Damian's POV
[Six months after the the failed Extraction in Florence]
[ PHOENX Headquarters, London UK]
"We traced her throughout the lower part of Europe agent's Armstrong and Lars were on her tail until she lost them in Eastern Germany.
We have not picked up he trail since.
It was a miracle we got as close as we did in Florence six months ago,
we have not been so lucky since.
Daniel's would you give us an insight as to what is on the flash drive our fugitive has"
Our team leader Jameson Caine ex marine/one of the best spy's PHOENIX has ever had says to the ex cop/homicide digestive Quinton Daniels
"Yes boss.
I got the run-down from Everett and this is what we know,
The top secret documents that Decker has on that flash drive are military battle plans combat strategys and worst of all the 'Red list' for none other than agent black aka Andrew Decker 146 kills in 52 countries ranging from foreign military general's and government officials to mafia leaders and government operatives, doubtful she even knows what's on the flash drive or she would have brought it to CORE her ex employer,
UN council can care less about the military documents but if that list gets out...well I think we all know what happens then"
Quinton say the same grime expression on his face has always
"We need to stop this cat and mouse game maybe its time to make contact as soon as we find her.
Her father worked for us, for years and she herself worked for CORE as a spy up until two years ago when she went into hiding" I say a little frustrated
"Your right Damian-"
(Door slamming open)
"BOSS! WE FOUND HER!" Everett West the computer genius says practically yelling, side note finding people who don't want to be found is kinda his thing.
"Where is she Everett" Jameson asks
"Shes here in London" Everett says
"WHAT YOU MEAN SHES HERE!" I say rather loudly
"And we didn't find her until now!" Quinton says
"How long has she been here" Jameson asks
".....two months" Everett seys
"WHAT SHES BEEN HERE THE HOLE TIME AND WE COULDN'T FIND HER" Melvin Vance says, the guy who she laid out like a Thanksgiving ham that night in the alley.
"Whatever, where is she Everett" I ask
"Shes downtown in a Cafe called jinx its on the corner of-"
"I know where it is" I say grabing my keys and gun from my desk.
"Armstrong, Daniel's, go with King hang back give him space but stay close enough the provide back up if need be,
And Damian we are trying this your way...so don't fuck it up" Jameson says
"Yes sir I won't" I say nodding and walking to the elevator, I just hope she listens to what I have to say.
[Astrid]
I've been avoiding being caught for the last six months and finally lost them two months ago when I ditched the tail thay hadn't me in Germany.
I got a job at a small restaurant in Central London and got an apartment 15 minutes away from work, under a fake name of course, I hated leaving sara behind and unaware of what happened or who I am but...I had to disappear and unfortunately that means leaving your friends in the dark, right now I'm in a cafe called jinx, i think, it's where I go every morning before work, who am I running from I dont know as for what thay want, I'm pretty sure its the flash drive my dad gave me and told me to keep safe, until his friend a Jameson Caine comes to get it.
"Hello Astrid Decker, I told you I'd always find you" Mr. Charm'in says he snook up on me the bastard.
I let my gard down for a split second and thats all it took for him to find me...jackass.
"Hello charm'in, I honestly thought you had given up on finding me" I say smirking at him
"Thats not my name, and Well, what can I say, I'm persistent" he says siting down across from me at the table.
"Well I would like to ask what you are after but I know what it is so, do you want to explain why you want the flash drive?" I say in a flat cut to the chase tone
"Well do you know what is on it? He asks
"Nope, when my dad gave it to me he said not look on the flash drive" I say
"Care to tell me why, or rather who you are taking this to?" He asks or tells me, I can't tell and is errcing me
"Hah like I'd tell you!" I tell him a little peeved
"You know this whole talking thing won't work if you don't share" everything he says is getting on my nerves
"Fine, but if I have to share with you, you have to share with me" I say, I just dont get this dude but I what answers and will try anything to find them
"Ok, and to make it fair, you can ask me any question you want, and I will answer honestly, and we will take turns asking one question each and the other person must answer honestly, deal?"
He says and I can't quite read his expression my God everything about this man bugs the shit out of me
"Deal, why are you after me?" I ask
"The flash drive, my turn, who are you taking the flash drive to?" He says
and I regret asking such a dumb question I obviously already knew the reason why he was after me
"Haaa, when my dad gave my this drive he told me to keep it safe, and to find a man named Jameson Caine and that he would take it and keep"
"Wow wow wow did you say Jameson Caine" he stops me in the middle of what I was saying looking very surprised for some reason.
"Ya, why?, he was a good friend of me da- HAY! What the hell!"
"We need to go now" he say literally draging me up from my seat and out the door
"This isn't very charm'in of you charm'in what the hell is up your ass, let me go! You son of-" he interrupts me again!
