Perception
It was a slow night that Freddy endured. The pain in his stomach persisted. The bear was able to take the bullets out on his stomach, luckily not further damaging his internal organs. Despite taking out the source of his pain, the bear continued to ache. In addition to this, he now gained a soft disdain toward a certain purple bunny.
Freddy carefully hopped from rooftop to rooftop, being careful not to further aggravate the pain in his side. The bear noticed a small group of people, six guys and one girl. One of the guys was like Freddy, an anthro. Only, this one was a wolf. The bear decided to watch the group, sitting on the edge of the rooftop with his legs hanging over. He casually watched the group with his chin resting in the palm of his hand. From what he observed, it didn't seem like they had any weapons at the moment.
"Perhaps they're concealed…" Freddy mused, watching the group closely. Within a moment, Freddy's hypothesis was proven right, a few of the members pulling out knives from their shirts as they walked nearer to a heavily populated building. Freddy smirked and sat up, "Cool, let's have some fun." Before the group was even able to step foot on the stairs of the building, one of them screamed in agony, catching the attention of those in front of him. The other five found a kunai knife stabbed through the man's foot attached to the ground, and another stuck through his forehead.
"Hey guys!" Freddy greeted the wrongdoers as if their were long time friends. "I couldn't help but notice that you all were preparing to do something you really aren't supposed to."
"Light him up." The suspected leader of the group order the other four. Two of them pulled out large guns, pointing them at Freddy before pulling their triggers. Freddy instantly retaliated, sidestepping out of the way before lunging forward into one of the men, elbowing him in the stomach. The man grunted painful, a clump of blood flying out of his mouth. Freddy snatched the weapon from the man's hands and spin kicked him in the face.
"Hah!" Freddy uttered as he swung the handle of the gun across another one of the member's head. Two of the remaining members, excluding the female and anthro, came at Freddy from opposite sides. Freddy smirked and jumped into the air, landing his left heel onto one of the member's heads. The man grunted painfully has his head was catapulted downward onto the concrete. Before the man hit the ground, Freddy took his knife, throwing it swiftly to the man in the opposite direction. The blade stuck into the center of his chest as he slowly came to a stop before falling face first onto the ground. All that remained were the anthro wolf and the female.
"Hmm, what to do, what to do." Freddy hummed, standing to his full height, his back turned to his last two opponents. The bear looked at the two, standing still, completely awestruck from what they had witnessed.
"Y-you're a monster…" The wolf said, taking a step back.
"It's not very nice to call people names, my friend." Freddy replied, turning toward the two, a glare on his face.
"J-just, leave us alone! We'll g-get out of here!" The female said, clenching her fists out of fear.
"It seems we have reached an impasse." Freddy sighed. "I don't exactly want to kill either of you two. You're an anthro, meaning I'm somewhat partial to you. And, I'm not very good at hurting women."
"Then let us go!" The female shouted, "I promise you won't see us again!"
"It's not that simple." Freddy replied, wagging his finger, "You see, I have to make sure this never occurs again. I have to make sure I stop as many people from hurting others as quickly as possible."
"A-and wh-what you're doing…" The wolf whimpered, "Y-you don't think you're not hurting others?"
Freddy raised an eyebrow in response, "Not to justify what I do, but I do what I do as a benefit to not only myself, because I enjoy this, but to protect others. The authorities sure aren't doing their job. If they were, I wouldn't have to be here. So, you can blame the police~!" What Freddy had said hadn't consoled the two at all. Their eyes travelled across the dead bodies of their former gang members. "However, I'm afraid I can't bring myself to kill you two. So, I've decided to let you off with a warning." The two members finally sighed in relief, simultaneously.. Just as their breath ended, Freddy swiftly sped over to them, swiftly and deeply slicing their cheeks. "There, that's your warning." Blood seeped out of their cuts, their flesh split open from the beginning of their mouths to their ears, avoiding their thyroid artery. The two of them gripped the area around their cheeks, groaning audibly as the blood continued to spill. "I suggest you suck up your pain and get out of here before I change my mind." Without hesitation, the two of them ran off, moving as quickly as they could despite the enormous amount of pain they felt in their faces. Freddy let out a long sigh, dropping his hands by his sides.
"Freddy!" A voice called from afar. Freddy instantly looked up, a glare on his face when he saw that the voice belonged to the same purple bunny as yesterday.
"Not you!" The brown bear groaned.
