Chapter Twelve

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Hopping on the train, it blasted off and went to the opposite side of the world

MARRAKESH

Arriving Marrakesh and walking through it's busy and crowded streets

"Oh, wow" you heard M sigh out loud

The three of you stopping to see the sign plastered on a wall

"There's a lot of that scattered everywhere" you notified her

Continuing the walk, you in the middle, as always

"It's a Cromulian Tag. In their galaxy, a symbol of hope and annihilation. There's still some debate around, on what exactly it is" H talking about the tag they stopped to look at a second ago

"I don't think hope and annihilation go with each other" you said, sharing your thoughts about the tag

"Actually, it's harmony. But, in Earth it means we're entering MIB safe haven"

"How do you know?" H asked M

"He doesn't read, how would he know?" You said, H nudging you side gently, notifying that he heard you

" It's in the handbook" M answered where she got the source of information

"Don't believe everything you read" H warned

"So should I not believe that you defeated the Hive with you wits and Series-7 De-Atomizers?" You deadpanned

"Eh, except that"

" That is my job "

You heard a person conversing with..himself? You looked around the place, people wielding, many rims of wheels.

You three neared the man

"Well look who it is, Nasr" greeted H"You know the rules, no visible alien tech anywhere on the street. Cover the bike up, before I give you a ticket"

Nasr faced H. He had this long puffy dark beard.

"H? It is really you?" Nasr uttered out as if shocked to see him

"Of course, it's me. Who else would it be" H shrugged

"X is here too" Nasr blurted out with a shocked face. Probably knowing they had a past

"Hey Nasr. Hey Bassam" you greeted the two with a smile as Bassam turned to wave at you

"Hi, X. Hi, H" the talking beard greeted back.Bassam turned to look at H"Nasr said you were dead"

"What? I never said that" Nasr denied, looked around and avoided H's look

"You did. He's lying. He also said X would be too" Bassam iformed

"Ahh! Hey!" Nasr started gripping on the talking beard

"Uhh. Why would we be dead?" H pointed to himself and X

"B-Bassam misunderstood" Nasr cleared

"Uh-huh" you squinted your eyes in suspicion. Nasr had to avoid to pair of eyes

"We heard you and Riza split up" Nasr said

' oh, so it was about this, huh? '

"Oh, Riza. Who's that" M asked sending X a knowing look

" His ex" you whispered in her ear

You heard M let out a silent ' oh '

"It's not important" H tried to dismiss the subject

"Mm. Human or..?" M is a curious person

"Doesn't matter" H responded

"Oh, I'm just curious how it works between species so.." M dragged out the 'o' in 'so'"Plus, I think, X is better"

"That was unnecessary, M" you disregarded her comment

"  X is right. Very unimportant. Old friend of mine" H just gave Nasr a simple smile

"Who runs the biggest criminal syndicate in the galaxy" Bassam started"Who is a very successful businesswoman" Nasr pointed out

"I love a successful businesswoman" M nodded at that"I do, as well" You said and mimicked M's nod

H noticed you were slowly becoming uncomfortable by the subject. Well, he is, too

"Why are we talking about this" H asked, slowly getting pissed

"So sad, you two made such a great couple" Bassam nudged Nasr's cheek and pointed at your uninterested face

"Oh! You and H were also a great couple!" Nasr quickly added, not really wanting to get his head placed on a silver plate and served to Bassam

"Okay, Thank you, very much. These things happen" H scratched his head as you started rubbing your neck in embarrassment

"You said ' That psycho's gonna slit his throat' " Bassam started out of nowhere

M looking at the four, including Bassam, with amazement in her eyes

" and you also said 'That psycho's gonna come for his X and have their heads displayed infront of her fortress' " Bassam just had to add

" Excuse us for one moment" Nasr excused themselves

H turned to the horrified face of X but soon collected herself

"Uh. Explain why I was suddenly dragged into this psychotic ex of yours?" You shook your shoulders

"I may or may not have accidentally mentioned you and may or may not have made her jealous and wanted your head" H raised his shoulders as he watched you face palm yourself

M patted X's back

"Good to know you have a type on crazy lunatic psycho women" M pointed out

"Shut up" you heard H mutter, and jabbing M's side

"I'm not crazy" you defended yourself

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that" M looked back to Nasr who kept on slapping the poor Bassam, with a small smirk on her face

