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Sick! Allies x Reader: It's our turn"Achoo!" a sneeze left the sick American's mouth. "I hate being sick."Sick! Allies x Reader: It's our turn1 year ago in General Fiction More Like This
"Ai-ya. Cover your mouth when you sneeze!" China yelled sneezing into a tissue. "That's how this all started."
"Would you all get back to your rooms?" You asked them. You have had the Allies over for a meeting the few nights before when they all woke up coughing and sneezing so you decided that you would take care of them until they felt better.
"Sorry, ______." England sneezed. "We'll try to stay out of your way, poppet."
"You guys aren't in my way but if you want to get better I suggest you get back to bed!" You shooed the men out of your kitchen towards the hallway.
"But Sunflower…" Russia said as you turned into his room.
"Don't you Sunflower me." You told the large country as you pulled the sheets over him. "You guys need your rest." You walked
Open Seat: Russia x readerRussia x readerOpen Seat: Russia x reader1 year ago in Romance More Like This
After a short moment you were actually able to find an open seat. As you got closer you realized why, Russia was in the one next to it. Now unlike most countries, you weren't afraid of him. You thought he was a really sweet person actually. You just couldn't fathom why anybody would be afraid of him. He would never hurt somebody for no good reason, he just isn't that kind of person. As you got closer to him you began to get nervous.
You've never really talked to him that much. Every time you so much as thought about him, you would become nervous. Why? That would be because of your crush on the nation. You knew that this was a pathetic excuse to avoid someone, and because of said reason, he probably thinks that you fear him as well. He just wants a friend, but you were too shy to be that for him. You were only a few steps away now, God were you nervous. You reached out and lightly tapped
Mochi!RussiaXReader- CoincidenceMochi!RussiaXReader- Coincidence1 year ago in General Fiction More Like This
Today was a very calm day. You were silently reading your book, enjoying the plot very much, when suddenly, someone had the nerve to ring your doorbell. Didn't they know you were too busily involved in this book? Oh, well. You sighed and got up to answer it, but there was no one there.
At first you thought it was a prank, probably played by your friends Alfred or Gilbert, but then you noticed the mail truck driving away down the street. You looked down find an ordinary sized package sitting on your welcome mat. Weird, you hadn't been expecting anything. You picked it up, and almost dropped it when it made a purring sound. You looked at where it had been sent from, and the label said it was from your friend Kira, who lived in Japan.
Still nervous after the purring sound, you carried it carefully set it down on the counter. You then went over to the cabinet and pulled out a rusty old pipe, just in case whatever the heck was in the box atta
Russia x Reader .:Please Wake Up:. Part 2 Everything was dark and uncomfortable… Nothing seemed familiar to ___... The last thing she remembered was being pulled around on a bed somewhere very bright. She asked where they were going but no answer was given. Something terrible happened just before but ___ couldn't quite put her finger on it. It had something to do with her; that much she knew for sure.Russia x Reader .:Please Wake Up:. Part 22 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Another thing ___ knew for sure; someone had a tight grip on her hand… It didn't seem they would be letting go anytime soon. She heard, who she thought to be the man holding her hand, muttering about the room… Every so often he would sing to her. How she loved that beautiful voice… But, whose was it?
The voice held some importance to ___... She could tell because she wasn't bothered the man was with her all the time. It made the place feel a little like home. To make matters worse she kept having a dream of when the pair first meet. His face was crystal clear but every tim
Russia X Country!Reader Love is ConfusingRussia X Country!Reader Love is Confusing2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Russia laughed, pulling the (h/c) female closer to him, making her erupt into a fit of giggles. Everything about her was... warm, comforting. From her bright (e/c) orbs, to her flawless (s/t) skin, she was perfection in the Russian's arms. She turned her head toward him, gazing into his violet eyes lovingly. He leaned forward, letting his eyes shut. Suddenly, she backed away, pushing on his chest. In a trembling voice, she spoke. "M-mr. R-russia, sir. T-the meeting is in a f-few hours. Y-you should probably g-get r-ready now."
Russia's eyes snapped open, his tired gaze traveling up the body of the shaking person who dared to wake him from such a wonderful dream. Poor Lithuania was standing there, his body was a trembling mess, with the other two Baltic states behind him, in the same state, though they were cowering at the edge of the room. Russia let out a low groan as he rolled to his back, his intense gaze still on the Lithuanian, who in turn, began to tremble even worse
Russia X Reader (America's little sister)Russia X Reader (America's little sister)2 years ago in Romance More Like This
"Come on ____________," Your brother America, otherwise known as Alfred F. Jones to you, called.
