I came around slowly. I peeked open my eyes and saw we were on the plane. My sun glasses were on so I opened my eyes all the way and looked around. The cock pit was open and I saw Jack and Ra sitting up there. I guess he knew I was awake since he looked back at me. Then around the plane.
"Has anyone called in?" He asked.
"They know we're heading in." Vic said. That's who I was laying on. I could feel him talking through his chest. He reached around me and pulled my hood down further. I looked down and saw I was in a different set of clothes also. I pulled my jacket closed and zipped it up. "Morning Baby Doll." He said softly.
"Afternoon." I said, after I looked out the window. I sat up and stretched. "I'll call in." I sat up and stretched again.
"Sure thing." I looked back at him and saw he had leaned back again and closed his eyes. I leaned forward and pulled my boots on. I folded the tops down and fixed my pants. I glanced up at Ra and saw he was still looking in the back.
I shrugged to him and didn't care.
"We still have a lot of talking to do Amor." I told Vic.
"Sure thing." I shook my head and got up.
"Before you're released." He nodded his head. I tipped his hat lower on his face and let him get back to sleep. I walked over to the cock pit and took the head set.
"Hello Blue." Sandy said.
"Coming in." I told her.
"One minute please." I heard some clicks and waited.
"Blue." My dad said. He sounded worried.
"All green, wing's in the air with full cargo." I said. While I was talking, I felt my pockets and found my phone.
"Full cargo?" He said and was surprised.
"Silver is aboard." I said and looked in the back. Peasant was sitting in the back reading.
"Run way is clear for landing. Keep the wing's high." I smiled.
"Will do." I heard the click and handed the head set back. Ra hung them up and Jack was looking at me. I winked at him. "Keep us high and land when your there." He just nodded. I headed to the back and opened the door. I turned the power on and unlocked the chair. Then sat down and looked through my calls and texted. When the system came alive I logged in. I put the phone back in my pocket and pulled on the head set. I pulled up the mission file and started watching the feed from our glasses as I started writing the report to go with it. When I got to my feed. I chopped it and deleted it. I wrote what was deleted on a different file and moved back to the mission file. I rolled over to the door and looked out the window. We were close. I rolled back to the computer and finished up the report.
"Descent." Ra called back. I moved the chair on the track and locked it. I nodded to him. I just finished typing, saved the file and got up. I locked the chair and turned off the system. When that was done, I got up and started moving the all the bags out of the room.
When I was done, I shut and locked the door. I looked out the window again and smiled. The plane's wheels were on the track and we were being led into the underground area. Jack and Ra were going through the post-flight check list that needed to be done.
Nathan and Kyle came on and got the bags. Adam and Weston were checking the cargo area. Each one was checked and locked. The plane finally stopped and I saw the lights turn on. I worked throughout the plane, shutting all the windows visors.
Milo opened the door and walked out with some of bags. I followed everyone out and shut the door behind me. I moved under the plane and slid the plane away and punched in the code. I laid there and watched the plane lock down. I rolled out and took my bags from Milo.
It was going to be hard to switch back now. I threw my bags over my shoulder and headed to the door. As we moved away from the plane the lights behind us turned off. The doors opened when I got close and I walked through. They shut when everyone was throw.
I led everyone through the hallways and opened the door into the main room. Sandy was sitting behind the desk on the phone. I held the door for everyone and shut it behind them. Peasant walked over to Sandy and hugged her.
"Not much has changed." She said as she looked around. We all nodded at her. I walked around and passed everyone. I opened the door to the bedrooms and walked down the hall. Opening the door to my room I dropped my bags down on the bed.
I put the tin away and washed out the bottle and put that away also. Taking my time I put everything else away, almost. I grabbed my bag and shut the door behind me. I put the bag over my shoulder and walked back out. When I got back into the main part of the room, it was just my team left.
"They needed to leave." Milo informed me. I shrugged at him.
"I'm heading home, I have home work to get caught up on. Peasant, you can head to the house if you want. Call if you need me, Sandy." I told everyone as I walked out of the room.
"Your forgetting something, Captain?" Milo called after me. I turned and looked at him. I was standing in the doorway.
"What?" I asked tiredly.
"Chad has your jeep." I just looked at him. Then headed the other way.
"Fine you can take me home." He laughed and put his arm over my shoulder.
"Any time." He told me and walked with me to the garage. We got in his SUV and he headed to my apartment. I smiled when I saw the lights were on. I looked around and saw Chad's truck. Milo parked and looked at me.
"Want dinner?" He smiled and got out with me. We walked inside and up the stairs. I knocked on the door and waited. It opened and I saw Chad. "Hey pappy." He smiled.
"Good to see you home momma." He moved out of the way and let me walk in.
