Proven part II
As I was yanked into the apartment, I reached for the rigging چھری hidden in my sock. The cool iron was enclosed in my hand as the door was slammed shut behind me and I turned on my attacker. My دل dropped as I was pulled into a tight hug, strong arms wrapped around me.
I immediately recognized my captor as he bent his head to me, his golden-blonde hair falling in his eyes.
"Alek," I exclaimed as I returned the hug. A relieved feeling rushed through me, making me forget for a moment the news I would have to deliver.
Finally we pulled apart. "What are آپ doing here?" we both asked at the same time.
"This is my apartment," I reminded him, "What are آپ doing here?"
"The guys and I were looking for you," Alek said, "Were have آپ been..." His voice trailed off as his eyes landed on my right hand, the blade still in my grasp. "Were آپ going to stab me?" he asked, sounding confused. .
"Alek, آپ nearly gave me a دل attack when آپ pulled me in here," I said. His eyed widened as if he had remembered something of great importance. Alek reached around me, locked the door, and slid in the dead bolt. "What are آپ doing?"
"Were آپ followed?" he کہا suddenly.
"What?"
"Were آپ followed here?" he grasped my shoulders and forced me to focus on his gleaming green eyes.
Before I could answer, a voice called from the kitchen, "Thirteen, who's at the door?" A tall redhead appeared in the entrance to the hall.
"What Jazz, آپ don't recognize me?" I teased. His face lit up with relief and I rushed past Alek to him, giving him a quick hug. He breathed in my scent, one that he had once told me reminded him of old کتابیں and coconut.
"Yes," Jasper کہا as I pulled away, "tease the blind guy."
I smiled widely at the old joke. Just like always. Of course, one thing was missing.
"What are آپ guys doing here?" I asked again.
Alek answered سے طرف کی walking past us and down the hall short hall. Jasper offered me his arm. I grinned again and took it, leading us down the corridor. It wasn't like he actually needed me to lead him. It was مزید for my benefit than for my own. He had felt my anxiety.
We followed Alek to the last room on the right. The door opened to a room of bright purple walls, soft carpeting, and a twin بستر in the corner. In one corner was a کتابوں کی الماری full of precious treasures. A سیم, پھلی bag chair sat اگلے to it. Across the room and under the window was a white-painted mahogany ڈیسک and, sitting in front of a laptop, sat yet another boy.
"Alek," he کہا without turning, "I told آپ to watch the door." His accent was enhanced with his frustration as he stabbed at the keys."Can آپ get past this bloody firewall?" He turned when no response came.
"Jazz I thought آپ were..." his eyes landed on me.
"Hi, Nic," I کہا meekly. His face betrayed nothing before he stood. Alek stood aside as our leader gazed at me cooly. Our team was back together. My team. 'My other team,' I reminded myself.
As I was yanked into the apartment, I reached for the rigging چھری hidden in my sock. The cool iron was enclosed in my hand as the door was slammed shut behind me and I turned on my attacker. My دل dropped as I was pulled into a tight hug, strong arms wrapped around me.
I immediately recognized my captor as he bent his head to me, his golden-blonde hair falling in his eyes.
"Alek," I exclaimed as I returned the hug. A relieved feeling rushed through me, making me forget for a moment the news I would have to deliver.
Finally we pulled apart. "What are آپ doing here?" we both asked at the same time.
"This is my apartment," I reminded him, "What are آپ doing here?"
"The guys and I were looking for you," Alek said, "Were have آپ been..." His voice trailed off as his eyes landed on my right hand, the blade still in my grasp. "Were آپ going to stab me?" he asked, sounding confused. .
"Alek, آپ nearly gave me a دل attack when آپ pulled me in here," I said. His eyed widened as if he had remembered something of great importance. Alek reached around me, locked the door, and slid in the dead bolt. "What are آپ doing?"
"Were آپ followed?" he کہا suddenly.
"What?"
"Were آپ followed here?" he grasped my shoulders and forced me to focus on his gleaming green eyes.
Before I could answer, a voice called from the kitchen, "Thirteen, who's at the door?" A tall redhead appeared in the entrance to the hall.
"What Jazz, آپ don't recognize me?" I teased. His face lit up with relief and I rushed past Alek to him, giving him a quick hug. He breathed in my scent, one that he had once told me reminded him of old کتابیں and coconut.
"Yes," Jasper کہا as I pulled away, "tease the blind guy."
I smiled widely at the old joke. Just like always. Of course, one thing was missing.
"What are آپ guys doing here?" I asked again.
Alek answered سے طرف کی walking past us and down the hall short hall. Jasper offered me his arm. I grinned again and took it, leading us down the corridor. It wasn't like he actually needed me to lead him. It was مزید for my benefit than for my own. He had felt my anxiety.
We followed Alek to the last room on the right. The door opened to a room of bright purple walls, soft carpeting, and a twin بستر in the corner. In one corner was a کتابوں کی الماری full of precious treasures. A سیم, پھلی bag chair sat اگلے to it. Across the room and under the window was a white-painted mahogany ڈیسک and, sitting in front of a laptop, sat yet another boy.
"Alek," he کہا without turning, "I told آپ to watch the door." His accent was enhanced with his frustration as he stabbed at the keys."Can آپ get past this bloody firewall?" He turned when no response came.
"Jazz I thought آپ were..." his eyes landed on me.
"Hi, Nic," I کہا meekly. His face betrayed nothing before he stood. Alek stood aside as our leader gazed at me cooly. Our team was back together. My team. 'My other team,' I reminded myself.
C'mon. Did آپ really expect me to end it there? XD
Epilouge:
Slade moved into the room. He bowed before the dark shadow. The voice spoke to him.
“You failed me Slade.”
“I know master. But she is stronger than we first expected.”
“Yes. I know. I expected as much from her. But we now have her in a dangerous position.”
“Master?”
“Shade must make her choice. She has followed the Light for seventy years. Now, she must choose whether she is willing to risk everything یا to continue to play hero.”
“And if she chooses hero?”
“She won't.”
“But Master-”
“Shade thinks she is in the clear. But I have one last trick up my sleeve.”
Epilouge:
Slade moved into the room. He bowed before the dark shadow. The voice spoke to him.
“You failed me Slade.”
“I know master. But she is stronger than we first expected.”
“Yes. I know. I expected as much from her. But we now have her in a dangerous position.”
“Master?”
“Shade must make her choice. She has followed the Light for seventy years. Now, she must choose whether she is willing to risk everything یا to continue to play hero.”
“And if she chooses hero?”
“She won't.”
“But Master-”
“Shade thinks she is in the clear. But I have one last trick up my sleeve.”
"Batman, is he gonna be okay?"
