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Chapter 8: Cat and mouse
Hitomi departed the ship moving away from everyone she wore her trench coat. She did not feel like hanging around near Van at all.
"I will meet you there." Hitomi spoke walking away.
"Wait, Aren't we suppose to work together on this?" Allen started walking over to her.
"My choice is to meet you there I will be doing extra research on the place and survey it. I will contact Dryden later on it you all will be heading to a near by hotel and Dryden will contact you later with my report."
"But."
"No one is to come with me or follow."
She walked off before the others could try and get more out of her. Van had kept his mind on Merle. Hitomi got a hold of a motorcycle as her means of transportation. She started up, Allen looked over his shoulder a little concerned for her.
"Come on Mister Scientist. We have our work to do." Draken hurried Allen into the car. He nodded but found it might have been better if someone did follow.
"Why don't someone follow her? Van?"
"No."
Allen sighed. "You all are hopeless. Not one concern."
Van looked at him with a glare. "She was made for this let her be her governments tool."
Hitomi went flying down the roads to the lab. She was on a sports bike her trench coat flowed behind her, music played on the bikes system. The bike as well was given to Hitomi as a gift from Dryden for one of her other missions. But she used it more often. He look was back to being lifeless as before. She reached the lab in a hours time. She went to investigate the place. It looked deserted but something was not right, a presences still lingered. She was unsettled by this. She pulled out her phone to Dryden. The phone rang 4 times.
"Hitomi."
"The place is deserted but I believe there is something still here. It feels like I am being watched. I am going to check some more."
"Pull out Hitomi." "Give me a bit longer Dryden I need to check to see if there is someone or thing here."
She hung up as she heard him suck in breath to speak and argue with her. She moved to the place where she felt it most. She was caught off guard by an arm wrapped around her waist and a hand covering her mouth. A cynical male voice entered her ear.
"They sent me a toy. One I might like."
He breathed in and laughed in her ear. She did not need the chip to tell her get to get out. But he seemed to tighten his grip around her waist.
"Don't leave now I want to play some before your friends come. Cat and mouse. You be the mouse and I will be the cat. Go for help I kill them. So don't speak to the others about this. I can hear your thoughts." He let go of her pulling away. She turned as soon as he did, she found nothing but a black feather on the ground, she picked up the feather. "The game starts as soon as you leave. I will be watching."
Hitomi was not liking her decision she made. The scientists creation was loose. As stories go the scientist will try and control his creation but looses control and dies. She figured that's why the place was deserted. She had no choice but to accept his game. The scientist added a few other things to his creation, which was not good. She walked out of the place. She looked back feeling a shiver go down her back. She was not coming back to the place. The phone rang once more, 1.2.3.4.5.6 times till she picked it up.
"Hello." She said with a bit of quiver in her voice. "Hitomi, are you ok?" Dryden became worried. Hitomi recovered from the quiver. "Fine, just cold. Sorry every thing is fine here. Returning to the hotel."
She got back on the bike, looking at the feather once more then putting it away. She started the bike up and turned the music off making her way to the hotel she was directed to go to. Once she got there she wanted to be locked away in her room. She got back in no time everyone was in the lobby when she walked in it seemed as if to be waiting for you.
"Welcome back Hito." Allen said with a little bit of pep to his voice. She nodded. "Do you have the keys to the room?" "Yes, hears yours." She hesitated on wanting to be alone now. "Hitomi, are you ok?" Allen said looking at her. "Yea. Fine." "You're a terrible liar." Van spoke to her. "Shut up Van. Don't push me again." "Then tell us. What's wrong?" He glared at her. She glared back but it was filled with worry she could not hide. "You need." "I to not tell you anything. Let it die. For once leave it and drop it Van. Pick on someone who gives a shit."
Van was shocked and backed off and saw a spark of anger grow.
"Dryden should give you info on tonight's mission Allen. Mean till then pair us up and we will got to Dryden's shop and gear up."
"Well if I pair you up, then you and Van work together and Merle and Draken." Hitomi did not look to Van.
"Stay out of my way Van. Cross me, you will regret it." She started to walk off.
"Hitomi." Van spoke in a firm voice building. She kept walking, he got up and followed. "Hitomi!" She opened her door he reached it and held it open.
"Stop it." He snapped at her. "You would be wise to stay away from me, Van. I don't want you to be hurt."
Van grabbed her wrist and she turned to him.
"Hitomi." He said it this time with concern, he couldn't take the aggressive side it tended to beat him up inside that she wanted nothing with him.
"Rossignol, svp." He pleaded. (Translation: Nightingale, please.)
He was pleading which was now bothering her, she pulled away pushing him away closing the door in his face. This was not what she needed. She heard him storm off.
"So you push others away. Mmm you want this solo."
"Can it."
"I will be waiting for you to come back."
She switched back to being cold and lifeless this time it was for real. Van felt this and was disturbed by this and was not pleased. Something was up and it was not to his liking. This was caused by something and he was going to find out what. Time soon came for them to get ready to go Hitomi was ready to go. No speaking and sending bad vibes to everyone. Van was most concerned. He made her stay by him. She said nothing and accepted. She got on her bike with Van behind her while others got in the car driving to Dryden's equipment shop.
Everyone grabbed what they thought they needed. Hitomi loaded two guns, one with silver and the other with light bullets. She went over and put a few daggers in her boot. Then grabbed a katana strapping it to her back. The others wondered why she was packing so much. She had many extra bullets.
"What's with all that dam ammo?" Draken asked. "Thought you said no one was there." "If I would you I would be more prepared. I believe it's not abandoned and the scientist is dead. It looked more to be a struggle."
The others looked at her and started packing more. Van figured now what was wrong after that much was said. He was now going to keep a very close eye on her.
To be continued..
