Swan X Reader - Part 11 (Old Habits Die Hard)
Over To Union Square Station.
Rembrandt, Vermin and Cochise were already standing by the platform. The three of them were already at the location and silently waiting for the train back to Coney to show up. The three Warriors remained quiet and beaten down about something. Even Rembrandt was being shyer than usual as he held his arm that was wrapped up in his bandana. Cowboy and Snowball made it to the platform a few moments later and some questions were raised.
"Hey, where's the rest of them?" Vermin asked Rembrandt as he only saw another two Warriors walk their way. "Where's everybody else?" Rembrandt questioned. "Cops got Ajax. We don't know about Swan or (Y-N)." Snow answered. "Yeah, we thought they'd already be here, they said they'd be looking for you guys." Cowboy added. "Are you sure about Ajax?" Cochise asked since he imagined Ajax being the last one getting busted. "Real sure." Cowboy nodded. "I bet he went out swinging." Vermin added as that was all he could imagine, Ajax swinging at cops in handcuffs.
"Ohh Jesus." Rembrandt gasped and looked down the tracks. "What?" Snow quizzed and took a look too. "There's (Y-N) and Swan." Rembrandt pointed and walked up to the platform edge as you and Swan came out of the tunnel.
The five Warriors hurried over to you and Swan as the pair of you awkwardly walked side by side each other on the train tracks. Swan helped you climb up to the side and then jumped up himself, reuniting you both with the rest of the remaining gang.
"Christ. What happened to you?" Vermin looked you up and down. "Cops chased us onto the tracks and we had to walk here." You answered. "I gathered that. I meant before that. You can't have bloody bumps and lumps from NYC Cops and get away from them. Not like that." Vermin pointed out and saw that you had a beatdown. "That was Baseball Furies. Cowboy and I got the worst of them." You cringed as Cowboy nodded with some scratches from the Furies too. "I got off light compared to you." Cowboy added.
"Speaking of cops. Did you know that Ajax walked right into a honey trap back there?" Snow grew suspicious and thought to ask you. "No. I went with Swan and you went back for him with Cowboy." You reminded Snow. "No. I'm asking did you know that the woman sat on the bench was an undercover cop? You said so yourself "He's most likely gonna get arrested." And he did." Snowball confronted you. "He probably deserved it. If she wasn't a cop he would have probably harassed or raped her." You answered without saying yes or no. "You knew didn't you?" Swan questioned down to you. "With how inappropriate he's been tonight and how shitty he's treated us in the past, he can see what tougher life feels likes." You replied to Swan crossing your eyebrows.
"Still. He's a Warrior, just like us. We're not supposed to leave other Warriors behind." Rembrandt pointed out the main rule of being a Warrior. "I didn't leave him behind. He went on his own free will because that chick was a magnet for his dick." You scoffed.
"Well, what about you? Yeah, Ajax's intentions may have been a bit on the... Rapey side, but it's not as bad as what you did. How many men have you killed tonight? Two? Three?" Cochise butted in and backed Rembrandt and Snowball up on your wrong move.
"Careful what you say about that, man." Vermin gulped knowing that you were gonna eat the heavy muscle alive.
"You're seriously pulling that card on me? Let me tell you something, Harlem Boy." You glared at Cochise and took some steady intimating steps towards him.
"The difference between and murder victim and a rape victim is that the murder victim doesn't live to experience the trauma, a rape victim does. I HAVE lived to experience that trauma! So if you're agreeing with me that Ajax's intentions were rape, then I don't want him in this gang!" You shoved the six foot tall man back as you screeched the facts in his face.
Everyone went silent after your little rant at Cochise that shut him down immediately. Not everyone knew about the trauma you suffered from back then. Only Cleon, Swan, Vermin and Cowboy knew as well as keeping it on the down low. They all knew that the topic got you angry and would set you off. That's why they tried to shelter other Warriors from flattering you or confronting you like Snow and Cochise just did.
"Anyone else, wanna tell me why I'm in the wrong?" You held your arms out willing to take on anyone. "I have a question." Snow raised his hand. "What?" You replied. "Do old habits die hard?" Snow questioned you. "Excuse me?" You squinted your eyes at him and began to walk over to him.
"(Y-N), calm down." Cowboy stood in front of you trying to stop you from squaring up to Snowball.
"I've seen how you fight and it's dirty, it's brutal. We're all so much calmer than you and you get aggressive so fast, you have no mercy either. It's like your Rouge hasn't left you." Snow bluntly put since what he said was true, but not nice to hear. "Fuck you!" You jumped for Snow and was caught by Cowboy pushing you back and Swan pulling you back. "(Y-N)! CALM down!" Swan butted in and also pulled you back with Cowboy.
"She's just proved my point." Snow shrugged and looked at Vermin. "...Yeah, but you haven't been date raped or been brought up in a dodgy ass gang. Just shut the fuck up." Vermin muttered as he pulled Snow to a side so there was a reasonable distance between you both.
"Right! No more talk on rape. No more talk on Rouges and no more talk on Ajax. (Y-N) did nothing wrong and Ajax went on his own after we told him to stop. We'll worry about him later and decide if he's worth breaking out or cutting loose once we get tonight over and done with." Swan strictly demanded and took charge of his Warriors who were falling apart.
"Now. What about Fox?" Swan changed the subject wanting to know about the other lost Warrior.
The lot of you went silent and thought for a solid moment. Where was Fox? This entire time he wasn't here or seen by anyone.
"Well?.. He ran with your group when we split, Vermin. Where is he?" Swan asked Vermin demanding an answer. "Hey, I don't know, dude! He was running with us one second and the next minute he wasn't." Vermin shrugged having no idea. "Yeah, we circled back and managed to get the train straight here. Fox hasn't been with us. He went his own way." Rembrandt backed Vermin up.
"He's been hit by a fucking train." You spat out.
"What?" Cowboy shook his head at your bizarre comment. "Hey, don't say shit like that." Cochise turned his head to you. "No... It makes sense. When we got chased onto the tracks by the Cops one told us "We'd end up like our friend if we went that way." it's the only logical outcome." Swan clarified and saw where you were coming from. "No fucking way?" Snow gulped. "Unless he shows up here or back at Coney, then being hit by a train makes sense." You explained and held the top of your head as that was most likely the outcome. "Fuck, man. I can't believe it." Rembrandt sighed as this night was hitting everyone and definitely Fox.
"Well Fox may not be showing up, but someone else is." Cowboy muttered and got everyone to pay their attention to the other side of the platform.
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