Reasons to Live; Lessons to learn //Jack, Anatra, Cameo

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J I N S R E V E N U E D I S T R I C T 2

◼ Ⅱ ▸ "Scream..." The knife in my hand stalls for only a mere moment, waiting to see if her mouth would open and let her voice ring out. Though, I'm starting to get the idea that she's doing everything possible not to give me that last dying wish. What is it about Gala that makes me want to get rid of her, anyways? She's not competition. She's not a guy trying to make moves on Kya. She's just simply being a friend to her. That's it. Why do I find that so infuriating? Why? I waste no more time. The knife in my hand moves downward to the girl. My vision turning red as I feel like I'm doing is what's suppose to be done to protect and conceal my Kya. Especially when I hear Gala voice her own opinion of 'no', it only adds strength to movement. Movement that is suddenly stopped when I feel a pair of arms around me, jolting me forward and the fingers of someone pulling at my arms as the knife misses Gala. There's only one person that it can be, and I can feel for the first time, her arms around me, but it's not the reason I want it to be. She's trying to protect her friend. She's doing everything but doing what she said if I spared her friend's life. She is nothing to me now. She has shown me for the last time that she don't deserve to be with me. With the force of her against me, I buck and thrash around, trying to get my hands on to something of hers; an article of clothing, her fingers, some type of skin. Anything to stop her attack on me, as it's so apparent she's trying to kill me just as this little peice of trash has begged her to do. The only thought going through my mind is wondering if she, too, has a weapon. With a decent grip on her hand, the one that she is barely able to put any strength into, I have the power to overcome her. In a flash, I have her turned over, and hitting the pavement with ease as she's suddenly taken out of focus until I'm sitting on her, straddleing her body to keep her down and my face is inches from hers. "Kya. Stupid move." I growl at her and then try to force up on her, the last kiss I will ever give her. It's safe to say, that I didn't hurt her enough as she fights me not to touch her lips with my own. Instead, with that last act of retaliation, my open hand finds her face with force and power behind it. I watch her so intently. Her head sways as she tries to cope with what just happened. How she looks just completely out of it. It hurts me to see her like that. I hate that it has to be this way, but I still have a promise to fulfil. I try to ease her pain though, and I bend down gently, gracing her perfect skin with my lips. My hand touching her redened cheek so sensually, as I get up and walk over to Gala. She's not moved at all. The stain on her shirt is growing and judging by the way she isn't fighting me as I move to pick her up, I can only assume, that the water will take her quickly. She's in my arms like a father would carry his child to bed. Her eyes look up to me so curiously then the wide eyed expression comes on next. She knows where I'm taking her. She's watched my eyes flicker to the pool. Gala isn't dumb and she's suddenly trying to get out of my hands immediately the closer I get to the pool. Could it be? Is that complete and utter fear I am absorbing through her? I can almost smell it. She never did tell me what her greatest fear was and how weird it is, as she's about to succumb to her death, I find it out. "Afraid?" I question her as she squirms even harder in my grasp. My fingers tighten around her neck, squeezing hard so I don't drop her and the grip around her legs becomes feirce. "please." She begs me, but I don't look at her eyes. My sights are on the water as I hold her over the edge, and let my arms drop. She flails. Her arms try to reach out and in such a quick moment, I hear the thud against the corner of the pool as she's suddenly being submerged into her watery grave. Turning away, I look back to Kya. Looking at her closed eyes. Did I hurt her when I hit her? "Kya-baby?" There's suddenly a pit of remorse in my voice and the shade is pulled from over my eyes. She dont move. She's barely stirring at all and that makes me quicken my pace to fall beside her and pull her into my arms. My hand goes through her hair, and stops at her neck as I bury my face into her. "Kya...?" template by chelsey

[Jack Lexington]

The gym seems so much bigger than usually…or is it my wierd perception of time now that I don’t know what’s happening to Kyanite. I doubt that I’ve ever felt as strongly about anyone-period. But to think that I put her in this place makes me run as fast as I canalthough my knees and hands feel gel like. Ducking down low I reach the back door and carefully place my hand on the handle while my eyes are darting around for any movement. I hope that Tyren and Max are already on their way inside because this could get rough and bad very quickly.

Silently I turn the door knob just to find it locked. A curse slips from my lips but it’s barely audible. A second later I spot an open window. I must be the bathrooms on the back side.
So I reach up to the window sil and pull myself up, which is hard because I’m wearing a fairy heavy bullet proof vest. With a bit of strain I do manage to get up there and squeeze in through the open window just to ungracefuly fall into the bathroom on the other side.

For a moment I lay still to listen for sounds but can’t hear anything but the dropping of a tab.
While I push myself to my feet I rub my sore wrist that took most of the impact but don’t waste time with standing still.
Instead I carefully push the bathroom door open just to sneak along the hallway.

Unfortunately I have no idea where I’m going and the only sound I can hear is my own heart pounding in my ears.
Where could the girls be?
I stop and listen again. Not a sound.

As quietly as I can I push the door to the main gy area open. It lays there, vacant and in silence. The lights on the ceiling are occasionally flickering but nobody is around.
I contemplate calling Kyanites name but that would alos give away my arrival so I don’t.

