Constant Heartache
You can probably guess what will happen in this chapter right? After what happened on the battlefield, Jair took over RDJ's body and fought off The Remainders with Devine and Devil Darkness. But now they will need to present Roberto's dead body to his wife Jacqueline, who is already feeling upset after her stressful conversation with Lila. Not aware that she is hanging out with Fred while this was all going on. Plus, the team will of course meet Devine and Aiden for the first time. I wonder how that will go? Let's find out shall we?
Once the smoke of the fire cleared the battlefield, Jair stood there glaring at the many bodies that were laying in the streets in front of him. With so many thoughts and unanswered questions in his mind. As he was thinking that this was all a little bit too strange.
He placed a wingtip on his chin to have a think as he saw the marks on their bodies…something didn't feel quite right to him. "Devine…do you recognise those markings?" He asked her in curiosity, as she leaned in a little closer to investigate the body herself. Which had the letters 'L.O.T' carved into their chests. Like they were in some kind of sadistic cult.
"I'm not sure? It has a lot of similarities to the Legion Of Thugs?" She replied a little confused, taking a couple of steps back.
"Exactly. This doesn't make any sense? How could I be so blind?! How did I not foresee this?!" Jair angrily thought out loud as he felt his mind getting weaker. "Shit…we better get out of here so that RDJ can take over again! I can feel him waking up."
"You surely can't predict everything you know?"
"That's what's so ridiculous about all of this this Devine! Whoever is leading the thugs in the city…they are trying to recreate the same tragedy that occurred over 2000 years ago!" Jair replied in a concerned tone as he stuck his wing out, and the staff shot back into his wing. "RDJ is waking! When he takes back over, he won't remember a single thing that happened on the battlefield…the only thing he will remember will be the death of Roberto! Aiden will have to tell him that all of them were killed during the blast!"
(M-M-Me?! I…I don't do well with new faces?)
Aiden replied from within Devine, who just calmly nodded and proceeded to let Aiden take over. "Listen to him Aiden! He is my mentor! Just like RDJ is your new mentor!"
"Quick! I have to go now! We will speak again soon my friend!" Jair spoke very quickly, as both of them closed their eyes.
Soon, the white in RDJ's eyes slowly faded back into a crystal blue colour, and he fell down on the ground as he felt himself slowly gaining his control back.
As for Devine, she slowly started to change her appearance. And soon she turned into a scarlet macaw male. As her eyes slowly turned back into a light brown colour. But for him, he didn't collapse on the floor. He just stood strong and looked down at his supposed mentor with nothing but disappointment in his eyes. As if he didn't really want a mentor.
"Ughhhh…my head!" RDJ mumbled in a slight touch of pain, as he blinked his eyes a few times to get his focus back. Once he got his eyesight back, he immediately turned around, and jumped onto his feet in shock when seeing so many dead bodies on the floor. "What the…what the fuck happened here? WHERE IS ROBERTO?!"
Aiden didn't answer him right away, because he wanted to examine RDJ a little more. Analysing his actions and how he looked, as if he saw someone who he didn't know how to trust.
RDJ noticed the presence of the scarlet macaw standing behind him, and RDJ quickly pulled his bow and arrow out and aimed it at Aiden. Then he just pulled his machete out and stood in a defensive pose. Narrowing his eyes in a threatening manner.
"Who the fuck are you?! What happened here?!" RDJ growled at the scarlet male, as he pulled the string back a little further. "What did you do with my friend's body?!"
The scarlet macaw male once again didn't answer him, he just continued to stand there gazing at his face. As if he was trying to figure him out.
"Ooh, you are playing it cool huh?! Well, I used to be like that kid! It is a bad look on you!"
"If it worked for you…then it works on me." Finally the scarlet male spoke something in a deep tone. Not letting his guard down for a minute.
"So you do talk?"
"Yes…but I choose not to."
"Hmmm…he reminds me of a younger version of myself when I was his age?" RDJ thought to himself, as he slowly lowered his bow and arrow. Swinging the bow over his shoulder and removed the arrow and returned it in the bag he carried with him everywhere. "Who are you?"
