A/N- WELCOME TO CHAPTER NINE! I'm going to make the chapters a little longer than usual.
I do not own Pokemon, Attack on Titan, Brotherhood, Soul Eater, Walking Dead, Death Note, One Piece, DragonBall, Sword Art Online, or any songs I mention.
Hell's Outcasts got their instruments all set up and they were ready to play.
Gary began to start the show, "One, two, three!"
['If You Want Blood (You Got It) by AC/DC]
It's criminal
There ought to be a law
Criminal
There ought to be a whole lot more
You get nothin' for nothin'
Tell me who can you trust
We got what you want
And you got the lust
If you want blood, you got it
If you want blood, you got it
Blood on the streets
Blood on the rocks
Blood in the gutter
Every last drop
You want blood
You got it
Yes you have
It's animal
Livin' in the human zoo
Animal
The shit that they toss to you
Feelin' like a christian
Locked in a cage
Thrown to the lions
On the second page
If you want blood, you got it
If you want blood, you got it
Blood on the street
Blood on the rocks
Blood in the gutter
Every last drop
You want blood
You got it
O positive
Blood on the rocks
Blood on the streets
Blood in the sky
Blood on the sheets
If you want blood
You got it
I want you to bleed for me
If you want blood, you got it
If you want blood, you got it
If you want blood, you got it
If you want blood, you got it
People had started walking in to see what the commotion was. They were shocked to see a few teenagers playing instruments as if they were professionals. Once a few moments passed, people actually started head banging to their music. The band-mates couldn't help but smirk (except for Paul who simply kept drumming). Once the song ended people started to applaud them. Gary smiled as he raised a hand and thanked them. But his face became stunned as he saw Drew in the crowd, with a mischievous look on his face. Gary ignored it; he couldn't do anything to them with such a big crowd of people, right? He decided just to get on with the next song, he signaled Ash to play the next riff. Ash nodded. The band played a few more songs; 'November Rain' by Guns N Roses, 'Round and Round' by Ratt, and 'Big Guns' by Skid Row. By then, the crowd had dispersed.
"Great show you guys!" Samuel exclaimed.
"Thanks Mr. Oak!" Brock said.
"You boys better get going, it's getting late." Samuel warned them. Ash looked at a digital clock sitting at the stores counter. It read '7:01'.
"I got to go guys, I'll see you later."
"Wait, Ash!" Gary said, grabbing Ash's arm. "You saw Drew, right?"
"Yeah….I don't know what he was doing here, but I don't like it."
"Okay, well…be careful out there. He's an unpredictable kid."
Ash nodded. "I will." And with that, he ran out. It had begun to drizzle, and Ash pushed his hat down and continued running. He felt himself trip on something, and he fell forward on to the sidewalk. His face slammed down, and he felt blood rushing from his nose. Then he heard a chuckle from behind him.
"I wanted blood, it looks like I got it." Drew said, quoting the song Ash had just played an hour ago.
"Shut up, Drew." Ash muttered. Drew kicked Ash in the face, doing further damage to his bleeding nose. "Why are you doing this?"
"Harley sent me. Since we both hate you, we figured we'd both help each other to make your life miserable."
"What have I ever done to you?" Ash asked, turning his cap backwards.
"I've seen you with May. Stay away from her, or you'll be sorry."
"Fuck you, lettuce head." Ash said as he walked away, whipping away the blood from his nose. That's when he felt a giant kick in his back as he fell down to the ground again. "Fine; if you want blood, you've got it." Ash kicked Drew in the leg, sending him back into a wall. Ash scrambled to his feet, and Drew pulled out a knife. Ash picked his knee up and knocked Drew in between his leg, and then punched him in the face. Drew slashed Ash's hand on his way down, and blood began to pour out from Ash's palm. Ash had had enough, and he knocked Drew in the face. Ash realized he needed to get out of there before anyone got the wrong idea, and he quickly scurried out of the area.
'Well just fucking great! Now I've got TWO punks after me. Just MOTHER FUCKING GREAT!' Ash thought. He checked his watch, '7:46'. 'Fuck me…'
He kept running to where May lived, not wanting to miss out on free food. He kept checking his watch as he was running; 7:50…7:53…7:58…8:02…. He made it! Sort of. He ran to the front door and rang the door bell, hoping May wouldn't be too mad. His wish sort of came true. Norman opened the door, looking less than pleased, and looked down at Ash. Ash had his signature cap turned backwards, messy black hair, a dirty un-buttoned plaid shirt, a Black Sabbath t-shirt, a bloody nose and filthy face, and his jeans were ripped on his scraped right knee from when Drew tripped him. He was a mess.
"Could you at least look half-decent?" Norman asked.
"I-I'm sorry, I-"
Caroline stormed in and pushed Norman out of the way. "I'm so sorry Ash, Norman can be- Oh my God! What happened?"
Ash quickly wiped away the remaining blood from his nose. "I fell." He said. Technically he wasn't lying.
"Well, why are you late?" Norman asked.
"Uh… A kid pushed me."
"So it was a fight?" Norman scowled.
"Well…I mean…no…yes…sort of…."
"That's enough Norman!" Caroline scolded. "Please come in, Ash."
Ash walked into the house. 'Holy fucking shit…damn!' Everything was so…fancy. It was definitely not the environment Ash was used to. They walked into the kitchen and he saw May wearing a blue dress.
