Protecting Mr. Stranger

It was a cold evening but this place burns me like hell. Men and women are having some fun creating their own heavens. It's annoying, and disgusting. But what can I do, if I am already a part of this organization. I throw my cigar stub and stood up from sitting for almost 2 hours in the balcony. I took a deep breath and then let it out before I put my feet again on the floor of this hell. I walked silently on the quiet hallway, the rooms were quiet just like a dead man. So, I guess they were in that room. Laughs and the heavy smell of cigarettes greeted me as I opened the door of our office. Felly is in her grand sitting position, with her feet placed above the small glass table. Filling her satisfaction by her favorite cigarette. While Smith is busy on texting on his phone while drinking his beer. Just like Felly, Ryan was smoking while drinking his beer. I think they had drunk a lot already. "Trina! It took you a while to come back! We were now enjoying the night!" drunkly said by Felly. I walked through them passing the wide oval shape table with office chairs were we create our plan and where we talk important announcements or anything about our group. I come closer to Felly and she gave me a can of beer, I sitted next to Smith who's still busy texting. I wonder what this guy is up to. He doesn't seem so drunk not like this two. And based from what I observe, another shot and these two will past out. "Trina, you know Captain... Captain Ellissa were given a job by the ups." Ryan whispered to me but still Felly and Smith heard him. Making the two listen to Ryan. "What job are you talking about?" I asked him. I fixed my position to hear him better. And just like me, Smith did the same. He seems interested as I am, he stopped texting already. And come closer to Ryan. "It's about the newly built bank!" he shouted through my ears. Just uhh! I felt like my eardrums rang. I hate this guy! "You can just say it, instead of shouting in my ear, aśsshole." I irritatedly said. "HAHAHAHAAHA you were really cute!" he winced. He really likes when I get pissed off. "Stop the nonsense, and spill the tea aśshole." Felly said, copying my voice of how I called Ryan a aśshole. "You two were in a rush huh?" he said and drunk his beer after that he throw the empty can somewhere. Disgusting, I hoped Captain sees what he does and make him clean the entire floor. I sitted back and take a sip of my beer before I can kill this guy. But I got to think what he said. About the newly built bank. If I am not mistaken, the only new built bank in Manila is the La Seriasa bank, which is popularly known around the world. Many says that the bank keeps thousands of gold bars, diamonds and pearls and also it keeps billions of dollars and peso bills. This bank is commonly used by the popular artist, senators, businessmans and even the president to keep their money safe. And a new branch were built, and it'll be our next target, how fantastic is that. I'll be rich before this night ends. "Don't think to much, he might be lying." Said Smith, while still texting. I know I am the one his pertaining to as I am the only person near him and dreaming being a rich lady before the sunlight comes in. "Hey Hey Hey! I heard you Smith! I wasn't lying!" Ryan defensively shouted. I laugh a bit because of his reaction. "I didn't said anything that you were lying, besides I didn't point out anyone." Smith calmly said with his lips curved a bit. He really can pissed Ryan off of his sonar. He drunkly stood up, and pointing Smith with his index finger. "Do you want to fight, huh? I can fight! I can punch you! I promise, I will leave a very black circle around those eyes of yours!" I let out a loud laugh after what Ryan had said. He didn't even manage to come closer to Smith as he passed out and fell to Felly's laps. "Ohh gosh! What a heavy jërk you were! Ohh my legs!" Felly irritatedly said and push Ryan out of her lap leaving Ryan sleeping peacefully in the red carpet under the glass table. "You jerk can't really take a five cans of beer! You weak bamboo!" Felly shouted to the sleeping Ryan. Ryan is a thin but tall man, he's handsome yet I hate the way he make fun of others, especially me. Yet he can be easily pissed off by Smith. I took another shot of my beer and tried to close my eyes but I didn't as I heard the click on the door indicating that someone opened it from outside. Seconds later, her hair mixed with the colors of blue, violet, blonde and pink greeted us, as our Captain enters the room. I once feel amazed as I see her, she was like the living Harley Quinn, from piggy tail colored hair, porcelain skin, colored dress and boots and even attitudes, mindsets and skills. Crazy but beautiful. "Come Come everyone." she said calling us. From her back, Jason came out and sitted right next to her. Captain were sitted in the middle of the oval table, in her right is Jason who look so serious and feels like death is his dream. He has many tattoos on his body and the only place from his body that I might say were untouchable by machines were his right cheek where there were no tattoo and his