Three knocks come from the main entrance door as Jade and John step off their victims and answer the door. John slightly hiding behind the door and Jade slightly hiding behind him. "Evenin' John, Jade." Said Jimmy. "Evening Jimmy," John said with blood and sweat stains painted on his face. Jade gave a small wave and fake smile, all-knowing she also had a blood and sweat-stained face of her own. "Noise complaint?" John said and Officer Jimmy just nodded. "Noise complaint." His attention moved from John and Jade to the two bodies from the far end of the hallway. Blood splattered everywhere. Both of them sensed that Officer Jimmy's heart stopped working for a moment. Knowing exactly what's going on. "You, both, working again?" He asked and cocked an eyebrow. "No just sorting some stuff out," John said, looking back at the bodies that bled on the hallway. "Well, I'll leave you both to it." His demeanour looked genuinely curious, but both father and daughter could see the slightly terrified look behind his fake façade. "Goodnight Jimmy." Was all John said. "Goodnight, Officer Jimmy." Jade said before hearing his goodbyes and John closing the door. Red and blue lights illuminate the dark home inside as the two look at each other in what to do next. Jade kneeled down to her victim and grabbed what was in his gloved hand. Her Daisy bracelet from her mom. She firmly clipped the bracelet together, but as she did it fell out of her hands. Some blood had stained the silver metal, giving it a bright red spot on the metallic flowers petals. John's hand had reached the bracelet right before Jade had reached down to grab it and he grabbed a handkerchief from his suit and gently cleaned the bracelet. Bringing back it's metallic silver shine it had to it.
All she did was smile as she lends out her wrist and let her father put the bracelet back on her wrist. She remembered that her mom would put it on her and she would put on her mom's daisy necklace. 'Their special lucky charm' they would say. Jade didn't consider it a lucky charm before, but more of a memoir of her mom. But if she lives through this mission with her dad, she can bet herself that the daisy decoration is for certain, a charm bracelet.
After John firmly clipped the bracelet. He gave a glance at her tattoo. Identical to the one on his back. Jade gave a small smile and instantly had engulfed her body in his and her arms around him. Her face dug into his chest. The sudden action made John tense up, but he then instantly embraced her back. Taking her in his arms and putting a hand on her head. Kissing her forehead as well. "Thank you." She said muffled in his suit. The memory of Jade at a young age always wanting hugs from him made John smile. He guessed that somethings don't change. Helen always said that Jade was just like him. Although he would see most similarities between Helen and Jade, he was slowly seeing how much he sees himself in Jade. He never expected someone to be just like him after all the dread and the death he caused for so many other people in his life. Her small frame seemed to cuddle deeper into his chest as he kissed her forehead and gave her one more big embrace before letting go. "12:00 reservation?" Jade asks looking, looking around them. Their surroundings covered with empty bullet shells, guns, blood and dead bodies. John took a short sigh. "Yeah." John caught Jade smile as she pulled out her coin purse and started digging through her coins.
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A few figures with guns and flashlights roaming the staircase and living room. Suddenly, John grabbed one of the men, taking them down and holding his hand tight as he shot down the other men around him. Jade had followed, shooting men around her as well as grabbing one of the men on the staircase a throwing them over the railings. Running down to the first floor, one of the men had jabbed through the wall with a knife. Stabbing the wall behind her and she trapped his arm and struck him in the neck with the bottom of her gun. He fell onto the floor weak and two other men had appeared at the ends of the two hallways. She ducked so fast that the bullets they both shot hit the man that fell. She took that moment to shoot the man in on one side of the hallway and turned to shoot the other man on the other side. Their bodies falling dead to the ground; blood everywhere.
She followed the sounds of guns going off as she found John shooting them in the head with one bullet and they fell down limp. Out of nowhere one of the men took Jade to the ground, dropping her gun across the floor. He pulled out his knife as she deflected it and he stabbed the ground beside her. Firmly turning him around, she straddled her victim as she pulled out her knife and was about to stab him. Suddenly the man had kicked her off with his leg. Jade regained her balance quickly, as she spun around and stabbed right down in the chest of the man. Killing him instantly. She lay there with her hands still gripped on the knife. Jade noticed when she had killed the man, it went all silent. She looked over to John, to see him in the exact position.
Red and blue lights illuminate the house as John and Jade both look at each other; with the same thought and the same look on their face.
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Jade watched the men come in and clean up the countless bodies lying around her house. Mops and cleaning appliances filled the house. Bodies were wrapped in cellophane and duct tape. After they were done, she followed John and the man to their doorstep; John handing several gold coins to the man. "Will I be seeing more of you two?" He asked. "Goodnight Charlie." John said and Charlie tipped his hat as they finished their job and drove out if their driveway.
"Get your bags. We're heading to the Continental." John said as he leads Jade back inside and closed the door behind them. She gave a small smirk and a nod as she headed upstairs. Oddly enough, the Continental in New York was one of her favourite places to reside in when she and John were on missions. Heading upstairs and grabbing her bags from her bedroom. Ready to get to the Continental.
The sun arose as they drove through the highways and freeways to the City that Never Sleeps. During the duration of the ride, Jade took the chance to get sleep. Knowing this business could take oversleep entirely, depending on how long. But she always knew there was always a catch to these. Especially when it is her father. As they finally arrived out of the Lincoln Tunnel, she woke from her small nap to see the shining Big Apple in midst daylight. Waking up she fluttered her eyes to adjust to the light, stretched her legs in front of her and had one of John's leather jackets wrapped around her securely. She smirked as he slowed down and parked beside the building.
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