What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 55

For a moment, Fear contemplated on my favor, before he grumbled and opened the door wider to let me through.

I stepped in, and immediately Fear closed the door. "So you woke me up at almost 6am just so you could call your girlfriend?" He stated.

I shoved my hands into my jeans pockets, and looked around his quarters lazily. "Yeah well my 'girlfriend' also happens to be your friend too. Wouldn't you like to hear from her, see how she's doing?"

Fear gave me a "what do you think?" look. "Sure, I guess, but not at this hour. What's wrong with you?"

Fear stared at me intensely and I stared back.

After a moment, I gave in and sighed. "I don't know Fear. Ever since we started this mission, I've kept getting the feeling that something bad is going to happen. I just want to know that Rachel is alright."

My friend was quiet as he took in what I said.

He then brought out his cell phone, and threw it to me. I caught it effortlessly.

"Just dial 1; it'll connect you automatically to Seeker HQ." He said, before he went to his bed and rested on it.

I nodded to him in thanks, and did exactly what he said.

The ringing came again, so I decided to pass the time. "So how was your date?" I asked. "Did you two finally test your strengths in sparring?" I grinned at the last part.

"Ha ha," Fear replied dryly. "I prefer to get to know a girl before I sleep with her."

"How noble of you," I commented.

Fear was about to retort when the line went through.

I held a hand up to silence him. What happened next though amazed me.

"Thank you for calling Seeker Headquarters. Unfortunately, no one is available to take your call. In fact, no one ever will be," came the recorded message, followed by some laughter.

Gunshots also rang in the background as people screamed.

I held the phone in front of me, and stared at it in confusion.

Fear noticed my reaction and gave me a questioning look.

I passed him the phone, and he held it to his ear.

He too stared at the phone in confusion after he heard the message. "What the hell was that all about?" He questioned.

I shook my head as I had no idea what happened.

Suddenly, an explosion erupted which caused the windows in the quarters to shatter.

Fear and I took cover under his bed, and waited until the initial rumbling faded away.

Various sirens immediately went off. The once peaceful quiet was dominated by loud, chaotic noises.

I grunted as I pulled myself from under the bed.

Fear swore as he accidentally cut himself on a glass shard, and held the wound with his other hand.

I coughed a bit as dust particles flew freely in the air.

I carefully walked towards the shattered windows, and looked down.

I was met by the sight of numerous fires occurring on several levels, the nearest one was just three levels below us.

I coughed harder as I accidently breathed in some smoke, so I turned away before I could inhale more.

By that time, Fear wrapped his cut in thick bandages, and was fully dressed in a pair of jeans a shade or so lighter than my own, and a simple grey shirt. "What the hell just happened?" He blurted out.

"I have no idea." I replied back honestly. "One thing's for sure: we've got to get out of here."

The Assassin nodded.

The sirens got louder, and a synthetic voice spoke over the intercoms. "This is a class four emergency. All Seeker agents are to report to the main hall." The voice announced.

Fear and I both glanced at each other and nodded.

Fear quickly took out a black case from under his bed.

He placed it on top, and opened it to reveal his signature swords.

He wrapped a leather belt around his waist, and slid the swords through their respective harnesses.

Fear looked up, and noticed my puzzled look. "Hey, I'm a first time father. I don't leave my babies behind." He joked.

I rolled my eyes, but quickly went straight to business. "Let's go." I stated.

He nodded, and we made our way out the door.

There were several pieces of glass and various materials scattered about, so we had to carefully step over them.

A couple of fellow Seeker agents literally ran out in their pajamas towards the fire escape.

Fear and I decided to follow them.

We went down the steps three at a time to quicken the pace.

We went down about fifteen levels, and went out the door.

Once on the other side, we were met by the sight of fires burning all over, and the ground was littered with glass and other materials.

My nostrils flared in irritation from the smoke and the heat. "Where is everyone?" I asked before I let out a cough.

"Hell if I'd know." Fear replied hoarsely. "This is where we're supposed to be. Something must have happened."

As if on cue, gunshots sprang all around us, a couple of them nearly grazed us.

We quickly fell into cover and assessed our situation.

"Ok." I started. "An explosion just occurred, we've got fires everywhere, and we're being shot at. Did I miss anything?"

Fear gave me an amused glance. "Yeah, I think you forgot your knives." He teased.

I huffed and punched him on the shoulder.

He rubbed it, but immediately went still as a bullet skimmed past his cheek. "Holy shit!" He exclaimed. "That was close."

I gritted my teeth together as I attempted to uncover the location of the mysterious shooters. "Well, I'm at a lost." I said bluntly. "I don't suppose you could somehow throw your swords far enough to hit them?"

Fear gave me a 'what the hell?' glance. "No." He said. "In case