A/N: So, after not writing for weeks I got two chapters posted in two days... wow. My exam week will be over tomorrow, which means I will have more time to write now. Yay! This will be the last flashback chapter, hope they have helped to sort of get an idea of Kara and her and James' relationship. That was after all the idea. I'd greatly appreciate you reviews guys. I don't have any idea what you think about my work if you don't tell me.
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Chapter Nine – Mermories Of Us
Part Three
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April
Mellow elevator music filled the small box like space that was moving up at a steady speed.
"Ready to do this?" James asked.
"Just a few things to do." Kara replied.
She grabbed the hem of her long dark blue evening gown and fumbled for a certain spot. She took a firm grip on it and tore the fabric up to the top of her tigh. James smirked at the gather that was reavealed. It wasn't just any garter, it held a gun. Kara pulled the fabric aside, showing the entire garter that had a hair elastic fastened to it with bobby pins. She slid it out from under them and swung her head forward, tying her her into a ponytail. A shake of her head had a few strands fall loose. She pinned them all down with the bobby pinns before she pulled her gun out and took the safety off. Just then the elevator came to a halt and the door opened with a bing.
"Time to finish the job Mr. Bond." She winked.
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May
Kara looked over the top of the hill on the river at the bottom of it. SHe loved spring, the flowers, the grass and the bright warm light of the sun. She kept braiding flowers into her hair, making James stare. It looked down to earth and innocent, she knew. It wasn't something usually associated with an agent that had a license to kill. She twisted a hairband around the last few inches of her hair to keep the braid together.
"Sorry, your's not long enough to braid." she said sarcastically.
"I sure hope so. Picking a barber is always such a risky game."
"Yeah right. Men have it so easy. Picking a hairdresser is so much harder. It will literally decide your social status for the next two months. Not to mention it's a gamble, even with the same old hairdresser you never know what your gonna get." she snarked.
"Well, I think you can fix your hair yourself. It's a beautiful braid."
"Thanks, that is very sweet of you. Not very manly, but I appreciate it." Kara laughed as he rolled his eyes at her. She knew how to push people's buttons in a way that was fun for both.
"Watch it." he said, grinning suggestively.
"Watch it or what?" she asked leaning closer to challenge him.
"You could end up in the river."
"Only in your wildest dreams."
"Wanna bet?"
"Fifty bucks you can't get me in the water without getting at least a quarter of your body wet."
"Okay." He said charging forward and swinging her over his shoulder in one motion whilst getting up. He got the edge of the hill before she landed a proper punch in his ribs with her knee, the pounding of her fists on his back had done nothing to stop him. He let out a sharp gasp and dropped her flat on her ass in the middle of the grass. SInce they were on the very edge of the hill she rolled onto her back her head facing downwords to the river.
In no time he had scooped her up, pressing her arms to her body and thus leaving her almost defensless. Kara was smart and managed to wriggle herself into a position where she could bite him.
"Jesus christ!" James yelped in surprise dropping her again. She rolled down a few meters before stopping and rambling to an upright position. He was left to chase her as she ran sideways along the hill, slowly moving upwards. She was soon tackled into the grass. For a moment she thought about all the grass stains that her clothes would be covered in, but then she remembered he was wearing a white t-shirt.
The wrestled up and down the small hill, cursing and laughing at the sam time, completely unaware of the small audience they had gotten. A two boats were floating down the river with asian tourists in them. They too had no idea what was going on.
Finally James made it down to the dock. Kara stopped squirming once they were almost at the end of it.
"Time to go swimming." he said throwing her in a clean movement, so that she couldn't grab him.
"Not alone." she yelled out mid flight. James felt something yank him forward. Looking down he saw the belt of her skirt tied to a loop in his jeans. Both landed in the water with a huge splash.
He came up, drawing in air. She was laughing hard with her soaked hair glued to her face. Both of them turned to look at the boats when the tourist groups began to clap. Again they burst out laughing.
"So much for domesticated English countryside life." he said heaving himself out of the water. James reached out his hand a nd helped her out of the water.
"They got a nice show and I earned myself fifty bucks." she said with a wide smile.
"I believe we got a few bruises in the process too."
"You're a big boy now." Kara said, kissing him on the cheek. She gave the confused and amused asians a wave, watching the small colony of hands waving back.
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A/N 2: Next chapter these two are finally going to talk and confront each other.
