Assassination of Memories
Chapter XII- Past In Blazes

Declaimer: I DON'T UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OWN MAXIMUM RIDE OR PRETENDER! *tells myself to calm down* And Blaze is thanks to pyroman-15-, where Shadows also appears in Blazes Wings

"What are you doing?" Cain practically screeched as he stomped up to Shadows who was on top of Flare's back. Flare snorted in amusement at Shadows' innocent look, Cain knowing Shadows, didn't buy it. "You could have very well collapsed the Caves, the ground cannot hold a Draco's weight." Cain hissed, Flare pushed his head in front of Cain giving an angrier snort. "You," Cain said pointing fiercely at the dragon though not making eye contact, "Know better than just walking through here." Shadows rolled her eyes while Flare shifted swaying the girl gently from side to side. "God what is with you your acting like Jared." She said in the tone of a teenager talking to a parent. "He's right to act that way. Shadows take Flare and get out of her before the girl you brought sees him." Cain barked. Shadows sighed giving two firm kick to Flare telling the dragon to take off. Rising above the clouds that had quickly covered over Shadows was bathed in the light of the moon holding her arms out at her sides closing her eyes. She remembered when she had just started out in the Organization; Blaze had been the only person close to her personality. A jokester who constantly did what Father told him not to do and just as silent as Shadows, on a scale of insanity from one to ten Blaze would be a solid eight, Artemis being a solid thirty-five. Blaze had been transferred from a place he didn't tell Shadows about though she believed he said something about a branch of Itex. That was when Shadows would ask questions and found Father had lied to Blaze about the Organization being another branch of Itex. They were trying to take Itex down but Father told Shadows it would be awhile before he sent her to destroy the company that supposedly was a threat to him. Then Shadows had thought that they were trying to kill Father, just to find out about two months later that Itex was just in the way.

She still remembered the first day she met Blaze.

**Flashback Starts (oh no!)**

Shadows slid into a seat next to a Copy trying to keep herself from closing her eyes too long yet her blank-slash-angry look was still there making it look like she wasn't tired. Just recently Shadows had completely her three week training; Father had sent her out on her first mission last night. It had been done perfectly just like she had been taught. She wasn't proud though, she didn't care, just that destroying the threat to Father was blessing. That person wouldn't be able to kill him. Instantly someone slid into the seat beside her, Shadows wrinkled her nose at Artemis' smell of old blood and un-washed body, almost gagging on the oatmeal or whatever the gloopy stuff was for breakfast every day. "So how'd it go?" Artemis asked taking a drink of whatever the foul smelling stuff in the cup was; Shadows knew that the Copies gave it out especially though from the smell she couldn't guess why Artemis was drinking it.

Shadows didn't answer, why would she answer to someone lower than her? "Hey I see you're wearing the gloves I gave you, or one of the them." Artemis observed Shadows' right hand clenched. In the long coat with impractical high collar, black long sleeve shirt that came up to just below her jaw, black jeans and black army boats just having one black leather glove kind of stood out on Shadows seeing as her skin was snow white. Shadows use to have both gloves in her pocket until she had to make her escape through a broken window that her target created by throwing a chair at her. She had cut herself deeply on the glass, getting rid of any smell of blood she had put on the black glove to hide the cut however the other had fallen out and she had no time to look for it. "Come on you have to tell me about last night. I want full description and I want how the target looked just before it died." Artemis said. Technically in ranking, Artemis was a higher ranked assassin than Shadows, though Shadows didn't take that into an account pursing her lips keeping quiet. "I just want to know how it went honey." Artemis said with big puppy dog eyes. Shadows rolled her eyes. Artemis made her sick yet there was no way to get away from the bloodthirsty maniac. Shadows' nosed tipped up as she smelt the new scent from earlier approaching along with some footsteps that were quiet yet heavy suggesting a small Copy. This new scent smelled different from the other Copies, Shadows didn't hate it, flaring her nostrils to get more of it; it did smell of blood, and slightly of scales and smoke. The door opened up and a guy stepped in eyes sweeping the whole Mess hall. His dark brown red eyes had the same dangerous look as Shadows electric blue ones, his black hair went down just below his ears as he walked over to the line for food.

