Disclaimer: See Chapter 1 for proper disclaimer. After a LONG absence, I have returned. Thanks to Lady Lily Rose (Hayley) for reviewing. Back to our programmed story!
(Normal POV)
Amy left the room, leaving a shocked Tristan, who was sitting on the carpeted floor, in the room all by himself.
I dare you to try something and watch what happens…C'mon I DARE YOU, she telepathically said to Tristan as she grabbed for her leather jacket, her iPod, and a pack of Marlboro Lights and climbed outside to the emergency exit landing outside of Roxie's bedroom.
She lit one of the cigarettes and took a puff from it. As she exhaled, she thought of what Morgana said to her in the dream.
((Flashback to the Dream))
Amy sees herself talking to Tristan on the roof; the sun is starting to set in the West. She then sees herself laughing with the knights and Roxie on the roof; this time, it's twilight and there's music playing in the background. Finally, she sees a bloodied dagger in a chamber with fire and chaos in the background; she sees Roxie, Lancelot, Lex, and another knight along with two dead bodies on the floor. Lancelot was helping Lex out of her restraints while the other person was holding a dead Amy in their arms.
((End Flashback))
'Me talking to Tristan: ok, but not as sincerely as the dream…me laughing with the knights and Roxie: well, it's getting to that point…a bloodied dagger: that's a mystery all by itself. I mean, if this were supposed to come true, wouldn't there be some sort of order for these events…' Amy thought to herself as her feet dangled from the ledge.
Back at the other eight, Gawain was now rubbing his sore ear, while Lancelot, Bors and Galahad laughed at the poor knight; Dagonet, on the other hand, was just shaking his head to himself as he tried to help the poor knight of his slight injury. Gawain, having about had it with the teasing, proceeded to give Lancelot a black eye, but Bors and Galahad stopped him from doing so.
"Just count your blessings that you were saved," Gawain said to the womanizer knight as he sat in the kitchen, eating a banana.
Lancelot just laughed as he, Bors and Galahad, joined Gawain and talked to one another on their usual topics in any conversation: women, food, ale, and fighting. Guinevere and Arthur, on the other hand, were cuddling on the couch while watching 'The Wedding Crashers'. Roxie was in the bathroom, trying on different outfits for that evening.
The Knight Angels: About 5 hours later… >
Amy downed her eighth shot of Smirnoff Vodka while Tristan was nursing his second bottle of Corona Extra. The two, along with Roxie and Lancelot, were out at one of Roxie's clubs called 'The Knight Angels', named honor of those killed in the 9/11 incident.
((Earlier that afternoon ))
Snapping her nose into place and wiping the blood on her shirt, Amy flicked her dead cigarette into the alley below. Tightening her leather jacket around her, Amy climbed back through the window finding Roxie and Lancelot entering the room. The couple were well-dressed to the T.
"Oh…we were about to come get you…" Lancelot said.
"Okay, let me get my wallet and the three of us will head out…" Amy said as she walked through the joint bathroom and into her room, going through her duffel bag to find her wallet.
"Tristan's coming with us. I don't like the idea of you coming along without an escort," Roxie stated bluntly.
'Great…it's bad enough to talk to the guy that never speaks more than he's asked to speak…it's even worse to be around him, especially after the stunt that I just pulled on him earlier. It's like she's having him baby-sit me; what am I, FIVE?' she thought to herself as she nodded her head.
((Back at the present moment…))
Tristan was too busy to notice that Amy had gone off with one of the usual customers of the bar to go dance on the dance floor. When he did, he fought the urge to stalk over and break the kid's neck for breathing the same air as Amy. Tristan did a double take-was he jealous? He, the silent scout, the one most feared and respected by all that knew his name and reputation? He shook his head. Maybe, for once, he might overlook this and not even notice it at all.
"Barkeep, another one," the scout grumbled as Hayley, the bartender, slid over another bottle of Corona.
Staring at the mirror that was in front of him, he watched the girl's every move. Yet, he yearned to be the guy that was dancing with Amy. With a groan, he took a long gulp from his beer before he pushed off from the bar to get Amy away from the guy.
"Mind if I cut in?" he growled when he approached.
"Sure…after I'm done with her," the kid replied back snottily as he continued to dance with Amy.
"I think you've had her LONG enough, boy," Tristan said, his temper starting to become short with this kid.
"Hey, here's an idea: why don't you go find some other gal, okay? I saw her first…and I intend to get it down with her tonight," the kid stated as he grabbed Amy around her waist and, in front of Tristan, kissed Amy.
Before the three of them could notice, the kid was on his back, groaning as he held his crotch area gently. Tristan saw Amy shake with disgust.
"I need another shot right about now," Amy bluntly exclaimed as she walked back to the bar and began to order another shot of vodka.
