[FIC] Gang insurance 2
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:53 am
Natasha was rather taken aback by the apartment she was now standing in. It was a larger family style one with a lot of space, but that was hard to tell. The main bedrooms had been turned into one giant sleeping area, which contained at total of ten bunk beds. All of which contained teenage boys. The main living room was a total mess and the kitten was buried under several feet of trash. There were two bathrooms but there might as well have only been one, the other was too filthy to step into. Darres was not looking at her but rather keeping his gaze to the floor.
“Sorry it’s so messy. I guess we aren’t really prepared for guests.” It was easy to see that Darres was really embarrassed. He was shuffling his feet and kept scratching the back of his head. This was particularly pathetic with the other boys acting like slobs and as if nothing was different. Natasha had to hold in her laughter, this really was an interesting group.
“Oh, it’s no big deal I have five older brothers so I am totally use to this kind of thing. In fact some say I am a worse slob than the rest.” Natasha smiled as she did a hand movement to show a general glance at her clothes. Darres only looked up for about a second and then went back to the floor; Nico on the other hand did about six double takes. “Okay pervert time to stop now.” Natasha gave Nico a good evil eye and he just smiled. Boys, she thought.
“Um, just one quick question. Why so many of you? I mean I know you said ‘us’ as in plural but I didn’t think you meant the whole football team. What’s up?” Natasha didn’t want to seem harsh.
“Well actually I guess you could call this an orphanage or some sorts.” Darres walked off to talk to some one who had called his name repeatedly by this time.
“Oh, I didn’t know! I’m really sorry if I did something wrong.” Natasha was really out of place now.
“Don’t worry about it. I mean it’s not your fault.” Nico padded her on the back being able to tell she was a little distraught. “Darres doesn’t really like to talk about because he really isn’t comfortable having to be all these boys big brother. Most of us here lost our parents, don’t have them, or they are in jail or the like. A few years ago a government program came about to clean up the streets, they picked up street boys, gave jobs and put them in one house. We were the first and one of the few still running, thanks in most part to Darres. Most of the boys here really look up to guy and they want to become normal people. You don’t have to feel sorry for us. Sure we didn’t ask not to have parents, it’s just the way things happen.” Nico had a far off look in his eyes. It was easy to see that this was a really big deal to him. “So what’s your story?” Nico did an about face and now looked like he had before what he had just said.
“I have parents. They just think I need to get away from my ‘destructive habits’ and what not, they also though that visiting Auntie Kana would be good for me. So here I am to stay a year with my auntie and uncle and they are nowhere to be found. That’s about it.” Natasha didn’t have much emotion.
“Well then, I suggest that you get some rest. Because as part of this deal you have to cook breakfast and we eat a lot.” Nico padded Natasha on the head and went away.
Natasha headed into the room they had said she could use. It was easy to see now why Darres was embarrassed about the other rooms, because he kept his spotless. ‘Neat freak’, Natasha said to herself. It was easy to get to know a person by their room. Darres’s room was covered with military posters and specs. There was a rather cheep lab top on the desk. A single picture sat on the desk next to the computer. It was of a rather young woman holding a baby. It did take much to guess who the baby was or who the woman was. ‘Poor Darres’, Natasha muttered under her breath.
A hand quickly came out of nowhere and grabbed the picture away form Natasha. Darres didn’t look too thrilled to see her. “I just came in to get my stuff. I will be out of your hair in a second.”
“Um, Darres…” Natasha muttered walking next to him. She watched as he packed some of his things from the drawers into a bag.
“Look, I am sure that Nico have you our little sob story right?” Natasha nodded her head. “Well here’s the other part. All of us here spent most of our lives fending for ourselves, and we don’t need sympathy for anyone. You are welcome to stay as long as you like, none of the other boys have a problem with it. But know this, we don’t need you feeling sorry for us.” Darres had an almost evil look in his eye as he glared down at Natasha. She couldn’t move for a second, Natasha was too frightened to say anything at all.
