Characters: Xander, Rubie and D'angelo (NPC)
Setting: Pizza Parlour, outside
Rating: PG 13 for language, maybe?
Summary: Randomness. Lots, and lots of randomness. Rubie and Xander's first meeting. There is some talk of her past, and of Victor and Travis.
Xander was leaning against a wall outside the warehouse, smoking a joint. He sighed and exhaled the smoke, "..Bleh."
Rubie runs passed expertly grabing the joint, and disaperes around a corner before he even has a chance to register what happened.
He kind of ..stared for a moment, "...whadafuck?". When it finally registered he looked around the corner, "....Who the fuck are you?"
Rubie looks up from where she was squating next to a dumpster smoking the last of his joint, "The queen of england"
"Oh harr, harr," he rolled his eyes, pulling out another joint and lighting it up, "But srsly, who the fuck?"
Rubie stood, stretching before tunring to fix her mohawk, using a window as a mirror. "Name's Rubie, Rubie So Ho."
Xander smirked, "Never thought I'd meet a song."
"Oh you're a funny one. I bet the girls just love you." Rubie turned back around to face him. "Whats your name anyway, smartass."
"Alexander Travis Delmonty, aka Xander, Xan, El Drunko, and Percey. Take your pick", he smirked, "And the girls? Oh, they love me. Woud you like to experiance why?"
"Sorry your a little young for me hun." She smirked
Xander raised an eyebrow at her,"You're what.... 13?"
"15 thank you very much." she replied, standing up straighter and pulling her shoulders back
He took a drag of his joint, "Oh well, jailbait's not quite my thing anyways."
"Expecialy female jailbait eh." she says with a smirk.
"I am so not gay!", he replied with a mock-gay lispe.
"Honey you have 'I like dick." writen all over you......Do you know where I could find a sandwhich?" she asks randomly looking over his shoulder at the shops across the street.
Xander blinked,"Uh... first off..um, Right, and then, uh.... What the fuck are you on?"
"Dude I'm fucking hungry..sandwhich..you know two pieces of bread, something in the middle, prefrably meat....sandwhich should I spell it out for you?" she asks hand on her hip.
"Dude, so it's like a food orgey?", he grinned stupidly, "I dunno about these sandwhich things, but there's a pizza place not too far from here."
"Hey if your into gay food sex all the power to ya. Pizza...I supose that'll work, so you buyin?" she asks with a grin as she walks past him out of the alley.
"Depends how you plan on paying later", he joked, "So, you new around here?"
"No i've just been invisable for months secretly watching your everymove, like all those times you jack off and you think your alone I was there." she says in a completly serious voice, as she keeps walking.
Xander went shifty eyes for a second, "...Exactly what else have you smoked today?"
"Nothing" she sighs sounding upset about this fact. "I'm not 'alowed' to do other drugs," she pouts.
"...Who's stopping you?", he asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Viktor, and Travie" she sighs rubbing her arm where Viktors name was tattooed.
"A-who now?"
"The guys I lived with before I came here, Vik's my boyfriend" she explained.
His face dropped slightly for a moment, "And ..Travie?"
"Viktor's partner...they're drug dealers." she says nonchelantley.
"Oh?" he smiled abit, "That's cool", he thought for a minute, "Where're they to?"
"They be to, the big house." she says with a smirk.
"Oh b'y, you're joking right? That must suck"
"Nope not joking cops busted them, I managed to get out, well Travie caused a distraction and I got away out the fire escape before the cops busted in." she sighs.
"How long they locked up for? Any idea?", he asked, stopping infront of one of the shops,and openning the door for Rubie.
"No clue, I got out of there before anything went down. Don't know if they excaped or anything, Vik said they'ed find me when they got out." she stepped inside, the smell of Pizza overwhelming her and making her realize how hungrey she was.
Xander nodded, "I'm sure they will", he gave her a reassuring smile, "So, what cha want?"
"I dunno what do you suggest?" she asks.
