The True Lives Of The Fabulous Kill Joys

Chapter 24- Raid

My feet dangle over the edge of the diner, between the d and the i. Em in the bigger gap of the i and the e.

"That was a good fight earlier." She says.

"You watched?" I cringe.

"We all watched after hearing the sounds you guys were making!"

I grimace, "Was it awkward?"

"Well, thats young love isnt it?"

"Sorry what?" My breath falters.

"You arent going out or something?"

My mouth dropped open. Never!

"Oh... Sorry, it just looked like..."

"I wouldnt, no, no!"

Its her turn to blush.

"I was in Battery city a week or two ago, I havent kept track, I escaped with the guys when they attacked my school." I think of what is important to say. "Everything is a bit new..."

"Oh, Ive been a Killjoy since about five years ago now... Maybe more. Fab four inspired me. Im alone at the moment but when I find a partner Ill go with them. What do you mean, everything is new?"

"I didnt know what a hug was. A high five. Most of the colours. I still dont know what a kiss is. MK stopped Gee showing me..."

"Oh." She frowns for some reason.

"To be honest, I dont touch anyone until Im matched with a suitable partner."

"They match you now?"

She rolls her eyes and I cock my head.

"If you fall in love with someone, you match yourself with them. Its meant to be a choice."

"Love is an emotion?"

She bites down on her lip.

"A good one?"

"Yeah. Youll know it when it happens."

I think about it, looking at the sun descend over the horizon. Love. What a cool emotion, its good too apparently.

"Dont expect it too fast."

"Thanks, Id be stuck with the others trying to tell me otherwise."

She laughs and I chuckle with her.

"Can we go inside, the sun has set now."

She nods, standing and dusting some sand off her. She turns around, flipping her pony tail almost in my face.

"What I would pay to be naive again." She mutters.

***

"Big mission today, we are shutting down the S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W unit." Gee says, looking up at all of us.

We all jump into the car, I sit on Ems lap, and we are whizzing down the dusty track.

I know that Ill probably be caught today, and I think about Gees promise and my new fighting skills.

"Jay is bait, Ef and Mk on destroying the system, Ar and Em keeping dracs away and Ill be running around keeping it running smooth."

I sigh, I signed up for this. The sun beats down on me and I smell my arm, perfume still intact.

A huge building comes up in the distance and I inhale shakily. Em wraps her arms around me and I try not to flinch. We zoom at the building, stopping outside by slamming the breaks...

I dive out the car, running in. Im the bate, the distraction. I walk in and hum a little. Someone walks up to me and I smile sweetly, twirling a lock of hair on my finger.

"Hello sweety, why are you here?" He asks.

"I got lost after escaping from some people that made me look like this." I pout, checking around for dracs and ways inside.

"Well, sweet cheeks, we can help you. Ill send a bunch of dracs to take you to safety."

I walk closer to him until I can feel his breath on my face. "Thank you... Kind sir." I run my finger down his chest. I feel sick with how sweet Im acting.

Half a dozen dracs turn the corner and the man directs me at them, hand brushing over my butt on the way. As soon as the man disappears a drac is shot down. I jump to the floor, hands over my head. Yellow rays fly, shooting all the dracs dead.

"That was convincing." Gee laughs.

I shrug, walking along side him.

"Ill continue my job, be behind." I say, jogging ahead.

I turn the corner and a drac is running down the hall. I run at it, colliding my fist with its face. It pushes me and lifts its gun, I punch the gun across the floor. The drac hisses and I crouch, kicking it in its stomach. It falls and I kick it in its face. It stays silent. I walk down the hall slowly, waiting for someone or something.

"Sweet cheeks, what happened?" The same middle aged, round, balding man turn the corner.

I snap back into character. I wipe a fake tear from my eye.

"I dont know, a white ray shot them down, I hid on the floor until it was gone but..." I sniff. "Its scary."

"Its okay. Ill take you there myself."

He slips his hand around me and I try not to tense up. He leads me down the hall and I walk as slow as I can. His hand rests on my waist and the other on my shoulder.

"Why are you walking so slowly?" He asks me.

I stutter for an answer. "My shoulder was shot by one of the dracs."

"Oh, sweetie!"

I try not to gag, praying for Gee to hurry. Just as Id hoped, the man falls forward with a shout, a second lazer passing his leg.

As he falls, Im pulled down with him, landing on my face.