Even the Sweetest Rose Has a Thorn., chapter 2
Paprika jumped up and ran out the door, she forgot her jacket, she didn't care. Frankito and Jakob ran after her, obviously worried for Dragon and her. They saw her on the porch, on her knees and crying wholeheartedly into her hands.
"Not again, oh not again!" she screamed.
Billie Joe came by quietly, just enough to hear Paprika screaming. He looked at her, his heart felt heavy, he felt like crying himself. He looked at Jakob, he was crying and Frankito was hugging her, protecting her. Billie Joe felt another person by him, he turned to see Tre' Cool staring at his son.
"He's a great kid," Billie Joe whispered to Tre'. Tre's eyes went soft, "he's not a kid anymore Billie Joe, that's what scares me." Billie Joe looked at Frankito again, Paprika was kissing his cheek and Frankito didn't smile, he held onto her tighter.
"Paprika," Billie Joe said, she looked at him, tears still swimming down. "Do you need a lift to the hospital?" he asked. Paprika's eyes lit up a little and she nodded and walked to where the cars were parked. Frankito looked at Billie, obviously pleased and he hugged him awkwardly though.
Billie Joe unlocked the door and Frankito opened the door for Paprika, she hugged him and jumped in the car. Frankito jumped in the car and then Billie Joe, then Tre', then Jakob. Mike was staying there to explain to Adrienne what happened. There was an awkward silence, Frankito whispered in Paprika's ear, "what did you mean by not again?" Paprika looked at him and hung her head, "Dragon often goes the hospital, let's just say that old habits die hard."
Tre' couldn't take the silence, he put on the radio and there was unfamiliar song on. Some kind of rock/pop, it was ok, but Billie Joe couldn't stand it and Paprika was singing along with the words.
Under a lovers' sky
Gonna be with you
And noone's gonna be around
If you think that you won't fall
Well just wait until
Til the sun goes down
Underneath the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It'll steal your heart tonight
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart
There's no escape from love
Once a gentle breeze
Weaves it's spell upon your heart
No matter what you think
It won't be too long
Til your in my arms
Underneath the starlight - starlight
We'll be lost in the rhythm - so right
Feel it steal your heart tonight
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No you can't fight it
No matter what you do
The night is gonna get to you
Don't try then
You're never gonna win
Underneath the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It will steal your heart tonight
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
Don't you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart
Her voice filled everyone's ears with a wonderful melody. The song ended and Paprika stopped singing and Frankito was disappointed, along with Billie Joe, Jakob and Tre'. "You have potential kid," Billie Joe said and Paprika laughed. "My voice is kinda cracky, that sounded like crap," she said. Everyone looked at each other, if she could sing like that with a cracky throat, imagine if she didn't!
They arrived at the hospital, Paprika ran to the nurse.. lady. "I need to know someone in a room," Paprika said to her with an out of breath gasp.
"Name?" the lady said.
"Dragon," she responded.
"Last name?"
"There's more then one Dragon here?" Paprika snapped to the lady. Jakob looked at his dad with an 'I-so-told-you-so glance. Jakob's right, she is kind of a hothead, Billie Joe thought. Tre' shared the same kind of glance with Frankito, Frankito defended Paprika. "If your best friend is in the hospital, you wouldn't be happy-go-lucky either," he said, and everyone, well, agreed! Paprika got the room number and ran all the way down the hallways with an out of breath expression. She finally reached the room with Frankito and Jakob behind her. She went into the room and saw Dragon, hooked to IV machines and moniters. Vulcan was there, and that was all.
*With Tre' and Billie Joe in the waiting room*
"Do you like her?" Tre' Cool asked Billie Joe. Billie Joe shrugged, "she reminds me of a couple of hot heads I know but nothing out of the ordinary." Tre' shrugged and thought about it for a couple of minutes, was she good, acceptable person? Wait a moment, Tre' thought to himself, I'm asking if someone is 'acceptable' and here I am, one of the greatest punk drummers, with a fauxhawk and black clothes, asking if someone is acceptable enough for my son.
