Chapter 10
I was back in the city, only a few miles from Gean's office. It was almost surprising how a few miles could change from an old fashion down town to a new, improved skyscraper avenue. The building I would be invading was one of the tallest. To our luck it was also having a convention today, an offering of peace you might say.
Gabriel had invited all people of status to come, see his company, his organization. It was their day to make judgment, to resolve complaints. He strongly wanted peace between the Barton Foundation and Relena Yuy. She seemed to be what was stopping him from raising higher on the social ladder.
Zechs was expected to be there today, I wasn't. They didn't even know who Jack was, but there would be plenty of flunkies overlooked by the more important people. Zechs was supposed to keep Gabriel's interest, Jack was supposed to help me find where I would be going. I was supposed to get to the computer and get what they asked for. Jack would try to come with me to help out, but he might not be able to.
Zechs was already inside, dressed in an appropriate suit, all blue, matching his eyes. He looked like he normally did, with the exception of a platinum ring. The ring worked as two things. First: a tracking device, so I could keep track of him where he was. Second: there was a way he could open the ring just slightly, to let me know there was a problem.
Jack had a similar ring, silver instead of platinum. He was dressed in black slacks and a navy blue polo shirt. He was also wearing glasses. They looked regular, but weren't. It was one of those fancy camera sets. I had on sunglasses, and if he set it up right there was a little camera on mine he could watch through his glasses. Along with a communication system we were set.
Jack and I both stood across the street from the building, waiting for a 'don't walk' sign to switch to green. When it did we walked across the street, along with the crowd of people dressed in business suits. On the other side we quickly climbed the steps to the doors to the Barton Foundation.
Inside we split up, going opposite ways. I examined the entire room, taking in the flowers and plants, the shelves and counters. I watched the businessmen and politicians talking and chatting. I picked out every door and elevators, watching for the right one to take. The egg white walls and the light blue carpet looked friendly, the entire entrance looked inviting. Yet underneath it all my senses said that something was off, something wasn't quite right.
I took the elevator across the room, the one most people seemed to use. The first five floors were open to public viewing. The floors above were reserved for certain chosen guests. I wasn't on the list, though I'm sure I could have gotten myself up there, anyway, just by saying who I was. That, of course, would have ruined the hole sneaking in thing. The only problems with my plan were the cameras, which was what Zechs and Jack were for, or at least one of the reasons.
I didn't look out of place. I wore black pants, a red polo shirt, the special sunglasses and a necklace with a ring on it. My hair was back in a tight ponytail, unlike the more complicated designs the other ladies who were tutoring the facility had, not to mention their highly fashionable dresses. I might have fixed my hair a little better if I had been sure that this job wouldn't require anything but walking and touring, but being a realistic person I knew that running would probably be evolved and I wanted things as simple as possible for me.
But I didn't know how to get up to a floor where they might have a computer that wasn't on constant computer surveillance. Hopefully, thought, Jack could help me out on that part.
"Okay, who do I have to tag along with to move up a few floors?" I murmured softly as I stroked a violet rose in a vase, trying not to look like I was talking to someone. No one was near by, so no one heard.
There was a pause before an answer. "There should be a big, black haired man, Sir. Jackered Frank, tag along at his side, try looking like you're not trying to follow him, just have to stay nearby," Jack suggested.
I gazed around the room, looking for the man Jack was talking about. "How do you know he's up here?" I asked.
"Watched him go up the elevator. He should be tagging along with someone else, so he won't really care who's with him," Jack explained.
It didn't take long for me to spot Frank, he made a big impression, standing amongst the 'important' people and having a rather large mouth, and a loud voice. Slowly I made my way over to him, staying in the back ground, but clearly acting as if I was here with someone but wasn't supposed to be noticed.
Frank talked, a lot, making himself known, nothing he said seemed to be important. I certainly wasn't interested, but then again, neither was anyone else. yet it didn't take long for a butler-like man to approach him, talking quietly and leading him to an elevator. I quietly followed at his heals, no one caring, and Frank not noticing, thanks to the other half dozen people who filled into the elevator, talking merrily to each other.
