So This Is Love

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"You must......live...live and be free, there should be a man named Ameer here soon, you will go with him and follow his rules." Zaire said solemnly as he bled out on the soft grass provided by nature.

"But......S-sir......can't...must have orders... I.....I need orders sir." The small yet dangerous boy infront of him sputtered broken-ly, whispering the last part softly.

Zaire looked at the small boy he saw as his son and I sighed sadly.

"Do you think I'm like them? You think I believe your a tool?" He rasped angrily and he began fading in and out out consciousness.

The boy looked up at him with a stone faced expression but silent tears welling up in his eyes.

"If I thought that I wouldn't have taught you how to write or read....I wouldn't have helped you work on your speech or how to control your urges...we may not be blood...but you are......my son and I......I love you" Zaire collapsed, no longer being able to hold himself up as the life slowly left his eyes.

The boy before him shocked at what he said and the fact that the only man he new to truly care for him is now gone and he wasn't coming back.
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After the fight with Mauricio and his gang, as well as the sad death of his son Zaire who aided The Five and Xavier in destroying his plan, The Five began to capture the few people who still sided with the bastard. As Ameer walked through the back door of the base he came face to face with the sight of his comrade dead on the floor with a weeping boy beside him. Said boy was unusually small and covered in blood and bruises. He sat there clutching a necklace in his hands. The strangest thing about the boy however was not his size the but he dark seemingly bottomless eyes.