My Short Stories

Sucker for Pain

I ran straight ahead, feeling the wind go through my hair as I leap off the ledge. I landed, bending my knees slightly. A smile tugged at my lips as I pulled out my hand gun. A beauty it is. An automatic Colt pistol with a dragon engraved on the side. 

The two goons were unaware of me behind them. I walked up wrapping my arms around them. 

"So guys what are we doing tonight, I recommend a bar and hot chicks," I smiled, sparing them a glance. 

"This the guy we looking for?" The guy to my right said. 

"Yeah," the guy to my left said. It was quiet for a second, then I heard the sound of a gun being loaded. 

"Calm down boys,"I patted lefty on the head. 

"Zander, just take them out already!" Behind me stood Camden, my partner. 

"Cam, you fun sponge," I scowled at him. 

"Stop being so childish and take them out already," I felt the guys tense. 

"It was fun while it lasted," I flashed my gun at them, "time to take you out." I pushed both of them to the ground and drew my gun. One panicky drew their gun. "No, no, no you'll never hit me like," I lined up the gun for him and winked. 

"Zander!" 

"Fine," I drug it out and took my shots, ending both of them. 

"Check their pockets, they might have it." 

"Yes sir," I said, saluting to him. Cam rolled his eyes and looked around. "Cam it's not here." Before he could reply another guy jumped out from behind a car. Wonder how long he's been there, probably could have saved his buddies over here. 

The guy drew his gun and fired. The bullet hit me right in arm, knocking me back.

"Okay buddy, that hurt!" I shouted. I held my gun up, taking aim, and firing. Not a kill shot, well I guess I killed all his children. Hint hint.  

He screamed in agony as blood ran down his legs. I smirked firing again, this time hitting a knee, then the other. 

"All hale king Zander," I shouted with a king like voice. 

"Zander!" 

I groaned. "Sorry about your-" 

"That's enough!" 

"Ya know, I never see you doing the killing, I'm always the one with the blood on my hands!" I said turning my back to the guy, meeting Cams scowl. 

"Because that's your job, not mine!" Cam shouted back. I turned back to the guy, but he was gone. 

"Hurry, they're still here," I followed the blood trail and the sound of this voice. He laid next to the car with his phone in his hand. I quickly fired my gun, ending his life. 

"You see, now they're coming. We wont have much time to search for the flash drive!" Cam pinched the bridge of his nose. I felt blood run down my arm, completely forgot I was just shot. 

"Yeah, yeah," I walked over the guys limp body, ripping off a piece of his shirt, tying it around the wound. 

"When we get back make sure Doc looks at that," Cam said, now calm. I nodded. Cam and I went inside the building to continue searching for the flash drive. This flash drive contained a lot of secrets. Secrets that can help us. Secrets that can stop our enemies. 

From outside we could hear cars pulling up. "Crap, they're here. It's too many we need to hide." Cam ran into the back room, I followed. Cam frantically searched the room. "It's not here," he sliding everything off of the desk in anger. We both froze at the sound of the front door being opened. Cam ducked and went under the desk, while I hid in the closet. 

"Check that room, we will check this one," the voices were faint, but still could be heard. The door to the room we were in opened. My heart beat sped up. I was mainly worried about Cam. They could easily spot him.  

"Found him!"