"I'm coming," you said sprinting down the stairs to meet him. "Do I really have to go to this meeting big brother? I'm only a state after all," you said sighing.
Truth be told, you wanted to go to the meeting to see him, the guy who no one understood and who none of the allies really liked, but then again it meant you had to see Arthur (England) and you knew he would be in a bad mood again.
"Of course you do Alaska," he said calling you your state name, "now come on before we're late."
"When are we not late?" You asked laughing at your brother.
"When the hero, that'd be me, doesn't feel like making a grand entrance duh!" Alfred said grinning.
"Which is never," you said rolling your eyes as you both headed for the world meeting that was to be held in your other brother's country, Canada.
***Time skip to the meeting***
Well, as expected, Alfred and you arrived twenty minutes late to the world
Russia x Reader - WinterRussia x Reader - Winter1 year ago in Drama More Like This
He stretched out his hands, letting the tips of his fingers; inquisitives as they were on the icy night, to prove of the flakes swirled in the snowstorm, stealing his temperature with every new touch. He shivered under a cold that was nothing but himself. But can't the winter yearn for warmth? Taking a bottle out of one of his pockets, he closed his eyes as the alcohol ravished his mouth. The bottleneck, dry and frozen with the winter, stole bits of his flesh with every sip he took. Not that he cared for that. The vodka was spreading like wildfire on his guts, but that was fire of make-believe, a badly told lie, wrapped in the torpor of itself to ensure its ever fleeting promise of heat. It was not and would never be that for which he longed.
But it was all he had.
Another swig, burning his throat and voice, and once more, and another, till the bottle ran dry and the world started to look blurred. Tripping when he tried to walk, he let his back hit the walls t
As Long as I Have you ~ Reader x Russia ~It was quiet in the large empty mansion. You gazed outsideAs Long as I Have you ~ Reader x Russia ~2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
just to see both Belarus and Ukraine walking away with their
heads down. The only ones left were you and Russia.
You first recalled when Lithuania left, then soon follwed by
Latvia and Estonia. You hated to see them leave but it killed you
on the inside to watch as Russia was left all alone.
Soon, making your away to find said country you could hear what sounded
like faint crying sound coming from the Russian man's room. You stood
there for a minute just staring at the door. Slowly your placed your hand
on to the handle and opened the door. What you saw next made your heart
drop. For there, in the corner sat the largest country in the world and
he was crying.
You remebered hearing stories from Ukraine about when Russia was a small
country who was picked on all the time and would also cry. You didn't
believe that such a powerful country would cry so easily but you knew better.
Slowly you came closer and wrapped your arms around
Best Birthday ::RussiaxReader::"CHEESE EATING SURRENDER MONKEY!"Best Birthday ::RussiaxReader::2 years ago in Romance More Like This
"Aru! Will you both stop fighting!"
"HAHAHA! The hero will save the day!"
"Shut ze hell up you idioten!"
"Ve~! PASTA!"
"This is not going werr…"
Yet another world meeting was going on…
And it's not as good as the last one…
Currently in the meeting we see all the countries conversing with each other, more England and France fighting about something completely irrational again.
But it was a special day for one country…
No one knew this…
Not even his sisters that loved him so dearly.
Russia let out a sad sigh as he tried to hold in his emotions.
Today was his birthday.
And no one even remembered.
He spent his birthday alone every year, and each year it seemed to get lonelier, this year however was special to him and he even looke
Russia x ReaderSlight warning: Strong language, gore, and I dis America. A lot. Fuck I hate that whiney little bastard...Russia x Reader2 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
"Are you listening to me?" your boss asked impatiently.
You doodled in your notebook, "No, actually. You're quite boring."
"_____, you have to be prepared for this. You're still young..." And he droned on and on. You just stared out the window watching the snow start to fall. Frowning, you watched it collect on the ground. Snow was alright, but you hated the cold.
Your lessons had been hell today. Sure, you were still a new country, but all the strategy and tips they were trying to force down your throat were fucking annoying. After feeling bad enough that your mother died giving birth to you, they still all jumped up and tried to make you as strong and smart as her once more. You knew that was how things worked, countries came and went, different reincarnations of each other, but you were human. You supposed you were relatively strong. Pretty big too. But all of the harassment
Your Turn- RussiaxReader.:Russia:.Your Turn- RussiaxReader2 years ago in Romance More Like This
"Ivan, come on," you groaned when Ivan would continually ignore you as he lay on the bed with his eyes closed and facing you. His features were peaceful as he ignored everything in his half-awake state, which annoyed you, a lot, "Get up and off your big, sexy ass already and go check up on the baby already..."
