Chapter 17
" So... when are you going to tell me? " She asked, hair in a high ponytail, her trademark grin on her face.
Scot and Artemis were in the study room, they were at the same level in their language studies, so they shared a master. They were currently reading, in one of their designated study times.
" Tell you what? " He asked, pretending not to know what she asked.
She gave a dramatic sigh.
" I already told you my original name. And you know the one I adopted too. But what is yours? Is not Scot, they wouldn't give you such an ordinary name. "
His parents were high figures in the order. On the leaders closest circle, heirs to the leadership. Two of the best current members. His father, could infiltrate practically anywhere and complete his assignment. His kills were almost never discovered, he was a master of 'suicides'. His mother could was the contrary, her assignments were made to be seen. Explosions, mass kills, gruesome deaths. She could make a statement like no one else, subtlety was not a word used to describe her. That's why she and his father were heirs to the leadership, they were total opposites that completed each other.
She was right, his parents would never give him such an ordinary name.
He looked from his book to the girl across the table.
" You're never letting this go? "
" You know me better than this. The more you resist and fight, the more I want. And besides, I bet is bad. It must be horrible for you to be that embarrassed by it. "
" I'm not embarrassed by it. "
" So, what's the problem? "
" Let's just say that my name is the person I'm meant to be, an ideal I have yet to achieve. "
She looked at him for a few minutes, like she was looking inside of him. He returned to his book, ignoring the girl's glare.
" Is it a girl's name? "