Chapter One
Slow jazz music was playing in the background when she walked inside the huge lobby of the Black Lotus, leaving the crowded streets of New York behind her. The Black Lotus was the newest hot spot for all the people with money and that included the politicians of the city. Her heels clicked on the white marble floor as she made her way to the prominent silver elevator. The lobby was large and filled with people on their way to their destination, be it their hotel room or a business meeting in one of the conference rooms. She had already mapped out all the security camera points and knew when to turn her head or keep it down so her face wouldn't be seen on any of the recordings.
That didn't mean she wasn't getting any attention though as more than one man had already turned their heads to admire her looks. In her white Dior dress that was low cut in the front and without a bra she couldn't really blame the simple-minded men as it was all part of the plan. She had never been ashamed about using her looks to her own benefit. She pushed the button of the elevator and waited for it to make its way downstairs to the lobby. She shifted her weight to her right foot and looked down on her watch. Eight pm, she was right on time. In her left hand, she was holding a sparkling gold clutch and she reached for her phone to send a quick text.
I'm almost there. Expect confirmation within the next two hours.
She tapped her foot a few times before the elevator arrived and opened up its doors. She stepped past a few men in suits who were getting off and gave them her seductive smile. She pressed the button to the top floor and watched the door close. She kept her face towards the buttons as she was aware of the camera in the corner behind her. Quickly she made sure she has everything she needed with her. One knife was strapped securely to her right leg and inside her purse was her trusty gun with a silencer on it. Hoping it wouldn't have to get to the point where she would have to use the gun, she closed up her clutch. She was ready for this contract to be finished and hurry back home to her apartment and watch some Netflix. She took one last look at herself in the mirror doors of the elevator and ran her hand through her blonde curls. The elevator dinged signaling that she had made it to her destination.
When the doors opened she was greeted with the same jazz music as in the lobby. The lounge was large and modern looking with a huge bar. Big windows stretched to the ceiling giving a beautiful view over the city of New York. She always loved the view of the city, especially at night time. She would sometimes go up on the roof of her apartment building in the middle of the night when she couldn't sleep and just relaxed at the sight of all the lights the city made. A vibration from her clutch turned her attention away from the view and back to the task at hand. She grabbed her phone to make sure the contractor hadn't changed his mind and saw she had a new text.
Alright, am looking forward to it.
She let out a sigh and put the phone away in her clutch. The only thing she is looking forward to is the money she will get from this job. She had negotiated a really good price on this one. As she looked around the dimly lighted lounge she noticed a handsome man sitting alone at the edge of the bar. She recognized him as her target and he was sitting in the exact spot she was told. It was always an easy job when the targets kept to their normal schedule. With hips swaying she walked over to the bar and leaned against it two seats away from her target. It was show time. She flipped her curly blonde hair backward and arched her back a little so her butt would stick out more as she leaned against the bar waiting to be served. It took the handsome man only one second to notice her and shift his body to get a better look at her. She took a quick glance at him and gave him a small smile while she put one of her curls behind her ear. When the waiter came around he was also eyeing her over, especially focusing on her cleavage. With a dress cut almost all the way to her bellybutton she could hardly blame him.
"Can I have one cosmopolitan please?" She said in a seductive voice while batting her eyelashes at the cute waiter.
"Coming right up, ma'am." The waiter said with a wink.
"Put it on my tab."
The handsome man said with a smirk while moving his finger in a circle over the edge of his whiskey glass. He motioned for her to take a seat next to him which she gladly did.
"So what's a beautiful woman like you doing here all by herself?" He asked her while taking a sip of his whiskey.
"I just heard some great things about this place and decided to check it out for myself. So far it's living up to my expectations."
She gave the waiter a quick thank you as he set her cosmopolitan down in front of her. As she took a sip of the drink she could feel the eyes of the handsome man roaming her body. She slowly spun her barstool so her body was turning to the man as she extended her hand out to him.
"Riley." The man took her hand and brought it to his lips to plant a soft kiss on her knuckles. "Richard."
As if she didn't know that already but of course Richard was unaware of her real reason for being here. After a few more drinks Richard began talking with a slur and getting touchier. He had his hand placed on Riley's leg, slowly moving circles with his fingers. Riley discreetly checked her watch for the time. 9.15 pm. She had been chatting up Richard for the past hour and watching him get tipsy. Time to move on and get to the next part of the plan, so she could finish this up and go home.
"How about we move this along to somewhere more private?" She whispered in his ear as she leaned closer to him, giving him a nice view on her cleavage.
He squeezed her leg and licked his lips.
"I've got a room on the fifth floor. How about I show you the Jacuzzi that comes with it?" He said with a slight slur in his speech as he got up from the barstool and offered her his arm.
