Carmen and Lyne Piece's Story

Carmen and Lyne sat quitly at the back of the van holding hands, the incrediably small girl and the larg boy did cause some attention to be drawn to the pair of twin but neither said a word. Neither cared about being stared at. Not even glancing at the girl with sharp teeth the boy stepped off first and then picked up his little sister by the waist palceing her on the ground, her combat covered shoes making a soft crounching sound on ground. "Good dog." Carmens deep baratone voice commented to the animal girl on the ground and Lyne giggled blowing the girl a kiss. Smiling at his sister Carmen held her hand and they walked toward the building not paying attention to anyone else.

*Lyne*

Noticing the animal like girl wasnt coming Lyne released her brothers hand and padded back to her silently, she bent down a safe distance from the girl she didnt smile but started humming a soft and delicate melody that had a calming sensation. When the song ended she sighed very softly, "I know, this isnt what your use to. Shes creepy, and you would prefer to be home, where ever that is. But we are here, she will feed us and no matter how gruff Carmen is, thats the big guy in black his my brother, you are welcome with us. We dont bite. Come one, we dont hurt you you can even hold me and Car's hand. Im Lyne." She said her voice a soft wistful sound, it made one think taht she didnt talk all that often.

~Carmen~

Carmen was unsure if he should follow his sister but when he noticed she was down talking he crouched behind her his head down in a way that would let an animal know he didnt mean harm, He held out his hand as in offering for her to hold or to bite. "Please come, if Lyne likes you we can be friends." His voice was loud, booming, but so nice it radiated kindness. With his arm extended the thick scares on his forearm were obvious and in clear view.

Click. Othello loaded her desert eagle and stuck it in its holster. She walked over to Miss Love, standing at attention next to her.

"The boy's body has been removed at your order, Boss."

Othello saluted and then stared at the children. She grimaced and turned her head. She hated kids. But this job required that they learn some discipline, so she was happy to deal with their angsty crap if it meant they'd learn their lesson or die. She eyed the group cautiously, and locked eyes with Lyne, who she assumed to be the weakest of the group. She smiled devilishly.

"New meat, Miss Love? I hope they're a bit more behaved than the last batch... Or at least, survive a little longer."

She laughed, but overdid it and coughed loudly. Her throat throbbed with slight pain, and her smile fell back into a grimace once more.

Noticing the small, gothic girl returning startled Natalie, causing her to return to her defensive, crouched position. Her heart beat fast and her breath quickened, expecting the worst, as the girl crouched down beside her. However, to Natalie's surprise, the girl simply began humming a gentle melody before introducing herself as Lyne. Natalie was not used to this kind of gentle and caring treatment and was rather unsure what to make of it altogether. Her brother, Carmen, especially intimidated Natalie, with his large body and loud, baritone voice, but, instead of hurting her like she was used to, simply extended his hand in front of her.

Despite the fact that the two seemed to be completely safe, Natalie was incredibly nervous, and, after a few moments siting paralyzed, staring at Carmen's hand, she darted off quickly, diving behind a nearby bush and crouching down. She, in all honesty, kind of wanted to take Carmen's hand and go along with them, but she was far too distrusting of people to actually do something like that. Nevertheless, Natalie was rather intrigued by these two characters and decided to follow them and learn a bit more about them...from a safe distance of course.

Besides, she would rather liked to hear that soothing melody of Lyne's again...

*Lyne*

Sighing at the girl when she darted off she smiled at her brother before dusting off the black skirt of her fluffy gothic dress, humming as she walked Lyne and Carmen kept space between them if the girl wished to join them after all. Meeting the gaurds rude glare Lyne smiled, her delicate looks were often decieveing and it seemed the guard had mistaken Lyne's tiny form for weakness. Carmen growled when he noticed the look, they stood behind the orange haired boy "Im Carmen Piece and this is my twin Lyne Piece." Carmen said softly, as such making his voice a normal level.

~Carmen~

After introducing himself and Lyne, Carmen looked behind him at the wild girl and he hummed softly with Lyne to sooth and hopfully help the girl get closer to the group or at least them. He felt a kindered soul in the girl, and he wanted to help. The state said they were alot of things but he knew that they were better and he would smile and let them believe they were helping the duo even though this place was useless.

Despite her notable timidness, Natalie really did want to become friends with Lyne and Carmen. They were so nice, something Natalie was not at all accustomed to. The gang members she had grown up with cared nothing for her, using her purely as a machine, an instrument to commit the crimes they were not willing to do themselves. At best, they simply wouldn't abuse her, ignoring her completely. At worst... Natalie didn't want to think about that right now.

Her mind turned to meeting back up with Lynne and Carmen. However, Miss Love was still standing at the door as Lyne and Carmen passed, and Natalie really did not want to risk making contact with that woman. After a few moments consideration, Natalie decided to stay in the bushes for a while. She could always find Lyne and Carmen later. Besides, Miss Love wouldn't notice one missing teen hiding outside... or would she?

