"That is exactly why we are wearing wigs, so relax. We have been training for weeks it seems!" And if they see us, Mika thought, they'll be more inclined to act. She wanted them too attack so she could end this and go start a family or something with Nick. She was so tired of going out in public wearing a wig, having to constantly watch her back, never being able to truly relax. She liked the secret life but she wanted to live it...openly in a way. She didn't want to walk down the street and be afraid. She sighed and leaned her head against Nicks shoulder as they walked down the street. The sun was setting ahead of them and she resisted the urge to go in the store and buy that cute little dress in the window.
"Women I swear and stop eyeing that dress." He pulled her across the street and held her hand as the walked past the windows of other shops. He wanted them to look as couple like as possible. No, he didn't like being out in public at all. Maybe he could seduce her into going back to her apartment..."Hey honey..." Nick pulled her close to wrap his arms around her waist and leaned over to whisper something softly in her ear. He smiled when she gasped at his seductive words and pulled away.
"Nick!" She blushed brightly and tried to hide her smile as she started to walk again. Her heart was pounding and the butterflies in her stomach had yet to settle down.
"What? Am I taking that as I yes?" Nick pulled her to him again and kissed her lips. "Lets go back Mika. You look so beautiful with the sun setting on your face and it makes me want to do all those little things I told you about...So how about it?" He stared down into her eyes, waiting.
Mika bit her lip to suppress a grin, something devilish flashed in her eyes as she leaned up to kiss him. "Well, what are you waiting on." With that, she turned and headed back to her apartment.
Nick slipped quietly out of the bed, cautious not to awake his sleeping beauty. He walked to the window and opened it slightly, looking out into the night. He decided that they would move tomorrow, take up all their fire arms up to the abandoned warehouse where they had trained. He had called around the hotels to find out if there were any vacancies and found that many had a few left. Which meant, Nick thought, that Bronze was moving his men close because they had found them. He blew out smoke from his cigarette and began to sort out the steps of his plans. If they were not careful, neither of them would survive.
Nick turned and stared at Mika's sleeping form, he walked over to the bed and climbed in it, not bothering to be quiet. She stirred in her sleep and he woke her with a kiss. She stared up at him sleepily and fulled the covers over her naked chest. "Is something wrong Nick?"
He shook his head and traced her lips with is finger. "I just wanted to wake you and make love to you again. And I wanted to tell you I love you." He watched the suprise wash over her face and smiled. He climbed on top of her and kept his weight light on her and pulled the covers over them. He stared into her eyes. "And what about you Mika? Do you love me?"
"Nick..." Mika wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. "Yes, yes I love you Nick." She kissed him again and began to show him just how much she did.
Mika yawned over the stove as she fixed pancakes for herself and Nick. She placed the finished food on plates along with baccon and eggs the set them on the table. She went the fridgerator and pulled out some orange juice as Nick entered the room. She turned and sat at the table, taking a good look at Nick. "Whats going on? Why are you all dressed?"
"We have a lot to do today Mika." Nick sat as well and began to eat.
"Hmm, why? You look so sexy with all that stuble on your chin. Never shave." Mika reached over to trace a finger along his chin.
Nick grabbed her hand and tried to be serious. "Bronze is in town." He felt her hand go cold and her eyes narrow. "I checked the vacancies of a couple hotels yesterday. Most of them only have a few available which tells me Bronze knows where we are. We are going to prepare today for hopefully a battle tonight."
She slid her hand from his and stared down at her food, suddenly without appetite. She picked up her fork and ate anyway, knowing she would need the food for strenght. "I see. You have a plan then?"
"Yes." He too ate his food, glad he didn't have to force her to eat her own. "We'll move all of our things to the warehouse. Prepare all of our firearms. They'll be on our turf so we'll have the advantage. You know my cross, the Cross Punisher?" She nodded. "We'll its the best weapon you'll ever see. Equipped with 8 .45 claibers, a rocket launcher and a machine gun. I should be able to take care of most of Bronze's as long as I have good cover. Thats what most of your training has been for."
She rolled her eyes. "You boys and your toys. I'll show you why my car has been in the shop so many times and it has nothing to do with it being old."
"So its packed with a lot of firearms then, thats good." He quickly recaculated his plans in his head. "Problem is, we don't know what kind of firearms your friend will have."
"Knowing Bronze he will have everything under the sun." She sighed and finished off her breakfast in silence listening to Nick finish telling her his plan. She visualized them in her head, made slight changes that might help.
"Do you think Bronze will know where this place is Mika?"
"No I don't think so, there is no way he would know. We'll have to find a way to lure him to the wearhouse." Back in her bedroom, Mika strapped a knife to her leg and slipped the straps of of her gun harness around her shoulders. She put on her jacket and grabbed the keys to her car. The sun would be setting in an hour so they would probably fight into the night.
"Alright. We'll drive around town before we head out to the warehouse and hope the spot us. They'll probably know its a trap but then again he would be anticpating that. Mika." Nick walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Don't be nervous, I'm going to be right by your side. I won't let anything happen to you, alright? I love you." He pulled her into her arms and held her close for a moment.
"I love you too Nick."
"We're assuming that they have rented an apartment or house or something because all of the hotels have been checked. However that have been no recent rentals of any such things." Mike spoke glancing around the room filled with his boss, his partner and several other men. So it would be soon, finally they would end this. But what if Mika was killed? Bronze has been obsessed with this woman for years, decades, if she died, what would he do?
"Failure in another area I see. What else?"
Jack spoke up now. "There have been a fair number of men placed stratregically around the city so if they come out in public, we'll spot them. Everything is requested and is ready to be used upon your orders. All we are waiting for now is for them to reveal themselves." At the knock of the door the men glanced towards it.
"Enter." Bronze commanded.
The door opened quickly and the man who entered nervously shifted. "Sir, we've spotted them. They drove through town and are headed towards an area of the city that isn't highly populated. They are in no way trying to hide themselves."
"Good." Bronze stood and so did his men. "They want us to follow them, so we shall. Send the order to have my men move out. We'll follow them at a distance and end this tonight. There will be no failures and I want my woman alive or there will be hell to pay."