So I keep moving forward like a cat…an armed cat. That’s when I hear something. Could be a rat or anything but I’m pretty sure it came from the adjoint building where the pool is located.

My steps become faster as I near the door to the pool area, push through and once again pull out my gun. Carefully I check to the left and right as I walk through the changing rooms and showers that lay there in silence when I suddenly hear a voice. I can’t tell what it said just that it’s fairly high and distorted by the pool.
It must be her. For a second I freeze but then something inside of me kicks in and makes me walk faster while my worries and fears seem to multiply.

As soon as my heavy boots fall on the tiles of the pool I see somebody. It’s a guy bent over somebody. He caressing her and holds her tight.
Is it Jins? From here I can tell so I start running but my eyes never leave their sight.
That’s when I get a better view at the lifeless person on the ground and hear him all her name.
I cannot out in words what sort of a jolt shakes me just before I reach them. I think he killed her or hurt her, I don’t know.

Instantly I reach for his shirt to pull this disgusting bastard off of her instead of using my gun because he’s too close to her.

Before I can even attempt to yank him off my girl friend I see something in the water out of the corner or my eye and spot a person face down floating in a sea of red.
“Oh shit.”
My hand drops off his shirt as I turn my whole body around and dive into the pool without even thinking about it. I need to save this person from drowning if it hasn’t happened yet.

[Anatra]

T Y R E N --- O R C A

The car stops, finally. "Spread out." Matt says to us. I take a glance at Max before proceeding into the building with Matthew. I wasn't sure whether he meant spread out, and split up, or spread out but stay close. We aren't going to take any chances, it seems. I just keep close, but keep my guard up. I have my gun in hand, but in no way at arms. Loaded, safety off, but not at all aiming at anything. Max, who at first you would expect to be a casual person, unarmed and everything. But he isn't, to even my surprise. He slips from his jacket pocket, a knife. Not just a kitchen one, or anything crude. It is a combat knife. How on earth did he even get that?
Then it kicks in. I remember him saying how Medical Officers don't just get medical training, but they get crowd control and combat proficiency training as well. If anything, he got it from that. I admire his dedication to the task at hand, but is he really going to be of use here?
Of course he is, now that I think of it. He's going to be the medic. The recovery guy. The one that saves everybody. He's going to be the unsung hero and I don't think anybody will care. Just like the pregames.

Suddenly, I hear a splash. "Going left." I say going into the room to the left. It's the changing rooms that lead into the swimming pool area. It's small and nothing is happening. The lights are dim and I want through the room as quick as possible to see what the noise was. I hear Max following behind me, but staying back. He's checking my corners, keeping my guard so I don't have to stop and do it myself. We're a team, but I don't know where Matthew is. I fear for him, but that's when I hear a second splash. But that's only because it is me, diving into the pool. I seen the body, and the red misty haze around her. It was like a horror scene that sent my body into a quick burst to dive at her. I don't know what the drive is, but it is there. Something else enters the water, was it Max? Or has Matthew came as well? Jins? Kyanite? I just don't know! It could be anybody. My heart is racing, but I'm grabbing a hold of this body, this small body. I support the neck, like I've been taught. I move them to the side, where Max is. I see him now, clear as day. He's holding his hands out, the knife somewhere other than his hands now it seems. "Here, here." He whispers at me so I can hear. Neither of us have checked the room. "Watch out, somebody else is in the pool!" He whispers again, but hastily, grabbing the girl from me. Her blood is covering my hands, even in the water. It clings to me, and my clothes.

The girl is taken onto the side of the pool, where Max checks her over medically. Pulse and all of that. I don't know the results, because I'm waiting for this new person to emerge. I don't even know what Jins looks like. I don't see the point in readying my gun, it's going to be dead after being in the water. I take out my knife from my belt. I am ready for whatever it is. Whoever it is. Jins.
I hope it's him.

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K Y A N I T E R U Z E D I S T R I C T 2

◼ Ⅱ ▸ "No..." I close my eyes. I'm not sure if I was willing to go into the dark depths to rid myself of the evils that my eyes have been forced to witness. Gala and Jins. Jins and I. I only want to wake up right now. I only want to go home and lay in my own bed, but the darkness doesn't last that long, because after that dull thud and the splash, my mind gives up trying to protect me. "Kya-baby?" I hear his voice call out to me. I feel like his voice seems so far away and then suddenly, his hands are on me again. I try to keep still. I try to play the part. Anything to keep from him killing me next. I don't want to die. I just need to help Gala. I only need to go after her since he's the one that just dumped her into the pool. HELP! SOMEONE! ANYONE! PLEASE? I beg. I let out a moan and squeeze my eyes as I feel Jins runs his fingers through my hair. He's confusing me. His personality is taking so many turns. Going from happy to angry to remorse to caring. What the hell is wrong with him? Why is he acting this way? How did I get mixed up with such a psychotic person? "Kya...?" He questions my exisitance. He wonders if he's harmed me for real this time. If he's taking the blame this time for the mark on my face and the pain in my back. Does he even feel anything toward Gala? Does he even wonder what he just put her through? Don't care about me, Jins. Just save GAla. Save my best friend. Then there's a jerk. My body moves with the jerk as something jolts Jins and he's reacting so suddenly. He pulls me close to his body, smothing my face into his chest, his one arm going around my back to keep me safe in his grasp. Then nothing. I don't even hear him make a noise. Instead, I hear the splashing in the pool and the only thing I can think of is that someone has finallly come to help. My worst fear, is that it's too late. I open my eyes, and look up to see Jins face distorted with anger. His lips pursed tightly and I turn my head slowly to see what he's looking at. I gasp. I scream out. "GALA!" The emotional pain shoots through me so quickly that I don't even recall what happens next. My fingers find Jins face and the grip on me is loosened and I'm scrambling out of his grip, only to be restrained yet again with an arm around my neck and being dragged against the floor. "GALA!" I can't help but notice the lifeless body that's being pulled out of the water. The redness that stains the pool. "Don't. Leave me. Don't Jins. Ow!" I beg him to leave me where I was just at, but he doesn't seem to listen now. He's too far gone and pushing against my need for air. I can feel his breath against my neck as he uses me as a shield. "Kyanite... only one of us, is going to live today. Tell them to stay back." He jostles me around, pushing harder against the flow of air being restricted. I shake my head. "Don't.. hurt them." template by chelsey