I silently watched as the elevator moved up, until we reached the seventh floor. It was almost easier to break into a company than into a military base. Of course, I had no clue as to what happens next, never having been in this situation before, but it couldn't be too difficult.
The floor was like the last, but less crowded, quieter, and with people I recognized. The mer fact that I recognized them was a problem. I didn't know too many people and if I knew them, they knew me.
I fled to the side of the room, carefully avoiding notice, afraid that someone might look up at the wrong time and say "Hey, isn't that Alex Yuy?" Lucky for me I got through unnoticed, again.
"Jack, I'm on the seventh floor, where do I go?" I asked, not having a clue.
I heard Jack sigh, "I thought you knew what you were doing," he said.
"I've never broken into a place I couldn't draw a gun and threaten to shoot everyone," I stated, "And I don't know where anything is."
"Watch out," Zechs added, "Gabriel's going up."
I froze. Looking around quickly I went through the first door I saw. Quickly I dodged into it, hoping that it was a place I was allowed to be in. carefully I started watch, checking the rooms with open doors, and not seeing anyone.
"I'm going upstairs," Zechs said. "Jack, get up there and help here. She doesn't know a thing about breaking in to houses."
"Well, cops won't look at here as a suspect then," Jack said.
"Sure they will," Zechs said. "They don't know she sucks at this. Of course, she's not even here as far as they know. Although, someone will probably recognize her eventually."
"You do know I can here you," I stated, sounding irritated.
"Yes," They said in unison.
After that there was silence. I continued walking, passing empty offices and rooms. There were no people working today, all the employees having the day off. I didn't know where I was going, but I didn't run into anyone to stop me. Relying on Jack to find me I continued to look for a place I wouldn't have to worry about running across someone.
My walking drew to a complete stop as a door opened and a security guard walked out of a room, filled with television screens, showing views of the entire building. The guard looked as shocked as I was, but I got over it quicker than he did.
"Um, sir," I stammered, not sure what to say, "Do you know where the bathroom is?" So it was a stupid question, but it made the guard stop and thing long enough for me to grab his wrist, yank it hard enough to make him twist, draw my gun and hit him over the head with it. "Sorry," I murmured, meaning it. I walked over him and looking inside the room. After seeing no one else was there, I dragged the guard inside and let him lie on the ground.
"Alex, please tell me what's going on," Jack asked.
I shrugged, then remembered he couldn't see me. "I knocked out a guard," I said simply.
Another sigh. "Do you know if he was going somewhere?"
"Not a clue," I stated.
"Lovely," Zechs murmured, "I've got an eye on Gabriel, you two hurry up."
I looked around the room. Green walls and carpet, several shelves filled with camera equipment and computer books. Three computers were up and running, hooked up to the different screens showing the convention. I turned to one, quickly rearranging the cameras so I could watch, first the elevators, and second the walkways leading up to this room. Hoping that no one else was watching these screens so that I wouldn't have been seen. I didn't realize just how carefully watched the hallways were. Before I turned away I set the computer up to watch in case anyone would be looking in on the ones I was using.
I turned to the second computer. Not sure what I was looking for I started searching for anything locked. I blinked at what I found. Every file in the computer had some password or necessary code to get into it.
"Jack, I'm going to need your help finding what I need to get," I said cautiously.
"I figured as much," he said as he walked into the room. I looked up to see him, glancing at the televisions, noticing how easy it would be to get in here if I didn't watch them.
"I need to know what I'm looking for," I stated, skipping to the important stuff.
Jack bent over me to look at the screen. Frowning, he started leading me to what I needed to look up. Slowly we made our way through the locks and codes. I moved to the third computer, knowing where I was going, and let Jack take over the one we'd been at. He told me what we needed and I found a couple of disks to load it onto. Noticing a glitch on the first computer I paused.
"Jack, stop," I said. He looked at me, slightly confused. The glitch became unclear about the same time my watch beeped. It happened only once, but that was all it took for me to know that Zechs was having a problem.
