[HAWI]
"Are you sure about that, Hawi? Three days is a long time. They could already be planning to blow us up if we go there," Adolf said.
"We have Malika on the inside, you need not worry and from what I felt last night, Elodie is also on board with our plans," Mbali said confidently. This wasn't foreign to be hard for them and for that, she was glad.
"What did you feel?" Riley, the leader of the Sicario rebels asked.
"They fucked, again," Rukiya said and all eyes turned to Hawi.
"I didn't do anything. I may have been asleep and Ruru peeked," Hawi defended
"If it helps, I didn't see them—" Rukiya said like that was supposed to make the whole situation very right. It was a crazed team and they sure had different types of normal but goddamn, it was going to be a long one this time.
"Y'know what, can we please never talk about Malika and Elodie's sexcapades? I'm already traumatized enough, man," Riley complained.
Hudhayfah just laughed at her. He had been with these crazies for over two years and while even he hadn't gotten used to them, he knew it was going to be a long ride, especially now that the war was here.
So much could happen and they would all see the crazies doing the craziest of shit just to keep the team lively.
Not that he was complaining, but goddamn.
"Oh child, you're in for a new type of normal with this bunch," Hudhayfah said reassuringly to Riley who looked at the others and saw them acting like this was normal. Of course, it was. What did she expect when bad met worse and they had an army?
"So, what do we do in those three days?" Riley asked.
There hadn't been a plan for them waiting for three days, so this caught her off guard. She knew that they would be attacking Sicario day and night, weakening their bases.
"Do you have any clue why they all left one by one?" Rukiya asked even though she could tell that Hawi wouldn't answer her truthfully on this particular one.
"Nope," Hawi said, looking around the tent like she had just decided to study the structure in itself. It was the same thing their friend had been doing earlier so she didn't think it could be as bad, right?
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. you heard them, Ruru, they have duties to tend to and we are the Alphas here, which means we also have duties to attend to, in private," Hawi said and Rukiya stared at her wondering what was going on in her head this time.
"Oh, really now?"
"Of course. Jer is working with a warlock, one who seems to be holding the cards for him, given he cried out for her when Malika was hurt. I believe that is connected to him wanting you dead," Hawi said and Ruru sighed.
That was a sore topic for them and Hawi was probably already blaming herself for it.,
Now that Rurur thought about it perhaps that was why she was trying so hard to smile for them earlier but then there was no need for her to burden herself on her own, when she had everyone ready to lay their lives for her, right?
"I thought he was bluffing, given he's too weak."
"It's not something to take lightly, love. If he was that angry and wanted you dead, I assume someone is putting him up to it. He doesn't have the balls to come after you, alone.
"So that was a risk he took, a stupid one nonetheless, but there is no telling that he won't try again," Hawi said
"Well, he can try. I am powerful enough to ruin him and the entire Sicario in one sitting," Rukiya said angrily. She hated people who tried to kill her because they always failed and we're always sloppy.
"I know, but we just need to be sure. Perhaps Mbali can enlighten us more, later," Hawi said
"All right. And what do we do while we wait?" Ruru asked.
"We go hunting. You owe me a good hunting trip, my beautiful," Hawi said and Rukiya nodded in excitement.