The Sharpest Lives (BC Shinrah and Jace)

[raven]

This is a story of a boy and girl who get taken to an orphanage…and it’s no fairy tale, romance, piece of crap either. I’m Jace…the boy in this equation. I was put in the orphanage Kids and Infants Learning and Leisure, also known as K.I.L.L. I was dropped here because my ‘father,’ Alec Tremore, got sick of me after my mother, Olivia, died. He thought it was just some innocent, little orphanage…yeah he ain’t the smartest guy. So there I was, stuck to become the poster child for dangerous experiments that made you into a killer, fun fun. So this is the story of my time in that God-forsaken place and how I came to be the man I am today. Oh and then there’s the girl, but you’ll hear about her later...good luck with that one.

I’m staring at a wall…goes to show how much of a life I have. The cell was cold and damp; there were rats everywhere and a major draft. Jacen was sitting in his cell on his tenth birthday thinking about how it could have been if he was still with his family and his mother had not died. Of course he knew his father would have left soon after anyway…he didn’t handle being around children very well. It was like this every birthday Jace had. He’d stare at the wall until Salvat, the woman ‘raising’ him would take him to be tested and experimented on.

Jace was the poster child of the organization; they wanted him to be perfect so they doubled the dose of the injections. He was to be the most cold, cynical, cruel killer one could be. The orphanage he stayed at, K.I.L.L. was really an organization that built weapons, human weapons. The experiments they tried on him were ones that boosted his maturity level, made him think only of killing everyone and a few other things here and there. He wasn’t the only one though; in the cell with him…was Chad.

“Dude Jace, it’s your birthday relax,” Chad said as he leaned against his bunk, watching his best friend sulk. Chad didn’t know his parents. He had never heard anything about them so he assumed they were dead. He always accepted that and didn’t think twice about it.

Jace rolled his eyes, “You don’t get it Chad, you never will because you have the mind of a child.”

“We are children dummy,” Chad laughed and shook his head. “You act like you’re a middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis.”

Jace bit his tongue to refrain from calling his best friend every profanity he knew. Instead Jace just continued staring at the wall. That was until he heard the clapping of heels against the concrete floors. Jace's frown deepened.

"Jacen darling, it's time to go," The tall leggy woman standing in front of the cell door. She was in normal business attire, a pants suit that was bland gray. Her dark auburn hair was pulled into a tight bun and oval glasses sat on her nose. Her steel gray eyes held no emotion, strictly professional.

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[Neki]

This is the story of a girl. No, not a girl who fell in love and lived happily ever after. Sorry, that's the in the next room. Here you'll find the gritty story of how she became an assasin, and the people she met along the way. If you can't tell yet, I'm that girl. My name is Shinrah Marr, and this story is all about myself and my friend Jace. I remeber so much of it, starting with the constant arguing of Jace and Chad. Now that I think of everything I realize one thing.

The Sharpest lives are the dealiest to lead.



The two boys were already arguing and Shinrah rolled her eyes/ Her cell was right next to thiers, and she was alone for now. She prefered it that way anyway. Who needed a cell mate anyway. She listened to them argue about being children and blew an annoying bit of hair from her hair. The long locks were in her way, and for a while she had considered cutting them. Naaah, she liked them. Getting up, she made her way to the bars and stuck her head through them.

" Jace, Chad, shut up. I swear you bickering could wake the dead." She growled at them. Chad only laughed. He poked his head out from the cell and stared at her as she glowered at the two.

"Aww, isn't she so cute when she's mad." He said. Sinrah flipped him off as Salvat approached. Her voice was like poison and she wanted her to go away. Really, the woman was always around Jace doing who knew what to his hyper advanced oh-so-adult brain. Of course, she couldn't blame him for yelling at Chad seeing as he still acted like he was two. Shinrah had gone through the same brain enhancing expieraments and while they had worked perfectly on her they also made her aware that she had the choice to act however she wanted. Which led her to act immature just to piss of the Wardens.

"Take a hike Salvat. Can't you see we're having an important life discussion here." She mouthed off. She loathed the woman with an unearthly passions and begged to the precursors that she would get hit with a zoomer and die. Horribly and painfully in the most horrific fiery explosion of blood and core her assasin mind could think of. Really, it would just make her day.

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Damn woman was always trying to do 'special' things for birthdays. She hated Jace and yet she pretended like he was her favorite. The only reason she ever favored him was because he was built for this organization. "I'm not going with you Maryna so go run along to ruin someone else's day. Sound good?" Jace said in a very nonchalant and slightly bored tone. He was a master with that tone. Unfortunately, it always had a bad affect on Salvat.