"...Pizza?"
"No shit, peporonie works for me."
"Okay then. Go grab a seat or something." He walked over to the counter and ordered the pizza, and leaned against the counter waiting for it to be ready. He looked over at Rubie, smiling slightly.
Rubie choose a booth near the back of the store sitting down she began fiddaling with the napkin dispenser.
After a moment, Xander sat down across from her, handing her a plate with afew slices of pizza on it, "So, Rubie So Ho, what's your story?"
"My story...." Rubie fiddled with her plate for a minute..."it's not that interseting." she sighs taking a bite of pizza.
"I'm sure it's more interesting than you think."
Rubie sighs "Well let's see, My mom died when I was five, then my brother died when i was seven. My dad was a real jackass, I ran away when I was eleven. Thats when I met Viktor, I'd been on the streets for about a week when he found me stealing from the corner store, he took me back to his place, where I met Travis, and I just kind of ended up staying there. I didn't find out they were drug dealers untill about 3 months after I started living with them. I've been living with them ever sence. It was about 3 months ago now that the cops busted them. It was scary as fuck. you could hear them all coming up the stairs. Vik grabbed me, and told me to pack some shit. So I shoved like two outfits in my backpack, and grabbed my meds and my bass. Vik gave me about $500 cash. And basicaly shoved me out the fire escape. The front door got busted in at that point. I heard Travie get tackled to the floor. And Vik ran out of the room and told me to get the fuck out of there and he'd find me when he got out. That was the last I seen either of them." she sighed looking down at her plate blinking back tears.
"Hey.. it's.. it'll be okay, Rube.", Xander smiled gently, "They'll get out, and you'll see 'em again. People always do. Hard to believe, but even drug dealers will keep their promises to loved ones...... and now I'm done being sappy."
"oh I know they'll find me if they can...I'm just woried about how long they'll be locked up for I mean this isn't minor possesion charges we're talking. Ya know." she shrugs.
"Where they locked up?", he asked curiously.
"Dunno." she shurged.
"Oh...", he sighed, taking a bite of a slice of pizza, "You'll see 'em. You'd be surprised how many prison break-ies end up around these parts."
"Yeah? Well we'll see I guess." she shrugged, shoving the last of her pizza in her mouth.
He nodded, "Yeah."
"How do you feel about Tim Armstrong?" she asks out of no where.
Xander kind of shrugged, "He's okay. Why?"
"I can't like anyone who doesn't love Timmy."
Xander smirked, "I'm more of a Lars fan"
"ahh Lars is cool...but he never fucked brody dahle."
"Is she like.. your long lost older sister?"
"My uncles sisters brothers daughters cousin twice removed." she said seriously.
"Ah. Makes sense now", he replied with a nod, before laughing, "You got ADD or something? You keep switching topics."
"ADHD actualy. Vik says I'm like a computer I process to many things at the same time and get confused and just spit out the first thing that comes to mind. Like right now I keep thinking about marshmellows..." she shrugs,
"...Burnt mellows?"
"Yeah like when you peel off the outer layer and it's all crispy and melty." she nods.
"And gooey-sticky."
"Like cum." she nods.
"Exactly."
"I think I should cut my hair,,,,"
"Oh...? Why?", he asked raising an eyebrow at her, "I think it looks hot."
"Thanks....I get bored easley, Vik likes it long like this but, i find it hard to manage."
"Must need a lot of product to keep it right."
"Elmers glue. I want a hamster that knows kung foo."
"....I had one of those once, ...well not really, but it woulda been cool."
"not as cool as a bagpipe playing moose though."
"....Bagpipe playing squids are cooler... 'specially the angry ones."
"Angry bagpipe playing squids....I like it....I'm so naming my next song that."
"So you write songs to?", he asked, interestedly.
"Eh yeah when I get the chance. Why you write? You don't look the writing type.....more the get buzzed and listen to the bloodhound gang and laugh at their inmature puns about sex like they're the funniest thing in the world."
