Blood Spilled

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I dreaded going back home to my parents. I skated around the corner and kicked my skateboard up, catching it then walking upstairs to the front door. I crept around the apartment until I got to my room, putting my board under my bed. 
"YOU FUCKING BRAT!" I barely had time to turn around before I was grabbed by my hair and yanked back by my father. I fought back against him, trying to land a kick on him. He threw me to the ground and kicked me in the ribs, I gasped as a sharp pain spread throughout my chest. 
"HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET OUT OF YOUR CELL?! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE I'D BE IN IF I DON'T TAKE YOU BACK TO THE LAB?!" he screamed at me, sending another kick to my chest. My phone flew out of my pocket. I didn't care, I wasn't going back to the lab. I was tired of being tested on and drugged. 
"JACOB!" my mother screamed before she fell silent, out of a fit of rage, my father grabbed me by the hair again and dragged me out of my room 

"Danger alert! Gun detected"

"What?!" he yelled at my mother. I heard two gunshots, followed by two loud thuds. I whipped around to see my parents dead, each with a bullet to the head. I scanned the room. 

"Ally found, Ren"

"Ren?" I asked aloud, tears forming in my eyes. Ren lowered his gun and walked over to me. I froze from fear, he seemed to notice
"I'm not going to kill you Rain, don't worry," he said as he helped me up
"These were your parents?" he asked, I nodded. Ren put his hand to his ear again 
"Sir? the girl's in the house, she's a friend" we waited in silence until he got a response, 
"Alright. Rain pack your bags, you're coming with me" Ren told me
"What? where are we going?" I asked
"Don't worry about it, you're safe. go pack your bags" Ren told me, I nodded and went to my room to pack my things. I grabbed some clothes, books, pens, a notebook, my phone charger, med kit, sewing kit, headphones and grabbed my skateboard. 
"I'm ready," I told Ren, he nodded and walked out the front door. I grabbed the keys as we left.

"I have a question" I stated, getting Rens attention
"Why did you kill my parents but not me?" I asked him. Ren leads me to his motorbike
"Your parents were the target, not you," he told me, I nodded in response
"Hop on and hold on," he told me as he kick-started it. I sat behind him with one arm around his waist and one around my skateboard. We rode through the city, the stars were beautiful tonight. Soon we pulled into a garage, Ren parked the bike and I hopped off. There was another motorbike in the garage, not too far away. It was bigger than Rens one. 

"Personal note added, rides a motorbike"

"Welcome back apprentice," a deep voice said, I spun around to face it, scanning for any information once my eyes found the source of the new voice.

"Scanning..."

"I know you..." I started, relaxing my posture as I got a better look at the man. Ren looked at me, then at the man.
"How do you know him?" Ren asked, the man was now interested. 
"Yes, how do you know me, Rain?" he said

"Scanning complete. Profile found. Deathstroke aka Slade Wilson. Height: 6'5, age: 57, sex: male. Divorced. Works as a paid assassin. Personal notes: skilled fighter, super soilder, lost three kids and his wife, works with cadmus, the league of shadows and the light"

"Deathstroke, I've seen you at Cadmus. That's how you know my name" I said finally, Deathstroke seemed pleased with my answer
"Very good Rain, your database has not failed you," he said,  I felt the urge to bow down to him. why? he had no control of me, there's no need for me to bow before him. 
"Renegade has informed me that you are a friend of his, I was unaware of this. Care to explain?" Deathstroke asked me, I cleared my throat
"We... we met earlier tonight, it was an accident. we didn't talk for very long, then he killed my parents" I explained to him. Deathstroke seemed to think for a second
"very well, follow me" he turned and walked up the stairs. I turned to Ren who nodded for me to follow Deathstroke, so I did. Ren followed close behind me. 

We walked down long corridors and occasionally turned a corner. We passed by a lot of different doors, a few had labels on them. We went up some more stairs and ended up in a hallway that lead to the kitchen, lounge and another hallway. we walked through the kitchen, into the lounge, there was an older looking man sitting down, reading the daily paper. 

"Scanning..."

"I was starting to worry that you'd gotten lost," he said before putting the paper down and standing to face us. Ren laughed 
"Yeah, like that would ever happen" 

"Profile not found"

"That's odd" I mumbled to myself. Deathstroke turned to me then looked at the older man, who was now looking at me.
"You would have no record of him as you have never been told about him," Deathstroke told me, then turned back to the older man
"Wintergreen, this is Project R" the older man's eyes widened. 
"Oh my, dear child..." wintergreen gasped then looked at Deathstroke
"and why do you have her?" he asked, Deathstroke sighed
"long story, it can wait. Renegade, show Rain to her room" Renegade nodded. 

"Updated profile. Personal note: friends with Wintergreen"





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