Assassin's Revenge

3- The True Story

Aaron POV

    "What do you mean?" 

    I looked at her completely shocked. I am good at reading people, how could I have misread her?

    "I didn't lie about my birth name. I absolutely hate it and nobody except my brother knew it. But my adoptive parents gave me a name when I joined the gang they worked for. I don't know if I should tell you my entire name because then you will know why I am here, but I think I was lied to." She stared at the ceiling, refusing to make eye contact with me.

    "Tell me, I promise I won't flip out. I will hear you out and try to understand."

    DP looked at me and rolled onto her stomach. Using her arm to prop her up and look at me. 

    "Before my parents died they were second in command with the gang they were in. Due to their rank only the top sixteen people knew about me. My position in the gang was only known to my family and the leader. You know who my family is but you didn't know who I was, that is why I am trusting you."

    "Just cut to the point DP."

    "My name is Mackenzie Lee. Your gang killed my little brother and parents."

    "Wait, what?" 

    DP sighed and looked me in the eyes.

    "Your gang accidentally killed my family. The only way I will not take revenge is if you tell me the entire truth about the shipment."

    "Look DP, I can't tell you." I looked away and sat up on the bed.

    "You have to Aaron. I don't want to hurt you when Thomas lied to me."

    "When don't gang leaders lie to members they take advantage of?" I said out of anger. How could I be so stupid?

    "Since he was my boyfriend of five years. He shouldn't have lied. I have a f*****g sixth sense with that s**t and I couldn't even tell." DP got off the bed and started pacing the room.

    "If I show you something will you tell me the details of the shipment? I just want to know who caused my parents to die." She whispered with tears in her eyes.

    "Okay, I agree as long as you don't cry. Please?"

    I hate when people cry but this girl... This beautiful girl shouldn't ever cry. She has been through enough.

    "Take me to your security room, I will show you how to hack into the gangs cameras and footage over the past few years."

-- -- --

    "That was fast." I said utterly impressed. 

    She hacked into their systems within ten minutes and pulled up footage of a conference room. It looks like three people are in there talking but I don't know what time frame it is.

    "This is the day my family was killed. My brother is in this room with Louis and Lenny. Now before I play the footage is there anything you want to tell me?" She raised an eyebrow at me clearly wanting to know my side first.

    "I was targeting Thomas for reasons you already know. We have a few people on the inside of the gang. We lost contact with one of our moles after the shipment attack. I am assuming they had a personal connection with your family."

    "Tell me a name and I could tell you the tie to my family."

    "Louis Clark."

    "My brothers best friend." She clenched her jaw and her eyes turned cold.

    "Let's watch the tape and see what happens." She slowly hit the play button.

    Lenny: "I want you on the shipment tonight Sam."

    Sam: "But it's Mac's birthday. It's the only day she gets off from the secret service."

    Lenny: "I don't want to hear it Sam. Your parents will be at the shipment with you. I will make sure Thomas is with your sister."

    Sam: "Lenny -"

    Lenny: "Enough Sam, leave."

    Sam stomped out of the room and slammed the door shut, almost breaking the glass. Louis turned towards Lenny with his arms crossed.

    Louis: "Why are you doing this? You know word got out about your son on the shipment so you are sending my best friend?!"

    Lenny: "I haven't forgotten about who let word get out Louis. You put my son in danger so I will make the person closest to you a sacrifice. Watch who you cross Louis."

    Louis: "You are willing to kill the Lee's just to protect yourself? You are the one that killed Aarons father, why won't you pay for it yourself?!"

    Lenny: "I am not willing to sacrifice Mackenzie. She is the best thing we have but she is going weak because of her family. It's time to show her why she was a fighter in the first place."

    Louis: "That's not fair to her or her family! That's not fair to Thomas either. You are breaking his girlfriend!"

    Lenny: "If you think Thomas isn't in on this in the first place then you are an i***t. Whose idea do you think it was?"

    DP paused the footage and sat there silently for a minute. After typing for a few minutes another camera came up. The date and time on the monitor said it was a few weeks before the Lee family died.

    "This is Thomas' bedroom, it was one of the days that he said he wouldn't be able to call me because he had a mission. Let's see if that's what really happened."