Ivan immaturely chose to ignore you as you continued to complain, deciding to just encase you in his much stronger arms and chest to keep you from moving. He chuckled as he buried his face in you neck, quietly listening to your words as he lies there. You frowned at your husband and the sounds of your darling child calling for you and Ivan, sleepy parents, from the nursery room.
Sleepily, you said to Ivan again, "Please Ivan, it's your turn to check on the baby..."
Ivan lifted one of his eyelids to allow his glittering violet eyes to stare at you with a soft gaze, smiling almost gleefully at you, "But, мо&
My Sunflower (Russia x Shy!Reader)My Sunflower (Russia x Shy!Reader)2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
You climbed up the hill and sat down. You raked your fingers through the grass blades and stopped when your pointer finger touched a small white flower. A small smile tugged on your lips.
'Maybe I should make a flower crown for big brother Iggy,' you thought as you began to pick some flowers. You connected the small stems together in a circle, adding another purple flower to complete the flower crown. You placed it on your head and let a cute giggle escape your lips.
A certain male Russian happen to pass by the hill you were perched on, as he was going home from a walk. He spotted your figure on the hill and a childish smile crossed his lips. He crept up behind you.
You yelped in surprise when a pair of large arms wrapped themselves around your waist. You slowly craned your neck to look behind and gulped when you saw Ivan.
"I-Ivan?" you stuttered. The big Russian male was your crush, but you were scared of him at the same time. Not too mention his obsessive sister made you
Not That Bad [Mochi!Russia X Reader]Not That Bad [Mochi!Russia X Reader]1 year ago in General Fiction More Like This
Today, was a horrible day. I forgot to set my alam clock the night before, resulting sleeping in. When I realized I slept in, I rushed to get dress and headed out the door without breakfast. As I headed to work, I was trying to get here as soon as possible,and if I just went a little bit over the speed limit, I would be able to get there with just in time. Of course, with my luck, there just happen to be that one officer on the rode, and he just had to pull me over and give me a speeding ticket. Oh, and that's not all. I was almost there, when I got stuck in a traffic jam. That was another twenty minutes lost. When I finally arrived, my boss yelled at me, but it's better than being fired. I was relieved when work had ended and I was able to head home, not breaking the speed limit. Ugh, I hate my life..."
When I arrived, I headed to the kitchen to find some comfort food. But alas, there was no ice cream in the freezer, and no junk food in the cupboards. That's when I
Allies x Blind! Reader: Seeing is BelievingAllies x Blind! Reader: Seeing is Believing1 year ago in General Fiction More Like This
"I'm coming!" You yelled at the teapot whistling with steam coming out. You sighed as you made two cups of tea, two cups of coffee and a cup of (your favorite hot drink). You put the drinks on a tray and brought them in to the living room where you found five of your friends. America and Canada were playing videogames. France was flipping through a magazine. Russia and China were watching the North American brother's game. You set the tray down as you handed China one of the teas and handed both brothers each a coffee.
"Thanks, ______." America said taking the coffee.
"Thank you." Canada said in his soft voice. "Did you add…"
"Maple syrup instead of sugar." You smiled. "I did."
"Thanks." He said again drinking his coffee.
"Coffee at this hour?" China asked taking a sip of his tea. "Another great tea, ______."
"Thank you China." You looked around.
Russia x Reader: You're My SunflowerYou were home, with nothing to do but stare at the ceiling. It was snowing badly and wanted nothing to do with that. You spread yourself out on the couch with no intentions of getting up. Although, when you looked out the window, you thought of how beautiful and calm it all looked.Russia x Reader: You're My Sunflower1 year ago in Romance More Like This
After an hour of being sprawled out on the couch, you heard a knock on the door. You hesitated on opening the door before you heard a voice on the other side of the door say "you will let me in because I know you're home and you will regret it next time you see me, da?"
You rush to the door, knowing it was your favourite Russian. As you open the door, you see Ivan, with a usual childlike smile.
"Hello ______, I thought it would be a nice day to go outside, da?" he said, still smiling.
"But it's snowing, wouldn't it be nice to stay in and drink hot chocolate in a bundle of blankets?" you said, stepping aside to let him in, but he didn't.
"I'd much rather be out here with you," he said, blushing a bit.
Stay(Russia x reader)Stay2 years ago in Romance More Like This
"_____, wake up! It's time to escape!" The frantic, nervous whispers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia interrupted your troubled sleep.
