Protection (A Nikita Fanfic)

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She's not back yet. What if something's happened to her?! What if Division has her?! I start pacing up and down the room, worrying. She said she would be back by now, my stomach's tied in a knot and it's getting tighter as every minute goes by.   Mom where are you?   I lay on her bed and I can smell her scent lingering on the pillow. I take it all in. I just lay on her bed until everything goes black..

I hear footsteps and then rattling. I keep my eyes closed and reach for my gun. Once it is firmly in my hand, I open my eyes and and stand up in a few seconds. 

"Hey, what are you doing with the gun? Who did you think it was?" 

It's mom. I place the gun back in place around my waist and run and hug her tightly. I feel her kiss my head. 

"You said you'd be back and you weren't and I was thinking all sorts." I whisper.

"Change of plan, had to abort. Percy is the sickest man I have ever met!" Mom says.

"Why? What did he do?" I ask curiously.

"He used a bunch of children as his protection. He had children there, running around him. I couldn't take the shot, then one of Division agents shot me, I killed him and two others and but couldn't get to Percy." Mom says, I can feel bandages on her arm.

"Does it hurt?" I ask.

"Not any more, it did at first." She admits.

"You look really pale, Aria. Have you eaten anything?" Mom asks.

"I was worried when you didn't come back and I forgot to eat." I admit honestly. 

"You haven't eaten in 6 hours?!" Mom exclaims.

I shake my head and hang my head. 

"Let's some food down you." She says and smiles.

"Mom?"

"Hmm?"

"Can I come next time? On the next mission?" I ask shyly.

"You want to come on the next mission? Are you sure? After what happened last time." 

The last time I went on a mission, I got shot in the leg. Michael shot me.  And the pain was excruciating. I wanted to die. There and then Division realized who I was. They realized I was Nikita's daughter.  The second I screamed in pain, Mom stopped shooting and sprinted towards me. The last thing I heard her scream was my name and then I was knocked out. Mom says that she shot Michael in the shoulder but wanted to do even more damage but she couldn't because she had to get me out of there.

"Yes. I want to come. I been through the pain and now I can handle it if I get shot again. Please Mom. I want to fight beside you , not stay back here and worry that they may have killed you!" I exclaim.

" Don't get yourself in a state Aria. If you want to come, then you can come. But now that Division knows that you are my daughter they will be after you as much as me baby girl. You have to be ready for that, as when they see a glimpse of you they will pounce." Mom says sadly.

"And I can't lose you. I can't ever lose you."

In silence, I eat the sandwich mom makes me. Why wasn't our life normal? Why couldn't we just live in an apartment or a house like normal people and have mom-daughter arguments?! Why are we living in a safe house? Why was I a daughter of an assassin? Why do me and mom have arguments over guns? Why do I get mad and start throwing punches and then mum has to lock me in her arms until I calm down? Why am I afraid Division is coming for us every night? 

It's 2400 hours and I'm still awake. I'm lying on my bed, thinking about everything but most importantly I'm picking the lock to unlock my memories. I can't remember much about my infancy and I know no-one really remembers it but I should! I remember everything else just not that. It's frustrating because I always try to unlock the lock but when I do remember something it doesn't add up or it doesn't make any sense. I know from my memories that there was white walls and they were huge, and a door. And that's it. I just remember 4 walls and a door. As I try to remember my eyes begin to feel really heavy and I'm asleep seconds later.

"Mommy!" I squealed,  I clap my hands really fast.

"Shhhh, baby they will hear you and then they will take you away from me."  said mom

I place my finger to my lips and stay silent. Then suddenly, I hear two booms, Mom hurriedly pushes me under the bed. I can see the fear in her eyes. 

"Stay there and don't make a sound!" She whispered

I then hear a 'come in' from mom. I hear  footsteps, they sound really loud. I hear another woman's voice. It was the woman I didn't like.The woman I was  terrified of. I looked to the left, where the door was and saw a pair of heels. Black heels. 

"Nikita how are you feeling? Michael said you weren't feeling very well." The evil voice said.

" I'm okay, just puking all over the place." lied mom

"Really? The room doesn't smell of vomit." She said in an accusing manner.

"Yes, and I was thinking about going home now, I need to change first, so if you don't mind?" Mom explained.

"No,of course not! Get as much rest as you need, I will check on you tomorrow. Personally." 

The black heels walked back to the door and then were shut out of the room. Mom quickly helped me out from under the bed and opened her suitcase. I hated tight spaces but it had to be done.

"Get in sweetie." 

I hesitated and then decided to be a 'big girl' and got in. I saw mom zip it up and I was left in the darkness. I was in there for 5 minutes and then I was moving. I was being rolled away by mom. I was in a suitcase because Division couldn't know that I existed. Mom said 'It had to be done.'

I wake up screaming and out of breath. I am sweating all over and I am in mom's arms. 

"Shhh, it's okay baby girl. You're safe." Mom whispers in my ear. She's rocking me back and forth.

"What was your nightmare about? It might help if you talk about it."

"I was hiding from Division and you put me behind a sofa. And you were waiting for them to pounce and then you would kill them. But the electricity went out and I was surrounded by darkness and I couldn't see you anymore and then when the electricity came back on you were gone and I was in someone's arms. Their arms were around my neck and mouth. I was  trying to scream but I couldn't!" I lie.

"I'm never ever leaving you Aria." Mom whispers in my ear.

Mom just lays on my bed with me in her arms and falls asleep. I couldn't tell her. It worked. I unlocked my memories. Everything is being pieced together , the 4 white walls, the black heels and her voice.  It sounded like the woman, mom described as the bitch. The manipulator. The deadly Inquisitor. Amanda.