Chapter 7: Pendant
Griffin moved his right wrist as Angela jumped to the opposite side, already stabbing at the other cuff's lock that held his other wrist. "It was about bloody time," he said with a smirk. "Tha' girl nearly stabbed me in the leg." The cuff opened and the door burst open.
"Here." Angela gave him in the knife and jumped next to the Paladin, throwing punches in wherever she could.
Griffin sat up and jabbed at the lock on his right leg. It popped open and he slid down off the end of the table, landing on his knees. He stood, a little shaken up, and turned towards Angela. She was backed in the corner and trying to defend herself from the Paladin man's punches. Griffin took notice she was wearing his jacket. "Oi. Is that my jacket?" he asked.
"Now's not the...time Griffin," Angela said as she jumped behind the Paladin. "Knife!" she shouted. Griffin threw the knife and she turned in time to catch it. The man turned around and the knives made contact with a clink. Griffin rubbed his wrists and watched in amusement as Angela was engaged in a knife fight with the Paladin. "You can step in anytime now Griff," Angela said in an annoyed tone as she slashed the man's side.
"Alright, alright," Griffin said reluctantly. He jumped next to the door and shut it, then turned to the man and punched him square in the jaw. The Paladin fell and Griffin heard footsteps coming from outside the door. "We 'ave to go!" he shouted as he grabbed Angela's free hand and jumped them to the Great Wall of China, the alley outside of the bar in Tokyo, and the roof cathedral in Ireland before finally jumping to the lair. He saw David holding Millie on the couch as he dropped Angela's hand. Griffin turned to Angela. "Thanks," he said quickly as he hugged her and kissed her forehead.
David stood up, helping Millie in the process, and stated, "We're going back to my place. We'll let you know then where we move." The two disappeared. Angela sighed and he heard the knife clink as it hit the ground.
"What's wrong?" Griffin asked, stroking her hair.
"We have to move. Again," Angela groaned. "I'm sorry." She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Doesn't matter. I didn't like the place very much anyways," Griffin said with a laugh. He pulled her away from him and he noticed the cut on her neck. "We can match now," he joked, gesturing towards the wound.
Angela pulled away from him with a small smile and walked towards the bedroom. He saw her pull of his jacket with a wince from where he was standing. "Griff. I'm gunna go get cleaned up."
He walked over to her, noticing the bandage around her elbow and cut on her face. "Alright," he nodded with a look of worry. Angela turned around and picked up a towel from the shelf by the archway. "Angela," he called. She turned around and had a questioning look. "When you get back, do yeh need ta...talk about it?"
Angela shrugged. "We'll see," she said before jumping.
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(Angela POV)
She jumped to the bathroom of her old apartment in New York. She always liked how calming it was, even if the Paladins had found it. Angela didn't worry. She knew if they showed up, she would simply jump away. Angela put the towel on the sink and turned on the water, then unwrapped the bandage from the spot above her elbow. The skin was dead around the area, she knew from the obvious redness and grey blotches around the wound. 'Gunna leave a nice mark. Wonderful.' Angela shook her head and undressed carefully so she didn't bump any of the wounds. She stepped into the shower and let the cool water run across her face. Thoughts began to cloud her mind. 'Is everyone in my family a Paladin? What did they do to me? Could I ever regain those lost memories...and if I did, would I want them?' Angela rubbed the back of her neck and felt the string from her necklace. 'Did this belong to one of them?' She always loved how it looked but now that she knew about her parents, she couldn't stand to wear it. Angela grabbed the pendant and pulled it, snapping the string. She stared at it for a while, wondering about her past before putting it on one of the little shelves in the shower next to her shampoo.
Angela jumped back to the lair wearing a white shirt with the Star Wars logo and a pair of dark blue jeans. She saw Griffin in his usual spot on the couch, playing a game. She laughed. "What?" Griffin asked as he paused the game and looked over at her.
She shook her head. "Somethings just never change," she said as she sat down next to him. "So did you decide on the new lair location?"
Griffin unpaused the game and continued to play. She took notice he was playing a racing game. "I was waitin' for yeh so I could get your input on that."
Angela looked at him, surprised. "Griffin, asking for advice? Whoa!" she joked, nudging him with her shoulder.
He gave a shove back. "So I was thinkin' maybe somewhere up in Canada."
"Uh, how about no? It's cold up there. I think it should be in China."
Griffin looked over at her. "Play yeh for it?"
"You're on," Angela said, picking up a controller.
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(David POV)
"Millie, I'm going to go let Griffin and Angela know. I'll be back soon," David shouted from the front door of their new place before jumping to the lair. He saw Griffin and Angela with similar looks of determination, playing a video game. David shook his head. "Wow guys. Gamers much?"
"Bugger off David. I'm about to take the lead," Griffin grumbled.
Angela snorted. "Yeah right. China, here we come!" she shouted as she threw down the controller and stood up, doing a sort of victory dance.
Griffin tossed the controller. "Rubbish. Best two outta three." Angela shook her head.
"Something tells me she just won a bet," David stated, pulling the chair from the desk by the couch and sitting down.
Angela plopped down on the couch in her spot. "Yep. We bet on where the new lair is going. I won so it's gunna be in China," she informed David as she rubbed her victory in Griffin's face.
Griffin smirked. "I let her win," he quietly said to David.
"Hey!" she said pushing him. He laughed.
David cleared his throat, regaining their attention. "So Millie and I are staying at this place in Maryland. It's not far from the shore, but it's nice." He pulled a picture out of his pocket. "Here," he handed it towards the two. "I took a picture of it."
Griffin swiftly grabbed the picture. "Not bad. Out in the open though," he said looking it over.
Angela took the picture from Griffin's hand and made a face as she turned to him. "What's wrong with a place that's not a cave or in the middle of nowhere?" she asked.
Griffin stared at her with a confused look. "Uh. You do remember the Paladins, yeah?" Angela rolled her eyes and stood up, putting the picture on a pile of papers.
David got up and put the chair back. "I'm gunna go. Let me know about China," he saw Griffin mock the word China from the corner of his eye. He waved at Angela and saw her smile as he jumped back home.