My first H.I.V.E. fanfic!

Woohooo!

As usual, I own nothing but my OC, Innokentiy Juliet Thomas.

Mark Walden ROCKS.


The recoil from the dart rifle made Juliet fall back. She was always such in good control of the various weapons she used. She wondered what happened.

"Ouch," she muttered to herself, putting the gun down. She, Juliet Thomas, was an assasin. Half-Russian. Half-British. Her mother was dead. She'd taken the death of her mother very badly. And when Juliet was sad or angry, she'd fire something to calm down. Not long before, she'd gotten into H.I.V.E. And made a few good friends. Otto, Wing, Shelby, And Laura.

"Hey J," said a voice far behind her.

She turned around. It was only Otto.

"Hey,"she replied as the boy with white hair drew near.

"Bad day?"

"No."

Which was a lie. She was feeling especially sad today because it was the most dreaded day in her life.

The eve of Valentines Day.

Tomorrow, she would be perhaps the only girl in all of H.I.V.E. to not get something because boys thought her a threat to their so-called masculinity(1).

Ha.

"I know you, Juliet. You're lying," said Otto, smirking.

"Perhaps."

Otto stared at her. She felt an odd sense of vulnerability. No one ever did stare at her. Much less a boy. That was the very reason why she had developed a love for the shadows. She felt impure. Violated. She hated anyone who stared at her. But she couldn't hate Otto.

He was her best friend.

"So what do you think they'll do to me tomorrow?" asked Otto teasingly.

"Maybe bombard you with chocolates, cards, letters, and maybe the occasional marriage proposal," she replied.

"Funny. Very funny."


The next day, Otto woke with a start. As usual, Wing slept undisturbed. Good. He was dying to try out that new wake up technique he learned from Juliet, or J as she liked to be called.

"Shelby isn't a virgin anymore."

Immediately after he said those words, Wing's hand curled up into a fist a punched Otto in the stomach.

Otto fell to the floor.

"Sorry there, Otto. Now, why would you lie to yourself? And I too learned that from Kent," said Wing, using Juliet's other nickname.

"Nevermind that. Do you know what day it is?"

"Your favorite one."

"Valentines."

Otto showered, put on his uniform, and followed Wing down to the mess hall.

Once there, the pair were bombarded with, as Juliet said, chocolates, cards, letters, and the proposals. The words uttered by the fan girls echoed through Otto's head.

"I LOVE YOU!"

"JE T'AIME!"

"TI AMO!"

"TE AMO!"

Wing was also in abundance of valentine related crap, so only one sentence echoed through his head.

"TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF, DAMN YOU! (2) "

He did not know what was particularly attractive about what was under his shirt.

They carried the numerous gifts they received from the girls, and gingerly waited in line for food. Many still ogled. Once they'd gotten their food, two familiar figures approached the table.

Shelby and Laura.

They too had gifts in their hands, while juggling the food tray in the other. Nevertheless, they arrived.

"I hate valentines day," said Laura.

"I don't think anyone does like it," replied Shelby. Ever since the incident concerning Cypher, Shelby had been trying to hide the fact that she was heels over head (3) for Wing. But Wing knew. He still chuckled to himself when he remembered the words that slipped out of Shelby's mouth.

"You know, you're kinda cute when you're angry."

"Then at this precise moment I can honestly say that I am cuter than I have ever been before."

A snappy reply that probably made Shelby's heart stop beating.

Probably.

The fabulous four continued to list down what they hated about valentines day when Otto suddenly realized something.

"Guys, where's Juliet?"

"Dunno," replied Laura.

"Maybe she's off training," said Shelby.

"Go find her, Otto," said Wing.

And he did. Juliet was being followed by twenty or so boys in black uniforms. Otto chuckled. Innokentiy Juliet Thomas was being asked various questions in different tongues. He doubted she understood them all.


(1) Ha! This is my favorite so far. =P

(2) How the world wishes this would happen. XD

(3) Another song. This one's by Boys Like Girls this time.

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