"Good times, good times. Did you ever think that.." Relena smiled " I had no doubt, baby, we have been through a lot tougher, I mean some good fortune was bound to come our way." Rould sat himself down at the table and began flirting with the waitress and ordering sake. He a smug look on his face, on top of the world type look. A look that at most times would sicken the crew, this time it only it only slightly nauseated them. Rould's look was one of lust for the drink, money and women. Mey broke the awkward silence in the room, " So who is ready for some fine eats?" The group looked back on each other and smiled. A sense of accomplishment and calm came when the food was brought. At last they could live it large.
Times for the Poyzen apples were not so grand, nor for their members. As with all stories, everything has a beginning. Darkness must sprout from somewhere and is birthed in all. This was her story. Relena and Lumaria were the best of friends, before everything happened. Simply living in childhood innocence. Relena and Lumaria spent most of their time together pretending to be what ever they wanted to be and on top of that list of make believe was a band, that is where it all started. Lumaria started with a simple acoustic guitar given to him by his mother and Relena took voice lessons.
Relena's birth into darkness started early. She was eight when it all began. One evening she came home from her voice lessons, she was walking down the familiar streets. Passing and counting the lamps as she always did, the slight buzzing of the electricity somehow comforted her.
She came upon her house, in the ditch across was a strange car. At first she was concerned she wanted to look at first, but thought nothing of it. She got out her keys and put them to the look, she noticed that something now was inherently wrong here. Near the lock it looked like the door was forced open before she could open the door BAM BAM! Gunshots, Relena froze outside of her door she could the faint whimpers of her mother. Relena slowly opened the door, everything was smashed on the floor, things were ripped. She crept silently through the house.
She could now see into the kitchen her father and mother both tied to chairs. Her father with several gun shots in him already was bleeding out. The man with the gun had a crazed look to his face. He paced around her parents " Give me all of it, I know you have it!" He shot up into the ceiling. Her mother began to cry " Please just take what you want, let us live." The man with the gun smiled " I know you have it! Where is it" He cocked his gun and shot her in the leg and cocked it again and shot her in her stomach. " Next one is for him, give it to me all of it." Her mother now hysterical. Relena saw all of this she crouched down near the island and grabbed the nearest thing to her she took a kitchen knife in both of her tiny hands.
She was trembling she had to do something. Rage took over, the man with the gun shot her father again his death blow. She saw her father die right in front of her, her mother crying. Tears streaming down her face. A knife in the back then another in the leg, pull and release. Again this time the man with a gun bent down, a knife in the stomach, a knife in his throat. Pull and release, he tried to raise his gun at her...click...click... nothing. Her mother had the strength to dial 911. Relena was only trying to save them, her mother her the last thing her mother saw was her daughter in his blood.
Pull release a knife, a knife...pull...a knife a knife... a knife a knife a knife a knife... The cops arrived and ambiance arrived putting her father, mother and man on carts. Her father already dead, now in a bag. Her mother bleeding badly. A cop bent down say her spattered in blood. He draped a blanket around her. " You did what any one would do, dear. I am sorry, I am so sorry. Your father." Relena looked up her eyes blank " I know...I'm a bad person ? I hurt him, but I...I.." " It's alright, it was self defense. Lets get you cleaned up.
Your mother is going to the hospital. You need to go somewhere safe, it says on this sheet that you are to go to your neighbors house." Relena nodded and looked back at all the chaos and damage.
This is where she and Lumaria and her became inseparable. The cops brought her to their front door, still a bit bloodied with new clothes but all could tell something very wrong just happened. Once inside Relena was brought a a bath. The cop and Lumaria's parents talked about what happened. " It was pretty gruesome, I am worried for her though, she saw her father die...and that man. She will need time. They are not sure if her mother will make it, she is in bad shape. Relena is a strong girl, she did some serious damage to him...but no child should have to do that." Lumaria's mother clenched her teeth " We will take care of her, she is already so a part of our family, I just hope...for her sake her mother does make it." Thay night Relena's mother passed. Her mother assured her she was not a bad person, but there was a slight hint of fear for her daughter in her eyes before she said those last words " I love you, you're my daughter you could never be a bad person.." Relena would forever be haunted by those words and that look, the man with the gun...she wondered what drove her to do that...yes he was a bad man, but still no child should ever have to kill.