    DP hit the fast forward button after a few minutes of nothing happening. A few seconds later a few people came in and went onto the bed. You can tell they weren't sleeping. Next thing I knew the monitor was broken and she was gone.

-- -- --

Mackenzie POV

    I can't believe that bastard! Ugh, and to think they were like a family to me. I will kill all of them and I will make them all watch me kill Lenny and Thomas.

    I took out my phone and called my old hacker friend.

    "Hey Dominic, I need a favor. Can you get me a location on two of my 'favorite' people?"

    "I already have a location on them Kenz. I've been watching them for a few days."

    "Where are they?"

    "The place you saw them last time."

    I hung up the phone and started sprinting to the house. It may have been years since I've seen them but I think it's the perfect time to show up. Always a good way to blow off steam.

-- -- --

    *Knock, knock* 

    "Who are you?" A woman with fair skin asked.

    "How could you forget me mother?" I grunted as I pushed her inside.

    "W-what are you doing here?"

    "I am here to kill you like you killed my sister."

    I quickly pinned her against the wall, bringing her hands behind her back. Slamming my elbow into the back of her neck I knocked her out.

    "We will finish this somewhere else." I spit onto her fallen body and walked up the stairs quietly.

    "Honey, who was at the door?" He froze as soon as he noticed me.

    "Mac?" As soon as my name slipped out of his mouth I punched him. 

    "Only my brother is allowed to call me that you piece of shit." I threw him against the wall, causing him to hit his head and lose consciousness. 

    "Bastards."

-- -- --

    It's been a few hours since I brought them to Aarons "interrogation" room. It has every weapon you could think of. I glanced over at my mother then back to all the weapons. Grabbing the butchers knife and a chain I walked over to her and pushed her out of the chair she was sitting on.

    "Ow! What the f**k Macey!" 

    "Oh now you remember me. You know, I've waited a long time for this. Do you remember these? It's what you killed my baby sister with you jack ass." I spit on her face to wake her up faster.

    "I only killed her to get to you, you little brat." She stood up from the ground and brushed off her dress.

    "You beat me my entire life and you killed my sister. My brother died ten months ago and I am pissed. Imagine what I could do to you and father." I smirked as she clutched her fists.

    She stepped closer to me, raising her fist up to punch me. When she brought it to my face I caught it and wrapped it in the chain.

    "You may have been stronger than me when I was little but you aren't stronger than me now."

    I kicked her stomach and tightened the chain around her wrist. It quickly became purple so I tightened it more and heard the bones crushing. She gasped out in pain and I punched her temple. She fell back onto the floor and held her head.

    I quickly used the chains to keep her hands behind her back as I reached for the knife. Using it to cut her dress off and leave her back bare. I dug the knife into her skin, running it from her neck to her hip. She screamed out in pain, gently crying. Just like my sister. Making her roll over I cut the front of her dress.

    "You tortured my sister till her last breath but I am worse than you. I will make you suffer more than she did." 

    I slapped her hard before taking the knife to her breast. Slowly cutting her left breast off and pressing a bandage onto it so she wouldn't bleed out fast. I did the same thing to her other breast making her body shake as she cried harder.

    I got tired of hearing her cry so I took the knife and ran it down her stomach before plunging it into her heart. I sighed, getting off of her. Time for her scum bag husband.

    His mouth was duct taped so he couldn't cry out to his wife as he watched me kill her. I just looked at him for a second, not quite sure what I want to do to him. He never hurt me or my sister, he just didn't stop my mother. So I guess I should kill him fast.

    I yanked off the tape that covered his mouth. He looks so innocent, I don't know what to do. My sixth sense is telling me to let him live.

    "Mac.. I am so sorry."

    "Sorry that you loved her or never stopped her from hurting me and my sister?"

    "Both.... You have no idea how much I wanted to help but I couldn't."

    "Father, don't lie to me."

    "Father huh?" He looked away from me, sadness in his eyes.

    "You had your chance to be the dad I wanted and needed."

    "Let me make it up to you. Let me prove to you that I wanted to help."

    "I don't need your help. I am already the best there is."

