The weeks flew by as I started to get in-touch with my normal routine for every two weeks; go to school, do homework, go to unexpected missions, check on my Ducati, Judo classes, go to Happy Harbor, see Megan, Wally, Eric, and Artemis a few times, go back to Michigan, more missions, more tension with the Eagle Oath…Michigan started to get colder now, but Veronica has been working hard and working overtime… I still had no job and Lucia is barely at school. Teachers being haters and "killing" people…if anything…life has been normal…but we all know that normal is for boring people.
"Viktorya! I have great news!" Veronica said as I opened my eyes…it was a day of no school. I was still in my bed and let me tell you…I rather not leave for anything. I heard my door open viciously as it hit the wall with force. I groaned and slowly sat up and glared at her, "I have been recommended to get a promotion…I might get the job of CEOof my job…" I nodded slowly as her smile dropped, "You don't know my job, don't you?"
"It must have slipped my mind." I told her with a sheepish grin.
"Well, lets start with the basics…I work at Lewman's Motor Coproation…it's a auto-maker company; explaining why I have so many cars; we make cars…The chairmen was also the CEO…I worked my way up the ladder and was assistant before he recommended me to be...you know. I'm not in charge because the president is still running the company…but I am close…!"
"That is great news…" I said with a wide smile before getting out of bed and hugging her, "I'm proud."
"But…I have to work even more, handle more stuff, boss my assistant around and see other companies…" She said with a sigh. I backed up and shrugged.
"Hey, you are Veronica freaking' Fáire, you can do it." I said then heard my phone ring… "Hold on…" I reached over to my nightstand, "Yep?"
"H-hey…mission-" It was Ryan, obviously, but he was probably in the tunnel…I had bad connection with him.
"Ryan, what's wrong? Another mission-"
"Oh yes…another mission, Wolf…" A voice said as my eyes narrowed; who's this? Is he the reason why my connection with Ryan is broken up, "But, frankly, I don't think you won't be going to that mission…"
"Who is this?" I asked and pushed Veronica out of my room before locking the door.
"It's ignominy that we haven't met face to face, but you should at least know the one who orders you around, gives you mission and money. You can say that I take care of you." I raised an eyebrow, "But…since you have a lack of brain cells, I'm your boss, surprise."
"I thought he had no time for the younger members."
"You are right…I don't…but I don't appreciate it when a member is starting to rebel…it causes chaos and slowly plagues the other members; like a cancer. You are that cancer, Wolf, and I intend to get rid of it and leave no traces behind…or maybe I should take care of the one who caused you to be a cancer…Veronica, was it?" He slowly said as my grip on the phone tightened, "Oh yeah, be a shame if she was found floating in a river. Maybe I should let Cheshire do that."
"You have no right to get her involved and mention Cheshire again, I swear to anyone who is listening that I will kill you. You will not lay a hand on her." I muttered as he chuckled.
"Now, that's the murder intent I was hoping you still have, but it doesn't make up for the mistakes you have caused…you are a dead girl walking…you better watch your back because we will be after you and uh…don't worry. I won't tell all the members about your name; it makes this game more interesting." I heard a dial tone and groaned…this is not good
"Vik…what happened? You seem kind of silent?" Veronica asked from across the door…
"I got fired." I said as I heard her gasp.
"Hey, that's great news; now you are not there dog no more-"
"No, it's bad…" I shouted and sighed, "I will start losing my money if I don't start moving it and people will be after me like flies…I'm not protected anymore, I'm not safe anymore…I'm practically a walking target now…I'm…going to die."
"Oh, don't say that…tell you what, I'll start making a super breakfast for you so you won't be bummed out and we will talk more…" V said as I said nothing and covered my eyes…so far for my normal day…
"So…now you are a fugitive in the world of assassin's…." Veronica said before sitting across from me… I left the fork in my mouth as I smirked at her…The Loup as a fugitive…I like that a lot…it sounds mysterious… "Why are you smirking?"
I shrugged at her before eating more of my…breakfast and lunch; brunch…that is a very odd word?
So…" I started, putting my fork on the plate that was in front of me, "…my life is complicated more than before…. The Eagle Oath wants to kill me, the League of Shadows most likely will help, and the Heroes of our times thinks I am still an assassin…I am going no where…I'm not in the black or white…I feel like a shade of gray…like you normal people. It's freaking me out."
"Wow…normal people freak you out…thanks." Veronica said in a sarcastic manner before sipping her coffee, "And about this…Wally problem…why don't you tell him."
"Seriously…you really think I should call him and say, 'Hey, you know that assassin with the wolf mask…yeah, it was me!' You are stupid, V...very dense." I got up before getting up from my chair, "I'm going on an adventure…bye-bye."
"Call me if you need anything! Oh! Don't forget to bring milk home!"
I just decided to drive without a care, but decided not to go far as of Gotham city, but more like going south and hopefully, come to a conclusion… As I was driving down the long highway, I felt my phone started to vibrate. I sighed before slowly pulling off the road, ignoring the honking horns and…. vulgar people shouting…. Road rage. I took off my helmet before opening my phone.
