Encore (Book Four of Test the Limits Series)

Plans

"Welcome home." Virus announced as he slowed the limo to a stop next to the manhole in the abandoned alley that led to their old base Dark and Anti hadn't been to in years.

"This is going to be so much fun!" Infelix clapped his hands together in excitement as he climbed out of the car, Dark going out the other side with Anti in his arms.

"Is this....what it felt like w-when you were shot?" Anti stuttered in pain, his face buried in Dark's chest.

"It fucking sucks." Anti muttered, earning a soft chuckle from Dark as he followed Infelix down into the base.

Everything looked the same as he remembered, Dark and Anti's beds still unmade with many screens lining the tunnel walls. Even the gaming room was intact much to Dark and Antu's delight.

"A promise is a promise, so I'll make sure your boy toy doesn't die." Infelix grunted as he took Anti from Dark's arms.

"How fat is he?" Infelix grimaced as he dumped Anti onto his bed, earning a hell of pain from Anti as blood quickly stained his black sheets and comforter.

"I swear if you fucking hurt him-"

"Relax tiger, I wouldn't dream of hurting a precious green hair on Anti's precious little head." Infelix huffed as Virus brought him a med kit.

"I'm not touching him." Infelix wrinkled his nose in disgust as he handed Dark the equipment.

Silently Dark took it and got to work, delicately rolling Anti over onto his back where he was shot.

"Dark." Anti whimpered in pain as Dark swallowed hard, cutting Anti's shirt off of him and throwing the blood soaked scraps of black fabric next to him onto the concrete floor close to Infelix, who was watching the process with a casual expression.

"Hey watch it!" Infelix protested, stepping away from the fabric disdainfully as he glared at Dark.

Dark didn't reply as he rummaged through the kit and retrieved a pair of sterile tweezers and a tiny flashlight.

"I'm so sorry." Dark apologized in a whisper before inserting the tweezers into the wound to retrieve the bullet.

Anti screamed in pain, tears streaming down his face as he begged Dark to stop while a sadistic smile spread across Infelix's face.

"Now this is entertaining." Infelix laughed as he sat down on the edge of Dark's bed, watching the process with excitement.

"DARK STOP, PLEASE!" Anti sobbed in pain, causing Dark's heart to break for the Irishman.

"It's almost out, you're going to be okay." Dark comforted Anti, tears blurring his vision as he finally managed to pull the bullet out, letting the bloodstained bullet fall onto the ground with a soft metallic ting before cleaning and bandaging the wound and carefully rolling Anti onto his back.

Anti had fallen silent, causing Dark's blood to turn as ice cold as he held his breath, waiting for Anti to do something, anything, that would show that he was still alive.

Dark let out a sigh of relief when he saw Anti's chest rise and fall, earning a small frown of disappointment from Infelix.

"So much for entertainment." Infelix muttered sourly.

Dark gritted his teeth and ignored him as he packed away the equipment and handed it to Virus, pressing a gentle kiss to Anti's forehead before turning around to face Infelix.

"What's the plan?" Dark asked emotionlessly.

"I'm glad you asked!" Infelix exclaimed brightly as he bounded over to one of the screen on the side of the tunnel, activating it to show a large building decorated with fancy lights with a large rink in the center, refreshments and ice statues sculpted to look like ice skaters lining the walls.

"So, the plan is that when you and Anti go to the 125 year anniversary party for the competition, you'll kill both of them when they skate and make it look like an accident." Infelix explained simply as if discussing dinner plans instead of how they were going to kill three YouTube celebrities and their girlfriends.

"Why would they skate again?" Dark interjected in confusion.

"They showcase the routines and have this big stupid banquet, usually for the winner, but in this case it'll be our targets since the competition was never finished." Infelix continued.

"You'll both be flown out to Helinski where the ceremony'll be held, make sure no one sees either of you since I don't want to deal with covering your asses." Infelix added, shutting off the screen.

"Go ahead and get some rest, you'll both need your strength for training." Infelix winked as he walked off, leaving Dark alone.

"Dark?" Anti whispered, wincing in pain.

"Yeah?" Dark prompted, walking over to him and kneeling by his side.

"I don't wanna sleep alone." Anti admitted sheepishly.

"You might not want to sleep on the blood soaked bed though." Dark remarked.

"Good point." Anti agreed, struggling to sit up.

"No no no no no, you're not moving." Dark chastised Anti lovingly as he scooped him back up in his arms.

"You don't have to carry me all the time you know." Anti pointed out with a small smirk.

"I know, I just choose to." Dark shrugged as he carefully laid Anti down on Dark's bed before crawling in next to him.

"That just means I'll have to carry you sometime." Anti mused aloud as Dark snuggled up next to him.

"That would be interesting to see." Dark chuckled.

They laughed for awhile before falling silent, Anti laying on his side with his head buried in the nape of Dark's neck while Dark ran a hand through his dark green hair.

"Goodnight Dark." Anti spoke softly, pressing a kiss to his neck.

"Goodnight Anti." Dark replied, kissing Anti on the lips, pushing their future job out of his mind before falling into a peaceful sleep.