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To Live is to Die; DarkAngel013 & Mercinus3
Topic Started: Jun 23 2009, 03:37 AM (5,819 Views)
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Harlan slept, though Aria's gentle call made him stir from his slumber. "Harlan, dear, wake up." His eyes opened, allowing his green eyes to focus onto her. He smiled at her and groaned, stretching both his arms and legs over the bed, though the bed sheet still covered his huge frame. "We need to refocus on ourselves and what lays ahead." When he realized what he had to do now, he scowled and a growl came from the pillow that he placed on top of his head. He then muttered something about Damien being a complete prick. When he was nearly awake, he got up and walked into the bathroom, with the shower being heard from behind the door.

When he emerged from the bathroom, he was only wearing a pair of boxers. He then sat down next to Aria and watched her work on the laptop, though he didn't know what she was doing. Instead of sitting there and do nothing, he walked over to the weapons that he had carried with him from the rescue mission. Although it was something that he should have returned to XI and XII just after the mission, he thought that it would be a good thing for them to be stocked up on weapons for the possible threat from their old 'group'. Although he didn't mind what Aria would have, he was keeping most of the explosives and the shotgun, since he was adept in the use. He turned towards her, cocking the shotgun, just in case the GA decided to attack them here. "What are you looking at, Aria?"
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Aria stifled a giggle at Harlan's comment about Damien being a prick but had to agree. Then she watched as he disappeared into the bathroom, hearing the water of the shower turn on. She didn't look away from the computer screens when he came back out, however, she looked up when she heard the click of a gun being checked.

She noticed his broad form, his scars, and the muscles that rippled when he moved. She felt warm in her cheeks and wondered when she would ever stop wanting him. Badly. She could already feel his touch on her skin...

"What are you looking at, Aria?"

The question startled her out of her sudden desire. She realized then that she had been daydreaming and had stopped working. She focused again on the screen as she replied, "Blueprints of GA and Globodex." She clicked several times on the computer as she spoke again, after allowing the information to sink.

"I've just noticed something in their plans... their layout is almost alike in rather odd places." She gestured for Harlan to come over and have a look. "I've also looked up the top GA members of GA, to see who was going to come after us. Mike and Diana are for sure, a guarantee to come... after all, we did give them quite a scare." At the memory that felt so long ago, she smiled. "I'm sure that had amused you as much it did me."

She clicked away from the maps when she was sure that Harlan had finished and showed up on screen the people's profiles. "These are the guarantees, these are the uncertainties." She pointed to the names she mentioned the for-sure ones and the not-so-sure ones.

"Which pair do you think is coming, excluding Mike and Diana, of course," she asked, looking up at him.
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"Blueprints of GA and Globodex."

At that moment when both Gore Angels and Globodex was mentioned, Harlan's head leaned forwards towards the laptop screen and looked at the prints. Several images of the layouts of each of the headquarters of the two groups were visible, though GAHQ was something that he had disregarded. Being one of the highest members of the group, second only to Damien in leadership, he knew the layout from the back of his hand. However, his eyes were focused on the layout of the big corporation. He listened as Aria spoke to him. "I've just noticed something in their plans… their layout is almost alike in rather odd places. I've also looked up the top GA members of GA, to see who as going to come after us. Mike and Diana are for sure, a guarantee to come… after all, we did give them quite a scare." The hitman smirked at the prospect of Mike trying to take him down. Though the classic motto applied to him when he remembered what Mike had done to him. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Shortly after that, she had shown him the pictures of the possible couples that were going after them. "Which pair do you think is coming, excluding Mike and Diana, of course."

Harlan thought long and hard on that, unsure on who Damien had sent. Mike and Diana was a guarantee, though probably as fodder to the other groups. "From what I can gather, knowing Damien's leadership rather well… I can say that Daniel and Michaela are one of the groups that might be after us. After all, they are in the top three couples in GA. Petr and Andrea are another possibility. As for the others, I am not so sure. Mike, Diana, Daniel, Michaela, Petr and Andrea are the ones that I will put money on for them to come." He walked back over to the weapons that were still in the room and checked the sub machine guns. He was certain that Aria wanted to have the pistols, but he had to check to make sure. "Aria, do you want to have the subs or the pistols?"
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"From what I can gather, knowing Damien's leadership rather well… I can say that Daniel and Michaela are one of the groups that might be after us. After all, they are in the top three couples in GA. Petr and Andrea are another possibility. As for the others, I am not so sure. Mike, Diana, Daniel, Michaela, Petr and Andrea are the ones that I will put money on for them to come."

