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AX AGENTS X 2
Abel Nightroad (member of the elite AX a sub-section of the Public Affairs department managed by Cardinal Caterina Sforza, both members of the Vatican) sighed as he walked from the Vatican's main building to meet two new arrivals. They had been abandoned by their parents at very young ages and had lived with a distant relative until now. They had very useful skills that the Vatican could not pass up, both Caterina and Cardinal Francesco di Medici agreed about the girls (which was a very rare delight). Abel reached the meeting point but didn't see the two girls and sighed again when his stomach growled.
"Hungry?" He heard from his left and saw two young girls standing next to him; surely these couldn't be the two girls that had the Vatican so excited. They looked just like average girls. The older he guessed was of average height, with beautiful lavender eyes and dark purple hair pulled in a high ponytail. She was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, nothing special. Her sister was just the same (he had been informed that they were sisters ahead of time) she had bright fiery blue eyes and dark blue hair and just like her sister she wore tighter jeans and a t-shirt.
"Yes. But I was to come here and pick you up then take you back to the Vatican. You are Danielle and Corissa, yes?" They nodded.
"Can't we eat first though, I'm really hungry." Corissa asked with a slight whine, looking up at her sister with pleading eyes. Danielle rolled her eyes and looked at Abel.
"Father Nightroad, surely the Vatican would like us to eat." She questioned with a smirk.
"Yes I suppose that's true." He said smiling also, they were sly and he liked it. Being so crucial to the Vatican gave them some freedom to bend the rules, he was sure that they were going to make him look after them giving him some freedom as well. He glanced around and saw a small little café off to the right. "There's a café over there." He said and pointed to it. Corissa smiled widely.
"Oh great food!" She said and made a mad dash across the street to the café that Abel pointed out. Danielle and Abel rushed after her; Corissa entered the café and smiled broadly. "Where to sit…" She muttered and looked around; she saw a nice booth in the corner and went to it. She sat down and waited, they couldn't have been too far behind her. Sure enough the door opened a few moments after her and her sister and Father Nightroad walked in. She waved her arm to catch their attention, Danielle saw it first and walked to her, Abel followed. Danielle sat down and Abel sat down next to her.
"So girls…what's new?" They looked at one another and started giggling. He frowned in confusion. "What?"
"You have no idea how to talk to girls." They said and giggled again. He frowned in slight offense.
"I do too."
"'So girls…what's new?' that's not how you talk to a girl. First direct a question at one of us for a more personal touch and if you want to ask someone come out and ask it." He cleared his throat and tried again.
"Danielle, Corissa why are you so valuable to the Vatican?" They looked at one another.
"We're something that the world has never seen, half Terran and half Methuselah." Abel stared at them in disbelief, they lived a sinful life. Their parents had gone not only against the law but also against god as well to produce them, but such beautiful girls. "I'm a bit surprised that Caterina didn't tell you, she seemed very interested and we know that you are good friends."
"Francesco was also very interested but he still seemed bored, I don't like him to much." Corissa said with a wrinkle of her nose. Abel looked at her.
"That's unfortunate."
"Why?" She asked.
"He's very brilliant." She shrugged.
"That might be but he's an ass." Danielle chocked on her water and glared at her sister.
"Don't talk about a superior like that!"
"Oh bite me." Abel chuckled at their banter. A waiter came by the table and asked what they wanted, Corissa ordered first. The waiter eyed her oddly.
"Are you sure you can eat that all?" She glared at him.
"Wanna measure my stomach?" She asked with a challenging glint in her eye, the cute waiter held up his hands in defense.
"I just didn't think that a pretty, thin girl could eat all that." She raised a brow at the comment.
"Looks can be deceiving, now get me my food." He nodded and quickly took Abel's and Danielle's orders, Abel looked at Corissa.
"Do you always speak to people that way?" She frowned in confusion.
"What way?"
"Like they don't matter or mean anything to you?" She laughed at the comment.
"I guess that's my Methuselah blood speaking." She said with an apathetic shrug. Danielle looked at Abel.
"Yes she's always like that, for the first twelve years of her life I didn't think she knew how to be nice until one day when a young kid was hurt and she cradled him to make him feel better. It was really cute but of course she couldn't let it go and was angered every time I mentioned it." Corissa glared at her.
