Love Your Enemy

[Enolx]

The three of them set their eyes on Isis as the waited for her questions. After Isis had shot out three questions in a row the three siblings looked at each other for a moment. " I think we got off kinda easy this time," VII said. " Yea I think she is scared of us," III add. "Everyone is scared of you sis," Leon poked " And look at her she is still covering herself, she seems just as pent up as when we started." "It will take time," III said " No one is good at this to begin with, other than us but we are great exceptions to most standards." The three of them sat back against the edge of the tube and looked at each other to see who would go first.


"Alright I will go first since my answer will be the most boring," III said with a sigh " Do I think you a pathetic in every way? I don't think you are pathetic. Compared to many other people out in the world you are a gem, you just got shot for goodness sake. You should have met some of the women David introduced me to. You proved you were not pathetic when you got out of your hospital room, most people would have been stuck there, or gave up on my brother. You are not pathetic, you are just normal, that's the difference between us. You are not worse just different." After answering III then gave her a cunning smile. " My turn to ask a question," III said " Have you ever had intercourse with anyone?" Leon and VII's fought to hold back childish grins " Let the games begin," III pronounced relaxing deeper as satisfaction filled her body.


"I'm next," Leon said " Will I kiss you in a way I would never kiss anyone in front of me siblings? Yea any time, as much as you want. My first question though is, do you want me to kiss you like that now? Also since it is my actual turn in rotation I will ask you another question. Do you love me?" VII and III let out an "ooh" VII raised his eye brow at Isis. " I can see it in your eyes, you want him to do nasty stuff in front of us," VII said " Someone wants to assert her dominance."


VII was waiting for his turn he had a loaded question he needed to get out into the air. He realized that they all did but his was the most important. "Well I hope she answers alright or there may be a lot of problems later," VII thought. " Alright I will go since I know she is dying to hear my answer," VII said " Did I ever want to sleep with you? Yes, but not any more. You are attractive, don't get me wrong, but I have attractive around me all the time. I liked you before but, now I know your a danger to my family and I can't have that around." Leon and III both gave VII a serious look. VII just returned their look with a look of his own that said " You will get it in a second." The serious look on VII's face as hidden behind flickering shadows and an empty smile. " Now it's time for my question," VII stated " What would you do if you knew who killed your father?"


Leon and III stole glances at each other. Their faces were masks but they could both understand what the other was thinking. They turned to VII who responded like he didn't just drop a bomb in the room. " Don't look at me she's the one who has to answer," VII stated with a smile. III and Leon quickly composed themselves. They realized the situation had drastically changed. What was once a fun way to relax now became a full blown game of interrogation. They knew that they would learn why VII asked his question after the bath but they knew this game was the best way to get extra information. " Let the games begin," Leon thought.

 

[RushWing]

"Well I'm glad I'm not pathetic, but honestly next time just say hello like a normal person. Oh wait never mind that may prove too difficult for you." She winked towards Sara opening herself up more. She absolutely adored Sara, if she ever had a sister she'd want her. She found Sara to be extremely beautiful almost barbie like, it was insane. Wait what? Isis shot up, Intercourse!? Damn it . . . "Well . . . No, I'm still a virgin." She muttered blowing bubbles into the water and turning beat red. She looked at the two guys chuckling their heads off, "Haha, way to be mature guys." She then looked at Sara, "I'm not experienced, I've only kissed Leon and well the kisses that were stolen from me by perverts. I kissed a girl on accident. . ." Isis began to laugh, "it was actually pretty funny. But I guess I just haven't had anyone that has revved my engine in both ways I guess." She smiled honestly. Then her attention went to Leon.


"Huh? Gah! No, don't kiss me now, here!" She blurted out blushing, Isis splashed Leon out of reflex. He wiped his face and then asked her something important. Isis thought for a moment and then she relaxed her stance so she wasn't covering up anymore. "I do." The words came out and they were honest. "I do love you. You've saved my life . . . twice. You brought me into your home, let me share an insight into your beautiful family, you're heart is so rich and warm, how could I not love someone like you. I do. I love you Leon." She smiled genuinely, "I'm just not IN love with you." She clarified. "I'll give my life for the ones I love, that includes you." She then looked at David, who was being childish, "And you." She smiled, and the she looked over at Sara, "And even you, Big Sis." She then splashed David and stood up, "I DO NOT WANT TO DO NASTY STUFF!" She felt completely embarrassed when she realized she had water dripping down her naked body. She wrapped herself up once more and sat back down.


Isis looked at David and stared him down. Of course you have attractive all around you, but it's not like they have personalities. Wait what a danger? Her facial expression softened and she was calm and intently listening at this point. The water for some reason felt cold at this point in time. "What would you do if you knew who killed your father?" The question hit her hard. Wait did I tell him my father was killed? How would he know otherwise? What's going on? If I lie will they be able to find out? I'm not hooked up to any machines that can spell out I'm lying. Does he think I'll endanger his siblings? His family? David knows something I don't. I don't recall telling him anything about my father. "My father?" She said it as a question and then her face chilled to a blank stare. Seconds went by, she was calculating what to do and what to say. With a big exhale she answered, "Nothing." That wasn't a lie nor was it the truth. Isis didn't know anymore. She had been in a fairy tale, been shot, and now she was being interrogated by a model, all in one day, or so it appears.