"Hi Ash!" She greeted.
"H-h-hey May." Ash stammered. 'I'm socially awkward enough; it doesn't help talking to such a cute girl. WHOA! May is not cute! S-she's May!" Ash thought.
"Sorry everyone, dinner might be a little cold!" Caroline said.
"Yeah, thanks Ash." Norman said.
"NORMAN!" Caroline yelled angrily. She turned to Ash, putting on a sweet smile. "We just wanted you to know how grateful we are for saving May's life. We're extremely thankful."
Ash looked over at May who beamed at him. "So, how was the gig?"
"I-it went well." Ash said.
"You're in a band?" Caroline asked excitedly. "What kind of music do you play?"
"Uh…classic rock and heavy metal."
There was a silence, and after a few awkward seconds passed Norman spoke up. "So, how many goats have you sacrificed to Satan so far?"
Ash began to grow annoyed. "We're not Satanists…In fact, none of us are religious."
"And why is THAT?" Norman scolded.
"Well…we just think religion is unnecessary. It's just a big 'what if' question. We don't deny that there is a God, we just decide to leave it be."
"So, Ash," Caroline said, trying to change the subject, "Do you have any siblings?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Ash said putting his head down.
"Oh. Well, what does your dad do?"
"I don't want to talk about that." His eyes began to water up. "I'm sorry, I have to go to the bathroom."
"Okay dear." Caroline said, worriedly.
Ash locked himself in the bathroom as tears began to roll down his face. He gripped the sink and let the tears fall into the drain. "Why…why…why did it have to happen. Geovanni, y-you b-b-bastard…" He finished talking to himself and heard a knock on the door.
"Ash, are you okay?" May asked.
"Y-yeah. I'll be out soon." Ash said, wiping the tears off of his cheeks. He walked out of the bathroom to see May looking at him. She beamed at him, and he gave her a weak smile back.
They sat down for dinner and ate in silence.
"So, why don't you want to talk about your family life?" Norman asked. Ash froze, and sorrow spread across his face, with anger mixed in his eyes.
"Norman, can I see you for a minute?" Caroline asked sternly. Norman nodded and they walked into another room. Ash looked up at May and gave her a smirk as he heard her mother scolding Norman, a grown man, as if he were five years old. May giggled quietly. Ash began to mouth what Caroline was saying, which caused May to giggle even louder. Caroline soon returned with Norman who looked like he had seen a ghost.\
"Mom, can I introduce Max and Ash?" May asked.
"Of course!" Caroline replied.
May took Ash by the hand, causing him to blush. She dragged Ash upstairs.
"Who is Max?" Ash asked.
"He's my cousin. He's an exchange student and he's staying here with us for a while."
They walked in front of a door and May began to knock.
"Who is it?" Max called.
"I want to introduce you to someone." May replied.
Max opened the door and saw Ash standing there. "Are you the one that saved May's life?' He asked.
"Y-yeah."
"Good to meet you!"
"It's good to meet you too." Ash replied. "Hey, is that a Soul Eater manga?"
Max held up his hand, holding up the book. "Yep! I'm about halfway through the series."
"That's awesome! What other anime and/or manga do you like? I'm a big fan of Attack On Titan, Soul Eater Sword Art Online, Death Note, and Brotherhood. What about you?"
"I like Dragonball, One Piece, Soul Eater, Attack On Titan, and Brotherhood."
"That's so metal!" Ash said.
"You're a metal head?" Max asked.
"Hell yeah I am!"
"Between you and me," Max whispered, "I love it. I have to listen to it without my Uncle Norman catching me. He thinks I'll end up worshipping Satan. Truth is I'm an atheist."
"I'm agnostic." Ash said.
"May, I like him already." Max announced. May smiled. And Ash caught another glimpse of something he and Max had in common.
"Are those Walking Dead comics?" Ash asked.
"Yep, are you a fan of the comics or TV show?"
"Both." Ash replied.
Max smiled back. "You're like an older me."
Ash grinned back at him.
May began to tug on his arm. "Ash, it's getting late, I think you should start heading home." Ash nodded. "Do you want my mom to drive you?"
"Nah, I'm good." Ash replied. He walked downstairs and thanked Caroline for dinner. He said good bye to Norman, but Norman just grunted. May walked him out on to the front.
"Hey Ash?"
"Yeah?"
"Are we friends?"
Ash smirked. "I guess."
"Okay, well I'll see you later!"
"Alright, seeya!" Ash left and ran out into the foggy autumn night.
May walked back inside, only to be confronted by her dad.
"He's a strange kid." He said.
"Dad, he saved my life."
"Even so, he's weird and it looks like he comes from a pretty messed up home."
"That's unfair." May said, and she ran up to her room.
Norman sighed and walked back to the kitchen.
Meanwhile…
Ash walked through the door of his house to see a petrified look on his mothers' face. He was about to ask her what happened but then he saw a shattered window. And a few feet in front of the shattered window was a brick. Ash picked it up and saw a message.
'I'm taking you to Hell, Ketchum! –Lettuce Head'
A/N- Well, that's the end of this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. I didn't really leave you with that much of a cliff hanger but I think it's decent.
Please, please, please review!
Rock on! \m/