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To resist her eyes from closing, Emilia drank a cup of coffee, which did no good it only made her jittery. Angel had called saying they were going to stay on the boat until the party started, so there would be no hassle that way. She didn't know whether Taye and the others would come to their house right now or just meet up on the boat. Turns out, that whole food ordeal was because they were supposed to come but they ended up not. More food for the rest of them anyways.

Aubrey had a tiny meltdown when she realized the guys took her car but she let it go, at least for the time being. About seven hours later, there was just a matter of getting ready. It took the guys about ten minutes but Emilia didn't let Aubrey even take twenty minutes before she was pounding on the door, sending threats that they were leaving. This led to a brief squabble between the two girls until they both let it go. Emilia walked away mumbling in annoyance.

She was in an absolutely foul mood so she sat in the back of Tan's Range Rover, and waited for everyone else to come. Dare climbed into the driver's seat, "You okay, Em?" She nodded her head, "Mmhmm." She realized she may have not been concealing her sudden change of mood as well as she thought she had. Emilia had a nervous knot in her stomach and it only grew more and more as they drove closer to the boat. She blurted it out, "I need to pee!" Glitch laughed, "Nope, the queen's never gonna let you."

Emilia inwardly slapped herself. Serious brain-to-mouth malfunction. Aubrey turned around in her seat, "Seriously, Emilia what is up with you? You get these mood swings and lately you've been so bitchy. And you've been acting weird." Emilia quickly retorted, "I know, it's usually you who's like that." Glitch coughed out, "Is it me or did the room just get hotter?" Dare glared at him through the rear view mirror. Aubrey pulled her head up higher, "Do you have a problem?" Emilia almost lost it. Almost. "No, what the hell? You're the one saying shit to me!" Dare intervened, "Both of you need to stop it. This is a party and you guys aren't going to ruin it!"

Glitch muttered under his breath, "Shoulda gone in the other car." Dare turned the music on and blasted it on full volume. Even with that, it didn't clear out the awkward, tense atmosphere. Emilia took a deep breath and noticed Aubrey's jaw was taut and she was slightly flushed. She wasn't going to apologize anytime soon. At least, not until Aubrey did first.

Emilia tried to see whose fault it was. One point for her because she was in a bad temperament often. But, one point for Aubrey for bringing it up so unpleasantly. Wait, that didn't sound right. Emilia groaned, she was the one who was going to need to apologize… But would her pride let her? No, probably not.

They pulled up into the parking lot and waited until Maccoy's old brown Volkswagen pulled up next to them. She laughed silently, it was their "blending in" cars. She didn't know why they even bothered to buy shiny, nice cars if they weren't supposed to draw attention to themselves. She looked through the window to see Maccoy maniacally waving while Oblio was shaking his head in exasperation. Emilia had to laugh, he was so goofy sometimes.

Emilia got out of the car and saw that the party had already started without them. The boat was still attached to the post but the music could be heard from a distance. She left them behind and walked onto the pier towards the boat. She had to admit, it was freaking huge. Not as big as Aubrey's yacht at home but still spacious.

She knocked on the entrance door and a minute later Angel opened the door, "Hey, you're here!" Aubrey came from behind, "Obviously." She pushed past Emilia and walked inside the living room and up the stairs to top. Maccoy and Dare came in bursting, "So where's the party?"

Angel laughed, "Up on the deck… Hey Oblio, can you undo the rope on the post?"

Oblio silently untied the knot and as Glitch and Oblio got inside, the boat started drifting away. Emilia really wanted to stay downstairs but she wanted to say hi first. Angel asked her, "Hey chica, you want to help me to take these drinks up?" She slowly nodded, "Sure."

With five bottles in her arms, she went upstairs with Angel. In the corner sat Bodie, Taye, and Dare chatting animatedly. Glitch, Mo, and T were having a heated discussion about who-knows-what. Aubrey, Oblio, Angel, and the twins were having a deep conversation about food. Weird. In other words, she felt left out and not for the first time, awkward. But, she would at least try. She sat next to Mo and he turned to her, "You alright?" She smiled weakly and said, "Just tired." He nodded before getting engulfed in conversation with T.

She sighed and headed to the table where Glitch was holding his stomach. She laughed, "You look a little green." He shook his head profusely, "Nah, I'll be alright in a few. Hey, do you smell something?"

"No."

She grabbed a bowl of chips and sat down eating by herself. Bodie sat next to her, "Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a girl eat a whole bowl of chips by herself." She laughed even though she knew she probably didn't look very attractive at the moment. Taye sat on the other side of her, "So, what's up, girl? We were supposed to hang out."