"You mentioned it like every five seconds!"
"Which translates to every two weeks." Danielle said and Abel laughed.
"You two are colorful."
"So glad to hear you say that Abel-"
"Call me Father Nightroad, please."
"You're stuck with us Abel." Corissa said deliberately not using Father Nightroad as he asked making a point. Abel rolled his eyes.
"So what is it that you two can do? I was informed that you both have special powers." Corissa smiled.
"I wanna go first!" She said to her sister. "I call dibs!" Danielle rolled her eyes and nodded. Corissa smiled and looked at the table; she saw the salt and pepper and smiled. She could use them. She concentrated on them and they levitated from the table, she locked eyes with Abel with a smile. "There. But that's not all." She said and smiled. "I can communicate with animals also."
"Wow! That's fantastic! Danielle what can you do?" Abel asked excited now, these girls were the real deal. He was very happy that they were on his side.
"I can control all the elements and essentially everything that revolves around it, except humans."
"So you can control earth, water, air, lightning, fire, plants-"
"Yes all of that." Danielle interrupted; she didn't feel like hearing the long list again. The food came and Corissa stuffed her face. Danielle and Abel looked at her oddly but slowly eat all their food. Corissa finished first and leaned back; she levitated her fork and napkin and put everything back on her plate. Abel watched with amazement. The waiter came soon after and took the plates from them. He gave Corissa a pointed look.
"Miss would you like any more food?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Hey blondie, beat it. Be a good little bus boy and take the food away. Don't bother the customers." He glared at her and she glared back.
"Have a nice day." He said through clenched teeth.
"I will I'm not the one who has to clean up after other people." Danielle giggled nervously.
"Alright Issa, food times over. Let's go." She grabbed her sister's arm and quickly pulled her out of the café. Abel apologized to the waiter for them and thanked him, paying him for the food.
"Wow poison in pretty wrapping." Abel said and shook his head at her.
"I'd rather have venom than be defenseless."
"That's a good point. Alright let's go to the Vatican now." They nodded and made the short walk back to the Vatican. They smiled as they walked up the stairs into the beautiful traditional European building; they walked down the long hall until they reached a very elegant door. Abel pushed them behind him and knocked on it.
"Come in." Came a calm smooth voice, Abel pushed the French doors open and walked in with the girls in tow. They saw a beautiful woman with long blonde hair done in curled tips and blue eyes. The duchess of Milan sat before them. Both girls looked at her in awe and quickly bowed without even being asked to. Abel looked over his shoulder and saw them bowing.
"Cardinal Sforza these are the two girls you asked for." He said.
"You two may rise." Caterina said and smiled softly at them. They immediately looked at her and were at attention. "You may speak." She said with a muffled chuckle, she could tell that they had something to say.
"It is an honor to meet you Cardinal Sforza, Duchess of Milan." They said and took a deep breath.
"Why thank you girls, but since you are guests here and now members of the AX you don't have to be so formal with me. Cardinal Sforza is fine." They nodded quickly.
"Yes Cardinal." Danielle said bowed again, she quickly kicked Corissa behind the knee causing her to go down on one knee. Corissa cursed to herself and bowed. Caterina smiled at them. Abel put down the girls' suitcases.
"I'll have Tres come take your things to your rooms, so you can explore and have some fun, before your first mission. But first before I call Tres in, may I have demonstration of your abilities?" They quickly nodded. Corissa decided to go first; she concentrated on the suitcases and levitated them from the floor. She lifted them about 4 feet from the ground and landed them at Caterina's feet. She raised a brow in acceptance. Danielle looked around the room and saw some torches burning in the corners and concentrated on one. The fire from that one flickered and soon turned into a ball, Danielle pointed her palm at it and it came flying toward her, it levitated over her hand about a foot and waited to be used. Danielle grinned at the Cardinal through the flame. "Very good, girls. I'm very pleased!" They smiled.
"Thank you Cardinal." Caterina pushed a button on her throne and a side door opened to reveal a tall man with the same sort of uniform on as Abel with spiked brown hair and brown eyes. He walked stiffly to Cardinal Caterina.