    "Then why did you come to my house? Something had to piss you off enough to come kill us." He looked back at me, trying to read me.

    "You're right. Let's just say after I left you everything was perfect. At least until my birthday and today."

    "What happened ten months ago?"

    Wow... He remembered my birthday.

    "Sammy died... I had the perfect plan to get revenge but they f*****g played me."

    "The Coopers played you?"

    "How do you know about them?"

    "You're not the only one that can track down people. I always had an eye on you, I knew your brother was never far so I didn't watch for him."

    "If you help me kill the Coopers I will try to get to know you."

    "Really?!" He smiled wide at me and it made my heart melt. Of course I won't tell him that.

    "Prove yourself to me. I will talk to Aaron, he might seem tough but he's the only one I trust right now."

    "Do you like him?"

    "Maybe, but right now I need to focus on the Coopers."

    I untied my father and walked him to my room.

    "Stay here. I will go find Aaron, take a shower while I am gone."

Aaron POV

    Should I trust her? I feel like I should. I mean she could have kept her plan from me, I am a stranger to her. She knows my weakness so I should at least stay on her good side. Plus she is really cute.

    "Can I come in?" I heard her angelic voice ask on the other side of my door.

    "Sure." I stood up from my bed and put my hands in my pockets.

    "So uhm I need someone to clean your interrogation room. My mom is kinda in there." She scratched her head, looking anywhere but my face.

    "I can have someone clean it. What happened?"

    She stepped further into my room and sat down on my dresser. I noticed a little blood in her hair and on her hands. Her eyes looked dull yet full of life at the same time.

    "I killed her and my father is helping me hunt the Coopers. He is going to be staying in my room so I will need a new one." 

    'You can stay with me.' I mentally said, picturing her sleeping in my bed next to me.

    "I can get you a new room by tonight. Is there anything else you need?"

    "You and I are starting training tomorrow afternoon." She said finally looking at me with determination.

    "Why not in the morning?"

    "Because you and I are going out, we will probably get drunk and need time to recover."

    "What makes you so sure I will go out with you?" Even though I know for a fact I would never turn this woman down.

    "Your b***r gave it away." She winked and went to my door. 

    "Wear jeans and a dress shirt." And with that she left.

    Well, saying I am embarrassed is an understatement. I'll admit I got horny for a spilt second but I didn't even know I had a b***r. I casually looked down to notice I didn't have a b***r. Did she just play me?

    I let out an awkward laugh before retreating to my bathroom. Quickly hoping into the shower and shaving. And when I say shaving I mean my private area and my face, not my legs that is what gay guys do. 

    I wrapped a towel around my waist and left the bathroom feeling refreshed. Not even thirty seconds later my door was flung open and DP came into my room. She was wearing a sexy purple crop top with black leather tights. I immediately noticed she wasn't wearing a bra due to her hard n*****s.

    "S-sorry, I thought you were still in the shower." She blushed and turned around, about ready to leave when I stopped her.

    "It's alright, not like I'm naked or anything." I laughed and she stiffened a little and I could see her ears turn red.

    "Ye-yeah you are Aaron, you are in a t-towel." Her stutter is so freaking cute. I internally melted at her embarrassed side.

    "I am wearing boxers under it, I just don't want water to get on them from my hair." I scratched my head and walked to my dresser.

    I pulled out a pair of black jeans and removed my towel. Apparently DP turned around again, I didn't't have to look at her to know she was checking me out. After I put my jeans on I turned to face her and smirked, her blush just got deeper. 

    She was so mesmerized that she didn't notice that I walked to her until I took her hand into mine. Her eyes immediately went to my lips and I smiled knowing she wanted me too. I slowly leaned in and kissed her gently, putting a hand on her cheek. She eagerly responded to my gentle kiss, not deepening it but enjoying the light kiss.

    To be honest the kiss took my breath away. It wasn't like a fairytale where sparks fly but it was still magical to me. Like time was frozen and it was just us in this perfect moment. I know I sound girly as hell but it's the truth, this is the best kiss I have ever had.

    "Mac, I need to talk to you before you leave." The next thing I knew her lips were off mine and her back was towards me.

    "Oh, sorry to interrupt. You must be Aaron." A tall man about 6'9" said.

