Chapter Eleven: The Journey.
Disclaimer: I do not own Saints Row.
Skylar walked outside of Johnny and Aisha's apartment. He breathed in the Autumn air. It was his favorite time of year, and normally he would enjoy it, but he had business to take care of. He pulled on the strings of his hoodie and got into his car. Once he started it up, he couldn't take the silence so he turned on the radio. While flipping through the stations, he ran across an old favorite of he and Lin's. The Cure, Disintegration. He smiled and started nodding his head to the amazing song. He drove off into the night and headed back to the penthouse. While driving, it started to rain. Skylar smiled and opened the sunroof.
"A little rain doesn't hurt." He said to himself. He felt the cool water hit his skin and it made him smile a little bigger. Elsewhere in Steeleport, Pierce was walking to his couch holding a TV Dinner in his hands and watching the newest episode of Nyteblade. He bit into his Salisbury Steak and spat it out.
"Dammit. Overcooked again." He said to himself. He didn't wanna waste it, so he choked it down and then chugged a beer trying to kill the awful taste. Afterwards, for some reason a feeling of depression waved over him. He paused the episode and sat in the silence. He just looked at the wall and got lost in his thoughts. He considered getting another beer and drowning out his overwhelming depression that he had been having as of late, but decided that the hangover wasn't worth it and alcohol was just a band-aid. He sighed and got up. He walked out of his apartment and to the sidewalk outside. He felt the refreshing rain hit his skin and embraced it. He walked to his car and got inside. Once he started it up, a radio station started playing what sounded like The Cure. Pierce knew of The Cure through Boss and was actually kind of a fan of it. He decided to let the song play and drive. Pierce didn't know where he was driving off too and just decided to go where he felt was right. He couldn't help but wonder if Boss was listening to the same song or not. He decided to drive to the park. The same park where he and Boss met up, back when they first arrived to Steeleport. He smiled at the memory of them fixing the car up and then singing Sublime. He finally arrived to the park and got out of his car. He walked into it and found a gazebo and walked under it. He felt the crisp cool Autumn air on his skin and smiled. But near him, he could hear what sounded like someone crying. He then heard a sniffle and investigated the area. He walked to the edge of the gazebo, and looked down at the bench that was by it and saw what looked to be a raven haired woman, hunched over and crying. He walked closer to her and saw it was Viola.
"Viola?" He asked. She looked up at him. He could see black tears running down her face and her watery eyes.
"Pierce?" She asked.
"Yeah its me. What are you doing here?" He asked her. She wiped the runny makeup from her face and stood up.
"Oh I was just on a walk, and decided to sit down for a minute." She said.
"Why are you crying?" Pierce asked her.
"Oh, I'm not crying. That's just the rain." Viola said, but Pierce didn't believe her.
"Viola, there's nothing wrong with crying." Pierce ensured her. She nodded and broke down. Pierce quickly sat beside her and hugged her wet body tightly.
"I'm crying because when I was little, my sister Kiki and I used to sit up and watch the thunder storm together, and then we'd hold each other during it because our parents were always too busy." She said. Pierce held her tighter and stroked her hair.
"Its okay. Let it out if you need to." Pierce told her. She buried her face on Pierce's shoulder and let it all out. For what seemed like hours, Viola cried into Pierce's shoulder, while Pierce rubbed his hands through her hair and her back. The rain was getting worse so Pierce decided to warm up.
"You wanna get in my car? Maybe warm up a little?" He asked her. She nodded and they made their way to his car. They sat down and Pierce turned the heat up a little to warm them up. Viola got comfy and could hear the distant sound of The Cure playing on his radio.
"Never took you for a Cure fan." Viola said with a little smile.
"Ah well you know. When you've been rollin' with Boss as long as I have, his music taste rubs off on you." He said.
"Its actually not a bad song." She said. She was exhausted and sat back listening to the song. She felt her eyes getting heavier and before she knew it, she was asleep.
"You wanna listen to another song?" Pierce asked, but no response.