[Jack Lexington]

OOC: Only found a fridge...no pool ;-)

As soon as the surface closes above my head I know it was a bad idea to dive into the pool. The vest feels like it's made of led, my gun is wet and won't fire anymore and Kyanite is still out there with the lunatic.
Plus out of nowhere another person takes a cold plunge into the pool.It must be whoever drowned her.
I reach out for her back but before I can wrap my fingers around the fabric of her clothes the other guy pulls her away.
I feel like I'm drowning myselfon the bottom of this pool because of the vest and my clothes so I frantically pull on the velcro strap on the side to rid myself of this weight.

Kicking hard agains the cold water I hold my breath and dive after him just to break throught he surface and see how he's hoisting her up onto the opposite side of the pool.
I gasp fro air and wipe the water from my eyes to recognise my partner: Tyren.
My eyes dart to the motionless girl, who's now in Max's and Tyrens hands just to see who it is.
The pale face belongs to no other than Gala. Oh goodness, not her, she's only 12. Her shirt displays a washed out pink shade that quickly becomes red again. She must be bleeding heavily.

"Gala!" I exclaim in panic. "Is she dead? Max! Can you save her..."

That's when my head whirls around to the other side where I've left Kyanite in Jins arms.

Brutally he's dragging her out the door with his arm wrapped around her throat joking her but at least she's still alive.

"Stop." I scream out of the water while she's begging for mercy from a man who has none. This guy is nothing but ruthless and unpredictable if he kills a little girl.

Instead of swimming back I pull myself onto the tiles and start sprinting. Needless to say I slip on the wet surface and almost run into one of the stone pillars on the side of the pool. I catch myself, stumble onto my knee and get back up to try to follow them.
The showers are as empty as before. I'm so afraid for Ky right now that I'm practically shaking.
On the other side behind the changing rooms I run out in the hallway and try to see which way Jins took with my girl.

For a moment I hesitate but then turn right calling her name so she'll let me know which direction if she can. "Kyanite!"
Jins could have dragged her into the main gymn, into the changing rooms, bathrooms, out the door or up onto the gallery above the gymn.

So what's the posting order? Jins/Marr, Matt, Tyren/Max?...Gala when conscious?

[Anatra]

T Y R E N --- O R C A

I assess the nature of the person in the water. Not hostile, apparently. There's nothing to suggest imminent death. This heavy vest is weighing me down though, grabbing onto the side even proves slightly challenging. I'll need to get out if I am to carrying on breathing. Water, the one thing that I enjoy casually, but hate violently. When water decides to take me by surprise, my body doesn't like it. The unpredictability is overwhelming.

"Is she dead? Max! Can you save her...?" His voice croaks to a call. He's so angry, the situation doesn't need it in my eyes. He'd be better off going after Jins, and leaving the problem in Max's arms. I don't know whether the trust is there for that to happen, though. I hope it is, otherwise this whole rescue mission could go upside down. "Got a pulse." He says, as I get out of the pool, dripping head to toe in water. I can see Jins on the other side of the pool, with Kyanite. I don't know what to think, except that he looks like a mad man. "Max, do your thing. I need to help Matt. Call Alex." I tell him. There's nothing else to suggest, except to call for backup, but would they send it? It's too risky.

Max takes out his work phone in one and, and applies pressure to Gala's wound with his other hand. No answer is coming from the number he'd thrown in. I take off without him, after Matthew. I follow behind him, not too far but not too close because I'm being weighed down by the soaked clothes and vest. Though so is he. The gun is useless, I know that now. I take out my knife instead. "Kyanite!" I follow his voice. My heart races. It feels as though it could have won the damn race by now.