    This must be her father. I have to admit he was intimidating. I stood about 6'2" and I felt like a mouse compared to him. He had a few tattoos on his arms, accompanied by scars and a few piercings. His black hair sticking up, clearly just waking up from a nap. The man had Carmel skin and hazel eyes. He must have looked like a God back in his prime.

    "You must be DP's father."

    "My name is Chad. Why do you call Macey by her street name?"

    "Because she doesn't like her real name. Plus DP is for the gang, I haven't decided what I want to call her yet." I glanced over at DP and she blushed a little.

    "What did you need me for?" DP asked, clearly awkward.

    "I wanted to let you know the Coopers kid proposed to some slut." Chad looked disgusted and sympathetically towards DP.

    "Sucks to be him. Keep an eye on her. Get me a name and address by next week."

    "Okay, I will see what I can find. Have fun kids." Chad left and an awkward silence filled the room.

    I looked at her closely, seeing how the news about her boyfriend affects her. She honestly looked unbothered. I really hope that she isn't hiding her true feelings and actually doesn't care about this scum bag.

-- -- --

    We went to this really cool restaurant that I have never heard of. I think she called it Wolves Paradise. Honestly, I would have never known it was a restaurant. The name sounds more like a drug place, maybe a casino.

        "This is a special type of restaurant. It is one of the best places you can go to for a fun time, you just have to know what time to come." She finally spoke up for the first time in an hour.

    "What do you mean? It seems like a normal restaurant to me." She let out a giggle when I said that which left me confused.

    "You will see soon enough."

    "Hey there Dark Phoenix, I haven't seen you in a while. I see you brought fresh meet." The waiter smiled at me and DP laughed.

    "Eclipse this is my friend Aaron."

    "Well Aaron you are in for a treat tonight. You will be lucky to make it home by 2am with this one. She loves to stay for the whole event."

    "What event?" I finally asked hoping to get an answer this time.

    "You will see in about an hour. Phoenix are you going to start it tonight or let me?" Eclipse gave her puppy dog eyes and waited patiently.

    "Both, you know what the intro will be?" I watched DP do this weird hand movement and saw Eclipse's face light up.

    "That one is my favorite! I can't wait. Anyway, what can I get you two to drink?"

    "I will have my usual food and drink."

    "I will have a corona with lime. Can I get a pretzel with beer cheese as well?"

    "You certainly can, anything for a friend of Phoenix." With that said Eclipse left.

    "Do you come here a lot?"

    "Yeah. I used to come here with my family, I worked undercover here for a while too." She looked at a specific area and smiled.

    "Did you ever bring the Cooper guy here?" I don't know why I asked, it just slipped.

    "No... We never really went on dates, at least nowhere I picked. He would always decided and it would always be some cliché place. Like the movies for our first date, or buffalo wild wings on the second date. It was never a place we could talk freely, it was either too loud or we had to be quiet. Now that I think about it, he wasn't a good boyfriend but he did help me when I needed it on missions."

    We were silent for a few minutes before our drinks and appetizers came. I couldn't help but notice every time her nose scrunched up when she would eat something too hot. Or if her drink was too cold her jaw would clench and her eyes would dilate slightly. It was really cute to me, how I could tell what she was feeling without her needing to tell me.

    "By the way, you lied when you said I had a boner." I guess I should have had better timing cause she started to choke on a piece of my pretzel.

    She coughed a few times before taking a sip of her martini. Phoenix's face was beet red and her eyes were watery. I'm surprised she didn't need the him-lick remover to breathe again. 

    "I know, but your face gave away what you were thinking so I decided to use it to my advantage. You obviously believed me so I knew I was spot on." She smirked at me and made a hand signal before Eclipse came to the table.

    "Get us the bottle of Fireball. Also start cooking my food before the night gets too late." Eclipse nodded and ran back before coming back with a HUGE bottle of Fireball and leaving again.

    "This is my all time favorite drink. It will give you a good hangover tomorrow." 

    She poured us both a huge and I mean HUGE glass of Fireball. I may not be an alcohol expert but even I know you are supposed to have shot glasses not beer glasses. But before I knew it we tapped our glasses together and chugged the entire thing.

