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"What the hell is wrong with you?" Mei asked as soon as we left the ER.
I just shook my head and got into the driver's seat, but my door was stopped by Mei.
"Oh no you don't. Why were you being so rude?" she nearly shouted.
I smirked smugly.
"Told you, you liked him," I said slamming the door.
Her face flushed in anger and she stomped to the other side of the car and slid in angrily. She refused to talk to me the entire ride home and I enjoyed it that way.
I was too busy wondering what the hell Dylan's deal was. And his hand? Did he get cut from something? What the hell was up with him and those feathers? Where have I seen those before?
Sooner than I thought possible we pulled into the parking lot and I slid into our assigned slot. Mei took off into the apartment first, and I rolled my eyes as I watched her retreating form from the rearview mirror.
Diner was going to be awkward tonight.
"You didn't answer my question," Mei said at the table.
Of course. Right when I was about to slide home free she had to pop up the question.
"It doesn't matter," I said pushing around my peas.
"Doesn't matter?" she asked incredulously.
I couldn't help myself, I knew I was throwing fuel to the fire but I couldn't help the smirk.
"If you didn't like him like you said you didn't, it wouldn't matter," I said smugly.
Her eyes narrowed in anger, and the fork that was in her hand was bending at an angle. Akila, sensing the tension in the air, whimpered and retreated to the living room couch. All I did was spear a pea on my fork and pop it into my mouth.
"Even if I didn't like him, which I don't, that was a really rude thing you did back there, I thought you said you wanted to meet him!" she seethed.
"Since when are you on my back about how I treat people!" I asked while my blood boiled.
"I'm not. It's just that you were bugging me about Dylan earlier, and when you finally meet him, you act like a jerk!" she shouted.
"I acted like that because I think the guys a creep. I was following my instincts," I admitted.
She rolled her eyes and scoffed as she sat backwards against her seat.
"Don't give me the instincts crap, Max," she said.
"Oh so you don't believe me?" I asked heatedly.
"Not one bit. How could you have that feeling over someone you don't even know?" she asked.
"Why the hell does it matter if I don't like him? It's not like you're gonna have to choose between the two of us!" I shouted.
"Just answer my question. What's wrong with him?" she asked.
Crap.
"I told you. I don't feel right around him," I said sighing.
"Max, just tell me the truth!" she said beyond exasperated.
"I already told you. He has an evil aura around him Mei. I'm pretty sure that he's bad news. When we were in the lab, I saw blood dripping from his hands," I said.
"He's a doctor. He works around blood. Stop talking about him like he's the next Dr. Evil," Mei said calmly.
"I don't know what to say to you Mei. I told you the truth and you still think I'm lying," I shouted.
Mei switched her gaze from her plate into my eyes, and her fork snapped in half.
"Forget it," she growled.
"Oh no, I don't think I can. Let's talk about Dylan since you're obviously so sure that he's the good guy in this topic," I shouted.
"He is! You will never be as pure as him!" she shouted back.
And there goes a piece of my self control.
"Who the fuck said I wanted to be pure? I don't want to be! And stop judging me you damn hypocrite, you aren't pure either!" I yelled.
The edges of my vision were darkening into a deep scarlet.
"I know I'm not. But you…you're just a heartless monster," she said her eyes darkening.
Oh no she di- in't.
I stood up from the table quickly, and my chair tipped backwards, all the while my eyes never leaving hers.
"What. Did you call me?" I snarled.
She stood up silently, pushing her chair backwards as she stood. She crossed her arms over her chest, and her eyes matched mine; cold and empty.
"Heartless. Monster," she repeated.
Snap.
That was the sound of my self control snapping. It was loud and clear like scissors cutting an elastic band, and I lost myself to the beast within.
"You think I'm a heartless monster?" I whispered looking into her eyes.
She stayed silent, watching me closely, observing my every move.
Who does she think she is? Judging me like that, she's not any better! If anything she's worse! But I wouldn't let her think she's won. I'll make her regret those words.
"You want to see heartless?" I chuckled darkly, picking up my knife.
Her eyes flashed in panic for a brief second before returning to her stone cold expression.
"Do you want to see a monster?" I asked quietly.
Her silence was answer enough for me.
"Fine," I muttered.
In a blink of an eye, I was kneeling in the living room next to a sleeping Akila. Her eyes blinked up at me innocently, but I paid no attention to her. With the knife gripped in my right hand, I used my left to grip Akila's throat.
She whimpered and struggled under my hold, but I clamped down tighter, squeezing her neck.
"STOP IT!" Mei screamed.
"No. You wanted to see a heartless monster? Here she is," I said pointing the tip of the knife at my chest.
With my eyes locked on Mei's, my blade plunged down into Akila's side.
"RUFF!" she whined.
She withered under me, struggling to release my grip. I felt something hot and sticky run down my arm, but I didn't turn to look, instead, my eyes calculated Mei's. I wasn't surprised to see tears running down her face.
"Get away from her!" She screamed.
I yanked the knife out, and plunged it in again, making something wet splatter against my face.
"Max Stop it!" Mei begged.
Again and again, Akila was stabbed, and I was covered in blood. But all I could register was the anger and betrayal I felt towards Mei controlling my body.
Then Akila's body was limp under my hands, and I could barely hear Mei's anguished cries.
How could she call me that? How could she judge me like that? How could she turn on me as soon as some creep with a pretty face comes along, while I've been there for her since day 1? How could she betray me?
"Get out," she said pushing me away from Akila.
"No," I said simply.
"Get out!" she screamed while carrying the dog away from me.
"I'm not listening to you," I said turning around.
They say the only thing that can defeat your inner demons is the voice of your loved ones. Well…the voice that called out to me was not one full of love.
"I hate you!" Mei screamed after me.
And then the beast was gone, and a broken Max took her place.
Well there you have it. The first official sisterly fight between assassins.
R.I.P Akila.
P.S sorry I had Max kill you.
-Shift