The Wanderer (Book #2)

Chapter 7

It was only a week until disaster struck.

When it happened, I was working out in my room. My shoulder and leg had finally healed over but my shoulder still ached a bit.

In the middle of a pull up, I heard a crash. Then after that words in a robotic voice, "Rage! Hahaha come here old friend. I've missed you so."

I dropped to my feet frowning. That doesn't sound good... I quickly grabbed a black tank top and pulled it on over my head then walked out to the top of the steps.

In where the couches were, a man stood. Except, he didn't like much of a man. Over his face was a hood and his whole face was masked like a gas mask. He had gear on underneath a jacket and in one hand he held a knife and in the other he held a pistol.

He looked up at me and laughed, "Yes hello Rage. It's been a while hasn't it?"

I carefully walked down gripping a knife in my hand, "Who are you?"

He chuckled again speaking in the robotic voice. There must have been a built in voice changer in his mask, "You don't remember me? No of course you wouldn't. The suit is meant to hide that. You should thank Cage for it. He funded my training and my colleague's training. You know me though now as KN1GHT."

I nodded warily, "Why do you come after me?"

At this, Knight laughed heartily, "Why do I-Oh Rage. You honestly don't know how many people have hired other assassins to put you down? It's an interesting number frankly. Your father included."

My head spun at this news. I hoped Sam and the others didn't come home from their shopping trip soon, "But who hired you?"

He looked at me, "Well, Cage doesn't give a shit about what happens to you. Frankly neither do I. Of course that's why I'm here. You pray though that my colleague doesn't come soon. She'll show you more pain than even I could."

I didn't care anymore about this. I lunged at him and slashed at his chest. He put his knife up and met mine with it, "Still as weak as I remember. Pitiful really."

I glared, "Who are you??"

He laughed, "Figure it out yourself." He brought his blade away from mine and slashed at my stomach. I sucked my stomach in just enough that his blade snagged on my shirt but didn't cut me.

I grabbed his wrist tightly and yanked the knife from his hands then held both knives in my hands.

He laughed yet again and pointed his pistol at me, "Foolish boy." And with that he pulled the trigger.

I stepped to the side narrowly but I wasn't all too lucky. The bullet grazed by my left eye. I yelled out in pain as I felt blood drip down my cheek.

He chuckled, "Feel good Rage?"

I glared at him and ran at him at full speed. I rammed my good shoulder into his stomach and flipped him over me. He landed on the ground on his back but it didn't seem to make a difference to him.

He got to his feet and jumped on me. This time I couldn't react fast enough. He landed on me and pinned me down. His breathing went through the voice changer making it too sound robotic, "How will it feel Rage, when I murder everything you hold most dear? Mack, Anna, Asher, Sam. When my sister and I come for you, there will be nothing you can do to save yourself."

At the mention of her name I felt new strength enter me. I spat in his face, "Shut the fuck up motherfucker!" I kicked him off me and got on top of him.

I didn't care how my knuckles would feel. I punched him in the gas mask once, twice, three times, four times, five times. His mask started cracking and I grabbed it with both hands ripping it off his face.

Immediately I saw the black spiky hair, and brown eyes of...

K.C

I stared at him but he smirked up at me smugly speaking in a normal voice now, "Hello Rage."

He head butted me in the face and I was stunned both by the physical pain and the craziness in my head.

I rolled off him and he jumped up. He slipped his mask on but then gasped in pain, "Fuck..."

I looked up seeing that an arrow point was sprouted from his stomach. He had been shot in the back obviously. He looked at me and I couldn't see the look on his face but I didn't believe it would be a smile.

He snapped the arrow off with it still inside him and then he ran off.

Only then did I see Mack standing at the doorway, his boy in hand. His blond hair swept about his face and a dark look in his eyes.

Sam ran to me, her eyes wide with concern, "Rage! Oh my God are you alright? Your eye-"

I stopped her smiling weakly, "It's OK Sam. I'm fine." I stood up shakily and dusted myself off. I touched the graze mark and flinched but then put a fake smile on for the others.

Sam frowned at me, "You sure...?"

I looked at her then looked back at Mack, Asher, and Anna. Oh god they're going to hate me...

I turned back to Sam. Her eyes looked up into mine frowning. I sighed dramatically then leaned forward and kissed her.

I could tell she was surprised. Hell even I was. But I didn't care. I liked her. More than I knew I should but I couldn't help it.

Her lips were pursed at first but then they relaxed as she...Kissed me back. Butterflies went off in my stomach as I held the kiss then pulled away at Asher's coughing.

He glared at me but I smirked then looked at Sam who was beat red but when her eyes met mine she smiled.

A thought came into my mind and I walked to Mack, "I need to borrow your phone."

He frowned, "What for?" But he gave me it anyways.

I took it in my hands and typed that phone number that might as well be burned into my mind.

He picked up on the sixth ring, "Hello this is Cage Rimmer. How may I help you?"

"Cage, this is me. The Orphan. I'm telling you this once and only once. I'm coming for you. You thought you could permit people to come after me, K.C. and the other one. Well I got news for you. No one crosses me. You kicked me out of your protection a while ago and I've matured. I fight my own battles. No one fights them for me. I can't say the same for you though. When I find you, I'll do the same thing to you that I did to Alexander and The Sasori: I'll cut your throat, shoot you apart, then burn your house to the fucking ground. You better watch your back."

He was silent for a moment, "Then this means war." And he hung up.

I stared at the phone shocked but satisfied.

War. I'm going to war against Cage Rimmer. Maybe I should've taken that offer from Alexander Afonasy.

So it begins.

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Heyyy!

So if I had had my way, I would've posted this morning with a chapter from Sam's POV. But my computer malfunctioned before I published it so that didn't work. Then I wrote another one, didn't fucking work. xD

I was about to not write chapter 7 today but then decided I might as well. To be honest, I'm more proud of this chapter. Lol

#Rage and #Sam = What? Ship names! Gimme ship names!

XD

So if you guys even remember, you should know who "the other one" is. Hehehehehe

Is Rage's end near? Or will he prevail?

-theinsanewolfer-