Runaway Love

She smiled a little as she looked at them and waved a little, "Where will I stay, here? she asked looking around the room. The building overall is really nice, it seemed pretty modern.

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He smiled a little as he looked up, "Drag another stray in Jackson," he laughed teasingly as he gave a polite nod to her -she seemed scared. "And yes it is, we're trying to better ourselves,"

"You're trying to better yourself, never said I would," She grinned, grabbing her backpack and finishing her ramen. "Nah you'll stay in the offices with us, they're the biggest rooms with couches or cots from the nurses office. Come on I'll show you."

Jackson nodded a little and smiled. "If you need me, I'll be here. Likely just down the hall of wherever you pick."

She looked at her the nodded a little, "Alright," she was still uneasy about the whole situation. She supposed it was easier since she didn't have a drug addiction or an illness that needed constant medication. She followed the girl down the hallway, it was quiet - she could only imagine how creepy it was at night.

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He rolled his eyes, "Well I don't want to have to bail you out of jail for some sort of fraud," he said calling after her, "don't teach her bad ways Aria! We need more good people here," he joked.

She rolled her eyes at Jimin and kept walking, leading her down the hall. "So no offense but where did Jackson get you? Kinda random for him to pick someone off the street, but you wouldn't be the first," She said as she turned the corner.

She chewed on her bottom lip a little then sighed, "I'm a.. or I was a prostitute," she murmured lightly - shame engulfed her she'd hated that life, she wished for a better one.

She laughed a little. "No worries, I'm a thief." She admitted. "They can help you stop if you want it. Jimin and Jackson really are the ines trying the hardest to change."

She nodded a little, "I hated it, decent money.. maybe a hundred something two hundred a day but it varied... and I'm tired." she laughed, "I'm so tired." she murmured gently then wet her lps a little.

"Jackson would be more than happy to help, Jimin probably too. The others will be around soon too," She nodded as she lead her to the offices. "These are the offices we sleep in. Any open door is an open room and free to choose from,"

She nodded a little as she looked around, "This one," she murmured going to the open door then looked at her and smiled a bit as she walked into the room. It had a big window, letting in lots of light, she could already see how she could make it her own. "It's perfect," she murmured softly as she sighed a bit, "I've never had my own place before,"

"Cool, there's cots in the nurses office that we can have one of the boys bring up for you," She nodded a little. "And we have blankets and stuff in the other room too. Talk to one of the guys about it, they can help you find work."

Nessa woke up it was colder out than she had anticipated - she was chilled to the bone despite having several blankets under and over her - she'd even been wearing sweats and long sleep. She walked to the main living area where she'd met Aria and sighed as she felt the heat from the makeshift fireplace they had, she had her blanket still wrapped around her. "Its so cold, " she mumbled to herself then stood closer to the fire.

Mark walked into the room and stopped short before raising an eyebrow. "Uh hi? Are you lost?" He asked, laughing a little as he walked over. "Aria's friend maybe?"

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Aria headed into the building, it was freezing and she wanted nothing more than to be in front of a heater. She had a decent day, selling and making about 350 dollars which was more than she'd had in a while. She carried her bag until she got to the hall, dropping it and ducking into the lockers for an extra jacket for later.

"Hm no I'm what she called one of Jackson's strays, I'm nessa," she said offering her hand for him to shake, "Guess I'm new to this place, I took the room down the hall but its so cold in there I came in here, she laughed sheepishly kind of rambling because being around guys who didn't just want to fuck her was different. It made her uneasy, and unsure of how to act so she put on her best front; which was anxious.

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Yugyeom had just woke up after working then night shift at a bar working as a waiter - he'd made about a hundred and fifty dollars in tips which was better than usual ,"Fuck its so cold," he whined as he pulled on his jacket and then a beanie, "We should probably try to insulate this place better - the windows are drafty," he mumbled.

