Chapter Thirteen
The trip was short and Siria hated coming back to the city. She didn't want to be so close to Mega. The truck stopped. Slade had not said a word the entire trip. As Ebony slipped out of the truck Slade grabbed Siria's arm. "Watch her." Siria nodded and got out of the truck as Slade let go of her arm. The two stood in the dirt road as the truck turned around and headed back to Liberty. Siria wished she was in it.
"Well are you coming."
Siria turned around. Ebony wasn't looking at her, but walking towards the city. Siria followed. This was definitely getting worse.
The city was somewhat deserted as Ebony and Siria made their ways through the streets. When they got near the mall Siria instead of continuing on the path towards the mall turned into the alley. Ebony ran behind her. "What the hell are you doing!?"
"Jay said I had to bring you along, but we're doing this my way."
Ebony rolled her eyes. "Fine, what are we doing?"
As they walked Siria explained her plan to get into the mal unseen. "My aunt owned a book store in the mall. She didn't have any kids so before she got sick she started to prepare for me and my brother to stay in the mall with some kid I had hardly met."
"do you know what this kid's name is?"
"I don't remember, but my aunt built a tunnel between this building and the mall." Siria placed her hand on the building next to her.
"And no one knows about this tunnel."
"Guess not."
As soon as Siria opened the door to the building the smell of old age hit her. Squishing up her face she walked into it. Inside the building was in shambles like most buildings in the city.
Siria reached a door that opened to stairs that went to the basement. Pulling out a flash light, Siria walked down the stairs. Ebony followed behind her an unsure look plastered plainly on her face. Siria instinctively tried the light switch. A small glow of light showered the room. It was small and empty except for a vault door across the room in the wall.
Siria walked across the room pulling up her sleeve to revile a tattoo of a dove with numbers written just above the wing. Siria used the combination on the vault lock. The door opened. As the two walked in to the tunnel Siria flipped another switch that flooded the tunnel with light. She then closed the vault door.
The tunnel wasn't that long and they soon reached the door at the end. The combination didn't work. "Shit! The locks jammed."
"What's that supposed to mean."
Siria looked at Ebony. Turning around she pulled a pin out of her hair. Looking at the lock Siria stuck the pin inside and moved it around till there was a loud click that echoed. "I had a thing for this pickpocket in high school."
"So what made you fall for Jay?"
Siria looked back at Ebony. "I don't know what you're talking about." Ebony smirked and pushed the door open. As the two walked out into the mall Ebony noticed that they were in her old room. Sitting down in her bed ebony began to relax. "What are you doing?" Siria could hardly realize what was going on.
"It's my bed!"
"Is that how you know Jay, same tribe?"
"Something likes that." Ebony got up and they walked into the mall and up the stairs.
The people were seated all around the café. They looked up at Ebony; there was shock on every face. There were two girls holding babies, one with dark purple hair and the other with blonde zulu knots, a guy with brown hair and a girl with bright pink hair. The girl with Zulu knots was the first to speak.
"Hello Ebony."
"Amber."
"Who's your friend?"
"This is Siria."
The guy looked confused. "How did you get in, the place is locked down.
Siria smiled weakly. "The tunnel."
"The tunnel, you know about the tunnel."
"Jack, what tunnel?" The girl with purple hair said.
"Trudy, there is a tunnel that leads in the mall. Only three people can get in: me, a girl, and her brother." He looked back at Siria. "You're that girl aren't you?"
Siria nodded. "Um...yeah I guess I am." She looked at Trudy.
"Well then Ebony what are you doing here?" Amber spoke softly.
"I'm just the body guard Amber, she's the messenger."
Amber looked at Siria there was relief in her voice as she repeated the question. When she had finished Siria sighed. "Jay wants to know what's going on, so he can make a plan of action."
"Is he coming back?" interrupted Trudy.
"If he is needed."
"If he is needed, he is needed!"
