Chapter 3

She spent her time training, training to be the best. She learnt jiu-jitsu, ninjutsu, Taekwondo, etc. and just basic Karate which she already knew a bit about at 5 years old. She didn't have the physical skill, but she knew how it worked. she was self-taught, and she didn't need the hassle of being educated at some terrible public school. When Lauren discovered the devastating news, she decided to finish school and when she was 18, she will leave her evil foster mom. She had nothing to live for, so she didn't bother trying hard, she didn't gain any friends and she didn't care. Lauren was quite good at martial arts after she discovered a secret dojo, full of people who treated her like a real family.

"Lauren, my most trusted student, what brings you here?"

"Master Jo, I just need to let off some steam."

"What happened?"

"My parents are dead!"

"How about we have the lesson then?"

"Have you ever lost your loved ones?"

"You must not know this about me, but Lauren I'm quite old...everyone older than me is probably dead or a vampire." Master Jo mentions while smiling.

8 years had passed... Lauren was officially moving out. She didn't want to go to university, she just wanted to be alone. She decided to pack up her things and leave at night when her foster mom would be sound asleep. She knew how to hack into the security system, but she would have to avoid the lasers at all costs. She remembered what her problem was, why she couldn't escape. She never once tried to climb through the window, she didn't have the essentials, a rope, but today she was prepared, Master Jo gave her a rope ladder. She threw her thing into a bush and slid down the ladder. Luckily there were bushes just below her. She walked miles and miles into the creepy woods, to find a dark, sinister, abandoned home. She wasn't scared of anything, so she knew this home was perfect, no one would find her in there. She remembered Master Jo and the advice he gave her.

Armani knew she had to kill each and every one of the drug lords, she didn't want any more families, to be destroyed like her own. She believed each and every drug lord was despicable, deceitful and downright wicked, they deserved to die in her opinion. she had money, and the CIA gave her a credit card, so in order to gain a grenade, she had a prom to crash. She went to the best boutique, money could buy, Madame's dresses, according to the internet. When she entered, she was greeted by a warm, welcoming smile.

"Hello darling, my name is Susan, what can I do for you?" Susan asked in a Boston accent.

"Hi, I'm just here for prom," I mentioned

"Then you're here at the wrong place sweetheart." She says laughing, "Just joking, take a seat. Sweetheart, what's your name?"

"My name? Oh, my name…is Luna Hart."

"Well, Luna Hart, I'm seeing a whole new look, something that'll make you stand out, from the crowd."

"Nah, that's ok I just want something simple."

"Oh, no darling, you're a beautiful girl, simple will just not suffice. We got to go big."

"Please, I really don't want to stand out."

"Are you telling me how to run my boutique I think that the police would like to know your real name?"

"No, not at all. So, stand out you say, it sounds wonderful."

"Great! Let's begin. Wait what kind of prom is this?"

"Great question, it's a Masquerade ball."

"Ooo, so you'll be wearing a mask, your eyes need to stand out, lucky for you I got amazing eyelashes. This is going to be wonderful and a great way to get more publicity."

It has been hours of, washing, cleaning, plucking and much more. When madame Susan was done with Armani, she looked like a beauty queen, with a mask. She had magenta clip-on extensions with beautiful blue (sky blue) 3D butterflies, her hair was curled and done in a half up and half down style, she had long eyelashes, that made her apricot eyes project, her eyebrows were done with brown pencils, and her lips were orchid purple. The top part of the dress was an asymmetric shape, the bottom part was huge. On the bottom part of the dress it had a mixed colour of purple and pink, stars all over and a 3D blue (sky blue) butterfly. The top half was a midnight sky, kind of blue. She looked enchanting yet mysterious, like the night skies. She thanked Madame Susan and put her golden mask on, which had polka dots of purple and pink plus, a white feather on the left side. She took an Uber all the way to her prom, well prom, but since she never had a normal school life, she called it her prom experience. She was finally at the front door of the prom, which was wide open, she walked in, to a room that was quite fancy, the chandelier was classy and huge. The chairs were covered with a white cloth and a black bow, the table had a black tablecloth and in the middle was a dance floor with different coloured, flashing lights. People were everywhere mainly on the dance floor, dancing to classical ballroom music. She joined in the fun and she introduced herself to a charming figure.

"Hi, would you like to dance? Unless you're here with someone."

"Sarah is that you?"

"Yes, it's me Sarah, want to dance?"

"I would love to."

They went onto the dance floor, he held her on the waist and with the other hand, he held her hand up, while she held him by the shoulder, they got pretty close and she followed his lead.

"So, you must be here for the grenade too."

"Excuse me?"

"There is no Sarah, I would have thought you would hack into the school database and know that, but I guess it would have been harder to find you."

"You're sure filled with Brain and surprises tonight, and to my surprise, I have no idea who you are and why you're here."

"Don't you see, we both want the same thing…the bad guys dead."

"Did they kill your parents too?"

"No worst, my dad is one of them, he ruined my family's life and I want revenge. Maybe we can work together."

"Sorry brainy, but I work alone, no partner, no witnesses and plus I want to take credit for every drug lord I kill. So, don't mess with my thunder."

"Sorry, no can do Luna, but you don't know who I am, so don't underestimate my power, I will be the one to kill them all."

"You don't know who I am too, Luna not even my real name."