It all started because of that kid

Crap. Alright just stay calm. I slowly reach for my knife which is in my holster now. I edge my way to the end of my booth. I can do this, all I need to do is reach it to the light switch on the other end of the room, turn around and catch the person in the room before they kill me. Sounds easy enough…right? I make a break for it. Sprinting as fast as I can to the other end of the room. Wait, am I falling? My face hits the floor answering my question. Before I can pick myself up I feel someone place one foot on the small of my back.

“Told you what would happen if you called me bitch again, didn’t I?” the person standing on me says and I can hear the smile in their voice.

Crap, it must be Poison. Well at least he won’t kill me-I hope. I start to struggle but it’s no use, I may be fast but when it comes to strength I’m about as powerful as a 7 year old girl. I can hear Poison chuckling to himself, what a dick!

“Poison, get off me!” I squirm under his foot. I’m too tired to even get annoyed at him.

“Poison, I swear if you don’t get off me right now I will scream so loud Korse himself will come and take you off me!” I almost shout.

“Ohh I’m truly scared.” Poison taunts but steps off me.

I pick myself up and sit at the nearest booth and Poison sits opposite me.

“So, watcha doing, watching me while I sleep?” I smirk and raise an eyebrow.
“No, I’m on guard for tonight. We each take it in turns to watch the diner at night in case of any thieves trying to steal supplies.”

“Ohh… need any help?” I offer, I guess I should at least try to be nice.

“Not really, but if you want to I’m not stopping you.” Poison replies.

“Look I’m not sorry for what I have done to you but don’t take it personally. I wasn’t trying to make you my enemy or anything. But yes I think I will help you, I’m not tired.” I shrug, I won’t be able to go to sleep knowing someone I don’t completely trust is in the same room. It’s only now I start to feel the cold in the diner. I only have my sleeveless top on and goose bumps slowly appear on my arms. I start to shiver, wow it is really is cold tonight.

“You cold?” Poison asks.

I nod-I don’t even know if he can see me in the darkness. I see Poison’s silhouette stand up and I feel him sit down next to me, he puts an arm around me and pulls me into him. Well… this is a change of pace but I guess it’s better than shouting at each other.

“Thanks.” I never really had hugs as a child and I don’t really trust Poison so my body just automatically kinda stiffens.

We just sit there, in the darkness. Awkwardly leaning on each other. I slowly feel the darkness creep in again. No I can’t fall asleep! I try to fight it but I’m just so comfortable in Party’s arms, I’m so warm. Ahh what’s happening to me? I feel myself slipping away and I’m asleep.

I wake with a start and look around. Hold on… whose arm is this? An arm is draped loosely over me. Ok, just don’t panic, you have your clothes on and you’re not tied up, those are good signs. I gently lift the arm off my body and place it behind me. Trying to create as little disturbance as possible I get off the bed. I turn around and see, Party? Okay, this is just weird. Why am I in his bed and why is he sleeping next to me? I slowly walk towards the door keeping my footing silent. I have managed to get outside of the room without waking him and I sprint down the stairs and into the diner. Missile Kid is already sitting in one of the booths, staring at her stuffed lion and looking bored. As I walk in her face lights up and she smiles warmly at me.

“Good morning!” Kid cheers at me

“Hello, early riser huh?” I ask, cocking my head to the side.

“Yeah, anyway I’m super bored. Will you play with me and my lion?”

“Well… I kinda haven’t played with any sort of toy since I was something like 7.”

“So what. No one ever loses the ability of imagining!” She smiles at me.

“Ermm, alright.”

I sit down opposite her and stare at her. I really have no clue what ‘adventure’ or whatever we could go on with only one toy.

“You only have one toy? How are we meant to… imagine a story with only one character?” I
ask

“We don’t only have one toy, we have loads! Look, you have your fingers which could be people! And the sticks on the ground, they could be a sacred treasure and my lion needs to get it to save the universe! There’s so much more if you only used your imagination. That’s what my mother used to tell me.” Missile Kid’s expression turns sad.

“Is your mother dead?” Wow, okay maybe that was a little harsh but I really don’t know how to be nice to people. I don’t know many people now who do anyway.

I’m guessing I touched a nerve because Missile Kid looked down at her hands. Ohh no, I don’t want her to cry. I get up and sit next to her, taking a lead from what Poison did last night I put my arm around her, my body stiffening again. I try to relax a little.

“Hey, don’t cry I’m sorry. I know let’s look for some sticks and rocks and we can play.” I coo.

I can be very manipulative but I just don’t know how to be kind. I was never really good at social skills even before BL/ind. I just used to sit in my room, alone. Watching TV and only having human interaction during school time, with teachers, and when I had to eat.

“Okay.” Kid perks up a little.
We go outside and collect sticks, stones. Anything that we could use and head back inside. Missile Kid sets up a small obstacle course using the rocks and places a stick at the end.

“Ok so you are an evil villain who wants to control everything and my lion needs to get the stick at the end to stop you from destroying everything. Now you have to try and stop my lion with your minions.” She points to my hands “And I can kill them but I can’t touch the rocks.”


We mess around and eventually all my ‘minions’ are dead and she is reaching the stick.
“Hold on, before you can get the stick you need to face me! I can still protect it, I’m the emperor!” I protest, getting competitive.

“Ok.”

We push all the rocks to one side and start the battle between my hand and her lion. I giggle as we each do silly noises for attacks and getting hurt. Wait, I giggled? Ohh no I’m about to lose!

“Ohh no! I’m down! I’m down! You got me, oh courageous lion! The stick is yours!” I cry, my hand flat on the table.

Missile Kid laughs and gets her lion to walk over the stick and it does a little victory dance. I laugh as well. Hold on, did I just have fun? Wow, this kid really makes it easy to relax and let go of yourself so you can have fun.

“That was fun.” I smile at her and she returns the smile.

I stand up, picking up the rocks and sticks from the table. I turn around and see Fun Ghoul standing in the door way. As soon as see him I am reminded of the world we live in. I can’t let fun get in the way of my focus, no it is distracting. I need to keep on task and work a little on my plan to take down BL/ind. I start to head over to the diner door.

“I knew you weren’t as cold as act.” Fun says before I leave the diner.

How long had he been standing there? It doesn’t matter, as long as he doesn’t think I’m weak then I don’t give a damn what he thinks. I put the stones and sticks on the ground a couple metres from the diner and head back inside.

Everyone except Poison are now at the booths eating. I walk over to the counter in the side of the room and pick up a slice of bread. I sit down in the booth I sleep in and wolf it down, I will never get enough food in me to stop the hunger pans.
I remember this morning. I really need to ask Poison what I was doing in his room, in his bed, with his arm over me and him practically spooning me while we sleep. I’ll do that as soon as he wakes up, I’m guessing he hasn’t yet because he was watching of the diner all last night.
Well time to just sit and wait until he comes down.

Notes

Sorry I missed a day! But i have piles of homework but I stayed up to write this just for you guys :3
Anyway, hope you like it! Leave any suggestions in the comments.
Ohh and sorry if I've miss spelt any words or missed any out, I haven't had time to proof read but everything should be good. :)