Chapter Two - Talk To Me

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Teague's POV

I get in the driver's seat of my car, and Mina gets in on the passenger's side. As she buckles and I get the car running, I glance over at her.

"So, how did you wind up in the whole assassin business?" I ask it as we begin to pull out of the garage, but apparently the question catches her off guard, because she nearly drops the open file on the ground. It's a quick recovery on her part, because the papers nearly spilled everywhere.

"What?" The shock at the mere asking of the question is still all over her face, and I've finally caught her attention enough to get her to look at me.

"You heard me." I think we both know that, considering her reaction.

"It's none of your business." For a moment I take her actions to just be her feeling superior, but then I sense an underlying but of vulnerability and wariness. This girl really is something. She acts all tough, but I think she has some motivation that may make her seem weak, or just vulnerable.

"I did it because I'm looking for revenge." I state it simply.

This seems to pike her curiosity a little bit. Good, as I want to intrigue her. I'd like to learn more about this girl, perhaps even become friends, if she'd just open up and let me.

"Revenge?"

"Maybe not revenge. I guess I view the world as something that deserves this sort of thing."

"Oh." She goes back to her files, and I resist the urge to sigh out loud. I lost her attention with that bit.

"So, uh, tell me about yourself."

"Why should I?" She raises an eyebrow and glances in my direction, but her eyes almost instantly go back to scanning the papers. She really does analyze everything, but I guess that's what makes her so good.

"Because if we're going to be working together, we need to know a bit about each other and trust each other." Hopefully my reasoning gets a positive reaction from some part of her mind. Whatever part is the most logical would be my hope.

"But that's just the thing. I don't trust you." Ouch. She doesn't trust me and this is our first conversation.

"Aw, come on. You haven't even given me a chance yet!" I give her a grin, before averting my gaze to the road. "Give me one chance, and if I make a mistake, feel free to take back all the trust you place in me."

She huffs. "I'm an assassin. Do you really expect me to trust somebody, especially another assassin?"

"Uh, in my case? Yes, since I work for the same agency and I'm assigned to be your partner. If we don't trust each other, then there's no way we'll be able to kill the target."

She gives an overly exaggerated sigh. "We'll just have to see if you're up to par or not."

You know, I have no idea what that means. But I'll roll with it. It's a step. "So, tell me about yourself."

"My name's Mina. I'm a girl. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I'm a Siren. I-"

"I'm pretty sure you know that that's not what I meant."

She rolls her eyes. "Fine. Um...Ask something then."

"What's your favorite color?"

She looks over at me again, and when I glance at her, she seems to be torn between being amused, confused, or irritated. "Seriously?"

"Yes? That's why I asked, is it not?"

"Um...I guess white, because it means having a blank slate. Being all pure and perfect and what not." Hm. Interesting reasoning there, considering her profession. She shifts a bit in her seat, as if uncomfortable with giving away that information. She doesn't seem to have too many friends, but again, her profession is probably why. I kind of pity her, but I don't want her to know that. "What about your's?"

"Mine? I'd say dark blue." Now I feel a bit weird, since I myself don't have any reasoning for it. But she doesn't seem to care. After a rather long pause, I decide to try and get the conversation rolling a bit. "Do you have any family?"

She looks irritated that I've decided to start talking again. Or, perhaps she's not exactly comfortable discussing the topic I've brought up. Was it a bad move on my part? I don't know, but I'm honestly curious, so I'll gauge if I made a mistake on her reaction.

"I have a younger brother. And a mother."

"What about your father?" I'm a little confused.

"Dead." The moment the words leave her lips and she looks out the window I realize I went a little too far. Stupid! That's what I am! I should've realized that. That wasn't considerate on my part at all, which I guess is to be expected from assassins since we're supposed to be emotionless. I suppose she's pretty good at keeping her composure though. As if already sensing the question burning in my mind, she adds. "He died when my brother was born."

"You must feel quite attached to him."

She shrugs. "I guess."

Okay, I'm obviously treading in dangerous waters here. This is a topic to come back to when she trusts me more. So, I decide to direct the conversation to my own family. "I have a younger brother too. He's two years younger than me."

"And your parents?"

"Both alive, or so that's what I've been told by my brother. I haven't really had a chance to visit with any of them, as I try to keep myself occupied with my work."

"There it is."

"What?" Confusion fills me at that one statement.

"The hotel, idiot." She scowls at me, and I sigh once again inside. Oh well. I think it's safe to say I made some progress with her, no matter how small. "All the bags and anything else we'll need are already here."

"Great. Let's go then." I get out and go around to open the door for her, but she's already heading towards the hotel, out of the car before I even arrive on the other side. I have to jog a little to catch up with her.

Once we're inside and we make it to the front desk, we give our names, and the man at the front nods. You know, I think I saw him once before. Perhaps he's someone working for Boss? I can't be sure though. "Right. Room 101." He hands Mina the room key.

I can see her lip twitch into a frown, but I could've imagined it because the next moment it's gone. "Alright. Thank you."

This time, I manage to keep pace with her as we go up the stairs. When we step inside the room, I get the instant impression that it's fancy but not too fancy. Of course, Mina's mind seems to jump to another conclusion first.

"There's only one bedroom." She states the fact very simply. "You get to sleep on the couch."

And then she walks into the bedroom, leaving me to just shake my head. Will I ever understand this girl? I don't know.

Haha, they seem to be having a great start to this relationship, don't they? Mina had better start at least trying to be friendly and not hostile, or this whole operation will go down in flames.

Can we get three more reviews, so that I can update?

~ Dagger