Jack looked at his watch. "I'll see what up, you keep working on this, you know what to get." Jack jumped to his feet, leaving the room quickly. I watched the cameras as he left, going back to the main room. Turning back to the computer I watched as someone else was hacking into the ones I was using, trying to see what they were doing.
Quickly I erased everything, taking away all screens that shouldn't be there. I moved just quick enough to clear everything before whoever was on the other computer swept through, looking over the computers I was on, checking the locks and making sure no one was getting into them.
"Don't see me, don't see me, don't see me…" I murmured under my breath. The hacker came and went, not noticing me. Letting out my breath I didn't even know I had been holding I started everything up. "I wonder who would be looking…" I said to myself.
"Alex, they know someone's in the system," Jack said.
Zechs added, "You have five minutes, be out by then."
"What timing," I muttered.
Not sure what was going on, and not having time to ask, I put all my energy into getting into the system Jack had been heading for. If I had more time I wouldn't be worried, but this was a bit of a problem. Five minutes… it would be easier if I knew exactly what to work on. Sense I didn't have a clue I ignored almost everything and worked on just one file. Hoping it would be by some twist of fate what Duo had sent me here for.
It took me a few minutes, I didn't check my watch to see just how long. If someone was still watching I made no effort to cover my tracks so they would be able to see just what I was getting into. Once I broke through the codes I hit the save button and the one minute countdown began. I twiddled my fingers while waiting, moving to a different computer and hitting the save button on a few other coded things so that I could work on them at home. I glanced at the cameras, in time to see two guards checking rooms not far from the one I was in.
"Alex, get out of there, now."
I agreed with Zechs, grabbing both disks the moment they had all the information on them. Getting out of the room quickly I ran back the way I came, away from the guards who would soon walk into the room and find the unconscious man.
I slowed down when I entered the main room. It was much as I left it, with the exception of Zechs watching Gabriel carry out what looked to be an extremely interesting. conversation with the other people in the room. I walked in, unnoticed. Zechs was watching, though, and quickly seeing me.
"Jack is on the fourth floor," he murmured, "get the disk to him."
Once again I walked around the outside of the room, letting Gabriel walk center stage. No one noticed as I walked onto the elevator, pressing the button to go to the forth floor, and watching as the doors slowly began to shut. Before the door shut, though, Gabriel looked up from his crowds, in my direction. I didn't know whether or not he looked at me, but it was a possibility.
The doors opened just as slowly as they shut, and Jack was nearby waiting. I held up one of the two disks. A little bird whispered inside my head to hide the other one, so I tucked it into a pocket.
Jack took the disk. "Is this all you were able to get?" he asked.
I nodded. "Yeah, sorry, I had to delete everything when someone swept over the computers looking for me. I don't have a clue as to what's on that disk," I told him.
"That's okay, I'll check it out," he said. "I have to go." I nodded and he walked pass me, taking my place in the elevator. I would have gone with him, wanting to leave, too, but I really didn't want anyone seeing us together. someone probably had, though. There were cameras everywhere.
I walked to a different elevator, getting in silently. I pressed a button for the first floor and took a deep breath. All I had to do was get out of here and go home. I could check out the disk later, probably at the hanger would be best. I'd have to stop by my apartment first, though. Maybe Ethan would be out by now, probably not. He wasn't too bright.
I stepped out of the elevator the moment it came to a stop. Across the room from me, closer to the door, Gabriel stepped out of an elevator, too. He was closer to the door, and I doubted I could make it outside by the time he caught up to me. I headed for the door anyway, and he caught up.
"Good afternoon, Alex. I wasn't expecting you here," Gabriel said. he seemed quite cheerful. I wasn't sure if it was unusual or not, but it brought back the eerie feeling that the building gave me.
"That makes two of us," I replied dryly.
He nodded slowly. "And what does bring you here?" he asked.
My mind was blank. Not a good thing. "Have you seen my mom?" I asked, first thing that came to my mind. This was put on mainly for her, so she might be here. If not he knew that something was going on anyway.
Gabriel frowned. "No actually, I was wondering if you knew where she was. She was supposed to be here an hour ago," he stated. "I hope something didn't happen… I can't think of why she might not be here."
