PLEASE READ THIS!-A/n-Ok, I have a couple quick things to say. First, I'm gunna announce my choice on pairings where I put the poll, so stay tuned for that. CHAPTER SNIPPET coming up too…kinda short though…please review, and tell me how you like it! ANYONE GOT QUOTES? I need a good couple of them…umm…any more poll ideas? Anything else you can review to me! Thanks!
Zakai-
Heh…glad you have your own little reviewer space? Lol…Well, I had a couple more questions! I know! I know! lowers eyes just a couple more that I forgot to ask before…So I was wondering that if I deleted a couple stories from Word Processor, would it delete it on here? Or is it permanently copied on here? Also, I think I might have asked this before, but when you have a 1x2x1…Does that just mean it's a HeeroxDuo? And can it be both 1x2 and 2x1, or is that something totally different? Thanks a lot! And I hope that you still like the story…Would you honestly tell me if you thought I should re do it? I hope you would! I really trust your opinion, and it means a lot to me, so I'm counting on you to tell me what you think! Ek…my mind is TOAST…I have like 2 hours of free time only on Saturday and Sunday…Not to mention life if gunna be soo crammed with the track meet coming up again on Wed. Grrr…Well, enough about my personal life…Thanks a lot again…
In Killing, we bring our souls deeper into the grasping hands of damnation.
Kid tried his hardest to cover his nervous feelings from Odin. Today was going to be his first solo mission…And he didn't want to do anything wrong, for fear of making Odin mad. He and Odin had been shooting bad men for a long time now, and Odin said that because he, Kid, was a natural (Whatever THAT meant) that he should be able to do his own missions from now on. It scared Kid. Was Odin going to leave him? How would he know who and who not to kill? The man must have seen the panic in the boy's face, for he smiled down at him.
"Don't worry, Kid. I'll be with you this time, but you're going to be the one to plan out the mission and shoot him, and you have to mix in with the other people your age…and TRY to act like a normal boy, okay?" Normal? Who would want to be NORMAL? Normal was when someone hurt you, you cried and screamed, and people would hug you and talk to you in that high baby tone. Normal was when you screamed "I'M TELLING ON YOU!" at least once in every game…Normal seemed…Well, Stupid. But Kid nodded. Odin parked the car in a small parking lot close to a park near the beach. The smell of salt water drifted up, and Kid wanted to run down and jump in the water…No, Odin would not like that…maybe if he completed this mission, Odin might let him for just a couple of minutes…But now he had to stay focused on the target.
Odin led him around the park to a small gathering of children and their parents. A warm feeling spread from them, and laughed as if they had not one care in the world. Kid watched as more children arrived and handed brightly colored packages to a small boy with a pointed cone on his head…The only thing Kid could think that they would be were bombs. He could recall the times he handed those kinds of explosives to people…and then they all went on long journeys and never came back. But these ones did not go off into bright lights like the ones he had delivered.
"It's a birthday party, Kid…See the kid with the hat on? It's his birthday."
"Do I have a birthday?"
"Yeah, but I don't know when it is, and even if I did, I sure wouldn't celebrate it. You're a demon, Kid." Kid wanted to ask more questions, but was interrupted as Odin pointed to a man walking next to a small and pretty girl with a ponytail.
"Your target, Kid. Get him alone, and kill him with the gun I gave you…and don't forget to take off the safety first." Odin grinned. "I'll be watching you in case things go wrong, but I'm not going to help you if you get yourself into shit. See ya later, Kid!" And with that, Odin was gone. Kid felt all alone and out of place among these happy children. He felt dirty, like he didn't fit… and every nerve in his body quivered. Odin hadn't told him what to do. Just kill the man when they were alone…but then what? Oh well…When the time came he would think of SOMEthing.
The restroom was the only place that one could be alone, so that was where kid headed. It was fairly small, with five stalls and three urinals, and was not well built. Kid walked into the last stall, locked the door, and observed the roof. Oh this was too easy. Kid stood on his tiptoes on the toilet, and removed the air vent's grate. The boy used his arms to pull himself up, and was quickly inside the tunnel. He supposed an adult could fit in here if they really TRIED…Kid crawled quickly to the ending grate in the back of the bathroom, and pulled that one off, letting it fall into the bushes underneath. Hopefully no one would notice it until later. Then he retraced his steps back, dragging his small sweatshirt behind to remove the small prints he left in the dusty tunnel. When Kid jumped back out from the vent, instead of unlocking the door, he slipped under it, so as to keep it locked. No one would see the escape route now! Footsteps echoed on the tiled floor. Oh no! Kid dashed into another stall, and wiped the sweat from his face. If anyone saw him, they would KNOW that he was guilty and had something to hide.
