J: Salutations patrons! Here ya go, next chapter for my homies.
Chapter 2
Johanna's POV
Here's the thing,I didn't plan on blacking out. In fact my plan was to fake it and surprise attack those dimwits so they would peace out.
But now I'm here. And so is Amelia. And to the normal person we would appear to be completely screwed, trapped and handcuffed in an investigation room by the Aurors. But we aren't as normal as we appear, so maybe we still have the element of surprise on our side…
"Would you please just answer our questions and we'll be out of your hair?" the man asked. I almost forgot that they were attempting to interrogate us. Amelia was scared out of her mind, not having expected to be knocked out and captured either. So I flashed her a glance letting her know that it was okay, I'd handle it, and that she could relax.
"Yes…" I smiled, however I still refused to look them in the eye.
"Well then… give us some answers!" The short one was trying to appear commanding. Perhaps he was compensating for something?
"Your question was if I could answer your questions, right? And so I can, so I responded stating just that." I knew I was being intolerably sarcastic and I knew it would frustrate at least the short guy who has previously proven to have a masculinity insecurity.
"Our other question, you smart aleck!" There it was. Although now I thought it was only fair to be blatantly honest with him.
"To be frank, I wasn't paying attention while you were babbling before. I'd ask you to repeat the question but I'm not entirely sure that I care, and well, that's your problem. Maybe if you hadn't assaulted me with a vase to the head I wouldn't have trouble remembering things. Maybe you should consider that unnecessary offense before you start expecting me to give you what you want. I want to know why we are here. I think it would be wise for you to answer me."
"I'm sorry but that's classified information." the tall, conceited one declared.
"Oh isn't that a gag!" I turned and laughed with Amelia so she'd calm down and the aurors would see neither of us gave a flying fanny. I continued, "Isn't that just fresh! I love your creative energy, honestly, its not like I've heard that a million times before on some crime show or neo noir. Seriously I have a right to know why I am being held captive. While I can appreciate your jests I think it would be best for us all to cut to the chase. So cough up the information like a hairball, pussy-cat."
My English teacher taught me all about the poetic influences that similes had, but I think it was the nickname that did it.I needed to know what they knew about us. They had us handcuffed, so either they were smart enough to abandon their magical tactics, or were just trying to be safe because they were surprised and baffled by us. So I needed to figure out which it was to know what I was working with. Amelia by now was zoned out and humming boy band songs. Oh Amelia.
"Young lady, i don't think you understand your place. You have no right to be demanding things from officials." The short one took over while the tall guy recovered from my sick burn. Smells like toast in here am I right?
"Officials…of what? NYPD? CIA? FBI? BBC? SAT? HIV?..?" I knew that they didn't want us to realize that the Aurors had very little clues about our identities. I still didn't know how much it was that they knew, but they were treating this like a normal government case. Now was my chance to tempt them out of cover.
Amelia had had her handcuffs unlocked for a while now, as did I, so all I had to do was give her a cue.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you, Amelia, I really like that bracelet of yours!"
"Thanks Johanna! I got it from my Grandma when she went to Tiffany's!" Amelia brought her hand forward and started admiring her bracelet.
The two Auror idiots were immediately startled and made their way to apprehend her. Seeing my chance, I went into my pockets, grabbed its contents and threw them at the floor. There was a spark and a bit of smoke that took the two aurors by surprise. They pulled out their wands and fired at us blindly through the smoke. They were desperate. They knew it wasn't going to work but lets face it. When you're scared you'll try anything just in case.
In the smoke and darkness that filled the small room, Amelia was easily able to beat up and incapacitate the two. She's just so darn swift. (A: am I sensing sarcasm, Johanna?) You'd never expect that strength coming from such a small girl. I still think it's a power she summoned from her bows, but who knows?
We handcuffed them to the chairs just as the smoke alarms started to go off. Amelia kicked down the door, although she didn't need to. (A: dramatics are always necessary!) I thought we were in some sort of agency building, but in reality we were just inside a warehouse room. Probably so they wouldn't have the risk of us running into other people and spilling 'classified' information. I didn't have much time to process exactly where we were because we were being pursued by at least three back up aurors. Neither of us knew how long of a run it'd be to a safe place but we were going to get there somehow.
I looked at Amelia as she tightened her bow and cracked her neck in preparation. I zipped up my sweatshirt and then we set out running.
This is not what I meant when I said "cut to the chase".