"Yeah, me! I told you we'd see each other again!" Bonnie replied, waving as he walked up to the bear.
"What do you want now?" Freddy snarled, clenching his fists.
"My question to come with you is still in the air, bruh." Bonnie reminded him, nudging his shoulder, "I'm just waiting for your yes."
"Don't 'bruh' me. And, it's not going to happen." Freddy said quickly, "You're just wasting your time."
"Oh don't worry, you're gonna say yes sooner or later." Bonnie chuckled, suddenly noticing the multiple bodies around them. "Oh… one of your murderous escapades, huh?" Freddy didn't reply, sighing once more. "Are you just gonna leave the bodies, here?"
"Of course, I have nothing to do with them." Freddy replied as he began to walk off.
"Do you have fun killing all these people…?" Bonnie asked, continuing to stare at the bodies.
"Yes, yes I do." Freddy affirmed, "To me, the exhilaration where death is just one mistake away excites me."
"I can see that." Bonnie replied, shoving his hands into his pockets. "But, don't you, y'know, think twice about killing people?"
"Sometimes, but not often." Freddy answered, wiping the dried blood from his face. "Why are you asking me all these questions anyway? What are you doing to do with the information?"
Bonnie shrugged, "Nothing, just asking out of curiosity." Freddy gave the purple bunny long, irritated glare before running a hand through the spiky hair on his head. "You know, I kinda like you dude."
"What?" Freddy murmured.
"I like you, dude." Bonnie repeated, "I mean, you're a cool guy. Sure, you're sorta mean, you kill people for a living, and you got a really douchey attitude, but you're really cool." Freddy didn't respond, maintaining the same firm glare.
"What, am I supposed to be touched?" The bear snarled, "Like I said, you're wasting your time talking to me. My answer is no, and it won't change."
"I hadn't even asked yet." Bonnie chortled.
"Well, don't. Because the answer will stay the same. Forever." Freddy snapped.
"Yeah, keep telling yourself that, dude." Bonnie replied, "You're gonna warm up to me sooner or later. I'm gonna be like a sidekick or something. I'm gonna know how to fight, and kick ass! It's gonna be so cool!"
Freddy rolled his eyes as he growled, "Keep dreaming, cause that's all it is."
"Hey, should I get a cool outfit like yours too?" Bonnie asked eagerly.
Freddy looked over himself, his suit was rather awesome,"Okay, first of all, you don't just get outfits like this. And second, don't ask me, cause it's not gonna happen!"
"Oh! And, do you have a secret base?" Bonnie implored, becoming more excited by the second.
"Look, I can't stay here and talk, okay?" Freddy responded, looking around the corner. "Especially with these bodies laying around."
"Okay! Why don't we talk later?" Bonnie suggested, "We can meet in the same alley we did yesterday!"
"F-fine, whatever. We'll see." Freddy replied, obviously distracted.
"Okay, since you're usually out at night, let's try nine, okay?" Bonnie said, raising his voice as the distance between the two grew.
"No promises!" Freddy shouted back, hopping up a wall before sprinting over the rooftops. Bonnie sighed contently, excitement written all over his face before he ran off. The purple bunny ran through the streets, an elated grin remained on his face.
"I'm gonna be an assassin~. I'm gonna be an assassin~." Bonnie sang.
"How would you pull that off?" A voice asked Bonnie as he sprinted by. Bonnie stopped almost immediately, turning to face the owner of the voice.
"Oh, hey, Chica!" He greeted with a wave, a minute amount of blush on his face. "How are you?"
"I'm good, Bonnie. How are you?" Chica returned, giving the purple bunny a warm smile.
"Great! Actually!" Bonnie beamed, stuffing his hands into his pockets.
"So, about that assassin thing, how are you going to pull that off?" Chica asked once again.
"Oh, it's sorta top secret, Chica." Bonnie replied, rubbing the back of his head.
"Top secret? Are you doing something you're not supposed to?" Chica narrowed her eyes, giving the purple bunny a suspicious look.
"N-no! It's a good thing, actually!" Bonnie assured the yellow chicken, waving his hands defensively, "It's just that… I don't know if it's safe to tell you."
Chica furrowed her brows in confusion, "Safe? Bonnie, now you're starting to worry me. What's going on?"
"I'll… I'll tell you more about it later, okay? I've… I've got to make sure first." Bonnie replied, gingerly patting Chica's shoulder. Chica kept her eyes on him, now sincerely worried for him. Bonnie gave Chica a warm and confident smile before running off, resuming his sprint. "I'll call you later, cutie! I m-mean! Ah, s-sorry!"
