@Kyrillia: Sorry, probably no Twins in this Fic... Awwwww!
@Hyperactive Hamster of Doom: Oh, don't worry... I will!
Dear, dear readers: Today is the 12th, and tomorrow I am leaving to go to Camp for a week. My first ever genuine Summer Camp. Wish me luck! Anyway, this means no updates, sorry!
***
About four hours later the jet landed at the Metropolis International Airport. Almost as soon as Apoc radioed, they were cleared for landing, even before planes that were already there. Jesse was amazed how much power the Complex seemed to wield.
Once inside the airport Apoc told a nearby pilot to put the jet in its hangar and to get his car. Both these demands were met promptly and without question or complaint. By the time they arrived at the airport's entrance, Apoc's ultra-light BMW awaited them. Apoc went round to the driver's side and got in. Jesse hesitated a moment, then got into the seat beside him. Apoc took a very circuitous route back to the empty warehouse over the entrance to one of the Complex's underground parkades.
Once there, Apoc parked in his usual spot and Jesse got out while trying to look around and received a bump on the back of her head for her effort. Apoc chuckled quietly and led her to the door to the Complex proper. He thumbed the door button and stepped through, holding it open for her. She stepped through and looked around. Some of the people in the halls saw Apoc and nodded to him deferentially, and he returned the nods. Apoc lead her down one of the halls, but about twenty paces from the parkade a man slunk up to them.
"Hey, Apoc, you're back! Kelaran will want to know. And Shadow wants you to come see her as soon as possible. Hey, Bastet." He said, with a small wave at Jesse.
"Umm, hi." She said returning the wave. The man gave her an odd look, but continued along the hall in the direction he'd been going. Once he was around the corner and out of sight Apoc leaned over to Jesse and whispered
"Good job. That was Slink. You could probably tell why he's called that."
"Yeah." She replied, not really listening. They continued along the hall, with many twists and turns and finally reached what Jesse was sure must be Apoc's room. He opened the door and nudged Jesse in. The door shut behind them with a pneumatic hiss, and Apoc let out a deep breath. Jesse sat on the bed and looked around.
"You live with someone, don't you?" she asked suspiciously, crossing her arms. Apoc nodded. Just then, the door opened again and Jesse tensed, but Apoc turned to greet the woman standing at the entrance.
"You're safe!" she breathed as she flung her arms around his neck and he grasped her tightly around the waist. Jesse recognized the voice as the woman on the cell phone. She watched them share a very long and satisfying kiss, until she finally interrupted with a sarcastic, "Please, get a room!"
Apoc and the woman broke apart and Apoc turned to look at her. Apoc laughed as the woman stated "This is our room!" Jesse just shook her head.
"You found Mau then?" The woman asked.
"Well..." said Apoc, "not exactly... Kelaran, meet Jesse." The woman, Keleran, got a slightly confused look. She thought a few seconds, but she was quick to understand and she gasped.
"Mau is...?" Apoc nodded and Kelaran's eyes filled with tears. Apoc pulled her back into his arms and Jesse stared at the floor. Was she ever going to escape the reprecussions of almost being killed? Kelaran allowed herself a few moments of grief, then straightened up. She dried her eyes with the sleeve of her dark green tunic.
"Then this is?" she asked coldly, gesturing at Jesse, still managing to look intimidating with red-rimmed eyes. Jesse flinched.
"This is Jesse, a girl Mau was contracted to kill because the Russian Mafia botched a job and let her see them. Mau was too confident and underestimated her prey and got her neck broken. Jesse thumbed Mau's phone." When Kelaran heard this she shot a look at Apoc that Jesse didn't comprehend. Apoc nodded slightly. Then she abruptly changed the subject by saying,
"Shadow wants to see you. You better go." Apoc nodded and left. As he was leaving her alone with this creepy woman, she asked, "Who's Shadow?" He smiled, but didn't answer her. She watched him hurry away down the hall.
@Hyperactive Hamster of Doom: Oh, don't worry... I will!
Dear, dear readers: Today is the 12th, and tomorrow I am leaving to go to Camp for a week. My first ever genuine Summer Camp. Wish me luck! Anyway, this means no updates, sorry!
***
About four hours later the jet landed at the Metropolis International Airport. Almost as soon as Apoc radioed, they were cleared for landing, even before planes that were already there. Jesse was amazed how much power the Complex seemed to wield.
Once inside the airport Apoc told a nearby pilot to put the jet in its hangar and to get his car. Both these demands were met promptly and without question or complaint. By the time they arrived at the airport's entrance, Apoc's ultra-light BMW awaited them. Apoc went round to the driver's side and got in. Jesse hesitated a moment, then got into the seat beside him. Apoc took a very circuitous route back to the empty warehouse over the entrance to one of the Complex's underground parkades.
Once there, Apoc parked in his usual spot and Jesse got out while trying to look around and received a bump on the back of her head for her effort. Apoc chuckled quietly and led her to the door to the Complex proper. He thumbed the door button and stepped through, holding it open for her. She stepped through and looked around. Some of the people in the halls saw Apoc and nodded to him deferentially, and he returned the nods. Apoc lead her down one of the halls, but about twenty paces from the parkade a man slunk up to them.
"Hey, Apoc, you're back! Kelaran will want to know. And Shadow wants you to come see her as soon as possible. Hey, Bastet." He said, with a small wave at Jesse.
"Umm, hi." She said returning the wave. The man gave her an odd look, but continued along the hall in the direction he'd been going. Once he was around the corner and out of sight Apoc leaned over to Jesse and whispered
"Good job. That was Slink. You could probably tell why he's called that."
"Yeah." She replied, not really listening. They continued along the hall, with many twists and turns and finally reached what Jesse was sure must be Apoc's room. He opened the door and nudged Jesse in. The door shut behind them with a pneumatic hiss, and Apoc let out a deep breath. Jesse sat on the bed and looked around.
"You live with someone, don't you?" she asked suspiciously, crossing her arms. Apoc nodded. Just then, the door opened again and Jesse tensed, but Apoc turned to greet the woman standing at the entrance.
"You're safe!" she breathed as she flung her arms around his neck and he grasped her tightly around the waist. Jesse recognized the voice as the woman on the cell phone. She watched them share a very long and satisfying kiss, until she finally interrupted with a sarcastic, "Please, get a room!"
Apoc and the woman broke apart and Apoc turned to look at her. Apoc laughed as the woman stated "This is our room!" Jesse just shook her head.
"You found Mau then?" The woman asked.
"Well..." said Apoc, "not exactly... Kelaran, meet Jesse." The woman, Keleran, got a slightly confused look. She thought a few seconds, but she was quick to understand and she gasped.
"Mau is...?" Apoc nodded and Kelaran's eyes filled with tears. Apoc pulled her back into his arms and Jesse stared at the floor. Was she ever going to escape the reprecussions of almost being killed? Kelaran allowed herself a few moments of grief, then straightened up. She dried her eyes with the sleeve of her dark green tunic.
"Then this is?" she asked coldly, gesturing at Jesse, still managing to look intimidating with red-rimmed eyes. Jesse flinched.
"This is Jesse, a girl Mau was contracted to kill because the Russian Mafia botched a job and let her see them. Mau was too confident and underestimated her prey and got her neck broken. Jesse thumbed Mau's phone." When Kelaran heard this she shot a look at Apoc that Jesse didn't comprehend. Apoc nodded slightly. Then she abruptly changed the subject by saying,
"Shadow wants to see you. You better go." Apoc nodded and left. As he was leaving her alone with this creepy woman, she asked, "Who's Shadow?" He smiled, but didn't answer her. She watched him hurry away down the hall.
