Prologue: By Kyleigh Ellen St. James

He is walking away.

I stare. . . .standing there, my long, dark hair blowing in the wind as he walks away.I feel almost. . .unstable, so I put my hand on the tree. It is as if the world has gone black and white and grey, and I only noticed it now. I never knew it, didn't expect it. Just. . .suspected it, I know that now.

Yet still I stare, as he is walking away. Slow-motion. The moments are almost torture, pleasant torture, because I know the meaning behind his words. But can I say anything now?

The wind begins to pick up. . .I wish I could run. But I want it to rain. . .I'd stand there forever if I could. Just to stare at him. . . .

The wind is even faster. I stumble. . .and run forward to tell him the truth. Nothing will take this moment.

He loves me, and I love him, too.

Elle sighed as she lay her notebook down, then noticed a familiar face coming in through the door. With a small smile, she pinned her nametag onto her shirt and went to greet their regular customer, known to her as Mr. M.

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The world of gangs, clubs, societies, cults, etc.
A very insecure culture, with very secure people.

In Metropolia, there are well-known gangs, there are pointless gangs, high-strung societies, freak cults, normal clubs, normal jobs, less-then-normal lives. It is the job of the Metropolian Tri-state protection Association to make this world work.

Manfred MacCell, Elle St.James, Derek Portman, and Jerry Croft all have this in common: they're not part of, or get rid of all ties.to, any gang, club or society.

2009, their world, their time:
A gang war is brewing between the Sabres, the Wreckers and the Extras. Four unlikely comrades (as mentioned above) will find themselves thrust into situations by their comrades, friends, families and bosses starting with what will come to be known as the St. James case:

Elle St. James, a seventeen year old misifit of this world, has her life thrown in turmoil when an Extra shows up one day, chased by a group of Wreckers who are out to get him. Later on, when the same gang kills her brother and sister-in-law in a fire which destroys her home, she is kept safe as a witness.

Jerry Croft, an Extra even among his own people, is the poor victim of the Wrecker's rage, as his gang's retaliation in a small fight set them off. When he is picked as their target of revenge, he flees to the diner where Elle works and lives, begging Manfred's protection from them, and the Wreckers decide to do what they do best later on after the agent sends them to the police station.

Special Agent Manfred MacCell, Infuence and Undercover department, takes the case head-on, oblivious that he himself is a target in this war, after a frantic call from the young waitress named Elle sends him to the sight of a crime of arson, which launches the case.

Derek Portman is a Sabre to his core. In his sixth year of training he is a favourite of the gang's leader, the sadistic Zeke. When he is arrested for an attempted kidnapping (although he is onlarged with B&E), the agent put in charge of him is none other then Agent MacCell. He does, however, keep popping by order of his leader, who is for some reason out to get the aforementioned people.

These four are somehow thrust together in a turmoil set long ago by others.

updated Dec 17 '11 by xKatanaXIV