With every name mentioned, Aria quickly clicked on their file and put them aside for later reference. The others she put into a different folder for an analysis later. She didn't really remember meeting the other members, but had vague recollections of sour run in's with the other females. Some of them, she had remembered, had fallen in love with Harlan from a distance and hated the closeness that she and Harlan had. Mildly, she always remembered thinking of why they had "fallen in love" with him from a distance. How had they known how he was in battle or how he was in the field or how he was in general. She had known that he had kept himself a good distance from GA because he didn't like people knowing what he was really doing. She herself had her fair share of admirers... but she just didn't understand how they would fall in love as they said they have.

Aria turned towards him when he spoke.

"Aria, do you want to have the subs or the pistols?"

Automatically, she replied without any hesitation, "Pistols, of course." She blinked when she realized that Harlan probably already knew that. "And I'm assuming you asked just to double-check, right?" She gazed over his form, and a soft blush scattered across her face. She still wasn't used to the idea completely yet that he was hers. Hers. Quickly, she then turned back to the computer screen and momentarily wondered if the females of GA had fallen in love with Harlan's confidence, his physique, and his skills. But then she wondered how on earth had they been able to see him, since he had been her partner since the time they met and since they joined GA.

It certainly brought back memories...

"Hey, Harlan," she called to him, leaning over in the bed towards the couch to watch him. "Do you remember when we first met?" She tilted her head over slightly. "Of how hostile you were towards me as I to you?" She let it hang there as memories flooded her mind. She closed the laptop to reminiscence.

She smiled as she spoke up again, "Shall we take a trip down memory lane?"
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Harlan watched as Aria clicked on the files of the members that he had mentioned, knowing that they would be needing those files for a later time. He wasn't sure on what he was thinking on at the moment, since all of his thoughts were busy on the weapons that he had in front of him. His shotgun was already prepped and most of the pistols and subs were done. When he had asked his question, she replied without second thoughts. "Pistols, of course. And I'm assuming you asked just to double-check, right?" He simply nodded towards her, concentrating on the pistols now. While he was prepping, he listened and stopped when she asked him something. "Hey, Harlan. Do you remember when we first met? Of how hostile you were towards me as I to you?" Before she had even asked her final question, he was already walking down memory lane.

5 years ago…

It was his first mission that he had been assigned to and he was about to get his first partner. He would have preferred to work on this alone, but it was Damien's orders that he would have to be partnered up with someone. He scowled at the prospect. Finally, he arrived at the meeting room, where he caught the glimpse of who his partner was. She was, indeed, attractive, but was no more than an asset to him. He sat down on the table opposite her and watched as Damien began the mission briefing. "As you probably know, I've paired you up to do something that no other Gore Angel has done before. I would like the pair of you to work together on this one…"

"Pfft…" Harlan retorted at the statement. "You know my history, Damien. I work alone on missions like these. I wouldn't need another person helping me at all." To be honest with him, he thought that he was much better than the woman, who only called herself Ai, was. He knew everything inside out of both explosives and surveillance, so there leaves a little area for her to work with. Damien only tutted at him.

"Now, now, Harlan. You know that this mission is the biggest mission that anyone has done, let alone it being your test to see how well you two get along." He pressed a button on the remote, which flickered onto an image of a building. "For your test, there are secret documents about Globodex somewhere in America. My sources tell me that they are in here… the new CIA building. I want the pair of you…" He directed that comment towards Harlan, who simply sneered at the GA leader. ".. to go inside the building and retrieve these documents. Is that understood?"

Harlan nodded. He then turned towards Ai and spoke to her. "I just hope that you don't get in the way when we are on this mission. Is that understood?"
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"As you probably know, I've paired you up to do something that no other Gore Angel has done before. I would like the pair of you to work together on this one…"

"Pfft…" Harlan retorted at the statement. "You know my history, Damien. I work alone on missions like these. I wouldn't need another person helping me at all."


When the male had walked in, her head turned in his direction, unsurprised by the superiority that was on his face. She had already made herself become blank and expressionless. She told herself, it was best that she only showed expressions when she thinks that she ought to instead of letting them go free without thought. Because then, this man will take advantage of the expressions she might show to give her away.

She nodded but stopped halfway when the male began to talk. Ah, he was no different than herself. She also loved to do her work alone. She preferred it as it offered more space for her to move without someone scolding her for doing something wrong. She, too, agreed, but decided to let them continue talking before she decided to speak up.