And again something wasn't right. "That would be a problem," I murmured.
He nodded. "Yes, it would," he agreed, "but that's not why you're here." His matter-of-factness bugged me. The hole fact that he knew I was indirectly lying bugged me.
"Is that so?" I asked.
He nodded again, smiling again. "I'd like to know what was on that disk that you gave my good friend Jack."
"Damn those cameras," I murmured, but smiled. "Even if I would tell you I couldn't because I don't have a clue. I had five minutes to get to whatever and that's what I got."
"Well, that will be a problem, because he already left and you were in a very risky place," Gabriel stated.
"Too bad for you," I said. "You'll have to find him, because I don't know where he is. I don't know much of anything. I'm just handing out a favor and right now I want to leave."
Gabriel didn't stop me, he just stared intently. I didn't know what he was thinking, but he wasn't saying anything and I wanted to know why. "It's a shame, really," he said.
Curiosity sparked. "What?" I asked, not really wanting to.
"If what I think Jack got a hold of is true, I'm sure you'll know soon enough. Duo would be warning you, if Jack shares the information. He's going to look it over before anyone else," Gabriel said. he brushed aside of me, and I turned to watch him leave.
"Why is it that every time I talk to you I go away confused?" I asked after him.
He turned and smiled. "I have that effect on a lot of people, I just don't want you to feel left out," he said.
I smiled too, but mine wasn't really that happy. I wanted to know what he was talking about. He meant something last time, I'm sure there was something going on now. I just didn't know what.
Another chapter. Yeah, that just about says everything that I need to say. Questions? Comments? Funny stories?
I'm supposed to tell you that you need to read 'After Wars', it takes place before this story but after 'Agent of Oz'. Written by 'Julia Maxwell'. Or at least I think it's Julia Maxwell... She might have a different name. Anyway, if she doesn't have it seperated into different chapter (it had been one big blob last time I checked) can you please tell her to do so if you bother to review. Thanks ^.^
~Rave
I was back in the city, only a few miles from Gean's office. It was almost surprising how a few miles could change from an old fashion down town to a new, improved skyscraper avenue. The building I would be invading was one of the tallest. To our luck it was also having a convention today, an offering of peace you might say.
Gabriel had invited all people of status to come, see his company, his organization. It was their day to make judgment, to resolve complaints. He strongly wanted peace between the Barton Foundation and Relena Yuy. She seemed to be what was stopping him from raising higher on the social ladder.
Zechs was expected to be there today, I wasn't. They didn't even know who Jack was, but there would be plenty of flunkies overlooked by the more important people. Zechs was supposed to keep Gabriel's interest, Jack was supposed to help me find where I would be going. I was supposed to get to the computer and get what they asked for. Jack would try to come with me to help out, but he might not be able to.
Zechs was already inside, dressed in an appropriate suit, all blue, matching his eyes. He looked like he normally did, with the exception of a platinum ring. The ring worked as two things. First: a tracking device, so I could keep track of him where he was. Second: there was a way he could open the ring just slightly, to let me know there was a problem.
Jack had a similar ring, silver instead of platinum. He was dressed in black slacks and a navy blue polo shirt. He was also wearing glasses. They looked regular, but weren't. It was one of those fancy camera sets. I had on sunglasses, and if he set it up right there was a little camera on mine he could watch through his glasses. Along with a communication system we were set.
Jack and I both stood across the street from the building, waiting for a 'don't walk' sign to switch to green. When it did we walked across the street, along with the crowd of people dressed in business suits. On the other side we quickly climbed the steps to the doors to the Barton Foundation.
Inside we split up, going opposite ways. I examined the entire room, taking in the flowers and plants, the shelves and counters. I watched the businessmen and politicians talking and chatting. I picked out every door and elevators, watching for the right one to take. The egg white walls and the light blue carpet looked friendly, the entire entrance looked inviting. Yet underneath it all my senses said that something was off, something wasn't quite right.
