A/N HAPPY ALL HALLOWS EVE! As a treat, I've updated with the next chapter. Hope you guys have a great night, get lots of candies, don't have your house egged (believe me that's not fun to clean), and don't get drugged. If you guys happen to see a handsome, and dashing, captain america tell him I'm expecting him home for breakfast. I kid of course. Enjoy.

Chapter 8

one week later

Bang! *hiccup* Bang! *hiccup* Bang! *hiccup* "Ugh stupid hiccups!" I shouted.

I heard Emmett's booming laughter in the background, and I turned to glare at him. He was holding his sides and laughing. I threw my gun at him and it bounced off his shoulder.

"Shut up. I can't *hiccup* help it!" I shouted. For the past couple of days I've been trying to learn how to shoot a gun, but every time I aimed I got the freaking hiccups. It messes me up, and makes my aim terrible. At one point Edward had to hide behind one of those bullet proof shields because my handling it was that awful. I slammed my safety glasses down on the little shelf each window had and stormed out of the shooting range.

"Boy I didn't believe you when you said she was bad, but now I see she's hilariously awful!" Emmett exclaimed somewhere behind me, I took a sharp right and headed to the gym.

"Well at least we know that she doesn't completely suck, its just the hiccups disturbing her." Jasper added on feeling sympathetic.

"Can you guys drop it?!" I shouted frustrated.

"Come on Bella you'll get better." Edward tried cheering me on.

"Its been a whole week! And I've gotten nothing but worse. I don't have time to wait for me to get it, I've only got two weeks!" I said pacing the floor. Edward stood to my side and sighed, he and I weren't mortal enemies anymore but were not exactly buddy buddies, and the topic of my dead line is a sore subject we didn't like to talk about.

"Maybe we're approaching this the wrong way." Alice offered sitting on one of the weight lifting benches. "I mean one of the requirements is to be able to handle a weapon, but it never specified what weapon. Us being in modern civilization immediately think gun, but that's not the only thing there is." She elaborated, and Rose looked at her like she was a genius. Which in a sense she was, she had suggested a way to save my hiccupping butt.

"She's right! Come with me." Edward exclaimed grabbing my hand and leading me out of the gym. We walked back to the shooting range and I groaned. "Relax there will be no more hiccuping for the moment." He said rolling his eyes and releasing my hand when we were standing next to a covered rack. I shook the tingly sensation away.

He uncovered it revealing a rack full of different sized and shaped knifes. "If you can't aim and shoot, then maybe you can aim and throw." He explained. I lifted a small knife and weighed it in my hand, I gave it a little twirl and decided I liked it. I looked at the guys and they motioned over to the targets, I walked over there with a good amount of knifes, and sighed. "OK here goes." I stood in position and waited for a few seconds, with no signs of hiccups, I took a deep breath, aimed and threw with all my strength.

I looked at the target and saw that I had hit the man in the shoulder. "Its not perfect but its definetly a start." Jasper commented.

"I guess you're going to have to be our blade girl." Edward said crossing his arms and smiling. I smiled back and turned back to the target and repeated my throwing steps until I had ran out of knives. I ended up hitting the head, the other shoulder, the stomach, and the heart. "Now that we know with what we're training you with, its time for the actual training." Edward said walking over to my side.

...

I unlocked my door walked in and dropped my bag next to the couch, exhausted I plopped face down on the couch. We had spent days now, working on the different techniques, and aiming, my arm was sore. Then I had spent some time learning the functions of the technical system in division one's office. I closed my eyes and simply laid there...for about 30 seconds. Then there was a knocking at my door. I slowly stood up and stumbled over to the door. When I opened it I was greeted with Edward.

"What are you doing tonight at 7:00?" He asked before I could ask him what he wanted.

"Umm if things go according to planned, sleeping." I answered.

"Sleep? At 7:00?!" He questioned disbelieving.

"I'm exhausted!" I defended frowning. Who does he think he is, coming over here and judging me. I take my sleep very seriously.

"Well change of plans, get ready I'll be passing for you at 7:00. Not a minute more." He said walking away. I stepped out into the hall and looked at his retreating self.

