For The Soul of The Stars: Intro One

Written By: Lynderia

Disclaimer: I do not own any Outlaw Star Characters.

The figure ran down the dark allies of Heifong. He needed help, but who would help him. He wasn’t worth much. He thought about the money in his pocket and chuckled to himself. Would anyone kill for 2 wong and a stick of gum? All he wanted to do was to finish his task of… He himself didn’t want to think of it. It was like he was in a world of his own when he was doing his handy work. He grinned to himself suddenly stopping in front of what looked like some sort of garage. It read: “Starwind and Hawking Incorporated.”

He had read about them. He had put one of them on his list. But now wasn’t the time to think about his precious list. There would be more than enough time to think about his list, but right now he needed to get the hellish person dead so he could continue his work.

He rang the door bell, would anyone answer this time of night? He hoped that they would. Something came through the intercom, “Hello?”

The figure suddenly didn’t know what to say, “Hi. I…I would like to offer you a job.” Did they suspect?

“Sure. I’ll be right there,” came the reply from the intercom.

The small figure of a girl led him inside. “Can I get you anything?” She smiled at him.

“Do you have a can of beer?”

“I’ll go get you one.” She left to go fetch him a beer.

He watched her walk to the kitchen. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. Maybe they knew who he was, but how could they? No one knew only that hell spawn of a bitch.

“You have a job?” This question came from the red head that headed toward the sitting area that the late vistor was currently occupying.

“Yes, I do.”

The red head looked him up and down with blue eyes. “So, what’s your name?”

Could he trust this redhead with blue eyes? He focused on the red head’s scares that could be seen on his face, “Donte, accent on the ‘e’.”

“Well Donte, accent on the ‘e’, what can Starwind and Hawking do for you?”

Should he ask? Donte didn’t know anymore. Suppose that little hellish brat knew already? It was strange, this person didn’t scare him not one little bit. He was more scared of being disturbed from his magnificent work. He didn’t want anyone to interfere with his work. He had to kill that hell spawn of a bitch he just needed something to distract her.

“I need…I need you to kill someone for me. I’ll pay you anything you want. But this person must die.” Donte spoke. He was getting feverish. Just the simple thought of this hellish person dying so that he could continue his work was getting him a bit excited.

“Alright. I’ll need a name and place.” the redhead with blue eyes answered.

Donte was suspicious. This man with red hair and blue eyes just took this task, and he said that he would so easily and calmly. Did he know?

A new figure came in from the door holding bags. “Hey Gene, aren’t you gonna help me?” The voice sounded almost irritated.

“Don’t you see me with a client?”

The girl from earlier helped the new figure with the grocery bags. “Thanks Mel.”

Donte stared at the new figure. He inwardly smiled. He looked at the kid up and down taking in the image to its fullest. He had blonde hair, blue eyes, about 5’2”, twelve years old, and his name was Jim Hawking. “Aren’t you a little young to be out by yourself guy?”

Jim, at first, stared, then answered, “No, not really. You’re the client?”

“We went through all of that already. Let me finish doing what I’m doing. Then you can ask all the questions you want.” This came from the red head with blue eyes known as Gene.

“Shut-up!” Jim walked towards Donte and Gene, and took a seat next to Gene.

Donte was disappointed that Jim Hawking didn’t take a seat next to him instead, but quickly go over the situation he decided that there would be enough time to have Jim seat next to him all he wanted. With that thought in mind Donte inwardly smiled.

“So, what does…” Jim paused.

“Donte want? He wants us to kill someone, and he’s willing to pay whatever to get rid of them. He was about to give me a name and place.” Gene grinned at Jim.

Would this Gene guy be able to kill for him? Donete wasn’t so sure. This person wasn’t really nothing much. He had never seen them fight before, but he doubt it would pose any threat. They had no reputation he knew about unless people knew not to talk about it. Even so messing with him was a big mistake. He would kill her himself.

“The name’s Kat. Heard she hangs around the spaceport.”

“Not to be nosey, but can I ask what she did to make you want her dead.” Jim asked.

“She did something that she shouldn’t have. I was going to get the police involved, but they would never believe my story.” Police, that was a laugh. Donte would never go to the police for anything. They knew too much already, and they just might suspect him.

