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Chapter 36
by Suvinceus
The fight begins...
A Battle and a Truce
After a test of strength, Krooger made the first move by delivering a flurry of punches to Jake, before the blond Crescent Moons member fought back with a few of his own. He then finished his combo with a punch to the ribs, before proceeding to throw his enemy off of the roof.
As for Hoagie and Lang, the red-haired Flames leader had punched his opponent in the face a few times when the bleached blond Crescent Moon took him by surprise by dodging his next punch, and uppercutting him.
However, Randy crept up from behind Jake, and got him into a **** hold, prompting the blond man to ask, "Fuck...Hoagie, where the fuck's Berlin?!"
"I don't know; maybe she went after that girl." Hoagie replied, before he decided to try and attack the blond Flames member.
"Come and get me, pretty boy." Randy said as he let go of Jake, cracking his knuckles in the process.
Indeed, Berlin had managed to search for Shirra until she found her on the roof of a pawn shop. As she approached her, however, the brunette Flames member quickly took out her switchblade and said, "There's nothing you can do about getting the Flames and Soiled Doves to make peace, chica."
However, the brunette Crescent Moons member lunged at her, pushing her to the ground. Her opponent still had the knife in her hand, and after dodging her attempts in stabbing her, she was able to have her drop the weapon.
"Okay, Shirra, tell me why the Flames and the Soiled Doves want to kill each other." Berlin said as she took hold of Shirra's hands.
The brunette grimaced before she replied, "Okay, okay. You don't have to jump me to get the information you're seeking."
Berlin raised an eyebrow and said, "Go on."
Shirra stood up and looked at the brunette before she began, "Lang and Krooger used to be best friends. Hell, they were pursuing careers in becoming amateur boxers since they were 13, and possibly making a name for themselves. That is until, Krooger wound up challenging a local boxer, and beat him. His fame skyrocketed much more than Lang's, and that pissed him off greatly. They ended up fighting each other a few times until they ended up forming their respective gangs."
"So that's why the Flames and Soiled Doves don't like each other; they formed their own gangs just so that Lang could try to prove that he was stronger than Krooger." Berlin said.
"I think it's about time we call a truce; I sure as hell don't want Lang and Krooger to kill each other, and besides, they were such good friends, but not anymore." Shirra replied.
"I should catch up with Hoagie and Jake, I wonder how they're holding up with them." Berlin added.
The two girls immediately made their way back to the Soiled Doves's base, where Hoagie and Jake were still at odds with Randy.
Back at the Soiled Doves's gym, Berlin and Shirra had already made their way back and climbed up onto the roof, where Hoagie was already taking a beating from Randy, even sporting a bleeding lower lip. The brunette Crescent Moons member managed to kick the blond Flames member a few times before kneeing him in the stomach, and finally punching him to the ground.
"Thanks, Berlin. You really saved my hide." The bleached blond Crescent Moons member told her.
"No problem." Berlin said as she helped him up, giving him a peck on the cheek, before she continued, "Allright, now listen, Lang. You and Krooger used to be best friends until you became jealous of Krooger's rising fame; you ended up destroying your friendship with each other by beating the shit out of each other, and formed your own gangs to prove who was much stronger. But I think you guys seriously need to stop going at each others's throats."
"So, you wanna call this whole thing off and stop fighting?" Hoagie asked.
"Or are you just gonna keep killing each other until the break of dawn?" Jake added.
Lang and Krooger looked at each other, before the red-haired Flames leader responded with, "Okay, okay, you win. But what about Krooger?"
The Soiled Doves leader, however, just glared at Hoagie and Jake, before he said, "I refuse."
The blond Crescent Moons member smirked before taking Shirra's knife and aiming it right at Krooger's throat as he said, "Either you agree with Lang...or I'm gonna shove this knife up your ass."
Eventually, the dark-skinned man clenched his teeth and yelled, "FUCK IT! I'm in!"
All the other Flames and Soiled Doves that were beating each other up, suddenly stopped and looked at the group on the roof. Hoagie and his friends grinned, as the truce was an immediate success.
After explaining the truce's success to Santos, Hoagie, Jake and Berlin returned to Slattery's estate in Sea Gate, where most of the Crescent Moons have already left, except for him, Delores and Lisa. The blonde Crescent Moons member had already ate a slice of pizza, as there were at least one pizza box on the table, while two more were already empty and in the trash, when she and her parents took notice.
"Hey, guys, you missed out on the pizza that Carabello ordered for his birthday." she said.
"Ah, shit. Oh, well, at least we got some pizza to scarf down, since I'm hungry as hell." Hoagie said, first with a disappointed expression, and then brightening up with a grin as he and his friends decided to have a few slices for themselves.
"You can say that again!" Berlin said as she chuckled before they began eating.
"Hey, I heard that Carabello finally hooked up with Maxine. I even heard she was one of the girls working at the amusement park in Coney Island." Lisa added.
Jake suddenly asked, "Who's Maxine?" as he raised an eyebrow. The blonde sighed and rolled her eyes as the four members resumed eating.
A few days later...
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