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𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙄𝙌𝙐𝙀 𝙂𝙄𝙂𝙂𝙇𝙀𝘿 from behind Braggs and the boys as they dabbed up some kid, "who's that?" She said, making her presence known as she eyed the boy holding all the shopping bags, "my names AJ" he said nervously.

"AJ yeah? Take my number too!" She said realising that's what he and Braggs were doing, halfway through inputting her number when an older man with a slight resemblance to him yelled out.

"AJ, let's go. Now!" He looked worried, probably AJ's father which made Monique slightly bitter, she missed having her father yell at her when she tried to get random boys numbers. Hell she missed her brother threatening to cut up all her wigs for it.

She handed back AJ's phone with a grin, "Names Monique, I saved myself as Moni!follow me on insta yeah? I'll message you it. " she chuckled, pushing her hair back seeing as it fell out the clip.

"What you saying likkke man? Easy yeah? " Braggs smirked, obviously happy to put the older man on edge, AJ was none the wiser and nodded, seemingly gassed that the elders were talking to him.

The group all smirked as the walked passed, Guiding Monique as if she was a princess and they were her Bodyguards. In a way, that's  what she was, the princess of South London streets. Everyone who knew Krazy and Dominic knew of her and knew better than to try shit, and once they learned she had gotten jumped by almost twelve people, Braggs wasn't too keen on letting her run with the TBs for the rest of the day.

They also said to have a surprise for her.

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𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙄𝙌𝙐𝙀 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙀𝘿 𝙎𝙄𝙏𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 on her balcony, she had gotten message after message from Tazer and Skreamer saying they didn't think any differently of her and wanting to know if she was okay.

She decided to invite them over for the sake of it, she felt they deserved an explanation on the whole thing. Besides they were her friends, they'd understand.

Tazer, Skreamer and Monique all sat in her living room, the boys with cans of KA and Monique with a bottle of water, clearing her throat before starting, "I'm just as confused as you are... But I think I can control shadows or the darkness... I don't know I know I sound mad but I've searched my abilities and—"

She rambled, tears building at her waterline she'd been stressed out, with the guilt of nine deaths and three severe injuries on her mind. She felt she was drowning in her own mind, "the things that.. Killed the Sixers. They're made of shadows.. Like my own personal army. The bigger the shadow the stronger.. I also found that I can move throughout the shadows.. " she explains.

"I can make weapons out of my bare hands and blast orbs... I don't know what else. " she had spent the last couple of hours testing her new found abilities, Attempting any skill under the branch of umbrakinesis.

Tazer understood completely, suddenly being given an ability you didn't want and it seemed Monique's power was one born out of negativity. He sighed and pulled her into his chest, "I get it, you're scared. You didn't ask to be different, but you are. " He said, knowing better than to coddle the girl.

Skreamer kissed his teeth, "so are you going to keep crying into manz chest like some wet yute? Angel don't piss me off, get up. " he reached over and flicked the back of her neck, Monique narrowing her eyes at him before standing up.

She looked at Tazer only to be met with an empty spot, confusing her greatly, "Tay?" She mumbled, giving skreamer a wide eyed look. But her confusion didn't last long before Tazer reappeared now sitting beside him, his eyes glowing the familiar yellow hers had.

"After today, those hoes will think twice before jumping you, yeah?" Skreamer grinned, him and Tazer sharing a look, "it took a bagga dem to try fight you, powers or not, you know you can throw hands. Don't let them catch you lackin cuz. "

Monique would've genuinely cried, it had been so long since she had genuinely not felt alone. It's as if all her calls for help were finally being acknowledged.

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𝙏𝘼𝙕𝙀𝙍 𝙋𝙐𝙇𝙇𝙀𝘿 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙆𝙄 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝙆 off his head tossing it aside while dropping down on the bed beside Monique, both of them sitting in silence as neither knew what to say. Before Monique decided to make the first move, "I'mma keep it real yeah? The night you got stabbed... Did you feel anything off??"

"You mean besides the fact man got stabbed?" He raised an eyebrow, Monique kissing her teeth and smacking his arm. "Shut up. I mean between us.. Like a connection. " she mumbled, Tazer instantly knew what she was talking about.

He nodded, not getting the point, "I think.. Our powers.. Were drawing us closer.. I think. " she took his hand, both their eyes glowing immediately, "there's something between us, deeper than the fact we're both.. Odd" she said awkwardly.

"So basically you're feeling man, " he said cockily, rubbing across her knuckles with a care that you wouldn't associate with a gang leader. She nodded, swallowing thickly while staring at Tazer through her fresh done lashes.

"Say no more. " he chuckled before smashing their lips together, the force knocking them over onto the bed. Monique now was laying on her back with Tazer hovering over her, they drew away to end the kiss.

"You're my ting now. "

"Sure taze. All yours"