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- Posted: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:52:29 +0000
← ωε’яε αll ωατcнιηg [ The Scarred Vagabond ]

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Rain danced upon the windowsill, causing a strange beat of pitter-patter that could induce one to fall asleep. The beat was constant, allowing one to be wrapped within the grasp of the rain drops. No one could resist the grasp of the rains beat, the type of beat that could sooth any emotion. But the ones that were within a large, white, moving truck. A single, laminating spot within the gray shaded world, as its wheels rotated in a rhythm with the rain along with the steady pump of the window wipers, whipping the rain away, out of the wake of the trucks sight.
Two males were sitting in the front seat, one in a uniform while he steadily drove the trunk on the slick, liquidated road. His blue eyes narrowing slightly, to adjust his sights to peer through the strange mist that was gathering up through the rain storm. The driver swore lightly under his breath as he flicked on the radio, setting the beat of the wheels and rain off as the music perched through the silent world. The slumped over figure, sitting next to the driver, paid no mind to the music, somewhat welcoming the music that now pulsed through his mind.
Shifting slightly as repressed memories from his past came back to haunt the young man’s dreams. With a silent snort, the young man sat up slightly and looked around the truck, under the cover of his hooded vest and the warmth of his jacket. Dark eyes wondered across the interlaced center of the truck’s driver and passenger seat. For a moment, the figure closed his eyes once more, another image flashed in his head and his eyes were jerked opened by a sudden jolt. He sat up, hearing the rain, music, and looked upon the red octagon in front of the two. He blinked a few moment; feeling dried saliva that had hardened to his chin and the young man quickly chipped it off as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. “We’re almost there…say, I never understood why you wanted to move from a small rural area…that’s a long way from here. Where were ya’ staying when ya’ began to move, anyway?” The driver asked as the man had fully sat up after he finished scrapping the dried spit from his chin Darks eyes looked upon the driver for a moment before he adjusted himself in his seat and took a loud yawn that filled his vacant lungs for a moment.
“Ohhh~I just planned on staying in a hotel” Was the young man said as he pulled down his hood, revealing the lengthy, chestnut hair that was locked beneath the hood, his soft eyes scanning the masked window as his legs masked the left side of his face. The driver chuckled somewhat and looked over at the darker skinned man, who was an easy later teen years younger than himself (The driver himself was, easily, in his early forties.)
“So, where ya' heading again? I mean, no one visits Inner City any'ore” The driver asked, looking over his shoulder at his companion who was starring out his passenger window, looking upon the forest that was masked by the mist as if trying to seek some sort of answer. As the passenger did not say anything, the driver sighed for a moment as he pushed back his hair from his lightly wrinkled features. Stretching his body once again, the passenger simply returned to stare out the window into the misty world. "Pleasant River." Was the passenger's banal response, causing the driver to sigh as he once again focused to focus upon the misty road. The silences once again encased the inside of the car, the music still causing the windows of the vehicle to vibrate. As the silences continued, the driver spoke up once again after a few more minutes. "Never quite got ya' name, friend. Name's Jason." The driver said, drawing the passengers attention once again, before he nodded with a petite nod. "Ah, you can call me Jack." The man introduced himself with a wide smile as the white truck once again came to a stop before a sign.
'Inner City: 10 miles'
The ruffling of an opened chip bag brought Austin back to reality, as he watched the sign disappear once again into the mist. The lights rolled over the sign, making it scarcely visible in the thick, gray scaled mist. What was with this strange mist? The head lights of the van only illuminated only so far ahead of the van, caressing the asphalt road that stretched out before them. Jason’s hand delved into the chip bag as the older man had begun to snack, and the man batted his eyes once as he lowered his head between the space of his shoulder and the window. The mist appeared to consume all that which was not inflamed, and Austin found his attention spreading out, breeding its horizon as he attempted to find even the fainted sight of life. The young man could not have helped but wonder, if he had left the van without some reason of light, would the mist just as easily delete him from the world, as it had the sign? If he jumped from the van, would he join her, the woman, in the after world?