She hooked her arm into his and quickly downed the remainder of her drink before walking with him to the elevator. Again she made sure no camera would catch her face as she pushed the button and waited with Richard for the elevator. In the shiny doors of the elevator she saw an unusual flash of red appear but when she turned around to look for the source she saw nothing red in sight. Weird, must be her mind playing tricks on her. The doors opened and she was glad to see that two other men were also joining them in the elevator. It would have been a drag if Richard couldn't contain himself and started groping her in the elevator but with these two men inside he wouldn't dare. He did, however, had his hand on the lower half of her back, resting just above the curve of her ass. The elevator stopped with a ding on the fifth floor and Riley nodded her head to the two men they left behind as they walked out of the elevator. Richard pulled out his keycard from his suit and opened the door to his luxurious suite. As she walked past an open door she could see he wasn't lying about the Jacuzzi. When she walked past a mirror she quickly pulled some lip gloss from her clutch and retouched her lips. Richard kicked off his shoes and went straight to a small fridge and pulled out a champagne bottle.
"Only the best for the most beautiful woman in New York." He said as he poured her a glass full.
"Such sweet words from a sweet man." She replied while clinking her glass with his.
She took a step forward and took hold of his tie while setting her glass down on a side table.
"Now why don't you sit down in this chair while I go powder my nose."She said as she slowly pressed her lips against his before pushing him into the chair that was behind him.
"Don't take too long."
She gave him a wink before turning the corner into the bathroom. Quickly she grabbed some toilet paper and made it wet before wiping the poisoned lip gloss of her lips. Her special gloss should be doing his job right about now on Richard, making sure he wouldn't be able to move a muscle. She had gotten into trouble before with targets that she had underestimated and they began to fight back, so for the last few contracts she had resorted to poison to help ease things along. Why go through the trouble if there is an easy fix for it? When she walked back into the suite she was shocked to see the scene before her.
"What the hell?"
She let out as she saw a man in an all red suit standing in front of Richard with a gun pointing right at his head. Even though the man was wearing a red mask she could see the shock expression on his face.
"Damn woman, you nearly scared the shit out of me!" The man in the red suit with white glowing eyes said.
This girl is hot! We should talk to her! As if she would be interested in anything we have to say.
He took his time to check out her body and letting out a whistle while lowering his gun.
"Is it hot in here? Cuz I swear it just got hot in here!"
The poison seemed to have taken effect on Richard because he hadn't moved a muscle during this whole situation.
Great, with an opening like that she will never talk to us. Let's just finish what we came here for alright?
Before the man in red could bring his gun back on Richard his head Riley had pulled her own gun from the clutch and was pointing it at the man in the red spandex.
"I don't know who the hell you are but you're not going to kill that man."
Dude, she has a gun! And she doesn't even know who you are. How disappointing.
The man put his hand with the gun in the air as surrender and put one hand over his heart acting hurt.
"You haven't heard of me? Now that hurts my heart but I'm sure you know a few ways to make me feel better." He said while moving his eyebrows suggestively up and down under his mask.
Right, cuz being a perv as really helped you get laid so far. "Was worth a shot though, am I right?"
Riley raised her eyebrows in confusion at the man who was talking because she wasn't even sure if he was actually talking to her. He raised his gun back on Richard which made Riley move a step forward and cocking her gun.
"I said don't. If you don't lower your gun I'll shoot you."
She thinks she can hurt us. Cute.
This statement made him laugh which irritated her even more and Riley knew she had to act quickly while he was distracted. She wasn't going to let some lunatic in a red spandex suit ruin this contract for her. She shot her gun, hitting the red guy in his foot.
She actually shot us!
This caught him by surprise and threw him off balance causing him to fall flat on his ass giving her more than enough time to grab the knife that was strapped on her leg and throwing it right in Richard his heart.
Dude, she totally just stole your contract.
Richard was dead before he knew what hit him. At least the kill for her contract was taken care of, now she only had to deal with the crazy guy in spandex. Riley walked over to the man in red who just sat there on the ground with wide eyes looking at what just happened.
Here she comes, get your act together!
He probably didn't see it coming that she would kill Richard in front of him. She kept her gun on him even though he made no move to grab his gun from the floor.
"Now you need to tell me who you are or the next bullet goes in your head."
He looked at her speechless before slowly getting to his feet with his arms raised in surrender.
"I am so turned on right now." It was the only thing he could manage to say while staring at her dumbfounded.
Seriously? I'm surprised you even are allowed near females.
Never in his lifetime had he seen such a woman before. When he was back on his feet he towered over her. Riley gave his posture a good look. He was around 6.2 feet with muscles like crazy showing through his suit while she was only a mere 5.2 feet with a slender figure.