"What no 'Hey want to grab some dinner, maybe a movie?' what ever happened to free will?!" I demanded indignant.

"That would only apply if this was a date, lucky for me its not, so you don't have a choice." He answered without looking back. He disappeared into his apartment and I walked back into mine.

"Not a date? Then what the hell is this?" I wondered out loud. To be honest I was actually the teensiest bits of disappointed when he said it wasn't a date. I mean I had no reason to be, its not like I cared or liked him, but it still would have been cool had a guy like him asked me out.

I chuckled and shook my head, "There are no guys like him Bella." I told myself.

After a quick scrub down I sat crossed leg on my bed facing my closet, without the slightest idea of what to wear. How am I supposed to know what to wear if I didn't know where we were going. I reached over to my phone and called Edward.

"Its 6:30, you better be ready or about to be." He stated flatly into the phone.

"Relax I've still got half an hour." I scoffed into the phone.

"No women is ever ready within the duration of 30 minutes." He answered disbelieving.

"And most men ASK their date out." I retorted annoyed. It was silent for a few moments then he answered.

"What do you want?" He grumbled.

"Where are we going?"

"We are going to dinner." He answered as if it wasn't obvious.

"Yes but WHERE?" I stated just as obviously.

"WHY do you need to know?" He said mimicking my tone. How rude.

"Because I need to know what the dress code is." I stated.

"Of course you do. Um casual night out is fine." He said and hung up. Casual night out? What the hell is a casual night out for a skilled assassin?

...

*knock* *knock* "Come in!" I yelled from the couch were I was zipping up my boots. I had said screw it, if he doesn't want to tell me then its his problem what happens. I had put on skinny jeans, leather boots, a blue lace blouse, and I was putting on my brown leather jacket. I didn't use make up but I had allowed my self mascara and a peach color for my lips, my hair lay in soft curls to my right. I just hopped the weather would allow them to stay that way.

"Ready?" I asked getting my key and heading for the door.

"No I'm here to tell you that I'm not ready." He answered sarcastically. I pushed him out the door and shut the door in his face.

"Then go get ready." I said through the door. He had already ruined my plans of resting, being an ass was not helping my mood.

"Bella open up." He said and I sat on the arm rest of the couch.

"No." It was silent for a few seconds and I sat there with my arms crossed. Then the door swung open and in strode Edward. I looked at his white button up and black leather jacket, his jeans hid the top of his converse. Looks like I wasn't over dressed. He stopped in front of me and frowned, he grabbed my arms and tossed me over his shoulder...again.

"Edward put me down!" I shouted hitting his back. I bounced up and down as he exited my apartment and closed the door.

"No." He simply stated and kept walking, I presumed it was to the elevators. "This is very childish of you, you know." I muttered annoyed.

"I'm the childish one?!" He retorted.

"Incredibly." I answered.

"Says the one who wrote on Emmett while he was asleep." He said setting me down and smirking at me as he leaned against the wall.

"He started it first, he covered me in glitter! And I hate glitter."

The elevator dinged and the doors opened, we stepped inside and descended to the lobby. "So where are we going?" I asked once more.

"Patience." He taunted.

"Edward!" I whined.

"And I'M childish." He said chuckling.

I slapped his arm and he feigned to be hurt. So I punched him.

"OK that one actually hurt." I grinned in triumph, seems like training was working after all.

"But anyways, just let it be some sort of surprise." He said.

"I don't like surprises, besides you saw how it went the last time I got a surprise. I ended up here!" I said frowning.

"And that's a bad thing?" He asked confused. I watched his eyebrows furrow and then I accidentally looked into his eyes, I had told myself not to do that ever since the other time because I always got lost in them. Just like what happened now, i looked into his green orbs and I lost my train of thought. I forgot about the past or the meaning of the future, all that mattered was the now. And now I wanted to stay where I was staring at him, the elevator shifted slightly, and that broke my trance.

"Not necessarily." I said blinking away the green.

We walked out to the garage and got into his silver Volvo. He sped away into the darkness of the city. "Slow down, at what time did you make the reservation?" I asked horrified as he pushed past 80.

"Don't worry I always drive like this." He said nonchalantly. I stared at him wide eyed.

