Chapter 14: Airport
"Come on, Artemis, you and Wally would make the cutest couple!" M'gann said. Artemis growled.
"Now way in hell would Wally and I ever hit it off." She said. M'gann whined.
"I'm with M'gann on this one." Raquel said. "You two would make the most perfect fast children."
"Oh, God..." I said. M'gann squealed.
"Ah! We should so do a role play where Artemis and Wally get married and then have-"
"Okay, I think that's enough for Artemis." I said. I looked at Artemis and her eyes showed me gratitude. I put my eyes back on the road and it was silent.
"So," Artemis began as she looked over at me. "What's with you and Roy?"
"Roy and I?" I asked.
"Yeah, what's up with you too? It's like your married or something." I laughed.
"Uh, it's more like part of my job. Since I have to be kinder than usual to everyone that unfortunately includes Roy, which at times can be a pain in my ass." I said as I pulled onto the street that lead to the airport. It became unusually quiet and all I could hear was a few planes flying over us and the loud engine.
Nearly ten minutes later, Roy and I were parked in the airport parking lot. I got out and grabbed my backpack and suitcase from the back of the truck. Everyone got out quickly, and I locked the truck.
Not more than an hour later did we get to the gate and I set my bags down. Everyone got comfortable, seeing that we had nearly two hours till the plane was supposed to come back to get us, and I stood up.
"Anyone want anything?" I asked.
"Black Coffee." Roy said. I raised my brow.
"Black? Wow, your definitely manlier than you seem." Roy glared at me.
"Thanks." He said.
"Anyone else?" I asked. Everyone shook their heads as they took out the multiple snacks they had brung. "Okay, I'll be right back." I said as I pulled out my phone and wallet. I walked up to the counter and waited for someone to take my order.
"Hi, what can I get for you?" The young man asked me. I looked up and smiled.
"Um, a medium black coffee and...I think I'll do your special today." He smiled at me as he typed in the order.
"Okay, that'll be eight ninety-five." I handed him the cash and he went to work. I stepped to the side as I waited.
My phone began to ring and I looked at the caller I.D. I didn't recognize it.
"Here's your coffee ma'am."
"Thanks." I said as I took the coffee over to Roy. "Take it." I said, handing it to him. He smiled and raised his brow. I picked up my phone and answered it.
"Hello?" I said.
"Do you really think that you could hide from me in?" I heard a low voice say. I swallowed hard, feeling my heart pound in my chest harder and harder each moment. I turned away from the group.
"What the hell do you want?" I said in a low voice. I could feel shivers go up and down my spine as I heard his voice.
"You know exactly what I want." I turned back and noticed Roy looking at me. I turned back around and walked to the empty seats on the other side of the room. I looked around, feelings someone's eyes on me, eyes other than the team's. I noticed a young woman staring at me across the room from behind a pair of shades. Her plum-colored hair brightened her dark skin. She was wearing a black pantsuit and a pair of dark purple alligator skin print pointy heels that I immediately recognized. "See that security camera above Miss Cathryn?" I swallowed. "Yes, that's right. Now, if you want to live I suggest you go with her. Oh, and if you fuck up...well, let's just say that your blood will be spilled all across the airport." He hung up and I almost dropped my phone. I quietly walked back over to the team who were staring at me suspiciously.
"What's wrong?" I heard Artemis ask. I swallowed.
"Nothing." I said quickly. "I'll be back." I said as I walked off with my backpack. Roy grabbed my arm and pulled me aside.
"What's going on?" He asked in a deep voice.
"Nothing important." I said.
"You liar." He said. I sighed.
"Just let me handle it." I said.
"What's going on, Sarah?"
"It's nothing that you need to be worried about, so get over it." I said.
"Are you just going to keep on lying to us? To the team? Whatever you're trying to get away with, Sarah, it's not going to work. So I suggest you sit down and wait until we get onto that god damn plane." I glared at him.
"First of all, you have no right to tell me what to do. Second, I'm not trying to 'get away' with anything. And third, maybe you should just stick to your own damn business." I walked away and was glad that Roy didn't stop me. I walked into the bathroom and sighed as I looked at my pathetic self in the mirror. I looked down at the sink and sighed and looked up to see Cathryn in the reflection.
