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Previously
Later that night there was a knock on my door. I had just finished taking a shower and I was in my satin robe. It wasn't too short, and I really wanted to know who was at my door.
I opened the door and was a little shocked. How did he find out where my room is? He probably asked someone.
"Roman, what are you doing here?" I asked him.
Chapter 10
I think he was a little distracted checking me out in my robe. He snapped out of it after a moment and looked at my face.
"Sorry," he said with a boyish smile. I shrugged, I didn't really care if people looked at me. At least he didn't deny it.
"I wanted to come apologize for how my guards treated you," he said. I nodded and stepped aside. He looked uncertain for a second before walking inside.
He looked around my room for a moment and I stared at him. He smelled really good. I wonder what kind of cologne he was wearing. Probably some kind of expensive one from an upscale store in New York City. He turned his head and smiled at me.
"They don't normally react like that. I think it was just because of the rumors," he told me apologetically.
"Its fine, we have an idea of who started the rumors," I told him sitting down in one of my chairs. He looked at my legs for a second before sitting down as well.
"Who?" he asked.
"Penelope, Landon's fiancé," I said rolling my eyes. Well I guess he would know who that is since he's best friends with Landon.
"You don't like her," he said smirking.
"I don't really care about her, but she's hated me since the moment she saw me and I don't know why," I told him shrugging.
"I don't like her either. Personally I think she's marrying Landon for his title," he said sighing.
"Does Landon love her?" I asked him.
"I think he used to. We've been best friends since birth, since our parents are best friends. When they met she was all he talked about. She was kind of shy at first, which I think was just a ruse to attract him. Landon's never dated girls who were super outgoing. Once they started getting serious it was like her whole personality changed. I've never really liked her but I went along with it because he's my best friend," he told me shrugging.
"Does Landon live in New York City too?" I asked him.
"Yes he lives in an apartment with Penelope, near mine," he said.
"Is it hard being watched all the time?" I asked him.
"I got used to it. Derek was King by the time I was born and since my father is best friends with Derek they spent a lot of time together and so I was used to the security. When I got older my father got us our own security detail. They didn't follow us around everywhere but we had them. When I decided I wanted to become King my security detail got bigger and when I won the election it became permanent," he explained.
"Do you ever have time by yourself?" I asked him.
"When I'm in my apartment they don't always follow me around everywhere I go. But they'll be nearby. Two guards stand outside my door and a few stand along my windows. The windows are tinted most of the time and they're bullet proof," he told me shrugging.
"I don't think I'd like it if someone had to follow me around 24/7," I told him scrunching up my nose.
"If you're going to be hanging out with Izzy you're gonna have to get used to it," he told me smirking.
"Yea but they're not guarding me, they're guarding Izzy," I told him.
"But they wouldn't let anything happen to you, especially since you're important to Izzy and Derek," he told me. I couldn't be that important to them. I was just a girl they'd saved from some unfortunate circumstances. It's not like they had some kind of emotional connection to me. Besides, I didn't want to be important. If I was important then people would watch me.
"Well, hopefully nothing bad will happen," I said.
"The guards are good. They wouldn't let her out of the palace if they thought something bad was going to happen. After what happened with Phoebe, Izzy doesn't leave this place unless she has at least five or more guards," he told me.
"Derek told me that she was kidnapped," I said and he nodded.
"Yea, she was. Landon was devastated when it happened. He adored her. I remember when it happened. He was super overprotective of her, because he understood the dangers of everything. It happened on a day when he and his father were in New York and Izzy and Phoebe were here. There had been some kind of threat down in the market but it was taken care of and Izzy wanted to go out. Apparently Phoebe was really antsy and wanted to be outside. They took three guards with them, because that's how many guards they usually took. They'd been in the market for an hour when it started looking like it was going to rain and so Izzy decided they should go back. On the way back they were attacked. All three guards were killed instantly and Phoebe was taken. Izzy ran after them but she wasn't fast enough. She blamed herself for years and still does. A little of the guilt went away when Phoebe came back, but the way Vanessa acts angers me. It's like she doesn't care. All she wants to do is party and shop," he said annoyed.
