The young assassin: Nova

Meeting the uncle

"Jacob I think someone is nervous meeting my uncle" nova had a grin appear onto her lips as Jacob looked at her scoffing seeing as she was nervous as well "nova I'm not the one who is shaking" Jacob looked to Nova's hand while smiling softly "oh shut up" nova had said jokingly as she giggled.

Nova and Jacob had arrived by carriage to her uncle's old Victorian style house just like the others however his was different it was a much more darker red then the rest, the chimney was almost collapsing from age, the same could be said about the rest of the house however knowing how old he might be she thought it would be impossible for a retired assassin of the London branch assassins to do any sort of heavy lifting, the bricks themselves had mold and grim growing on it,the front of the house had a arch of steel which had grown roses and vines practically engulfing the fences around the house and the arch, the grass looked well kept, nova had opened the doors slowly as it had loudly creaked giving Jacob and nova a ringing in the their ear which would last for a while, nova suddenly became dizzy as a flashback had came to her

"Uncle!! Uncle!! Where are you?!" A little girl had sat down onto the streets of London as she wept, her eyes puffy from so much crying, her body had ached from all the abuse she had endured trying to find her way to her uncles house, the girl's clothes had been ripped and dirty with nothing but dirt, her bruises ached her little feeble legs as they were week and tired, she felt so alone and cold by herself until a shadow had covered her little weeping body, the girls eyes had widened as she say someone who was familiar to her, her eyes stopped crying as she got up and ran to the figure hugging the very person she was trying to find

"Nova are you alright!" Jacob's olive green eyes showed concern as she had collapsed onto the ground, his hands and arms were wrapped around her small frame, she reached we cheeks as she felt something wet "was...was I crying?" Nova's voice had suddenly cracked "yes you were but what happened?" "I think I had...a memory come back to me" Jacob looked into her blue eyes worried "what do you memory?" "I have forgotten a lot from my childhood since my parents death and well everyone and a while I have flash backs of my memories" nova had gone quiet trying to figure out what she had remembered "I see..well whenever it happens please tell me...there are things I still wanna know about you" Jacob's warm smile had subdued her sadness and confusion, his olive green eyes alone sent her into a frenzy as her cheeks had burnt red from blushing, her smile alone made Jacob blush abit making him smile sweetly as he kissed her forehead adoring her smile "maybe we should knock onto you're uncles door" nova nodded knowing he was right besides the faster they get inside the less time people will notice them.

Nova had reluctantly and hesitantly knocked on the door as loud as she could, she felt a slight ting of fear on her spine as the hair on her body had stood up from fear but nova wasn't sure why she felt so scared perhaps it was nervous? Or was it because she subconsciously knew something? Or was it actually fear?, nova had swallowed hard abit shaken up for god knows why

JACOB'S VIEW

when nova had knocked Jacob felt his heart quicken which scared Jacob and for once in his life he wasn't sure if he could trust Nova's uncle since she never even once met the man, for all she knows the man behind the door could simply be a serial killer or Templar ready to strike the moment he sees their robes, Jacob will admit he himself was abit scared as he felt a sudden aura around the house which overwhelmed him, crows were perched to the roof of the house cawing and watching their over movement sending chills up his spine "nova...we might have to force our way in.." Jacob didn't like the thought but he must admit he was abit curious to see the owner of the wretched house

NOVA'S  VIEW

"Almost got it love" her voice had sounded abit childish saying the word love since it was foreign to her tongue. Jacob had slightly chuckled making her happy and gave her more motivation to unlock the door. Click the door had opened slightly as she whispered to herself "I'm that good" he smiled at his achievement as Jacob smiled at her "ladies first" he smiled looking into her blue eyes "thank you dear" she had winked at him and slowly walked in as the house's lights were off, the furniture was covered with white sheets, the portrait were crooked, glass was shattered into the floor, the candles were all liquid, the kitchen itself and everywhere else was dusty beyond believe the floorboards were eroding, the smell was grotesque making her stomach turn, Jacob however seemed un phased by everything almost as if it was all normal "this place is a wreck...and he's not here...it seems as though no one has been here for years actually...but the grass looks so green, how?!" Everything had made nova question weather her uncle was even alive to begin with much less even in London anymore
"We should clean this place up...make it our own after all it seems as though no one lives here right?" Jacob had made his way to the kitchen, there were mold growing all over the sink, the plates and cups were still there neat and clean, the walls had rats inside them, the scratching of inside the house told Jacob of everything that lived in the walls, the window above the sink was broken. Nova had gone up the stairs on the left, the stairs on the right had holes in them meaning someone or something had broken it either that or it eroded like the rest of the damn house, the stairs had red rugs with floral designs reaching up the second deck and to the rest of the house upstairs, nova had held the railing tightly afraid of the stairway collapsing any moment from her pressure even if she didn't weigh much, she had reached the upstairs, the hallway was as dark as could be making nova nervous, out of fear nova had screamed out Jacob's name afraid to move anymore then she could "JACOB!" Nova was frozen in fear as she heard footsteps up the stairs, she didn't blink even once afraid that if she did something might pull her into the darkness never to be seen again "nova what is it?!" Jacob had worry meant in her voice as he saw Nova's posture and fear in her eyes. Jacob had grabbed onto her hands realizing she was shaking in fear "nova what's wrong?" "I don't know why but I'm so scared...I can't move...I'm afraid more then I've ever been please help me Jacob" a tear had strolled down her cheek as Jacob wiped her year and kissed her forehead "I'll look in the hallway you wait here for me, I'll see if their is any lights or anything" he was of course afraid to leave her there but he wanted nova to snap out of her fear, he only wanted her to smile. Jacob had then headed into the dark hallway searching for a light, he had get into the walls thinking maybe there would be some sort of switch or candle even "blasted..." Jacob had grunted under his breath until all the way down the hallway was a switch "finally but...why is it all the way down here?" The question had pondered his mind