Billie Joe saw Tre's expression and said, "I know how you feel." Tre' looked at Billie in shock, sometimes Billie Joe can be psychic. "You think Jakob likes her?" Billie Joe asked Tre', he shrugged but then remembered the expression of pure sadness as Paprika cried, yeah, I think she does. They thought of this at the same time and looked at each other, "this can't be good," Billie said, Tre' shook his head.
*In Dragon's Room*
"Dragon, are you awake?" Paprika asked while Dragon opened his eyes. "Silly boy, what did you do this time?" she giggled.
"Meh, it was the Innocence, they shot me again," he groaned. Jakob and Frankito shared glances, again?
"Oh I got shot by them too, in the leg, still healing though, stupid airshot guns," she giggled.
"Oh nice, your such a wimp," Dragon scoffed, Paprika smacked him in the shoulder and he chuckled.
"No, actually it was those stupid bebe guns, those hurt! Apparently they got an upgrade," she said seriously. Dragon nodded and held his head in pain. "Sleep baby Dragon," Vulcan said and Dragon chuckled, "what did I tell you about calling me that, I might have to shoot you myself." Paprika seemed serious and asked Dragon, "where's your mother?" she asked, obviously worried.
"Getting pregnant by some random guy," he replied.
"Oh wonderful," Vulcan said. Frankito and Jakob had just watched his conversation with a dark amusement. "Oh, Dragon, you remember Frankito and Jakob?" Paprika said to Dragon. Dragon nodded and said, "so you're Frankito and Jakob, Paprika can't stop going on and on about you." Both of the boys blushed and so did Paprika. "Dragon! For once I'm glad someone at least shot you!" she squealed. Frankito was still blushing but Jakob was wondering what she was talking about.
"Paprika?" Dragon said. Paprika looked at him coldly. "Sing me our song," he begged. "What?" she asked. "Come on, sing me my song, my favorite?" he asked with puppy dog eyes. Paprika groaned and seemed to take a CD out of her shirt, "hehe, big chest goes a long way," she cackled. Dragon and Vulcan just grinned and the other two boys just seemed to look at her, she indeed, did have quite a big chest. "Well don't look at them all day," she complained. All of the boys blushed and she just chuckled. "Got a radio in here?" she asked Vulcan, he nodded and she put a CD in there and started to sing, loudly and clearly.
I know all about,
Yea about your reputation
And now it's bound to be a heartbreak situation
But I can't help it if I'm helpless
Every time that I'm where you are
You walk in and my strength walks out the door
Say my name and I can't fight it any more
Oh I know, I should go
But I need your touch just too damn much
Lovin you, That isn't really something I should do
I shouldn't wanna spend my time with you ya
Well I should try to be strong
But baby you're the right kind of wrong
Ya, baby you're the right kind of wrong
It might be a mistake
A mistake I'm makin'
But what your givin I am happy to be takin
Cause no one's ever made me feel
The way when I'm in your arms
They say your somethin I should do without
They don't know what goes on
When the lights go out
There's no way to explain
All the pleasure is worth all the pain
Lovin you, That isn't really something I should do ya-hey
I shouldn't wanna spend my time with you ya
Well I should try to be strong
But baby you're the right kind of wrong
Ya, baby you're the right kind of wrong
I should try to run but I just can't seem to
'Cause every time I run your the one I run to
Can't do without what you do to me,
I don't care if I'm in to deep yeah
I know all about,
Yea about your reputation
And now it's bound to be a heartbreak situation
But I can't help it if I'm helpless
Every time that I'm where you are
You walk in and my strength walks out the door
Say my name and I can't fight it any more
Oh I know, I should go
But I need your touch just too damn much
Hey-yeah
Lovin you, yeah, isn't really something I should do
I shouldn't wanna spend my time with you ya
Well I should try to be strong, I should try to be strong
But baby you're the right kind of wrong (right kind of wrong)
Baby you're the right kind of wrong
Baby you're the right kind of wrong
Yeah baby you're the the right kind of wrong
*While Paprika is singing in the waiting room with Tre' and Billie Joe*
"You hear that?" Billie Joe asked. Tre' listened closely and could hear a faint singing, kind of familiar. "Yes, sounds familiar," they looked at each other, Paprika! They ran to Dragon's room and Paprika was still singing. They opened the door and looked at Paprika who was staring at Frankito..... and Jakob.
