11 Presence

Beatrice put down her backpack and went down stairs for dinner. Inside the grand dinning room she saw her parents and brother who just came back on time.

"Damien, I thought you were going to sleep in the office tonight" said Beatrice taking her seat.

"I'm not a robot Bea, I need my food as well" Damien wolfed down his food. The family started to eat, except Beatrice.

"What's wrong Bea? Why aren't you eating?" Her mother inquired.

"I just ate at Feifei's, I'm here because I need to tell you guys my plans."

The three stopped eating and looked up at her, wondering what her plans were. Beatrice looked at them and said, "I want to open my own brand store."

No one spoke until Damien asked, "like a luxury brand with handbags and such?"

"No, I want to make luxury clothing. Like a fashion line" Beatrice responded. Silence ensued again as each family member were in their thoughts.

Her father then asked, "is this your passion Beatrice? If it is then I have no problem in helping you. It's just... there are many enemies Beatrice. I almost lost you once."

Lost her? Oh right, how could she forget the time she got kidnapped. Their company's competitor was led to a dead-end as they lose their customers to the Broans. Their sales were decreasing dramatically as they watched thei competitor 'steal' it all. Even a cornered rat could bite, thus the competitor seek out a way to threaten the Broans to back away. So they managed kidnapped Beatrice and threatened the Broans to shut down their business. Beatrice was only eight years old at the moment, was she scared? For some reason, no. They didn't intimidate her like how they wanted to. For an eight year old girl, she was unusually calm despite her life being on the line.

Unfortunately for the kidnappers, they were apprehended by the Broans' own special forces that only shows up during emergencies. How can the Broan have special forces when they just own a perfumery? Because her father has some connections with the underground mafias. One of his close friends were in the mafia, it was her Uncle Bob that set out his force to rescue her.

After that incident, her father made her and her brother learn martial arts to protect themselves.

Now that she was becoming more independent, her father couldn't help but to worry because of the past incident. But unbeknownst to him, she didn't just learn martial arts. She could shoot a pistol with her eyes closed and also learned to handle other weapons like knives through Uncle Bob, in secret of course.

"I will be fine, I learned a lot from Uncle Bob. If anything happens I will tell you immediately okay?" Beatrice reassured them.

"In that case, I will find a building near our company" said her brother. "I'll check on you whenever I can, and it's in the heart of City A. So I don't think you don't have to worry about not being seen by customers."

"I also need money" Beatrice said.

"Yes, yes, I will transfer it into your bank account" her father chuckled. She didn't care about her safety, but cared about money.

After eating, the family disperses, and Beatrice went upstairs to her room. Pulled out her phone, she texted her Uncle Bob to see when her next lesson was.

Uncle Bob: how about tomorrow after school? I will pick you up and we can start a new lesson for you.

Bea: okay

Uncle Bob: alright see you tomorrow Angel *smooch emoji*

Her Uncle Bob was one of the mafia boss in the underworld. But on the legal side, he owns an international airport and many popular clubs in City A. He thought of Beatrice as his own niece, even like a daughter as he can't never say 'no' to her cute puppy eyes. He was never supposed to expose her to guns and weapons of such, but the girl was too damn stubborned.

After accepting her as a student, Uncle Bob found out her potential of being a skilled assassin. However, he only taught her self defense skills and some attack methods. Although she had the potential to be the devil, he would never let his own niece down to such a cruel path.

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"Bea, do you want to stop by the arcade after school?" Asked Feifei.

"I can't today, I have to go somewhere" she replied.

"Where? Is this more important than your best friend?!"

"Yes" she said bluntly.

Heartbroken, Feifei thought about roaming the city with sad music on to make her feel like being in a heart break music video.

After school, Feifei kissed Beatrice good bye before she left to roam the city in sadness. 'How dramatic' Beatrice laughed watching her best friend sway around like a weirdo.

She looked around to see a black Maserati parked at the corner of the sidewalk. Beatrice walked up to it and entered the front.

"Hey sweetie! How you doing!!" Her Uncle Bob hugged her.

"I'm good Uncle, what about you?" She smacked his face away.

Dishearten by his niece's move he said, "it's been quiet. Let's go shall we?"

They drove off from the school as a figure watched the car disappearing in the distance with a fierce glare.

"Oh~what's this? Your little crush got into a strange car" said an annoying voice. "Should we chase it?"

Already refraining his anger from exploding, he ignored the annoying figure standing besides him and left to drive his low-key Mercedes-Benz.

"Hey! You meanie!" the figure followed him into his car. Without another word, they dashed off.

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The uncle and niece pair drove to a club called "Bob bi Bob". It might sounds stupid, but it was one of the most exclusive clubs out here in City A. It was only the afternoon, but people were filling up the club and bar.

Uncle Bob took Beatrice to the back of the club to his office. In his office stood a book shelf where Uncle Bob opened to the entrance of an elevator. They were going down to one of his bases in the city.

"Boss! Young Miss!" The guys around stood straight up as they see their boss and his niece.

The two went into a huge gymnasium room, where all the practice happens.

"Alright sweetie, today's lesson is picking up presence. Feeling where someone is, feeling someone looking at you, stalking you, and so on so forth" her uncle said as he signaled his men to come over.

"Five of you, go into hiding. Do not conceal your presence" he ordered as the five men moved in a flash, hiding themselves.

"Finding people requires you to use your senses and more then often, your instincts. Close your eyes and see if you can feel me walking around you" he instructed.

Beatrice closed her eyes and loosened her body. She can hear his shoes clanking the floor as she pointed in one direction of where he was.

"Good, you used your hearing to find me. Now try using your instincts" he said before she stopped hearing his shoes clanking.

Beatrice focus on the entirety of field surrounding her. She took a deep breathe and try not to use her logic. Her instincts was telling her it was East, so she pointed East.

"Wow, you're good" her uncle praised. "Alright, open your eyes. See if you can find the five men hiding in the room."

She opened her eyes and looked around the huge ware-house like room. Beatrice felt a presence hiding inside one of the bleachers and pointed there. A man came out from hiding and gave her thumbs up.

Then she pointed up the ceiling, behind those beams sat a figure. She walked around trying to find the other three, and she found them within five minutes.