5 Meet Miss X

I laugh and slap my hands on his counter, "That's funny Reggie. You're a hoot."

Reggie gives Grizz a funny look and asks, "Grizz, why does she call me Reggie?"

I sober up and realize I haven't really introduced myself. Wait, what the hell should I introduce myself as? I look at Grizz and he just shrugs - useless.

I look back at Reggie and give him a soft smile, "Sorry, you're so nice I felt immediately felt comfortable with you. I saw the name on the sign and assumed that was your name."

I offer my hand, "I'm Jade."

He takes it and shakes it gently, "Jade."

I smile, "Yes. Jade – Jace's cousin."

He's surprised and he shows it, "I thought Jace didn't have no relatives."

Grizz butts in, "They're not really cousins, but they treat each other like family."

Reggie's still suspicious, "What's your last name?"

I have a job that requires me to be quick on my feet, so I say, "X".

His brow furrows, "X? As in the letter X?"

I grin, "Yes. Jade X."

Reggie's getting curious so I need to divert his attention, "Anyway, as you can see a girl like me can't go around the city looking like this, so I thought you'd be able to find me something to wear."

He looks me up and down, "What are you looking for?"

I grin at him wickedly, "A killer outfit."

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Reggie gave me leather pants and matching long sleeved zipped up jacket that is clinging to my body like a glove and I had Grizz run around to get me some ladies underwear. Grizz rarely gets pissed but he looked murderous while holding out the bra and matching panties to me.

I have no fucking clue how women get around with these things, this underwear keep getting stuck in my ass and this bra is restricting my air supply.

I also bought a cape from Reggie because, well, capes make me look like a badass.

I may be an assassin, but I look more like a superhero than a hired killer. I wear capes, hoods, masks; you name it I've got it. Who says you can't be fashionable while cutting someone's head off?

I have to say though, not having my dick and my balls? Serious mind fuck. I keep touching my crotch to check that they're not really there.

I'm close to losing my mind but I need to keep it together.

I'm Jace Cross.

I'm Jace Cross.

I keep thinking to myself whenever I feel like I'm getting more and more overwhelmed.

"Why'd you say your name is Jade X?" Grizz asks while we're walking back to the apartment.

I shrug, "I figured Jade is close to Jace and X instead of Cross."

He nods, "Good name."

I grin, quite proud of myself for thinking about that name actually, it'll make for a good assassin's name. Jade X. Miss X.

"Do you think you can…"

Grizz stops his sentence and I look at him curiously. We're going back to the apartment. We're leaving tomorrow for Stone City but I need to make a quick stop to the bar later to find out what happened to the real me, I mean my body. This shit is confusing.

Grizz looks like he's going to puke but he starts again, "I mean, if it's okay. If it's not too much to ask…"

I look at him again but he's still struggling to get it out, so I say, "Just spit it out Grizz. What the hell?"

He breathes in and says, "Can I touch your breasts?"

I STOP WALKING.

I face Grizz and he looks like he's about to run for his fucking life.

I take one step forward and he takes one step back, "What in the ever loving fuck did you just say to me?"

He puts his hands up, "I mean, you're Jace right? You're not some girl so I thought you know…"

He's insane.

He continues, "I mean, what the hell am I supposed to do, you've been touching yourself since we got out of Reginald's so I keep thinking your body's different now."

And I think the death glare I'm giving him right now is letting him know my answer.

He looks petrified and he blurts out, "I've never even seen breasts in person before you and I'm…"

He looks desperate, "Yours look really good by the way, better than what I've seen in the magazines. You're also my friend so I figured…"

I roll my eyes, he should be so desperate to even ask me this so I say, "I'm wounded Grizz. You've never once asked the old me if you can touch my pecks."

He turns red, embarrassed, "Ew, I don't want to touch those."

I shake my head and look away, "If anyone else asked me that, they'd lose a hand; maybe two."

He sighs, "I know. Sorry."

I look down at my chest, "These are spectacular aren't they?"

He scratches the back of his head.

Grizz is not the sharpest tool in the shed but he is loyal and he's a good person so I let it go.

I look back at him, "Grizz, I'm really getting freaked out if it's not that obvious. I need you to step it up because I can't protect us in this form. I need to find out what happened to me and why I woke up looking like this. You have to have my back, I'm counting on you. Okay?"

He nods, "Of course."

I sigh, "Let's scan the bars tonight; I need to check on things before we leave for Stone City."

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I stay at the nearest corner booth from the door and listen to the chit chat around me, Grizz is in front of me shielding me from the people around while nursing his beer.

I listen and find out that I've been MIA for the past three months just like what Grizz said, I haven't been seen around the city and there was nothing else that Grizz haven't told me already. What's more interesting though is that some of them are talking about the pretty girl with alabaster skin, blonde hair and big grey eyes. I curse under my breath. We need to get out of here before people get really curious.

"Let's go Grizz, there's nothing here."

We get up and just as we were leaving, I stop in my tracks when I hear someone mention kills being done by Katana and the killer leaving a calling card with the phrase "Death Looks Good On You" written on it.

I was going to turn back around but Grizz grips my arm and pulls me outside.

We walk farther and I bite my lip. I knew I had to go back and find out some other way how that happened. Because what that guy said was impossible, it was impossible for someone to use that mode of killing and leave that calling card, because there was only one assassin who uses that.

His Name is Jace Cross.