Prologue

Thud! Was all I heard as the target hit the ground.

“Ya Done Son” whispered my lips semi-enthusiastically, that catchphrase was getting kind of old, but so was this assignment. 13 hours 5 mins and 30 secs. That’s how long I had to wait for this bastard to show. I mean, damn, how are you going to call a meeting and then be 5 hours late?! I mean its fucking cold, bastards. Eh, but at least it’s over now. Time to take it to the house. I slid the FN Special Police Sniper Rifle into the “guitar” case and casually walked down the fire escape and back through the window, down the stairs, then pass the main office. “Thank Ya Ma’am” to the landlord and out I went into the cold.

I hate visiting New York. Too big and too congested for my taste. How come I never get to go somewhere nice, like Hawaii. What happened to the Mob Bosses with the huge mansions out in the middle of some paradise? Like in the movies I watch on TV. Where the hell are those places? I wouldn’t mind shooting someone there for a change, and afterwards I could take a nice vacation. Wolf could get someone to grab my school work for me, and then I could send it in by mail. Ah, but such is the life of an 18 year old assassin, shrugging to myself as I slid into the Oldsmobile. By the way, I hate this car too.

The catchy beat drops down out of nowhere. Teriyaki Boyz’ “Tokyo Drift” filling the car as I shifted into drive and merged into traffic from my parking spot on the street. I recline back in my seat as I continue down this memorized route to the airport. Beep, beep, beep, right on schedule. I lifted the Razr to my ear “Sup Papa Bear?” I answered with a humorous overtone.

“Agent A.O.D. (pronounced ‘Odd’), these are serious missions, and it could mean life or death for you. Wolf. My name is Wolf. Not Papa Bear, Captain Serious, or Mr. Peabody. Understand?”

“Yeah, Daddy Warbucks”

He sighed, I laughed.

“Mission Accomplished?”

“Yeah”

“No one saw you right?”

“Nah, I shot him in a huge crowd and then waved to a nearby camera.”

“A.O.D.!!”

“Damn it man, no one saw me. Take it easy.”

“Good, I want a full report on my desk after school.”

“By the way, I have a message for you from your Mom. Don’t forget you have a test tomorrow in US History.”

“Shit”

Now it was his turn to chuckle a bit.