Page 11 of Justified
“And here I sit with the real thing,” he retorted.“You need to answer your higher calling.”
I scoffed and stood up, snatching the condom off, then tossed it into the trash can across the room.I pulled my sweats off since they were splattered with that asshole’s blood, and then stalked over, naked, to the fridge, grabbing another cold beer.I twisted the cap off with my bare hands like I always did, before tilting it up to my lips.
He turned so that he was facing me.“People out there need you, Eric.Come on, you were once a soldier, so that meant you cared about protecting your country and its people.”
I snorted.“And yeah, where in the fuck did that get me?I cared about it so much, giving my life to my country, that I got suckered into joining some crazy ass terrorist group thinking I was going to become some super soldier.”
Jordan sighed.“From what you’ve told me, you thought you were joining the CIA.”
“I did.They lied to me because I was too gun-ho for that shit.They knew I wouldn’t ask that many questions and I didn’t.”
“They betrayed your good intentions.That’s not your fault.But if you don’t make the best of what you have, then you let them win.”
“Shit, I don’t know about this, Jordan.There’s a risk factor,” I said, then I downed the rest of my beer and kind of felt the room tilt a little.Damn, I should have taken my time drinking that one.
“And I get that, but what are you doing with your life if you could do more with it and won’t?On the day you die, will you have any regrets?”Jordan posed a really good question, which put me in quite a dilemma.
“I don’t want to bring unwanted attention to myself,” I pointed out.
“Who’s to say you won’t anyway?Don’t live in fear.Besides, they think you’re dead and you’re stronger now than you were then.You know yourself better now, you won’t be their victim anymore, Eric.”He climbed off of the sofa and walked over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.“Be the hero I know you can be.”
I hugged him back and sighed.The little shit had a way of getting under my skin and into my conscience.“You know I’m not some boy scout,” I stated.
“No, really?I didn’t know that.”He looked up at me, grinning.
“Fucking wise ass,” I said, then leaned down, kissing him again.“This better not come back to bite me on my invincible ass.Okay, if I’m going to do this vigilante shit, I’m going to need a way to hide my identity.”
“Oh!”he yelped and let me go.“Let me handle that.I’ve been waiting for this moment since the first night we met.”
“Yeah, I bet.Whatever you come up with better not involve colorful shit or tights.Fuck those capes, too,” I said.
“Don’t worry, I have the perfect outfit in mind.”
“I don’t want to look anything like that weirdo, the Crimson Fuckface, or whatever he calls himself,” I called out as I made my way to the bathroom with a little stumble.That beer, or maybe it was the one I had before this one, was making a reappearance.I had to piss.
“The Crimson Fury,” Jordan called out.“And no, it won’t look like his costume, though I like his.”
“Yeah, you would, fucking nerd,” I muttered as I relieved myself.I hated the dude’s costume.Saw a picture of it online.Some yellow and red monstrosity.I mean, just because you could control fire didn’t mean you should go around looking like a damn flame.
“What do you have against Crimson Fury?”Jordan asked from the doorway.
I shrugged.“Don’t really know him.I know he’s been named the Son of New Dolton.He’s their shining beacon.”
“Oooh, do I detect a hint of jealousy?”Jordan asked with a wicked grin.
I rolled my eyes.“You detect my annoyance.”
“They accepted him as a hero because he uses his abilities to do what’s right.”
“Yeah, well, I don’t think he’d approve of what I did tonight.Just seems a bit judgmental to me.One of those goody-two-shoe types.”I shook my cock, letting the last drops of piss fall into the toilet, flushed, and then washed my hands.
“Don’t worry about him.You do you,” Jordan said, smiling at the possibilities of me as a night crusader.“Oh, and while you’re doing you, try to avoid getting caught.”
I giggled at that.Yeah, I was definitely feeling the effects of the booze.Certain things about me stayed the same after I went through the experiments.For one thing, my less than perfect vision.My nipple piercing and tattoos were still there, thank goodness.Because of my skin, I couldn’t get any more.And my sex drive.One more thing had improved in addition to my other abilities, I had great stamina these days.
I thought about what I was considering, thanks to Jordan.A part of me couldn’t fathom why I was even letting him talk me into doing this.But then, when I really gave it thought, he was right.So that was why I was going along with it, finally.He had worn me down.“First, let’s focus on finding new digs.I’ll check out some places on the west side.”
“Oooh, perfect.That will put us right into the thick of some of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods.”
