Don't Fear The Reaper *Izana x OC x OC* (COMPLETE)

An Aggressive Meeting

Izana--

I am not enjoying this very much. I was finally released from the medical buildings about an hour ago with a list of things to look out for and mostly numb legs. I was unfortunately given a cane to help me get around until the feeling comes back. The castle has been placed on lockdown after the 'attempt on my life'. They're hoping that she'll return and they can capture her too. They have Roman in the holding cells in the lowest level of the castle so I'm going down to try to find out if Reza is alright. He's likely to not talk to me and I don't know if I should mention the fact that she and I had been holding conversations, but I can work around that I believe.

I enter the holding areas and after speaking with a guard, I make my way down the rows of rooms until I reach the one he told me. Roman isn't quite what I anticipated, but I'm not really sure what I HAD expected. I'm studying him through the two-way mirror separating us before I go to talk to him. I could have simply gone to the barred door but I don't want to be spotted yet. Roman has long dark hair like Reza but he lacks the mark and his eyes are different. He doesn't resemble her in facial structure so I wonder if he's a part of her family. If he's not, how is he her attendant? I watch as he continues to grumble curses and threats under his breath while working the shackles free with a pin he'd taken from his hair. He was in the process of working the shackles in front of him when I arrived.

I leave the room and move to the bars. He tells me to 'fuck off' without looking up or halting his efforts on freeing his wrists. I clear my throat and he looks up finally, his eyes widening as he focuses on me.

"Aren't you supposed to be dead?"

"I survived."

"I can fix that for you if you get close enough to the bars." He snarls, then smirks as the lock clicks open, freeing him. "She told me that you wanted to die yet you're causing problems for my Miss by surviving like a roach."

"I heard she got away safely." I steer the conversation and his eyes narrow.

"As if it's any of your concern. Do us a favor and let me out of here so I can snap your neck and keep my Miss safe, otherwise I reiterate my greeting of fuck off."

"I know that failures become targets so there must be a deadline or something to constitute a failure. How long does she have until that happens?"

Roman gets to his feet and in the time it takes to blink he's at the bars with a dark glare etched across his face.

"How do you know about it?"

I smirk in response. "It seems her attendant doesn't know everything."

"I can't wait to watch the life drain from your eyes... Her deadline is sunrise tomorrow to be there to report. She thinks you're dead though so she may not return."

"That's why you're staying here. She'll come for you and I'll take care of my end of things."

I returned to my office shortly after talking with Roman so I could eat and try to figure out a way to occupy the forces so Reza can get in and out safely and hopefully kill me and take her infuriating little friend with her. I can tell he's completely head over heels for her but by the way it sounds interacting with both of them, he never told her or she rejected him. The only variables I can think of are Zen's little minion and the fact that Reza thinks I am dead. Since I 'died' she likely won't come through my rooms for fear of lingering security. I don't think she'd be reckless enough to simply go out in the open across the grounds either. I'm not really sure when or how she'll return. It's already been several hours since I was apparently unconscious for some time in the medical buildings. If Roman is correct, she has just under nine hours to save Roman and kill me then escape the castle, because once I'm dead, I can't do anything to try to protect either of them.

The doors to my bedroom open three hours later and Reza staggers into the room holding her side and carrying a heavy scent of blood with her. She curses under her breath before seeming to notice that I'm in the room. She curses louder and sighs.

"Oh, fantastic. Reaper fails so badly at her job she abandons her attendant and fails to kill a target. My only saving grace right now would be if I bled out from this lovely stab wound... Is Roman alive at least?"

"Yes, he's in the holding cells. I ordered them not to do anything with him. Sadly, the assassination attempt failed due to my medical staff being good at their jobs. I can shift the guard placements to clear a way to get to Roman, then you can complete your job and leave before your time runs out."

"There's a slight problem with that..." She starts before trailing off.

I watch her grab a dagger and turn on heel to face the doorway as she's tackled to the floor.