"Wonder who that is." Artemis said glancing at the guy then went back to her food. Shadows continued to watch as the guy reached into the Copy's pocket in front of him and pulling out the Copy's wallet. Shadows smirked. Copies were given money from the Organization if they went out for long assignments so some of them kept the money if they didn't use it all. The guy slipped the wallet into his own pocket with a satisfied smirk on his face. Shadows liked his smug look better than hers and copied it. It felt more natural on her; a mocking haunting smirk, it was defiantly could be of some use. Still mockingly smiling Shadows continued to eat, spooning the tasteless glop in her mouth. Artemis nudged Shadows; the new assassin glared angrily her pupils becoming slits. "Copy cat." Artemis whispered. Shadows' gloved hand rested on Zephyr still unemotionally narrowing her eyes at Artemis. Shadows new smirk was gone now as she glowered blankly at Artemis. The new guy somehow gotten to the front of the line quickly since he sat down across from Shadows. Shadows went back to her food while the new guy looked over his food before putting some in his mouth. "Better than the other stuff at least." He muttered taking another bite. "Better than what, exactly? This food is tasteless!" Artemis said pushing away hers. The guy glanced up smirking, "Better than food that tastes horrible." He muttered going back to happily eating his food. Sighing Artemis wished out load they would make better food, at the same time as Shadows the new guy rolled his eyes. "So who are you?' Artemis asked. Shadows almost rolled her eyes again, the way this guy was acting you weren't going to get much of a conversation. As Shadows predicted the guy kept his mouth shut. "Tell me your name that's an order from a higher ranked assassin." Artemis said her voice rising. Some Copies glanced in their direction; the guy stopped mid bite looking up at Artemis who had stood up leaning closer to him. If Artemis gave the order Shadows would have to shoot him, too bad for him if that happened. Shadows had noticed when the guy came in his cloak looked slightly odd, right now she saw him reach slowly and inconspicuously to anyone but her inside the cloak a gleam a silver almost made her smirk again. He had come prepared with knives, throwing knives by the look of it. They were magnificently detailed showing this guy had style.

Artemis opened her mouth and the guy struck, pushing the table back hard making Artemis slam against the wall three tables away. Shadows jumped over the table as it moved watching as two knives flew through the air pinning Artemis by her clothes. The guy leapt towards her, grabbed onto her shoulder with his right hand his left across his body with another knife ready to come down on Artemis with a smirk on his face. The fun was stopped, Shadows smelled a Whitecoat at the door. "Exp 31A2E!" the guy stopped head tilted slightly in the Whitecoat's direction eyes still on Artemis his smirk faded, "The Director wants to see you." Shadows sat straighter from on top of the table, the Director was Father. "Shadows." The Whitecoat said. Shadows jumped over the three tables taking a grip of the guy's cloak and his shirt beneath it, dragging him after the Whitecoat. Just before 31A2E was dragged away he grabbed his two knives slipping them back into a pocket of his cloak.

Shadows pushed 31A2E in front of her, he seemed muddled by something. "What you don't put any cuffs on me?" he muttered at her. Why would she do that? Anyone here was under Father's order, it was a privilege. "You have much to learn, we don't run like your old network." The Whitecoat said giving a firm knock at the Father's door. It hissed opened the three stepped into the Father's office. It looked more like a low tech Victorian study unless you counted the thousands of monitors that were now switched off on one large wall, Shadows could hear Father's breathing from the shadow of one of the book cases. "I hear you were going against Artemis order, that's a bold thing to do." Father said turning with a smile. 31A2E seemed once again confused that Father would know that, Father smiled to Shadows behind 31A2E. "Ah my best here, Shadows I'm instantly bumping you up to a higher rank that Artemis. I see potential in you my dear." He said almost fatherly. Shadows bowed at the honour. "As for you I'm not surprised you stood your ground against Artemis, yes she is ranked higher than you are right now but she isn't as good as you." Father said to 31A2E. 31A2E glared slightly, "That wasn't you who came to talk to me was it? Especially since you were on your feet." Shadows waited for a sign that would make Father angry though didn't get one. "Your right, I can't go out like this it would ruin my reputation. Who ever heard of the boss of the strongest facility being crimpled?" Father laughed rolling forward. The man was in a wheelchair smiling at the two assassins in front of him. His long dark hair was pulled into a loose ponytail tied with a satin emerald green ribbon, his eyes so dark it just looked like he had to large pupils. His skin was even whiter than Shadows, he looked very young compared to some of the Whitecoats Shadows had seen, his white teeth gleaming in the light. 31A2E seemed to peer closer, was two of Father's teeth almost fang like? It was probably a trick of the light 31A2E glanced to Shadows. "Ah yes, Shadows this is Blaze, he was just transferred here and is quite an exceptional assassin. Blaze this is Shadows our newest assassin next to you. Her first mission was just last night, if it wouldn't trouble you too much I'd like it if she came along and watched you during one of your missions." Father said his eyes moving back to Blaze.

