My eyes slowly opened to a dimly lit room. I turned my head over and saw my alarm clock had been turned off by somebody else. It said 1:30, and I knew instantly it didn't mean PM. Gracious for the moments of freedom I had right then, I relaxed before easing out of my bed. I gradually opened my door, wondering where everybody was. I was approaching the kitchen when I heard hushed whispers from the others.

"I think he's ready, Lucy." Rebecca's voice sounded firmly.

"No, Rebecca, he needs to train more." She replied with an irritated tone.

"How do you possibly think he's not ready? This isn't the kind of thing you can prepare for easily! Besides, it comes naturally to him; you've seen how easy he's caught on and you know as well as I do that no more training is going to help him." Rebecca's voice was growing from the whisper.

I thought for a moment, perhaps I'd let them fight it out. Something in me wouldn't let me just sit and listen; it pushed me into the room with a stern look on my face. "Hey," I said, looking from Rebecca to Shaun, Shaun to Rebecca, Rebecca to William. "What's going on?" The question hung in the air, the tension was thick from the silence.

"Desmond… I-" Rebecca started before Lucy interrupted, pushing in front of everybody else.

"We're arguing about whether we should send you to the Abstergo HQ in Florence to retrieve the Apple or not. And you're not." She informed me angrily, crossing her arms.

"And I get no say in this?" I asked sternly, my voice was rising. I felt betrayed now; they went behind my back and tried to discuss my future without my say, as if I couldn't just leave on my own anyway. "Well, thanks everybody. Just. Fucking. Wonderul." I said with fury, storming from the room. From the kitchen they would hear me speaking to myself as I walked away from them, "Can't trust anybody, Jesus Christ!"

I stormed down the few hallways to the door, and the group would begin to worry as they heard it open and shut behind me. What could they do? As if any of them could catch me if I decided to run. They needed me, not the other way around. I was once more in the subway bathroom, the wall shutting behind me. My gaze moved down to my wrist, my blade concealed inside of my hoodie. A man exited a stall, brushing himself off.

Wow, he could have seen me… I noted as I left the bathroom, entering the bustling subway. A man hit my shoulder as he walked by, clearly in a rush. I would have liked to give him a piece of my mind, but remaining anonymous was more important as I was sure Abstergo was still searching for me. My eyes darted from one end of the subway to another, not giving me time to think before making my feet carry me to the stairs that led out of the station. I ascended the stairs slowly, and as I reached the top, the light shone in my eyes, blinding me for a moment.

"There he is!" I heard somebody shout from outside the light. Shit, not again… I thought as I shielded my eyes, unable to believe what I saw.

Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back again :) I know that this chapter is first in a VERY long time, I've just been so busy lately that I couldn't keep up with it and I didn't have much to write. So, this is more just to let you guys know I'm okay and still here. Please Review :) I'm always up for the feedback, it's what helps me get around to writing more chapters. Hope I get a batch of reviews on this chapter too, I know it wasn't as long as it could've been, but I didn't have very far to go with it.

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~BKS :)