A Third Of Love

Chapter 6: A Tale Of Marriage

A/N: You know, I was hoping I wouldn't have to put more warnings up so quickly. Alas, such is the fate of a writer who delights in the pain and suffering of others...

There are two rather large sections of this chapter that are focused on people with different sexualities, with a lot of comments that are boarding on, if not outright are, hate speech.

Either way, I condone and agree with exactly none of it.

Oh, you're back...

... well, let's get on with this shit show then. Hm? You were expecting some sort of grand introduction sequence? Yeah, sorry, but nope, I actually finished all my paperwork for once so... yeah... none of that to rant about.

Also... I'm crap at introductions. But hey, who knows, maybe one day I'll make some sort of ridiculously cheesy opening theme tune — all the best shows seem to have them these days!

No? I should just stick to narrating?

*sigh*... as you wish.

Okay then, last time... well, quite a lot went down, didn't it? Lucas's family was enjoying a regular Sunday morning, with some excellent food, courtesy of Lucas, only for that morning to take a sinister turn, when they were interrupted by a certain news flash.

The topic of discussion? A certain gang in Fourside, which recently had been committing more and more violent crimes recently, culminating into one particularly gruesome act, where they completely mutilated a man, going far beyond just killing him, and eventually tying his body to the sign of the Topolla Theater, presumably as some sort of twisted message.

It's been quite a while since I've seen such an act of cruelty... my heart goes out to this man's family.

Still, at least the rest of the day wasn't so grim, as Ness came to Lucas's house for their 'date' at the arcade, as Claus called it.

And with many races, games and a duet, the two found themselves having more fun than ever — particularity for Lucas.

But now, the weekend was over, and it was Monday, so the dreaded time for all was here... school.

Lucas got up, making his usual preparations — though without Claus for once, as he was suspended for the week.

"You'll be fine, won't you?"

"I mean, Pokey isn't here either, is he? I should be alright then..."

"Yeah, but there are a lot of assholes out there, Lucas! And Pokey isn't the only one whose likely to give you grief... even if he is the most likely one."

"I'll be alright. What are you planning to do then?"

"Well, I'm grounded as of today, aren't I? So, I can't go out... I suppose I'll do some work? I dunno, I do have a lot of homework to catch up on."

"But then again, you always do."

"Fair enough... maybe I'll help Mom with some of the stuff around the house. As you said, she does a lot for us."

"Yep! Oh yeah, you'll need to know what work you'll have to catch up on, won't you?"

"I'm getting emails for all the classes, so, should be fine."