Russian Roulette

Chapter 30 : Dropping by

New York

"That's a huge amount of security down there." Jason remarked. Both his and Tim's first meeting with his dad's girlfriend, now his wife, wasn't going well as they accidentally triggered a partial lockdown in the White House. "Something tells me that she's the real deal. What do you think Dick?" Dick Grayson focused his gaze on the ongoing crowd but he is listening to the conversation behind him.

The SUV is tinted, helping them to blend in and watch the outsides. Someone knocked on the window of the driver's side and Dick lowered the window. Isabella's two younger cousins came into view. "Quite a rare sight don't you think?" Chan-yeol, Isabella's youngest cousin asked. "And what are you doing here?"

"Nice to see you again. Me? I'm bringing my younger brothers around town." Dick replied.

"Seems that way." Jun-myeon, the fourth cousin said. "You're here for Isa or what?"

"Bruce would've been here if he's waiting for Isa." the thing is Dick noticed that Jun-myeon's wearing a shirt with the Navy SEALs logo printed on it. Chan-yeol cast a glance at the two brothers in the back seat and said nothing. "You're rarely seen in the United States."

"I've been here for nearly eight months, the rarity is more to your side."

"Mission with the NIS?"

"You sound like my brother, but Jun-myeon here, is definitely not NIS. He's wearing a Navy SEALs shirt." Chan-yeol responded. "He's a Navy SEALs cadet for crying out loud."

"I don't remember you getting citizenship."

"It's a long story."

"Jun-myeon enrolled in the Navy during his mandatory military training and has spend time with our country's own version of the Navy SEAL team. My dad was completely caught off guard when he and Baek were invited to join the US Navy SEAL for further training."

"And why was he shocked?"

"My dad? Chief of the South Korean Air Force."

"Oh, I must've forgotten then." Dick maintained his cool. "Actually who's your dad again?"

"My father is the Admiral of the South Korean Navy. The one that was nearly killed by our neighboring country." a sedan stopped behind the two cousins and the driver pressed his horn to alert them.

"Baek's here. Nice meeting you again." Chan-yeol said, turning away. Dick rolled up the window again and looked at his phone for messages.

"What's with the surprised look?" Dick asked, upon seeing the reflection in the back seat.

"Did you just talk with the two dudes in Korean?" Jason asked. "Who's this woman named Isa?"

"That was Isabella's nickname, and the two were her cousins of the same age."

"South Korean?" Tim asked. "I recognized them as Korean pop stars but-"

"Never expected them in the military? Go figure, only South Korean males are required to undergo mandatory military service."

"One of them is a Navy SEAL?"

"Not yet Tim." Dick responded. "They have started training with the SEALs while Isabella is pregnant with her first child. I know that her grandfather's a South Korean Marine, her mother's a popular diplomat, has a British uncle, a Swiss uncle, a Greek uncle and a Russian uncle."

"She doesn't look European." the passenger seat door was opened by surprise and Bruce got in, sitting beside Dick.

"Have I interrupted your conversation?" Bruce asked, stiff but polite.

"I met them Bruce, a few minutes ago."

"Yeah, I did too. He's been doing well in Silicon Valley."

"Which one? The cousin from the Air Force?"

"According to Isa he's the only one currently working in Silicon Valley."

"Was it?"

"Her uncle's in town." Bruce said. "You read his profile, if this is your way in feigning innocence I'd probably give you a fail."

"I know he's working in Silicon Valley. Which uncle by the way?"

"You met him before haven't you?"

"MI6? What's he doing here?"

"My guess is the Russian." Bruce replied. "She's coming out." Dick flickered his gaze to the main doors as Isabella makes her exit with the heads of state attending the G7 summit. She casts a glance in their direction but her Secret Service agent promptly ushered her into the waiting limousine and the delegation drove off. "She's heading to Joint Base Andrews."

Joint Base Andrews

The SUV stopped to a halt beside the vice-presidential limousine as Isabella Reagan, the incumbent Vice President of the United States, step out from the vehicle. She and the delegation talked for a while until a blue and white aircraft landed on the tarmac and taxied on the runway. They recognized the plane known as Air Force One and both men left the SUV, watching the interaction unfold.