[CLOSED] how high can you fly with broken wings?

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick jumped, flipping as he heard Richard shout and set the puppy in its box.
Sedrick's lips curled. He was glad she couldn't die. But this kid sure could.
And Richard obviously saw the madness in his eyes.
"Ricky don't! Just hold him and I'll call the police!"
Sedrick watched Richard scamper inside probably to get Noelle's parents.
But he didn't even care now, eyes flashing.
'Kill him!'
'No mercy!'
He dove under the water, pulling the other boy into a headlock and dragging him back, trying to slam his head against the side. His wasn't sure if he managed or not. But he was too far pissed to care. This wasn't going to happen again. This kid deserved to pay with his life in his eyes. He surfaced for air, doing his best to keep the werewolf boy under water.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle gasped, was only vaguely aware that her mother was in the pool trying to drag her out, and her father was fighting Sedrick off the boy, telling him the cops would be here in a minute, that he didn't need to get in trouble. But what she remembered most vividly was him telling the boy 'we don't wanna lose you.'

Noelle crawled from the concrete to the grass, gagging until she finally started to throw up the water she'd swallowed. She felt her mother's hand in her hair, and wondered if Sedrick had killed the boy or not. She closed her eyes, leaning against her mother at the sound of sirens. "Rich.. Where's Richard?" She cried, looking around for him.

[richard marcus johnson]

Sedrick growled in agitation, fightin off her father until the last words. He let go reluctantly, not bothering see if he was alive or not.

Richard came out of the house as two cops escorted Sedrick and Noelle's father out front. Two more seemed to be peering in the pool.

He crouched beside her and her mother. "Hey.. I'm right here..."

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle watched them take her father and Sedrick into the front yard, but she was confident they weren't gonna take Sedrick to jail. She jumped when she heard a gasp from the pool, then the boy coughing. She curled up closer to her mom, terrified for Richard to see the bruises on her. "Don't let them take him, moma.." She cried, and her mom patted her back.

"He's not gonna go anywhere." She said, then started towards the front yard. Noelle wrapped her arms around Richard, moving a little closer to him.

"Please don't leave me.." She pleaded.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

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[richard marcus johnson]

Richard kissed her softly. "I'm not going nowhere. You're okay..it's all alright.." He rubbed her back, hugging her close. But he was careful not to hurt her, could care less that she was wet. He glared over her shoulder at the boy they were helping out of the pool. "It's okay..." He murmured in her ear.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

She met the kiss gently, looking up helplessly at him as he pulled away. She didn't want to watch them pull the boy out of the pool, especially now that HIS parents were causing a scene.

"MY SON'S SICK! HE HAS NO RIGHT TO BE HURTING HIM!" His mother screamed, and her dad was screaming right back.

"IF HE EVER TOUCHES MY DAUGHTER AGAIN, HE'S GONNA HAVE HELL TO PAY!" But his father was soon joining in, Noelle's mother hugging Sedrick close to her. Noelle got up slowly and stormed across the lawn, her face red she was so angry.

"YOU SHUT UP ABOUT THEM RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" She screamed, and everyone on both sides hushed. "You say one more thing about either one of those boys and I promise you it's the last thing you'll ever say! Your son had the NERVE TO RAPE ME with them across the hall from me-"

"Well they didn't do a very good job of protecting you, did they?" His mother said, and Noelle lunged at her, grabbing for her throat. Her dad grabbed her by the waist before she could get to the woman.

"YOU'RE GONNA EAT THOSE WORDS! YOU'RE GONNA PAY! IF YOU'D CONTROL YOUR SON, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THEY LOST THEIR MOM! YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUT THE MONKEY OFF ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BACK BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN SAD EXCUSE FOR A CHILD! I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SICK IN A SECOND, LADY! OPEN YOUR MOUTH AGAIN!" Noelle screamed, fighting her dad for all he was worth.

