Hey guys, I'm sorry it's been so long. Life has been pretty crazy. I have a wedding to attend in a month and I'm a bridesmaid! Also, christmas and new years took a toll on me. But here it is, in all it's glory. Hope you guys enjoy! Review please xD
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Kyra sat on her bed, thinking the situation over and over again in her head. There was no way she could back out of his project now. Arthur would be so disappointed, not to mention how Cobb would feel. Their relationship was growing by the day and Kyra didn't want to do something to disappoint him now. Besides, she'd always wanted to work with Cobb. She sighed, bringing her hand to her face and moving back a strand of hair. She was really going to have to sit there and think things through. One scenario after another popped into her head but she kept going back to thoughts of Mr. Siegal. She could only imagine how he would react once he saw her in his dream. What he would do to her once he figured out what she was trying to do to him. God, she even thought about what he might kind of horrors Siegal could do to Arthur and Cobb. She couldn't compromise the safety of her friend and her new lover. There was just no way she could live with herself if something happened to either of them. Kyra bit her bottom lip, as she hung her head and moved her hands up to her face. She closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind for a moment. She needed to think rationally and she needed to come up with a solution quickly.
Knock knock. "Kyra…it's me. Are you all right?" There was that ever so familiar voice. Usually Kyra loved hearing Cobb's voice but right now she was too shaken to think straight. She stood up from the bed and slowly made her way over to the door. "Yes, I'm fine."
Cobb wasn't convinced. He stared hard at the door in front of him, his hand on the handle. He gave it a twist, already knowing that it was locked. With a sigh, he placed his forehead to the door. Little did he know Kyra was doing the same thing, as she let out a sigh. She took a moment to get herself together before straightening up and unlocking the door. Cobb her the door unlocked and straightened himself up, as Kyra opened the door. Her face held a fake smile. Cobb frowned. "What's wrong?" He walked past her and sat down on the couch. Kyra slowly turned around and shook her head, not really wanting to look at him. Cobb's eyes were fixed on her face, studying her features. He knew that something was definitely bothering her. Usually when he'd come over, there was a huge smile plastered onto her face. "Kyra," His voice was soft. "What is it?"
With a heavy sigh, she shook her head again before speaking. "It's Marlene Scotts."
Cobb raised an eyebrow at Marlene's name. "What about her?"
"I, uh," She wasn't sure how to tell him, but she knew that she was going to have to. It was better than waiting until the night of the inception, right? Kyra finally looked up at him, worry written across her face. Cobb just stared at her. Kyra could tell that he was worried. She just had to spit it. Just …spit…it …out. "I did an extraction once for this man who called himself Mr. Siegal. He never gave me a first name, it was just . And I had to extract some blueprints or something for some new advanced robot or something." Kyra shook her head, placing a hand to her forehead. "I don't know what to do. If he finds out that I'm trying to take something from him, he's probably going to have me killed." Cobb stared at her for a minute more before standing up and pulling her into his arms. He didn't speak a word, he just held her in his arms. Kyra buried her face into his chest and took in his scent. Now she felt safe, like nothing could ever harm her. She knew that Cobb wasn't going to let anyone touch her.
They stayed like that for a few minutes, until Cobb finally broke the silence, still holding onto her. "Why don't you just watch me and Arthur? That way you're not in harms way." Kyra had to think for a moment. She really wanted to work along side Cobb, she wanted to go into this dream world and make inception possible but at the same time she didn't want to get hurt. Was that selfish of her? She bit her bottom lip. Cobb pulled back a bit and looked down at her. "Kyra?"
"I don't know…I –"
"Kyra…I didn't really mean to ask you if that's what you wanted to do. I meant it more as a 'that's definitely what you're going to do'." His voice wasn't harsh but it strict. Kyra knew he meant business.
"Are you and Arthur going to be okay though?" Her voice was muffled by his chest. She turned her face up to look up at him. His bluish-green eyes fixed onto hers. She felt herself blush a bit. No matter how much they stared at eachother, she always blushed. A small smile came onto Cobb's face, as he nodded. "We'll be fine. You just watch us and wake us up if anything goes wrong. I'm going to have someone sit with you and I'll have to find something to take your place. I promise, we'll make this work." He pulled her close to him again. She could finally relax. Cobb wasn't mad and everything was going to work out nicely.
