Hardened

Chapter 9

Oh yeah. We're going through Len's POV, where shit gets more confusing. I lied in the last author's note. I think I like writing in 3rd POV a whole lot, so for now on...

Bold= 1st POV
Italics+bold= 3rd POV

Len
"D-Damn you..." Ruko gasped, coughing as blood leaked from the corner of her mouth. I pulled the knife out of her stomach and she collapsed against the alley wall. I stared down at her coldly. She wasn't dead, not yet at least. She looked up at me and sneered.

"Kill as many members as you want," She rasped. "You'll never be able to get him out. You'll never fully make Blackport disappear, not ever-" I crouched down to look her in the eye. She stared back at me fearfully. She didn't want to die. Maybe it was because she was afraid of what's after death. Maybe it's because she knows that she's going straight to hell for what she's done. I put the knife up to her throat.

"Hm. I'll find a way to get him out. Even if it means sacrificing myself," I told her, pressing the blade a bit harder into the throat. She gasped. "Now, tell me and I might let you live. Where is Hiyama Kiyoteru?" Ruko's eyes flashed.

"I- I-" She whispered. Tears welled up in her eyes. "I don't know. Please...don't kill me..." Her tears were overflowing now, streaming down her rosy cheeks. For a moment, I considered letting her go. No, I thought to myself. She knows where he'll be. I pressed the blade harder against her neck, hard enough so that the metal pierced her skin so that just a little blood came from the cut.

"You know something," I told her grimly, giving her a hard stare. She crawled further into the corner. "Tell me."

"H-He'll be at a Halloween party tomorrow night," She whispered.

"And?"

"Th-The party's being hosted by Kaai Yuki tomorrow night at 10:00. Tha-That's all I know! I swear!" She whimpered. I paused, taking a moment to analyze her. She wasn't lying. Hesitantly, I took the knife away and stood up. She let out a sob of relief. I stood up and turned, then stopped for a split second. No. You can't do this, I told myself. You made a hitlist. She was on it. Let her live and that'll live up to be a terrible mistake. She'll come after you again with back up, she'll come for Miku and Rin. Don't do this. Don't walk away.

Before I could change my mind, I spun around and threw the blade at her chest, right into her heart. She looked up at me, brokenly, teary-eyed. "You said..."

"I said I might let you live," I replied coldly, brushing aside the small twinge of guilt I felt. Ruko was stupid. I'd be lying if I said she was harmless, but she wasn't dumb enough to try and come back with backup. I watched the life fade from her eyes and as she slumped over. I reached down and pulled the knife out of her chest, convincing myself that I did the right thing.

~*~
"State your name and why you're here and I might not blow your brains out." A harsh female voice said. I could feel the cold metal of a gun barrel on the back of my head. I kept my poker face on.

"Len Kagamine. Gumi Megpoid told me that you could help me with a few things." The person was quiet for a minute.

"And what might that be?" She asked. I winced. Man the fuck up, Kagamine, and get it over with, I growled to myself. With my vanishing dignity, I told her my plan. At first, I heard giggling, then that turned to full-blown hysterical laughter as the gun was removed from my head.

Cautiously, I turned around to face the person that I was speaking to. The speaker put their gun down on the table and straightened up, wiping tears from their eyes. It was a girl, probably at least a year older than me. Her white blonde hair went all the way down to her hips, and the front parts of her hair in braids, one on each side. Her crystal clear blue eyes seemed to have parts of violet and green in them. They were framed by her thick and long eyelashes. She wore a pink skirt and a black top, one side falling off of her shoulder, and another black tank top underneath.