Secrets & Fire 3: The Fortunate

[Callie]

Harmony

I stuck my tongue out at him and blushed slightly, taking my notebook out of my bag and handing it to him.

[Ashley (;]

Blaze

I opened up the notebook somewhere in the middle, finding one called Miserable Business.

I'm in the business of misery,
Let's take it from the top.
She's got a body like an hourglass it's ticking like a clock.
It's a matter of time before we all run out,
When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth.

I waited eight long months,
She finally set him free.
I told him I can't lie he was the only one for me...

I kept reading a few other ones called Decoy and Ignorance before handing them back to her with a smile. "Keep quiet, but I think you may have beaten Alyssa."

[Callie]

Harmony

I laughed. "Whatever. I'm not gonna argue with you, because I'll probably lose, but I still like hers better," I said, shoving the songs back into my bag.

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

"Who's what are better?" I asked curiously when I came out of the kitchen. "By the way, I was thinking we watch a movie, go to a bar, or something like that."

[Callie]

Harmony

I shrugged. "What movies are playing?"

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

"Not a clue. I was more leaning towards the bar one, since there's probably hot guys there."
Blaze raised his eyebrows, "I know I'm not invited, but I like the movie idea."

[Emmy]

Emerson
I blinked for a second. "Compared with the theatre, yeah...."

[Callie]

Zephyr

"Mmm," I said and nodded.

Harmony

I laughed and grinned at them. "We just left the bar, though."

Isaiah

I picked up the case from the hallway and said goodbye to Dad before getting back in the car with the other three guys and driving off to the docks. There wasn't much conversation, and even I held my smartass remarks back. This was serious shit. We got out of the car and stood our ground as the Cartel pulled up slowly and got out of the car, too. There were six of them, while there were only four of us.
"Have you got it?" one asked - the leader. He was carrying the suitcase.
"Depends if you've got the money," I said nonchalantly.
The guy made a face. "You must be new. We've always got the money."
I rolled my eyes. "Then let me see it." With that, I handed the suitcase to one of the others and strode over, waiting for him to open the case. He looked unsure for a minute, but he did. I looked it over without touching it, because I wasn't stupid and they had guns. If I touched that money before they got their drugs, things would not end well. "Good..."
"Now let us see," the guy said, walking over to the others. I followed, and he nodded as if he approved, then handed me the case, and I took the briefcase and handed it to him, then nodded and headed back to my car. On the way, though, sirens sounded. Loud sirens. I wasn't close enough to the car now, though. Shit... "GO!" I yelled at Dad's other guys.
"Leone, we're not supposed - "
"GET OUT OF HERE!" I shouted. The Cartel screeched out of the place, and I managed to get the other guys to start driving, and I ran for cover. But I was too slow.

Harmony

Suddenly, a police car pulled up, and someone I vaguely recognized got out of the car and nodded at us a bit before continuing to head up to the house. Then he stopped for a minute and looked between Blaze and Alyssa. "Your dad's home, right?"
"Hey, what happened?" I asked.
He shook his head. "Some kids selling drugs... well, it seems worse than that, actually."
I could read the answer in his head, but I couldn't exactly blurt it out, because he'd wonder how I knew. "Who?"
"An Isaiah Leone, Tommy Parkinson, and... well, there were others, but I'm not actually supposed to be telling you any of this."
I blinked. I didn't know any of them, but Isaiah?

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

I nodded my head, "Uhh.... Yeah, he is... in the house... You can just go in..." Isaiah?
"See, Lyssa? This is why you should've let me take care of him earlier," Blaze whispered just loud enough for me to hear.

[Callie]

Harmony

The guy nodded his thanks and went inside. Kialish was out in a minute, and I could hear them talking. "... not getting anything out of the interrogations so far. Mostly that one kid's being a smartass, making himself comfortable and not telling us anything."
"What'd you say his name was, again?" Kialish asked.
"Isaiah Leone."
"Leone, huh? That's great," he muttered sarcastically.
I stayed silent, even though I desperately wanted to say something. I mean... Isaiah couldn't be involved in what Kialish was thinking about. Who would... who would do things like that?

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

I decided that I didn't feel like sitting around with unanswered questions, so I walked over to Dad, after 'accidentally' stepping on Blaze's foot in the process. "Hey Dad! Can I come to the station with you guys?"

[Callie]

Kialish

I arched an eyebrow at Alyssa. Since when was she interested in coming to the station with me. "Sure..." I said warily, getting into the passenger's seat.

[Callie]

OOC: This is for Ash, since she put it in the wrong RP. So I'm gonna double-post. o: err... triple post. God, I should ban myself. *headdesk*

Alyssa

I took a seat in the back as Blaze walked over. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Going to visit the station. I'm interested in Dad's job."
He rolled his eyes and shut the door on me, going back over to Harmony. "Earth to the Mindreader."

[Callie]

Harmony

I looked up at Blaze. "Sorry, what?"

OOC: Feel free to fast-forward to the station, Ash.

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

"Bet you can't beat me to the holding area," I told Dad with a grin before running inside.

Blaze

"Isaiah got busted for drugs, Alyssa left to find him, and I'm here. Making sure you still have a mind somewhere in there."

[Emmy]

Emerson
We walked in silence most of the way, and I didn't really mind. When we got to my driveway I turned to her and held my arms out. "I ain't going anywhere till I get a hug," I said with a grin.

[Callie]

Harmony

I nodded blankly. "He's in the mafia," I muttered, eyes wide.

Kialish

I laughed and followed her inside, the music hitting me immediately. "Why is there music playing?" I asked one of the guards.
"Uh... one of our new inmates broke a hole in the wall, told us we should fix it, then sat back down and said he deserved his guitar for helping us out," he muttered sheepishly.
I glared. "Why the hell did you listen?"
"Well it's 3 'o'clock on Monday mornin'
I'm just hopin' you're not seein' his face
I've been getting calls in these hotel rooms
Long enough to know that it was him
That took my place..."