"Now, now, Harlan. You know that this mission is the biggest mission that anyone has done, let alone it being your test to see how well you two get along." He pressed a button on the remote, which flickered onto an image of a building. "For your test, there are secret documents about Globodex somewhere in America. My sources tell me that they are in here… the new CIA building. I want the pair of you…" He directed that comment towards Harlan, who simply sneered at the GA leader. ".. to go inside the building and retrieve these documents. Is that understood?"

Before she could reply, she turned her head towards the male named Harlan. No doubt, he was good at surveillance and explosives, from the way his fingers seem to be as well as his eyes. They seemed sharp from how they observe their surroundings despite conversing with herself.

"I just hope that you don't get in the way when we are on this mission. Is that understood?"

Ignoring him for a moment, she turned to Damien and simply said in a voice that matched her appearance, melodic and gentle, "I agree with him 100%; I don't take partners... But understood." However, from the way he was looking at the pair of them, she turned towards Harlan for the first time, her amber eyes burning like the very fires of hell. It was piercing and cold, even though her eye color was like fire.

A strange smile only touched upon her face as she stood up, revealing not only was she attractive, she had a very lean form as well with curves for many women to envy. She walked over to Harlan's chair, rotated him so that he faced her, revealing the fact that she was wearing two inch heels with skinny jeans and a white halter top. On her wrists, she wore two silver bracelets that collided with each other, emitting a Christmas like jingle when she moved. Her raven black hair was slightly curled at the edges and around her face and resting down by her thighs, giving her rather delicate look that made her appear elegant while still appearing very fragile as her fair skin evened out her hair. Her fingers were well taken care of but they had calluses on her hands that suggested using something rough on her hands. Her arms were across her chest before she released them to lean forward, her fingers pressing on Harlan's chest.

Her smile was alarmingly bright but underneath it, lies something... almost sinister. If it did not have it, it would clearly be a wonderful smile. Despite her small stature, she was able to push Harlan back in the reclining chair of the meeting room.

As she leaned in close to his face, she said in a voice that seemed almost threatening underneath all that smiling, "Of course, I will be entirely out of your way; however, I would love it if you didn't get in my way... for any wrong move you make," a pause as the sound of gun clicked and pushed a pressure on Harlan's abdomen, "I will not be afraid to shoot you for it." Then she pulled away, along with her jasmine scent that had enveloped Harlan when she had leaned close. Only then, as she turned around slightly did it reveal that she had a holster for her gun just around her thigh. Now, where did that come from?

As she walked away from Harlan, the way she moved was similar to that of a model as every move she made, her heels did not click as she reached the door and opened it. "Amateurs first," she said as she held it open. Her grin was mischievous and... something else. It was as if there was a mystery air about her that only made many a men keep guessing.
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Harlan had noticed that Ai had an expressionless appearance on her. He didn't know why she had done that, but he didn't care. He wanted to do the job, with or without her help. He could guess that she wanted to work on her own, mainly because she had agreed in her own way. As soon as he had asked her the question, she blanked him and turned towards Damien. "I agree with him 100%; I don't take partners… But understood." It was after she had replied did she turn to him and glowered at him. His green eyes glared back into her amber eyes, equally showing the fires of hell in them.

As she smirked and stood up, he acknowledged that she was attractive and lean. He watched her as she spun his chair around, showing her apparel of a white halter top, skinny jeans and high heels. She leaned forward, pushing him into the chair. As she spoke, his expression and feelings were unfazed by her threat.
"Of course, I will be entirely out of your way; however, I would love it if you didn't get in my way… for any wrong move you make." He heard a familiar sound of a gun clicking, with the end of the barrel prodded into his torso. His expression still remained expressionless, but his feelings were rattled by the gun. "I will not be afraid to shoot you for it."
She thinks that she could rule me like a lapdog, he thought, feeling a rage welling up inside. Well… she's dead wrong…

Before Ai had left him, the sound of a flick knife was heard, the tip of the blade returning the favour that the gun had. "But not before I run you through. You got that?" Damien had enough and ordered them to go and get along with each other. Harlan nodded in agreement, getting out of the leather recliner chair. He heard her make a smart remark about his status as a hitman. Instead of snapping, he simply walked by her, but stopped just before he walked through the door. He smirked, without her knowing. "Pros just before." He walked on through, feeling smug about his comeback. He grabbed the car keys to his newly bought Corvette, thinking on the old saying. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
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Aria heard the flick of the knife and did not flinch when the knife touched upon her own abdomen. She was used to the idea of a knife in that region. As long as it wasn't in her chest area, she knew that she was fine, also given that she could still move quite fast despite wearing heels. She did not hear his words but she heard Damien's as he said that they ought to get along with each other. She doubted that they will be able to.