[richard marcus johnson]

Richard glanced up as the screaming broke loose, then at Noelle's mother and Sedrick. He remained close in her arms, hands over his ears, nails digging in his hair. He looked ready to flip, obviously to much arguing, both mentally and not.

And then there was Noelle screaming now. He glanced between her and his currently gagging brother, wandered quickly towards her and her father, covered her mouth and kissed the top of her head to silence her. "Why don't you fuck off before you make a bigger mess of things," He spat, voice strained. Their words really did hurt, and a glance towards his brother proved he was crying.

"Keep your fucking son away from us! He's not the only one sick here, and believe me, he won't end up on your doorstep alive next time, either!"

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle felt Richard's hand over her mouth, and couldn't remember the last time she'd been so mad someone had been forced to shut her up.

"Shh, Sedrick.. It's all over now.. Everything's gonna be okay. You kept Noelle safe." Her mother told the boy, gently running her fingers through his hair before she led him inside to sit down. She sat down next to him, holding him close to her as she played with his hair to calm him.

Noelle glared at them until they left, and her dad finally let her go. "They're not gonna talk about them like that.. It's nobody's fault but their stupid son's." She said from behind Richard's hand, reaching up to gently pull it away.

"They're gonna regret it one day. Their son's gonna screw up again. And then they'll really learn what it means to protect someone." Her dad said, ruffling her hair before he started inside to check on Sedrick.

"I'm sorry.." She mumbled, turning around to wrap her arms around Richard.

[richard marcus johnson]

Sedrick whimpered, curling up against her with shaky breaths. He had felt no remorse until the screaming had started, and it triggered the stress that induced far to many voices to begin to bicker about right and wrong. He couldn't think straight, shivered since he was still wet, his heart racing.

Richard hugged her tight. "Shh..you don't need to be sorry." A water droplet hit his nose and he looked up. "Come on..let's get inside.. Some hot rags should help the pain with those bruises, too..." He held her hand tightly, starting back inside the house.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle looked up as the rain started to pour, and she pulled on Richard's hand, pulling him back to her. She gently wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him softly before she dropped her arms to his chest. "Please don't be sad.. It makes the angels cry." She said, looking up at him. But she guessed he didn't want to be in the rain, so she trudged back to the house, scooping up the puppy and holding it close as she brought it to the porch. She picked up a towel, gently wrapping it up to dry it off. She figured they had enough shoe boxes for it.

"Hey, puppy.." She breathed, sitting down with it in a chair on the deck.

[richard marcus johnson]

Richard bit his lip, more hurt than anything. He sat down beside her on the porch, looking out into the pouring rain quietly, gradually relaxing as he focused on it. He was glad Sedrick had trusted Noelle's mother enough, though. Had been worried he wouldn't open up to them, get comfortable.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle was just busy talking to the puppy about everything and nothing at all. If talking to plants made them grow, then why wouldn't it work on puppies. "You gotta get bigger, little buddy. We might lose you if you keep being so tiny." She told it, gently running her fingers over it's back. She felt bad for the two boys, wished there was something she could do to make it better. "You wanna go see your daddy? Huh? He sure is lucky." It still bothered her she couldn't have babies. She got up carefully, her back and legs hurting.

[richard marcus johnson]

Richard eased up further as he listened to her ramble, found her voice soothing. He got up and followed her inside quietly in case she needed help, found the other three and glanced at them, biting his lip. Eyes lingers on Sedrick's curled form, the quick rise and fall of his chest. His eyes were closed, but Richard knew he wasn't asleep.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle looked him over, then glanced at the clock. She suddenly got uneasy, realizing it was slowly getting later and later in the day, which meant closer to bed time. Her hands shook, and she rocked the puppy gently, starting hesitantly up the stairs to go through her closet for another shoe box for the puppy to sleep in. She was fishing through her closet when a tree limb hit the window next to her's and she jumped. "I don't wanna sleep alone tonight, puppy.." She mumbled.