I apologize if I had you waiting for this chapter. cough Buttons cough. I've been working with it, and I've been trying to maintain personalities.
HOLY SHIPPUUDEN, BATMAN! THAT'S A VEXEN CAMEO!
Be afraid, be very afraid. So Vexen is officially in the story.OMG.
Starting this chapter, I will be giving due credit to whomever played which character at the end of each chapter. Hope you like ;D
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS! For the most part, Squeeniz does. Jace, for example, is (c) Silver-Kun.
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING! This fic can cause Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion, Upset Stomache, Diarrhea, a need for Pepto Bismol, Optical Bleeding, Cheesy Smiles, Fondness for character that you previously were not font of, love of OCs, need to wear a Fedora, sudden obesession with reading up on the Mafia, and /not/ shooting the Author for her inability to write. See back of box for a full list of side-effects.
A smirk crossed his lips as the hand not holding the gun moved up to his lips, drawing the cig away, and dropping it to the ground. He moved the toe of his shoe to it slowly, and crunched the now-dying ember at the end into the ground. Pulling the hammer back on the pistol, he awaited an answer.
Relena shifted, tilting her head to the left slightly, eyes glimmering playfully. Playing with the revolver in her hands slowly, she opened her thin lips and responded, "Assassination, my dear. What else? Why do you think I'm shooting at that--"
"The /maid/? Ooh, impressive. If I weren't holding a gun right now, I'd have to give you applause! Now drop the gun and give up, you crazy skank." Jace said, raising his eyebrows so that they disappeared beneath the hem of his black beanie. He shifted, and something moved behind him. Something bright red. A /tail/? How odd… Now that she really looked at him, Relena saw that this man had blue wolf-ears, as well. Rather odd. A crimson lion tail and blue wolf ears… He must be a…
"Right. I'll do that… When I'm through, of course. Now let me guess who you are… A delivery boy?"
"And funny, too. What a charmer." Jace retorted, smirking wider, "Hit-man, more like, sweetheart." He stepped forward, as Kyra wriggled behind the Hummer that belonged to a certain Silent Hero, just in case shooting were to start.
"/Sweetheart?/ I don't know what to say!" Relena tittered, batting her eyelids playfully, "So I'll shoot instead." She fired, but missed. Jace had moved out of the way lazily, and was now itching to fire back.
"Quick to it, ain't ya?" He said, amused by now. This assassin… "So lemme get this one straight before we start a gunfight, lady… You were intending to kill twelve of the most powerful, skilled, and feared people in the city single-handedly?"
Relena blinked, and then narrowed her eyes in frustration, firing again. Jace dodged easily, "Don't make me shoot you, lady. I ain't one to hurt chicks… Ain't my style."
"Just… Quit talking!!!" Relena shouted, growing very frustrated by now "I don't want to hear you talk! Just… Die!" She began to fire for real, throwing the gun aside when she was out, and pulling another from her belt, firing continuously.
Jace swore, and began to duck and dodge as best as he could. He felt some bullets catch his clothes in places, but didn't really pay it any mind. He was simply used to the sensation by now.
After the girl had emptied five clips, he straightened, and fired once. Relena dodged, just barely, and turned to gloat, saying, "Ha! And you think you're so--" She was knocked forward slightly by an explosion of flame. Poor Xigbar's Porsche…
Cringing from the now-roaring flames, Relena looked up to see the smoke… How had he…?
"Hellfire bullets, lady. Ever heard of them?" He replied to the shocked look on the assassin's face, "Now I don't wanna waste any more bullets, so can you please give up?"
Relena gave him a scathing glance, and fumbled with her handgun for a moment, as if considering dropping it. After a long moment, she raised it within the blink of an eye, and had begun to fire once more. Jace swore lightly, and sidestepped to escape the hail of bullets, pulling another gun from nowhere. His one was blue-tinted, a direct opposite in color to the 'Hellfire' gun.
He didn't want to kill the girl. No way. Her skills… Maybe the Organization could… Take her in.. As member number 12? She was talented beyond words, but she needed a little work… He would continue the fight.. And maybe he'd decide in a little bit.
He aimed, as Relena dropped yet another emptied gun, and pulled out a handful of the odd kunai from earlier. Both were about to attack simultaneously, when there was a clacking sound, and someone was standing between them, an arm extended to either, palms open in a motion to 'stop' them.
