Chapter 91 - Black Pair

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Lorna shouts as she and Jesse pursued a Claw on the run, they followed it to a lonely alley, still on the chase.

"Come in, come in, we need backup" Jesse hissed to her comm.

"Damn that Claw walker!" Lorna hissed pissed, shooting at it but it dodges the bullet with ease and then stops abruptly, facing them with a roar, others emerge from the buildings, crawling out like spiders, about ten of them.

"Fuck!" Jesse cursed.

"It's a trap," Lorna said setting her gun it made an automatic sound, rebooting.

they were outnumbered and surrounded.

The one they pursue, shift to human form. He was wearing only jeans, shirtless, revealing his full-body tattoo for them to see. He smirks.

"How about that agents" he mocked in a sick manner.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN OUTRUN ME!" he roars in a double voice of him and his monster within.

***

10 Hours Earlier

Lorna went through some files on her desk, before checking the air transparent computer in front of her.

"And she's back," Jesse said taking her seat.

"Hey Jess"

"You okay? You look Um... How would I put it... Off?" she said assessing her dull look. 

Lorna huffs facing Jesse. 

"Off? That's the best you can come up with" she said with an eye roll.

"You can't blame me you're the one with the gloomy look, so tell me what's up with you?"

"Nothing" Lorna grumbled typing on her computer.

"And you think am gonna buy that"

Lorna sighs facing her.

"What's do you want me to tell you, Jess".

"I don't know but I'm pretty sure something is bothering you, it wouldn't hurt if you share" she reasons.

Lorna rubs her temples.

"Does it has to do with your aunt's interrogation?"

"It's wasn't an interrogation it was just my statement about what happened at the ball, lucky no punishment for breaking the rules" she shrugs.

"Well because you killed Wayne".

Yup that was the lie, it was the only way to cover up for what happened at the ball, Wayne attacked her and she shot him dead and then the black ghoul shows up with vengeance ripping his heart out, and then other Claws attacked, and then she runs out only to be attacked by Cassandra who held a grudge, using the drug as a weapon to harm her before she shot her dead.

That was Lorna's statement.

She sighs relieving the moment with her aunt who surprisingly enough believed her every word with no question and no suspicion was directed at her anymore, she thinks.

"Okay if it's not about the statement, then what?" Jesse asked worried dying to know.

Lorna sighs in defeat, facing her, turning her chair in the process.

"It's about a guy".

"Fuck me! I knew you were having guy issues" Jesse said giddily.

"Okay I don't know why you are so lively about it," Lorna said embarrassed.

"Of course I am, at least now I know I was right, so tell me who?"

"Let's just put that aside, now you know what's bothering me so just let it go" she faces her) computer.

"Hmm, lemme guess it's not a serious relationship yet because of your job and all, and he's having some kind of emotional issue from his past relationship and you are worried about it and scared of starting something you aren't sure has a future in it".

Lorna froze facing a smirking Jesse.

"How did-"

"It's written all over your face.

"No, it's not!"

"Well I could just tell am kind of good at reading emotions, hmm I could put it like that, I take it as guessing" she shrugs proud.

"O..Kay," Lorna said nervously. 'Thank God she didn't figure the part of him being a ghoul! Am so dead, I have to keep myself in check and avoid her figuring anything more' Lorna thought panicking in her head, she had to be on guard or risk Jesse finding out about her relationship with the black ghoul.

"And You're that kind of girl" she adds.

Lorna blinked puzzled.

"You're into bad guys"

"Landon and Hart" Chase announced walking towards them, this gained the attention of others. They rise to their feet in response.

"As well as Rodriguez and Belly" he adds as a man and woman walk towards them.

"It's Bell sir," the woman said, she had strawberry blond hair and brown eyes.

Jesse snorts a bit holding in laughter. Lorna elbowed her to stop.

"It's a last name, you think I care how it's called," Chase said sternly.

"No sir" she answered firm.

"And who's up again," Chase said checking his file.

"Hall!" he hissed.

As a boy rushed to them.

"Sir" he answers, he had dark messy hair and green eyes.

Chase nods seeing they were complete.

"My office asap, all five of you have been chosen for an assignment, don't keep me waiting," he said turning to leave but glanced at Lorna before he did.

"Wow, a double team mission," she said facing Lorna and Jesse.

"Stuck with the most suspicious agent in the agency and a hand-me-down partner" she adds turning on her heels heading to the office.

"Hey, she was cleared of that, what the fuck is wrong with her? Hand me down, partner?" Jesse said pissed. 'BITCH!'

"I apologize for my partner, Natasha is a bit of black and white" the one with the last name Rodriguez said.

"I'm Jonathan but you can call me Johnny," he said with a welcoming smile.

"I'm Lorna and this is Jesse".

"Everyone knows who you are Lorna, the very agent who survives the black ghoul clutches more than once," he said in a tone she didn't like, she gulps.

"We best get going, our boss can throw quite the fit".

They all turned to the green-eyed boy.

"I'm Vincent, am sure you already caught my last name," he said walking ahead.

"Shall we?" Johnny said amused walking ahead.

"He is hot really hot with all those muscles and all, damn! My first impression... I like him" Jesse said biting her lips.

"Yeah who doesn't," Lorna said sternly, she definitely does not like him and worst they were paired together but why and for what purpose?