"Not again, oh not again!" she screamed.
Billie Joe came by quietly, just enough to hear Paprika screaming. He looked at her, his heart felt heavy, he felt like crying himself. He looked at Jakob, he was crying and Frankito was hugging her, protecting her. Billie Joe felt another person by him, he turned to see Tre' Cool staring at his son.
"He's a great kid," Billie Joe whispered to Tre'. Tre's eyes went soft, "he's not a kid anymore Billie Joe, that's what scares me." Billie Joe looked at Frankito again, Paprika was kissing his cheek and Frankito didn't smile, he held onto her tighter.
"Paprika," Billie Joe said, she looked at him, tears still swimming down. "Do you need a lift to the hospital?" he asked. Paprika's eyes lit up a little and she nodded and walked to where the cars were parked. Frankito looked at Billie, obviously pleased and he hugged him awkwardly though.
Billie Joe unlocked the door and Frankito opened the door for Paprika, she hugged him and jumped in the car. Frankito jumped in the car and then Billie Joe, then Tre', then Jakob. Mike was staying there to explain to Adrienne what happened. There was an awkward silence, Frankito whispered in Paprika's ear, "what did you mean by not again?" Paprika looked at him and hung her head, "Dragon often goes the hospital, let's just say that old habits die hard."
Tre' couldn't take the silence, he put on the radio and there was unfamiliar song on. Some kind of rock/pop, it was ok, but Billie Joe couldn't stand it and Paprika was singing along with the words.
Under a lovers' sky
Gonna be with you
And noone's gonna be around
If you think that you won't fall
Well just wait until
Til the sun goes down
Underneath the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It'll steal your heart tonight
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart
There's no escape from love
Once a gentle breeze
Weaves it's spell upon your heart
No matter what you think
It won't be too long
Til your in my arms
Underneath the starlight - starlight
We'll be lost in the rhythm - so right
Feel it steal your heart tonight
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No you can't fight it
No matter what you do
The night is gonna get to you
Don't try then
You're never gonna win
Underneath the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It will steal your heart tonight
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
Don't you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart
Her voice filled everyone's ears with a wonderful melody. The song ended and Paprika stopped singing and Frankito was disappointed, along with Billie Joe, Jakob and Tre'. "You have potential kid," Billie Joe said and Paprika laughed. "My voice is kinda cracky, that sounded like crap," she said. Everyone looked at each other, if she could sing like that with a cracky throat, imagine if she didn't!
They arrived at the hospital, Paprika ran to the nurse.. lady. "I need to know someone in a room," Paprika said to her with an out of breath gasp.
"Name?" the lady said.
"Dragon," she responded.
"Last name?"
"There's more then one Dragon here?" Paprika snapped to the lady. Jakob looked at his dad with an 'I-so-told-you-so glance. Jakob's right, she is kind of a hothead, Billie Joe thought. Tre' shared the same kind of glance with Frankito, Frankito defended Paprika. "If your best friend is in the hospital, you wouldn't be happy-go-lucky either," he said, and everyone, well, agreed! Paprika got the room number and ran all the way down the hallways with an out of breath expression. She finally reached the room with Frankito and Jakob behind her. She went into the room and saw Dragon, hooked to IV machines and moniters. Vulcan was there, and that was all.
*With Tre' and Billie Joe in the waiting room*
"Do you like her?" Tre' Cool asked Billie Joe. Billie Joe shrugged, "she reminds me of a couple of hot heads I know but nothing out of the ordinary." Tre' shrugged and thought about it for a couple of minutes, was she good, acceptable person? Wait a moment, Tre' thought to himself, I'm asking if someone is 'acceptable' and here I am, one of the greatest punk drummers, with a fauxhawk and black clothes, asking if someone is acceptable enough for my son.
Billie Joe saw Tre's expression and said, "I know how you feel." Tre' looked at Billie in shock, sometimes Billie Joe can be psychic. "You think Jakob likes her?" Billie Joe asked Tre', he shrugged but then remembered the expression of pure sadness as Paprika cried, yeah, I think she does. They thought of this at the same time and looked at each other, "this can't be good," Billie said, Tre' shook his head.
