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The Rain; [Closed]
Topic Started: May 1 2009, 07:54 PM (131 Views)
Cypriss
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'Run!'

However no matter how much Beaumont implored he run, Cypriss couldn't chance it. If he were ambushed now they wouldn't complete the course. He had to be careful. Even id Beaumont oculd detect foes he wasn't infallible. And that meant that it was risky to blindly trust him . Cypriss moved ahead carefully. A guard rounded the corner. Cypriss shot him twice with the small sidearm.

'..Damnit it Cyp. .If you'd run you would have made it! We've hit our old record AGAIN. NO PROGRESS...'

Cypriss jogged across the finish line causing the simulation to end. He took off his gloves and sighed. "I'm sorry.."

"You never trust me!" Beaumont said annoyed. "you're always advancing cautiously even when I tell oyu the hallway is clear! You're always slinking behind when I tell oyu to advance!"

"I'm really sorry Monty.." Cypriss said laughing.

"You think it's funny?! You think it's fun n I have a partner who can't trust me when it counts... Sure you act all friendly and oyu follow my commands.. but whenever it's risky you never can just let go and take a chance.."

"... I'm sorry.."

Beaumont sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "Forget it.." Beaumont said brushing past Cypriss. Cypriss turned, a pained expression on his face as he watched Beaumont leave..

"It's better this way.." Johnson said from the other end of the room. "If oyu got to relaxed.. you couldn't fulfill your mission.. If you care to much when the time comes you might not be able to pull the trigger.."

"Since that time each partner I've had you've warned me I might have to kill them... It's possible we've both lost an important part of ourselves when we lost Hikaru.."

"... Maybe... He was the first kid I trained... So seeing him turn out that way... It woke me up. Made me realize how idiotic I'd been..."

"You treated us like sons, Johnson.. If you're blaming yourself don't.. Its not your fault.."

"it's certainly easy to say that... But when you look back oyu still feel responsible, right? You still feel betrayed..."

"Every since that day you don't look at me the same.. And I can't trust anyone anymore.. It's not fair.. I know how Beaumont feels, not being able to connect with me like a partner should but.."

"...." Johnson sighed. "You two were supposed to be the perfect unit.. Unit 01.."

"I don't... i refuse to let this rule me.." Cypriss said taking a step forward.

"What are you gonna do?"

"I'm going to talk to Beaumont!" He said rushing down the hallway out into the main entrance. He stepped out into the fresh air. However the skies had turned gray. Rain was pouring down. "Beaumont!" Cypriss said calling out after his partner as he jogged over.

"Ah.. Sorry about-"

"No No! It's me! I'm sorry!" Cypriss said sincerely. "Listen.. We're partners... You need to know you can trust me.. and I can trust you.." He said panting. "But there's a reason I can't... A reason it's hard..."

"Cypriss.. I..."

"I want you to go into my memory..."

".. What?!"

".. I need you to see.. To understand why it's hard for me..." Cypriss said. "It's the best way.."

"... "Right here? In the rain?"

"It was raining that day too.. So yeah.... It'll be just like the time I first met him. And the time he back stabbed us all."

"..." Beaumont reached out placing a hand on the rain soaked head of Cypriss. Closing his eyes. "Let's go back.. to the rainy day then.."

"Yeah.."
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[2002, April 23]

BOOM

A thundercrack of noise erupted from the sky as Cypriss stood. His body was weak, his skin was sunken and the signs of starvation showed on his features. His right arm hung limp at his side. Dried caked on blood stained the eleven year old boy's shoulder. Tears streaked down his cheeks as his dry cracked throat tried to form words.

Harry Johnson took a knee and hugged the child, overwhelmed by the pitiable image before him. "How long. .How long have oyu been out here hiding..?" He said, sounding weak.

He lifted the child, to weak to even speak, and carried him through the trees. Eying his bruised and bloody body. He'd clearly been here for several weeks, not bathing or tended too, and certainly not fed. The government agents had swept the forest several times over but never ofudn him, but his power made that all too possible. If nothing else, the boy was good at hiding....

He approached a black car. Several soldiers quickly approached him.

"You secured the asset?"

"Yes, the boy is alive.. Barely.."

"Good, I'll call ahead to H.Q."

"If oyu don't mind I'm taking him to the car.." He slowly opened the door, sitting the battered and bloody Cypriss in the seat. The boy's dull, lifeless gray eyes stared ahead at nothing. However, there in front of him was another boy his age. The boy seemed nervous, and seeing Cypriss only seemed to upset him more. However after a moment he forced a smile and leaned forward holding out his hand. "..Hi.."

Cypriss' eyes didn't move.. He just stared ahead, feeling dead inside.

".. My name is Hikaru.. It's Japanese.."

"..."

"It means 'Light'.. Isn't that neat?"