"Viola?" He asked. He looked over and saw her asleep. He smiled a little, but was confused. He didn't know where she lived and how he could get into her apartment. She looked to be enjoying her rest, and he didn't want to wake her up. He made way back to his place. The drive was calming in the rain. He parked in front of his apartment and got out of the car. He walked over to Viola's side of the car and picked her up bridal style. She stirred a little, but remained asleep. They got into the elevator and made it to his floor. He walked into the living room and sat her down on the couch. He ran upstairs and placed some towels on his bed. He ran back downstairs and picked Viola up again and took her upstairs. He laid her down on the bed on the towels and removed her shoes. He pulled the big purple comforter over her and watched as she got even more comfy. He smiled and quietly walked to his closet and got some dry clothes. Once he got the dry clothes on, he looked over Viola once more and saw she was still sleeping. He left the room and gently closed the door behind him, and walked downstairs to his couch and laid down. Skylar made it back to the penthouse and walked into the elevator. He was very anxious about going back to Stilwater. Had it been any other circumstances, he would've gladly taken Shaundi with him, but this wasn't a vacation back home. It was a needed trip. Something that would finally put old feelings to rest. He walked into the living room and up the stairs to he and Shaundi's room. He looked over her and saw she was still fast asleep. He grabbed a bag and started packing some clothes. At the bottom of his dresser was his photo album. The same photo album that he and Shaundi looked at. He picked it up and flipped to the last few pages of it. In the last few pages, he saw pictures of he and Johnny. One picture showed him face down in a toilet and Johnny standing over him pointing to the camera with a drunken smile. He chuckled at the picture, Aisha took that one. Another showed him, Lin, Johnny and Aisha together in a Chinese restaurant. Johnny had his arm around Aisha and kissing her cheek, while Lin was resting back first against Skylar's chest and his chin on her shoulder. Another photo taken in the same day showed Skylar and Lin laying together in their bed. He remembered that day fondly.
It was a crisp winter night. Skylar and Lin was having a double date with Johnny and Aisha. The four of them was sitting at their table. Johnny and Skylar was showing off, with Johnny throwing pieces of Sushi into Skylar's mouth, who was catching each piece. Lin and Aisha was laughing and clapping watching them.
"You two are such fuckin' showoffs." Lin said with a big grin. Skylar laughed as he took a drink of his beer. Johnny checked his watch.
"Oh shit. Its gettin' late guys. Maybe we should be calling it a night." Johnny said. They all agreed and got their jackets. Skylar and Johnny argued over who was paying the bill.
"Look Johnny, Lin and I's food was more expensive. I feel bad. I'm paying." Skylar said.
"No. You guys drove us here, I feel bad about you wasting gas. I'm paying." Johnny said. Skylar let out a breath of anger.
"Johnny, I'm paying that's final." He said.
"No you're not." Johnny said. Skylar furrowed his brows in frustration.
"Johnny. For the last time, I'm paying the fucking bill." He said.
"Calm down boys. Skylar I took half the money from your wallet and used it on the bill." Lin said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah. And I the other half from your wallet Johnny." Aisha said. Skylar and Johnny looked at each other and chuckled.
"Were we really about to fight over a damn bill?" Johnny asked.
"I think so." Skylar said. All four of them left the restaurant and got into Skylar's car.
"Sweet ride Sky." Johnny said admiring Skylar's new Hammerhead.
"Glad you think so. Lin's so pissed off because I didn't get a Voxel." Skylar said.
"Hammerheads are overrated Skylar." Lin said.
"I refuse to drive a Rollerz style car." Skylar said. Lin had to give him that one. He had a point. Instead of responding, she kept quiet. They finally made it back to Johnny and Aisha's place.
"Hey you guys wanna crash here tonight? Since we all got that shit to do with Julius tomorrow?" Johnny asked. Lin and Skylar nodded to each other.
"Sure." They both said at the same time. Skylar parked into his old space and walked inside with them.
"We can stay in my old room tonight." Skylar said with a wink.
"We should really put the soundproof walls back in. Last time you guys both stayed here, I barely got any sleep." Johnny said.
"I told you to wear your noise canceling headphones Johnny." Lin said. After a few more beers everyone decided to call it a night. Lin and Skylar were tipsy and frisky, so Skylar carried her upstairs. Lin was laughing the entire time, and Skylar opened his door. He gently laid her down in the bed and got in with her, snuggling next to her.