You sat up immediately, and saw that Ukraine and Belarus were bundled up and ready to go, too. It was almost midnight, a bit earlier than you had planned. Russia was, hopefully, sound asleep. Honestly, you didn't really want to leave the Soviet Union, but the others had convinced you to go along with their plans.
-Little Time Skip brought to you by Vodka!!!-
You volunteered to be the last to go, partially because you wanted to stay a little longer. Belarus and the Baltic States had already scattered into the darkness, leaving only you and Ukraine near the edge of the woods.
Wind whipped around your (h/c) hair as you turned back to glance at Russia's mansion. Strange emotions gnawed at your mind, telling you to go back and stay, to be able to see his honey-blonde hair and violet eyes again. Finally, you
RussiaXReader Sleepy Winter StudiesRussiaXReader Sleepy Winter Studies2 years ago in Romance More Like This
"(Name)? You awake?"
(Name) jumped at the sound of her friend's voice. She looked to her left and saw Toris Laurinaitis. The brunette was staring at her with his pools of curious green eyes. She yawned and rubber her eyes tiredly.
"Sorry, Torris. Winter just makes me sleepy sometimes." she yawned.
It was winter time during the school year. With (Name) cramming for exams in a couple weeks, and the holidays coming up, she hardly had anytime for her friends, including her crush.
Ah, her crush. The tall platinum haired, violet eyed, handsome Russian, Ivan Braginsky. Every time he smiled his childlike grin at her, she would just melt despite the cold climate.
"You should head on home, (Name). School's over." Toris told her as he walked with her through the empty hallways.
"Yeah, I have to get home and jump back on studying." She explained.
"Still? (Name), exams aren't for a few more weeks, we have plenty of time!" Toris exclaimed. The two of them reached their neighboring lock
When You're Gone.. [Russia x CatReader]It was just another day at the pet shop, and there you were sitting in front of the mirror. 'A cat? Seriously?' You thought, peeved at the fact. You had just got done visiting Greece and awoke to Arthur mumbling something with you in his arms to Heracles. Turns out, as usual, his magic backfired and left you in a feline state.When You're Gone.. [Russia x CatReader]2 years ago in Romance More Like This
That was two weeks ago and you've still yet to turn human again, or find an owner. You stared at your feline self, wondering where you messed up so badly that karma came back and bit you this hard. Being too drawn into your own appearance and thoughts, you failed to notice when Heracles was showing off the other felines to the male that entered.
You just walked back and forth, scanning yourself as though to remind yourself that this cruel fate was real, like a model on a cat walk. Your [h/c] fur shined fruitfully in the light, making you wonder where the white on the tips of your ears came from. Furthermore, while you weren't a fat cat, your fur was longer than u
Russia X Reader ~The Rain~The rain pelted down on your umbrella, dripping off gently and falling to earth to sink into the circle of wet soil around your umbrella. You stared out into the distance, waiting for the car to come and turned your head, looking for a familiar face on this cold day in October. You couldn't see anyone coming out of the school.Russia X Reader ~The Rain~1 year ago in Romance More Like This
You tsked and turned your head the other direction to see a rather large figure garbed in a thick beige coat standing next to you where it hadn't been a moment ago.
You bent your neck down to look and saw Ivan staring out into the distance as you had, as the rain dripped down his hair and off of his nose, seeping into his light pink scarf. You felt relieved at the presence of a friend.
"Ivan?" you asked. He looked down at you after a moment, after a moment where you wondered if he had heard you, and he smiled as he recognized you.
"Hello. The rain is horrible today, is it not?" he asked politely with his Russian brogue,
Dreams RussiaxReader You sighed gently in your sleep causing the Russian who was just beginning to dip into sleep beside you to quickly open his eyes.Dreams RussiaxReader2 years ago in Romance More Like This
He had just returned home from yet another unproductive world meeting and thrown the sleek covers over his body. It had been a long and stressful day and it seemed that the minute he had walked into the house you two shared, his mood had instantly lightened, but now sleep was threatening to overcome the powerful man.
He had just let his eyelids close over his violet eyes when you let out a small sigh. He loved all your small sounds, from your small sighs to your hums or even yelps of surprise, and they fascinated him to no end, after all, he wasn't ever one for small noises.
Ivan ran a large hand gently through your hair, letting a small, childish smile play on his lips. You almost always made some type of noise in your sleep when you were dreaming. He wondered for a moment what you were dreaming and if
Russia x Reader ~ Not scared at all!Russia x Reader ~ Not scared at all!2 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
I remember that day like it was yesterday.
it was the day that I got locked up in my own school,
the day that I made my first friends,
the day that I will never forget even if I want to...