"How the heck are you still alive?!"

He turned to look at me and said in a serious tone. "Maybe I'm not, maybe you're not, maybe were both dead already." I frowned at him.

"Eyes on the road phantom." I said looking away, hiding my smile.

We were on the road for a total of 12 minutes, it probably had something to do with Edward's driving. We got out of the car and walked inside, a nice young man escorted us to our seats on the second level of the restaurant we were on a table that was right next to the railing. Giving a great view of the lower level, the center was one big dance floor where older couples we're waltzing. And around the floor were different tables set up with families dining and talking. As I took a look around the place the waiter had laid a menu in front of us and was writing down Edward's drink.

"And you Miss?" The waiter asked turning to me.

"Ice tea is fine, thank you." I said looking at him as he wrote it down, he had a slight stain on his left lower abdomen, it seemed to be chocolate. He finished writing it down and walked away.

"Why are we here?" I asked turning to stare directly at Edward.

"To eat, of course." He said without looking up from his menu. I frowned at his response. I could have easily eaten at home, or we could have eaten at the little diner down the street. Why we're we here and why did he evade answering?

I looked at the menu and couldn't decide what to order, my mind kept wondering over what was going on.

"Have you decided?" Edward asked finally looking up from his stupid menu.

"That you're hiding something from me? Yes, yes I have." I said closing my menu and setting it down. "What's going on?" I confronted him.

"Why can't you just accept the fact that we're merely having dinner?" He asked exasperated.

"Nothing with you is ever that simple." I answered smirking, "Besides, you have this nervous air around you. So unless you plan on proposing tonight something is definitely up." I stated. "And if you are proposing, sorry but you're not my type." I added on.

"Well why not?" He asked looking offended.

"I'm not into professional liars." I said shrugging and once more looking down to the first floor. I had the sense of being watched. Just then a different waiter appeared with our drinks and ready to take our orders. There was something odd about him, he must not have been careful washing because his clothes seemed tight on him, either that or he's incredibly muscular. If that's the case I ask that he flex and watch the buttons pop off his shirt.

"I'll have the smoked salmon please." I said handing him my menu. Edward ordered the lobster. After the waiter left, Edward stared at me. As if he knew I had something on my mind but I didn't want to ask only to be answered by his evasion and sarcasm.

"You look like you're in pain, spit it out." He said chuckling, I frowned and took a look around. The people dining up here seemed important, they had on elegant clothing, they held there utensils with delicacy, and in proper form. The atmosphere up here seemed reserved and private. While downstairs looked more like the free range zone, where we'll off families and friends gathered. The people seemed more free spirited.

"Why are we on the second floor?" I questioned.

He smiled, "I don't know, they didn't have any room on the first floor?" He said smiling.

"Edward." I said flatly. He sighed and looked down.

"What can you see from here? What can you see down there?" He asked. I looked down as well.

"Families dining, couples dancing, children eating, friends discussing and laughing, everything." I said summing it up.

"Preciously." He agreed. "Bella in this job you have to learn that attention isn't a good thing, whenever possible it is better to be the observer rather than the observed. If we sit down there we make too easy for somebody to spy on us without us even noticing. This way we look down, and very few people look up. Also when spying on somebody, always choose the second floor, it makes your life easier." He said leaning back in his chair.

He brought me here to teach me that? I could have done that from the headquarters during our lunchtime! What a waste of sleep.

He took a sip from his soda, and sighed content in his seat.

"What?" I asked unsure what it meant.

"Nothing." He said smiling at me. Ugh, why must he do that? Will he ever cease to be a mystery to me? It's only been 2 and a half weeks, and I'm already frustrated with him and his ways, how will I live through the rest of my life? That's if I make it to the rest of my life.

"Stop." Edward said sternly, snapping my attention to him.

"Stop what?" I asked confused.

"Thinking that you won't pass." He said sitting up and leaning forward. "I can always tell when you're thinking about it because you get a look of sadness and resignation in your eyes."

"Well I have to accept the fact that there is a possibility that I might not make it to eighteen." I said looking him directly in the eye.