"Shoot. I forgot…."

They were silent until Taye said, "So you know all about us and what we do?"

"Yeah…"

Bodie cleared his throat, "Why don't we take a break? We should do something like truth or dare."

Emilia smiled, "What are we in high school?"

Taye laughed, "Great idea. Everyone! Get your ass over here and sit in a circle."

Pretty soon, the alcohol was taking it's effect on everyone, Mo said, "Maybe we shouldn't let the young 'uns play."

Aubrey shook her head sideways, "We're not going to play dirty."

Oblio shushed everyone, "Does anything smell peculiar to you?"

Glitch chimed in, "Yes! I noticed it too."

Aubrey resisted, "No, everything's fine. The captain said so."

Bodie, Maccoy, and Angel got up, "We'll go check in case." Maccoy said.

The three left and went down to the control room. The rest were loud and thick in conversation. Maccoy came up running and pulled Dare up, "He's dead." Angel came up next to him, "He was shot in the head. Straight, clean bullet. How the hell did we not hear?" They immediately sobered up and focused, while someone in the background turned the music off.

Emilia got up and ran down to the control room. The captain's body was facing down, a puddle of blood was gathered near his head. Some of his blood had splattered on the wall. She turned her attention to window, and sure enough there was cracked glass and a little tiny hole. Bodie turned to her, "Get out. We all need to leave. Now."

She knew they were all calmly speed-walking out, she could hear their footsteps. Taye walked in hurriedly, "What are you doing? We need to go now!" Emilia's heart was pounding, she was sure it would explode any minute. Bodie nodded and gently pushed Emilia out of the room to get her going. Except, she was frozen in place.

Aubrey barreled into the room and yelled, "My boat i-it's on fire! I'm going to kill whoever did this!" Angel pulled Aubrey away, "Let's go!" He yelled frustrated. Mo's shouts were audible, "The door's jammed! And we're away from the dock!" Jaryn screamed, "Everyone! Just shut your mouth!"

By now, everyone could smell the smoke from the fire. Kerith continued for Jaryn, "We're the best agents around. And here we are acting like fools!" Mo nodded, "He's right." He ran down the hall and broke the glass box containing the fire extinguisher. Bodie shook his head, "Good thinking but the engine is still-"

Glitch and T both yelled at the same time, "Done! It's open! We did it!" Everyone looked to the two youngest, who were proud but at the same time worried. Oblio took charge, "Everyone knows how to swim… Or at least I hope so. We all jump and swim back to the dock. It's not that far."

They flung into action; Glitch and T were the first to jump, then continued Mo and Jaryn, and so forth. Aubrey was pulling Angel but wanted to make sure everyone was off first. Bodie then extended his hand to Emilia, "C'mon!"

Everything in her perspective was in slow-motion. She looked down at the captain and flipped him over. Angel and Bodie curiously watched her but he tried to pull her away. Emilia's nervousness and anxiety skyrocketed as she smacked away his hand. She gasped when she saw the captain's face. It was their limo driver, the very same person. She looked at the controls and saw the boat was on full-speed.

She could hear shouts and shrieks but she ignored them as she saw the fire coming from the corner of the room. Gasoline invaded her senses. Emilia coughed when she noticed the floor was wet with gasoline. She yelled, "Get out now!"

Emilia stumbled into the hallway only now the entrance was in flames. It was get burned to death or find another way. Angel yelled, "Shit!" He pulled at his hair, "Follow me!" He commanded. The three ran up the stairs to the deck. Bodie shouted, "Where are you going?" Emilia didn't stop running, she snapped out of it when she realized that once the fire touched the boat's overhead, they were done. She turned around and with wide eyes, grasped the fact that the fire was touching the tip of the deck. In fact, the fire around her raged even more than where Bodie and Angel were standing.

Angel gaped, "Bodie…" The blonde was frantically shouting, but he knew there was nothing he could do. An explosion came from the inside down the boat. They could all feel it under their feet. By now, Angel and Bodie couldn't even see her except hear her shouts. Angel roared, "We need to go!" Bodie eyes were wild, "No!" Angel yelled, "This damn boat's gonna explode!" He cradled his arm around Bodie's neck and had him in a chokehold. Screams of frustration emitted from both of them as one struggled to get away and the other to pull him back. As they did, they could still hear Emilia yelling, "B! Angel!"

Angel used all his strength and jumped off the boat into the water just as the boat had another explosion, except this time it was the biggest one of all. Two splashes were heard hitting the water and both swam up gasping for air. Both saw that the boat was fully immersed in a raging fire.