"Trudy!" Amber shouted.
Siria began to stumble over her words. "Trudy...I don't think he should come...not now, not if Mega wants him."
"WHAT!? Who are you to decide for him?" Trudy now stood out of her chair and glared at Siria.
"She saved his life, keeping him safe, Trudy. You should be grateful." Ebony glared back at Trudy.
"I don't care. I wanna see him." With that Trudy left the room still holding the child in her arms.
Amber sighed and looked at Siria. "Sorry, she's taking it kind of hard. You can tell Jay the job Mega offered me isn't working out so we need more outside help that hasn't been influenced. We sent in a spy, Ellie, so she isn't here."
Siria had a worried look on her face as she nodded. She looked at the girl with bright pink hair; the girl looked back and smiled. "Don't worry she'll be fine." Siria smiled and relaxed a bit. "I'm Selene. You two are gonna need a room for the night."
Thanks, but we should be going." Ebony smiled as Siria looked in astonishment at her. "Jay doesn't want us to stay in the city."
Amber looked unconvinced. "And you're going along with it."
"What can I say?" Amber looked at her and then Jack let the two of them out of the Mall.
As the two sat on a rock in the outskirts of the city Siria looked at Ebony. "Slade isn't coming."
"Nope."
"So why'd you lie?"
"It's complicated; look I don't want to talk about it. Slade'll be here in the morning."
Siria rolled her eyes and lay out in the grass. Her lids grew heavy as she looked into the starry sky. Her last thoughts were of Jay.
While Siria lay peacefully asleep, Jay was in Liberty thinking of her. The day had gone slowly and he found himself thinking more of her every minute. What if she were having a nightmare? He wasn't there to wake her up. And what if she were captured? He couldn't protect her. But despite their record together, he knew ebony wouldn't let Siria get hurt. He also noticed himself thinking less and less of Trudy. He knew she was ok, so there was no cause for worry. He figured he could make up for lost time once he got back...or could he, was there something holding him back?
The trip was short and Siria hated coming back to the city. She didn't want to be so close to Mega. The truck stopped. Slade had not said a word the entire trip. As Ebony slipped out of the truck Slade grabbed Siria's arm. "Watch her." Siria nodded and got out of the truck as Slade let go of her arm. The two stood in the dirt road as the truck turned around and headed back to Liberty. Siria wished she was in it.
"Well are you coming."
Siria turned around. Ebony wasn't looking at her, but walking towards the city. Siria followed. This was definitely getting worse.
The city was somewhat deserted as Ebony and Siria made their ways through the streets. When they got near the mall Siria instead of continuing on the path towards the mall turned into the alley. Ebony ran behind her. "What the hell are you doing!?"
"Jay said I had to bring you along, but we're doing this my way."
Ebony rolled her eyes. "Fine, what are we doing?"
As they walked Siria explained her plan to get into the mal unseen. "My aunt owned a book store in the mall. She didn't have any kids so before she got sick she started to prepare for me and my brother to stay in the mall with some kid I had hardly met."
"do you know what this kid's name is?"
"I don't remember, but my aunt built a tunnel between this building and the mall." Siria placed her hand on the building next to her.
"And no one knows about this tunnel."
"Guess not."
As soon as Siria opened the door to the building the smell of old age hit her. Squishing up her face she walked into it. Inside the building was in shambles like most buildings in the city.
Siria reached a door that opened to stairs that went to the basement. Pulling out a flash light, Siria walked down the stairs. Ebony followed behind her an unsure look plastered plainly on her face. Siria instinctively tried the light switch. A small glow of light showered the room. It was small and empty except for a vault door across the room in the wall.
Siria walked across the room pulling up her sleeve to revile a tattoo of a dove with numbers written just above the wing. Siria used the combination on the vault lock. The door opened. As the two walked in to the tunnel Siria flipped another switch that flooded the tunnel with light. She then closed the vault door.
