B.L.O.O.D (BlackRose)
Sixty Nine
“Kill only.”
Abel smiled, he stared fixedly at Angel's face. Keep a flat face without expression, without guilt.
“Don't I tell you, they mean nothing at all. So, just kill it.” Angel said it again coldly and without feeling.
The incident made some mall visitors panic, of course, now they are the center of attention, there are some who hide and some are recording using their cellphone cameras.
Angel looked around without moving her eyeballs, listening only to the sound and reflection of the storefront glass.
With the gun of a security officer trying to release Louis by walking around, he attempted to attack Faith from behind. But Abel saw the shadow from Angel's eyes.
Dorr....
A bullet landed right in the officer's chest, seeing the opportunity that Louis and Angel had attacked the enemy in front of them simultaneously.
Angel kicked Abel's hand which made his gun fall, he also hit Abel in the face and kicked it right in his stomach which made Abel fall down and pass out.
Louis bites Faith's arm in pain, kicking her right between the thighs that made Faith drop her gun. As fast as lightning Louis grabbed the gun and ran with Ricard and invite.
Angel pulls Arnold's hand out of the coffee shop, past tables and high chairs to meet the others in the middle of the children's play area, which is named "Laugh” Zone.
‘There are kids here.’ Inner Angel so see some small children who are in the arms of their parents.
“We can't fight, we have to run.” Angel's orders.
“Went where?”
The mall is very spacious, they try to run as far as possible. Many visitors do not know what is going on, it can be seen from those who still walk casually even though Angel and others are running down the ridge.
"We're just wasting time,"
Angel turned around to look the other way. The hall still extends for nearly fifty meters and ends in a round dining hall, with plastic tables and chairs surrounded by a dozen fast food stalls. An elevator and two escalators can take them up to the balcony which can see to the main area and shops on the upper floor. But as far as Angel could see, the only way out of the mall was to return to the direction Faith and Abel were chasing, namely the revolving glass door that was in front, Or you can find the nearest emergency exit.
"How about it over there?" Ricard pointed towards a large store two floors, top and bottom: a preschool children's toy store called Kids station The inside of the store was so brightly colorful. In front of the shop, a sour-faced young boy was wearing a costume, the store's mascot, a yellow cat with a lightning-shaped tail that Angel clearly felt was Pikachu.
"Yes! To there! Going there!" He snatched Arnold's hand and led the way. Others followed.
Angel slid past a child who turned to watch them pass, her blue eyes suddenly widened at the sight of Ricard.
“Dad.”
Maybe he thinks Ricard is his father. He laughed merrily and stuck out his arms to hug both of Ricard's legs.
"Retreat!" arnold's voice crackle. The boy fell backwards in shock, landing and bouncing in his diaper. He looked up at their settling in confusion without saying anything, watching this strange group of adults leave the play area before finally deciding to cry.
A woman walked up and hugged her son, and she stared at Ricard for a moment with her mouth open.
Angel led them into the Kids station shop!. Because it was still quite early morning, only the staff were inside: stye teenagers in pink shop uniforms lit up with plastic identification tags.
It was a great place to hide, filled with shelves filled with plastic crap, big furry toys, a swivel window display that displayed CD-ROMs of favorite storybooks and children's songs.
"We're splitting! They won't find us here” still holding Arnold's hand. He's not gonna let go. He doesn't want to lose Arnold again.
"Reporting again?." Ask Ricard
“Lou, give me the weapon you took.”
Louis was surprised he only realized that he was also holding a gun and immediately gave it to Angel.
“we will meet again.”
“Where?” ask Ricard
"How about a diner near a motel?" said Louis
"No!!! Not near a motel, or in a car. There might be someone else waiting for us there.”
"Good idea, find your way to the diner!" Angel turned to look past the mascot Pikachu who was standing in the hall. He could see the typical figure of the murderous couple. Now it's closer.
"Go!" hisses. "We are too easily recognized. Split up!" Louis and Ricard went to find the emergency exit.
“There, we have to go there.” Whisper Ricard, pointing to the emergency exit opposite the store.
“We have to rotate.”
Angel pulled Arnold with him, it quickly weaved through the incredible dioramas made from giant Lego beam beams into a maze of passageways filled with baby gear and cute, tufted baby clothes.
“Rose, can...."
"Shut up, Arnold! I'll take care of you." Angel crouched low, pushing the clothes hangers to the side to peek. Arnold smiled broadly at Angel's behavior, maybe this is not the right time to fall in love.
“But I can walk alone, I'm not that old.”
Angel realized, he just remembered that he was still holding Arnold's hand tightly.
“Sorry.” Angel let go of his grasp.
Across the store he could see Ricard's head for a moment, then lost behind a line of super-large Sweet teddy bears. He turned his head again to the entrance of the shop, hoping to see the two people had already passed by and not find them. There's nothing. Maybe they're past.
"Angels.."
“Arnold, shhh...I tried to see.”
"Excuse me? Miss?"
Angel turned around to see a staff member looking at her. A girl in a pink shirt, with earrings on her nose and red eyes due to staying up late until early in the morning, looked tiredly at her. A clear face indicates it is still too early in the morning from its bad day to deal with the folly of such a customer.
"I'm sorry, you're not allowed to hide among such clothes."
Angel stood up straight.
"I...Ummm. Change more, I'm looking for a change of clothes for my son.”
'Bad acting.’ Inner Arnold.
"I think you'd better get out of the store, ma'am."
Angel remained in place, her eyes glued to the front of the shop. "Give us a minute here.we just need .. for..”.
"You should go. Miss. You are clearly not shopping. You disturb public order.”
“We just been here for a while can not? It won't kill you!"
The girl didn't like it. "I'm asking you well to go. If you don't do it, I'll call the manager. I'll call the mall security."
Angel could not stand it anymore and he pointed a gun at the girl.
“I told you to give us a minute.”
That's when Angel saw them. The two assassins were standing in front of the shop, two pairs of eyes looking around the toy store like prison floodlights.
The mascot, the senseless giant Pikachu. approached them cheerfully, perhaps tiredly singing the shop's stupid slogan: Friends Playing Together are Friends Forever!!
As Abel looks uneasy, Angel finds herself thinking Abel is about to lash out with a fist and hit Pikachu's throat. The young man disappeared from sight.
"Huh?" said the girl in the pink shirt to herself.
"Did he just punch Billy... ?"
Faith's gaze swept, went around and saw Angel just as the new Angel was about to duck disappearing from view. He quickly raised his arm, and pointed his gun at Angel.
Then the shootout began.