 

[Enolx]

Leon smiled at Isis' response to his question. " I hate that phrase," Leon stated " It makes no sense, there are an infinite number of better ways to get your point across that don't leave people guessing what you meant." Leon could only enjoy her answer for a moment because VII's question was next to be answered. " I wonder what she will say," Leon said to himself as he looked over at VII trying to figure him out. VII's eyes were sharp and focused on Isis. He seemed relaxed but his eyes were like those of and predator about to attack their prey. " What do you know VII," Leon wondered.


The VII and III gave her a cold dead stare. Leon cursed under his breath as he kept shifting his gaze from Isis to his siblings. David stood up and got out of the bath. He started to walk over to where the guns were hidden. " David what are you doing," Leon asked sharply. " We told you not to lie didn't we," III said coldly. " She didn't lie, really, she just doesn't know what is the truth," Leon replied. David pulled a gun out of the cabinet making sure to keep it hidden in the dark as he slowly walked back towards Isis. " If it is not the truth it is a lie," III answered not taking her eyes off Isis " She only said nothing because she doesn't know what she would do and that might be more dangerous. It's better to deal with this now." Leon rapidly stood up in the tub and locked eyes with VII. " Isis keep looking at Sera and don't turn around, no matter what don't turn around," Leon told her.


David had the gun pointed at the back of Isis' head. Leon knew if she saw him he would have no choice but to shoot her, which is exactly what he wanted her to do. " She's going to look brother," III said " They always look." VII had not taken his eyes off of Isis the entire time. " Brother," Leon said sternly " She hasn't done anything, this is far to drastic." " No this is just right," VII replied " It's for your own good." III stood up and started to get out of the bath. " Don't turn around," Leon yelled at Isis " No matter what happens keep your head foreword." "You should have figured out what is going on by now little brother, but I am glad you haven't." III said as she walked past VII. She stopped in front of Leon. "This is for your own good," III said as she when back and took the gun form VII " Go fill him in David." " I don't think that is the best idea," David said. " It's better to tell him before he finds out on his own and we can't control the situation," III replied. After a quick nod David and Leon walked out of the bathroom.


"She the one you let go brother," VII said.


"What?" Leon asked in disbelief


" She is the girl you let live. She seems to not know who you are, but there is no telling what she might do if she finds out who you are."


Leon fell to his knees and looked up to the ceiling. The night played in his mind. He could see the little girls face as she watched him. He remembered the mans wife, the rivers of blood, and the night with his revolver."It was my fault I ruined her life," Leon said " I made her like us, no one should be like us." Tears began to roll down his face and the night just kept playing. VII wrapped his arms around Leon. " We fight so people don't end up like us," David said " Think of all the lives we have saved." VII looked at Leon but his eyes were empty. VII gripped the pressure point on Leon shoulder and knocked him out.


David laid him on the sofa before walking back into the bathroom. " What happened out there," III asked " Is he alright?" " No his eyes are empty like they use to be," VII responded " I think we lost him again." III cursed and punched the shower breaking the glass before she squatted behind Isis to talk to her. " I really want you to look, but for my brother I will advise you to not move just keep looking foreword," she said flatly " Close your eyes, wait for the door to close, and then count to five hundred. After that, leave, I never want to see you around Leon. If I do see you, you will learn what would have happened to you if you had turned around. Be happy that I liked you or we would not even be having this conversation. I'm sorry it had to end like this for you, I wish you were anyone else, but sadly you are not. Goodbye miss Amethyst."


VII and III left the bathroom closing the door to let her know to start counting. "We are going home," III said as they got dressed and put clothes on Leon " He needs to be away from everything that has to do with that woman." "Out of all the women in the world," VII said as they left the loft, Leon on his shoulder " We shouldn't have told him, we should have just killed her and let him hate us. We might not get him back this time. "I know dammit," III said tears forming " You don't think I know."


" It's been three days," VII said " He wont eat, he just sits there staring into space. I took away the revolver when he started playing with five bullets and one empty chamber. Now he keeps going through the motions. Where is dad? None of us can handle this and if he doesn't eat, he wont last much longer." He is on a diplomatic mission and can't just leave," III said biting her nail " He told me what to do." VII perked up. "We need to the girl though." VII glared at III. " You must be joking," VII stated. III just shook her head. "I have already called for her and sent a driver to bring her here, she should be arriving soon."

 

[RushWing]

"Oh do you hate that phrase? Haha, I see well I'm sorry-huh?" Isis was finally feeling free when her instincts closed her up immediately when Leon's look changed. All of a sudden Leon warned Isis not to move, to not even turn her head. She was scared. Yup that was the word. Scared. She wasn't going to turn around. Life had taught her that. Plus for some reason she trusted Leon with her life. All of a sudden Leon and David left the bath. No, Leon don't leave. Please. Sara stayed. Once they left all Isis wanted to was ask Sara who the hell they were. But of course she knew better. They were out for a while. What the hell are they talking about?! I wonder if he's okay. Suddenly David came back in the room. Wait his eyes are empty? NO! Leon! Don't move. She reminded herself. Lost him? Her heart was beginning to ache. Sara came up behind her and told her to count to five hundred or else. Isis didn't care what would happen to her, so she opened her mouth. "Just kill me now it'll save you time. I don't who you people are, but if you hurt Leon, you'll regret it." She could feel their anger build up, but they still left. Isis stayed in the water and felt the hot tears stream down her face. She buried her face in her hands and realized that in one day she lost everything.


