prompt: game.
thanks: Soph [The Soapy Falcon] for the prompt. ;)
dedication:Alex, happy birthday! :D *glomps*

title: just a game
summary: "A game is how my parents described the clue hunt. That was the lie I clung onto for so long, it seemed almost like the truth."
character: Random Cahill
rating: K+

A game.

That's how my parents introduced the clue hunt. Like a scavenger hunt, or a treasure hunt. Just a game, they told my innocent six year old self. A game you have to follow the rules of.

The rules?

Easy. Get the clues. That's all. Let nothing stand in your way. Cheating? Sure, as long as it's not too messy. My six year old self told herself it'd meant trouble, because my school teacher always punished me when I looked at the answers of the person sitting beside me. Cheating is unacceptable, she said, even if I'd only wanted to see if my answers were right.

But of course, my parent's opinion always meant more to me than my teacher's.

Unfortunately.

When they started training me, I'd matured enough to know that this hunt wasn't just a harmless event. But I made excuses, blinded myself with them, denying the truth. My parents didn't have to answer my unanswered questions, I did that myself.

At first, I just told myself- reassured myself, that they just wanted me to be faster than the others. So I could win.

Then they introduced the weapons.

Well, I thought as I shot a target, what if there were bad guys on the loose? Just a pre-caution.

I didn't listen- want to listen to the what-if voice asking me, nagging at me.

What if we were the bad guys?

"Anymore coming?"

"A few more Janus heading back."

A pause, then: "Kill, dispose, then head back."

"Will do."

Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Stab. Stab.

Just a game.

A/N: So, this is going to be a place where I post the drabbles for the prompts I hounded my friends for. If you'd like to leave one, it'd be appreciated, though I can't guarantee that I'll write it. It can be anything- a word/s, a sentence, a phrase. :D

A shoutout to all my friends on FFN and Alex- HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR! :D Also, this is unbetaed so there's bound to be some mistakes, I'd really appreciate some CC. Thanks for reading, if you leave a review thanks in advance. Oh, and a cookie for yous. ;)

~Snow.