Luke and Tamia's Second Chance

[Fluffybuttwannabe]

Tamia Goldmane was a rebel, he always was. The son of circus acrobats who died on the trapeze when he was four, he was abandoned by the circus and left to wander the streets able to speak barely any English. He was found by a gang of thieves, and taught that to survive on the streets you have to either be the top dog, or sneaky enough to get around without being seen as a threat. He chose the latter.

Being the son of acrobats gave him one thing, the able to stretch into places he should be able to get into. This made him very useful to the gang of thieves, and as a result they feed him and trained him. A common practice was for two of the gang members to create a distraction, while Tamia snuck his hand in where it didn't belong, and make off with a couple of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. Things were going great, and Tamia finally felt that he had a place, until one day when he was twelve it all went wrong.

The plan had started simple enough. He was to simply sneak his hand into a display case while two members got into an argument with the clerk. What he wasn't expecting was for there to be a hidden alarm under the display that trapped his arm when he touched it. Helpless, the two gang members ran off, leaving Tamia to be arrested.

[Rye]

Luke Morgan , like the captain with the rum was in the same category , young and a thief but a different kind. He had an acute interest in plants and biology , so much so that he actively seeked out more and more ways to help grow ,breed and create them. Although due to his age much of the information he wanted was off limits, experimental ways to get black flowers , growing fruit at double the rate , treating them with glow genes from jellyfish , all were locked off and the eager little gardener wanted them. He had started with lock picking , a skill he had a knack for , getting into restricted library areas to access fertilizer bombs and chemistry, not for that purpose but broke in all the same. This continued into full blown fraud , treason and breaking and entering into government facilitates. He had the folders and was on his way out when he was caught by a spot of bad luck and intelligence tracking. They knew he was doing it but wanted to catch him with a bigger charge , they caught him in the restricted area with a deadlock door and after close examination found no official ID on him , with all his picks broken he couldn't get out and had to face the music. After the reading of his rights getting stripped of the white lab coat he had used to pretend he belonged there he was in the back of a van and driven away.

He was stubborn and cocky and wasn't willing to back down on it , sure he took it and was proud of it. He wanted it and he took it. If they didn't want that then they should have used better security.

[Fluffybuttwannabe]

A few days later, Luke and Tamia were both led out of their isolated cells towards a cop car. As they went, Tamia glanced over at Luke, surprised to see another boy his age in a maximum security prison. He didn't say anything though, always hating talking and asking questions. He was rather embarrassed by his thick Romanian accent, and if he didn't have to talk, he preferred to not say anything. Sighing, he just focused on his handcuffs, struggling to slip his wrists out of them so that he could escape, but ultimately finding them just too tight.

He blinked his eyes and groaned at the sunlight, always hating the bright sun. It hurt his eyes that were so accustomed to moving around at night. He was almost grateful as he was pushed into the back of the cop car, sighing and staring at the floor as he moved over so that the other one could get in. He still remained quiet, refusing to say even a word.

[Rye]

Luke looked at the cuffs , if had so much as a hair pin he would be out of this so fast. He was half blinded by the sun , only being half sighted to begin with. He could only see once he was bundled into the car. He was still in his blue hoodie and jeans , which was nice , he guessed they were going to court or something to stand trial , but he didn't recognise Tamia , was he next on the stand or standing as a witness to his crime. He saw the cuffs , add more confusion to why they would be together. He didn't say anything while the cops were around though , they could use what they heard against them so stayed quiet and stared out the window , wondering which court level he was being dragged to.

[Fluffybuttwannabe]

Tamia was currently wearing a stained black shirt and black pants, a black pair of sneakers (full of holes) and unknowingly, a rather flooded pull-up. He had tried to use the toilet in his cell, and had managed for his, um number 2 needs, but he couldn't stop himself from soaking it at night. Squirming slightly in it, he didn't saw a word, looking out the other window.

The officer that wasn't driving turned his head to the two of them and said, "So, you two, bet your wondering whats going on, huh. Well, you two aren't headed to court, instead you two are going straight to a foster home."

[Rye]

Luke jumped onto him "hold up , I've got a right to stand trial first. To present myself to a jury and stuff. I don't wanna go to a foster home. They're all like prisons" he huffed. He was squirming a little , his pride and stubbornness meant he refused to use the horrid excuse they had for a toilet in the cell. He had moments where he had to stop and concentrate on not soiling himself and so far so good but it was getting worse

[Fluffybuttwannabe]

Tamia looked up at the officer in surprise, but shook his head no. He knew though that he could escape it quickly, so he wasn't too worried.

The officer chuckled and said, "Your underage, and we have evidence to put both of you in jail for your entire lives. Instead, your going to be a part of a government program where you will stay with this foster home for your remaining 6 years, and then be released under probation. You don't get a choice in the matter, you," He pointed at Tamia, "Are a ward of the state, and have no one to claim you. And you," He pointed at Luke, "your parents already agreed to these terms. They will have no contact with you throughout this experience, and won't tell anyone about it. Instead, they will say you've been sent to boarding school."

[Rye]

Luke scowled and sat back and huffed "you can't make me stay there. I'll break out..." he muttered , six years was a long time , although it was generous considering his acts , although not malicious posed a national security threat. He wondered what the other boy did to warrant such treatment as well. He wasn't shocked by his parents reaction , they had always been rather distant and uncaring anyway , probably were delighted that it was one less thing to worry about. Luke continued to grumble and pout in the back "hey, need the bathroom , can we stop somewhere?" he asked finally, the spasms and pain getting too much for him.

[Fluffybuttwannabe]

"Just hold it," He ordered, turning back to face the front of the road, glancing down at his cell phone.

Tamia turned his head to stare at Luke for a few minutes. He seemed to be rather clean, and collected. His clothes weren't stained, though he did notice what looked like potting soil on some parts. His hair wasn't a mess indicating that he had showered recently. He looked like a rather normal child. "What was he doing here with a homeless freak like me," Tamia thought to himself, before staring for a second at the bandages covering Luke's eye. "I wonder what happened to his eye," Tamia pondered, still not saying a word.

[Rye]

"Look! Either pull over and let me go anywhere! Or I'm dropping my pants and going in the car!" he yelled , refusing to make a mess of his clothes. He was fairly clean , a few days in prison had roughened him up, his hair was kinda a mess and greasy , more gold and yellow straw than it's normal platinum. He didn't pay Tamia any attention for now, he had more pressing matters to attend to but would deal with that shortly.