Chapter 10- Natalie

-"Wake up sleeping beauty"-Rico said, poking Blake's head with his finger from boredom.

-"I'm awake prince charming..He he"-Blake chuckled, getting up from the bed.

-"I have to admit you were this close to breaking your leg, those bullets got in your skin alright, but luckily for you they barely damaged the bone. So that means in other words, you can still walk and do your jobs as usual.-"Rico said calmly, grabbing a cigarette from the counter and lighting it. Just like Blake, Rico too liked the smell and feeling of the Tobacco in his lungs. -"By the way, was it just me or a cop drove you here? I'm even surprised that woman didn't bother getting inside and arresting me."-Rico asked, inhaling the fumes and exhaling them through his nose.

-"She was kind enough to drop me off here, she even gave me my guns back..She didn't even bother confiscating them as evidence, I never saw a cop so sympathetic."-Blake replied, leaning on the counter with his arms crossed.

-"Yeah that's something you don't see every day, I think her name is Kate..Catherine..Something like that, I don't really remember, but I don't think it matters anyway"-Blake replied. -"Besides, she is still going to be my target, after hurting me and humiliating me in front of everyone at the HQ she deserves a lesson.."-Blake added with a determined look in his eye. -"You just gotta know when the target is weak, when it's vulnerable, and then BAM strike her dead! Though I have to admit, she is kinda cute, trying to look all brave in front of me..Oh P-lease no need to fake yourself madam"-He started to mock her, laughing out loud with Rico joining him.

-"Doesn't really matter right? You'll be able to take care of her like you did with Na-

"DON'T you even DARE to say her name Rico..I don't want to remember what happened that day, what happens with her stays with her..And as for that enforcer girl, I just need to find a moment when she is alone, defenseless and scared.. then I could STRIKE!"-Blake interrupted Rico, he just didn't want ANYONE to say that name, the guilt, the regret that happened that night must not happen again.

-"Where's your car by the way?"-Rico asked with curiosity, breathing heavily from Blake's sudden aggressive tone.

-"Back at the port, but it doesn't matter anyway.. That old piece of junk is no use to me anymore. It's too slow to get to any mission on time, not worth my time to get it back."-Blake sighed.

-"That sucks dude..What are you gonna do now?"-Rico asked

-"I'll do what I always do to get money-rob,kill,steal and do more missions until I get enough money for the car..also I need to pay the rent soon so the car isn't the only thing that needs money here. Well..thanks for the treatment Ricz, I can't really pay you now but once I do get enough I'll pay the full price."

-"Nah, it's okay dude I got your back.. do you need a ride home by any chance? my shift is over and I need to rest.."-Rico asked Blake when he started to pack his stuff.

-"I'll just walk home, sure my leg hurts but I've been through worse..it was luck that made me walk tonight so I'll celebrate by walking."-Blake said with a calm tone, he got out of the small clinic and started to walk towards the financial area.

Meanwhile, Katy was driving towards the SPPD. She suddenly received a message from Jessie in the police radio.

-"The coast is clear, did you deliver the items?"

"Yes, they are now in good hands, are you guys okay over there?"-Katy replied with a worried tone while driving towards the station.

-"Yeah..a big part of those scrubs got killed, arrested and some just gave in or ran away like a bunch of cowards..we did lose 2 of our members during the gun fight due to blood loss...and well basically death by lead bullets. I also heard some gun shots from where you left to, was everything okay back there?"-Jessie said to Katy, while going with the remaining team that managed to deal with the injuries.

-"Yep, the usual. Some random guy with a machine gun attacked while I was taking the evidence to the police car. He has been stopped and I'm on my way to deliver them to the SPPD."-Katy smiled, looking at the evidence pieces on the front seat. She felt proud, thanks to her the remaining criminals will be sent to justice with the evidence as proof.

-"Did you arrest that maniac?"-Jessie laughed.

-"Nah I let him out with a warning, he looked more like a scared child than an actual Bloodrose member."-Katy replied. -"He didn't seem like much of a threat anyway."-She added.

-"Well goodnight, I'm heading home with the other guys."-Jessie said, leaving the signal and heading home.

Katy got inside, going to the evidence locker and placing the evidence she got from the mission in a small basket labeled- TBI=To Be Investigated. Since the evidence hasn't been checked by the forensics team it's left there until they will be able to. She walked around the station, seeing that most of the enforcers left and the remaining worked in the office area. Suddenly she saw the bulletin board, showing this month's memorial for enforcer who died. Each enforcer had a different year bellow their photo, but one caught Katy's eye.