"Aiden…"
"Well Aiden…can you please tell me what happened here?" RDJ asked him curiously, as he didn't avert his gaze from the scarlet male's face. "Where is my friend's body?"
"The explosion from the factory…the blast killed all of the birds here. You were knocked out cold. As for your blue macaw associate? DD has taken him somewhere? Some kind of church?" Aiden spoke in an annoyed tone, as he lied to him about what really happened on the battlefield. Also he began feeling really irritated about this conversation. Especially since he didn't really know him. "Do you have a safe base?"
"Yeah?"
"Show me…I am tired." He responded quite bitterly, spitting on the floor afterwards.
Aiden was quite the character. To RDJ, he seemed like the same emotionless dangerous killer that he was when he was the same age as him. Which made him further intrigued to know more about him on a different level.
"Alright, follow me and stay out of sight. If The Destroyer finds us here, who knows what he is capable of doing." RDJ spoke as he clapped his wings together and flew off into the sky to head back to the church.
Aiden stood there for a moment to think about wether to trust him or not. But luckily for him, Devine gave him a little bit of a pep talk for reassurance.
(You can trust him you know. If Jair says he's trustworthy, then you should listen to him)
"Why?" The scarlet male asked in annoyance as he flapped his wings to follow the blue and gold macaw.
(He is your mentor! Don't forget…he was just like you once!)
"Yes yes! I've heard all the stories! I just don't get how we can get revenge on those who ruined my life, if he is doing something different?!"
(He is the head of the assassins! Let's not forget who was the one who ended the war?!)
"Alright fine! But when we get to the base, I'm not going to be so lovey dovey with them!" Aiden replied in an annoyed tone. As he picked up the pace, as himself and his new mentor disappeared into the shadows. "I don't even know if I can trust anyone anymore…"
Now Let's Head To Fred And Lila…
After their little…awkward…conversation on the roof of the ancient church. Lila was convinced to join her husband's brother for a little tour around the city.
They had to stay out of sight and stick to the shadows to keep away from The Remainders. But even though it was a good feeling to get out and about without worrying about her husband…she did feel a little guilty about being with Fred behind RDJ's back.
"Okay, so as you can see Lila, the cliff here that's overlooking the canyon is actually my favourite place here in Mexico! I know it does look like quite a poor area to say the least, but it has a very deep personal connection with me." Fred simply spoke in a warm tone, as he flew a couple of metres apart from the blue female. Who was trying to pay attention to what he is saying…even though the thought of RDJ was completely on her mind. "Lila? Are you okay?"
"Me? Y-Yeah I'm fine! Just checking out the view, it's quite beautiful here!" The purple eyed female quickly responded as she shook her head a couple of times.
"Alright…anyway, this cliff was actually how I first met my deceased wife." Fred explained in a saddened manner, as he gazed deeply at the cliffs which brought tears to his eyes, and pain in his heart.
"Ooh…so this is where you met her?" Lila asked in concern, noticing that he changed his behaviour slightly. "Remind me…what happened to her?"
"Alright…but do you mind if we land first? My wings in my old age are always slowing me down." The 44 year old blue and gold male chuckled in amusement, as they made their descent towards a hill that was in the centre of the canyon.
The blue spix's female was the first one to land on her talons, and she had a little look at the beautiful scenery. She was rather impressed by the many trees, pathways, and even the odd stream here and there. Even though Fred's attention was…elsewhere.
"Wow, this place is gorgeous!" She beamed with a warm smile, smoothly sitting down on the floor, moving her talons around as she closed her eyes. Feeling the peaceful atmosphere that filled the air.
"Yeah…you really are…" Fred spoke in such a creepy tone…as he landed just besides her.
"What?!" Lila immediately heard what he said…and you could tell she clearly heard what he spoke. But she wanted him to confirm her suspicions.
"Nothing!" He quickly spoke to cover his tracks…but of course the blue female wasn't going to let this go.
"Fred…you know that we are only here as friends! I'm not an easy girl who you can just flirt with and instantly get me to fuck you! I'm married and a mother!"
"I…I-I-I misheard what you said Lila! I…I thought you were…ummmm…calling yourself gorgeous?!" Fred stuttered nervously, as he swallowed a lump in his throat.
