Okay, here's the 7th chapter of "Psyche Complement"!!
A/N: Sorry about the delay...moving was horrible...so much hassle...bleh....enough of that....ANYWAYS, here is
the next chapter, as promised. Also, sorry to say this, I really am, but even though I'll try my best, I might not
get to update EVERY DAY for the next week...I'm staying at home and the internet connection really sux...so even
though I'll try my best, I don't make any promises. Sorry!! I promise that I will get back on schedule after the 7th
of May, so that's that. That's about it for author's notes...
As usual, disclaimers apply. If I owned most of the things mentioned in this chapter and this story, my life would
be a great deal less aggravating, and I wouldn't have to learn annoying things (like organic chemistry) for the sake
of being able to make a living.......meaning, I OWN NOTHING...
Thanks to my lovely reviewers! You people rule!! Keep it up!!!
* * *
Mina had been brought back to the quasi-privacy of her own room, and there, after she had made sure that there
was no one around who could hear her, she started whispering the information she had just found out to Kevin via
earpiece.
"Here's the stats on the four girls. Bertha Thornton has pale blue hair and gray eyes, age 22. She's 5'4", 108 pounds
birthday June 2nd. Parents died at in a car accident when she was 14. Used to be a brilliant student, but she could
not afford to finish her education. After her parents died, she dropped out of school and started to work full-time at
as a secretary at an office. She quit when she was 19 because she was being sexually harassed by her coworker,
and her asshole boss wouldn't do a damn thing about it. Then, she got picked up by Esmeraude. She is called Birdy.
Catherine Willard has dark purplish hair and violet-blue eyes, age 22. She's 5'7", 122 pounds birthday March 27th.
Parents were alcoholics and she ran away from home when she was 13. She got taken in by an old lady when she
was 14, but that old lady got cancer two years later. Catherine dropped out of school to work full-time, to help
finance the chemotherapy, etc. But that was not enough, and when the old lady died 4 years later, the bank took
away everything they owned. Catherine was left to fend for herself on the streets, and got taken in by Esmeraude
when she was 21. She is called Catsy.
Ava Stuart has red hair and green eyes, age 25. She's 5'5.5", 119 pounds birthday December 1st. Teenage mom,
gave birth to her at age 15, and gave her up for adoption. She got passed from one foster home to another. The
last one was particularly unpleasant because the mother was emotionally abusive. Finally, at age 17, she ran away.
She had earned a bit of money working as a waitress at a nightclub, but that place turned out to be the center of
a drug operation, and when the police busted the place, she got arrested along with the rest, even though she was
not part of it, and because of that record, she couldn't find another job. Esmeraude picked her up when she was 20.
She is called Avery.
Priscilla Robinson has dark green hair and brown eyes, age 27. She's 5'9.5", 134 pounds birthday May 12th. Her mom
has bipolar disorder, and her dad left when she was 16. To support both her mother and herself, she quit school and
started to work at a restaurant, and all was fine for awhile, but then, the restaurant got involved in this mess when
a bunch of the customers got food poisoning, and went bankrupt. She was 24 at the time, and then, she got a job
working at a gas station, but then, the gas station got robbed one night. She was 25 at the time. The very next
day after that robbery, she got picked up by Esmeraude. She is called Prisma.
You know MY information and cover story. Now, they've given me a 'working name'. I'm called 'Angel'. In any case,
that's all the information I have about the girls. Oh, yeah, there are 15 assassins around the place, plus Esmeraude
herself. Supposedly, each girl, when she goes out for 'work', is escorted by an assassin, to make sure she doesn't try
any funny stuff on the way. And then, the assassin follows the girl and her 'client' to his house or wherever he takes
her, and via the bugs on the clothing, the assassin knows when the girl will come out, and then he takes her back to
Esmeraude's place. Several times a year, Esmeraude basically invites a group of her male cohorts to the place, and
for those nights, the place is converted to a brothel. Supposedly, the girls have all noticed something interesting and
noteworthy about these men. They all have a strange symbol tattooed somewhere on their bodies. A black, inverted
crescent moon. Ava says that Esmeraude has the same tattoo on the back of her neck."
Kevin's brows knit in thought for several long minutes, then he understood. "Esmeraude must be part of the Black
Moon criminal organization!"