I bet she is impressed with us, just look at how tiny she is!
A figure the man in red had no trouble admiring while being held at gunpoint.
Focus for a moment, she just killed off your target.
It didn't bother Riley though; she was used to being eyed over but never before had a man give it to her so straightforward that she turned him on.
"Why don't you go ahead and tell me who you are first sweet cheeks, and why did you kill that innocent man?"
Riley looked over to Richard who was bleeding all over the chair with her knife still in his chest. Richard was as far away from innocent as they can get and from the sound of it, this guy knew that as well.
"None of your damn business." Oh playing hard to get.
She kept her gun pointing at his heart while she leaned back to retrieve her knife from Richard's chest.
She is costing us money.
She wiped the blade clean on his clothes before putting it back in the strap around her leg.
"Well lady, you are costing me business since that man was my kill to make."
Riley raised her eyebrows at him looking confused, was he here on a contract for that man just like she was? It wasn't an uncommon thing for one man to have more than one contract on his head, especially when it's a corrupt politician with more enemies than friends but this had only ever happened to her maybe twice before. The solutions last time was to both get the kill confirmed and get paid since the contractors usually don't question the kill as long as the target is dead. She heard her phone buzzing inside her clutch on a side table. Shit, it must be the contractor waiting for her to call in the kill. She lowered her gun and the red man plopped down on the king sized bed with raised eyebrows showing through his mask.
"Oh no by all means, please answer your phone in the middle of our conversation."
He watched her walk to her purse with her hips swaying. He didn't know what it was but he wanted to know more about this tiny woman who just killed his target in cold blood.
You just wanna get in her pants. Or under her dress in this case. Just try to focus on the money okay?
He could probably still send a picture of the dead body and get paid. Dead is dead, right?
"Hello? Yes, it's done. I'll send a picture for confirmation."
She pressed her touch screen to end the phone call and looked over at him; again he was looking at her with lust in his white eyes.
"I'm really surprised you haven't heard of me if you are in the same game as I am. The name's Deadpool."
He extended his gloved hand out to her and she hesitantly shook it. His large hand completely overshadowing her own small one.
"What are they paying you for this man?" he asked her as she took the picture of the dead man.
"Ten thousand dollars."
WHAT! WHAT?!
She said without even turning around as she pressed send on the picture.
"WHAT?!"
Deadpool screamed so loud she quickly turned around and put her hand over his masked mouth.
"Shut up! Do you want the whole hotel to know that we are in here?" She took a step back when he nodded his head to show that he will be quiet from now on.
"You can take a picture as well for your contractor and get paid. I don't care."
Dude, you're being ripped off if that fancy lady gets 10k. Or she is just better than you.
Deadpool wasn't about to let this contract go to waste and quickly snapped a shot and send it to his contractor.
"How did you get such a high price for such an easy target?" Deadpool said as he leaned against the bed pole while messing with his phone.
"What can I say? Men have a hard time saying no to me." She said with a smirk and turned around to gather her belongings.
I wouldn't say no to an ass like that.
"With a body like that, I bet they do."
Both of their phones buzzed with the same message.
Kill confirmed. Money has been wired to your account.
At least now we can pay rent for another month again.
"Well this has been an interesting evening but I'm gonna go now before anyone finds me here. I suggest you do the same."
She said over her shoulder at Deadpool while walking towards the door to leave.
Is she leaving? Don't let her go like that!
Deadpool was distracted by the way her hips were swaying while she was walking away from him before he realized he still knew nothing about this amazing woman.
"Wait, you haven't told me your name!" Deadpool said while shoving his phone into one of his many pockets that were hanging on his belt.
"Riley." She said with a wink before closing the door and leaving Deadpool by himself in the suite with a dead Richard.
Oh, Riley, I think I'm in love. If in love means you just want to bang her.
He grabbed his gun off the floor and put it back inside its holster.
"Can you guys just shut up for once?"
He shook his head and let out a small giggle. This woman had sparked something up inside of him that he didn't even know was there. All he wanted was to know more about her.
Like what she looks like naked.
He opened up a window and looked at Richard.
"Well Richard, this has been fun and all but we're gonna go now. Have fun in the afterlife."
With that he let himself fall out the window onto the dimly lighted streets of New York.
A/N: So I had this idea in my head and decided to just go with it! I do try to get Deadpool his voices in here, but to be honest I didn't read the comics so I'm not sure if I am getting this right. I tried to make the italic more of a crazy one and the italic underlined more of a voice of reason one but still a bit crazy. Anyhow, I hope you have enjoyed it anyway, let me know what you think and if I should continue with this! ;)
