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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 12:49:07 GMT -5
Alucard had come back to New York City because he had completely forgotten he didn't get his books from that bookstore last time he was here. He was forced to walk more then he normally would have thanks to there being all this road work done to the road, something about an acid spill eating up much of the road and then the city just deciding to repair the whole area while they were at it. That annoyed Alucard some that he couldn't get his books that much faster, but he also didn't mind the walk since it was a nice day. He was in a rougher part of the city though, which he didn't even notice or care about, when he heard something happening in an alleyway in front of him. The sounds perked his interest since he didn't have anything else to do and the store would have been closed for lunch before he made it there anyways, so he pulled the razor out of his pocket and made a small cut on each of his legs. He put the razor up as he jumped up onto the wall and walked a short ways up it and then went into the alley.
Alucard found three guys having a girl his age pinned to a wall. He couldn't hear everything they were saying, but one of them pulled out some kind of item from his pocket and injected it into the girl quickly and before she could notice it and had it back in his pocket. Alucard had noticed it since he was use to watching fast movements, and because of his bird's eye view of the situation. He wasn't sure what to think yet, but he pulled out his razor again and made a small slit on his right arm just in case this turned ugly. He was planning on helping the girl out, but he wanted to wait and see how this whole thing played out a bit before just jumping into this mess without a clue of what was truly going on. The three men seemed to be trying to figure out what to do with her when one of them suddenly said something with an evil grin and started to remove her shirt.
Alucard didn't wait for them to do anything else and just dropped in on the man's arms, causing them to break from the sudden impact from Alucard dropping onto them from over a story up. The man dropped to the ground in pain and the other two pulled out their guns and started shooting at Alucard. Alucard just formed a blood shield in the way and caught all the bullets and just dropped them to the ground.
" Do you two wish to die or would you rather just face your punishment like men?" Alucard asked them in a voice that sent chills down their spines. " I'm fine with either considering you were going to rape this girl. Now, what is your choice?"
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 13:31:49 GMT -5
The past few weeks had been dangerous for any teenager in New York. The gangs had been up to no good, nabbing any street rat that was alone. At least… Any street rat that hadn’t the smarts to keep out of their way. Lately though, their numbers had increased, giving these wicked gangs more opportunities because most fresh runaways weren’t smart enough to group up. And if they were…. They rarely chose the right people to hang out with. They chose other fresh runaways, people who had no idea how to survive on the streets. Some of the more seasoned runaways, Claire included, had started taking pity on the newbies, trying to teach them the laws of the street. Who will help, who to avoid. Sadly, another newbie had been caught. In broad daylight.
Claire had been trying to find the girl for a few hours now, checking everywhere she might go. After a while though… She figured the girl had been caught, and was going to personally go get her out of there. No one knew what happened to anyone that got nabbed, they were never heard from after that. Claire was hopeful. Maybe she was still in the gang’s territory. Maybe she hadn’t been taken away. Maybe they could finally figure out just what was happening.
It was a pretty dangerous area, but what streets in New York weren’t? Either way, she wouldn’t be here long.
It didn’t take long to find the newbie…. And several gang bangers… And a mutie. Claire was used to some crazy stuff, but a mutie getting involved with gang business? That was new. She’d only met a few mutants before, that she knew of at least. People tended to hide things like that on the streets. Most mutants that were out here kept it under wraps unless they had to use their power. Either way, she didn’t recognize this guy. Great. A guy trying to be a good citizen. Just what they needed.
Without wasting a moment she drew the knife she stashed in one of her boots. No one would see her coming, considering she was a master at going unnoticed. Behind one of the gang bangers she slammed the hilt of the blade into the back of his skull knocking him out cold, before swinging her leg out and around, sweeping the other off his feet and smashing the hilt into his forehead. It took less than a second, and both were down.
Straightening, she looked at the newbie, who was a little shaken up but otherwise fine, before turning her attention to the mutie. ”You can’t reason with nabbers, mutie.” She was smirking. That was rich. Reasoning with nabbers…
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 14:09:49 GMT -5
Alucard was quieting for the two men to make their choice with fear in their eyes, when a girl suddenly stabbed one of them and smashed the other into the hilt of the knife she had used on the first. He looked at her after she told him it was pointless to reason with men like that. He wasn't really reasoning with them all that much, seeing as how Alucard planned on hurting them no matter what happened for trying to rape the girl who had passed out behind him.
