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Post by Mousiemus Prime on Oct 14, 2007 12:49:44 GMT -5
 The tires of a large van squeal as a small girl lays scared and screaming on the ground in the middle of the road. A young man is running for his life, burning up all the energy he had stored through out teh day. He had to get to her, just had to. Then... Ten minutes ago...[/u] A young man, looking so calm, so laid back and not very excited strolled down the road. It was obvious he had just come from the forest, the backs of his pants were covered in dirt from when he had fallen asleep. Derek Lawrence's long arms ended with his hands. One of which was holding a tiny hand, belonging to a small girl he had encountered in the forest some time ago. " Come on Trinity, We're almost there kiddo." Derek said with a smile down to the small girl beside him. He looked back up, reading a street side and looking down at the few houses that lined either side of the road. Not their road. |
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Post by Marr-bles™ on Oct 14, 2007 13:01:19 GMT -5
Trinity held on to the hand of her new friend. Derek. With a smile, she looked up at him as they continued down the road. She wasn't in no hurry, she just knew that she would now have a place to stay. Instead of sleeping in the forest again, but how she missed Neasa. She knew that she had to stay behind because of her not being able to cope in the city, but Derek promised her that he would take her to the woods every weekend. That made her happy.
"Really? I hope your grand-parents like me? You think they will?" She asked knowing that if they didn't, she might have to live with Neasa for a while, but fear still kept her at bay with this new friend, incase his grandparents decided that since she was a runaway that they might take her back. "Derek... what if they want to take me back? I don't want to.. I want to live with you..." Her meek little voice called out as she watched the street signs around her. A few people were walking the streets passing them as they went by. A small smile appeared on her face when she saw another kid pass her and waved at the other child. With a turn of the kids head, Trinity lowered her head a bit but regained her happy nature. "When we get to your home, can I get something to drink, I'm thirsty!" She smiled and for no reason started to bounce in his grip, now starting to get excited about the prospect of staying with people that might actually like her.
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Post by Mousiemus Prime on Oct 14, 2007 13:07:36 GMT -5
" Yup, we're almost there. Knowing Gram and Pops, Gram is my Grandmother and Pops is my Grandfather, they'll love you to peices. I highly doubt that they'll want to send you back. Not against your will." Derek reassured the small bundle of energy bouncing along beside him. He laughed softly, watching via the corner of his eye once in a while. Looking at her reaction to the other child he shook his head again and nodded.
" Yeah, when we get home I'll get you some juice, soda, water, whatever you want. Gram keeps the fridge stocked with all sorts of things. I'm hungry, so when we get back we can have lunch, deal?" He asked, looking to Trinity before stopping and checking both ways before crossing. A good habbit to keep. When seeing there were none, he continued walking across the street.
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Post by Marr-bles™ on Oct 14, 2007 13:28:13 GMT -5
"Yay... it sounds really nice at your house... I bet there's alot of room to play. The bedroom is really big, isn't it? My room at the fosters... was kinda little. It held my bed and everything, but there wasn't alot of room to do anything. The foster people had a really big room. Almost as big as the forest, but they wouldn't share with me." SHe told him as she watched him look around for something. She didn't know why he did that but kept watching in front of them. Bouncing yet again, she let go of his grasp and giggled as they made it to the other side of the sidewalk. "Well, it sounds like a deal. Do you have any pets?" She asked trying to find out anything about the house before they arrived. "I love cats and teddy bears!"
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Post by Mousiemus Prime on Oct 14, 2007 13:36:30 GMT -5
" We have a dog. His name is rex. His a big english mastif. He may look mean or something, but he's a big baby and will probably fallow you everywhere. When I Was a kid, he did that to me too." Derek informed her, laughing at the energy the small girl had. It was adorable and he could help but have a feeling to hug her. But, eh, he'd wait till bed time or something. " I'm pretty sure you'd be able to ride him like a horse or something. He's very big." Continued Derek as he stuck both hands into his pockets.
" The rooms are fairly large. We have a pretty big living room that you can play in." Derek informed her with that same calm appearence to him. For some reason he didn't exactly like the idea of anything bad happening. So for the hole way home he was absorbing thermal energy from the sun. Solar energy, if you want to call it that, as well. It was more of his worring for Trinity's safety, knowing that there are still hostile people in the world that would even harm a gifted child.
