As the door opens, two suited men inside though the other one still his badge attached to his sash as if he is proud of what he is now. The man who wore a sash of badges smiles at everyone as he greets at them. Which you probably wouldn't expect from the Director of FBI. The other man, which I assumed that he's the CIA director, head straight to his seat as he takes a seat, waiting for the FBI Director to start the 'urgent' meeting.
"Hello everyone, and good-evening. I am the Director. Dean Adler. I apologize for not giving you regarding the meeting, but we don't want any information would leak, don't we?" He says. His earlier jolly and easy-going aura change into one that you could expect from a leader. His temperament of jolly and easygoing change into a serious one that says he isn't in the mood for mistakes and jolly shit, like Master. Luke when it comes to work he looks like he was possessed by a ticking bomb where mistakes wouldn't be appreciated and might make him explode.
"To begin the meeting, I would like to know what do you think of the data I gave you? Mr. Smith, did you have the information about the crimes for the last 5 years?" He asks politely yet his voice cold and serious that says he doesn't give tolerate people who forgot such task.
Master Luke nodded as he says with the same cold serious tone he always wears when he's working "Yes Director, I have it. I also research if there are any serious crimes in my neighboring cities and I included some. I also have my assistant's record of crimes for the last 5 years." An assistant went over to our table as it took the small silver flash drive.
The woman from earlier raises her hand up as if asking a question." I have a question Director."
"Go ahead"
"The content of the file you gave us were crimes from 20 years ago, correct? so why do you need 5-year records of crime, though the city from where he lived is peaceful as walking down to the park, for also the last five years."
"I will answer your question later Ms. Anderson, as for now. Our special agents discovered the hideout of terrorist but unfortunately, he died in the process since he was discovered immediately."
"Then what's the purpose of this meeting," someone besides me whispered. But the director of the CIA heard him. "If we waste your time here you may leave," The director said suddenly making them all look at him, even the director of FBI stop on what he's doing right now as he looks at the other director, while the director glares at the man beside me. I sip my tea as I read the file as I ignore them all, work is more important than arguing. The man beside me gulps as he answers "I'm sorry sir."
"If you're going to whisper something unpleasant, make sure don't make me hear it,"
"In short, this meeting is about crimes 20 years ago until now. Someone notices something fishy about it and immediately message us. 20 years ago. There's at least one crime that even the society is affected, correct? Such as bombing, the assassination of the ECOSOC, terrorism in some countries, etcetera etcetera."
"Look at the file. These kinds of crimes happen every 12th and 24th of a month." He says as I nodded at him in agreement, while the others open the file again and scan the entire content as they agreed with the Director.
"And from there, we receive a letter from our special agent, He uses ancient letters and words so we have to translate this first. Luckily he's able to send us the message before he died." He says as Director. Dean flashes us the letter in the hologram of the table. Like what he says, the letters were old and unfamiliar, so I took a screenshot secretly as I listen to them.
"To answer Ms. Anderson's question earlier, we are going to translate this letter, it might take us a while for us to retranslate this. I want your full coordination to retranslate this, CIA we will trust you regarding this matter, I and my colleague will help when it comes to investigation. But this will be the meeting for now." Director. Dean says as he turns off the hologram as everyone takes their own files and belongings.
'Wait that's all?' I ask myself as I saw Master Luke took his things too, and so was Uncle Red as they took their time to get everything. I shrug as I also stood up from my seat as my master and uncle made their way out. People bid their goodbye to each other as they leave the room while I wait for the assistant to give us the drive. He gives me the drive to me while his hands tremble a little, I took it from him as I unconsciously scan the content of the drive in my hand as I found a tracker inside of it, My eyes widen as I look at him suspiciously.
'This is not my drive...And why there's a tracker inside?' I ask myself as I destroy the tracker and the flash drive itself by magnetizing the inside. I silently electrolyze the inside of the flash drive after I magnetize it. Destroying completely the flash drive.
"Excuse me, You gave me the wrong drive," I said in a monotone voice. I look at him suspiciously as I read his body language silently as I wear my emotionless mask so that he wouldn't think that I destroyed 'his' flash drive. His fingers silently fidget the pen beneath his ID strap as his hands start to tremble and he hesitantly looks at me.
