-Moscow, 94-
Light shining in the window across her face awoke Selena. She raised her head temporarily unsure of her surroundings. Then she remembered about having to change boarding houses, then the party, and Ian. Selena looked down at his face. He looked so gentle, defiantly not the killer she knew he was capable of being. Dr. Howat had told her that all the Black Dragons were crazy because of the drug and gene therapy they had gone through. Perfect soldiers who, according to Howat, had one flaw, they were emotionally unstable. But looking at Ian now, Selena didn't see that flaw. Maybe he wasn't like the others.
"You're staring at me."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up," Selena blushed starting to get up.
"Oh no you don't," Ian said pulling her close to him again. "I don't get to sleep in often and I plan on taking advantage of this opportunity."
Selena laid her head down on his chest and absently began tracing the muscles of his stomach absently. Ian reached up and grabbed her hand. Selena smiled and kissed his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and tickled her side. Selena squired once again regretting that he had discovered she was ticklish. He kissed the top of her forehead gently. She raised her head and looked into his eyes again. She lowered her lips to his, smiling at the ferocity at which he returned the kiss. He pulled her on top him.
Selena broke off the kiss and looked down at him, "I thought you wanted to sleep."
"Oh well," Ian shrugged.
Several hours later, Selena and Ian moved through the streets of Moscow towards the rendezvous point Ian had agreed on with Mobius. He'd been relatively quiet since they had left the boarding house, and Selena was beginning to worry that he was having regrets about what had happened the night before and that morning. She most certainly wasn't having any regrets. She had to keep reminding herself to keep her mouth shut though. Now was not the time to be worrying about this, they could deal with it later. Right now they needed to get to where they were going. Together they crossed a bridge over the river they had swum across the night before. They were several blocks upstream from the building where they party had been. A behind them caught Selena's attention. She turned suddenly, noticing the startled look Ian gave her. He'd been so deep in thought he had obviously not heard it.
A car had pulled up blocking the path they had just walked. Three men in suits got out of the car, while Selena could see a fourth man that remained in the vehicle. It was Slevika. Her worst fear had come true. Before they had simply been on the alert that something was wrong and had been chasing her for that reason. Now they had figured out who she was enough to have found her on the street. The squeal of breaks behind them told Selena they were blocked in. The three goons were now only about 15 feet in front of them. This was bad, this was very bad. They were out in the open, on a bridge, with absolutely no cover. And to top it all off, she was only lightly armed. There was no way they were getting out of this one.
"Hello, Americans," one of the men said stopping.
"Is there something wrong?" Ian asked.
"Yeah," the man said. "You both killed several of our friends at the party last night."
"Party? What party?" Selena said stepping closer to Ian. Maybe she could use his body to block the view of her going for her gun.
"You know exactly what we are talking about."
Cianna went for her gun and turned, pumping the two guys from the car behind them full of lead. The sound of gun fire behind her sent her driving for the rail. She felt a hand on the back of her pushing her towards the car. She had just about reached it, when she felt a sharp burning pain in her left shoulder. She managed to collapse behind the car, Ian right behind her. He immediately put pressure on her shoulder.
"We're dead, you know," Selena hissed.
"No, I don't think so," Ian replied his eyes full of concern. "I managed to down two."
"Yeah," Selena's eyes began to become heavy. "But that won't stop the other guy from walking up and pumping us full of lead."
"Be quiet and save your strength."
Suddenly she heard a gun go off on the other side of the car. And then the next thing she knew, the dark skinned Dragon appeared at her side.
"About time," Ian said.
"Sorry," the man replied. "Took us a second to figure out where the gunfire was coming from."
"We need to get her to a hospital or to the embassy," Ian said.
Selena didn't hear the rest of the conversation. She became lightheaded from the loss of blood. She leaned against Ian for support, trusting that he wouldn't let anything happen to her while she was out.
Light shining in the window across her face awoke Selena. She raised her head temporarily unsure of her surroundings. Then she remembered about having to change boarding houses, then the party, and Ian. Selena looked down at his face. He looked so gentle, defiantly not the killer she knew he was capable of being. Dr. Howat had told her that all the Black Dragons were crazy because of the drug and gene therapy they had gone through. Perfect soldiers who, according to Howat, had one flaw, they were emotionally unstable. But looking at Ian now, Selena didn't see that flaw. Maybe he wasn't like the others.
"You're staring at me."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up," Selena blushed starting to get up.
"Oh no you don't," Ian said pulling her close to him again. "I don't get to sleep in often and I plan on taking advantage of this opportunity."
Selena laid her head down on his chest and absently began tracing the muscles of his stomach absently. Ian reached up and grabbed her hand. Selena smiled and kissed his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and tickled her side. Selena squired once again regretting that he had discovered she was ticklish. He kissed the top of her forehead gently. She raised her head and looked into his eyes again. She lowered her lips to his, smiling at the ferocity at which he returned the kiss. He pulled her on top him.
Selena broke off the kiss and looked down at him, "I thought you wanted to sleep."
"Oh well," Ian shrugged.
Several hours later, Selena and Ian moved through the streets of Moscow towards the rendezvous point Ian had agreed on with Mobius. He'd been relatively quiet since they had left the boarding house, and Selena was beginning to worry that he was having regrets about what had happened the night before and that morning. She most certainly wasn't having any regrets. She had to keep reminding herself to keep her mouth shut though. Now was not the time to be worrying about this, they could deal with it later. Right now they needed to get to where they were going. Together they crossed a bridge over the river they had swum across the night before. They were several blocks upstream from the building where they party had been. A behind them caught Selena's attention. She turned suddenly, noticing the startled look Ian gave her. He'd been so deep in thought he had obviously not heard it.
A car had pulled up blocking the path they had just walked. Three men in suits got out of the car, while Selena could see a fourth man that remained in the vehicle. It was Slevika. Her worst fear had come true. Before they had simply been on the alert that something was wrong and had been chasing her for that reason. Now they had figured out who she was enough to have found her on the street. The squeal of breaks behind them told Selena they were blocked in. The three goons were now only about 15 feet in front of them. This was bad, this was very bad. They were out in the open, on a bridge, with absolutely no cover. And to top it all off, she was only lightly armed. There was no way they were getting out of this one.
"Hello, Americans," one of the men said stopping.
"Is there something wrong?" Ian asked.
"Yeah," the man said. "You both killed several of our friends at the party last night."
"Party? What party?" Selena said stepping closer to Ian. Maybe she could use his body to block the view of her going for her gun.
"You know exactly what we are talking about."
Cianna went for her gun and turned, pumping the two guys from the car behind them full of lead. The sound of gun fire behind her sent her driving for the rail. She felt a hand on the back of her pushing her towards the car. She had just about reached it, when she felt a sharp burning pain in her left shoulder. She managed to collapse behind the car, Ian right behind her. He immediately put pressure on her shoulder.
"We're dead, you know," Selena hissed.
"No, I don't think so," Ian replied his eyes full of concern. "I managed to down two."
"Yeah," Selena's eyes began to become heavy. "But that won't stop the other guy from walking up and pumping us full of lead."
"Be quiet and save your strength."
Suddenly she heard a gun go off on the other side of the car. And then the next thing she knew, the dark skinned Dragon appeared at her side.
"About time," Ian said.
"Sorry," the man replied. "Took us a second to figure out where the gunfire was coming from."
"We need to get her to a hospital or to the embassy," Ian said.
Selena didn't hear the rest of the conversation. She became lightheaded from the loss of blood. She leaned against Ian for support, trusting that he wouldn't let anything happen to her while she was out.