"This is Milo, he's staying for dinner." I told him as I walked into my room and dropped the bag on the bed. Grabbing my laptop I moved to the table, I logged in and started working. I heard them talking and then smelled food. I looked up and saw they were both in the kitchen cooking.
I got up and took Milo's beer and sat back down. I kept working. Then my laptop was lowered and closed. I looked up and saw Chad. He put a plate in front of me and walked away with my laptop. I leaned back and took a drink. They brought food over to the table with a few more beers.
"So, you're a gypsy?" Chad asked when I took a drink. I looked over at him and lowered the bottle.
"What?" I asked him. He leaned back and smiled at me.
"I looked around. In your safe there's some stuff in there. I kept looking and came up with some answers. Why do you like Latin?" He asked me. I thought about it.
"I was taught it along with my gifts. My great grandparents were fond of it." He looked at me.
"Why the sun glasses?" He asked me. I thought about it and slipped them on my head, while I brushed my hood off. I looked over at him and he just blinked a few times.
"That's why?" I told him.
"Do they always glow?" He asked me and wasn't really scared.
"With 10 years of suppressed power their going to for a while. But no, they don't." He nodded to me and thought about it.
"Who are you really?" He asked me.
"I'm a Shavian of my family." I told them and they looked at me. "That means I'm the strongest. It also means I'm the head of the family."
"How big is your family?" Milo asked. I dished up my plate.
"Family doesn't mean father, mother, sister or brother. My family line through my great grandparents is quite large. My great grandmother was the princess of her tribe or family. Her mother was the Shavian of their tribe and she was going to follow next. They were both very powerful. My great grandfather was from another tribe, they were at peace. But there were ill feelings between them. When they fell in love and knew they would never be allowed to live and love together they came here. My grandmother only holds the power or gift to communicate with past souls." They looked at me.
"So are you Shavian of which one." Milo asked. I shook my head no.
"Both. I hold gifts from both tribes and am Shavian of both. That is if I wanted to lead the family. I don't. Right now, they are still spilt and have leaders of their own. I'm known and they will accept me if I ever join them."
"I've read up on it. What are you gifts?" Chad asked me.
"I am a medium. I can see and talk with the past souls. I have some gifts in divination. I can feel what's going to happen. It's always a short period of time. I have advance scrying abilities. I can use position and spells. I have ways to become telepathic. It's hard and taxing unless some kind of bond is there. Glamouring and a little telekinesis." They looked at me, having it all out there in a list can be surprising.
"Why Glamouring?" He didn't understand. Milo smiled. I pulled of my over shirt and his eyes went wide. "Damn." He said looking at my tattoo. I rolled my shoulders and slowly the ink pulled into my skin and disappeared.
"I don't know why I have the gift, but I do." He made a face, I dropped the glamour and the tattoo was back. We ate and I could tell they were thinking.
"Way cool?" Chad finally said.
"I know a bruja?" Milo started laughing at Chad's face. "You can meet her. She and my brother dated for years." He nodded and we started eating again. They cleaned up and I went back to work. I heard them in the living room talking.
I sat back as my homework was being sent in. I gazed into the living room and saw they were both kicked back watching a movie. I smiled when I saw Milo's arm behind Chad. They was just a year or two between them. But they were good together.
"You know you're stuck here right?" I told Milo. He nodded to me. Chad paused the movie and looked at us.
"Why?" He asked us.
"I merged with him to be able to work with him easier. It's not a good feeling to be apart for a while. The merger will lessen and become a bond. So, he's stuck being close to me." He thought about it and looked at us again.
"Both sides?" He asked. I looked at him and saw what he meant. I smiled and nodded.
"Think of it like a bungee cord. Right now, since we're close together it's slack and normal. But the farther we're apart the tighter it is. When it's too tight, it's not confineable. Once it's fated it will be like a wire. All it does is allow me to be able to work with them again."
"And if you don't?"
"It's taxing." He laughed and pushed play. They went back to the movie. I checked in with all my classes and closed my laptop. I rubbed my face and finished off my beer. I left my laptop where it was and closed it. Then cleaned up the table and rested against the back of the chair watching the tv.
"I'm heading to bed." They nodded. I shook my head at them. I showered and put on my PJ's then got into bed and fell right to sleep. Like I thought, sleep was short lived. I don't know why, but I knew Ranger was somewhere close.
""Babe."" I heard in my mind. I turned my head to the side and brushed my hair back and saw Ranger sitting in the corner of my room in his chair. I looked at the door and saw it was closed. I sat up on my arm and looked at him.
"I miss your curls." He told me. I brushed my hair back again and took the glamour off my hair. He watched and smiled my favorite smile.
"You've always been good with crazy." I told him. He got up and walked over to me. Took his belt off and placed it on the night stand. Pulled off his shirt and dropped his pants. For once he was wearing underwear. He moved onto the bed.
