Garfield

'WHAT?!'

'Shut up Gar! Do you want them to hear you?!'

'But…..but….they're girls! I mean we thought they were guys, but they're girls!'

'I know I know I was shocked as well but we just have to continue with the mission, regardless of whether they're girls or not.'

'What about Vic? Where's he?'

'I don't know, he was cut offline before I could say anything to him.'

Garfield stopped dead in his tracks.

'What if something bad has happened to him?' Garfield whispered with urgency.

'Don't worry about him he's a big guy, he can take care of himself. Just keep looking for the other two thieves.'

Richards face disappeared from the small round screen on Garfield's communicator. He looked around nervously.

'Great now I've got to fight a girl' he muttered.

He started his creeping walk again and looked around the corner at the staircase that led to the upper floor. Re-assuring himself that the coast was clear he gradually made his way up the stairs. When he reached the top he looked around the next corner which led to a room with two large oak doors. There was a velvet rope swinging in front of it held by two poles. There was a sign dangling from the rope which read 'EXHIBITION CLOSED'. He decided to venture into the room to see whether anything was misplaced.

He put his ear up against the door, straining to listen for any indication of movement inside. He was about to pull away when he heard voice whisper

'Yes I'm here. The case is in front of me. Right. Yes I know, be careful. Yes, I'll look out for them; I know she already contacted me saying that she was having a bit of trouble with one of them. Ok. I'll finish up here and then meet you guys. Ok.'

He heard a small click and then silence again. Garfield looked at the door.

'So they have contact with each other as well?' Holy shit what should I do?!

Just stay calm Garfield, go in there and kick whoever's butt gets in your way.'

'Right'

Mustering up all of his strength, he slowly creaked open the door. His eyes searched the room for the intruder to find her standing in the middle of the room, her back to him and leaning over something.

He was about to take a step forward when her voice froze him to the spot.

'It's about time you showed up' spoke a monotonous but petite voice.

He couldn't speak; it was like his entire body had just stopped working. His mind was screaming at him to move but his stupid limbs couldn't even twitch. This was all caused to the fact that as soon as the words had come out of her mouth, she had turned around.

'Holy shit.' Was all he could utter.

For in his eyes, before him stood a goddess. She was dressed in tight fitting black jeans and black knee-high boots that covered them, on her top she wore a tight black jumper with a hood that was pulled up and gloves on her hands. Her eyes were a deep black and her hair was wavy and it curled down and out of the hood. Her skin was like porcelain, it looked so soft and smooth yet it was almost grey which accented the look even more.

'God damnit, work lips work!'

A strangled gurgle was all that managed to escape though.

Rachel

'From what I've heard these guys aren't the most subtle detectives we've ever come across. And that has only been proven by that creepy green-tinted skinned one. Azar help me.'

Even though she knew he was just on the other side of the door she continued with what she was doing. The sapphire diamond was the rarest exhibition that this museum would ever come across.

'They should really keep more security on it, two security guards, WOW. Bravo to the idiot who runs this place.'

One of the unconscious guards in the corner groaned slightly but then fell back into his sleeping coma. Rachel's eyes flicked to where the noise came from but just as quickly, she reverted them back to her cautious hands that were currently disabling the mechanical alarm that would be set off if the sapphire was removed. With a click the red blinking light beneath the sapphires bullet proof case shut off.

She smirked slightly at the man behind the door and his thoughts. She let a chuckle escape her mouth but silenced it as she realised what she was doing.

'Well he makes me laugh' she thought to herself.

She heard the door creak and his ragged breath.

'It's about time you showed up'. Rachel turned around and found his unmoving body staring at her. She smirked at his thoughts again.

After a few moments of silence between the two, he managed to strangle up a gurgle.

This time she couldn't restrain herself. A giggle quickly escaped from her lips and she fought to keep the rest in.

Garfield's eyes bugged at that which made her giggle even more.

'What the hell is wrong with me? You don't even know the guy Rachel and now you're laughing at his mere movements.'

She giggled even more.

'Yep there's definitely something wrong with you.'

Garfield and Rachel

'Did……did you just laugh at me?' asked a bewildered Garfield

Rachel immediately snapped out of her fit at his words and flipped in the air towards his shocked expression. She landed gracefully in front of him and pulled back her leg, aiming for his gut. Of course she reached her target.

Garfield clutched at his stomach.

'All I asked was a fucking question?!' He had snapped out of his trance when she flung herself at him.

'I hate questions' she answered him in her usual monotonous voice, a sadistic smile slowly creeping onto her face.

Garfield slowly built his strength back up.

'I really don't want to fight you.'

'Why? Afraid you'll lose?'

His face darkened as he pouted his lips at her.

'I never lose'

'We'll see about that'

He ran towards her but just as he was about to reach her she flipped backwards, kicking his face as she did so. He stumbled backwards clutching his chin.

Thanks to the distraction, Rachel managed to return to her formal duty of retrieving the sapphire. With her back turned to Garfield she extended a tentacle of black magic into the box and plucked the sapphire from it's casing, returning it to her own hand. She managed to pocket the sapphire and replace it with a fake one just as Garfield came up from behind and kicked her in the back, sending her flying across the room.

She landed with a thus against the wall next to the unconscious guards. Before she had time to regain her thoughts, Garfield had picked her up and pinned her against the wall. His body encasing hers. He stood a good foot above her. They're eyes met for the first time. Black to forest green.

Rachel didn't know what was wrong with her, she was pinned up against a wall unable to move by her enemy but……..she liked it. She liked the feel of their bodies moulding together and the way that he held her there, it made her feel like she was on air. Of course she would never admit it to anyone but it felt……nice.

Garfield felt the exact same way. He tried to push the dirty thoughts to the back of his mind but they kept pushing back. He could feel her chest rising and falling against his due to their close proximity.

'Wait a minute! Was she nervous being this close to me? No it's just a figment of you're imagination Gar. But she's breathing really heavily?

Focus on the job.'

'Why do you want the sapphire?'

She remained silent, just the rise and fall………rise and fall.

'Answer me!'

'You'll find out soon enough' like her friend before her; Rachel decided that the best way to get this man off of her was to kick him where it hurts.

'I think it's time I took my leave' and with that he fell to the floor clutching his parts.

'I'll be seeing you soon' she bent down and kissed his cheek. Before he could react she was gone from the room. Her shadow danced behind her as she left.

Garfield managed to pick himself up and give chase, the same thought in his head all the way.

'She kissed me, the bitch kissed me.'

Hey everybody!

I love this chapter (giddy giggles)

Wait till Richard and Kori meet (wink wink, nudge nudge)

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