The Spy

13

I woke up, the events of the day before flashing through my mind and leaving a smile on my face that quickly fell when I remembered the mission I was here for. Two targets...

"Jack! Time for school," Mark called from the kitchen. I felt my chest do that weird thing again before anger over took it. Why the fuck does it keep doing that!?

"It's because of Mark isn't it?" Cry's words rose in my head, making my anger leave almost completely. "Don't catch feelings for him, but this can be helpful. You can get closer to him this way and you might not have to sneak around as much..."

"Don't catch feelings for him..." I whispered to myself. Not even Mark with his soundwaves would have heard how deathly quiet I was.

"You know the rules as well as I do. No relationships. It gets in the way."

My anger came back and I quickly shadow jumped to somewhere Mark wouldn't be able to hear me and through a wave of telekinesis out in front of me. It didn't take me long to realize I was in the arena and had struck one of the few remaining pillars hanging down, making it split in half and crumple to the ground.

"Fuck! Breath. Red, blue, purple.. no. Blue, purple, red?..." I tried to say those three words, trying to focus on the colours but Mark wouldn't get out of my mind and I couldn't get the order right.

"Jack!" I was startled by a loud noise and looked up to see Ken kneeling down in front of me. I hadn't noticed I was even on the ground until now. "Purple, red, blue."

That was the order. I focused on Ken's voice and sure enough I calmed down. I was taking deep breaths and could think straight again. I looked up to thank Ken but he was already gone. Did I send him back already? I'm the only one who can let people get into the base.

"Jack? What are you doing here?" I heard Mark ask from behind me and that's when I noticed the shift of light in front of me. Ken was invisible.

"I needed to clear my head," I said, quickly standing up and facing him. He looked worried? And when he looked past me his eyes widened. Did he see Ken?

"Did you do that?" He asked, pointing to the broken pillar beyond me. He was letting his guard down. He didn't sense Ken or anything because he was too focused on me. Is this what I've been doing around him?

"Ah, I guess. I didn't mean to...," I mumbled out, remembering how angry I was. Why was here the first place my mind went to? Was it because I've been here so often lately?

"Are you okay?" Mark asked, taking a step towards me. And the first time since being in the bathroom, I stepped back. I felt regret twist in my stomach at his broken expression and looked down.

"I'm sorry, I just need some time alone for a bit," I said, loud enough for him to hear me. It wasn't long after when I heard the sound of him teleporting away and looked up at the empty arena.

"Your heart is beating faster," Ken said, reminding me he was still here.

"Stop," I mumbled, not wanting to talk about this anymore.

"You know the rules," He continued.

"Stop!" I said, a little louder and more stern this time.

"He could find out-," he continued but I cut him off.

"I KNOW OKAY!" I shouted, dark shadows spreading over every surface of the arena, making everything dark and evil. I felt my mind go cloudy and my heart turn cold, the image of my parents flashing through my mind.

"Jack! Calm down, you need to control this. You're stronger than this. You're letting your guard down too much," Felix's voice made everything around me stop. The shadows stopped shifting, the world almost stopped moving as I looked into his light blue eyes.

"I'm sorry," I mumbled out, not only to him but to everyone I'd hurt in my life. The shadows faded and I felt my body go numb. I felt a hand on my shoulder but didn't look up, already knowing it was Felix.

"Two targets. Your choice of who you kill," He said before stepping back and requesting me to send him back. It only took a wave of my hand to do so and I was once again left alone.

Two targets...

~time skip~

I've been sorta avoiding Mark all day after this morning. I didn't want him getting suspicious or worrying about me. Worrying... everyone has to worry about me. Either because I can't control my feelings or because I'm going to assassinate you. Either way it could lead to death.

The thought of Mark kissing me flashed through my mind and a smile tugged at my lips. Why was he on my mind so much? Why did I smile every time I thought of him? Why?!

"Because you love him," A sudden voice made me jump and hold my hands up, ready to kill someone but I lowered my guard when I saw Cry. I was in my room with a whisper spell up so no one could hear us.

"W-what?" I breathed out, his words only now sinking in.

"I know what it feels like to love someone. But it only ends in heart ache. You need to get over these feelings before they eat you up," Cry said, his voice full of sorrow and pain.

"How?" I asked, knowing I had to so the mission wouldn't be at risk.

"That's for you to figure out but the tournaments are in two days. Your head needs to be in the right place for your plans to work," Cry said, staying quiet for a moment to let his words sink in. "Two targets Jack."

"Two targets," I mumbled before sending him back to the headquarters and dropping the whisper spell. Two targets...