Jace was ready to fire anyway, until he saw who exactly it was. He lowered his gun, and shot at a wall instead, as leaving the bullet ready to fire was much to dangerous. The wall made a very large 'boom' sound, and began to freeze over completely. Nitrogen bullets.
Relena really didn't give a damn about the strange man now between them, and, instead, threw one of the throwing knives. The man standing ahead merely flicked up a hand, catching the throwing knife in the splayed palm, his long, thin fingers curling around the blade of said knife.
"Boy, what in the name of science do you think you are doing!?" He exclaimed, turning his attention to Jace, and dropping the knife to the ground with a clatter. One of his spit-shined black shoes began to tap on the ground impatiently, "You very well know that any incident occurring down here will very likely be blamed on myself!"
The man straightened, pulling his feet together, and his arms back down to his sides. Rather peacefully, he strode over to Number Five's Hummer, and ducked behind it, helping the maid up and out of the way. Leading her towards the service elevator once more, his shoes clacked and clicked in turn with each step. After whispering some instructions to the girl, he strode back to Jace and Relena, crossing his arms slowly.
"I need an explanation to /attempt/ to give superior, Jace." The man grumbled, the lab coat fluttering around his frame, showing the dark grey suit beneath. His very long silvery-blonde hair twitched the tiniest bit in the draft, but remained mainly stationary. He glanced at Relena slowly, and added, "And who is she?"
Jace looked the Chilly Academic up and down, frowning greatly, "She's a friggin' assassin, Vexen. And she decided to pick a fight with me, so I just defended…"
"Defended…" Vexen said, raising his eyebrows at the smoking heap that was once II's Porsche, "Is that an adequate term for the /carnage/ that you two have--." He cut off, and glanced back at Jace, "Assassin… How.. Good is she?" He asked, bringing a finger to his lips and sparing a split-second glance to the very-confused looking Relena.
"Heh. You're right to it, ain't ya? Well, she's damn good." Jace replied, re-holstering his guns, a smirk crossing his face.
"Really…? I'd expect she needs a bit of work…" Jace nodded in reply, and fished a cig from a carton he produced out of his pocket. Vexen slowly turned to face Relena, striding towards the girls slowly, looking her up and down, "Tell me… What is your name…?"
"Relena. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have orders to kill all of y--"
"From whom?"
"What?"
"Who gave you those orders?"
"My employer would rather keep his identity secret."
"Right.. And what did he promise you?"
"What? Er… Money. Payment."
"What would you say to someone who offered you that… Plus protection.. A home.. And a family."
"You… Get out.." Relena said, raising her eyebrows, "You're joking… Like you lot would--"
"We would. What is your name?"
"Relena."
"R-E-L-E-N-A?"
"Yep."
"That's a fun one… I haven't gotten to do one since Saix… And his was too easy to count…"
"Wha--"
"R-E-L-E-N-A… I like L names. They usually sound nice. L.. A-R.. And then we put in an X, I think.."
"X?"
"It's a family thing… L-A-R-X… E-N-E. Larxene. Can you say that?"
"Y-yeah. Larxene. What is that?"
"Your new name." Vexen glanced at Jace, "I'll get her to talk to Marluxia about it. I'm busy, and XI always has free time, it seems."
"Right… And I suppose I have to go.. Tell someone?"
"How on Earth do you figure these thongs out all by yourself?" Vexen replied tartly, striding off into the shadows. Relena glanced after, looking very confused.
"Just follow him and try not to kill anything…" Jace grumbled, taking a drag from his now-lit cig, and turning. He stomped off into the shadows without another word, and Relena looked off to where Vexen had been, wondering what lay ahead, and why she was trusting these people so easily.
Whatever it was, she was curious enough to follow.
NEXT CHAPTER: Meet Roxas and Becca, two orphan streetrats with high ambitions. Little do they know that their lives are about to change forever.
CAST SO FAR:
Dei, Vexen, Tseng, Rufus, Marluxia, Xemnas in First Chapter, & Axel - Me
Demyx, Jace - Silver
Roxas - Buttons
Becca - Becca
Zexion - Xarsha
Larxene & Kyra - Kyra
If I forgot you so far, please notify me ;D