Another chapter!!! You can all thank Nikko-chan for pushing me to write the next chapter already.
ENJOY!
The adrenaline running through the room as the three got ready for the mission, was intense. Brennan and Rei were used to the rush before a big score and more or less ignored the sensation, but Shalimar could feel it reverberating through the suite in waves.
It set her on edge, but in a good way.
The only thing stronger in the room was the sense of excitement. Her two partners in crime were clearly revved up about their hit, fake as it was, and their excitement was contagious.
Shal checked herself in the mirror.
Her outfit was hardly inconspicuous. The loose flashy silver halter top and fitted black pants would stand out anywhere, anywhere that is except Las Vegas. On the floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino she would blend right in.
Rei strode back into the bathroom looking for the silver butterfly clip that would accent her swooping up-do. Her outfit was practically an inverse to Shalimar's. In black, heeled boots, a just below the knee flowy silver skirt, and a tight black silk tank; the young feral was truly stunning.
They had decided to add black gloves that came up to her elbows to the ensemble to minimize the number of visible cuts, which were already fading, since most of them were on her arms.
Shal scowled a bit when she noticed that the girl had cut the hands from the gloves. "What on Earth did you do to those things?"
Rei followed her eyes to her bare hands. "What? They were too constricting. And besides if they don't find my prints all over everything I might be tempted to talk myself out of trouble." She answered with a smirk.
Brennan floated into the doorway in his full black Armani suit. "Like they'd believe you once they got a good look at your rap sheet."
Rei frowned at him playfully, "Like yours are any better."
Brennan laughed. "True, but yours is the only one that's real."
They all laughed at that and Rei fixed the barrette in her hair. She stared at everyone's reflection in the big mirror and took a deep breath. Even in Vegas they were quite the trio and were sure to draw some attention.
She turned to the others. "Shall we?"
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It didn't take them long to get to the casino and they hadn't drawn too much attention. The trio split and fanned out. Brennan headed over toward the slot machines, and Shal and Rei each separately headed to the employee only door at the back corner.
Brennan got to his mark first but the girls were having trouble getting through the crowd. Every male eye they passed was instantly on them, and some of them were even brave enough to try their best lines.
Shalimar was handling it like a pro. With a glance she noticed that Rei was having a slightly harder time but was still holding her own and making her way across the floor.
The blond feral found it slightly amusing that her younger counterpart was uncomfortable being the center of attention. Put her in front of a safe or a supercomputer and she's cool as a cucumber, dress her up and throw some guys into the mix and she barely keeps her head above water.
The thought made Shalimar smile even wider.
Brennan had to stop himself from stepping in to help Rei out and only relaxed once both girls made it to the employee door.
He watched with what he hoped looked like casual interest as Rei slipped a code breaker keycard, something Jesse had whipped up special, from her boot. Shal blocked the view of the camera while the redhead swiped the card through the door lock. A few seconds passed and then the red light on the door blinked green as it clicked open.
That was when Brennan nonchalantly sent a jolt through the bank of slot machines he was leaning against, setting the winner buzzers all off at once.
Every eye in the room, including those of the security team, was on the bank of slot machines. It was at that precise moment the two ferals disappeared into the doorway.
The dark haired elemental sauntered down a few rows getting out of the way of the frantic casino patrons that began diving after the coins the machines suddenly began spilling.
Keeping the girls informed through the comm rings, Brennan sat back at the bar and waited for their signal to head for the vault.
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The two girls casually made their way through the deserted corridors doing their best to look lost and maybe a little tipsy if they encountered an employee, but they had yet to see anyone.
Shalimar didn't see anything wrong with the absence of the staff, but it made Rei nervous. She knew they were supposed to get caught, but something wasn't right about this. Even with the distraction on the main floor the security team should have someone keeping an eye on the monitors.
Two more turns and they would be in the auxiliary security room and a few minutes after that Rei would have access to their internal systems. The seconds ticked by excruciatingly slowly as they crept down the remainder of the tiled hall.
They rounded the last corner and finally the door to the room they were looking for came into view. The second the image registered in Rei's brain she stopped dead in the hall. Something was wrong, something was very wrong.
She grabbed Shalimar bringing her to a stop and raised a finger to her mouth requesting silence. Rei's mind took in all it was seeing. At first glance the security door would pass as normal, but Rei was hard wired to notice details and they were all screaming foul play.
The electronic lock showed the door was locked with its red light, but the panel was slightly off center and concentrating on the small sliver of space between the frame and the door revealed the dead bolt not in place.
As stealthy as a cat creeping after its prey Shalimar made her way to the door. It was faint but she could definitely make out the frantic clicking of keys on a keyboard.
The two ferals silently made their way back around the last corner before either dared speak a word.
"Bren we have a problem, there is already someone in the security room." Shal whispered into her comm ring.
Rei jumped in. "And by the look of the door it isn't one of the security staff. I think someone else is trying to hack into their systems!"
Brennan almost choked on his drink. Someone was trying to rob the Mandalay Bay at exactly the same time they were!
TBC...