"Woooa, my life story," he joked, "But no, I don't write. Not smart enough."
"Didn't think so. Grade what 11..maybe if your lucky?"
"Uh...", he thought for a moment, then shrugged, "..Don't remember."
"Fair enough....Vik made me go to school...I skipped most of the time though.....Cause Travie really didn't care so he'd like let me chill on the corner with him, but if Vik came around he'd get all pissed and drag my ass back to school, cause he's all 'education is life' and shit. Cause he's all ' I don't want you to live like me blah blah blah' Ya know."
Xander nodded as if he follow perfectly what she said, "Oh yes. Deffintly. Dropping out ruins your life."
"I don't think so I mean I know as much shit as the next person right I mean I think working the streets and just living out in the fucking world gives you more education then no lame ass dude with a bald head thick glasses and a ugly sweatervest can. Cause I mean what the hell do you really learn in school ya know. Like for serious why do we need to learn about some old dead guys how does that help us out in life? But I mean on the street you learn real skillzz man like survival skillz and shit. Ya know?"
Xander thought it best not to point out all her gramatical errors, so he just smiled, "I know."
"Cool man...ya know, your only partly as dumb as you look. I want to make out with Broody Dalle"
Xander grinned, but it quickly changed to a smirk, "..Join the club."
Rubie eyed him "Do Step off bitch."
"The lady doth protest?"
"Don;t go all shakespear on my ass man I don't understand a fucking word old billy S. said."
"Good, cause neither do I.."
"You shouldn't speak languages you don't understand/.....speacialy if your trying to talk to cuban crack dealers...."
"Ci."
"Those dude will fuck yo ass up man I'm serious. You see those cuban crack heads run the other way man."
"BUTTSECKS!"
"I didn;t say up yo ass....fag?"
"Am not."... J... Bobby.... idle cough...
"No fag? do you have one?"
"Uh..", Xander checked his pockets, and pulled out a pack of cigs, "You Brittish?"
"Only on wednesdays" She took the package from him and stuck one behind her ear before pocketing the rest.
"...It's Friday," he commented, before frowning, "Heyyy!"
"Your legal age go buy more where as me I'm just an innocent child....Anyway Friday wednessday all the same Adams."
Innocent my ass..., "...Uncle Fester is my daddeh."
"Yes you do bare a striking resemblance...I think it's the hair..or lack there of"
"...I'm not balding!", he pouted, but before crossing his arms, he made sure to run his hands through his oh-so-silky blond hair.
"If I have a kid I'm gonna name him D'Shaun."
"...Like the ketchup?"
"No moron thats Dejaun. I said D'shaun...like Shaun but with a D infront of it..It'll be my homage to Travie...cause he's black."
"...Ghetto baby-daddy?"
"Baby-daddy's ghetto best friend. and secret lover, but not really, but sometimes."
Xander nodded, like J... [well not really], "...Cool. It's like ...Triktor?"
"More like Vikie."
"...Gabero?"
"whosa?"
"Like Sally Jesse Raphiel... only not."
"Righto. Travies like...bi and shit so we like all mess around does that weird you out?"
"...Been there.", he smirked, "..So is Trav's on the down-low?"
"Nope..More on the everyone knows. But he could kill you in 5 seconds flat so no one messes with him."
Xander nodded, "...Cool..."
"He's like a ninja or some shit...with crazy ninja moves....he's like a 5 foot asian man trapped in a 6'5 black mans body.."
"That mental image... is just a tad awkward."
"More or less.......Do you like tacos?"
"...Oh EMOOO"
Rubie blinked. "Emowhoiwhatnow?"
"...Emo... like... a depressed scene kid who slits their wrists while moping in a corner." Alex. Kitty.
"Ohh...like .....that way kid."
"Gerard? or Mikey?"
"Sure one of them losers.Could be named billy bob for all I know."
"...Isn't that some actor's name? Billy Bob.. uh...Thorton..?"