" Reason with them? I just simply gave them the choice of a quick death or a painful punishment and getting to live. Reason would be trying to understand how they think, and I don't feel like trying to understand the thoughts of men like these." Alucard said to the girl in a calm voice. " But I would like to thank you for your help."
Alucard pulled back what he could of the blood he had used for the blood shield back into his wound and stitched it up as the last of it got back in, but a good amount of it couldn't be and just dropped to the ground like a red rain. He turned around and looked at the girl who had passed out for a moment. She had fainted from the stress of what happened to her, and he also guessed from whatever it was that they had done to her. He noticed the guy he had landed on was still conscious so he went over and picked him up off the ground to his feet and gave him a wicked, slight grin, which made it look far more sinister.
" Now then mister broken arms, if you don't want me to break anything else I suggest you answer all of that fine mistress's questions I'm sure she has of you over there." Alucard said to the man in a voice that just begged him to resist. " Now then are you going to be a good boy and do as you have been told, or shall I have to teach you some more manners?"
The man quickly nodded, so Alucard roughly threw him over towards Claire. He went over and was sobbing and begging for her to save him and told her he would tell her everything she wanted to know. Alucard ignored the man and bent down to the man she had stabbed in the back of the head. He pulled the thing he had used on the girl from his pocket and looked at it. It was some kind of injector and a tiny amount of the serum inside of it was left. It was some weird smokey liquid. He put it in his satchel and stood up. He went over and picked the passed out girl up and was holding her as he turned to the girl who had shown up.
" Are you done with him yet?" Alucard asked her. " If you are, knock him out and lets get this girl to where ever it is she needs to go. I have a feeling you know her, so just lead the way."
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 14:57:52 GMT -5
Claire just shrugged, stashing the knife back in her boot. ”Riiiiiight.” Her eyebrows were raised. He wasn’t one of them, she knew that the moment she saw him. Sure, they had mutant runaways, tons, but it was his behavior and outfit. He was some rich brat. Not to mention, he seemed to think he was better than the gang bangers, when he was acting almost the exact same way. ”Anyway, I absolutely love that you threw yourself in. Getting your good deeds done for the day? Oh! Even better, you made her faint.”
She pointed back at the newbie, who had passed out. Not from fear of the men. But the mutant. It was a little sick, his mutation. If she hadn’t had such a strong stomach, she might have thrown up.
Both her eyebrows raised when he threw the gang banger towards her. She just side stepped out of the way... Like hell she wanted to talk to him. ”Where the hell did you get the delusion that I had questions for him?” Seriously? Rich brat was putting words in her mouth now. ”I seriously don’t give a damn.”
She just stuffed her hands in her pocket, rolling her eyes. ”What, was that an order?” The look she gave him just dared him to say it again. Obviously she had authority issues, even in the case of other teenagers. No one told her what to do. Especially rich brats who messed with their business. ”Just leave him. It doesn’t matter if he’s conscious or not. Not like he’ll go blabbing to the cops.” She paused for a moment. ”Wow, well aren’t you Prince Charming. And I don’t know her. She’s some newbie who just wouldn’t listen when we told her to stay away from here. Just leave her at the boarded up shop down the street.” It was the nearest safe house, and a few runaways there would probably recognize the girl.
With that, Claire turned and left. With that job done it was time to get to serious work.
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 15:27:59 GMT -5
Alucard listened to the woman he had just meet around his age telling him to just leave the guy alone and to just leave the fainted girl there or to take her to an abandoned shop with other runaways. He thought he must have said something rude to her, which he sometimes came off as with people. As she started to walk away, he caught up to her with the girl still in his arms. He looked at the woman he was walking with.
" I'm sorry if I seemed rude just then, I wasn't intending to be. Also as far as doing a good deed, it wasn't like that. I just don't like the idea of letting a girl get raped in front of me, and I'm no prince charming. I just want to get her somewhere since her passing out was most likely my own fault." Alucard said to her in a voice that actually sounded apologetic. " I wanted to thank you as well for your help and to apologize for any rudeness to you. How does having some lunch with me and then taking you to buy whatever you want sound?"