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J I N S R E V E N U E D I S T R I C T 2

◼ Ⅱ ▸ My mind don't register anything else about Gala. It's only directed to the sleeping beauty that's laying on the ground. Her eyes closed and I know I've somehow hurt her. It sends a wave of something through my body that I dont' recognize; or prefer not to recognize. My only concern is trying to get her to wake up. To get her conscious so that she may speak to me and let me hear her voice. My previous notion to completely let her go in my life is void now. Now more than ever, I want her back. Gala's out of the way. I can always force her to love me. Even if she don't want it. I have ways. I have her family to keep her in line. She's already ready to give everything up for a friend. What would she do for her family? Her brother? Father? Perhaps, she just needs some alone time with me. That's it, right? Just me and her. She'll need to get to know the real me. She'll see I'm not so bad. Then my fingers run through her hair a second time and she flinches. Her eyes squint together and she moans out. A sigh of releif sends chills through my body and my eyes go to the dark mark on her cheek. The outline of my hand taking up the entire surface. Again, I bring my finger to lightly graze it but she grimaces. It must hurt. I'm sorry, Kya. It wont happen again. Without my notice, I never hear the footsteps running in my direction because my entire focus is completely on this raven haired beauty in my arms. How gentle she looks. How innocent her features are in this condition that I've accidently put her in. Something touches me. There's physical evidence that someone is in here and unknown grab has me jerking forward to get out of that grasp but it doesn't last long. Just as soon as the movement starts, it stops but there's a great splash beside me and I'm instantly taking a protective state with Ky in my arms. I pull her close to me, my arm around her back to keep her with me. That's when I see them and Kya's off my mind in a split second. I see two men start rushing in. Three of them, I see as I count the third in the pool that just left me alone. One of the men is running along side the pool opposite of me and Kya. The only thing going through my mind is why they are here. The only answer to this question is because of the female figure I hold. My face distorts itself as the blood within my body takes off raising in temperature. They are here to take her. I know they are. She's the one that got them here. I react within a moment's notice as Kyanite starts screaming out for her dead friend that's being pulled out of the water by some guy. What really sets me off, though, is the moment that third man surfaces and everything is done for now. It's Matthew. Just his presense makes me losen my hold on Ky enough when I feel her fingernails scraping against my face and she's trying to get away from me. I jump after her scrambling body, and dig my fingers into her leg, pulling her backwards and using my body to pin her down enough until I get my arm around her neck and pulling tightly as to keep her from making any noise. Instead, she does manage words. She manages idle needs to stay here. I can't let that happen though. She's my only ticket out of here without getting myself killed. I'm furious with Ky. How could she have the nerve to call for that guy of all people? Why does she even want them here? They are no good to her. "Don't hurt them." She begs me, but I disregard it. No. Her words mean nothing right now. The only thing that matters is getting as far as I can away from here and with Kya as my trophy. My prize. Mine. Kyanite thrashes in my arms. Her nails trying to dig into my arm that I've got tightly wrapped around her neck. I can hear the wheeze, the muffled words. If she keeps fighting me, then she'll pass out soon from a lack of oxygen, but the thought of that is quite satisfying. To have her air be slowly depleated is about as horrible as having the pain that racked my body when he shot me. Oh, Matthew will pay. That's for sure. With Kyanite's life. Down the hallway, I manage to get her to go at a decent speed with me, knowing well that Matthew is going to be not far behind me. My eyes scanning each room as I wait to see what door that will take me where I want to go. The roof of this place is huge. One wouldn't think there was much room to roam, but quite the opposite. I've been up there several times and there are several places that one can go to in order to get away for a while. Places that are good to stash away valuables. Kyanite is my treasure. That's my destination, but Kya is proving to be a problem. With each step, she keeps digging her heels to the ground and with each movement, it jars my shoulder where Gala cut me. Only now, do I start feeling the stinging. Only now, do I realize what a predicament I'm in. I'm forced between two options. Keeping her or killing him. "Jins, I swear to God. Let me go! Please! Gala... you killed her." Kya's mouth comes out with such words. None of them hit me though until what she says next. "I HATE YOU!" So, with one quick movement, I grab the knife in my pocket, and bring the sharpest part of the blade to her throat, digging the point just barely into her skin. The metal touches her. Caresses her as I move it slowly across her throat. I press into the blade hard enough to make sure that she gets my meaning. She goes rigid. A small sound of fear I hear comes from her mouth in the sound of a tiny gasp and I watch her eyes close. "Kya-baby. I won't hesitate to show you that I mean business. I don't want to hurt you. You know that, but you saw what happened to Gala when she didn't listen. I'm telling you now. You had better keep walking. Got me?" I crane my neck to look into her eyes, but they are closed and held tight and her breathing is somewhat accelerated. I press my arm around her back and urge her forward yet again, keeping the knife close enough to give her a sharp stick, when she tries to make the travel slow. The stairway door comes into view, and without even waiting, I grab the door and sling it open. I am fully aware and knowing that Matthew could be behind me at any minute. A second later, both me and Ky disappear into the darkness and ascend the stairs, one step at a time. template by chelsey

[Jack Lexington]

I dash from one door to the next, pulling it open to see whether I can spot my girlfriend and the guy who holds her hostage. Twice my shaky hands slip from the door handles.
I swear if my heart beats any faster it might jump right out of my chest and the tingling sensation the adrenalin causes all through my body becomes almost aggravating while I run, stop, look, run again.

They could have turned a corner, she could be knocked out, he could be hiding in some bathroom with her but I don’t have time to search them all. Not after I saw what he did to Gala.

Right now I make it my plan to end this. If I get my hands on him I WILL end him so he can never return and hurt more of my friends. I don’t care if I’m never going to be a piece keeper or end up in the detention center. Their lifes are worth it. That I could be his target doesn’t even cross my mind.