"Ugh, thank god you're in the bed with me. Its freezing in here." Lin said getting closer to him.
"Here lemme warm ya up." Skylar said. He hugged her tighter and wrapped the blanket around them both. She giggled and scooted closer. She brought her lips to his and they began kissing. He slid his tongue into her mouth and hers into his, and they began exploring each others mouths. Lin sat on his lap and began grinding into his crotch. He let out a moan, but knew he and Lin couldn't fool around there.
"Lin. Not here. Not at Johnny and Aisha's." He said with a mouthful of Lin's tongue. Lin backed off his mouth and looked at him.
"Cm'on, they won't hear us." She said begging. He chuckled.
"Lin. Not here." He said with his smile. Lin didn't listen and move her lips to his neck, knowing that was his spot. As much as he loved it, he wasn't giving in.
"Lin, its not happening." He said with the smile still on his face. She looked him in his green eyes and said something she knew he couldn't resist.
"Be still, be calm, be quiet now my precious little boy. Don't struggle like that or I will only love you more." She was quoting the song Lullaby by The Cure. Skylar chuckled and shook his head.
"Quoting The Cure are we?" Skylar said with a smile. Lin smiled back. He leaned up and kiss her again, allowing themselves to give into their desires.
Skylar smiled at the sweet memory. He stood there looking at the picture a little while longer, before deciding it was time to go. He walked over to the bed and looked at Shaundi. He pulled the blankets over her and bent down next to her.
"I'm sorry." He whispered to her. She was so beautiful, even in sleeping form. He kissed her cheek and got up and walked away. Once he was downstairs, he took one final look at the penthouse and got into the elevator. He walked into the lobby, and out to his car. On his GPS, he punched in the destination to Stilwater, and drove off into the night. The next morning Shaundi, barely awake, wanted to scoot closer to Skylar. She was surprised to find his side of the bed empty.
"Skylar?" She said aloud. No answer. She sat up and looked around, not seeing him anywhere.
"Where is he?" She asked herself. She told herself he was probably hanging out with Johnny bonding, murdering. Shaundi did her normal routine of showering and doing her makeup. She waited for Skylar to come walking through any minute, but he never did. It wasn't unusual for Skylar and Johnny to be out for hours at a time, but they'd at least stop in for a beer break first. Once it was noon, she started to worry. Finally, she decided to call. She told herself she was just being paranoid, but she just wanted to be sure. Just as soon as she started to dial Skylar's number, she saw Johnny calling through.
"Hey Johnny." She said.
"Hey. Listen Shaundi, don't freak out but-"
"Did something happen to Skylar?" She said in a worried tone, cutting him off.
"No he's fine. But listen, he had to go back to Stilwater." He informed her.
"Stillwater? Why?" She asked.
"He just needed to take care of something." Johnny said.
"That asshole." She said softly, but Johnny still heard it.
"Look, I understand you're a little upset, but trust me, he'll be back for the better." Johnny assured her.
"He knew I wanted to go back to Stillwater." She said in an angry tone.
"Look, I'm sure you two will get to at some point. But for now, he's got stuff to take care of." Johnny told her, trying to calm her down.
"Why's he going back without me anyways?" Shaundi asked.
"I can't tell you, but its important." He told her.
"I swear to God if he's seeing another woman." She said with gritted teeth.
"NO! No, its not that. I'd kick his ass if he was." Johnny said.
"Me too!" Aisha could be heard in the background saying. Shaundi smiled and slightly chuckled.
"Look, he'll be back alright?" Johnny said in a comforting tone.