I took the elevator across the room, the one most people seemed to use. The first five floors were open to public viewing. The floors above were reserved for certain chosen guests. I wasn't on the list, though I'm sure I could have gotten myself up there, anyway, just by saying who I was. That, of course, would have ruined the hole sneaking in thing. The only problems with my plan were the cameras, which was what Zechs and Jack were for, or at least one of the reasons.
I didn't look out of place. I wore black pants, a red polo shirt, the special sunglasses and a necklace with a ring on it. My hair was back in a tight ponytail, unlike the more complicated designs the other ladies who were tutoring the facility had, not to mention their highly fashionable dresses. I might have fixed my hair a little better if I had been sure that this job wouldn't require anything but walking and touring, but being a realistic person I knew that running would probably be evolved and I wanted things as simple as possible for me.
But I didn't know how to get up to a floor where they might have a computer that wasn't on constant computer surveillance. Hopefully, thought, Jack could help me out on that part.
"Okay, who do I have to tag along with to move up a few floors?" I murmured softly as I stroked a violet rose in a vase, trying not to look like I was talking to someone. No one was near by, so no one heard.
There was a pause before an answer. "There should be a big, black haired man, Sir. Jackered Frank, tag along at his side, try looking like you're not trying to follow him, just have to stay nearby," Jack suggested.
I gazed around the room, looking for the man Jack was talking about. "How do you know he's up here?" I asked.
"Watched him go up the elevator. He should be tagging along with someone else, so he won't really care who's with him," Jack explained.
It didn't take long for me to spot Frank, he made a big impression, standing amongst the 'important' people and having a rather large mouth, and a loud voice. Slowly I made my way over to him, staying in the back ground, but clearly acting as if I was here with someone but wasn't supposed to be noticed.
Frank talked, a lot, making himself known, nothing he said seemed to be important. I certainly wasn't interested, but then again, neither was anyone else. yet it didn't take long for a butler-like man to approach him, talking quietly and leading him to an elevator. I quietly followed at his heals, no one caring, and Frank not noticing, thanks to the other half dozen people who filled into the elevator, talking merrily to each other.
I silently watched as the elevator moved up, until we reached the seventh floor. It was almost easier to break into a company than into a military base. Of course, I had no clue as to what happens next, never having been in this situation before, but it couldn't be too difficult.
The floor was like the last, but less crowded, quieter, and with people I recognized. The mer fact that I recognized them was a problem. I didn't know too many people and if I knew them, they knew me.
I fled to the side of the room, carefully avoiding notice, afraid that someone might look up at the wrong time and say "Hey, isn't that Alex Yuy?" Lucky for me I got through unnoticed, again.
"Jack, I'm on the seventh floor, where do I go?" I asked, not having a clue.
I heard Jack sigh, "I thought you knew what you were doing," he said.
"I've never broken into a place I couldn't draw a gun and threaten to shoot everyone," I stated, "And I don't know where anything is."
"Watch out," Zechs added, "Gabriel's going up."
I froze. Looking around quickly I went through the first door I saw. Quickly I dodged into it, hoping that it was a place I was allowed to be in. carefully I started watch, checking the rooms with open doors, and not seeing anyone.
"I'm going upstairs," Zechs said. "Jack, get up there and help here. She doesn't know a thing about breaking in to houses."
"Well, cops won't look at here as a suspect then," Jack said.
"Sure they will," Zechs said. "They don't know she sucks at this. Of course, she's not even here as far as they know. Although, someone will probably recognize her eventually."
"You do know I can here you," I stated, sounding irritated.
"Yes," They said in unison.
After that there was silence. I continued walking, passing empty offices and rooms. There were no people working today, all the employees having the day off. I didn't know where I was going, but I didn't run into anyone to stop me. Relying on Jack to find me I continued to look for a place I wouldn't have to worry about running across someone.
My walking drew to a complete stop as a door opened and a security guard walked out of a room, filled with television screens, showing views of the entire building. The guard looked as shocked as I was, but I got over it quicker than he did.
