Lies are what they tell me
Despise you that control me
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reason for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
Torn, I'm filthy
Born in my own misery
Stole all that you gave me
Control you claim you save me
- �Torn� by: Creed

It was raining. Had it been raining all along? He couldn�t remember. He didn�t think so but looking over at his brother it looked as though the rain had been pouring down for a good long while. He blinked a bit, looking back up at the sky as the raindrops fell onto his face and into his blue eyes. Was it raining in Heaven? Did such a place even exist? What if it did? Then again, what if it didn�t? Was this it? Was this the only chance people were given? To live in the dirty New York streets, sleeping in alleyways and on the sidewalks, praying everyday that someone stronger than you doesn�t come and decide to kill you? And did Ace ever wonder where his victims went? Did he care at all about their families or their futures? What they could have been had they not been murdered? He had never taken another human life himself, and planned to keep it that way. He didn�t think he could live with the guilt of taking another person�s life. No. That wasn�t it. He was afraid. Afraid that when his time came and he was confessing his sins that he wouldn�t be redeemed. He internally cursed at his deceased mother for instilling such a religious concept in his mind.

�Hey, Lynx-Eyed, pay attention, will ya?�

Lynx�s eyes quickly went back to Ace�s. The look in his brother�s eyes gave the boy a chill. Had that always been there? That mixture between, sane and insanity, good and evil. It was as though his brother was having difficulty picking sides. He knew what needed to be done, but having the same mother as Lynx, he was always worried about what might be in store for him after his death.

He wondered if he could change Ace�s mind out all this. Make him stop before he did something he�s surely regret. The rain was starting to come down heavier and Lynx shut his eyes, putting his thoughts together. He didn�t want to go through with this. It wasn�t right. Ace had to of know that this wasn�t right. But did it matter to him? Did he even care that what he was about to do was a sin? That getting caught could mean the end of his life.

�The guy isn�t all that bad, you know� he just made a mistake,� he tried to sound convincing but knew nothing could change his brother�s mind. �We can just forget about it and go home.�

�Forget about it?� Ace narrowed his blue eyes, trying to force Lynx to look away, but the younger boy didn�t. �If we let this one get away with betraying us then everyone else will think we�re soft and walk all over us. This is the way it�s gotta be.�

Lynx shook his head. That couldn�t be it. This was wrong. He didn�t want to be apart of it but had to be, for his brother�s sake. He was the only sane one still around to try and change his mind. If he couldn�t get through to him now out on the streets before they did anything drastic, he�d never be able to get through to him.

�But we don�t gotta kill him!�

Ace ran his hand through his hair and nodded, �Yeah, Lynx, we do.