"With you Babe, crazy is the only way." I smiled at him. He moved under the blankets and pulled me to him. "Your roommate has grown a person." He said softly in my hair. I looked back at him and saw he didn't know who it was.
"Don't scare Milo in the morning." He sat up and looked down at me. Then smiled and pulled me back against him again.
"I'll try not to Babe." His hand moved over the bandage and he cupped where I was hurt. "I didn't know Babe." I covered his hand.
"Shit happens." I told him.
"You should get stitches." I rolled over and looked at him. I saw he was more than worried. I knew he wouldn't leave it alone. I rolled out of bed and pulled on a pair of pants. "Babe,"
"You're not going to leave it alone, come on." I walked out of the room and pulled on my over shirt and leather jacket. I slipped on my boots and grabbed my phone and purse. He was waiting for me. He opened the door when I got there and walked me out.
"Babe?" He said as we walked down the stairs. I looked at him. "Sun glasses?" I shrugged at him. When we got in the car I looked at him and tipped them down. He looked right in my eyes. Then pushed them back into place.
"Smart choice." He nodded to me. Then started the car and pulled away.
"I'm taking you to Bobby." I nodded to him.
"Did you think you could get me to go to the hospital?" I asked him. He looked over at me and smiled.
"We still need to talk Babe." I looked out the window and nodded.
"I know." We didn't say anything else on the way to Rangeman. He parked in his spot and I got out with him. We walked inside and headed to three. He walked us into the patient room and sat me on the table. I gave him a look.
"Rangeman you disappear out of nowhere, return and say your fine. Then call me in the middle of the night. Couldn't you suck it the hell up and tell me when I ask if something's wrong." Bobby said when he walked in.
"You're here for me." I told him. He looked up and saw me. Turned right around and walked out. When he walked back in he wasn't holding a file. He grabbed his stool and sat down in front of me.
"Alright Bomber, what happened?" I pulled off my jacket and lifted my shirts. He saw the bandage and was worried. "Bomber, what happened."
"You know me." He smiled at me and unwrapped my waist. He took the bandage off softly and looked at the wound. He let out a breath.
"Bomber did you superglue it?" I shrugged again. "I'm going to need to clean it out and stitch you. I'll do what I can, but it's going to hurt." He said and looked at me. I nodded to him. He finally noticed the sun glasses. He looked at the both of us.
"How did this happen?" He asked.
"I ran into something." I had enough time to pull my powers in before he pulled the sun glasses off. He grabbed a light and checked my eyes. Then felt my head. He walked out. Ranger was just leaning against the counter with his arms folded.
"Take these." Bobby told me and handed me a cup and a drink. I did what he said. He cleaned up my side and grabbed a needle. I gave Ranger the drink and leaned back. Bobby felt the area.
"I did some research Babe." Ranger said. I looked over at him.
"What?" He was watching me.
"I made some calls and looked through some files." I nodded to him. I wanted to know where he was going with this. "I have high clearance Babe."
"Alright." I didn't understand.
"With what I found out, I back dated the mission and found out I had clearances for that mission. I found what I was looking for, followed it all the way back and started reading forward. Then for some reason it just stopped. Why?" He asked me.
"How should I know?" I didn't understand. He raised his eye brow at me.
"Alright Bomber I'm going to give that some time to work in." I nodded to him. He got up and walked out again. I looked back at Ranger. He watched Bobby leave.
"It was your file." He told me. I sat up and looked at him.
"What?" He folded his arms. I reached into my purse and pulled out my phone. I called my voice mail and listened. I let out a breath and put the phone back.
"Be glad you found what you did. I have some paperwork you must deal with though. " He nodded to me.
"I was allowed to find what I did, wasn't I?" I nodded to him.
"The boys allowed you to find what you did."
"The rest?" I looked at him for a long time.
"I myself have to give you clearance or the heads."
"You're not going to, are you?" I looked at him.
"No." He looked at me a long time. "Fine Ranger, fair turn around. Will you give me yours?" He dropped the blank face. I waited him out. Bobby came back in. He sat down and was poking around on my side.
"Bomber, I have to get the glue out." I nodded to him. He looked up at me and made sure I was ready. Then pulled the glue out of the wound.
"I couldn't find anything else." Ranger told me.
"You shouldn't even have found what you did." I said and locked my mouth when Bobby felt around in the wound. He looked up at me.
"You were stabbed." I nodded to him.
"Who did this?" He asked me.
"A dead man." I told him. He looked at Ranger and he nodded. He felt around some more.
"Bomber, it's deep. How old is it, do you have any internal bleeding?"
"Yes, a few days and no. The glue was fine. Someone wouldn't leave it be." He looked at me to Ranger and back to me. He didn't say anything, just started working. I brushed my hair back and pulled my hood up. I could feel the pull away from Milo.
