Enmei's Pov :
When I was born , he was too.
On the day we were born our mothers met at the hospital and as we grew up we became like clones.
I didn't realize that we were too much like each other until kids at school started pointing it out.
It was strange and kids teased us because they thought we liked each other but Hudson wasn't the problem.
It was me. I wanted to become like him.
I wanted to do everything that he did because no matter how I became more and more like him there was something in him that I still didn't have.
As we grew up people could tell that he was different and most people saw his uniqueness as something annoying and troublesome until he was declared a genius by all those who got to know him.
So I never thought I was special. I wasn't smart like Hudson or strong like Eros , but that's what I wanted to be.
I had a big heart and I was kind , but Hudson had an even bigger heart, but I was Enmei and that's all that Hudson wanted me to be and for a while that was all that mattered.
My father wanted a son but he settled for the fact that I was a good person. A good person was what most parents wanted their child to be but my father never forgot to remind me that women were the weaker sex and as a result I was destined to become a failure.
I stopped thinking about myself and thought about Hudson instead. I admired him because he was good. Being good was important to me.
In this world you can either be good or bad and if you obstructed justice or pretended you didn't see a crime you were just as bad as the criminals.
When we were younger I tried my best to be a good person despite how much the world had hurt me but for Hudson being good was effortless.
Hudson always defended me and he always helped anyone who was in need.
I wished I could be like that but I don't help people indiscriminately. I only helped the people I considered my friends and I don't really care about anyone who isn't close to me so it was hard to be like him.
" I don't feel like myself today." Hudson had said after skipping class because of the people who bullied us.
" What's wrong ?" I had asked sadly as we sat outside by the slides in the playground.
The other kids ran around happily not paying attention to our drama. For a moment it was like we had been in a world of our own.
It had just stopped raining and I could see a rainbow in the sky and rays of sunshine hit the ground perfectly, making the raindrops on the grass glisten .
" You can go back to class. I'm going to call my mom to bring me home." He had said still staring at the ground.
He would usually wait to go home with me and my dad but that time was different .
That day was the day that I finally decided that I'd atleast try to be my own person.
My dad always spent the ride home talking about how he wished he could adopt Hudson because he was smart and athletic.
I got average grades and I didn't have any interest in playing sports.
He won multiple awards and I struggled to catch up to him but he stayed humble no matter what.
I basically lived in his shadow throughout our entire friendship, but I was happy in his shadow. It was a place made just for me.
Surely it got dark sometimes but right there, sitting in his shadow was the perfect place to see his light.
A bullet flew past my face and startled me.
My eyes widened in shock and I started paying attention to my surroundings again. I was at the gun range trying to practice my shooting but I had zoned out thinking of my best friend.
There was a girl standing infront of me , holding a gun in her hand.
She had pink hair and sad eyes.
" Stop dozing off when you should be practicing how to kill some monsters." The girl said and I nodded at her.
I remembered her face. She was the girl that Eros chased around the school that one time.
She smiled brightly at me.
"I'm Angelica. I'm a student at your college. " She said then she walked over to me .
"You go to my college? " I asked, trying to pretend as if I never saw her running around the Campus in her underwear and she walked over and stood beside me.
The only reason I remembered it was because when Eros went around trying to erase people's memory I was still upset with Hudson for making cookies for Eros so I went off on to be alone.
When I got back and talked about the event no one remembered it and even Jarrett thought I was making it up.
" Yeah. Are you close with that cute boy with the red hair ?" Angelica asked and I frowned a bit.
" Who ? Eros? Nah im not close with him." I said and I held my gun tightly and shot at the target that was ahead of me.
I hit the target, winning the attention of some of the guys that were there with us.
" Are you close to Hudson then ?" Angelica asked, excitedly.
" Yeah. He's my best friend. He can be a bit hard to handle sometimes but he's amazing. " I said and she her smile got even brighter.
"Can you give this to him ?" She asked and I stared at note that she practically shoved at my face.
A note? Why does she want to give Hudson a note ?
" You like Hudson ?" I asked, and she furrowed her eyebrows at me then expression slowly changed and she blushed.
" No. I like his friend. " She replied then she covered her face.
" If you're talking about Eros, they're not friends. " I said defensively and she just stared at me.
" Then what are they ?" She asked, looking as clueless as ever.
" Confused Enemies." I stated frowning and getting irritated.
" Look Angel. I'll give him the note If you practice shooting with me everyday until I'm a better shooter than Hudson." I told her agressively and she laughed nervously.
" How good is he ?" Angelica asked as she finally moved the note away from my face
"The BEST." I told her and I shot at the target infront of me again. I missed.
The girl beside me was obsessed with Eros , I could tell by the look in her eyes and from the shot she made at me earlier I could tell that she was like a professional assassin. She really knew how to use a gun.
" Teach me how to shoot better than Hudson and I'll make sure Eros falls in love with you." I lied.
This was the biggest lie I'd ever told in my life and my lips curled upwards.
" Sure ! " She said and I took the note from her smiling as I thought how clever I was.
We spent the rest of the day practicing until my grandma called me.
I stopped shooting to answer her.
" Where are you ?"
" I'm practicing baking a cake for your birthday." I lied to my grandma and I kinda felt bad about it.
I should definitely bake a cake for my grandma's birthday.
" I thought you were sick." Grandma said and I sighed.
" I am. I'll be going to my doctor's appointment later today." I told her and Angelica walked off and told me she was going to the bathroom.
" Ok MeiMei. Take care of yourself. " Grandma said and I could here the smile in her voice.
" Ok bye, Grandma." I said and she hung up.
I was about to send Hudson a message to tell him about the note Angelica gave me but Angelica called out to me , causing me to just put up my phone instead.
I turned to face her.
" You know I hate the way how the world is right now. If you're going to talk about boys everyday I'd rather you not teach me how to shoot. "
" Oh ok. I won't talk about boys everyday. "
" This world looks like a nightmare and women are dying at an abnormal rate and it's because of the boy you like. The government isn't doing anything about it right now because the people dying are just poor women." I told Angelica and her eyes opened wide and the deep sadness from earlier returned to her eyes.
" I was caught up in this nightmare for a while but now I dream of a woman led world." I told her and I saw tears in her eyes.
" I hope I can be a part of your dream." She said , smiling and the tears finally ran down her cheeks.
The sun was going down and the sky looked pink.
" Be safe, Angel." I said and I left with all my stuff and the note in my hand.
Angelica doesn't seem like a bad person. Now I kinda wish I could actually make Eros fall in love with her.
I strolled to the nearest hospital. It was a brown building with automatic doors at the front.
The doors opened as I approached.
" Goodday. I'm here to meet with Doctor Wolfe. " I told the man at the front desk.
He was an older man with a beard, short greying hair and glasses
" Can I see your ID please ? " He asked , his voice was deep and I could hear a faded Russian accent as he spoke.
I gave him my ID.
" You're patient 206? " He asked in a whisper , after entering my information on the computer infront of him.
I nodded.
" What's the secret code ?" He whispered again and I smiled excitedly knowing that I was about to get exactly what I wanted.