tan skin were showed. I sit next to Jason and in front of Jason was Smith who calmly sitted. Next to Smith was Felly who was busy placing the drank Ryan on the table. "Uhh, this pathetic feeling drank master is out pf his mind again?" Captain irritatedly said while looking for Ryan who was snoring like hell in the table. Nobody talks about what Captain said, Felly looked at me and I look on Smith who was then busy staring at the table. This guy... Uhhh. Because of irritation and having no patience at all, Captain took a deep breath and walked to Ryan who was still in a deep sleep. It feels like the minutes became a second while Captain walk towards Ryan, her hands didn't escaped from my sight. I saw her hand pulling something in the pocket of her dress. The minutes became more slow feels like minutes where turned into millisecond as I saw her pistol ready to pull the trigger. And as she faces Ryan a gunshot echoed in the silent room leaving me breathless. It feels like my breath were taken away by the gunshot. "AHHHHHHH!" I closed my eyes as I heard his shout, he was shouting in pain. He was shot by our Captain in his shoulder waking him up from his deep heaven. "Finally! You're awake!" she smiled like it was the best thing to do in waking up a drank person. What a psycho... "It hurts!!" Ryan shouted as he presses his wound giving it a pressure to stop tge bleeding. "Yeah, and it will hurt so bad again next time. Hmm next time, I'll target your legs." Captain Ellissa said while smiling. And then she came back to her chair. Ryan didn't even bother to look at her instead he tored a small part of his sleeves then put it in his wound to stop the bleeding. "So... As I was gonna say." Captain said as her introductory and looked each one of us straight into our eyes. "Well, the ups gave me a wonderful job for tonight!! And.. We need to accomplish it before the rise of the morning light. Got it?" she said in a low voice like she was just talking on her own. But we all ended up nodding as she looked at us one by one. "So well, as you all knew. There were a new built bank!! somewhat a branch of that world famous bank here in Manila. And what we just need to do is to grab EVERYTHING in that bank. I want to leave that place as... hmm a mere building." she added while looking at the ceiling and playing her piggytaled colorful hair. And it feels like she was imagining her wonderful plan in success and making her rich in just one night. "What does that bank already have?" Felly questioned in the midst of the silence of everyone. All the eyes stared at her while Ryan gives her a mischievous smirk. "What does that bank already have? Hmmm what does it have?" Captain repeated Felly's question and looked again in the ceiling and thinks about her answer. "Well... That bank have billions and billions of peso, euro, dollars and won bills already. Other than that, it also have thousands of gold bars. And tons and tons and tons of crystals, rubies and diamonds." she proudly answered Felly's question. "If you'll gonna ask how did I know? Well... Uhm I had my little tour!!" she smiled so bright like what she experienced in that tour she was talking about were more brighter and better than crystals. "And yeah, so here's the blue print of the bank. Let's start planning!!" From her breast she pulled out the blue print and put it in the table where everyone can see it. While holding her red marker she then marked an ex in the middle of the big and wide volt. "Ryan, Jason. The two of you will steal the gold bars through underground. Make a hole in just 10 minutes and we will transfer to you all of the gold bars and your task is to safely put it in the garbage truck which will be our vehicle for tonight." "Garbage truck? Captain, Are we getting poorer? Why not rent a porshe or steal a car which is better than the garbage truck." disgustingly asked by Ryan that left a smirk on the lips of our Captain. "Well... Where can you guys rent a porshe? And when did the time that we rented a car?? Huh? Answer me!" she shouted leaving my heart jumped out a bit of my chest. I looked at Ryan and he was then again uncomfortable of the situation. "Well... We will be sticking with our GARBAGE truck. So then... After you two placed every single bar of the golds in the bag, make sure to put it in the truck and wait for my sign to go... Oh yeah, I, Trina and Smith will be walking in the front entrance, and we three will steal the other bills and crystals, rubies and diamonds and place it in the GARBAGE truck. Make sure to wait for the last bag before you two ran off." She looked at Jason and Ryan and she only then got a response by pointing out their tomb above. Then she marked a red circle in a building beside the bank. "Felly, you will be the look out and the eye for us. Shoot who ever intervene the plan, inside and outside. Got that?" Captain said while looking at Felly's who just nod as her response. "Trina, Smith. I'll be leading you two. Make sure to be unnoticeable until we get in. We doesn't want anyone to intervene our plan. Just act as normal. Okieee?" She said in an excited tone. She massage her