"Ya married to angie wore her blood around his neck yada yada yada." She took the ciggaret from behinde her ear and put it in her mouth.."Matches?" she mumbled around it.
He pulled out a lighter, "Close enough." He leaned over and lit her fag.
"Aww it's like one of those cheesey romance scenes." she said after taking a long drag. "Except your no prince charming and I'm sure as hell not no damsel in distress."
"....You could so pull off Repunzal."
She stared at him blankely while inhaling another drag.
"...Long hair.. tower... ...nevermind.."
"I know who she is dipshit. I just don't know why you said it..."
He just shook his head, "Nevermind, Rubie.. nevermind.."
"Your kinda random."
His turn to stare blankly, ".............You're one to talk.."
"I have a medical conditon" she said sticking her nose in the air before flicking her cigarett butt at his head.
"..ny'owwww", he muttered, "..Got any extra ridalin?"
"No...Viktor told me I wasn't aloud to sell it anymore....Cause they'd stop giving it to me and then I'd be like.....crazy. Anyway wanna like get out of here?"
"...Sure", he replied, standing up. "...So.. where to?"
"I dunno you know this place better then me." She said fallowing him out of the pizza joint.
"Let's hit a strip club!", he joked, "...Uh...", he thought for a moment, "..Let's go to the warehouse..", he suggested.
"Umm K." She shrugged letting him lead the way not exactly sure if she could find it agian on her own.
Xander led the way to the Underbelly, staying mostly silent, for no real reason.
They walk past a guy leaning against a wall as Rubie walks past he reached out grabing her arm. Her first instinct is to twist her arm and grab the guys wrist.
"What the fuck are you doing."
"You Rubie?" He askes her. She looks him over, he's tall, with cornrows, and the first black person she's seen in town so automaticaly she's suspicious.
"Depends...who's askin?" He lets go of her wrist and she takes a step back.
Xander instinctivly moved closer to Rubie, one of his hands reaching down for his switchblade, "Who the fuck are you?"
"No who the fuck are you white boy. Back off. I'm talking to the lady." He says before turing back to Rubie.
"My name is D'angelo, I'm Travis' cousin."
Rubie eyes him skepticly. "How do I know you aint no fucking pig?" she asks.
"Girl, do I look like the fucking popo? And Travis said you was a smart one." He shakes his head.
"Look just prove your Travies cousin, Ok. I've been around long enough to know how sneaky those pigs can be k."
D'angelo sighs before digging in his pocket. "You seen this before?" he askes handing her a battered picture. Rubie took it looking it over, it was infact a picture she had seen many times, it was Travies favorite it sat on top of the TV in there house. It was Travie and all his cousins sitting on his grandmas pourch when he was about six. She flipped it over, reading the back, which was different from Travies as this one said D'angelo across the top. She nodded and handed it back to him.
"OK whats going on?" She asked.
Xander just looked back and forth between Rubie and D'angelo, "...Dafuck?"
"Shut up Xander!" she snapped.
"I was talking to Travis last night and he wanted me to find you."
"How did he know I would be here?"
"Now that I don't know. All I know is he told me to tell you November 1st 11:00 am the 60 bus. Now I don't know much about whats going on, but I do know this my cousin and that boyfriend of yours are definetly planning something stupid. So watch yourself, your much to young to be getting caught up in this shit." He said nodding at the end of his statement.
"Ya thanks for that but I can take care of myself."
"Ya sure you can little mama. Just remeber that ok Novemeber 1st."
"Ya ya I got it. Thanks." D'angelo nodded and strolled away in the opposit direction.
Xander raised an eyebrow at her, "...?"
"Uh look I..um I got to go, uh thanks for helping me out today and shit. I'll uh see ya round." She said quickly before taking off down the street. She needed time to think this through. She knew they were planning to break out, she just didn't know how they were going to pull it off.
Xander nodded, then watched her go, before heading back to the U.