My Sweet Valentine

[Akura]

Amy traced the contours of Tyler's chest, her fingers brushing down his figure, stopping at a small bump, a scar, probably caused by a knife, or a weak energy weapon.

"Where did you get these?" Amy asked, tilting her head to look into his eyes,

Tyler thought for a second, then looked her in the eyes, "I grew up in the underworld of New London.."

Amy nodded, and listened intently,

"Okay, I'll tell you the full story then..." Tyler sighed,

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The Story of Red vs. Blue

Planet New London houses a lot of criminals, feeding off the underworld, surviving in a corrupt, harsh environment. Above the cities look busy and safe, but in the underworld, petty crimes and gangs rule the streets.

The two most prominent and powerful familes in control of the majority of the turf, are in a constant blood fued, their lieutenants planning ever more dangerous attacks against each other.

The Red King was a gentle, religious man, he thought that by controlling the crime, he could eventually bleed it out and stop the suffering. He owned mostly rackets, his turf slowly melting into the Blue King's control. His son the Red Prince controlled the small army of thugs and murderers, tactically plotting the Blue King's downfall.

The Blue King was a business man, he tried to contol as much of the industry as possible, extorting business owners to use their property as fronts. He was seizing warehouses and distributing dangerous drugs, occasionally Cardimine shipments. His son the Blue Prince was incharge of overseeing the business on a street level, his vicious tactics the reason for the Blues winning the crime war.

It was upon a winter day when the Red King finally caved, he arranged a meeting with the Blue King, to surrender his side of the underworld over to the Blues. The Red Prince saw his father as weak, he gathered his most loyal men and disappeared for a month.

On the day of the meeting, the Red King and the Blue King sat down in the house of the Reds, as they discussed their arrangments, the Blue Prince stormed into the room, his face of fury.

He screamed of the Reds betraying the agreement, of them attacking his men.

The Red King denied the claims stating he wanted the bloodshed to end, the Blue King watching intently. The Blue Prince described how hundreds of thugs all over thier turf were raiding and destroying Blue territory, how there was chaos in the streets. The thugs were not of Red flags, but the Blue Prince refused to accept it was not a Red trick.

The Red Prince burst through the doors behind the Blue Prince, guns in hand. Before the Blue Prince had time to draw, he was shot dead, the Red Prince did not feel, no smile or grin crossed his face, he was calm and collected.

As the Blue King rose to his feet and roared dishonour, the Red King shouted his words of disbelief, trying to calm the Blue King.

The Blue King charged at the Red Prince, dropping his cane to punch with his fists. The Red Prince lowered his body, swooping under the grasp of the Blue King, thrusting a small knife between his ribs. As the Blue King stumbled, dazed in disbelief, before his weight toppled, collapsing next to his dead son.

The Red Prince bowed to his father, who was shocked by the dirty work of his son. The Red King denied his son's existance, casting him out of the House of Red. The Prince obeyed, dropping his weapons, he calmly walked from the House of Red, onto the streets, where he laid eyes on the chaos he had created...

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Amy's breathing had slowed, her fingers tracing his body once more,

"So which side did you work for?" Amy asked,

"I used to fly the Red Flag" Tyler replied, running his fingers through her hair...

"What happened to the Red Prince then?" Amy asked, curious to hear more,

"I was the Red Prince" Tyler replied, crawling out of bed to get dressed...

"Oh..." Amy smiled, pulling the bedsheets up to her shoulders.

Tyler eyed his watch, grumbling at the time.

"It was nice meeting you Amy" Tyler winked...