Queen of Hearts

scolding hot

Ruby watched as Mercy and odysseuss bickered back and forth on the cameras. Andromeda was next to her, munching on a bag of chips and opening up security doors to give them a smooth exit. 

she had almost gone in to help them. Andromeda told her not to because one of the computers told her that there was a psychic controlling odysseuss. she hadnt ever seen him get his ass beat so indefinatley, it gave ruby a nice look into why they needed this girl. 

they made it out of the museum and hopped into the car, both of them were silent and breathing heavily. Ruby watched Mercy closely. she was rigid in her seat, eyes darting out of the windows and then examining odysseuss like he was a bomb. 

"id say that went well." ruby said. 

both of them glared at her, but stayed silent. 

with a sigh, ruby climbed into the drivers seat and quickly pulled out of the parking lot. the streets were mostly empty, and it wasnt before long that the sound of police sirens rang through the night. lamps lit up the street casting an orange glow around everything. 

many people questioned her about this job. she had employers beg her not to take it because they knew theyd miss a valuable resource. she was stalked, nearly killed, and constantly confronted about it. why would she take such a stupid job? it was just heists for artifacts with a big pay cut. there was no other reason right?

she drummed her fingers on the wheel as she paused at a stop light. it turned green after a few seconds, a familiar twinge of pain at the bottom of her stomach. 

she reached over to the glove compartment, glanced behind her to make sure no one was paying attention, and brought out a yellow prescription pill bottle. the name on the label was some old grandma that Ruby had been stealing from for years. she popped one of vicodine and put the bottle back, burying it under napkins. 

the truth was that Ruby had a second mission. something else she needed to accomplish. this mission would give that to her. she glanced in the mirror and settled on odysseuss, a familiar anger making her eye twitch. 

she looked away and focused on the road. her mission was more important than anything else. 

the rest of the drive went smoothly. there were slim to no cars out on the street, she made it back to the house in record time. 

imani was waiting out front,arms crossed, with a sour look on her face. 

rubys stomach filled with dread at the lecture they were bound to receive, and got out of the car. Odysseuss and Mercy trudged behind them, clearly feeling the anger rolling off of their employer. 

Ruby helped andromeda out of the back, handed her cane over, and walked the front steps. 

"inside." was all Imani said. 

the orders for this mission were simple. take out one guard for their clothing and badge, hack the security system, and Mercy would go in on the ceiling mission impossible style. melt the glass case, pull out the knife, and run like hell. Odysseuss was to divert attention from the room should any guards try to pass by. no one was supposed to die. 

clearly, things went very off pattern. 

Imani lead the group from the foyer, into a darkened living room, and turned on the lights. she took a seat behind a laptop, where the security feed was, along with a new report on a museum heist. 

she shut her eyes for a moment before glaring into Mercys. 

"what went wrong." 

mercy squirmed under her gaze, clearly discomforted by how cold she was acting.