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", there's a Ms. Yamamoto is here to see you." Mr. Siegal turned around in his chair to face his desk. He pressed a button on a small remote on his desk and the curtains behind him began to close, shutting out the sunlight and the beautiful cityline of Tokyo behind him. A small Asian woman entered the large room and bowed politely. Mr. Siegal, leaning back in his chair, merely nodded and the woman walked quickly over to the desk. "Kyō wa, watashi-tachi no aojashin o kakutoku shiyou to shite iru hito o miidashita. Kanojo no namae wa," The woman flipped through some papers, kanji scrawled all over them. She stopped one paper and quickly looked up. She was clearly nervous. "Marlene Scotts. Watashi-tachi wa anzen'na basho ni aojashin ga rokku sa rete iru, wareware wa, tokei 24/ 7 gādo o motte imasu." (Sir, I have found out who is trying to gain our blueprints. Her name is, Marlene Scotts. We have locked the blueprints in a secure area and we have guards on watch 24/7.)
Mr. Siegal nodded and waved her off. She turned quickly and scurried out of the room. He spoke softly to himself, a smirk on his face as he turned back to the window, opening up the curtains. "Marlene Scotts," He almost looked like some super villian in a cartoon, the kind that has a cat on their lap. "I'm sorry my dear, but you are not getting those plans back." The cityline of Toyko sparkled as Mr. Siegal gazed out onto it. Mr. Siegal thought of a bunch of ways that Marlene was going to get those blueprints. However, inception never crossed his mind. Hell, even extraction didn't cross his mind. Mr. Siegal thought she would pull something an amateur would pull –sending in a spy to work for Mr. Siegal until he or she somehow broke into the vault and stole the blueprints. He shook his head and laughed.
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Kyra lay on her bed, next to Cobb. He was gently stroking her hair, his bare chest being used as her pillow. "So was that as good for you as it was for me?" Kyra rolled her eyes and looked up at Cobb. He wore a big, stupid grin on his face.
"Oh yes Cobb, I loved playing Just Dance on the wii. And I loved even more than I kicked your ass." Cobb let out a laugh and quickly kissed her foreward. He mumbled something about kicking her ass next time they played. Kyra merely scoffed at him.
The phone began to ring in the living room, Kyra rolled off Cobb and quickly ran to the phone. "Hellllloooooo" The person on the other end was silent for a moment.
"I don't even want to know why you're so damn happy."
Kyra laughed. "What's up, Arthur?"
"Well I have some good news and some bad news…"
"Hmmm…bad news first." Kyra bounced onto the couch, Cobb walked out of the room a few minutes later and plopped down next to her. He looked over at the phone and gave her an odd look. She mouthed Arthur's name to Cobb and he nodded. He leaned back into the couch and watched her. Arthur's voice was heard faintly on the other line, Cobb tried listening the best he can. "Well you'll have to tell Cobb that I can't find Eames at the moment."
Kyra looked over at Cobb and relayed the message. Cobb let out a heavy sigh and let the back of his head hit the pillows of the couch. "Good news is, I found Ariadne to take your place. Cobb should be happy to see her again." Kyra raised a brow and stared at Cobb for a moment.
"Thanks Arthur. I'll talk to you later." Arthur said his goodbye right after and they hung up with eachother. Kyra smiled at Cobb. "Well Arthur said he found some girl named Ariadne and that you'll be happy to see her." There was a hint of jealousy in her voice as she spoke and Cobb caught on to it quickly. He let out a laugh and sat up. He pressed his lips onto hers and shook his head.
"You don't have to worry about her. She's worked with me in the past. She helped us with the last inception. She was big help."
"Oh, I see." Kyra moved closer to Cobb, placing her head back onto his chest. Cobb looked down at her, a smile on his face. "I promise, you don't have to be jealous of her…even though it was cute when you're jealous." Kyra pursed her lips together and looked up at him. She stuck her tongue out and Cobb quickly caught it in between her fingers. "Nuh uh uh."
Kyra freed herself from his grasp and grabbed the remote to the television and clicked it on. She began to flip through channels then made herself comfortable on Cobb. She fell asleep rather quickly. Cobb sat there, stroking her hair. He began to flip through the channels and stopped on one that caught his eye. Mr. Siegal, was on the t.v. talking about some big plans he had for some robots. It was just a clip from a Japanese news channel, being aired all over the world. They said it was a major breakthrough in technology. Cobb raised a brow as he watched, clearing intrigued. "Interesting…very interesting…"
