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"Oy mum there's a peeping Tom outside" I shouted sarcastically leaning up over the counter and glaring out the window at the hobo on our corner of the street that was just staring in at me like some creepy stalker.

"I swear these things are multiplying everyday" I grumbled stalking to our side door and leaning out "I don't have any money now git" I whipped my hand out like I would a dog. The dirty man spat in my direction and stuck his wrapped up hands in his coat pocket and stalked off to the next house.

"Oh..yea that's just great ugh thank you for spitting on my sidewalk, do you know who has to clean that up?" Yea maybe I was being a little too harsh but seriously this has been happening for the past week I mean what would you do. No I'm not a homeless person hater but geez that what they make shelters for.

"What are you yelling at?" my mom was digging in the fridge for some soda behind me. Of course it was her usual routine when she played her stupid online MMORPG games with her boyfriend and always ended up drinking all my Sprite.

I closed and locked the door then pressed my back up against it like a secret agent "they are watching us" my eyes darted left to right in a ninja manner "and they multiply like rats".

We both broke out in a laugh "well if you wouldn't have given that one guy a dollar then they wouldn't be showing up around here would they?" she sat back down at her computer and popped the lid .

I stuck my lip out "well I figured if I'd give them what they want they'd go away but no they are greedy and just want more and more and.." I stopped and dropped my expression when I found out she wasn't listening to me. "Fine" I huffed and went back to my room. Well it wasn't my room , me and mom shared a room because her boyfriends son and his son's girlfriend were staying with us. Why I have no idea they were 20 and 22 years old and I hated living with them. One they drink all my soda as well and eat all my blueberry poptarts. I am now reduced to salvaging what I can in a secret hiding spot before we all die of starvation seriously! And another ...well I'm not gonna get into that , let's just say I don't get much sleep at night and leave it at that okay..okay good lets us continue!

Yes Jak and Daxter time is here. I pulled out my ps2 and plugged all the cords in and waited for the screen to load. Jak 2 was my favorite game of all time and yes you could say I was obsessed with it (twitch) but mostly because I had like no life at all because I was home schooled and didn't get out much but yea I found way to entertain myself.

Two hours later "Yes , yes I beat it , I beat it" okay this was my fifth time beating this game but I still get excited anyway. I jumped up and down on the bed and started doing a little booty shake, victory dance of mine like I always did "oh yesssss I am ze king" after another three minutes of victory dances and boasting I grabbed a few dollars and told mom I was going to the store "later momz going to get me some skittles".

She only waved me away as she kept the rest of the three quarters of her mind on that stupid game. Yea I love skittles and I do this practically every day and weekend and even got to know the store owner very well too. I lived on the peninsula of Long Beach, California where it was just a small community and one tiny little store within the many rows of beach houses.

"Hey kitten" Don greeted as I walked in the door waving like he always did "beat the game I see" I guess he figured that out by my happy mood which I was always in a happy mood because I'm always either hyped up on sugar or too bored for anything else.

I strided over to the fridge where all the Sprites in the world lie "yep I did , fifth time too" I plucked the green can out and grabbed a package of Skittles "game never gets old but I'll buy Jak 3 soon enough" yea me a sixteen year old girl totally obsessed with games, totally rare right?

Don chuckled his big belly jiggling with him "okay kitten remember to eat and breathe" he gave me my change and I left walking back down the same two lane street. "I want candy, dun duh dun I...want candy" yea I do sing to myself a lot especially when I'm walking or in the shower. I ripped open the package and poured a load of Skittles in my mouth "I wa-" something stopped me as I passed by a trashed up alleyway and whatever it was , was sure sparkly..and ..orange?

Swallowing the candy I backed up and walked over to it. It was an orange...orb? Oh a precursorish orb I could see. Curiosity and confusion swept across my face as I picked it up and examined it. Yea these things were much heavier in person and felt like a mixture between stone and metal ,must be fanmade I thought while tapping my knuckle on it really good job on it though. Then something inside it clicked and I realized my thumb had accidentally pressed a button on the side "Oy vey" was the last things I said before my body felt like it had desecrated in a thousand pieces.