It was kind of strange how he referred to her as Phoebe and Vanessa all in the same sentence, it was like he couldn't figure out what to call her.
This girl was clearly trying to pretend to be their daughter but wasn't very good at it, considering she wouldn't even allow them to call her by the name they gave their daughter. It was very stupid on her part. I was actually kind of surprised they hadn't figured out that she wasn't their daughter.
"Derek told me that she was obsessed with you," I said softly.
"She is. She once asked me if I would marry her," he said sighing and my eyes widened.
"I've never liked her that way. I would never date my best friends little sister, especially after all that trauma she went through. She doesn't need a guy to confuse her even more, especially so close to when I'm going to become King. That will stress her out and would probably make it worse. She needs to be with her parents, but she refuses to connect with them. Derek asked me to talk about it with her, because she likes to spend so much time with me, but she just dodges the question every time. Landon used to get so annoyed because she liked to spend so much time with me, but when he realized she was obsessed with me, he realized it was probably part of her healing process. She doesn't tell us about what happened to her, but she told us that they kept her locked away for most of the time and she had no contact with people. I was one of the first people she saw. They kept her in her room for the first few weeks after she came back because Izzy was so afraid someone would come back and take her. When they finally let her out I was there visiting Derek and she saw me. I don't know why she became attached to me. I tried to let it go at the beginning but she started getting really mean and possessive, and she started treating everyone I hung out with like they were the enemy. I mean I never asked her to be my girlfriend and I never lead her on. I don't even hang out with that many girls because I've been concentrating on the transition into becoming King. But it seems every time I'm with a girl, even if I'm just talking to her, she's there and she just goes off the deep end," he said sighing.
"Do you think she's sick?" I asked him.
"I don't know. I don't want to think she is. Maybe she just doesn't know how to handle her emotions. She never saw me with a girl before and I let her hang around me so maybe she assumed I liked her or something. She's never had something to call her own before and I guess she thought I was hers and got confused when I wasn't. I didn't handle it very well I'll admit. When she got really crazy I just kind of stopped seeing her and did everything in my power to avoid her. Derek basically told me to avoid her. I don't think he wants me to date her either," he said rolling his eyes.
"He doesn't," I said smirking and he looked at me shocked.
"Don't worry, it's not because he doesn't like you. He spoke very highly of you. He just doesn't think Vanessa would be a good Queen. He said he thinks the power would go to her head," I explained.
"That would happen too. The way she treats the common people is atrocious. I would never want my Queen to treat other people like they were below her," he said scrunching his nose and I nodded.
"Penelope does that. At dinner today she asked me why I was sitting at the table with them. I ran off and I ended up in the library. It's why Izzy was so worried. She told me that Landon was really angry over her comment, and she hopes he calls off their engagement," I said grinning.
"She said that to you?" he asked and I nodded.
"Yes, she hates me for some reason. Sometimes I think it's because she thinks I like Landon but I've never given her the impression that I do. I don't even hang out with him. I've talked to him a handful of times and most of the times it's because he has to apologize for something she said to me," I told him shaking my head.
"I'm sorry she's so terrible to you. I hope he breaks the engagement with her. Maybe something good will come out of this and he'll see how terrible she is and break up with her," he said sighing before looking at me strangely.
"Will you have lunch with me tomorrow?" he asked and I just stared at him. Is he asking me out on a date? I've never been on a date before.
"Here in Avalon?" I asked him.
"Wherever you would like. We can go to New York City if you would like," he said.
"I've never been to New York City before," I said grinning.
"New York City it is, I know some good places," he said smiling. Wow his teeth were really bright. I could see his fangs a little bit when he smiled. I think they made him even more attractive.
I inwardly chuckled at the fact that he assumed that I would say yes, I mean I never answered him on if I wanted to have lunch with him or not. Maybe all the girls said yes when he asked them to lunch.
But if I was going to get a free tour out of this outing then why not.
"Are you going to show me around New York City as well?" I asked while starring at his fangs. I wonder if it felt strange to have fangs. Do they get in the way of talking, or smiling? I wonder if there was some kind of etiquette.