"Yes Cardinal?" He asked she nodded toward the two bags in front of her.
"I want you to put these bags in the rooms on the tabs wrapped around the handles."
"Yes Cardinal." He said and picked up the suitcases, Corissa stared at Tres in awe.
"Oh cool you have your own cyborg!" Tres turned his eyes on her.
"I am an android, child." She glared at him.
"I am not a child, cyborg." She said and narrowed her eyes at him.
"I am not a cyborg, girl. I am a battling android."
"Whatever." She said and looked at Cardinal Sforza. "Cardinal Sforza may I leave now?" She asked politely and smiled. Cardinal Caterina nodded.
"Yes you may, both you and your sister. Abel you as well are released, keep an eye on them though." Abel nodded and both girls ran out of the room. They ran down the opposite side of the hall and outside into the large maze like garden.
"Ohhh a maze! How fun, lets play hide and go seek!" Abel looked at them.
"Aren't you two almost 18?"
"I am." Danielle said. "She's 17."
"What's your point, Abel?" Corissa asked. He shrugged.
"Never mind, I'm going to my room for a little bit. I'll be back in an hour." They nodded. Danielle ran toward the beginning of the maze.
"You go and hide, I'll seek you." Corissa nodded with a cute grin and ran into the maze; she ran as fast as she could and took a few sharp turns and saw a gazebo. She smiled and walked toward it, she got inside and was about to sit down when she saw someone cowering in the corner.
"Hey you took my hiding spot." She said and walked to them, she sat down next to them. She noticed them flinch and looked away. "Hey are you ok? You're shaking." The person raised their head and she saw that it was a boy only a year older than herself, wearing heavy white robes.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to be here, I'll leave-" She lightly rested her hand on his arm and stopped him.
"Oh it's ok, I was only kidding. What's the matter? Why are you shaking, are you hurt?" She asked she was slightly amazed at how soft her tone had turned but didn't hate it. He shook his head.
"No I'm not, I'm fine. I'm just scared, my brother yelled at me again." She frowned and put an arm around his shoulders.
"Why did he yell at you? Did he say why?"
"I just don't think he likes me." She frowned again.
"Oh I don't know. What were you two fighting about?" She asked he looked up at her.
"He was angry with me because I couldn't make up my mind." She grinned and gave his shoulder a squeeze.
"Oh that's easy, he's just impatient. If you can't make up your mind just let him know that you need a few more seconds and to not be so short tempered with you. You're shy, right?" She asked, he nodded. "And timid I can tell you lack confidence. Whatever decision you are making think of the out come and if you think it's a right decision believe it is." He gave a weak smile.
"Thank you, I feel better." She smiled broadly at him.
"Glad to help. Now time to get down to business." He frowned.
"What business?"
"I'm playing hide and go seek with my sister, I need another place to hide. I've been here to long." He suddenly looked shy again.
"Would it be alright if I play?" He asked, she peered at him playfully but soon smiled widely.
"Why not? It's more fun to play with three people anyway. Besides we only have an hour before Father Nightroad comes back." The boy stopped.
"Father Nightroad? Who are you two?"
"We were asked to come here by Cardinal Sforza; we're the 'new force'." He frowned.
"I don't understand, why would my sis-" He stopped when she looked at him. "Why would the Duchess bring in two young girls?" She chuckled as she walked out of the mouth of the gazebo and motioned for him to follow; she walked along the edge of the new path in the maze.
"We're not normal girls. We're half Terran and half Methuselah." His eyes widened.
"Really?" She nodded.
"My father was a Methuselah and fell in love with my mother a Terran, he didn't believe in the law and they had my sister and me. They were killed by one of his brethren for having us and we escaped, ending up with a distant relative on my mother's side."
"I'm sorry, I'm sure you miss them." She shrugged.
"Yeah I do but you can't change the past right?" He nodded.
"I guess not." She suddenly looked at him.
"You never told me your name." She said and extended her hand out to him. "I'm Corissa." She said with a smile.
"Alessandro." He said she looked at him for a moment.
"Ok." She said, not quite understanding who he really was. They took another right and looked around for a moment. Corissa stopped still when she felt eyes on her. "Damn." She muttered. Alessandro gasped.
"You cursed."
