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Ghost: Kept you all hangin' for a minute didn't I? Don't worry I'm back in my game with a lot of ideas for this one I'm not done yet by far, I've been having problems with my computer and I was on holiday
CROWSCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: GETTING HURT
The morning passed relatively quickly, being at death's door had made Quinn terribly hungry.
"I feel great, a goodnight's rest and a good breakfast and I'm back in action," she said before tucking into her pancakes.
"Glad to see your appetite's back" Jet observed
Once breakfast was over Quinn went to the library only to find Kai quietly listening to a Walkman, he took the earphones out the moment he saw her.
"Didn't think anyone would come in here, you don't mind do you?" he asked
She shook her head a little surprised.
"You don't seem the kind of person who would enjoy music," she said sitting opposite him.
"I was never allowed to listen to music when I was young, I'm only just starting to appreciate it now" he replied
She got up and took the tape out of the Walkman then placed it in her stereo system.
"Nickelback nice choice" she commented sitting back down and relaxing.
"I thought you were really going to die for a moment," he said looking away from her.
She wouldn't have liked to see the emotion in his face.
"I'm going to warn you now Kai, don't get emotionally involved in this or with me, one of us is going to get hurt," she explained they both got up standing centimetres away; Kai's eyes were full of passion and anger whereas Quinn's were full of childish defiance.
He knew she of all people could look after herself, but he was angry with the fact that she had almost died and she didn't seem to really care, she didn't have time to react when Kai suddenly clasped his hands round her shoulders and pulled her against him, the blazing look in his eyes had softened slightly but still kept their burning intensity.
"One of us already has," he said darkly
It had been there all along between them smouldering like the beginning of a fire, all it needed was for something to fan it into a roaring blaze, and Quinn had just supplied the fuel, the dark glittering look on Kai's face told her there was going to be no mercy and no way out of it.
She knew what he intended to do, but in the handful of seconds which elapsed between Kai taking hold of her; and giving vent to the fury she had awoke in him by punishing her with the hard pressure of his mouth, a part of her had refused to accept that the great all-powerful Kai would actually kiss her.
She tried to stop him, but he had anticipated her releasing one of her shoulders to slide his hand along her jaw, holding her head still and making her completely vulnerable to him, Quinn had never felt this vulnerable before she had never been in a situation like this before either.
She wanted Kai to let go, but then she didn't she couldn't explain the strange feeling that was tying her stomach in knots, her mouth froze with shock, but Kai refused to be suppressed, Quinn shut her eyes trying to clear her head of the confused thoughts.
"He's just a kid what are you doing?" her mind kept screeching
"You're going to get yourself killed if you don't focus on the job," her thoughts shouted
A wave of panic engulfed her, she knew things were going a little too far; she would end up getting either herself or Kai killed if her emotions got in the way, she had to stay focused.
Her body was no longer listening to her head, she couldn't possibly be in love with Kai he was a kid compared to her, it was just anger and rage that had compelled him to do it, not the way he was now holding her so close to his body binding them together, holding her so close she could feel his heart beating, savagely uneven, thumping out a primitive message of male anger and adrenaline induced need to meet the challenge she had invisibly thrown down between them.
She noticed that Kai wasn't just trying to express his anger but also show her how much he cared, she tried not to respond but she could feel herself loosing this battle that she knew she couldn't win, Kai took advantage of her weakness, yet he even felt uncertain.
Quinn wasn't going to let him win without a fight, she broke the kiss and freed one hand to give him a sharp slap across the face, Kai let her go as if he had been bitten his cheek went a plum colour with the impact of the slap, he placed his hand on her hand print trying to sooth the tingling sensation.
"I warned you Kai" were her last words before leaving the room.
Kai wasn't angry with her for slapping him, he deserved it, he was more angry with himself for kissing her.
"Of all people I had to fall in love with it had to be an assassin, and one that was ordered to kill me, I can't help but love her" Kai thought angrily
"I hope I wasn't disturbing you two" came a familiar voice anger laced its tone.
"What's wrong with you?" Kai replied looking up to see an angry Ray standing in the doorway of the library.
"You and Quinn that's what's wrong," Ray answered seething as he walked up to his captain.
"I saw you two kissing and you deserved what you got when she slapped you" Ray teased
Kai exploded with anger lunging at Ray, within moments the library rang with shouting and cursing.
