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Kevin “Zero” Kelly || Pickpocket || Age: 16 Portrayed by Robbie Kay || RP Only

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Prompt: Most Valued Possession

Zero looked down at his hand and at the coin in the center of his palm. He blanketed it with his fingers and squeezed tightly. "No."

"Oh, come on! It's a whole dollar! You could buy anything with it."

"That's innit even true." The young boy rolled his eyes and moved his hand close to his chest when the other kid started to approach him. It was clear that his intent was to grab it away, "Don't touch it."

"I'm so hungry. I'm starving, here. Please!"

A snicker left Zero's throat, "You're a liar! From the looks of your gut you've been eating good." He knew that his friend, though he hesitated to use that word, was nearly as poor as him but his mother was always in the kitchen. Zero thought she might be trying to plump him up for Christmas. The thought made him laugh, "Get outta here. If you're so hungry, go home."

"Gah, ever since you been hangin' out with that gang you ain't the same anymore." The boy backed away and kicked the ground playfully, "Everybody says it. Pa says you're just gonna get yourself killed over nothin'. Dead like them other boys. I'd be careful if I was you, Zero. I'm worried..."

"What does he know? Your dad's a drunk and everyone knows it." Zero stepped forward with his fist locked around his coin, "You ain't me, so, back off." He gave the boy a nudge, digging his fist into his chest.

"Maybe so, but, I think he's right. He doesn't think- Hey! Don't push me!"

He rolled his eyes again, "Or, what? Are you going to cry home to your mama. I told you to get outta here. Leave me alone. Get your own money and spend it how you like. Don't be taking mine. I earned this."

The kid's lip was quivering and he was holding back tears, "Fine. I'll see ya' around. I just hope it ain't at your funeral."

Zero watched as the pudgy boy walked away. Within moments of his departure, Zero turned his attention back onto the money in his hand. He stared down at the silver coin, freshly polished just that morning. It had been given to him personally by Iain Donovan. He had received it the day he tried to take his pocket watch and it had been in his possession ever since then. He once thought about saving up for something special but he had grown attached to the small piece of silver ever since Iain's gruesome slaying.

He had been in the gang now for two years but it had become clear to him that his friends, many of whom were also in the gang, weren't as impacted by Iain's death as he was. In his mind he had no other choice but to weasel his way up the gang ladder. He needed to be where the grown men were. With Cillian now in charge, though, Zero wondered how long before the money in his hand was the only thing left from Dead Rabbit's once well respected leader.

#five points writing prompt #Prompt: Most Valued Possession

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"Do not think I am not watching you."

"Do you got eyes in the back of your head?"

Are ya' accusin me of thievery?

My pockets? Well yes, that was the first place I looked even before I thought it missing.

Oh and yes, sorry I’m always forgetting about the little names you younger lads all have for yourself. How are all of you doing by the way? Not getting yourself into more trouble than usual, I hope? *chuckles*

Did'ya check for holes? Don't know. They're just a bunch of kids playin' around. Lookin' for trouble, more like it.

.

Are ya' accusin me of thievery?

Should I be?

All I’m asking is whether you’ve seen my pocket watch, Kelly. I thought I might have dropped it in last week’s meeting.

'Course not. I ain't seen it en'where. Have ya' checked yur pocket? That's where I'd be lookin' if I lost somethin' like that.

It ain't Kelly, either. It's Zero.

Are ya' accusin me of thievery?

#five+points+starter

Tell me one good reason why I should go home...

#five points starter #i don't know :/#work with me

Nothin' feels right.

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"Get yer arse down to the docks, sunrise. We’ve got business ta discuss."

Yeah? Kay, I’ll be there… whadda need me for?

Nothin' feels right.

Don’t be stupid Zero, ya’ know what is happenin’

Um, no, actually...

Nothin' feels right.

It's too quiet of a night.

#five points starter #i don't know #i will reply to stuff tomorrow #my laptop is low on battery

Death Or Glory - Zero & Kiernan

He could feel his world spinning, and his heart slowing down. he was getting near someone’s house. ”Kid, get ‘ere now.” before he could say anything more he was losing control over his body again.

Zero was quick to aid Kiernan. He wrapped his arm around Kiernan's waist and put in his best effort not to let the older man fall. "Look, you can't keep going on like this. We need to get you somewhere's safe." Zero looked around, his arms shaking from holding Kiernan up. "Let's see if they can give us a hand." Zero lifted his chin in the direction of a nearby house. With cautious, he eased himself forward and headed towards the house, hoping that he wasn't putting too much strain on Keirnan's fragile body in the process.

When he reached the door, he planted his knuckles against it and gave a few hard and frantic knocks. The door opened and he was immediately asking for their assistance. "He's hurt real bad, we need a doctor."

#para:kiernan #i hope this is alright?

Death Or Glory - Zero & Kiernan

"Let’s just go" He didn’t want to be around people at the moment and he didn’t want to be around this kid either. He walked away hobbling, the cold already hurting his skin and slowing down his breathing.

