The Crimson Assassin

Chapter 3:Bullet Wound

Crystal grabbed my shoulders and lead me to the lounge, she sat me down and gave me her drink. "Here have some of this, calm yourself down," she said. I took a sip of the drink, it was blood, nearly the only thing that calms me down. "Thanks," I said. I was still breathing quickly but not as bad. "Well, how the hell are you going to kill him? Like you know what happens when the Markers figure out you haven't killed a target, they kill you" Crystal said staring me right in the eyes, she was dead serious, the Markers don't take failures to good. "I know, I have been in the pack longer than you," I said.

My phone started to buzz, the girls from the school where calling. I rolled my eyes and answered. Crystal looked at me funny. "Girls from school," I said to her quietly and sticking my tongue out.

"Hey girls," I said as I heard multiple voices.

"Hey, are you ok you left so soon," Blaze said,

"Yeah, tell her about Jake" I heard in the back,

"Ok Jenny calm down where getting to that"  Danny said

"What about Jake?" I asked.

"Well after you left Jake came to us asking who you were," Blaze said giggling in the back.

"Yeah and he sounded and looked like he is into you," Olivia said

"Yeah, he totally is into you, Amber."

"But be careful because of Rebecca." I heard

"Yeah, Rebecca is his girlfriend, she's totally obsessed with him, thinks he's her mate, but he's not," Blaze said fear in her voice.

"Yeah, she's that obsessed the last girl to talk to him, who was also into him ended up staying home healing for a week." This shocked me, a girly girl being that powerful, well I have been pretending to be one.

"A WEEK." I hear someone repeat. 

"Yeah so if you got a thing for him... be VERY careful Amber."

"Ok, I will girls. Thanks," I replied

"Oh and we got a surprise in store for you tomorrow so make sure you come" I heard Danny say

 "I will ok, bye girls" I started to move my finger toward the red button.

"BYE." they all yelled into the phone.

"URGH" I grunted dropping my phone. I buried my face in a cushion. "Well I'm going to buy some ice cream, I kinda...finished the last tub," Crystal said rubbing my leg. "See ya" I grumbled. "Hmm," she said going out the door. I turned around and closed my eyes trying to get some sleep. Images of my nightmare came flooding back to me. My eyes flew open. "Nope, I'm going hunting," I said to myself.

I wore black tights, a black top that was tucked into my black short skirt, black combat boots and a black leather hooded jacket over the top that covered my face nearly completely. I put my bow and quiver over my shoulder, my sword on my back, my daggers beside my hips, my retractable blade on my arm, my ring daggers in my jacket, my rope around my back and a sack stuffed in my pocket...the sack was for my gear and outfit, hiding them from others.

Whenever I put my assassin outfit on, my hair turns to the dark black of the night sky, it's a strange thing that always happens, at least it helped with blending in. I headed quickly out.

I notched an arrow in my bow. I stared at the thick bush listening. I shot my arrow and a rabbit jumped out, but mid air fell and died. I pulled my arrow out of its rib cage and put it back in my quiver. I picked the rabbit up by its ears and examined it. I threw it away seeing it was already ill. I kept walking. I heard footsteps, maybe three, four people.

I turned and saw two teenage boys and a girl come out, they were all dressed in black clothes with guns and knives strapped around their wastes."I didn't know them where other hunters out here" the girl in the middle said. "What are you hunting?" I asked her changing my voice to a deeper tone. "Oh the usual, werewolves, coyotes, anything we can get our hands on," she said tracing her gun. "What about you?" she asked me, I made sure my head was down. "Oh...well alphas, mostly threats," I said. She looks confused, then her men pulled out their guns and faced them towards me. I stood my ground. "Put your guns away," she said, they stood still. "She's an assassin Deloris," the one on her right said. She looked back at me. I smirked evilly.

"The Crimson Assassin?" She asked. I nodded. "YOU KILLED MY BROTHER" she yelled. "KILL HER" she ordered her men. Before they pulled the trigger I flew two ring daggers into their necks, hitting my target spot. "You will pay for this" Deloris muttered. She kept at me but I spun around facing her back. She turned as quick. "I'll kill you myself," spat through gritted teeth. I pulled out my sword and she pulled out her gun. She started to scream but I stabbed my sword into her chest. "A-at least i-i can still sh-shoot a gun," she said, I tilted my head confused. I heard a click, then a gun shot, then her heart stopped. I dropped her quickly putting my daggers and sword back on me. Blood trickled out of my mouth, I was shot. It started burning and stinging badly. Bullet wounds aren't this bad for me.

I started to walk, but I couldn't tell in what direction. I slumped down at the closest tree and took off my clothes. I looked at the bullet wound, it was laced with wolfs bane I'm going to be down for a while. I want to reach in and grab the bullet but I was too weak, I started to see double. I could hear approaching people. With all my might I chucked my normal clothes on and put my Assassin clothes and weapons in my sack. My head started spinning, it flopped onto my right shoulder. "Amber?AMBER" I heard slightly.

My eyes flicker open narrowly. I saw someone looking at me, running toward me, at first I thought it was Crystal until I felt their touch. It was Jake, don't ask how I knew...i just did.  "Whoa, whoa, whoa stay with me girl," he said holding my face. I slumped onto the ground. "Don't close your eyes," he said. He lifted my now blood stained shirt. "Oh god, wolfs bane, this is going to hurt," he said, I saw his claws come out. I felt a ripping, burning, stinging pain in my stomach. I started to grunt and yelp in pain, then I screamed. I saw a blurry image of him holding a bullet covered in blood. Then my eyes shut, and I fell into unconsciousness.