Chapter 12
The gentle wind blows against my face refreshingly as my feet pound against the cold black pavement rhythmically. It tosses my hair around and wipes away the drops of sweat as they begin to roll down my face. I run for many reasons. I run to stay fit, I run for my health, I run to have time to think, I run so I can be me. So that for once, I can stop pretending to be someone else and just be myself. But most of all, I run to escape; to be free. To rid myself of the lies and the pain that I suffer most every day.
But now, I run in peace. I push away everything, every feeling, and just run. I am left in my own small world, just the ground and me. I expect nothing from it, and it expects nothing from me. But all good things must come to an end. I know that in time, I will have to go back to my life; I can't escape forever.
I see the warehouse in the distance, growing larger with every step. I begin to resurface from my daydreams as I approach and prepare myself for what it might have in store for me. I take a deep breath and become once again Agent Bristow, double agent, calm, cool, and collect.
My hand pushes open the cold steel door and I enter the once ominous darkness of the room. Looking around, I locate Vaughn standing in a corner. He continues to stare at the floor as I move towards him and he runs a hand through his hair as if immerged in thought. I look at him for a second, not wanting to disturb his thoughts. I open my mouth but before the words can leave my mouth he looks up and meets my gaze.
"Hey Syd, Sorry about that" He pauses, his forehead wrinkling adorably, "how long have you been watching?" I smile reassuringly at him as he dusts himself off.
"Not long, I just got here a few seconds ago" He nods his head and walks over to my other side.
"Great, going for a run?" He says, acknowledging my outfit.
"Yeah, I ran over here, and I think I'll run for a while afterwards before going home"
"Anyway, the tech guys have been looking at the codes you brought back and they've deciphered a set of latitude and longitude points. You probably won't be getting a mission from SD-6 for a while, since they'll be stumped over the fake codes for a period of time." I nod my head in approval and he continues, "Anyway, from the points they've interpreted that we need to head for Melbourne, Australia." I had always wanted to go on Australia, even if this wasn't exactly the reason I had imagined for visiting.
"So, I'm going to Australia?"
"Yes, you are"
"And do we have any idea what we're looking for?"
"Information. You will be pursuing a man named Eric Brimfield; basically you will be searching his computer, data files, for information on another man by the name of Vincent Ornalais. These two men work together, we are not sure why, but we have enough reason to pursue Ornalais." I nodded my head again.
"You will be under the Alias of Diana Lewis, a rich American tourist visiting Australia with your husband. We'll be staying at The Pearle, a highly exclusive hotel in which Brimfield has been residing for some time. We'll have to break into his room and find the information we're looking for." Mid-nod I stopped abruptly in curiosity.
"Husband? We? What do you mean?"
"Oh, I'll be going with you as your husband, Richard Lewis." His words were quick and strung together and he went slightly red, but brushed it off quickly.
"Oh, okay" I smiled inwardly and could feel the smile leaking onto my face slowly and finally gave in, releasing a grin onto my face. Vaughn and I were going to go on a mission together, as husband and wife. I liked the sound of that.
"Well..." he sighed, "That's about it. We leave tomorrow afternoon" He reached behind him and handed me a small gym bag, "Everything you need for your cover is in here, passport, outfits, wig, everything" I smiled.
"Thanks Vaughn"
"Sure, see you tomorrow?" He smiled nervously back at me.
"Yeah, see you then...hubby" I shot him one last grin and turned, walking out the door. The bag was surprisingly light as I hung it on my shoulder and stepped back into the fresh breeze. My life had taken a turn that I suspected I would enjoy. I began running again and now, with every step I took, the warehouse distanced itself from me, but I didn't mind. I would see him again tomorrow, and now, I was free again, at least for a while. Free to be me.
A/N: Sorry its kind of short, but I figure this was a good place to stop for now.
The gentle wind blows against my face refreshingly as my feet pound against the cold black pavement rhythmically. It tosses my hair around and wipes away the drops of sweat as they begin to roll down my face. I run for many reasons. I run to stay fit, I run for my health, I run to have time to think, I run so I can be me. So that for once, I can stop pretending to be someone else and just be myself. But most of all, I run to escape; to be free. To rid myself of the lies and the pain that I suffer most every day.
But now, I run in peace. I push away everything, every feeling, and just run. I am left in my own small world, just the ground and me. I expect nothing from it, and it expects nothing from me. But all good things must come to an end. I know that in time, I will have to go back to my life; I can't escape forever.
I see the warehouse in the distance, growing larger with every step. I begin to resurface from my daydreams as I approach and prepare myself for what it might have in store for me. I take a deep breath and become once again Agent Bristow, double agent, calm, cool, and collect.
My hand pushes open the cold steel door and I enter the once ominous darkness of the room. Looking around, I locate Vaughn standing in a corner. He continues to stare at the floor as I move towards him and he runs a hand through his hair as if immerged in thought. I look at him for a second, not wanting to disturb his thoughts. I open my mouth but before the words can leave my mouth he looks up and meets my gaze.
"Hey Syd, Sorry about that" He pauses, his forehead wrinkling adorably, "how long have you been watching?" I smile reassuringly at him as he dusts himself off.
"Not long, I just got here a few seconds ago" He nods his head and walks over to my other side.
"Great, going for a run?" He says, acknowledging my outfit.
"Yeah, I ran over here, and I think I'll run for a while afterwards before going home"
"Anyway, the tech guys have been looking at the codes you brought back and they've deciphered a set of latitude and longitude points. You probably won't be getting a mission from SD-6 for a while, since they'll be stumped over the fake codes for a period of time." I nod my head in approval and he continues, "Anyway, from the points they've interpreted that we need to head for Melbourne, Australia." I had always wanted to go on Australia, even if this wasn't exactly the reason I had imagined for visiting.
"So, I'm going to Australia?"
"Yes, you are"
"And do we have any idea what we're looking for?"
"Information. You will be pursuing a man named Eric Brimfield; basically you will be searching his computer, data files, for information on another man by the name of Vincent Ornalais. These two men work together, we are not sure why, but we have enough reason to pursue Ornalais." I nodded my head again.
"You will be under the Alias of Diana Lewis, a rich American tourist visiting Australia with your husband. We'll be staying at The Pearle, a highly exclusive hotel in which Brimfield has been residing for some time. We'll have to break into his room and find the information we're looking for." Mid-nod I stopped abruptly in curiosity.
"Husband? We? What do you mean?"
"Oh, I'll be going with you as your husband, Richard Lewis." His words were quick and strung together and he went slightly red, but brushed it off quickly.
"Oh, okay" I smiled inwardly and could feel the smile leaking onto my face slowly and finally gave in, releasing a grin onto my face. Vaughn and I were going to go on a mission together, as husband and wife. I liked the sound of that.
"Well..." he sighed, "That's about it. We leave tomorrow afternoon" He reached behind him and handed me a small gym bag, "Everything you need for your cover is in here, passport, outfits, wig, everything" I smiled.
"Thanks Vaughn"
"Sure, see you tomorrow?" He smiled nervously back at me.
"Yeah, see you then...hubby" I shot him one last grin and turned, walking out the door. The bag was surprisingly light as I hung it on my shoulder and stepped back into the fresh breeze. My life had taken a turn that I suspected I would enjoy. I began running again and now, with every step I took, the warehouse distanced itself from me, but I didn't mind. I would see him again tomorrow, and now, I was free again, at least for a while. Free to be me.
A/N: Sorry its kind of short, but I figure this was a good place to stop for now.