"uhh ok, do you want me to call the ambulance or somthing?"

"hmmm are you sure? what happend to your arm?"

"sure, im blind, how did you even fall down there"

"by whom?"

"your father? from inside your house?? is this it right here" *she pointed from the door you were pushed from*

"and i take you lost?" *she laughed*

"hm i see, well i have some first aid stuff at my house, its not too far"

"can you walk or should i bring it here"

"ok" *offers her hand*

hm

this is fine))

She glared at him. "You don't need to be so rude." She went over to him and held out her hand.

"You sure you don't need any help? I can call an ambulance for you." She pulled her phone out of her pocket.

She stuffed her phone back in her pocket. "If you don't mind my asking, what happened to you?"

"That must suck. My mom never paid enough attention to me to fight with me." She looked at his arm. "Need a bandage or something?"

"Alright. My house is right down the road." She pointed towards a house down the street. "If you want, you can come over so you don't have to sit here on the ground while I get you one.'

"Want some help walking?"

She raised an eyebrow. "Says the guy who is bleeding and in pain. Yeah, you're totally fine."

She rolled her eyes. "If you say so." She started walking towards her house.

She looked over her shoulder at him. "Sure you don't need help walking?"

"Okay then." She slowed down so he could keep up.

She stopped in front of her house. "Well, here we are." She pulled her keys out of her pocket and unlocked the door.

She opened the door and stepped to the side so he could go in. "Come on."

She shut the door and went into the kitchen. "You can just sit down on the couch." She started opening drawers and cabinets, looking for bandages.

She pulled out a roll of bandages from a drawer. "Gotcha!" She grabbed scissors and went over to him. "Do you want to put them on or do you want me to?"

"Eh. Works for me." She cut off some of it and wrapped it around his arm. "Dang it, forgot tape. One second." She went back into the kitchen and started going through drawers again.

She finally pulled out a tape dispenser and held it up in the air. "Finally!" She went back over to him and put the tape on the bandage so it would stay on.

"Sorry, sorry. I'm usually the one who hurts others, not helps them." She cut off some more bandages and wrapped it around one of his bruises V E R Y G E N T L Y.

She taped the bandage in place. "Anywhere else?"

"Oh my God... What'd you even do to your dad to make him hurt you so badly?" She started cutting several bandages off the roll.

"Now I feel lucky to not talk to my parents ever." She shrugged and put another bandage on him.

"Okay, now where else do you need one?" She looked him up and down.

Her eyes widened and she stared up at the ceiling. She cut off a long bandage and wrapped it around him. "I don't like this I don't like this," she mumbled to herself.

"Shut up." She taped the bandage in place.

She finished bandaging him. "If you need more, do it yourself." She rubbed her face. "My poor eyes..."

She looked over at the kitchen. "Want something to eat or drink?"

She nodded and went over to the kitchen. She pulled out a pitcher of water from the fridge. "Want some ice cubes?"

"Alright." She opened the freezer and grabbed out an ice cube tray. Then she dropped it. "Frick!" She stepped on an ice cube and fell on her face. "Dang it..."

She nodded. "Fine! Just fine. Perfectly fine." She rubbed her back and stood up. "That's gonna hurt in the morning..."

She picked up the ice and put it in the sink, then poured grabbed a cup and poured some water in it. She went back over to him with the cup and handed it to him. "Never would I have thought getting water would be so dangerous to my health."

"No problem." She sat down on the couch beside him. "If you want you can stay here a few days."

She stared down at the ground. "Can you please put your shirt back on...?"

She nodded. "Uncomfortable is an understatement."

She glared at him. "Don't laugh at me."

She huffed. "This is why I don't make friends."

"Oh nice. We can be friendless together." She stared up at the ceiling.

She looked at him. "Did I ever even tell you my name-"

"I'm Nicole."

She leaned back on the couch. "This is awkward now..."

"I'm just gonna ummm... Go sleep. So you can just sleep on the couch if you want."

**** twi-//

Twi squinted her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, looking annoyed. She crouched down to his level before showing a coy smile. "Thats bullshit. Look at this. And that." She pointed to a few bruises and poked them gently.

Twi backed up, holding her hands in the air. She stuffed them in her jacket pockets and stood up. "So...what the hell happened to you, Mr Grumpy Pants?"

She sucked in her breath and looked away. She felt the tension. "Yikes...Well we can head to my house to fix you up...You could live with me until you work things out with your old man." Twi glared down at him from above. He looked homeless. She scowled slightly, the bruises making her nauseous.

