I've had this story saved for awhile, and I decided it was time to upload it. This story is based on the video game Charlie Murder by SKA Studios, and it takes place after the game, so if you haven't played the game then you probably should since it's fun or look it up on Wikipedia or something like that. Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this story, and here's part one of three for the Prelude.
"Oh man, we're almost there!"
"Right near the end."
"Final Fight!"
"Right... Right, move right."
"Got it!"
"Up."
"And slash down!"
Violet and Vito finally finished their video game that they've been playing for two hours. They were both delighted and relieved to complete their final mission.
Vito has spiky and brown colored hair with blue bangs, a dark blue shirt with half sleeves and a long-sleeved, net shirt underneath, black pants, and blue sneakers like his hair. He also wore black hand wraps.
Violet has brown hair with purple bangs and purple tips on the rest of her hair that reaches just passed her shoulders, a purple shirt with a solid net piece on the shoulder and bottom with short sleeves, and purple Capri pants with gray sandal-shoes. She also wore black finger-less gloves.
"Woohoo! Fi-NAL-LY! That was awesome," Vito said, as he laid back on the floor of his room and stretched out.
Vito's room was medium sized, with one bed on one side, and his TV and video game consoles on the opposite side. Adjacent to the bed and TV was a double window with open white shades, and opposite that was his closet with those white doors that can slide open. His bed had a blue blanket, white pillow, and black sheets that were all messed up and wrinkled like if Vito fell off the bed and left it like that. He had a lamp stand with a green lava lamp and a mess of cards on the table. The rug on the whole floor was white with a few colored marks of blue, red, and green, and the walls were dark blue. There was some sports stuff scattered to the walls of the room, like a football, baseball, baseball caps, hockey sticks, tennis rackets, tennis balls, and a golf club. Violet and Vito sat between the TV and bed on the floor, since it was more comfortable that way.
As Vito stretched out and put his hands behind his head to lay down, Violet was just looking around Vito's room.
"Vito, really, you've got all this sports stuff everywhere," Violet said, as Vito just snickered and said,
"Yeah well, I haven't straightened it up since I've been using them almost everyday."
"I know that Vito. My only question is why do you have a golf club? You don't play golf," Violet said, and Vito lifted his head and looked at the golf club for a few seconds.
"Huh... why do I have a golf club?"
Vito and Violet looked at each other, and then they started laughing.
"Vito! Violet! Come downstairs I've made breakfast!" A voice called from downstairs.
"Coming mother!" Violet called back.
"Coming Aunty!" Vito called back after.
Both of them stood up and put the controllers in front of the TV, as Vito turned off the console and TV.
"Well, I'm going down ahead," Violet said, as Vito nodded and said,
"Alright, I'll be there."
Violet turned and walked out of the room. She was greeted by a hallway on the second floor of the house. It had white walls, a wooden floor, and wooden doors. Across Vito's room a little more to the left was Violet's room, and directly towards the right was her mother's room. Violet turned left and walked to head towards the stairs. After making it to the bottom, there was a room on the left that served as the laundry room, and towards the right was a wall that separated the stairs from the dining room, but the wall left some room for someone to walk through since the basement door was there. As Violet walked by, she looked at the basement door that stood under the stairs. It was always locked, besides the times when her mother would go down into the basement. Violet and Vito always wondered why they didn't ask her to let them see what was down there...
'Eh, I'll ask her today,' Violet thought, as she continued walking past the dining room into the kitchen.
"Hey ma," Violet said cheerfully.
Her mother turned around from the stove and looked at Violet with a warm smile. Her mother has dark brown hair to her shoulders, with a white long shirt with long sleeves, black boot-cut pants, and white sneakers.
"Hello dear, your breakfast is finished... where's Vito?" Violet's mother asked.
"He's shutting off the game, he should be down in a few seconds," Violet said, as she took a seat near the island in the kitchen.
Steps were heard, as Vito came sliding across the hardwood floor, passed the kitchen.
"I'm here!" Vito said, as he came walking into the kitchen and taking a seat next to Violet.
"Nice slide," Violet said, as she gave him a high five.
"Yeah, I know right? I finally got it," Vito said.
"Okay, here's your breakfast," Violet's mother said happily, as she placed the two plates in front of them.
