Rulebreakers

Eric. He is a jerk. 100%

Taylor

I really am not all that mad at Tyler, I'm just confused. Why would he wanna be here and have only business matters? It just doesn't make since. Plus, girls can hold grudges like forever, I'm still sorta mad at him for ratting me out to the Police. I sit in my room and type on the computer and the camera pops up, like I wanted it to. Dads' probably spying on Eric, well, I want to, too. I don't hear anyone knocking at my door, so I put on headphones and listen sharply to every word he says. Then, as I'm listening sharpy, someone barges into my room. I take off my headphones and shut the computer and look at who it is. Dad.

"Taylor, we have to talk." Dad says.

"What about?" I ask.

"Facts." Dad says vaguely. He's giving me no choice to but talk. He invites Tyler in my room. My walls are painted black with gray and blue window curtains.

"Dad.... Why is he here?" I ask, slowly.

"He has an... Interesting past. He has the facts to tell you." Dad says.

"Fire away, Tyler." I say, still carrying on the act.

"I think my parents are Myra and Edward.. Ya know, the guy with the butter knife that was stuck in his eye? I also have a bullet in the back of my shoulderblade. Four helped me figure out the bullet mark part, and Tris helped me figure out who my parents where. They're dead now..." Tyler says. I shift on my bed, I can feel my face is in a frown.

"Did you ever experience broken bones? Or is the pain always there, you just ignore it to act tough?" I ask. I sound like Dad.

"The pain is always there..." Tyler says. I look to Dad.

"Any details on Eric? I think I got a few." I say. I have a notebook filled with notes of anything different in Eric's' behavior.

"Some facts I have. Tyler here has dealt with Jeanette and Erics' kids." Dad says. I look over at Tyler and he nods.

"Fire away. We need as many... Facts to get Eric and Jeanette and the wrong rules gone. Like, no coffee, or contacts or anything. We should have rights, right? Look at the people of the United States, whatever that is, they had the right to say yes or no, but we're being treated like North Korea, another unique country with the similar ruling as us, Chicago People." I say. Tyler looks confused and Dad laughs.

"Taylor, your Erudite is showing." Dad says.

"Oops, sorry. Tyler, what was your counter like with Jeanette?" I ask.

"I fought her. I thought that there was a Serum about to be in my bloodstream, so I fought in Self-Defence. Afterwards, my arm ached and then you were there and you 'removed' the HDMI 5 Wire and I left the Rulebreakers." Tyler says the last part very coldly.

"Thanks for your Honesty and Time." I say flatly. Now I sound like I'm Candor, even though I hate those Candors. I open up my computer and put on headphones and pay quickly write down notes that is slowly changing Eric. He's... hard to describe. Both Dad and Tyler are gone. I minimise the camera, because I can hear everything he says. I look up ways to help with pain of a bullet shot. He must have had that when he was littler, like 5 or 6 years old. Poor guy.. Edward has no left eye, he just wore an eyepatch to look normal. Myra and Edward got shot like three times in the gut, then one time in the chest and then the head. He truly is an orphan. I decided to look up Myras' past. She was in the same Initiate Class as my mom. Dad was their Instructor.

"Tobias or Taylor, I know one of you are listening and spying. You'll never get anything out of me." Eric suddenly says. I pull up the camera. Oh, I think we already got enough info from Tyler. We could also ask for any info from your son or daughter, Eric. Oh Eric, if only you were not a coward, you wouldn't be in this situation... I think. I quickly jot down what he said. I put off my headphones and quickly rush to dad.

"Dad!!! We got something!" I say as I run smack dab in Tyler's chest. Crap.

"Sorry, I have something for my dad." I mumble. He smiles shyly.

"It's alright. Remember how we met? Just like this. Everything Okay?" Tyler says.

"Work or how I actually feel?" I mumble.

"I think you know what I mean." Tyler says.

"I'm fine. Work wise, I'm fantastic." I say. Fine is an A+ in my book. Everyone else seems to think that 'Fine' is a C-.

"Fine is like saying 'Ok', That means you're not Fantastic." Tyler says that last part sarcastically.

"FINE. I'M GRAND! Happy?" I say, getting a little irritated, he keeps blocking my path to Dad.

"No need to yell at me. Try to not to push people away with your words. It kills me every time I see you like this... Maybe if I killed--" Tyler starts.

"NO! No need to be like Albert! Don't be a coward and escape life like that! What about me, huh? What if I killed my--" I say. I get interrupted by Tyler with a kiss.

"Just, be quiet, please? I couldn't handle anything without you. It hurts me when you push me away..." Tyler says in a quiet voice.

"I have a job to do, though... And surrrreee. You survived 17 years without me. I push away everyone. It's just.... easier." I say.

"It's concealing yourself. I conceal myself too. Do you think I conceal myself to you?" Tyler says.

"Yeah, I actually think you do conceal yourself to me." I say. My vision is getting all misty from tears. I try to walk away from Tyler, but he pulls me close to him and his strong arms are wrapped around me. I realize it's a hug. He's hugging me..? What about his shoulderblade? With the bullet wound. It probably aches. I try to push away from him, but he's still holding me.

"Ow Tay Tay... Easy with my shoulder..." Tyler says.

"Sorry. May I go and show my dad what I found?" I say and he nods and lets me go. I quickly walk and knock on the cave door and come in. Dad isn't there?

"Dad?" I sort of shout. I look behind me and walk around. Where is everyone?

"Mom? Chris? Lu? Clar?" I shout. I add, "Tyler?" I look behind me. Eric is there, with some serum, holding Tyler by the bullet-wounded shoulder. I jump.

"Did I scare you?" Eric mocks.

"I'm not afraid of you, coward." I say. Tyler shakes his head at me as I say that.

"Oooh, Chemistry between you two? Then you should mind if I harmed him..." Eric says and his grip tightens on Tyler's shoulder. He screams in pain. I think I have tears in my eyes.

"Stop! What did you do to the Eatons? Stop harming Tyler! Please!" I shout at Eric. He doesn't stop. He just looks at me and says, "You'll be a good testing dummy. Ha, the Legendary Four was once under a serum. Now I'll actually have two Legendary people that will go under a serum.." He puts a serum in my neck. I blink and everything turns black, my thoughts turn dark and obeying. I wake up and look around and everything is backwards and confused. My focus is on Tyler, I'm tensed up and alerted. Like, he is an enemy, maybe he is? I don't know... He is. I try to think of something, like how to get out of this, but I just can't. I hear something, but I just can't make it out. I turn around but nothing is there. A voice commands me to follow, I must. I walk forward, absent-mindedly, but my mind is screaming to stop. I step over an unconscious body, but something grabs my ankle and I kick at it hard as I possibly can. I hear a yell in pain I shrug it off. It's probably nothing.