"Why did you go?" Ranger asked me.
"Where?" I asked him right back. I looked over at him.
"Why did you join?" He asked me. I looked his face over and thought about it.
"Why not?" His face stayed blank.
"I'm getting the feeling I'm really in the dark here." Bobby said.
"How much looking did they allow you to do?" I asked him.
"Everything, then nothing. Why?" He asked me.
"Some things are better left in the past Ranger. They gave you what you needed. The rest doesn't matter." I told him.
"Why?"
"Why what Ranger."
"Why did they stop allowing me to look through the files?"
"Because it's none of your god damn business." I told him. "You have enough, you don't need to know everything." I took a deep breath.
"What happened?" He asked me. I brushed my hair back and saw my tattoo. I guess I was madder than I thought. He wasn't about my missions any longer. He wanted to know what happened while he was in the wind. I looked at him and thought about it.
"Why do you think something happened."
"I'm not stupid Stephanie."
"Very good for you. Did you hear me call you stupid? No, I asked you why you think something happened. Better yet why the fucking hell do you think it's any of your business. You really think you have full rights into my life whether or not I want you to know anything. Do you see me pulling that shit with you?"
"You would have told me already, Babe. This leads me to think, it's about or involves me. As to my life. Seems you have already shown you can look into my files as easy as you want." I glared at him.
"No I asked a question to Hector and he gave me the information. I just know your tag you fucking ass." He folded his arms.
"I'm waiting Stephanie."
"Hold your breath then." I told him. I felt something and looked down. Bobby was touching my scar on the left side of my stomach. He looked up at me. I cloaked it. When he looked back down, he didn't see it. He looked back up at me.
"Brown?" Ranger asked. Well he ordered.
"Finish or I will find some more super glue." I told him. He got right back to work on the stab wound.
"How new was the scar, Brown?" Ranger ordered.
"No older than a year." I nodded, that was true. It wasn't a year old.
"What caused it." Ranger asked. He really did ask.
"A knife." I told him. But I spoke over Bobby. He looked up at me shortly and got back to work.
"Did you follow or lead?" Ranger asked me. I looked over at him. He wanted to know if I talked Steven into joining or did he talk me into it. I shook my head and smiled.
"We both followed in the footsteps that were already there." He nodded and got what I was saying. I watched Bobby put the stitches in and cover it with ointment and a bandage. He wrapped my waist again and took off his gloves. He rolled back and folded his arms.
"What the fuck are you two going on about?" He asked us.
"Which part?" I asked him. He just looked at me. "Ranger believes something happened while he was in the wind and he wants to know what it is. I don't feel like telling him." He nodded to me. But was still looking at me waiting.
"And?"
"He was allowed to read some files on me and wants all of them and wants to know why he was cut off."
"Why?"
"He's an ass, ask him yourself." I got up and pulled on my jacket. I pulled my sunglasses down and walked away. I didn't get far when Ranger picked me up and walked away with me. I folded my arms and waited. He walked me into the shooting range, locked the door and sat me down.
"Ranger." He walked away and I stood there and watched. I watched him walk over to a locker and unlocked it. He opened it, grabbed a gun and a box of ammo. Then walked over to one of the booths and set it up. He added a paper man to the hanger and sent it to the back of the room. Then he moved back and looked at me.
"What?" I asked him.
"Go throw the rounds." He told me. I looked at what he did and looked back at him.
"Why?" He folded his arms and waited. I saw he turned off the feed even. I rolled my eyes. Let out a breath and walked over to him. I put on the safety glasses and ear pieces. He did the same and waited. I rolled my neck and saw he turned on a stop watch.
I put the gun back together. Added the ammo and let the clip loose in the paper guy. Took the gun apart and stepped back. He stopped the watch, hit the button and the tagged paper man came forward. I shot every major area. He looked at me.
"You've known how to shoot this whole time?" He asked me. I rolled my eyes, put another paper man up and sent him to the end. I waved my hand at him. He started the watch. I did everything over again, but looked at him while I shot. I sat the gun down and took everything off.
He brought the paperback forward and saw I shot the paper in the heart every time. He looked back at the time and looked at me for an answer.
"Yes and no. I don't like guns. I never have. Are you done?" He looked at me.
"Why not?" He asked me. I brushed my hair back.
"When Steven was killed, I wasn't in a good place. Between Peasant and myself we bound me. While doing that I locked a part of my mind away. I didn't remember." He looked at me and took in what I said. I pulled my hood back up. "Good night, Ranger." I turned and walked away. When I got up to the garage I got into Hector's car. He pulled away and drove me home. I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes.
"You should tell him Angel." I let out a breath and nodded.
"I know, I just don't know how. I have a lot to figure out Hector. I will though." He nodded to me. I leaned over and kissed him. Then headed inside. I undressed and fell back to sleep.