Jacob had turned around only to be startled by a little girl whose eyes seemed to be covered with her bangs, her black hair had reached all the way down to her legs, she had cuts and bruises all over her body, her dress was nothing more then that of a nightgown "who are you?" The little girl had said nothing "please answer me" Jacob pleaded but alas the girl had turned towards a door next to Jacob and walked right through it "what the hell?...I hope I don't end up seeing my spirits again..." For something like that seeing spirits were normal for him considering he's been able to see them since he was an infant, most of the times the spirits he would see were that of a good fortune giving him directions that would help or hinder him however this time he felt as thought the one he just saw was nothing but bad news making him realize why it is that nova was scared, she could sense evil something that Jacob had lacked. "Jacob!" Nova had cried out to him, assuming the worse he ran to her in fear something might have happened in his absence "what is it nova?!" Fear and panic ran through his head as he looked at her "I had another flashback..." She looked at him scared and realizing why she was so afraid, she had looked down to the rug as she sniffled feeling a warm embrace around her body making her somewhat feel happy as her body shook from fear. Jacob had began to strike her hair abit while humming, she gripped his arm tightly, burying her face into his chest "nova would you like to be here for the night?" He knew no matter what he would be there for her to comfort her "I'm not sure but if we stay...you gotta stay by my side no matter what! Ok?" Nova looked into his green olive eyes as he smiled and nodded "of course, I wouldn't leave you alone no matter what and never forget that" that had reassured her and made her more content then ever creak nova had quickly turned around to the door only to see it slightly open as a silhouette figure had stood at the doorway, the silhouette's heavy breathing rose Nova's hair up, Jacob had pulled her behind him ready to protect her no matter the cost until the silhouette had spoken "I didn't think you'd be here till tomorrow nova dear" the voice had sounded so familiar, nova had slightly gasped as a smile formed into her face making her chest pound rapidly, she suddenly became excited as she jumped over the railing almost forgetting Jacob, nova had landed in front of her uncle as his hand had extended to her head "my you have sure grown dear,  Thomas's words sure weren't lie's in fact I'd say he was merely under-exaggerating about you're beauty, you look so much as your mother in her teenage years and by what Thomas as told me you're skills are that of a natural assassin, not to mention I have something I'd like for you to do" his voice sounded rough, he removed his hood revealing his aged face, his gray hair was combed neatly behind him as his beard was neatly trimmed, he had a scar across his left eye, his attire consisted of a trench coat, a brown trench coat with a hoodie attached to it, his shirt was plain white with buttons, his pants were that of black, his boots had risen to half way up his knee, his cane was holding him in place as he had smiled to her "uncle I need you to meet someone" nova had turned her head to see Jacob looking at the both of them with caution and abit of suspicion "this is Jacob my suitor" nova had smiled at Jacob while motioned for him to come over however he never swayed "Jacob? What's wrong?" Jacob had been silent this while time "......" Nova had looked down and turned to her uncle "I'll do anything you need if me however uncle is it ok if we stay here for a bit?" Nova had bowed to him as a sign of respect "of course you can after all your situation would require for you to stay somewhere safe" the uncle had smiled "nova I need you to get me what's on this list so I can prepare food and tidy up this damn place of a mess" he sighed heavily as he gave her the list of groceries and a ouch full of money to buy a completely new house "nova if you'd like you can treat yourself to anything you would like to eat in London" he had turned to Jacob who was still examining the uncle "Jacob you will stay here and help me tidy up the place" Jacob had slowly nodded to her uncle, nova stood their confused, she had then decided to go out and get what the list said so she could hurry up and eat faster, as she closed the door she ha sighed on the steps, her hood still on as she went into the market in the heart of London as the sun was settling "it's the afternoon....great"