The ruffling of the chip bag once again moving brought ”Jack’s” attention from the window as he gazed, unblinkingly, upon the driver. “Want some?” Jason asked with a smile, which had caused his features to wrinkle and change with the odd facial feature. One that ‘Jack’ had not had for some time, filling him with a strange feeling that had erupted from the depth of “Jack’s” sealed off emotions. Noiselessly, ‘Jack’ rose his hand, extending it towards the offered bag of chips. But the man stopped short, before he took the bag from Jason, and shook his head before ‘Jack’ spoke up, rubbing his facial hair covered chin. “Nah, I’m in the mood for something more…diclinous.” He stated simply, before he reached down the length of the seat, popping open a bottle of water, before downing half of it, and screwing the bottle shut once again. Jason blinked once again, before he shrugged and snacked upon the chips once again, speaking in a hushed tone as his opposite hand drummed upon the wheel as he drove. “So you on of ‘em diabetic?” Jason asked as he diligently balanced the bag of ships, and the young man simply grunted. Was that even an answer? Mutely, ‘Jack’ nuzzled himself against the door, and the cool, transparent surface of the glass that glowered out over the mist.
Steadily, the man allowed himself to drift away into yet another dream as he listened to the steady rumbling of the van, the drumming of Jason as he snacked upon chips, and even the noiseless mist that existed outside of the van. Jason simply smiled as the radio filled with the noxious sound of static, and the man leaned forward, and a single movement of his index finger had changed the station to a CD copy of some sort of classical music. As the music filled ‘Jack’s’ ears, his half sheepish mind could instantly classify it: Fantasy Impromptu directed and composed by Chopin. In music, it was an interesting choice. Perhaps Jason was a closet fan of Chopin and his work, ‘Jack’ on the other hand austerely enjoyed the song as it eased his trouble mind, helping the young man’s mind to ease into a steady rhythm of REM sleep.
How long had it been since the van can to a stop? ‘Jack’ was only part awake when the Van came to a halt, and the young man stirred as Jason turned off the vehicle, ushering the young man to speak once again. “We there, already?” Almost surprised, Jason gazed at the stirring ‘Jack’ as he pulled the keys from the ignition of the moving van. “Not exactly, had to make a pit stop. Got a flat. Be back in a jiff.” Jason said with a smile, and ‘Jack’ squirmed about in his seat, before he managed to worm his way into an erected position. Batting his eyes once again, and ‘Jack’ simply shook his head, grumbling to himself, watching as Jason had left the driver side door ajar, allowing the grey scaled mist to seed into the van, causing ‘Jack’ to feel, the all too human chill to once again creep up his spine. Was some hurt out there? The question rung within his mind, causing the young man to once again squirm in displeasure, as he wrenched his dark lids shut, wrinkling his features, before his hand lashed out.
Jason was kneeling next to the van, as he looked over the wheel; it had not only been slashed, but utterly destroyed. His fingers rummaged over his stubble and wrinkled covered chin, before he sighed and shook his head, before Jason was inarticulate to himself, as if it could come to a final answer. “What could have done this?” Sudden movement from within the mist, caused Jason to jump, and blink when he noticed it was simply ‘Jack’, taking a small walk. “Mr.Jason, how far is it?” He asked, a smile peeking at his lips, and Jason sighed once again as ‘Jack’ found himself infatuated with the flatten, desolated tire. Thinking for a moment, Jason calculated to himself before speaking up once again, a small smile upon his worn features. “About a mile, if not a little more. Why?”
“Just wondering~”
With that idea, Jason’s faltering beam grew wider as he nodded, searching his pockets, before tossing a flash light to ‘Jack’, who snatched it from the air with little effort. “Ooh~We got ourselves a jock here.” The driver teased, and Austin simply shook his head, before he stared upon the small metal object in his hand, and Austin flashed it upon Jason. “No~just a killer/” He corrected, before turning upon his heels, before he began strolling down the road, waving over his shoulder. ”A…a what?” Jas stammered before playing it off as a joke, turning back to the tire, the presence of cold steel pressured against the back of the older man’s scalp, and Jason chuckled, nervousness hinting at the older man’s voice and ‘Jack’ spoke up. “You know when I said I was crying something a little more…tasty then chips?” ‘Jack’ mused as the hammer of the pistol was cocked back, cool sweat beading at Jason’s brow “Are you going to cry old man? How inappropriate.” ‘Jack’ hissed between clenched teeth, a wide grin as thunder echoed through the diming mist, ‘Jack’ holding his large pistol in the air, discarding his hood as his smile grew. “By the way, I apologize. My names not Jack, no-no, its Vash. Vash Tepes.” And the large gun once again slipped into its scabbard as he licked the blood from his fingers, strutting forward.
‘Welcome to Inner City.’


