"Are you gonna do something about..that?" You suggested to H. You were starting to get worried for the beard creature

" Hey, hey. That's enough. Listen" Nasr finally turned around

"Stop beating the hell out of him" H said

"Yeah. Thanks, H, X" Bassam said

" Keep this thing covered" H slanted his head to the right, signaling about the Bike

"Alright, will do" Nasr agreed

"Thank you" H said

"Won't happen again" Nasr apologized

"Nice to meet you both" M bowed her head in acknowledgement. You doing the same

"Yes""Yeah"

The three of you continued to go to your merry way

Upon going around the corner H finally said "Ah here, this is it" mentioning to the entrance with many boxes and mails packed

"Looks like a couple days worth. No one's been out to collect"

"Ready your guns" you alerted the two. You went forward to enter the door first but H pulled out an arm to stop you and going in first, himself.

"Aw. Look he cares for you" M pinched X's cheek. M saw that his first instinct will always be protecting you. Regarding your past relationship, You both were just too stubborn to talk it out

With a flustered face, You abruptly entered and leaving M with her cheeky smile

"Hello?" H called out

You had you gun ready in you hand, following behind H

Then you three saw a man's body, making M and H to pull out their guns

H started stomping forward, looking at every corner and being on high alert. When the coast was clear and no threat appeared, H crouched down and stretched two of his fingers to feel if the man still had a pulse

With the looks of his body, You expected it was too late.

Looking around, you stomped on a pedal and a passageway opened

M looked at you as you shrugged

H, being the gentleman he was, he launched forward to the opened way

Looking around as you had your gun pointed Infront of you, you stopped in the middle of Agent H and M, you saw small creatures were murdered. It appears, The Queen was murdered too

With a sudden blast that was a centimeter away from your face, H pulled your waist and close to him if possible

"You almost hit me!" You shouted at the red armoured guy

"Apologies. But One more step and I'll liquefy your bangs, pretty boy" the small guy threatened H, who released his hold on you. M didn't fail to catch the moment, she is lowkey third-wheeling

"Easy, easy" H pulled his arm forward, trying to calm the small guy"We don't want any trouble"

"Do not move" the guy shouted and shooted out a zip line for him to slide and land on the board where his conrad's lay

"We are not moving" you said

You nearly laughed when he tripped but now was not the time

"Look at you. What do we call you, sport?" H went closer to the cute small guy

" 'Sport' is not what you call me " he said. Clearly, not liking someone calling him that

"How about, green small guy?" You suggested with a sweet smile

" Euck! That's even worse that what this white man said" damn! this guy is sassy

"What is it?" Questioned M, also going closer

" 'it'? He" he said. Making sure his pronounce is correct

"Sorry" M quickly muttered

"Why would you call me anything? Pawns don't have names. We're pawns" that statement melted your heart

"Everyone deserves to be named something. I'll give you a name" you whispered softly and giving him a smile

"You're one kind and beautiful person" he said to which you thanked him

"What do you think of 'Pawny'? Since you're a pawn. D'you like it?" You talked to him like a little child

" 'Pawny' is a good name" whispered M

" As much as I like the name, stop talking to me like an ugly fat new born baby" he said to you but not in a really harsh way, he likes you.

"Yup, noted" you nodded at him

"What happened here" M questioned as the three of you scooted closer to where he was standing

"Oh, we had the best party. Kanye showed up and dropped a whole new album. It was some of his best work. Look around! We got our asses kicked!" Pawny shouted, stretching out his arm

' this guy does not have any chill '

"I listen to Ariana Grande's songs. Her albums are good too. Try listening to her" you shared

"Yeah, you should. Try Beyoncé's too" M also suggested

"Thanks for the suggestions" Pawny said

The Queen suddenly groaned out causing Pawny to run up the stairs

"My Queen!" He shouted as he held her hand

"Oh, she's gone" H said

"Yes, she is, dipshit" you slapped his arm at his blunt remarks

You three watched Pawny talk

"I'll never serve another. I swear it" he said, sheathing his sword and putting it below his armpit"I'll plunge my dagger into my body, like this, through my vital organs, and then leave it until the darkness take me" he dramatically fell and acted like he passed out

"Wow. This is some 5 star acting" you applaud Pawny making M jabbed your side. You swore that you can feel a huge dark bruise forming there.