"Yes…is there something on my face?" he asked confused and I froze. Oops. I guess I should have been more stealthy in my observance of his fangs. I've just never got the chance to see fangs before since I've never been around vampires.
"Oh, I was looking at your fangs," I told him and his eyes widened.
"I'm sorry, I don't usually show them," he said standing up in horror. I blinked at him confused. It wasn't a big deal. Maybe there was some kind of etiquette with fangs.
"I don't care, I've never seen fangs before," I said standing up as well. He really needed to calm down. I walked up to him and his eyes widened again.
"It's considered bad form to show your fangs to other people, especially to a lady," he said softly. Well I wasn't the most ladylike person around.
"I don't care. Can I see them?" I asked him. His eyes widened at my question.
"You want to see my fangs?" he asked and I nodded.
"I told you, I've never seen fangs before. You're the first vampire I've had an actual conversation with," I explained.
He stared at me for a moment before nodding and opening his mouth. I watched in awe as his fangs grew. Wow, that is so cool. I bet they could do some serious damage. I wonder how pointy they actually are.
I reached up a hand to touch them but he grabbed my wrist and I froze. I looked up at his eyes and they were darker than before.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," he said pulling my wrist tighter as I tried to pull away. Why couldn't I touch his fangs? It's not like I was going to hurt them or something. He pulled me against him and my eyes widened.
That's when I turned my back to him and flipped him over my shoulder. He landed on the floor on his back with a groan. He blinked for a second before looking up at me shocked.
"I don't think I've ever been flipped by a girl before," he said pushing himself up on his elbows.
"I don't like to be touched," I told him as explanation and he nodded confused.
"I have haphephobia," I told him and his eyes widened.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know," he said pushing himself off the ground. Did he know what haphephobia is? Most people don't. Maybe he knew someone with it.
"It's alright, now you do," I told him.
"Is that why Brandon yelled at my guards not to touch you?" he asked me and I nodded.
"Yes, he knows of my problem," I said.
"It's not a problem Jinx. Lots of people have phobias, it doesn't mean something is wrong with you," he told me softly and I looked at him stunned.
No one had ever told me that before. They always said something was wrong with me and wanted to figure out how to fix it.
"Sometimes you can't get rid of phobias, but that doesn't mean you need to stop living a normal life," he said and I sighed. It wasn't that easy, especially when I've never lived a normal life.
"Thanks, but I don't know how much of a normal life I can live when every time someone touches me I pass out," I told him and his eyes widened.
"It's that bad?" he asked and I nodded.
"I can barely tolerate small touches but if someone were to hug me, I would pass out," I explained.
"You just need to find somebody you're comfortable with and practice hugging them," he said and I chuckled. I would never be that comfortable with anybody.
"I could be your practice dummy," he said grinning with his arms open for a hug and I rolled my eyes.
"Unless you want to end up on the ground again, I don't think so," I told him and he chuckled.
"It was worth a shot," he said shrugging before sighing.
"I should probably go, I don't want to worry my guards," he said rolling his eyes and I nodded.
"Alright, well I'll see you later," I said walking him to the door.
"I can pick you up here for lunch tomorrow," he said.
"That's fine," I told him.
"Alright well have a good night," he said leaning down to kiss my cheek but then he stopped.
"I wanted to kiss your cheek but I don't want you to freak out," he whispered. I clenched my teeth at his proximity. I didn't usually let people this close to me.
"It'll be soft, I promise," he whispered before leaning the rest of the way. I closed my eyes tightly as his lips brushed my cheek. It was like they barely touched me. I opened my eyes when he pulled back and let out a breath I hadn't known I was holding.
"Was that ok?" he asked concerned and I nodded.
"Ok, sleep well," he said with a small smile. I wouldn't worry him more with the knowledge of my nightmares.
"Of course, you too," I told him. I watched him walk down the hallway and when he reached the corner the guards fell in step behind him. There were five, all dressed in black. Damn. I closed and locked my door before walking into my closet. What would I wear to bed tonight?
I woke up the next morning covered in sweat. My throat felt raw. It was probably because I screamed all night and no one came to wake me up. I was thirsty.
