The Outside World

[Fus ro dah]

Montague raised one hand defensively. "Officer, I need to get my girlfriend home. She's passed out and needs her medication. Please. If we don't hurry she'll lapse into a coma."


Being proficient at lying had gotten Montague a long way in life so far and he snatched the slurpee from Jem with a sigh. "You forgot the water."


He pressed the side of the cup gently against the side of Emma/Alice's face, trying to rouse her from her blackout. Right now, he really hoped that other guy did something else stupid so the cops would take him away. Dropping a hot weapon, firing in the day time... this is why people can't have nice things.


"C'mon Alice." He said softly. "Wake up baby."

 

[Melix]

Jem gasped. "Sorry!" He hurried back to the refreshment station, grabbed the cup, and hurried back, handing the cup to the male. One of the officers was giving him a really weird look, which was never a good thing.


"So what happened?" asked one of the police officers. "A hold up?"


"No," said, Jem, embarrassed. "Just some moron being stupid with a gun." The brunette police woman on the right took the gun in gloved hands and inspected him. "He already left. The gunman." The police officer lady sighed.


"You do realize you're bleeding, right?"


Jem looked around. "Where....?" Then he saw the blood. "Oh, that's wonderful," he said. "In my leg. That's...I definitely wanted to get shot in the leg today." He felt angry and this manifested in sarcasm.


He knelt next to 'Alice' again. "I'm gonna go take care of my leg." He looked at the male and whispered. "It seems that not only do neither of you believe me, but I'm a health hazard. So I'm going to leave. Please take good care of her."

 

[Fus ro dah]

"Moron, indeed." Montague hissed under his breath and glared at Jem's words.


Of course he didn't believe a random, seemingly bi-polar passive aggressive and aggressive aggressive guy who waves a gun around and randomly shoots it in the middle of the day... in New York. He claims to be... some kind of authority figure, then claims to be Emma's brother... This guy was almost the literal definition of insane.


At least he was going the fuck away, and the cops had his gun, which had his fingerprints on it. If they did their job, they'd follow up on his gunshot wound and maybe even find the first bullet fired. That guy was so fucked. Especially as there were witnesses aside from that chipper server lady.


"Officer, I'm sorry. I really need to get Alice home. Can you make sure that guy is okay? I don't want to find out he bled out or something later, seeing as he did get shot in the leg." He shifted the thankfully light girl into his arms and lifted her, the officers watching him.


"You should take her to the hospital."


"No, no. It's okay. Once she's home, I can give her her medicine and get her to bed. Thanks for your concern, but that bleeding guy is more of a worry right now."


Yes, go pay attention to the crazy gun-toting guy. Ignore us. We're not the droids you're looking for.





With them distracted by Jem and his wound, wherever he ran off too as if nothing had happened; Montague carried Emma from the cafe and started make his way back towards his shitbox of a car.

 

[khuyen]

Where was she? Her body was rocking back and forth ever so lightly, the swaying rhythm making her fall deeper into unconsciousness. No, Emma, you have to...


Her eyes blinked open slowly with a small groan. Her body was covered in cold sweat, making the scratchy dress stick to her skin. Where am I? Someone was holding her, restraining her. She started to thrash her body in panic, letting out small screams of panic. "L-let go, please, don't do this!" She mumbled over and over again, blind to see who her 'attacker' really was. Her mind was a big mess.


The police officers heard the ruckus, and looked suspiciously over to the 'couple'. After a long minute or two, Emma finally got to look at Montague's face. "Hey wait, I know you..." She said quietly, her eyes still in a daze. Was he carrying her? He was surprisingly strong, if he could carry her even whilst she was thrashing around. "O-oh sorry, I thought you were.. Oh thank god you're here!" She exclaimed, shifting her body, so she could lean up and wrap her arms around his neck. She buried her head in the nape of his shoulder, squeezing him very tightly.


The brunette police woman were watching them, and her co-worker just turned to her. "See, don't worry, she was just a bit out of it." The policeman commented, giving a small smile towards the 'couple'. The police woman furrowed her eyebrows a bit. "That's not it, I just feel like she looks really familiar, doesn't she...?" Emma turned her head up, having all of her memories come back to her again.


"Wh-where's Jem?" She asked, looking towards the cafe, raising her head. Her eyes fell into contact with the police woman's and they stared at each other for a little while.

 

[Melix]

She is a sick fugitive on the run from her father. Her friend is a criminal, a common thief turned kidnapper turned tour guide. The guy following them? Well, he thinks she's his sister. But he's kinda crazy, so who knows?

 

[Fus ro dah]

He almost dropped her as she began to thrash weakly in his arms, thankfully she didn't weigh much and he was strong enough to keep hold of her.


Oh thank god you're here!


The exclamation and the following hug were both very unexpected, but thankfully his car was in sight. Right where he left it.


"Jem? Oh, that weird guy? He took off, the police showed up, his leg was injured from him being an idiot and dropping a hot weapon. They were getting all suspicious, so I had to get us out of there. So uh... how are you feeling?"