Hey, here's another chapter. I hope you enjoy.
Anubis's POV
I wake up to the sound of my alarm going off. I turn it off then I get up. I put on dark grey t-shirt and some jeans. I get ready and then I head to the kitchen to get something to eat. Once I was ready I put my boots on. I grab my jacket and backpack and head to my car. I put my jacket and bag in the passenger seat. I head out to go start my mission.
Once I get there I park my car and I head off to get the things I need for my mission. I meet Nathan and Horus at the entrance.
"Good Morning Anubis," Nathan says. "Follow me."
"Good luck Anubis," Horus says.
"Thanks," I say. "I'll see you when I get back."
Horus pats my shoulder and I follow Nathan. He takes me to the weapons room. "I'm hoping you don't run into the event where you need weapons. If you need weapons you'll have a box of them in the car that we've provided for you."
"Thank you," I say. I pause. "Why do you trust me so much? My father want's this girl dead. Why me?"
"Anubis," He says. "I've known you and your mother since you were really young. If anyone hates Set the most it's you. You will try everything you can to make sure he doesn't get his way. If anyone can get Sadie home safely it's you."
"Thanks sir," I say. "I won't let you down."
"Just be careful," Nathan says.
"I will," I say. I head to go get the car that they gave me and I head towards LA.
Sadie's POV
"Why do I need a bodyguard to take me to Brooklyn?" I ask Carter on the phone.
"Dad just wants to make sure your safe," Carter says. "He says that the same person that killed mom wants to kill you."
"What did dad do that this guy wants me dead?" I ask.
"I don't know," Carter says. "His name is Set. He went to high school with mom, dad, and uncle Amos. That's all dad would tell me."
"I can handle myself," I say. "Why can't I just take a plane?"
"Dad doesn't want you to go on a plane because Set has people everywhere and there would be no way to escape," Carter explains.
"What's this guy's name?" I ask.
"Anubis," He says. "He's a very good spy. He one of the best. Please, just listen to him. Don't try to run and handle yourself on your own."
"I think this is stupid," I say. I hang up the phone. I throw it at the bed.
"Everything alright?" Liz asks.
"Yeah," I say. "My dad and Carter think I need a bodyguard to get me to Brooklyn."
"Seriously," Liz says.
"Apparently there's someone who wants to kill me and my dad hired a spy to get me home safely," I say.
"Why would someone want to kill you?" Liz asks.
"I don't know," I say. "Apparently it's one of the people that went to high school with my dad and he killed my mom. Now he wants me dead."
"Weird," Emma says. "Maybe this spy is a good idea."
"I don't think there actually is someone out to get me," I say. "My dad is probably overreacting. He always has."
I finish packing my bag and we head outside. I sit with Liz and Emma as we wait for our rides. Liz's brother shows up to get her. We hug her as she leaves. We sit there and a black car with tinted windows pulls up. Emma and I look at each other and look back at the car. Someone gets out. It was a guy with black hair and chocolate brown eyes. He walks over.
"Hello," He smiles. "I'm Anubis, I'm here to take you to Brooklyn."
"I'm Sadie," I say.
"I'll take you bag for you," He says. I hand him the bag and he goes to put it in the trunk.
"He's cute," Emma says. "It might not be a bad thing after all."
I roll my eyes and head over to the car. Anubis opens the door and I get in. He closes it and I sit in silence as he walks around to the driver side. He opens the door then sits down. I watch as he starts the car and drives off. "Do you really think someone is out to kill me?" I ask.
"I think if Set wants you dead he will stop at nothing to make sure that happens," Anubis tells me.
"Do you know Set?" I ask.
"I know he's a bad guy and he needs to be taken care of. Most of my missions are to get information on him." Anubis explains. "I know he will do anything just to get revenge."
"I don't know what my father did to get Set to want revenge." I say. "Do you know?"
"No," Anubis says. "I'd like to know what lead him down this path. He's caused a lot of pain and suffering because of it."
