Hello everyone! Bet you thought i forgot...well i kinda did... ('.') sowwyyyy
Anyway, i hope everyone had a safe Halloween and Happy Samhain! I had a fun night...until someone slashed my tires. Yeah if anyone seeing some douche riding a florescent orange 10-speed bicycle, tell 'em some crazy bitch has a gun and is gonna effing kill him. I was late for class that day and i felt too much like shit to go to my other classes. Unfortunately, this also means i got no work done on the sequel...i did some research tho! Including playing more MVM. Since the halloween update i've been playing like MAD! Speaking of which...has anyone defeated Merasmus yet? He's the last one i NEED...also if anyone wants to friend me on Steam my account is xxbansheexxx
Anyway, now that i've ranted, here's chapter 7. Pretty sure Lexi is feelin' a bit angsty like i am at the moment...
When the van stopped at the base, Lexi wasted no time grabbing her suitcase and bat and getting off the vehicle. Demoman, Engineer, and Pyro all greeted her but she pushed passed them, not saying a word. Her baseball cap covered her face so they couldn't see the tears streaking down her face.
Pyro watched the girl as she left, then after a minute it started following her. Demoman and Engineer exchanged knowing looks. They walked up to the van and saw that Mundy still hadn't moved. His aviators blocked any emotion and his hat shadowed the rest of his face.
"Eh, hey Mundy…What happened?" Engineer asked cautiously.
Mundy shook his head, "Nothing." Then he pushed his door open and stormed out, his shoulders hunched.
Demoman and Engineer exchanged looks.
"You don' think...anythin' happened do ya?" Demoman asked his friend.
"I think…Mundy let his job blind his heart." Engineer said.
They looked back at the sniper's back. "It may have seemed like the right thing to do, but now they're both in a world of hurt."
Demoman took a swig out of the brown bottle in his hands. "T'morrow'll be interestin'."
The only person Lexi talked to was Soldier to find out where her room was. Soldier, surprised by her small voice, pointed in the direction.
Lexi was grateful for having her own room. She could blast her radio and scream into her pillow without anyone being nearby to question her. As she was walking through the hall, she was stopped by Spy.
"Allo, coureur rapide," he said, "How was ze trip?"
Spy knew something was wrong. The girl didn't give him an attitude or swear at him. In fact, she didn't do anything. She just stood there, her head bowed, like a disciplined student in a private school.
"It was long," was all she said. And Spy had to struggle to hear her soft voice. She pushed passed him and went into her room. Spy could hear the tumble of the door as she locked it.
Spy looked back down the hallway, fire seething in his eyes. He stormed to where Mundy and Engineer shared the room, pushing a surprised Pyro out of his way. He banged open the door to see the Australian laying down on his bed, everything still packed and his hat and boots still on. His back was to the Spy, but he didn't even flinch at the sudden intrusion.
Spy, feeling no remorse, grabbed the sniper by the back of his neck and dragged him up. Sniper, surprised that the Spy would even touch him, started to struggle out of his grip.
"Criokey, mate! What're ya doin'?"
Spy just looked at the man. Under the shadow of the hat, Spy could see dried streaks on his cheeks. The sniper's bottom lip was bleeding, probably from the bushman biting it so hard as to not make any noise. He had yet to shave the stubble that had grown over the trip.
All in all, he didn't look like the sniper the Spy had known to pick on and bother. He was more of a mess than usual.
That didn't stop him from being firm with the dirty Australian.
"What happened on ze trip? What did you do to Alexis?"
Mundy blinked. Alexis? But then he grimaced when the Spy's grip tighten around his neck. "Nothing happened, Spook! I swear!"
Spy glared at him, "Liar!" he hissed, "Why is she like that? Why is she depressed?"
The sniper narrowed his eyes, "Wot's it to you, Spook?"
Spy blinked, but didn't let his grip loosen, "Because, I told you zat if you ever hurt her, I would decapitate you. What did you do?"
Mundy sighed and looked away from the Spy. Spy could see behind the glasses from this angle. He saw the sniper's eyes and loosened his grip slightly out of shock.
The bushman was crying. Right in front of the Spy.
Spy let the man go and he fell back onto the bed, unmoving.
"I know what you did," Spy said, surprised, "You…broke up wiz her?"
Sniper shook his head, "We were never together. I just stopped it before it started. She's so young, so innocent. The last thing I want is for something to happen to me that would never let her love again." Then he took a deep, shaky breath, "I…I also couldn't stand to see her hurt. So for both our sakes…I told her I didn't like her like she thought."
Spy took a step back, surprised.
"Wot do you care anyway? Got a little crush on her? Because if you do, go ahead if she'll let you." Then sniper looked up. His glasses rested low on his nose, allowing Spy to see his eyes.
