Hearts Disguised
Chapter 20
She is Ready
Note: I want to apologize in advance for all of the time jumps that this story is doing. I did this on purpose to give the story more depth and feel. Also, it may seem a little rushed, but the things that have occurred in the previous chaptersare not the main meat of the story. I feel that that should be expressed. Aside from this, I hope you're all enjoying the story. There's still a lot more to come so be sure to stick around.
A year went by and many things have happened.
Yang's training was one of the biggest things that happened. Slowly but surely, Yang rose to the top of the ranks of soldiers. All of that time was still not enough. She trained with Neo for hours on end, but was still unable to pass her by. She was just too skilled to be defeated. It was probably the fact that she's more seasoned than Yang and that she watched Yang almost every day as she trained her so she would have the upper hand in a fight.
As for Cinder, she started to pay more attention to Yang's training. It was obvious that the special instructions that were given to Neo were paying off. Yang became extremely obedient towards Cinder to where she was almost like a dog. Of course, she had her humanity, but unlike when she was first with her, Yang agreed with Cinder a lot more without question. Neo also had a lot of influence on Yang. Every day, she would talk with her about their job and what was expected of them and Yang would always give them same, correct answer.
We are here to rid of the world of scum. If we fail, there is no world to return to.
The training was extremely hard and very brutal, but it proved to achieve the results that Cinder wanted. She created Yang into the soldier she wanted her to be. She was strong and a lot wiser about the world around her. There was nothing that held her back now. She was an entirely new person with an entirely new purpose: To rid the world of scum.
Due to her intense training schedule, she almost never saw Blake. The few times she did, Yang could only think about her training. She ran through movements and strategies all day with nothing else to think about. Blake slowly started to notice this change in her character and actively avoided her after this discovery. Yang didn't take notice of this since she was too invested into Cinder's company. At this point where she was, if she failed, all of this would have been a waste of time.
Now, at the end of a long day, Yang finally had the opportunity to travel up to the top floor of her company. There, Cinder was waiting for her to give a very important talk. The elevator chimed and the doors slid open. Yang peeked her head from the small cabin, but no one was around. She slowly walked out of the elevator and looked around. There was a sign right in front of the elevator pointing to Cinder's office. She followed the path until she finally arrived. She knocked on the door and waited for a response.
"Come in." Yang opened the door and walked in. She quickly marched to her desk and knelt down in front of it.
"You called for me?"
"I did. You may rise. There's no need for that anymore." Yang looked up and saw that Cinder was looking out the window. She was a little confused since this was always how she wanted to be greeted. She returned to her feet and stood there silently. "Do you know why I called you here today?"
"It must be something important or else you wouldn't want to see me. Am I correct?"
"Why yes you are. Boy, have you grown." Cinder spun her chair around and stood up on her feet. "I remember when I first picked you up from underneath that bridge. You were a train wreck. Now, you've grown into quite a woman." Cinder walked towards her in her normal, mysterious fashion.
"I'm confused. Is there a purpose you called me here today?"
"Be patient, my dear. All things come in time." She walked behind Yang and held onto her shoulders. She then leaned in and kissed her on the neck. Yang did her best to not flinch, but how could she not? This was such strange behavior from Cinder that she didn't know what to do.
"Um…"
"Just relax. You don't need to say a single thing." With one of her free hands, she reached around and scooped Yang's breast. At that moment, Yang couldn't help but let out a soft moan. With her other free hand, it travelled down Yang's body to her waist when the door suddenly slammed open.
"Ms. Fall, a word." She suddenly stopped her movements and opened her eyes.
"Alright. I will be right there. You better not go anywhere while I'm gone." She licked her neck and stepped out of the room as if nothing happened between them. "What must be so important as to bother me while I'm in the middle of a meeting?"
"We just thought that you'd want to see this." They pointed at the TV and Cinder started to watch the current program.
"City police have snagged yet another suspicious criminal embodying this brand. No one knows what it's from or what it means, but it's obvious that they are part of a group. Captured criminals are numbering at 8. None of them have spoken about their organization, but the Police Chief has a few words for us."
"Yes, thank you. It's obvious that these criminals are working for someone. We don't know who yet. Their training is outstanding in ways that can't be learned from the Internet. With that being said, we are taking multiple approaches to stopping this threat. The people of this town have nothing to fear. The police is force is doing their job to help…"
Boom! Everyone in the room jumped as a gunshot was fired at the TV. They all turned their heads to see Cinder's gun pointed at the TV. She had an irritated look on her face as she was starting to lose her cool.
"Do we have any information on this man?"
"Yes. Our processors just finalized the data. We were just about to send it back down to Floor 15 for assignment." Cinder grabbed the file and looked it over.
"Hm. Don't worry about that. I have someone fully armed and ready for such a task. Your job is done for the day." She turned around and headed back to her room. When she returned, Yang was still standing in the middle of the room as still as could be. She walked around her and sat back down at her desk.
"Is there something wrong?"
"I wouldn't really say that. You are getting your first mission." She tossed the file to the end of her desk and Yang walked over to grab it. "I trust that you're ready for this kind of mission. It shouldn't be too hard, but depending on your abilities…"
"I will get this done to the absolute best of my abilities." She opened up the file and skimmed through it.
"I was hoping to hear that from you." A few more seconds went by and Yang finished up her scan of the information.
"I am ready. What will I need?" Cinder reached inside of her drawers and pulled out a small box. She place it at the end of her desk like before, but Yang was a little hesitant to grab this one.
"This is all you'll need." Yang suddenly grabbed the box and opened it up. Inside was a pen. "This mission needs to be quickly and painlessly. You cannot leave any evidence of you being there or anything. A weapon as simple as a pen can damage just as much as a gun or a knife. With precision, you'll punch a hole through the black market that they won't know how to react. Can I trust you on this?" Yang looked down at the pen and then back up at Cinder.
"Of course."
"Well then, get going. Your window of opportunity is shrinking." Yang stood up straight and left the room. She travelled back down to the lobby of the building. She checked her things to make sure that she wasn't missing anything. She had her black cloaks for camouflage. She had a watch and her earpiece just in case something new came up. When she arrived in the lobby, she headed right for the exit when Neo popped up right in front of her.
"You first mission?"
"Yes. I don't have a lot of time so please move." Yang tried to squeeze beside her, but Neo put her hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear.
"Are you forgetting something?" Yang's eyes shot wide open as she took a step back and recited the prompt.
"We are here to rid of the world of scum. If we fail, there is no world to return to."
"Good." Neo stepped aside and allowed her to leave. Once when Yang made it outside, she looked up at the pitch black sky and got to work.
…
Meanwhile, Cinder was back inside of her office overlooking the entire city. The door opened behind her which only made her smile.
"Rest assured gentleman, our problems are being resolved.
"Did you send someone out for him?"
"But of course. I can't leave someone like that alone."
"If Neo is out there, things should go by smoothly."
"I didn't send out Neo." They were in shock.
"You didn't? Then who did you send?" Cinder was looking over the file and smiled. The police chief's name was changed and his occupation was altered. It read that he was the leader of the black market mafia running the inner workings of the city. With this, there would be no defiance on Yang's part. She would go on believing her own cause.
"Haha. No one important… Just another pawn of mine."
End of Chapter 20