8
"We're going to have to make stops Adam"
"What why?" He shouted back.
"Because I can't fly to Tokyo in one go." She shouted, like it was obvious.
"Of course, sorry." He said smiling at her, her hair flew behind her gracefully, the clouds above them lit her face. She was like a real angel. "Are you getting tired now then?" He asked sweetly.
"A little." She replied bashfully.
"Well where are we now?" He asked.
"Going over Egypt, near Cairo." She said, "I was going to stop there" She said. Looking back at him.
"Cairo, why are we there?, you went the wrong way didn't you?" He said, confused.
"Geography was never really my subject." She said, biting at her lip, then suddenly swooping down, causing Adam to fall slightly off balance, and release her grip. He began to plummet towards the ground.
"JOSEPHINE!" He shouted up at her, as he was falling faster, and faster. Suddenly the ground came dangerously near, everything got bigger and bigger, clearer and clearer. He could see the city lights, and houses, then the streets and cars. He peered up in hope once more as the people and bicycles came into view. As if from nowhere Josephine came bulleting through the clouds. Clasping his hand in hers, and pulling him up so they were both hovering in mid air, as though they were standing on thin air. Josie took Adam's other hand, lacing her fingers into his.
"Don't panic, I'd never let you get hurt." She said as she looked up into the fearful expression in his eyes "anyway, you've got nothing to be scared of." she said smiling, his lips clapped between his teeth as his lips stretched into a smile. He glanced at the ground below them, and then back up at Josie. In one smooth motion, he lid his hand down her arm and to the back of her waist, pulling her close to him so their noses touched. He held her there for a moment, and held eye contact, he could feel her breathe becoming short, and fast. Slowly he edged towards her, letting their lips touch, glancing up into her eyes once more, then letting his eyelids rest shut. She kissed his lips softly, and then bit at his bottom lips. He pulled out a little suddenly, looking at her crossly, he looked at every freckle on her nose. Her skin looked so delicate and almost luminous in the moonlight. The mischievous smile on her face made her nose crinkle a little at the top, her eyes were shimmering like the still water lakes of Japan; deep, mysterious, but tranquil and indescribably beautiful. He kissed her once more, hard and didn't even notice as they glided gracefully to the ground, not until his toes touched the floor. He opened his eyes, they'd landed gently atop a roof, they slid delicately down its side, and landed with one hand on the floor, in a dark alleyway. Each of them surveying the surroundings as they rose to their feet.
Elle couldn't help dragging her feet as she walked, she felt restless, because it was only now she realised she may never see Adam again. Never have a chance to tell him, tell him that it was him all along. He wouldn't believe her, but she could prove it, she'd tell him about how she'd sent Haiti after Peter, and followed after him herself.
"Haiti" She shouted after her guardian, who was a good twenty feet in front of her, on this long and lonely road "where are we going?" She asked.
"To Suresh's laboratory Elle. Molly is there, with Maya. Molly can find them for us." He said calmly.
"Can we not get there a little faster?!" She shouted impatiently, clenching her hands into fists, and stomping her feet.
"Yes, I do apologise." Haiti uttered, peering around desolate road they were walking, it seemed so empty. Elle looked around her peering in at each house. This place felt so isolated, though Elle couldn't pin point why? As she looked in at the happy people, in their happy families inside their cosy homes. Then all of a sudden it came to her, she'd never experienced what that would be like, a normal happy family. So standing there, in the middle of the street, dragging her steps, cupping her fingers round the cuffs of her coat. She was completely alone, she didn't know anything about what she saw around her, she could never understand their world, just as they could never begin to imagine hers. Hurriedly she wiped a tear from her eye, Adam understood it was that above all else that tied her to him. That look in his eyes, that was just like her own, glazed and unaffected by what passes before them, dehumanised by what has already gone by. "Over here Ms. Elle!" Haiti shouted from down the road, Elle hadn't noticed, but she'd stopped in her tracks. She walked hastily towards him, he was stood next to a Lexus Hybrid four by four. He held open the passenger door, but Elle just shook her head and smiled.