I pushed the hair out of my face and crawled out of bed. Sometimes I really wish I didn't have these damn nightmares. I walked into my bathroom and turned on the sink. Putting my hands under the water I took gulps of water. Once my thirst was quenched I turned off the water and looked at myself in the mirror.
I looked terrible. My hair was all over the place and there was blood on my face. My eyes widened and I looked down at my nails. Shit, I hurt myself in my sleep. I haven't done that in a long time. I quickly washed my hands and face free of the blood. I healed quickly so I wouldn't have any wounds, but some of my nails were broken.
I'm sure there was a nail clipper around here somewhere. I slipped off my night dress and walked into my shower. It was like walking into a tiny room. I turned on the water as hot as it could go and stood in the center. It felt so good.
I quickly washed my body free of the sweat before washing my hair. I would smell like vanilla and strawberries all day. Not an awful combination. I turned off the water and grabbed my towel. I hated having to get out of the hot water but I would get pruny and I needed to find a nail clipper.
I wrapped the towel around myself before stepping out of the tiny room. My hair was still dripping wet and so I looked around for another towel. I looked at myself in the mirror as I dried my hair.
I wish I could dream about something else, something interesting, like Roman or Roman shirtless or Roman naked. I could totally get down with a naked Roman. I shocked myself at these thoughts. I've never wanted to see a guy naked before. I groaned annoyed before throwing the towel in the sink. I shouldn't think about him, it was weird. I mean if my flashbacks were true, that would mean he would be my brother's best friend. You don't think about your brother's best friend like that.
I walked into my closet and to my underwear drawer. I pulled on a white thong and matching push up bra. I knew what I wanted to wear today. I looked around yesterday. There were lots of dresses in here. I've never worn a dress before, besides a slinky party dress.
I chose to wear this beige cable knit long sleeved sweater dress. It was very nice. I was pairing it with, beige stockings, black knee high heeled boots, a blue scarf, and a leather jacket. It was very stylish. I put the outfit on before going into my bathroom to do my hair and makeup.
I didn't usually wear makeup because I worked out all day, but I wouldn't be doing that today and I looked terrible. I sat down in the vanity and looked at my hair. It was still kind of wet. I sighed and grabbed the blow dryer. I didn't like blow drying my hair, but it was necessary.
I spent about thirty minutes blow drying my hair when I decided I was done. My hair was mostly dry so I think I was good. My hair was wavy, so I wouldn't really have to do anything with it.
After my hair I started on my makeup. I put on the basics first, concealer, foundation, blush. Then I put on some slightly shimmery gold eye shadow and plain black eyeliner. I stared at the mascara for a moment before sighing, why not? I blinked a few times at myself in the mirror and smiled. I still got it.
I put all the supplies away before going in search of deodorant and perfume. I found some in one of the cabinets. I put a little bit of both on before deciding on jewelry.
I've never worn jewelry before. You didn't wear jewelry when you fight and I was always fighting. I decided against jewelry and walked out of my bathroom.
I looked over at the clock on my side table and it read six thirty. I was kind of hungry but I didn't know where the kitchen was and I didn't feel like wandering around the castle looking for it. I guess I could go ask one of Isadora's guards.
I walked out of my room and down the hallway. Izzy said that her room was just around the corner so it shouldn't be too far. As I got closer to the corner I heard whimpering noises.
I stopped for a minute and looked around. No one was in the hallway, where were the noises coming from? I continued walking and as I rounded the corner I saw Izzy's room at the end of the hall.
I remember there being four guards standing in front of the double doors when we walked by it the other day, right now there were two unconscious guards on the ground. They were dead. Shit, what was happening? The whimpering noises were coming from inside the room.
I sprinted down the hallway and threw open the doors. Two guys turned towards me. One of them was standing, holding a gun, and the other one was trying to restrain Izzy. I wasn't sure what species they were but I knew they weren't vampires since they weren't pale.
"Why hello there," the one with a gun sneered at me.
"Jinx run!" Izzy screamed at me. (I almost ended it there, but I thought you guys deserved a longer chapter!)