"I'll give him a couple days. If he's not back by then, I'm going after him." Shaundi said and hung up. Johnny looked down at phone screen and shook his head. Elsewhere, Skylar had just made into Stilwater. He looked around at the familiar sites and smiled. Had it been any other day, he'd drive around just because. But he needed to take care of this. He loved Shaundi and hated to feel guilty about it. But he was also so scared of upsetting Lin, even if she was dead. Aisha broke it down perfectly. He never got over Lin's death. He was comatose during what would've been the grieving period. He was pretty tired, and had been driving practically nonstop, with little to no rest stops, besides going to the bathroom and getting coffee. His eyes felt like they weighed 100lbs and were begging to be closed. The caffeine crash was unbearable and he felt like utter shit, but this was worth it. Lin's original grave was paved over at the site of the old Saints hideout, but Skylar used some of his connections and was able to get her grave exhumed, and put into the cemetery. When The Saints was still in Stillwater, he regularly brought fresh flowers to her grave. But due to everything happening in Steeleport, he wasn't able to do it. He parked his car, and sat back. He wanted to sleep so badly, but fought the urge like he had been doing. He chugged down the last little bit of his now lukewarm coffee and rubbed his eyes. For some odd reason, he looked at his rear view mirror and inspected himself. This wasn't a date, so why was he making sure he looked good? He got out of his car and stretched a little, then started walking to the grave. It was a perfect Fall day. Leafs were everywhere, and it looked like the background of the yearbook photos you'd take. Elsewhere in Stillwater, a familiar enemy was watching Skylar. Killbane. His gigantic hands were practically hiding the binoculars he was holding, and looking through.
"Ah, so Romeo finds his dead Juliet. Don't mourn her too long. You'll be joining her soon." Killbane said to himself. He decided to let Skylar have a moment. That was out of the norm for Killbane. Skylar made it to the grave, and though his vision was blurry, he could read her headstone.
"Lin Russo. 1983-2008. Beloved loyal friend and girlfriend." Also etched in the headstone was "My love, my life my world." In Chinese. Skylar had his last name of Russo put on the headstone, knowing for sure that had she lived, he would've married her. In a ceramic oval photo, Skylar had his favorite picture of he and Lin. In the picture, they sat on the stairs of the old Saints hideout. He sat behind her, with his arms wrapped around her and his hands holding her wrists. His hair was in its Johnny Gat inspired spiky style, only unlike Johnny's, it didn't have highlights, instead, it was its natural color of jet black. His normally clean shaven face with the exception of his trademark black soulpatch, was bearded. His green eyes shined perfectly in the picture. He was wearing a black tanktop, which showed off his muscular tattooed arms perfectly. He was also wearing a pair of purple free throw shorts and a pair of custom made black and purple sneakers with The Saints logo stitched in, which he had made himself. Lin's hair was actually not in her traditional ponytail held with chopsticks and a bob of it hanging over her right eye. Instead, it was free and loose. It was so long, it came past her shoulders. She was smiling brightly, and looking up at Skylar who was looking down at her. Like Skylar, she was wearing a black tanktop. The tanktop showed her figure off nicely. She had a black and purple flannel shirt wrapped around her waist, along with a pair of blue skinny jeans and black shoes. Johnny had taken the picture. Skylar had a sad smile looking at the picture. Floods of memories played in his head, and he was fighting back the tears in his eyes. Not since he thought Johnny had died, was he this close to tears. When she died, he was busy planning his vengeance against Sharp, he had no time to grieve. He stood there for what seemed like hours, but may have been just two minutes or less, in silence. He opened his mouth to try to say something, but he couldn't think of anything to say.
"Um." He said. "Lin, I uh, oh fuck it. Lin I fucking miss you. I mean I miss you so fucking much, it hurts. Not a day goes by where I don't think of you. All the little things remind me of you. Like the way you used to put my clothes away, you remember boxers on top, pants underneath them and shirts at the very bottom? Or the way you used to alphabetise our groceries, I still do that too. Oh yeah you're going to love this one. I still have our old DVR. You remember the old gray one? Yeah I still have it with me. Its barely hanging on, but I still have it, and I'll pay whatever amount of money to fix it if it dies. Your programs are still there too. Those old Soap Operas are still there. Oh yeah I figured you'd want to know this, Heather was the one who poisoned Brock and claimed the life insurance. I watched it about a year after I got out of the coma. Oh yeah I was in a coma, fucking Julius fucked us all over. He tried to kill me, but I pulled through, raised The Saints from the ashes and reclaimed Stilwater. Anyways, I remember finding out she did it to Brock and I turned to you, but then I had remembered you weren't there. One of the newer members, well I say newer but he's been in the crew now for years, Pierce is his name. Anyways, Pierce tried to delete your old shows from the DVR and I damn near killed him, just like you did with Johnny." He had a sad laugh at that memory. Lin had Johnny pinned down on the coffee table with a knife to his throat, threatening to kill him if he deleted the shows.