"Really? No I'd prefer to drive." She said, patting him on the shoulder as she passed him. She held the handle, and blew the lock with an electric current. She let out an excited shriek as she hopped in. She yanked open the wire box, and began fiddling ferociously, quickly she pulled out the red and green wires, tearing them open. She held the two ends together, and let a small zap of electricity. She car started immediately, and as soon as she heard the purr of the engine, she pushed her foot onto the peddle.
"Is something wrong Ms. Elle?" Haiti asked, sounding concerned as the force of the car's speed forced him back into his seat.
"No nothing" She said, only sending the car racing down the little suburban street faster. Of course she wasn't fine at all. She was desperate to find Adam now, before it got too late. Her stomach felt muddle, like a whirlpool was spinning, round and around. She felt sick, and afraid, but impatient, anxious just to for once make the right decision, not morally and not for Daddy's sake, but making a real decision for her. Her gaze was focused fixedly on the road, but her mind was somewhere else completely. Becoming lost in scenarios of how things will go, how she'll explain to him. Then how he'll hold her, and look at her in a way that shows that she's all he has eyes for, and she'll look into those blue eyes and tell him that it has to be him because he is the only one who gets her. She'll smile at him, and he'll look to the side for a moment, smile and lick his lips, but then he'll smile back at her and kiss her. Then he'll whisk her up into his arms, and take her away somewhere, somewhere, where she can snuggle on his lap, and zap the tip of his nose occasionally. Have him smirk, and nod his head a little, before relentlessly tickling her sides, till she's gasping for breath.
"Elle you need to turn left here" Haiti said, though it went unnoticed. "Elle!" He shouted, swinging the wheel round so the car turned just in time. Elle turned at him furiously. "It was this left" He said staring at her. She glanced back at the road.
"So it is" She muttered embarrassed, "I'm just tired that's all" She said quickly to cover up.
"It's this next block Elle" Haiti said slowly, she turned on the indicator, and turned in to park. She stepped out the car, and walked confidently up the stairs, with Haiti in toe. She knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" A young female voice replied, with a distinct accent.
"It's Elle Bishop, from The Company, where Doctor works. Is that Maya?" She said, sounding as friendly as possible "I saved your life, remember?" She remember to point out. The door opened quickly, the beaming girl on the other side, with a flawless tanned complexion, and lustrous dark hair locked her arms around Elle in a tight embrace. Elle smiled nervously as Maya let go "er.. We're here to see little Molly, you see we need to find someone" She said, walking into the apartment, followed by Haiti. Maya looked at him suspiciously for a moment, as he was so tall, and looked so stern. Not to mention he hadn't said a word. "Don't worry about him." Elle said "he's just with me" She smiled, Maya looked at Haiti, who looked at her and bowed his head, seemingly more friendly than before.
"She through here." Maya said guiding them through to the bed, and there lay the little girl with long mousy brown locks. The distinct air of innocence surrounded her. Elle resented her for that, she'd never really had a childhood at all, it'd had been spent hardening her up for being an adult. Though she grinned and bared as she knelt down to wake that young sleeping frame. She rose drowsily from her slumber, rubbing her eyes, and smiled when she saw Elle.
"Hi" She said happily
"Hi Molly." She paused, taking a deep breath "I'm Elle, do you remember me?" She said
"Of course, you saved us" She said, her eyes lit up, shining as she looked up at Elle.
"Well I need you to do find someone for me Molly, do you think you can do that?" She said poking Molly's stomach gently.
"Of course, do you have a picture." Elle's face dropped, she didn't have one, she looked back at Haiti, He'd reached into his pocket and drew out a photo of Adam. Elle took it from him, but found herself unable to pass it to Molly, instead she just looked at the photo, it was before he'd been captured. He was smiling, in a stunning black suit, with a thumb up at the camera. Elle wanted to cry so badly, but she couldn't and so reluctantly she handed Molly the photo. She held it in her hand, rubbing her thumb over his face. Her eyes clenched tight, her brow furrowed heavily. Elle could pin point the moment where it came to her, as her face relaxed, and she immediately began to smile as she opened her eyes.