"Shut up bitch!" the guy on top of her yelled slapping her across the face. She sobbed loudly and fell back against the bed. They were both going to die.
"Do you want to die too?" the one in front of me asked grinning.
"I'm not the one who's going to die," I told him softly.
"Oh and exactly who is going to die?" he asked smirking.
"You," I said before I gripped his arm and twisted. He screamed in pain and fell to his knees. I twisted around and kicked him in the head, knocking him out. I grabbed the gun off the floor and shot him in the head.
Izzy screamed and I turned, thinking the other man had hurt her again. She had a bag over her head now so she couldn't see. She probably thought I was the one to get shot. I pointed the gun at the second guy.
"Get off of her now," I told him. He was looking at me wide eyed. I knew what he saw; it was what everyone saw right before I killed them. They saw nothing, because I felt nothing. I felt no remorse when I killed.
"Don't make me ask you again," I told him in a deathly quiet voice. He scrambled off the bed with his hands in the air.
"I'm sorry, please don't kill me," he pleaded. No amount of pleading would make me change my mind. He hurt Izzy and so he was going to die, it was as simple as that.
I looked him in the eye and grinned, showing him that I didn't care about his pleas. I pulled the trigger. I watched his body drop to the floor before I dropped the gun and jumped up on the bed.
"Izzy, are you ok?" I asked her concerned. It looked like she was tied up too. I didn't have any weapons on me but I was sure the guards did.
"Wait here for a second, I need to find something to cut the ropes," I told her. Technically I could burn the ropes off of her but I didn't want to accidentally burn her.
I ran towards the two guards outside and found a knife on the closest one. I ran back over to Izzy and cut the ropes around her wrists and ankles.
"My guards are dead," she whispered when she was free and I'd taken the bag off her head.
"Yes," I said helping her off the bed.
"Where is Derek?" I asked her.
"He's in New York, he should be back soon," she said softly. I think she was in shock.
"We need to find some other guards," I told her.
"Jinx, I think they're might be more in the castle," Izzy told me scared and I froze. What were these guys doing here? Who were they?
"Do your guards have walky-talkies or some other kind of communication devices?" I asked her. I ran over to the dead guards' bodies and pulled them into the room before shutting the doors. I looked around for a big piece of furniture and pushed it in front of the doors.
"They have ear pieces," she said. I nodded and knelt down beside their bodies. There were earpieces in each of them.
"Do you have a code name and does the castle have a code name?" I asked her. I looked through their bodies for the radios. They were in their pockets.
"The castle's code name is Switzerland and my code name is Heart," she told me. She was shaking.
"Ok," I said as I put one of the ear pieces in my ear. I heard gun shots nearby and Izzy jumped.
"We're going to be ok," I told her. She nodded and I pressed the button on the radio.
"For whoever is listening Switzerland has been breached, I repeat, Switzerland has been breached. The Heart is safe with me, but Switzerland has been breached," I said into the radio. I heard yelling outside in the hallway.
"Go into the bathroom," I told Izzy.
"Jinx no…"
"Izzy trust me," I said grabbing all the guns.
"I don't want to leave you," she said with tears in her eyes.
"I know but I need you to go in the bathroom. Shut and lock the door. Don't let anyone in but me. I'll knock on the door and say the word "dragon," do you understand me Izzy? The password is dragon, now go," I told her. She nodded and ran into the bathroom.
I heard the door being locked and I backed up from the doors. There was really nowhere to hide in this room and if I went behind the bed, the people who charged into the room would be closer to Izzy.
If only there was some kind of big desk in here. The desk in here was too skinny for cover. The armoire I put in front of the doors was the heaviest and biggest piece of furniture in the room and it was about to be destroyed. I hope Izzy didn't have anything important in there. Thankfully all the dead guys in the room were carrying machine guns on them.
I stepped back from the door so that if the armoire fell, it didn't fall on me. Why haven't the guards spoken to me yet?
"Guardian X, this is Omega, tell us your location, over," came a voice in my ear. Finally, where the hell have they been?
"I'm with the Heart, over," I told him.
"Is the Heart intact, over," he asked.