It was the first day of school at the World Academy (Strange name, right?) since I moved to this town. I was running late like always, I have a bad habit to oversleep so in my previous school they started calling me 'Sleeping Beauty'. Stupid nickname, right? Anyways, I arrived at the school around 08:40 in the morning, which meant that I was only ten minutes late.
I walked into the school, made my way to the front office, and told them who I was.
There weren't any teachers inside the office, not even adults! The only human beings inside the room were two young girls around my age, wearing the same blue T-shirt with the school's logo on it.
Both girls smiled kindly when I told them that I was a new student.
"Welcome to the World Academy!
Russia x Shy!Reader - ValentineRussia x Shy!Reader - Valentine1 year ago in Romance More Like This
'WHYYYY' you thought to yourself. Valentine's Day was ahead, and once again, you were alone. It was a day that lovers celebrated beING ToGeTheR uughhh. You only WISHED, you could only DREAM of ever having a valentine on freakin Valentine's day.
'I don't understand' you would think to yourself as you sit alone at a bench at school, 'it seems like everyone I see is a couple, even the birds!'
You wondered to yourself 'I am pretty enough, right? Heck, nobody here is my type anyway, right?…maybe it's because I'm too quiet? Everyone knows how to socialize but not me aaaaaahhhh' you mentally faced palmed.
'Well, I could get some homework done while I'm out here…doing nothing.' you reached into your backpack and took out an English assignment. You set it down on the table in front of you, and you went to get a pencil. Then you gasp as a gust of wind b
Russia x Reader - Sweetest ConfessionsRussia x Reader: Sweetest ConfessionsRussia x Reader - Sweetest Confessions2 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
You stood quietly by the wall, watching him quietly. He was leaning against the wall, an innocent smile placed on his lips as he watched the others argue in the meeting. You were too shy to approach him, much less talk to him. Every time you saw him, you always felt your heart beat go faster and your breath hitch by your throat.
Russia listened boredly during the meeting. Outside he looked calm and peaceful, but inside, conflicting emotions arose. You were standing there, looking so sweet and innocent, and blushing whenever he glanced at you. All of his attention was on you, despite his appearance on the outside. He desperately wanted to talk to you, but yet he couldn't. He would probably just scare you away.
Oh, such conflicting emotions.
You wanted to approach him, to talk to him, yet as much as you wanted to, you were just too shy. You always wondered when you would have enough courage to approach
CIRL RussiaxReaderSpring. A wonderful time of blooming flowers, fresh rain, and sunshine ..How you loathed it.CIRL RussiaxReader3 years ago in Romance More Like This
It was a nice enough season by normal standards, but when it came down to your allergies? Those April showers bringing May flowers could rot. You used to love springtime. It was your favorite season. Then this hay fever cropped up out of nowhere and now you were constantly sneezing with a runny nose and itchy eyes. You were always taking allergy medicine for it.
You sighed and stared wistfully out of the window. You really wanted to go lay in the grass, but that would probably make your allergies react and you didn't feel like being miserable. At least come late May you could do that without many repercussions.
With a displeased grunt, you slouched further into the lair you'd constructed on your bed of pillows and stuffed animals. Maybe you'd just look at pictures of people walking through flowers and pretend that was you.
Now that you'd formulated a plan, you carefully pulled yourself out


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The World's Lightest Bike
images by Nick Salazar
Sep 15, 2010
images by Nick Salazar
Sep 15, 2010
These Aerolite pedals were an extra lightweight one-off version from the manufacturer, and then drilled out for extra weight savings.
It's not every day you get the chance to see something as exotic and beautiful as this, the lightest road bike in the world. The impossibly-skinny Spin Custom frame is adorned with a whole host of featherweight parts to bring the total build weight to a little over 2.7kg, barely over 6 pounds.
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Deputies shot and wounded two men, one of whom was allegedly armed, following a brief car chase early Sunday in a neighborhood near Duarte, authorities said.
Both suspects, described as a 24-year-old man and a 36-year-old man, were expected to survive the injuries suffered in the 1:20 a.m. shooting at El Toro Road and Van Meter Street, in an unincorporated county area just outside of Duarte, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said.
The incident began when sheriff's gang detectives, who have increased their presence in the area in recent weeks in response to a spate of shootings spotted a man with a gun at Ivory Drive and Galen Street at the south end of Duarte, sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
The man got into a nearby car, which drove away, officials said. The detectives began chasing the car.
