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Do or Die Chapter 2: Who are you…"But I'd like to learn your name." - The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You (My Chemical Romance)
Recap: Richard stood there shocked at his sensei's boldness. He, not knowing what else to do bowed and backed away facing the master. When the doors closed behind him he quickly turned and looked around for his sensei. He found her near the end of the long hallway. He quick pace had not given up.
"Hurry up." She called over her shoulder as she stopped to open yet another set of double doors. He had to run to catch up with her as they began the long journey through the academy. All the while Richard's only thoughts were 'what?'
Raven walked at the fastest pace she could without losing her new student. Just the thought made her so… mad, she just needed to hurt something. How could he even think of giving her another assignment, she was only getting over the last one and now when he had promised she could have her sweet time to recover he went and pulled a stunt like this? That bastard how could he do this he was seriously asking for a death wish and she would be more than happy to give it to him. He had pushed her too far this time and he would pay, but how she didn't know just yet.
Oh but that was no problem she had been through a lot in her short lifetime that most couldn't possibly believe. Also an incredibly sadistic creativity was bestowed upon her making torture second nature to her. She was cold hearted form everything she had been put through so it didn't matter to her, she no longer felt remorse and her conscience had been murdered a long time ago buried with her childish innocence.
Her face, which had remained void of all emotion, split into a wicked smirk making anyone's skin crawl as she thought of all the ways she could get back at 'the master'.
All the while Richard had been deep in thought. Why is she my sensei she's not older than me and she's only a child, a girl nonetheless! A very hot girl! Yeah she is ho-wait a minute no bad Richard no she is now the enemy, she can't do anything for me. She'll only slow me down I have to do something! Just toy with her for a while I mean don't let her go to waste she's s- would you just stop that's so wrong! Argh stay focused Richard don't let this go anywhere.
He looked up to see what she was doing and found her face impassive but that was slowly changing. There was a twinkle in her eye that screamed with mischief and gradually it slipped down to her lips where it took form in a sadist smirk. He almost let in to his instinct to step away win but managed to stay still, other than walking. He had a feeling she was making fun of him, and it made his blood boil.
"What are you so happy about?" His voice seemed to snap her out of her trance because her face quickly changed back to its vacant look.
"Nothing your innocent mind could imagine or deal with for the matter." She replied scornfully mocking him with a smirk, never looking at him furthering the insult to his pride.
"I've seen more than you have, you're just a girl trying to be all tough, fighting only with words, hiding behind them. You're scared to fight because you know I can beat you even the master says your worthless, nothing but a tool, to be disposed of after it's served its purpose." He said with a sneer, knowing his words had cut her deeply, just like he wanted them to.
Without a word she stopped and instantly my instincts told me that I had gone too far. Her muscles tensed the slightest bit unnoticeable to the untrained eye. And in a blink of an eye, too fast for me to see and register until it was too late, I was on the floor with her on top of me, straddling my waist, a knife to my throat. She had moved so fast I didn't know what had happened and so I blinked stupidly for a couple of seconds until my mind caught up with me and told me she had in five moves faster than I could follow knocked me off my feet and pinned me to the ground. She didn't even look like she had moved, her hair was still in the same position and so was her cloak except now she was here on top of me and not walking slightly ahead like she had been. How was this possible I had never seen anyone move that fast and it scared me that she wasn't even trying. My heartbeat raced to escape me and seek refuge for itself, leaving me with her, alone.
"Lesson number one, don't let you enemy see you're afraid of death. Accept it; it's a part of your life now, so accept it with honor and grace. Don't let your heart beat any faster and don't let the tears come to your eyes. IF you show them you're not afraid it increases your chances of survival they will want to crack you and so giving you more time to think of an escape. Also they take pleasure in your fear and pain, don't give them that satisfaction.
"Lessons two don't ever get cocky to the point of letting your guard down. The dumbest thing to do, is let your guard down in the face of the enemy. They have no mercy just like you will have no mercy; mercy is just another weakness they will exploit. Don't give them any ammunition to use against you.
"Lessons three don't let emotions get the better of you. You're still young so you're still learning how to school your emotions but you must learn that they are only weakness and weakness is flaw, they are faults that must be corrected. You're allowed mistakes with me but only with me, I will allow room for mistakes after all it is how you learn, through mistakes. But I will not allow weakness it is what will lead you to failure, and like all others I will not allow failure without a proper fight. And a proper fight means you die, because of your failure or your left with no trace of your failure, no exceptions.