"..."

"What's your name?"

"Hikaru.. He's in really bad condition right now.. He was shot and it's infected.. He might not even be able to tell where he is.." Johnson said as he sat in the car.

"I just.." Hikaru's eyes began to water.. "I Just.. I thought.. I thought if he could say hi I'd be less scared...." He rubbed his eyes. "It's.. It's scary! He's not the only one! I'm scared!" He said with tears welling up. "I just wanted.. I wanted to not be alone.." He said as the tears began to fall. "I thought if I knew his name it'd be less lonely.."

"y..ris.."

".." Hikaru turned, staring ahead. The boy across form him was now crying as well. A look of pure pain across his childish features. "It's... It's cy.. priss.." He said with a voice that sounded like he had gravel in his throat.

"Its.. Verry..nice.. to.. meet... you.." Hikaru said between sobs and bouts of crying.

Cypriss leaned forward, wrapping the one arm he oculd use around the boy and crying into his shoulder. "I.. I killed her... she died.. because of me.." It'd been so long since he'd cry. He honestly didn't think he had any tears left. But somehow now everything seemed so fresh. Some how now that he wasn't alone he felt more alone than ever.

Johnson eyed the boys with a soft expression. He didn't have words for them.. He just placed a large hand on Cypriss' small shoulder.

Outside the rain poured down on the small black car as they drove down the road. Outside a storm rolled on, finally breaking. It's last drops fell almost defiantly, as if it were determined to do as much as it could before fading.
Edited by Cypriss, May 1 2009, 08:21 PM.
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[2005, July 4]

"RAAARRGH!" Cypriss held his hand out in front of him. Both hands forced together as he pushed everything he had into the most powerful beam of light he'd ever created. "JUST GO DOWN ALREADY! THE FIREWORKS START SOON!" Cypriss yelled out.

Hikaru held his hand out, planting his feet. The blast impacted but parted in front of his fist. Slowly he put one foot in front of the other, inching his way through the blast. "I.. Am.. Not. .Going.. Down.. That.. EASY!"

Cypriss dropped his hands, panting.. Both arms hanging as his sides. The boy balled his fingers into a fist.

Hikaru gathered his fingers together into a tight ball.

They swung powerfully at each other.

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"C'mon hurry up, slowpoke!" Cypriss yelled out, running backwards out of the training room. "Why are oyu so stubborn! If you'd just let me win we could have already been there by now.." The fourteen year old boy ran backwards down the hallway.

Hikaru burst around the corner. "Sorry! Sorry! I'm trying to hurry!" He said laughing.

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Cypriss flinched..

Beaumont eyed him. "Are you.. Are you okay?"

"Yeah.. It's just.. It's surprisingly hard.." Cypriss said.. "I don't even know why I'm showing oyu this part.. Just OT help you get the full story I guess..."

"... We cna stop if oyu want.."

"No. .Let's keep going.."

"All right.."

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Cypriss, fourteen years old again, plopped down on the roof of a governmental building.

Hikaru leaned back on the building.

Cypriss' eyes widened as the fire works began exploding. The brilliant colors filling up the sky. Bursts of light and sound radiating outwards..

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Cypriss glanced over, spotting Hikaru looking at him. "..Eh.. EHHH?! Why are you looking at me?!"

"Ah.. I was just thinking.. You can bend light.. My name means light.. It's like it was destiny.. We were meant to be friends.." He smiled looking at the fireworks. This time it was Cypriss who was left staring at him.

"..... You're really.. The best friend I ever had.."

Hikaru turned, looking at Cypriss surprised. "Wow. .that's so unlike you to say it.."

"I mean it! My best friend!"

Hikaru smiled broadly. "Of course I am idiot, I'm the only one you're around!"

".. Feh! Fine if you're going to just dismissively pass o-"

"You're mine too.."

"..."

"... You're also.. my best friend.." He said sitting up. He took a box out and opened it. "I got this for your birthday tommorow.."

"..?"

-click-

Cypriss turned, spotting Hikaru holding a camera out, having just taken a picture, an older camera model. "It's a real camera too, not digital. I even got you exposure fluid and everything.. It's really a great camera.. It's got some lenses too.."

".. I.. Didn't really know what you liked.."

Cypriss grinned. "it's great.. i like cameras.. And it's kind of neat that I'll learn how to do real photography..

"Ah.. Check her out.." Hikaru said leaning forward, ruining their moment of friendship for the one thing that mattered most to a pubescent boy.

Cypriss looked down at his camera, shrugged, and took a picture of the girl, much to Hikaru's amusement.
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[2008, December 24th]

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Cypriss eyed the picture of himself and Hikaru with a fond smile. He set it down on his desk as the door creaked open.