Mina nodded at the conclusion. "It makes sense. I'll get the girls to give me descriptions of those men in question. It
would be quite useful, I think."
"Yes, I agree." Kevin replied. Then, his voice softened a bit and came into her ear as a velvety whisper. "And when
shall I see you again, Mina mine?"
Mina smiled. "I have to start 'work' in two days. When that happens, find me. You'll be my first 'client'. Then, we can
figure out how to go from there, okay?"
"Okay. Good night, and please, take care."
"I will. You too, okay?" Mina replied, her voice equally soft and concerned.
"Yes, okay then. I have faith in you."
Mina sighed softly. She got into bed, and then, she spoke softly once more, her voice a mere whisper in the darkened
room. "Kevin?"
"Yes?"
"This sounds silly, but could you read something to me?"
Kevin, who was staying at a nearby hotel, was a bit bemused at her strange request, but agreed to do it anyway. "I
don't have anything here with me but 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran. One of James' favorites. Would that be okay?"
"Sure. Thanks a lot, Kevin." Mina relaxed and closed her eyes. Kevin's deep, soothing voice started to sound in her
ear.
"When love beckons to you follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to
him, though the sword hidden among his pinons may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, though
his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he
crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses
your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to
the earth...." Mina smiled. How true...she decided that this James had good taste in literature.
"...Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To
melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be
wounded by your own understanding of love and to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving. To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy. To return home at
eventide with gratitude. And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your
lips." Kevin finished. All he could hear was Mina's soft, even breathing. and he knew that she was asleep. Smiling a
rare smile, he too got to bed and turned off the light. Those last words that he read repeated themselves in his mind.
"To sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips." He murmured quietly to
himself before he, too, let sleep claim him.
* * *
Here's Chapter 7!! Do you like? (BTW, the book quoted here, 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran, is great. Saffir's 'threat'
that goes 'When good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts it drinks even of dead waters' in
"High Explosive" is also from this book. Anyone interested in poetry or philosophy should definitely check it out. I highly
recommend it.)
Yeah, so REVIEW!!
~Thalia
A/N: Sorry about the delay...moving was horrible...so much hassle...bleh....enough of that....ANYWAYS, here is
the next chapter, as promised. Also, sorry to say this, I really am, but even though I'll try my best, I might not
get to update EVERY DAY for the next week...I'm staying at home and the internet connection really sux...so even
though I'll try my best, I don't make any promises. Sorry!! I promise that I will get back on schedule after the 7th
of May, so that's that. That's about it for author's notes...
As usual, disclaimers apply. If I owned most of the things mentioned in this chapter and this story, my life would
be a great deal less aggravating, and I wouldn't have to learn annoying things (like organic chemistry) for the sake
of being able to make a living.......meaning, I OWN NOTHING...
Thanks to my lovely reviewers! You people rule!! Keep it up!!!
* * *
Mina had been brought back to the quasi-privacy of her own room, and there, after she had made sure that there
was no one around who could hear her, she started whispering the information she had just found out to Kevin via
earpiece.
"Here's the stats on the four girls. Bertha Thornton has pale blue hair and gray eyes, age 22. She's 5'4", 108 pounds
birthday June 2nd. Parents died at in a car accident when she was 14. Used to be a brilliant student, but she could
not afford to finish her education. After her parents died, she dropped out of school and started to work full-time at
as a secretary at an office. She quit when she was 19 because she was being sexually harassed by her coworker,
and her asshole boss wouldn't do a damn thing about it. Then, she got picked up by Esmeraude. She is called Birdy.
Catherine Willard has dark purplish hair and violet-blue eyes, age 22. She's 5'7", 122 pounds birthday March 27th.
Parents were alcoholics and she ran away from home when she was 13. She got taken in by an old lady when she
was 14, but that old lady got cancer two years later. Catherine dropped out of school to work full-time, to help
finance the chemotherapy, etc. But that was not enough, and when the old lady died 4 years later, the bank took
away everything they owned. Catherine was left to fend for herself on the streets, and got taken in by Esmeraude
when she was 21. She is called Catsy.
