Assassin's Creep

Part XXIII

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Theiof smiled as Ruin aggressively mashed the buttons on her guitar controller. They decided to do one more song after Eye of the Tiger, settling for Livin’ on a Prayer. Her deep concentration as the song commenced amused him. She was always so determined to win. He cursed himself for daydreaming, completely failing the intro.

“Come on, dude, get your shit together!” Ruin yelled as she kneeled and epically belted out the chorus, fastidiously moving the whammy bar of the controller.

Theiof laughed. He didn’t really care much for Guitar Hero, but Ruin made it worth every moment. She’d always been there for him, so he figured doing something she liked wouldn’t hurt. A large group of people gathered around them as the fourth verse started, their scores neck-and-neck.

With only one chorus to go, he began to feel the heat. He looked over at Ruin. The girl that he had always admired was standing next to him bashing the life out of a plastic guitar. He felt as if his dreams had come true. With their scores tied and the chorus gone, there were only four more notes left.

“Smash her, Theiof!” Someone yelled from behind him.

Ridden with guilt, he intentionally missed the last two notes. As the song concluded, Ruin dropped her guitar and raised two hands in the air.

“That’s right, bitches! The Queen of Rock is here!” She proclaimed.

People cheered. Beer cans and glow sticks were thrown in their general direction in celebration. Seeing her so happy brought a smile to his face. The two sat back down on the couch. Ruin wiped sweat from her brow.

“Woah, that was a tough call,” She said, “But I know you totally let me win.”

Theiof blushed. Not going unnoticed by the Sauceress, he quickly looked down to avoid embarrassment.

“No, I just stuffed up a little bit.” He said quietly.

Ruin laughed. “Oh, come on. I know you like me.”

Not completely sure if she was joking, Theiof laughed lightly. It was like a billion butterflies were fluttering in his stomach.

“Well, uh…” He began, “I do.”

A silence washed over the mob in the games room and everyone turned to look at him. Theiof could feel his cheeks burning as he attempted to sink into the couch. Ruin had an eyebrow raised as the awkwardness of the situation mounted.

“Looks like Altair and Maria aren’t the only love birds in the house tonight!” Ezio shouted through the microphone from across the hall.

Theiof now had everyone’s undivided attention as Ezio pointed at the pimp. Even Elise, still atop the kitchen bench and in nothing but her underwear, was staring at him. All he wanted to do was run away and crawl into a ball. Just when he thought the embarrassment was too much, the front door of the house burst open. An unfamiliar woman was standing in the doorway.

“Which one of you is Ruin?” She asked breathlessly over the chatter.

Before anyone could answer, Shay pushed past her and entered the house. Looking extremely distraught, he cradled a shiny object. Gasps erupted from the crowd as people realised he was holding an Apple of Eden. Within seconds two Assassin party guests had Shay pinned against the wall. One holding him in place, the other seized the Piece of Eden from the Templar. Altair and Maria came rushing from upstairs.

“What is going on here?!” Altair shouted as he approached the scene.

“Shay’s decided to pay us a visit…with that.” Arno answered while pointing at the artefact safely in the hands of an Assassin.