Assassin [dylmas]

41.

They returned to Englend a week later and as the London premier of Thomas' new movie grew nearer their plan became more and more specific. They trained, Thomas and Zero. No one has attaced him for over three weeks and Thomas felt stange, but Zero told him it's the silence before the storm, and he felt it too.

They managed to get Dylan to come to their practice room two nights before the premiere. Thomas was putting the bulletproof vest on and smiled to his boyfriend.

„Hi love." he whispered pressing his lips to Dylan's when the boy came close enough to him.

„Thomas, I can't do it," Dylan was in a bad mood.

„You can we stick to the plan it will work," Thomas grabbed his hand.

„Your boyfriend has a lot more courage than you Dylan," said Zero.

„It's stupidity," Dylan looked at her with hate.

„You think I'm stupid," asked Thomas letting go of his hand.

"No babe, but I can't do it, even if I know we planed it all. What if the vest won't hold the bullet, what if I'll hurt you," Dylan looked at his boyfriend.

„What if others come and shoot me when we won't be prepared?" asked Thomas.

Dylan looked away. He had wrote to the benafactor this morning and was accepted for the job. The plan was, that he will fire a long distance bullet right into Thomas' chest during the premiere, when Thoams will pose for the photographers on the red carpet. They decided to put a fake blood bag between Thomas' clothes and the bulletproof vest, that will go off due to the shot. Everyone will see Thomas fake death and Dylan will get to the benefactor for the money and kill him while Zero will escort Thomas to her home and keep him safe till the end of the pln. Than they will tell the whole world that Thomas survived but the money and the benefactor will be gone so the boy will be safe. Mr. Smith and Kaya were aware of the plan, as Thomas decied it would be too much to handle for them if they didn't.

Zero assured the plan was perfect but Dylan couldn't slep since days. He's never recoverd from killing Latya and Mark. Now he was supposed to fire a bullet into the love of his life. He knew the vest will hold the shoot, maybe leaving a bruise like from a paintabll shoot, still if antyhing would go worng he coul kill Thomas, and this was a risk he wasn't able to take.

„Dylan please," Thoms looked him in the eyes.

„We need to practice it so you won't crack out during the premiere," said Zero.

Dylan shivered. He obseved Thomas, how the boy walked through the room and stopped on a matters becoming the targert.

„One practice that's all we want from you," said Zero and Dylan breathed.

He felt his hand is shivering when he reached for the gun and raised it up. He looked at Thomas, and saw a scared teenage boy, a skinny fargile figure in the other end of the room, and he felt a tear rolled down his cheek.

His finger fell on the trigger and moved away and Dylan felt pain exploding inside him. He lowered the gun and took a breath.

„I can't," he said turning around and stormed out of the buliding.

He knew he would be never able to hurt Thomas in any possible way. The only think he could do was to love the boy, protect him, kiss him and give him pleasure. He reached the dark street and his breath turned into steam in the cold winter air. He knew Thomas and Zero are mad and disappointed, but he walked into the night becoming one with his nightmare again.

„What now," asked Thomas.

He was sitting at the matress in the silenced that fell after Dylan had left

„He will do it when he will face the final challange," said Zero. "I know him, he's storng enough to deal with it."

Thomas looked at her. He trusted her evern if she had failed to protect him so many times. It was his idea to take the killers and during this scary time in his life as he was sick and tired.

„I begged him one million times" whispered Thomas.

„Don't worry," Zero sat next to te boy. „When I had met him he had problems to shoot to my flying targets. And not because we wan't skilled enough, just because he had no more reason to do anything in his life," Zero smiled to her memories. „I told him to find a reason and he tried his best, but he was so broken by his past that I wished for a miracle that could wake him up from his lethargy. And the miracle happened," she glanced at Thomas.

„I'm just a boy," Thomas blushed. „Beside he's my miracle"

„He's never had a proper family or anyone he could love who would love him back, so you're everything for him. No wonder he finds he can't pull the trigger and fire into the reason of his existance." Zero sighed

„He should have other reasons, what if one day something happens to me," Thomas felt tears in his eyes.

„No matter if you'll be together or apart your love will always hold him above the ground, you showed him that there are reasons to fight for to risk your life for," Zero laid her hand on Thomas' knee.

„Thank you," Thomas smiled d to her.