"What can I help you with? How is Nikita this morning?"
"She feels a lot better this morning, but there is still something bothering her. I remember the last time that she had intuition. She knew that something was going to happen. She was right. She says that something is wrong but she can't put her finger on it. I don't know what to do, but she is really convinced about it. I thought that I would let you know what was going on. I am going to get back downstairs and see if she has come up with anything."
Madeline was actually a little worried. Every time that this would happen with Nikita something would go wrong and it was not from something that she had done to cause either.. It was something beyond her control.
"Birkoff, Is anything going on right now that would cause us to have to go on a mission?"
He looked at her for a minute and shook his head, "Not right now."
Nikita still felt like something was wrong, but she went and joined Michael in his office.
"Did you find out anything?" Michael said as she walked in.
"Nothing yet." She was upset because they still had nothing to go by.
They went back to Nikita's apartment but not before stopping by Michael's first so that he could indeed get some clothes so that he could stay with her for a while. As Nikita walked in and sat down on her couch she let out a deep sigh.
"Don't worry, We will find out eventually what it is so there is no reason to worry about it now."
"I know Michael but what bothers me is that I am afraid that we will find out to late."
A couple of days later Birkoff called Nikita and told her to find Michael and tell him that there is a briefing in one hour. Of course, She didn't have to look far, he was laying right beside her.
"We have briefing. We have to be there within the hour." So they both got up and dressed and headed for Section.
They made it to the briefing table forty five minutes later. There was no one else there yet. About five minutes later Operations walked in. He sat down. "I am glad that you are here early. I wanted to talk to you before everyone else got here. This is going to be a delicate mission. These men are holding some people hostage. The Agency says that if they get killed it is acceptable collateral. But I do not think so. If anyone found out about this could be in a lot of trouble so this is just between the three of us. I am going to send you a week before the planned mission and I want you to find some way to get them out without any loss of life. This is all children we are talking about here."
When Nikita heard that it was children she gripped Michael's hand under the table. So they agreed to going there to try to save the children.
Operations continued saying, "This will be extremely dangerous mission. We will not have any backup for the reason that this is not even suppose to be going on. Understand."
Michael did not like the sound of this. Something was wrong. No one has ever been sent without backup, but with one look at Nikita's face he nodded his head. Operations told them that they would be leaving in three days. He said that they could go on home and have these days off before the mission. So they did exactly that.
"Nikita, There is something wrong this mission. I don't like the sound of it.. No one is ever gone without backup."
Nikita looked at him. "I thought that you did not believe in intuition."
Nikita caught him on this one. He had told her numerous times that she did not need to trust her intuition but trust her instincts.
They decided that they would make the best of the next three days. The first of the three days were spent taking Nikita to all of his favorite spots. He took them to an art gallery and showed her his favorite pieces. After they left there and they went to a very beautiful lake. The way that the sun shined on the water was breathtaking. They stayed there for a couple of hours watching the sun go down and a glorious full moon arise in the night sky. As beautiful as it was during the day, the night was twice as beautiful. They were sitting on an incline of rocks. Nikita was sitting in front and Michael was behind her with his arms wrapped tightly around her. They sat there and made a wish to never be apart again. They then went to Michael's apartment.
"What are we doing here?" Nikita asked as they walked in the door.
"You'll see. Close your eyes." She did just that. Michael lead her over to the room with an easel set up. He told her to open her eyes. What she saw brought tears to her eyes. He had painted a picture of them together. It looked just like a family portrait.
"It's beautiful. I love it."
"I had made it for your birthday next month, but I decided that I wanted to give it to you now. I have you something else also." He then left the room for a couple of minutes. When he came back with a small box in his hand. He handed it to her.
She opened it to find a gold locket. The opened it see a picture of the two of them. She smiled and he reached over and flipped it over to show her the inscription. It read: 'Nikita I will love you 4-ever'
"OH Michael." She looked at him and she saw a smile.
She leaned over and kissed him. The kiss was full of passion. They spent the first part of the night making love. Afterwards they sat there comforted in each others arms.
The next day was spent on Nikita's favorite places. The first place that they went was the mall.
"How come I am not surprised?" Michael asked and started to laugh a little, but Nikita elbowed him in the stomach. It didn't stop him from laughing.
"Stay here there is something that I have to do. Don't move from this spot. OK." He said that he had to get something also but he would meet her in one hour in the same place. So they both headed there separate ways. One hour later when they met up Nikita was holding a large box in her arms.
"Open it." She insisted.
He opened it to see an emerald green sweater. She held it up to him. "This is definitely your color. Will you go and put it on for me?"
So Michael walked off heading towards the bathroom to change. Then he went back to Nikita. When she saw him her eyes just sparkled. He looked great in anything he wore but he looked extra beautiful in a color.
"So what did you get?" He shook his head and said that he could not find any thing that he liked.
After leaving the mall they headed to a playground. They sat there for hours. She loved to just watch the children play.
"It just shows me how the real world lives. And even though I know that it is beyond hope that it was something that I can never have I just like to see the children having fun with there parents."
After this they headed back to Nikita's apartment. Nikita had called Walter and asked him to go and set up a candlelight dinner. Walter was more that happy to do this for her. He tried to leave before they got there but right as he opened the door to leave Michael was reaching up to unlock it. They were both surprised by this.