Next thing I knew I was falling through the sky and roughly landed on a stone pathway filled with loving potholes that just made my entrance far unpleasant as I rolled, steam literally coming off me from how fast I was going. Then I heard someone run out toward me and then a gruff pissed off voice , which isn't what I needed about now "what the hell?" then this nice man decided to put a barrel against my back as I tried to sit up.

"who the hell are you? And what did you do?" wait I know that voice, it's so familiar hmm? Putting both hands up where he could see them I stood up and turned around as pushed the barrel of his pistol. Hey wait just a tick I 've seen this place before, then my green eyes tilted up to..oh my god it was TORN!!

"Oh my god you're Torn!" he clamped a hand over my mouth and pulled me in as his teal eyes scanned the dirty alleyway. "Mmmph muhmmm" my screams of excitement were muffled out as he dragged me into a door that was stationed behind a secret wall. It was just like in the game except everything was touchable now, the table, papers, posters on the wall, bunk beds its was all here.

He drug me in and released his hand and replaced it with the end of his pistol "who sent you here!?" wow he was just as grumpy as he was in the game.

Chuckling nervously I had my eyes crossed at the barrel "whoa smiley" he almost gasped in surprise when I lowered the gun from my face with a playful smirk "names Aeris and you are Torn am I right?" I gave him a wink and for some reason that really set him off and he came inches from my nose.

"You better stop playing games with me and tell me who you're working for"

I tapped my lips thoughtfully "umm..I used to work for Chronic Taco if that counts, they have the best taco's there you should try some I'd bet it would lighten your aura a bit" of course I was being funny and sarcastic because jeez this guy looked like he could use a vacation.

He stared at me like I had two heads, mouth agape until his attention was diverted by someone walking through the door.

"The demolition duo has returned" Daxter plopped up on the table doing a hero pose "one bbq'd ammo dump served up hot!" then his beady blue eyes turned to me and he was about to say something before Jak interupted.

"We saw something-" he stopped and gave me an awkward glare. Well you couldn't blame him because I was practically drooling with my jaw hung low "umm Torn" his cerulean eyes shifted back to ex KG and then back to me "who is this and why is she staring at me like that?"

My voice squeaked and then what came out next nearly knocked the hero back against the wall "OH MY GOD YOU'RE JAK!!" I lunged out at him and gave him the biggest hug ever. Yea totally weird right but you would do the same..come on don't deny it! And boy was this guy firm underneath all that blue.

I stepped back and all of them continued to look at me like I had two heads sticking out my ass "wow you look so much better in person"of course everything still looked all animated but I batted my eyes seductively and leaned forward against him "you can call me Aeris, Aeris from California that is" he glanced at Torn angrily as I gave him a wink and that's when Daxter jumped in.

"Hey hey where's my hug I'm the real hero".

I scooped his up and held him in the air like I would a stuffed teddy bear "aww you know I actually thought you were annoying in game but now you're just plain cute. His words were muffled as I pulled him in for a tight hug. Don't blame me I'm such a sucker for cute fuzzy things.

The ottsel turned his head around as I continued to hug him "hey Jak can we keep her?"

"Okay that's it!" Torn stomped forward, grabbing me by my wrist and pulled me toward the door.

"Hey wait a second.." I tried to pull but it was useless "call me hun" I held a hand phone up to my ear at the both of them as I was dragged into the alleyway.

"What the hell is your prob bro?" I stated when he finally let me go and I rubbed my wrist "I just met the Jak and you drag me out" I poked him with these last words "not . cool"

He growled at me like some bear "listen I don't know who you are or what you're doing here but just leave now" he was starting back in when I grabbed the red scarf around his neck.

"Whoa wait there buddy" somehow I found the strength to jerk him back around "I'm not from here actually I'm from a completely different world so I have no place to go" my eyes were in puppy dog mode and my lips were stuck out, this is how I got all the money for my Skittles.

