| Eternal Love |
| “This is Dove” Operations began the briefing as he clicked his remote bringing up a hologram of a tall blonde woman. “Gee and I wonder why I’m going on this mission.” Nikita murmured to herself. “Did you have something to share Nikita?” Ops asked getting agitated at her attitude of late. “No” she said sweetly smirking. “Good” Ops said as he continued the briefing. “Dove is a longtime arms and weapons dealer as well as a drug dealer. She has been no threat to us until just recently. It is said that she has gotten a shipment of nuclear arms and is in the process of selling them. This man, Turtle, is her husband, accomplice, and business partner. They are very cautious but they have a weakness as all people do-each other.” Nikita rolled her eyes, ‘How many times had she heard that line?’ she thought. ‘More times than she wanted to count’ she assured herself. Just then Michael kicked her under the table discreetly. She met his gaze cautiously and slyly where she met his disapproving gaze for letting her mind wander during the briefing. How she longed to stick her tongue out at him but Ops would have her head for sure if he saw that. Nikita grinned to herself she’d have to try that move on Michael one day. Nikita returned her mind back to the briefing and to Ops. “They will be flying separately to follow through with the deal-that is when we will take them. Nikita you will take Dove’s place, Michael you will be turtle. Get your PDA’s from birkoff you leave in two hours; this briefing is over” Ops finished with a glare which he directed at Nikita. As soon as all of the other ops had filed out Michael ordered, “Nikita! My Office Now!” Nikita startled, looked up at Michael trying to read what he was thinking. She couldn’t. He was blocking it from her purposefully. She didn’t like his tone any better than knowing that he was blocking her out again from his feelings. She stood up slowly to her whole 5’ 8” and slowly walked to Michael’s office with him following her. She had an uneasy feeling about this and the feeling was that she wasn’t going to like it one bit. Michael closed the door with more force than usual making Nikita jump. “Sit” he ordered. Nikita ignored him. After a few minutes of deadly silence she spoke up, “I prefer to stand” she said defiantly. Michael crossed the room to where she was standing taking a hold of her upper arms roughly and pushing her into the chair. “When I say sit; sit, when I say listen; listen” he said steely his voice made of iron. Nikita glared up at him defiantly making no move to free herself. “What is this about Michael?” she asked. Michael took his hands off her slowly and walked back to his chair sitting down. He stared into her baby blue eyes for a few minutes before speaking. “You.” He replied. “Me?” she asked thoroughly confused. “This is a mission and not our real lives” Michael began. “You must separate your feelings for me from those that you will have for turtle” Michael explained. “I see” Nikita replied her voice icy making Michael shiver. It was unlike Nikita to be so cold and he could tell that she was about to go off. “And just how do you propose that I do that Michael? Kill myself? Hell, I shoulda done that long ago. Would have saved me a helluva lot of pain and heartache” she laughed coldly. Michael stood up angered and took a hold of her violently shaking her. “I don’t ever want to hear you say that again” Michael said with tight lips. “Oh and why’s that? Nikita asked obviously not done attacking him. “Because you’d feel guilty about it? Well, it would serve you right you callous bastard. You are nothing but a manipulating liar and I won’t have it anymore. Tell me Michael, did you love Elena? Did you separate your feelings for her-she was a mission after all.” Nikita taunted cruelly. “Yes” Michael replied blankly. “And what about Adam?” Nikita continued. “You must have separated your feelings out for him as well. He was after all a mission too? Tell me Michael…did you really love Adam? Your son? Or was it all a pretence? To get me back and for you to move on?” Nikita asked not even knowing what she was saying. Michael went pale, “Get out!” he hissed. “Michael, I’m I’m sorry…I didn’t mea….” “Yes you did.” Michael replied. “I did not start this conversation on a personal level I was only trying to warn you of how the mission will go. You are the one with your insecurity of my love for you that started this but I will not be the one to finish it.” Michael said slightly angered. “Get out now or I shall have you forcibly removed” Michael ordered. Nikita headed towards the door slowly and opened it. She looked back sadly 2 teardrops trailing down her cheeks. She looked deeply into Michael’s sea green eyes trying to let him know that she was deeply sorry for what she had said. Michael longed to run and take her into his arms but his pride would not let him. She had hurt him deeply. Had reopened wounds that he had thought were dead. How could she accuse him of not loving Adam? He was his own flesh and blood. His son. The only thing that really did belong to him. Not even his soul was his own. Section had claimed that for itself many years ago. Nikita walked to her room zombie like and put on a pair of black addida ski pants and a baby blue baby tee with a yellow sunflower on it that read, ‘Look beyond the hidden; Things are not always as they seem’ and a pair of black tennis shoes. She grabbed her gym bag and headed to the gym. There she saw a friend of hers, Danae, already there warming up. Danae took one look at her friend and rushed over to her. “What’s wrong Nikki?” she asked concerned that her friend had finally taken all that she could from this place. “I think I’ve lost him” Nikita replied still looking dazed. “Come on Nikki, I think its time you had some downtime and rest” Danae said. “Can’t. Mission. 2 hours.” Nikita replied blankly still looking as if she was lost and in another world. “Come on I’m taking you to Med Lab” Danae said. Nikita didn’t reply. That’s when Danae began to get really worried. Nikki hated that place more than anyone but Michael. If she were ok she would never have given her consent to be taken there. Danae admitted Nikita to Med Lab and then went to see Madeline. As Danae walked into Madeline’s office she noticed that Madeline was not at her desk but watering her plants. “Yes Danae. Is something the matter?” Madeline asked kindly. “Yes there is.” Danae said. “What is wrong?” Madeline asked as she looked up from the task at hand. “You are going to have to replace Nikita on the mission. She cannot go.” “Why’s that?” Madeline asked. “She’s not herself.” Danae answered. “She’s in some kind of trance or what appears to be a trance. I took her to Med Lab and I didn’t get one word of disagreement from her” Danae explained. “That’s odd.” Madeline replied. “We’ll see what the doctors come up with before I examine her” Madeline replied. “And the mission?” Danae asked concerned. “It’s been postponed for a couple of days. Intel has it that Dove and Turtle are having problems negotiating.” “Fine” Danae replied as she turned and left Madeline’s office. |
| Part 5 |