“HEY!!-“ Enzo shouted across the room with an echo left behind,

“Hmm? Back so soon? And without the device in hand?” Camoren turned his chair around.

Both men, infuriated, walk inside, immediately pinpointing their weapons on him, alarming the guards from across, but paused once Camoren lifted his arms in a surrendering motion, 

“Eaasyyy easyyyy- what’s got you two riled up?~”

Enzo slams the table, 

“THIS WASN'T THE PLAN! We found it yes, but what we saw? You aren’t actually building something for the fun of it, you’re using it for a greater and worst purpose aren’t you-? We LOVE to kill, but to destroy the world?!” 

Valentino barks back in fumes along,

“You’re insane!! Him and I refuse to get this bullshit of an item-! And you didn’t hold your end of the deal with the truth.” 

Both men aggressively tighten their grip on their weapons, holding Camoren by the line of his throat, however, he only grinned, unphased.

“Crazy? Me? HAH! Please, you two are sadists who kill for a living.”

 He pushed the weapons away from his throat,

“Like you, I’m doing the favor for the unfortunate…..just on a larger scale. Hitmen with morals don’t exist. Maybe there's just something deep down within you two that feel forced to do this perhaps? Trauma?”

“So what? We’re not the ones crazy enough to fuck over the world in a stupid and idiotic way! We’re done. We won’t do it. YOU lied.” Enzo shouted as he leaned back away from the table and placed his hand on Valentino.

“Tch…let’s go..”

Both men turn around as him and Val walk off,

“This plan was stupid anyways…”

Camoren spoke, 

“Who said it was stupid? Watch what you’re saying. Enzo-“

Enzo froze, turning around slowly, and whispers to Valentino,

“H-How does he know my name, I thought we remained anonymous—-“

Camoren interrupts once more, 

 “Oh you were never anonymous to me, Enzo. I knew since the day we spoke.” He replied in Russian,

Enzo felt a shock right through his body as if he got pierced by a bullet.

“You speak the same as I. W-Wait..i recognize your voice, t-there's no way…y-you're the-“ 

Camoren cackled,

 “Hah, wow! Did you already forget about me? My, and I thought we were the best of friends! Was it my horns? They’re new~!” Camoren teased as he spread his arms open, showing off his horns.

Enzo had a moment.

(They’re speaking in Russian here)

“Woah those look so cute! Who’s it for, Enzo?” 

Enzo turns to the kid speaking beside him nervously. Only difference, no horns in sight. Only different colored eyes, heterochromia. 

“Oh uHm…it’s for-“ he interrupts him,

“Is it for your parents?” 

Enzo grunts and continued his sentence, staring into his strangely different eyes, 

“N-no it’s uh, it’s for a friend…”

“Woah, that's nice! What’s their name?” He questioned once more,

“Their name is Val…he’s my best friend, so I made these for him as a uh…”

He thought of a lie,

“As uhhh..a friendship gift- it’s not much, Cody.“ nervously looking down. Cody noticed his nervousness, glaring.

Enzo stared down,

“I-it was you..Cody…I knew you seemed familiar…” he growled,

“D'aww Cmon friend, cheer up! Ever since we have met, you have always been so quiet. However, you stood out to me the most from the rest. You were extremely mysterious, and “different” from the others.” 

He paced around both men,

 “I was intrigued by you, also because my parents wanted me to observe you. Afterall, your parents were quite the competition and threat in business with mine as well. You always hogged up all the money. And ever since, you never smiled, ungrateful, nor was ever happy by anything, you never took that luxurious life to use, you were always so sad, depressed, broken. But ever since you met “Him”, suddenly everything changed.”

Cody paused his pacing, 

“I wanted to get to know you. But again, until you met him, you were more….brighter than usual- it was much harder to get information out of you, but look at me now! I have your attention! And who knew you two would’ve ended up together after the huge “incident” that happened before you moved out. pretending to die just to escape- just as the same as you tried to end your own life and even ruining those pretty little arms of yours as a kid-“

Enzo snarled, snapping. 

“SHUT UP! You have NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME AT THE TIME! I- !”

Valentino held onto Enzo,

“Hun..” he softly whispered into his infuriated husband,

“What’s wrong? Does the past still hurt you? Have you not learned your lesson? Are you afraid?”

Enzo stood silent, grunting in anger, but also guilt,

“I’ve got eyes and ears everywhere. Check your pockets.”

Both assassins stere down and shuffled into their pockets, 

“What the-”

Pulling out the small earpieces, which picked up audio,

“So- it’s either you steal the bio weapon, or I rat you out, kill you both slowly, and project the entire thing on a screen in New York square. I think the world would love to see the hidden assassins who they’ve been longing to capture, die…by ME! The praise I would get! The power….so, what’s your decision?”