"But Jace darling, I've got a surprise for you," She said through her teeth with a forced smile. She hated when he called her by her first name. It was disrespectful and he knew it. She knelt down to Jace's level and spoke quietly and darkly, "If you don't get up and come with me, you'll be lashed. Do you understand? And if you keep calling me by my first name...so help me I'll kill you myself you little worm!"

Jace looked up at Salvat squarely, no sign of fear on his face. "But my dear Maryna, you can't kill me. I'm your poster child remember? Now I'll go when I so choose to be taken to a dark room and come back with no memory of what has happened. Until then, leave me alone. Unless of course you'd like me to start singing your favorite song." He smirked and glanced at Chad then at Shinrah.

Chad's eyes brightened and he broke into a wide smile. He knew exactly what song that was and he was ready for the signal. Either Shinrah would start it or Jace would. Chad just waited eagerly.

Salvat's eyes darkened, "You wouldn't dare."

Jace raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure about that? Shinrah maybe we should show her just how serious I am. Shall we?"

Give me a shot to remember and you can take all the pain away from me.

[Neki]

Shinrah glanced at the evil woman, seeing that she obviously wasn't going to get a comment. She wasn't worth the effort today since it was dear Jacey boys birthday. The woman was so full of s*** that it just leaked over onto everything and left stains wherever she went. Seriously, was she going to be like this today? Wasn't she getting sick of dealing with the three of them and all their sarcastic comments? I guess not. You know, since it is Jace's birthday maybe I will listen to him for once, just so that Miss Maryna Salvat can have a wonderful day too She thought privately to herself. Shinrah was in one of those dark moods she got into sometimes when she was left to sit in her cell for a few days to seemingly rot. Well, her big mouth did get her into trouble sometimes.

"Oh Jace, but my throat is parched, and my memory seems to have faded slightly because of it. Someone has decided to let me corrode here like a beast in repose. Seems to think I just love the poison being oh so carefully slipped into my mind as well as food."" She responded with mocking tones, a glint her in green blue eyes. She was going to have fun with this, maybe get some torturous cries out of Salvat? Probably not. She was just.....not. So Shinrah didn't bother to pull her head back in the bars. She honestly wasn't afraid of Salvat in any way and the woman didn't scare her. Maybe when she was two she did, but Shinrah figured out she was a big fake. She sighed dramatically.

" You know Jace, I think this stretch of the hall is beginning to smell amazingly like dead fish. The kind you find washed up on the beach that has sat out in the sun for a few days." She gave a malicious giggle and rolled her eyes. " Maybe you should remind me how the song goes so that I don't forget again." Chad was being remarkably quiet for once. Well, he didn't like Salvat much and he was just...eh.

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Jace broke out into a smile. He loved annoying the heck out of Salvat and the song that he, Shinrah and Chad had all come up with made Salvat and all of her minions mad. He cleared his throat and then busted out in song, "Maryna, Aelianna, and a man who's name sounds derrogative and suggestive and rhymes with 'eat a.....stick!" He laughed and watched as Salvat seethed. She was furious and Jace loved it.

"Take it away Shinrah and Chad!" He called out as he glared at Salvat. The woman's hands clenched into fists and her expression became vicious and animalistic. Jace had done his job beautifully. Of course, he just had to push his luck a little further. "Oh my deeear Maryna, what's wrong darling?" He asked in a mocking tone of her own voice. He had it down pat. His eyes were degrading and patronizing as he looked at her daring her to punish him.

Jace wasn't stupid, but he did make a lot of stupid choices. Mocking her had been one of them. "Remstrom!" She screeched as she stood there shaking. Shortly after a big man stood behind her smirking down at the birthday boy. He was a foot at least taller than Salvat. His arms were large and he was definitely built for destruction. Jace hated Remstrom, because whenever Salvat called for Remstrom...Jace had no way of escaping.

"Aw c'mon Salvat it was just a joke," Chad said quietly as he looked from Remstrom to Jace.

Jace sat there, narrowed eyes fixed on Remstrom, "Shut up Chad. Take me away Remstrom just because you don't have the package to say no to her. If it looks like I'm laughing I'm really just asking to leave. Come on Shrek, let's go." Jace stood and held his arms out as if he had shackles on his wrists, binding them together.

Chad squirmed, but kept his mouth shut as he was told. He hated whenever Jace got punished, usually it meant a hell of a lot of lashes and a good beating. Jace was young and small, even if he didn't act like it. A kid his age could barely take that kind of damage, but Jace was strong and put up with it without complaining.

[Neki]

Shinrah laughed as Jace started to sing and joined along. Why the hell not ? It was going to piss off Salvat. Her main concern was when the irritating woman called for Renstrom. That damn man was a brick friggin building on legs. the guy was thick as a wall and over six feet. Not to mention strong.