    It felt like ten minutes later but in reality it was probably 45 minutes, everyone in the restaurant was told to stand up. As soon as everyone was up the tables and chairs disappeared into the floor and a disco ball came down from the ceiling. The bar area extended and more liquor appeared from the wall. I somehow lost sight of Phoenix and before I knew it she was standing on the bar with Eclipse. That's when I heard it.

    "Right now, I just need you to get real loose, Get comfortable

    Grab your loved ones or grab your love partner, And if your by yourself no worries Just follow after me

    Goin' and do the two step then cowboy boogie, Grab your sweetheart and spin out with 'em, Do the hoedown and get into it

    Take it to the left now and dip with it, Goin' throw down, take a sip with it

    Now lean back, put your hips in it, let's have some fun"

    I have to admit the song is pretty good, I've never heard it before but it's still pretty amazing. Phoenix and Eclipse are two of the best dancers I have ever seen. They are not missing a beat and each have their own style, their freestyles are even amazing. Eventually everyone is dancing along with them, even after the song ends and slides into a new one they keep dancing.

    Halfway through 'Look back at it' by Boogie wit da hoodie, Phoenix is dancing with me. The way she moves with the beat and pushes up against me makes me love tonight that much more. I honestly don't want tonight to end, it is just so amazing.

    Soon enough another song came on and I immediately recognized it 'The Search' by NF. Apparently Phoenix knew it too because she turned around to face me, singingapping the song to me while acting out the lyrics. I have to admit it was cute, and before I knew it we were rapping together.  By the end of the song her arms were around my neck and my arms were around her hips.

    She has the cutest face ever. Freckles were all over her nose but nowhere else. There was also a beauty mark on her jaw and a little scar on her eyebrow. Imperfect? No, it was beautiful. It defined her face and her piercing green eyes were perfect too.

    This girl right here will be the death of me and I am okay with that.

Mac POV

    I woke up with a pounding headache, it hurt so much I didn't even want to move. I deeply regret drinking that much Fireball in such a short period of time. But I will admit it was one of the best nights of my life, even if I forgot half of it.

    "Ugh, my head." I opened my eyes and looked towards the person next to me and blushed immediately.

    "Good morning." I said as I pulled the covers over my head so he couldn't see my face.

    "Good morning Kitten." I poked my head out from the covers when I heard his nickname for me.

    "Kitten?" I arched an eyebrow at him and he laughed.

    "You may be a Beast in the streets but you are nothing like that in bed." He smiled wide while looking at me.

    "Is that good or bad?"

    "It's amazing actually, best s*x I ever had. I also like seeing the soft side of yours instead of the cold blooded killer."

    I got out from under the covers and went into his closet. I'm not shy about my body, I just don't like people seeing me when I am blushing or showing any real emotions.

    "Training starts in twenty minutes. You might want to get up and take some painkillers before the hangover kicks all the way in." I heard him groan and I smirked to myself.

    I grabbed one of Aarons black muscle shirts and pulled it over my head, thankfully it was long enough to cover my ass so I can go to my room. Stepping out of the closet I go to the door just as Aaron comes back in.

    "I brought you clothes from your room and medicine. I have a mini fridge by my dresser you can get something to drink from it." He handed me my clothes and went into the bathroom.

    I smiled to myself and quickly put on my panties and bra. I put Aarons shirt back on and the shorts he brought for me. Before you ask, yes Aaron brought me a shirt too but I want to wear his.

    "So if my name is Kitten then yours has to be Beast. I don't care if you agree or not, it's final." I laid down on his bed, waiting for him to get done in the bathroom.

    "So are we just going to ignore the fact that you still have a boyfriend?" I heard him call from the bathroom and I mentally killed myself.

    "For now we are going to pretend I am not living a double life. The life I have here involves you not him. The other life I have is my leverage and my source of intel on how to find the Coopers." I cringed, just saying it out loud disgusted me.

    Aaron came into the room and leaned against the door frame. He hesitated for a minute before sitting next to me on the bed.

    "Do you think it will be easy to kill them?"

