Runaway Love

She nodded a little, "sure, I just need to get dressed," she said lightly as she smiled a little, her stomach growled and she ignored it then laid her head back ,"I want to be a cosmetologist," she said lightly then wet her lips, "I've always liked cutting hair,"

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Yugyeom smiled feeling validated then nodded, "Yeah the tips are being stiffed lately, I'll make commission on every car I sell! If the car is like five grand thats a thousand dollars," he said to her excitedly.

Yoongi whined as he grabbed the blanket trying to take it back, "Why do you torture me?"

Jimin snorted,"You're the one who decided to get a night job," he mumbled as he looked at him.

She made a face and pulled it further out of his reach, shaking his head. "It's my primary source of entertainment, duh," She grinned, leaning her head on the back of the couch and then onto Jimin's shoulder since he was next to her. She turned her attention back to Yugyeom and nodded a little. "So then, you would be able to get an actual place. And leave all this behind," She said, shaking her head slightly.

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Mark stood and took some of the boiling water, pouring it into a cup and handing it to her. "You should eat before your stomach starts forming words."

"Whenever you're ready. We have until tomorrow, and you can sign up and go look at the classes and stuff," Jaebum added, nodding a little.

She nodded a little then smiled a bit, "Alright," she murmured taking the cup of water - I have some stew in my backpack," she murmured lightly, "cheap food while living on the streets is kind of a must," she had lived on canned corn for a couple days before she started buying raviolis and canned tuna. When her foster parents stopped giving a shit where she was she stopped caring.

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He shrugged, "I figured I could just stay here and help out; I don't mind, eventually leaving but I don't want to leave you guys behind with less income and less supplies," yugyeom muttered gently.

She shrugged and sighed. "Tomorrow I'm going to the electronics store, I want to start making more money and I'm only making money if I'm selling stuff with higher value," She mumbled.

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"We mostly live on ramen but we have a camping stove so we can cook sometimes and eat like royalty." Jackson laughed a little.
"But mostly on ramen," Mark laughed as he sat there. "So where did you come from?"

"I was in a foster home for a while and eventually they stopped feeding me and buying me clothes so.." she trailed off, "I had to do... something to make money," she just shrugged, "Ended up on the streets making money however I could," admitting her previous job made her nervous; how would they react to it, so she kept it simple.

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Yugyeom nodded, "I think thats how most of us ended up here, either foster parents or parents who didn't give a shit," he said lightly then shook his head. "I never want to be like that to my kids," he murmured lightly.

"Me either," Jimin agreed lightly as he sipped his coffee.

"I'm not having kids," Yoongi grumbled, "annoying little demons," he muttered half asleep.

"I think you'd be a great father Yoongi, besides any kids you had would inherit your trait of not being awake unless absolutely necessary." She teased, before sighing. "But yeah most of us started that way problem is it's hard to get out once you're already down."

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Jackson nodded a little. "Well I'm happy we got you, it's nice to add to our sorta family," He murmured.
Mark sighed. "If I ever have kids it'd be nice to be able to give them a better life though. Better than I'm leading now."
"We all do, but you have to be clean before you start m, you know." Jaebum added.

She nodded a little then smiled, "I like to think I won't spend my whole life on the streets, I'm still young," she murmured gently as she chewed on her bottom lip.

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Yugyeom nodded, "I'm sure you won't, I'm sure if the ones who don't have honest work got it they'd make pretty good money," he said pointedly with a small smile.

"Yes well, not having honest work beats having bosses and schedules you have to follow," Aria said back, nodding a little. "Plus there's nothing around here I want to do. The money I make is fine as long as I steal more expensive stuff."

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Mark nodded a little. "Well if you change your mind, pickpocketing is great and id love to teach you how." He grinned a little.

She smiled a little, "If I happen to get curious I'll let you know," she said to him as she nodded then sighed, "I'll get a basic job then start school somehow... is there stuff for kids like us to use? To go to school I mean?" she asked - she didn't have the money to buy food much less pay for schooling.

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Jimin nodded,"Yep, there are grants and stuff you can get - if you have a place you want to work at in mind they might pay for your schooling if you promise them so many months of your employment, " he said to her as he took a bite of his granola bar.

Yugyeom nodded, "Thats how Jaebum got his job, they're paying for his school so he works there part time while he goes to school; he earns pretty good money, gets paid once a week too,"

Aria sighed a little and pulled the blanket on tighter. "They've got financial aid too if you need it I think. Actually, I've got a friend who works at a hair salon near here if you want I can introduce you to her. And Mark maybe tomorrow we should head downtown and see how much we can get from suits down there. Yoongi you too."

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Mark nodded a little. "Oh right we can test out that new card reader you got too," He added.
"You guys aren't planning more illegal activities are you?" Jackson asked them.