"Hello?" I questioned, leaning against the handlebars of my like.
"Hello, beautiful. I was just thinking about you." Wally said as I laughed.
"I can't say the same for you, what's up?" I asked, rolling my head, "And hurry up, I'm no a road trip…well, not really."
"Road trip, that sounds cool. Where ya heading?" He asked as I thought about it.
"I don't know, but I just past a huge city called Central City… It was in the center of the state, ironically-"
"You're in love with me so much that you are stalking me." He said as I raised an eyebrow.
"Stop speaking in riddles, Wally. What are you talking about-…you live in Central City?" I questioned as I heard him chuckle, "Wow, maybe I am stalking you…do you want to hang out?"
"I'm free for you anytime." He said as I sighed; always the flirt…
"All right…I'll tell you when I am there." I said before hanging up and putting my helmet back up…should I confront him about him possibly being Kid Flash…? This is going to be a rough day…
I stared at the mall in front of me with a eyebrow raised…this is a huge mall…It was the Central City Mall… I was leaning against my bike as I waited for Wally to come soon… in the mean time…how am I going to talk to Wally? I mean…I can't just tell him I am the assassin that tried to kill him… all I wanted today is my normal routine, that's it! I heard a whooshing sound and looked over my shoulder.
"Hey…" I said with a smile before turning around as he grinned, "You wanted to meet at the mall, what's up?"
"Nothing. I just got out of school." He groaned as I smirked, "What about you?"
"No school today." I said as I walked past him with my helmet in my bag. "It sucks to be you."
"Hey, no fair!" Wally complained as I shrugged and walked into the mall and stopped to take it all in, "Don't you have big malls in…Michigan, right?"
"Yeah, that's where I live, but this mall…. is soo much bigger." I said and looked around, "I don't know where to start?"
"How about the-"
"And not the food court…" I said, laughing at his visible pout, "Lets go to the music store; I need some CDs, if that's okay with you."
"As long as you don't go shopping for clothes, it's fine." He said as I followed him, "Hey, does this count as a date?"
"Do you want to count it as a date?"
"Yes!"
"…Okay then…"
"I saw more as a Country type." Wally said as he saw me reach out for an alternative rock CD. I gave him a disgusted look before rolling my eyes.
"Sorry…those type of music gives me the creeps…" I muttered before picking out more CDs… "Do you want anything here? I'm willing to pay."
"It's fine, I'm not the musical type of guy." He said with a smug look, "It's all about this fit to attract ladies…"
"I see that you are doing a poor job at it." I teased as he crossed his arms, "Kidding, kidding!"
"Fine, I forgive you." He said as I smiled and walked up to the cashier. He grabbed all the CDs before telling me I had to owe 32.50 for 5 CDs. I gave him 33 dollars before getting my CDS back and leaving. I looked around and saw there were a lot of people here…
"Hey, get back here; you didn't pay for them!" The cashier yelled as I looked over my shoulder; is he talking to me? No, he was talking to the scrawny man who looked like he belonged in the forest. Wally suddenly stepped in front of me, just in case I wouldn't get hurt and I raised an eyebrow; really? I pushed him out of the way before Wally could react and held out my arm at the last minute as the crook slammed his neck into my arm and fell on his back with a small groan. I rolled my eyes as everyone stared speechless and I grabbed Wally's hand and left.
"Where should we go now...?" I asked as he still looked shocked, "We'll go to the food court and I'll explain…"
"Really?" He asked in shock as I nodded and eat more of the fries we shared. I nodded slowly before looking around. "You really took Karate, Tae-Kwon-Do, and Judo. You're like a female Jackie Chan."
I gave him a blank look as he just smiled…I really couldn't blame him though…
"Did you really expect me to let that guy leave like that? He was going to get something from me, one way or another." I said and slurped my soda.
"That was a little dangerous, don't you think?" Wally asked as I nodded and propped my head up with my hand, "So, why did you do it?"
"It felt… right…. and, I just really wanted to test my strength." I admitted with a smile and sighed, "Why, did you think it was a bad thing?"
"No, no! Most girls would have stand back and let it happen…. but I am starting to realize you are not most girls." He said as I smirked.
"You got that right… what now?" I asked as he looked up.
"I could…show you around my hometown." He said as I smiled; it felt like the first time I went to Happy Harbor, "Nothing awesome, but hey, your own private tour…with me."
"Yeah…lovely." I said before standing up, "Lets go."
"But…uhh…I'll meet you outside, I got to get something." He said as I shrugged and walked towards the entrance to leave.
"Here…" Wally said out of nowhere, handing a small black bag to me before looking away… "Open it…"
"I don't know…I might just want to open it later." I said as he gave me an exasperated look, "All right…I'll open it now…if you got me jewelry…?"
"W-what? Would you be mad and punch my face like you did with that guy?" He asked quickly as I gave him a disturbed look, "Just asking!"