“Alright, we’ll take it. When the job is done we can talk about the payment that I hope to receive.” Gene grinned. He could over charge this bum. He was asking for it. How could this guy just come in and tell the employee to give a price, what an idiot.

“I have one more favor. I would like to accompany you. This way, I know you’re going to kill the right person.” Donte requested.

“Fine. I have no problem with that. We’ll start tomorrow. You can meet us here.” Gene suggested.

Jim pulled Gene aside while Melfina stood with their client, Donte. He had a weird feeling about this whole thing. “Gene, I don’t like this.”

“What can you not like about this? We kill some girl, and set a price for the job. Simple really.” Gene smiled. He noticed that he didn’t help ease his partner’s worries. “Listen, nothing’s gonna happen. We go in, do the job, and walk out. That’s it.”

Jim sat next to Donte in the back seat. “I heard you’re a genius when it comes to electronics.” Donte tried starting a conversation.

Jim didn’t like this guy. He made him feel uncomfortable. “Yeah, electronics is what I’m pretty good at.”

Donte smiled at him. Jim didn’t like the way he was smiling. It seemed psychotic.

Upon approaching the spaceport, Donte had a sudden change in mind. He could kill many birds with one stone. Mentally, he laughed maniacally. Before Gene and everyone left to go inside he spoke, “Why don’t you and Melfina go bring Kat out while Jim and I stay here and wait?”

How odd. Gene thought he would go inside with him, but it sounded okay. “Jim, are you okay with this?”

Jim really wasn’t but, “Yeah, just don’t take all day.”

Gene nodded, “Melfina.”

Melfina followed silently as Gene led their way.

“Gene?”

“Yes, Melfina.”

“Are you really going to kill her?”

“Yes Melfina.”

Gene looked down at Melfina. He thought about the nine months they had been together, as a couple. Out of those nine months he had realized that he still didn’t know much about her. She didn’t know much about herself either. That was why she had been the one to break it off. He wasn’t sad about it but not happy about it either. Why was it that she followed him around? That she stayed with him all the time?

“Is there a Kat here?” Gene asked a man working on a ship. He didn’t expect to get an answer.

“Cat? Sorry, I don’t own a cat?!” the mechanic answered.

The figure watched from the shadows as the mechanic spoke with the new comer. Really how predictable could Donte get? She knew he would send someone to kill her. She should have never let him live. She wondered why she was like that. She had given him a second chance, which she regretted, “I should have killed him and gotten the wong.”

“No guy, Kat! As in a person, a human being.” Gene described.

“Sorry don’t know who you’re talking about,” the mechanic said, “but you should ask that guy over there. I just started today.”

Gene and Melfina walked toward the figure, “Excuse me sir, but do you know a girl name Kat?” Melfina asked.

The figure looked at the two from head to toe and back again. “It depends.”

She watched from the shadows as the red head spoke to her… what was he to her anyway? He wasn’t really a friend, in the true sense, or enemy. He was, in a strange way, her comrade? She really didn’t know what to call him. She just asked him to borrow a whole docking bay while she was here.

“Why don’t you give me some straight answers?!” Gene had it. This guy wasn’t answering any questions. “Listen, I just need to talk with her outside. Can you just see if she’s here?”

“I don’t know if I can.”

She smiled. He was good; she had to give him that. But why was he so protective? Maybe it was customer confidentiality. She looked more carefully at the two asking her seller/loaner questions. They were bad luck. Gene Starwind and Melfina. Damn it all. It wasn’t as if she hated them. Just the sight of those two made it all come back, and that’s something she didn’t want to remember. It was because of them. Gene Starwind was to blame.

“What do you mean you don’t know if you can?!”

“That’s what I said. Listen Kid, I don’t know where you’re from but where I’m from we used our manners.”

Gene just stared. “May you go and see if Kat is here?” Melfina smiled.

“Yes Miss, I may go and see if Kat is here.” The man smiled back as he walked away from them. Walking, he quickly cast his gaze to the figure in the shadows.

Was he looking at her for approval? Kat knew the answer. She guessed she would show herself and see what fun the day would bring.

End

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