I'm glad you liked the last chapter. I thought it sucked, because I was distracted by stupid Animal Planet again! Growl. Anywho, here's chapter number four. Oh, and for any anime fans in the audience, I plan on writing a Rurouni Kenshin fan fiction soon. This may result in a lack of updates for a while, but keep an eye out for updates anyways. I will try my best to keep it current.
"so, what do we do now?" Dante asked.
"Search the body. Knowing Brimstone, they probably left some kind of letter in a pocket somewhere." Rayne responded.
"Yeah. You go right ahead with your plan, genius."
"Wuss." Rayne hissed.
She began the painstaking task of searching every fold in the pants of the dead girl. Not such a simple task, as there seemed to be an infinite amount of them. At last, a pocket was found among the countless pleats and wrinkles. Wouldn't you know, there was a note resting invitingly on the bottom.
Congratulations on your discovery. This is only the beginning of the things you will be encountering on your road. You have one last chance to redeem yourself and fulfill your mission. Come to the Black Widow. You'll recognize it from one of your previous assignments. Perhaps we can work out a deal. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Rayne finished the note and handed it over to Dante. He read it and turned to Rayne with intrigue. His eyes had a question in them, and Rayne could tell exactly what it was he wanted to ask.
"The mission the wanted me to 'fulfill' was killing you. I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I left."
"Why couldn't you?"
"I don't know. You never did anything to me, so why would I want to kill you?"
"Are you sure? Are you sure there wasn't…another reason?" he asked with the tiniest of grins.
"What are you talking about?" Rayne asked, backing away.
"Maybe you had some kind of feelings for me?" Dante said with an even larger grin.
"I'm dhampir. I don't have any feelings."
"Uh-huh."
"Drop it already. Even if there was something, we need to put Brimstone down before they start sending clones of YOU. I'll lead the way to the Black Widow." Seeing a tremor of laughter building up, she added:
"And if you make any cracks about my emotions, I will kill you."
The environment outside was perfectly cliché. It had finished raining around seven in the evening, and curls of mist reminiscent of the storms enshrouded the darkened sky. Just right for remaining invisible on the way to the subway station. For that was where they had to go: to an intersection in the center of the system. The plan was to hitch a ride on one of the subway cars, then jump off at the right point. Rayne and Dante used the shadows to slink unseen towards the number fifteen platform. As the train stopped to pick up the swarm of passengers on the platform, the two scaled the side and tried to find something to grab onto up on top. Unfortunately, the top was smooth as a bullet. That left one option: they would have to become undercarriage. Rayne wedged her heels in between some of the pipes and held onto a thick wire that ran from the head of the train. Meanwhile, Dante got his own hold next to her. He looked over at Rayne, who didn't seem at all perturbed by this. He began to wonder if this was like an extreme sport to her. The train robbed him of his ability to think as the tin can lurched forward on its tracks. Dante kept his eyes fixed on the track ahead, scooping for any uneven spots that might scrape across his back. It was nowhere near a smooth ride, either. The screaming metal deathtrap wobbled from side to side like a horse trying to throw its rider. The first corner was both steep and sharp. The train whipped menacingly around the corner. As they began to round another, Dante saw Rayne let go of her hold with her legs.
"This is our stop." She yelled over the clanging and screeching of the engine. With that, she let go completely and rolled under the backside of the train. Left by himself under the metal log, Dante had no choice but to follow. This resulted in a stinging case of road rash all across his back. As he recovered from the bouncing and rolling, he saw Rayne nursing some injury too. However, he saw her smiling as she looked up.
"Man, that was awesome!" she said in mock surfer-dude tone.
Dante just gave her a what-the-hell look as they walked towards the intersection.
That's a very short one, yes. The next chapter will document the encounter at the club… and more fun with trains.