"Um, sir," I stammered, not sure what to say, "Do you know where the bathroom is?" So it was a stupid question, but it made the guard stop and thing long enough for me to grab his wrist, yank it hard enough to make him twist, draw my gun and hit him over the head with it. "Sorry," I murmured, meaning it. I walked over him and looking inside the room. After seeing no one else was there, I dragged the guard inside and let him lie on the ground.
"Alex, please tell me what's going on," Jack asked.
I shrugged, then remembered he couldn't see me. "I knocked out a guard," I said simply.
Another sigh. "Do you know if he was going somewhere?"
"Not a clue," I stated.
"Lovely," Zechs murmured, "I've got an eye on Gabriel, you two hurry up."
I looked around the room. Green walls and carpet, several shelves filled with camera equipment and computer books. Three computers were up and running, hooked up to the different screens showing the convention. I turned to one, quickly rearranging the cameras so I could watch, first the elevators, and second the walkways leading up to this room. Hoping that no one else was watching these screens so that I wouldn't have been seen. I didn't realize just how carefully watched the hallways were. Before I turned away I set the computer up to watch in case anyone would be looking in on the ones I was using.
I turned to the second computer. Not sure what I was looking for I started searching for anything locked. I blinked at what I found. Every file in the computer had some password or necessary code to get into it.
"Jack, I'm going to need your help finding what I need to get," I said cautiously.
"I figured as much," he said as he walked into the room. I looked up to see him, glancing at the televisions, noticing how easy it would be to get in here if I didn't watch them.
"I need to know what I'm looking for," I stated, skipping to the important stuff.
Jack bent over me to look at the screen. Frowning, he started leading me to what I needed to look up. Slowly we made our way through the locks and codes. I moved to the third computer, knowing where I was going, and let Jack take over the one we'd been at. He told me what we needed and I found a couple of disks to load it onto. Noticing a glitch on the first computer I paused.
"Jack, stop," I said. He looked at me, slightly confused. The glitch became unclear about the same time my watch beeped. It happened only once, but that was all it took for me to know that Zechs was having a problem.
Jack looked at his watch. "I'll see what up, you keep working on this, you know what to get." Jack jumped to his feet, leaving the room quickly. I watched the cameras as he left, going back to the main room. Turning back to the computer I watched as someone else was hacking into the ones I was using, trying to see what they were doing.
Quickly I erased everything, taking away all screens that shouldn't be there. I moved just quick enough to clear everything before whoever was on the other computer swept through, looking over the computers I was on, checking the locks and making sure no one was getting into them.
"Don't see me, don't see me, don't see me…" I murmured under my breath. The hacker came and went, not noticing me. Letting out my breath I didn't even know I had been holding I started everything up. "I wonder who would be looking…" I said to myself.
"Alex, they know someone's in the system," Jack said.
Zechs added, "You have five minutes, be out by then."
"What timing," I muttered.
Not sure what was going on, and not having time to ask, I put all my energy into getting into the system Jack had been heading for. If I had more time I wouldn't be worried, but this was a bit of a problem. Five minutes… it would be easier if I knew exactly what to work on. Sense I didn't have a clue I ignored almost everything and worked on just one file. Hoping it would be by some twist of fate what Duo had sent me here for.
It took me a few minutes, I didn't check my watch to see just how long. If someone was still watching I made no effort to cover my tracks so they would be able to see just what I was getting into. Once I broke through the codes I hit the save button and the one minute countdown began. I twiddled my fingers while waiting, moving to a different computer and hitting the save button on a few other coded things so that I could work on them at home. I glanced at the cameras, in time to see two guards checking rooms not far from the one I was in.
"Alex, get out of there, now."
I agreed with Zechs, grabbing both disks the moment they had all the information on them. Getting out of the room quickly I ran back the way I came, away from the guards who would soon walk into the room and find the unconscious man.
I slowed down when I entered the main room. It was much as I left it, with the exception of Zechs watching Gabriel carry out what looked to be an extremely interesting. conversation with the other people in the room. I walked in, unnoticed. Zechs was watching, though, and quickly seeing me.
"Jack is on the fourth floor," he murmured, "get the disk to him."
