Chapter 2

"We'll start later at 6PM, make sure that all of you can attend the meeting. And Astreille?" Astreille quickly lifted her face to answer the commander of the agency. "Y-Yes, boss?" "Tell Jezreel to come early, I need to discuss something to her. At you, you don't have to come to the meeting later, you're not really needed with combats because you're just for computers," her commander coldly said and rolled her eyes secretly. Astreille bit her lower lip when she saw how her co-agents laughed with what the commander said. She only nodded as a reply. "I heard my name, what's the problem?" She raised her head when she heard her friend's voice. "Hey, Jez," her co-agents greeted. "Meeting again later. Don't be late." Her friend only shook her head while chuckling before rolling her eyes. "Stop talking to me in an informal way like you didn't insult my bestfriend before I came in. Do you all want to die?" They all became silent with what Jezreel said. Astreille, on the other hand, grabbed her bestfriend's hand to calm her down. "Jez, you d-don't need to say that. You might get into a fight," she said while her eyes dropped onto the floor. Her bestfriend smiled sweetly at her. "It's fine for me to get into a fight, I won't even try to befriend them, you're my only friend so even if we all kill each other here, it doesn't bother me." "Thank you," she shyly whispered to her friend. Astreille is really thankful that Jezreel never left her side since day one. She stood as her friend and sister throughout the years that she worked at the agency. Jezreel pinched her cheeks. "You're not supposed to say that. By the way, let's take a seat." Jezreel guided her to sit on her swivel chair before the former sat beside her. "My girlfriend went to my apartment yesterday, and fuck it, she saw me holding a gun," she told her while chuckling. Yes, Jezreel loathes men and she prefers to marry the same sex. Lesbian to be specific, but Astreille accepted her fried wholly. They were together for 5 straight years so they can't be separated anymore. Astreille smiled awkwardly at Jezreel. "What did she say? Did the two of you broke up? It can't be," she asked agitatedly. Jezreel shook her head harshly. "Of course not, I told her it was just props because I need to shoot some show. And I told her that those are all fake." Astreille pouted while looking at her friend. "You're really good at lying, aren't you?" Jezreel agreed on what she said. Lying is one of the major skills that you need to practice as an agent. And Jezreel admits to that. "I'm a liar, I'm a bitch, I'm an ass hole, I'm an all-rounder, Lheyden," Jezreel responded before combing Astreille's soft hair. She loves calling Astreille's second name whenever she's teasing her. Lheyden is actually a good name but her bestfriend seems to hate it. And she knows why. "Astreille," she corrected. Jez just nodded her head, not wanting to expand the conversation any more because she knew Astreille will get pissed. She's a bad ass, but Astreille is way more terrifying than anyone when she's mad. To anger Astreille is the last thing she would want to do. "Lheyden is a good name, my dear bestfriend. But if you really hate it, do you want me to help you get rid of that name permanently?" Astreille giggled mischievously when she heard that from Jezreel's lips. "I can do it in one click, Jez. But I still have debts to pay, I'll do that next time." "Your mother's debts, not yours," her friend corrected. "It's technically my debts too since she left all those responsibilities on me, it's mine now, since she's dead," she said. Jezreel held her chin before cupping her cheeks. "My crybaby bestfriend is so pitiful." Astreille's face reddened because of her friend's teases. She felt insulted, but it's her bestfriend so it's okay. "I hate you!" "Na-uh, Astreille doesn't hate anyone," Jez uttered. Astreille nodded her head. "I know, I love you. I'm sorry, I won't hate you, never," she said before embracing Jezreel into a hug. Jezreel was about to say something when their commander's voice filled the whole room. "Everyone, meeting room." Astreille sat straight and smiled at her best friend. "Go, the commander's waiting for you. Just tell me what you discussed in there. For all I know, they might be planning to remove me," she joked around. Jezreel's face darkened. "Let them try, I'll get my revenge and remove all their organs and innards. And have faith in yourself, okay? Astreille, did you already forgot your title? You ranked 2nd place as the most dangerous hacker in the whole world, 2nd place, Astreille. This agency will never fire you, if not, they'll sink." Her friend ruffled her hair before kissing her cheek. "Bye, dear. I'll just attend the meeting, Stay where you are, don't wander around." Astreille chuckled and saluted while watching everyone go. When no one's around, she sat on her swivel chair to rest her back. The meeting may last for an hour or two, they're probably planning how to attack in the event which was their mission. She can't help but to wonder how it felt to be put into a dangerous situation. Just thinking about it makes her shiver. She bit her lower lip in excitement when her phone notified that her favorite writer updated something. His story "Downfall" is one of her all-time favorite masterpiece. It's a story about two demons, it revolves around the two characters' perception, greed and power. The poems he wrote before a chapter starts make the novel even better. And those poems are all connected, like they're the continuation of each other. Astreille tilted her head before reading the new chapter. She'll be entertained again.