Killing Me
AN: I own nothing in this story. Hansel and Gretel are originally from the anime Black Lagoon but this isn't a crossover fic. Please R&R.
A few days later, Reno sat at the kitchen table. Tifa was in the kitchen chopping vegetables for their dinner with a large butcher knife.
Thunk went the knife as it buried itself a little into the carving board.
Thunk...
Reno's mind started to drift...
Thunk...a child screamed as an arm was sliced off. A girl giggled, amused at the sight of the boy rolling around, blood spewing like a fountain.
"What's the matter little one? Can't handle my knife's kisses?"
"Nii-sama, we can't have our fun with this one," a male voice reprimanded the giggling girl. The young girl gave a sigh.
"You're right, Nee-sama. Maybe they'll let us have our fun later on."
That was the first time Reno had heard the twins known as Hansel and Gretel speak.
Years had passed and Reno was now 14. Growing along with his body, his reputation was well known among the orphans. They called him a monster and any child that was in the ring with him knew they were finished. Little did they know that the boy detested killing but he had to live, above all else.
Hansel and Gretel, on the other hand, loved killing. They had been with the orphanage since their births. It was said that the identical twins would bathe in their victim's blood if given the chance and loved extending the pain of their opponents for as long as possible.
Reno's first sight of them came one night as he was being returned to his room. The twins had silver-grey hair and the brightest blue eyes Reno had ever seen. They were holding hands as they walked beside each other and Reno shivered when they both stared at him.
"Nii-sama, isn't he handsome?" Hansel said, smiling at Reno. Gretel nodded, eyes moving up and down Reno's scarred form.
"Yes he is, Nee-sama. Maybe we'll get to play with him someday." And with a bow, the twins left.
That night as Reno lay awake on his cot, he couldn't get their piercing blue eyes out of his head. Pulling his blanket tight around him, Reno prayed for an end to this hellish existence, that someone would find him and take him away.
But Reno knew the reality. The orphanage was in the slums and no one cared about the slums. And even when the Shinra inspector would make his rounds through the orphanage, the owners would smile and give him a bulky package. The inspector would take the bribe and continue on his way.
Even with this reality however Reno's liberty was at hand, he just didn't know what it would take, and what he would lose in the process...
Thunk. A loud slice brought Reno's attention back to the present. Tifa gave a slight sound of pain then and he stepped into the kitchen, noticing the trail of blood escaping from Tifa's finger.
"It's nothing Re, just a tiny cut- but she went silent as Reno ran some cold water and washed the blood away.
"A cut could get infected babe and I wouldn't want you to have to get a new finger. I like the old one too much," Reno joked. Tifa rolled her eyes at that and kissed him on the cheek.
"And here I thought you had stopped making stupid jokes," Tifa commented.
"Sorry Tifa, but you're stuck with them." Her expression turned a bit more serious as she noticed Reno's hand tremble a little.
"Reno I'm alright. It doesn't even hurt that much," Tifa said softly.
"It's not that..."
"Have another nightmare? Reno we need to talk about this, you can't keep shutting me out. I want to help you so let me in, please." Reno gave a sigh and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Tonight...I'll tell you everything later tonight."
"Promise?" Tifa asked.
"Yeah, I promise," Reno replied, sealing the deal with a kiss.