shoulder and sitted again in her chair. "Any more suggestions?" she asked while looking in each of us. "Yeah, maybe we c--" Ryan didn't finished his sentence when Captain stand up cutting his words. "Get ready, we will rock the night." she said as she walks out the room. I stood up and went to the huge cabinet where we store our things such as ammo, guns, swords, knifes, different types of bags such as garbage bag which we will use for tonight. I picked two pistols and revolver and get some ammos, I also picked one butterfly knife. I placed a strap on my legs where I will put my pistols. I also placed my knife in the secret pocket of my boots. And put the revolvers in my waistline alongside the ammos. And I am ready. I sat in the comfy sofa while looking at the others who was still preparing. I got in this mess because of Smith. If it weren't for him maybe that Ellissa killed me, but if it weren't for that guy, I am not holding a guy and maybe I am still studying in college to get that dreamed profession of mine. It feels like I am a stray cat that wanted to live, and in order to live in this hell I must fight. How rude this place is to me. "Well... you all ready?" I looked at our Captain. The pyscho lady that once wanted me to die. But here we are, we were both in a team joining our forces to rob establishments. How ironic... "Yes, Cap!" they all answered. "Well then, let's go. Lets get rich." she added. I stand up and follow the others who were starting to leave the place. Smith was our driver. I, Captain and Felly were on the same car while Ryan and Jason were together in the garbage truck, Ryan's face was so unpaintable. His face shows disappointment and disgust, I hope he's still okay after this night. Minutes have passed and we finally stopped meters away from the bank. Felly demounted in the car and went to the hotel were she will be put her things. I hope I am in her position, but Captain never appointed me in that kind of position she always wanted that I will be never be out of her sight. She's still doesn't trust me, well everyone still doesn't trust. But what can I do, I can't trust them either. Ryan and Jason pass us by as they enter a small alley in the back of the bank were trashes are, and where they will dug up. "Captain, I'm in position to shoot." I heard Felly's voice in a woki-toki. Captain looked at me and to Smith. "Kill everyone who intervene my way." she said looking at me and Smith. "Yes Captain." I may not like the words but what can I do, still wanted to live so yes... I will shoot anyone who blocks her way in. "Captain we are almost in the tile. You gotta be inside by then to make the red lights off." we heard Jason's voice and with that Captain looked us again and nod. After that she went out of the car and walk through the bank. I walk behind her and beside me was Smith, he was holding his pockets and I know he was already holding his g*n and ready to put it out of his pockets and shoot. In the entrance, there were two guards smiling at us and greeting us. "Good evening." one of the guards politely greets but with no response Captain walks in but the one of the guards hold her to stop her from entering. But Smith pulled the guard closer to him and stab him in his neck letting the blood freely growls out of his skin. The next guard were taken down by me. I shoot him in his chest, he slowly sat in the white crystal floor which becames a b****y red floor because of the two guards bloods. People who were inside the bank were shouting because of horror. I ran to the counter and made the clerks to get out from there. I know there was a red button that once pressed, police will be here in just a minute and thankfully no one made that choice. "Clear." I said as I walk out from the counter. All of the people inside were lying down, Smith tied up their hands. "Captain you have a visitor. Two armored vehicle is on your way." I heard Felly's voice and looked at Captain. "Smith, bring them all in the back. Whoever fights, kill them. Trina clean the front. " She ordered and I did what she asked me to do. I put the two security guards in pole to hide their dead bodies and placed a big math I found in the counter and placed it above the blood in the floor. "Captain they are now on your perimeter. Should I shoot?" Said Felly through a walkie-talkie. "Do not engage. Wait for my signal." Captain answered. She was standing behind the two clerks in the counter. "My dear, greet them normally, 'cause if you don't your feet will be just a part of your body. Not anymore connected. Get that?" she calmly said leaving the two clerks in state of horror. "Captain, are we ready to dug fully?" I heard Ryan's voice, feels like he was so irritated and impatient. "Shut up and wait. We have a visitor. " Captain said. "Captain, you got a big fish." Felly said excitedly. Because of curiosity I asked her. "Who are they?" "Shione Trafalgar!" she said so happily. "I hope I'm right there. Geezz, I wanna touch his clean face!" she added. I scratched my neck because of irritation on her voice. She was mimicking again those ladies in the movies. "I want him dead." I looked