I opened the box and looked at it... Jewerly...really... I am really not surprised...I mean...we passed by the store once, and it wasn't one of those stores that had ridiculous prices, just a small store... In the box, I saw a...silver pendant. The chain was medium size and was amazing. It was a Blue colored ball as the centerpiece and a straight line through it...It looked like rifts or waves as it got closer to the centerpiece...
"Wally...You didn't cease to amaze me." I said as he chuckled.
"Because I am an amazing guy, right?" He asked as I smiled and rolled my eyes; sure... I moved my hair back before trying to put it on. I stopped before pushing my hair up and stared at Wally.
"Can you help please?" I asked as he nodded and clasped the necklace around my neck quickly. I moved my hair back and looked down.
"Why did you pick this one?" I asked as he put his hands in his pocket.
"Because if I was a girl, I would have picked that one." He said as I laughed.
"I see that someone is in touch with there… feminine side." I teased as he started to argue, "Okay, okay…a little bit." It was still a little light outside and there were some people around, but something disturbed me…like someone was following us…we suddenly turned a corner and I slightly looked over my shoulder; yep, we are being followed, and it was that guy from the mall. I can do a lot of stuff… I could start running, making this a chase, confront the man and get civilians involved, or I can make him keep following us until I find a good solution… this is what I get for being a good person. I looked at Wally and he was just talking about random stuff; school, home…I didn't really want to erupt his peace, but…
"Wally?" I asked as he looked over.
"Yes, gorgeous-"
"Hate to break it to you, but someone is following us." I said, "The man in the scruffy clothes."
"He doesn't look like he is following us-"
"Trust me, he is…I'm not paranoid." I said and lightly grabbed his hand before crossing the street, "He's from the mall."
"How do you know that he is following us?" Wally asked as I sighed; this is getting stressful.
"I just know this stuff, okay-"
"Does it have to do with the mark on the back of your neck?" He asked in concern as I stared at him, "I saw it when I put your necklace on."
"I'll explain." I said as we were finally across the street. I looked left until I saw a guy heading for us, his hand in his jacket. On the right, there were two more guys. I sighed under my breath before going into the alley to lose these guys. I was about to reach the end of the alley until I saw 2 guys coming from the last possible exits. I stopped and narrowed my eyes… One, two, three, four, five…and six…. not to mention Wally. It's always bad to have a bystander next to you.
"Hey, you purple eyed freak! You got me in trouble!" The guy said whom I caught in the CD store, "You're going to pay."
"Not my fault you suck at stealing stuff." I retorted as I heard his…minions' chuckle.
"Maybe you shouldn't egg him on." Wally whispered as I ignored him, "Trust me, this guy can do some serious damage."
"So can I…" I muttered with a spark of anger in my eyes.
"Shut up! That's it…you won't be making smart-ass remarks like that after this." He said, pulling a lead pipe from the corner; what is with these lead pipes. Two other guys pulled out knifes, as another guy pulled out a baseball bat, and the last two pulled out metal chains and wrapped it around their fists. Really? I expected a gun or…something more evil, not something you see straight out of a movie…
"Wow…6 grown old men attacking two teenagers; what has the world gone too?" I asked, putting my hands on my hips, "It's not fair; I could take all of you out with my hands behind my back." I saw…. enraged faces as they ran at us.
I thought Superboy was a little crazy at times, but Viktorya…my god, she was ready to take a whole army down…making insults left and right, a face of determination. The look in her eyes scared me a little. I couldn't believe she could change in situations like this…Most people would be fearful and submit to the demands of their attacker, but…Viktorya was not one of them. She pushed me back a little as I saw her dodged a serious blow to the head before lifting her leg high in the air and bringing it down on the man's shoulder blade. She grabbed the metal pipe from his hand with some serious strength before hitting his knee and kneeing him in the face. A roar brought me out of my thoughts as a man came running towards me. I ran at him before pushing him as he toppled over his body. I looked over my shoulder and gasped in shock. She cart wheeled behind the guy's back before grabbing his arm, pulling it, and pushing his shoulder forwards before dislocating his arm; she handled four guys already… She looked around before flipping over to us and kicked the man behind me, putting his into the headlock before pushing me into a pile of trash. Those movements…it was…this is…
I saw Wally looking at me shock as I sighed. I grabbed his arm before running out of the alley and ran a good distance between us. I panted a bit as Wally kept looking shocked.
"I have to say something." We both said as I saw no more playing around; all seriousness.
"You can go first." I offered as he shrugged.
"Fine, where did you learn those moves? I know they don't teach those to you at Judo, Karate or that other class." He asked as I crossed my hands.
"Please…I saw how you moved there…a little bit too fast." I said as he crossed his arms…
"I know you're the Silencieux Loup/ Kid Flash." We both whispered before going wide eyes…Yeah…my normal life was officially gone now...
Next chapter will take a bit longer than usual; I gotta get ready for school…. Peace. Review because I want your feedback on what should happen? Give me suggestions on what should happen!