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Nikita stormed into the Section. She headed to Ops "perch." She was angry about him calling her in so she didn't knock, she just entered his office. She located him by the bar pouring himslef a drink.

N: "I'm here"

O: "Have a seat."

N: "I'd rather stand."

O: "Fine. How's the mission going?"

N: "Fine."

O: "You caught some attention coming in in that." Ops gestured to her black silk dress with the slit right in front of her underwear. Her black shoes, tights, and elbow-length gloves completed the ensamble.

N: "Isn't that what you wanted?"

O: "Following orders for once? But hten again you did what we said so why complain."

N: "Who's attention do you think I caught?" She asked with an innocent look on her face.

O: "About every males in this building. That one especially." Ops said nodding to Michael below. Nikita made Contact with Michael and he instantly turned away. He's something else she thought.

She look even more beautiful than usual, Michael thought as he stared at Nikita again. He was interrupted by an "uh-oh" from a near-by Birkhoff.

M: "What is wrong?"

B: "Your little blonde bombshell and Ops are screaming at each other AND we've got someone breaking into our mainframe containing the operatives files."

M: "Who's files so far?"

B: "Mainly overseas, a few "in active" ones." Michael knew by "in active" that Birkhoff meant cancelled.

B: "Only one here at the Section."

M: "Who?"

B: "I'll give you a hint, you've been staring ar her all night."

M: "Nikita?"

B: "Yep."

Operation's Office

O: "Your job was to get close to him!"

N: "I am! I'm doing my best! I only need 72 more hours!"

O: "72 hours and then we "replace" you."

N: "Fine."

O: "I think you're begining to like being this guys whore."

N: "I'm not a whore!"

O: "I'm begining to think otherwise. Dimissed."

Nikita stormed out without a look back. From where Michael and Birkoff were they could see a very angry Nikita storm across the main hall. He heals added an extra chill up Michael's spine. Her strides were long and angry. He decided to talk to her. He caught up with her eaisily. He reached up and grabbed her elbow. She shook it off.

N: "Not now, Michael."

M: "I need to talk to you."

N: "I've had enough talking for one day, thank-you."

M: "Please, Nikita."

N: "Fine. My office 5 minutes."

Nikita loved saying that. Now she could. The Section decided she deserved an office instead of quaters. She stopped suddenly making Michael bump into her. She stared at her door.

M: "What's wrong?"

N: "I left the door locked."

M: "So?"

N: "It's open, look."

She stepped aside allowing him to see.

M: "Let me go in first."

N: "Ok." Michael entered as Nikita followed him. As she entered she knew something was wrong. She walked to herr laptop and opened it. She activated the videocam program so she could see who had entered. A man entered. He was dressed in green. He walked to her laptop and started typing. He found what he was looking for and printed it.

N: "I don't know what he could have wanted. All I have are some pictures on here. And he didn't print them. Look what he picked up."

She rewound the tape to when the man lifted a page of text from the printer.

M: "Nikita a few minutes ago when you were in Ops office someone broke into the mainframe which is only accessable inside the Section. He searched your files an over sea file and some cancelled operative's files. We think he may be after you for some reason. Can you think of one?"

N: "No. Unless............."

M: "Unless what?"

N: "I have my date book on here. That's the only other thing I can think of."

M: "Check and see if it was printed."

N: "I am. It says it was printed 45 minutes ago."

M: "What's the next thing you have to do?"

N: "Let me see. Coffee with Carla at my place. God Michael! Carla! She might be in danger!"

M: "That's none of our concern."

N: "It may not be yours, but it's mine. I'm going to see if she's ok."

Nikita still in her dress, threw on some shoes and ran out of her office with Michael following close behind. She ran through the central hall of the Section and gave a quick wave to Walter and Birkhoff.

W: "Where you headed, sugar?"

N: "Out."

W: "With him."

Walter nodded to Michael.

N: "I guess." Nikita said as she turned to Michael. "We'll take your car."

M: "Fine. The black viper."

N: "Black, of course." Michael ignored this comment and climbed in his car. Nikita climbed in the passenger seat next to him.

M: "Ready?"

N: "Lets go."

M: "Ok." When they arrived at Nikita's apartment she was first out of the car and into her building. Upon arriving at the doorr she noticed it was open.

She turned to Michael, N: "Why are they doing this?"

