An Assassin's Heart

Escape Route

Shouts filled the entire floor as people were scrambling to find the lights. I shut my eyes quick and flung them open as they went completely blank. I started to sharpen my nails and shot out from the curtains.

Time to finish this!

I ran straight to the front row of the middle section and reached my hand down my dress. I grabbed my knife, popped it open and killed the first leader. Blood splattered all over me as I sliced the rest of the leader's throats.

There was just one left then, and it was the one with the vase. Just as he was about to fall off the stage, I jumped in front of him and stopped his fall. I caught him with my free hand but my nails were still sharp.

"Th--!' he glared once he saw me, "You! You're on of them! Your an assassin!"

"Shut the fuck up!" and sliced his throat.

The life drained from his eyes as he fell to the ground, shattering the vase along with him. Just as I was about to run, a slip of paper caught my eye, and they turned back to normal.

It was laying face up in his free hand. I reached for it, picked it up and stared at it. My eyes went wide, it was picture of him, a woman and two beautiful girls, his daughters.

I dropped it, "What did I just do?!"

I backed up from the body and fell backwards, hitting the ground with a thud. I skitted my way up and ran for the entrance as tears started running down my cheeks.

I killed someone's Father! Father!

Faster and faster I ran out the entrance, completely ignoring the fact I was running in heels, until I fell again. I hit the ground face first, causing my knife to fling out of my hands, graze my cheek and go flying next to my side.

I slammed my hands down sitting up, "Damn it! Fuck this shit!" and took off my heels.

I grabbed my knife, heels and went back to running. I made to the emergency exit door in a split second, picked the lock and opened it. Just as I was about to go in, a strong, angry Nen flooded around me, I spun around.

What now?!

"Nala--!" it was Killua.

I just stood there facing him as tears streamed down my cheeks, he stopped in his tracks and stared back.

"Fuck off, Killua!" I shouted, went into the room and slammed the door shut behind me.

I locked it back up and reached for the breaker box, killing the rest of the hotel floor's power. More shouts filled it as I reached for my tennis shoes and skateboard.

I hate this so much! Fuck you Mom and Dad!

The door handle started to jiggle, followed by a fierce pounding on the door, it was Killua.

"Nala! I know you're in there! Get out here!" he shouted.

"I said FUCK OFF!" and ran for the ladder, just as the door was kicked in.

I scrambled my way up the ladder, juggling my heels, tennis shoes and skateboard at the same time. I could sense Killua's Nen and footsteps as he made his way to me.

I continued to scramble up the ladder as he got closer, I was starting to lose my grip. Just as I was about to fall back down, I reached the closed hatch. I lifted my right leg as I balanced on my left and kicked the hatch open with all my strength.

It shot off its hinges and landed on top of the roof with a clang. I threw all my stuff up next to it, jumped up off the ladder and landed right next to it in a perfect form.