"Yes but accepting and giving in are two different things. And when you get that look I swear I can see you deciding to give up. Don't do it Bella, it only weakens you. If there's something I've learned over the years in this business, is that as long as you have a pulse you do not give in to life, you fight 'til the end." He said looking directly into mine.

"It doesn't really matter though does it? If I make it, I live as the outcast, if I don't I die." I stated, looking down at my tea.

"You won't be an outcast, and even if you are you have Charlie, Carlisle, Alice and the guys...and you'll have me." He said quietly.

"Ok but if I die?!" I snapped, "Will I have you with me as well? Will you pull the trigger?" I asked my vision blurring and I cursed my emotions. For some reason I really wanted to know his answer.

I looked directly at him and he seemed to be struggling. I looked away biting the inside of my cheek. "I won't let that happen Bella! I swear I will get you through this." He added on.

"It doesn't matter what you swear because it's not up to you is it? It all comes down to me and that test, your only choice is whether you will take what you asked for. The only choice you have is to pull that trigger or not, and we already know the answer to that." I said trying my best not to shed a single tear. I would not let this get to me.

"No we don't because I am not one to be known for following rules." He said after a time of silence. "Bella you will do fine, and should the impossible happen and you don't pass, I along with Rose, Alice, Emmett, and jasper, will not let anything happen to you." he said confidently.

"I don't think there's anything you can do." I said crossing my arms, still not looking at him.

"That's what Angela said when she was stuck in archives." He said and I looked at him, he was smiling at me. I shook my head and blinked away the useless water. The waiter brought our food ten minutes after.

Before eating, I took a sip of my tea that I hadn't touched since the waiter brought it, but as soon as the liquid touched my tongue I spit it back into the cup. It tasted awful, rancid, but tea didn't go bad... Did it?

"Is everything alright?" Edward asked looking up from his food.

"Yeah...," I said slowly, "it just isn't the kind of iced tea I usually have. It kind of surprised me." I said shrugging nonchalantly, he nodded and went back to eating. I took in a quick sweep of the second floor. I saw our waiter attending another table, and he seemed to be talking to another client. As I was about to move on, the man looked at me and nodded at what the waiter said to him. I looked away and saw four other men, all dressed like the first man, each at a different table surrounding his. And they were all staring in our direction.

I looked down to my plate and picked up my fork as the waiter began walking away from the man. As he passed our table I discreetly kept my eye on him and to the left of his vest he had a small stain...a chocolate stain to be more precise. I slowly straightened up in my chair and calmly put my fork down.

"Edward?" I asked softly.

"Hm?" He said looking up from his plate.

"I think it's best that we leave," I said peeking over his shoulder to look at the man the waiter had been talking to. He was calling over one of the other men and looking at me. "Now." I added on hurriedly.

"Why? What's wrong?" He asked confused. The man had left the other guy's table and was now gathering the rest of the crew.

"Edward I want to leave now." I stated sternly while getting up. His eyes followed my gaze and he stood up. He left some money on the table, more than enough, and we walked briskly away from our table. On our escape route, the waiter that had served us stepped in our way.

"Can I help you?" He asked smiling.

"No, no," Edward said putting an arm around my shoulders, "my girlfriend here, just isn't feeling well. I think it's best that I take her to get some rest." he said lying smoothly.

"If you'd like we can call for someone to come and look at her." He offered still not moving.

"Oh no, it's only slight dizziness. I just need to lie down." I said touching my head and looking disoriented.

"Thank you." Edward said pushing us past him. We quickly walked away and descended the stairs, when I looked up the four men were approaching the stairwell. We quickly crossed the dance floor and made our way out of the building. As soon as we were out we headed to the valet.

"Call back up, I have a feeling the people aren't who they're after but one can never be too sure." I said as I looked behind us. The coast was clear for now, and Edward was on the phone with Alice. Then the men were out the door and coming toward us. Edward told the valet we were going for a walk and we left down the street. "Why'd you do that? It'd be faster with car."

"By then the car would be pointless. Come on this way." We turned down the street and entered a parking building.

"Hey!" One of the men called behind us but we kept walking, that's when I heard the distinctive click of a bullet sliding into place.

Edward heard it too because we both took off running at the same time, only when we ran we went off in different directions.