*In Dragon's Room*
"Dragon, are you awake?" Paprika asked while Dragon opened his eyes. "Silly boy, what did you do this time?" she giggled.
"Meh, it was the Innocence, they shot me again," he groaned. Jakob and Frankito shared glances, again?
"Oh I got shot by them too, in the leg, still healing though, stupid airshot guns," she giggled.
"Oh nice, your such a wimp," Dragon scoffed, Paprika smacked him in the shoulder and he chuckled.
"No, actually it was those stupid bebe guns, those hurt! Apparently they got an upgrade," she said seriously. Dragon nodded and held his head in pain. "Sleep baby Dragon," Vulcan said and Dragon chuckled, "what did I tell you about calling me that, I might have to shoot you myself." Paprika seemed serious and asked Dragon, "where's your mother?" she asked, obviously worried.
"Getting pregnant by some random guy," he replied.
"Oh wonderful," Vulcan said. Frankito and Jakob had just watched his conversation with a dark amusement. "Oh, Dragon, you remember Frankito and Jakob?" Paprika said to Dragon. Dragon nodded and said, "so you're Frankito and Jakob, Paprika can't stop going on and on about you." Both of the boys blushed and so did Paprika. "Dragon! For once I'm glad someone at least shot you!" she squealed. Frankito was still blushing but Jakob was wondering what she was talking about.
"Paprika?" Dragon said. Paprika looked at him coldly. "Sing me our song," he begged. "What?" she asked. "Come on, sing me my song, my favorite?" he asked with puppy dog eyes. Paprika groaned and seemed to take a CD out of her shirt, "hehe, big chest goes a long way," she cackled. Dragon and Vulcan just grinned and the other two boys just seemed to look at her, she indeed, did have quite a big chest. "Well don't look at them all day," she complained. All of the boys blushed and she just chuckled. "Got a radio in here?" she asked Vulcan, he nodded and she put a CD in there and started to sing, loudly and clearly.
I know all about,
Yea about your reputation
And now it's bound to be a heartbreak situation
But I can't help it if I'm helpless
Every time that I'm where you are
You walk in and my strength walks out the door
Say my name and I can't fight it any more
Oh I know, I should go
But I need your touch just too damn much
Lovin you, That isn't really something I should do
I shouldn't wanna spend my time with you ya
Well I should try to be strong
But baby you're the right kind of wrong
Ya, baby you're the right kind of wrong
It might be a mistake
A mistake I'm makin'
But what your givin I am happy to be takin
Cause no one's ever made me feel
The way when I'm in your arms
They say your somethin I should do without
They don't know what goes on
When the lights go out
There's no way to explain
All the pleasure is worth all the pain
Lovin you, That isn't really something I should do ya-hey
I shouldn't wanna spend my time with you ya
Well I should try to be strong
But baby you're the right kind of wrong
Ya, baby you're the right kind of wrong
I should try to run but I just can't seem to
'Cause every time I run your the one I run to
Can't do without what you do to me,
I don't care if I'm in to deep yeah
I know all about,
Yea about your reputation
And now it's bound to be a heartbreak situation
But I can't help it if I'm helpless
Every time that I'm where you are
You walk in and my strength walks out the door
Say my name and I can't fight it any more
Oh I know, I should go
But I need your touch just too damn much
Hey-yeah
Lovin you, yeah, isn't really something I should do
I shouldn't wanna spend my time with you ya
Well I should try to be strong, I should try to be strong
But baby you're the right kind of wrong (right kind of wrong)
Baby you're the right kind of wrong
Baby you're the right kind of wrong
Yeah baby you're the the right kind of wrong
*While Paprika is singing in the waiting room with Tre' and Billie Joe*
"You hear that?" Billie Joe asked. Tre' listened closely and could hear a faint singing, kind of familiar. "Yes, sounds familiar," they looked at each other, Paprika! They ran to Dragon's room and Paprika was still singing. They opened the door and looked at Paprika who was staring at Frankito..... and Jakob.