Seeing the wild girl run in Lyne walked over, "Hey its ok." She said softly her voice never rising, she had been walking outside because from her perch by a window she had seen the guard pull a gun. "Carmen." she said looking at her brother through her thick bangs, he knew that tone and stood protectivly at the wild girls side, "Little one, we will keep you safe. I know our kindness is new but dont be frightned." his voice was low and at his angle looking down at her Natalie would be able to see truth in her viberant and emotional eyes. Lyne had started humming agian, her and Carmen had hidden in the next room so Miss. Love wouldnt bother them, they didnt feel safe and Lyne was already planning an escape but unlike previous trys here hers would work, her plans always worked but looking at the beautiful tattooed face of the wild girl she decided to stay until she could communicate better then she would include her on the escape and she told Carmen that she rapidly spoken ASL. He nodded but stayed close to the frieghtened girl but neither twin tried to touch her, and both just hummed, they had said what needed to be siad and now they waited for what ever would happen next.

Clambering into the room, still in panic mode, Natalie was surprised to run into Lyne and Carmen. Seeing that no-one had followed her, Natalie leaped onto a nearby couch, sitting, trembling, her legs pulled against her chest. The couch felt nice, its cushions helping to relax her tensed muscles and its soft fabric gentle on her cold, bare feet. Lyne's presence made her feel safe for some reason. Nevertheless, as Lyne approached, Natalie let out an involuntary hiss in her direction.

"Hey its ok." Lyne said softly.

Natalie immediately regretted hissing at Lyne and looked down at her knees. They stuck out slightly from beneath the bottom of the robe the police had given her to wear. The robe was thick and black, scratchy and cumbersome. Natalie had so much wanted to take it off, but the police forced her to put it on, apparently not wanting to escort a naked girl around. Natalie preferred not wearing clothes, or more so had become accustomed to it over the years. The gang members who controlled her never let her wear anything, and by this point clothes just felt like a hassle to her as well. Still, she decided to leave the robe on for the time being as she was unsure of how the twins might react to her taking it off. She had never been around anyone other than street thugs her entire life and was still trying to adjust to how to interact with other members of society. She looked up noticing Carmen walking over.

"Little one, we will keep you safe. I know our kindness is new but don't be frightened." he said.

She began to relax and realized she had stopped trembling as she listened to the twins hum a pleasant melody. She wanted to talk, to tell Lyne and Carmen that she appreciated their friendship and wanted to be their friend, but she had no idea how to speak. She had never spoken a word in her life and was not entirely sure she was even capable of it. Unsure of how to communicate, she slowly reached out her hand and gently touched Lyne's arm.

Surprised by the touch Lyne wanted to pull away, she wasnt one to be touched without being asked or saying so but she relaxed her body and smiled, Nodding she sat down next to her and continued humming. Carmen sat down on the floor infront of the girls, "Hey, so you probably want to know why we like you right?" Carmen asked Natalie saoftly, his voice barley reaching a whisper there was a look on his face that hinted at pain, "Lyne will tell you, she was consious more often then I was..." He finised she gave a quick glance at Wild girl.

"Me and Car, we lived in an run down house with our great grandma that often beat Car if he talked in an 'Loud and annoying voice' which by now even you can tell id just his normal voice. Its loud, commanding. Anyways she refused to feed us except when she caught neighbors cats or dogs then she would release them in our room, by that point both me and Car would be weeks without food with barley any water... When we were twelve I made a plan to escape, it worked and lets just say she wont be coming back. We joined a gang, they taught us how to fight, to use guns, to kill better. Then we wanted out so we let our selfs get caught, according to my plan and sense we looked like lost teens stuck in gang life they sent us here like I had planed...We are good people trying to live good lifes and trust me, the gang was better then my grandma and this is better then the gang. The next place will be better then this... You can come with us...We can teach you to talk if you want Carmen had to teach me, I was born partially deaf and mute which is why my voice doesnt raise and why if you see somone trying to talk to me I might appear to be ignoring them... So your probably wanting to know why we told you this but I want to be your friend" Carmen nodded in agreement, "So you needed to know about us and I hope somday you will be able to tell us about you...If you want to..." She added quickly before smiling a sad smile.

"...and I hope someday you will be able to tell us about you...If you want to..."

Natalie shuddered at the thought. She didn't even like to think about a lot of the stuff that had happened to her, let alone talk about it. She had begun to calm down, but thoughts of her past brought a bit of trembling back into her body. However, hearing the twin's story made Natalie feel more comfortable. She felt a closeness to these two that she hadn't felt towards anyone...anyone...since...

Natalie's attention turned back to the other room. Miss Love and Othello were still in there and Natalie really didn't want to chance a second encounter with either of those two. Leaping to her feet, Natalie scurried off on all fours deeper into the house to locate a better hiding place to set up for the night. Natalie did not like sleeping where people knew where she was. It felt too dangerous, and she would much prefer to find a secretive niche to spend the night over one of the bedrooms she would undoubtedly be assigned.

