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Origami Dragon...

The clock in the big tower struck midnight as the National Egyptian Museum alarm rang. The sound of multiple footsteps and barking echoed throughout the halls as the sirens outside threw everybody into a frenzy.

"It was nice making your acquaintance but it seems I have to leave!" The strange figure howled from the rooftop to the detective on the ground.

"Stop it right there!" The detective yelled, pointing her gun at the figure. "If you move, I'll shoot!"

"Oh, that sounds like it might hurt..." He chuckled and flopped to the ground, in front of her. "Will you be a good girl and drop that gun for me?" He whispered, moving slowly, inching closer to the detective.

"I said STOP! Another step and I put a bullet in your legs!"

"Tsk, tsk...so rude, I'm just trying to be nice...see? I have no guns, I can't defend myself...I WON'T HURT YOU!" He yelled at her, waving his hands in a circular motion, sending her flying against a tree.

"Hng, so much for honesty these days..." She got up and threw her cloak away, revealing her super-hero outfit. Her fists rolled into balls as she cracked her wrists.

"Oh! So you're Lady Strenght? That's very curious, I wasn't expecting this. I have to say, you really surprised me. I think you already know who I am..."

"You're The Red Dragon! A famous criminal, a robber...and a murderer! Your gang killed my parents, you son of a bitch!" She growled at him, stomping the floor, sending a wave at him, knocking him off his feet. The Red Dragon fell to the floor as she ran towards him, grabbing his neck and sitting on his chest.

"You and your damned gang! They murdered my parents! I was left alone! All these yeards...because of you!!" She struck at him, a punch straight to the nose, drawing blood...

The Red Dragon chuckled.

"So that's why you became a hero...uhm...tell me...Were you really that alone? Don't you remember someone? Someone that helped you out, someone that also lost their parents..."

Milanie gasped and the grip on his neck loosened a bit. "Don't you dare talk about him ever again! You know nothing, I h-..." She got cut off as The Red Dragon flipped her over, covering her mouth. He moved his collar downwards, revealing his mouth, twitched into a smirk.

"You hate me? You hate ME? That's funny...ever since I left the foster home...you never searched for me...AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU HATE ME?!" He punched the ground next to her head, blood dripping from his nose, falling to her face.

She slapped his hand away and grabbed his collar, bringing him closer to her. "You left the foster home to join a GANG! You robbed people...you killed people, why would...why would you think I wanted to look for you? After all you've done?!"

"You think I had a choice!! It's a though world out there, it's either kill or be killed!" The Red Dragon huffed at her, anger in his eyes as his hands wrapped around her neck, squeezing her...

"So...you're going to kill me..." Milanie look him right in his eyes, they seemed so hollow. So different from when they were kids...they used to be so kind, even after being abandoned he managed to keep a smile on his face. But now..."Why..." Her tears fell down her cheeks, followed by intense rain struck down on them.

"Is that what you think...even after all these years...you don't believe me...it's over now, no need to worry about me..." He shook his head stronly, his mask falling off. His face was covered in burn marks, scars, fresh wounds...

"Get off her you fucker!" The detectives assistant yelled, pointing his gun at him.

"Now it's time to say goodbye, Milanie...thank you..." He looked at the assistant and screamed: "I AM GOING TO KILL HER!" As he picked up her gun, aiming it towards her head.

Bang!

Milanies eyes widened, she shook and gasped for air as blood poured down her face. The Red Dragon fell right next to her, a big hole in his head, brain and blood spilled everywhere...she looked at her assistant, shaking, sweating, crying...he dropped the gun and fell on his knees, he vomited.

She got up, pushing The Red Dragons body away. Her hands were covered in blood, she looked at them and screamed. She cried next to his body, calling out his name, no answer...

---

Months had passed since the incident. Milanie was starting get better, she walked to the fridge and grabbed herself a glass of milk. She sat down next to the window...it was raining outside. It was exactly four months ever since Li died...she would often have nightmares about it, she seeked some help and everything seemed to be going the right way now. The gang that The Red Dragon belong to had been dismantled, they got life sentence and were behind bars. Everything they stole was put back, well, everything they didn't sell...