Isis opened the door to her tiny apartment which was only a couple minutes away from Leon's place. She took a shower, changed into some leggings and a collard blouse as she stood in front of her mirror. Sliding it to the left that mirror revealed a safe. Inside were a couple thousands, some jewels from her father, and a manila folder. Grabbing the folder and some money she shut the safe and slid the mirror back. All her windows were closed and her door was locked. Opening the folder Isis searched for answers. Answers that might lead her to where Leon could be. It's obvious his siblings knew something he and she didn't. "What does me being Amethyst have to do with anything?" Her file had a lot of information but nothing that helped her out. Putting back her information she slid unto her laptop and searched her father's death online. It was cut clean. She couldn't find a lick of information. Then she decided to search Leon's name. "It's like he doesn't exist. Wait a minute." She found a site that talked about his father. Something seemed off. The website seemed completely fabricated. All the sources listed below were phony addresses, there was only one picture of the man, and it barely ever mentioned anything about his adopted children. There was a symbol at the header of the page that she remembered for some reason. It almost looked like an emblem. Suddenly her stomach growled. "Guess I better eat something, I'm not getting anywhere anyway." She grabbed her coat and left her apartment. Isis stopped by many places. By the time she got back to her apartment she purchased, some pasta to go, a new cellular device and 9mm pistol. She use to know her way around guns when she was a teen. "How hard could it be now?" Anything for Leon. She didn't necessarily know if she could kill a person, but she would if it meant saving him. "I couldn't save Daddy, but I'll save you Leon. I promised him after all."


Isis went to the bar that night, it had been two days, she was going insane with worry. As she stepped through her boss caught sight of her. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the looker. What are you doing back? You know I fired your ass after you decided to not show up or answer any of my calls. Now get, I've got new booty and don't need you around anymore. Ice get out." Isis grabbed a bottle of vodka and took a good couple gulps of the liquor, she then smashed the bottle on the ground. "What are you doing you bitch!"Suddenly she pushed back with her arm against is throat. Her boss had never been so scared in his life, he was in some way slightly aroused. "Give me the dirt that have on Mace." He gave her a confused look. "You mean Maya?" She then pressed harder, "Alright, calm your tits." He proceeded to tell her all about Mace's family, "Okay, okay I'll tell you, but not here." He led her to his office. "Maya's family have been after money and power for years. They had made an agreement with the Amethysts for years. A binding contract that Donovan broke. Donovan was forced to destroy and kill others members of different mafias in order to keep from getting killed. Maya's family had a powerful and vengeful way of getting things done. They ordered Donovan to kill his own family so that he could then become one of Maya's family members in a sense. But he refused. When his family was in danger he killed Maya's father and mother, the head of their mob. Naturally someone heard about all the killings that Donovan had done and so he was targeted along with his family. He was considered an evil man. Donovan had a lot of money, power, influence, and strength. But then he was killed by a name D-something, I can't remember, it was like a blink. His wife and daughter survived, but a few days ago Celeste was killed by Maya, and low and behold you're still alive. But who killed my Mace?" Your Mace? Wait how did he know all about my family . . . Shit! She ducked under his desk when he pulled out a gun. "There are so many people after you my dear! The reason I didn't kill you after so many years is because you were such a nice hot piece of ass. But now who gives a shit." He stood up from his chair and told Isis to come out. She got onto her hands knees and swiftly kicked the desk up so it hit him in the face. As she dashed towards the exit, she saw the amount of blood gushing down his face. "Who are you?" She asked him gripping her pistol behind her back. "You don't remember the name of your family's driver?" Her eyes widened, he was the one that touched inappropriately as a child as was fired. "Your family ruined my life thanks to you. This ends now." He yelled pulling the trigger Isis jump to the side and shot him. He was down for the count, but he wasn't dead. She ran fast after that. After getting home she huffed and thought to herself maybe I should practice shooting this thing. She chuckled, she didn't kill him but she did shoot.


The next couple of days were filled with agony. She tried resuming her life as she went to kick boxing classes, self defense classes, shooting range; she even cut her hair. It hung by her breasts and she could not get use to it. It had been three days and she wasn't any closer to finding him. To finding her beloved Leon. She was getting ready to do more investigations on Leon, by going back to his place and looking for things. She grabbed her wallet which had about five hundred dollars in it, and she placed in the back pocket of her black jeans. Her pockets had zippers which worked as a fashion statement and protection. Her belt had a carrier for pistol. Her shirt was a regular black t-shirt but she had some protection underneath her, an expensive bullet proof vest. She then had a long black leather jacket on that acted as a cape. She placed her leather black gloves on and her hair was in a nice thick high pony tail. Setting out of her place she began to walk towards Leon's place when she saw a car on the other side of the street. A car she had never seen before. That's when Isis began to run.

 

[Enolx]

"Where is that kid at," III asked. " No clue maybe he had some issues," VII responded " Or he got distracted which is a high possibility, this is X we are talking about." "Damn that kid," III said biting her nail " Doesn't he know how important this is." "Hey sis he will get the job done," VII stated as he wrapped his arm around III and messed up her hair " He's apart of our family after all, and we don't fail."