"It's way past curfew.." Cypriss said turning around. However his friend was standing with bags packed and thrown over his shoulder. Tears streaming from his eyes. A gun pointed at Cypriss.

"... What are you doing..?" Cypriss said urgently. His heart pounding in his chest as he started at his friend. His entire body shook with a mix of feelings that swirled like a torrent in his head, making him feel sick and dizzy and faint..

"Come with me.." Hikaru said lightly.

".... Hiakru are you running away?"

"Come with me..."

".. You know I won't.." Cypriss said stepping toward Hikaru. "Put the gun down, let's talk about this.."

"They killed my parents Cypriss.."

"Who?"

"GLADIUS! They labeled them terrorists, killed them, then the bastards have the nerve to take me into their army to be their toy soldier!"

".. Hikaru.. I.."

"COME WITH ME!"

"I WON'T!"

"So it's them over me, then?!"

"It's not like that! You can't go either! there's other ways!" Cypriss said.

"You think they're really going to let us go? After this secret training? After the money they sunk into us? You really think we're EVER going to be let free?!"

"... Hikaru.." Cypriss stepped forward, moving to push the gun out of the way.

BANG

Cypriss looked down... His arm was bleeding. He looked back up to Hikaru who was staring at him in shock.

"I don't.... I don't blame you... You did what you had to do.."

"...."

".... Don't go out that door.. Or I'll do what I have to.."

"... Goodbye.." Hikaru turned, running out the door.
Edited by Cypriss, May 2 2009, 04:22 AM.
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[2008, December 30th]

BOOM

A thundercrack of noise erupted from the sky as Cypriss stood. His body was weak, his skin was sunken and the signs of blood loss showed on his features. His right arm hung limp at his side. Dried caked on blood stained the seventeen year old boy's shoulder. Tears streaked down his cheeks as his dry cracked throat tried to form words.

Harry Johnson took a knee and hugged the man, overwhelmed by the pitiable image before him. "How long.. How long have you been out here searching..?" He said, sounding weak.

Cypriss slowly stood, to weak to even speak, His eyes looked to Johnson with a hollow emptiness. "I remember when you found me.." Cypriss said. "When I met him.. Since that day I never felt alone again.. Even in the hardest moments. I cared for him, I loved him.." He smiled, looking at the gun in his hand. "That's why I decided... I won't hate him.. Even if it's the natural way to guard myself from the pain... As I take aim I'll love him. As he falls I'll love him.. Because we are brothers.."

"It's not like I can't understand his pain... Feeling betrayed and forced into this life. He never adjusted as well as I did.." Cypriss turned to Johnson. "But he chose to leave... He shot me.. Now I have to do the same.."

"No oyu don't, Cypriss! This isn't your job! Let others handle it!"

"...No.. I need to do this.. It needs to be.. from me.."

Cypriss turned invisible.. disappearing..

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Hiakru ran as fast as he could down the hallway. However as he did he was suddenly jerked to the side as several blows impacted his ribs. He staggered back swinging his fist, as it impacted Cypriss it dispelled his invisibility. "Don't do this Cypriss! I can't shoot you again!"

"Then give up! Come back!" Cypriss said taking his knife and swinging it violently in the narrow corridor.

"I can't! I won't!" Hikaru took his own knife and swiped at Cypriss'. The knives collided and deflected.

They both drew their guns.

"Just give up.. I'll take oyu back.. Johnson will get your sentence reduced.."

".... Even if I go back I'm going to jail.."

"Maybe not.. And maybe fo-"

"We won't be partners again.. And our friendship will never be the same."

"No! I don't believe that! Just come back and we can fix things!"

"I'll always see oyu as the guy who ruined my shot at getting away..! Always!" He said through tears.

"We're.. Best friends..."

Hikaru took the barrel of the gun and placed it on his heart. "Kill me.. cypriss.."

".. No.."

"Unless you want me to rot in prison the rest of my life and NEVER KNOW FREEDOM EVER! DO THIS FOR ME!"

".... I.."

"You're... still my friend... end this.. before that love turns to hate..."

He wrapped his hands around Cypriss'. It was almost impossible to tell who pulled the trigger. All that could be sure was the feeling of Hikaru's body going lax..

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Cypriss sat in his knees on the floor of the hallway as the team moved in to secure the area. Blood all over his body. A mingling of his own and Hikaru's. "The room is clear.." A man said. Johnson walked into the room with a stoic face. "Good Job... Cypriss.." But Cypriss didn't reply.. He just hugged the frame of the dead boy in his arms. "Hi..Hikaru.."

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"..."

Beaumont took his hand away.. "Cypriss.."

Cypriss looked down. "Please.. Give me a bit more time.. Maybe someday..."

"Yeah.." Beaumont said nodding.. Feeling a depth of emptiness inside that he knew was form Cypriss' mind.
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