"The Heart is safe, over," I told him just as they started shooting through the armoire.
"Shots have been fired, shots have been fired, over," I said jumping to the side so I didn't get hit. Two guys stepped into the room and I crouched.
I haven't fought in over a year and I've never fought someone who wasn't human. I fought Cristof a few times but not enough to know that I could hold my own against a supernatural, especially two supernaturals. Hopefully I could just use the guns.
"Hello dove," one of the men said smiling. What the fuck? I was no dove. I pointed my machine gun at them and he raised an eyebrow.
I could hear Omega yelling at me in my ear but I didn't want to give the two guys in front of me the knowledge that I was talking to another guard.
"Do you know where the Queen is?" the man asked stepping towards me.
"I don't believe I do," I told him and he glared.
"I know there's another person in here with you. I also know they're in the bathroom. I don't like being lied too," he snapped at me. Someone needs to take a chill pill.
"Yea well, I don't like being shot at," I said before I let them have it. They didn't even have time to grab their guns before they were both dead on the ground.
"Omega, you have the loudest voice I have ever heard!" I yelled into the radio.
"What the fuck is going on X?!" he yelled into the radio.
"I was being shot at, but I took care of it, so calm down," I snapped at him. I stepped up to the door and peaked into the hallway. I didn't think there was anyone there. I would have to ask Izzy if there were any secret passage ways. We needed to get to the elevator that would take us back to New York City. I quickly walked over to the bathroom door and knocked.
"Dragon," I said and Izzy threw open the door.
"Jinx!" she said. She almost threw herself at me but then she remembered my aversion to touch. It's a good thing too because I would hate to pass out and have someone come in and take Izzy while I'm unconscious.
"Are there any secret passage ways? We need to get to the elevator that will take us back to New York City," I asked her.
"I have a key to the elevator, but there isn't a passage way that will take us directly to the elevator. There is one close by but we will have to go through the Red Room to get to the elevator," she told me.
"Where's the Red Room?" I asked her.
"The Red Room is the room we come into when we exit the elevator," she told me. Oh I guess it's just called the Red Room because of all the red carpet, fitting. Damn it, that room was too open, anyone could get a shot at us. We would have to try it since we were sitting ducks here.
"Ok, we'll do it. Where's the passage way?" I asked Izzy. I bent down and grabbed the extra magazines from the two new dead guys.
"It's in here," she told me.
"Good, where is it?" I asked her looking around.
"In my closet," she said walking into the door next to the bathroom. Her closet was twice the size of mine and it had two floors. Damn. She ran up to the second floor and I followed her.
She pulled apart a grouping of clothes and there was a door there. She unlocked it and we both walked through. On a hook on the wall was a key.
"What's this for?" I asked her.
"That's the key to go back to New York," she told me. I nodded and put it around her head.
"Whatever happens, I want you to go back to New York City," I told her.
"I'm not leaving you," she said.
"Izzy you're the Queen of Avalon, I'm not important, so just listen to me, ok," I told her sternly.
"You are important and right now I'm no one. In a few months I won't be anyone! Roman will be King in a few months, so it doesn't matter if I die," she said with tears falling down her face.
"You're still important Izzy. Derek is in New York right now, probably freaking out! Do you think he's going to be ok if you die? He's not that old, do you think he wants to live the rest of his life without you?" I asked her and she cried harder.
"You're going to New York City whether I'm with you or not, do you understand me Izzy?" I asked her in the most threatening voice I had. She nodded and cried into her hands. I think the only reason she agreed was so that we could continue on. I really hoped she got back to New York City or I was going to be so pissed.
It took us about ten minutes walking through the passage way to get to the Red Room. The passage way was dark, with a lit candle every few feet. The only reason they were lit was because Izzy was lighting them for us with her elemental fire power. I guess she knew where they were.
"What's on the other side of this door?" I asked Izzy.
"It opens up into an office. No one uses it, so there should be no one in there," she told me. I nodded.
"X, this is Omega, what is your position, over," Omega said in my ear.
"Does the elevator have a code name?" I asked Izzy. She thought for a second before nodding.
"Home," she said.