"Heyy. You're not actually gonna go through this, are you?" M ashes slowly

He sat up"Listen. A Queen's pawn without a Queen is just a pawn. A nothing. I must end my own life in the most painful way possible" he said placing his sword on his neck

You and M tilted your heads to the side, waiting for him to do something next

You and H looked at each other shortly

"Don't stop me. Chances of Survival: Zero" he closed his eyes

"Do you think we should stop him?" M asked to the people beside her

"I think we should" you agreed

"Gonna do it" Pawny continued

"Wanna see if he goes through it" H said

"So if he really really goes through it, we had just witnessed Pawny unalive himself and we would do nothing about it" you deadpanned at your team

"Probably" H whispered

"Sorry, what did you three say?"Pawny asked

"Nothing" M answered"Nothing at all" H said, shrugging his shoulders and denying with his whole body

"I did say something" you confessed

"You did?" H asked

" He's a witness. Could be helpful" you reasoned

"Excuse me, Pawny" you started

"You're excused, Kind and pretty lady" he smiled at you

"The Queen wouldn't want you to go.. through it, you know? Being the last one standing means you should honor the lives of the dead" you encouraged him to stop what he was gonna do

"Wise words" whispered M from behind you

"How would you know what a Queen want and wouldn't want?" He asked then suddenly getting an idea"Are you a Queen?" Pawny asked is wonder

"All women are" you heard H and M mutter behind you

" To the extent, all women are a Queen in small and unique ways, yes. But no, I'm not a Queen" you explained to Pawny

H started talking to Pawny

"You know what she is though, an agent, the one who leads her small kingdom or team, which is Me and M, here" H announced as he pointed to M when he introduced her

" 'An Agent?' and she also has her own Kingdom?" Pawny started to get excited making you crack a smile

"Yup!" M answered

"She has some nice traits that a Queen would have" H added, aware of how he was able to make X blush

"Plus, having the title 'Agent' means Great eminence and stature" M added. Her and H seemingly able to make Pawny change his mind

"Okay, you guys, that's too much" you went to stop them but didn't

"Pawny, look. X here is an agent without a pawn, If you're getting what I mean" H continued convincing Pawny

" I never thought of it this way. I'll honor the dead to continue living" Pawny said

"See? Feels good, right?" You asked

"Super! I pledge my Loyal Eternity to you, Agent X" Pawny suddenly start pledging, you didn't even have time to react.

"What? Stop. Wait" well, you tried

"Too late. I already pledged loyalty to you" he stood up from his kneeling position "Really think you should've said 'What? Stop. Wait' before"

And just like that. Boom. You had a pawn

M put a hand on your shoulder and gave you a wink

"Congratulations" H said, grinning at you

"That was fast, geez" you muttered

"And you should die before I--" Pawny started

"Yeah, I am not planning on dying soon. Maybe change up the words a little bit?" You squinted your eye as you made a waving motion with your hands

"Let me re-do. If I fail to protect you, which I will not, I promise to end my own life.." Pawny started again

"..In the most painful way possible" H continued, sending a wink to Pawny

"Yeah. Ha. I don't like you" you laughed at what Pawny said

"Too bad, Pawny. I like him" you confessed, shrugging you shoulders like you didn't just confess you like H

"Oh?" H exclaimed in a teasing way that resulted you to drop your smile

" Nevermind. I hate him too, Pawny"  you turned to face Pawny

"I do like you too. I wish for us to speak about ' it ' some time" H gave you a genuine smile. It meaning your broken relationship

"Some time" you nodded at him.

Small steps

You didn't notice M and Pawny was talking in a hushed voice

You heard," Must be sad to third-wheel, huh?" Pawny said to M, who didn't really care. She enjoyed seeing you and H's disgustingly awkward sweet moment you both shared

"Don't worry, M. I'll join you with this Third-wheeling quest" with that being said

"Let's go" said H

"My Queen?" Pawny asked making you look at him

"Come on, we'll have a fun time" he said, convincing you to make him join you

"Fine, and I don't doubt we'd have so much fun" you said as you gently picked him up and putting him in your pocket and running after H with M following behind you

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There's a small progress made to repairing their past. Enjoyy