"Well, I guess I can't put this off any longer. Lin, I um, met someone new. Her name is Shaundi. She's been a pretty loyal member of the reincarnated Saints. Like I said I miss you, but she and I have had feelings for each other for years now. And I love her, but its kind of hard to, because I still love you. I don't want to upset you, but then I tell myself you're gone now, but I still feel really messed up for loving both of you. This super smart techie chick named Kinzie, has a time machine, yeah a real time machine, and I gave a lot of thought to going back in time and being with you, saving your life, but it wouldn't be fair to Shaundi who loves me. I remember you told me that you can't live in the past. Lin I can't live in the past forever. Lin, I will always love you. For the rest of my life, and nothing, absolutely nothing will change that. But in order to stop living in the past Lin, I have to finally let you go." He knelt down on one knee.
"Lin, you're dead. You're dead and never coming back. No matter how much I love you, and no matter how depressed I get, its not going to matter because you're never coming back, its never changing. Lin you're dead and I'll love you forever, but this is finally goodbye." A single tear ran down his face as he stared at her grave. He took a bottle of Russian vodka, Lin's favorite, from his pocket. He took the cap off and tossed it to the side. He walked over to the grave and poured half the bottle on to the ground. He stopped pouring it, and brought the bottle to his lips and drank the last of it. He put the bottle down in front of her grave. He then pulled a chain that was well hidden underneath his hoodie. He unhooked it and put it in the palm of his hand, and stared at it. The chain was looped through a beautiful golden engagement ring.
"My love, my life my world." Was engraved in Chinese on the ring. He took the ring from the necklace, then put the necklace in his pocket. He knelt down at the grave and began digging with his hand in front of the grave. Once he dug a hole that was deep enough for him, he put the ring in it and pushed the dirt back into the hole. He sat there for a minute and looked at the grave. Tears were filling his eyes and he fought to keep them from falling down. Despite his best efforts, a few still escaped.
"Goodbye Lin." He whispered. He kissed the grave and stood up. Once he stood up, he felt like something huge was lifted off his shoulders. For the first time in years, he finally felt content and maybe even relieved. He dusted the dirt off his hands and felt the calming Fall breeze. He started walking away.
"How sad. I almost feel bad for what I am going to do you." Fucking Killbane's voice was heard.
"What brings you here?" He asked as he turned to look at him.
"Ah well besides the beautiful setting here, I figured I take out an old problem." Killbane said.
"I'm guessing its not some old friends or something?" Skylar asked with a cocky smile.
"You could say that. An old annoying friend." Killbane responded. Skylar sighed and looked at him. His face looked weird without his mask.
"Take a picture Saint. It'll last longer." Killbane said.
"You know, I still have your old mask. Its hanging over my fireplace back in Steeleport." Skylar said.
"Good to know its being preserved. Okay enough talking lets get this over with." Killbane started to pull a gun from his suit jacket. Skylar acted quickly and took a butterfly knife from his pocket. As fast as he could, he opened it and just before Killbane could start shooting, he tossed his knife directly into Killbane's forehead. Had it been anyone else, they would've been dead. But Killbane was tougher than most, but it was a good distraction. Skylar produced a gun as Killbane shouted in pain. He only had a pistol it wasn't much, but it'd have to do. He aimed for his head and started blasting. Killbane was much like the clones of Oleg. He was able to easily shrug the bullets off and keep coming. But Skylar knew at the very least, the bullets were making Killbane weaker. He fired eight shots into Killbane's giant body. He kept firing, but he could hear the clicking, letting him know he was out.