Alucard waited for her to answer him as he walked with her and carrying the girl. He needed to get her to the abandoned shop she mentioned, but he didn't know where it was at. He had forgotten he was carrying her and remembered he had her when she either pointed he was out to him or he looked down and noticed her, which ever came first.
" Ah and mind showing me that shop so I can drop the girl off? I don't know my way around the city very well." Alucard asked her.
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 15:59:17 GMT -5
Oh great. The rich brat didn’t know what sarcasm was. Even worse, he was following her like some lost puppy. ”It’s called sarcasm, genius.”
Well, how exactly was she supposed to get rid of this new nuisance? He seemed intent on following her, and looking like a creeper with another girl in his arms. Yup. Creeper. And then, amazingly, he even had the nerve to ‘ask her out’. It didn’t matter what way you looked at it. He’d asked her out. Smirking, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a wallet…. That would be very familiar to Alucard. ”I don’t need you to come for you to treat me to lunch and some shopping.” It was his. How she’d gotten it without his notice…
She sighed when he asked that next question. Seriously? He couldn’t spot a boarded up store? ”Damn, needy aren’t you?” More sarcasm. None the less, she shrugged, before pointing down the road. ”It’s just right there. You aren’t blind, are you?”
He’d have to take the newbie to the safe house, and so… It would give her time to escape. Without any hesitation she ran into the street. If she’d been a hair slower, a car would have ran her down. But it just might have, because she was gone after it passed, no trace of her.
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 16:39:03 GMT -5
Alucard was now sure that he hadn't seemed rude earlier and that she was just trying to get on his nerves, which she was doing a descent job of. She had gotten his wallet from him some time, but instead of making him mad, he was actually kind of amused and thought it was interesting she had gotten it off him so easy. She pointed down the street toward a boarded up building, but what she failed to realize was that there were several boarded up shops down that way. He had only glanced away for a second and noticed a young man heading his way at a sprint and looked worried, when the girl with his wallet suddenly bolted. He figured the young man knew the girl in his arms so he set her down quickly, but gently, and took off after the girl using his powers by wrapping his blood around his legs. She had somehow gotten a hold of a car before it hit her and was using the car to carry her away. Alucard barely had noticed that she had done that.
Alucard quickly moved so he running along down the street in the same direction as the car. He unstitched the cut on right arm and shot it off at the car like a grappling hook and impaled it. He jumped up into the air with all his force and quickly reeling the blood back to himself, and pulled himself to the car. He had managed to make it to the other side of the car from her before he touched the ground again. He looked over at her on the other side from him.
" This is an interesting way of excepting my offer for lunch and shopping, although you should know that I don't keep any money or cards in it. Those I keep somewhere else." Alucard said to her. " Although I do like how good at that you are. Are you the best at it in the city? Why don't we talk about all of it over lunch? I'll treat you to a very nice place."
Alucard was kind of enjoying himself right now. He wasn't much of one for doing crazy things, but at least he wasn't going to have a boring day and it was like he was reading a book at the moment. He wondered what else the girl might try to do, and was looking forward to it in a way.
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 18:30:17 GMT -5
Getting on people’s nerves was an art. One that Claire had perfected a long time ago. How else do you think she managed to end up kicked out of every foster home she’d been sent to? Not to mention, you didn’t survive on the streets by being nice.
Claire didn’t expect to be followed. She’d picked the car well, with a door handle she could hang onto without accidently opening the door, and a slight step she could balance on. It helped that she was so tiny, not even five feet in height. Either way, she would be long gone, and didn’t expect to see the mutant ever again….
Fate was cruel though.
The driver hadn’t noticed her hitchhike, because, hell, you didn’t see her unless she wanted you to. That mutant though…. He was a bit more flamboyant in his attack to hitch a ride. So flamboyant that he startled the driver, yet seemed unaware as he yelled across to her. Half a second passed before the man realized what had happened, and when he did…. He slammed on the breaks. Great. ”Do you even understand the word ‘subtle’?!” She seriously couldn’t have another run in with the law. At least… Couldn’t get caught. They’d love to send her to Juvie. And as thrilled as she’d be to go, she’d rather pass.
No hesitation, she let go, hitting the ground and rolling to lessen the impact. Had to get out before the driver got out of the car. She ran. And for her size, she was a fast little bugger, fast and agile.