“You’re fucking sick.” Valentino growls,

“OHhhh hOhohoo IM sick? I’m just doing the world a favor! But hey, let me know once you two decide your own fates. Here.”

Cody pulls out two cards from his pocket,

“Call me. Then it will be arranged. Understand? You’ll have 3 days.” 

Both men held the cards that were handed to them, breaths tightening, staring at each other nervously. Then turning their backs, leaving. 

Cody stood, staring at the door from which they left,

“Esperanza. Care to explain why they’re so upset about a weapon they never knew about? *turns around* What do you know about the device? I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone about it. ” 

Esperanza looked down, 

“No. I don’t know. And they probably found out from hearing things during the heist.” She calmly said, glaring back a little,

“Hm.”

He turned back around, facing away from her,

“Bring me Hokaze then, she’s more…honest, loyal. You’re dismissed. For now, go back to the lab, if I find out you told them or even if you know anything as well, then your fate will end up the same as I told those two. Understand?”

Esperanza looked up, growling, her fist clenched, then let go,

“Yes sir…” she walked off.

Arriving back at home.

“*Sigh* FUCK…fuck…” Enzo slammed the table, frustrated,

“Hey hey…are you okay?” Valentino felt concerned,

“NO- I mean…*grunts* I’m sorry…I just..”

“Did you know him? Back when we were kids?” He leaned against the table next to Enzo,

“Yeah, Unfortunately. I didn’t think he’d be here, let alone still be alive. We met at school. He was always around me, he never stopped talking to me. He was annoying, but at the time I also enjoyed the company a little bit. Either way, I ignored him to avoid any conflict with my parents knowing I’m talking to the other family’s child who was a huge competition to my parents along with yours, however, they were at a higher class, money laundering. Just as close as my parents.”

 Enzo lifted his head from the table,

“It was hell being around him. Everytime my parents knew I was near him they’d hit me. I hated him. It felt as if he knew and was around me on purpose to make me get in trouble.” 

Enzo started to tear up,

“And now you’re dragged into this in the worst way. Now WE’RE TRAPPED BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH BY THIS ASSHOLE. HOW ARE WE GONNA FIND A WAY OUT OF THIS. WE NEVER SHOULD’VE  AGREED TO THIS STUPID HEIST.” He shouted, slamming the table harder, it felt as if it would break, crying, 

“E-Enzo..” Valentino placed a gentle hand on his back,

“It’s okay, we’ll find a way like always, okay?”

“NO…EVERYTIME YOU FUCKING SAY THAT THINGS NEVER ARE OKAY…..”

 Smacking Valentino’s hand away, shouting once more,

“What’s YOUR PLAN!?” 

Valentino gasped, unexpecting his snap, 

“No. But we can fi-“ Enzo throws the kitchen towel at him to shut him up,

“Enzo! You need to calm down-! I’m just as pissed off as well with this guy. I may not know him, but I know what you’ve been through. I can’t imagine how much hate you have for him, but I can understand!” Valentino gently shouted. Enzo paced around growling, irritated, completely launching at Valentino to the ground and shouted,

“SHUT UP- SHUT UP-!”

Valentino snarled trying to push him off, kicking and punching him by the cheek, only making small wounds. Enzo hisses and bites Valentino’s shoulder and grabs onto his hair, yanking it, barrel rolling across the floors,

“GHHK-“ Enzo then threw him against the wall and pinned him onto the floor violently, tearing off a piece of his beloved's skin from where he bit, being the shoulder,

“AUGH…YOU BITCH-“ Valentino growls and headbutts, only stunning Enzo slightly as he scratches his face. Enzo pinned his face to his beloved, his hand shook as he quickly pulled out his gun, shoving it and forcing it inside of Valentino’s mouth, slowly pulling the trigger.

“SHUT. UP…” 

 “BAM*”

Valentino snarls and moves his mouth away, his teeth gripping onto the top of the gun which redirects the gun towards the floor, the bullet hitting the ground and damaging the tile. Enzo grunts hesitantly as his gun was entirely removed from his hand by Val whom he held onto with his teeth and dragged it out of his hand onto the floor. Enzo snarled once more and opened his jaws going for his face. Val’s eyes widened, then….

“…ghhh..” Silence, blood dripped, it felt warm. Enzo froze, looking into Valentino’s eyes, who was breathing heavily, then slowly looked down, where the knife had impaled him. Valentino’s eyes felt a realization,

“O-Oh no….” his hands shook.