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[rainingcereal]

Characters: rainingcereal and YOU
Setting/Location: In town
Date & Time: Day 23, afternoon
Warnings: Neil and his foul mouth?
Summary: bb!Neil wanders around town.

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[itsahotone]

Santana still did not care for this place. Even though she was totally the cutest kid around, and even though she had a pretty delicious lollipop, she still didn't like it. It was hot and gross and her parents and Brittany were nowhere to be found.

She almost bumped into the boy who looked just as miserable as she did. Instead of using her manners like she was told, she just gave him a suspicious look.

[rainingcereal]

Neil wasn't in a great mood either. If anything, he was more than happy to pick a fight. Never mind that it was with a girl. Let it not be said that Neil McCormick would never hit a girl because unless you are Wendy- well, he had no need for all the chivalry nonsense because he was a queer, hadn't he?

"Watch it, pugface!" He sneered, giving the girl a look that he usually reserved for the biggest snotface in school.

[itsahotone]

"Excuse me?" Santana snapped, giving the boy an unimpressed look. She knew she was pretty; she knew she was more than pretty, actually. And not just because her parents told her so. "You're the one who should watch where he's going. Maybe if your hair wasn't so ugly and almost in your eyes, you could see things right in front of you!"

[rainingcereal]

Neil rolled his eyes and imitated her tone of voice. He was good at that. He used to spend time in front of the television imitating the pitch and tone of the actors. If nothing else worked out, at least he could try being an announcer or a news anchor or something.

"Oh, you're excused. I ought to be more sensitive because you are so ugly that people won't fuck you even if you pay them!"

[beatsupboys]

Ty Lee thought it was absolutely adorable how many little kids there were running around lately. She didn't really have much experience with them (she had six sisters, but most of them were older) but they were so cute! So naturally, when she saw one walking around all by himself, she just had to go up and fawn over him.

Trotting over, she gave him a big grin. "Hi!"

[rainingcereal]

Except Neil was not in the mood to be fawned upon. He had no siblings, so the only people around that showed him affection was well, his mother (whom Ty was definitely too young to be), Coach (whom Ty was the wrong gender for) and Wendy (who was so much cooler than any other girl and besides, Wendy did not fawn.)

So when the stranger approached him, there was nothing else he did except to give her a suspicious once-over and then shrugged. "What do you want?"

[beatsupboys]

Not to be deterred, Ty Lee kept up her grin. "I just wanted to introduce myself! It's not every day that the caravan turns people into little kids! Do you need any help with anything?" At fourteen, she was basically still a kid herself, but she was at least old enough to do most things on her own. Someone his age, she reasoned, probably wasn't.

"Oh, and I'm Ty Lee, by the way! What's your name?"

[rainingcereal]

"I'm not little," Neil protested, wanting to point out that eight was plenty old enough. He's had sex too, which he'd bet this stupid girl hadn't. But that was a secret. Between Coach and he. He wasn't just going to let anybody know about that. Hell, even Mom didn't know anything.

"I'm Neil," he finally replied, figuring there was no harm in giving a name. He tucked his hands into his pocket, and kicked at the dusty ground.

/so late to the party

[isfullofennui]

Kurt still doesn't know where on Earth he is or what happened to his dad or what's going on, but he's reasonably certain the dust gathering in his eyes and smearing across his boots isn't helping rectify the situation at all. It's also a God awful substitute for icing sugar and it's becoming more and more difficult to avoid dirt-covered cupcakes when the breeze is actively kicking up sand. Kurt pulls his coat around the three cupcakes in his hand, hacking when he inhales, and dodges a plump, too-cheery lady attempting to give him a handful of candy.

It's like they're following him.

He digs his heel into the dirt mid-step, though, after almost colliding with the kid beside him and losing his balance altogether. "Sorry," he says, pushing his bangs across his forehead. "She keeps offering me candy. Doesn't she know it's full of empty calories?"

[rainingcereal]

Neil frowned. Who the hell dressed like that in-- well, anywhere?! Or even speak like that, for that matter? He crossed his arms over his chest, and peered curiously at the boy in front of him.

"You look like a cartoon character."

[isfullofennui]

Kurt raised his chin and huffed. "At least my hair doesn't look like my mom cut it." For a split second he looked like he might actually stick his tongue out, all defiance and cheek, but instead looked over his shoulder and continued to eye the woman with the candy.

She was watching him with such a sickeningly sweet smile Kurt actually felt his stomach flip.

He turned back, eyes wide, and leaned forward. "I think that lady is following me." He whispered in confidence.

[rainingcereal]

What's wrong with having your mother cut your hair for you? Not every kid was rich enough to go for a professional job. Besides, Ellen McCormick was awesome. Even if she was drunk more than half the time. Neil would shank anybody who disagreed with him.

But the strange behavior of the other kid caught Neil's attention instead. Following his line of vision to the woman who was watching them, Neil made a face, and did stick his tongue out rudely at her.

"Maybe she wants to eat you. Ever read that story about the witch and the candy house?"