"Why would I land on the floor and call myself beautiful Fred?!" Now Lila looked pretty pissed off with him. As she quickly got back up and turned away from him. "Ughhh…maybe coming here with you was a mistake! I'm sorry…but I can't do this!" Lila went to flap her wings and fly away.
But Fred quickly grasped her shoulder with his wing, and gradually turned her around to face him. "No! Please…don't go Lila. I'm sorry for just…blurting that out. Listen…I don't want to lie to you…you've had enough birds telling you lies already."
"But…ummm…ughhhh…" Lila couldn't think of a response to what he said, because she obviously didn't mind being here with him. But also she still felt like she was doing something unfaithful to her husband.
"I realise that my brother has been awful to you lately…and when I first saw you, I am still trying to figure out why he doesn't appreciate you? You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen…and I know I shouldn't have said that…I just wanted to show you how he should be treating you."
"But you can't Fred. I am married!"
"I mean as a friend Lila…I don't have a lot of friends. As I've been living here in Mexico alone and terrified for my life!" The older male spoke as he slightly walked away from her, with his head lowered down in sadness. "But then when I'm with you…I don't feel so alone anymore. But…ahhhhh…I understand if you want to go back to your friends and leave me here. I mean after all…you're used to being treated badly…as am I."
The blue and gold male turned away from her and gradually sank down to the floor. As he rubbed his wings on his face to shake off the awkward conversation.
Lila did kind of realise that what he was saying was…somewhat truthful. But…even though she had every red flag popping up in her mind right now…she did feel a little bad for what he had gone through. So…she decided it would help if she gave him some friendly comfort.
"Hey…ummm…I know that you are trying to be friendly? But, you have to be careful how you do it. Because RDJ isn't exactly the friendliest to those who stab him in the back? Hehe!" Lila giggled slightly to try and soften the mood after the awkward talk.
"Yeah I know. I'm sorry Lila. It's just…you remind me so much of my wife. That sometimes I forget what to think before I say it." Fred simply spoke as he patted the spot on the ground next to him. "I'll tell you about her if you like?"
"Oh great! Tell me all about her." The blue female beamed in a warm smile, as she sat down next to him smoothly.
"Well…I remember quite a few years ago now. Armando came here searching for allies who would join the thugs to take over the world. So we are talking about when I was about 15 at the time, and RDJ probably would have been about…8?" He explained with a smile, as he turned to face her with a gleam in his eyes.
"Wow, you really are old aren't you?" She joked with a smirk, giving him a playful shove.
"Oh stop it you!" Fred playfully shoved her back, as they both chuckled slightly. "Anyway, as you can imagine, I refused to join them and I thought maybe coming out here would be good for me to get away from them. And I wasn't the only one…who had the right idea!"
"I take it your wife had the same idea?"'
"Right you are! Getting back to topic, her name was Rachel. And she was an absolute beauty! Had a good booty, good body, not to mention her beak! Oooh…Every time I saw her, I just wanted to…pin her down and suck her cloaca dry!"
For some reason when he said this…Lila felt a slight shiver. She didn't know why…but it was a good thing for her that he didn't see that.
"So, after we met here, we started dating for a few years! And we had to stay away from the city due to the thugs constantly bothering the locals and causing trouble! I was lucky enough to be able to survive with her for this long!"
"So…then what happened?" Lila asked curiously as she placed a wing on her heart.
"One day…about, 20 years ago…me and Rachel got married in this beautiful place! But…if…only I hadn't…"
"Hadn't what Fred?" The blue female placed a wing on his shoulder, as he started to feel tears coming.
"If I hadn't of left the church early to check on my mother…she would still be alive!" The older blue and gold macaw male responded as he wiped away a few tears.
Lila felt a lot of pain in her heart after hearing this tragic back story…that it made me feel incredibly sad for him. So without even thinking about her choice, she wrapped a wing around his shoulders and gave him a friendly hug.
This surprised him of course and he did widen his eyes at the gesture. Soon he too wrapped a wing around her and started to hug her back.
Truth to be told…Lila actually enjoyed the comfort for once. As she hadn't really had any true comfort since she was arguing with her husband. As well as not listening to the advice of her best friend.