Once again I walked around the outside of the room, letting Gabriel walk center stage. No one noticed as I walked onto the elevator, pressing the button to go to the forth floor, and watching as the doors slowly began to shut. Before the door shut, though, Gabriel looked up from his crowds, in my direction. I didn't know whether or not he looked at me, but it was a possibility.
The doors opened just as slowly as they shut, and Jack was nearby waiting. I held up one of the two disks. A little bird whispered inside my head to hide the other one, so I tucked it into a pocket.
Jack took the disk. "Is this all you were able to get?" he asked.
I nodded. "Yeah, sorry, I had to delete everything when someone swept over the computers looking for me. I don't have a clue as to what's on that disk," I told him.
"That's okay, I'll check it out," he said. "I have to go." I nodded and he walked pass me, taking my place in the elevator. I would have gone with him, wanting to leave, too, but I really didn't want anyone seeing us together. someone probably had, though. There were cameras everywhere.
I walked to a different elevator, getting in silently. I pressed a button for the first floor and took a deep breath. All I had to do was get out of here and go home. I could check out the disk later, probably at the hanger would be best. I'd have to stop by my apartment first, though. Maybe Ethan would be out by now, probably not. He wasn't too bright.
I stepped out of the elevator the moment it came to a stop. Across the room from me, closer to the door, Gabriel stepped out of an elevator, too. He was closer to the door, and I doubted I could make it outside by the time he caught up to me. I headed for the door anyway, and he caught up.
"Good afternoon, Alex. I wasn't expecting you here," Gabriel said. he seemed quite cheerful. I wasn't sure if it was unusual or not, but it brought back the eerie feeling that the building gave me.
"That makes two of us," I replied dryly.
He nodded slowly. "And what does bring you here?" he asked.
My mind was blank. Not a good thing. "Have you seen my mom?" I asked, first thing that came to my mind. This was put on mainly for her, so she might be here. If not he knew that something was going on anyway.
Gabriel frowned. "No actually, I was wondering if you knew where she was. She was supposed to be here an hour ago," he stated. "I hope something didn't happen… I can't think of why she might not be here."
And again something wasn't right. "That would be a problem," I murmured.
He nodded. "Yes, it would," he agreed, "but that's not why you're here." His matter-of-factness bugged me. The hole fact that he knew I was indirectly lying bugged me.
"Is that so?" I asked.
He nodded again, smiling again. "I'd like to know what was on that disk that you gave my good friend Jack."
"Damn those cameras," I murmured, but smiled. "Even if I would tell you I couldn't because I don't have a clue. I had five minutes to get to whatever and that's what I got."
"Well, that will be a problem, because he already left and you were in a very risky place," Gabriel stated.
"Too bad for you," I said. "You'll have to find him, because I don't know where he is. I don't know much of anything. I'm just handing out a favor and right now I want to leave."
Gabriel didn't stop me, he just stared intently. I didn't know what he was thinking, but he wasn't saying anything and I wanted to know why. "It's a shame, really," he said.
Curiosity sparked. "What?" I asked, not really wanting to.
"If what I think Jack got a hold of is true, I'm sure you'll know soon enough. Duo would be warning you, if Jack shares the information. He's going to look it over before anyone else," Gabriel said. he brushed aside of me, and I turned to watch him leave.
"Why is it that every time I talk to you I go away confused?" I asked after him.
He turned and smiled. "I have that effect on a lot of people, I just don't want you to feel left out," he said.
I smiled too, but mine wasn't really that happy. I wanted to know what he was talking about. He meant something last time, I'm sure there was something going on now. I just didn't know what.
Another chapter. Yeah, that just about says everything that I need to say. Questions? Comments? Funny stories?
I'm supposed to tell you that you need to read 'After Wars', it takes place before this story but after 'Agent of Oz'. Written by 'Julia Maxwell'. Or at least I think it's Julia Maxwell... She might have a different name. Anyway, if she doesn't have it seperated into different chapter (it had been one big blob last time I checked) can you please tell her to do so if you bother to review. Thanks ^.^
~Rave