"Hey, Kid? You in here?" Odin! Kid scurried out.
"Been in here a while, Kid! Why aren't you outside watching the target?" Odin's voice was low, and Kid could hardly hear it. Instead of answering, Kid led Odin over to the stall, and unlocked the door for the man. Odin took one look, and grinned.
"Good work, Kid! Keep it up…Come meet me at the flag pole when you're done with the mission." And he turned once more and left.
Kid didn't know what to do, so he sat on a small bench next to the playground, and watched the children who were now whacking at a fuzzy paper animal hanging from a tree. They looked like they were having soo much fun, and he wanted to run and join them when the animal split apart and goodies littered the ground. With cheers, the children rushed after it, and gathered both toys and candy, shoving as much as they could into little plastic bags.
1 One girl, for some reason or another, did not have a bag…but using her dress, she scooped in as much of the treats as she could, and crouched low to the ground to keep from showing any underclothing. The adults smiled at the scavenging children, and although not all the treats had been picked up from the ground, they made the call for cake and gift opening. All the children ran to the small table, eager to get their share of the food, and when the girl reached the table, she could no longer hold all the treats in her dress while still remaining modest. Candy pieces tumbled to the ground, and twelve boys quickly rushed up to snatch the food away, and the blond girl sniffed, trying to hold back tears. Kid felt sorry for the young girl. He himself had never had the wonders of owning anything other than his clothing before, but he knew the feeling of loss, and wanted to help the girl. It would not harm the mission any to get involved, and Odin HAD wanted him to "blend in". Silently and stealthy, Kid slipped to the littered ground, and quickly picked up a couple pieces that had been over looked by the children's rampage. He was sorely tempted to keep them for himself… the prospect of owning something of his own… and oh how delicious they looked! But he quickly closed his hands, and walked over to the child who was sitting apart from the others.
"Excuse me…" Kid really didn't know what to say… he had never talked much to anyone his own age… And never knew how to act around "normal people". The girl sniffed again, valiantly trying to hide her distress from Kid. The boy noticed that this was the girl he had seen walking next to the target… Good… The closer he was to the target, the better.
"I found a couple of these, and wanted to know if you would like them…" Kid held out his hand, and dropped the candy into the girl's small outstretched fingers. Although he had REALLY wanted them for himself, the look that she sent him was more then enough to comfort his loss.
"I… Thank you very much!" Her eyes lit up. "I don't recall Adam inviting you… are you new?" Kid didn't know what to say to this, but was spared having to answer the trick question by a new figure who approached.
"Cindy! Who is THAT? Eww! He's a Street Rat! Don't touch him! He might have COOTIES!" Kid didn't know what cooties were, but they didn't sound good. The girl just looked mad.
"Well, he sure is nicer then YOU all!"
"I'll tell daddy if you don't make him go away!" Kid didn't want any trouble for the girl, so he silently slipped away again, and hid in the bathroom.
As expected, the target arrived just after the rest of the cake had been passed around, but unfortunately, he was not alone. A couple other men followed him in, and Kid's orders were to kill the man alone. He felt so frustrated, for this was a one shot hope based on the man coming in by himself, but Kid had to let it go, as he was already planning how to pull out plan B. Kid was deep in pondering about it, and didn't notice the older brunette approach him, until a light tap on his shoulder alerted him to a new presence. Kid jumped, and turned to see the target, and another unidentified man behind him. They both smiled, and the man handed him a small plate with a slice of cake on it.
"Here…My daughter wanted a certain little boy to have something to eat for helping her out. I thank you very much for what you did for her…She's my only daughter, and I'm very fond of her…I hate to see her hurt." Warmth spread from the man to Kid, but he hardly noticed it. The girl. That was the man's weakness. Kid smiled and accepted the plate.
"Thank you, sir!" The man smiled and commented to his friend about the politeness in children nowadays, then turned and left. Plan B was solved.
Kid waited, the plate with the cake left behind some bushes. He would have time later to eat, but now was the time for the mission. Soon the children left in separate groups on a scavenger hunt, and some of the adults were left behind to clean up the mess. The target was among them. Kid slipped into the small grove of trees that one of the groups had gone into, then sat for what he judged to be about ten minutes. It was crucial to have the timing set just right. When he judged that the children were far enough away, Kid ran as fast as he could from the brush, right towards the adults. He did not go unnoticed, as was his plan. The target was the first to speak.