"Pros just before."

She only shrugged and decided to walk briskly past him as she watched him then board a corvette.

So American, she thought as she watched him. Before he could start the engine, she leaned over to his window, "Does that mean I'll have to hitch a ride with you to get to our mission or do I have to get my own ride?" Of course, she knew that they hated each others guts and that he would most likely turn her down. With that in mind, she was already prepared to get to her own car when a man roughly two times the size of she was bumped into her.

"Hey!" she exclaimed. The man looked at her as if he was about to scowl but stopped when he noticed her form.

"Ah, I'll excuse you if you come with me," he said with a glint in his eye.

Aria only smiled before she replied. "Sorry, I don't go with strangers." And then, without listening to a reply from Harlan, she walked away but the man continued to follow her. She stopped to rotate her body as her heel was at the man's chin. Her flexibility was amazing as the heel elongated into a knife. "Keep following me and you don't what might happen to you." The man ran off and the knife disappeared back into her heel before she walked over to her Porsche 911 Turbo. She revved the engine, telling Harlan that she will be following him, although they both knew full well of their location...
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Harlan got into the Corvette without much difficulty, despite him being rather bulky for the seats. He had put the keys in the ignition when he felt someone lean over the driver side window. ”Does that mean I’ll have to hitch a ride with you to get to our mission or do I have to get my own ride?” At first, he wanted to say no, seeing that he hated Ai so much after the briefing. However, he considered the fact that if they were to be paired together; they might as well try to find some common ground that they can work with, besides killing people. He was about to say what he thought, someone brushed her. ”Hey!” He scowled at the man when he noticed who was talking to him. He managed to hear what he had said to her.

”Ah, I’ll excuse you if you come with me.”

The one thing that he hated more than anything else was when a guy tried to take advantage of women, even though it’s not going to work with Ai. As she started to walk towards her car, the man followed. Now he’s a stalker? he thought, driving quietly behind the pair of them. I really want to crack this guy’s head now. Trying to take advantage of a woman is one thing, but stalking them after they had said no was another. Even though he didn’t hear what she had said, but he saw her move her body around, ready to kick the man in the chin. Upon closer inspection, he noticed the knife on her heel.

The man, being the coward that he truly was, ran towards his car. The coincidence of him running on the driver’s side had given Harlan an idea. Rolling down the window, he opened the door just as the man had passed the halfway point of the bonnet. Unable to react in time to avoid it, the man flipped over the car door and slammed his head on the asphalt ground. The hitman closed the door, sneering at the injured man. “That’s what you get for stalking…” he murmured, driving away from him. He then heard the thunderous roar from a powerful 911 Turbo’s engine, seeing Ai at the wheel. Smirking, he hit the accelerator hard, causing burnout to cloud the man in a last warning to him before shooting out of the parking lot.

Several hours later, they had arrived a few blocks away from the CIA building. Harlan turned off the engine to the Corvette, watching as Ai pulled into a parking space. Guessing that her car window was down, he rolled his down at looked at her. “Well… what plan have you got to enter the building?”
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Aria watched as the man face planted in the asphalt and smirked. She had to give Harlan some credit for getting at the man for her without her actually doing anything. Despite their obvious of hatred for each other, they both apparently had their lines of which are not meant to be crossed. Well, at least they had their boundaries.

After driving for what may seem like hours, which was true, they came up short to the CIA building that Damien had spoke of. Quickly, inside her 911 Turbo, she quickly changed into a suit with a tie and then some other required items that one would need to get inside the CIA building. It was just as Harlan rolled down his window would he catch a glimpse of her revealed skin for a moment before her clothes were placed delicately over her shoulders with the suit and tie. She looked over towards him as she heard him speak up.

“Well… what plan have you got to enter the building?”

"Easy," was all she replied before she got out of her car, revealing that she wore a slim suit with a skinny tie and her dress shirt partially left open to reveal her ivory skin collar bone area. Her long hair was tied up into a braid, to reveal two somewhat silver earrings that hung from her ears. She looked over at Harlan after her car was locked and she leaned against Harlan's window. "You and I will simply merely change into what the CIA agents often wear, and go right on in." She said with a glint in her eye. Then she pulled away as she flicked out what appeared to be an ID badge. Two of them.

"One of them is yours, and the other is mine," she explained as she waited. "You are to change at least into a somewhat-semi-formal attire. I do assume you always have more than one set of clothes in your car ready, yes? Otherwise, I can happily lend you some." She was being completely sarcastic of course of lending him some clothes, after all, she didn't know his sizes all that well. At least, not yet anyway.
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