Dyson was impressed. Kendra, even armed with a little bit of knowledge already about the Fae word, was able to not only determine several Fae species, but knew innately how to handle them when things got a little hot.
What astonished him the most was that Kendra DID allow him to lead her. He did treat her with the upmost respect and Kendra did the same.
They made good partners after all. At least, Dyson brooded, now that Kendra was claimed as his human, she now could stay as long as she wanted in the Fae world.
Did Dyson get a lot of flack about getting a human pet that took down Fae?
Yes, but Kendra held her own, staying within liberal boundaries Dyson set forth.
It turned out that the gang of Orcs were spread out so Kendra rode with Dyson to another club at the edge of Dyson's territory abutting Kendra's.
"So we are looking for Jack, the Lego maniac. He normally drinks with a couple of his friend with his arm candy in tow. Arm candy from past experience isn't a threat, " Kendra noted in the passenger seat glancing over the data on her tablet.
Kendra whisked thought the information with her index finger, "From what I remember, Jack is also a ..."
Dyson and Kendra both said in unison, "Small arms dealer."
They just laughed since they were really in sync with each other.
Dyson curiously was peaked however, "The LEGO maniac? I don't think he goes by that alias."
Kendra chuckled, "Yea, I gave that name to him. Every time I bust him all he says is 'Let Go'"
Dyson got it and bellowed a hearty chuckle since it was true, "Yea."
Kendra changed tact and queried, "Since you claimed me and we are friends but also partners, how honest can you be with me?"
"I have nothing to hide from you, Kendra," Dyson solemnly stated taking a turn onto a long stretch of country road.
"You know it is a matter of time before every Fae quickly knows about us," Kendra relayed putting away her tablet to turn to look at the Wolf.
"Of course, I claimed you..." Dyson began.
Kendra cut him off, "No not about that, about US."
Dyson got it. Kendra was referring to them as a couple of sorts. As flattering as that was, they were in a quandary. Dyson knew that a relationship with someone that was claimed wasn't idea at all. They would never be equal since a relationship conferred that they be as such. Kendra would always be a 'pet' in the eyes of the Fae world, no matter how hard he tried. That would ultimately split them apart.
Kendra knew that her being married with child did not make matters easy. She, however, gave Dyson almost EVERYTHING but her heart. That belonged to Eric, but her heart was beginning to play tricks on her. She knew she was, when not in a formal work situation, acted like she was attached to Dyson. Her obligations to the human world and her family would ultimately split them apart.
Dyson stammered, "Kendra. I don't know what to say. I just wanted to be with you and it FEELS right."
"I feel the same," Kendra confessed with a nod. "You know all our baggage is going to split us back apart right?"
Dyson glanced down and sighed, "Yes. I feel guilty Kendra for taking you, but at the same time, I'm glad it happened."
Kendra smiled genuinely but then frowned looking way. She was glad Dyson wanted it to happen and Kendra finally confessed, "I feel guilty for NOT feeling guilty, if that makes ANY sense. I... I didn't know, nor did I expect you. I should have seen it. I was sharing my crazy theories and dreams with you all this time Dyson, but I gave my love to someone else."
Dyson when glanced at Kendra and put his hand on top of hers briefly to get her attention.
Kendra locked onto Dyson deep expressive eyes.
Dyson then asked, "If we are going to be apart down the line but still remain as friends, do you want us to ratchet down what we are doing now?"
Kendra chucked, "You mean how we eff like rabbits?"
Dyson chuckled as well, "I guess."
Kendra glanced up in deep thought and finally replied, "No, because if we ARE going to be split apart in the end, I want all of you NOW."
Dyson nodded and huge smile crept on this face, "Same."
Kendra added quickly, "Just don't say that you love me ok? I need to keep something for Eric."
"OK, then can I say that I heart you?" Dyson offered with a sly grin.
"Yea," Kendra hugged Dyson and kissed him on the cheek. "Sure. But you're more like, 'I get a heart on for you'"
Dyson and Kendra burst out laughing. It was great to have a serious but light hearted discussion too.
"So, I need to meet with Bo Dennis. See what I'm up against," Kendra teased.
"We're just friends," Dyson reassured.
"True. Besides, she's no competition compared to me. Because like we always say, 'Once you go Asian, you never go Caucasian'," Kendra teased again.
Dyson loved her spunkiness as he turned into the parking lot of the bar.