    "Yes and no... I think it would be easy if I didn't have a plan for revenge. I could easily take the Coopers down, but I want that entire gang to burn. I know a few people that can come over to this gang but most of them have to die."

    "How are we going to do it?"

    "Well first, I need to train you. I don't want you to be defenseless if we get attacked. I also need to make a training guide for your trainers so they have a harder workout. But in the end, I will kill the leaders first then the rest of the gang."

    "What are you going to do about Louis?"

    "He will be here. He deserves to prove himself, after all he is my brothers best friend. He wanted to protect them but he couldn't."

-- -- --

    Training Aaron wasn't easy. I can't let him bleed because of his medical condition so he needs extra cushion and everything during spars. He has a decent punch but his techniques are trash. Not to mention his stamina, he definitely needs to run more frequently and drink tons of water so he can preform better.

    Now his aim with weapons is amazing. He almost always hits a bullseye on targets and his arms are always sturdy, not bent, the recoil doesn't even make him move. I guess I could put him on sniper duty if I need to give him a position.

    I tried teaching him how to use his knees as a weapon but he isn't exactly a fast learner. I guess I will have to get an opponent and show him how to actually use moves and techniques. And I know just the person *insert evil laugh.*

Louis POV

    It's been almost a week since Mackenzie left on her mission. I feel so sorry for her, she probably doesn't know that the Coopers are horrible people. I wish I could help her but I don't think she will believe me. After all, she thinks I'm the one that put her brother and foster parents on the shipment. 

    *Ring Ring*

    "Louis speaking, who is this?"

    "Hey Louis, it's me Mac. I need your help, can you meet me at the coffee house?"

    "Sure, I will see you in ten." 

    I quickly hung up the phone and got dressed. Grabbing my car keys I ran to my car and drove as quickly as I could to the coffee house. I quickly got a table and impatiently waited for Mac.

    I saw her motorcycle pull up to the cafe and my heartbeat sped up. Her black hair was slightly messed up from her helmet, her tan skin looked like carmel and I knew her piercing green eyes made her look sexier. Yes you heard that right, I have a massive crush on my late best friends older sister. 

    "Hey Louis, I need to talk to you about personal stuff." Her green eyes looked more dull than usual, something was obviously bothering her.

    "What's up? You haven't talked to me in eleven months."

    "It's about my brother and the gang. I know what happened."

    I stiffened, my heart pounding and palms sweating. "What did the Coopers tell you?"

    "It's more like what I found out. Be honest with me, are you working with Aaron?" She was obviously tense but I could tell she was desperate for the truth.

    "Yes. There are a few others too. How did you find out?"

    "I'm a hacker Louis, it's kind of my job. Please answer this last question honestly though... Di-did you know Tommy was cheating on me?" Her voice wavered for a moment, clearly not wanting to show that it affects her.

    "I had a hunch. I overheard him talking to someone on the phone a few months ago. I knew it wasn't you because you were undercover. I wanted to tell you but I couldn't. You refused to even look at me. I knew you were already broken, I couldn't break you even more."

    After a few minutes of silence she finally spoke again.

    "Do you know why I was in the hospital a year ago?" I shook my head, I was curious but nobody ever told me.

    "Tommy put me in there... I was in The Dark World, you might know it as The Underground... It was my third fight there and Tommy came to watch me for the first time. I lost the fight because someone broke my jaw. Tommy got so pissed at me that he beat me up even more before I left the building. The next thing I knew I was in the hospital and the Coopers threatened me and said if I told anyone he would kill my family. I never told a soul and they still killed my family."

    Mac put her head on the table and I watched her shoulders move as she silently cried. I never knew about it... Sure I thought her getting that beat up was odd but I never questioned it. The Lee's were in danger for months and I never knew it. I was in love with this woman and didn't notice she was broken before her family died.

Mac POV

    I took a few deep breathes, wiping away my tears before I sat up. I immediately saw the guilt on Louis' face.

    "Why do you look so guilty? It wasn't your fault Louis." I reached across the table and grabbed his hand.

    "I didn't notice anything. I thought I could read you perfectly but I was totally wrong. If I wasn't trying to hide my feelings I could have noticed you were in pain."