"Whoa there! Slow down a bit, son! Where's the fire?" He was joking of course, but Kid put on a serious face that he had practiced all night. Tugging on the man's arm, Kid said, "Come with me!" And led him to the bathrooms, while explaining his planned out situation.
"A girl…That girl that I met today!" Kid pretended to gasp as if he had been running a long distance. A frown creased the older man's face.
"Cindy you mean? She had a little blond ponytail? Blue eyes?" Kid nodded.
"She fell…cut herself a little bit…She needs some clear water to wash her face on, and a towel to wipe the blood away." Kid faked a shudder. When they reached the bathroom, their voices echoed as the man turned and grasped Kid's shoulders.
"Is she ok? How bad was it? Was she crying? Oh, no! I can't see her cry!" A pained expression crossed his face.
"No sir, but she really does need the water as fast as possible. They picked me to get you, cause I was the fastest runner!" Kid faked boyish pride, puffing out his chest a little.
"Then we must get it and not delay." The girl's father turned around to wet some towels in the sink, but Kid didn't wait any longer. Drawing the gun that Odin had provided him SPECIALLY for this mission, Kid flicked the safety off, aimed, and pulled the trigger. His shot was true, and the man half turned, and Kid could see the surprised look on his face before he fell to his knees, then slowly dropped to the ground. He was dead. Kid pocketed the gun as footsteps came closer, drawn by the noise. The boy tried to flip the body over, to cover the fact that he had been behind the man, and then the adults arrived. They gasped, but understood the situation. One of the men walked over, and peered down at Kid.
"Boy…You must have seen it all…Where. Did. The. Man. Who. Did. This. Go?" He spoke slowly as if Kid would not understand him. Kid pointed to the door that he locked, and 4 of the men rushed over. After a couple curses, the door was slammed open.
"Shit, Jake! He got out the air vent! Tom, Sean, go around the building and see if you can find his tracks! Dom, you go alert the others, and Tim…Call the police for heaven's sake!" Then he turned back to Kid.
"What did you see boy?" Kid didn't know what to say…why did ALL the nice people have to go? He shook his head.
"It's ok, son. Let's get you out of here…You shouldn't have to see this." Kid found himself being steered away, but had not quite reached the exit, when a small blond blur passed him.
"Daddy!" Oh. Cindy. She would be sad…but this was his MISSION! He wanted to tell her that he really had no choice, that he couldn't help it…that Odin made him…but he couldn't.
It took Kid several times of circling around the park before he could disappear unnoticed. When the silent boy was sure that no one had followed or seen him, he dashed out to the car he knew would be waiting next to the flagpole.
"Good job, Kid! Took you long enough!" Odin glanced at the boy while driving out of the small lot. "Damn, Kid. Don't you have ANY feelings?"
Kid was confused.
"No…what do you mean? You told me NOT to have feelings." And so he had.
"Well, shit…You just killed a man…don't you feel at all sorry for his family? I saw you hanging out with his daughter…"
Kid just smiled confidently.
"It's ok. He will be back, and same with Tuck." Odin laughed, but it was a bitter sound.
"And what makes you think THAT Kid? They are GONE. BOOM, POW, BAM…however it is that you would put it."
Kid smiled knowingly again.
"Oh, well, if he loved her enough, even if he had to go on that journey for a REALLY long time, he would come back…I would! And if he gets lost, he can just ask real nicely for a map!"
Odin shook his head, and once more laughed scornfully. "Kid, maybe I should explain this to you more carefully. They will NEVER come back."
"But…" Kid was SO confused!
"No, Kid…When a person dies, they go one of two places. You remember what I told you about hell?"
Kid nodded.
"The place where bad people go."
"Yeah, well, expect to go there."
"I don't understand."
"You don't have to. But the people you kill will NEVER come back. You will never see them again, and because of you, neither will their families. But good job, anyway!" Odin smirked…He didn't know what people told their children, but he thought that the truth was the best. Kid would get over it.
Kid bowed his head. Tuck…and that man…were gone? As well as all those other people he had seen Odin shoot…forever…But maybe Odin was just playing with him. But the thing was that, Odin just did not play. Did not joke. And his eyes held that serious glint in them…No, Odin would not lie. Why did all the people have to be nice? Why couldn't they be mean, and hit him like daddy used to? Kid had never wanted to kill anything. He saw it only as one more mission to be carried out for Odin. Why would Odin want to hurt these people? They were all nice people!