Anubis seemed to be getting angry when mentioning Set. We were driving through town. I looked out the window and looked at all the people and cars. There was so much traffic in town. We were in a busy street. Cars bumper to bumper. "Do you know why he wants to kill me?"
"Because your father would be devastated," Anubis says.
"I think Set needs a new hobby instead of ruining lives." I say.
"All he ever does is ruin lives," Anubis says.
We sit in silence for a while. I watch as we start to get out of the city. I decide to put headphones in and listen to music. I lay my head on the door and close my eyes.
I open my eyes to the sound of a door shut. I look around and see Anubis heading inside. I get up and stretch my legs out. I take my jacket and put it on over my tank top. I was wearing shorts with my combat boots. I head inside. Anubis looks over at me. He then continues to go around trying to get things. I head to the bathrooms. I get out then I see Anubis was out filling the car up with gas. I grab some starburst and a bottle of water. I buy them. I head back out to meet Anubis.
"Hey," He says. "Sorry if I woke you."
"It's fine," I say. "I must've been sleeping for a couple hours."
"Yeah," Anubis says. "It's around 5pm. It's going to start getting dark. I'm hoping to find a place to stay the night then we can get back to traveling in the morning."
"I haven't seen anyone trying to kill me yet," I say. "I might actually be able to get to Brooklyn on my own."
"Let's just stick together," Anubis says. "I'm sure they'll find us soon. This isn't the first mission I've had getting someone from one place to another."
He finishes and then I get back in the car. I take my jacket off and put it behind my head as a pillow. I start eating the starburst. Anubis starts driving again. We sit in silence. I look around. There were houses. We were passing through a couple small towns. We get to a city. Anubis stops at a hotel and grabs our bags. I follow him inside and we go to the desk. "One room please," He says. "Just one night."
The person smiles then types on the computer. She hands Anubis a key card then we head towards the elevators. "It's on the third floor." He says.
We stand in the elevator and wait for it to get to the third floor. The elevator opened so you could see outside. I watched as we went up. The elevator stops then we get out. We get to the door and Anubis opens it. The room started with a hallway with a little closest. In the hallway was the door that lead to the bathroom. The hallway opened to a living area with a couch and a chair. The coffee table was in the middle with the tv hanging up on the wall. Then the bed was a few feet behind the couch. It had two end table and it was a king size. Across from the bed was a dresser. There was a wall of windows at the end with curtains and a sliding glass door that led to a balcony. The balconies were private so they had walls up between them. It looked out over the town. Anubis sets our bags on the dresser.
"I'm going to go take a shower," I say.
"I'm going to grab a couple things from the car and make sure no one followed us." He says. He grabs his jacket and puts it on and heads out the door.
I grab some pajamas from my bag. I take a shower then brush my hair and teeth. I come out and sit on the bed. I look around. Anubis hadn't come back yet. I open the door and look down the hallway. I close the door and sit back down. A few minutes later he comes through the door. He had a bag. "I went and bought you some dinner." He says. "You probably are hungry."
"Thanks," I say as he hands me the bag. I pull out some tacos.
He grabs his bag and goes into the bathroom. I sit down and eat while he was in the shower. I throw the bag away. Anubis comes out wearing sweatpants. He didn't have a shirt. I star for a little too long before he says something. "I can put a shirt on if this makes you uncomfortable." He says.
"No," I say. "It's fine."
"I'll sleep on the couch," He says. "You can have the bed. If you need anything wake me up."
"Alright," I say. "Thanks."
He takes the blanket folded up at the end of the bed. I pull the covers over me. Anubis turns off the lights. He heads over to the couch. I close my eyes. Something about Anubis made me feel safe. I couldn't imagine the look on my father and Carters face when they see the guy that I was with my whole trip to Brooklyn. I slowly fall asleep.
Here's the next chapter for you. I'm trying to get my other two stories wrapped up because my college classes start back up and I might be able to keep up with one story. Let me know what you think of this chapter.