Ava Stuart has red hair and green eyes, age 25. She's 5'5.5", 119 pounds birthday December 1st. Teenage mom,
gave birth to her at age 15, and gave her up for adoption. She got passed from one foster home to another. The
last one was particularly unpleasant because the mother was emotionally abusive. Finally, at age 17, she ran away.
She had earned a bit of money working as a waitress at a nightclub, but that place turned out to be the center of
a drug operation, and when the police busted the place, she got arrested along with the rest, even though she was
not part of it, and because of that record, she couldn't find another job. Esmeraude picked her up when she was 20.
She is called Avery.
Priscilla Robinson has dark green hair and brown eyes, age 27. She's 5'9.5", 134 pounds birthday May 12th. Her mom
has bipolar disorder, and her dad left when she was 16. To support both her mother and herself, she quit school and
started to work at a restaurant, and all was fine for awhile, but then, the restaurant got involved in this mess when
a bunch of the customers got food poisoning, and went bankrupt. She was 24 at the time, and then, she got a job
working at a gas station, but then, the gas station got robbed one night. She was 25 at the time. The very next
day after that robbery, she got picked up by Esmeraude. She is called Prisma.
You know MY information and cover story. Now, they've given me a 'working name'. I'm called 'Angel'. In any case,
that's all the information I have about the girls. Oh, yeah, there are 15 assassins around the place, plus Esmeraude
herself. Supposedly, each girl, when she goes out for 'work', is escorted by an assassin, to make sure she doesn't try
any funny stuff on the way. And then, the assassin follows the girl and her 'client' to his house or wherever he takes
her, and via the bugs on the clothing, the assassin knows when the girl will come out, and then he takes her back to
Esmeraude's place. Several times a year, Esmeraude basically invites a group of her male cohorts to the place, and
for those nights, the place is converted to a brothel. Supposedly, the girls have all noticed something interesting and
noteworthy about these men. They all have a strange symbol tattooed somewhere on their bodies. A black, inverted
crescent moon. Ava says that Esmeraude has the same tattoo on the back of her neck."
Kevin's brows knit in thought for several long minutes, then he understood. "Esmeraude must be part of the Black
Moon criminal organization!"
Mina nodded at the conclusion. "It makes sense. I'll get the girls to give me descriptions of those men in question. It
would be quite useful, I think."
"Yes, I agree." Kevin replied. Then, his voice softened a bit and came into her ear as a velvety whisper. "And when
shall I see you again, Mina mine?"
Mina smiled. "I have to start 'work' in two days. When that happens, find me. You'll be my first 'client'. Then, we can
figure out how to go from there, okay?"
"Okay. Good night, and please, take care."
"I will. You too, okay?" Mina replied, her voice equally soft and concerned.
"Yes, okay then. I have faith in you."
Mina sighed softly. She got into bed, and then, she spoke softly once more, her voice a mere whisper in the darkened
room. "Kevin?"
"Yes?"
"This sounds silly, but could you read something to me?"
Kevin, who was staying at a nearby hotel, was a bit bemused at her strange request, but agreed to do it anyway. "I
don't have anything here with me but 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran. One of James' favorites. Would that be okay?"
"Sure. Thanks a lot, Kevin." Mina relaxed and closed her eyes. Kevin's deep, soothing voice started to sound in her
ear.
"When love beckons to you follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to
him, though the sword hidden among his pinons may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, though
his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he
crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses
your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to
the earth...." Mina smiled. How true...she decided that this James had good taste in literature.
"...Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To
melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be
wounded by your own understanding of love and to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving. To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy. To return home at
eventide with gratitude. And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your
lips." Kevin finished. All he could hear was Mina's soft, even breathing. and he knew that she was asleep. Smiling a
rare smile, he too got to bed and turned off the light. Those last words that he read repeated themselves in his mind.
"To sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips." He murmured quietly to
himself before he, too, let sleep claim him.
* * *
Here's Chapter 7!! Do you like? (BTW, the book quoted here, 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran, is great. Saffir's 'threat'
that goes 'When good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts it drinks even of dead waters' in
"High Explosive" is also from this book. Anyone interested in poetry or philosophy should definitely check it out. I highly
recommend it.)
Yeah, so REVIEW!!
~Thalia