"Thanks ma, I'll make some dinner tonight," Violet said, as she started eating.
"Whoa ho ho, not tonight," Vito said, as Violet looked at him with an eyebrow raised.
"It's tonight Violet, and besides I can order something to eat for Aunty," Vito said.
After thinking for a moment, Violet realized what her cousin meant.
"Oh yeeaah, I almost forgot," Violet said sheepishly, and Vito just looked at her unamused.
"Oh it's alright. I can get myself something," Violet's mother said, as she pulled a seat in front of them and started to eat her own food.
"Noo way, mama. I'm old enough to take care of things here and to take care if you too. Once I get my business going, I'll be able to hire a chef so that he can cook whatever you would want to eat," Violet said confidently, and Vito chuckled and said,
"Yeah, and I'll be your first customer. I got so many ideas!"
Violet chuckled and said, "Yeah man, of course!"
Violet patted Vito on the back, while her mother smiled towards both of them.
"Well, it's nice to see both of you so enthusiastic," Violet's mother said, as Violet and Vito nodded.
"Everything's gonna be great! Especially today!" Vito said excitingly.
"Tell me again, what's happening today?" Violet's mother asked.
"Well, tonight Vito's favorite band is playing at a nightclub," Violet replied, as her mother remembered when they first told her about it.
"Ah, yes, I remember now. The band is... Charlie Murder correct?" Violet's mother asked, as Vito nodded and replied,
"Yeah, that's them. They're awesome!"
Violet just rolled her eyes and said, "They're alright, but you know how bands are."
Vito looked at Violet quite shocked and said, "But Violet, they're music is great! And have you seen their wardrobes? Off the hook!"
Violet just signed and said, "I have, Vito. But if you've seen the hotel they stood at in the news, I'm not sure if their 'Code-of Conduct' is up to date."
Vito just gave Violet a lopsided smile and said, "Well, I don't think they're bad people... they we're probably just overexcited is all."
Violet just looked at Vito and said, "I'm not sure if over-excitement includes throwing a television out a window."
Vito just frowned, as Violet laughed and patted him on the back and said, "I'm just saying Vito, come on man, lighten up. I'm going with you to their concert tonight okay? I'm sure it'll be great."
Vito smiled and hugged Violet and said, "Thank you Violet. Your always there for me... even if you don't want to."
Violet smiled and hugged him back and said, "Of course Vito, we're a team. I've got your back, and you've got mine."
"Just like in the game," Vito said, as they both broke the hug and high fived again.
"Oh Violet, you have to go to work now," Violet's mother said, as Violet sprang up from her seat.
"Oh shoot, I gotta go! I'll talk to you later mom, Vito," Violet said, as she grabbed her badge book-bag and threw it over her shoulder.
"Yeah, see ya tonight Violet," Vito said, as he stood up and headed towards the living room.
"Bye Violet, be careful, okay?" Her mother said, as Violet nodded and walked towards the door.
Alone in the kitchen, Violet's mother stood, as she grabbed their dishes and put them in the sink.
Violet stuck her head in the kitchen, "Oh and mother..."
"Yes Violet?" Her mother asked.
"Can I see what's in the basement with Vito? We've been pretty curious lately," Violet asked, as her mother looked at Violet a little startled.
"Oh... you want to see what's there? Well, okay, sure. I'll show you both tomorrow okay?" Her mother said, and then Violet nodded and said,
"Okay mom, thanks. I can't wait."
Violet's head exited the room, and then her mother turned back towards the sink. Right before she could start washing the dishes, Vito's hand came over her hand that held the sponge.
"I got this Aunty," Vito said with a smile, as his aunt nodded and left the kitchen.
Violet's mom sat down on the couch, as she heard the door close, since Violet just left.
She signed and thought, 'She'll be okay. Violet's grown up, and Vito too. They'll be safe...'
She sunk into the couch and laid her head back as she drifted off to sleep.
Violet drove her car to the workshop. She worked in an auto body repair and painting shop as the spray painter and assistant to the engineer. After parking, she entered the large garage.
"Hey Robert, Karla, what's up?!" Violet yelled out, as she threw her bag on a stool.