“Now that that’s cleared up, have a good night rest. In the morning we can take you to the police station and you can figure out what you want to do.” Darres smiled at Natasha showing a completely different side then two seconds ago. Natasha liked this one better.
“Goodnight.” Darres ruffled the top of Natasha’s hair and left the room.
Natasha lay down on the bed to think, things were happening so fast. Why was Auntie Kana missing? What would the police be able to do? Why were Darres and Nico so willing to help? Why had Nico tried to pickpocket her? What was going to happen to her with nowhere to stay? Would she go back home or stay here? And why did this all have to happen when she was jetlagged? Natasha’s mind rolled around with itself for a few minutes before she fell asleep.
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Darres was sitting in the closet hiding from the other boys. He didn’t like this at all. First the missing persons, now a family member was in town. What if whoever had kidnapped them went for Natasha also? What should he tell his handler? ‘Well boss, we have a girl that is related to the missing persons in question. We have no idea why she did not get the notice or what to do with her. Oh and one more thing, we cannot find squat as far as the train attack goes. But other than that everything is fine.’ Darres smirked at the thought. He had more pride than that. He would need to contact his handler as soon as possible. But not tonight, he would wake up early and go up on the roof and use the com. unit there.
Darres was just about to leave his ‘personal space’ when Nico opened the door for him.
“Hey, I think there is something you might want to see.” Nico turned and headed for Darres room. The boys nearby were being on their best behavior not to disrupt their guest while she was sleeping. Nico opened the door really slowly so that only a crack was open.
“Okay, go on, look.” Nico motioned for Darres to poke his head in so that none of the others could see what was in the room. At first it appeared that nothing was wrong, Natasha was asleep on top of the sheets with her clothes on but other than that…no he was wrong. Floating around the room were some of his books. Natasha’s book bag had opened and the clothes had started to pull themselves out. Darres pulled his head our and looked at Nico, who also had the wide eye look that was painted on Darres.
“I think she is one of those ‘echoed’.” Nico said.
“I think you mean Whispered.” Darres had a grave look on his face. Now he had to contact his handler and possibly sooner than the tomorrow morning.
“Sorry it’s so messy. I guess we aren’t really prepared for guests.” It was easy to see that Darres was really embarrassed. He was shuffling his feet and kept scratching the back of his head. This was particularly pathetic with the other boys acting like slobs and as if nothing was different. Natasha had to hold in her laughter, this really was an interesting group.
“Oh, it’s no big deal I have five older brothers so I am totally use to this kind of thing. In fact some say I am a worse slob than the rest.” Natasha smiled as she did a hand movement to show a general glance at her clothes. Darres only looked up for about a second and then went back to the floor; Nico on the other hand did about six double takes. “Okay pervert time to stop now.” Natasha gave Nico a good evil eye and he just smiled. Boys, she thought.
“Um, just one quick question. Why so many of you? I mean I know you said ‘us’ as in plural but I didn’t think you meant the whole football team. What’s up?” Natasha didn’t want to seem harsh.
“Well actually I guess you could call this an orphanage or some sorts.” Darres walked off to talk to some one who had called his name repeatedly by this time.
“Oh, I didn’t know! I’m really sorry if I did something wrong.” Natasha was really out of place now.
“Don’t worry about it. I mean it’s not your fault.” Nico padded her on the back being able to tell she was a little distraught. “Darres doesn’t really like to talk about because he really isn’t comfortable having to be all these boys big brother. Most of us here lost our parents, don’t have them, or they are in jail or the like. A few years ago a government program came about to clean up the streets, they picked up street boys, gave jobs and put them in one house. We were the first and one of the few still running, thanks in most part to Darres. Most of the boys here really look up to guy and they want to become normal people. You don’t have to feel sorry for us. Sure we didn’t ask not to have parents, it’s just the way things happen.” Nico had a far off look in his eyes. It was easy to see that this was a really big deal to him. “So what’s your story?” Nico did an about face and now looked like he had before what he had just said.