Kendra checked her gear and weapons, while Dyson only checked his semi auto.
They were ready to go.
Dyson and Kendra got out of the car, and Kendra found it wise to walk behind Dyson to appear as his.
Dyson just walked through the VIP line and flashed his badge and Kendra just pointed her her badge on her belt. The bounce, who looked like and Orge gave her a serious up and down glance but let her through.
"Dyson," Kendra yelled over the music since Dyson just opened the door the club playing dance rave music. "Let's get this over with and you can 'fill me in' later?"
Dyson nodded thinking about taking the very energetic and wild Kendra. He loved to ravage her and she let him. Kendra didn't yield to anyone normally.
The smoke created a haze as Dyson followed closely by Kendra made their way through the crowded dance floor. Laser light shows cut through the room. The multicolored array of lights pulsed off and on to the beat of the music.
Just as they reached the edge of the crowd, Dyson observed that Jack was taking up an entire leather couch behind some heavy set bouncers. Women flanked him on both side. Jack had a private area all to himself.
He had 2 friends also sitting on flaking leather love seats with company beside them.
2 more were just walking about, ARMED with silencers attached.
Kendra also grasped the situation as well. They were outgunned. Something was going down.
Kendra quickly twirled Dyson around to cover her and to hide the face since she knew they probably could recognize her.
Dyson was surprised to be caught up in a kiss with Kendra.
Kendra quickly turned to the DJ while untucking her blouse from her jeans. She needed to do this to cover her badge and at least some of her hardware like her gun and batons. She then broke into dance pumping her fist high in the air yelling with the crowd. If she wasn't mistaken, the DJ was playing a remix of BassHunter's hit classic, "All I ever wanted."
Dyson got it. He needed to blend into the dance crowd. He danced along with her little hesitantly at first. He too untucked his loose shirt which did cover his badge and gun.
Kendra quickly yanked her hair band off her pony tail to put her hair down then grabbed a couple glow necklaces from her neighbor she asked. She donned on one while she executed a dance move to hug Dyson and put one on him as well.
Dyson was impressed. Kendra looked totally different with her long hair down as she flung it around to make it fall more naturally and also give the effect that she was into the music. She normally kept her hair back all the time. What was even more striking was the way she swayed to the music. She blended right in.
As luck would have it, Kendra was wear light body armor that was under her blouse. At least that way she didn't look like a SWAT team in full riot gear was coming in after someone.
Kendra danced and gyrated seductively, then rubbed her body against Dyson glancing over to Jack and his cronies.
Dyson was lost. He knew he should probably be paying attention to the Orcs, but Kendra must be part siren since he was lured into her and danced to match her. Dyson was in awe of her moves and she proved to be a powerful seductress. The refrain to the music seared this moment time into his consciousness:
'All I ever wanted,
Was to see you smiling.
All I ever wanted,
Was to make you mine.
I know that I love you,
Oh baby why don't you see,
That all I ever wanted,
Was you and me.'
Kendra kissed Dyson in the cheek and noticed that lust filled Dyson's eyes. She was flattered and found it even more compelling to tease him more. She loved the power rush but all good things had to come to an end.
"Dyson, concentrate," Kendra told him cheek to cheek. "Looks like an arms deal if I had to guess."
Dyson kissed her cheek turning to the see Jack, "He waiting for someone. Look at the way they are all faced to the dance floor and how rigid they are."
Kendra who was opposite of him coolly mentioned monitoring a group of people in suits making their way through the dance floor, "You're right. Yakuza, on my 2! 2 Guards, front and rear of the column with Yamada Hiyashi"
Dyson exclaimed, "Yamada! He's a long way from home. Do not engage."
"Backup?" Kendra asked breaking away from the Dyson to dance again.
Dyson just shook his head ever so slightly because both of them knew that they were really outgunned and by the time backup got there, it would be too late. The best thing they could do was hold tight and observe.
Kendra just kept dancing but every now and then glancing over at the scene. Yamada filed through the sea of people and whisked by her and Dyson. He had a serious expression like he was all business.
Dyson saw Yamada make it through the crowd and observed one of the body guards also wore a suit was a woman. It took a moment but he knew her. Kiko Tanaka, rumored to be one of the best assassins.
"KIKO TANAKA is a deadly Assassin! Shit, we'd better go." Dyson warned dancing close to Kendra.