"The pursuit, which lasted for approximately 30 seconds, ended when the vehicle collided with a curb at the 2400 block of El Toro Road (in an unincorporated county area)," according to Lt. Dave Dolson of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.
"One of two Suspects Brandished a firearm, which resulted in a deputy-involved shooting," Dolson said.
No deputies were hurt, said. "A weapon believed to be the suspect's was recovered at the scene."
Further details, including the identities of the suspects, the number of deputies involved in the shooting or the number of shots fired were not released Sunday.
A black Nissan Altima at the scene was riddled with more than two-dozen bullet holes. A dozen bullet holes were visible in the car's rear windshield, and more than a dozen more dotted the driver-side of the car, with at least four through the driver-side window.
Neighbor Roger Villarreal, 29, said he was awakened by gunfire. He and other neighbors described hearing "more than 25" shots.
He said he dropped to the floor and pulled his fiancee to the floor as well as the shots continued ringing out.
"I heard commands after the gunfire," he said. Deputies shouted at the men inside the car to exit the vehicle and show their hands.
One deputy yelled, "Where's the (expletive) gun?" Villarreal said.
The driver crawled out of the car before being dragged and handcuffed by deputies, he said. He did not see whether the second man exited the car following the shooting.
Villarreal and his brother, Robert Villareal, 31, both said they saw deputies remove what appeared to be an automatic machine pistol, resembling a MAC-10, from the suspects' car.
Rovert Villarreal added he was thankful no innocent bystanders were injured with so many bullets flying in the residential neighborhood.
The investigation was being spearheaded by detectives from the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, and anyone with information can reach the bureau at 323-890-5500.
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Fundraiser planned in Duarte to help family of slain young father
DUARTE — A restaurant where an 18-year-old father had just finished his shift before being fatally gunned down Sunday is planning a fundraiser next month to benefit his family.
Twenty percent of all proceeds from sales Jan. 4 at Sonic Drive-In, 1070 E. Huntington Drive, will be given to the family of Malcom Mency, who was shot to death just after midnight as he was walking home less than a mile away after working the night shift at the eatery, according to family members and Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators.
No description of Mency's killer or killers was known, nor was an official motive. Many in the neighborhood said they suspected Mency got caught in the middle of gang violence.
He is survived by an infant son.
In addition to next month's fundraiser at Sonic, an online fund has been established to aid the family with the cost of Mency's services.
Man wounded in Duarte shooting
DUARTE — A man was wounded, but expected to survive, following a shooting Sunday afternoon in Duarte, authorities said.
The shooting took place about 3 p.m. at Mt. Olive Drive and Bloomdale Street, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Michael Martinez said.
The victim, a Latino man estimated to be in his early-30s, suffered a gunshot wound to the side of his torso but had stable vital signs and was conscious as he was being treated by paramedics, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Dave Morse said. He was taken to a trauma center for treatment.
Martinez said he could not immediately confirm initial reports from the scene that the shooter was black man wearing Denver Broncos baseball cap who fled the area in an older-model Cadillac sedan.
The shooting was being investigated by deputies from the sheriff's Temple Station.
The shooting was the second reported in the area Sunday.
A young man identified by family members as 18-year-old Malcolm Mency was fatally shot at the corner of Broderick and Felberg avenues in a neighboring unincorporated county area shortly after midnight as he was walking home from work at a nearby fast-food restaurant. No suspect description was available.
It was not clear Sunday afternoon if authorities suspected a link between the two shootings.
Young father fatally shot while walking home from work near Duarte
Detectives are seeking the killer or killers of an 18-year-old new father who was shot to death while walking home from work early Sunday in an unincorporated county area between Monrovia and Duarte.
Coroner's officials haven't officially identify the shooting victim, however devastated family members and friends identified him as Malcolm Mency.
He lived just around the corner from Broderick and Felberg avenues, where he was fatally shot just after midnight, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials and family members said. He was taken to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
No suspect description was available in the slaying, deputies from the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said in a written statement.
"Deputies from the Temple Sheriff's Station responded to the location regarding a report of a person down. When deputies arrived, they found the victim on the ground, suffering from a gunshot wound."
Family members said Mency had been shot five times, including once in the head. An autopsy had not yet been carried out.
Handling detectives could not be reached for comment Sunday.
The young father was looking forward to his first Christmas with his 3-week-old son, Malcolm Mency II, said his girlfriend and the baby's mother, LeBreonna Moore. He had scheduled the next week off to spend time with his family.