Behind me somewhere down the hallway I hear footsteps so I let my head whirl around. Is it Jins?
My eyes scan the other end but the guy is almost too far away to tell…then I see it’s Tyren. Thank goodness, he’s coming to help me.
“Check the bathroom stalls.”
What if Jins is hiding her in one of them? We’d run by and he‘d have the chance of a life time.

I pull the last door open and run inside because there’s nowhere else to go. It leads into one of the smaller training areas with a dojo like set up. On either side are more doors. One that leads to the main gym, on to the stairs of the gallery.
“Ky!” I holler and listen holding my breath but all I can hear is the drum like sound of my own heart in my ears.

My best guess would be that he’s trying to drag her out through the gym to get away but for some reason my gutt tells me that he’ll try to hide away with her to do whatever his plan is to her.
So I turn right and push through the door, then stumble up the stairs, slip, knock my knee on one of them just to keep frantically running.

On top I scan the gallery above the gym, quickly run to the reiling to have a look down and see whether I can spot Jins and Kyanite.

Only then does it occur to me that I have no other weapon to rescue her with than the club and my gun, that might not even work.
I pull it from it’s holster while I turn right. Maybe I’m lucky.

Since I can’t see them anywhere I either missed them or…my gaze falls onto the fire door that leads to the roof of the building. I only know that because we went up there on a dare once. Could Jins have taken her up there?
I don’t know but I have to try….where the heck is Tyren though?

[Jack Lexington]

Peace keeper Strong

The message that two of the cadets had abandoned their mission on her shift caught PK Strong a little off guard. "They did what?"
She questioned the officer supervising the cameras and mission.
"Apparently they made the arrest but then took off without bringing the suspect in."
For a long moment she looked at the man and then raised her brows.
"This isn't a joke, right? Which two cadets?"
"Dunham and Orca...the smaller one, Tyren Orca."
Of course she knew right away that this wasn"t a hoax so she pushed the man out of the way and pushed the button on the intercom.
"Cadet Ocra. Do you copy?"
Silently she waited for a response, tried again and waited.
But no response came, so she finally sighed and told the man. "Do we have anybody in that block of houses we can send to see what's going on?"

[Anatra]

T Y R E N --- O R C A

“Check the bathroom stalls.” I nod at him, soaked through entirely. I slam open one door. Nothing, another nothing. Another... Nothing again. There's two more. I go to the last one, just so narrow it down. I slam it open, nothing again. The literal last one now...
I slam it open.

And it hits something. I didn't expect it, but I wanted it. The action. This adrenaline needs to go somewhere. But it wasn't a person, just an empty bucket that makes a loud racket. Great. I sigh. I contemplate telling Matthew that there's nothing here, but I don't think he'd hear me, he's already went off. But then, something I don't expect happens. I look to my pager, and it's beeping but I can't answer the call. It's stuttering as though it were damaged by the water. “Ky!” I hear him yell. I can't bother with this stupid machine, I need to get back to Matthew. I've been completely split from him, and Max. This isn't good. I could go down at any moment. He could be anywhere. How have we been this stupid? Too anxious? Probably.

I run to Matt's voice but find nothing. I turn a corner which feels like it's the wrong way. I don't climb any stairs, and I find myself in parts of the training center that I didn't know existed. Where am I?

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Alex Orca (first person)
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They've brought me out to deal with their arrest. Theirs, not mine. I'm not too mindful of it, they said it was an emergency. But I was spending quality time taking a swim in the pool before these guys came along and ruined my free time. Like I said though, I don't mind. I pull up in the car I've been granted to get here in. I lock it behind me as I enter the flat block. This place isn't familiar, I think to myself in knowledge of whose house this is.
I see the girl cuffed to a shelf, and her friend on the other side of the room sleeping. I raise a brow and simply take her from the shelf and into my hands. That's when I get a call. I tap my ear, where my earpiece is, and take the call. "Orca here, what's the situation?" I ask it, curious as hell to find out what I'm needed for again. I swear I signed out on the roster correctly. "We have a situation involving the safety of two other cadets. Investigate immediately." The voice tells me. I question it straight away. "What about th-" It cuts me off though. "Immediately, cadet. Sources suggest a distant perimeter check is advisable. As you are related, we figured you would be able to track their location. Plus, you are where they were." I comply. I simply attach the cuffs to the girl, and turn right back around. She screams all kinds of nonsense at me. But I'm heartless in that regard. She's not breaking my composure.

Outside, there's a worried man who looks like he's seen a ghost. The likes of which I didn't see on my way in. "Sir?" I look at him. "Please, you. Please, you've gotta help me. Some guys stole my car... They had a gun..." I narrow my eyes at him. "When?" I ask, curious. "Bout twenty minutes ago. If you go fast you might catch them. Down that road." He points. It's not like they can get far, or go anywhere anyway. "Thank you, Sir. I'll help you out. Hold tight, here's my number." I hand out the usual number that comes with our belts just in case we're needed.

I get in my car, and put down the pedal.