Two guys went after me and two after him. I could hear my heart thumping in my ears and cars of different sorts passed by, I turned and went into different rows. Trying to lose them. Then I heard a loud BANG! And a bullet whizzed past me on the right hitting a cement pillar. I ducked instinctively and zig zagged in between cars. I heard many shots fired and some were being fired above me. I assume Edward had ascended a level. I was frightened and unsure of what to do. I stopped behind a black Hummer, trying to catch my breath and listen to what was happening. Judging from their footsteps one was behind me about 5 cars down, and the other was 3 cars down to my right and 2 cars in front of me. I needed to find a way out of here, but I needed to calm down enough to think. I could feel the adrenaline coursing through my body. I breathed in deeply to calm my self and then I crawled under the truck behind me, quietly I waited then I crawled under the next car, this one was lower making it more difficult but I managed. I kept going stopping every few seconds to listen to the shuffling of feet.

The guy who was behind me was now standing right beside me, he took a few steps toward the end of the car and I closed my eyes. This was it, the deciding moment. I took in a deep breath and released it. I quickly and quietly rolled out from under the car, the guy had his back to me. I whistled startling him and causing him to turn around. I had to act quickly, every second counted. I raised my leg and kicked him in his lower abdomen, he dropped his gun and doubled over, then without thinking I kicked his face and swept my leg under his feet knocking him on his back. I quickly stood up and kicked his gun away as far as I could. The other man had approached me now and started shooting, I ducked and ran towards him, ducking and rolling.

Once at his side, I stood up and kicked the gun out of his hand. He swung at me and hit me in the stomach, I stepped back as I grabbed my stomach. The head, avoid getting hit in the head. I told myself. He came at me and swung at my head but I ducked and moved away. I put my arms up defensively and swung at his lower gut. I hit him and managed to push him back with it. He was bigger and stronger, the only thing I could count on at the moment was speed. So I started a nonstop attack. I hit and punched any unprotected area, then I hit his face and he fell. Before I could continue, I was grabbed from behind. I struggled in the man's arms but he held on tight. The man on the floor stood up and came at me. Fear overwhelmed me, but I didn't allow myself to freeze, I couldn't. He aimed directly at my face and I ducked to the side, I heard the crunch of the man's nose and I felt myself drop to the ground. I crawled away, coughing, and heaving for air. When I could crawl no more I stopped and laid on my back.

"Get her." One of them growled and the other walked to me. I reached into my boot and pulled out my knife. I sat up and threw it at the oncoming figure. The lighting in here was bad, so all I could see was his body drop to the floor. I groaned and stood up, I ran to the still standing man and slid in between his legs, standing up behind him, I kicked him behind the knee, dropping him to one knee. I grabbed a small pocket knife I had and put it against his throat.

"Not one more movement." I breathed. He remained still and I used the chance to pin him to the ground.

Before I could think of what to do next, all the lights turned on, and people exited from the cars. They were clapping, some were cheering, and some were shouting my name. I had no idea what was going on, and then walked out Edward clapping. He stopped beside the dead guy and gave him a small kick on the side. The man then rolled over and Edward helped him up. What the hell was going on?!

"W-w-what? Guys?" I stammered.

"Can I get up now?" Whined the guy from under me.

"Yes, excellent performance Mr. Abernathy." Said Charlie as he too walked out.

"P-performance? This was all a set up?" I asked incredulous.

"Indeed." Edward said standing in front of me smiling. I slapped his arm.

"You guys gave me a heart attack! I thought I was going to die!" I shouted at him. "And what about these guys?" I motioned to the guy with a knife protruding from his chest and the one standing next to Emmett. "What if I had killed one of them?!" I was shaking with fury.

"Bella, Bella calm down." Alice said from where she was sitting on top of a yellow Porsche.

"Calm down?! You want me to calm down?!" I kept shouting my head off.

"I told you she would react like this." Charlie told Carlisle laughing. I merely glared at him.

"Bella come on, at least you passed the test."

Say what?

A/N TADA! How's that for a treat? Hoped y'all liked it and I'll see you guys soon. P.s I do believe there are some errors in there I didn't catch so sorry.