The car had been driving at a steady pace for about an hour and shaw seemed to have a place in mind as she never stopped to think, the whole journey had been silent not even the radio was put on, instead the steady sounds of breathing was all that was to be heard in the car, root and shaw both kept their heads fully facing forward and shaw never once diverted her vision from the road ahead, root allowed herself a glance at Shaw occasionally just to satisfy herself.

Root took a glance in shaws direction allowing herself a longer look this time appreciably taking in shaws features her flawless side profile. Shaws eyes darted in roots direction feeling her eyes on her, root knowing she had been caught sighed quickly shaws eyes darted back to the road.

Root spoke her voice clearly startling shaw as root watched her shoulders rise and fall just slightly,

"where are we headed then?" shaw never turned her head or eyes to roots direction when she replied in monotone.

"you'll see soon enough"

Alright, but I have a system, I only punish those who deserve it" root replied with a rather serious tone,

"you picked me up, I guess that means you think I deserve it" shaws voice was accusing

"My information on you… I agree you might deserve some punishment, but it's of a different kind. I decided we were a lot better suited to work together, quite a match us two you'll come to see that in time" root trailed off, feeling like she might have let slip too much too soon,

Shaw didn't even seem fazed or bothered that a complete stranger had information on herself

"I don't know where your getting your information, but it's wrong I work better alone. But I'll indulge in your fantasy just this once since I have a target in mind." Now shaw was facing root, as the car came to a halt at some traffic lights, there was a power struggle going on between the two woman as they both stared into each other's eyes, roots wild with desire and shaws narrow and intensely dark, roots soft tone of voice broke shaws concentration and her eyes went wide for just a flash

"oh she's never wrong, maybe someday you'll see "

"maybe someday"

shaw let out a little smirk as she turned her gaze back to the road in front just in time for the lights to go green, shaw let the car roll forward for a short distance before turning into a small side street creeping along to the end then brung the car to a halt and switched off the engine, shaw took of her seat belt and slouched forward in her seat folding her arms over the steering wheel and relaxing her chin in the space. her eyes on the street in front, root watched shaw intently as she relaxed, then she turned her vision to the street in front a rather empty run down street with what looked to be a Laundromat and a chip shop out in front the only buildings that actually looked to be inhabited the rest had broken windows or newspaper and wood blocking any vision in or out, root could see clearly the chip shop was empty, but there was an overweight man sitting in the far corner of the Laundromat the windows were dusty and so her vision was compromised and she couldn't get a clear view of his face , they both sat in silence for a bit just watching, until movement.

The man from the Laundromat stepped outside into the light pulled a blue baseball cap from a back pocket and put it on his head visor facing the back, he produced a cigarette and lighter from a shirt front pocket and cupped his hand round it in his mouth and then smoke appeared from behind his hands as a little orange light appeared at the end of the cigarette,

"right on time, like clockwork" shaw practically whispered to herself in a smug tone , then she reached over behind herself rummaged around in her bag still lying on the back seat and produced a small black m9 Beretta and a silencer, the screwed the two pieces together, as root watched attentively intrigued, shaw then reached for the door handle to leave the car, bit before she could root lunged forward a hand on shaws hand that was on the door handle, shaw turned her head to face root, shaw could practically feel roots warm breath on her there faces were so close

"you can't just go in guns blazing" roots tone was warning, yet cautious at the same time,

"watch me" shaw snarled as she shook root of her and flew out the car slamming the door behind her on a perplexed root, root sighed harshly and popped open to the box on the front dash board taking from it a silver p226 sitting forward to slide it into the back waistband of her jeans then followed shaw out into the street, shaw had the overweight man stuttering and sweating as she forced him back inside the Laundromat gun firmly digging into his right shoulder,

"the back room, go" shaws voice was steady and controlling and root couldn't deny she was excited and in awe of the shorter woman and her fierce control, the overweight man stumbled through the laundromat and into a cluttered back office the man pleaded for his life words stumbling as he tried to catch his breath as his heart beat at an alarming pace shaw smacked the gun down on his shoulder, knocking the man to his knees,

"where's the keys Paul?" shaw crouched down to the man's height as she spoke teasing the gun along his cheek and down the side of his neck,

"search the drawers" she barked in the direction of root, who stood fixed to the spot behind shaw watching the scene fold out in front of her with a tingling of pleasure, trying not to let herself get too into the situation, she fingered her loose whispy curls and stepped purposefully to the filing cabinet behind the desk, shaw pushed the gun deeper into Pauls throat and he breathlessly spoke

"third from the top" root opened the drawer rummaged for a second then pulled out a shining set of silver keys throwing them in the direction of shaw who stood as she caught them,

"this waste of space runs dog fights for money, these are the keys to the kennels, the dogs will go to good homes, but you'll never see yours again" shaw raised the gun to the man's forehead ready to fire when suddenly a hand was over her own,

"I can't condone killing … anymore ... unfortunately, torturing and leaving it up to the system, is the best I can offer you" shaws hand shook off roots and she stared into Pauls sweaty face, shaking and eyes tightly shut, she grunted dropped her gun arm and instead delt him a swift kick to the head sending him clattering to the side.

Root produced some cable ties from a front pocket and securely tied his wrists.

"I'll see to the rest, the authorities will know where to find him" root assured shaw as she made her exit from the office, shaw slowly watched root leave, took another look at Paul tutted and gave him a swift kick to the ribs with a resounding crack, then followed root out.