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K Y A N I T E R U Z E D I S T R I C T 2

◼ Ⅱ ▸ I plead with Jins to spare the ones that have come to help. Every fiber within me is going to try to make sure that he doesn't hurt them, but before I can do anything else, he drags me out of the area and into the hallway. As much as I hate being dragged, I can't help the feeling that I'm going to be dropped, so my feet respond with the reaction and our speed becomes paced slowly. I still try to keep him from taking me far. I can hear Matthew yelling after me immediately after we leave, but my heart is tearing up. Poor Gala. I can't beleive that Jins did that to her. Why is he so heartless? If he'll do that to her, what's he going to do to me? What will he do to hurt me? ...or kill me? I think after what I witnessed, my body is just turning to nothing but a numbness state. Everything going on just seems to make me feel like I'm in a daze and being pulled through life with a peircing pain in my back whenever he feels like pushing me on my back. At once, I yelp and cringe until I feel the need to stand up to him. I can't just keep going. I want Matthew to catch up and I think he knows that too. He's beginning to realize, I'm not going quietly. "Jins, I swear to God. Let me go! Pleas! Gala... you killed her." I growl at him, but his pace and the strength that he keeps around my neck tightens making me take an extra pull for air. Finally, if it has to be my dieing words, I'll say it. A moment later, I tell him what I think of him. "I HATE YOU!" I know what's coming. I am fully expecting a full out war with him right now. Now more than ever, I feel the most courage I've ever felt around him in order to stand up to him. It has to be the way he's just going to let my friend bleed to death and drown in a pool. Just as I predicted, he reacts and stops in his step, pulling out the knife and pressing the blade to my neck, jabbing it against the skin and I feel the subtle slice of it just barely like a paper cut. I close my eyes and gasp out. Even though I asked for this, the very thought of death is waning. I don't want to go so young. I've barely figured out what love is. I'm not out of school. As much as I'd love to meet up with my mother in the afterlife, there's just so much more that I can do here. So, with an accelerated breathing pattern I wait for it. Death is coming and I know it. "Kya-baby. I won't hesitate to show you that I mean business. I don't want to hurt you. You know that, but you saw what happened to Gala when she didn't listen. I"m telling you now. YOu had better keep walking. Got me?" His tone tells me what I know. He's dead serious. Dead being the operative word. With my eyes closed, I can't see him staring at me. The only thing I know, is that I dont' want to challenge him anymore than I have to. When he starts pulling on my arm, I dont' make a fuss anymore. Matthew, I bought you some time. Hurry! PLEASE! I don't know what he's planning. Matthew... don't let him kill me. My body begins to quake the more I walk. I have no clue where we're going until we reach a stairwell and he's jerking me up to the stairs. I have to try to get him to fall. That's the only thing I need. He needs to tumble down and fall into Matthew's hands. It can work right?" Halfway up the stairs, I stop for a moment, until he starts to jab that knife into my back and I feel the blade peirce my skin just a bit. I decide to give the location. I can only hope that Matthew is somewhere near to hear. I let out a scream and fall to my knees. Jins' reaction is not what I expected. I partly wanted him to start fighting, so that I would have the upper hand, but instead, he's scooping me up in his arms, one hand wrapping tightly against my legs and the other around my neck still. He mutters something in my ear, muffled by the closeness, and the last couple of steps is gone quickly and the light hits me in my face of the dying day. "What are you?" I question him, when he starts to bend down, placing me on the ground and he's on bended knee with the knife, once again, showing in my face and touching my neck. "You sit there. Don't you dare move or I won't hesitate to throw this thing at you." He says as he gets up and starts messing with the door and the small chain that belongs to the fire extinguisher holder. Within a second, I watch as he wraps the chain around the door knob, securing the chances that Matthew isn't going to get through. "NO! YOu can't do that! Jins..." I say and immediately get up, pushing off the wall to lunge at the chain on the door, but he's already taking me to the ground again, the side of my hip hitting the ground first and having his foot near my head. I cringe, waiting for the pain, but nothing happens. What does occur next is just his gentle hand, running through my hair. Just go away Jins. Just leave me alone. "It's just us, now, Kya. Just you and me." A silent gasp takes over me. template by chelsey

[Jack Lexington]

MATTHEW DUNHAM

With soft knees I climb the steps taking two at a time when half way up I see the door up top move. Usually it's closed but there"s somebody up there. It has to be them!

I use all my energy to get up those stairs just to bump shoulder first into a door that won't give more way than a few centimeters.
With a pained groan I hold my shoulder that connected with the grey steel door.
Then I look through the small gap to see the last rays of the sun shine through and spot a chain holding it in place. That"s why it won't give way.

"Fuck." I curse and try to push against the door again with the same result. It won't open more than a gap. Through that gap I see the roof though.
So I get my eye as close to the gap as I can and there they are. Further over near the edge of the roof. Kyanite and Jins...him on top of her holding her down and caressing her hair, her lips.
"Noooo." I can't stand to see his hands on her, his body against her just like mine was a few days ago. Jins cannot do this. She's not his girl. She hates him.

Like a maniac I push against the door but only get the chain to move a tiny bit.
I have to think fast...get that door open.

Frantically my eyes dart around but there|s nothing I can use as leverage.
I check my belt but my only tools are the gun and a club.
That"s it...the club.
I pull it from my belt and stick it through the chain. Like a wheel I start twisting it until it won"t twist any further because the pressure is getting too much and the gap tighter and tighter. I can barely squeeze my hand through and keep slipping because I"m wet all over.
The metal of the door skins my hand but I keep on pushing and pushing until I finally feel the chain giving way..at least a little.

