Baba

I watched as a hooded figure creeps into the office, weapon drawn. I could see the metal head of an arrow glinting in what bare light there is.

With what minimum light there is I could tell the outline of the figure was a woman. She was slightly on the tall side and stood with her shoulders back and her head slightly forward.

When she steps a couple paces forwards I see a flash of red hair. Could it be?

I shuffle forward.

"Scarlet?"

The woman lowers her bow and also her hood.

"Baba?" She asks surprised.

"Scarlet? Is it really you?"

She shakes her head and steps closer to me.

"I'm sorry Baba, Scarlet is still..." She clears her throat apparently deciding whether or not to tell me. "Poisoned." she whispers harshly.

I frown, "Poisoned? I thought she was in a coma from a car crash."

She shakes her head before telling me, "That's Soryu, Baba."

I glare at her. How's she know all this? "Who are you?"

She tilts her head and I could partially see a smile twitching at the corner of her lips.

"Now, who could I be that you don't recognize?"

Before either of us could say anything further we both hear footsteps running rapidly down the hall toward the room we are currently in.

The mysterious woman pulls up her hood in a way that tells me that she is used to doing it, and raises her bow with a steady arm.

The door opens more and a man enters the room and when he sees two silhouettes among the darkness he turns to run, placing his hand on the all as if to hit something.

An alarm!

However The woman next to me, fires her arrow and it lands in the man's hand pinning it to the wall and no noises are made. it's eerily silent.

Not even the man himself makes a noise. It seems like he is waiting for the final blow.

"Tell me where to find the Antidote for the poison you used on Scarlet Knight!" She says with an another arrow aimed at him.

He just grunts. Most likely at the pain of an arrow in his hand.

Walking over and slamming the door that was next to him, the woman says lowly, just enough for me to hear,

"It's either you tell me or I will expose your dirty little secret to the world. You know the one about the girl...the underage one."

He coughs and looks at her, eyes wide.

"How do you know about that?"

She steps away and scoffs, "I have my sources. Now, the Antidote."

He doesn't say anything.

She sighs and takes the arrow in her grip, ripping it out of his hand.

He groans and she shoves into his shoulder.

He opens his mouth to scream and she covers it with her gloved hand waiting patiently for him to stop.

When he does, this is what she says, "Now go and if you even think of telling anyone about this, I will personally deliver the death blow."

Ripping the arrow out of his shoulder she slaps her hand over his mouth again and when he stops this time she lets him scramble for the door knob, opening it, and stumble through it.

She closes the door behind him locking it.

Setting her bow down on ground she crouches and groans into her hands which are covering her face.

"I hate doing that." She says tiredly.

"Then why do it?"

"Why do it, huh? Why indeed." She mutters.

She stands up, after picking up her bow, and goes over to a small statue on the desk.

Lifting it up easily, as if it weighs nothing at all, she turns it over and smashes the head against the wood. Oddly enough it doesn't make a loud sound. It makes a clicking noise. And the bottom opens to reveal a small rounded vial of a purple substance.

"Okay got it. Let's go." She goes over to the window and opens it leaning out enough to fire a single arrow onto the roof above.

She leans back in holding onto the bow holding out her hand.

I do a double take, and it appears she is serious.

"Come on Baba. We don't got all night."

I hear loud noises and while distracted she grabs my hand and attaches something to my belt and when she yanks on the bow...

I go flying out the window down to the ground at a death-rate speed.

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