Chapter 1: The Meeting
Jayne I
I was born and raised in the less fortunate section of the walls, where poverty reigned. This place was known as the Underground. It was a dark and gloomy place but filled with many wonders. I was the second child in my family, followed by my elder brother, Erwin. He was lucky enough to get into the military. At the age of 10, my mother was killed, leaving me alone. In my mothers' dead hand was a letter addressed to me. The letter appeared to be written from an outlaw, who somehow had relations with my father. According to the letter, my father had left a large debt unpaid and I would work under the fugitive as a hitman. At the bottom of the letter were a location, a time, and a date. I sat on the bed, wondering if I should go to the fugitive and pay the debt but I also thought of my best friend, Leo, and how she would react if she found out that I became a hitman. I sighed and looked back at the letter. If I was going to do this, I needed to make sure that nobody found out about this, not even Leo. There was a sole reason why I decided to go, to get Leo and her friend Maria out of this place. Wearing an old, tattered cloak, I left the house and traveled to the edge of the Underground to meet the Outlaw, known as Kenny Ackerman. Standing near the edge of a cliff, was a man in dark clothing and a grim look on his wrinkled face.
"I'm surprised you came, Jayne," he said with a deep, hollow voice.
"I came to be your hitman under one condition," I said with all the confidence I could muster.
"Oh and what would that be?" he asked now intrigued.
"I want you to take two people to the upper ground where they can live a better life and I will do your dirty work," I said.
Kenny rubbed his graying beard, thinking over what I had said. He let out a hearty chuckle before reaching out his calloused hand.
"I do believe we have we have a deal, Miss, Watari," he said with a wicked look in his eye.
I reached out and shook his heavily, calloused hand, knowing it was too late to back out now.