*Zane*

"think about it joab! we must have found them. those two twins must be the reason that they tried to kill me." I grab the pop tart on my way out the door. Joab scrambles behind me as I make my way to my car.

"Are we sure that that is-WOAH." Joab stopped a few feet from my car.

"if I wreck my bike will I get a car like this?" he motioned to the car that I had gotten 2 days ago.

I ignore him and open my door sliding inside. closing the door I turn on the radio.

it's a bright Monday morning here. my mind as always swirls with information, tactics, possibilities. My brain is always active but for some reason its blank. Well, mostly pictures keep flashing like telling a story. As I stop at the red light I smack my steering wheel. The image at the little blonde angel passes through my mind again.

I wanted to smack myself for how stupid I was acting. I am working on a secret case and I can't get a girl out of my head.

The light turns green bringing me back to earth. I start pushing my thoughts away focusing on anything else. I know what my father would tell me if he was here. he would tell me to get my head out of the clouds, Tell me to focus, Tell me I was trained for this.

I start searching the radio for a good country station. country was his favorite music. Whenever I start to miss him I always listen to country. It brings me back to when I was small.

"Stealin' kisses undercover babe
I see forever when I see your face
And I swear God made you for me"

I let the lyrics flow over me as I drove to school. I sang the song in my head until I heard the next lines.

"You make it easy
Lovin' up you
Make it easy
With every little thing you do
You're my sunshine in the darkest days
My better half, my saving grace
You make me who I wanna be
You make it easy"

That's was her song. She sang it when I was in the hospital. I cursed and threw my hand in the air as I turned off the radio and invited the silence.

As I pulled into the school I ran through the plans.

1. Tell the twins I know who they are.

2. Convince them to try and help us defeat the opposing mafia.

3. Get them to take there rightful place leading the mafia which would give us full power over the whole United States.

Plan b. If all else fails then I will just kidnap them and force them to do as told.

By this time I was already in the hallways of the horrible school. School starts in 10 minutes and the halls were filled with rushing students.

*CRASH*

Like usual the two twins stood over the blonde angel. He glasses falling Low on her nose as she leans down to grab the scattered books. Her Lose, long hair falling around her face.

"watch out church girl." jake growled and walked off in my direction.

"Zane, what's up dude. You skipped for a few days." Ryan smirked and gave me a bro hug. I looked over his shoulder and caught her staring at us. Her hair falling in her eyes. Once she got caught she rolled her eyes and continued picking up her books and paper.

"yah I was out of town." I rub the back of my neck. I want to skin them both alive. I want to kill them for how they treat others. but in truth I am 10000 times worse than they are. maybe its  how they treat her. I can't though, it would get in the way of my mission. Them dead wouldn't do anything to help me.

At that moment the bell rang and people scattered around. Taking it to my advantage I slowly slipped away. The twins had gone of flirting with two girls and I used that to my advantage.

I walked over just in time to pick up the last book from the ground.

"What are you doing?" She halfway smiled while struggling to stand up.

"I think that the word is helping. " I joke.

"Very funny." She laughs using one of her delicate fingers to brush some hair out of her eye.

"Here let me help." I lean over and grab all of her books. I motion towards her locker.

"you don't have to," she mumbled and put in her Locker code before opening it up. I got a chance to look at what I was carrying. different subjects were written on each Textbook such as geology, history, algebra 1, health, and grammar advanced.

"thank you," she said and I simply nod before she grabs the books and stacked them in the locker. you could tell she was a strong girl. she didn't worry what the others thought. it brings my mind back to the thing that puzzles me the most. why she lets them bully her.

it was a question for another day so I turned and walked off. quickly finding the two bullies I was looking for I approached them.

"guys we got to talk." I look them in the eyes. It's time to tell them. I grab their arms and lead them to the janitor's closet. I open the door and shove them both inside.

"I know who you are. " I say closing the door. The two twins look at me like I had grown another head.

"yah I'm Jake and that's Ryan. You okay now? we have got class to get to." jake rolled his eyes trying to get past me.

"I know who your parents are," I state.

"our parents?" Ryan smiled. "yeah we know who they are too."

"I know your father is the leader of the western mafia."

"my parents own the grocery store down the street. I don't know what you're talking about." Ryan argued.

"I know everything. drop the act."

"look we don't know-" jake started but then I grab the gun out of the back of my jeans. My patience thinning I growl. Time for plan b.

"We are going to walk out of here and get into my car. Anyone says a word I will shoot your brother. I won't think twice. Now let's go." I moved to the door. The two bully twins turned white with panic. They both nodded and scurried out of the room. I walked behind them my gun hidden in my front pocket.

I led them to my car in the back of the parking lot.

"what are you going to do to us-" Ryan asked their backs still facing towards my car. I take the back of my gun and knock them both out. Their limp bodies fall to the rocky parking lot. I loaded both of them in my car with ease then drove off towards my new home.

With a few loose ends to tie up, I pull out my phone and call them.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Zane. I need the security footage from the school erased."

"what did you do this time, cousin?" hunters voice groaned.

"I might have kidnapped those two twins." I look up at the ceiling of the car momentarily waiting for the chewing out I was about to get.

"you what! WE HAVNT FINISHED THE DNA TEST YET. YOU DONT KNOW IF THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WE ARE LOOKING FOR? " Hunter paused like calming himself down.

"I am sure that these are the two I am looking for. " I sighed.

"Are you sure? what if they aren't it's not like we can just wipe their memory."

