Hail Hydra

Chapter nine

Chapter Nine
Daniel's POV

Aside from the two broken ribs and two bullet holes in my side I would say the drive went pretty well from then on. I was able to ignore the stabbing pain every time I breathed and Rio made for some good conversations. I tried to ignore the two in the back seat for most of the drive, occasionally I'll hear Darius's faked attempts at flirting and Arya responding with either hitting him or sarcastic remarks.

"Arya. I told you to hold still." I hear Darius complain for the seventh time.

"Touch me again and you're getting slapped." I hear him shuffling. And I grit my teeth and look back.

"Why so tense Arya ?" He's leaning over her and she's leaning away but the wall stops her from going any further.

Her eyes are wide but she quickly recovers.

"I'm not like those other guys you know." He says quietly. She is tense.

Other guys? What other guys?

She swallows and her hands shake but he doesn't back away. What does he think he's doing? I'm flooded with an unknown feeling and suddenly he needs to be away from her. I painfully reach over at the steering wheel and jerk it in the opposite direction.

"Hey!" Rio shouts and the whole car jerks to the side, throwing the two in the back sharply.

Darius flies backward but so does Arya who now lands on his chest. "Woah, hey there." Darius chuckles and I grunt. That plan backfired.

Arya growls and pushes off his chest. "Watch it will you." She hisses at Rio.

"I wasn't me." She grumbled back and shot a glance at me.

The rest of the drive went pretty silently. Rio pulls us into another cheap motel and puts the car in park. "Ok let's plan out the sleeping arrangements before we purchase rooms." Rio suggests.

"I call, not babysitting." Arya says a little two quickly. I don't know what I expected. Of course after last night she doesn't want anything to do with me. But she kept me from bleeding out so she must still want something to do with me.

"Me either." Rio says and Darius groans.

"Why me."

Rio turns around. "We'll trade off every night, ok? Tonight you, tomorrow I'll do it, then Arya again."

Arya huffs.

"Fine." Darius huffs as well.

I speak up. "Shouldn't I get a say in who I'm bunking with?"

"No." They all say in unison.

"Ok..." I say and pop the door open. The others do the same and Arya walks inside to perches the rooms. Five minutes later she comes back out with two keys. She hands one to Darius and keeps the other.

"We only had enough for two rooms so Rio you're with me." She motions for Rio to follow her then turns back to us. "I'm trusting you two not to make a scene. I would much rather not deal with the police on top of the Shield andHydra ."

"No promises." I mutter as Darius pushes my shoulder forward.

Arya shoots me a glare and says to Darius. "Keep an eye on him Dar."

"Yes ma'am." He responds and I move forward and he pushes me inside.

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Number's POV

It's been a week now and I cower in the corner, weak, and hungry. My eyes are wide open trying to adjust to the pitch black of the room, but it is of no use. Instead my brain imagines what must lurk in the shadows . This is a part of psychological conditioning. Not allowing me to control any part of my life. When I am awake, my brain can only fathom the horrors that lie in front of me in its dark. As soon as I lie down my head to receive respite the glaring lights turn on expelling the shadows. I tried to adjust my sleep cycle but it was of no use, he just switches up. Before he breaks my mind, I think he wants to break my spirit, so there are no walls and my brain can be in his hands. I won't let him though, because I am tired. I am so tired of being a monster... I think I just want to be a girl. I don't have to be liked or loved, but I don't want to be despised any longer. If I can just hold on.. Just maybe.