Chapter Fourteen
The next morning, Siria woke to the sound of a truck moving up the road. Ebony was standing out in the dirt path as the truck stopped. Curing under her breath Siria hurried towards the truck. There was hardly a ward spoken between them. As the truck drove into Liberty, Siria spotted Jay sitting in front of the saloon. He stood as the truck came to a stop and Siria jumped out. Before they knew it they were hugging. Ebony stared at two; she knew where this was going.
When Jay let go of Siria his face took a serious gaze. "We are getting ready for a meeting; we were waiting for you two."
"Not now Jay, I'm starving."
"You can eat after."
"No, seriously, I've got to eat something. I didn't have anything yesterday."
Jay looked concerned. "Didn't you eat at the Mall?" Siria gave Jay a look that answered his question then glared accusingly in Ebony's direction. Ebony was seated at a table with her sister and the rest. She had calm look about her despite her constant movement that was concentrated in her hands. Jay turned and looked in the same direction. "I'm not even going to ask." He sighed grabbing her arm. "Come on."
The two sat at with the rest. Eyeing Siria Ebony began to speak. "Ok, You guys look, Mega still has a strong hold on the city. Amber sent in a spy, but I'm not so sure..."
"Who?" Lex interrupted.
"Ellie." Ebony didn't look in Lex's direction. "I'm not sure she can pull it off and Amber is looking for outside help. I feel we need as much info on Mega as possible." She then looked at Ram.
"I have nothing...determined, good with computers...but nothing."
"Well I need something."
"What about Java?" Siria spoke softly.
"What?" Ebony couldn't help looking at Siria.
"You heard me I know I didn't stutter." Siria wasn't looking at Ebony. She was hungry and there for very irritated.
"I can handle her."
"Oh really, I never saw that. You couldn't handle anything, to busy worshiping Zoot."
"It's not like you can do anything...Why are you here anyways?"
"Seems I was here to help, but you people have nothing, nothing that is going to bring Mega down."
"You sound like you know something?" Ram looked at her.
"Obviously more then you do." Jay was staring at her but she wasn't paying attention.
"Then share." Ebony crossed her arms. Siria smiled and left the table. When she was in her room, Ebony looked at Jay. "What's her story?"
"It's not what you think."
"This is important she could be a spy." Ram said.
"She isn't."
Siva looked calmly at Jay. "Didn't you say she saved you at the Hotel?"
"Yes, but-"
"Then she's a spy man." Lex groaned.
"No." Jay began to panic.
Soon Siria walked back to the table her hand clutched around something bulky. When she reached the table her triumphant smile faltered at the accusing looks. Ebony was smiling. "How did you know Jay was a prisoner?"
"I didn't"
"Then why were you in the Hotel."
"Like it's any of your business."
"It is, how do I know you're not a spy?"
"Because if I was I wouldn't be giving you this." Siria let the key, which was still on a chain, dangle from her hand. A smile spread across her face.
"A key."
"Not just any key, this key was a gift Mega gave me. It will get you into any room in the hotel."
"So you worked for Mega...you still could be a spy."
"I didn't work for Mega...I was his girlfriend. I consider this payback." Ebony couldn't speak. What could she say? Nothing. Siria regained her triumphant smile and walked back to her room. She was through with this bunch.
That night, when Jay entered her room Siria was reading a book. Her braids were out of the usual ponytail and sat in waves around her face. She looked up when he sat on the edge of the bed. "How was the meeting?"
"No good, but Ebony and Lex are going into the city to try and build an army."
"That's nice." Siria sighed.
"Siria you should have been there."
"What for?"
"You could have helped."
"I gave you all I have; besides I can't work with them if they think I'm a spy."
"I see what you mean."
After Jay undressed he moved in to the bed next to Siria. She was laying back in the bed staring at the ceiling. "Jay, why didn't you get your own room?"
"I was but that night you had that nightmare I felt I should stay just in case you had another."
She looked at him and grinned. "I'm a big girl you know."
"Yeah, I know." Jay stared at Siria and in an impulse he kissed her. But Siria quickly pulled back and looked at Jay.
"What about Trudy?" There was confusion in her voice.
"I have feelings for you. I know that...there is no Trudy." Siria smiled and they kissed. The kiss became deeper and the candle next to the bed gave off a soft glow as their bodies moved rhythmically together.
