Chapter 14: Entering the Frey part 2
After the school day, Bronny and Jolyne exited the main building. Both of them were quiet, not saying anything. Bronny thought about the white figure he had saw, what exactly was it? "Jolyne," began Bronny, "I need to ask you something?" "And what would that be?" Jolyne asked, "I saw this, thing, earlier, it was all white, I've seen it before, but I wanted to know if you've ever seen it?" Jolyne's eyes widened, "all white figure… You mean the one with red lines on it?" Bronny nodded, "yeah, that one." "So, you have seen it." Bronny and Jolyne turned to see Joshua behind them. "You know about the white figure?" Bronny asked, Joshua nodded and motioned for them to follow. "What do you know about this white figure Josh?" Jolyne asked, "we've both never seen it before, what is it?" Joshua leaned onto a tree and sighed, "your guess is as good as mine," he said, "but if there is one thing I know, that figure brings bad tidings to whoever it follows." Joshua pulled his shirt up, revealing a large scar that ran up his chest. "I've known this figure for seven years," Joshua said, "it began to follow my family, and it killed them, all of them, except for me."
"Jesus," Bronny muttered, "that thing did that?" Joshua nodded, lowering his shirt, "ever since that day, I've been searching for the white figure, I thought I would never find it, until I discovered something, something very important." Joshua pulled his collar down, revealing the star on his neck, "I discovered that this white figure targeted my family because of my heritage, I never knew who I truly was until I researched what this star meant." Jolyne pulled her collar down as well, revealing her star birthmark, "this star represents my family bloodline," she said, "if you have one…" "Woah woah, woah!" Bronny interrupted, "are you telling me, that you're Jolyne's sister!?" "No," Joshua said, "I highly doubt that, but we are connected by blood, we are family." Joshua lifted his collar back, same did Jolyne, "I understand that this might come as a shock, but we can't ignore it," Joshua said, "if this figure came for my family, then no doubt it will come for yours, I won't let that happen." Jolyne rubbed her chin, this was serious, "this sounds like something really bad, I should ask my uncles about this, if I'm in trouble, no doubt he is too."
Joshua shook his head, "the white figure only reveals itself to its next prey," he said, "and thus can be seen by them, your uncle will not be able to help." Bronny moved up to Jolyne, "I'm sorry, but if this is something that could be life threatening, how are we supposed to do anything?" He said, "we're just kids." "Even so, this is how fate works," Joshua replied, "if it has revealed itself to you, then you are in danger, I'm sorry, but you don't really have a choice." Bronny began to think, he didn't understand why this figure was doing this, but whatever it was, it wouldn't get away with it. "Fine, I'll show this thing that it messed with the the wrong dude!" Exclaimed Bronny, Joshua smirked, "I like your enthusiasm Bronny, but I want you to realize what you're getting into, this won't be easy." "Trust me, we never back down from anything," Jolyne said, "me and Bronny are the dynamic duo, no one can take us down!" Joshua nodded and moved towards them, "then follow me," he said, "I'll bring you too my home, we can begin from there." The trio left the school yard, as they left, the hooded man watched from the shadows, "so, these are the children," he muttered, "I believe now is a good chance to begin the next phase of our plan." The hooded man left the shadows and got into his car, "it's time, for phase 2."
[Stand] User: Joshua Rivera
[Stand] Name: Smooth Criminal
Power: B Speed: B Range: E Vitality: D Precision: A Develop: C
"I'm home!" Noel yelled, closing the door to her house. The smell of weed immediately filled her nose, indicating her sister was home. She walked through her house, it wasn't the nicest house, but for she had to deal with, it wasn't a big deal. As she walked to her room, she peered into her sisters' room, her sister was laying on her bed, naked. White powder was spread out across her bed, it was clear to Noel that her sister was high. "The hell you lookin at kid?" Her sister drowsy said, "fuck off, I'm busy." "I bet you are," Noel mumbled, she walked to her room and closed the door. Life was never easy for Noel. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father, now being forced to take care of two girls, turned to alcohol. Noel lived an abusive life, living in fear of another beating. The only bright spot in her life was her big sister, Laura. She was always a cheerful person and stood by Noel's side no matter what. Noel could recall the many times Laura took a beating for her; Noel couldn't think of someone more loyal than her big sister. When she was eight, her father committed suicide, leaving Noel and Laura without a home to live in. The two would move in with their grandparents in Naples, where they would live to this day.
As the years would go by, Noel's life would start to go in an even worse direction. Laura, now having to take of Noel practically by herself, began to work to get money for food and such. She would do anything for money, even it would cause harm to her body. Her sister would eventually fall down the same path as her father and began to completely ignore Noel's basic needs. Noel was now truly alone, with no more friends and family, she was left to fend for herself. Her only friend was the shadowy figure that was buried inside her. She didn't know what it was, but it had been with her for as long as she could remember, it didn't talk, but at least it made her comfortable, it made her safe. Noel would grow into a mature young woman, despite her past, she kept a positive attitude. She would make many friends and become one of the most popular students at school. Her abusive experiences left her expressionless to most traumatic events, it wasn't that she didn't feel anything to them, she just knew they weren't as a bad as what she went through.
A tear fell from her eye, even with everything going well outside, her personal life was still miserable. She laid down on her bed and buried her head in her pillow. "Noel…" Noel peered up, Laura stood in the doorway, her eyes were beet red from the weed she was smoking. "Are you crying?" Laura asked, Noel turned away and rubbed her eyes. Laura rolled her eyes and stumbled over to the bed, "sorry bout what I said earlier, how was school?" "The hell is it to you?" Noel replied, "it's not like you fucking care, go and get higher than you already are." Laura looked to the floor, she laid down and leaned on Noel, "I know things are rough, but I'm trying ok," she said, "the least you could do is give me a chance." Noel sat up, "how many chances have I given you?" Laura sat up as well, "trust me sis, this one is the one, I promise you."
Laura wrapped her arm around Noel, "don't worry sis, everything is gonna be better," she said, "I promise you." Noel leaned onto Laura, deep down inside, she was still the same girl she remembers all those years ago. "I hope you're right, for your sake at least," Noel replied. The two sat in silence for a bit, Noel glared at her sister bare breasts, "you got some specks on your tits," Noel said, Laura looked down and wiped it off. "I don't understand why you couldn't put a shirt on at least?" "I don't have anything you don't have, what's the big deal?" Noel rolled her eyes, "your choice," she said.
The two heard a loud knocking on the door, "the hell?" Laura said, "stay here kid." "I don't think you should answer the door naked," Noel commented. Laura nodded, picking up one of the shirts from the floor and putting on. "Fucking hell," Noel muttered, the shirt was way too small, her boobs were nearly sticking out through the bottom. Laura walked to the door and opened it slightly, "what do you want?" She asked in annoyance, outside of the door stood the hooded man. "I assume you're Laura Vazquez, correct?" Laura rubbed her eyes and nodded, "yeah, and?" The hooded man pulled an envelope from his jacket and handed it to Laura, "I have a job for you, seeing your condition, I can see that you need the money." Laura opened the envelope, her eyes widened, the envelope was full of money. "What exactly would this job be?" Laura asked, "I need someone dead," the man replied, Laura shook her head, "no thanks, I'm not that desperate." The man leaned closer to her, "I could triple that, I could give you anything you want, just by doing one deed." Laura looked back to Noel, remembering her promise, she sighed. "Quadruple it, and we have a deal," she said. The hooded man chuckled, "fine, if that's what you want." Laura glared at the man, rubbing her chin, "now then, who is it you need dead?"