Aru Shah one shots/ short stories!

Interrogations (fights part 3)

A/N just to be clear, Aru was wearing a mask in the first chapter, but isn't now. :)

---Aiden pov---

The girl in front of Aiden glared at him before masking her expression with indifference.

He felt like he had seen her before, but couldn't  remember where. He brushed his thoughts aside when she started talking.

"Sit." Aiden looked around before replying.

"I'm already sitting," he told her, gesturing to the chair he was sitting on. The girl sighed, exasperated, as if waiting for him to see a more logical answer.

"I meant on the floor." She said finally. Her voice sent an alarm bell ringing in his head. He ignored it.

"But there are 2 chairs -" he protested.

"You're not in a position to make demands. Sit." Said the girl, cutting him off. She vaguely reminded him of the girl he had fought a few days ago. That girl would pay.

"Why?"

"So it's easier to intimidate you." The girl finished, ending the conversation.

Aiden got off the chair and sat on the ground, cross legged. Why couldn't she just, I don't know, threaten me, like a normal interrogation?

"Now," she said, taking a seat and smirking, "Let's talk about your dad."

Aiden's heart plummeted. He'd had a rough week. He'd been attacked, knocked unconscious and kidnapped, among other things. But a conversation about his father would have to take top spot.

Obviously Aiden's feelings showed, because his interrogator's smirk grew.

"Do you like your Dad?" She asked leaning forward, so she loomed over him. The height did make her more intimidating, no doubt. Not that she wasn't intimidating enough already.

He quickly racked my brains for the speech.

"M-mr Acharya" Aiden began, irritated by the shaking in my voice, "is a great man working for the greater good of the Otherworld. No matter what happens h-he will keep going until -"

"He destroys us all in his ruthless pursuit of power?" She interrupted loudly, her voice soaked with venom. Aiden startled, staring at the girl in wide-eyed fear, before angling his vision to the ground. There was a beat of silence.

"I - sorry." The girls voice was gentler now, sounding almost broken, "it's... if this is going to work, I don't need what you've been told to think. I need what you think."

Aiden looked up at her. Her dark brown eyes were earnest. Aiden sighed.

"I- I don't know what kind of person he is. When he's public, he's kind and smiling and helping others. When he isn't, he's the opposite. But I do know he is not my father. Not after what he did to my mom."

The silence that followed stretched over seconds. The girl seemed lost in thought. He got to look at her properly now. Her skin was the same colour of warm chestnuts and was about half a head shorter than him. Her chocolate brown eyes were narrowed as she thought.

"Would...Would you be willing to join our side?" she paused, "it would be better if you did... then we wouldn't have to eliminate you."
"Not that I want to eliminate you! It's just protocol, and all that." She fiddled nervously with her hands and muttered something that sounded like, "speak English, dammit"

Aiden sat up straight. "I can stay here?"

"I, er, think -"

"That would be great!" He said then paused.

"Could my friends come as well?" He asked nervously. She pursed her lips.

"Please? Brynne can fight, like really well and Rudy -" he racked his brain, "- Rudy is good comedy-relief!"

The girl sighed. "I'll look into it. But I can't make any promises."

"Thank you!" Aiden said, reaching up to shake her hand, but she quickly got up rubbing the back of her slightly red neck.

"I should go and report my findings..." she blurted, "Ask for me if you want any updates."

As she turned to walk away, he realised he didn't know her name.

"What agent should I ask for?" He called. Her shoulders tensed and she froze for a second.

"Ask for... ask for Agent Shah." She said.

And disappeared just as quickly as she had the night she'd robbed him.

This is the next part! Thank you for all your support!

Sending good vibes
-BBB