He was walking home from his job at a nearby Sonic restaurant when he was shot, Moore said. She spoke with him on the phone just minutes before the shooting.
"He said he got off early," Moore said. He added that he was walking home, and was almost there.
"Five or 10 minutes later, I heard gunshots," she said. She soon learned it was Mency who had been shot.
Friends and family members gathered at the scene of the shooting Sunday to console one another and leave candles and flowers on the spot where Mency was shot.
Loved ones said Mency was not involved with gangs and had no enemies.
"He stayed out of trouble," Moore said. "All he talked about was our baby."
Sister Dalisa Kline said her brother grew up in the area and graduated Mt. Olive High School at age 16.
He then studied medical assisting at Everett College and was interning at a medical office in Industry, family members said.
"This is not right. My brother did not deserve this," Kline said through tears.
Sheriff's investigators released no officials motive in the killing, however the unincorporated county area where the shooting took place, known to some as "No Man's Land," has long been a battlefield for rival gangs that inhabit nearby neighborhoods.
Officials obtained an injunction in 2010 against two local street gang a portion of Monrovia and No Man's Land following violence between feuding gangs that resulted in 65 shooting and eight homicides in 2007 and early-2008. Duarte officials did not join in the injunction.
A longtime neighborhood resident who asked that his name be withheld for fear of retaliation said he slept through the shooting and learned of it when he awoke Sunday morning.
"He was a good kid. He wasn't a gang banger," the neighbor said. "He was quiet. He stayed to himself. I just saw him and his girlfriend hanging."
And although he said he was outraged by the teen's slaying, he said he had feared violence was on the horizon since a massive piece of graffiti appeared on a wall along a wash only dozens of yards from the shooting scene.
The graffiti displayed the name of a local gang, along with the names of other local gangs crossed out in a sign of intentional disrespect.
"I knew this was going to start something," he said of the spray-painted wall. "I saw that and I just shook my head."
He said he believed Mency got caught in the middle of the gang dispute.
"They were just looking for someone to shot. Malcolm was just the first person they saw," the neighbor said. "It's crazy, these youngsters killing each other. And for what? And the innocent ones get killed."
Man wounded in Duarte shooting
DUARTE — A man suffered two gunshot wounds but was expected to survive following an early-morning shooting in a residential neighborhood in Duarte Sunday, officials said.
Deputies responded to a report of gunshots about 2 a.m. when they found a 22-year-old man wounded in the 900 block of Lewiston Street, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Iganacio Somoano said.
The man was taken to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena where he was being treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening, the lieutenant said.
Two men were seen in the area at the time of the shooting, however deputies were still investigating whether they were involved, Somoano said. No shooter description was available.
The motive in the shooting was unclear, however there was no indication the wounded man had gang ties, he added.
Bear visits Duarte elementary school, prompts brief lockdown
A bear paid a visit to an elementary school campus Wednesday, prompting a brief lockdown before hopping a fence and scampering away, authorities said.
Witnesses reported seeing a bear just before 9 a.m. on a field on the campus of Valley View Elementary School, 237 Melcanyon Road, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Sidra Strong said.
The school was placed on lockdown as officials responded to search for the four-legged intruder, she said.
But the bear was seen hopping a fence and leaving the campus, and sheriff's helicopter confirmed form the air that it was gone, she said. The lockdown was lifted within 20 minutes or so.
Car crash leads to radiation scare in Duarte
A car crash prompted triggered a radiation scare and a response from a hazardous materials crew, though the source of the radiation was ultimately determined to be a harmless took stored in once of the crashed vehicles, authorities said.
Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire officials responded en masse to a reported crash involving radioactive hazardous materials about 1:30 p.m. on Huntington Drive and Las Lomas Road. The crash involved a sedan, a minivan and a parked vehicle.
Rescuers who first responded to the crash found the driver of the sedan injured and unable to speak, fire Inspector Scott Miller said.
"Upon helping him out, we discovered a box that said "radioactive."
Deputies and firefighters immediately backed away from the box and summoned a fire department hazmat crew, officials said.
Inspector Keith Mora said a "hot zone" was established within 300 feet of the vehicle, in which only officials wearing protective gear were permitted to enter.
A convenience store near the crash scene was evacuated, and employees of other nearby businesses were advised to stay inside as officials continued investigating.
The hazmat team arrived about 45 minutes after the crash, Miller said.
After examining the box, officials found it contained a device used to test for radioactivity, Miller said. In order to work, the device possesses a small amount of "background radiation," itself, though it did rise to the level of a health concern.