Blaze didn't seem appealed by the suggestion yet shrugged. If Shadows had instantly been bumped up higher than the girl Artemis after Shadows' first mission she was probably really good. "What are the rankings?" Blaze questioned. "Apprentice, Novice, Novice Master, Master, Master Rank 5, 6 and 7, Noble, Noble Master, Royal Master and Royal. Artemis is a Novice Master, Shadows is now a Master and Blaze I'm moving you to MR 5 which you can guess stands for Master Rank so Artemis can't come down on you." Father said. "Anyone who just starts, i.e. their first mission, they are at no rank at all until the finish very many missions exceptionally. Ari is right now our highest ranked assassin at Noble Master as even getting to Royal Master is a large jump." "What does it take to get to Royal Master?" Blaze asked curious at this. "About thirty kills in one night of our toughest threats. These are high top military ranks that you would be sent after, all of which are prepared for anything to come their way. And I mean anything, all supernatural things they take into account. Ari tried to be promoted to Royal Master however he was almost killed by the first target." Blaze thought this over; it was odd that where he had come from didn't have ranks. "Is there any reason to be a higher rank than ordering everyone around?" "Indeed, yet you will find that out as your promoted." Father said.

Shadows was starting to be testy about Blaze. He asked too many questions making him seem like he wanted more and more information. "Blaze I'm going to send you out for a mission tonight but Shadows will not be with you; maybe around your next mission she will accompany you. You are dismissed." Father said wheeling over to his desk. Shadows waited for Blaze as he stepped out bowing as he passed. Blaze had remembered coming into the office yet Father hadn't been there, just a folder and a number of the room he slept in. It was quite large with bunk beds in rows all full with Erasers except one that was his with a bin underneath the bed with his number that, in the folder said, was for holding his stuff. He didn't put much in it, not wanting one of the many mocking Erasers there to take his stuff. When Blaze had left he had made sure to break each of their noses seeing as they didn't seem to have power over him in the Organization which was a bonus. Aware that Shadows was following him Blaze walked back to his sleeping quarters looking at the numbers on the door to find the right one. She was new like Blaze, yet from the sound of it she had no experience except for the night that he was transferred to the Organization so Blaze didn't keep much guard. He should have, suddenly Blaze's back was slammed against the wall and Shadows jabbed the barrel of Zephyr on his forehead. Clearly she didn't trust him, by looks Blaze asked her what her problem was. Still silent Shadows pressed the barrel of her gun harder on Blaze's forehead. "I'm not a spy, I was transferred here at Father's request." He said coolly like he read Shadows mind. Zephyr was lowed as Shadows stalked off down the hall of doors to one the slid open; she fired as she went in. Blaze rolled his eyes and went into room 13C.

Later on Blaze dropped into Organization grounds, folding his dark red dragon like wings in and strutting into the Organization on the level of Father's office. His mission had been successful; he wouldn't be surprised if father promoted him to MR 6. It was deadly quite, for a second. A piercing howl blasted Blaze's ears, too his disappointment he probably wasn't going to go to sleep. Though when he got to 13C he let out a small pleasured growl. The thing he craved the most filled the room. Fear. The Erasers were afraid of what was howling; now in a happier mood Blaze climbed onto his bed on the bottom bunk falling asleep to the wonderful feeling of fear that surrounded him

**Flashback Ends**

Shadows smiled to herself staring up at the stars. At first she didn't like Blaze yet that slowly changed as she saw him more often. Flare nudged the girl impatiently making her sigh. "Yeah I know I have to go, see ya Flare." She jumped off running back to the Caves wondering what had happened to Blaze.

Note that Blaze doesn't really come into the story, the only time right now he'll come in is in flashbacks. Don't worry people you'll learn more about him soon enough. Maybe...