A/N: Sorry about the lack of updates. Not a lot of time lately. Thanks so much to: sevenofdiamonds7, Liv-love-work-play-READ, Amelia mary, Jessica, Leah, and Georgiee for the lovely reviews! You make my day! xx
I walked out into the cool air of the barbican and let out a low laugh at how incredibly stupid the Benedicts were. What kind of person lets a strange girl into their apartment? I shook my head and continued down the street.
"Hey have you got the time?" I asked a random lady with two kids walking down the street.
"11:00" she said hurriedly, glancing at her watch.
I plastered on a friendly smile
"Thanks." I gushed and kept walking. I saw a bus stop up ahead and hurried along. I snuck through the back doors of the first bus I found that was heading in the right direction. I slumped in the back corner of the bus and my thoughts drifted. I tried not to think about the protective was she held her children's hands, as if she'd do anything for them, as if they were the center of her universe. My thoughts strayed to my mum. Her frail hug, her kind eyes, her words full of promise. Her panic. The last words before the attack:
"I love you baby, I love you so much. Be strong my angel. "
Then her panic when she couldn't go on.
"Run, Phoenix! I'll find you. Go with Tony." Rushing. Chaos. No mummy! No! Her agonized, pale, sick face getting father away. Fighting, struggling. No! Let me go! Strong arms around me, carrying me away. Cold air on my face, wind whipping my hair around me. We crouch in the bushes, him keeping a grip on my arm because he knows I'll run to get her otherwise.
Silence.
The suddenly shouts of "Police! Open up!"
We got out just in time. She didn't. Not Mummy. All their fault. The Savant Net.
I shook myself as if that would get rid of the horrible memory. I reached up to brush my hair off my face and realized my cheek was wet. I hadn't even noticed I was crying. I angrily wipe my face. Stupid, stupid. I had an hour to get to the Olympic site and scout it out. I'd been there before but it wouldn't do any harm to have a failsafe exit plan. I got off the bus at the site and looked around. Right, sould be easy enough.
I spent the next hour memorizing the site until I knew it like the back of my hand. I was standing by the car park when my target showed up. He joined a group of others I assumed were the tour group and started chatting to a girl. I frowned. Surely he didn't know her? I decided to use her. Make her think I was friendly. Tell her some lies. That way no evidence would lead back to me. Not that I ever left any evidence. I strolled over to the tour group meeting point, with my 'innocent and carefree' face on and smiled at the girl Yves had been talking to.
"Hi, is this the group for the tour around the site?" I asked, giving myself a slight accent to avoid any kind of recognition in case I had to come back later. Probably necessary but not stupid. Better to overdo it then underdo it and get caught. The Seer would skin me alive if I ever got caught by a Benedict.
"Yeah, you're not too late, don't worry. You didn't miss much" she had a slight accent herself. Southern.
"I'm Ellie." I held out my hand.
"Jo" she shook it without hesitating. I kept my fake smile in place to hide my sneer of disgust. Too trusting. I almost felt sorry for her. The tour group started to move along, the guide blathering on. Right, Time to plant some false information
I giggled. "Im glad I got here at , London traffic. So happy I don't live here."
"Yeah tell me about it. And the weather here is horrible!" she chatted easily.
"I know! Its so cold all the time!"
We chatted back and forth for a bit. Her just having a nice conversation, me planting false leads.
"So who do you think the cutest guy here is?" She asked. Wow, forward much? But a perfect opportunity.
I pretended to survey the group and eyed my target appreciatively. He did have a nice body. Ugh shut up Phee! He's a Benedict! Idiot!
"That boy's kinda cute." I gave a shy smile
"Oohh Yves." So she did know him "Yeah I was talking to him earlier. He's from America." I gave her an amused look
"Are you friends?"
"No, but I want more than that with him. Like a holiday kinda romance you know?" She giggled and I laughed right along with her. She was attracted to him. This was good, a distraction for him as well as a safeguard for me. I smiled as we walked into the building. Time to get to work.
A/N; Ok so kinda short. Ive been super busy with work and stuff. Review?