As for Fred, he too was enjoying the comfort. Because he'd never received any kindness like this since his wife passed away on the day they got married.
Both of them knew that this was only a friendly day out…but Fred of course tried to take the next step further. Even though it was a risky decision.
He slowly started to rub her shoulder with his wing…almost like he was giving her a shoulder massage.
"Oooh! Ummm…wow. I wasn't expecting this kind of treatment?" Lila was a bit confused as to why she was getting a shoulder massage. But she couldn't lie and say she wasn't enjoying it.
"Well, you've shown me a lot of kindness. Even though I've been a real jerk to you. So I thought that maybe this could be a way of paying back your kindness." Fred replied with a warm smile, as he then used his other wing to rub the other shoulder. This caused the blue female to immediately feel relaxed, and she soon closed her eyes when feeling the strong wings rubbing her aching shoulders. "You like?"
"Ooooh yes! You are so good with your wings." Lila sighed in relaxation, as she felt all her stress just melting away.
"Thank you, I do try to keep them in shape." The older blue and gold male replied as he began using his wings to rub her back. This was a real weak point for her, as she started to moan.
"Mmmmm…oh…right there! That's the stuff!" Lila began to really feel her body just feeling so incredibly relaxed. Her spine was feeling so much better after this. "Just a little lower!"
"Okay…" He moved his wings further down her back, and he started rubbing her lower back. Which caused her to bite the bottom of her beak, keeping her eyes shut.
"Oooh…this is sooo good!"
"I'm glad you're enjoying it so much. It's been a while since I've done this."
"It's been a while since I received this kind of treatment…" Lila cooed, as she felt his strong wings rubbing her lower back.
But just when she was all caught up in the moment…Fred immediately stroked the bottom of her back, where the top of her butt was. And she instantly grabbed his wing and pulled it off of her. Causing her to jump to her feet and turn to face him with so much irritation in her eyes.
"What the fuck are you trying to do?!" Lila angrily bellowed, crossing her wings in anger. As he just widened his eyes in shock and confusion.
"Hey, you just said that you were enjoying the massage? Now you are angry because I almost grabbed your butt? Make up your mind woman!" Fred spoke in an equally annoyed tone as he just continued to sit down on the floor.
"I was enjoying the massage because I thought it was a friendly gesture! But you grabbing my ass is crossing a line! I'm married to your brother, and I want to make it work with him!"
"You know…I really don't get you Lila! You're very confusing!" The older male replied as he pointed his wingtip at her. "One minute you tell me that your husband doesn't care about you! Now you're defending him again?! Make up your mind on what really matters to you Lila!"
"Well…I…You…Just…Fuck off!"
Lila threw what looked like a stone at the older blue and gold macaw. Then she flapped her wings and flew away from him in a huff.
Fred just watched her leave in the way that she did…and all this did was cause him to shake his head. "Typical…she clearly isn't happy with him! Although…I think I might be trying too hard. Hmmm…perhaps if I became more friendly with both of them. Then they could actually get to know me more as well as me knowing them?" Fred thought to himself out loud, as he decided to stay there a little longer. "Although…if I'm gonna get closer to Lila…it would most likely be easier if they had another argument? Hmmmm…interesting…"
Now We Finally Head Back To RDJ And Aiden…
Our head of the assassins flew back from the main city centre after blowing up the weapons factory. And as soon as he landed on the roof outside, he quickly spun around to find out if Aiden was still following him. Which luckily for him he landed just besides him.
"Okay…listen kid. In there, let me do the talking! I'll introduce you to my friends, then just…make yourself at home! Okay?" RDJ spoke to him in a calm voice.
Aiden nodded his head in response and was about to walk inside with RDJ. But before they did get a chance to walk in, a flapping of wings was heard from the inside. And it revealed to be the muscular snowy owl Alex, who greeted him with tears running down his cheeks.
"RDJ…Where have you been?!" Alex asked him in a panicked voice, wiping away his tears.
"After the explosion I got knocked unconscious. Most of The Remainders were killed during the explosion! But, Aiden here saved my life." RDJ pointed to the scarlet macaw male, who nodded his head in response.