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Post by Marr-bles™ on Oct 14, 2007 13:47:41 GMT -5
Trinity turned around as she took a few steps backwards looking at Derek as he talked. He looked so calm to her and wondered why he wasn't exactly as excited as her. She was ecstatic about going to a place that would keep her safe?! "A livingroom to play in.. sounds really cool. Do you have any games that you play? I remember my mommy always played hide and seek with me and we'd move the couch around the the seats and play maze and stuff..." She got a vision of her mother again at that moment but didn't let it phase her.
"Rex? Big dog? COOL! I think when we get there, i want to pet him. Does he run after the ball and bring it back to you at all? Fut-chh?" HEr word got hung unable to pronounce it right. "CAn he sleep in my bed when we get ready to sleep?" She asked him and looked to her side noticing a few pretty houses of blue. "What color is your house... is it much further?"
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Post by Mousiemus Prime on Oct 14, 2007 13:54:37 GMT -5
" He plays fetch, he rolls over, he can play dead but it shakes the house and sounds like an anvil fell from the sky and hit the house or something. He's a good dog. I'm sure he'll sleep with you often. Don't feel sad if he doesn't, he normally sleeps with my grandparents." Laughed Derek, imagaining the large dog and small girl in the same bed. Rex would have taken up more space than Trinity, of that he was positive.
" My house? It's white with dark blue shutters and a BIG wooden front door. It's not very far. A few more minutes, at least. We just have to cross this street." Derek said calmly. Mentally, he wanted to warn her to remember to look both ways before crossing. However, he was almost certain she had at least learned that small rule of the world.
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Post by Marr-bles™ on Oct 14, 2007 14:04:35 GMT -5
A smile appeared on Trinity's face that didn't seem like it would ever end. The child was truely happy for once in a long time. She was actually noticing that her hopes were high and going in that direction. Everyhting since she left her home was going right. She met two people that cared for her, one that was taking her in to shelter her with his grandparents, the other who already loved the child and was already in touch with her emotions enough to see the childs illusions.
Upon reaching the street, she looked up to him. "Well, all we have to do is get across this street and we'll be there? REALLY?" Her voice got a bit fast with aniticipation, but her thought completely shut out on the right thing to do. "I'll race you to the other side!" She said really fast and started to run out in the middle of the street. She looked back once to see if he was following her, but at the second she turned, her foot stubbed the road causing her to collaspe on the ground. For a second, she let out a whimper as she started to get up and then a sound blared and trinity covered her ears to block out a Van's horn. The driver unaware the child was in the road and then noticed her. Timing was awful. The Van was getting closer and Trinity screamed out. "DEREK....!!"
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Post by Mousiemus Prime on Oct 15, 2007 20:16:54 GMT -5
" Damn! Hold on!" Screamed Derek upon hearing the scream and seeing the whole scene unfold slowly before him. It was as if time was standing still to him for a moment. Taking off, one foot at a time, he ran at a regular pace. Upon the narrowing of his eyes, his hair seemed to stand on end as he launched forward. Converting Thermal and Solar energy into Kenetic he shifted it to his legs and feet.
With speed, and in the VERY knick of time, he grabbed Trinity under both arms, lifted her over his shoulder and skidded to a stop just outside of the reach of the truck. However, he did nto go unscathed. The side mirror slammed hard into his shoulder, the one that Trinty was not on. With a wince, Derek spun, tried to keep himself steady and placed Trinity on the side walk with care.
" Hey..." Panted the young man as he sat on the curb, one arm limb while the other grasped at his shoulder. IT was probably at least dislocated. " You need to...Learn...to look both ways before you cross the street." The young man managed to breath. His voice was strained, his face loosing it's calmness and replacing it with pain. " Alright? Never, ever cross a street without looking both ways to see if it is safe."
He had burned it all, every last reserve of energy he had sucked up that day had rolled out of him just to get him to Trinity in time. Shaking his head, he stumbled about a little and got to his feet. That one arm still hung limb, his hand almost like a dead fish. " Come on. I have to get Pops to help me set my arm back in place." Laughed the boy, almost coughing out the laughter. It was to hide the pain he was in, as his scruffy face returned to is lax and casual self.
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