M: "I wish I knew." He said with a sensitive look in his eyes. Nikita flashed what was supposed to be a reassuring smile. Michael returned it with a genuine smile. Nikita pushed the door open and stepped inside.

M: "Looks like nothing was destroyed."

N: "We're not done yet."

M: "Yeah, I guess that's true."

N: "This way, we'll check my room next." For once Michael looked uncomfortable in her apartment.

M: "I'll wait here."

N: "I'm scared, for once. Please come,Michael."

M: "Alright." Nikita entered and headed to the far side of the room, near the bathroom and window, to search for clues to who might have been there. She glanced into the bathroom and stiffled a scream she turned and pointed to the bathroom before falling into to Michael's arms.

M: "What's wrong, Nikita?"

N: "Carla............." She managed to choke out.

M: "That's why we don't get involved with innocents."

Nikita backed away and looked at Michael.

N: "Can't you be human for 5 minutes?!"

She screamed, then, as if the act had tired her out, she collapsed on the bed. Crying, she hid her face in her hands. She didn't want Michael to think she was weak.

M: "You're right, I'm sorry." Michael reached for her again. It felt so good to hold her. He hadn't felt this way since Simone. The thought of Simone still haunted him.

N: "No."

M: "Why not? I'm trying to help you. You can trust me."

N: "I don't want you to see me cry," she said turning away, "you already think I'm weak."

M: "I do not."

He held her. He stroked and kissed her hair. He never wanted her to let go. He wanted to protect her from the world, the Section, he wanted her to be alive and safe. Not like Simone. He shuddered.

N: *gasps* "Did you hear that?"

M: "What?"

N: "That noise."

M: "I'll go check around, if you think you heard something."

N: "I'll come with you."

M: "No. Stay here, I insist."

N: "Fine." She went to the bathroom to splash cold water on her face, she tried not to look at the body. Her eyes wondered and she looked over at Carla's body.

N: *gasps again* "Michael come here!"

M: *rushes to Nikita's side* "What?"

N: "Carla, her body's gone" She pointed to where the body had been.

M: "What do you mean Carla's body's gone?"

N: "Look." Michael looked over and saw what Nikita meant.

N: "Where could it ha-" Michael placed his fingers on Nikita's lips. A signal to be quiet.

M: "Did you here that?" Michael exits the bathroom leaving a quivering Nikita behind.

"Get back in there!" a familar voice commanded. Nikita turned to the door just in time to see Carla push Michael into the bathroom at gun point.

N: "Carla? Why? How? Wh-"

C: "Shut-up, Nik. Don't make me do what Julie did. I'm sure those socks were not the most pleseant things in the world."

N: "You were in on that mbush with Julie? And all that time we laughed together and confided in each other. I don't believe you're betraying me like this!"

C: "Can it, Nik. Oh, and of course I was in it with Julie. That is, until Prince Charming came in and ruined it. And why wouldn't I be? We'd make plans and you wouldn't show. The phone would ring and you'd vanish. For days, week, even months at a time."

M: "Sorry I had to spoil your plane I was just doing my job protecting Nikita."

C: "Well, Nik, let's see how good you do against Joey here." She said gesturing to a LARGE man beside her. The all exit the bathroom and enter Nikita's main room. Nikita hiked up her skirt of her dress and startesd warming up while Julie and Joey and her gang tied Michael to a chair. When their finished, Niktita walks over to Michael.

N: "I can do this."

M: "Are you sure?"

N: "I believe Madeline told me something about being trained by the best."

She said with a coy smile.

M: "Ha ha." He smiled.

N: "I'm serious, that's what she said." With an innocent look on her face, Nikita leaned over and gave Michael a quick peck on the lips. Nikita got ready to fight. She threw a punch and hit Joey, knocking him over. He got up and swung hid fist at Nikita. She ducked hitting him in the gut twice. She was doing well until Carla and her men surrounded Nikita. She took them out one-by-one until she reached Carla.

C: "Hello friend. I have something here that might calm you down." She said producing a needle.

N: "Go to hell."

C: "I live there."

M: "Be careful Nikita!"

N: "Trying!" She said as she ducked the needle that Carla poked at her.

C: "Your good. I'm better."

M: "Nikita behind you!" Nikita turned and knocked out Joey agian just as she turned around Carla stabbed her with the needle.

M: "NIKITA!"