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 18:51:49 GMT -5
Alucard was enjoying this little game, he wasn't sure why he was or even why he thought this was a game, but he was. The girl yelled at him about not being subtle, but he didn't care about being subtle right now. The diver suddenly stopped and the girl let go and was up and going again in a a flawless and beautiful motion. Alucard was really liking this girl right now, so he went after her. He noticed she was worried about the police, which Alucard wasn't much since he could easily get away from them, but the girl might not have been able to. He caught up to her quickly due to his longer legs, already being naturally fast, and boosting his speed with his powers. He was surprised by how fast she was though, if he hadn't boosted his speed he might not have caught her at all. He did manage to get to her though and picked her up as he did and turned into an alley way and with her in his arms, scaled straight up the side of a building and onto the roof.
" Well that was interesting now wasn't it?" Alucard said to her with a slight smile and a cheerful tone to his voice. " Your really something you know. The way you moved was beautiful and flawless and I have to say the grace of it was just an amazing sight to see. The police won't find us up here, so how about we talk for a bit before we go to lunch? I know I'm hungry after all of that."
Alucard set her down after he had finished talking and sat down so he wouldn't be seen on the roof with her by some random chance. He was smiling slightly still and enjoying himself. He hadn't gotten to move around like this with someone in a long time. He remembered something he forgot to do though earlier.
" I also forgot! My name is Alucard. What might your name be?" Alucard said to her with that slight smile on his face.
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 21:38:55 GMT -5
Claire was sure she’d lost him. Hopefully he was having to deal with the driver for damaging the car. She’d be in the clear then, and never have to see the rich brat again. Sadly… That wasn’t the case.
She was, quite literally, scooped off her feet from behind, not even seeing him coming. What. The. HELL?! SERIOUSLY?! She didn’t even have time to comprehend what he was doing when he started to scale the building. ”What the hell?!” Not only did she sound angry… But that very faint accent was showing through a little stronger, the W’s sounding a little more like V’s. It was still obvious she’d been raised in the states, but she wasn’t born here.
The height didn’t scare her. It didn’t stop her from kicking and fighting. Sadly, he was quite a bit stronger then her, and she just couldn’t break free. And believe me, she didn’t care if she fell as long as she could get free. Stupid genes! Why must she be so short and weak?!
On the roof she put some distance between herself and him, obviously pissed, silently glaring at him. She hadn’t responded to his comments. He was seriously a freak… Damn Mutants, thought they could get away with everything. She wasn’t one to follow rules, but there were some things, like personal space, that just shouldn’t be crossed.
Still ignoring him she moved to the roof edge, staring down at the several stories drop. It wouldn’t kill her if she jumped…. She’d break more than a few bones though. But there was a fire escape she could use to slow her drop just enough that she’d be perfectly fine. After what he’d done last time though.. It was unlikely she’d escape. No, she had to figure something else out…
She didn’t move away from the edge as she shot a glare at him. ”Well, you did just kidnap me. Why should I tell you my name?”
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 22:19:10 GMT -5
Alucard watched her as she went to the edge and looked down towards the street. He knew she was looking for some way out, but he also didn't think she was stupid enough to try running from him again. She said he kidnapped her, but would she really have rather him grab her and haul her off to the police? He doubted that, and he had never planned on doing that to begin with. He did notice her talking to him in a slightly Russian accent. He knew how to speak Russian, but he wasn't sure if she did. He stood up and walked over to her and just looked her in the eyes.
" You took my wallet and ran from me after you had it and you don't want to have to deal with the police correct? I brought you up here to get away from them and so we could talk, but if you would rather I take you to the police and turn you in for stealing both my wallet and my phone." Alucard said to her in russian. " I would like both of them back by the way if you wouldn't mind. You know your lucky you ran into me instead of another mutant. After all, who else would take you to lunch and a shopping trip after you stole from them and ran? Although I did enjoy our little game of chase. It has been awhile since I meet someone who is in half as good of shape as you are, and only half as agile. But anyways, how about you give me my stuff back and then we can just chat until the police go away? If you don't want to have lunch with me and go shopping on me after our chat, then we can part ways after I get you down. How does that sound to you?"
Alucard wasn't sure if she would understand what he just said to her, since he just went off a hunch from the accent he thought he heard just then. He waited for her reply and to see what she was going to do next.
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 23:00:28 GMT -5
Obviously he didn’t think she’d jump, even if she did think she could escape. She would. Thieves did some crazy things after all!