"Maybe you should try to be a little more stealthy." She said, smiling as she took off her shades to reveal her reddish-orange eyes. I swallowed.
"Again, what the hell do you two want from me at this second? I have nothing to give you." She smiled brighter.
"Revenge. Justice. The pleasure of killing you with my bare hands." I turned around and glared at her.
"Why not money or fame or something a little more, I don't know, sane?" I asked. She laughed.
"Because Joe and I already have money and fame. We have an unlimited supply of money, and we're always on the news. But, you already knew that."
"Of course I did."
"To answer your question, I just can't see why people like you still live in this world. I mean, if you were one of us, I'd happily let you live, but since your halfway between them and us, it seems only right to terminate you."
"And you're going to do it in here? At this exact moment?" I asked. Cathryn smiled.
"Of course...darling." Cathryn pinned me to the wall, her hands on my neck, strangling me. My lungs and throat burned as I clawed at Cathryn's hands. I quickly gained an idea and swung my hands to the back of Cathryn's head and pulled on her hair. She squealed in pain. I felt her hands leave my throat and gasped as I fell to the floor, coughing. "You bitch." She said, staring at me from the floor.
"I'm not the only one in here." I said hoarsely. She growled and got on top of me, reaching for my neck again. I reached my leg up and kicked her in the stomach, standing up quickly and preparing for another blow. She got up and ran at me once again and I pushed her back, her head hitting the glass and shattering it, leaving little blood on the counter.
She swung at me once again and I dodged her blow and flipped her over, quickly reminding me of my fight with Roy. She quickly got up and ran at me, pushing me into one of the stall separators and reaching for my neck again. I kneed her quickly, watching her as she held her stomach. I began to feel lightheaded and the bathroom started to spin. I suddenly felt a something hard hit my jaw and I fell onto the floor on my back. I felt a sharp pain shoot up and down my spin and I turned over, reaching toward the painful spot to find something sharp sticking into it. Glass.
I pulled out the glass, my muscles clenching and swallowed hard to find the glass piece covered in my dark red blood. I could see Cathryn smile as she stood back up and I gave it all my strength to pull myself up. I gripped the counter and breathed deeply, trying my best to ignore the continuously shooting pain in my spine.
"I told you." She said. "I'm going to destroy you." She came at me and I let go of the counter, slightly falling as I grabbed her arm and pushed her as hard as I could into the mirror. I fell to the floor, luckily avoiding the falling glass pieces. I looked over as Cathryn fell to the floor, a small river of blood flowing from her forehead. I took a few deep breaths and stood up, still avoiding the shooting pain.
I lifted her up as much as I could and set her in the stall, closing it afterwards. I left everything else untouched, not caring much for what everyone else would think. The plane left in ten minutes anyway. I wiped off the little blood on my forehead and covered up the small cut with my hair. I slipped off my jacket and my white shirt and looked at the small gash near my spine. I carefully dabbed it with a wet paper towel and searched through my bag, finding what was left of my traveling first aid kit. I wrapped my torso up carefully and put my white shirt back and covering it with my black jacket that didn't show the redness of my blood, but only the small hole.
I gathered up all my things and headed back, noticing that the team had yet to be boarded. I sat back down next to Roy and stared at the front desk.
"Going to tell me what happened?" He asked suspiciously. I ignored his gaze and stared at the front desk as they called the rest of the people on board. I sat up, ignoring the question and we all quickly got onto the plane. I sat down at the window seat I was assigned and noticed Roy sit down next to me, smiling. "You have the whole plane ride to tell me." He said, looking away.
I wanted to faint or fall asleep or something at that moment just looking at Roy. I swallowed. He was going to give me hell if I didn't tell him, which I didn't want, but I couldn't tell him. It was none of his business. Plus I wouldn't gain his trust, which Dinah said would help me survive in the end if I had gained at least most of the teams trust, including Roy. I sighed silently, staring at my shaking hand. Either way - telling Roy or not - I was screwed.