Chapter 6—Enemy and Hero
Dr. Flame helped me carry The Raven’s body into the “operating room,” a hidden enclosure in the back of the lair. We restrained his wrists and ankles, hoping he’d wake up very soon. Our wish came true when The Raven slowly opened his eyes. He looked up at our faces in shock at first.
“What’s going on?” he asked, looking down at the restraints. “Let me go!”
“Do you really think we’d let you go now?” Dr. Flame asked. “We’ve finally caught you, and now, it’s time for your demise. You don’t deserve to live.”
“And you think that you do?” he questioned. “What have you ever done that gives you the right to live more than me? I live to protect; you live to destroy. What are you going to do when the one thing that you set out to destroy is actually gone? What are you going to do with your life when I’m dead?”
“Hmm, we never thought about that.” I looked back and forth, from Dr. Flame to The Raven.
“If you’re going to kill him, just do it already,” I said bluntly. The Raven stared at me in disbelief.
“I think I should give you the honors for once,” Dr. Flame said.
“What?” I asked.
“I want you to kill him; you deserve the reward after all your hard work lately.”
“You want me to kill him?”
“Yes; I’ll just watch.”
I hesitantly walked closer to The Raven. I started contemplating on what my next move would be. Would I kill him? Would I have the guts to do it? Would Dr. Flame finally cease to exist, and would we finally be happy? A voice in my head kept telling me that I was wrong for what I was about to do. I’ve been wrong all along.
I thought to myself as I observed The Raven’s true identity, Grey’s face. Instead of hating a mask and wanting to destroy it, I was looking at an actual person, an actual person that I had learned to care for. I didn’t want to kill him, but Dr. Flame and I have had this goal in mind for a while now. Would I just let it all go to waste?
I started charging up my power, and Dr. Flame laughed maniacally while I stayed silent.
As I stared at our victim, I thought to myself, if there is anything that I would ask for, it would be to save you. I know for a fact that I have the choice to save you, but do I have enough power?
Falling for the enemy is never a pretty story. It’s never a story that someone would want for his or her self.
I never wanted to fall for you; all I know is that I just did. I’m not asking for a happily ever after with passionate kisses and rainbow cupcakes, but damn, it sure would be nice.
I stared at my hands, surging with static and electricity.
“Do it, Zap. Execute him.”
I stared at Dr. Flame and then I stared at him. I looked into his baby blue eyes, once filled with a look of innocence but now flowing with hatred. I couldn’t blame him. I lied. I betrayed. And now I was about to kill.
Falling for the enemy is never a pretty story. But what do you do when you’re the enemy and the one you fall for is a hero?
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Teen FictionI lied. I betrayed. And now I was about to kill. Falling for the enemy is never a pretty story. But what do you do when you're the enemy and the one you fall for is a hero?
