This is a double update, make sure you check chapter 23 first! :)
NO PERSPECTIVE:
*play song*
The little boy was so excited to see that beautiful girl again, the one that gets in his nerves but still manages to take all his worries away
He wants to learn her name
She must have a beautiful name, if she's that pretty...
The boy is always alone, spending time with his own nightmare, his dad. No one ever tries to be his friend because they fear him and his family, and the fact that this girl isn't afraid of them and actually pisses him off, it's what captivates him
But what thing he can do to win, so he can learn her name?
She's pretty good at almost everything. There has to be something she's not good at, he needs to beat her for his own sake
"Hey" the beautiful voice distracted the boys thoughts
"Hello" he smiled at her "it's been some time" he pouted
"I was just gone for a few hours" she laughed, that beautiful laughter "did you missed me that much?"
"What? N-No why? No" the little boy got scared, he did missed her but he can't admit something like that, he can't show his emotions, he can't be weak
"You did" she smiled "don't worry I missed you too" he didn't expected to hear that and it made him smile wider
"Well I missed beating you" she pointed out
Why does she has to be so annoying, yet so captivating
The boy mentally groaned
"You aren't beating me!" He protested
"Don't be such a sore loser" she laughs
He's not a loser!
"I'm not a loser!" The boy started to get mad
"It's okay, it's cute when you get mad" the girl grabbed his cheeks and he was completely in shock
That feeling again, of flames, fire on the skin where her hands touched him
What is that?
He felt he was blushing
That can't be right
"Let's play something else, I'm bored" she practically begged him
He couldn't stand the thought of her being bored. He knows what it's like to be bored and it's not a good feeling. He needs to change that feeling for her
"If we play something that I invented and you like it, would you tell me your name?" Probably this idea will help
She started thinking and gave up
"Yeah okay" the boy was happy, he knows she will love this game
"My game is called find the golden ring" he will definitely win this
"What's that?" She asked completely interested, she never heard of that game before
"My housekeeper steal a golden ring of my father belongings and everyday she hides it in a different place, hoping he doesn't find out. However find it first wins"
"But you know that she steal it, why don't you tell your dad?" She was confused
"Uhm...because it wouldn't turn out pretty for her, and I don't want to see when that happens" he shrugged, hoping that for once she doesn't asks more
"Okay, let the game begin" the girl excitedly parted ways to search for the golden ring
Also the boy was searching for it, but he had an advantage, he knew all the housekeeper hiding places
After what felt like hours the boy finally found the ring
'I did it!' He thought excitedly
He know went searching for the girl and found her sitting on the garden, admiring the roses
"I won, I found the ring!" He told her excitedly
"Good" she smiled at him
"What? Why aren't you playing?" He is confused
"It took a lot of time and I got bored, so I stopped playing" she explains
This girl is really something else, the boy thinks
"This means I won, now tell me your name" she glared at him, his bossy attitude isn't of her liking
He noticed it and sighed
"Please?" He tried to be more gentle
"Don't you get it, we don't know who we really are, we can be anyone we want right now, it's so fun" she smiled and the little boy was completely mesmerized by her
"You mean I can be iron man?" The little boy said excited, his dad usually told him he couldn't be a superhero even though he wanted, why? Because that little boy would be the villain of the world, not the superhero, or that's what his dad always said to him
"No silly" the cute girl laughed "we have to create our own persona, it can't be a copy of something that already exists, c'mon you have to be original" she explains
He was angry, he wanted to be iron man, why can't he?
"Oh yeah, and who are you then? Miss I order around?" The little boy showed his clearly discomfort of her bossing him around
"Easy, I'm Iris" she smiled once more
"Iris? Why?" The boy was now curious, he never heard of a superhero called Iris or anyone that could be that important with that name
"Because in Greek it means the goddess of rainbows, and I love rainbows, and I'm a goddess" playfully the little girl explains
"How do you know that?" The boy mind was blown to know that she new interesting facts like that one, where did she learned that? Is it possible for her to be more smart than him?