"Odin…Tell me about Tuck…?" No emotion. Boys cannot cry.
"What the hell would I know about him? He's a guy…"
"No. Tell me, what was he like? Was he a good man or a bad man? Why did I have to kill him? He seemed so… nice… and he told me good things, and he cared about me. Why did he have to die?"
Odin looked at the poor boy. Although Kid tried to hide it, some of the hurt and pain slipped through into his eyes. "Kid…" Odin's voice was softer, and kinder…maybe he DID understand? "Kid…No one I tell you to shoot will be good. One day…One day, Kid, YOU will be able to decide who or who not to kill. That man, the one in the park today…He was bad. He never killed anyone before, but he had men do it for him, because he can't dirty himself in someone else's blood. And Tuck… Tuck had ideas… ones that could never come to be, that would cause pain to the world… Ones that would leave little children like you homeless, and even dead… You see, you did the best thing by illuminating them. The world will suffer less because they are gone." Kid just nodded.
The drive "home" was silent, and even Odin found himself missing the constant chatter. As they pulled into the drive, Kid got out, scrambled to find the key, hidden somewhere in the brush, and unlocked the door. Although he was not hungry, Kid sat down at the small table he shared with Odin, thinking about the cake that had been left in the shadows of the bush, so many miles away. And what was taking Odin so long? The boy got up in time to see Odin staggering through the doorway, hauling his suitcase…and another box with him that Kid didn't recall having packed before.
"Hey, Kid…Forgot to tell you…I got you something…You know, since it IS your first mission on your own." Odin… GOT him something? Kid forgot his sorrow and pain in his haste to see what was inside the box.
"Easy there! Here. Let me move it where you can open it." Kid missed the smile on the man's lips, and the proud glint in his eyes. Had Kid seen it, he would have been shocked, for Odin NEVER showed that kind of affection. The box was moved to a smaller table, and the moment it hit the wood, Kid nearly pounced on it. Odin laughed as Kid struggled with the box.
Kid pulled out the item, and gasped in amazement. It was the same thing that Odin used to type on after EVERY mission…the thing Odin said the mission wasn't complete without it…Daddy had one too. But why would Odin give him one? Kid looked at Odin for an answer.
"It's a laptop, Kid. I wanted to show you how to do your own reports, for your own missions. Do you like it?" Did he LIKE it? Of course he did! He loved it! He wanted to run to Odin and hug him, but Odin made it clear a LONG time ago that hugging was NOT something he should do. Kid just nodded though, still staring at the package.
"Can… Can I open it?"
"Sure, Kid…it's all yours. You can do whatever you want with it, but I would suggest plugging it in first and making up a good password." Oh. The password. Odin had a lot of those on HIS lap thingy…Odin told him a long time ago that without a password, someone could hack into his account and steal things. That was ok, since he didn't own anything anyway. It took Kid a while to plug the computer in, and Odin wouldn't help him… but when it was done, Kid eagerly flipped up the screen. The background was a deep, dark hue of blue…like his eyes…a small icon flashed in the corner of the screen.
"Click it," Odin instructed, and Kid did so. A small box appeared, titled: PASSWORD ENTRY. Hmm…What code would be good enough that NO one would guess what it was? Kid thought for a moment, and suddenly had an idea. Odin peered over his shoulder.
"8551815? How the hell are you going to remember THAT, Kid?" Kid smiled at his own brilliance…
"It's a word!"
"No, Kid. It's a ton of meaningless numbers."
"Noooo… I numbered the letters, and it spells a word I saw on your lappy thingy… See? It spells…umm… Heero…Or something…" Odin's face paled, and it upset Kid.
"Don't you like it, Odin? NO on can ever find out!"
"Kid, I don't ever want to hear that name again! You hear? That was…that was the last person I killed under orders. Remember I told you to always follow your feelings? I learned from his death how true that was…" Odin seemed to be lost in thought, and Kid didn't want to bother him further. It seemed to make Odin a little… sad, and Kid knew that he could never make Odin happy. But that was all he wanted! Maybe someday he would buy Odin great new things to make him as happy as he was now!
"Well, Kid…We'll think of a password later. Come on…So on the top of the report you wanna write…"
This scene was taken from my own past…I couldn't tell you how much it hurt me…but hey, I was only 5 or so… I still remember it.
Chapter Review-What? It what I heard TRUE? Is Kid REALLY gunna be separated from Odin in the next couple of chapters? Hmm…You will have to stay tuned to find out…
POLL UPDATES-POLL RESULTS (ok, I'm using Heero's name, cause I think if I said Kid, it just wouldn't SOUND right…yanno? Kk! Here goes!