at Captain and she was pouting. "I hate handsome guys." she added making my brows to rise. "Captain, before you kill him. I wanna touch his body first." Felly said leaving me to laugh a bit. I also heard mumbles and smirks on the line. The glass tinted door of the bank opened and a group of men in black entered the bank. In the front was Shione Trafalgar fixing his sunglasses. "He had a short plunged." I laugh silently again because of what our Captain had said. Shorts laughs were heard on the line because of what she said. "Focus." she added and the laughs on the line stopped. I focused on observing at them and positioning. "Good evening, sorry if I am this late. It looks like this place is already closed." Shione said while talking to the clerks. This time I made my move and come closer to them. I hide in another pole right next to them. They were only 20 and I know they were also armed. And we were only four that are ready to shoot. Yet numbers doesn't define a success in this mission. "I-Its okay sir. P-Please settle it down here. I-I will manage your mo-money." said the clerks, stuttering because of nervous. Someone will lost a foot tonight. "No, its okay. I want to talk to your manager." Shione said. We are now doomed. Captain is under the table and will be questioned if she come out. Smith was taking care of the hostages. Leaving me no choice at all. If we wanted this plan to go to work without any hassles I need to this. And if we will kill this man, we will all be killed by the ups. D@mn. I started to unstrap my things and placed my guns in my waistline. Yet I am still wearing a cardigan, this isn't appropriate yet words can satisfy this man. "Captain, I can play the role." I said and put a jacket on that I only got from the bench near me. "Good evening, I am the manager in this bank." I said giving him a smile to assure him. "D@mn girl, you look like a hot manager HAHAHAHA." I heard Felly's laugh that makes me wanna shoot her right away. "Ms. Manager. What is your name?" he asked while smiling at me. "I am not paid by introducing who I am to you sir. Can you please follow us sir?" I asked him while looking at the boy clerk and smiled at him. "Ye-Yes Ma'am." I smiled because of his answer and looked back at Shione who was still smiling at me like crazy. I passed by him and follow the clerk. I went closer to him for him to feel the g*n pointing at him inside my jacket. "Don't do anything wrong and you'll be alive." I said and walk with him. "Wait." I stopped walking as I heard his voice. I looked at Shione and he feels like he already knew what's happening. "A manager with a boots and cardigan and a hoodie and so close with a young clerk. I wonder if I am still in a bank or in a bar. It feels like you are not a manager but somewhat... Hmmm someone who loves to get the things from others." he said while still looking at me and having that mischievous smile. I readied my g*n and waiting for our Captains orders. "Well... Yeah she was the type of person who loves to steal." Captain said behind the girl's clerk who's white blouse became red and her head were slightly down and the blood were fully flowing on her neck. "What the--" without any more hesitation, I shoot Shionne but because of guns that were shooting at me, I only shot his leg. I ran over to a pole to cover myself from the gunshot. "s**t! Can we handle them?" I heard Smith's voice in the line. "Dug up Jason!" I heard Captains voice ordering Jason and Ryan to get the gold bars. Bullets were raining inside the bank, it is hard to shoot without getting anymore shots. D@mn it! "Ahh!" I shouted as I felt the pain in my stomach. My white sando became red because of my own blood. Sh!t "Trina, you're okay?" I heard Felly's voice but I didn't response. I tear off the jacket I am wearing and placed it on wrapped it around my wound to reduce the bleeding. "Ahhh!" but I shouted again in pain as I felt my leg were like burning. As I stared at it bloods were flowing from the gunshot in my leg. "Trina! Smith!" I heard Felly's voice calling for me and for Smith and the curses of the others. "You okay there, Ms. Manager?" I heard Shione's irritating voice. "I'll kill you asßhole!" I shouted and shoot his place. I also throwed a bomb on his position and laugh after hearing his shout. "Retreat!" I heard Captain's voice making me so irritated. This is just a shot this won't kill me. I ran to the alley that will lead me to the volt and saw Smith and Captain running towards there. Smith has a shot on his shoulder and stomach while Captain has a shot on her legs and arms. But before we even manage to enter the alley a grenade were thrown in our direction. I ran as fast as I could and entered the counter which is nearer to me before the grenade exploded. But as I look in my front, I g*n was pointing at me and Shione was smiling mischievously. "If you were just a real manager, I will make you my secretary. " he said. I smirked at him even if my visions were starting to get blurry and I am feeling dizzy. "I will kill you." I calmly said and hold his g*n away from my face and punch his face. But it didn't make him