The Red Bishop

Chapter Thirteen: Connecting the Dots

Cody's (Mr. Graves') POV:
Me and Xander were just drinking and sitting at the gala watching everybody have a good time and mingle around. We were keeping a lookout for our target and who he's connected to. He's been talking to a few people we know about. The most surprising being the right hand guy to the head of the mafia that's located here. I don't know how he was able to manage that with what he does. I know Ralph wouldn't be involved with him if he knew what Daniel does so he must be keeping it a secret.

All of sudden Max left us to go dance with some girl. Once I saw them though I could understand why. She was absolutely breathtaking but she seemed so familiar to me. I just couldn't place her right now. Me and Xander were both feeling some kind of jealousy which didn't make sense since we don't even know her. Xander decided to go steal her from Max. I just watched them dance and talk. I was wondering about what she does or who she's connected to to be here. I've never seen her before at one of these events. Xander had said something and she quickly said her goodbyes and left to go do something. I found that suspicious but let it go.

Once Xander came back we continued drinking and talking about our target and what we were going to do to take him out. After a while I felt like I needed some fresh air so I walked out to the garden and there sitting on a bench was the pretty girl smoking a joint. I could smell it from here. But on closer inspection I looked at her back and stopped midway in my tracks. I know those fly wings. Granted I can't see it completely since she apparently put makeup on it but there were smudges that were coming off revealing her fly wings.

What the fuck is Mia doing here? She felt me behind her and turned around to look at me and her fake brown ones clashed with mine. God no wonder she looked so familiar. She tried really hard to disguise herself though. She took out her piercings, changed her eyes and hair color, she's wearing the simplest makeup I've ever seen her wear, covered her tattoos but apparently some of it came off, I mean shit she almost look unrecognizable but I just had this sense of familiarity with her when I saw her and it makes so much more sense now. She's fucking sneaky.

I asked her, "So Mia what did it take to get you here too?"

She really tried to fool me and say she doesn't know who I'm talking about like I'm not obsessed with her voice and know it by heart now and that I notice these little details about her like her back tattoo. She finally admitted it was her but she wouldn't tell me why she was here but that Xander knows and that I'll finally be able to connect the dots when he tells me. She smiles at me like a little demented demon after. God she's such a brat. I just tell her I'll have fun with that one day and leave to go ask Xander and figure out this mystery of a girl.

Heading back in I find him and Max sitting and drinking at a table near the back. Going over there I asked him, "Did something seem familiar to you about that girl when you danced with her?"

"Actually yes but why?"

"Jesus you need to not drink so much at these events or maybe you would've noticed. What did she tell you she does for a living?"

"She said she was a hitman of sorts. Why are you asking Cody, what happened?

Holy fucking shit. She's a fucking hitman?? God I fucking knew there was something off about her and that she wasn't your average college student. She's way too good at lying and hiding it.

"Xander you just danced with fucking Mia."

"What? No that can't be she looks nothing like her."

"Even you said you felt something familiar about her."

"Holy fucking shit you're right. How did you find out?"

"I saw her in the garden smoking a joint but when I looked at her back I saw her tattoo of fly wings and instantly knew it was her. She put makeup all over to cover her tattoos but apparently some of it came off."

"Fuck me I should've paid closer attention now she knows what we do."

"Yes but now we know what she does too. We just need to figure out who she actually is."

"God she's fucking sneaky. Is it wrong that now that I know she's a hitman she's even hotter?"

"Honestly at this point everything is wrong but yes she is even hotter knowing this we're so fucked Xander."

"We need to talk to her if she's willing."

"She's probably already fucking left knowing her so we'll find her at school and find a secluded spot to pull her into."

Later the next morning still from his POV:
Waking up I don't have a pounding headache for once so I get up and brush my teeth and go down to look at the underground news with Xander. Finding him in the kitchen cooking I get out my laptop and start looking around. First thing I see is that a gang leader was killed. Going deeper I found out it was the guy we were supposed to kill.

"Xander it fucking happened again someone got to our target before us."

"What the fuck? How?"

"They're saying it was just a regular accident but I don't believe it knowing how many targets are on his head. Someone had to have tampered with his car somehow."

"Wait Xander I know who did it."

"Who?"

"Fucking Mia. When we saw her inside the gala her dress was long but when I saw her outside she had it tied up with ribbons. That's why some of her back tattoo was showing she was tampering with his car."

"Holy fucking shit. That means Mia did kill that first guy by tampering with his car. You were right Cody."

"I asked her about the grease on her hands the day after that and she sounded so believable that I just let it go. Fuck was I wrong."

"Who is she really?"

"Well we're going to find out today."

just so you could get it from Mr. Graves' POV
and an idea about what's to come
stay safe and get some sleep <33