And so, I'm alive.
I apologize for being MIA for nearly two months I was trying to juggle all these school events and weekend trips. Things are finally settling down though so I hope to be able to update more frequently this time. I was planning to have this updated yesterday but when I went back to my document everything was erased :'( so I had to start all over and things changed from the first three drafts so I hope this isn't a complete mess. Now back to the story!
Eden
"Stupid Anden, stupid June, stupid-ouch! Stupid dark alley."
Clutching the folder to my chest I continue down the alley, glancing over my shoulder every few minutes. Daniel where are you?
"Daniel what's with all this mystery? Are you in trouble, did the government find out your-"
"Don't say that name out loud Eden, I'm not in any trouble you need to worry about and the government didn't find out, now lets continue down this dark empty street and hope to not have to handle anyone."
Rolling my eyes I continue following Daniel down the street, weaving through people all along the sidewalk until we finally arrive at a nightclub.
Daniel sends me a wink before going inside and I hesitate before following after him.
Inside feels so much warmer, I stop and look at all the dancing bodies, heads thrown back, smiles so wide it looks as if their face will crack in half.
I spot Daniel near the bar and make my way towards him,
"What took you so long, I was starting to think you weren't going to show up."
Punching him on the arm I look around and then back at him, "NOW WHAT?" I shout to be heard over the music. Daniel just gives me his notorious smirk before turning and telling the bartender something, who upon recognizing him immediately makes him two drinks. Then he puts one in my hand and turns me back towards the crowd, "Now, we dance."
A couple drinks later I'm on the dance floor moving to the beat and the girl who dragged me there is spinning around me. I haven't had this much fun in a while.
Suddenly Daniels at my side tugging at my shirt, "Let's go sit down."
"BUT I'M DANCING WITH SOMEONE, WEREN'T YOU THE ONE WHO ALWAYS SAID ITS RUDE TO LEAVE A LADY BY HERSELF?" Turning to the girl I was dancing with Daniel puts on his playboy smile, "You wouldn't mind if I took him for a while would you?" The girl looks star struck and manages a nod before Daniel pulls us away towards some booths.
"WHATS THIS ABOUT? I WAS HAVING FUN ISNT THAT WHY YOU BROUGHT ME HERE?"
"Stop screaming I can hear you fine, and that's not the only reason I brought you here, sit down."
Taking a seat across from him I see that his face has gone serious.
"Eden if for any reason one of my mission goes bad, and I get taken, or I have to stop being Night for a while I want to have a backup plan."
"What do you mean if anything goes bad? You're the best Daniel no one can beat you."
"Yes I know but if they have someone that I care about like you for example, I would be hesitant to attack them because that would mean that you will get hurt. My enemies will be looking for any sort of weakness and they will use that to hurt not only me but anyone else who I could possibly care about."
"…Okay, so what's your backup plan?"
Daniel pulls out a folder and slides it across the table towards me. I reach across and am about to open the folder but Daniel stops me.
" inside is information about the government and other well known individuals who have worked with them. There is also mission plans that Night will do that won't get him in the spotlight as much as usual but people will still talk about."
"Why do I need this? What do you want me to do?"
Pausing Daniel stares at me, and seems to make up his mind about something.
"You know how your always begging me to include you on some missions that don't involve tech work at home? Well solider, consider yourself promoted. I want you to become Night should anything happen to me, no one can know I'm Night so if Day suddenly disappears from the spotlight at the same time Night stops his activities the government will be quick to prosecute not only me, but everyone I have contact with."
Picking up his drink, Daniel holds it up and says, "At Night everything comes into focus, all your flaws, mistakes, and decisions, you can choose to let it eat at you or you make up your mind and in the morning think that that's the start of a new Day, each day everything is possible again."
I stop and look up at the stars, searching until my eyes land on the constellation Daniel and I named.
Forward into Dawn.
The stars look like the sun is either rising out of or into the lake. The in-between time, where time seems to stand still.
The sound of someone knocking into a garbage container alerts me and I duck behind a pile of soggy boxes.
"I saw him go down here I'm telling you! "
"Yeah, the last time you said that it was just a street sweeper."
"It didn't have numbers above it, anyone would've thought so!"
"Why would a machine need numbers above it?"
"Let's just find Night."
"Right….Night."
The footsteps got closer, looking around I see a old set of broken ping pong balls with its paddles, and a old wooden bat. Grabbing the bat I run from behind the boxes and swing towards the two men.
Only to miss, I grabbed the broken paddle instead.
"I told it was Night!"
"Shut up get him! "
Spinning I jump and kick the loud guy causing him to fall, the other guy rushes at me pulling some kind of weapon out but I use the paddle and hit him on his temple making him collapse. Breathing heavily I pick up the weapon and tuck it into my bag making a note to check it out when I get home.
