Assassin's Creed Black Bird

Chapter 16 - Ropes & Tricks

The lake kind of glimmerred from the sun, despite the little trash that was thrown in. Flynn's arm was wrapped around me as we leaned against the pillar looking out on the lake. It was quiet and calm.

"Its quiet for once." I smiled, looking over at Flynn.

"Finally." He laughed giving me a quick peck on the lips. I felt my cheeks heat up a bit.

"So tell me again, who trained you these assassin moves?"

"Oscar and Alice" I replied, he froze. "Whats wrong?" I asked.

"Um, nothing." He replied with a fake smile, I sat up

"I know when you're lying," I replied more frustrated, his face dropped to a more gloomy look.

"You see, they were going to adopt you... that's why your father killed them almost immediately."  Flynn said, clenching my hand "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you that." He smiled

"You knew them?"

"Their son is my friend... Alice was 3 weeks pregnant, also her son was kidnapped... now I'm making it worse for you, sorry." He nervously laughed. I felt guilt run down my spine. an unborn child was killed over me. "It wasn't your fault," Flynn said, he obviously read my face, I noticed I was starting to tear up.

"Im not crying. I'm just sweating" I laughed.

"Anyway, we should get back." Flynn smiled while getting up.

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We pushed passed the people. "Aria!" Flynn called from behind me. I wasn't listening to him. Ned Kelly will survive. I promised his sister that.I pushed over people as more saw and moved out the way, I stopped when a guard put his hand up against me.

"Let me through," I demanded.

"You cannot go past this point" He replied. I clenched my fist, I needed to find another way, I scanned the area and saw a ladder to a tall building.

I rushed over to it, the roaring of the angry crowd screaming at the guards hurt my ears, making my climbing a bit wonky.

I looked around for a way to the stand. I froze as i saw Ned walk onto the stand. damn! I scaled along the walls until I leapt off the side of the building into a stack of hay, I ran in pulling out my gun to see I was already too late... I failed.

A hand grabbed my shoulder, harshly pulling me back and I dropped my gun, their hands tightened around my neck, dragging me into an alley. the world got dark as I saw Flynn pushing people past as he ran after me screaming my name. then I gave into my sleep.

no

I refused, I don't know who this guy is. I opened my eyes, kicking and squirming, Flynn caught up and punched the guy behind me, I dropped to the floor catching myself. My vision came back to me as I saw the guy lunge at Flynn. I yelled, too weak to get up. Flynn fell back on the ground, he grunted as the guy stepped on him, I reached for a knife in my pocket, rushing myself and throwing it, it missed, I was never good at shotting, I picked myself up and lunged at the Templar, he then dodged, grabbing my arm and twisting it, throwing me into the wall.

This distracted Flynn, as the templar tackled Flynn to the ground again, punching him repetitively, I got up and sucker punched the guy in the head, he turned around and threw me to the ground, I looked over at Flynn who was unconscious.

my arms felt weak and my legs were barely alive. The Templar took off his hat to reveal dirty blonde hair, he smirked.

"Who are you!?" I yelled with every breath I had.

"You won't need to know" He smiled as he started to attempt to take off the armour, I started to squirm and he pinned me to the ground. "I have had enough of you assassins, I will show you not to mess with us! " He smiled as he got passed the armour to my shirt which lay over the robes to keep them together, he started to unlace them as I squirmed viciously, I screamed for help but I scared them off with the gun I pulled out earlier.

He unlaced it and started to undress me without consent, I squirmed more as a gunshot went off, immediately killing the man over me. I grabbed my shirt together and looked over, seeing my father run off. I grunted, my shirt split open, showing my bare chest as I crawled to the wall, lacing my shirt together as my everything pained, I sloppily laced it back with some of my chest showing but not all, I crawled over to Flynn, who lay unconscious, his lip and cheek bleeding and a black eye, with his other cheek swelling up, I pulled him over to the wall and lay him next to me with his head on my shoulder, I cuddled back in as I fell asleep.

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My eyes fluttered open, as I tried to open them, I tried to lift myself up but noticed my arm wouldn't move, I then remembered what happened. I scanned the area and relief flew through my breath as I noticed I was in my room. I look at myself to see my robes were fixed up and an ice pack on my arm. I regained strength in my arms and sat up against the bed.

"Morning, sunshine." Flynn stood at the door.

"what happened?" I asked

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? I woke up lying on your shoulder, your robes split open and poorly laced, covered in bruises." some annoyance was in his tone.

"I don't want to talk about it..." I mumbled

"Im worried Aria, mostly concerned about your robes. I know its bad but I must ask you..." he was obviously guilty of asking this, "Did you... you know-" I cut him off

"No! I would never." I replied sharply

"Then I don't know what happened. and that is all I can think of." He returned to a more pissed off look.

"The dead man..." I mumbled, "He... He did it." I replied.

"How do I know you aren't lying?" He asked

"Because you know I would never cheat on you! He knocked you out and then... my father killed him and ran." I replied back sharply, he backed up.

"Oh," He replied, he looked really guilty now. "I'm sorry... I-" He stopped himself. and left.

I went back to bed for a while.

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I flung myself out of bed, feeling almost recovered. I got into my robes and headed out with Flynn. not a word was shed on the way.

We stopped outside of the castle like place. Flynn clenched my hand. "This is it." He sighed

"No it's not... I will not let you die in there with me," I ordered.

"This is also my mission." He replied

"This is my father." I stared him down.

"I'm coming with you and you cant do anything about it" He sassed.

"In that case. don't die." I demanded before wrapping my arms around him and kissing him.

"I love you" He smiled

"Same here." I smiled back before we entered. if my father was in here, it may be the end.

we walked in, it felt like hundreds of guards. but we simply took them down, although Flynn took a minor injury to his arm and I had a black eye, we were both covered in cuts and bruises.

we covered the place again and again but no sign of my father. Flynn pinned a guy to the wall. "Where is Jack Martin!?" Flynn spat

The man bursted out laughing. "Who? the boss? he is never here, nor does he care for this overrun mansion!" the man explained.