"FUCK!" He yelled out. Killbane ran to him and grabbed him. He held him high in the air and started shaking him violently back and forth. Skylar was doing his best not to panic, and looked for anything. He noticed the knife still in Killbane's head. He reached out and with all his mite, he was able to pull it from Killbane's head. Due to Skylar being so tall, with Killbane holding him, his feet was able to somewhat swing above Killbanes head. He managed to get a kick on Killbane's head. Killbane stumbled, but kept his powerful grip on Skylar. Skylar was able to stick the knife in Killbane's eye. Killbane yelled out in pain and dropped Skylar. Skylar was quick to regroup, and managed to reload the clip to his pistol. Once he did, he watched as Killbane gathered his bearings and quickly turned around. Skylar aimed for Killbane's other eye and started shooting. The first four got dangerously close to Killbane's head but didn't connect. Killbane was giving chase and Skylar was quickly backing up backwards. While he was backing up, he tripped over a fallen tree branch that was most likely struck by lighting and was the reason for it being there. This gave Skylar an idea. He looked down at it, but this proved to be a mistake, because Killbane picked him up again, and instead of holding him, Killbane launched him halfway across the cemetery. Skylar was flying through the air and landed on a broken headstone. He yelled out in pain and rolled off the broken headstone. He then felt a giant boot kick him in his head. The impact of the kick was enough to somewhat cause him to go in the air from the ground. He landed stomach first on the grass and felt the pain in his neck, face and lower back. Killbane turned him over and knelt over him and placed a giant hand across Skylar's throat. Killbane had a smile on his face. Skylar was looking around more and saw a large piece of headstone that had been broken off from the already broken one he landed on. He quickly grabbed it and smashed Killbane over the face. It shattered into dust. This made Killbane loosen the grip. With his pistol in his other hand, Skylar shot Killbane in the face. After three more shots to his face, Killbane's grip was now gone from Skylar. As Killbane was still kneeling, Skylar's past MMA experience came into play. He grabbed Killbane by the back of the head and started kneeing him in the face. Killbane took exactly ten knees to his face. Around the eight knee, Skylar felt the satisfying crunch of Killbane's nose breaking on his kneecap. Killbane managed to shove Skylar backwards and Skylar did a backwards roll. Killbane grab at his now bloody face and felt the warm liquid running through his hands. This was Skylar's chance. He ran over to Killbane and manged to pick him up and side slammed him into the ground. Skylar quickly got over top of Killbane and was throwing punches with all his mite. Killbane desperately tried to block, but it wasn't working. Skylar was hitting him so hard, he actually felt his hand break over the motherfuckers head. Killbane made a fist and manged to hit Skylar in the face. The punch didn't have Killbane's typical force behind it, but it was still strong enough to send Skylar sailing to the side. Killbane quickly got back up and grabbed Skylar by his throat and tossed him into a nearby brick wall. The back of Skylar's head hit the brick wall really, really hard. Combined with the lack of sleep, hunger and the possible concussion, Skylar felt incredibly weak. Killbane noticed this, and thought of something. Near the area where Skylar and Killbane were fighting, there was a parking lot. Killbane picked out a blue bulldog and grabbed it by the front grill. With his remaining strength, he lifted the car, and got a suitable distance from Skylar. He looked to where Skylar was sitting and saw him still there. He griped the front grill of the car and started spinning in a circle. After about four or five spins, Killbane released the car and watched it go spinning into the distance to where Skylar was. Skylar, who was in and out of consciousness heard a voice saying "MOVE BABE MOVE!" Skylar didn't know who said it, or if it was even real, followed its advice nonetheless and ran out of the way. While he was in the air, he felt the wind and heat from the massive explosion. If he was a least a foot closer, it more than likely would've killed him. But by the grace of God or whatever greater presence may have existed, he avoided it. Killbane didn't see Skylar move out of the way, and was convinced he died. With a sigh of relief, he thought he had won.
"HEY!" He heard a voice yell. He turned around and saw Skylar standing there.
"Neither one of us is dead. Why you resting?! Lets finish this!" Skylar yelled.
"I misjudged you Saint. You're a worthy opponent. I almost respect you." Killbane said as he and Skylar got face to face. They eyeballed each other. Skylar put his fists up and got in a fighting stance. Killbane did the same.
"Make your move." Skylar said as he moved in a circle.
