Like a Prayer
Summary
Connor was aided by a prostitute to help him escape during the Boston Massacre years ago. Now a man, he returns to Boston to find her singing in a tavern. He sparks life in the overused woman with his blunt naïveté and disinterest in her services. Little does she know, her friendship during his battle becomes his saving grace. Four year affair. OC modeled after Marilyn Monroe.
Introduction
The Assassin
"Thou shalt not kill"
He was orphaned at the tender age of ten, watching his mother burn in the merciless flames. He swore to hunt down the man responsible, and thieve him of his very life. Many years later, with a change of his name and the hard training from a master assassin, he earned his entry into the Brotherhood of Assassins. These assassins are sworn to strike down the opposing brotherhood of corruption, the Templars. Split between heritages and identities alike, he fights for one purpose: freedom. In this purpose, he masquerades as a Reaper in a white coat, collecting the lives of opposing men with the piercing of a hidden blade through their beating hearts. Is this considered murder? Yes. Are these murders for the greater good? Yes. Was Ratonhnhake:ton, or Connor, sure of himself and the destiny that lay before him? Certainly not.
The Prostitute
"Thou shalt not commit adultery"
"You are tainted! I was never meant to give birth to you!" And with that said, her mother attempted to assault her illegitimate child. Escaping the turmoil of her mother's mental illness, she ran away at the age of twelve to seek a sanctuary. Somewhere, anywhere. She did not care where. Finding her bundled up little body in the last pew of a church, a sympathetic man had taken her in to his home when attending the said church for a weekly confession. This ended up not being her sanctuary. She was kicked out into the street years later by the man's wife when accused of seducing her husband. In actuality, it was he who had committed adultery. She had refused to submit after he sexually assaulted her behind a closed door. From a street girl to Boston's top prostitute, MaryLynn sacrificed her body to keep a roof over her head. Despite sleeping with married and single men whose names and faces she could not recall, she kept her crucifix close to her heart, praying for a sanctuary...maybe even for someone...to grant her peace.
When these two people meet in the midst of a riot, a bond, surpassing both friendship and romance, begins to blossom.
A sanctuary in the form of flesh and blood is granted to the overused woman, while the gentle understanding and the passion of a woman becomes the saving grace for the Reaper in a white coat.
Though this bond was meant to be, it was never meant to last. Like a prayer, the pair was strong throughout the years, only to end like the final breath when the time came.
This is a collection of the moments between Ratohnhake:ton (a.k.a. Connor) and MaryLynn Mortenson.
Rated M: rape scene, sexual themes, and future sex scenes