The tunnel wasn't that long and they soon reached the door at the end. The combination didn't work. "Shit! The locks jammed."
"What's that supposed to mean."
Siria looked at Ebony. Turning around she pulled a pin out of her hair. Looking at the lock Siria stuck the pin inside and moved it around till there was a loud click that echoed. "I had a thing for this pickpocket in high school."
"So what made you fall for Jay?"
Siria looked back at Ebony. "I don't know what you're talking about." Ebony smirked and pushed the door open. As the two walked out into the mall Ebony noticed that they were in her old room. Sitting down in her bed ebony began to relax. "What are you doing?" Siria could hardly realize what was going on.
"It's my bed!"
"Is that how you know Jay, same tribe?"
"Something likes that." Ebony got up and they walked into the mall and up the stairs.
The people were seated all around the café. They looked up at Ebony; there was shock on every face. There were two girls holding babies, one with dark purple hair and the other with blonde zulu knots, a guy with brown hair and a girl with bright pink hair. The girl with Zulu knots was the first to speak.
"Hello Ebony."
"Amber."
"Who's your friend?"
"This is Siria."
The guy looked confused. "How did you get in, the place is locked down.
Siria smiled weakly. "The tunnel."
"The tunnel, you know about the tunnel."
"Jack, what tunnel?" The girl with purple hair said.
"Trudy, there is a tunnel that leads in the mall. Only three people can get in: me, a girl, and her brother." He looked back at Siria. "You're that girl aren't you?"
Siria nodded. "Um...yeah I guess I am." She looked at Trudy.
"Well then Ebony what are you doing here?" Amber spoke softly.
"I'm just the body guard Amber, she's the messenger."
Amber looked at Siria there was relief in her voice as she repeated the question. When she had finished Siria sighed. "Jay wants to know what's going on, so he can make a plan of action."
"Is he coming back?" interrupted Trudy.
"If he is needed."
"If he is needed, he is needed!"
"Trudy!" Amber shouted.
Siria began to stumble over her words. "Trudy...I don't think he should come...not now, not if Mega wants him."
"WHAT!? Who are you to decide for him?" Trudy now stood out of her chair and glared at Siria.
"She saved his life, keeping him safe, Trudy. You should be grateful." Ebony glared back at Trudy.
"I don't care. I wanna see him." With that Trudy left the room still holding the child in her arms.
Amber sighed and looked at Siria. "Sorry, she's taking it kind of hard. You can tell Jay the job Mega offered me isn't working out so we need more outside help that hasn't been influenced. We sent in a spy, Ellie, so she isn't here."
Siria had a worried look on her face as she nodded. She looked at the girl with bright pink hair; the girl looked back and smiled. "Don't worry she'll be fine." Siria smiled and relaxed a bit. "I'm Selene. You two are gonna need a room for the night."
Thanks, but we should be going." Ebony smiled as Siria looked in astonishment at her. "Jay doesn't want us to stay in the city."
Amber looked unconvinced. "And you're going along with it."
"What can I say?" Amber looked at her and then Jack let the two of them out of the Mall.
As the two sat on a rock in the outskirts of the city Siria looked at Ebony. "Slade isn't coming."
"Nope."
"So why'd you lie?"
"It's complicated; look I don't want to talk about it. Slade'll be here in the morning."
Siria rolled her eyes and lay out in the grass. Her lids grew heavy as she looked into the starry sky. Her last thoughts were of Jay.
While Siria lay peacefully asleep, Jay was in Liberty thinking of her. The day had gone slowly and he found himself thinking more of her every minute. What if she were having a nightmare? He wasn't there to wake her up. And what if she were captured? He couldn't protect her. But despite their record together, he knew ebony wouldn't let Siria get hurt. He also noticed himself thinking less and less of Trudy. He knew she was ok, so there was no cause for worry. He figured he could make up for lost time once he got back...or could he, was there something holding him back?