"What?" He asks nervously. I narrow my eyes at him and I ask him again. " I said, you gave me the wrong drive. Where's my drive?" I said as he acts like he's confused. My eyes twitch in annoyance as I wait for him to give me my drive. He tilted his head to the side as he frowns while he checks his pockets and he soon 'finds' the drive on his back pocket. He apologizes at me saying that he thought he hands mine instead of 'his' yet his eyes says the otherwise. I nodded at him while he took his leave, his hands still tremble as he clenches the drive I gave him.
"Aiden, Let's go" I heard Master Luke say from the exit door and turn to his way. I nodded at him and walk towards the exit while they wait for me. "What took you so long?" He asks as we walk out of the room as I save the event earlier in my Computer while it dings, indicating that it's saved already.
"Nothing. I just get the drive from the assistant." I said as we walk. Painting after painting scattered throughout the wall as my mind unconsciously wanders from the event earlier. Why would that assistant have to pretend that he gives me the wrong flash drive? Why did he give it to me anyway? He should sneak it inside the Director's pocket since he's way significant in the government than us...
'why does it has to be us?'
This question of Why's And Should's repeats in my head as I tried to find the possible answer yet it just didn't make sense... why does it have to be us?
'Aiden...'
Is there something going on without me knowing anything about it?
'Aiden...?"
Do they hide anything from me?
"Aiden???" I heard Master Luke say in front of me as he waves his hand repeatedly in front of my face.
"Yes sir?" I ask him as he brows knit together either from confusion or annoyance. "Your head suddenly wanders and I have been talking to you since earlier... are you alright?" Master asks as he looks at me in the eye. His worry evident in his eyes as he looks at me. I glance at my uncle Red as his eyes also had a hint of worry in them. I nodded at both of them "I am fine sir." I said as we walk towards the main exit that I didn't realize that we were already here.
From the inside of the building- near the main exit- you could tell that the earlier dark grey sky was nowhere in sight as it was replaced by beautiful dazzling stars scattered around the sky. No sign of polluted clouds was seen above the dark sky as displays the shining diamonds that I love the most. Once we're out of the building, Cold breeze of air occasionally passes through us as it tells us that winter will come soon. We continue our walk to the parking lot as we made our way to my Uncle Red's Black BMW Vision Next 100, one of my favorite cars of his.
He puts his fingerprint on the scanner as the made a sound while it driver's scissor door open. The design of the car is super cool, on the sides where wheels are supposed to be located, has a triangular shape that looks like a scale of a dragon and/or serpent of an ancient Chinese as the gaps of each shape turn bright red once it turns while running. Squared white grilles look like it dazzles as the star in the sky as it turns neon blue when running, completely dominating the white part of the grilles. The steering wheel looks like a pilot's wheel as it has a button that size as a coin that once you push it or it felt your presence, it automatically lifts up and ready to drive. Uncle Red pushes a button as the other scissor doors open while Master and hops inside the car. Master Luke sits on the shotgun seat as Uncle takes his seat on the driver's seat, obviously.
The car scissor doors carefully- automatically- pull down as the car turns on a soft and melodic orchestra. The soft sound of violins and cello fills the car as we listen to it silently while Uncle Red drives off from the parking lot as he drives moderately in the road and made our way home.
My mind wanders to the meeting we have earlier as the realization of something hits my mind and immediately ask my Master about it.
"By the way, master... Why didn't the Directors discussed the hidden message from the file? I scan the paper earlier and I think someone who knows the Special Agent -who died- personally made the data... And I saw some letters and numbers there... Didn't the Directors- or at least one of them- knows about it?" I ask Masted Luke as he looks at me through the rear mirror as his eyes widen. He turns around excitedly as he hurts his elbow in the process. Uncle Red gives him a look of 'Why are you so stupid?' while he continues his drive.
"What do you mean hidden messages?" he says as he took his bag and gets the file from the inside. He opens it as he scans the paper intently as his eyes go side to side with his eyes wide as if it could help him find the hidden message.
"Where is it? Tell me Aiden, where is it?" He asks whilst his eyes never leave the paper.