The next morning, Siria woke to the sound of a truck moving up the road. Ebony was standing out in the dirt path as the truck stopped. Curing under her breath Siria hurried towards the truck. There was hardly a ward spoken between them. As the truck drove into Liberty, Siria spotted Jay sitting in front of the saloon. He stood as the truck came to a stop and Siria jumped out. Before they knew it they were hugging. Ebony stared at two; she knew where this was going.
When Jay let go of Siria his face took a serious gaze. "We are getting ready for a meeting; we were waiting for you two."
"Not now Jay, I'm starving."
"You can eat after."
"No, seriously, I've got to eat something. I didn't have anything yesterday."
Jay looked concerned. "Didn't you eat at the Mall?" Siria gave Jay a look that answered his question then glared accusingly in Ebony's direction. Ebony was seated at a table with her sister and the rest. She had calm look about her despite her constant movement that was concentrated in her hands. Jay turned and looked in the same direction. "I'm not even going to ask." He sighed grabbing her arm. "Come on."
The two sat at with the rest. Eyeing Siria Ebony began to speak. "Ok, You guys look, Mega still has a strong hold on the city. Amber sent in a spy, but I'm not so sure..."
"Who?" Lex interrupted.
"Ellie." Ebony didn't look in Lex's direction. "I'm not sure she can pull it off and Amber is looking for outside help. I feel we need as much info on Mega as possible." She then looked at Ram.
"I have nothing...determined, good with computers...but nothing."
"Well I need something."
"What about Java?" Siria spoke softly.
"What?" Ebony couldn't help looking at Siria.
"You heard me I know I didn't stutter." Siria wasn't looking at Ebony. She was hungry and there for very irritated.
"I can handle her."
"Oh really, I never saw that. You couldn't handle anything, to busy worshiping Zoot."
"It's not like you can do anything...Why are you here anyways?"
"Seems I was here to help, but you people have nothing, nothing that is going to bring Mega down."
"You sound like you know something?" Ram looked at her.
"Obviously more then you do." Jay was staring at her but she wasn't paying attention.
"Then share." Ebony crossed her arms. Siria smiled and left the table. When she was in her room, Ebony looked at Jay. "What's her story?"
"It's not what you think."
"This is important she could be a spy." Ram said.
"She isn't."
Siva looked calmly at Jay. "Didn't you say she saved you at the Hotel?"
"Yes, but-"
"Then she's a spy man." Lex groaned.
"No." Jay began to panic.
Soon Siria walked back to the table her hand clutched around something bulky. When she reached the table her triumphant smile faltered at the accusing looks. Ebony was smiling. "How did you know Jay was a prisoner?"
"I didn't"
"Then why were you in the Hotel."
"Like it's any of your business."
"It is, how do I know you're not a spy?"
"Because if I was I wouldn't be giving you this." Siria let the key, which was still on a chain, dangle from her hand. A smile spread across her face.
"A key."
"Not just any key, this key was a gift Mega gave me. It will get you into any room in the hotel."
"So you worked for Mega...you still could be a spy."
"I didn't work for Mega...I was his girlfriend. I consider this payback." Ebony couldn't speak. What could she say? Nothing. Siria regained her triumphant smile and walked back to her room. She was through with this bunch.
That night, when Jay entered her room Siria was reading a book. Her braids were out of the usual ponytail and sat in waves around her face. She looked up when he sat on the edge of the bed. "How was the meeting?"
"No good, but Ebony and Lex are going into the city to try and build an army."
"That's nice." Siria sighed.
"Siria you should have been there."
"What for?"
"You could have helped."
"I gave you all I have; besides I can't work with them if they think I'm a spy."
"I see what you mean."
After Jay undressed he moved in to the bed next to Siria. She was laying back in the bed staring at the ceiling. "Jay, why didn't you get your own room?"
"I was but that night you had that nightmare I felt I should stay just in case you had another."
She looked at him and grinned. "I'm a big girl you know."
"Yeah, I know." Jay stared at Siria and in an impulse he kissed her. But Siria quickly pulled back and looked at Jay.
"What about Trudy?" There was confusion in her voice.
"I have feelings for you. I know that...there is no Trudy." Siria smiled and they kissed. The kiss became deeper and the candle next to the bed gave off a soft glow as their bodies moved rhythmically together.