You can take the boy out of the streets...

[gagonthis]

.... but you can't take the street out of the boy.

Jermaine was the epitome of that saying. Born in Brooklyn, NY Jermaine had been exposed to the gang lifestyle at a young age. His older brother had been a loyal soldier in the 5th street Crips before he was gunned down at a concert by a couple of Bloods who were too cowardly to shoot him from the front.

When Jermaine was twelve he was inducted into the same gang, taking his brother's street name. By fourteen he had been in and out of youth services twice, each time the state being unable to find a way to hold him for longer. He'd also killed at least three people in various drive-by shootings. By sixteen Jermaine was thinking bigger, thinking about his future, so he started selling drugs.

Then the unthinkable happened. His mom died. The only person he really cared about, his mom had been sick for sometime, though she never went to see a doctor, believing them all to be quacks. She passed away one evening and before Jermaine even knew what was going on he was being packed up to go stay with his estranged Aunt and Uncle. They'd made it big a few years back, Jermaine's Uncle being a very successful entertainment lawyer in L.A.

Jermaine had just turned 18, and was told he would have the choice whether or not he wanted to stay in NY and make his own way or go live with his relatives. Jermaine didn't particularly like the idea of staying out in yuppie LA, but by this point he was already out there and figured it'd be easier to mooch off his rich relatives until he could get his life back together.

So he began his first day of his senior year of highschool, despite barely making it through three other years, at a posh Beverly Hills private school. But like they say, old habits die hard...

OOC:
Looking for a female who wants to introduce Jermaine to the seedier sides of privileged life while he shows them what life on the mean streets is really about.

 

[gagonthis]

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[smartgrrl]

Selina checked her reflection in the bathroom mirror, smiling in pleasure at her appearance. Her long blond hair hung smoothly down her back, accenting her lean body. Her low cut shirt emphasized her curves, a good start to getting good grades from her male teachers. She curled her lip in disdain as a group of freshmen girls entered the bathroom, concealing it easily before they caught on. Heading out the door she wondered what evil things she could accomplish this year...and then she saw him....

 

[gagonthis]

Jermaine sneered as he closed the locker. White people as far as the eye could see, all chatting on their iPhones and blackberries. Jermaine had never felt so out of place in his life. Not that he cared. He was living high off the hog like Will Smith on that embarrassing show he'd done before he started doing movies. He checked his watch, he had a few minutes before class and a doob that was just begging to be sparked. He headed towards the bathroom, throwing glances at all the girls he saw. Say what you would about the place, they certainly knew how to make hotties here.

 

[smartgrrl]

It was easy to see he had a well muscled body, lean and mean from the looks of it. She saw the disdain in his eyes as he looked up and down the hallway, the chip on his shoulder clear as day. His ebony skin only enhanced his good looks, and she admired his walk in spite of his obvious attitude.

Catching him looking her way she returned his gaze coolly, her emerald eyes direct. Shifting her stance to rest one hand on her hip she saw his eyes drop down to her cleavage and hid a smile....