Behind Amber Eyes

Harley

Harley pressed herself against the stone wall. Her hand slipped to her waist and grasped her gun.she could hear the draculoid just around the corner. Every part of her wanted to run and find somewhere safe, but Harley knew what she had to do. And nothing was going to stop her.

She could hear footsteps now, clicking their way softly down the hallway. Harley could hear her heart beating faster and faster. The footsteps became louder and louder, until they disappeared completely.

Harley felt violated in the silence. She knew that, whoever it was, that they were waiting for her just on the other side of the corner. The gun she grasped was now out of the holster and ready to shoot. Harley tried to slow her breathing, but every attempt lead her close to a wease.

Out of nowhere, the footsteps began again. They seemed to be getting farther and farther away. Harley let out a small sigh of relief. The drac was gone.

As soon as that thought crossed her mind, a tall figure jumped out in front of her and pointed a gun at her chest.

"Who are you." The man asked. Harley. jumped back against the wall, not taking her eyes off the gun.

"I might ask the same to you," she smirked. Although he had clearly startled her, she wasn't going to let him see her weakness.

The man studied her. Harley couldn't help noticing him as well.

He was taller than her, but not massive. His muscled flexed from beneath his blue jacket and you could see the cuts and scrapes on his legs from within his torn jeans. His hazel eyes glimmered in the dim light, and his fire engine hair fell down in a mop over his face. It didn't take Harley a long time to realize who this man was.

"I'm Party P-"

"Poison. Party Poison, I know," Harley said , a tiny hint of shock in her voice. Dr. Death Defying had always told her about the Fabulous Four, Party in particular. She was surprised to see him there. He was supposed to be fighting in the outer zones, not near Battery City. Maybe they had made their way to the city to find Korse. No, thought Harley, the Killjoys are just a distraction, and I am the weapon.

"Are you alone?" Party asked, taking a step foreword. He lowered his gun. Harley nodded, still plastered to the wall Party took another step closer, and another, until his face was only inches from Harley's. "What's a girl like you doing this close to Battery City? It's too dangerous with all of the dracs and-"

"I know, and I'm fine out here. Dracs don't come often, and when they do, I just fight 'em off. They're really easy to trick." Harley answered defensively. If there was one thing Dr. D said, it was to never go along with the Fab Four. They were her safety, and if they brought her in, Korse would find her identity. If that happened, there would be no way to get into the city undetected.

Harley could tell that Party wanted to help her, but she didn't need it. There was a reason she was doing this alone, and Party was just here to ruin the plan.

Party stepped in closer and touched Harley's face. "We're all alone, you know," he whispered, "the boys are out back in the car and they don't expect me for another couple of minutes." Harley could smell his cologne and saw the sweat dripping on the side of his face. She heard the slow tempo of his breathing and could feel the rise and fall of his chest. She looked into his eyes.

"You don't even know me on a first name basis," Harley sneered.

"Then tell me, what is it?"

"I don't need to tell you," she snapped. Harley could nit grow to like Party, it would ruin everything.

They stood there for a second until Harley heard more footsteps. It sounded like more than one person. In fact, it sounded like 12 people, and they were coming right towards them.

Harley did the only thing she could think to do. She slowly raised her gun and pressed the barrel against Party's jaw.

"Sorry ,Party, but it looks like we have company," Party froze, only his eyes looking down at Harley. She could see fear and longing in them. She hoped that her eyes didn't have the same emotions in them. Harley didn't want to look weak in front of such a famous killjoy. "Now, I know exactly what I'm doing. Do you think you can trust me?" Harley asked in a hush tone. Party nodded nervously. "Good. You are going to do everything I say, no matter how bad it seems. And no matter what I say or do, I am on your side. Do you understand?" Party just stared into Harley's eyes. He couldn't believe what was going on or why the girl he just met was pointing a gun at him, but he eventually nodded.

The footsteps became louder and louder, and when Harley saw a foot come from behind the corner, she shoved Party on the ground and pointed her gun at him. Dracs an BLInd agents rushed around the corner, guns at the ready.