"I almost regret killing you Saint. No person will ever put up a fight like you have." Skylar nodded and kept his guard up. Killbane finally managed to throw a punch but Skylar ducked it and threw a kick to the leg of Killbane. Killbane grabbed his leg and Skylar to the chance. He lunged at his lower body and was able to get him to the ground. Skylar started throwing knees to the side of the head of Killbane and to his forehead. After about ten knees, he locked a sleeperhold on Killbane and with all his strength he squeezed. Killbane was far too weak to fight him off. Killbane's vision was darkening, and he was losing consciousness. Just before Killbane went under, Skylar let go. Killbane was coughing and trying to catch his breath.
"I want you to feel this shit. This is for ruining my friends funeral." Skylar said with a kick to his mouth.
"This is for launching me and my friends into a dirty river." He said as he threw another kick.
"This is for almost making my girlfriend drown." He said as he stomped the knife that was still in Killbane's head, deeper.
"This is for killing Kiki DeWynter." He said as he stomped his boot into Killbane's open mouth. He looked down with a sick smile as he saw Killbane's broken teeth in his boot.
"This is for ruining my best suit when you launched us into the river." Skylar said as he tore Killbane's suit jacket off. He can't resist being a smartass sometimes. But the joking tone was quickly over.
"And this, this is for making me kill you here! Not only in my hometown, but just down the way, lies my first love. And you have the balls to do this now?!" Skylar yelled. He threw one final kick to Killbane. He smiled as Killbane slumped over. He picked Killbane's now heavy body and sat it against what was left of the wall. He walked over to the fallen tree branch he tripped over earlier. He picked it up and inspected the pointy end of it. He poked and felt the satisfying prick on his pointed finger tip. He ran over to where Killbane was. Killbane's bloody face looked at Skylar's face and they locked eyes.
"DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE!" Skylar yelled as he started running. He was aiming to jam the branch through Killbane's body. Killbane prepared for it, but was shocked to see something else. As Skylar was running, he felt a sharp pain in the side of his leg. He fell and the tree branch fell on top of him. He quickly pushed it off of him, only to see fourteen cop cars surrounding him and Killbane.
"LAY DOWN NOW MOTHERFUCKER!" One of the cops yelled out.
"DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW, OR I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL KILL YOU!" The cop yelled as he pointed a rifle at Skylar. Any other time Skylar would've ran but he was too beat up, exhausted and wouldn't have made it with the bullet in his leg. As much as he didn't want to, he put both hands up and laid down on the grass. He looked over to see Killbane gone.
"Fuck." He silently said. He looked over to Lin's grave, to find it still intact. Five police officers ran to Skylar and two of them even peppersprayed and tased him just to be a dick. They cuffed him and pulled his body up. Skylar looked around and saw a familiar face. Troy Bradshaw.
"Troy?" He said in disbelief. Troy nodded his head.
"Oh thank God. Tell your boys to uncuff me. Maybe I can still catch that bastard." Skylar said. Troy looked down to the ground and just shook his head.
"You never learn do ya?" Troy asked him. Troy took his nighstick and hit Skylar directly in the face, knocking him out.
"This is Chief Bradshaw. Send an ambulance to the cemetery."
HEY GUYS! I am so, so, so sorry for taking forever to write this. I feel awful about it. I'm not trying to justify the lengthy wait, but this chapter gave me the most trouble out of all of the others in the story. I have rewrote this chapter exactly 117 times. No lie, I really did rewrite it that many times. I had so many different ideas for this chapter, and none whatsoever was satisfying enough. I don't wanna publish a sub-par chapter, I don't wanna post a good chapter, hell I don't even wanna post a great chapter. I want my chapters to be better than expected and I hope I done so with this one. I started writing this chapter fresh at around 11:00 PM my time and its currently 2:44 AM. I honestly think this is the longest chapter I have written. I wanna send a major shoutout to The Cure, because I was listening to them as I rewrote this chapter. To The Cure, if you guys happen to see this chapter, THANK YOU! I also wanna shoutout HeadHancho for the inspiring me and also TheMadTargaryen for being such a great friend and helping me out with the chapters. I hope you guys enjoy this one. Until next time, rate, review, and stay tuned for the next chapter! Thanks for the love and support.