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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 16:38:26 GMT -5
Staggering into the lodging house, Ace looked around wearily. She was confused, abit banged up and disoriented. She leaned in the doorframe noticing the Kloppman wasn't there, she didn't blame him it was late, dark already, she was sure most of the younger kids were asleep. She tilted her head looking around the room for a moment seeing a few kids heading up the stairs, some walked by her and murmured a hello to her not noticing her state, but she didn't blame them they were too young to understand it seemed. She bit her bottom lip and looked down cursing at herself in her head for not having found someone to walk her back here a few days ago. She hadn't been back at the lodging house since she was pulled into that alley a few nights ago, tortured, beaten, she wondered if Jack had even asked anyone of her whereabouts.
She wrapped an arm around her torso and kept her gaze down as one of the boys passed her,"Hey kid...go get one of the olda boys ok? Tell 'em we have a situation kay? don't worry bout what it is, jus' get one of 'em down hereh fast,"she told the boy. The boy nodded and rushed up the stairs into the boys dorms,"Hey...Anyone? Ace needs an olda kid downstairs stat!"the boy announced.
Ace rolled her eyes hearing the young boy's holler for an older kid and she laughed softly at the boy's worried sound in his voice, the kid must be sweet, she could tell. She closed her eyes for a moment as she endured the soreness of her body and the pain as it hit her abit.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 16:43:26 GMT -5
Chase rolled his eyes hearing the kids shout. He'd just gotten ready to climb into his bunk. He didn't bother throwing a shirt on as he walked to the top of the stairs. "Whata ya talkin' bout?" He asked the kid as he deceaned the stairs. He took one look at Ace and walked faster. "What happened to ya?" He lead her to a chair and sat her down.
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 16:48:24 GMT -5
Ace let the boy lead her to a chair and she looked up at him to examine his face for a moment, she had seen him around here before, never really introduced herself to him though, but she knew his name was Chase. She tilted her head abit at his question,"What happened to meh? Uh...I wish I knew...it all happened so fast, half of it's a blurr, some of it a nightmare, other parts blacked out...all I know is I'm hereh and I don't wanna go through anything like that again....yer..Chase right?"she spoke and her tone held fear and pain and she could feel tears falling from her eyes absently, she was never one to cry, hell she was one of Jackyboy's strongest held up girls, but after what had happened, she wasn't too worried about the tears at this point.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 16:55:46 GMT -5
Chase smiled slightly at Ace. He knew she was one of the toughest girls around. "Yeah, that's meh. Chase Neumann. Hey kid! Where's the nearest doctor?" He asked the kid that had called up to him. He was standing watching Ace his eyes full of concern. Chase reached up for Ace's hand. "It's gonna be okay now. Just stay with meh." He looked into Ace's eyes. They were full of hurt. Chase wondered what had happend to her and wondered if it was Killer again.
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 17:17:16 GMT -5
Ace took Chase's hand as he reached up for her own and she smiled weakly at him,"Whateva ya say hun..."she muttered softly as the young boy spoke. "Nearest docta?I dunno, a few blocks ova...but it's so late nobody is prolly in at this hour right?"the boy asked. Ace shrugged abit, she thought she would be ok without a doctor, she hated doctors as it was, but the pain was excrutiating. She winced and bit her bottom lip hard,"Hey kid...get ta sleep ok? I'm sure Chase and I can figure it out jus' fine..."she assured the boy. The boy nodded weakly and went upstairs to go to bed. Ace sighed and looked down letting her hair fall into her face,"Relax Chase ya look like yer about ta have a heart attack...I'm alive ain't I?it'll be fine, like ya said.."she muttered squeezing his hand lightly.
"We got towels around here and bandages, that should do the job fer now ya think?"she asked him softly still looking down.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 17:42:32 GMT -5
Chase smiled. "Now why didn't i think of that?" He asked. He left to get towels and bandages. He came back with his arms full. He knelt on the ground beside Ace. "Where does it hurt?" He asked her. He handed her a towel for her head. She had a huge gash on her forehead. "Here ya go." He wrapped one of the bandages around her foot.
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 17:49:22 GMT -5
She looked down at him as he wrapped her foot,"Where does it hurt? Umm pretty much everywhere....thanks, ya seem like a real nice guy...."she muttered as she applied the towel to her head and shifted in the chair abit so she leaned back comfortably. She sighed and bit her bottom lip abit. She reached out for his hand again with her free hand. "Ya would think after somethin' like this I wouldn't be able ta trust another guy....I'm kinda glad I still know who I can trust though...."she said softly. She closed her eyes briefly and squeezed his hand again. She took in a few deep breaths feeling the cuts on her stomach sting with every intake of breath and she opened her eyes again to look at him. "Can I ask ya somethin dear?"she muttered. She wondered how a sweet boy like him could be here taking care of her and not out with a sweet girl like a number of the other guys were.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 18:03:48 GMT -5
Chase smiled up at Ace. "I try ta be a nice guy." He finished wrapping her foot and she reached for his hand. He took hers and smiled up at her. "Ya can ask meh anythin' doll." He smiled his heart winning smile. He squeezed her hand and slowly let it go. He began wiping the dried blood off her arm. Once it was clean, he got a good look at it.. It looked like a knife wound. And if it was Killer that got ahold of her, it was a knife wound.