"Cairo, Egypt" She said, happily. Elle's entire posture just sank, that was so far way. Far away didn't matter when it was Company business, but now this was her assignment, for her well being, because now he's gone in a way that was different to before, because now he had gone for someone else, and it made Elle sick to the stomach with anger. Elle looked at Molly's who was staring at her with an anxious look in her eyes, like she was terrified that she may have hurt someone, or done something wrong again. Elle smiled at her, though the smiled had vanished in a matter of seconds.
"Thank you Molly, you've really helped. Though we really are in a real hurry." SHe said getting up, and looking to Haiti who nodded his head. He waited for her, holding the door open.
"You aren't staying? I was making food." Maya said, holding Elle's wrist loosely in her fingers.
"No, we really have to go" She said, throwing her arm off more spitefully than she herself had noticed, before turning on her heels so her blonde locks flicked behind her. She smiled and waved as she shut the door.
"Peter, darling have you found them?" Peter held the phone to his ear, and shrank inside.
"Yes" He said coldly.
"Fabulous son fabulous-"
"But they got away." Angela's face went a strange pale yellow colour all of a sudden.
"How did you let that happen Peter?" She said in an insolent and furious tone "I mean, what happened? Tell mommy everything" She said as sweetly as she could
"Don't take that tone with me mom. There's a lot you haven't told me about all this, have you ever seen this Josephine girl?" He asked.
"No, I know very little about her." Peter turned away from Nathan, and Matt. Holding the phone tightly to his ear, ad cupping it with his hand. "I know she's English, but I know very very little about her ability. She refused to show it, but it's integral that we know exactly what we can do, so we are able to hold her more safely in future." She said.
"Oh MY GOD!" Peter exclaimed, thrashing his hands through the air "that's all you wanted, you used me, to find out more about her" He calmed himself down, and then smirked at the idea of it "and all so you can keep her imprisoned somewhere more safe" He sneered at her.
"Yes, but Peter, it is for the safety of others."
"How do you know that?! If you know so little about her, how do you know she'll use her abilities to cause harm."
"Because she's done it before. You said abilities, what do you mean, is she like you?"
"Yes, but well she could do everything I could do, though Adam said, she was better." He stopped breathing in deeply.
"What did he mean? Peter this is so important!"
"I don't know!"
"Well what do you actually know Peter?"
"They're heading for the cells and labs in Primatech" He said, as composed as he could muster.
"Oh really, well done Peter." Angela said before shutting her cell phone. A cold smirk crossed her face as she walked up to the large paper factory in Texas known as Primatech.
"Hello?" Peter said, but there was no sound. He grunted angrily before shoving the phone back into his pocket.
"So what do we do?" Matt said, looking at his partners.
"I guess we're off to Osaka" Peter said shrugging his shoulders.
"Why Peter? Don't you want to find Caitlyn?" Nathan asked concerned, Peter looked away into the sky for a second thinking.
"Yes, but right now this concerns me more. If you could have heard the urgency in mom's voice. That Josephine girl, they need to find her, but we're lucky because right now they don't know anything about her." Ha said, looking back at Peter, with ambition in his eyes.
"How can they not know anything about her? Surely they ran tests?" Matt asked, darting his eyes between Nathan and Peter looking for answers.
"I'm sure they did, but Matt I just don't know right now, I guess it's just more to find out" He said, smiling.
"Okay, so what are you two going to carry me to Japan?" Matt asked, eagerly looking at Peter rather than Nathan.
"Not after last time buddy" Nathan said, shaking his head and laughing. Matt looked at Peter.
"I'll carry you to the airport, I think we'll get a plain." He said.
"Bad luck tubby" Nathan said laughing, as Peter grabbed Matt beneath the arms, and hoisted him into the air.
"I'll show you tubby when we get back on land PETRELLI!" Matt shouted after Nathan, who was already far in front.