Kendra just shook her head, "I WANT Jack and I'll drop Kiko NO PROBLEM. And WHY are humans making deals with Fae?"
That was a great question, Dyson mused. Fae stayed to themselves, but was this a business transaction for arms? If so, that would be fine, but in any case, Kendra was right. He needed to stay too.
Kendra saw Jack and Yamada shake hands and sit down. Yamada waved off his guards and they immediately left to stand with the other 2 just outside the roped off area.
Dyson and Kendra continued to dance but they both sank into the crowd more to avoid detection.
Dyson noted that Jack and Yamada, who were sitting across from each other, were leaning in. They were doing business all right and it wasn't a social call.
Then something odd caught his eye, Kiko's eyes landed on them.
Kiko, Kendra observed, looked like she gave an order to her counterpart who just nodded, then casually and care fee broke out into dance with the music, slowly approaching the dance floor. With the exception of her power suit, she blended in too. She was making a direct B line for her. This was NOT good. SOMEHOW, Kiko knew she was out of place and maybe Dyson too. Dyson looked normal, but she knew that Dyson was uneasy as well.
Kiko danced her way over to them and in no time they danced in a triangle formation.
They danced for several minutes and Kendra could see some of Kiko's hardware. 2 full frame Glocks with silencers. Kiko by now knew that she had hardware too and Dyson as well. It is hard to keep them concealed with all the dance moves they were executing.
The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) had just turned into an SMZ (Severely Militarized Zone) on the dance floor and all three were on edge since everyone knew what each other was.
Kiko broke the tension by turning to Dyson and requested shouting over the music in a friendly manner, "May I have this dance with your friend for a couple moments?"
Kendra only knew of Kiko by reputation and never had met her but yet Kendra had a feeling that she knew who she was. That was impressive how calm she was. Was this a trap? Kendra was even more nervous now but played it off by immediately dancing with Kiko even with Dyson just nodding at the same time. She needed to protect her partner.
Dyson could only nod as he danced and watched helplessly as Kiko and Kendra closed in on each other. From a by standers point of view everyone was just dancing and having a great time, but Dyson knew that he to protect Kendra but also everyone else too.
They just danced closer and closer until they were about to touch.
Kiko finally broke the ice, "Can we talk peacefully, one assassin to another?"
Kendra shook her head, "I'm NOT an assassin."
Kiko smirked and replied, "You're NOT like your Cop Fae friend Dyson over there Kendra."
She knew about the Fae, Kendra mused and she knew her name.
"You should know then that I'm the LAW," Kendra stated forcefully.
"Oooooooooookkkkkkkkk" Miko mentioned doing and eye roll then began to brush her hands all over Kendra's body lightly like they were more than just good friends.
Kendra did the same to Kiko. She needed access to her weapons in case Kiko did anything in addition to finding out what she did have on her.
Dyson knew they were frisking one another in a roundabout way and was ready to kill Kiko. He also had to keep his eyes on Jack and the VIP area as a whole. Right now, everything in the VIP area looked ok.
Kendra quickly deduced that Kiko not only had 2 Glocks, but also had 2 short samurai swords mounted on her back under her suit jacket upside down so she had access. She also had several reloads and even what felt like a smoke grenade. Finally Kendra's hand light caressed the front her button down shirt looking for other weapons but mostly body armor.
It was a silk shirt, so it was easy to see she had none, but in a brazen move Kiko dipped down in a dance move and Kendra's hand slide smoothing up and found she wasn't wearing a bra either.
They stopped dancing when Kiko hugged Kendra in close with her right hand now resting on Kendra's Glock ready to draw it.
Kendra immediately slipped her hand into Kiko's jacket and grabbed the handle of one of Kiko's silenced Glocks. Her other hand slipped under the back of her blazer ready to draw her sword.
Dyson eyes changed color but he held his ground but also stopped dancing. It looked like Kendra and Kiko were getting fresh with one another, but they were just about to go ballistic with one another in reality.
"Listen to me Kendra, are you here for US?" Kiko demanded.
"You gotta lot of balls to just ask me that shit," Kendra tried to split apart but Kiko was holding her in place for now. She was short of kneeing her but stopped.
"I need to know if I have to kill you, Dyson and leave a trail of blood," Kiko mentioned solemnly.
"No. We're here to Jack," Kendra finally stated. She knew that Kiko's backup was watching them and would spill lots of blood if she did kill her. That and Jack's people would kill everyone too. She had an obligation to keep the innocent civilians safe as well.
