Four

He looked down the tiled floor, where strands of hair are still falling down the drain. As Lisa promised to him, not that he also liked, they cut his hair and trimmed his growing beard, almost clean.

He grabbed the shampoo that they provided him and started gliding it through his scalp, unlike his sticky shampoo at home, this was cool, it was also scented with mint and lavender. Where was that smell from again? He thought.

He touched his now shortened hair and rinsed it with a lot of warm water that he did not bother saving. After doing a lot of rituals to clean himself, he wiped his skin with a white cotton towel and wrapped half of his body, revealing just his chest and arms.

His tattoo is still there, making his body look more toned than it is. He looked at himself in the mirror thinking about the things he would do after he get out of this room.

"I will hunt again." he said to himself and closed his eyes, "Will they let me go that easy?"

He walked out of the bathroom and threw his attention on a queen sized bed residing on the same room where he was getting ready, looked at a suit and tie properly fixed on top of it. For once, Diego could tell himself that the company is not that bad, seeing how they spent on the things that he will use.

He proceeds to fix himself up, putting the suite on, like that of James Bond, also making sure that the two glocks they also provided him, were safe inside his coat. After looking at himself on another mirror fixed in a cabinet, pulling the necktie a little closer to his neck, he walked out of the room.

"This way." A guard oustide turned his head to him and walked before him to the lounge where Rebecca and Lisa, together with the other guards, are waiting.

Lisa had to look at him twice before recognizing the guy. Both of her eyebrows raised as she curled one corner of her lips, "I did not know you are such a charming person." she praised him.

Becca gave them her attention and walked to him, "Puppy." she contradicted and pulled his necktie closer to her, his head almost fell off by the force she used, though shocked by her demeanor, he let her do whatever she wanted to do.

She removed his necktie and unbuttoned the first two buttons, making him look more informal together with the earrings on both of his ears, "Now, you look like a person."

"Funny." he pulled his coat back on his body as he stepped back from her

She smirked to him and walked to her car.

"You'll get used to her." Lisa tapped his shoulder and left the group.

He started walking after Becca, on his back are five guards who kept their distance from both of them. He slowed his pace when he saw her doing the same as she approach an old man holding the door of the car for her.

She did not entered the car just yet, seems like she is waiting for him to talk, but the only thing she got from him was a warm smile and his hand gesturing her to enter the car.

"Thank you for everything Mr. Case." she looked at his eyes and entered the car.

"Take care of her." he smiled at Diego, tapping his shoulder before leaving, walking away with his arms behind him.

He looked at him as he walked away, making sure that he remembered how old his face was, for him to remember that this is not the job that he should live with.

After a few seconds, of watching him disappear through the crowd of people, he walked to the other side of the car and got in.

He fixed himself on the driver seat and looked at his passenger sitting behind him, "Where are we going?"

"Home." as a cue, the car automatically lit up, which made him panic at first, and the display in front of Diego showed him a map. There are highlighted ways in which he could assume, the directions to her home.

He mentally swore that if he is alone, he would have punched the dashboard, "Is it only us?"

"Do your eyes work? Can you see anyone?"

Diego did not answered, he just pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes on the driveway in front of him. He is pretty sure he's going to enjoy this ride, like everyone will, no sarcasm intended.

Minutes have passed and they are out of town. He just imagined that no one was behind him for him to feel at ease for the whole drive. He checked the time and it will take them another twenty five minutes to reach her 'home'. He also noticed the airpods on her ears when the car was already on the bridge.

Becca started opening the window and closing her eyes, the air from the river made her hair fly away from her face. It was just a wind, she would usually say, but for now, it is freedom that she always dreamt of having. It is the only thing reminding her that she is alive and breathing.

She opened her eyes and looked at the sun rising up to sky from the river, "What music are you listening to?"

She can barely hear the man, but she understood what he said. She closed the window and leaned her back on the chair, closing her eyes again.

