield frowned. "I'll save her." He promised. Vic pulled his jacket over the girl and turned to one of the waiters behind them, whispering to the man. The waiter left quickly. Richard, who had disappeared at some point to collect the girl he had bought, returned with the girl. The dark skinned female stood from the seat Vic had seated her in. "Kori!" She gasped, wrapping the other girl in her arms. The younger female burst into more tears. "Karen!"
The girls embraced, leaving the males silent until the waiter had returned with two large trays of drinks and food. Vic moved the pair of young women to the seats. Kori smiled, whispering a soft, "Thank you." Before digging into the food and eating. Karen flashed Vic a smile and dug into the food as well. "I think we might need more food soon." Richard smiled faintly.
"I think you're right." He chuckled. Gar looked back at the stage, spotting a patch of purple hair. "Raven." He whispered. The others looked up on the stage. Karen was on her feet in a matter of seconds. "There she is!" Karen murmured.
Gar stood, waiting. "Come on.." He bit his lip as the auctioneer started throwing out prices. Gar growled as various people raised their signs up, leading the price higher and higher. It was when the price was almost at 1,000,00 that Gar slammed his hand down.
"30,000,000!" He yelled as another yelled the same price. The auctioneer looked at both men. "Whose willing to pay the highest amount of 35,000,00?"
The two bidders stared each other down. Gar knew his dad would be pissed if he found out about this but he made a promise and he had a duty as a humanitarian.
Garfield raised his hand as high as he could. "I will."
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There was chapter three of the story. I hope you guys enjoyed it. I don't know where this is going but it's going somewhere..
I will work on the next chapter of A Thousand Years this week. My week off is over and I'm already worn out..
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