Claire twitched a little when he approached, close enough that she was almost looking straight up to keep eye contact with this almost six foot tall giant. She hated it when people did this. How would they like it if they hurt their neck just to be ‘somewhat’ polite? ”I don’t speak Russian with strangers.” Her response came out in English but she obviously understood him.
The fact he noticed she had his phone though was a bit surprising. Either he was guessing, or he just figured since she’d already taken his wallet without him knowing. His threat though…. That didn’t go totally unnoticed. She was taken back slightly. That he would even consider the threat, when the police would arrest him as well for what he’d done to the car. Sadly, she wouldn’t be in the clear. Most cops in the area recognized her. ”You do that, we’re both dead ducks.”
She ignored the compliments, instead, just reaching into her pockets and pulling out the wallet and phone. ”Wasn’t anything useful in either, anyway. But at least it proved you’re a rich brat.” The wallet alone probably cost over a hundred dollars(when you were a thieve you had an eye for valuables), and the phone was probably over three hundred. Damn expensive. She couldn’t imagine spending that much money on a phone or wallet. But.. Considering she stole the phone she used and her own wallet… The girl had issues spending money on anything if she could just steal it.
Shrugging she tossed both to them. ”Whatever.” She stepped away, moving and sitting down with her back to the cement barrier that was meant to protect people from falling.
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 23:19:00 GMT -5
Alucard snatched his wallet and phone out of the air quickly after she had tossed them. She didn't seem to want to get along with him, which he was a little sad about since he wanted to get to know her some. She went and sat down a short ways away from him (pun pun puuuun). He thought about what to do for a moment before he sat down next to her, but made sure there was some space so she wouldn't feel crowded. He looked up at the sky and remained silent for a moment.
" Why don't you tell me about yourself?" Alucard asked her. " I would still like to know your name, but you don't need to tell me anything if you don't want to."
Alucard just remained silent and kept looking up at the sky as he waited for her to answer him. He didn't expect her to tell him anything, or if she did for it to be the truth, but it was better then just sitting here in silence for the both of them. He did want to get to know her, but the likely hood of her wanting to get to know him and talk to him wasn't very likely at all. He was still going to try to though as long as they were stuck here on the roof together.
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Post by claire on Aug 27, 2011 23:36:06 GMT -5
Alucard should keep the short jokes to himself. The girl liked her height, but when people who towered over her started making jokes about it.... They usually got stabbed. So he was lucky he hadn't said anything about her height.
None the less, her mean streak seemed to be sated. She wasn't a mean spirited girl naturally, but enough had happened over the course of her life that you couldn't blame her for being a bitch sometimes.
"It's Claire." She shrugged. Last name didn't matter. As for telling him about herself... What was she supposed to say? What did people want to hear? She was just a street rat. A pick pocket. A thief. No one cared. Foster families didn't care, even friends didn't care. Not really. "What's there to say?" She shrugged once more. "Besides, you asked first. Gotta share something about yourself first before asking about me."
Okay, maybe this wouldn't be totally unpleasant. He was still a rich brat, and didn't take no for an answer. But she was the same way. She still thought he was a Prince Charming, not hers, of course.
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Post by Alucard Nightshade on Aug 27, 2011 23:56:25 GMT -5
Alucard looked at her and gave her a slight smile, a full blown smile would be an amazing sight to see with Alucard. He was glad she seemed to be telling him the truth and she even told him her name. He liked her name, although he couldn't say way he did. He thought about what he should tell her then about himself. He didn't think he was all that interesting, but it was not like he needed to hide anything either.
" I told you my name was Alucard already." Alucard said to her. " Now then what can I tell you about myself? I like to read, cook, and swim. I know some mixed martial arts. I know how to and enjoy tending to roses. I can speak, read, and write French, German, Russian, and Itallian. As you already know, I'm a mutant. I'm not sure what else I could tell you outside of that. I would not say I am some interesting person, and I self taught myself everything I can do. I am sure you are much more interesting then I am and I have to say that your as pretty as your name is. You must have guys asking you out to lunch and offering to take you shopping all of the time, so now that I think about it, I must not be very original in asking you myself just now."
Alucard wasn't lying to her and it was easy to tell that he wasn't. He was interested in hearing what she would say to him.
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