NAME- NATALIE HUNT

OCCUPATION- FORMER SPY

DIED AT- 17.9.10

CAUSE OF DEATH-DECAPITATION + POISONING

CULPRIT-JOE MOORE (UNSOLVED)

-"Unsolved?"-Katy said quietly.

-"JOE MOORE was accused of decapitating NATALIE but it's still unclear who did it."-She read the text bellow Natalie's image, wondering who's this Joe the memorial photo mentioned. She went to the suspect listing room, where all the names and photos of arrested criminals are sent to and kept in a wide selection of folders. After searching around, she finally found Joe's folder.

-"Accused of murder, theft, arson, car theft, rape, robbery. Wow this person sure did a lot of crimes, no wonder he's locked up. Located at the San Paro Maximum Security Prison, release date= 21.8.25. Woah this guy has a lot of time left."-She said to herself, looking at Joe's folder curiously. -"Maybe I should see If I can get any answers from him"-She added, placing the folder back to its location and heading to the reception phone. She called the SPMSP quarters to see if she can visit Joe and ask him a few questions.

-"You may visit him, but only for 30 minutes, lights are out soon. This is for investigation purposes?"-The man at the phone asked Katy.

-"Yes, I want to know what he did in full detail"-She replied. Once receiving the positive answer, she went to her car and drove there.

She arrived. greeted by the guards and checked before getting into the visiting room to speak with Joe. One of the guards let Joe in from the other side of the glass panel, Joe taking a seat and the guard standing beside the door.

-"Who are you and what do you want from me?"-Joe asked with a frown, he wasn't the friendly type nor the guy who likes to speak to enforcers that much.

-"I came here to find out about your case with Natalie Hunt, is it true that you killed her?"-Katy asked.

"I didn't. You idiot cops thought I did, my so called friend did it and blamed it on me! He framed me so he could be free for a few extra years.."-Joe angered, looking at Katy with a serious expression on his face.

-"Who is that friend of yours?"-She asked, taking a small notepad from her pocket and writing down the details.

-"His name was Blake Price. A machine gunner with the ego and enthusiasm of a top star celebrity, but trust me he isn't even close to one. A lousy mid-rank like him will never touch the floor of the high ranked luxury."-Joe answered.

-"Did he happen to have a scar on his left eye, blue spiky hair and bright purple eyes?"-She asked, wondering if Joe's friend was actually the man she met in the abandoned highway and on the port.

-"As a matter of fact, yeah, he does. Let me guess, he's still out there eh? Pssh I thought he killed himself already, what a shame."-Joe smirked. -"So I guess you also want to know what happened that night too?"-He asked her. She nodded and waited for him to begin telling what really happened.

-"Hmm..yeah I remember what happened that day. Blake and Natalie were together officially and everyone in the criminal gangs knew it, according to her fake ID she was one of the most well known criminals at the time, the actual person however..she is probably dead or in prison for life. I don't quite remember if it was Blake who first hit on her or Natalie did, but whatever. A few days before her murder Byron told Blake that he found out she was a spy, and he had a choice- whether Byron will kill her or he will do it instead and as you might guess he chose to end her life. You should have seen him that day, he was so angry and confused but he also knew what fate his girlfriend will have. On the night of the murder the two love birds went to a local restaurant for a simple date, when Natalie went to the bathroom Blake poured a small dose of Cyanide to her drink- not too big to kill but the effect would take more time. I was near the scene of the crime, so I've seen everything.. I'm not making anything up. When she came back she drank from her glass and didn't feel anything, after eating they left to the port areas of Waterfront, to look at the ocean. When Natalie looked at the beautiful night sky Blake took out a pistol from his back pocket, she saw his movement but when she tried to turn around...she got shot in the back of her head, killing her instantly. When she fell down on the ground Blake started to chop off some of her body parts and threw them into the sea, so no evidence will be ever found..the rest i didn't get to see because I hid most of the time, I couldn't get a risk getting caught by that monster..Though the Cyanide wasn't really necessary to finish Natalie off, from what I know Blake like to 'play with his food' before it dies. In the next morning the enforcers found her remains, but they didn't arrest Blake..oh no they arrested ME!"- As Joe was speaking he got closer to the glass, he started to shout out loud.

-"THAT SCUM BLAMED ME, HE LEFT ME HERE TO ROT AND THE POLICE DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO ASK...NOTHING..I AM STUCK HERE FOR 15 YEARS BECAUSE OF HIM..HE DESERVES TO DIE!"-Joe started to go insane, the guards took him from his seat and told Katy to go home-the visiting time was over.