"What's going on?" Cross asked she came in to see Ray and Kai beating each other up.
Quinn followed in shortly after to see them still pummelling each other in.
"I go away for a couple of moments and a brawl breaks out," she said angrily splitting them up.
"Kai go and cool down, as for you Ray you come with me" she instructed her eyes narrowed almost frightening Ray.
Quinn and Ray went down to the dojo.
"Want to tell me what happened?" she asked calmly
"I saw you and Kai kissing, I guess I was defending your honour" Ray replied
"I'm really touched Ray, but I don't think we need to beat Kai up anymore about that kiss, you're both nice boys but I'm remaining strictly professional can you two at least keep it that way?" she asked
Ray looked down at the floor ashamed.
"This will be over soon and you and your team can go about your normal lives" Quinn explained
She left the room then went to see Jet in the study.
"Okay what is Mr Dead Man up to?" she asked putting her glasses on and looking at the computer monitoring him.
"He's staying late at his office, perfect chance" Jet replied before typing into her computer.
"I need plans of the building, the best way in the best way out, every little detail," Quinn requested before leaving and going into the kitchen.
She sat down at the breakfast bar and pushed the button that made her laptop come up, the plans of Chang's office building were set out his private office was on the twelfth floor.
"The only way is up" she thought surveying the data.
"Chang thinks I'm dead for sure, this makes my job a whole lot easier" she added
She put the laptop away and went to her room, she walked through her wardrobe and went to a door on her right, behind it was a thick metal door like a safe; she entered the code and walked inside.
The walls and shelves were covered in racks and racks of guns and ammunition, from handguns to a bazooka from normal bullets and shells to bottles of nitro-glycerine and C-4 explosive, to standard plastic explosives.
She took her trusty Desert Eagle .50mm handgun from the wall and loaded it.
For the rest of the day the Bladebreakers were busy practising in the arena, while Quinn was training in her dojo with Tyson's grandpa, metallic sounds began clinking through the house as the sounds of swords clashed together.
Kai broke from training to go and think quietly in the library.
"I'm going to avenge you father," Quinn said looking up at the painting
Kai stood in the doorway for a moment, she turned round and looked at him warmly.
"No hard feelings about that slap?" she asked
"None taken, I deserved it" he shrugged
Quinn was now dressed in a black leather biker jacket and black leather biker trousers; it suited her curves perfectly.
"Its getting dark" Jet announced walking in carrying a black helmet with a black visor.
"You guys are with Cross, best stay close behind, Jet do what you do best," Quinn instructed when they got into her garage.
Cross and the Bladebreakers got into a sleek black Ferrari.
"What are we riding?" Kai asked
Quinn threw him a helmet and started up a black Kawasaki Ninja motorbike, she revved the engine before speeding off and bringing the bike up onto its back tyre, Kai clutched her waist slightly afraid of falling off.
"Quinn you got company, it's my brother and Tess, they're on your outside" Jet informed over the communicator in her helmet.
Quinn began speeding up and weaving through the traffic.
"Cross keep Tess, Liam and Tao busy" she ordered
"You got it" came a reply
Quinn took a sharp turn down an alley and stopped the bike, Kai let go of her waist and took his helmet off she slid off the bike taking her helmet off too.
"Okay party time" she said looking at Kai then at the building in front of them.
It was so easy to get in and knock the guards out it was almost laughable; Quinn pulled out a pair of black shades and pressed a button, she saw Chang sleeping at his desk.
She took the shades off and put them back in her pocket, she took out a small cylinder object and pressed a button at the end of it.
"What's that?" Kai asked
"You'll see" she replied before throwing it at the door.
The door exploded off its hinges.
"Knock, knock" Quinn said sarcastically walking into the office.
Chang hadn't moved he seemed to be still sleeping on his desk.
"It's your best friend the executioner, once you're dead you'll have all the time in the world to sleep" she added
Quinn went to his body and lifted back his head, Chang was already dead his eyes stared at her like two shiny black marbles.
"Looks like my grandfather got to him first" Kai observed
"Ha ha ha" came a cruel laugh
"I must congratulate you Harlequin, it appears I'm not fighting a mere mortal but a demon as it were," Came Voltaire's sinister voice.
They heard the screeching of tyres outside; Quinn also heard a tiny beeping sound.
"The bastard rigged this place," she said angrily