Music blasted through the speakers of a gold and purple Lotus Exige. " I was caught in the middle of a railroad track," a man yelled from under the car " Thunder." He felt a vibration in his leg and after patting his leg to make sure he wasn't imagining the vibration he checked his phone. " O yea I need to get that girl," X said " Good thing I set a reminder because I got really sidetracked." He rolled himself from under the car and cleaned his hands on the rag in his back pocket. X was nineteen years old with a slim but solid build. He tossed his medium length dirty blond hair out of his face before letting out a quick exhale. He looked at his phone to see the information sent to him about the girl he needed to pick up. " God what is so important that they needed to call me today," X said as he lowered his car to the ground " It's my day off I just finished stopping a war I deserve a break. III has a lot of explaining to do when I see her." He jumped into the car still in his dirty tank top, baggy black denim Capri pants, and black Chuck Taylors, he didn't plan to spend much time out in the cold. After a quick turn of the key the car roared to life. " That's right girl you like what I did to your transmission don't you," X said nodding his head and stroking the dash board. He clicked a button on his car screen and his garage door opened. A map appeared on the same screen and when the door fully opened he shot out.


X drove on the ice road with professional precision. He drifted around tight corners and managed to keep the car controlled. " These tires are great on ice and snow it's like a normal road," X said with a smile as he weaved through traffic. " Hey she lives near XIII," X said as he sped through a yellow light " Good his street is always clear. I'm hitting a hundred and whipping into a power slide." He quickly made it to his Isis's street. As he drove he saw a woman on the street in all black walking away from the address he was given. " I hope that's the girl I'm here for and not a killer," X said with a sigh " She seems real attractive and I'm not to good at dealing with attractive girls." The woman then began to run off. As she ran, X's attention switched to two people getting out of black Crown Victoria parked across the street. X watched as one of them pulled out a gun and shot into the air. The man yelled something, X assumed it was "Stop or I will shoot you." X just shook his head as he increased his speed down the street. " I should still be at the shop," X said " But no, now I have to work, this better be important sis."


The shot seemed to have caught the woman's attention and the one of the men began to walk towards the woman as the other kept his gun aimed at her. X didn't hit one hundred he guessed fifty wound be enough for his plan. The man was in the middle of the street when he noticed X''s car coming. X flung the car sideways and lowered the window. As the car slid towards the man in the road X flipped out of the window on the the roof of his car. As the car barreled towards the man X found where the other man with the gun was from the top of the roof. He then vaulted off of the moving car taking the gunman by surprise. As the gunman pulled up his weapon X slammed a side kick into his head. As the gunman was launched by the kick, the car slammed into the other man in the street who wasn't able to get the traction to jump out of the way. The man flipped over the top of the car and landed in a broken heap. X field stripped the man's weapon in a flash and jumped on top of him to pin him to the ground. " Who are you," X asked. " YA ne skazhu vam nichego amerikanskiy," The man replied. " Vy skazali mne dostatochno, " X responded. X then slammed his elbow into the mans heart causing it to stop. As the man gasped for air X walked away.


The other man was killed on impact by the car. X's car had almost no damage other than a slight dent. After losing many cars to missions he decided to reinforce his. X looked around to find the woman. She didn't seem hurt but she looked like she was going to run at any second. " Hey," X yelled " Are you Isis? I'm here to pick you up if you are."

 

[RushWing]

"Who are you?" Isis had to be careful now. She needed answers and had to get to Leon's place. "Isis is at work. She works a couple of blocks that way in a tavern. Later." Isis turned away from the boy and she set herself out for Leon's place. She knew that the men that came for her were probably sent by her ex-boss. She could't let her guard down anymore. If she died then there was no hope in saving her beloved Leon. Isis then heard the boy's footsteps. She turned, "Look I told you I'm not her. She's working today. I saw her leave her apartment." She looked right at him so her cold beautiful ice blues eyes starred him down. She was curious as to why this boy was interested in her. "Are you her boyfriend or something?" Isis hoped that he would take the bate and answer the question. Time didn't stop for anyone.

 

[Enolx]

A look of depression hit X's face when he heard that the woman as not Isis. "Damn, I was sure she was the girl" X said " Now I have to go search for her again." He was about to head off in the direction the woman gave him but he stopped when he got a call. " Hello this is Emperor Palpatine," X responded " How can I help you?"


X pulled the phone away from his ear when III started yelling. "Where are you I sent you to get the girl ages ago," III exclaimed. "I have no real information, a picture would have been nice, I'm doing my best," X replied " I also ended up helping some random girl I thought was the target. Speaking of which, I had a run in with the Russian mob. I thought you guys wiped them out already? Also, what makes this girl so important that I have to hunt her down on my day off?" III let out a sigh of frustration before answering. " I was hoping not to have to tell you, but XIII is in trouble and that girl might be our only chance to help him," III said. X then became very serious. " I'll have your girl home in ten," X stated. "Thanks X I knew I could count on you." X then hung up the phone and locked his eyes on the woman who was his only lead.


X walked up behind the woman, and as he approached, the woman turned and confronted him. " To answer your first question my name is Quinn," X said " I am not her boyfriend, but my brother is in trouble so I need to find her quickly. I am sorry but since you are my only lead I will need you to assist me." X then looked her in the eyes. Normally he would back down from any direct contact with a pretty woman, but his brother was in danger so he would not let that stop him. " I do not know what this woman looks like so I will need you to come with me to the tavern to identify her for me," X said " Normally I would never force you to help, but the situation calls for speed and precision. Will you come with me willingly, if so I will have you back on your way in a short time. If not we will have to do this the other way which will make this day a lot less enjoyable for the both of us. Please just come along willingly." X then waited for her answer ready to react if she made any wrong moves.