~4 hours later~

Nikita wakes up and finds herself hung in the same fashion she was when Julie had tied her up. Her arms were cuffed with leather and hung over a pipe. She looks around as her eyes focus and see Michael in a chair.

M: "Hello there. Finally awake?"

N: "Yeah. What happened?"

M: "Carla and her thugs."

N: "Oh yeah." Nikita said with a hurt look on her face. "Where are they anyway?"

M: *nods* "Outside on the balcony."

N: As she looked over Nikita says, "Michael, I'm sorry. I didn't think they'd have a needle or come up behind me like that. I guess I'm not as good as I thought I was."

M: "Don't worry, we'll be fine."

N: "If it wasn't for the mission then-"

M: "What mission?"

N: "The one Operations put me on. I was to get close to Perry O'Hart and infiltrate Switchblades."

M: "The organazation?"

N: "Yep. I guess Carla's a member."

M: "Probably not by choice."

N: "By the way she acted, I doubt that. Michael she stabbed me with soem sort of liquid!"

M: "Calm down. There's no need to get worked up, it won't do any good."

N: "Sorry."

Looking down she squirmed in the tight silk dress which was now uncomfortably twisted around her. Michael, wtaching her thought, she looks beautiful even now. I'm untied maybe I could gelp her.

M: *stands up* "Need some help?"

N: *blushes* "Yeah, If it's not too much trouble."

M: "Of course not."Michael untwists Niktia's dress so it once again falls comfortably, his hand lingering a bit long on her waist.

M: "Here, I'll help you down." He said lifting her down.

N: "Thank you." When Nikita was in Michael's arm's Carla entered.

C: "Put her down. NOW!"

M: "Done." He said setting Nikita down.

C: "Nik, come here, we need to talk."

N: "No."

C: "The I'll have to blow you brains out." She said producing a gun.

N: *opens arms* "Fine. Fire. Shoot me. Go ahead. See if I care. See if anyone does."

M: "Nikita, you don't mean that."

N: "I guess you'll have to watch and find out."

M: "Nikita just talk to her. How bad could it be? Please talk to her."

N: "Fine."

C: Turning to Michael she says, "Thank you. I didn't want to have to shoot her."

Michael looked away thinking I didn't want you to shoot her either.

N: "Are you ready? To talk, I mean?"

C: "I guess, now or never."

N: Mutters, "I'd prefer never."

C: "Here goes." Nikita looks away.

C: "I didn't want to join Switchblades. Perry made me. He caught me leaving last month and said if I didn't join he'd kill me and I'd have to kill you. But I guess I should've known I'd have to do it either way. I'm sorry."

N: "No you're not."

C: "Yes. I'll prove it. The meetings tonight at midnight in the............."

BANG!

Nikita looked up at the shooter and said "you?"

~Debriefing at the Section~

O: "The mission was an utter disaster! We had 2 operatives caught and a source killed!"

N: "You killed the source, not us."

O: "I know that Nikita."

N: "So why are you blaming the mission's entire disaster on Michael and me?!"

O: "We told you not to get involved with innocents you did and you not only paid for your mistake Michael did too!" Ops screamed at Nikita.

N: "I'm sorry! How was I to know Carla was a Switchblade? I got close to Perry! You killed Carla and that scared him away!"

Nikita got up to exit the debreifing room. When she was outside she heard OPs scream, O: "No one leaves this room when we're having a debriefing!!!!!!"

N: "There's a first itme for everything!" She turned to Michael, "I'm sorry for what happened today."

She left. Tears streamed down her face and landed on her shirt that read "GODDESS." It was pink and matched the white tennis skirt and boots she wore. It was Michael's favorite outfit. She knew.

She entered her office and plopped down in her chair. She set her face on the cool glass cover of her desk as she heard a knock at the door.

M: "Nikita? It's Michael. Can I come in?"

N: "Are you goin to lecture me?"

M: "No."

N: "Then by all means,please, come in."

Michael entered and took a seat in front of Nikita. She looked up and had the most tired look in her eyes.

M: "You look tired."

N: "I am. I think it's that medicine again."

M: "Probably. Hang on, I'll get you a cot." Michael left and returned with a black cot, pillow, and sheet. He laid Nikita down on it and tucked her under the covers.

M: "Good night Nikita."

N: "G'Night Michael." He kissed her forehead and left. About an hour later Nikita heard a knock at the door followed by, "Nikita can I come in? It's i-i-it's Carla."


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