TOYLB: Lurker in the Shadows- Season 5-7

*meanwhile, Dieter was busy with stocking up the learning section of the shop as the new semesters were piling in n students were busy getting new textbooks*

vincent; 8was sorting the crime section of the shop while watched th twins8

*the twins played tag n ran circles ard the amused students*

Vincent; 8rolled his eyes8

Dominik: *bumped into a young student n ended up dropping all the books on his head n started bawling*

Vincent; 8scooped him and cooed to him8

Emily: *whimpered, clinging onto Vincent's pants, wondering if her brother was alright*

Student: Oh, I'm so so sorry. Did I hurt him badly?

Vincent; 8looked his son over8

Dominik: *only a small bruise on the forehead*

Vincent; 8sighed in relief8

Student; *sighed in relief as well n picked up the rest of the books to be paid*

Dieter: *puts up a sign to direct those who want to get 2nd hand textbooks to the section*

Vincent; 8cradled the twins7

Dieter: *poked his head out* I heard crying. Eez zee tvins OK?

Vincent; Dominik bumped his head

Dieter: Oh, eez he hurt bad?

Vincent; Just a small bruise

Dieter: Aww, eez my little chiddler got a boo-boo? *kissed the bruise*

Dominik: *sniffled as he rubbed his nose*

Vincent; 8nuzzles him8

Emily: Boo-boo OK?

Dieter: Ja, boo-boo OK now, right, Dominik?

Dominik: *nods*

Vincent; 8kissed his forehead8

Dieter: *sees the long line of ppl paying for their textbooks at the cashier* Whew, I cant believe its already a new semester

Vincent; 8nods8

Dieter: Lots of new students. I vas expecting Thrax's chiddlers to be here tho, thought zey might shop as vell

Vincent; At some point

Dieter: Guez zey're a little occupied coz of Oz's condition

Vincent; 8nods8

Twins: *wanted to be let dwn*

Vincent; 8set them down8

Twins: *giggled n started going tag again*

Dieter: *shook his head n chuckled* Vry fiesty bunch

Vincent; 8chuckled8 They are

*the twins wound ard the students standing in line, amusing the students as they chuckled at the spawns' antics*

Vincent; 8sorted the customers8

*the twins continued to play abt until they saw a little boy tht looked like a beggar who was eyeing at the 2nd hand books, looking pensive*

Dominik: Nya!

Emily: He again!

Vincent; 8looked over8

*the beggar boy flinched at the kids n stuck his tongue at him, then snatched a book n ran*

Twins: Ah! Teef! (thief)

Vincent; 8darted after him8

Dieter: Woah *held onto the twins, so tht they dont follow their mother to chase*

Twins: Teef! Teef!

Beggar boy: *kept running into a dark corner of the street*

Vincent; 8looked round8

Beggar boy: *kept silent, hiding at his spot, bt his pet stray cat betrayed his position*

Vincent; Hold it

Beggar boy: *shocked n snarled, bking away, as if shielding some sort of mound behind him*

Vincent; Easy now

Beggar boy: *hissed; he looked like a mix breed, a small mix of red blood cell n chicken pox virus*

Dieter: *had followed aftr him aftr letting the workers in the shop take care of the twins* Mein liebe, vat did jou find?

Vincent; 8motioned to the boy8

Dieter: *peeks in* Woah! So zat's our little thief, eh? Vat eez zat behind him? *tries to tilt his head to see bt met with a snarl*

Vincent; Easy

Dieter: *timed his movements right n reached ovr to hit a pressure point, knocking the kid out, then noticed wat the mound reli was* Umm, I zink jou zhould call ze police. I zink eets ze chiddler's parents' dead bodies

Vincent; 8took out his cell and made the call8

Dieter: *carried the limp boy in his arms, seeing tht he was littered with food packagings n scraps, n the bodies were almost fully decomposed, n another corner showed tht there were a number of 2nd hand books tht he stole frm their shop* Vell, ze boy eez been buzy

Vincent; 8looked at the lad and bit his lip8

*the police soon came*

Eduardo: Wat's the situation?

Dieter: Dead bodies, I zink eetz ze boyz parentz. He either doeznt knw zey're dead or didnt vant to leave them alone

Eduardo: *chked the bodies* Yup, they're dead alright. I think illness n starvation got to them. The kid will hv to go to child services tho

Vincent; 8bit his tongue8

Dieter: Umm... *unconsciously held the boy a little closer n tighter* Do jou hv to? I meen...

Eduardo: Well, its the law here. Any unregistered child in the system tht has no parents will hv to be in child services

Vincent; 8looked unsure8

Dieter: Vell...ve can...take care of him, eef eets OK...? *looks at Vincent to see if its OK*

Vincent; 8nods8

Eduardo: Well, alright, u can take care of him, bt I still hv to send in child services to monitor n chk him up *allowed the coroners n CSI-s come in to collect the bodies*

*the cat the beggar boy owned purred, rubbing against Vincent's feet*

Vincent; 8scooped it up8

Eduardo: Alright, we'll take ur statements later in the day. We'll cya ard

Dieter: *nods n left the scene* Ve gotta get him clean now. Jou might vanna pick zose books up

Vincent; 8gathered them8

Dieter: *both went to the shop* Hey, Dave, bring ze chiddler here. Ve got an errand to run. Ve'll come bk soon. Watch ze shop?

Dave: Sure, boss *ushered the twins to their parents*

Vincent; 8set the books away and gathered the kids8

Dieter: *got the car n waited for them to get in*

Vincent; 8buckled the kids in and took his seat8