 

[RushWing]

The woman that was on the phone. She seemed to like to yell a lot. Isis couldn't tell what the woman was saying. She thought that she recognized the voice for a second. Could it be? Wait . . . could he be? "Quinn, huh?" She eyed him and knowing that his siblings were adopted she couldn't rely on appearance. But then again David and Sara were also his siblings but they were insane . . . actually Sara was the insane one. But considering that David held a gun at her head, yeah he qualified as crazy too. But Quinn seemed kinda shy. He didn't look like he was older than Leon. Maybe he was Isis's age. Wait, his bother? LEON! She grabbed Quinn by the collar of shirt and brought him to her level. "Are you going to kill Isis?" She asked cautiously reaching for her pistol. She would never hurt him but if tried to take her out, she'd have to give herself enough time to run.


What would she be able to do even if she got close to Leon. She wouldn't have even know what to do in the situation between David, Sara and Leon. What was she supposed to do with a gun pointed at her head? Run? They would've killed her and what use would she have been then? What the hell did her being an Amethyst have anything to do with Leon? Why did David ant to kill her? Why did Sara pull that stunt at the hospital? It's like that they both just want to kill her because she was dating their little brother . . . "Where's my Leon?" Isis asked in a sharp tone.

 

[Enolx]

A smile touched X's face when the woman grabbed him by the collar. X was normally care free and quite shy but when his life was on the line he changed into what his father had made him. Everyone in the family had their own skill, X's talent was analysis of situations. He could notice everything in a room and break down every bit of information the room had just like if he was looking at machine schematics. It was this skill that led him to work on cars and other machines. He rarely went on undercover missions because he was bad with people but search and destroy missions were no problems. In this situation he began to analyze the woman in front of him.


" Judging by the pull, she has a low level of martial training," X said as he watched her actions " Her sporadic words and actions so that she is not a killer and is reacting to the situation as it comes. Slow movement of the arm towards the back leads me to believe she has a weapon, most likely a gun. The fear for another's life in this situation is not the norm for people who are not of family relation or the person in question, so this woman is either the target and is lying or is a sister to the target."


When Isis asked "Where's my Leon" X grin widened. "Miss Isis," X stated " Do you know that in most common disputes involving firearms there is a high probability that the owner of a gun will be killed by their own gun. After that small bit of information I will then follow up with a question. Do you really was to keep reaching for that gun?" X then smiled Isis and visibly relaxed in front of her to try to disarm the tense environment. "Well now that I know you are my girl," X said "would you please come with me your presence has been requested, my sister and brother await you."


X walked over to his car and opened the car door As quickly as he had changed he returned to his normal shyer self. "Hold up what do you mean by my Leon," X questioned.

 

[RushWing]

Isis released him when she figured out he was probably trained just like Leon and his siblings were. She had no idea how they were able to do the things they did bit she knew she wasn't a match for them. "Wait, what do Sara and David want with me? Do they want to kill me?" She asked him following behind. He turned slightly and then caught her off guard. She got close to his face,


"Leon is my boyfriend." She grinned at being able to dau those words once again. All she wanted was to be with Leon and holds him tightly to her. She wanted to protect him even at the choosy of her own life. Then Isis wondered how much further she could stretch it but decided against song they were engaged. She smiled lightly at herself. "Let's go, I need to see Leon. I need to make sure he's alright."

 

[Enolx]

"What," X exclaimed as he got into the car after Isis. The car roared to life after a turn of the key and quickly set off down the street. " Leon doesn't have girlfriends," X stated as he drove" I have been with him for most of my life. If there was one thing he would never have it was a relationship. Out of all the super hot chicks that constantly approach him, he always turns them down. Now not only are you claiming to be bro's girlfriend, you are also being brought to our house. No one comes to our house. You are like a mythical fairy. I am still wondering if you are real."


With X's crazy and over the top driving they pulled up to the manor in around thirty minutes. When they arrived, VII was doing pull ups, from the second floor, in the opening of of the house. VII dropped down when he saw heard a car pull up. "Well madam we have arrived," X said " My brother will take care of you for now, it was a pleasure." X then got out of the car and went over to great VII.


"You took long enough," VII said. X gave him a smile. " If the Intel wasn't so shitty I would have been here sooner," X stated " III is FBI, V is MI-6, your Mossad, and your telling me not one of you could get me a picture." VII smiled and threw an arm around X before messing up his hair. " We were distracted," VII said "But hey we knew you would pull through." X wrestled himself free and flattened his hair. " Well what is going on that I had to work on my day off," X asked " What happened to XIII." VII pulled him in close. " He is in some bad shape but we will handle it," VII said. X gave him a glare. "I guess I will have to wait till bath time to get the truth," X said as he walked off and into the house.


VII then walked up to Isis. "Hello again Ice," VII said with a smile. He looked her up and down. "Good you are already ahead of the game," VII said " Walk down through the garden until you see a building marked with the number thirteen in roman numerals, it will look like an x with three I's next to it. Leon is waiting for you there. Once you are there you will find a message Sara left for you. I will be off take you time." VII then walked off to the inside of the house. When he entered he went to III's room which was marked as such. Hey sis, you never told me," VII said as he leaned on the door way "What was in the message." III laid on her bed and was throwing a knife into the air and catching it in her teeth. "It says what dad told me to tell her," III responded. " And what was that," VII asked. III threw the knife into the air again before answering. "I tells her who killed her father," III said.

