Assassin's Demise

t h o u g h t s a n d m o l e s

Damon sighed, thoughts of the person who was supposed to kill him plaguing his mind. He continued to tell himself that he didn't have feelings for her, but his heart didn't listen to him. To take his mind off of her, he decided to take a swim. Despite the fact that he's had the pool pretty much his whole life, he's only used it a couple of times. His lack of swimming knowledge was a part of that, but work was also a factor. The only thing he could do when he got in was sit in the shallow end, feeling like a coward, but in the end, not really caring.

How could so many people in a room brainstorming come up with absolutely nothing, then one hour of brainstorming form two people and they come up with something? He was extremely annoyed by how much time they wasted, but he was glad everyone was getting some rest. Hoping Natalia was doing the same, he got out of the pool to take a quick nap before a long lunch. Hearing someone else in the kitchen, he peeked around to see Natalia mumbling to herself over a glass of water. He decided to leave herself to her thinking and walked to his room to rest.

Despite his tired state, Damon could not sleep a wink. He tossed and turned all night, yet didn't fall into his dreams, not once. After about an hour, he decided to check on Natalia, convincing himself that it was for the plan they have, not genuine concern. He knocked three times in a row.

No response. He knew she was most likely asleep, but he peeked in anyway, to make sure. With a quick look, he surmised that the bedroom was completely empty. Although, he knew he heard a bath running at some point, so theoretically, she should be in here.

Unless, she was still in the bath. But, it's been two hours, no sensible person would stay in cold bathwater that long. Damon knocked on the door, with no response. He decided to go ask Rosa and Todd, because Natalia may routinely fall asleep in the bath. Passing Liam on his way there, he nodded to him, but Liam passed by coldly. Slightly offended but not enough to stop, Damon knocked on the couple's door.

Rosa opened it up, yawning, "Damon, what's wrong?"

"Does Natalia usually take forever in the bath?" Damon started to get nervous, as he knew the answer.

"Um, no," Rosa started to wake up more. "She rarely takes baths, and when she does, they're quick. She prefers showers, why are you asking?"

"Because it's been two hours and I haven't heard from her since. I heard her run the bath, and she may have left, but there aren't any towels or wet footprints," Damon shook his head. "I'm probably just being paranoid, right? She's probably fine, right?"

"I wouldn't want to risk it. Todd! We need to check on Talia!" Rosa yelled behind her and turned back to Damon. "Go, we will catch up."

Damon didn't wait for anything else before speed walking back to Natalia's room. He rushed to the bathroom door, turning the knob only to find it locked. Fiddling With his hands, he took a step back to kick in the door. The only thing he got was a sore foot, and growing concern and worry.

"Natalia! Natalia!" Damon shouted in vain, hoping he would hear him and respond.

"Is she in there?" Todd came up to the door, jiggling the knob.

Damon started pacing, "I don't know, something's blocking the door, I couldn't kick it in."

Rosa rubbed Todd's back, "I think she may be in real trouble, it's not like her to ignore shouting like that."

Damon rushed in the hallway, looking around frantically. Finding a long, rectangular package, full of something he doesn't care about, he rushed back in and set it up to ram into the door. Todd and Rosa realized what he was about to do and both went to different places, Rosa out of the way and Todd helping Damon.