    "Louis, nobody knew. My own brother couldn't tell and he was with me through everything. I didn't want anyone to be able to see. The Coopers are dangerous and they will die soon, my father will make sure of that. And if I fail there will be people that will finish it for me." I tried comforting him but for some reason I seemed to be making it worse.

    "Why did you ignore me after Sam died?"

    I sighed and thought of a bunch of excuses I could use. But why should I lie to someone who is telling me nothing but the truth? Damn, sometimes I hate my good side.

    "Every time I saw you I thought of Sammie. He was always smiling and laughing when he was near you, I could hear his laugh every time I saw you. It hurt me, made me want to cry and die on the inside."

    "Okay, that's after Sammie died but what about before?" I was hoping he didn't notice I avoided him after I started dating Tommy.

    "Tommy didn't want me near you. Believe it or not, I did it to protect you."

    "Why would Tommy care? It's not like you had feelings for me or anything."

    I sat there silently, mentally stabbing myself and wishing I never opened my mouth. Man, why does my life have to suck so much? Thankfully the waitress came to take our orders.

    "What can I get you?"

    "I'll take the hot chocolate and a blueberry muffin."

    "And you Miss?"

    "I will take two orders of chocolate chip pancakes and two chocolate milks."

    "I will bring your orders out soon."

    I watched the waitress as she left, hoping she wasn't thinking about how much I ordered.

    "Do you always order what Sammie gets?"

    "Every time I come here... I always get an extra to take to his grave, that way he knows I still think about him." I look down, hoping the tears will go away as I bite my lip.

    "I'm sure Sam knows you will never forget him." 

    "It's just not fair Lou. He didn't even get to turn eighteen. He was a kid, he didn't deserve any of this. The Coopers will pay for what they did."

    I took deep breathes, trying to calm myself down before I went on a killing spree.

    "Your chocolate chip pancakes and blueberry muffin." The waitress gently set the food down on the table and smiled before leaving.

    I carefully moved one set of pancakes next to me as if Sammie was actually here. Placing the chocolate milk and silverware next to the plate. I poured syrup all over them before I cut a smiley face into the center and using a cherry as a clown nose. Carefully putting whipped cream at the top of the plate to make it look like a clown. That's the way Sam liked them, weird I know but that was Sammie's style. 

    "Clown-cakes were always his favorite. I remember he did it on his first date and the next day she broke up with him for being childish." Louis smiled at the memory and I was surprised he knew about it.

    "Clowns were his favorite thing in the world. I remember he said it was because the suits can fit so many different weapons inside without it being noticeable. Sam even put on a clown suit to prove it. He went all out, getting the wig and stuffed grenades and knives inside of it. Everyone was so scared of him after he did that." I smiled before I started eating my pancakes. 

    "I'm sorry to kill the mood Mac but did you bring me here to talk about the past or was there something more recent you need to talk about?"

    I sighed, swallowing my food before I tried to speak. I quickly took a sip of my chocolate milk before answering him.

    "I need your help training Aaron. He is a slow learner and he would benefit more from demonstrations, but I don't want anyone to know."

    "You are training the person you were assigned to kill?" Louis looked at me surprised, clearly confused.

    "You know I am aware of what the Coopers have done. Aaron said he would help me go to war with them the only problem is Aaron is physically untrained. I want him to be able to protect himself before I do something that could get him killed by the Coopers."

    Louis studied me for a minute. I think he caught onto me but I don't think he really understands.

    "You like him don't you?"

    "I don't know. But I like multiple people, I don't give a s**t. Feelings or not he needs to know self defense."

    "Then answer my question this time and don't avoid it. Do you like me? That is literally the only reason I can come up with for Tommy not wanting you near me."

    Man if I didn't hate my life earlier I do now.

    "Yes, but that doesn't matter. I am not going to date you or anyone else. I need to focus on the Coopers not a relationship."

    "But you would be willing to sleep with me and go out to a club?"

    "I didn't say I wouldn't have any fun."

    "Then yes, I will help you train Aaron. But after we get revenge on the Coopers you have to make a decision."

    "Okay deal. Now stop being part of the Cooper gang and stay with Aaron. My cover is enough for both of us."

    "Finish eating so we can stop by Sams grave and start training Aaron."