She moved from the window to the piano in her room, she never touched it ever since she stopped hearing from Li and when she found out about him and the criminal gang, she never felt happy enough to play her favorite melodies...she propped down on the stall, sighing.

"How about one last song...just for the sake of it..." She whispered as she looked at a picture of her and Li, when they were in the foster home. Opening the case that covered the keys she gasped as she found something...a red origami dragon...she looked at it for a while, noticing some words scattered around the paper.

She opened it to find a letter...a letter from Li.

"My Dear Milanie,
Forgive me. Forgive me for everything I have done. For everyone I hurt, from everyone you lost...I was scared...and I had no choice. My dad was a part of the gang, he sold me to them because he lost a bet...and then he left. They told me he died, I don't know...My gang did kill your foster parents, I am sorry. They planned to kill you too because you're one of the few people that know who I actually was...behind the mask.

I told them I would do it with my own hands and they left you alone...left me with the task of killing you...I couldn't do it. That's why I never looked for you...and I hoped you never looked for me, either...I didn't want you to get hurt...I wished you moved towns, changed your names...so you wouldn't get hurt...You've always been my friend...when everyone mocked me because of my eyes, you laughed with me and told me you could see stars and planets in them...you giggled, you were so cute...but I had to take your happiness and your innocence away...please, forgive me...I'm not good with words so, fold the paper back up and hold it into the light...thank you."

Milanie stood up, folded the paper back into it's original form and held it next to a light...musical notes started showing up along the origami dragon as she sat down, already knowing which song it was.

Her fingertips hit the keys, the sound of rain and the piano invaded the room. Tears fell from her cheeks as she finished off hers and Lis favorite song during childhood, Li would often play it whenever Melanie felt sad. The music room in the foster home was always empty, even with that many instruments, nobody seemed to care for music...but Li and Melanie would spend their days there...playing the piano together...playing their favorite song together... "The Crimson Dragon".

Description
Origami Dragon...

The clock in the big tower struck midnight as the National Egyptian Museum alarm rang. The sound of multiple footsteps and barking echoed throughout the halls as the sirens outside threw everybody into a frenzy.

"It was nice making your acquaintance but it seems I have to leave!" The strange figure howled from the rooftop to the detective on the ground.

"Stop it right there!" The detective yelled, pointing her gun at the figure. "If you move, I'll shoot!"

"Oh, that sounds like it might hurt..." He chuckled and flopped to the ground, in front of her. "Will you be a good girl and drop that gun for me?" He whispered, moving slowly, inching closer to the detective.

"I said STOP! Another step and I put a bullet in your legs!"

"Tsk, tsk...so rude, I'm just trying to be nice...see? I have no guns, I can't defend myself...I WON'T HURT YOU!" He yelled at her, waving his hands in a circular motion, sending her flying against a tree.

"Hng, so much for honesty these days..." She got up and threw her cloak away, revealing her super-hero outfit. Her fists rolled into balls as she cracked her wrists.

"Oh! So you're Lady Strenght? That's very curious, I wasn't expecting this. I have to say, you really surprised me. I think you already know who I am..."

"You're The Red Dragon! A famous criminal, a robber...and a murderer! Your gang killed my parents, you son of a bitch!" She growled at him, stomping the floor, sending a wave at him, knocking him off his feet. The Red Dragon fell to the floor as she ran towards him, grabbing his neck and sitting on his chest.

"You and your damned gang! They murdered my parents! I was left alone! All these yeards...because of you!!" She struck at him, a punch straight to the nose, drawing blood...

The Red Dragon chuckled.

"So that's why you became a hero...uhm...tell me...Were you really that alone? Don't you remember someone? Someone that helped you out, someone that also lost their parents..."

Milanie gasped and the grip on his neck loosened a bit. "Don't you dare talk about him ever again! You know nothing, I h-..." She got cut off as The Red Dragon flipped her over, covering her mouth. He moved his collar downwards, revealing his mouth, twitched into a smirk.

