The True Lives Of The Fabulous Kill Joys

Chapter 4- Killjoy Initiation

"So. The names we have told you are just our public names. We shorten then if we are talking to each other because the Killjoy names are so fucking long." Party Poison says.

"Am I... Allowed to swear?" I ask.

"Fuck yeah!" Kobra kid practically shouts.

"Okay... I never really was allowed to swear so-"

"Anyway." Party Poison says. " They call me Gee or Gerard. Thats MK or Mikey, Ef or Frank and Ar or Ray. Call us that when we are here, but in public only call us by our Killjoy names."

I nod.

"Im also trusting that you wont run away. If we didnt shoot you youd probably die of starvation get caught by the dracs first..."

"How reassuring." I mumble.

"Lets go then, take you to the base, where you will be staying. I hope you dont mind sharing a room with us."

I shrug, standing. I follow the guys outside, they surround me, so I cant escape. Someone taps my back, pushing me towards a van. I stop by the door and hesitate. They said avoid Killjoys for a reason right?

"Youre dead if you turn back." Gee mumbles behind me.

I pause. They would probably kill me if I went back to school. I wanted an adventure, right? This is my chance to escape and join the fun.

"Right." I mumble, climbing into the van.

There is a sofa at the back of the van. Surrounding it are lots of posters, bright colours that I have never seen before, ropes and scarfs hanging from corners, cutesy stickers and coloured paint on the walls.

"Wow." I mouth.

"Its something, isnt it? I did most of it myself, Ef is too short to reach the ceiling so I did that bit." MK says.

"What are all these colours called, I only remember blue and purple. I never had a reason to know the colours but now... Now I want to know all of them."

"So... Thats pink." MK says, pointing to a vibrant colour on the wall on the van.

The van jolts and I almost fall over, Gees hand stopped me from toppling over, pushing me back up to standing. The others barely moved as the van sped off.

"And... That is green, blue, red, yellow... You can ask me what colours are any time, I wont overload you."

I lean forward and touch the wall of the van with my purple finger tips. The van jolts again and I slam against the wall. When I regain balance I turn to see that everyone behind me never ever moved when the van shook.

"Practice makes perfect." MK says.

I nod, jumping onto the leather sofa. I point to it, looking at MK.

"Red."

I nod and ruffle my hair.

"Right, we need to give you a gun and a gun holster. We have some spare ones back at the den and MK can make a holster for you."

"Will do. Purple leather?" MK asks me.

I shrug.

The van comes to a stop and I stop staring at the rainbow ceiling, turning to face the blue haired guy, known as Ef.

"Hi." I say, standing.

"Ef. I have to talk to you one day so I thought it should be voluntary." He says with a grin.

"Hi, Im 'dont have a snappy nickname'. Nice to meet you."

I climb out of the van after Ef. We seem to be on the outskirts of Battery City, the dodgy area with those that were effected... That had feelings... That didnt want the drugs.

We walk down some stairs at the side of a dark, grey, road. Ef presses a key against the door and pushes it open.

I get blinded slightly by the colour, staggering back. The room is big. Although it is scraggly, it is homely. There are 4 beds against one wall and one just across the corner, on the adjacent wall. Each has different colour, our own colour, blanket on top. Theres a sofa and small kitchen too. Its small but bright and homely.

I walk into the centre of the room.

"So? Its not much but its home." Gee says.

"Its cute." I reply, taking in the colours.

"Thats yours. I chose the colours and helped get the stuff together. MK and I built the frame too. Yours didnt fit in the row..." Ar says pointing at a brightly coloured bed at right angle away from the others.

I walk forward and sit on it, realising quickly that all the beds are pretty much just mattresses on the floor. Its softer than my other bed. I point at the blanket on top, looking at MK.

"Pink. Hot pink." He says.

I grin, feeling the material.

"I hope you dont mind... We need a Killjoy meeting for us four. We will be a moment or two." Gee says.

They walk towards the sofas and Ef pulls a curtain, covering their whispers up. I busy myself in straightening up my clothing and twirling my ringlets. I stand and look at the posters on the wall. There are some BL exterminate posters for the guys, some blueprints and other little drawings and bits that I dont understand.

Ef gets pushed behind the curtain and walks at me sheepishly. We sit down on his bed and he looks embarrassed.

"Sorry for being rude?" He says. "Im protective over everyone, I dont want them to be distracted. We havent seen any females for a year or more... We are also well known for harbouring a girl that just... Gave up. We dont want that again."

"Thats okay." I say, slightly confused at his fast, yet hesitant, speech.

"Lets hug it out." He says grinning.

"Lets what?"

He leans towards me and I stay still. He puts his arms in a loop around me and squeezes a little. I sit and try and work out what he is doing.

"What are you doing? Why are you touching me?"

He lets go of me and sits back, looking incredibly sad.

"What was that?"

"A hug." He replies.

"A what?"

"Its to display affection to someone else in a nice way? People do it all the time... Well, they did. Its a comforting tool..."

"Hug, right, taking note."

"Back to the meeting."

He disappears behind the curtain and I continue to study the walls. I notice some colours mix to make others because of the gradient across the walls.

Eventually they return back out from behind the curtain.

"So, we have food, but its late too." Ar says.

"Im not really hungry." I say.

"Okay, I guess its good night then?"

"Yeah. Night."

"Wait, sleep in this." Gee hands me some clothes.

I go and change in one of the two toilets. A purple vest top and some black cotton shorts, not as slutty as usual but still quite. I sigh at them, I bet they chose these ones on purpose.

I change quickly and rinse my mouth out, wash my face and attempt to sort out my hair, before returning out with my new clothes in my hands. I drop them by the side of my bed, flopping down onto the soft yet slightly scratchy blanket.

I pull the blanket around me as the guys leave the toilets. They are wearing a similar version of what I am, in their colours.

"Thanks for the adventure opportunity." I say.

"Of course." Gee says, climbing into the bed closest to mine.

"Night!" Ef yelps across the room.

I think, as I curl up in the blanket, nows the time to live. Its time to do it loud.