Disclaimer: "Kill Bill" and all of it's characters are solely the property of Miramax and Quentin Tarantino.
A.n.:
This chapter draws its infromation out of the hilarious anime from "Volume One." In case you hadn't realized (although I'm sure you did): The man in the grey suit, who murdered the little girl's parents is the main character of this story.
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The young man narrowed his eyes at the people in front of him. They looked absurd, dressed in fancy, colorful clothes, smoking marihuana and gripping samurai swords. It resembled a circus, rather than a meeting of crime lords.
And Bill didn't like being insulted with such impudence...
"Bill, get over here, let me introduce you to somebody." Matsumoto's rancid snort of a voice rang out. The young man balled his fists, joining the boss, who held a small girl's arm in his right hand.
Bill knew that girl...
"This is Cindy, I named her that earlier, what do you think?" The mobster asked, a disgusting smile on his ugly, scarred face.
"Splendid..." Bill replied, desperately trying to recall where he had seen the young beauty before. The more he looked at her, the more she reminded him of a particular night – the night they killed the Chinese soldier and his wife.
O-Ren nodded her cute head towards him, but Bill almost lost his breath when he looked into her eyes. They were ablaze, bursting with frigid, infinitely dismaying hate. One couldn't compare her to any other girl that the pathetic pedophile had ever dated – her eyes were enough to kill a human being.
Swallowing hard, Bill started thinking as fast as possible. Something about that girl worried him and he was in the unique position of probably saving the miserable, corrosive bastard from sure death. But then he asked himself a most interesting and startling question – did he want to save him?
Matsumoto provided him with steady money, a place to stay and a job that he was very fond of. Yet he made the mistake of introducing Bill to the other bosses. They were all very interested in employing the single best assassin in Japan. And they weren't all screwing infants.
The little girl intrigued him. She was already avenging her parents although her contemporaries were probably still attending primary school. Not all small children have so much will and guts, to sacrifice their body and soul to an underground crime lord, whose excellent security forces are always ready to eradicate any of his enemies.
To sneak into his life, kill him and then escape his fortress of a home is a task that even Bill would have barely been able to handle. His anxiety changed to respect within a few seconds. He stared at the girl, who at this moment was the only person in the entire room that Bill was honestly congenial with.
"Hello Cindy, I'm Bill." He introduced his persona to the little colleen. "Glad to make your acquaintance."
O-Ren nodded, simpering a charming and delicate smile. "Me too." She said to the man who murdered her parents in cold blood in front of her that dreadful night. He would be the next one on her list of vengeance.
Bill excused himself as he left the meeting, gasping fresh air. He took a seat inside his car and waited. He waited until the meeting was over and most of the limousines had disappeared from the parking lot of Matsumoto's residence.
Then he sneaked inside, as silent as a snake, unseen by any of the sentries. When he reached his employer's private bedroom, he heard shots fire. Immediately realizing what had taken place, he leaned onto the wall beside the door, patiently awaiting the young girl to come out.
When she did, he hit the weapon out of her hand, placing his palm onto her mouth and pulling her close to him.
"Shhh, little princess. I'm most sympathetic to your aims of avenging your parents' death. I will help you out of here." He said in a soft-spoken, soothing voice.
O-Ren struggled, trying to cut herself loose from his grip, but soon accepted his offer. She was in need of help - if she wanted to get out alive. The first guards were already arriving.
"What happened? Where's Matsumoto?" They asked with great concern.
"Inside, the killer is still with him. The girl barely managed to escape." Bill lied with artistic dexterity. He pushed O-Ren over to one of the guards. "Get her out of here, she's in deep shock. He was killed in front of her eyes. It's the least we can do for the poor thing."
The sentinel nodded and disappeared into the hallway, leading to the exit. Meanwhile, a couple of Matsumoto's bodyguards had entered his bedroom and soon realized what Bill told them was a lie. But it was already too late.
Bill struck his sword with sharp poignancy through their necks, before they even turned around. Matsumoto's most skilled employee escaped his fortress through the window, landing on the ground with twisted stylishness as he disappeared into the nocturnal nothingness.
The girl forgave him that night...
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