Invisibles: Spilled Red Blood

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"you have to go" said Cole getting to the rest
"What? NO!!" String was at his face "we might not even have the chance to have a burrial,  what if we can't..." and someone behind them sobbed

"we still don't know what happened" Nerve was already the cold one "what if... this might have been " everybody knew, it could've been another attack, another attempt to get to them, to drag them back to the secretary.
"Get them to the car" ordered Cole and Red obeyed directing her siblings to the black car she drove, the other one left for him
"we're gonna be okay guys..." she said holding Iris' hand "we will..." She opened the door and allowed String to sit next to her.
"What are we gonna do?" asked Nerve frowning, as if something weren't clear "" where are we going to go...?"
"if this was intentional.." Red started the car "we're all in danger"

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Cole got to the police, used his credentials to have have as much info as posible. when someone mentioned a murder, a blonde woman killed a kid outside a middle school and his blood frozed, got his phone and walked out
"Yeah..." Red was at the other side
"Where are the girls.. someone killed a kid outside a school..." Red told him it was irrelevant to them if a fucking kid was dead."He was The guy on the truck's kid "Where are they?"
"Iris is asleep right next to me" she sighed "Nerve only went for pizza Cole, it's not her..."

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The news about the accident arrived to Liever's desk at the same time it arrived to Mrs. Stem's the lady called her agent and waited three minutes before startins pacing her office
"ma'am..?" Agent Liever walked in holding a file and ready to be once more scorned
"Come in Liever..." she sat "have you a confirmation on the identity of those...?" and trailed off while her hand moved away, the angent nodded "Oh, that can't be good... without a handler...." and she rubbed her eyes "do we know? which ones are there?"
"Ma'am, part of being a HEART means not being noticeable, they're average in every sense of..."
"I know what a fucking HEARTS is meant to be boy, don't pretend I need education...." and looking at him "youy do understand that we're in danger..." Liever swallowed hard and nodded "we need to protect that man's family... is he....?"
"the guy made a mistake, he just... ook accourding to the analyst he just stepped on the gas a little too much and hit the car without any further intention."
"This is not going to be nice... do you have a way to communicate with them?"
"I had one, Psalm but he's dead...."
"let it be known that we're not resposible for this... and offer them a deal, I'm sure their handler would be glad... we can even use them if they're.. you know stable." and sighed "but..."
"I know..." Liever was already walking to the door "I'll try to bring them back, if they're of no use I'll clean my own mess."
"thank you" Stem turned her chair to the back wall, a picture there, seven people, one of them Kingston wearing a suit and a huge smile.

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"I'm going out..." Nerve got up again, she was quiet, Cole noticed her "I need to go out or i'll..." and her shoulders fell.
"no... they're looking for us, Nerve, stay..." she took her keys and the belt she carried with her blades."I'm telling you...."
"I'll be right back..."
"Guardian, I'm ordering you to stay...." The way Nerve turned, lips pursed in anger, hands already holding an unsheathed knife
"you're only the handler... you have no right"
"I'm your brother, and I'm telling you you have to wait!!" String opened his eyes and cranned his neck from the sofa he was ocuppying, Red had iris next to her.
"You don't get it right? we should have moced, fast, not wait, we should have kiiled that agent, and whoever was sent him here..."
"like you guys did with those SWAT?" Red was calmed
"you weren't here, and it was for Mom" String added from his place "not like it matters anymore...." he said and sank on the cushions.
A heavy silence filed the house and for a while not even Nerve moved, the scream Cole felt in his head, the same two of the kids already said What were they going to do now?
The next sound came from iris "I'm hungry..." she mumbled and sighed
"I'll make something..." said Red "what do you want?" but they had the pantry empty in case they ad to fly, and even the fridge was off so halfway to the kitchen Red stopped. ""right... she said remembering
"we should go out" repeated Nerve
"you don't need to go out yet... there's always food in this house" said once more the handler.
"Mom used to have it that way..." iris sighed "I can go to the market... " Red got up. Cole was about to protest but his phone interrumpted.

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"we still have six hours Nerve... and this team has never ever failed a job, mostly because of you..." she nodded, she was still wearing the same clothes from that day
"I was on my way but the SOS was from home.... and..." and trailed off "so much happened"
"I know, but we're trained for this, half of our training was to see our friends go"
"... even finished by our hands... I know" sighed "I thought we were off, we were finally...." and pursed her lips again "I'm on my way then..."