"Oh sorry. My sister found us." Alessandro looked around.
"I don't see her." Corissa pointed to a bush behind them.
"She's hiding behind there." Danielle chuckled and stepped out.
"Found you." She saw Alessandro and her eyes widened. "Issa where did you find this boy?"
"Hiding in the gazebo, I brought him along. Why is that bad?" She asked looked at her sister finally.
"What did he say his name was?"
"Alessandro."
"What's the pope's name?"
"I don't know. Why are you asking me useless questions?"
"The pope is Alessandro XVIII."
"Cool coincidence." Danielle gave her a tired look.
"Sometimes your ignorance astounds me."
"Glad I can shock you sometimes. Will you get to the point this millennia?"
"He's the pope, you moron!" Corissa looked at her oddly.
"Are you on drugs?" She asked Danielle slapped her upside the head. "Ow! You bitch that hurt!"
"Did I hear cursing?" Abel asked as he walked to them (they were close to the entrance). Corissa pointed to Danielle.
"Abel she hit me, it's a natural reaction." Abel rolled his eyes and noticed the boy for the first time, his eyes widened.
"Excellency! Francesco has been looking for you everywhere!" Alessandro flinched at the name.
"You're really the pope?! I hugged the pope?!" Corissa asked and got a weird expression on her face. Danielle frowned.
"You hugged him?"
"Well yeah, he was shaking when I found him. I put my arm around him to calm him down. I just figured he was someone's son and was scared that he would get in trouble. I feel kinda dirty." Danielle stifled a giggle.
"I'm sure he doesn't feel any better." Corissa threw Danielle a look.
"Alright Excellency time to go back to your brother and your duties." Alessandro nodded sadly and walked down the hall with one of the guards.
"Bye Alessandro! We'll hang out the next time your free, ok?" Corissa said, he turned around and smiled at her.
"Right!" She smiled.
"I can't believe I'm going to say this but the pope is cute." Danielle nodded, Abel looked at them oddly.
"'The pope is cute'? Is that what you just said?!" Corissa rolled her eyes.
"As a boy he's cute, not as a religious icon." Danielle nodded.
"Duh." Danielle added. "Cardinal Sforza mentioned something about a mission. What is it?" Abel smiled.
"It's a very nice mission. We must go to the Methuselah Empire and proclaim peace." Corissa smiled.
"Cool! Road trip!" Danielle rolled her eyes in impatience.
"You're missing the point, nit wit!" Corissa shrugged.
"So when are we going on our mission?"
"First thing in the morning. You both need your rest." Danielle nodded but Corissa pouted.
"Fine." She muttered, Danielle rolled her eyes.
"So Abel where are we staying?"
"Two rooms next to each other, Tres and I will show you." Tres stepped out of the shadows.
"I wish I had my own cyborg." Corissa said Tres glared at her.
"I am an android!" She grinned at him and giggled.
"You yelled, not a very controlled android are you?" She questioned. "If I had my own cyborg I would name him Spike and made sure he killed everything I told him too." Abel caught onto her teasing.
"That's pretty much what Tres is for." Tres glared at Abel.
"Father Nightroad, you are not helping." Abel grinned at Tres. They reached the rooms and as soon as they did Tres made his departure.
"But Tres how am I supposed to get into my room?" Corissa called, grinning ear to ear.
"Use the key." She held her arms out.
"I don't have one." He turned around and tossed it at her, it smacked her in the forehead. She blinked for a moment before a deep snarl settled on her lips and she shot at him. She leapt into the air and landed on his shoulders, he turned his head from side to side but couldn't see her. She jumped into the air again and again came down on his shoulders, throwing him into misbalance and knocking him over. She smiled again and walked to her room, she opened the door with the key and looked from one face to another (she couldn't really see Tres' face because he was face down in the limestone hallway) and bid them all goodnight. Danielle looked at her sister's door and suddenly burst into loud laughter, Tres quickly got to his feet and glared at her.
"I do not find that amusing, tiny Terran."
"You should see it from my end, cyborg." She said grinning before unlocking her door and going in, saying goodnight to Abel. Abel chuckled but stopped at the look on Tres' face.
"Sorry." He said clearing his throat and walking toward his own room.