"Well…Jacqueline is in there…and she wants to talk to you…"
"Alright, bring Aiden inside and I will come in a moment. I just need to heal up with the staff." RDJ simply spoke as he used the staff of Jair to heal his injuries. "Is ummm…Lila okay?"
"She's not here dude. I think she went on a fly to clear her head. But I wouldn't worry about it."
"Thanks Alex."
The snowy owl nodded his head and turned to face Aiden, who still remained silent during this conversation.
"Come on, let's get you settled…" Alex was just about to finish his sentence, but Aiden just walked straight into the church and flew upwards towards a small room that was right by the bell tower. And he got himself comfortable and laid down on some kind of old mattress. Making himself at home pretty quickly. "…In? Hmmm…shy fella!" Alex spoke in confusion as he too walked back into the church. But he went into a separate room where the others apart from Jacqueline all gathered.
RDJ slowly sat down on the roof of the church and allowed the energy from the staff to enter his body. As his injuries slowly started to heal again.
"Ahhhh…that's much better!" He thought to himself, as the burn marks from the fire and the scars on his body slowly started to fade away.
Just as he was in the zone and allowing his injuries to heal…he heard another fluttering of wings from the outside of the church. He peaked one of his eyes open to see who it was. But just as he did so, he saw the one bird who he was pretty glad to see, regardless of their previous argument. However…both of them were pretty blunt to start with, after their last conversation.
"Lila…" He greeted her awkwardly, standing back up on his feet.
"RDJ…" She too replied awkwardly, just as she was arriving.
The blue female arrived on the roof and landed a few feet away from her husband, as she scratched her wing nervously as she gazed into his eyes.
"Are you ummm…are you okay?" RDJ asked in a calm manner, trying to be as warm as possible in fear of starting another little dispute. Which he was hoped, wasn't going to happen.
"Yeah…and you?" She quickly responded, feeling quite guilty about her little day trip with Fred.
"I've been better…"
"Same here…"
Both of them continued to stand there, sadly gazing at each other. Lila had a couple of tears in her eyes…as did he. An awkward silence filled the air, as the married couple still had so many saddened emotions after their previous argument.
RDJ of course still loved her with all of his heart, and wanted to make things right with her. Especially after the awful argument they had before he departed for the city. Lila too felt the same about wanting to make things work…so she wanted to start a new conversation.
"How's your cheek?" Lila broke the silence, asking him if he was feeling a bit better.
"Oh, this? I'm fine. It was a good slap." RDJ joked with a slight smirk, which did make her smirk a little herself. "I deserved that one."
"Yeah…you did." Lila replied with a small smile, as they stood there nervously smiling at each other. "Look…RDJ…we can't keep fighting like this."
"I know…I don't want us to keep fighting either. We just have to stop blaming each other."
"I know RDJ. It's just…I am always worried about you when you're out there doing your…assassin business. I'm more pissed off with you because I'm afraid that if you got killed out there…"
"I won't get killed out there…"
"But let's say that you do? I have to then go home and raise two children who are still in their rebellious teen stages. I can't cope with the stress!"
"I understand my love." RDJ gradually approached her and grabbed both her wings with his. And smiled warmly at her. "But you don't need to worry. I will never let anything happen to you or me."
"But what if…" She was about to respond worryingly, but he cut her off by kissing the side of his beak.
"And all I know…is that when this is all over…I will be with you side by side until the day we both depart from this world." The blue and gold male gently kissed her wingtip…but as he went to kiss her nose in a cute light manner…he noticed that her feathers on her back were all messy and all over the place. Almost as if…someone was rubbing her. "What happened to your back?"
"Huh?" Suddenly she began trembling nervously…because she didn't want to tell her husband that his brother gave her a massage.
"Your feathers on your back look a little messy?" His suspicions began to rise, and he rose his eyebrow. Pondering the silence she was giving him.
"Ohhh my back! You see, I ummmm…got attacked? By a Remainder? So he tackled me out of the sky and we tumbled down a hill. So I stabbed him in the face with a sharp stick." Lila quickly lied to cover up what really happened. She was so afraid to tell him the truth…especially since this was their first decent conversation of the day.
