Last of our Kind

The alley was dark, but it was our only chance, I motioned for my brother to come.

"Tatiana, why are the American police trying to kill us?" asked Nikolai my younger brother.

"They"re not exactly trying to kill us, but as we know Mother Russia is at war with America. Uncle Artyom was the ambassador to the United States. He has fled here and left us for the American police. He didn't leave us for total annihilation, though. He left us some connections to get back to Russia, we're supposed to meet him there, " I said peeking around the corner of the building we were hiding behind.

The F.B.I. still on our tails, I thought. Nikolai  started fiddling with his hands, it was something he tended to do when he was either really scared or about to cry. I slid down the wall and sat next to my brother.

"I am scared, Tatiana" Nikolai said, then rested his head on my shoulder. i wrapped my arms around him "We will make it Nikki remember what mom used to say 'don't dwell in your darkness, lift your head and know you are a son of Russia" 

"And you will always win the war" finished Nikolai his lip started to quiver and his muscles tightened "what if we don't pull through, what if we get caught?" Nikki had a face that would make a solder cry.

"Nikki it wont happen," I held his head to my chest, stroked his soft hair "I will protect you with my life"      

Nikki looked at me "just like mom did?"

"exactly, like mom did" I gave him a squeeze then let him go. The night was cold and loud, a voice of a drunk man being kicked out of his apartment filled the air. the occasional siren and continuous car honks. In the morning we moved out swiftly but cautiously.

"Tatiana can we take a break? I am tired." Nikki was dragging his feet. I turned and waited for him "you know I didn't sleep a wink last night, and you slept like uncle Artyom after dinner." i took a deep breath we will get back to Russia but first we need to find the private air port just north of hear he said he had some of his guards posted there"

"Get down!" just as we turned the corner i saw a glint and my instincts said gun. there were F.B.I agents loaded with guns pointed at us and bullet proof vests. I dove behind a town mail box just to see Nikolai standing in complete exposure. I ran to him and dragged him down to the mail box.

"Nikki are you ok? look at me." I could tell this boy was scared because he was paler then the Siberian snow. We were the last Russians in America who were not in jail or in camps or shot down at the sight. "Nikolai!" I hugged him and rubbed his arms because he was cold- scared cold.

Nikki started to move and warm up "Tatiana was my sight true? Is it over? are we done." I hated to see him like this he was giving up. I leaned him on the mail boxes and peaked around the corner we were trapped.

"Come out little brats from the land of dirt, and filth!" one of the agents said. Nikki glared, tears of anger filled his eyes "How dare they!" before I had a chance to stop him he ran out of cover and screamed "Shoot me if you must but Russia is not a country of dirt and filth! You dont give a horses ass! you eat it."

With that remark a solder behind him raised his gun and pulled the trigger I ran as fast as I could screaming tward nicolai before i was part way there a the shot landed in his leg he went down fast. as soon as I got to him I picked him up and ran back in the ally were we came from.

"Cowards... do not run away" Nikki said between pain spasms. He was trembling, tears of pain now filled both our eyes. I felt his warm blood soaking his cloths. I looked ahead "A boy should not do a mans work" I didn't dare look at Nikkis' wound, at the end of the ally I took a left.

"A boy who respects his country should not be afraid of the enemy's men." Nikki weakly said through clenched teeth. "calm down Nikki it will ease the bleeding" I shook my head my lungs burning. "Nikolai you are my brother and I love you... you are my responsibility".

  I sharply turned into a hotel, the front desk attendant looked at me then at Nikolai then at Nikki’s' wound. He reached over to the phone “Nyet!” I half screamed it. Damn it now he knows we are Russian! Nikki moved in my arms “Tatiana, I am sorry I thought we would make it. I thought we would get through this together” I looked at the boy he didn’t look pretty “we are going to make it” Nikki looked me in the eyes “you will” I looked in his everything about him looked off, his skin was wight, his hair dull looking, his cheek bones protruding, and his eyes sunken.  

I motioned the attendant to give me the uniform jacket he was wearing. He did I laid it over Nikolai's face then I looked for the  elevator found it, then pushed the highest number I stepped in and sat down finally some peace and quiet. My brother not  very conscious mumbled something I had no idea what. “What was that hun?” I stroked his hair now caked with dried sweat.  “Sister hold me, I want you” he gently touched his leg and then had a spasm of pain. The elevator stopped and  the doors opend I picked nikki up it hurt me to hear him whimpering and breathing so hard.

I walked down the long hall way with alternating doors. Finally there was a door with, I assumed an entrance to the roof. I opened it I was right  the door opened to the roof now the helicopter should be hear I felt Nikki go limp in my arms  I laid him down and checked his pulse it was barley there. I heard the helicopter coming and waved my arms just then behind me the roof door opend I slowly turned around. “Get down! Now!” the agents were screaming at me, to hear a man scream I wouldn’t recommend it.

I stepped in front of Nikki’s' body “no were to run little girl give it up, you lose!” I glanced behind me the helicopter was here shots rang out the helicopter was shooting at the agents two huge men jumped out of the helicopter, they had big guns Russian guns. One man took Nikolai and one covered us as we sprinted to the helicopter.

I felt my muscles tighten and I fell I knew nothing more. When I regained consciousness I thought of my brother “Nikki!” I yelled. A guard came up to me “Tatiana your brother is fine and is resting, you are on a plane we transferd to plane to get over the sea. You are on your way home to Russia, I am Sergei Tur, your uncle has put me in charge of this mission. Your brother is bandaged up and will be really pained, comfort him he will need it” without another word Sergei stood up and walked away. I looked over to see Nicolai resting, I got up and sat next to him.

 “We did make it Nikki, we made it” I stroked his hair which had its golden bronze/ brown color back. I fell asleep next to my brother with a good feeling that we would be reunited with are only surviving relative Artyom are uncle.

I suddenly got woke up Nikki was awake too the air of the plane was heavy there was a panicked look in the huge mens eyes as they hustled around the cargo area Sergei kneeled down to nikki and me but he swallowed hard and I could tell something bad had occurred.

“Tatiana, Nikolai, we have gotten word, your uncle Artyom Ambassador of Russia has been shot and killed” Sergei got up and walked away slowly, this impacted him too. I looked at Nikki I wrapped my arms around him and cried."