"In a book I read it" she shrugged "I love reading books"
"You read?" He was shocked to say the least, she was 5, almost 6 like him, And she already read that kind of stuff
"Yes, is that a problem?" She said challenging him and he quickly shook his head no
"No, Jesus calm down" the boy surrendered
"Not even Jesus will help you if you insult any of my books" she pointed at him and then proceed to left the garden
And he was alone again
But he didn't understood what happened, his father always told him that he was power, people will be afraid of him and he didn't have to be afraid of others
And yet he was terrified of pissing that little girl
And no one ever had talked to him like that, of course his dad is his only exception, but not even the housekeeper, dads friends or anyone, she is the first one that isn't afraid of him? And that treats him like a normal 6 year old
And he loves it
It was the next day and the boy was heading to see 'Iris'
He's going to be iron man, even if she doesn't like it
"Here you are, ready for your lesson son?" The boy stopped moving, this can't be happening
"What? N-Now?" Please say no
"Yes now, it was supposed to be a long time ago, now come with me" he grabbed his wrist and forced him to follow him
The boy was petrified
He knew what was about to happen
His dad opened the door to a room, a dark one and there was a man sitting tied to a chair in the middle of it
He doesn't want to see this
"Here son, this prick over here steal from us, from our mafia, he stole a lot of money, and he has to pay" he took the boy next to the table in which there were knives and guns
"Please I'll return it, my family needed the money, my kids needed to eat" the guy at the chair was pleading for his life
The little boy was heartbroken
"I don't care why you were doing it, you stole from me, and no one who tries to fool with me gets out of here alive" he looked to the boy "now son, sit in the chair and I'm going to ask him some questions, you're going to tell me if he lies or not, and if he does you know what we have to do" the boy couldn't say no
He sat on the chair across from the victim
"Are you involved with another mafia?" The boy's dad asked the victim
He looked at the boy in front of him, surprised that he'll be able to tell if he's lying
"N-no" he looks between the dad and son
The boy sighed, he was lying, why can't he tell the truth, is going to hurt less for him
"Son?" The dad spoke
This guy has a family waiting for him, he can't die
"True" he lied
But if he's good at reading people, his dad is even better, he is the one training him after all, so he easily knows that both of them are lying
"Why are you lying son?" He asked even more angry
"I'm not" the boy tried to keep the lie going, he has to save this guy right?
"You are lying!" His dad was coming closer to him, now he was scared
"Why are you trying to protect him?" The boy didn't answer "tell me!" His dad yelled at him
"I...I don't want him to die, he has a family" the boy has tears in his eyes, this is going to go really bad for him
"Oh so you think you're a hero? He stole from us!" He slapped the boys cheek
He couldn't even whine from the pain because that'll be worse
"You want to be the hero" he grabbed the boy face "fine you'll be it"
He called for a guard to take the victim to another room
Leaving him and the little boy alone
"Until you understand that this is your nature, this is who you have to be, you'll take the place of the ones you'll try to help"
"But dad"
"Got it, now get ready to get the punishment that guy over there who owe us a thousand dollars, will have gotten"
"No" he said under his breath "I was just trying to help him"
The little boy knew his dad wouldn't kill him, so he took the place of the other guy, he didn't want for him to die and he would've if he didn't intercepted between him and his dad
"Yes you're going to" he tied him up to the chair
"You don't protect people,it's not your job, you have to follow my instructions" he punched the little boy in the face
His nose was bleeding
"Why are you such a little girl? You have to be a strong man!" He punched his stomach
"What good things brings you to do this?" The boy couldn't even look at his dad "answer me!"
Silence
That was worse
"So you won't talk to me now huh, let's see" his dad grabbed a knife
"You have to speak when I tell you to, and now I want you to be quiet, one noice and it's going to be worse" he yelled at him and in that moment the knife was pressed to the little boy's arm
Making a deep cut
The boy just closed his eyes, he doesn't wants to see this
"Now talk! Why you tried to help him!"
"Because you're going to kill him and he has children waiting for him" he tried to resonate with his dad
"And why do you care!?" The dad was more pissed
"I...I don't know"
His dad shook his head
"Lies" he punched him in the face again
The pain was too much for the six year old
"Sir it's urgent" one guard distracted them
"I'm not finished with you yet" he pointed to the little boy but walked towards the guard
The boy felt like he was about to faint
He was crying
He wanted this pain to stop
He wanted everything to stop
He cried and cried
Then he heard a beautiful, sweet voice
"Hey! Wake up!" She was whispering moving him, trying to make him gain consciousness
He opened his eyes and saw an angel, the beautiful girl in front of him
Is he dreaming?
She untied him
"You have to run okay, I'll see you later"
He saw her running away without his father noticing
He stood up and followed the girl to the other door of the room from where she came in
He is escaping his dad
Not for long, but at least for now
And it's all thanks to her, thanks to Iris
She saved him
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A.N.
This hurts my heart
I hate the little boy's dad
This is the first no perspective chapter of this story, there's going to be more ;)