He carried on walking trying to get his pace to be fast so he could at least get to somewhere away from the kid and near medical trained people. That could possible stop the bleeding his skin was experiencing.

"Alright." Zero kept his mouth shut as he followed behind Kiernan. He couldn't offer much for protection but he had a knife in his pocket and could defend himself quicker than Kiernan probably could. At least in his current state. The boy kicked the gravel beneath his shoes as he walked, not as much as even a thank you from the Rabbit. It shouldn't have been expected, and truthfully Zero hadn't thought he would get even an ounce of gratitude, but it would have been deserving. He could have left him for dead but instead he went after him.

Once they got to a place where Kiernan would get the proper care he needed, Zero would abandon the man. Until then he was going to keep following him. He had nothing better to do and wanted to make sure that not only did Kiernan get medical attention, but that people knew it was him that had found him.

Death Or Glory - Zero & Kiernan

The handler was good at his job, her had to be. Kiernan enjoyed it the way he punched him to the way he tried to tell every Dead Rabbit secret, he may not be fond of how everything is being run as of lately but he was still loyal, loyal like a fucking dog. Broken skin, broken bones they couldn’t break Kiernan even if the handler believed he could.

He said he would rather die than speak, so the handler sure enough gave him that option. Darkness had over taken him for hours blood still pouring and fingers still missing but his Irish heart kept beating. Kiernan was a crazy man, but he was strong and he wouldn’t die the by hands of a handler. Especially by on as weak as Bowery Boy’s deemed to be fit enough to take him out.

He was in his own land of fun dreaming about the good days before Ian, before the war. He had a family, a happy one until everything happened. Kiernan had always been crazy, and when he finally opened his eyes because of a cold liquid splashing him out of his peaceful dream. He was pissed.

"Fuckin’ hell" though the words were a mumble and weak they could be made out but barely. He tried to move but there was something holding him back, the state of his body was beyond broken and weak but his mind thought otherwise. He noticed the kid, the boy Zero Kiernan didn’t know why he did but somewhere in his fucked up mind an image and a name linked together and there it was.

He looked over at him and where he was, he needed to get out and quick. He didn’t say anything more of a gesture, to help. It was going to be a struggle. The boy…was boy he seemed willing though to help. Kiernan was slow like a snail trying to get up on his feet slipping because his knees gave way more than once. He forced them though to hold his weight.

Soon he was up, and standing.

But he felt like a hanging corpse, tied up to mature.

Zero had to hold back his excitement when he heard Kiernan's voice. The bastard was alive. He took a step back, a deep breath escaping his lungs as he did. Zero barely weighed anything but when he saw that Kiernan was struggling to stand up, he tried with all his might to help him to his feet. They had made it this far but he wasn't sure what to do next. He was well aware of the reputation that Kiernan had and he didn't want to aggravate him but at the same time, he looked up to all of the older Rabbits and figured they had answers.

"Are you good to walk?" He asked, his hands in his pockets. "If not, there's some boys not too far from here. I could send for help." He hoped his so-called friends hadn't ventured far. Zero had wanted to come to the mill alone but he kept a few guys nearby. If he ran fast, he could get to them within minutes.

Death Or Glory - Zero & Kiernan

As suggested, Zero was heading towards the cotton mill by himself. He had sent some of the other boys on a wild goose chase looking for Kiernan. All the while knowing, or at least hoping, that he was actually at the mill. The place seemed empty when he entered it, if Harvey had been there he was surely long gone by now. Still, he kept his guard up as he crept through the old mill. He had taken a risk by going there alone and he didn't want to be ambushed.

It was only a matter of seconds before he found Kiernan lying on the floor, left there like he was nothing but a sack of potatoes. It may have been dark inside the mill but Zero could tell that the older Rabbit had been beaten to a bloody pulp. Crouching down beside him, he checked to make sure that the man was even breathing. Barely. He may have just been a kid but it didn't take a whole lot of life experience to realize that Kiernan needed medical attention.

Still crouched next to Kiernan, he tried to coax the man awake. Nothing seemed to work, however, and Zero was left with no other choice but to collect water and splash it on Kiernan's face. He knew that he needed to get the man out of there but there was no way he was going to be able to carry him by himself. If the man didn't wake up then he would have to leave him there and get help but it wasn't something Zero wanted to chance on. He'd be as good as dead.

Wrong 'em Boyo - Harvey & Zero

Harvey didn’t even need to hear the whole description to know the kid was talking about O’Connell. Narrowing his eyes he thought for a second before answering. He had a date to drop the sack of shit off in Rabbit territory the next day, and he was debating whether to just tell the kid. It wasn’t like he’d be able to take Harvey down anyway, well unless he decided to bring the whole god damn gang with him.