Heero+Relena-4
Heero+Duo-6
Heero+Odin-2 (Hey…I'm allowed a good joke or two, right! Ha! Shakes finger at people who actually VOTED)
My idea is that since HeeroxDuo won, I will have them in a close relationship…but I have also received news that a couple people would abandon my writing if I put them together! Uh oh! So tell me what you think on this idea-how about making Heero and Duo really close friends, and I'll leave the whole lovey dovey thing out…I might kinda just ignore Relena, cause I really don't know a whole ton about her, and I don't wanna insult anyone! That or I will keep the relationship to minimum effect.
CHAPTER SNIPPET- J looked back at the boy.
"Oh, and you might want to get rid of anything metal that you have. That includes steel and any Gundaniam Alloy you might have. All of your items with be returned to you, unless seen unfit for your training, in which case we shall hold until you are ready to possess it. If you do not remove all items, you will find holding them will be most uncomfortable."
Kid glared, but removed two small guns, bullets, and a couple packets of explosives, setting the carefully on a table next to him. J just continued to walk, and Kid had no choice but to follow. Suddenly, Kid felt his body warm, and the scent of burning flesh and hair wafted through the air.
"OW!" Kid jumped back, and the pain abated.
"No jokes, boy. You continue to impress me, but you will have to leave ALL metal behind. I expected something like this, and that was only a test of what will happen farther on. Remove it all, unless you want explosives to blow up, along with anything else you might carry." Kid continued to glare, but reluctantly pulled out Odin's last gift to him…The small silver pistol…followed by a couple lock picks, an inactivated spying camera, a couple of thin knives, and finally a packet of yet more explosives. J smirked.
"Good boy…"
(Talk about short, huh? Hope you liked!)
Please read this!-Some people are sending in reviews, and are wondering what to write…So…I would just like to say, I would LOVE hint hint if I could get a thumbs up, Thumbs down on the Snippet…Or things I could fix in the story…One thing I ABSOLUTELY LOVE is comments about what you like most in the chapter…I like to know what my readers like, so I can intertwine into other stories, or a make a better ending or what not…Also….anyone got Quotes they wanna see on here? I'm running low on them! And All questions will be answered in my REVIEW RESPONSES! Well, thank all of you who do review! Hugs and kisses
REVIEW RESPONSES-
Ganki-Hey! Well, I'm glad that you enjoyed the snippet…I really like to see people are actually reading those…cause if I don't get reviews on them, I don't know if they are liked, and then I wonder if I should even post them at all! And wait and see…he will loose his innocence yet. :-(
Sabersonic-To tell you the truth I didn't read the Zero manga I think it's called…the one that explains their childhood's…But I'm going to get it soon! So don't be mad if anything is off!
Mimi-LOL! I loved that statement you said about being a shadow…that was the laugh of my day. Lol---see? That proves it…Haha. Ok, sorry. Well, I'm well pleased that you REALLY liked the snippets…whispers they are SUPPOSED to make up for the sucky moments in the chapter heh…lolPhoenix halfbreed-Thanks! Well, I took some parts of this out of my own life…some hardships…you know. Not that my house was blown up and some old man is taking care of me…But I did lose my house when I was 4 or 5…in a mudslide…and I know what it feels like to lose EVERYthing and have to start from scratch. Most of this reflects some of my feelings.
Icedrake-Ah! The second of the good reviewers! Thanks a lot! Well, I just LOVE it when reviewers tell me what they like, give suggestions, and most of all ASK QUESTIONS! So thanks! I hope that you are no longer confused about the POV…I tried to make it mostly from Kid's and when I switch, I'll start with the name of the person…Like "Odin felt old" haha…jk with that…but you know. If it is still confusing, please tell me, and I'll make sure to actually write out whose POV it's from next time! Thanks! Sheesh…you are WAY too polite! Lol… And I was wondering, as a random question, would you stop reading this if I made it HeeroxDuo? I already have an idea of what I could do, but I wanna know the extent people will take from this.
Clarobell-Well, glad you liked! Let's hope that you are still tuned in enough to read this! Lol.
Lost-Remembrance-Hey! I'm glad that you are still tuned into this! Thanks for reading it, and I hope not to disappoint you…
Kira4-I'm with you! I love HeeroxDuo…To bad some people don't. glares No…jk…we are all entitled to our own opinions. Thanks though!