Xiaoyu had stayed lying in Dragunovs arms until morning hardly sleeping. It all felt so wrong. She needed to speak to Bryan and get back on track with her mission. First though she would have to get dressed. Creeping out of the bed as stealthily as she could Xiaoyu exited the room. She started walking towards her floor hoping no one was up. Luckily the hallway and the stairwell were deserted and she made her way back to her room unnoticed. It dawned on her she had left her room key inside, locking herself out. Muttering profanities under her breath she thought of what to do next. The daylight illuminated the narrow corridor of the resort hotel. People would be waking up soon she didn't want to get caught literally with her pants down. Sighing the only thing to do would be to go to Bryan and ask him to go to the front desk for her.
Bryan Fury had gotten up early and was sitting in the kiosk, unable to sleep not like he needed much nowadays anyway. Sitting and enjoying the silence no Xiaoyu and no Dragunov those two were irking him though not so much Xiaoyu as it was Dragunov. The Russian, how intolerable he was. Bryan knew he'd be in for an interrogation today. He couldn't stand working with other people, he preferred to work alone not liking it when people were keeping tabs on him just like when he was in the force. He was deep in thought maybe it wasn't the best mentality to take, it had gotten him killed once, taking on too much by himself.
Xiaoyu meanwhile was running comically around the hotel, trying to get to Bryans quarters without being seen, hiding in doorways and behind walls whenever she heard footsteps approaching. Having reached Bryans room only to be spotted once by a red faced elderly woman, Xiaoyu proceeded to knock frantically on the door. There was no answer. 'De ja vu' anyone she said to herself. So he isn't here she thought annoyed. Xiaoyu lingered for a while a potted palm tree next to the door was good cover she didn't want to move until she could figure where she needed to go first.
The smell of coffee and continental pastries gave her a clue, the café she smiled he might be in there. But then realising other people may be in there too and here she was in her singlet and boxers looking rather dishevelled. Swallowing her pride she made her way boldly into the kiosk, pretending not to notice the few interested stares. Bryan Fury looked up from his black coffee and eyed Xiaoyu amused. A smirk forming on his face which Xiaoyu felt like punching off. 'I got locked out' she muttered, hardly audible. "WHAT?" shouted Bryan, why did he have to be so loud Xiaoyu grimaced. 'I got locked out' she said a bit clearer this time. "So?" came the smart response. Xiaoyu frowned ' For fucks sake! I got locked out can you go to the counter and get me a spare key?'. "God damn women" said Bryan getting up.
Xiaoyu waited in the kiosk, a waiter bringing her a basket of assorted French pastries, she opted instead for some of the local fruit. Happily enjoying the sweet tangy flavours of the fruit she didn't see Bryan coming back. "OI" looking up from her breakfast she saw Bryan spare key dangling from his hand. She drank the rest of her orange juice and went over to him. He walked her back to her room. Xiaoyu appreciated that, no one dared look at her in the presence of Bryan, he seemed to be a deterrent. Xiaoyu opened the door to her room turning the key with a satisfying click. Bryan walked in as well shutting the door. "So how did you get locked out?" he said with mock curiosity. Xiaoyu thought of something to say, "Well I thought I heard someone this morning, I got up went to look outside and the door just closed on me" she said feigning laughter. "that's a lie and you know it" said Bryan bluntly. Xiaoyu reddened. He was a police officer he knew these things. Xiaoyu could feel tears of anger welling up inside her. Blinking them back she tried not to cry, she did her best to look at Bryan incredulously and tried so hard to make her voice sound strong and convincing "that's what happened ok". But her voice was squeaky and breaking up.
"What happened?" asked Bryan
"It was hot ok the fucking air con blew up or something, so I went to Dragunovs room"
"What did he do to you?" said Bryan getting angry he was looking for an excuse to get in the Russians face again.
"Nothing, just nothing, its stupid"
Bryan looked at Xiaoyu part of him felt sorry for her but another part the majority was disgusted that she could be so unprofessional, that she would sleep with that freak Dragunov. He must have deceived her somehow that sneaky Russian he never liked those ex commie agents he'd met a few in his time. Xiaoyu just shook her head.
"listen Xiao, get over it" his words bit down hard. Xiaoyu didn't know whether to start bawling her eyes out or hit him.
"Xiaoyu we have to get back to work, so fuck your little school girl tantrums and school girl crushes and lets find these fuckers, the sooner we find them the sooner we get rid of each other and don't have to see each other ever again OK?" he said in a more lighter tone.
Xiaoyu was shocked was he actually trying to cheer her up, in an odd way it was comforting, he could be such an arsehole but there was a side of him that was nice, just like when he took her shopping she smiled at him with her watering eyes. Sniffing and wiping her eyes she nodded, his words made a lot of sense. It was time to get back to business. " I really don't want to see Sergei today" Xiaoyu said shaking her head tiredly. "That makes two of us" Bryan said exiting the room smiling softly at Xiaoyu who smiled straight back at him.
AWWW ain't that nice Bryan can be nice, not all the time but when it counts Thanks for the reviews guys sorry for making you wait so long I've just been busy with uni argh! And planning how to make this story longer so that Xiao and Bryan can have a stab at their relationship its about time DAMN IT!