Zephyr

I smiled and hugged him tightly. "Thanks for not holding anything against me," I whispered.

Hayden

After a while of walking around, I walked into a bunch of guys, only one of which I recognized. "Vincey!"
He made a face, and one of the guys walked up and looked at me seductively. "Hey, you lookin' for a good time?"
"Not particularly." Then he tried to touch my ass, so I grabbed his hand and started twisting his wrist around. His eyes went wide and he whimpered. "Are we gonna have any problems?" He shook his head. "Good," I said cheerfully, dropping his wrist.
Vincent walked over to me. "Can I talk to you?"
I nodded and let him lead me away from the guys. "How's Smokkey?" he asked.
I had to smile. Aww, his crush on her would be cute if he wasn't so much older. "Grounded for skipping school."
He grimaced.
"Wanna go see her?" I asked brightly.
He hesitated for a minute, then nodded. I grinned and started skipping home, glancing back occasionally to make sure he was following.

[Emmy]

Emerson
"I"m here for you," I whispered back.
Smokkey
I laid back on my bed and sighed heavily. So boring. Ugh.

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

I kept walking until I found Isaiah in one of the cells. "Nice music," I commented casually.

Blaze

"...Well, he keeps getting better and better."

[Callie]

Isaiah

I nodded. "Thanks. So what are you in for? Last I checked, you didn't get thrown in jail for being beautiful."

Harmony

"Yeah," I said, frowning. "What now, then, since Alyssa ditched us for a drug-dealing werewolf gangster?"

Zephyr

I smiled a bit and kissed him gently on the mouth, then broke away. "I'll see you Monday," I said before walking down the street, back home.

Hayden

"It's that one," I said, and pointed to the house. "Just go up to the door and ask for Smokkey." He looked at me, wide-eyed. "Oh, relax, you'll be fine." And with that, I pushed him towards the house and ran off, back for the slums.

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

I shrugged, "I heard you got busted for drug-dealing, so I asked my dad to come with."

Blaze

"Well.... We could go watch a movie. She ought to be back by then. If Dad doesn't kill her."

[Callie]

Harmony

"And why would he kill her?"

Isaiah

I nodded. "Shit happens. So wait, who's your dad?"

Kialish

"That would be me," I said, looking between the kid and Alyssa. I'd talk with her about this later. I opened the cell and ushered him out. He set down his guitar and came out. I shook my head as I looked at the hole in the wall behind him. How had he even broken that? It was stone. I shut the cell again and made him follow me down the hall to the interrogation room while hoping Alyssa wouldn't get into any trouble, since I had no idea if she was following me or not.

[Ashley (;]

Blaze

"If she admits she knows Isaiah, which she probably won't."

Alyssa

I stayed behind them, determined to not get told to leave.

[Callie]

Harmony

I nodded. "I see," I said and yawned. I'd woken up way too early for school this morning.

Isaiah

I sat down in the chair behind the interrogation table, and Alyssa's dad in front of me. "I heard you won't tell my other officers anything. Why's that?"
"I don't feel like sharing." I looked around nonchalantly. "So you're the big cheese, huh?"
He looked slightly amused. "Yeah."
"You should think about redecorating. This place is kinda bland," I told him seriously.
He scoffed. "I'll look into it. So, the drug-dealing... why?"
"Why? Well... I suppose I could tell you why and if I deal drugs... once I get my lawyer here."
"Why do you need a lawyer?"
"Well, it's in my rights isn't it? I think the better question is why not," I retorted.
The guy stood up and threw his hands on the table, leaning in closer to me. I knew I was supposed to be scared, but I wasn't. Mostly because he didn't know I was a werewolf. I hoped. "If you confess to the crimes... you might have a few months in here, tops. But if you don't, and we find you guilty, you could be in here for years," he told me seriously.
"That's wonderful. Like I said, you can talk it over with my lawyer. If I do get thrown in jail, though, do you think I could have a different bed? Yours suck. No offense," I said.
He didn't look very happy as he dragged Alyssa out of the room with him and shut the door behind them. I leaned back comfortably in the chair. Whatever.

Kialish

"Get him his lawyer," I told Fischer irritably. It was obvious the kid wasn't gonna say anything without one. He might be a drug-dealing, sarcastic asshole, but the kid was sort of smart.

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

I wanted to glare at him or something, but I pretended I couldn't care less. "So we can go home n- Great. I left my purse. Can I go get it and you get me a Coke?" Technically, I wasn't lying. My purse was in the room...

[Callie]

Kialish

"Sure," I said. "Just be careful. I don't trust that kid."

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

"Come on, Dad. I could have him on the floor in seconds," I lied seriously as I walked back inside.

Blaze

"I'd tell you to go back to sleep, but then I'd be bored."

[Callie]

Harmony

"That could also be taken the wrong way, but I'll let it slide. If you have any Mountain Dew, I can stay awake," I told him.

Kialish

I just sighed to myself and walked off to get her a Coke.

[Ashley (;]

Alyssa

"Soo... I forgot my purse," I told him innocently, sitting down in one of the chairs. "Want some pretzels?"

Blaze

I rolled my eyes at her, "I could say 'hi' and you and Lyssa would take it the wrong way. But there's Mountain Dew inside."

[Callie]

Harmony

I nodded. "Yeah. We'd probably think you meant you were high. You'd better stick with hello," I said with a grin, going inside. "I'm home!" I announced loudly to Chloe, who I figured was around here somewhere.

Isaiah

"I noticed," I remarked, then shrugged. "What kind?"