"I know. if they aren't the two we are looking for then we can just make them disappear." the evil smile taking over my face. I would take great pleasure in killing these two.

"We dont do that. remember that you aren't only mafia. we work for the FBI too. we dont just kill innocents." he explained. I groan and mentally agree with him but I would never say anything out loud.

"ok, I will have one of the guys wipe to security footage. you be careful. take care." with that he hung up the phone.

...........................

I get back to school right before 3rd hour starts. I locked the twins up in the old penguin exhibit. No one could hear them yell from in there. I can't wait till I get to go back to question them.

For now, I had to maintain a cover so I would have to finish the rest of the day. stumbling into class I take the seat in my usual spot. seconds after I sit down she walks into the room. eyes zone in on me immediately almost making me squirm in my seat.

I swallow as she makes her way over. she sets her books down on the desk next to me. next thing I know she is shoving a wallet in my face.

I snatch the wallet from her and examine it. this was defiantly my wallet. It went missing the night I crashed. I thought I had lost it. i turn in my seat to look at her.

"i found it the night I found your crash." she shrugged.

"wait. what?" I blink.

"When I found you that night you wrecked-" she started but I cut in.

"YOU found me?" I pointed to her.

"yes." she looked at her nails as she fumbled. "long story."

I search through the wallet to make sure everything was still there. I wasn't checking to make sure she didn't steal anything. I was just making sure. I might be a cruel mafia leader but I wouldn't expect her to be a thief. As I was gazing at my wallet I saw a piece of notebook paper that was torn with a few words that made another piece if the puzzle cond into sight.

Stay away from the twins.

I quickly shoved the paper back in and closed the wallet. Someone had put it in the wallet the question is who?

"where did you find my wallet?" I ask With a sly grin.

"i-i didn't actually. When I found you I was trying to get you to the car when a man came and helped me. As I was getting he gave it to me. He said it was yours. I just threw it on the floor of my car and I honestly forgot about it until I saw it this morning."

" you didn't by any chance see what that guy was driving did you?" I question.

"i don't really remember...It might have been a back car or maybe a dark blue car? I don't remember." she sighed and I nod.

It wouldn't surprise me if the same guys who chased me came back to plant that note. With this new information, I knew without a doubt that I was getting close to the twins that they didn't want me finding. I should be worried, but instead my inside as excited. I anticipated everything that would come. I welcomed everything with open arms. I guess that was the evil side of me.

............next day......................

" I know your secret," I say sitting on a desk. The team stood in front of me. They are still playing dumb but soon I will crack them. I was ordered not to harm them, much to my dismay. So I will be taking a less effective route.

"I know all about your adopted parents."

"we told you we don't know what you are talking about." Ryan groaned.

"We aren't even adopted!" Jake yelled.

"ok, have it your way." I set two plates of food on the desk. "eat up boys. I have got school to get to."

With a wink in their direction, I walk out.

........................

Upon arriving at school, I let out a sigh. There she is. She stood in the middle of the hallway books in her arms as if waiting for something. She didn't move she just kept looking around.

Maybe she is waiting for someone?

I shrugged it off and head to my locker. Once grabbing the few books I needed I turn around to find her still standing in the exact same spot.

Our eyes make brief contact as she gazes through the crowd. She wore a knee-length red faded pencil skirt and a white button-up shirt. A pair of converse on her feet. Those black-rimmed glasses covering her big blue eyes. The pair of black and teal headphones around her neck.

That brief second felt like an eternity. A hint of a smile appeared on her face when she saw me. Then our eyes met and she swiftly turned away, facing the other direction.

I raised my eyebrows and turned around. One thing I didn't need was a distraction. A girl prancing around in some fitted, red skirt is exactly that. 

So why did I feel a slight pang or hurt when she turned away?

I could thump myself for being so stupid.

I dont need this. I don't need her. My life was exactly what it should be. I don't need her to cloud my judgment. I stormed Into class and sighed in relief that we didn't share this class.

Ding*

I receive a text from joab. Making me instantly worry. We are supposed to have no contact during school, so for him to be texting me something is wrong.

Meet me outside in your car.

I jumped up and rushed out of the classroom, ignoring the yell of my teacher. I jogged down the halls. For a brief second, I looked for angel. She still stood in the same spot her back to me.

For some reason, I was happy that she was ok, Or at least as ok as a person who stood in the hallway for the last 10 minutes without moving could be.

Seconds later I met up with joab in my car. His face held no excitement.

"Who kicked your dog?" I say referring to his expression.

"We messed up." he started.

"what do you mean?" I raised one eyebrow at him.

"hunter called. those twins that we have back at the zoo. They aren't the one we needed." he growled. I curse under my breath and kick the car next to me.

"you're sure?!" I ask. He simply nodded.

"I was getting close. The western mafia didn't like me talking to someone. It had to be them!" I place my hands on the hood of my car my head hanging low.

"It had to be someone else! There had to be someone that you talked to." joab reasons.

"there was no one else-" I stop mid-sentence when I raise my head. A note was stuck on my car window. I get up and grab the note from under the window wiper.

With trembling hands, I open it slowly. Written in bold letters were the words that seemed to put a little fear into me. The words that left me to not know the future.

We warned you. If you won't stay away from them, then we will take them away from you.

"what does that mean?" joab groans while rubbing his forehead in annoyance.

"i don't know-" but stopped when I heard that sound that scared me the most.

A woman screaming.
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Published 12/25/2019

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