"That's an extremely low level," Miller said.
The 31-year-old man who was driving the sedan that contained the mildly radioactive device, who was "incoherent" immediately following the crash, was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in unknown condition, sheriff's Sgt. Loy McBride said.
The driver of the minivan was unhurt, and there was no one inside the parked car, Miller added.
The cause of the crash was being investigated by deputies from the sheriff's Temple Station.
UPDATED: Man accused of intentionally striking bicyclist with car in Monrovia, ramming good Samaritans who followed him from scene of alleged hit and run
A man struck two bicyclists — one of them intentionally — with his car in Monrovia early Saturday, as well as the car of two good Samaritans who followed him as he fled the scene, authorities said.
Anthony Pina, 19, of Glendora was booked on suspicion of drunken driving and felony hit-and-run following the nearly fatal chain of events that unfolded just before 6 a.m., according to Monrovia police and California Highway Patrol officials. Charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon were also expected to be sought against Pina.
He was behind the wheel of a Buick sedan that struck and badly injured a 63-year-old Duarte man who was riding a bicycle at Huntington Drive and Mountain Avenue, Monrovia police Lt. Jaime Alfaro said.
"The investigation indicated the hit and run was not an accident, but was an intentional act by Mr. Pina," Alfaro said.
The injured bicyclist was initially hospitalized in critical condition, but stabilized after undergoing surgery, Lt. Michael Lee said.
Pina turned "donuts" around the bicyclist before driving directly into him, Alfaro said.
The victim told investigators Pina had also tried unsuccessfully to strike him with his car moments earlier at Mountain Avenue and Royal Oaks Drive, the lieutenant added. The men did not appear to know each other prior to Saturday's encounter, and a motive in the alleged attack was unclear.
Officers soon learned that Pina's 1997 Buick Regal matched the description of one that had struck and injured another bicyclist five to ten minutes earlier at Mountain and Shrode avenues in an unincorporated county area just outside Monrovia, CHP Sgt. Chris Hamilton said.
In that collision, Pina's car struck a 46-year-old El Monte man, inflicting moderate injuries, the sergeant said. There was no indication that crash was intentional, however Pina allegedly fled the scene.
After the car struck the 63-year-old man, two men inside a brand new Mini Cooper saw who had seen what had happened followed Pina onto the eastbound 210 Freeway while calling authorities, officials said.
"At some point, Mr. Pina discovered he was being followed by a vehicle and pulled over," Alfaro said. The Mini Cooper containing the good Samaritans drove past the Buick as they approached Vernon Avenue in Azusa.
"Pina then collided into their vehicle," Alfaro said.
The Mini Cooper sustained only minor damage in the collision, and the two men inside were unhurt, Hamilton said.
Pina's Buick then struck the center divider, causing it flip over, the sergeant said.
Pina got out of the damaged Buick and ran, Hamilton said, but was captured within minutes by an Azusa police officer.
According to Los Angeles County booking records, Pina was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail pending his initial court appearance.
19-year-old man shot in Duarte
DUARTE — Deputies are seeking two attackers who shot and wounded a 19-year-old man Sunday afternoon.
The shooting took place about 12:45 p.m. at Pamela Road and Broderick Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Ann Devane said.
But deputies did not learn of it until a short time later, when a family member of the wounded man brought him to Huntington Hospital in Arcadia, officials said.
He had suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the buttocks, Devane said.
The suspects were initially described as two male attackers in a red vehicle, she said.
A motive was unclear, and the investigation was ongoing.
Bear bites dog in Duarte backyard
DUARTE — A pet pit bull-mastiff mix suffered a minor wound but was expected to be okay after a close encounter with a bear cub and it's protective mother Sunday, authorities said.
The incident took place shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Mount Olive Drive, near Spinks Canyon Road, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Lynette O'Brien said.
A large bear and two cubs hopped a fence and made their way into a residential backyard occupied by two large dogs, Sgt. Ann Devane said. One was a pit bull-mastiff mix, and the other was a German shepherd.
The pit bull-mastiff mix went after one of the cubs, which did not please the cub's mother, Devane said.
The mother bear bit the dog, inflicting only a superficial injury to the animals back, she added. The second dog was not injured.
Following the brief scuffle, the three bears made their way back into the wilderness.


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What a difference a day makes.
The Kentucky Wildcats, less than 15 hours after their elimination from the opening round of the NIT, received a commitment Wednesday from Julius Randle, the nation's No. 1 power forward and No. 3 overall recruit in the Class of 2013.
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