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As we sat in the alley huddling together in the cold, I watched as many uniformed men with guns running toward the way we just came. Heard them shouting something about keeping their eyes open. Well duh! But then again we were sitting right there as they ran past, so maybe they did need the advice…
It felt like I couldn't catch my breath, the rush, it was all the rush. Turning I noticed Jack seemed to be in her own little world. But I couldn't deal with that right then, I was to caught up in mine.
An hour passed when I was finally coming off my rush. Suddenly I was getting really drowsy and was fighting to keep my eyes open, it didn't worry me wasn't the first time. My hand hit something warm, shit Jack!
"Jack? Jack!" I shook her a little to hard, she glared up at me.
"You okay? God I didn't mean for that to happen, I'm sorry it just got away from me." No matter how much I explained it you could never fully understand until you went there and back.
"I'm fine, just surprised." She smiled a little still had a firm grip on the bags.
"That makes two of us." I smiled back yet still watched the entrance way.
The wind howled as I stood trying to blend into the wall. Being as quiet as possible, I snuck out of the alley looking for anything out of place. Everything seemed calm, normal, but you could only tell so much by just standing there. I pulled my hair down to cover my neck from the ever dropping temperature, trying to keep as much body heat as possible. Walking back I waved at Jack to follow. There were only the glow of the few street lights to guide us home but I had other ideas, I still wanted something else.
"Could you teach me how to shoot like that?" Jack voice sounded small and weak, not traits I saw in her. Stopping, I wasn't sure I heard her right.
"What?" I choked wondering why she would want to.
"I want to learn how to shoot, work with shiv's, daggers, everything. Can you teach me?" She lifted her head now looking dead at me, my heart raced she wanted to learn. It was the reaction I was looking for. And she just aced the test.
"I'll teach you whatever you want to know, whatever I can, whatever you can handle." Her eyes lit up and I had a student.
"But first we need something to practice with. Drop these off and go get some toys?" I left it up to her already knowing what I wanted to do.
"Yea and Marie where did you learn how to shoot and all?"
"That's long story, remind me to tell it to you sometime."
It took a little while and with the silence it took a lot longer to reach my, our, little shack. Dumping the bags in the main room was all we did before leaving and facing the chilly night air yet again. The place where we were going, was one I headed to everyday for years. I could get there if I was blind. That's not always a good thing. Routine's become habit, and habits you usually can't get rid of. But none the less I led the way as Jack followed, never letting go of the knife, or shiv as she called it, by her side.
My eyes darted everywhere as we walked, down every side street, every crevice looking for anything lurking in the dark. Much to my relief I didn't come across anything and my sight was locked on one huge building standing barely five feet away. It was one of many but it was the furthest one on the end and more near the docks than any others. It was also the only one with its own security system. The most expensive too, but from working here I knew how to get in and what was inside. Time to act.
"Stay behind me at all times." A whisper was all that I was capable of.
"Okay." Jack whispered back waiting for me to move.
Checking once more, it was as safe as it was going to get. Putting my back flat against the wall I made my way slowly to the door. There were three, one on each side and then a big one in the front for the huge shipments. Cameras patrolled every door but if you stayed along the wall and waited until it turned away from you it had a blind spot. Then from there all you had to do was punch in the activation code to unlock all three doors and you were home free. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Jack mimicking me and doing a pretty good job at it. That reminded me why I was doing this, made me press on to the point of no return. Course only the employees knew about what was contained inside this massive structure, so if anything went missing they would know who to go after. Sure a lot of people worked at the docks unloading and loading shipments of whatever but it was only a matter of time before they made it all the way through the list.
"3, 2, 1.…" I counted off slowly before making my move to the door. Punching in the code was simple, seen it done many time. 44902.…piece of cake. The door unlocked and I let myself into all the goodies. Waving Jack in, her eyes got as big as saucers and I knew that I was already in to deep to back out, even though I knew I should, I couldn't.
"Wow! Look at them all, where'd they all come from?" She walked around the room looking at all the different types of weapons that covered the walls.
"From all over, a lot of daggers, knives, and shivs are in the back. Guns and laser beams are up front and there some special and unique ones in the middle. Go take a look." I urged as I made my way to the guns, my specialty. Like I thought Jack made her way to the back searching through all kinds of things. Working quick was always key, no we didn't have to rush but we couldn't take our damned time either. So I got started. First I grabbed a couple old ones, the guns that shot bullets. Next I stashed away some laser and heat seeking guns, all hand sized and easy to conceal. Keeping an eye on Jack and what she was taking, I made my way over to my favorite, the ones I've been wanting for while.
They were called the "Unknowns" and for a deadly reason. With eight all together these guns were the new art in killing, the ultimate. Highly expensive and very desirable they were extremely hard to come by but once you got a taste of them it was said you could never stop using them. They all worked together as a system, you could set each one up on a roof top or any surface and they would blend into their surroundings, you would never known they were there. Each had a tiny microphone chip right near the trigger, and you wore one by your mouth. The great thing was you could talk to one separately or talk to them all at the same time. You could tell number one to shoot, then three, or seven and they wouldn't stop until you called them off. Or you could set them to shoot without your permission. The "Unknowns" were the first smart guns of there time and damn were cool as shit. Another thing was, there were many different settings on them. Like number one could be set up to shoot heat objects, number two could be set to shoot anything that moves, number five to shoot anything in the air…. And so on. Yea I had to have them.
Shoving them in my pants I hurried to Jack who had an armful of blades and an evil glint in her eyes. Made me do a double take. Was this the same Jack I let in here?
"Come on, time to go. Been here to long already. Got everything you wanted?"
"Oh yea!"
Leaving was a little easier but with all our equipment we had to take our time getting home, didn't want to drop anything. I practically fell onto the couch when we got home, totally spent. It was a long ass day, as Jack commented earlier. The shower called to me but I was to beat to move so I watched Jack take inventory of all her items. Course they were all blades and knives of some sort, girl was fascinated with them. Hmmmm…..wonder why? Personally I liked guns, didn't have to get close and one shot and it was all done. But then again there are a lot of people who enjoy the kill and prefer to get close, did little Jackie enjoy it? Could she even go through with it? Well she wanted to learn so I'd do my best in teaching her.
"Are these all for my training?" Her small voice pulled my away from my thoughts.
"Yep Jack all for you but first we have to start small and work our way up. Getting into shape is first."
"Yea I kinda figured that, how do you know all this anyway?"
"I'll tell you that when you tell me why you're so taken with blades."
"Fair enough. So when do I start?" She was eager, good sign.
"Tomorrow. And then after that as soon as I get home from work."
"Cool, I'm going to be just like him!" I could tell it slipped out cause she covered her mouth right after she said it.
"I just hope that you're doing this for the right reasons Jack, do it for yourself and no one else, second rule."
"Second rule, got it. How many are there anyway?"
"To many to count, but you learn enough of them and you won't need the others."
"So what's number three?" She pried.
"Jack?"
"Yea?"
"Go to sleep!" I closed my eyes after putting my things on the table.
"What about the fourth…?"