"And finally lesson four you cannot, cannot trust anyone. The only exception to that rule will be me. You can trust me with your life, which you will. The only reason you may trust me and only me is because you're my student as much as I don't want it you're my responsibility and for now you're still learning I can't let you go all alone while you're defenseless, without a clue how to handle things. But remember as soon as I'm through teaching you, you will be on your own." She said all this without ever showing any emotion on her face form her spot atop me. She held fingers up with numbers to emphasize her point. Once she was through with her speech she eased herself off of me, and slid the knife into a holder on her thigh covered by her skirt.
"I hadn't thought to start with your lessons until Monday but seeing as you're so eager, I'll just have to take advantage of all the opportunities." She looked at me, still on the floor in shock, and a smirk came to her face not a, ha I got you, but a good that sunk in type thing. She then turned and offered me her hand, but my pride was damaged so I wouldn't accept. I got up on my own ignoring her hand.
She sighed and dropped her hand to her side, her expression turned to one of slight irritation. She blew one strand of her hair that had fallen into her face out of her sight and ran a hand through it.
"Alright well since we've had such a beautiful introduction let's continue to meet new people." She said and promptly turned on her heels and continued to walk down the hallway as if nothing had happened. "Oh and my age had nothing to do with my skill."
I watched as she made her way down the corridor, with newfound admiration for this girl. That doesn't mean that he was going to make it any easier for her, in fact that only made his need to prove something to her. He also noticed he liked it when she showed emotions and especially when they were directed towards him. He liked it when she lost the composure she seemed to pride herself with, her self-control was very important; he wanted to see it crumble. He would be the one to break her.
He then began walking when he noticed he was being left behind. Where he was going he had no clue all he knew was that he had never been down this way before.
'Great, another pain in the ass man to deal with in my life, I already had all my work cut out for me I swear life hates me!' Raven thought in dismay and despair at being stuck with Richard for a long time, and when I mean long. 'I hope I can keep what little sanity I have with me. Please if there is a god(s) let me live through this!' She thought to her self. 'Oh no' she thought as she realized she was being a drama queen, 'Damn, I crack my self up.' Raven thought to herself as she let the slightest chuckle pass her lips, not gone unnoticed by the boy at her side. She was irritated by this boy but liked him because he was the only one who had ever treated her this way and it was new and intoxicating.
She had always been treated with respect or she was treated as an equal among the highest ranking. She had never been disrespected by anyone other than an enemy and even then they never really got to because they always ended up singing with the fishes. Not really with the fishes more like the graveyard, that it took longer to find them, I mean who would look for a missing person buried in a graveyard?
So being treated like this was fresh and new, something you hadn't really experienced because of who you where. Not only where you the best but you where also the masters only child. Yes the man who had called you insignificant was also the man who had given you life, who would be stupid enough to be that way to the master's daughter? Although he may not love you, you where all he had left to leave his 'business' to. Richard didn't know being new here and all so it had shocked you but it felt strangely… nice to be treated as if you where just normal instead of either the master's daughter or just as the top assassin. You didn't hold anything against him as much as you wanted to you couldn't.
You then realized that after all those winding hallways and all those flights of stairs had finally left you near your destination. Turning around you looked at Richard who seemed to be lost in thought.
"We can't have them know who you really are so lets give you a nickname." Her voice broke through Richard's thoughts.
"What do you mean?" he asked her confusion clearly evident in his voice.
"I mean the people you're about to meet can't know your real name so well have to think of something new." Raven said a hint of impatience breaking through. "What about Robin?" She broke the silence after a brief pause.
"Um… yeah that's fine. I guess." Robin mumbled unsure of what else to say.
"Alright then it's settled from now on you're Robin and I'm still Raven, no need for the whole sensei crap." She said and with that she threw the door open.
On the other side of the door were a few people all of whom looked around your same age and all of whom you had never met. The first person too look up from their work was a girl with red hair to her mid-back, pulled back into a ponytail. She had bright green eyes and she was working behind a desk in front of a computer.
The other was a man with dark black hair to his shoulder who stood behind the first girl; he appeared to be helping her with something. He had the darkest eyes they were almost black and he had a serious expression on his face.
Moving on to the next two people they were an odd looking pair. One was African American; he was bald, really tall and was almost the exact opposite of the guy next to him. His partner was short, shorter than Raven, with blonde unruly hair and green eyes, sparkling with mischief. They were both crowded around what looked to be a headband?