After a few minutes of exploring a few sections of the house, she stumbled upon a quaint looking closet in the back of a bathroom. Inside was a few typical things; plunger, cleaning supplies, a few towels, and some rubber gloves. In the back was a sizable, empty cardboard box, a bit corroded from possible years of sitting in the back of a damp, bathroom closet, and just large enough for Natalie to slip inside. The box was small but comfortable, or at least it felt like something Natalie was used to. Stripping off her robe, she flattened it on along the bottom of the box, making a somewhat comfortable, makeshift bed. It felt nice to finally be free of that robe at last, now wearing only her intricately tattooed skin.

Sitting in the quiet, inky blackness, Natalie began to reflect on the conversation she had had with the twins. Had they really had a similar upbringing as her? Were they really planning an escape? Could she even really trust them? Natalie began to wonder and kind of wished she hadn't ran out on the twins quite so soon. Calming down from the emotional trauma of the day, a restfulness came over her and, despite the fact that it wasn't even close to nighttime, she drifted off into a sort of pleasant nap.

Murdoc crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back against a wall. He was on the far end of the first room that they walked into. Miss Love and Othello were on the other side, trying to make Natalie feel comfortable.
If he got a hug right now, he wouldn’t be comfortable at all.
Murdoc actually wished he could be alone and in silence for a moment. He blocked out the part where Miss Love announced the rules, but his mind snapped back to consciousness as Natalie’s bare feet thudded past him and into the next room. He was thinking of going there himself, the twins had been hiding there, but obviously he wouldn’t reveal anyone’s hiding places.

If you grant people their privacy, they might grant you your own.

Murdoc looked up and straight into the stare of Othello. For a moment he felt extremely uncomfortable and shifted around.
Murdoc clenched his teeth and hoped that Othello’s stare didn’t mean that he would be her next victim. His gaze shifted to the room and his surroundings. He hoped he would be assigned to a room soon.
Murdoc pushed himself away from the wall to inspect the room further. If he was going to be here for as long as it seemed, he needed to familiarize himself with his cold surroundings.
When he turned again, Othello was still eyeing him. In response to that, Murdoc eyed her from head to toe and back again with a ‘what are you looking at?’ expression in his eyes.
He didn’t want his expression to seem rude, not at all – just curious. He wasn’t really fond of having a gun in his face.

Murdoc smirked when Othello broke the gaze between them and walked around slowly.

"...the animal girl is hiding again. What do you suggest we do? We don't want her escaping." Murdoc overheard.

He wanted to intervene, to tell them that she would have made her escape whilst they were all outside, that is if she wanted to.
Murdoc smiled and gave in to his need to interrupt. "Maybe she just needs space, she could have left already if she wanted to." He raised his voice and turned around to walk away with a crooked smile on his face.
Murdoc was always one to raise his opinions, but never wanted it to get him into trouble. That is why he walked away, but only into the next room. He was clearly visible as he stood in the doorway with his back turned to Miss Love and Othello.
He was facing the twins now.

Looking at the boy with a quizzical experassion Lyne cocked her head to one side, the depth of her experassion was lost sense you could see the top part of her face through her bangs. "I already have a plan though if you ever tell her that you wont have to worry about her anymore." Lyne said in her soft voice before slipping out of the room Carmen behind her. Looking around Carmen spotted Othello and kept a protective stance beiside Lyne, Lyne on the other hand wanted to talk to the white haired boy, she had seen him smoking earlier through the window and even though Carmen hated the habit she wanted a smoke. Growling low in his throat at Lyne she smiled up at him while he looked around. Courious about their 'new' home.

Lyne padded lightly over to the white haired boy, Carmen sighed but leaned agianst a wall she knew how he felt on the matter so he refused to go with her. Smiling back at the White haired boy Lyne leaned agianst the wall next to him, "You smoke right? Willing to loan me one? I already figured out where the back door is... so we can smoke out there...Oh! Im Lyne by the way. Carmen is my twin but he doesnt like me smoking and im rambaling so im going to shut up..." She said her sweet voice barly above a whisper, a very faint blush had graced her cheeks she was uncomfertable becaue normally Carman was beside her when she spoke to new people and this showed in the way she talked in rapid and rambaling sentences.

Carmen sat at the table saving a seat for Murdoc and Lyne, She padded lightly infront of him and opened what appeared to be a unused door into the back yard, "Thanks you for smoking with me, I dont normally talk to people without Carmen..." She said her voice was confised she didnt know what to say really and her troat was beging to hurt because of her ill formed vocal cords."So..." She said softly with a crooked grin, "What you think of this place so far?" She asked. Carmen copied the other kids postion but he wanted to march out side and be with Lyne even if she was smoking he didnt care he hated being alone.

Murdoc looked back at the door.
"Don't you think we should go?" He said as he heard Miss Love call for everyone to go eat. He pulled two cigarettes out. He lit the first one and handed it to Lyne and lit the second for himself.
"It seems eerie." He chuckled. "That crazy woman makes it that way..." He shook his head and took a long drag of his cigarette.
"What do you think of it?" He returned her question and looked at the door again before she answered.
Murdoc quickly finished his cigarette and bounced around with his hands in his pockets.
He smiled at Lynne. She was so small - it looked funny for her to be smoking.