"Here, this might do the trick, sweetie," Hayley said as she gave Amy a shot of Captain Morgan's.
Amy downed it in one gulp. She coughed at the bitter taste, but it did help a bit. Tristan patted Amy's back gently as Amy fought for a bit of air.
"That was pretty good out there, kiddo…I didn't know that you had it in ya," the bartender said, drying off a glass from a previous customer.
Then, Amy saw two huge bouncers come over to the bar…straight for her with the kid that she kneed a moment ago.
"You the chick that kneed him one?" one of the bouncers asked Amy.
"Yeah, I'm the one that gave him a good reason not to try and get into other girls' pants…why you ask?" Amy asked as she played around the surface of the bar with her finger. "It's too bad he's got low esteem to even try to rob the cradle or to get all snug in his mom's insurance money," she added coldly.
"You son of a—" the kid said before he was pulled back by the other bouncer.
"Okay, I think it's time for you to go home now," the bouncer holding the kid said as he grabbed the kid by the scruff of his neck and walked away.
"You have no idea how many girls wanted to do that. Ain't I right, Tiny?" Hayley said with a smile to the first bouncer.
"Jerks, creeps, weirdoes…just another day at the office," the bouncer dubbed 'Tiny' said as he walked away.
Lancelot came down a moment later, joining the two at the bar.
"What can I get from here, doll face?" Lancelot asked with a coy smile.
"Well, it depends what you want, darlin'," Hayley replied.
"He'll have a Bud," Amy said as she eyed the two carefully.
"A Bud, it is then."
"Now, why did you order me a kiddie's drink, Ams? I thought we were friends," Lancelot whined as he hugged Amy's arm.
"Wanna have kids?" Amy asked as she grabbed Lancelot by his crotch.
"OW! Yes!" Lancelot winced, trying to get Amy to let go of them.
"Then, back off…I'm not in the mood to give your boo-boos a kiss…that's Roxie's job to do that," Amy stated bluntly as she let go, having Lancelot to tend to his injuries. "Where is she, anyhoo?" she asked, noticing that Roxie wasn't there to begin with.
"She'll be down from her office…had to make a phone call, that's all," Lancelot replied as Hayley returned with a Bud in her hand. "Thanks, luv."
"No problem. Listen, I have other customers: you three don't get into trouble around here…you never know what kind of trouble you can yourself into," Hayley warned the three as she left to take care of her other customers.
Roxie, meanwhile, was on the phone with LeMarc. She had called him mainly to tell him that everything was okay with his niece.
\Are you sure that my niece is all right?/ LeMarc asked on the phone for the tenth time.
"She's fine, LeMarc. She's doing very well here," Roxie said onto the comm speaker.
\Good. It turns out that this 'group' of rogue agents does exist. They claimed three of my agents' lives. I don't know how much longer before I'm next./
"I'm certain that you will be safer here. Just bring your staff and those that you consider as your finest, should there be any trouble. My base of command is always open to you."
\Thank you, Black Phoenix. I appreciate all that you've done for me and Jade Angel. Just tell her to be careful: it helps her know that I'm doing okay./
"I will. Take care," Roxie said as LeMarc hung up.
'Amy said that LeMarc's her uncle…yet her uncle refers her to her codename…must be nice to have an uncle that's the head of your guild…' Roxie mused for a bit before she headed out the door and into the bar area itself away from her office.
Back at the apartment, the others decided to watch horror movies while the four were out at the bar. Bors, Gawain, and Galahad wanted to go, but thankfully, both Arthur and Dagonet convinced the three to stay behind. Roxie reassured them by the promises of bringing beer and whatnot from the store tomorrow afternoon.
So, the six of them were now watching The Grudge with Sarah Michelle Geller in it. Just as the Asian Lady Ghoul appeared for the fifth time, the four were on their way back from the bar. Once the ghoul appeared again, Lancelot, Tristan, Roxie and Amy had just entered the apartment. Lancelot slammed the door behind him, just as the ghoul came onto the screen. Everyone else, but Tristan, Dagonet and Roxie, jumped at both the noise and the sight of the ghoul.
"Lancelot…" Tristan snapped at the other knight.
"What?" Lancelot asked, not knowing why the scout was snapping at him all of a sudden.
"Is everything ok?" Gawain and Galahad asked when they stopped the DVD.
"Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?" Lancelot asked; he was too confused in the first place.
"Then why is Amy's face a bit black and blue? Did she get into a fight or something of the likes?" Galahad asked, pointing to Amy's right cheek.
"What? How did you get that, Am?" Gawain asked as he went to go look at it, but Amy pulled away.
"I hit myself on the way out of the car before…why you ask?" Amy grunted as she went into her room and closed the door.
A/N: Another chapter posted! Will post more soon, I promise. R+R, please!
