Always Lie, Never Tell the Truth

Sasuke (frantic): "Justin! Steve! Where are you guys?!" He runs trying to find them. He stops. "Oh, no..." He sees them both dead. "NOOOOO!" Kohta and the Headless Dragon Clan appears.

Kohta: "Too late, my friend. You couldn't save them."

Sasuke (angry): "You bastard!" Police sirens wail and police officers approach him.

Police Officer: "Sasuke the Ninja, you're under arrest for the murders of Justin Myers and Stephen Brandywine."

Sasuke (angry): "I didn't kill them." He points to Kohta. "They did it." The Headless Dragon Clan are gone without a trace.

Police Officer: "On the ground now!"

Sasuke: "AHHHHHHH!"

Act 2 Scene 5: March 20th. Sasuke's Safehouse. Sasuke has just woken up from a horrible nightmare.

Sasuke (to himself): "Just a dream. Just a dream." He looks up to the heavens. "It is really worth getting my friends into my personal life. It's true that I'm not a normal human. I just don't want to see my friends slaughtered by anyone."

Act 2 Scene 6: March 21th. The Brandywines House. Steve is eating dinner with his family.

Steve: "Mmmm! This is good, Mom. What is this again?"

Steve's mom: "Chicken Marsala, Stephen."

Steve: "What's up? When you call me by my full first name, something's up."

Steve's dad: "Stephen, it's about your grades. Have you been studying?"

Steve: "Of course I have. I study with Justin at the library."

Steve's mom: "Honey, why are you getting C's and D's? You usually get A's. Are you playing video games at the library?"

Steve: "No."

Steve's dad: "Then what are you doing? Tell the truth."

Steve's little brother: "Yeah."

Steve's mom: "Donny, be quiet. Stephen, tell the truth."

Steve: "Okay. I get overwhelmed and I leave a little early."

Steve's dad: "That's still no excuse to stop studying."

Steve: "I know." The Brandywines continue to eat.

Act 2 Scene 7: March 23rd. Sasuke's Safehouse. Justin and Steve got a call to visit Sasuke at his home.

Sasuke: "Welcome, boys."

Steve: "Are you alright? You look terrible."

Sasuke: "I didn't get enough sleep."

Justin: "How much sleep do ninjas usually get?"

Sasuke: "A good amount. Enough to stay active when patrolling or fighting."

Justin: "Yeah, my dad got suspicious when I got a little more drowsy."

Steve: "I didn't tell you guys this, but I lied to my family on how my grades were dropping."

Justin: "Dude, I keep telling you to hide your grades."

Sasuke: "I think both of you need to work a little bit more harder on your schoolwork. Keep the ninja secret a secret. Your families will be in great danger if you die!"

Justin: "Sasuke."

Sasuke: "I'm sorry, boys. I never told you guys, but I've been getting nightmares of both of you dead. After every single act, I get some terrible nightmares. There will come a day when we mess up and one or two of us end up in the hospital or dead."

Steve: "Justin and I have bulletproof vests, right? Do you have one in your ninja outfit?"

Sasuke: "No, I don't. No one will miss me."

Both Justin and Steve: "That's a lie!"

Steve: "We both know you're alone. We don't want you to be alone. We're brothers no matter what."

Justin: "That's right. We learned from you on how to defend ourselves. You matter to us."

Sasuke: "Thank you, guys. I needed a kick in the ass to wake me up."

Justin: "Maybe tomorrow we can hang out and go to the beach."

Sasuke: "I'd like that."

The End... for now.