Wasted Youth

Chap 3:The Branding

"This is your new room"

Scarlet guided Nocturnel Wind to backrooms behind lobby room.
As Scarlet pushes the door,Nocturnel Wind got a chance to glance inside.It is the simple plain room with a bed and a closet.The room area is only around 10ft..
There are small scartches on cheap white print of room..

She steps into room,wondering her surroundings.

"Rest now,tommorrow is your big day"

Noted Scarlet only to get responsed as

"Big day?"

And questioned by Nocturnel Wind.
Scarlet scartches her wavy ginger hair in frasturation.

"Yes you will get branded and start your first training"

The word Branding went throught Nocturnel Wind's ears..

What is that supposed to mean?

Am i going to get hurt again?

"Rest now,little one"

Before Nocturnel gets a chance to question back Scarlet closed the door.

Now she is alone again,
in this room...
Like she was alone when her family was alive..

"Those ingores...
Curses...
That..hurt me"

Nocturnel mumbles under her breaths as she lays on her new bed which is rather thin and old..

"My..family,I killed..them.
why..did I?"

Tears threaten to fall down from her eyes as she remind herself.
She spoke in quiet tone to comfort herself..

"They..deserved it..They are not my family but Father is.."

She clenches on her new bed.

remembering her first meet with Nicolas Sutherland,4 months before from current time

It was a sunny actumn day.She was sitting alone at brench by the lake infront of school gate.
waiting for her parents to pick her althought little she knew that her parents her so called family favoured her younger brother Altair Wagner.
When she felt a hand on her shoulder,she thought that is her father..

But it wasn't..
It was the strange man with blond hair and black sirius eyes..

"What are you doing here,kid?"

He asked to her..
She just answered simply..

"I am waiting for my parents"

Her voice had slight edge.
He smiles to her and sat close to her..

"I will wait with you because it is getting dark"

She nodded..She had no choice.
She admited that staying close to him gave her slight comfort.

That was her first time to met him.He gave her a lot of ideas to deal with her household..

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at the following morning

Nocturnel Wind was woken by a knock to her room.
She stirrs from her bed.Her small body wrapped tightly in blankets.

After a while the door was open,the red headed woman appear,Scarlet.

"Ah..Time for your first day,little one"

Althought Nocturnel Wind is still wanting to sleep.She could not find any bravety to deny her new family so she crawled out from her bed..
Her body still aching as a result from things happened at last night.
She steps out goggily from bed..

"Good girl.."

Scarlet hand outs her hand to Nocturnel Wind to hold.
Nocturnel Wind's grip is weak and soft.Scarlet could felt the bones on her hands..

"You are fucking thin"

Scarlet chuckled teasingly..
While walking together with Nocturnel Wind to outside of the room.
Everyones including Halo,Sky and Strikes are already dressed up in their uniforms..but Felcon is missing..

"Where is Felcon,Miss"

Questioned by Nocturnel Wind.

"Oh..he is already in mess hall"

Scarlet grip on Nocturnel Wind's hand get stronger as she point it out..

"We will eat after you get marked ok?"

Scarlet tried to reassure Nocturnel Wind as she just thought Nocturnel Wind would be hungry althought Nocturnel Wind looked so calm..

They both apporached to the infrimary..

"Everyone here are your brothers and sisters.."

Scarlet quietly remind to Nocturnel Wind..surely the organization won't allow romance in insiders..
Infrimary is looking quiet with a few old medical instruments...the faded paints on the walls are quite hunting..

Medics were still chatting and bantering each others until they came in..

"May I help you?"

One medic asked to Scarlet..

"I want you to brand her"

Medic eyes widdened in surprise..
His eyes dip between Scarlet and Nocturnel Wind

"How old is she actually??She LOOK LIKE FUCKING KID..SHE IS TOO YOUNG..
SCARLET ARE YOU INSANE?"

Scarlet grab him by shoulders..
Other medics and Nocturnel Wind had to witness it with gasps..

"BECAUSE SHE IS A FUCKING TEN YEARS OLD KID..AND THAT IS ORDER FROM FATHER"

He is shaken by her words..He never thought The Father Nicolas Sutherland would be recruiting young peoples..

"But..isn't risky?"

He pushes her hands from his shoulder gently while running throught the drawer of the medical cabinet with his hand..

"Who are we to deny The Father?"

Scarlet says as she helps Nocturnel Wind to lay down on bed

"..It might hurt a bit"

Medic gestures Scarlet to close Nocturnel Wind's eyes..
Nocturnel Wind was dumbfounded to feel her eyes covered with a towel..
then Scarlet cuffs Nocturnel Wind to infrimary bed..

Medic takes out the Tattoo gun from the drawer..and point it at the poor girl's collarbone lower part,the left collarbone of course.

"I am sorry"

He whimpered as the gun pierced throught on her skin.Making Nocturnel Wind to tremble and gasp in pain as he tattoos the symbol of the organization..W.C.V.O(White Cross Vilgilante Organization)
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