Over and over I turn it grunting and groaning using my whole weight as leverage.

It's almost unaberable to know she's almost within reach but I can"t help her from here.

Just when I think I can"t get through the chain rips off it's socket and gives way. The door falls open with a heavy, loud metallic bang as it smashes against the wall and I go tumbling onto the open roof terrace.

OOC: Up to you how long it took Matt...could be a minute or 10.

[Anatra]

Reasons to Live
"...-..."

Words are not enough to describe the dizziness, the dullness of what has become me now. I grip the nearest pipe on the wall, unaware of how hot it is. Surprised, I stumble forward and lean on the wall, for balance more than anything. It's like a headache scouring the brain except the brain can't fight back. Overtaken, overwhelmed. I can't control this. A spiking pain, and my heart is racing. I'm breaking a sweat but I'm not moving. What has happened to me?

I can feel the heat on my hand, the dark room that I am in had that surprise at least. There are no lights on in here and I lower myself to the floor to sit. I'm soaked, and quickly I can feel dehydration overcome me. A ticking in the throat that makes everything before all the more irritating. How can I help Matthew now? How can I get back to ensure Max's safety now? What has even happened?

It is as though something has clicked, just in that moment. As though I have lost strength in a moment's notice. I lay there, I don't know for how long, just looking out the open doorway, where the light seeps in. The light hurts my eyes as though I were a vampire. Seriously, what is happening?

I see a figure at the doorway and half of me believes it to be Jins, I grip the knife in my hand but it speaks, disabling me. "Tyren." The muffled voice speaks. "Are you hurt?" I look closely from my seated position. I look lazy. I shake my head at him... It's a familiar face. Alex. At least I know somebody can help the others now. Somebody strong, and capable. He crouches down next to me. "What's wrong, why are you just sitting here?" I struggle to muster the confidence to speak. Not because I can't, but because I can't be bothered. My energy is being sapped. "Got any water?" I ask him. My voice is dry. "Obviously." He tells me. "Here." And he hands it over, a small little pouch of water. Barely a mouthful is left though. "Thanks." I say, still grateful for it. It helps, I think. But the headache is crippling. "I can't go on right now, you go ahead." I tell him. "Where? What about you?" He's concerned. I would be, I think. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine, honestly. Upstairs, I heard them." I nod at him and hold out my knife. "Two are better than one." I tell him, which receives a nod from him.

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J I N S R E V E N U E D I S T R I C T 2

◼ Ⅱ ▸ Kyanite has been proving to me that something in her has changed from the last time I saw her a few months ago and until now. There's something about her that's different. More courageous than usual. I've never gotten these kinds of reactions from her before. The move to try to take me down when that peice of trash told her to kill me. Stalling in the hallway. CAlling for help. That has to be the worst. Her calling for help is the only thing that makes her weak, but why would she even do that? I am no threat to her. Not in reality. Not until she pisses me off, do I even do anything. Just as I carry her up the rest of the stairs, I take pride in the feeling of her in my arms. It's amazing, to say the least. She feels like she don't weight much at all, at least, not to me. I can tell she don't like being carried, but I had to. I had to make sure that I got to the roof without that damn guy getting her. Yet again, I'm only trying to protect her. Those guys out there, they only want to use her. They want to take advantage of her sweet voice and gentle touches. I want those gentle touches to myself, yet she's never done that. So, the moment I get onto the roof, I'm placing her gentle down on the ground, but she erupts with a question about what I'm doing. The only thing going through my mind is to make sure she stays put, at least until I can figure out what I'm going to do. I can't stay on the roof forever with her, though I'd like to. So the knife, is my solution as I bring it to her neck again, making her head push against the wall. "You sit there. Don't you dare move or I won't hesitate to throw this thing at you." I tell her and I run back to the door that I just came to. Instantly, I see the chain that hangs beside the fire extingquisher box. IT's suppose to be used to break the glass, but it's attached to the wall, mounted with a good screw into the cement walling. With a satisfying grin, I take the chain and wrap it around the door handle. No matter what, there's no way they are goign to be able to get through now. "NO! You can't do that! Jins..." I turn around to see her getting up and starting to run over to where I am, her fingers are reaching for the chain that I just rigged to keep the door shut from the outside. I meet her halfway, using my hand to push on her shoulders as she fights me to let her through. The malicious glare appears, my face screws up as I pull on her with force, throwing her to the ground and watching as she hits the ground. I follow her immediately, stepping to her and squatting down to her. Her eyes are looking at me with so much hatred. Hatred that somehow makes me wonder if what I'm doing will always make me see that kind of power within her. "It's just us, now, Kya. Just you and me." There it is. How evident is it in her gasp that I feel that sort of fear that I usually get from her. She's like this drug. I can never get enough of this as I roll my fingers through her hair and bring my fingers to lift her chin to look at me. Is she giving up? "You know, Kya... as much as you're trying to fight me, you might as well just give up. I'll never let you go. Never let you get with anyone else. Is that why he's here? Why you called him? Are you and him dating? In a relationship?" My questions annoy her. That look in her eye. The way she pulls her chin from my hand, but I reach, and jab my fingers into the bone and hear her yelp out. That sound is satisfying, my Kya. Without waiting, I crash my lips onto hers just to get that feeling. Now, the fight is back within her. Her body moves and squirms to get out of my grasp, but I pin her down yet again. From behind me, I hear a noise, and turn to see the door and something going on. "HEY. GIVE IT UP, MATTHEW. SHE'S MINE!" I yell out to the person behind the door and return my sights back to the girl whose taken the distraction away from her to free her arm and her fist is connecting to my face. I growl out, and feel her scrambling away. Blood pools in my mouth and I spit out the metalic taste beside me before I push off the ground just as I hear something break and the door behind me slams against the wall. He's gotten through. FUCKING... She makes a break for it, but I'm already giving chase. All I know, is that with the door being broken open, I'm screwed and Kyanite is getting away. There's only one solution. One resolution. It's either Kya or me. I come within reaching distance of her shirt several times during the race, but there's only so much running she can do without turning and running back the opposite direction. So, I have to make this quick. "Kya... please! Don't make me do this!" I yell after her, and finally, I get her cornered. She stops at the end of the roof, as she lets her gaze look over the side of it and in a matter of seconds, she stepping onto the ledge. Internally, I feel the shock. I feel the horrible jolt of fear that she's going to fall. "It's a long jump. I woudn't if I were you. I don't want to see you hurt." "No? What about everything you've done to me already? Throwing me against the table. Hitting me? throwing me to the ground? What you're doing isn't right. I'll never be yours. When will you get that through your thick skull?" She says as she lets her eyes look behind me and I glance to see the sprinting body. That's when I act, cause I know Kya won't jump. I catch her arm and jerk her back onto the terrace. The moment Matthew is close, the blade is present, and my grip around her neck is tightening quickly. template by chelsey

