Money owns this town (PRIVATE FOR REDKITE AND SCARSMATE)

[Scars Mate]

'I'm not! I'm not, honest!' She laughed at herself. 'It did get a bit awkward, though. When people found out, they kicked me out, you see...'

[RedKite]

'I know that feeling...' He smiles slightly.

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Lana creeps out of her room, noticing Xavier looking distraught.

'Are you ok?' She whispers.

[Scars Mate]

Xavier grimaced.

'I guess. I think River wants to kill me,' he sighed deeply, sliding down the wall into a sitting position, his forehead on his knees.

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River smiled shyly. This wasn't too bad. But...

'So, I guess I'm sorry for being rude to Hatari too?' She tried.

[RedKite]

Her voice cracked, she looks helplessly at him, what could she do? It was her fault anyway....

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Giovanni raises an eyebrow.

'Don't be. He's a little bu**er sometimes....' He grins.

[Scars Mate]

River smiled back.

'I guess everyone is sometimes, right?' She joked, feeling somewhat at ease.

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'Its not your fault!' Xavier said, looking up at her. 'Something tells me she was annoyed before, but she doesn't seem like the kind of person to get irritated for no reason.' He gave Lana a helpless look. 'Your a girl. Do you have any idea what I did?'

[RedKite]

'I guess so...' Giovanni sighs relaxed.

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'I'm not one to judge..' She starts, 'But I do agree with you partly...'

[Scars Mate]

Xavier sighed again, wrapping himself up in his long arms. It wasn't like Lana and he had done anything- or was that what was bothering River? No. Did she like him? Yeah, right, he scoffed. Like a powerful woman like her would want to have anything to do with him.

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River gave Giovanni a small smile. After what had happened with her uncle-

She shuddered, and pushed away the tonight's. But almost as a point to this, her fear of her memories, here she was, happy (and safe) with a man.

[RedKite]

(awwwwwww....)

Lana sighs deeply, then heads past him and outside, Ryder slumps down next to Xavier and puts her head on his lap.

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[Scars Mate]

A ghost of a smile appeared on Xavier's face. He reached down and patted Ryder's head, the soft fur making him feel calmer.

[RedKite]

She looks up at him and lets out a deep sigh. She groans as she rolls over onto her back.