 

[RushWing]

"David . . . " She watched him scan her. She didn't think she'd seen them as soon as she did. "Ahead of the game?" She questioned him as he went on. I know roman numerals. . . . "Leon." She didn't wait for any further instruction. "What on earth could Sara have written me? Something like go die and leave my brother alone." She slightly tripped but landed right in front of door. She looked up and the building was marked XIII. "Ow!" She rubbed her shin when she noticed. "This is it." She got up and without hesitation opened the door.


"LEON!" Why did this seem so familiar? She could have sworn that this had happened to her before. She was running for someone, someone she love dearly. She had done this before with her mother and with her father. She raced towards her mother's death without eve knowing and she flew to her father's death without knowing as well. Did this mean that she was eventually going to race towards her death, or worse, Leon's. She didn't want to believe that Leon was hurt. She didn't want to think that she couldn't be with him. Yeah, sure, she'd spent only a couple of hours with him, but she didn't care. For her, Leon was everything now. She had no family, no friends, but she had him.


Shifting her eyes around the space she found him. "Leon." He sitting on the ground, perched up against a wall. His fists were clenched, he was dressed in what she thought were the same clothes she had last saw him in. His stare was towards the ground. She saw the piece of paper that Sara left for her. But Isis simply ignored it. She went directly to Leon. Kneeling down she untied her ponytail and her hair flowed down her shoulders. She had cut it and she slowly, was growing accustom to it. "Leon?" She said gently her eyes glittering, she held her tears in as she noticed no sign of reaction from him. "Leon, it's me, it's Isis." She lightly stroked his face and looked him in the eyes. His light seemed to have dimmed. It was still there but it hurt her to see him so destroyed. She didn't care if he hugged her back but Isis held Leon in her arms. She held him so that his head rested on her bosom and her head rested on top of his. She slightly rocked them in her embrace without realizing it her tears had escaped.


"Please Leon, whatever it is, snap out of it. I'm here now I'm here to help, just please come back to me. I love you." She stopped herself and then realized that she did, she honestly did love him. "I do. I'm sorry. I'll go away forever if that's what you need, but please come back. I can't lose someone else. I can't lose you." Her tears streamed down her face and dripped onto the ground. She didn't let him go. "Leon, please . . . " She whispered as she kissed the top of his head. If I'm such a mythical fairy then why can't I help Leon. . .

 

[Enolx]

XIII heard someone enter in, but he paid they no mind until they started to approach him. It was only when the person wrapped their arms around him that he looked up. XIII assumed that it was III again, she had been in more than anyone to take care of him. Although XIII no longer participated in the outside world while being stuck reliving all the things of his past, he could still make out some things that happened around him. When XIII looked at who had their arms around him his combat senses immediately took over. In front of him was the young girl who's father he had killed.


By the time XIII had seen the young girl, she had already applied something to the top of his head. He immediately grabbed the girl and flipped her over his shoulder onto the bed. As he flipped her he noticed a gun the woman had tucked in the back of her pants. He took the gun, straddled her so she couldn't get away, and after cocking the gun placed it to her forehead. " You haven't changed at all in these many years," XIII said " It's good to see that your hate for me kept you alive all this time. I had wondered when this day would come, the day of atonement for everything I've done. I think I might have let you live not only because you were young like me, or because you were a girl, but because I had hoped that you would be the one to make me pay for my crimes. Who knows maybe I just kept you alive so I would feel better about myself, or so that I would have something to look foreword to in life. Regardless you let me down with this crappy attempt, I expected much more."


XIII then grabbed the girls hand and held it above her head. "I will only take one hand for this failed attempt, so you can try again," XIII said " Think of it as a light punishment for letting me down." XIII decided not to shoot through her hand instead he pulled the gun back and shoot it through her thigh making sure to miss bone and other important muscles. XIII smiled as he lifted the little girl and threw her across the large room. He then dropped the gun and kicked it over to her as well. "You have not trained as well for this moment as you should have," XII said " You seemed to have wasted the life I let you keep by coming to me in this condition. Take your gun back, it won't be fare if you don't have it."


XIII started a slow walk towards the the young girl ready to move if she fired. " You will never know rest," XIII recited "It will eat at you and it will ruin your life. So hate me for as long as you live, because that will be the only thing that keeps you going." XIII then let out small laugh before saying "I'm starting to wonder if those words we for you or for me."


" This has gone to far, I'm going in there to stop him," VII said from behind a pane of one way glass where he and III watched " He doesn't even see that it's Ice in there, he only sees her as the girl from his past." III grabbed his arm as he turned away. "It may be the only way," III said " Don't you want our brother back." VII pulled his arm free. "If he comes to do you really think he will be any better after he learns what hes done," VII yelled " He shot is own girlfriend for gods sake." III gave VII and deadly stare. " This is what father said had do be done," III stated coldly "He was right last time, and he will be right again. If you walk into that room and XIII doesn't recover I will kill you. Are we clear? VII was locked in place when he meet her eyes. He could tell that she was serious and worried. She was grabbing onto this small hope that could possible save her brother, VII could understand but this seemed like too much. "She will die," VII said. III returned her gaze to the event in the other room. "She learned about our family," III said " She was dead the moment she came to this place." VII returned to looking into the other room as well. "I hope everything works out," VII said "For your sake as well as theirs."