"Tho I'd love to hear what kind of colorful insults you have to throw at me, but you need to talk to my boss, and if I let you go you will most likely kill me and I have no death wish today, so sorry but your out of luck"
He says as we get out of the Cafe and on to the sidewalk and what do I see as soon as we do, a fucking, 1971, Dodge challenger gt in jet black with a red stripe along the bottom of the doors.
Of fucking course he drives a dodge challenger,
we get to the car and he opens the door
"Are you going to get in and not run as soon as I shut the door or do I have to duck tape you and stick you in the trunk" he says his tone a mix of sarcasm mockery and some seriousness thrown in
"Your an ass...haa but yes I will get in"
The look he gives me is patronizing
"OK fine and not run i sware" I say in frustration and he just laughs at me which really makes me want to punch him in his stupid fucking face, Bastard.
I get in and he shuts the door and walks to the other side he puts his hand up in the air and makes a round up motion to what im assuming is his back up and gets in.
The interior of his car is all red leather and honestly he has good taste
"All right charm'in where we go'in" I ask
"Heh how many times do I have to tell you, thats not my name, and for you to use my actual name?" He asks
"Never, now thats out of the way where are we go'in charm'in" I say the sass dripping from ever word
"To head quarters" he says
"And where is that or rather what" I ask
"I work for an agency called Phoenix we specialize in...finding people specifically people who don't want to be found, and other things like Information, espionage, assassination, kinda the same thing as CORE where you use to work" he says glancing at me
"Phoenix huh...never heard of it" I say
"Not surprising we are only known to a few people outside of the government and most other agencies are...unaware of us" he says
"Really" I deadpan
"An agency full of spys and hardly anyone knows about it, thats so surprising" I say In mock surprise.
"Anyway where is the flash drive?" He asks
"Ha like I'd tell you, you must think me stupid charm'in" I say laughing at he question
"Oh I'm fully aware your not stupid just didn't want my team completely destroying your apartment" he says
"Oh, its not In My apartment charm'in" I say giggling at the answer to his next question
"Well, than where is it" he asks in confusion
"Hah a place you will never see charm'in hahaha" I say
His expression go's from confusion to uter shock at his realization looking almost like a deer in head lights and in his surprise he Swerves the car a little
"Hahaha a little slow aren't we charm'in" I say still laughing at him
"w well that not what I- nope not going there, were hear anyway" he says as we pull up to a wall
"Where is hear?" I ask
He looks over at and the shit eating grin on his face is, very, very, punchable.
"Headquarters" he says and then suddenly there is no more wall and we start driving into an underground garage there are 15 or 20 cars of all different kinds from surveillance
vans and trucks to all sorts of American Muscle cars and street bikes (aka crouch rockets)
"Damm, you guys must have one hell of a budget, at core there was no way we could have had any of this we barley had the budget for the staff, this is amazing" I say completely dumbfounded
"Ha your shock is amusing Decker" he says
"Oh, fuck off charm'in" I say indignantly
"Ow, shes got teeth haha" he says
"Are you mocking me charm'in" I growl the words at him
"No I would never" he says and his shit eating grin is getting me more pist off, grrrr.
We get out of the car and he comes to my side as I'm getting out
"Alright give me your weapons" he tells me are you kidding me I AN THE WEAPON MORON!
[Damian]
I asked her for her weapon and she really look like she wants to kill me now
"Are you fucking kidding me, you taking my weapons I-"
"No arguments if you want answers you have to do as i say alright Decker" I say in a stern tone
"FINE!" She says rolling her eyes, and I watch as she takes her jacket off and there is a holster with multiple small knives on her back she takes is of and drops it to the ground then she bends over and grabs the gloc from in side her boot and the k-bar In the other boot and then the small knife from her heel she stands back up and undoes one of the conchos from her belt and brings out a, "what is that" I ask
"Would you like me to demonstrate?" She asks and the devilish smile that she gives me is...well hot for one thing and completely terrifying and makes me say
"No thats alright, is that all?"
"No" she says and reaches up to her ponytail and pulls out the elastic,
Her long red hair falls in soft waves down her shoulders...she is beautiful, the soft freckles underneath those dark blue eyes, that seem to stare into you soul, her smooth skin that just makes me want to, NOPE, NO NO, NO back on task! Stop staring you big idiot she would kill you if she knew what you are thinking, Dumbass
"Whats that?" I ask her pointing to the elastic in her hand
"Blasting cord" she says nonchalantly like thats normal
"What!?" I say taking several steps back in surprised
"Haha its not armed charm'in haha" she says a shit eating grin on her face
"you have the remote remember the concho" she says still smiling and she...looks really kissab--NO NO NO bad very very bad I don't what to die today
"We should go to my Bosses office, he will have some questions for you and you for him I suppose" I say grabing her weapons and turning to head to the elevator
"Sure charm'in lead the way"
[To be continued]