surrendered. He punched my stomach were I was hit and I kneeled him by punching his small plunged and then punched him in the face again. And as I hold his g*n I punched him with his g*n making him in deep sleep. My breathing were starting to get heavy and I lay down on the cold tile. It feels like I will meet my end. I lay down on the cold tile until my visions became black. ....... Fire were eating the whole floor leaving me to cry alone and call him hoping my shouts will reach his ear. But I was dumbfounded as I saw him walk pass by me and saved her leaving me to cru silently while the fires were starting to eat every inch of my body until my visons went out to black. I woke up because of the unbearable pain in my stomach and leg. I sitted down but I suddenly regret what I did, my stomach became more in ain and I still feel that burning sensation that flowing outside of my body. "Easy. You still have that gunshot." I looked whoever that talks and got surprised who was sitted next to the bed I am in. Shione Trafalgar. I looked up the place but this is not my room nor the headquarters. "Where am I?" I asked him and left the bed but again I regret it. I fall to the cold floor again. "I told you to be easy." he said and helped me to be back on bed. "I can handle myself. Thank you." I said as I sit down in the soft bed and pushed him a liitle bit hrd to stay away from me. "I am asking, Where am I?" I asked him again. He just raised his eyebrows and answered me. "You are in my place. You woke up in unfamiliar room where I am sitting next to you, and yet you doesn't know where you are? Huh, I taught you were smart, but I was wrong. You are stupid after all." he said. That makes me hate him the most. "Your d@mn tounge is worst than a wife scolding his husband." I said and laid down again. I may not know why he brought me here but I only know one thing he wanted to play a game. I maybe a hostage his hostage for my group to get his money back. "So you were saying that I am a wife and you were like my husband?" he said in an unbelieved tone. "Dream well. I won't be a wife for a small plunged husband." I said, I closed my eyes leaving him a smirk. "You b***h! Who has a small plunged? Me?? You gotta be joking! Here! Take a look at my plunged and see if it is small huh!" he shouted and I laughed at him. "No. Thank you. I don't want to see small plunged." I answered. "This isn't small!" he defensively shouted. "I don't care either. Just shut up. Your irritating me. " I said. "If I only knew that you were this rude, I just leave you behind!" He shouted leaving me in silence. He helped me huh? How irritating. I should have thanked him. If he only said that earlier maybe I did thanked him. "Why did you helped me then?" I asked while looking at him. "I can't just leave you there." he calmly responded. "You already fall for me. Don't you?" I asked as I sat down again. "H3ll no!! I will never!" he said. "I really wanted to live longer. And I don't really say 'Thank you' instead, what do you want me to do?" "Simple, I want you to work under me." he said that made my brows raise up to its limit. "I'll just say 'Thank you." I said while nodding. "You will work under me. Be my protector." He said that made me laugh even more. "HAHAHAHA you were out of your mind HAHAHAHA" I can't help but to laugh aloud. "So you brought me here so that I can be one of your security? HAHAHAHAHA you were completely insane! You think that I am just working in a mere group of robbers? HAHAHAHAHA" I said between my laughs. But I stopped when I saw his serious reaction. "This job I am offering to you will give you a total freedom and safety." he said. "I can only get that freedom if I no longer have a pulse." I prankly said to him. "That night. Your team knew you were already dead. I put you in that bag for them to see that you doesn't have any pulse. The news also says 20 men of mine were injured and only one suspect were captured as dead." he said leaving me dumbfounded and speechless. "As you sleep in my bed, I find informations about you and the organization you were in. And now that they think you are dead you were no longer a part of them." he added. I took a deep breath and let it out aloud. I am still managing to get his words on my head. "Hmm if I am really free. Why would I be working under you, if I could not?" I asked. "Yes you are now free to do whatever you want but when they found you. They will kill you. They don't want lies, they treat liars as traitors and your fake death is a lie so you are a traitor. But, under my protection they can't touch you." he proudly said and sitted in the bed. "I hate you." I said while looking at my hands. "I'll take that as a yes." he said and stand up. "Your job starts today, protect me at all cost. Your suit where there make sure to wear them at all cost." he said and left me alone in this big room of his. I slowly walked to the glass window and I saw smiled when I saw the beach. "Under his protection I will be safe?' huh? I'll protect him and he will protect me? Ridiculous that's just a responsibility for a couple. Geezzz this guy really falls for me huh?"