Laying In Rain... {o2a}

[veign]

It was a rainy day in Chicago... the streets where slippery, it was definitely a day to stay in your home. The rain was pouring down, the pellets where heard hitting the cement on the streets. Mud piles had accumulated with some spots, it was definitely one ugly day in Chicago... Some people where running down the streets, with their coats over their heads trying to get into a warm area. One woman walking down the streets was Lily... or should I say Veign... Her eyeliner was dripping down her face, and she was shivering with the cold. An irritating sound then hit her head and she collapsed against a wall. She held her head while she squinted her eyes together.

“I told you my lady... You are not to make friends in Chicago... Friends always turn out to be your enemies... So since you have yet to follow my orders, you will pay...”

“You...you don’t con...control me!”

“Haha, but yet I do my lady... I can control your every move...your every thought... but I let you think for yourself... for now... And to prove it to you... watch... or better yet, feel...”

Lily moved forward... and was instantly brought back colliding with the wall, as he head smacked off the concrete. She instantly fell to the ground, not moving with her eyes shut, in a puddle of water, as rain continued to pour down onto her back...

“Goodnight my lady...”

An echoing laugh could be heard through her head, as she continued to lay motionless... on a sidewalk in the middle of Chicago...

[Bou]

<·†·>Well, Isadora had made it to Chicago. Her friends had helped her pay the bus fee and all and sent her on her way with a couple suitcases full of clothes and other essentials. She was staying in a hotel at the moment. She had been in Chicago for at least five days now. She was still having trouble getting around the city. Didn't know where a lot of things were. She was still trying to find the GCW HQ on her own, so she could get signed to the opened company, but that was proving to be futile. It was a cold and rainy day out now. She had thought about heading back to the hotel and just waiting until the next day before going out and looking again. She was dressed warmly though. Sweat pants, thick, long sleeve t-shirt, a coat, with the hood up. She also had her blood red umbrella with her for the rain.

As she walked. She noticed a... lump? laying on the ground. She squinted her eyes as the rain poured down hard, trying to figure out just what the lump was. She couldn't make it out from such a distance, so, she decided to move in closer. She walked at her normal pace, but with a bit more caution, as she approached the lump. It didn't take her very long to reach it. It turned out to be a woman. She bit down against her lip as she stared at the woman, who seemed to be unconscious. Bending down slightly, she held the umbrella over the woman's head to keep the rain off of her as she reached down with her other hand and tapped her on the arm gently.<·†·>

"Hey... hey? Ma'am? Are you ok?"

<·†·>Another couple of soft taps to the woman's arm before she began to nudge her gently, just to try and get her to stir to consciousness. She couldn't tell if it was working or not, but she kept trying. Nudging ever so gently as to not jerk the woman awake. That could prove to be disastrous. People walked by, most likely giving a glance or two, probably wondering why someone would stop to help someone else in a city. She squatted down, continuing the gentle nudging, doing her best to keep the umbrella over the woman's face as the rain beat down on her own coat's hood.<·†·>

[veign]

She began to move slightly... her eyes shot open, with a pinch of red in them... She slowly made her way to a knee, and turned to the woman that had approached her, and helped her regain consciousness. She looked around, with an aching headache as she turned back to the woman who was kneeling next to her. She passed her hand through her wet hair taking it out of her eyes before speaking.

Wh... who... who are you? Wh... what happened? And...wh...why, am I all wet?

She began shivering. She hadn’t remembered what happened... all she knew is that she was walking on the street last she remembered, as it was raining... the rest was a blur in her mind...

[Bou]

<·†·>She sat the umbrella down gently against the wet cement and began to take off her own coat.<·†·>

"Well... I'm Isadora and I don't know what happened exactly. I was walking down the street, trying to find the GCW HQ and saw you laying here on the side of the street. Figured I'd stop and see if you were ok."

<·†·>And the coat was off and being handed out to the woman, as Isadora picked the umbrella back up with her other hand and held it back up to keep the rain away from both of them.<·†·>

"Might be too small for you... but it might help warm you up some."

<·†·>It was true that the coat may be too small for the woman as Isadora is only 5'1'' and a light one-hundred and fifteen pounds.<·†·>

"So... umm... obviously you don't know what happened so I wont ask why you were laying on the sidewalk like that... but... what's your name if you don't mind my asking?"

[Guest]

Zero had been out, taking a stroll on Chicago's sidewalks. It was a bit chilly, but it was just enough so that Zero could whether the cold to enjoy his walk. Having spent some time on his training, he needed a bit of a break. So, as he walked along, in the distance, he saw two figures. He began to walk a bit faster and when they came into view, noticed that they were both women. One was helping the other. Zero made his way over to the two ladies.

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Is there anything that I can help with? I noticed off in the distance that this woman

Looking at Veign's direction.[/i]

Was laying on the ground.[/center]

[veign]

She adjusts the coat over her shoulders and curls up in it, smiling at the woman who had helped her. She then decides to get off the wet ground, and stand in a vertical base as she looks at Isadora.

Th...Thank you very much. I... really ap...appreciate it. My name is Ve... I mean, my name is Lily Winters... Got in Chicago just a few days ago... last weekend to be exact.

She looks at the man who had approached, and smiles. She wipes the wet hair out of her face, as she addresses the man.

And... who might you...be?[/size][/font]

[Bou]

((Sorry for taking so long. Was waiting for Zero to reply but... Looks like he's never going to.))

"Well, I don't know who this fellow is, but its a pleasure to meet you Lily. But you really shouldn't be out in the cold like this. Maybe we should try and find you a warm place? Maybe a store where you can buy a fresh pair of clothes until you get to your hotel or home? Its still cold out and still raining. Don't need you catching a cold or worse, pneumonia."

<·†·>She smiled sweetly to the woman before taking a look around the general area. Looking for a type of clothing store. She didn't spot any right off the bat. She sighed and looked back to the woman.

"Is the place you're staying at far from here? I can walk with you if you'd like."

[Jack McArthur]

It was another afternoon stroll for Jack, through the exciting town of Chicago. A can of Fosters in his hand, and a pair of aviators on his face. Nothing could ruin this walk for Jack, not even the rain. Jack passed the two girls, sitting on the wet ground, and the man standing over them. Jack stop and stood next to the guy.

" Do you need me to call an ambulance? "

It seems like there had been a little accident happened, to ever of the girls sitting on the ground. Jack opened his can of Fosters, and began to drink from it, while he waited for an answer from ever of them

[veign]

"Staying...?"

"Listen closely my lady... I warn you, do not tell this woman the whereabouts of where you are staying. I told you, no friends. Now I expect you'll do what I say... or else."

"Yeah, I am staying at the hotel just a block down... I... I think I shall be ok to make it there... thanks."

She then looks at the man who had suddenly appears, and moves the wet hair out of her eyes, wiping the mascara from under her eyes.

"Um, no I'm fine... thanks. "[/i][/font]