Marissa Sanborn
In the Arm's of an Assassin
CHAPTER 1
The Dark Side of The Moon
I lay out on the cold stone floor, my body unable to move, my voice almost silenced by the ice. To cold to move I closed my eyes and called out "Josh….help me…" My faint voice could be heard in the distance.
"He can't save you, No one can! Ha!" ,a loud voice laughed uncontrollably, but was soon drowned out by the smashing of glass on a stone cold floor.
"I can actually…" a strong yet mysterious voice stated. "Now Ryuzaki… want to let her go, or die where you stand?" I could depict the voice anywhere, it was Josh, my mysterious, sweet protective assassin…"Sol y Estrella?" (Sun and stars?) was his way of asking if I was ok, which most of the time I usually was. Unless, I haden't fed in a while. Being half Darkness, half Light, I am a very picky person… or should I say immortal, since I am neither dead nor alive.
"Luna y Cielo…" (Moon and Sky…) I would always call back. He helped me off the ground and held me tight against him.
"Now I'll ask again, die were you stand or run and be hunted for the rest of your life?" he stated and he covered my eyes.
"I think I'll choose to die where I stand."
"As you wish…"
I heard the sound of his blade piercing flesh, I winced and relaxed, the smell of blood filled the air. It was over. The kidnapper was dead and it was just Josh and I.
"T-thanks….again." I slowly started to speak,
" Don't thank me, I am only protecting who I love." Josh's clan members started to fill the warehouse cleaning up the evidence and Josh took me outside. "I have to watch you a little more carefully, you could have been killed!" he was about to go off, about how I almost got myself killed.
"But I wasn't killed was I?" I tried to make a joke but chances are I was failing.
"True…But that doesn't excuse you of your actions." he tried to continue the joke streak but he was failing just as bad as I was.
" I made a promise to your family, to protect you. You're here to bring peace and tranquility. I'm here by fate." He stepped closer to me and held me.
"Marissa…I love you, but you can be kind of an airhead sometimes." we figured by the time of night we should have gone home. A simple call was needed, not a phone call but a small whistle.
"Ya know- You could have just teleported us back…" He complained
"I might have if I hadn't been drained of most of my energy at the time." I said sadly in disbelief. He actually brought that up our ride had arrived, a fellow friend of ours, Majesty. I stroked her mane hoping she got the message and she knelt down wings folded back temporarily. I climbed on her back, having to ride side saddle, I was a little ticked but it was nothing new. Josh climbed on behind me sitting like a normal guy would. Majesty's reins appeared in my hand as I felt Josh's arms around my waist. Being me, Majesty's master, I was the only one allowed to ride and fly her, she knew him well, but come only dire emergency would she let him ride her. Majesty's Wings spread out, and she took off in a run before taking off fully into the air. We were going home… Back to Adlothia where we belonged. I could hear Josh's thoughts but I tried not to pay attention to them.
"Life returns to normal…" I added
"Quit reading my mind!"
He stated in surprise. I actually wasn't reading his mind. I wasn't reading your mind, you were just thinking out loud so I heard your thoughts. I made a quick smart-ass remark. We arrived home soon enough we were almost tackled by my own guards.
"Where the hell have you been?" Taylor almost screamed when we arrived, Joseph walked out sleepy-eyed clutching his stuffy as usual.
"Saving her tail as usual." Josh commented. Josh climbed off Majesty's back and picked me up by my waist. He put me down and whispered into my ear "Go change into something nice or really formal…meet me at the top of the waterfall" I blushed , nodded and left to go change in my room, before I had even taken a step to leave he was gone. I went inside and started looking for a dress like Josh told me to when Taylor walked in. I was half way undressed when he walked in.
"Taylor! What the hell? Ever heard of knocking?" I screamed and through a pillow at him
"I-I'm sorry…I should have knocked…"He stuttered through his sentences and turned around as I finished getting dressed.
" What is so important?" I asked in complete shock.
"Never mind…" he seemed upset and dropped off the conversation when he walked away.
"I-I'm sorry Taylor."
I could feel my ears lay back and my tails quit swaying. I sighed and walked out to meet Josh at the top of the waterfall. He was dressed in what was probably the sexiest thing he had owned. He was wearing his black robes, his hood was off and he held a deep red rose in his mouth.
"W-w-what's the occasion?" I stuttered the entire time. He stared at me and his jaw just dropped open
"I-I can't treat my girl to a special night? After a long day saving your ass?" he paused. Wasn't normal for him to stutter I had a feeling I had over done it. Earlier, well almost 1 hour ago, I was still getting dressed. Josh held out his hand and I took it with caution as he placed his hand on my waist. I stared into his gleaming eyes.
"Why are you so tempting?" I asked feeling stupid and embarrassed.
"Because I am."
He leaned into kiss me but something caught his attention before I could steal the kiss. I quickly turned my head and I saw one person I never wanted to see again in my life.