Robin's eyes then moved to the last two people in the room, a African American women a who had honey colored eyes and a warm inviting look to her. She was standing near a man who looked shockingly like Robin to the point where in was unnerving. He looked the same except he had red hair and had a sharper look to his face. This man had his shirt off and was having his shoulder stitched up the woman with honey colored eyes.
All activity stopped as they one by one looked to the door. The silence was deafening and unsettling as everyone's eyes were on Raven and then in a second the girl with red hair dropped the pencil she had been toying with and was upon Raven. She gave her a hug that seemed impossibly strong for such a girl who looked rather frail. He was almost afraid that Raven would break in half form the sheer force of it.
"Friend Raven you are alright and alive. Oh you had us all scared for your safety after you had not returned from your last assignment!" the girl with red hair squealed as she held Raven if possibly closer,
"Yes thank you Starfire, but if you could please not hug me so tight I still have to see Bee." Raven stated calmly.
"Oh yes, sorry." The girl spoke a blush tinting her cheeks as she released Raven. The girl then clasped her hand together, but quickly unclasped them and looked down. Only to discover that her hands were covered in a thin film of blood, at the sight she yelped and looked at Raven in surprise as the rest of the group was shocked into more silence.
"Oh friend you are injured yes?" she spoke timidly.
"It's only a minor cut the bastard managed to get a swipe before he… well you know." Raven didn't finish her sentence seeing as how the red head became uncomfortable at what she was about to say.
"Come here honey and we'll see how good he got you." The other girl spoke as she finished the final stitch on her patient, who hopped of the table as if nothing was wrong and put his shirt on.
"Well Rae all we care about is that your back and alive." The red headed man spoke for the first time, as he approached Raven and gave her a one armed hug on her uninjured side. She returned the hug and proceeded to walk over to the table where he had just sat at. The man with red hair began unclasping her cloak from around her shoulders and Robin found that jealousy was rearing its ugly head. Once the cloak was off he moved off to the rack on the other side of the room,
"Thanks Speedy for the help, I couldn't have done it without you." Was Raven's sarcastic remark.
"You're quite welcome my dear." The man retorted. "I'll be right back; I'm going to go get the materials." He was about to disappear into another room when Raven spoke.
"No need to get the anything she has all she needs." Raven said as she pulled her shirt over her head. She reveled, not only her perfectly toned and pale skin but a large deep gash slowly leaking blood located near her shoulder blade a very painful place to have an injury of any kind.
"But Raven, you're going to take it without numbing it?" Said the boy with blonde hair spoke for the first time. Raven just nodded her head; the room was quiet for a few more moments.
"Alright then as you wish but you know the drill no moving. That means no funny business Garfield." The girl with brown eyes said shooting a glare at the boy with blonde hair whose eyes held a glitter that sparkled brightly but dimmed when she said this.
She then set to work and cleaned the area. "So Raven how was the lucky man?" the guy with black hair spoke breaking the silence, from his spot beside the girl with red hair who had her head buried in his chest, blocking the sight of Raven being stitched up.
"I don't really know some guy who owned a line of jets I think." Raven spoke as if she were having tea with her closest friends just relaxing instead of talking about who she had just killed while getting her shoulder stitches without it being numbed beforehand.
"What took you so long to get back anyways you took longer than usual?" The African American man asked.
"Oh well that's what I get for trying to travel like everyone else. The flight was delayed both times. And then my luggage was lost, damn I'm never going to do that again!" She seethed "And as if that wasn't bad enough the bastard wanted to get to know me before he let me get anywhere near him without guards. Let me tell you he put up the best fight I've seen in a while it was actually fun to see his pathetic attempts to stop me. So I toyed with him. Argh but he went as far as to try and seduce me" Raven laughed a mocking laughter. Everyone just looked at her with sympathy?
"Wow you had hell. All finished." The girl with brown eyes said.
"Oh thanks Bee I owe you one." Raven said as she put her shirt back on. She finally turned to look at Richard. "Oh yeah before I forget guys this is Robin, my new student." Raven stated as she came to stand at his side.
The others just stared in complete shock and the silence fell over the group. No one spoke for the longest time.
A/N: Well what did you think? Longer yes and new characters woohoo! All right you please, please leave me a review! Or I won't update in forever. Thanks again love Fi
