One of the Men

[Red-Hood]

Red nodded. He has no intention of "mending what is broken" however. Alex had fallen to far from forgiveness. Although Red had deserved some sort of repercussion for his actions earlier, an attempt on his life was not the answer for his transgressions. Red saw something in Alex's eyes that Thor was too far away at the time to see. The need for blood, for swift cold hearted justice that could only be carried out by his hands. The same look he had in his own eyes when he destroyed the bullies when he was in school all those years ago. The same look that Joker would see as he let out his last breath of life. The same look Batman would see. The entity of fear would come to fear the man he helped create.  The need for revenge and the burning look of hatred it leaves in the gaze of one's stare was not an uncommon look for Red but he never thought he would see it outside if his own reflection. Red didn't blame Alex for his new found gall, but this just proved Red's superiority on that battle field and intellectually. He would never have been dumb enough to assainate someone in broad daylight with several witnesses with in a short distance from him. 

You'll have to kill me boy if you want to end this and I'm not going down with out a fight Red thought grimly.
 
Red lay awake listening to the breathing of the other two men whom shared the room with him. Alex hadn't shown up for dinner and he hadn't shown his face once they had returned to the room either. Finally after what seemed like an eternity the two other men's breathing became even and repetitive, signifying they had at last fallen asleep. Quietly Red rose from his bed. Red removed a spool of twine he had found in the supply closet shortly after dinner. He got to work creating a simple trip wire. Once he was finished he attached one end to a flash bang. Satisfied with his work he then ripped a few pieces of cloth from Alex's bed sheets. He wrapped them around his eyes and ears in hopes it would protect him from the detonation. Although it would not completely nullify the effects of the flash bang it would be enough in case Alex showed up to finish what he has started earlier that day.

Red couldn't help but smile as he laid back down. Red always used to tease Batman for his paranoia of hypothetical situations but more tone than not this paranoia kept him alive. Red placed his knife within reach and fell asleep.

A large light illuminated the room followed by an ear splitting bang. His trap had worked, now to see who was his prey. Red tore the cloth from his eyes as he sprang from his bed. Red kicked feeling his foot connect with the familiar feeling of flesh and bone. The figure he kicked crumpled to the ground. By this point the other two men were already on their feet. Thor hammer in hand

Red grabbed Alex by his hair, pulling as he did so to expose his neck. He placed his knife on the soft flesh feeling Alex's throat quiver as he swallowed.

"What the hell is going on?" The man who Red didn't care to know the name of cried in shock.

"Alex here tried to make another attempt at my life. Didn't you Alex?" Red said digging the knife into his throat slightly. A line of crimson trailed it's way down his neck stopping at his collar bone. Alex grunted from the pain of having his hair slowly ripped from his skull and the new opening of the cut. 

"Now listen here you stupid child, I'm going to let you go. You will walk out of this barracks and go back to whatever sewer you climbed out of and never return. Understand? If I see your face again, I will not hesitate to kill you." Red said whispering in the man's ear. Red violently threw Alex to the floor. As soon as he was free he took off out the door.

"Well then. Goodnight" Red said in a mock cheerful tone.