Living Happily After

44: 'Colin'

"Mmm...so what do we do now?" 

'What does he mean by that?'

"They still haven't found us, we got eyes on them and they don't notice, but they found one of our guys. Oh well, he's got nothing to spill anyway." 

There he was yet again, Edward Jones. He spoke as if what he was doing is fun. The members of the gang doesn't want to participate anymore, but they don't have a choice.

"What do you think?" Edward asked one of the members.

It is terrifying that one can change his attitude so quickly.

"Uhh-well, u-um, what do you think w-we should do?" The member said, obviously terrified of Jones.

Who wouldn't? A man not worried about the consequences of his actions nor does he cares how other people think. He, who has undeniable strength and is more than capable to do what he wants. He acts in more ways than one, and most of all, he is unpredictable, you can't deny that fact is scary.

"Mm, well, I really want to meet Violet Evergarden again....I want to 'see' her again is all. I think that's all I've been thinking about ever since I got out of prison....mmm..." He thought about something. He looked at one of the members, making that person jolt.

He questioned, "What do you want? I'll give it to you, anything." He asked with curious eyes.

This is what was dangerous. You have no idea what he's thinking. He's dangerous like that.

'H-here's my c-chance!'

"F-freedom!" He gulped, closing his eyes.

The stadium was silent. It was quiet before, but now, everyone held their breath. Most wanted that too, one person, wishes to stay for some unknown reason.

"Okay."

The gang widened their eyes, they didn't expect for their wish to be recieved. There has to be a catch, right?

"Do you all want freedom?" Edward asked all the members, looking around.

A lot of the members visibly nodded, still wary.

"Good."

In hearing that word, they froze, well, most of them.

"In exchange for your freedom, you'll fight for it, you'll fight for me to recieve it." Edward stood up from the floor. His expression changed from calm and stoic to serious and intense.

"Later, we will gather here again, if any of you fail to attend, you shall be hunted down by yours truly. We will be discussing the deal, and what fight will you be fighting. Go." Jones explained.

Before all of the gang members walked off, Edward called one of them.

"Colin, come here for a sec." He called.

The person who he called, was a woman.

The woman scoffed. "Shut it Jones, my name is Bianca not 'Colin', stop givin' me nicknames." She said, as she approached him.

"Sure, Colin, hahaha." Edward teased, he knew he was stronger than her.

But she didn't seem like she cared.

Bianca glared at him. "Well? What do you want?"

"I need you to spy on Gilbert Bougainvillea's workplace. Send intel on it everyday for a week until I tell you to stop. It's in Leiden, it's easy enough for you to find." Jones said, smiling.

"Yeah, yeah. Advanced pay?"

"Yes," He gave 'Colin' 100 Euros, "anything for you."

She harshly took the cash.

"Tch, just shut it. I'm going." Then Bianca left the Stadium as well.

'Damn it, if only I wasn't stupid enough to wander in this hell hole, then I wouldn't in be this mess. Grr, guess I have to go to Leiden now, I have to tell my brothers I'm going on some sort of vacation, they must be home at this hour now.' Bianca thought, walking back to her home.

"I'm back." She announced as she opened the door.

"Ate Bianca, nandito ka na pala, may pagkain na sa lamesa."

It was....Aron.

"I told you to stop talking tagalog, if someone hears you, we might get in trouble, they might think we're terrorists, rumors spread fast these days." Bianca said, removing her jacket.

"Yeah, I know, but ever since that guy taught us, I can't help but be excited to speak in a foreign language." Aron said, clearly not fazed that what he was doing can possibly become the death of him.

Bianca sighed, "If you can't help it, then I guess keep it under this roof."

"Yeah? Thanks." Aron nodded, then heading upstairs.

Bianca stopped him, "You going to bed?"

"Yeah, early day tomorrow, we have drills to do." Aron replied.

"Okay, before you go to bed, call your brother down, I have something to tell the both of you." Bianca said.

For readers who doesn't remember, Bianca's two brothers are Andrew and Aron, from, the fanfiction before this, Evergarden No More Chapter called, Border.

I have finally felt good enough to write a chapter. Thank you very much for still reading, hopefully you continue to support me. See you.