“I have parents. They just think I need to get away from my ‘destructive habits’ and what not, they also though that visiting Auntie Kana would be good for me. So here I am to stay a year with my auntie and uncle and they are nowhere to be found. That’s about it.” Natasha didn’t have much emotion.
“Well then, I suggest that you get some rest. Because as part of this deal you have to cook breakfast and we eat a lot.” Nico padded Natasha on the head and went away.
Natasha headed into the room they had said she could use. It was easy to see now why Darres was embarrassed about the other rooms, because he kept his spotless. ‘Neat freak’, Natasha said to herself. It was easy to get to know a person by their room. Darres’s room was covered with military posters and specs. There was a rather cheep lab top on the desk. A single picture sat on the desk next to the computer. It was of a rather young woman holding a baby. It did take much to guess who the baby was or who the woman was. ‘Poor Darres’, Natasha muttered under her breath.
A hand quickly came out of nowhere and grabbed the picture away form Natasha. Darres didn’t look too thrilled to see her. “I just came in to get my stuff. I will be out of your hair in a second.”
“Um, Darres…” Natasha muttered walking next to him. She watched as he packed some of his things from the drawers into a bag.
“Look, I am sure that Nico have you our little sob story right?” Natasha nodded her head. “Well here’s the other part. All of us here spent most of our lives fending for ourselves, and we don’t need sympathy for anyone. You are welcome to stay as long as you like, none of the other boys have a problem with it. But know this, we don’t need you feeling sorry for us.” Darres had an almost evil look in his eye as he glared down at Natasha. She couldn’t move for a second, Natasha was too frightened to say anything at all.
“Now that that’s cleared up, have a good night rest. In the morning we can take you to the police station and you can figure out what you want to do.” Darres smiled at Natasha showing a completely different side then two seconds ago. Natasha liked this one better.
“Goodnight.” Darres ruffled the top of Natasha’s hair and left the room.
Natasha lay down on the bed to think, things were happening so fast. Why was Auntie Kana missing? What would the police be able to do? Why were Darres and Nico so willing to help? Why had Nico tried to pickpocket her? What was going to happen to her with nowhere to stay? Would she go back home or stay here? And why did this all have to happen when she was jetlagged? Natasha’s mind rolled around with itself for a few minutes before she fell asleep.
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Darres was sitting in the closet hiding from the other boys. He didn’t like this at all. First the missing persons, now a family member was in town. What if whoever had kidnapped them went for Natasha also? What should he tell his handler? ‘Well boss, we have a girl that is related to the missing persons in question. We have no idea why she did not get the notice or what to do with her. Oh and one more thing, we cannot find squat as far as the train attack goes. But other than that everything is fine.’ Darres smirked at the thought. He had more pride than that. He would need to contact his handler as soon as possible. But not tonight, he would wake up early and go up on the roof and use the com. unit there.
Darres was just about to leave his ‘personal space’ when Nico opened the door for him.
“Hey, I think there is something you might want to see.” Nico turned and headed for Darres room. The boys nearby were being on their best behavior not to disrupt their guest while she was sleeping. Nico opened the door really slowly so that only a crack was open.
“Okay, go on, look.” Nico motioned for Darres to poke his head in so that none of the others could see what was in the room. At first it appeared that nothing was wrong, Natasha was asleep on top of the sheets with her clothes on but other than that…no he was wrong. Floating around the room were some of his books. Natasha’s book bag had opened and the clothes had started to pull themselves out. Darres pulled his head our and looked at Nico, who also had the wide eye look that was painted on Darres.
“I think she is one of those ‘echoed’.” Nico said.
“I think you mean Whispered.” Darres had a grave look on his face. Now he had to contact his handler and possibly sooner than the tomorrow morning.
Picking up by the sounds of things... Souske gonan show up