 

[RushWing]

After some time Leon wasn't reacting. She just wanted to hold him tighter and kiss him more. Suddenly Isis was flipped onto his bed and she caught a glimpse into his eyes. He wasn't looking at her. He was looking at her but he didn't see her. "Leon? It's me it's-AH!" She began to scream but quickly stopped herself. She felt the bullet go through her thigh and the pain radiated through out her body. Her body temperature spiked and and her breathing quickened. She was scared but not for her life for Leon's sanity. He then threw her across the room. Her head hit the wall and she could feel a slight split and a warm gooey feeling trickle down her neck. Gritting her teeth, she yelled, trying to get her voice out. "I haven't been training for anything!" He tossed her the gun and it landed on her torso. "Ooaf. Ah, Leon, please." She grabbed the gun and looked up at him.


Leon began to walk towards Isis. She gripped the gun tighter and slowly pulled herself to a seated position against the wall. She used the little table that was next to her for assistance. The note that Sara had written then fell onto her lap, opened. She read it. Leon is number XIII. He killed your father. After reading those words she listened to what Leon had to say next. "You will never know rest," he growled, "It will eat at you and it will ruin your life. So hate me for as long as you live, because that will be the only thing that keeps you going." He then let out a small laugh before saying "I'm starting to wonder if those words were for you or for me."


Isis felt sick, and a little disoriented. She didn't know what to do. And then she looked at Leon once again. "It was you." She said and she slowly stood up, gun still in her hand. She had a choice and she understood why David and Sara acted the way they did. "You killed my father because your father ordered you to. Then that means-" She remembered back to when her mother was in the hospital and she told her something. She said to be aware of "D" something. That's when Isis put the puzzle pieces together. D was for DiAngelo. Of course. That's when she realized it . . . she was in love with this man. She didn't care, her family was gone, but his family was alive and well and they needed Leon back. Isis then knew what she had to do. For his family's she and his.


"Leon . . ." She smiled tears glistening down her cheeks, "I'm in love with you. I'm sorry. And . . . I forgive you." She said and kissed him with passion and pulled the trigger on herself. Falling backwards, she fired the last couple of bullets at the ground, away from Leon, making sure the gun was empty. She felt the bullet lodge itself inside her mid section. Who would have thought that my family line would have ended with me. Or that I would have met the man I love, only to have him ripped from me. Fate is cruel. To have us meet like this and for so long I've searched for my father's murderer and here he is, yet I cannot bring myself to hurt him because I love him. So cruel. I hope he forgives me. She thought to herself. I wish you nothing but love and everlasting happiness, my wonderful Leon. That's when she saw it. Leon's eyes had changed. Oh thank goodness, Isis thought to herself smiling.


Trying to stand up, she got onto her knees and that's add far as she could go. "Leon? Can you hear me?" Isis had no idea that she was being watched by his other siblings. "Leon?" She looked up at him.

 

[Enolx]

XII kept track of the gun as Isis came up and kissed him. This was not the first time that a woman had tried to take his life while he was suppose to be distracted by passion and lust. He watched as she pulled the gun on herself and started to pull the trigger. Her words scrolled through his thought for the first time, since she had entered. Before he fully understood what was going on, his mind and body had already assessed the situation and reacted. His hand guided the gun in Isis' hand and made sure that the shot she fired into herself avoided anything important. Leon watched as she fired what was left in the clip into the ground.


As she laid on the ground XIII's mind became clear again. His training was the first thing to take over. He took in his surroundings. He was in his room at the family home, Isis was in front of him bleeding. Behind one of his walls, in a viewing room that his father had made to oversee him, he could hear shuffling and talking. He was in good condition and no one was in immediate danger. As he was about to spring into action Isis got on her knees and started talking to him. XIII fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around Isis. "You are a stupid girl," XIII said with a smile" I can hear you loud and clear Isis." He ran his hand through her hair and brought her forehead to touch his. He raised her head and locked his lips with hers. After a brief moment he released her and looked into her eyes. "I love you too Isis," XIII told her " Now I need you to lay there so I save your life."


XIII looked at the viewing room. " I would love some help here," XIII yelled as he laid Isis back and put pressure on her wound " Also a med kit would be nice, otherwise I will have to go midevil on my new fiancee. I would love to avoid that." The glass that separated the viewing room and his room shattered and fell to the ground revealing VII and III. "Fiancee!!!," the two of them yelled. They jumped into the room and quickly got to work. As they removed the bullet and sealed the wound they talked. "I would hug you right now,but I am not sure if your all here right now," III said as she pulled out the bullet and passed it to VII " You don't even know the woman." VII then joined in as he handed cleaning alcohol to XIII. " She is a good girl, but I don't think she can be apart of our family." VII said " Best case scenario is she is sent to a remote location and lives her life as a farmer or herder. The worst case is father kills her like all the other people that have gotten to close to our family." XII looked at the two of them after stitching Isis back up. " If she becomes part of the family she may be able to live," XII stated " I will train her to be one of us. I have a month or so until father comes back. If she is skillful enough by then father may let her join the family."


They sat back around Isis after they finished saving her. "I am really glad we learned field medicine," XIII said as he fell back and laid next to Isis. III and VII sat up and glared at him. "Your plan is crazy," III said " She is not us. I don't think she can be one of us. Your plan may insure that she does not make it out alive." VII broke in realizing where this conversation was going. " I can understand the risk here, but we are missing something important here," VII said " The person who should make this decision is sitting right next to us. Lets let her decided what she wants." XIII turned his head to Isis. "Yea VII is right," XIII said " What do you want to do Isis. You can try to vanish before my father finds you, we will stall him and help you escape. As long as we get the family on board we should be able to keep you hidden, we are kinda in everything. The other option is you work yourself to death every day and turn yourself into a monster. You will hate yourself, but you will be able to stay here if you succeed. So, will you run or become apart of my family?"

