Is this destiny?

~ Western Asia, undisclosed location ~

10:12 PM, local time

Sarah and Aiden are leading an attack on the base which is under the command of one of the branch families which is loyal to the Lebedev family. This is the closest they ever came to the heart of the Lebedev family and Sarah is excited.

Her parents are less than a drive away (with the helicopter).

A group of twenty-six gathered around the map, squatting between two silent helicopters they used to come here.

Michael, Oni, Ade, and Hande are present as well as twenty other members of the army of chaos. Vega is standing by Sarah's side, awaiting the command to attack.

"Aiden and I will move with Vega this way." Sarah gave the last minute instructions. "Michael and Oni, you two take the left, and Ade and Hande will take the right. You know what to do. We attack as three groups at the same time. Watch each other's backs. Don't take unnecessary risks. Use drones…"

The base is in the remote area, surrounded by a forest and with one dirt road leading into it. The base they are about to attack has eleven buildings arranged in a circle with large clearing in the middle.

They are attacking at this time because the people in the base are getting ready for sleep, but not sleeping yet so they are vulnerable. They don't want to attack when everyone is sleeping because they don't want prisoners and they don't want to slaughter them either. Enemies will be alerted and their destiny will be according to the rules the Army of Chaos follows: if they flee, they will live; if they defend, their limbs will be broken; if they attack, they will be killed.

When everyone confirmed they know what to do, they put their black masks on and moved silently to their designated locations.

Sarah and Aiden watched after Ade and Hande who disappeared in the dark with ten army members which moved after them.

"She will be fine. Ade is with her." Aiden told Sarah softly. He knows why Sarah was looking that way reluctantly. He also noticed that Hande is nervous. It is Hande's first time, so it's understandable to be anxious.

Sarah exhaled. "I hope so. I offered her several times to abandon this mission, but Hande was persistent. She wants to be with Ade, and she worked hard. She pleaded to stay on, and I could not say no, but if she gets hurt…"

"Shh…" Aiden interrupted Sarah. "It will be fine. We always let kids follow their path, and she is ready. Hande is only nervous because it's the first attack, but once things get going, she will snap out of it."

Sarah looked at Aiden and thought how it's silly to worry now when things are already in progress. And Hande wants this. "You are right. Sorry for panicking… Let's go or we will end up delaying everyone…"

"Team two is in position…" Michael's voice sounded in everyone's ear.

"Team three is in position…" Ade's voice was heard two seconds later.

"We start in a minute. You know when to engage. Stay low until then…" Aiden instructed.

Ade and Hande are squatting behind a half-wall, and it is very dark, but thanks to the Eve-vision they can see clearly. Ten members of the Army of Chaos who are assigned to their team are hidden in nearby bushes and waiting for the signal to start.

"It will be OK." Ade told Hande in a whisper and gently squeezed her hand which trembled. "Stay close and I will keep you safe."

Hande turned to look at Ade. She does not want him to keep her safe, they have a mission to accomplish and she is ready but… "What if you get hurt?"

Ade smiled, amused that she is concerned about him. "I won't get hurt."

"But what if…?" Hande could not make herself finish the sentence. "You don't know what will happen."

"If you are worried about me, then you should get stronger and protect me. And you are strong."

Hande lifted her head and looked Ade in the eyes. "I am scared." She admitted with a whisper.

"What are you scared of?" Ade whispered back.

"That we will get seriously hurt and not come back home…"

Hande stopped talking when Ade's lips covered hers.

A few seconds later, he inched away from her.

"Don't talk about not going back." Ade said and observed that Hande is frozen. Her upper half of the face is hidden under the mask, but he can see that her beautiful eyes are wide open, and she is not blinking.

"You… kissed… me. On the lips…" Hande said robotically after some time.

Ade's heart was pounding wildly. He was thinking about kissing Hande for a long time, and since her birthday a month ago, he was thinking about it very-very often, but he could not find the right timing. And now he did it. But he will not allow Hande to see how anxious he is. Luckily, the mask is obstructing his face.

Ade lifted his chin and spoke coolly. "I did. And I can tell that you liked it."

Hande was not sure how to respond. Well, she did like it but… It was too quick, and how can he do it without any warning? "First kiss. Why now?"

"It's three years since we made the promise, you are twelve years old… and I wanted to give you something to think about other than us dying here. If you want me to kiss you again, you make sure to come out of this alive."

Hande wanted to say that it's not three years. It's only two and a half! And she knows it because she is keeping track! But those are the details because she IS twelve years old… her birthday was in February.

Hande blinked three times rapidly and then her lips stretched into a smile. She likes the idea that Ade will kiss her again. And next time, she will be ready for it. "OK."

They heard the signal, it's time to attack.

Ade lifted his hand, and everyone moved at the same time.

Two dogs were chained in front of one of the buildings, and they started barking loudly. A few seconds later, they whimpered after Vega finished dealing with them.

But those few seconds were enough for people in the base to be alerted. They started coming out, most of them in pajamas and few of them in their underwear. Two men came out with only towels around their waist, it was obvious that they were taking a bath.

There was screaming, cursing, gunshots, and it was a complete mess. Five minutes later, everything was silent again.

The bodies were pulled to the back into the bushes and they confirmed that no one enemy was left in the base alive.

Two helicopters landed in the clearing of the base, and the army members were loading them with useful things they found in the base. Every base has storage where they keep supplies and valuables.

"Let's hurry up and go back home!" Sarah reminded everyone.

"Are you OK?" Ade asked Hande while observing her expression. She looked happy but he was not sure if she is only pretending. After all, she was quite nervous before the attack.

She smiled. "Yes. Thank you for asking and thank you for giving me something to look forward to."

Ade's eyebrows shoot up when he realized that Hande is talking about them kissing. He glanced around and whispered: "There are people who might see. I will kiss you when we are alone."

Her smile widened. "How many times?"

Ade paused. "Uhm… as many times you want."

Hande thought that Ade is super-handsome. And even though they just violently beat up people, and there is a strong scent of blood in the air, the only thing she can think of is the lingering feeling of Ade's lips on hers.

She inched closer, got on her toes, and pecked his lips.

Ade was frozen and he widened his eyes in disbelief. "Don't you care that someone will see?

Hande grinned. "No. You said that you need privacy to kiss me, but I don't need it for kissing you."

She tugged his arm toward the helicopters. "Let's help them with loading stuff. The faster we finish, the sooner we will go back and find privacy..."

Ade looked after Hande and shook his head helplessly. But he can't ignore that her lips are soft, and she smells great, and he wants to kiss her again. Ah! If he knew that it will be this fantastic and that Hande will be so eager to do it again, he would kiss her on her twelfth birthday.

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