[Jack Lexington]

M A T T H E W D U N H A M

As I tumble to the ground because the heavy door unexpectedly gave way I can hear him call ut something.
"HEY. GIVE IT UP, MATTHEW. SHE'S MINE!"
What a fucking delusional idiot! But Jins knows my name...why?
My eyes dart up at him while I quickly push myself back onto my feet. There's not time to count my bones because Kyanite somehow freed herself of his grasp and is now running after him.
This is my one chance to help her now that I'm through the door. As long as he doesn't have a hold of her.
I reach for my gun, thumb the safety off, aim and fire. Click. Just and empty click...nothing else. The weapon obviously got screwed up by my dive into the pool so I angrily toss it onto the concrete floor and pick up my feet.

Kyanite is running and doing hooks like a bunny but there's only so far she can go and he's almost got his hands on her.
I need to grab him before he can tackle her again to make sure she stays safe.

"Kya... please! Don't make me do this!" The lunatic calls out but what is he talking about? Do what?
An object in his hand reflect some of te last rays of light of this dreadful day. It's a knife! Probably the one he used to kill Gala. Is sprint until my ungs burn to catch up to him because Ky can't suffer the same fate. I need to safe her, there's no other way.

Just then she reaches the ledge and has nowhere else to go. Jins is blocking my view but even then I feel this rush of fear curse through me because I'm worried she might slip or he'll push her. Who knows what he capable of?

I have no idea what he or she are saying but I'm close enough now to see him pull her back a step ...against all odds he's not killing her by pushing her over the edge.

I'm almost there, I can almost grab him.
Just then I realize that he's already got his hand wrapped around her throat and she's so close to the edge, that one wrong move would kill her.

So I slow my pace until I'm far enough away for him to feel safe...maybe 5 steps and lift my shaking hands to calm him down when once again I see that knife glisten in his fist.
"Whoa, Jins. Stop!"

My eyes are wide in horror because she's so close to suffer the same fate as her best friend.
"Don't do this. You can't hurt her."

Quick Matt, quick think of something good to tell this crazy bastard who's just slashed a little girl open and dumped her in a pool to drown.
What would make sense to somebody like him? His own life?

"I swear if you kill her I'll finish what I started."
I bet he still feels the wound. It surely caused a lot of internal damage...enough for me to think I finished him.

My eyes are locked on him expressing all the hatred and determination I feel towards this man. He's the lowest of scum I know. The way he treats her and kills innocent kids. Disgusting.

Only once do my eyes briefly flicker to Ky to reassure her that I won't leave and make sure she's with me.
Jins doesn't seem to react to my threat. Maybe his thick, twisted brain doesn't care?

What motivates this man to keep coming back to Kyanite though? He wants her affection, her love, which she won't give. She wants her to be his and scares away all boyfriends she's had.
Maybe I can tackle him there, maybe I can get him to give her up and turn his hate on me instead.

"Jins, I know you want her to love you. But I'm telling you she never will. You will never feel what she did to me."
Again I briefly look at Kyanite hoping I'm not making a huge mistake here with my twisted psychology.
"Like how she runs her fingers through my hair, how her lips feel when she gently kisses mine or whispers in my ear that she loves me. Has she done that for you? You'll never own her heart! She made love to me. She gave it all to ME, Jins. Me, not you."

The veins in my neck are threatening to explode with the pressure the blood that is pumping through my veins is causing while I have to stand there, hands lifted from any sort of weapon even the club and use my tongue as my strongest weapon.