On the dock, all of them stood watching the boat in flames. None of them speaking a word until frantic bystanders were screaming and calling the police and fire department. The sirens of the police and fire department were loud and blazing. The marine fire department was immediately called and soon they were over on their way to the boat.

Bodie floated in the water, unable to comprehend anything. He didn't even notice when Angel started pulling him away. The fire division helped them get out when they reached the tip of the dock. Stretchers were being pulled out and both teams were being pulled into the ambulances. An oxygen mask were being put on each of them. Aubrey spotted Angel and Bodie and screamed, "Where's Emilia?" She resisted the voices that told her to calm down. None were let go and each were taken to a nearby hospital.

Confusion, frustration, panic, and thousands of other emotions were running high. The worst were Bodie and Angel, being that they had inhaled the most smoke. Three hours later, they were all treated for smoke inhalation and were released. Both teams waited about an hour later until Bodie and Angel were released.

Their faces and fingers had soot all over them, despite the weak attempts the hospital had tried to wash them off. Taye rushed over, "Are you guys okay?"

Angel took a while to reply, "Yeah… The fire didn't touch us."

Glitch jumped up, "Where's Em?"

T joined in, "Yeah, how long until they release her?"

Mo stared at Bodie until Mo said, "No…"

Aubrey glared a hole into both of them, "Where. Is. She?"

Angel shook his head sadly. Dare gasped and her eyes were red. Jaryn and Kerith for once, didn't say anything snarky and hung their heads. Maccoy muttered then yelled, "She jumped. She had to. She jumped... she's not…"

Aubrey shook her head while tears dropped and said, "They'll find her. I'll pay them..." Angel walked over to her and pulled her into a tight embrace. Oblio denied it, "No, it cannot it be. There's no possible way."

Glitch sat down, they were denying it and so was he. He was afraid of the answer, he should have never asked where Emilia was. Grief was chill in the air and they stood and sat there immobile.

Sobs were muffled but still echoed throughout the waiting room. It wasn't until Oblio walked out and started walking who knows where, not waiting for anyone till the police stopped them. They pulled the team into a private room. Aubrey was screaming and sobbing, "Leave us alone!" Until she changed and screamed, "No! I want every damn cop searching for her body in the water! She's breathing!" The girls let everything go and were all crying. Mo let the tears fall and Glitch hung his head, with the tears falling onto his jeans. Oblio patted him on the back and silently wiped his eyes. Bodie eyes were red but he did not cry, in fact he seemed emotionless.

Angel was restraining Aubrey as the policewoman tried to calm her down, "Madame, nous envoyons une équipe de recherche juste au cas où, mais ça ne va pas être la peine." ( Ma'am, we'll send out a search team just in case but it's not going to be worth it.)

Taye yelled, "If you understand damn English, then just speak it!"

Maccoy shook his head and held Dare as she cried into his shirt. His teardrops fell onto her hair and he kept on muttering, "She can't, she can-"

Glitch glared at him and angrily said, "Stop. She's…"

The interrogation and consolation went on for another hour until the police finally escorted them home. The police informed them that their cars would be dropped off by tomorrow. It's not like they really needed them, they could and had plenty more.

They trudged into the house and Oblio immediately went into his room and shut the door. None of them were up for any banter and they went to their rooms. Mo cautiously watched Bodie before heading into his room and said to the others, "There's a lot guest bedrooms. Help yourself. "

Aubrey sobbed and another call was coming in. It was Rasa and Lima, they had been worried. Emilia hadn't been answering her phone and they got worried. Aubrey tearfully informed them she was no longer available. Ever.

This led to another discussion with them declaring that they would come over the next day. She hung up and told Oblio to inform Tan. She couldn't and didn't want to do it.

Bodie slogged into Emilia's room and sat how she had left the room. Bodie walked into the room even further until he looked at the bed. He shook his head furiously and punched the wall and let out a guttural yell.

Bodie ripped the covers off the bed and left them on the ground. He pulled at his hair, "Shit. I can't..." He sat down and sobbed into his lap, he fisted at his hair as he cradled his body brokenly. His sobs came from deep within and his body jerked violently. When he couldn't produce any more tears and his throat was dry, he retreated back into a corner and glared at the wall all night.

Very late chapter and it's short-_-

-I've lost a bit of confidence in this story but hey I'm learning right? Yeah, a bit of writer's block to be honest but I think it's gone! Yay. I don't know about this chapter but I'm still hoping it's at least worth reading and I finally thought of a better title. I hope the chap wasn't too OOC, im working on that. Later on, it'll finally start the assassinations and add more background. But anyway, review if you'd like. And Merry Late Christmas, lol. Thanks!