Grumbling he removed my hand "that's not my problem you physco"

I took extreme offense to that "hey I am not the physco here you stiff ass moron, now if you don't help me then I'm pretty sure Erol or some Krimson Guard would love to know all about the underground hideout" I grinned when he stopped in place and gave me another growl.

"Okay then" I took off running down the slum alleyway and was surprised how detailed it looked now but was quickly knocked out of thought when someone tackled me from behind sending me once again onto the stupid ground that seems to like me a lot.

I was rolled over and pinned down on all fours and wasn't surprised to see Torn doing the pinning. "Hmm me likey this position" I giggled playfully and I swore I saw him blush a tad but he shook it away and grumbled "fine I'll help you if you just keep your mouth shut" he back up and I towed my own self up off the ground dusting off my butt.

"Alright deal" I nodded and clapped my hands together "so where shall I be staying this night Mr. Smiley" It had gotten dark rather quickly and I noticed the big green star in the sky. W hat was that called. Ooh yea the night star.

"you can start by calling me sir...and you'll be staying at the hideout until further notice" He turned around and stalked back down the alley with me following behind studying his outfit and figure. Hmm looked just as the same , dread locked hair too and very cute.

"What are you doing?" unfortunately I had gotten a little too close for grumpy's taste and he stopped in his tracks to give me that icy glare.

I looked away when he did so "nothing just observing" I returned a bubbly smile to him as he shook his head and continued on "I swear you are crazy".

"Hey , not crazy just selective and observant so don't call me crazy"

We walked back into the hideout where Jak and Daxter sat conversing about something but stopped when they saw us coming in "Aeris will be staying with you two in the back room" he informed the two of them.

"What?!" Jak jumped up but Daxter just winked at me "why?"

The grump crossed his arms and glared at me then swiveled his head back to Jak "because I said so and there's no other places available at the moment" he turned to me and now I was receiving two glares from both men and one saucy one from the rat.

Murmering to himself Torn waved for me to follow but before I did I gave Jak a playful wink before I departed.

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"Oy mum there's a peeping Tom outside" I shouted sarcastically leaning up over the counter and glaring out the window at the hobo on our corner of the street that was just staring in at me like some creepy stalker.

"I swear these things are multiplying everyday" I grumbled stalking to our side door and leaning out "I don't have any money now git" I whipped my hand out like I would a dog. The dirty man spat in my direction and stuck his wrapped up hands in his coat pocket and stalked off to the next house.

"Oh..yea that's just great ugh thank you for spitting on my sidewalk, do you know who has to clean that up?" Yea maybe I was being a little too harsh but seriously this has been happening for the past week I mean what would you do. No I'm not a homeless person hater but geez that what they make shelters for.

"What are you yelling at?" my mom was digging in the fridge for some soda behind me. Of course it was her usual routine when she played her stupid online MMORPG games with her boyfriend and always ended up drinking all my Sprite.

I closed and locked the door then pressed my back up against it like a secret agent "they are watching us" my eyes darted left to right in a ninja manner "and they multiply like rats".

We both broke out in a laugh "well if you wouldn't have given that one guy a dollar then they wouldn't be showing up around here would they?" she sat back down at her computer and popped the lid .

I stuck my lip out "well I figured if I'd give them what they want they'd go away but no they are greedy and just want more and more and.." I stopped and dropped my expression when I found out she wasn't listening to me. "Fine" I huffed and went back to my room. Well it wasn't my room , me and mom shared a room because her boyfriends son and his son's girlfriend were staying with us. Why I have no idea they were 20 and 22 years old and I hated living with them. One they drink all my soda as well and eat all my blueberry poptarts. I am now reduced to salvaging what I can in a secret hiding spot before we all die of starvation seriously! And another ...well I'm not gonna get into that , let's just say I don't get much sleep at night and leave it at that okay..okay good lets us continue!

Yes Jak and Daxter time is here. I pulled out my ps2 and plugged all the cords in and waited for the screen to load. Jak 2 was my favorite game of all time and yes you could say I was obsessed with it (twitch) but mostly because I had like no life at all because I was home schooled and didn't get out much but yea I found way to entertain myself.