"Don't shoot!" Harley yelled. "I have what you need, but you'll have to put your guns away. Now!" She demanded.

"Who are you." Asked a Scarecrow agent.

"I work for Korse and Better Living Industries. I have spent years trying to find this rebel, and here I am now." Lied Harley. She looked down at party. Disbelief flooded his eyes. Harley winked at him to calm him down.

"A secret agent, huh?"

"That's right."

"But you look like a rebel."

You gotta dress like one to even get close to one."

"And how do we know you're not lying?"

Harley paused to,think. She didn't want to say something that could cause trouble, but she didn't want to be vague. "We'll," said Harley, "would I be lying if I did this?" Harley glanced sorrowfully at Party and then shot him in the hand. He yelped in pain and grasped the injured limb close to his chest. The Agents seemed surprised at her sudden move. She tried not to look too surprised herself, so she finished it off with a kick to his ankle. One of the Agents finally spoke up.

"Are there others?"

Harley looked at Party. "I believe so. This one doesn't look like a solo traveler. Keep an eye on hi. While I go and check. If I come back and his is injured, dead, or gone, I will notify Korse of your actions, do I make myself clear?" The agent nodded holding Party under gunpoint. Harley turned around and mouthed "stay here" as she headed towards the back of the building.

She ran to where she thought the car would be, only to be greeted by the remainder of the group. All of the pulled their guns out and focused them on Harley.

" Where's Party?" Asked the one with the red jacket.

"Listen, you guys, I'm here to help-"

"I said, where's Party!" he screamed. Harley recalled his name. Kobra Kid. He was Party's brother, so no wonder he was the most worried about him.

"I know where Party is, and I know how to get you guys to him, but you need to trust me."

"Why should we trust you?" Asked the one with the Afro. His name was Jet, she was sure of it.

"Because I can trick the BLInd agents. They already believe that I am an agent, and they trust that you are my enemy. Right now, Party is being held captive and the only way to get him back is for you guys to come with me."

The boys exchanged looks. "The other thing," said Harley, "everything I will say to them is fake, you just have to trust that I'm on your side."

There red was silence for a little while. Then Kobra spoke up. "Party is safe, right?"

"He'll be safer if you'll come with me." Harley held out her hand for them to shake. THey all gave a bit of hesitation before the short one with the lip piercing stepped up and shook her hand.

"I'm Ghoul, by the way," he said and smiled. Harley smiled back. Maybe if one comes, the others will follow, she thought.

Just as she presumed, the other two followed and soon, they were following her to where Party lay.

Once they were right near the corner, she shoved the three of them on the ground where Party was.

"There," yelled Harley, "all four of the bitches!"

"Impressive," said the Agent, "now what are you going to do with them?"

Harley smirked at the Agent and yelled at the killjoys to stand up.

"I'll tie them up and I'm pretty sure that four people can fit in the trunk of my truck."

"We can help you if you'd like," said the Agent.

Harley hesitated, but only for a moment. "I appreciate the offer, but this was my mission and I intend to finish it. Alone." Harley turned away and gathered the Fab Four, tied their wrists, and yanked them towards the back of the building.

"You guys need to leave now. It's only a matter of time before they figure me out," said Harley.

" Why don't you come with us?" Party asked. "You have great cunning and that could be useful. Besides, you saved our asses-and there was almost no shooting," he smirked and held out his injured hand.

"You know, Party is right. We could use your skills," said Ghoul.

Harley had the feeling that this would happen. As much as she wanted to accept their offer, Harley had to complete her job alone.

"I'm more of a solo traveler," said Harley, "but thank you anyway."

"Where you off to then?" Asked curly haired Jet.

"Wherever the wind takes me," said Harley. she hated to sound so cliché, but she didn't want to explain herself.

The boys exchanged glances. "We'll see you around then?" asked Kobra.

"Hopefully," Harley said as she made her way to her motorbike.

Notes

This chapter was so long, I was thinking of splitting it into 2 parts. I figured that people prefer long chapters opposed to a lot of short ones :) this is my first fan fiction story that I've done so if you like it, tell me. If you don't, please tell me what to improve on.