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 18:07:38 GMT -5
She smiled at him, and when he smiled at her she felt her stomach do a cartwheel slightly. She was used to guys being nice to her, she'd been through it with Spade and Spot had been rather charming as well...but he was really sweet and it was different for her. She bit her bottom lip as he wiped her arm and she winced slightly. "Why are ya hereh and not out wit some goil? A guy like you is bound ta have a goil right?"she asked him tilting her head abit and looking into his eyes with her own bright ones.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 18:19:00 GMT -5
Chase looked down at Ace's arm as he remembered the whole Street thing. He breathed out sharply. "Well, I only just got here. Manhattan, i mean. I haven't really had much time ta get ta know anyone." He tried to avoid Street in the conversation. If Ace knew about Street then he'd have to tell her that he almost got punched in the face by Levi, and he didn't want to do that. He was always one who seemed to be the tough guy. "What about yerself? No guy ta help ya through the dark streets?"
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 18:24:33 GMT -5
Ace sighed when he asked her about having a guy to help her. She looked down slightly as her hair fell back into her face,"Not since three years ago....but it ain't somethin' I like ta talk about and nobodeh realleh knew about him and myself so...it didn't last too long either..."she murmured Spade's face flashing in her head. She cringed slightly at the memories before looking back up into Chase's eyes. "I wish guys were as nice as ya seem ta be....it'd make life easier...."she added. She wondered if she was coming off too strong with her compliments, if she was being to obvious with the fact that she found him to be attractive. She tilted her head and looked around the room briefly before meeting his gaze again. "Not many guys want ta be with me these days...I mean Spot Conlon seemed to show a small interest in me awhile back but ta most guys, I'm too tough fer them, they like ta be the ones who can handle the situations, i may come off tough, but I'm just as fragile as any otha goil...I just choose not ta show it most of the time,"she stated.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 18:36:32 GMT -5
Chase thought about what Ace had said. "Ya wish all guys were like meh, eh? Well i don't know about that." Chase finished wrapping her arm and helped her stand up. "Ya know if ya weren't as pretty as ya are, this wouldn't have happen' ta ya. But if this hadn't happend ta ya i wouldn't have gotten the chance ta do this." He bent down to kiss her. One of the smaller boys rushed down the stairs and Chase looked back at his. He glared at the kid and he retreated back up the stairs. Chase smiled and kissed Ace.
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 18:43:54 GMT -5
As he helped her to her feet she smiled at him, and when he kissed her it took her by surprise. She didn't know how to react, at first she had the urge to pull back out of natural reaction for her, but instead she found herself kissing him back and resting her hand on the back of his neck keeping him close to her. She had never expected anything like this to ever happen to her, to meet an attractive boy who would find her to be pretty and almost instantly sweep her off her feet. It was hard for her to imagine it ever since Spade, but she liked the feeling, the feeling she had pushed away for so long...was it just attraction to Chase? Or could she actually believe she could see herself with him as she had once been with Spade? She let the kiss sink in and she took in the moment before slowly pulling back just barely, her lips still barely touching his as she rested her forehead against his and found words,"Chase...I...yer...I dunno what ta say.."she whispered, her lips brushing against his as she spoke.
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Post by Chase on Dec 12, 2009 18:53:09 GMT -5
Chase smiled into her kiss as she held him close to her. She took him by suprise but he smiled anyway. "Ya don't hafta say anythin'." He kissed her again gently. "Can ya stand on yer own?" He asked as he held her up. He smiled at her again. "Yer beautiful. Ya know that?" He squeezed her in a hug.
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Post by Ace on Dec 12, 2009 18:58:55 GMT -5
She looked into his eyes as he hugged her and questioned her ability to stand,"Ummm, just barely...I can stand abit on my own....I'm beautiful?"she asked. She was confused by his words, she had been called pretty, attractive but never had any guy used the word beautiful to describe her. She blushed slightly and tried to hide it but she knew it was obvious. She bit her lip halfway through the kiss when he kissed her again and when it was over she looked into his eyes. "I could prolly use some help gettin' up inta bed....but I don't wanna stay up there by myself..."she muttered in all honesty she was still full of fear from the attack. She looked down slightly,"Yer prolly all a goil could ask fer Chase...sweet...good looking..shoot I'd be lucky ta ever have someone like you,"she whispered.
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