In the busman's eyes were narrowed, threatening the Spy, "If you do anything, anything to her that makes her feel like she is now, I will gut you like a bloody pig and leave you in the sun to die."
Spy held up his hands casually in surrender, "Trust me, bushman, the only feelings I have for the girl is concern."
"Why though?"
Spy looked out the window and sighed. "Do you promise not to tell anyone? Not even Alexis?"
Sniper hesitated, and then nodded. He doubted Lexi would want anything to do with him.
Spy lit another cigarette and sat on the bed next to the bushman. He blew out a long stream of smoke and started his story.
Pyro followed Lexi when she got out of the truck. The fire starter could feel it in their boots that something was wrong with the girl. They stayed a safe distance behind her, not wanting to be noticed yet. When Spy stopped Lexi from her destination, Pyro noticed with curiosity the sudden anger on his face.
When the Spy passed them, shoving them fearlessly out of the way, they continued its quest. It knocked on her door softly. There was no answer, so they called out, "Iff eee."
Pyro heard footsteps coming towards the door and waited for her to open it. When she did, it couldn't contain its excitement and started talking quickly.
Lexi didn't understand a word they were saying, but she managed a small smile at the Pyro.
"Oh, Pyro," she said softly, "You're just a kid, aren't you?"
Pyro didn't hear her, but continued talking about their day.
Lexi leaned against the door, letting the Pyro talk and talk and talk. Even though she couldn't understand them, the noise and company helped her feel better.
That night, Lexi slept better then she expected. She still felt betrayed and used (even if nothing did actually happen) but the thought of that funny little Pyro put a smile on her face.
Mundy, on the other hand, stayed up all night, thinking about what the Spy had told him.
The next morning, everything was pure business. Operation: Capture the Flag had been initiated. Everyone was getting ready. Engineer clicked his mechanical arm into place. The Soldier gave himself a pep talk. Demoman polished his katana. Pyro sharpened their axe. Heavy refilled Sasha while Medic recharged his Quick-Fix. Spy was smoking a cigarette and was pressing his suit.
Sniper brushed his teeth, looking at pictures of his next victims. He was still hurting from the day before, but he had a job to do. He did what he had to do so that he would be focused for the mission.
Lexi pulled up her socks and laced her cleats. She held her bat the swung it a couple of times. Then she looked in the mirror. She felt a little better, Pyro's visit had helped a lot. She needed to get her head in the game. She needed to win.
And not get blown up by a rocket.
She flinched as she realized that the whole rocket situation was what started her relationship with—
You never had a relationship! Now stop being a sissy school girl and focus!
Lexi took a few deep breaths and laid her bat on her shoulder. She walked out of her room, her head held high.
At the starting point, nine teammates in RED waited for the gate to open. Lexi and Mundy were as far away from each other as possible. Looking at each other caused more wounds to open up. When Lexi first saw him in the kitchen for breakfast, she felt a new wave of tears form and had to leave. She ran a few times around her room the rest of the time.
Now, she thought only of revenge. She pretended that the old BLU Spy was still around, and she wanted to teach him a lesson he'd never forget. She cocked her gun and growled, getting a few stares from the other team mates.
When the gate opened, Lexi was the first one out. As much as she loves prolonging the enemy's mental torture and making them feel like shit, she wasn't too much in the mood. She sprinted towards the Intel room, shooting anyone that got in her way. She could hear Heavy and Medic not far behind.
She was suddenly on the BLU territory. She slowed down, not wanting to make the same mistake she made last time. She walked down a long hallway, her scattergun in hand and her finger on the trigger. Even though she'd never done a Capture the Flag mission, she understood the basics. All she needed to do was capture the BLU intelligence and bring it back to the RED base to inspect.
Seemed easy enough on paper.
She backed against a wall before turning the corner, peeking around ever so slightly. The only thing that really concerned her was the fact that there was a large, glassless window as a wall.
I can just duck and run. So she took a deep breath and rounded the corner.
And she walked right into the BLU Scout.
She held her scatter gun up and aimed, ready to shoot him. But something stopped her.
The boy looked familiar. He had honey gold eyes. His hair was cut short and was blonde. He had a familiar gleam in his eyes; hate and revenge.
Lexi let her gun drop by her side. "Jeff?"
The BLU Scout blinked, but he kept his pistol up, "Never thought you'd be a merc, sis."
Why is Spy so concerned about Lexi? What's going to happen with the relationship between the sniper and scout? What is Lexi's brother doing on BLU? WHY AM I ASKING YOU ALL THESE QUESTIONS WHEN I ALREADY KNOW?! Tune in next week for a very twisty episode of Meet the Scout!
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