Ramshackle's Angel

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Once they got back to the Scrap house, Lorelai, Xander, and Ditch sat down on the sofa as Skipp and Vinnie took Stone to her room to get some sleep.

"So...uh...What's the deal with Zestal?" Xander asked.

"Yeah, what's his story?" Lorelai added.

Ditch looked at them in disbelief.

"Wait, you never heard of him before? You've been here longer then him" he said, pointing at her half brother.

Lorelai shrugged.

"The radio killer, one of the most powerful beings Ramshackle's ever seen?" He adds.

"Eh, we're not big on politics" Xander told him, crossing his arms over his chest.

This caused him to groan with a annoyed expression.

"Fine. I'll tell you if Lorelai allows me to pierce her ears" Ditch offered.

Lorelai looked at her brother. She had always wanted to get piercings but she had a huge fear of needles. But, with her being half demon and now part angel, it might not hurt as much?

"Okay..." she sighed.

"Okay. Well, you probably heard the stories. He appeared in Ramshackle suddenly, making a splash quicker then anyone's ever seen. At first, people wanted to dismiss him. But soon, gang leaders started going missing. And not small ones either. We're talking heavy hitters. No one knew what happened to them, until these strange radio broadcasts started going out. All you could hear were screams. Every time a gang leader went missing, there'd be a new voice screaming in the broadcast! That's when Zestal revealed himself as the Radio killer, and anyone who dared to mess with him...." he chuckled before he continued. "Well, let's just say his broadcasts never lacked new voices."

The room seemed to darken as he finished.

"That's the story most people know, but underneath it all, he's a chill dude. Put some music on and pour some tea, he becomes a total softy" he concluded.

Lorelai and Xander hugged each other, scared by Zestal's dark past while Ditch didn't seem bothered by their disturbance.

"What? He hasn't done anything like that in a while" he reassured them.

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"Try not to move a lot" Ditch told her as he held the needle and a rose stud earring in his hands.

Lorelai forced a sigh as she held onto the bottom of the seat, her nails digging into the wood.

"3...2...1...-"

If you know "Tom & Jerry" you could probably imagine that Lorelai yelled like Tom when he got his in a mouse trap. Which, as you may have seen the whole house jump up right. So, try to imagine everyone in the Scrap house when they heard that. Lorelai's throat became very sore and her eyes were very irritated after all the tears that spilled. Soon, everyone bursted into the room.

"We heard screaming, what happened?!" Skipp asked in concern.

Behind him, Vinnie was holding her dagger. Stone and Xander were holding either ice and a makeshift first aid kit. Skipp held a blanket and Bones looked ready to go feral. They only saw Ditch hiding behind the bar poorly and Lorelai in a chair with her hands in fists.

"Piercings" she calmly said before small droplets left her eyes.