Chapter 185

185 Talking with Nikki

It’s been a month since our last mission dealing with Maddie Cone. I do have to say; she was a crazy one-not gonna lie. But something has caught my eyes and grabbed me in thought. The surprise that Greg was supposedly trying to tell me, and allegedly it’s a secret. I’m gonna be honest with you, I have not the foggiest idea of what it could be. I’m telling you-no clue at all.

Was someone hurt?

Am I in danger?

To be honest, in every way I’m always in danger-like people hunted me two times in a row. I need to start putting on a mask or something like that, because soon enough everyone’s gonna be hunting me.

It was scary getting hunted by the FBI and TSA, and then the BMO. Thank goodness those were in the past but I assure you, this mission-I’m gonna get hunted somehow, I bet you.

I wonder what our next mission was gonna be, being the fact that it’s been a month. You might be like-oh, it’s a month, so you have plenty of time to rest. Imagine you went on a dangerous mission: bombs flying, people chasing after you, fighting people, car chases, running chases, plane chases, boat chases-in fact, I’m pretty sure swimming chases as well.

And the villain was caught-or died being that happened to me since my two missions-and you now have a rest. Now you know how fast time flies, and now boom it’s the next month. You’re thinking-here we go again.

But let’s say it spared you, and you had another month.

Now you got way too used to the way you usually expected life to be, and now there is a mission. You feel tired, and you would expect yourself to be energized! Either way, I shouldn’t be rambling about useless things.

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I was at the YMPA, taking a deep breath of air, as the fresh air blew against my face. I had a deep exhale of air as I breathed in again and closed my eyes, feeling myself getting relaxed, and my muscles relaxing.

I had been doing this every morning since the day that our mission dealing with Maddie Cone ended up going-crazily. And it really helped sometimes, but other times it was just irritating because it didn’t take long to feel tired again.

I sighed as I felt my eyelids growing heavy. As my breathing slowed down as my head started to become heavier and heavier. I walked inside as I looked up, seeing the beautiful sight of the place. The golden stairs, the marbled floor, and the pillars all made the place feel grand. The smell of lavender filled my nose as I took another deep breath.

Then my head started to swim a little more as my eyes shut and my body began to grow heavy. Yeah, the tiredness was already kicking in. But then I heard a little squeal that came from the side.

Nikki.

She had her arms behind her back as she was walking away from me. She had this look on her face that made her look like a puppy. But her legs were still wobbling as she walked around.

“I can’t believe you’re doing this,” she said with a giggle.

“What’s going on here?” I asked as my eyes opened.

Nikki smiled as she turned around and looked up at me. “You’re not even saying hello.”

“Oh, hey Nikki,” I chuckled as she went in for a hug, but I stepped away from her, not wanting her to ruin her hair by grabbing my shoulders. She did give me a little kiss on the cheek, though. “Sorry I’m late,” I said as I pulled out my wand from the inside pocket of my coat and placed it in the inside of my belt.

“So, how’s Tisiah?” I asked.

She nodded and chuckled as she gave a little elbow. “How about you?” she asked, giggling slightly as she looked at me with a serious face. “You’re not getting any prettier, are you?” I gave her a cross look, but she laughed instead, then she placed her hands behind her back.

Nikki shrugged as she walked around me. “I’ve been helping out here for a while now,” she said as she leaned back with her arms crossed over her chest. “Helping out where?” I asked. “Are you a part of something?”

“Yes, I actually am,” she said, smiling as she leaned forward again.

“Well, what’s your role?” I asked with a laugh as I leaned back and took a step forward to catch my balance.

Nikki nodded as she walked closer to me. “I’m one of the clubs, theater perhaps,” she said. I looked at her with squinted eyes. “Theater...?” I asked with a furrowed brow. “Why do you have to do theater?”

Nikki looked back at me with a serious expression. “It’s just something to do to pass the time.”

“Yeah, I guess,” I said. Nikki’s eyes went down as if it embarrassed her of something, as she sighed. “What’s wrong?” I asked. Nikki shook her head as she smiled. “Well, might be bad for you-but remember Masaru?”

“Yeah,” I said. Nikki stayed quiet-enough for me to know what happened. “Well, I hope September is happy with him,” I said with a sigh. Nikki shrugged. “Well, you at least have me.”

She looked at me with soft and gazing eyes, and I couldn’t help but smile, and give her a soft smile in return. Nikki leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek again. “I guess I do,” I said with a chuckle, as she gave me another kiss on the cheek before turning around and walking away.

“Nikki,” I said as I ran to catch up to her and put my hands on her shoulders, and turned her around. “Do you happen to have any idea where Tisiah is?” I asked with a frown, as she turned around and looked up at me with a serious expression.

Nikki looked down and crossed her arms over her chest. “I don’t know,” she said as she looked down. “He’s not answering my calls.”

“Oh,” I muttered. “He might be training or something.”

She shrugged as she began to walk away. “I don’t know. Maybe you’re right.” I sighed as I looked around the place.

I was hoping to find Tisiah here, but now it seemed like I would have to wait until he got back. Maybe he was in the office-but I wouldn’t know that either because I didn’t know where he was. I took a deep breath before choosing to walk into the training center, not knowing if I would find Tisiah inside or not.

I walked through the door and saw the usual people walking around and training. The training center had white halls and a gray carpet, with a few training mats in the middle of the room, as well as a few tables and chairs. It was very lively in here, no doubt about it, with lots of people running around, swinging swords, and doing various exercises.

Then I saw Tisiah standing in the corner, facing away from me with a scowl on his face and a wand in his hands. “Hey, Tisiah!” I shouted, as he looked at me, but he didn’t turn around or say anything.

I sighed and walked towards him slowly until he finally turned around. He didn’t seem very happy as he crossed his arms over his chest and sighed. “So, let me guess, Greg’s surprise?” he said, and although I wasn’t thinking that, it made me feel better for a moment.

“Yeah. What’s up?” I asked, as I took a deep breath, trying to look calm. But I was a bit nervous seeing Tisiah in such an angry mood.

“Nothing, it’s just hard not to tell it you,” he said, dancing with his wand through his fingers, and then stopped in midair.

“You’re making it hard not to tell me,” I said with a small laugh as I crossed my arms over my chest. “What did he say to you?”