Just another Killjoy

"You aren't going anywhere if you can't shoot that can" Kobra said. We were outside of the diner, I wanted to have fun and go in to Battery city but because of my injury, I can't go.
I grabbed my ray gun. "Alright" I said and pointed my gun towards the can. I grunted a bit at my shoulder not cooperating. "Hey, hey, hey! Stop. What did I tell you about resting! That shoulder isn't going to heal any faster if you muck around with it" Ghoul came running out. I sighed and threw my hands up. "Come on Ghoul! I need some excitement! Adrenaline! You know..." I shaked my hands around.

"Come on Midnight, you know he's right. You need rest, and you need that injury to heal up" Kobra ushered me inside. "B-but you said.." I whined. "I know what I said but now I'm telling you to go inside" He pushed me into the diner. I groaned and stomped to my room.

"You know, you guys really suck" I shouted. I know I'm having a temper tantrum and I should grow up, but being stuck in a diner for a stupid injury is boring. I slumped into my bed and leaned my back against the wall.

"Oh, come on. You know you love me" Ghoul said with a sly grin. "I hate you so much right now" I folded my arms over my chest and huffed. "Just think, after this..." he started. ".. I get to go out and blah blah Ghoul is an ass" I cut him off. "Don't use such words like that with me young lady" He gasped. "Ghoul, we're the same age, in fact I'm a week older then you" I rolled my eyes at him. "Age doesn't matter, not where we are baby" He winked and sat beside me on the bed.

"Does it still hurt?" He asked. "Not anymore, it tingles... but it doesn't hurt" I sighed and gently touched the bandge. "Here, let me take a look" He lightly grabbed the bandage and peeled it off slowly. He hissed and looked up to my face. I finally looked down and gasped. It looked like I got attacked with an axe. "I swear it looked different from this" He swallowed hard and continued to examine it. "God dammit, I fucking hate Drac's" I mumbled. "Me too" Jet stood at the door and then hissed at the sight of my wound. "Holy shit, that looks horrible" He came closer to look at it. "Well thanks, really appreciated. Keep up the compliments" I muttered while shaking my head.

Of course, someone else joined the party. Which is funny, because I mean that's his name. "Wow, shit. Does it hurt?" Party walked in and crouched next to Jet. "Like I told Ghoul, No. But it still tingles" I told him. "What tingles?" Kobra giggled and walked in to my room with a packet of chips in his hands. His eyes widened and he coughed, choking on a chip. "Oh my god, that's rough" He came closer and sat on the other side of me. "I guess I'm the main attraction now, huh?" I closed my eyes and sighed.

"2 weeks" Ghoul confirmed. "For what?" Party asked. "For it to heal up, it'll take 2 weeks tops. Then you can start to train, and then you can go back out into the field" Ghoul grinned and I groaned. "Why 2 weeks?" I whined. "Oh come on, we aren't that bad!" Kobra nudged me. I just glared at him, he laughed and offered me a chip. "No thanks" I murmured.

"How about you get some rest and I'll come back later with dinner" Jet smiled at me. I nodded my head and smiled back. "I guess it wouldn't be so bad to take a break" I sighed. "Yeah" Party said with a small smile. "Also, Dr. D sent his love" Party got up from the ground and helped Jet up. "When did you see him?" I sat up straighter, immediately interested.

"This morning, while you were out" He chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "Don't worry I said Hello to him for you" I smiled and thanked him. Once they left my bedroom, I looked down to my shoulder and touched the edge of the wound. The tingle got stronger and I furrowed my eyebrows. Ghoul said I should leave the bandage off for now, so then it doesn't get infected.

I rested my head on the soft pillow and closed my eyes.

Flashes of fire. My parents dying. My uncle carrying me. My brother getting dragged away. Being shot in the shoulder. Ashes burning my lungs. My father teaching me how to fight. Korse.

I snapped my eyes open and took a deep breath. "Hey are you okay?" Party murmured. "Yeah, I'm alright. You can go" I waited for him to leave my room and got up. I went to the bathroom and went to the basin. I turned the water on and splashed my face with it. When I opened my eyes, I saw the water was black. I screamed and grabbed a towel. I wiped my face and looked in the mirror. I saw Korse in the reflection.

"Didn't you think I would find you?" His voice growled at me. I ran out of the room and ran into him again. "Who do you think you are?" He shouted in my face. I pushed him away and ran to Party's room. I closed the door behind me and closed my eyes. When I opened them I saw Party, "Are you okay?" He asked. I went to him and hugged him. When I looked up to his face it changed into Korse's. "I know your weakness, it's pretty boy. I'm coming for you" He laughed. I screamed and tried to get him off of me.
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I woke up to a jolt. Water was covering my face. The guys stood around the bed, they looked scared. I wiped my face and saw Jet holding a bowl. I realised that he threw a bowl of water at me. I caught my breath and closed my eyes.

"What the hell happened?" Jet said. I got up and they all surrounded me. I stumbled over a bit and got held up by Kobra. "It was just a nightmare" I mumbled. "Nightmare? That must have been a pretty fucked up nightmare" Ghoul said. I rubbed my neck. "Don't worry about it, it's fine" I lied. They looked at eachother before leaving. Well, that was easy. Party stayed behind and watched me.

I gave him a big hug and breathed in his scent, instantly relaxing me. He gently rubbed my back. "I was really worried about you Madeline" He pulled back and bent down to look at my face. "It's fine, really. It was just a bad dream. Nothing to worry about" I laughed it off. He exhaled and pulled me in for a hug. "You scared me" He pouted. "I'm sorry" I pouted. He chuckled and wrapped his arm around me.

"We should probably get some food, huh?" I said and looked up to his face. He looked into my eyes and smiled. "Yeah, I'm starving" He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the kitchen. When we entered the room I saw Jet rocking out to my iPod on the bench.

I made a coffee for myself and Party. We leaned against the bench and watched the others. Ghoul kept on flicking Kobra's ears until he drew his ray gun. Jet was dancing around and singing softly, the cords to the earphones were swinging around. I giggled at them all being idiots. Party put his coffee on the bench and went to dance with Jet to no music. I giggled and hid my face in my hands. I looked up and grinned.

This is it. This place is where I call home. With these nut cases. As much as you can hate them, in the end, you will always love them.

Notes

I know it's short...
I'll update later on tonight, or later (different time zones (I'm from Australia)). *sigh*
Sunlight Death should be coming next chapter.
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