'' EAT A STICK EAT A STICK EAT A STICK !'' She shouted, a malicious grin covering her face. If they were going to play this game then so was she, because it was going to be thier lucky day. Shinrah's mood was going from normal Shinrah I-don't-give-a-s*** what you think to antagonistic-do-your-worst Shinrah. In the space of a second Renstrom turned and smacked her head, sending her back through the bars and against the wall. She lay there for a momet stunned with a grin on her face before she spoke.


''ooh, look who decided to grow a pair and do something without Queen Maryna's permission.'' her voice was layered with mockery and scorn. Shinrah body was glowing slightly. The girl bent the bars to the cell quickly and her skiiny body flashed out of the cell. A few of the other wardens decided to show up, and she sighed.

" Look who shoed up just in time for the show. I'm the one you need and you're the one I loathe."

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Jace watched as Shinrah's mood shifted. He glanced at Remstrom's face right before Remstrom released Jace in order to send Shinrah flying across the cell. Jace sighed and looked down shaking his head. Why couldn't they just let him take his own punishment without interfering every single time? It irritated Jace to no end. He hated watching Shinrah get smacked around and the way Salvat and Remstrom treated Chad was pretty ridiculous as well. It was a different kind of torture, one that Jace didn't understand.

Once Salvat had called Remstrom's attention back to Jace, he grabbed Jace by the collar of his shirt. Jace squirmed and tried to break free. Remstrom tightened his grip, "Knock it off you little worm!" He bellowed.

Jace smirked and his emerald eyes turned mocking, "Your kiss and I will surrender Remstrom." He made kissy faces at the tall monster-of-a-man and winked theatrically. The affect it had on Remstrom, wasn't a pleasant one.

Remstrom raised his hand, ready to back hand the boy down the hall. Salvat gave him an icy glare and Remstrom lowered his hand. "You're lucky boy. One of these days I'll get you." Remstrom threatened. "One of these days," He muttered under his breath as he pushed Jace forward. Off to the punishment room. A dark place that Jace called home. He had spent the most time there, Shinrah had the second most and Chad...well he was up there...kind of.

Jace glanced back at his two friends and then stared forward as he was lead to the room.

[Neki]

She was out of the cell and her slim knife scarred body zipped around some of the slower Wardens. She really just laughed at them as they tried to catch her. Someone was looking at the bars she had bent like they were nothing but clay. Well, they had been in the way of her getting out and kicking someones ass. She sooooo sick of that cell anyway. Her eyes rolled as she took a defiant pose a few feet away from the group, far enough that none of the slow adults would be able to get her before she skipped off right quick. Of course, she was going to toy with them first because that was fun. Toying with Salvat was always fun when it was in front of the other people in the sorry place they were in.

" You guys should really know better by now after I've bent those bars so many times. Honestly, I could care less as long as somebody bleeds." Sarcasm was heaving in her voice as she mocked them. She flicked her braided hair over her shoulder and just rolled her eyes at the assembled group. Really, truly, honestly, she was sick of them all. Even Jace a little bit, and he was her closest frenemy in this hellhole.

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Jace was really annoyed at this point. Shinrah was always trying to be the center of attention in situations like this. Usually it just ended up with Jace getting more of a beating than he would have if they'd have stayed out of it. Was it really so damn difficult to just sit there and do nothing? Well, for Shinrah it obviously was. She was probably just wanting to show off because he was the top of their group and she wasn't. Stupid girls always trying to show that they can do whatever boys can. In reality, they were wrong...in Jace's opinion at least.

"Shinrah I swear if you don't get your sorry ass back in the damn cell, I'm going to be the one smacking you around. Now get your sarcastic sneer out of the way and leave it at that." His voice was thick with annoyance and he was tempted to make a remark about how weak she was, but he valued his life too much. She was far scarier than any of these pathetic adults. She had a backbone that everyone could see.

Still, it was quite a present seeing Salvat so pissed off this early in the morning. Best present he could have asked for. The funny thing was, he had asked for this. Chad and Shinrah both knew it was his birthday and Chad had been dumb enough to ask what Jace wanted. Jace's answer, 'Pissed off Salvat and a black eye for Remstrom.'

[Neki]

Shinrah only rolled her eyes and laughed at Jace. Like she was really going to do anything that he told her to. That just wasn't how it worked. Ever. And the golden boy knew it too. Shinrah just didn't realize that he really didn't want her to get hurt. Not ith how things were now, oh no. She was so done. Salvat was pissed as a wet wumpbee, and Renstrums usually stone face was boiling with rage. So there was nothing better that could be added to this morning. Happy birthday for Jacey-boy.

" Uh huh, lather the blood on your hands Romeo. I don't have to listen to you any more than I have to listen to the rest of them." It was a blatant challenge to all of them. She was going to get out of here on way or another, and it was going to happen soon, she just wasn't sure when. Soon though. Very very soon.