Chica blushed lightly as she giggled, "It's okay, just remember to call. I'll be waiting for it."
"Y-you got it!" Bonnie replied, giving Chica a bashful grin before he took off again.
About eight hours later, the sun had set. The bright yellowish orange light shown on the edge of the horizon. The light, mixed with the atmosphere made the clouds appear a light purple, creating an astonishing view from anywhere within the city. Freddy got an extremely clear view from the rooftop he stood on. The bear was still as a statue, his arms folded firmly over his chest. Despite the beautiful view, Freddy's face illustrated nothing but irritation.
"I can't believe I'm doing this…" He snarled. The time was four minutes to nine now. Freddy lethargically made his way toward the alley, sliding down the wall effortlessly with a hand a foot. The bear maintained the same irritated glare, sitting down on the curb as he folded his arms once again. "If he's even a minute late, I am so out of here." The moon was now clear overhead, the white light shined among the street lights. Freddy glanced at the city clock, conveniently only a few minutes away. The clock read nine o'clock, the second hand slipping past the twelve. Almost instantly, Freddy stood back up, dusting off his pants.
The bear began to climb up the wall, "Pfft, what a waste of time."
"Wait!" A voice shouted, accompanied by footsteps. Freddy growled as he slid back down the wall. "You were about to leave!? It just turned nine!"
"You're lucky I'm here at all," Freddy returned, folding his arms. "If you were late, I wasn't going to wait."
"Well, aren't you a rude moe foe." Bonnie chuckled.
"Learn about punctuality, then we'll talk." Freddy scoffed. "Anyway, what is this for? I don't have all night."
"Actually, you do, but I'll get to the point." Bonnie replied. The purple bunny earned another eyeroll from the bear. "Okay, I got loads of questions for you. So, I hope you've got nowhere to be for a while."
"This isn't some Q&A, Bonnie." Freddy told the purple bunny, "I don't have time for this."
"It'll be easier if you just recruit me, dude! I'm telling you, I can help! I want to help!" Bonnie returned, "I hate this place! I really do! I hate that there's always a damn risk of getting hurt, shot, or even killed! I can't imagine all the people out here who've lost someone they care about so early!" Freddy's expression altered minutely, a lesser amount of irritation. "I feel so bad for them, I want to help you make a change for this place."
"You have no idea how much dedication it's going to take." Freddy said, dropping his hands by his sides. "And you probably can't begin to understand their emotions."
"I know! But… I want to help them! Someone's got to protect them!" Bonnie replied, "N-not to say that you're not doing a good job… I just want to do that too…" Freddy sighed wearily, rubbing his face.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" The bear asked him, "You'll be sacrificing a lot. Not to mention you'll be putting your life on the line every time you go out to fight."
Bonnie gulped and nodded, "Yeah… I'm sure. I wanna do this. I… I know I can do this." Freddy turned his back to Bonnie, letting out another sigh.
"Alright. Alright, fine." Freddy said, "I'll allow you to tag along." Bonnie's grin grew massive as he prepared to cheer. Freddy quickly spun around and covered the bunny's mouth, "Don't. I still have to evaluate your teachability and your skills. Besides, I can always get rid of you if I don't need you."
"Damn, man. You are cruel…" Bonnie murmured, pushing Freddy's gloved hand from his mouth.
Freddy chuckled in response, "Which confuses me on why you want to work with me so badly."
"Cause you're cool." Bonnie grinned, "You're like a boy's favorite superhero or action figure!"
"You're comparing me to a child's toy?" Freddy narrowed his eyes.
"N-no! I'm just saying, you're that cool! Like, you're super awesome and stuff!" Bonnie clarified, beads of sweat appearing on his eyebrows.
"Thanks, I guess." Freddy replied with a shrug of his shoulders. "What questions did you have, by the way?"
"Oh, well, about that, I wasn't planning on getting this far so… most of my questions are out the window now!" Bonnie laughed, "But, I do have two."
"Well? Spit 'em out." Replied Freddy, folding his arms.
"Okay, my first is… what kind of stuff can I bring along!?" Bonnie asked estatically. "I bet your secret base is really cool and everything! So, I was wondering, what can I bring with me!?"
"Nothing." Freddy snapped rapidly.
"Wh-what?"
"Bring nothing. It would be pointless." Freddy said.