Two hours later "Yes , yes I beat it , I beat it" okay this was my fifth time beating this game but I still get excited anyway. I jumped up and down on the bed and started doing a little booty shake, victory dance of mine like I always did "oh yesssss I am ze king" after another three minutes of victory dances and boasting I grabbed a few dollars and told mom I was going to the store "later momz going to get me some skittles".

She only waved me away as she kept the rest of the three quarters of her mind on that stupid game. Yea I love skittles and I do this practically every day and weekend and even got to know the store owner very well too. I lived on the peninsula of Long Beach, California where it was just a small community and one tiny little store within the many rows of beach houses.

"Hey kitten" Don greeted as I walked in the door waving like he always did "beat the game I see" I guess he figured that out by my happy mood which I was always in a happy mood because I'm always either hyped up on sugar or too bored for anything else.

I strided over to the fridge where all the Sprites in the world lie "yep I did , fifth time too" I plucked the green can out and grabbed a package of Skittles "game never gets old but I'll buy Jak 3 soon enough" yea me a sixteen year old girl totally obsessed with games, totally rare right?

Don chuckled his big belly jiggling with him "okay kitten remember to eat and breathe" he gave me my change and I left walking back down the same two lane street. "I want candy, dun duh dun I...want candy" yea I do sing to myself a lot especially when I'm walking or in the shower. I ripped open the package and poured a load of Skittles in my mouth "I wa-" something stopped me as I passed by a trashed up alleyway and whatever it was , was sure sparkly..and ..orange?

Swallowing the candy I backed up and walked over to it. It was an orange...orb? Oh a precursorish orb I could see. Curiosity and confusion swept across my face as I picked it up and examined it. Yea these things were much heavier in person and felt like a mixture between stone and metal ,must be fanmade I thought while tapping my knuckle on it really good job on it though. Then something inside it clicked and I realized my thumb had accidentally pressed a button on the side "Oy vey" was the last things I said before my body felt like it had desecrated in a thousand pieces.

Next thing I knew I was falling through the sky and roughly landed on a stone pathway filled with loving potholes that just made my entrance far unpleasant as I rolled, steam literally coming off me from how fast I was going. Then I heard someone run out toward me and then a gruff pissed off voice , which isn't what I needed about now "what the hell?" then this nice man decided to put a barrel against my back as I tried to sit up.

"who the hell are you? And what did you do?" wait I know that voice, it's so familiar hmm? Putting both hands up where he could see them I stood up and turned around as pushed the barrel of his pistol. Hey wait just a tick I 've seen this place before, then my green eyes tilted up to..oh my god it was TORN!!

"Oh my god you're Torn!" he clamped a hand over my mouth and pulled me in as his teal eyes scanned the dirty alleyway. "Mmmph muhmmm" my screams of excitement were muffled out as he dragged me into a door that was stationed behind a secret wall. It was just like in the game except everything was touchable now, the table, papers, posters on the wall, bunk beds its was all here.

He drug me in and released his hand and replaced it with the end of his pistol "who sent you here!?" wow he was just as grumpy as he was in the game.

Chuckling nervously I had my eyes crossed at the barrel "whoa smiley" he almost gasped in surprise when I lowered the gun from my face with a playful smirk "names Aeris and you are Torn am I right?" I gave him a wink and for some reason that really set him off and he came inches from my nose.

"You better stop playing games with me and tell me who you're working for"

I tapped my lips thoughtfully "umm..I used to work for Chronic Taco if that counts, they have the best taco's there you should try some I'd bet it would lighten your aura a bit" of course I was being funny and sarcastic because jeez this guy looked like he could use a vacation.

He stared at me like I had two heads, mouth agape until his attention was diverted by someone walking through the door.

"The demolition duo has returned" Daxter plopped up on the table doing a hero pose "one bbq'd ammo dump served up hot!" then his beady blue eyes turned to me and he was about to say something before Jak interupted.