Robert is a stocky guy with dark brown hair, a white sweater, blue jeans, and some facial hair. He looked up and lifted the metal mask off his face since he was welding.
"Hey Violet," he said, as he pushed his mask down and continued to weld.
Karla is a medium build woman, with black hair that was shaved on one side while the rest stood to her shoulders, a white t-shirt with a painted black triangle on it, blue Capri pants, and black gloves. She is the owner of the shop.
"What's up Violet? You came just in time eh?" Karla said, as Violet nodded and stretched her arms forward.
"Okay, so, what needs work?" Violet said, as Karla walked over to her and gave her a list.
After checking it over, Violet nodded and said, "Alright then. I'll be able to make it in time then."
Violet put the paper down on her desk, and got to work.
-Fast Forward to later that night-
Violet was driving along after seeing her mother at her house. Vito already went ahead to buy a new sweater, and he headed straight towards the concert. Violet was going to meet him there.
"Violet the concert's starting, where are you?" Vito said over the phone that Violet had on her dash board on speaker.
"I'm coming Vito, I'll be there soon, it's at the Fall Nightclub right?" Violet asked, as she was halted at a red light.
"Yeah, the Fall, I hope you come soon," Vito said.
"I'll be there. Alright later I'm driving," Violet said.
"Alright, see ya," Vito replied, as he hung up.
Violet returned her phone to her pocket and signed.
'Man, I didn't realize the time... well, I may be a bit late, but at least I'll be the-' Violet's thoughts were cut short, as she drove and noticed a dark figure standing on a hill.
She slowed down a bit since not many cars were on the road. She looked at this figure and noticed that he carried a large scythe with him, and that he wore a black hood with no shirt and black... pants... dress... She couldn't really tell, but there were little red flying things with him and a few other figures, but she couldn't see them very well. Violet looked at the man suspiciously, and then she shook it off and continued to drive, but then she thought,
'... Wherehave I seen that scythe before-'
Suddenly a light appeared ahead of Violet on the right side, and the sound of faint screams were heard.
"What the?!" Violet said out loud, as she drove ahead.
The closer she got, the more louder the screams became. Violet looked over her shoulder, and the strange figure she saw was gone. Then, when Violet looked ahead, she saw that a building was on fire, but not just any building.
"Wait a minute, that's the Fall- VITO!" Violet yelled out, as she drove quicker and skidded the car to a halt not too far from the burning building.
People were running out of the place on fire, as Violet jumped out of her vehicle and ran over in front of the building. The flames were really high in front of the door, so Violet was going to break a fire hydrate that wasn't too far so that she could run in with wet clothes... until...
BOOM! CRASH!
Violet ducked from the exploding building, and when she looked up, someone had crashed through the door. Violet looked at that person on the ground, and she recognized them.
"V-Vito. VITO!" Violet shrieked in horror, as she ran over to her cousin's side.
She patted the fire off of his clothes, and then she held his head up with one arm.
"Vito. Vito! S-speak to me, man! Speak!" Violet called out, and Vito coughed roughly.
"V... Violet," Vito said weakly, as Violet looked at him with watery eyes.
"Yes, Yes! I'm here Vito!" Violet replied.
Vito reached out and grabbed Violet's hand with his half burned hand. Vito was partly red on his face with a few cuts, his hands were red with cuts, his legs were dark red and a little more black on one leg, and his clothes were partially burnt.
"Violet -cough- Th-Thank you... for coming," Vito said with a small smile, as Violet was on the verge of tears, and said,
"Vito. It's okay, I'm gonna get you some help. I hear the paramedics, they should be here to s-save you."
A single tear began to slip down Violet's cheek, as Vito reached up and caught it.
"V-Violet, d-don't be sad. I'm... happy... to see you again. At l-least I was able to see you a-again... one more time... tell A-Aunty I love her... and... I love... you..." Vito's eyes slowly closed, as his hand slowly drifted down to his side on the floor.
Violet's eyes widened as more tears began to fall and her body started to shake a little.
"Vito... Vito! I love you too... Vito! -sniffle- Vito! -sniffle-..."
Then Violet cried out, "VITOOOOOOOO!"
Her voice was lost into the sky, as her heart broke in half, and her tears streamed down her cheeks.