"I was just in the neighborhood and decided to stop by and say hello. Hello. Talk to you later. Bye."
As he was walking out Nikita grabbed his arm kissed him on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Thanks Walter I owe you one."
"Anytime Sugar." Michael just stared at him as he left. He did not know what the devil was going on, but he soon found out. When he walked in he saw the candlelight.
"It's my turn to show you how romantic I can be." She said.
After dinner they were sitting there talking. Nikita looked at him and laughed. "I won. I found something to top you for once."
"I hate to tell you this, but I can still beat that."
"Give it your best shot." She grinned
He reached into his pocket and pulled out another small box. When he opened it she smiled and then looked up at him.
"You always have to win, don't you?"
"Always."
"Nikita, Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
"Yes I will. I love you Michael." He picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. She looked at the ring on her finger for a long time. It was a one carat marquis diamond and it was beautiful.
The next day they found a wonderful way to spend it. As Husband and Wife. They went to the courthouse and were married. Of course they had to use different names.
"You know that this has to be our secret for right now. We will not be able to spend every night together but we will be together soon. I love you."
"I love you too."
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They showed up the next morning ready for the mission. They were not wearing the usual mission attire. They were going in under cover. As soon as they got to Section Operations called them to his office.
"You will go in as a husband and wife team."
Nikita leaned over and whispered in Michael's ear as Operations turned around. "How fitting."
Michael just looked back at her and winked. They were both staring at Operations when he turned back around.
"You will be paid assassins. You are to meet them at this address." Michael reached over to get a piece of paper out of Operations hand. He looked at it and put it in his pocket.
"Oh yes and here are your wedding rings. Now remember those children are all relying on you."
Then they left to start out towards the bar that they were to meet this men at.
On the ride towards their destination Michael turned to Nikita with a worried look on his face. "I don't like this. I don't feel right about it."
"Why, Is this coming from the guy who does not believe in intuition." Nikita had caught Michael on that. A while back Michael told her that there was no such thing. Do not try to act based on intuition , act based on instinct.
It took a while to get there. As soon as they walked in the front door they spotted the men. They were already there. Nikita and Michael walked over by them. One of the men that came up to them. "Nikita and Michael I suppose. I heard that you were on hell of a team."
Michael just shrugged his shoulders and looked back at Nikita. The men then invited them to follow them to the building they were set up in. They drove forever. When they finally stopped they were a building not to far from Section. Maybe about fifteen or twenty miles. They got out and followed the men to the door. As they walked in they got a bad feeling that something was not right.
Michael began to scan the building as they walked in. He did not see anything out of the ordinary. Nikita was walking slightly in front of him. Just as he reached her to pull her to his side in case something happened she hit the floor. He leaned down and saw a tranq dart in her neck. Before he could look back up he felt a small sting on the back of his neck. He was out in seconds.
When he awoke he found himself in a padded room that looked to be sound proof. Right off Michael knew that this was not good. He looked to his left and Nikita was still laying there unconscious. He got up and went to her. He checked her pulse and her breathing. He called her name a couple of times and she opened her eyes.
"Are you OK?" Michael asked as he looked her over.
"I am fine just a little tired.. What happened?" The last thing Nikita remembered was walking in the front entrance.
"They shot us with a tranq dart and here we are."
"What a honeymoon!" Nikita said with a small laugh. Michael smiled too.
Right about that time they looked up to see a man at a small window. Michael recognized him as a section operative that was suppose to have been canceled a year ago.
Michael got up and started to beat on the glass. He soon found that the glass is unbreakable. He then stopped. He knew that any further efforts would be futile. He needed to save his energy.
The man at the window. Eric Iman. Put a small TV up to the window. What came up on the screen made his blood boil. He felt betrayed, angry and vengeful. What he saw on the screen was Operations with a satisfied smile on his face.
"So, How is everything going Michael? Having a good time?" Michael just stared at the screen. "I hope you know what this is about. I told you not to start up a relationship with Nikita. I warned you numerous times. I thought that you were smarter than this. You should know that you can't keep anything from me."
Nikita sat behind Michael on the floor. She was looking at the TV also, but she didn't have the same look an her face. She always knew that he was capable of something like this.
"Oh, Just so that you know I am watching you through that little camera in the corner. I can hear you also If there is anything that you would like to say."
Michael looked straight up to the camera and said, "Your dead and anyone else that helped you."
"Well Michael this one I take credit for completely. I knew that Madeline wouldn't help. She likes Nikita. It was useless to even think about asking Walter or Birkoff. Yes, The only people in on this is right there to keep you company."
The TV suddenly went black. Michael turned around and looked at Nikita. She had her head down. Michael walked over there and lifted her face so that she would look at him. Tears were rolling down her face. Then she began to speak.
"I am so sorry that this is happening Michael. This is all my fault."
"It is not your fault. I love you. You simply love me in return. If that is the reason this is happening then it is my fault as well and I will not take responsibility for this. SO I guess that some body else will have to take the blame."
Nikita smiled up at him. He always tried to cheer her up when she was down..
(A. N. I hoped you liked this chapter. Please let me know what you think. I'll have the next chapter up faster than this one. My mother has been in the hospital.
Thanks Chele, I hope that this chapter is keeping your interest. Please let me know what you think of it.
Thank you Signme, I'm glad you like it. I hope that you continue to like it.
Thanks for reading.
Astred