I didn't think so many people would it read it this fast, I'll try to do sooner updates for you guys then. Enjoy. Props to anyone who spots the Mulan reference. (It's not very hard to find)
"Let's see, how do you work this thing…"
*Loud beeping*
"Ah! Make it stop!"
"I'm trying, I'm trying!"
"Idiot! Move over."
*Beeping noise resides*
"Yay you did it! You really are a technical wizard princess."
"Oh good lord, you are such an idiot. And you already turned on the recording."
"Really? Good, now we can tell the story. Just you and me, like old times, am I right."
"I don't know why I ever hung out with you."
"Aw, don't say that princess, you know you were just drawn to my irresistible charm."
"I out rank you. When I give an order like don't call me princess, you stop calling me that!"
"You may outrank me. But that is an order I cannot follow. Besides, you know me, since when do I follow orders."
"You followed my orders."
"In battle yes. Out and about, eh, not so much."
"What happened to 'I'd follow you anywhere.'?"
"Oh look at that, you actually DO listen to what I say."
"Whatever, just tell the story."
"You know you were a lot more fun back then. Always blushing when I called you princess, smiling at what I had to say, your pretty laugh in the morning, and we didn't fight unless we were joking around. What ever happened to that girl?"
"She grew up."
"If you grew up shouldn't you have grown closure to me?"
"Not particularly."
"You seem so distant now. Whenever you had a problem, I was the one you came to. Now all we do is fight."
"I guess your smart mouth rubbed off on me."
"That's the girl I know!"
"Yeah, yeah. I'll let you tell the story if you start now."
"Aw, look at you being nice to me."
"I'll give you thirty seconds…"
"Alright! Let's get down to business!"
"Twenty-five… Twenty-four…"
"I pledge allegiance to protect the ring…" I will give my life for the ring of ten. "… And to the I.F…" and for the international fleet's success. "… To deny thy name…" To forget my real name. "… To accept your given one…" You must like the one they give you instead. "… To deny thy family…" To forget about my family. "…To deny attachment…" In other words not make a family of my own. "… Until deemed fit…" Until the government says it's okay and finds someone 'suitable' for me. "… And the world is safe…" But only when the war is over. "… Only then may we rest." We will only stop fighting once the war has ended.
This is the pledge they make us say once we enter fight school, and every day after that. There are no words for how much I hate this pledge, and the laws, and the unjust government. But to be fair, I am only eight. Maybe the laws will make since when I'm older. Although, my parents don't seem to like them much either, so maybe not.
We finished the pledge and headed to our daily classes. History, science, strategy, 'how to hold a gun', lunch, my favorite class hand to hand combat, and of course the class we all hate, math. Damn, an hour left of math. Can't I just go back to combat class.
"Serenity."
"Yes, Ms. Parken."
"They would like to see you in the infirmary."
What. But nothing is wrong with me. I sign off my desk and put it in my backpack. Except for the fact I'm a-
"Watch where you're going MISTAKE." Malice whispers after tripping me. I send him a glare and get off the floor as the class laughs.
"Are you all right Serenity?"
"Yes Ms. Parken, I'm fine."
I hate that kid. Hate him with a strong fiery passion. One of these days I'm not going to hold back. I'm not going be the good girl I am everyday. And Malice will be the one to bring it out. No! I won't be Savage, I have to be the good girl, be more like Sympathy. Then maybe they will take me out of the program like they did them. These thoughts fly through my brain as I enter the infirmary.
The nurse guides me into a small white room and I sit on an examining table as the doctor enters.
"Congratulations Serenity, we are removing your monitor today."
I feel nothing but shock at the doctor's words. Does this mean I am leaving fight school? Does this mean I will never be bullied by Malice again? Does this mean Savage won't hate me anymore?
"I can tell your quite shocked but let me reassure you, you will remain here for the rest of this semester."
Damn
"Now the procedure is quite painless and for about three days you will feel as if you are forgetting something but that is just because it's not there. Shall we begin?"
"Uh, sure."
I lie on the examining table face down and the I can feel the doctors tools grasp the monitor on the back of my neck.
"Ready, one… two…"
The pain in my neck and head is unbearable and I let out a small cry. Whatever happened to three?
"See, that wasn't so bad was it?"
I was in so much pain I couldn't reply, but I wanted to punch the doctor in the face.
I felt the nurse place a Band-Aid on my neck and she sent me back to class which I still had half an hour of. Great, just great.
