Guilty Bonds
Chapter 26, Baby Face
Go-To was so elated! They had finally, in a desperate attempt to defend themselves against the throng of Sith, allowed for fresh recruits at seventeen. He was old enough now, finally. He could finally get out there and do something. It had been his life's dream for so long.
He'd waited for hours in line. Each step had brought him closer and closer to the final leap into his future.
He managed to contain his smile, "I'm here to sign up."
"Really, baby face?" The recruiter asked sarcastically, "Gonna need to see your papers."
"Papers?"
"Yeah, I'm not sure I believe you're old enough. Lemme see yer birth certificate."
Go-To was at a loss for words. This was insane. No one else had been asked for their papers. Not. One. Person. And now the man was demanding to see his. Not that he had any to begin with, but he wished he'd been told they might've asked for them.
"Don't got any, baby face? Move aside, let the next person come."
"But I-"
"Nope. Next." The man called out.
Go-To's heart sank. No! He'd been waiting for six years. Six long, grueling years. And now the man was telling him he looked too young? This was madness. Insanity. It couldn't be happening.
"Hey! Someone get this baby-faced kid outta here."
Go-To memorized the man's face, silently vowing his revenge.
…
It was easy. On such a rough planet, you'd think the man would be a little bit more careful. Maybe he thought since he was with the Republic, he was safe. All he had was a gun, which was no good at close range. Which was exactly what Go-To had in mind. He'd spent half a day planning. Two days following. And now, now it was time.
The man didn't hear his footsteps. Didn't hear Go-To cut him off from any help.
Too bad.
"I have something I want you to see." He said as lowly as possible.
The recruiter jerked around. He searched for the owner of the voice, all the while arming himself. Go-To knew it was useless.
"Who's there?"
Go-To stepped to where the man could see his assailant. The look of shock, and feigned relief, was pleasing. Go-To didn't stop moving forward until he was within striking distance, and rather out of safe shooting range.
"Baby face, man you scared me."
"That would be the point. You really shouldn't judge people by their appearances."
"Hey, I don't want any trouble." The man tried to back up.
"Oh, there's no trouble. But I am going to teach you exactly who you messed with." The words of an arrogant young man with nothing to lose. A scary young man with nothing to lose.
The authorities found the body later with two words carved into both the face and the torso.
Baby Face.
A/N:
Also, I think that reviewing past chapters is KW's way of telling me to post something new. Even if it's not, I'm going to pretend. ^_^
I'm considering just putting all I've got on here, as school will be starting soon and we all know what that means.