"Fine, then per the assassin's creed, I have no quarrel with you and will do you no harm. Can you just wait until we leave and Jack makes a call?" Kiko removed her grip from Kendra's Glock.
Kendra just stated incredulously finally breaking her grip on Kiko's items as well stepping back, "I don't take orders from you and I don't ascribe to the assassin's creed. WHY do you insist that I follow it? I'm no assassin."
"Dance? We are attracting attention," Kiko asked swaying and dancing to the music once more. "I like this song. 'Kill Everybody' by Skrillex."
Kendra and Dyson joined the dance once more.
Kiko who was still in close to Kendra after a couple minutes stated, "At ease Captain. STOP hiding behind the badge because when you put it down, you'll realize you're just like me."
Kendra replied with a snarl cheek to cheek with Kiko as if kissing her briefly, "DON'T FUCK with me. You've got a lot of guts to accuse me of something that I'm NOT. I kill your kind EASY."
Kiko stayed on track, "OK Kendra, you have several items on you now which make you an assassin. You have a Glock with a threaded barrel to accept a silencer. Your boot has a semi auto that is commonly modified to accept subsonic ammunition and your vest is top of the line to blend into the civilian world. We BOTH know that silencers and subsonic ammunition are used to avoid detection. WHO in law enforcement needs that? You are the LAW right? Why hide it?" Kiko challenged.
"My Glock is threaded RIGHT NOW with a low profile muzzle brake BITCH so that I can kill you faster on follow up shots," Kendra replied.
"And your thin vest? Why would you need to HIDE the fact that you are wearing it and last time I checked you aren't under cover and WHEN you were, you posed as a stripper so a vest would not be an option," Kiko purred with a smug expression.
Kendra just chuckled twirling around, "And we're Asian, so we MUST be good at math. FACE IT, your shit does not add up. So if that is all, Dyson and I will do our best to respect your request."
"Thanks sister," Kiko smirked and hugged Kendra with her hands staying clear of Kendra's weapons. Kendra grabbed onto Kiko's Glock handle once more but did hug her back with the other arm.
Kiko finally spoke into Kendra's ear for only her hear, "I found out Julia was a good friend of yours and oddly enough Jake was tortured and murdered later that same year. Everyone in the Dobbin family that own that property he was kill in had alibis since they all made a concerted effort to be in public at the time of the murder. It was too well planned out, right Kendra? It was YOU that made a pact with them to rid them of Jake for free. You were the one the tortured him to death, even going as far as to revive him to torture him some more. You made him beg for death for hours on end."
Kendra was raging mad just barely holding it together pushing her away incensed, "SHUT UP! Shut the fuck up!" Kendra realized that she had drawn Kiko's glock with silencer and aimed it for her head. She was one step away from killing her.
"Kendra! No!" Dyson warned moving quickly to obstruct the view of Kendra and Kiko from Jack and team. He broke out into dance again to cover up what was happening but he was now too far away to hear them.
Kiko didn't draw her weapon but instead showed Kendra her badge which she lifted off Kendra's belt as she was shoved back.
Kiko then asked in a near yell, "Are you an assassin or vigilante because they are BOTH the same thing but it depends on who's side you're on."
Kiko then pointed to the Kendra badge in her hand, "And THIS? It's a shield all right, but does it shield the truth too?"
Kendra growled holding the gun at hip level so it didn't attract too much attention, "If I EVER see you again, I'll kill you."
Kiko tossed Kendra her badge back then just smiled and walked away. Upon passing Dyson she just mentioned, "Is she your pet?"
Dyson didn't even dignify it with a reply.
"None of us are perfect Detective. Remember that," Kiko patted him on the shoulder and walked back to the roped off area to stand guard once more.
Dyson saw that Jack and Yamada were winding down and approached Kendra who looked really upset. He hugged her even with a Glock in her right hand dangling lazily by her side.
"Hey," Dyson whispered, "Don't let her get to you ok? Don't give into her lies." He finally got her to release the Glock, and pocket it.
Kendra hugged Dyson tightly but pulled it together. "Dyson, we need to wait for the Yakuza to leave and Jack to make a call, then we can move in ok?"
"Sure partner," Dyson smirked. The bad ass Kendra he knew was back again.
A/N: Comment please.
So ya' think Kendra is an assassin?