By the time class was over the throbbing had stopped, but I still took a few minutes to pack up while everyone else ran out of class. Maybe… Maybe now he won't hate me. Was all I thought about walking down the hall, until suddenly something grasped my arm and I was yanked into a small classroom and hit my head on one of the science tables.
"Where do you think you're going mistake."
Malice. I didn't have to open my eyes to know it was him. But when I did open my eyes there were about five other boys with him.
"Oh, very nice Malice. Six boys beating up a girl. Yeah, very classy."
"They aren't here to beat you up. They're just here to enjoy the show."
His cronies laughed. Ugh. Boys.
"What is this all about Malice?" I said getting to my feet.
"I heard you got your monitor removed. Is it true mistake."
He didn't wait for my answer but instead grabbed my long hair and pulled it forewords revealing the Band-Aid on my neck.
"Oh look, it is true. Now you really are just a mistake now. And it's about time we got rid of another girl. They are all so wimpy."
He let go of my hair and his cronies laughed like the hyenas they are. I know where this is going, and it better not go there.
"Especially that dopey little sister you have. Sympathy is it? She was so wimpy they didn't even bother to put her in fight school."
That's it.
Before I new it my foot had collided with Malice's face. He hit the floor and a trail of blood began to trickle out of his nose. I was now sitting on him, my fist repeatedly hitting his face until it felt like I was punching jelly instead of a rock. One of his friends pulled me off him, but my foot connected with his 'jewels' and he whimpered like a sick puppy and let me go. I had to end this. End the bullying. Hit him so he would never hit me again. My feet smashed into his sides, stomach, back, and the place his friend was kicked. I stopped, panting and looked up at the other boys blocking the door. They scampered away quickly and I walked with the perfect posture of royalty to the door. Once I was out of their sight, I ran. I ran all the way home. To escape the trouble I would get in tomorrow. And tears slowly ran down my checks. But I couldn't escape the feeling I had forgotten something.
"It's not your fault Serenity. He started it."
I didn't answer my sister. I couldn't. She put her hand on my shoulder.
"Checheg."
This time I looked at her. What was she doing. She knows she is not supposed to use my real name.
"Sympathy! You know you can't say that."
"I can now your monitor is gone."
I rubbed at the back of my neck.
"You can call me by my real name too."
"Erdene…"
I couldn't get the words out.
"I'm sure Burilgi would be happy about that."
"I'll be happy about what."
I turned to see Savage standing in the doorway eating my last candy bar. Savage, my twin brother. The most important person to me. And the person who hated me the most.
"I said, happy about what?"
"They took Checheg's monitor out."
"The little flower was taken out of fight school?" He said throwing the candy wrapper on the ground. A grin spreading across his face. "Looks like you're due for a game of buggers and astronauts."
"No Savage! Don't!"
Sympathy sounded scared. Which of course only made his grin bigger as he grabbed her arm.
"Then I guess you don't get to play."
He pushed her out the door and locked it. Then grabbed a bugger mask off a shelf and tossed it to me.
"I don't feel like playing right now Savage." I say tossing the mask on the bed next to me.
"Since when does the little flower not want to play games?" He says in a taunting manner.
I refused to move from my spot on the bed. I hate fighting my brother.
"Looks like I'll just have to make the first move." He sneered.
Savage lunged towards me. He tackles me onto the floor and we can hear Sympathy plea from the hallway.
"Stop Savage! Please stop it! Stop it!"
He has me pinned to the floor. But I don't try to escape.
"What's wrong Serenity? Why don't you show me your training? It could save your life."
He thrusts his elbow right above my collarbone like we were taught in fight school before they kicked him out. I can't breath, he is using suffocation to try and kill me. But I won't fight him, I'm not him, I don't want to hurt people and I surly don't want to hurt my brother. If he wants to kill his only twin, then so be it, I wont resist.
His elbow moves away and I take in all the air I can get. But he isn't finished and leans in to whisper in my ear.
"I can kill you. But then I would only win once. But this way I can win many times. So I'll spare your pathetic life."
He gets off me and walks to the door opening it. Sympathy falls in because she was banging on the door. Savage just walks over her like nothing happened and goes to greet our parents who just returned from work. I watch the back of his spiky brown head until he's gone.
Well you know some names now. So in case there is confusion, I will clear up the name thing. They are in Mongolia, making them Mongolian so I made their real names Mongolian names. Serenity's real name is Checheg, meaning flower, hence her brother calling her 'little flower'. Sympathy's real name is Erdene meaning jewel. And Savage's real name is Burilgi, meaning destroyer. Or at least those were the definitions I got. Laters my homies.