"We saw something-" he stopped and gave me an awkward glare. Well you couldn't blame him because I was practically drooling with my jaw hung low "umm Torn" his cerulean eyes shifted back to ex KG and then back to me "who is this and why is she staring at me like that?"

My voice squeaked and then what came out next nearly knocked the hero back against the wall "OH MY GOD YOU'RE JAK!!" I lunged out at him and gave him the biggest hug ever. Yea totally weird right but you would do the same..come on don't deny it! And boy was this guy firm underneath all that blue.

I stepped back and all of them continued to look at me like I had two heads sticking out my ass "wow you look so much better in person"of course everything still looked all animated but I batted my eyes seductively and leaned forward against him "you can call me Aeris, Aeris from California that is" he glanced at Torn angrily as I gave him a wink and that's when Daxter jumped in.

"Hey hey where's my hug I'm the real hero".

I scooped his up and held him in the air like I would a stuffed teddy bear "aww you know I actually thought you were annoying in game but now you're just plain cute. His words were muffled as I pulled him in for a tight hug. Don't blame me I'm such a sucker for cute fuzzy things.

The ottsel turned his head around as I continued to hug him "hey Jak can we keep her?"

"Okay that's it!" Torn stomped forward, grabbing me by my wrist and pulled me toward the door.

"Hey wait a second.." I tried to pull but it was useless "call me hun" I held a hand phone up to my ear at the both of them as I was dragged into the alleyway.

"What the hell is your prob bro?" I stated when he finally let me go and I rubbed my wrist "I just met the Jak and you drag me out" I poked him with these last words "not . cool"

He growled at me like some bear "listen I don't know who you are or what you're doing here but just leave now" he was starting back in when I grabbed the red scarf around his neck.

"Whoa wait there buddy" somehow I found the strength to jerk him back around "I'm not from here actually I'm from a completely different world so I have no place to go" my eyes were in puppy dog mode and my lips were stuck out, this is how I got all the money for my Skittles.

Grumbling he removed my hand "that's not my problem you physco"

I took extreme offense to that "hey I am not the physco here you stiff ass moron, now if you don't help me then I'm pretty sure Erol or some Krimson Guard would love to know all about the underground hideout" I grinned when he stopped in place and gave me another growl.

"Okay then" I took off running down the slum alleyway and was surprised how detailed it looked now but was quickly knocked out of thought when someone tackled me from behind sending me once again onto the stupid ground that seems to like me a lot.

I was rolled over and pinned down on all fours and wasn't surprised to see Torn doing the pinning. "Hmm me likey this position" I giggled playfully and I swore I saw him blush a tad but he shook it away and grumbled "fine I'll help you if you just keep your mouth shut" he back up and I towed my own self up off the ground dusting off my butt.

"Alright deal" I nodded and clapped my hands together "so where shall I be staying this night Mr. Smiley" It had gotten dark rather quickly and I noticed the big green star in the sky. W hat was that called. Ooh yea the night star.

"you can start by calling me sir...and you'll be staying at the hideout until further notice" He turned around and stalked back down the alley with me following behind studying his outfit and figure. Hmm looked just as the same , dread locked hair too and very cute.

"What are you doing?" unfortunately I had gotten a little too close for grumpy's taste and he stopped in his tracks to give me that icy glare.

I looked away when he did so "nothing just observing" I returned a bubbly smile to him as he shook his head and continued on "I swear you are crazy".

"Hey , not crazy just selective and observant so don't call me crazy"

We walked back into the hideout where Jak and Daxter sat conversing about something but stopped when they saw us coming in "Aeris will be staying with you two in the back room" he informed the two of them.

"What?!" Jak jumped up but Daxter just winked at me "why?"

The grump crossed his arms and glared at me then swiveled his head back to Jak "because I said so and there's no other places available at the moment" he turned to me and now I was receiving two glares from both men and one saucy one from the rat.

Murmering to himself Torn waved for me to follow but before I did I gave Jak a playful wink before I departed.