Reminiscences of Love Ch.2
By Vicky

The young girl slumped down on the bed, her eyes obviously looking at her mother in protest.

"I don't need a babysitter mother. I can take care of myself."

The woman looked at her daughter sweetly, while still fixing her hair with both hands. "And what about your little brother and sister?"

"I can take care of them too! And I'll do a much better job than some old hag!"

"Megan! She is not an old hag, and she is not a babysitter! She is an agent of MI-6 and has been sent to protect you."

The teenager crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"So what's the difference. I don't get to go anywhere anymore. It's not fair!"

The older woman stood in front of Megan and cupped her cheeks gently in her hands.

"Oh, sweetheart. Your father and I are only worried about your safety. You children are our world, and we couldn't live with ourselves if something were to happen to you. Please understand."

"I understand." Megan sighed. Her mother pushed a lock of the girl's brown hair behind her ear and walked out of the room to find her husband. Just as Megan walked down the stairs, the doorbell rang and a hyperactive six year old girl raced down by her.

"She's here! She's here!" The little girl was anxiously pulling on her mother's skirt. Megan smiled briefly, as she saw her energetic little sister attempting to climb up her mother's leg. She then looked at her younger brother Josh, who was playing some video game, careless of the events taking place.

"I'll open the door." Megan's father walked up to the door, ignoring his wife's little crisis with their youngest daughter. He opened the door, and welcomed Cammy into their home. Litzy poked her small head from behind her father's figure and stared in awe at the young agent visiting them. The man patted Cammy on the back and spoke to his children.

"Kids, this is Cammy, and she will be staying with us for a few days. Please make yourself at home Miss White."

"Thank you Mr. Johnson." Cammy faked a smile and looked around the mansion she was standing in. It was a huge place and very nicely decorated. Cammy looked at the young boy playing video games in the living room, then at little Litzy, who was now holding her mother's hand, then made eye contact with Megan, who in returned smiled mischievously at her.

"We'll be back by midnight children. Be good with Miss White" Both sisters waved at their parents goodbye while Josh was still busily playing another one of his video games.

Cammy turned her attention to the girls again. Megan frowned at the agent.

"Well, I don't want to be here luv and I can see that neither do you, so lets make the best of it!" As soon as Cammy finished talking, Litzy walked up to her, sucking her right thumb. Cammy placed her hands on her knees and looked down at the little girl.

"Well, hello sweetie."

"I like your hair."

Cammy couldn't help but smile.

"Why thank you." Litzy started giggling and yanked on one of Cammy's pigtails, making the English woman loose her balance and fall face first on the floor. She then crawled on Cammy's back pulling both her pigtails hard.

"I want to play horsy!"

"Ow!"

Megan burst out laughing, as she saw the spectacle in front of her.

"Well, this is going to be interesting…" She walked away from Cammy, and settled down to play with her brother…leaving the agent crying out in agony…

****

"Deliver the package tomorrow at dusk…"

"What? What am I supposed to do with the kid until then?"

"You're a smart lad. You'll figure it out…"

"Huh? Hey! Wait! Argh."

Evel slammed the phone in frustration. He cursed his current employer for being so careless. It would be hard for him to stay clear of the authorities with a hostage to worry about. He walked through the dark streets, making his way slowly to his destination. Just another normal night in his life…

****

"Ha! I win again!"

Megan stared at the TV. She had lost twenty times to her brother on some fighting game.

"Ha ha! I am the champion!" Josh was prancing around the living room yelling at the top of his lungs that he had won once again. "It's a stupid game anyway! I would have won if you hadn't kept pulling my controller away!

"What?" Josh crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I didn't do such a thing! Don't be such a sore looser Megan!

"Yeah, whatever…" Megan rolled her eyes and looked at Cammy and Litzy, who were sitting on the sofa behind them. Litzy had undone Cammy's braids and the agent was now wearing multicolored ribbons and bows all over her head. The little girl was still working on one of Cammy's hair strands. The helpless woman was just sitting there staring at the now blank TV. Megan got up and shot a hateful glance at Cammy, and then walked up stairs, Josh followed her not far behind.

Cammy took her strand of hair out of Litzy's hand and sat her down on the sofa beside her. She then worked on getting the ribbons out of her hair. Litzy silently stared at her, while she was busily sucking her thumb.

"Aren't you a little old for that Litzy?" The little girl tilted her head and kept staring at Cammy.

"Sigh…guess you don't like me too much either, do you luv? It's bedtime for you" Cammy lifted the little girl and carried her of to bed.

"My mommy always reads me a bedtime story…" Cammy's eyes widened.

"Uh, which one?"

"These ones!" Litzy handed Cammy ten storybooks.

"Oh, this is going to be a long night…"

Meanwhile across the hall, Megan was looking at a fashion magazine while Josh was plotting against their babysitter. "I know! We can dye her hair purple!" Josh said with a hint of pride in his voice.

"Nah, we did that last time, remember" Megan just kept passing the pages on her magazine.

"Oh, yeah…I know! We can put ants in her food!"

Megan rolled her eyes and looked up from her magazine.

"Don't be so immature Josh!"