 

[RushWing]

"I . . ." Isis thought carefully as she drew her focus away from her injury. Hey body never did have any scars and now since meeting Leon, she's acquired so many new scars. All she wanted was for Leon to kiss her worries away. Her mind was going all over the place.


She stopped thinking for a second and remembered a melody. A melody from her childhood, one that would once day make her famous. She was supposed to become this famous singer and be loved by millions. All she wanted to do was sing and be on stage. But how did this all happen? She met someone that altered her plans a full three hundred and sixty degrees. Sure she was a bar tender but she was oblivious to the world outside. Her father was a notorious and dangerous man but he was her daddy. Her was devious and shrude, but she was her mother. Leon was everything that Isis never realized she wanted in a man. She finally came back to the three of the siblings.


She looked at Leon and smiled, pained she smiled brightly. "It'd be an honor to join your family." Taking his hand in hers, her smile slowly started to vanish, "If I die so be it, but I mean I love you and your siblings. You guys put me through hell and yet I'm still here." She could feel her body temperature rising and she was getting dizzy. "I have a long way to go, but I can do this. I can lean your ways." She desperately searched each of their eyes for a sign of acceptance. "I'll train, I'll fight, hell I'll give you my blood, just please, don't... don't send me back or there on my own. " She couldn't bare the thought of living without Leon. Thinking about waking up in a run down was apartment to something that was just a dream made her eyes water. She looked forward to the rubbing his siblings gave her. She felt as though she had a family again and she wouldn't allow them to be separated. "If I can't prove myself worthy to your father.... fine. I'll accept the consequences."

In the middle of her trying to convince them her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she then felt weightless. Her hand that had been holding on to Leon's went limp.

 

[Enolx]

XIII stared stunned for a moment when Isis fell limp in his hands, but caught her. The silence in the room was broken when VII broke out into a laugh. “How does she just pass out after all that talk,” VII chuckled “If I could rate this story zero stars I would. I’ll go get the bucket.” Leon rolled his eyes at VII and then glared at III when she started chuckling.

“We have a lot of work to do in a short time,” III said suppressing her laugh “I’ll let the others know what’s going on and get the torture room ready.” She then walked of with VII, much happier than she had entered this morning.

XIII let out a sigh and looked Isis over one last time before picking her up in his arms. It was like carrying a large lumpy bag of flour, but XIII managed it with only slight difficulty. As he started to walk out of the room he found himself stopping at the door. He looked back at the room and found himself smiling before he finally left.

As he walked across the grand expanse of yard, X materialized beside him. X only gave XIII and Isis a slight glance and mainly kept his eyes forward as he walked. “So, you feeling ok,” X asked?

“Yeah, I’m pretty good,” XIII answered “Actually I am really good.”

“Good. Now what’s the plan? She is not going to be us in a month.”

“Yeah I know, the goal is to get the important stuff and hope that it’s enough for father.”

“Makes sense, How can I help?”

“Well we are going to do the torture room first, so you could run sound and metrics.”

“I’m in, sounds like fun. God I hated getting tortured. Who kidnaps and tortures a guy on Christmas.”

A wide smile appeared on XIII’s face. “Ha, I forgot about that. IX also replaced your gifts with coal. So good, so wrong, but so good.”

“Not funny.”

As the pair arrived at a large warehouse the saw VII and III leaning against the wall of the building, VII with a bucket of ice water in his hands. “We all look way too happy for what we are about to do,” VII said with a grin “Anyway, might as well get this party started. Brother, you may want to put the girl down.” XIII complied and put Isis on the ground. He did not want to get hit, when she thrashed about. X went to go get a car from the warehouse, III smiled gleefully, and VII threw the ice cold water on Isis.

After Isis was up, X pulled around in a Jeep Liberty and everyone piled in. “I hope you meant what you said earlier kid,” III said form the front passenger seat “Cause it’s time for you to get tortured. Also, it is way worse than it seems on tv.” III then slapped the roof of the car. “Let’s go!” X the took the car down the driveway and out of the Diangelo estate.

 

[RushWing]

Isis could feel a rush of ice soothe her hot body. However, after a while the soothing touch on her skin was now a fierce freezing burn. She jolted herself awake only to breathe in some water. Wiping her eyes and hair she looked around and her.

What the hell just happened? She thought to herself. I swear I thought I was dying earlier. Wait Leon?! She looked at him. There he was. He and his siblings were piling up into a car. She made her way over. "Get tortured?" The car purred and they were off. Where to, sure had no clue. "You guys are kidding about the torture room. That's not a thing, right." Her smiling slowly fading.

The others didn't really seem to be joking, but she also barely knew them. So maybe they were and were simply really good at hiding it. When she thought the others couldn't hear she whispered to Leon. "I'm glad you're okay." It was so awkward. Her face began to turn a light pink. "And thank you for uh saying me again." She didn't meet his face, she didn't want to see his eyes. She meant what she said. She fell for him. He killed her father and she fell for him. Does that make me a sicko? She smirked slightly. She wanted to ask him about the fiancée stuff. If it was real. Or if she dreamed it. She decided against and shut down a bit for the remainder of the ride.