Nessa nodded, "That would be nice, we can do that tomorrow sometime or something," she murmured ,"I have some money so I kind of want to get some food that will last," she murmured lightly.

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Yugyeom shook his head, "Don't worry about I'll pick up some food that we can cook for tonight it's getting cold so we need to make sure we're stocked up and eating more calories. I'm sure Jackson or Jaebum wouldn't mind setting up a fire bin in your room for while you're sleeping - even just embers warms it up really good,"

Yoongi whined a little, "Fine, but I don't like it," he muttered.

"Yugyeom and I were going to go to the store tomorrow so you can tag along and we can get food too," She offered. "Kinda sick of living off ramen too if we're being honest."

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Jaebum nodded. "I'll do it, I just need to get one of the metal bins from outside and some wood," He offered.

It felt like she finally had a family, people were taking care of her and didn't even mnd. "I kind of need to go by the thrift store then, I'm kind of lacking in the clothes department," she murmured as shhe motioned to her sweats and cotton long sleeves that did nothing to protect her from the cool air.

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"I have a jacket she can have, I don't fit it anymore," Yugyeom said sheepishly. His shoulders just kept getting broader which was something he hadn't expected - he was growing like a weed.

"You should stop eating so much you're outgrowing you clothes faster than we can get them," Jimin joked.

"That's true you've probably got a bunch of jackets that we can wear. Later I'm going through your locker," She nodded a little.

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"We can all go through it," Jimin laughed a little. "You're still growing and you're almost bigger than Jaebum."

Jaebum raised his eyebrows. "Yeah well, stop it Yugyeom. Hard enough keeping clothes on him." He laughed a little

She smiled a little, "It's not my fault!" he complained as he looked at them then sighed dramatically. "Stop punishing me for the misdeeds of my genes!" he whined.

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Nessa giggled a little as she sipped the brother in the cup she had then wrapped her blanket around herself tighter.

Aria chewed on her lip while she waited for Mark to finish unhooking the card reader. It had picked up plenty of cards so now they would be able to make withdrawals from around the city at ATMSuntil the cards were busted.
"Yoongi hurry up," She said to herself, waiting for him to come back so she could give Mark a heads up and they could go.

She sighed as she walked down the road towards the school - she was exhausted all she wanted to do was sleep. Her feet aches, and her head pounded luckily she had some food to eat once she got back. A car slowed and pulled up next to her, "Heey babe! you're a ways off from your normal area.. I'm in need of a date why don't you hope in," he said smiling a little.

"Uhm I don't. I'm not doing that anymore," she said shaking her head and continued to walk fast.

He chuckled pulling up to her again, "Come on baby don't be that way, I know you need the cash," he said his tone more than condescending. The car turned off and her heart was pounding in her chest, "Get back here I'm going to pay you!" he yelled at her when she picked up her pace.

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Yoongi nodded, "I'm coming I'm comin'," he saiid hearing her then smiiled, "We're in the clear, lets go," he said to her.

"Alright good, lets go." She headed off with Yoongi in the opposite direction and sighed. "Alright, lets go. We can head the backway to school if you want?" She suggested, fixing her hoodie so it sat on her head but didn't cover her face. "Or we can go the main way, since Mark has the backpack he's probably gonna head the back way," She nodded a little. "Oh but I wanted to stop in a convienie and get a soda."

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Mark walked up behind the car and knocked on the hood so he could not only get the guy's attention, but move past to Nessa. "Hey, who's this?" He asked her, looking over his shoulder at the guy. He had just left Aria and Yoongi, heading back with the card reader machine they installed earlier, when he saw Nessa walking and being followed over by the guy. "Is there a problem?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at the guy and looking at Nessa.

Yoongi nodded, "Lets get you a drink," he said to her smiling a little, "We're going to get tons of money anyway," he mumbled thoughtfully, "Maybe we can make a more efficient kitchen,"

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Nessa looked at him feeling a wave of relief wash over her, "Just tryin' to get wiht her you know.. its her profession - come on baby I got two hundred dollars with your name on it," he spoke up adjusting the front of his jeans.

"I already told you I don't do that anymore, now please leave me alone," she spoke exasperatedly as she looked at him then looked to Mark grabbing his hand in her own ,"Come on lets go home," she murmured gently.

"That would be great, to be able to cook again. And not be living on Ramen so much anymore. A rice and pressure cooker would be lovely," She said, walking and turning into the convenience store. "Want anything?" She asked, heading toward the refridgerators in the back.

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He stared at the guy and shook his head. "She's not interested, so leave her alone," He said, before taking her hand. "Alright, come on," He said, leading her away and across the street from him. "So... do you want to tell me what that was about?" He asked softly, looking at her as they walked.