"This is X, we are close to Home, over," I said before I opened the door slowly. I peaked my head out and looked around. No one was in the room so I walked out. I motioned Izzy to follow me and we walked towards the door to leave the office.
"Beta will be waiting for you when you reach Infinity, over," Omega said.
"Is Infinity the code word for New York City?" I asked Izzy and she nodded.
"Understood, over," I said before I reached the door. I opened it slowly and peaked out. No one was in the hallway. I stepped out and pulled Izzy with me.
"Izzy, if I tell you to run, I want you to run, understood?" I asked her. She looked at me wide eyed.
"Jinx I'm scared," she whispered.
"I know, but everything is going to be ok," I told her.
"Beta will be waiting for you in New York City; do you know who that is?" I asked her and she nodded.
"That's Brandon," she said.
"Ok. You have the key and if we get close enough and I tell you to run, you do it," I told her. She bit her lip as she tried to control her tears but nodded. I squeezed her hand comfortingly before walking slowly up to the corner. I stuck my head around and saw all the dead bodies.
"Izzy, there are some dead guys over here, are you going to be ok seeing that?" I asked her.
"I'll have to be," she whispered and I nodded. Maybe there wouldn't be anyone here because they already passed through. A girl can dream.
I checked to make sure Izzy was ok before stepping out. There were a lot of stairs and I didn't want Izzy to fall. I was just glad there wasn't a floor above us. I would just have to worry about someone coming in behind us and someone coming around the corners in front of us.
"Tap my shoulder if you think someone is coming behind us," I told Izzy and she nodded.
I gripped the machine gun and started walking down the stairs. Thankfully we were walking on carpet so my heels wouldn't click. I don't think Izzy was wearing heels so she would be fine.
We were three fourths of the way there when I pushed Izzy in front of me.
"Go push the button for the elevator," I told her. She nodded and ran down the rest of the stairs.
"Hey! I found them!" I twisted around and saw a group of guys at the top of the stairs.
"Jinx run!" Izzy yelled. I heard the elevator ding as the guys started running towards us. I shot a few rounds at them and two guys went down. I turned around and jumped down the rest of the stairs, landing in a crouch in front of Izzy.
She was standing in the elevator looking scared. I turned around and shot the third guy coming down the stairs before jumping into the elevator. Izzy pushed the button to close it but the elevator wasn't fast enough and the last guy jumped in with us.
He grinned at me before looking at Izzy.
"Why hello there Queeny," he grinned. I lunged at him and at the same time yelled for Izzy to put the key in.
The guy growled at me and tried to throw me off but I was holding on with all I had. I felt that falling through water feeling and knew we were on our way to New York City. If I let go of the guy to get my gun he would throw me off but if I didn't shoot him he was going to become a problem because I couldn't hold onto him forever. Thankfully I didn't have to make that choice because the elevator opened and to stop his fall he instinctively reached out and let me go.
As he fell backwards I grabbed my gun and shot him in the face. I felt the blood splatter on me and Izzy screamed my name as we fell. I don't think she knew who was being shot, me or him since I was blocking her view. I groaned as we hit the ground and rolled off the guy.
"Jinx!" I looked up at the sound of my name, not expecting to hear his voice. Standing in the middle of the hallway surrounded by guards was Roman. Oh my god, what was he doing here? I got up slowly and turned to look at Izzy. She was standing in the middle of the elevator.
"Come on Izzy," I said grabbing her hand and that's when everyone jumped into action. I think they were too shocked to see me come falling out of the elevator to notice that she was even in there.
"Izzy!" Derek yelled. I quickly jumped out of the way of Derek and the guards. I watched them for a moment before turning towards Roman. He looked like he wanted to come over here but his guards were not having it.
I walked over to him and he stared at my sweatshirt. I looked down and saw the blood.
"It's not mine," I told him.
"Are you ok?" he asked worried as he broke out of the circle of guards.
"Yea I'm fine, but do you know if there's a place I could get a cheese burger from around here?" I asked him and he looked at me shocked.
What? I was hungry!
So yea...what do you think?! What should Roman and Jinx do on their lunch date?
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- scarletfiery