Yoongi grumbled barely coherent but he had to get warm before he could sleep. He dragged his bed into the livingroom and flopped down on it then groaned. He'd been out all night trying to make money pick pocketing time square he never understood why busness men carried so much money.

Aria walked into the living room and sat down in front of the makeshift fireplace. "Do you intend to sleep in here all winter, yoongi? Why don't you just start a fire in there?" She said, going to boil some water for food. "And yeah Jimin said something about sealing windows and stuff."

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Mark nodded a little. "Ah so Jackson," He said, looking over his shoulder.

"Who's the stray?" JB asked, pushing his hood down as he walked into the room.

"Jackson's." Mark replied.

"Jacksons stray or Jackson's?" He asked, smiling a little. "I'm Jaebum, nice to meet you." He said, holding out his hand.

Yoongi groaned incoherently, "Too much work," he mumbled as he wet his lips and pulled him blankets around him then shivered a little. The room was much warmer than his bedroom, and he preferred this room.

Yugyeom nodded a little as he sighed grabbing the pot with hot water and making himself some hot tea, "I'll see what I can get from the home improvement store today, do we need anything specific while I'm out?" he asked.

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She shook his head then smiled, "Nessa," she said to him lightly as she yawned sleepily then sat down on the couch pulling her feet under her to keep them warm.

"Want me to come with you? I can help get stuff," She offered, sitting down and pulling the blanket around her tighter. "Also thanks for the mattress, better than sleeping on the cot," She nodded a little.

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Jaebum nodded a little. "So what do you do?" Mark asked her, sitting down on the couch as well. "She's probably trying to get ahead, like Jacksons trying to do," Jaebum nodded a little.
Jackson walked in and shook off his jacket. "Oh hey. Met the others then?"

She shrugged, "Right now nothing, I'm going to get a hob though. I have a little money to last a while but I don't know how long it'll take to get a job and how long till I'll get paid," she murmured as she looked at him.

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He nodded,"Sure we can pick things we need - maybe we can find another used generator while gas is cheap," he said to her thoughtfully. "busting out that window in that one room was a good idea, I'd rather not die of carbon monoxide poisoning, we should seal off that door so no cold air goes under it that should be easy enough

"Just let me know and we can go, alright," She laughed a little. "Also I wanted to go and get some alcohol because why not, so I'll definitely come." She added as she sat down.

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Jackson nodded a little. "Need help finding one? Most of us can help. I work and so does Jaebum, Jimin and Yugyeom do too." He added.
"Yeah just ask and we'll help." Jaebum nodded.
"Why did you exclude my name from the list?" Mark asked.
"Are you doing anything legal right now?" Jackson asked with a raised eyebrow making mark snicker.
"Nope not really." He laughed a little.

She nodded a little, "I don't even know where to start," she admitted as she looked at him then to Mark then smiled, "I really want to do better, maybe... go to school to get a licenses in something," she told him - she really like hair, so maybe she'd get a job doing something along those lines.

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Jimin walked into the room, "I heard my name?" he smiled as he pulled on his gloves, he was going to be cleaning an entire house today so he wanted to get an early start.

Yugyeom smiled, "We have a new member of the family, she needs a job," he said as he took a bite of a gronola car, "I have a job interview at a car lot today as a salesman - we could be making very good money if I get this job," he spoke animatedly then looked to Aria. "Do you think Id be a good salesman?"

"I think so, you've got one of those likable personalities," She smiled a little. "I think you'll do well at it. But does that mean you're going to quit at the bar?" She asked, standing up and grabbing one of Yoongi's blankets to wrap around herself and sticking her tongue out at him. "Headed out?" She asked Jimin, crossing her legs back under her.

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"Jaebum can help with that," Jackson nodded a little. "He works in a mechanics shop so the school he goes to works with specialties," Jackson explained.
He raised an eyebrow at Jackson before turning to her. "Yeah, I do. You can come if you want." He said, going to sit down and taking a drink of water.