Chapter 5
Dawn's POV
I have never been so bored in my entire life. Honestly, I think Leon does this because he just doesn't like me. He gives all the crappy jobs to ME and he gives all the good ones to Jakie! I mean, I know I'm two feet tall and fuzzy, but give me some credit! I think Leon has the hots for her. Really, I do… it's practically written all over his face…
Anyway, here I am, sitting on a rooftop, watching the door to the Underground hideout. Wow, what I wouldn't do for something to eat about now… I should've eaten before we left. I'm probably going to be here a while… too bad I can't go hunting for food. Leon would probably skin me alive if I did so. Jakie wouldn't be very happy, either, if we missed our only opening just because I was thinking with my stomach. All right, I'll stay, but only for Jakie!
Yeah, Jakie's been my best mate since we were kids and she was still playing rough with other kids and fainting every other week. Since we're both girls, we have more in common, so our bond is somewhat stronger. Sure, she and Leon were always pretty close, but hey, I was always the first one to get an earful whenever she had trouble. As kids, we were always sharing secrets and giggling and whatnot. Now, however, I'm getting the feeling than she and Leon want to get… a little closer, if you know what I mean. But either of them is too shy to admit it. I've seen the way they look at each other. Heh, my little Jakie is growing up.
Ok, enough of the mushy, mushy stuff. Back to business. So… here I am… sitting here… existing… and… yeah. I'm bored. I wonder how the others are fairing. I wonder what kind of nonsense Jakie will spread about Krew. Knowing her, probably something really nasty or vicious. Ah, I remember back when she used to love to talk. That's almost all she would do. She would just talk and talk and talk and voice every thought that came to her mind. Half the time, none of us were really listening, since she talked so damn much. She's not much of a talker these days. In fact, she hardly speaks at all unless she had something to say. Doesn't bother me much, but I do kind of miss hearing her voice every minute of every day. Eh, it doesn't matter now.
You know, I never really noticed before, but she's been day dreaming a lot lately. I have no idea what, but I have a pretty good idea, just judging by the look on her face. Teenagers… honestly. Always fantasizing about the opposite— hey, wait a minute! I wonder if… Hmm… this is definitely an idea. Maybe, just maybe, I could get those two lovebirds—Leon and Jakie, of course—to get together! They're obviously interested in each other! Well, this is something I'm more than willing to try. Ok, it's settled. As soon as I can think of a plan, Operation: Lovebirds begins.
Leon's POV
I sat quietly as Jakie jumped off the zoomer and stood next to me, smiling. She was anticipating what would happen next. I could tell. That devilish little grin of hers… I couldn't help but smirk when I saw her like that.
"This is going to be fun," she commented, more to herself than to me.
"I'm glad you think so," I answered, "but please, don't-"
"Overwork yourself," she cut me off, "I know, I know. I'll call you if I feel like fainting, ok?"
"I mean it, Jakie. Be careful." She nodded curtly and stepped back.
"Just stop worrying. I'll come up with some real nasty rumors, ok? Now you just go keep and eye on the fortress. Tell me when my father breaks out so I can have a heart attack, then frantically call Dawn." She was joking. I wasn't too keen on the heat attack comment, but I dismissed it.
"Alright. Be careful, Lady Mar," I said smugly, and then sped away before she could snap at me. I could just imagine the murderous look she was giving me right now. I always tease her about her title back in Haven. They all call her 'Lady Mar' because Jak Mar himself was her father. Not only that, but she was a fantastic dancer, too. I mean, fantastic. Every once is a while she'll come over to Haven and perform to get a little side money for herself or Spargus. I've seen her concerts, and I'm telling you, it's incredible.
She hates the name, of course. That's one reason why she keeps her distance from Haven most of the time. No, she usually stays in Spargus, either in the palace with Sig, when he invites her to stay there, or in her own little house down by the beach. I visit her a lot. And I say visit because I live in the newly built palace in Haven. It's a hell of a lot smaller than it was during the Baron's time, but still pretty elaborate. Not that I really care… I just do my job. Unfortunately, I can't exactly name my job because my duties are all over the place. Either I'm off on some suicide mission with a small group of guards with them all calling me 'Commander', or I'm sitting behind a desk, listening to some random fool babble about this and that. It sucks sometimes.
It's like that because I'm the only child of Torn and Ashelin. Torn, my old man, was the Commander of the Guard during the war, and Ashelin, my mother, was the City Governess. That's why I have jobs everywhere. Ever since they vanished without a trace, things have been pretty difficult. It's hard for Jakie, Truth and the rat as well. It was really weird. Her parents, the rat's parents and my parents all went out into the desert one day without telling us the reason and they never came back. All I know is that they said it was a surprise andleft. Some surprise, it was. Never coming back, leaving us by ourselves with nearly overwhelming legacies to carry forward… yeesh. Scary thought.
Back to Jakie's POV
I couldn't stop myself from grinning as I watched my prey come slowly towards my hiding place. I love the thrill of watching someone and they have no clue that you're doing so. My heart was pounding now from anticipation. I poked my head up out of the ditch that held the airlock that lead to Dead town. My unsuspecting victim was coming closer… I bit my lip, trying to keep quiet. If I messed this up, Leon would kill me. I only had one chance… This has to be perfect…
I waited for him to reach the perfect spot and to my luck he stopped. …My legs refused to move. Great! Ok… deep breath… and… NOW! I forced my self to leap out of the ditch and tackle him to the ground. His gun clattered out of his reach and I quickly proceeded to throw off his helmet and knock him out. When I was sure I'd got the job done, I fell back and tried to calm my breathing. That was… a little scary, I admit. At least it's over. Now comes the really fun part.
I dragged the guy into the ditch ad started striping him of his armor as I wondered what to say. I needed something really nasty if I wanted to get the Baron's attention. Something that would have Praxis harassing Krew for weeks, but what? This would take a little thought, and a hell of a lot of creativity.
I continued to think as I started changing into the armor. Why did they have to be called the Krimson Guard? Why did their armor have to be red? I look horrible in red! I'm so glad that Torn changed the armor color to blue… I love blue. I look much better in blue than… red. Red… yuck.
Anyway, I found some of the pieces rather… confusing, but I think I managed to get them on ok. Now for the finishing touches… I climbed out of the ditch and picked on the guard's helmet and his gun. I quickly tied my hair up into a thick ponytail, then wrapped it into a messy bun and shoved the helmet on. I picked up the gun and started heading out into the city.
Kiri: Sorry if it got a bit boring... I couldn't really think of anything. well, you all know the drill. Leave a reveiw and I'll update as soon as I can. Hopefully the next chapter will be more interesting...