"You check the abandoned cotton mill yet?" He finally asks, his plan slowly coming to form. Given his previous knowledge of Gehris’s torture tactics, O’Connell was probably going to need immediate medical attention. And if Harvey dropped him in the street in the middle of the night, chances were the shit wouldn’t make it by daybreak.

"If someone took him he might be there." Except he was going to be there, thanks to Harvey at least.

His eyes grew suspicious as words poured out of Harvey's mouth. It seemed rather specific to name the cotton mill. Zero had no power over the man though, as quick as he could draw knife he knew that Harvey would have a bullet through his head. It was better to run with the information than to try and hurt the messenger. He didn't trust the man but he had given him a lead.

Zero took a step back, his hands in front of him to show his submission. "Fair enough, guess I'll just have to give the place a look over. Maybe bring my friends along, just to be sure." He didn't want trouble with the older gentleman, but he wanted to make sure he knew that he wasn't going to go there alone. If Harvey were to try anything, it would end badly for him. Honestly, he wanted to keep the meeting between him and Harvey a secret. He wanted the credit for finding Kiernan to be his and if he brought up Harvey, he'd be sucked into questioning. "Wouldn't want anything bad to happen, would we?"

Wrong 'em Boyo - Harvey & Zero

Harvey cocked his head, a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. “Kid, if you had a gang with ya they’d have been on me like a tart on nickel night by now. And just to prove my point.” He pulls out his gun and points it at the kid. “Now either you’re alone or your friend’s could give a flying fuck whether you make it out of this alley alive.”

"But luckily for you", he chuckles before holstering his gun, "I’m not in the mood to shoot some kid today."

Harvey hated to admit it but he actually liked the boy for some reason. Possibly because of the fact he reminded him so much of himself when he was about his age. “I’m Harvey, and unless you frequent the Shen’s opium den or The Mystique then it’s not likely that you have.”

The man had called his bluff and the only thing Zero could do was stand his ground. He didn't flinch when Harvey pulled out a gun. "Fair enough, sir. You caught me in a lie." Zero figured that if the stranger was going to kill him, he would have already done it by now. His assumption was confirmed when Harvey returned his gun to its holster. A grin formed on Zero's face at the sight.

"Yeah, ain't no place for me in a den or brothel. Least not of yet." He couldn't wait to join the older Rabbits in such activities but he had not been given the opportunity. Perhaps, he figured, it was to be earned.

An idea crossed the boy's mind as he gave The Mystique another thought. Harvey spent a lot of time there, according to him, so maybe he had seen Kiernan. "Were you there the night of the explosions? Cracked a hole in the wall, I hearsay. Dead men, all that. Lost men, too. Have you seen yourself a man about yea-high..." Zero lifted his hand up to his head and shot it side ways to indicates Kiernan's height. "A mark right here, on his...oh, erm-" He stopped briefly, confused about direction, "His cheek. Brown hair...brown eyes...?"

Bet not everyone to be happy.

There was one prostitute and five of our boys. And yes that’d be much appreciated, if you don’t mind. The sooner we find him the better. I’d hate to think what the Bowery Boys are doing to him if they do have him.

And be careful boy, try to get Danny to go with you if you’re able to.

Always am careful, sir. I'll go gather up the boys, we'll have Danny take the lead, if he don't mind. Kiernan's not gonna stay missin' for long.

#gif:cillian #zero is gonna get shit done #obviously lol

Wrong 'em Boyo - Harvey & Zero

Bo was gone. He wasn’t sure where, he wasn’t even sure for how long, but when he woke up that morning, she was no where to be found. He couldn’t really blame her though, with him being the ass to her he was and all.

With a groan, and pit of worry growing in his stomach, he threw on his jacket and left Rose to go find her. Figuring he should check the clubhouse first, he made his way down the thickly crowded street before stealing into an alley. He had always preferred staying off the main street, it was quicker and quieter, but you had to watch out for muggers. And according to the footsteps he heard behind him, that was exactly what he was in store for that morning.

Harvey continued to walk down the road as usual, pretending like he couldn’t here someone approaching. Given how light the footsteps were he figured it was either a woman or some kid, so he kept his hand away from his pistol.

A cocky smirk formed on his face as he felt the light brush against his side of someone slipping their hand into his pockets. He had to admit they were actually pretty good, if it wasn’t for him already knowing every play in the book, whoever it was probably would have gotten off scot free.

"Y’know, you should never pickpocket in an empty place." He said over his shoulder, before grabbing hold of the small wrist. "Too risky." He let out a chuckle before pull the hand out of his pocket and turning around. Damn so it was a kid.

Zero wasn't used to getting caught, in fact it had only happened once before. His eyebrows furrowed immediately as the man grabbed onto his wrist. Yanking himself free, he stared up at the man. Who was this guy? Zero had never seen him around before. "Alone?" The boy grinned, "You sure bout that? Jus' b'cause you can't see no one doesn't mean I'm alone."

His brow raised, "Who are ya' anyway? Ain't seen you before."

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