"Can we discuss it at home at least? I am so tired to tell you where is it because It's not a letter saying 'hey we found their hideout and blah blah blah', I need a paper to connect them and I am too tired to even write it out for you" I said quiet snappish as the event earlier where he made me wait for 2 and a half hours made my blood boil. I pinch my nose in annoyance as I look on the window to see the dazzling stars that help me calms myself when I am about to punch someone– and that someone is Master Luke aka my dad slash like my best friend in the world and maybe in the universe.
"The kid is right Luke, let him rest or maybe you rest too since we do a lot of work earlier, we can talk about it later once we made it home," Uncle red says as Master Luke nodded at him in agreement as he leans on the door.
"Wait you're going to sleep tonight at my house?" He asks sleepily while he looks at the sky through the window. Uncle Red hums as he lowers the volume of the music for us to rest peacefully. I also start to feel my exhaustion as my I tense shoulder relaxed while my eyelids start to feel heavy as I tried my hardest to stay them open so that I can appreciate the sky a little longer but my exhaustion wins over my will power as my eyelids finally close.
Leaving me in the familiar relaxing dark space where I found myself floating sometimes. Cold yet felt warm at times where I could relax in it like I am a part of it as peaceful water that's about to run cold. Though it all ends when a ringing sound –that you usually hear after you exercise– slowly fills through the dark space as it goes louder and louder as seconds pass by.
My head starts to get affected by the sound as it hurts as if I was struck by a hard object.
I closed my eyes as I clench my blonde hair trying to remove the pain in my head as it slowly quiets down throughout the space while my head slowly recovers. I felt liquid trickles down to my cheek and to my hands as I open my eyes to check what it was. Blood
I gasp in horror as the dream I had last time continues. My headache came back like a flash as my blood continues to flow out of my body. But this time there are no other people around the area... it's just me and the house that was eaten by a fire as the explosion sound from the flaming house startled me as I soon heard a cry inside of it. A cry of a mourning woman as if she lost someone so dear to her. Screams and shout of why's were heard throughout the area, though the voice was incoherent as she continues to cry her heart out. Another explosion bangs throughout the area as the earth's ground vibrates while trees sway with the harsh winds making some of the trees touch the burning house. A cry of a kid was now heard throughout the space as if it was tortured as it calls her parents repeatedly, making my heart stop in the process as I recognize the voice.
'Abby' I whispered in realization as hot tears stream out of my eyes as I tried to run towards the house but an unknown forced doesn't let me to. Another scream from her was heard as the scene starts to change where the house looks like a mansion that only really rich people could have. A white mansion that is in U-shape form that has a garage on the first floor as a fountain could be found right in the middle where I expect of two very expensive looking cars usually parked behind of the fountain that supposed to run fresh transparent water and not black oil that smells gasoline. The house that I knew and where I lived for years was now eaten by a huge flame as the cry of my little sister fills the area.
"Aiden! Help me. Mommy, Daddy... please help me!" My little sister cried as I tried to fly towards the house and find where she is but an unknown force doesn't let me as it forced me to hear the agonizing scream of my sister, asking me to help her and stop the things that hurt her right now. I arch my upper body while my legs planted firmly on the ground as I plan to weaken the fire with the sound wave. I open my mouth as I let out the sound waves from my mouth trying to weaken the fire through it but the fire didn't budge so I decided to put it at the maximum level for a few minutes as I try to go on yet the fire didn't budge by it. An explosion was heard again as if it was bombed as the ground shakes. Screams and cries of Abby are still heard as my heart squeeze in pain just hearing it.
"Please not Abby..." I whispered as I cried in pain my heart pangs as if it was struck by a hundred of needles whenever I heard my little sister shouts and cry in pain... She was suffering there inside. How could I be here? I should be the one there... suffering the pain she's in while I am the one who supposed to be there... how I wish I am supposed to be there instead of her.
'What kind of big brother am I? Where I can't even protect my little sister...'
I cried and cried every time I hear her cry and scream from pain. How much I wish to save her from the pain. I shout in agony as I also suffer from the thought that I couldn't save her easily... or even I couldn't at all. The realization hits me like a flash of lightning as I cry my hearts out asking for help to nobody as I pray to the powerful being up there to help my sister... to give me feel all the pain she's receiving... that I am gladly and willingly accept as long as it's me and she's not the one who feels and receives it. Hoping that I could have all her pain then she'll have the paradise of candies and everlasting happiness she wished... I wished for her.
'Please save her.'