La Nuit Tourne Paranormal

Chapter Nine

:::Itsuki's POV:::

It's been over a day since I've seen Zella and left for this undercover mission, really I've just been lying low while I watch Faye from the shadows... I still don't trust her.

My mind can't wrap itself around the fact that Zella will train with Hiromi, why is he even here? We were so close, but he betrayed my trust... I can't forgive him or look at him the same way anymore.

I wince at the thought as I deeply sigh. Why would he have just shown up all of a sudden? Wren isn't that strong... he's just intelligent. I scoff at the thought of the academy thinking that my brother and I needed help.

If the academy used their brains a bit more, I might have actually taken that position... but then again if I would have, I would have been there when Zella first made it here... I may have never met her.

I clench my jaw as I shake my head at my looming thoughts. A dark shadow appears from the door in the apartments that Faye has been in and out of for the last couple hours, this must be the drop sight for tomorrow that we're going to intercept.

Right as the door opens, I begin to hear high heels clank on the concrete ground headed towards me. Faye. I begin to hear her chuckle as she rounds the corner and glances in the direction I'm ducked off in.

"Bagels and cream." She says as I roll my eyes... her code word she forced us into using. I watch as she flips her long red hair off of her shoulder as she continues down the corridor leading towards the parking lot.

Now all we do it wait. I swiftly teleport back to the parking lot beside my bike as I realize Faye is standing there next to my bike... this isn't a part of the mission she's suppose to cease any contact with me to lessen the chance of her being found out.

I narrow my eyes at her as I scoff at her naivety.
"What are you doing?" I ask as suddenly she closes the distance between us and stands inches away from me.

I raise my eyebrow in confusion as she crosses her fingers together and begins to shift around awkwardly.
"Suki, I want to start fresh... start over." She smiles at me as she reaches out for my hands.

I reluctantly snatch my hands from her reach as I take a step back towards my bike... I've never had feelings for her, and there's a good reason for it. She's selfish, and cruel. She may think that I don't know her, but I know her better than anyone. She will never change.

Suddenly her expression sours as she rolls her eyes crossing her arms.
"We have to go back together... there's only one safe house." She turns her nose up at me.
"That's for you, I don't need one. I'm security, think of me as invisible."

She narrows her eyes at me as she steps closer to me closing the distance again.
"I don't feel safe alone there, stay with me... or I'll bail." She says crossing her arms.

This blackmailing bitch. Kenzo would kill me if I don't succeed with the mission... I deeply sigh as I close my eyes and accept defeat.
"Fine, let's go."

Her face lights up as she smiles... her presence makes my want for solitude grow stronger. I turn away from her as I get onto my bike as I slide my helmet on. She grabs my other helmet as she gets on, wrapping her arms around me.

Somehow I feel as if this set up for some reason... I sigh as I try to believe in my brothers intuition, although mine is strongly influenced against it. I rev my bike as I take off out of the parking lot, towards the small safe house a couple miles down the road.

As we near the destination, my dreadfulness continues to increase as I wish I were never assigned this mission. Then I could be back at the quarters... with Zella. I deeply sigh as I pull into the short gravel driveway leading to the small shack of a safe house.

Kenzo didn't say it was going to be luxurious. I mentally facepalm as I park and turn the key off, as I study the outside of the shack. I've only seen it at night when I scoped the place out and really I didn't study it much then either... it's very dingy. I'm not too worried though about the mission, why would they suspect Faye? She already works for them.

I slide my helmet off as I feel Faye release her tight grip from my torso as she gets off the bike.
"What the hell is this?" She says visibly disgusted.
I chuckle at her inconvenience.
"Home sweet home." I say as she narrows her eyes at me.

"We're suppose to stay in this outhouse?" She places her hands on her hips.
"Appreciate, don't complain."
I step off of the bike as she scoffs walking towards the door.

I follow behind her as she opens it revealing a small room with a door attached to it. In the small room is a couch, and a small fridge, and a table with a television. I blink aimlessly at the small space as Faye begins to laugh hysterically.

"Nice one!" She glances back at me as I raise my eyebrow at her.
"What are you talking about?"
"The joke, we can leave now." She says waving me towards the bike.

I scoff at her as I place my hands on my hips.
"Are you delusional?"
She scoffs at my question as her face sours.
"Why won't you forgive me? I stole weapons? So what?" She places her hands on her hips.

Her inability to take accountability for her mistakes adds on to reasons I won't accept her apology, or trust her.
"Faye, the mission is what's important. Nothing else."

She narrows her eyes at me as she inches towards me. "That's not true."
She continues before I could reply.
"Zella's more important, isn't she?"
I clench my jaw at her words as I glare into her eyes.
"You won't worry about Zella, she's none of your concern."

Faye suddenly begins to laugh as she rolls her eyes at me.
"You'll just end up being the reason she dies."
My anger takes control over me as I wrap my fingers around her throat, backing her into the wall.

Her eyes widen in fear as a gasp escapes her mouth. I slightly tighten my grip as I glare down at her. She will never say anything like that again... how dare she? My heart begins to twist as I begin to realize I feel... guilty.

Am I truly putting her life into danger? I release my grip as I back away from her turning my back facing the other wall.
"Suki, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have..." She starts, still trying to catch her breath.
"Don't speak to me right now."

I turn towards the door as I try to talk myself into staying and not putting the mission in jeopardy, but I can't stand to be in the same room as her right now. I swiftly teleport as I'm all alone, and at the rendezvous point... the Eiffel Tower.
I sigh out in relief as I realize I've temporarily escaped Faye. I'll have to go back... eventually.