FAKE Double Drabble: Juvenile Offender

[badly_knitted]

 


Title: Juvenile Offender
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo, OMC.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Dee and Ryo arrest a would-be thief.
Written Using: The tw100 prompt ‘Consequences’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
 


 

“This ain’t fair!” the kid whined, tugging at the handcuffs. “I ain’t done nothin’!”
 

“You tried to hold up a liquor store at gunpoint,” Ryo pointed out.
 

“Ain’t a real gun, just my grandpa’s fancy lighter. He left it to me when he snuffed it a few weeks back. Anway, I didn’t even take nothin’!”

 
“Don’t matter that ya didn’t succeed, ya still tried to rob the place.” Dee shoved the youth towards the door, keeping a firm grip on him. “Actions have consequences, didn’t anyone ever teach ya that?”
 

“All I wanted was beer and cigs!”

 
“Are you even legal age?”
 

“What’s that got to do with anythin’? The bastard owns this place wouldn’t sell me what I wanted. When I came back with the lighter, he threatened me with a shotgun! Why aren’t ya arrestin’ him?”

 
“He’s not the one who broke the law,” Ryo reminded the would-be robber. “He was protecting his business, and he has a licence for his weapon.”

 
“He should’a just sold me the beer and cigs. I had the money, I would’a paid.”
 

“He couldn’t do that, it’s illegal to sell to someone who’s underage.”
 

Dee chuckled. “Face it, kid; ya can’t win.”
 

 
The End
 



 
 

Comments

[mrs_sweetpeach]

That kid's viewpoint is one that always drives me up the wall. It is obvious to me that he's in the wrong, but logic has no sway when confronted and words aren't enough to stop him. I'm not sure what would be and that frustrates the hell out of me.

[badly_knitted]

Same here. He's young, his brain hasn't fully formed yet, and he's obviously not getting the guidance he needs to make good choices. The sad thing is, that's true of an awful lot of kids these days. Their parents simply aren't teaching them right from wrong, don't bother correcting them, and try to prevent them from suffering the consequences of their actions, which means they don't learn and start believing they can get away with anything. It's depressing.

Thank you!