As they strolled around the National Park together, Rock felt, well…happy.
For the first time ever, since he had moved in with the Duke, he was
actually happy. The feeling was awkward, but it felt good.
He also had a feeling someone was following them. He swirled around, gun out, and found himself face to face with a Marduk.
The Marduk also had a gun, which was pointed straight at Tomi.
Rock set his jaw. "Put the gun down, and I won't kill you."
"Shoot me, and I'll kill the girl," the Marduk replied. "I thought you were the boss o' us, but the duke ain't so pleased with ye." The Marduk gave a toothy grin, which was missing at least 4 teeth and had a stinky stench.
Rock shot the gun, and the Marduk shot the gun as soon as Rock pulled the trigger. Tomi closed her eyes. She waited she a piercing pain to come, but it didn't. Also, she heard another gun trigger it's bullet.
She slowly opened her eyes, and saw the Marduk dead.
"W-What happened, Rock?" she asked, startled.
"I shot his gun instead of him, and then he tried to shoot, but the bullet wouldn't come out, even though you heard the shot. Then I shot him the second time."
"Rock," breathed Tomi. "I-Is he d-dead?"
Rock looked at the man on the ground. "No, he'll live. He better get outta here…Oh, shit." He grabbed Tomi's hand and started running.
"R-Rock, what's the matter?"
"They've been trailing us, all along, they've been trailing us. Shit," he cursed. He ran faster.
Tomi noticed that they were heading towards her house.
"Why are we going back to my house?"
"Your brother may be in trouble," Rock said through clenched teeth. They passed a robot out of its area, which Rock shot down while running. "Hurry."
Tomi tried to run harder, but it was hard to run when junk was all over the floor. A pop can rolled into view, but something was wrong with it. Some lumpy thing was taped onto it.
"Rock, there's a bomb!" Tomi shouted. She pulled Rock swiftly into an alleyway, and continued running to her house on a different route. A few seconds later, they heard an explosion behind them.
"Shit, this is all my fault. My father wants~"
"He's not your father," Tomi stated.
"Whatever. He just wants me dead," Rock muttered, still running.
"I'm outta breath," Tomi panted.
"We're almost there," Rock assured her. They turned a corner, then another and another.
"Rock, he's not dead, is he?" Tomi asked through gasps. Tears started falling out of her eyes. She felt horrible. Her brother dying while she couldn't do anything. But why was Rock trying so hard to save someone that only helped him out? She had learned long ago that he wasn't the type of person that people said he was.
Then why?
"Rock, why are you going against the duke's order?" Tomi asked, still panting.
"I'm not a Marduk anymore, nor his stepson," he breathed. Tomi's house loomed into view. The sounds of gunshots were everywhere.
The house was on fire, and Atlas was up in the attic, coughing, leaning against the window, blood dripping from his chest.
He also had a feeling someone was following them. He swirled around, gun out, and found himself face to face with a Marduk.
The Marduk also had a gun, which was pointed straight at Tomi.
Rock set his jaw. "Put the gun down, and I won't kill you."
"Shoot me, and I'll kill the girl," the Marduk replied. "I thought you were the boss o' us, but the duke ain't so pleased with ye." The Marduk gave a toothy grin, which was missing at least 4 teeth and had a stinky stench.
Rock shot the gun, and the Marduk shot the gun as soon as Rock pulled the trigger. Tomi closed her eyes. She waited she a piercing pain to come, but it didn't. Also, she heard another gun trigger it's bullet.
She slowly opened her eyes, and saw the Marduk dead.
"W-What happened, Rock?" she asked, startled.
"I shot his gun instead of him, and then he tried to shoot, but the bullet wouldn't come out, even though you heard the shot. Then I shot him the second time."
"Rock," breathed Tomi. "I-Is he d-dead?"
Rock looked at the man on the ground. "No, he'll live. He better get outta here…Oh, shit." He grabbed Tomi's hand and started running.
"R-Rock, what's the matter?"
"They've been trailing us, all along, they've been trailing us. Shit," he cursed. He ran faster.
Tomi noticed that they were heading towards her house.
"Why are we going back to my house?"
"Your brother may be in trouble," Rock said through clenched teeth. They passed a robot out of its area, which Rock shot down while running. "Hurry."
Tomi tried to run harder, but it was hard to run when junk was all over the floor. A pop can rolled into view, but something was wrong with it. Some lumpy thing was taped onto it.
"Rock, there's a bomb!" Tomi shouted. She pulled Rock swiftly into an alleyway, and continued running to her house on a different route. A few seconds later, they heard an explosion behind them.
"Shit, this is all my fault. My father wants~"
"He's not your father," Tomi stated.
"Whatever. He just wants me dead," Rock muttered, still running.
"I'm outta breath," Tomi panted.
"We're almost there," Rock assured her. They turned a corner, then another and another.
"Rock, he's not dead, is he?" Tomi asked through gasps. Tears started falling out of her eyes. She felt horrible. Her brother dying while she couldn't do anything. But why was Rock trying so hard to save someone that only helped him out? She had learned long ago that he wasn't the type of person that people said he was.
Then why?
"Rock, why are you going against the duke's order?" Tomi asked, still panting.
"I'm not a Marduk anymore, nor his stepson," he breathed. Tomi's house loomed into view. The sounds of gunshots were everywhere.
The house was on fire, and Atlas was up in the attic, coughing, leaning against the window, blood dripping from his chest.
