The Legion - Into The Campfire

Blood on Our Hands

There was a long silence, I silently stood over Clives dead body, blood covered a large portion of what I would once consider a living room, I breathed heavily and looked at Julie... I felt amazing... A way I had never felt before... "Julie... I did it..." I spoke softly to her... Julie's mask had broken, I could easily see her face... "We... Did it-" Julie said as she stood up, she suddenly lifted my mask up and kissed me... I couldn't bring myself to kiss her back... No... I didn't particularly long for love anymore... I just wanted... More experiences like this... But eventually I softly kissed her back, to keep up with appearances, she then stopped kissing me... "... Hide Clives body in one of the rooms, okay?... We won't be in Ormond much longer anyways, no need to clean the house and all that" I said as I went to my room to change jackets and make a new mask so I wasn't covered in blood.

I heard Julie follow my orders, I put a clean jacket on and made a new mask, putting it on... I took one of the spray paint cans out and spray painted our calling card on the houses floor, a devilish smiley face... I left the spray paint can on the ground and looked at Julie... "What will Susie and Joey say?" Julie asked, "I don't know... But we both decided to do this together... So let's not back out of this, okay?... We're getting Susie and Joey in on it... Whether they like it or not..." "I mean, we can try Frank, but they may not listen... Susie's still a kid, and Joeys trying to make a living for himself... What do we do if they don't follow through?" Julie asked, I hesitated for a moment before responding... "Then... We cut off the weakest link... Either force them to stay quiet about us so they don't report us to the police... Or else they end up like Clive" I said as I opened the window, Julie nodded; "Sounds like a plan to me, Frank-" I was glad we mutually agreed, we both ditched the house, closing the window behind us... Everything we'd ever need from that house in our backpacks... Not like we'd be returning anytime soon

— A couple hours later —

Me and Julie returned to Mount Ormond, from outside the cabin we could see Susie and Joey, they were talking about only God knows what. As I stared at them, Julie had already began to walk inside, I chuckled softly to myself, the only thoughts going through my head was... If things go array.... I'll have to kill my best friends... I already have blood on my hands... I don't know if I can bring myself to kill them though... "Frank, you coming?" Julie asked, I perked up and nodded, "C-Coming Julie!" I shouted as I ran towards the cabin right behind her.

Susie and Joey looked over at us, "Hey Guys... Why are you guys wearing your masks? We aren't out on a run or anything" Susie asked, Julie chuckled softly, "H-Heh... Uhm.... I don't know why-... It felt right, that's all... Me and Frank must've just gotten too used to it" Julie said, taking her mask off... I... I just felt so empty, so bloodthirsty, this man that Julie helped me become, my hand twitched a bit, Julie nudged me, "Frank take your mask off" She said, I perked up yet again, "Yeah-Yeah, sorry guys" I said as I took my mask off... Joey glanced his eyes, looking at us, "You two alright? Simply put... You guys look like absolute shit" Joey joked, Julie chuckled softly and I... I just looked at him.... Joey looked back at me, and snapped his fingers, "Frank? Frank- where's that funny loudmouth I know? You're scaring me" Joey said, Susie grabbed Joeys hand, "Joey- I'm sure Franks just not feeling well" Susie said bluntly

Julie was realizing our cover was becoming blown, we were acting weird, Julie suddenly grabbed my hand... With her, I felt warm... "I'll be 100% honest with both of you, you've both earned our honesty by this point... Franks been feeling nostalgic... Not the good type of nostalgic either... He's realizing that he's growing up... He misses when things were simpler and it was all about just us having fun back when we did our first night out, when we broke into that place Joey was working at... Frank just wants to go on another night out as The Legion" Julie wonderfully made up such a delicate lie on the fly... I truly was our strength, and she was our brains... "Is that true Frank?" Joey asked , "Yeah-... Yeah it is-" I said, looking down. "But guys... You realize it's getting close to finals?..." Susie asked, all of our views turned onto her, "Huh?" Julie tilted her head, "Finals.... Y-Y'know.... We're still in school guys.... We... S-Still have certain goals to fulfill... D-Did you three get exempt?" Susie asked.

To be honest.... I couldn't believe what I was hearing... Susie really still cared about her grades?... There's so much more to life now... How could she put her own needs over that of The Legion... She snapped me out of it... I approached her, looking down at the younger Susie "Susie-... Are you seriously putting School over The Legion?..." I asked, coldness in my tone, "W-What?" Susie asked, I glared down at her, "You heard me... You really care more about school than us?... Your friends?" I asked, my tone getting angrier... I could practically sense Joey wanting to yell at me to back off from her... But Joey was weaker minded... He knew that I was the oldest... Like a pack of Wolves... He saw me as the Alpha of this pack... Heh...

"W-What?... N-No... Of course not Frank... No- You, Julie, and Joey are the world to me!" Susie spoke up, I chuckled softly, my hand twitching a bit, I was ready to kill again for The Legion... For Julie... But I was glad, that Susie caved in for the cause... "That's great to hear...." I smiled, putting my mask back on, and turning to Joey, "Hey Joey... How about we hit up a blast from the past?... Your place of work... Heh-..." I looked at Joey, Joey looked freaked out, but he was simply enough, too scared to back off... "Yeah Frank... That'd be good" Joey spoke quietly, I turned to lovely Julie, whom grabbed my hand yet again. "Great choice Frank..." She looked at the group, I could tell Julie was proud of me for taking control of the situation. "Joey... Susie... You two both pack up as much stuff as you can" Julie said suddenly, "Why?" Joey asked, "Heh... This is gonna be the best night of our lives guys... We gotta make use of everything don't we?"

Julie wasn't giving Susie and Joey a real choice in the matter, the 2 began to pack up essential items for us to head out... Julie turned to me and whispered into my ear... "Meet me out back behind the cabin Frank.... We have to discuss..."