Bond

Chapter 1

A very young pig-tailed blonde walks toward a hidden club behind a few rows of trees. The club has been opened for a few weeks since the last time it closed down; however, this time the owners of the club have decided to remain low-key by purchasing a building on the outskirts of town rather than in the popular part of the city. The reason was because they turned over to the shady side. The club isn’t just a bar anymore it includes strippers, illegal drugs, and special entertainment for the different types of customers.

“Ey, little girl, don’t you think you are a bit young to be here? Come on home with us.”

“Cutting in line? Don’t you think you’re a bit stupid? All of us here have been standing in line for a while and you think you can just walk in there because you want to? Not only that, but you look kind of small to be here.”

“It’s better to not say anything. It’s obvious she is ignorant.”

The little girl was used to hear these kinds of words from people around here, but every single time she couldn’t help but blush with shame. She didn’t want to be here but she knew she couldn’t just walk out because she wanted to. The body guard blocking the entrance pulled out a black light flashlight as the girl shifted her head and hair to the side, revealing her neck. The bodyguard lifted the flashlight over her and on her neck, there was a faint marking. He moves to the side, letting her in. A ruckus was heard as she went in.

“Lillian, get over here!” A familiar voice called her over. She smiled widely, showing her all her teeth. She then proceeded to jump on his muscular arm and climbed up on his arm and whispered in his ear, “call me Sang, please?”

“No can-do bunny, let’s go.” Another voice interrupted, giving Sang cold shivers and fear flood over her.
The man being clung on by the little girl responded back to the other man, “what bunny? I don’t see any bunny ‘round here.” He looked down into Sang's eyes “Un maldito mono es lo que eres (A fucking monkey, that’s what you are.) She looked at him in confusion, “whatcha say?” He smiled “I said you are a precious little girl, comparing you to a bunny won’t do you justice.”

“Oh, thank you? Bye, bye Samuel!” She said as she climbed down Samuel’s arm. He held on to her arm and faced the impatient man “I need a few more minutes with her Joseph.”

“3 minutes.” He walked away.

“Little Sang, I just thought it was important to tell you that you are-, you have-, you mean a lot to me, you have a special spot in my heart,” he points to the general area where his heart should be, “that no one can replace. I love you a lot that you surpass many of my friends and you are my priority at all times. I’ll miss you a lot when I don’t see you anymore.”

In his little speech, every word that came out of his mouth made Sang panic. She’s never seen this grave expression ever, even when he was hurt badly. “Sam, what is happening what are you saying? Where are you going? Didn’t you promise to accompany me ‘til my eighteenth birthday. You swore! You did! You did!” Tears pooled around her eyes, but she roughly rubbed her eyes to get rid of them.

Samuel felt guilty about his next words, knowing that he was going to have to lie to her, “No I’m not going to leave anytime soon. I just thought I had to tell you so you feel special and get motivation to work hard today.”

“Well I think I work hard everyday,” She said confidently.

“Of course,” he laughed and walked away.

“Bye?” she softly questioned. She went back to Joseph.

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“Ow!”

A little boy in dark hair frowned at a blonde one. “That actually hurt! Oh, AH! It's bleeding! I’m going to die of dehydration!”

Another small boy wearing broken glasses looked at him. “I think that’s wrong.”

“Then what is it genius?!” He responded, angrily. Doesn’t he know that is not what is important right now? He thought.

“Boys, that is enough,” Joseph said. “Meet your guide here. Her name is Lillian. Lilly, take care of them. If they cause problems, send them to the back room.” He narrowed his eyes at them and patted Wang’s head.

All nine little boys stared at her, making her nervous. “H-hi, uh, you can call me Sang!” She blurted.

“Then who is Lillian?” A boy with intact glasses, obviously one of the oldest, looked at her.

“Ooh! Let me ask you one better! What is Lillian?”

“How is Lillian?”

“What is Lillian?”

Sang’s eyes darted back and forth between the boys inputting their opinions. Finally, she spoke, “Well, my real name is Sang, but Joseph doesn’t like that name because it is too ugly so it is Lillian now. Oh! Uh, I need your names please.”

“My name's Lucian but you can call me Luke.”

The dark haired boy with a scratch looked a her and mumbled something. She tilted her head in confusion, “can you repeat that?”

“NORTH!” He roared, making some boys and herself jump. She scribbled his name quickly and moved on.

“Dakota.” He corrected his loop sided glasses.

“…Gabriel..” The little boy nervously said, making Sang smile fondly. He looks like the youngest.

“Victor.” He looked away haughty as if she wasn’t someone worthy. Sang feels uncomfortable.

“…Silas.” He stared deeply into her eyes.

“Nathan.” He didn't look at her at all, as if he was trying to ignore her presence.

“Owen Blackbourne.” Like Silas, he stared at her.

“Sean, Sean Green, but you can call me baby.” Cold sweat ran down her back. I’m not a pedophile, I swear!

“Okay, so we are done. I will introduce you to your bedrooms first since it is almost your naptime. I think. Oh! I keep getting distracted! North, do you need a Band-Aid for that?” She reached down to examine it.

“No! G-get away! You s-s-slut!”
An uncomfortable silence filled the air. Sang dropped her smile and her hand. She whispered a very quiet, almost inaudible, “oh.”

She begun to walk and they all followed but nobody spoke after that. Gabriel tried to reach for her hand a few times but she always dodged it.

“Here are your rooms. Good-bye.” She didn’t even face them or turned back as she walked off.