"But, why?" Bonnie asked.
"I never stay in one place. I'm a targeted assassin." Freddy explained, "The authorities haven't made me public yet because they're still trying to figure out who's side I'm on. Not everyone knows about me. But the police know me very well."
"Your point?" Bonnie murmured in an uninterested tone.
"I'm wanted, you twat." The brown bear spat.
"Whaaaaat!?" Bonnie was shocked, "How could you be wanted!? You're helping the cops, if nothing else!"
"Sure, but the way I go about 'helping' them is illegal." Freddy responded, folding his arms once more. "Last I checked, only police are allowed to actually kill without being sent to prison."
"To be honest, I don't think they should be allowed to do that either." Bonnie murmured, "But anyway, what do you do if you're never in one place?"
"I don't have a 'home,' per se." Freddy continued, "Where I end up for the night becomes my home for a few hours, then I move on again. It's the only way I could think of to lower my risk of getting caught."
"Wow… that's gotta suck." Bonnie murmured, "Okay… one more question, there's someone else."
"What?" Freddy asked.
"H-her name is Chica. She's kinda important to me." Bonnie elaborated, "I was wondering if it was okay if I told her about this."
"Hell no!" Freddy shouted.
"B-but, sh-she probably doesn't know about you!" Bonnie replied.
"I don't care! The fewer that know about me, the better!" The brown bear told him, "If you want to be my partner in all of this, you have to keep her out of it! I don't care how important she is to! She can't know about me!" Bonnie dropped his head, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "I told you, there are a lot of sacrifices with this. This is just the tip of the iceberg."
"Alright, alright… I'll keep it a secret from her." Bonnie sighed, "But… I told her I'd call her tonight. What should I say?"
"Not my problem." Freddy replied swiftly, "I'm not a counselor, I don't care what happens to your relationship."
"You are so heartless… and you're blunt with it…" Bonnie murmured. "You are the opposite of what a bear stands for."
"Excuse me?" Freddy responded, raising an eyebrow.
"Bears are known to be grumpy, yeah, but you guys should have you nice points too." Bonnie said, "You guys should be lovable and huggable. Not to mention approachable. You're supposed to be cute!"
"Where in the word or job 'assassin' do you find any cuteness?" Freddy scoffed, "Stop spitting nonsense, Bonnie. And get with reality." The bear jumped up the wall, travelling toward the rooftop. "Well, I'm off. You and I will meet again later, once you've prepared yourself."
"Alright, big ass." Bonnie chortled.
"Quit looking at my ass when I climb up walls, Bonnie!" Freddy shouted, blushing.
"Hey! It's not my fault it's the biggest thing about you!" Bonnie retorted.
"My ass isn't that big! And it's only because I'm thick!" Freddy yelled, both his ears and cheeks were tinted red. "Quit staring at it like there's something wrong with it!"
"Then lose some weight! Maybe you won't hear so many people criticizing you about it!" Bonnie shouted back.
"Screw you, Bonnie! I'm not overweight!" Freddy retorted, "An overweight individual certainly couldn't do what I do!"
"Your big ass says otherwise!" Bonnie taunted, laughing inwardly. Freddy jumped down from the rooftop and punched Bonnie in the gut.
"I'm not fat! Call me fat again and I'll rip your eye out!" The bear growled behind his blush. Bonnie groaned lightly, closing one eye.
"T-take a joke, y-ya big softie…" The purple bunny winced.
"My weight is not a joke I take lightly. I'm certain there is something that you don't want to be joke about either." Freddy said sternly. "I repeat: don't. Call. Me. Fat."
"I got it, just go. Bonnie grumbled, standing to his full height.
Freddy sighed and rubbed his face before hopping back up the wall, "Some relationship we have, huh?"
Bonnie rubbed his stomach as he spoke, "Yeah… it's kinda fun though."
Freddy chuckled, "Yeah, it is. Later, you masochistic bunny."
"Later, ya murderous bear." Bonnie returned the gesture with a wink and a thumbs up. "Heh… and this is just the beginning."
A/N: Aaalrighty! Another chapter to By the Blade! I'm having a lot of fun writing this one. Perhaps because of all the action and violence. XD Not to mention that I find Freddy and Bonnie's interactions incredibly hilarious! :D I hope you guys are enjoying this story so far! I am very much enjoying this story, and I hope you are as well! Tell me what you guys think and any suggestions you may have! Love ya! Until next time, live life like an Xplosion! JFlare out!