"Oh, Megan, you're no fun…"

"So then Snow White said…" Cammy looked up from the fifth storybook she had read to see Litzy sound asleep. Cammy smiled as she put the covers over Litzy. She then made her way downstairs and sat on the living room sofa once again.

"This isn't so bad…"

Just then the sound of loud rock music thundered from upstairs. "Oh, for the love of God…." Cammy grabbed two small pillows and covered her ears, trying to block the horrible sound coming from above…

****

Evel made his way through the shadows that covered the mansion's yard. From there he could here a stereo booming in the distance. He smiled. The noise will help his cover. He circled the house, looking for a way to go in and decided to climb up the wall and break through one of the bedroom windows. He silently went through his task and reached one of the windows. He looked through and although the room was pitch black he could see a small child sleeping peacefully on the bed. He made his way in, and heard the loud music from across the hall. He looked at the little girl and wondered how could she sleep so deeply with the racket next door. Evel reached out to grab her, but the bedroom door swung open revealing Megan's silhouette against the hallway's light.

"Hey Litzy…." Her breath was caught short as she saw the intruder standing beside her little sister's bed. She tried to run to get help, but Evel ran after her. Before she could reach the staircase, the spy grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth with one hand. She struggled to get free. Josh and Cammy could obviously not hear her because of the loud music. Her cries for help were muffled by the grip he had over her mouth. But she wasn't going to give up. She tried her hardest to break free. She bit his hand furiously, making him loose his grip long enough for her to weakly kick his leg and manage to run away. "D*mn it" Evel ran back to Litzy's room to finish the job. She reached the staircase and called for Cammy who lazily looked up from the sofa. She got up quickly when she saw Megan's startled looked as she ran down the stairs.

"There's a man upstairs. He was in Litzy's room and…."

"Okay, okay…just stay down here."

Cammy ran upstairs. She ignored Josh's loud radio and walked into Litzy's room. From the doorway, she could see that the little girl was still asleep in her bed. Cammy walked up to the little girl, frowning as she figured that Megan had made a fool out of her. Just then she felt a slight movement behind her. Evel aimed a blow to Cammy's head but she turned around and easily blocked it. She twisted his attacking arm and kicked his stomach, making him stumble backwards and knock over Litzy's toy tea table. He fell on the ground with a loud thud. Litzy heard the crash and slowly got up, rubbing her sleepy eyes. She screamed when she saw the strange man in her room. Evel got up and retrieved a dagger from his outfit. He attacked Cammy, but she ducked. He used the opportunity to kick her back. She lost her balance and he pinned her on the floor, putting his dagger in front of her throat.

Cammy looked into the eyes behind the black mask. Sharp emeralds stared at her with hatred. She had seen eyes like those before, but she couldn't recall where. Suddenly, his fiery gaze changed to one of confusion. For a moment, their world was that stare. Everything else disappeared, even Litzy's frightened cries. "Cammy…?" The word came out of his lips like a faint whisper, taken long ago by the fiery winds.

Cammy let her guard down momentarily at the sound of her name. But she took his weakness as her advantage and pushed him away from her, then she kicked the dagger of his hands.

"I don't know who you are mate, but comin' here was your biggest mistake…"

That said, Cammy attacked him with her Thrust Kick, making him crash into the opposite wall. At this point Litzy was hiding under her bed covers.

To Cammy's surprise, he recovered quickly and raced toward her. She got on her defensive stand, but Evel managed to grip her throat tightly and make her unable to move.

"Maybe my dear, but I'm not leaving until I get what I came for…" He then threw Cammy, making her head crash into a mirror. She slid into the floor unconscious.

FLASHBACK

The rain poured down with endless force on the earth. Large puddles covered the terrain and lightning shocked the heavens in the distance. A young girl disturbed those puddles, as she ran. She heard a voice behind her, but ignored it, knowing that if she stopped he would catch up.

"Wait! Cammy, wait!

Unable to run away from him much longer, she stooped in her tracks, but she did not dare to look at him.

"Cammy, where are you going in such a hurry?"

She answered without turning to look at him.

"Mission…. Failed…. Must…. Report"

Evel angrily pulled her arm, forcing her to face him.

"Oh, stop it Cammy! You're not like them! I'm not like them…not anymore."

Those last words sounded like a muffled sigh. His frustration and feelings were seen right through it.

Cammy, sighed. "I'll never be like you Evel. You still have a human heart. Goodbye"

She freed herself from his grip and walked away.

"Cammy, please, don't go…" Those were the last words he ever spoke to her…

END OF FLASHBACK

"Evel…!" Cammy sat up gasping that name. Another piece of her past fell into place.

"Miss White, are you alright?"

Cammy looked up to see the children's parents already home. The family's concerned looks fell upon her.

"Litzy? Where is Litzy?" Cammy's only worry was the little girl whom was obviously the intruder's target.

"She's right here" Mrs. Jonhson sat in front of Cammy, holding the little girl in her arms. The agent gave out a sigh of relieve.

"The children told us how you scared of the intruder, thank you" Mr. Johnson also knelt beside the girl. Cammy touched her forehead slightly and found a few droplets of blood there.

"Come, Miss White, we'll take care of your wound…" Mr. Jonhson helped Cammy up and out of the room…