These guys aren't well trained, that was too easy, maybe I should've listened more, see if they would say what they want with Night.
Shaking my head I exit the alley, taking off my coat and activating my number system.
Eden Wing
Head Engineer Rose Company
Republic of America
Level 14
Sept.12.2142
Daily Score: 213
Cumulative Score: 17,714
"Hmm, maybe I should bump up my score a bit, after all I am Days brother."
Day
"Day so good to see you among us, come, sit beside me."
Grieves wastes no time does he?
"Yes, the view is much better out here than it is in that stuffy room."
"Ahh yes, you've seen the village have you? It's quite marvelous don't you think, all these people have lives here, lives that could so easily be taken away if someone tried to go against us."
"Yes, well it's a good thing I'm playing on this side then, otherwise everyone would just have to start all over again."
"Exactly, and we all know how it is to start over, from your past. Or lack of past should I say?"
"If your referring to my memories then I'd have to say its pretty easy to move on. If I truly needed those memories they would have come back to me by now wouldn't they?"
"That's absolutely correct, see I knew we'd work well together. What's a worthier cause than giving the people a chance at a new life?"
"Right. Well I'm starving what's for dinner?"
Manaline hurries to my side, menu in hand. "Here you go Day, we have everything you could ever wish for."
"Now, now Manaline he's a honored member now, he needs the elite selection."
"Oh-of course yes I'll go tell the chef."
Grieves looks at me and motions me to the chair beside him. Taking my seat I look around and see several pairs of eyes staring back at me.
"So General Grapes what kind of business do you run?"
"Business? Well I work to keep this whole village up and running by doing certain jobs that require me to partner up with other businesses. I have a school for recruits that train them in hand to hand combat, technical skills, and other areas. If your going to live here and become one of us, you should know we all have a job to do."
"Well of course, I'd feel like I was sucking up resources otherwise. What kind of jobs for you think I'd be acceptable for? I'd like to go out on missions and scout out places people do say I'm good at disguises'."
"Well I was thinking we start you out training some of the recruits. With your skills and knowledge on the field you'd be a great asset to them."
Well maybe this way I can recruit some of them onto my side, I just have to be careful they're not loyal to The Cause.
"That sounds good, but what about my brother? He's going to be worried that I haven't been back or called since I've been taken in."
"Here you go General Grieves, Day, the Elite selection. Let me know if you need anything else." The waiter who gives us our food stops and looks at me for a couple seconds before turning away and heading back into the kitchen.
"Mmm this looks good, dig in."
Looking down I'm at first confused then angry.
What is this? Some sort of test? First hour of joining and I'm already being tested, this is just goddy perfect.
"Day? Something wrong?"
I look back up at Grieves and twist my mouth to the side.
"No, nothing big, my stomach just started cramping up a little while ago, I think I should head back to my room."
"I'll send your dinner to your room to along with the nurse, get some rest tomorrow we'll start your training with the recruits."
Standing up I nod my head and make my way back to my room.
Stupid Grieves, stupid metal contraptions, stupid-
"Ouch!" I run into someone and I wrap my arms around their shoulders before they fall. Looking at their face I see it's the waiter from before.
"Oh I'm sorry, I don't know where my mind was I should've watched the corners. Are you okay?"
The waiter looks up at me and seeing my face he takes a step back.
"Yes I'm fine, why aren't you in there eating? Food not to your liking?"
"Oh no, no nothing like that, my stomach just started cramping up so I'm heading back to my room to rest a little. Big day tomorrow."
"Right your joining The Cause."
"Yeah, in going to train the recruits, being the best there is comes with that price I guess."
"Yes, well I have to go finish my job."
"Oh right sorry, what's your name again? "
The waiter just continues walking down the hall saying over his shoulder "I never gave it to you."
What's with him? If he doesn't give me a name I'll just do what I normally do and assign him one.
"Alfred it is."
Back in my room I look around for anything that could help me get a message out to June. I don't want them to worry about me, this long without contact with June and I'd be out of my mind coming up with all these possibilities. I nearly lost it when I found out June had been taken.
A knock on my door sounds and I rush over go my bed opening up my dresser and pulling put the first thing in there.
The girl with brown hair opens the door and sticks her head in, "Im sorry General Grieves sent me, he said you weren't feeling good?"
"Yes its just a stomach bug, it'll go away soon."
"What's that in your hand?"
"This is," looking down I see what I've pulled out and so does she because her face goes red. "I was just about to get in the shower, so unless you want to-"
"I'll come back later with your food and medicine." Then turning and rushing out she closes the door.
Laughing I get up and search my drawers for a shirt, pants and clean socks, after all I already have my boxers in hand.
Sorry it's not longer, I originally had it longer but when all my data was erased I couldn't wrote down exactly everything and when I tried it made it worse .
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