By the next morning, I was gone. I knew that if I stayed in his room any longer, Shion and his family would get into trouble. I didn't want to do that to him. I wanted to protect him. He rescued me. Even though he didn't know it, he had saved me. Not just my body from injury and pain, but my soul. I had been so depressed, so angry with myself. I decided that I didn't want to cause him any more pain than necessary. In the middle of the night, I took off. Running away from his house. From this city. From the atrocity that was No. 6.
I ran to the very outskirts of town, to the wall that protected their so-called perfect world. I walked along it for hours until the sun rose for the next day. As if a sign from Shizen Herself, a beam of light shone on a small crack in the wall. I began to wriggle my way through that hole like the rat that I had become. Freedom lay on the other side of that wall.
When I reached the other side, I was a barren wasteland. Centuries old pollution and trash had been piled onto itself. Little did I know that this dump heap would become my new home. This was the West Block, where all the lowlifes and dirty scoundrels that didn't belong had learned to live together. Go figure that the lowest of the low were able to live together in peace.
For the next 7 years, I lived in the West Block, living in that old bunker. I would go to the marketplace every day and buy books and play manuscripts. Although I despised Kou and his people for eradicating my people, I was still thankful that he had taught me to read and write. I would even dare to say that he inspired me to try out for the job at the theatre. As much as I hated to admit it, Kou had helped create Eve, along with your help or course.
Soon my little hole in the ground was filled to the brim with books. Shakespeare, Verne, Dumas, Hugo… the lost went on and on. Not only did I read every single one, it I also memorized all of them. It was for this reason that I decided to go to the theatre to try out as an actor. I had originally gone to be in their upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet as Tybalt, however the director found that I was far too feminine for the role. So he suggested I try for the role of Juliet. I was not amused, but I still gave it a try. He was so touched by my performance that he hired me on the spot and demanded I play her. Hence, Eve was born.
Over those years, I performed as Eve to earn my living and buying those books from the marketplace. One day I Rikiga, a portly man who wore a bowler hat. At first glance I knew he was a shady man, but I was able to negotiate with him enough to remain fairly friendly with him. Although he did try to sell me crappy goods a few times here and there, we eventually grew to trust each other. He was the one who sold me the parts to make my mechanical rats.
One day, I had an idea. What if I used those rats to spy on that boy I met? So I made 10 of them and let them loose. Each day in the morning, I would let them go, and they would return at night with new information. I learned about how you were forced to move. About how your elite status was taken away. How your skills and intelligence were being squandered by them forcing you to become a run of the mill security boy. It was my rats that informed me of your impending doom.
The morning of your incident, I decided to pay No. 6 one more visit. And well, we all know the rest of that story.