"Well…as long as you're okay. That's all I care about." RDJ smiled at his wife lovingly, giving her a kiss on the cheek. Then he walked inside to go and see Jacqueline.
But as for Lila…she decided to stay outside for a little while. Just to think of a way on how she could tell RDJ where she really was…without making him think that she was being unfaithful to him. "Shit…I've really fucked up on this occasion…"
Now Let's Go To Jacqueline…
Nothing…Nothing at all could describe the way that our favourite blue female Jacqueline was feeling right now.
Roberto's body was laying down on the floor of the platform on which Jacqui was standing. As she had one wing placed on his cold chest. While the other was gripped onto his wing, as she brushed it up against her face. As the tears continued to fall from her eyes.
"B-B-Beto…Why? Why you?! Why did they have to take you!" Jacqueline whimpered in between her cries, as her heart felt like it aching…aching unlike any pain she had ever experienced before. And she had been through a lot in her life. "Oooh my poor Beto! You will never get to watch our little Ceci grow into a woman! Why couldn't we just…live a normal fucking life?!"
RDJ slowly approached the blue female who was grieving the loss of her husband.
He pulled his hood back down to reveal his face, as he watched her sitting there crying her eyes out…As the memory of him passing kept haunting his mind.
"Ahhhhhh…Fuck! Beto…" RDJ kept panting in his mind…as he placed a wing on his forehead while clenching his eyes shut.
"Oh!" Jacqueline immediately shot her head around, then noticed that RDJ had entered the room. Then pretty soon she ran up to him and tightly hugged him, which took him completely by surprise. "Oh RDJ! How c-c-could they d-d-do this to him?!"
"I don't know Jacqui…I…I'm sorry! I failed in saving him…I failed In protecting him with my life! I am so sorry Jacqueline!" RDJ mumbled sadly, as he stroked her on the back in a comforting manner.
"I know…Sniff…It's just…he didn't even get to say goodbye properly! He only said to Ceci when we left…see you real soon!"
"I know…And I'm still very sorry! I did my best! I promise you Jacqueline. I wouldn't have let him die like that, if I hadn't of showed up so fucking late!" The blue and gold male angrily bellowed, as he slapped a glass jar off of a table, causing it to shatter when it smashed against the wall.
"Hey! DD told me what happened back there! He told me that you risked your own life to save all of us. That proves to me you did all that you could have done!" Jacqueline tried to defend her good friend, as he wrapped her wings around him. "Listen to me…I want you to promise me something!"
"I am already staying true to my word to look out for you and Ceci! What else do I have to do?" RDJ asked with that same saddened expression as he wiped away his tears.
The blue female approached him and pointed towards the exit of the church with a serious expression on her face. As both of them noticed that Lila was gazing out at the view of the ocean. With her back turned away from them. "I want you to march straight out there! Be a true gentleman like I know you are! Then make things right with Lila!"
"Jacqui…things are kinds complicated between us right now…"
"So? Fix it! I'm sorry, but I already lost my soul mate today! I don't want to lose either my best friend or my close friend either! You two have to fix your marriage now, before it is too late!" The blue female ordered as she started to usher him towards the exit. "Now go on! And don't come back in here until you have both set aside your anger and frustrations!"
"Okay! Fine! I'm going!" RDJ rolled his eyes in annoyance, flapping his wings to regroup with his wife. While Jacqueline remained in the room to continue her grieving…as she buried her face in her wings as she continued to cry in emotional agony.
First of all, I wanted to apologise for the delay in publishing the chapter. I've had a pretty hectic week so I've tried my best to get it finished and corrected!
Secondly, Lila yet again had another uncomfortable day with Fred after he tried hitting on her. Even though he knows that she's married to his brother. Why does he keep constantly trying to hit on her? RDJ obviously got Aiden settled into the church, but he doesn't feel like meeting anybody yet. Now Jacqueline has ordered RDJ to make things right with Lila, which we will be looking at in the next chapter! Also…It seems that Keith and Monifa will have a bit of a heated discussion. Also Devil Darkness who is also known as DD, will be talking to his long lost friend Devine…but not quite in the way they normally speak through their hosts! Want to find out more? Stick around for the next chapter!