Chapter 8: Cat and mouse
Hitomi departed the ship moving away from everyone she wore her trench coat. She did not feel like hanging around near Van at all.
"I will meet you there." Hitomi spoke walking away.
"Wait, Aren't we suppose to work together on this?" Allen started walking over to her.
"My choice is to meet you there I will be doing extra research on the place and survey it. I will contact Dryden later on it you all will be heading to a near by hotel and Dryden will contact you later with my report."
"But."
"No one is to come with me or follow."
She walked off before the others could try and get more out of her. Van had kept his mind on Merle. Hitomi got a hold of a motorcycle as her means of transportation. She started up, Allen looked over his shoulder a little concerned for her.
"Come on Mister Scientist. We have our work to do." Draken hurried Allen into the car. He nodded but found it might have been better if someone did follow.
"Why don't someone follow her? Van?"
"No."
Allen sighed. "You all are hopeless. Not one concern."
Van looked at him with a glare. "She was made for this let her be her governments tool."
Hitomi went flying down the roads to the lab. She was on a sports bike her trench coat flowed behind her, music played on the bikes system. The bike as well was given to Hitomi as a gift from Dryden for one of her other missions. But she used it more often. He look was back to being lifeless as before. She reached the lab in a hours time. She went to investigate the place. It looked deserted but something was not right, a presences still lingered. She was unsettled by this. She pulled out her phone to Dryden. The phone rang 4 times.
"Hitomi."
"The place is deserted but I believe there is something still here. It feels like I am being watched. I am going to check some more."
"Pull out Hitomi." "Give me a bit longer Dryden I need to check to see if there is someone or thing here."
She hung up as she heard him suck in breath to speak and argue with her. She moved to the place where she felt it most. She was caught off guard by an arm wrapped around her waist and a hand covering her mouth. A cynical male voice entered her ear.
"They sent me a toy. One I might like."
He breathed in and laughed in her ear. She did not need the chip to tell her get to get out. But he seemed to tighten his grip around her waist.
"Don't leave now I want to play some before your friends come. Cat and mouse. You be the mouse and I will be the cat. Go for help I kill them. So don't speak to the others about this. I can hear your thoughts." He let go of her pulling away. She turned as soon as he did, she found nothing but a black feather on the ground, she picked up the feather. "The game starts as soon as you leave. I will be watching."
Hitomi was not liking her decision she made. The scientists creation was loose. As stories go the scientist will try and control his creation but looses control and dies. She figured that's why the place was deserted. She had no choice but to accept his game. The scientist added a few other things to his creation, which was not good. She walked out of the place. She looked back feeling a shiver go down her back. She was not coming back to the place. The phone rang once more, 1.2.3.4.5.6 times till she picked it up.
"Hello." She said with a bit of quiver in her voice. "Hitomi, are you ok?" Dryden became worried. Hitomi recovered from the quiver. "Fine, just cold. Sorry every thing is fine here. Returning to the hotel."
She got back on the bike, looking at the feather once more then putting it away. She started the bike up and turned the music off making her way to the hotel she was directed to go to. Once she got there she wanted to be locked away in her room. She got back in no time everyone was in the lobby when she walked in it seemed as if to be waiting for you.
"Welcome back Hito." Allen said with a little bit of pep to his voice. She nodded. "Do you have the keys to the room?" "Yes, hears yours." She hesitated on wanting to be alone now. "Hitomi, are you ok?" Allen said looking at her. "Yea. Fine." "You're a terrible liar." Van spoke to her. "Shut up Van. Don't push me again." "Then tell us. What's wrong?" He glared at her. She glared back but it was filled with worry she could not hide. "You need." "I to not tell you anything. Let it die. For once leave it and drop it Van. Pick on someone who gives a shit."
Van was shocked and backed off and saw a spark of anger grow.
"Dryden should give you info on tonight's mission Allen. Mean till then pair us up and we will got to Dryden's shop and gear up."
"Well if I pair you up, then you and Van work together and Merle and Draken." Hitomi did not look to Van.
"Stay out of my way Van. Cross me, you will regret it." She started to walk off.
"Hitomi." Van spoke in a firm voice building. She kept walking, he got up and followed. "Hitomi!" She opened her door he reached it and held it open.
"Stop it." He snapped at her. "You would be wise to stay away from me, Van. I don't want you to be hurt."
Van grabbed her wrist and she turned to him.
"Hitomi." He said it this time with concern, he couldn't take the aggressive side it tended to beat him up inside that she wanted nothing with him.
"Rossignol, svp." He pleaded. (Translation: Nightingale, please.)
He was pleading which was now bothering her, she pulled away pushing him away closing the door in his face. This was not what she needed. She heard him storm off.
"So you push others away. Mmm you want this solo."
"Can it."
"I will be waiting for you to come back."
She switched back to being cold and lifeless this time it was for real. Van felt this and was disturbed by this and was not pleased. Something was up and it was not to his liking. This was caused by something and he was going to find out what. Time soon came for them to get ready to go Hitomi was ready to go. No speaking and sending bad vibes to everyone. Van was most concerned. He made her stay by him. She said nothing and accepted. She got on her bike with Van behind her while others got in the car driving to Dryden's equipment shop.
Everyone grabbed what they thought they needed. Hitomi loaded two guns, one with silver and the other with light bullets. She went over and put a few daggers in her boot. Then grabbed a katana strapping it to her back. The others wondered why she was packing so much. She had many extra bullets.
"What's with all that dam ammo?" Draken asked. "Thought you said no one was there." "If I would you I would be more prepared. I believe it's not abandoned and the scientist is dead. It looked more to be a struggle."
The others looked at her and started packing more. Van figured now what was wrong after that much was said. He was now going to keep a very close eye on her.
To be continued..