Thug Luv Pt. 1: Beginnings

Don't Worry/Life or Death

"KOKO BEAN!"

I ran at Kobe full speed and pounced on his tall frame, he laughed dropping his stuff and picked me up to give me one of his bear hugs. He had called that morning and said he was gonna be back at his place here for a little bit but forgot to get a ride. I didn't want him taking a taxi so I asked Darryn to drive us to the airport to get him. I was sorta bummed out that I wouldn't get to see him long since Shonda had come over before we left and said she wanted to go ahead and have the DNA test done to see if Darryn was her baby's father. I was excited at the same time though, at least the shit would be over with.

"Damn Ky you coulda let me put my stuff down first!" Kobe said, placing me back on the ground.

"Man I haven't seen you in months what you expect?! Oh and this is Darryn Jackson I told you about," I said, pulling him to me by the waist. Kobe looked at us funny so I let him go.

He chuckled and reached out to shake Darryn's hand, "I knew you looked familiar! What's goin' on man everything good with you?"

"I can't complain. You doing good things on that court I see you," Darryn smiled.

"'Preciate it! Hey Kyra have you talked to ma and dad lately?" Kobe asked walking over to Darryn's car with his bags.

My shoulders sulked as we followed behind him. It'd probably be a cold day in hell before they called and checked on me. They were too enthralled in Kobe's life and what he was doing.

"Nah.."

Kobe threw his things in the backseat and hopped over into the car.

"I've been trying to tell them they need to give you a ring, they keep saying they will," he said squirming into the seat to get comfortable.

"It's whatever, Kob. I honestly don't even care anymore," I said getting in after him.

"I gotchu bro I forgot you got some height on you," Darryn said trying to adjust the seat to fit Kobe's long legs.

Kobe laughed at him. "You ain't gonna get nowhere doing that man I'm six-six! Here lemme sit long ways," he stretched his legs out across the backseat.

"Where we heading to?" Darryn asked after all of us were in.

"Santa Monica. I'll let you know where to go. Ya'll can come in if you wanna but I'm gonna be having a friend over soon so unfortunately I'll hafta kick ya out after a bit," Kobe suggested.

"That's cool with us, we don't wanna be a bother, we got something to do ourselves," Ryn told him as we pulled out of the parking lot. "So how long you been hooping?"

Both of us spoke at the same time "Since a bul"

Darryn busted out laughing, "Since a what??"

I turned to look at Kobe and we started laughing right along with him.

"Our fault, our fault he a Cali boy right sis? See we get together and get carried away out here," Kobe laughed.

"We basically said since a boy," I said still chuckling. "You can use it for anything really though, like in the place of "dude" or "mark" as you guys say."

"You gotta teach me that lingo, Kay," Darryn said punching my leg and winking at me.

I blushed and felt Kobe nudge the back of my head with his finger. When I looked back at him he glanced at Darryn then at me and raised his eyebrows like "that's you?" I just smirked at him and turned back around.

Kobe finished telling Darryn how to get to his place and we pulled into the parking lot of his complex and in front of where he stayed.

"Shiiit this place is nice," Darryn said getting out and looking around.