Diego felt a rush of shame on his body, "Why would I bother asking?" he murmured, focusing on the road.

"Smiling when I die by Sasha sloan." she murmured back.

Somehow, he was shocked that she answered, "Never thought a psychopath like you would like that kind of genre."

She did not answered anymore, atleast for now, she would like to rest because tommorrow might be another war for her. Diego on the other hand was taken back by her attitude.

Did I hit a nerve? Is she mad? He asked himself, but ignored it either way.

Somehow, when the old guy earlier was standing in front of her, he saw how she was desperate to hear his voice, like that was the last time they would see each other.

Little did he know, she would like to hug him for the last time, she would like to cry and whine in front of him, but she can't. She always felt like everyone would ridicule her if she express just a single emotion in her body, she does not want the others to see her vulnerable especially now.

Twenty minutes have passed, and there are already a lot of ranch and farms on their way. He was enjoying the views though, for him, seeing cows and sheeps roaming around the fields are the reminder of his simple chilhood. He checked his, what he call, baggage and saw that she still have her eyes closed.

"Surprise surprise." he murmured as he turned his car on a ranch where the map was highlighted with blue lines.

Becca opened her eyes and let them see where they are. Ah yes, this is where she usually played when she was a kid, this very corner is where she almost got crushed by a tractor.

"We are near." she inhaled a good amount of air letting it out of her mouth.

"Did you have a good sleep?" he tried to make a conversation.

"No, you drive like a kindergarden student." she opened the window.

Diego just whispered, 'Wow.' and turned hard right.

There they saw a house; smaller than a rich person like Becca should have but still huge for someone like Diego. There are some guards wearing formal clothes in the area, two of them opened the gates for them.

Diego drove inside, parking the car in front of a small fountain. Becca opened the door and left him, walking straight to her mansion at the end of a cliff, much like that of Tony Stark's house in Malibu but this one is just half of his.

Diego stepped out of the car, leaning his arms on the roof saying cool under his breath. How in the world a girl like her would have this much wealth when he cannot even buy two hotdogs without killing his pocket?

Then he thought of the assignment she is giving him, "I will buy a lot of foods after this."

Might as well enjoy what he has on his front than to hate it right? He is receiving billions of dollars just by tracking a person, he did not even have to involve himself in the shoot out. Maybe he can use that money to get Nica out of that damn cafe that she has been working on for about six years now, give or take.

A guard approached him, his hand opened as he waits for Diego to give him the car key. "Shouldn't this be mine?"

"Nothing here is yours kid." he smiled at him and snatched the key out of his hand.

"Nothing in this world is mine." he murmured to himself and walked to the white stairs of the house.

The leafy plants that sways everytime the air comes, added an ambiance to the house that she owns, there are also pink flowers blooming on the other side of the garden and a huge tree covering parts of the house.

He decided to walk around while waiting for any instructions from her. His well dressed feet brought him to a mezzanine in the house where he saw a huge lounging area and two huge stairs.

It felt like a rest house for him, like those house in movies where you will have vacation in your own home and premise. He could've sworn he heard a splash of water after he ducked. He tried to see what was on the sliding glass wall parallel to the balcony.

He walked to his left and took the stairs down, every steps that he takes, revealed every details that this house has. The tall and thin bamboos planted on a huge pot, the intricate designs of the wooden coffee table and the pool outside the sliding glass door that he would like to see earlier.

There were two body guards standing on the either side of the door looking at him and he saw Becca swimming in the pool. In his quick glimpse, he discovered that the girl was just wearing a red one piece of a bathing suit. He immediately darted his eyes on the other parts of the house as she swam freely on the blue water of her infinite pool.

These guys must be really happy peeking on her almost naked body, he thought and he walked away.

"Your room is on the left side of that white door, the one which has a lion design. Enjoy the view for tonight, the other nights might be the toughest nights of your life." one of the guard talked to him.

He did not turned to face him but he heard him instruct him, "Atleast, I have my own room."