She looked at him and helped him up, propping his arm on her shoulder and began walking. She didnt say anything but with his aditude and stubbornness, she decided to just do what she wanted to do. "How long has this been going on for?"

Twi gave him an icy glare. She pinched her nose before sighing. She continue to walk until they crossed a corner. There was then a rusty door that led to an apartment. She leaned him against the wall and gathered her keys. "You must be the dumbest person ever."

She clicked open her door and pushed it open, revealing a somewhat tidy room. She cursed under her breath. "****ing Kaleb...Anyway. Why would you put up with that when you could just...leave? Or run away?"

She walked inside, leaving the door open for him as she tossed her jacket on the couch. "Okay so sit down and Ill get your shit ready. Like I said, you'll be staying with me so Ill also get you some spare clothes." Twi walled off into a closet and rummaged through some things.

"I see that. God just- Come with me before you get hurt anymore or your dad finds you." She lifted his other arm up with a small grunt, letting him use her as something to lean on.

"Don't mention it. You wanna talk about what he did to you and how you got here or is that not a good topic?" She glanced over at him, making her way out of the alleyway at a pace he was comfortable with.

"What kind of shitbag hurts their own child? Give me a few minutes and I'd make sure to set that shitstain straight-" She scowled to herself, walking out onto the sidewalk.

"...Does he-Does he do that often?" She eyed him with concern, wishing she had brought her car.

She nodded off, glancing ahead. "I don't trust them, but ever try taking it to authorities?"

"I could always call Valentine about this and have her handle it." She gave some glares to pedestrians that looked curiously their way.

"The best I can do is tell her, though. I..I can't kill a person even if they've done wrong. Would weigh on me until the end of time." She shrugged with a soft sigh, starting off to her neighborhood, looking at the broken down stone sign that said the name, a mix of dead and fresh flowers surrounding it.

She raised a brow, looking at the sign then at him. "Hm? The neighborhood sign or how I can't kill anyone because that'd suck? There's nothing too special about the sign other than one of my neighbors keeps trying to upkeep the look of it and it never works. It's amusing to watch her, actually." She chuckled to herself.

She sighed, approaching her house. Her voice was more of a whisper now. "We should probably keep quiet, by the way. She's unintentionally nosy and tries to help literally everyone. The odd twist is that she is more than involved with almost all the horrible people in charge around this town. It's ****ing crazy."

"God, too many to count. Mob bosses, mercenaries, I think there was a cult leader once..-" She listed them off, almost making it to the driveway before a porch light flicked on, causing an agonizing yet soft groan from Val. "Speak of the ****in' devil.."

The front door creeked open, a pink bunny girl peaking her head out, ears lowered. She saw James and almost freaked out at the sight of his wounds, walking out of her house and down the steps. Valerie merely sighed, knowing there was no escape. "Just don't be a dick and she'll leave us alone." She muttered to him.

Cherri stumbled a bit, but stopped in front of James with a small, worried smile. "A-Ah hi, Valerie." She greeted her with a timid wave, earning a brief smile from Val. "A-Are you alright, sir? You look awfully h-hurt.."

She couldn't help but let out a somewhat annoyed sigh. "Cherri, I've got this covered. Don't worry about it." Her gaze shifted to Valerie, a frown on her face. "I-I understand that, b-but I could always come o-over and help! I have pl-plenty of supplies and s-such...I hate s-seeing people hurt like this s-so I just want to help.."

Her teeth gritted slightly, forcing a smile. "It's /fine/ Cherri, really. Don't sweat about it." Her brows furrowed a bit, her fists balling up slightly before she gave a wary smile. "A-Alright...If you insist...I-I'll be here if you n-need anything." Valerie nodded, keeping the strained smile as she walked off in the direction of her house, Cherri going back into her own, shutting off the porch light.

Her smile dropped into more of a sneer. "She's a walking annoyance if you ask me. Don't know what's up with the pink, though." She arrived at her own front door, unlocking it.

"Anyways, enough of that. I'll get some antiseptic wipes and the first aid kit." She walked in with him, closing and locking the door behind her.

Yay then I'll probably just use Zeke again bc yes) "You alright man?" Zeke asked, walking over surprised

"You look like you got in a fight with a pick-up truck," he held a hand out to help him up

Zeke shrugged it off and held out a roll of bandages, "Who'd you lose to?"

Zeke looked up at the door the man had fallen out of, "Does that happen often?" a hint of worry rose in his voice

sorry dude, stepdads birthday party came up lmao) "Why don't you call the police then?"