"You hate me? You hate ME? That's funny...ever since I left the foster home...you never searched for me...AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU HATE ME?!" He punched the ground next to her head, blood dripping from his nose, falling to her face.

She slapped his hand away and grabbed his collar, bringing him closer to her. "You left the foster home to join a GANG! You robbed people...you killed people, why would...why would you think I wanted to look for you? After all you've done?!"

"You think I had a choice!! It's a though world out there, it's either kill or be killed!" The Red Dragon huffed at her, anger in his eyes as his hands wrapped around her neck, squeezing her...

"So...you're going to kill me..." Milanie look him right in his eyes, they seemed so hollow. So different from when they were kids...they used to be so kind, even after being abandoned he managed to keep a smile on his face. But now..."Why..." Her tears fell down her cheeks, followed by intense rain struck down on them.

"Is that what you think...even after all these years...you don't believe me...it's over now, no need to worry about me..." He shook his head stronly, his mask falling off. His face was covered in burn marks, scars, fresh wounds...

"Get off her you fucker!" The detectives assistant yelled, pointing his gun at him.

"Now it's time to say goodbye, Milanie...thank you..." He looked at the assistant and screamed: "I AM GOING TO KILL HER!" As he picked up her gun, aiming it towards her head.

Bang!

Milanies eyes widened, she shook and gasped for air as blood poured down her face. The Red Dragon fell right next to her, a big hole in his head, brain and blood spilled everywhere...she looked at her assistant, shaking, sweating, crying...he dropped the gun and fell on his knees, he vomited.

She got up, pushing The Red Dragons body away. Her hands were covered in blood, she looked at them and screamed. She cried next to his body, calling out his name, no answer...

---

Months had passed since the incident. Milanie was starting get better, she walked to the fridge and grabbed herself a glass of milk. She sat down next to the window...it was raining outside. It was exactly four months ever since Li died...she would often have nightmares about it, she seeked some help and everything seemed to be going the right way now. The gang that The Red Dragon belong to had been dismantled, they got life sentence and were behind bars. Everything they stole was put back, well, everything they didn't sell...

She moved from the window to the piano in her room, she never touched it ever since she stopped hearing from Li and when she found out about him and the criminal gang, she never felt happy enough to play her favorite melodies...she propped down on the stall, sighing.

"How about one last song...just for the sake of it..." She whispered as she looked at a picture of her and Li, when they were in the foster home. Opening the case that covered the keys she gasped as she found something...a red origami dragon...she looked at it for a while, noticing some words scattered around the paper.

She opened it to find a letter...a letter from Li.

"My Dear Milanie,
Forgive me. Forgive me for everything I have done. For everyone I hurt, from everyone you lost...I was scared...and I had no choice. My dad was a part of the gang, he sold me to them because he lost a bet...and then he left. They told me he died, I don't know...My gang did kill your foster parents, I am sorry. They planned to kill you too because you're one of the few people that know who I actually was...behind the mask.

I told them I would do it with my own hands and they left you alone...left me with the task of killing you...I couldn't do it. That's why I never looked for you...and I hoped you never looked for me, either...I didn't want you to get hurt...I wished you moved towns, changed your names...so you wouldn't get hurt...You've always been my friend...when everyone mocked me because of my eyes, you laughed with me and told me you could see stars and planets in them...you giggled, you were so cute...but I had to take your happiness and your innocence away...please, forgive me...I'm not good with words so, fold the paper back up and hold it into the light...thank you."

Milanie stood up, folded the paper back into it's original form and held it next to a light...musical notes started showing up along the origami dragon as she sat down, already knowing which song it was.

Her fingertips hit the keys, the sound of rain and the piano invaded the room. Tears fell from her cheeks as she finished off hers and Lis favorite song during childhood, Li would often play it whenever Melanie felt sad. The music room in the foster home was always empty, even with that many instruments, nobody seemed to care for music...but Li and Melanie would spend their days there...playing the piano together...playing their favorite song together... "The Crimson Dragon".