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I don't know where this comes from I swear
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They have to leave his corpse in an dirty alley behind.
It's Yusuf who pulls Cobb away and Eames who picks Ariadne and carries her to the car, which they use to get away from the man who just
killed Arthur.
Cobb has buried his face in his hands and Ariadne hasn't moved since Eames tucked her into the stolen car Yusuf is driving towards the
airport. Eames is currently talking to Saito in hushed tones, one hand holding his mobile the other is clenched into a fist.
Saito says that there is a plane waiting for them and whispers 'gomen nasai' before he hangs up. Eames doesn't speak Japanese but right
now he doesn't even want to. He looks in the rear mirror to make sure they aren't followed.
They aren't and he lets his phone drop into his lap. He takes a deep breath and covers his eyes with the hand that had been holding his
mobile.
Yusufs hands a gripping the steering wheel like his life depends on it and he is looking straight ahead on the road. This didn't exactly
go like it had been planned.
He and Eames managed to get Ariadne and Cobb seated into the private airplane, which belonges to a friend of Saitos, before she starts
crying. Silent tears combined with loud sobbing are muted by the roar of the engine when the plane takes off. A steward is shlightly
uncomftable and askes Ariadne if he can get her anything. Cobb wants scotch, the whole bottle if that is possible and the steward goes
to get it. He comes back with four glasses and Eames wants to smash his head because there should be five but he doesn't. While Cobb
and Yusuf hold their glasses, Ariadne drains hers in one gulp and wipes her face on her sleeve. Eames watches her as she takes a deep
shaky breath.
"Where are we going?" Her voice is rough but loud. Since Cobb shuts his eyes and thightens his grip on the glass and Yusuf is still
staring, that leaves Eames to answer. "Japan. One of Saitos Hotels."
"Why didn't we take Arthur with us." Her voice sounds like someone or something is choking her. He hates himself for saying 'No need
to save a corpse-' and Cobbs glass bursts in his hand. Ariadne doesn't even flinch.
"We don't know that he's dead."
"I'm sure a headshot would kill everybody."
"We can't be sure-"
"Ari." Eames looks at her. His eyes are pleading and tired and she can feel the tears slipping down her cheeks again.
They don't talk the rest of the flight.
---
It's dark outside when they reach their destination and a limousine is waiting for them and a polite little man holds the car door open
for them before he drives them to one of the highes building in town, Saitos bigges hotel. He is standing at the entrance, hands folded
behind his back, clad in a three-piece suit he looks a bit like Arthur, for a moment. Eames reminds himself quickly that their point-man
is rotting in an alley somewhere in a city in Singapore.
Saito hugs Ariadne and keeps of hand on the small of her back while he guides them through the empty hallways. They go to the upper floor,
where Saitos flat is and gives each of them one of the guest rooms. Eames can guess why. The flat looks more domestic than any hotelroom
he's ever seen and he is greatful for it. Saito tells Cobb quietly that he called Professor Stephen and Marie Miles who are looking after
the children at the moment. They are on their way, so Cobb can be sure that they're alright. He just nods and sits down on his bed. He looks
like he is shutting down every part of his body just to not feel anything anymore.
Ariadne locks herself up in the bathroom and Eames can hear her crying over the sound of the shower. He, Yusuf and Saito sit down in the
living room area and the latter pours them a drink.
"What happend?" Saito asks, because Eames told him only so much over the phone. Arthur is dead, they have to run.
"Cobol probably. We don't really know." Yusuf buries himself in one of the armchairs and stares on the carpet.
Saito nods.
Then he stands. "You are save here. Go to sleep." Then he leaves the flat.
Eames does not hear 'Go to sleep, Mr. Eames' echo in his ear. He doesn't.
When Ariadne come out of the bathroom, buried in a too large bathrobe, he is still sitting on the couch. Yusuf went off to bed.
She sits down next to him and pulls her knees up to her chest. Her wet hair pulled into a bun and her eyes red. He can see her trembling.
"Don't you want to go to bed?"
"I wouldn't be able to sleep anyway." Ariadnes voice is tiny.
"We would probably dream about penrose stairs." He grins bitterly.
"Yeah." She doesn't.
"The kids are going to be devastated."
She doesn't answer.
"We'll rip them apart, right?" Her voice is like a bright burning flame of hatred.
"Of course."
She bites her lip and curls up agains his chest. Eames lets his chin rest on her head. Together they breathe and listen to the silence.
+++
They just finished a job, going to a bar before they part again in the morning. Arthut noticed them first, of course he would. He pulled them
behind a car, gun already drawn. The windows of the car explode, shards raining down on them.
"How many?" Cobb asked them while he tried to spot the attacker.
"I count at least three.", said Arthur whil aiming through the smashed window and shot. "Two." Eames saw the body hitting the ground.
"We gotta get out of here. They're porbably more on the way."
Arthur ducked his head down and looked around. "We passed an alley way that leads to the main road."
"And how are we going to get there?", shouts Ariadne over the noise and the point-man reloads his Glock.
"One left.", said Eames, going back into cover. The shotting stopped. Arthur and Cobb shared a glance and the extractor nodded.
"I'll cover you. Go." Arthur stood up, aiming at the building on the other side of the road.
"But-" Ariadne is pulled along by Yusuf. Eames at the front and Cobb shortly behind them.
As soon as they passed the alley Eames ran to the next best car he saw, tucking his gun into his belt and starts picking the lock. Arthur starts
following them, walking backwards, keeping his eyes on the attacker. Eames managed to open the door and fumbled with the wire to start it.
Ariadne and Cobb are the ones who saw it. Arthur turning around to run towards them when the last shot runs out. Cobb can see the suprised look
on his point mans face when the bullet shot through his head and his heart stops beating. He falls and Cobb can't move. He wants to scream, cry
but he can't.
He hears Eames shout 'What the bloody hell are you waiting for?!' before the Englishman goes quiet and Cobb can feel Yusuf pulling him away.
Sees Eames carrying Ariadne over his shoulder and sits her into the backseat.
The last thing he sees before they are driving away is a dark shadow leaning over the corpse of Arthur.
----
They have to leave his corpse in an dirty alley behind.
It's Yusuf who pulls Cobb away and Eames who picks Ariadne and carries her to the car, which they use to get away from the man who just
killed Arthur.
Cobb has buried his face in his hands and Ariadne hasn't moved since Eames tucked her into the stolen car Yusuf is driving towards the
airport. Eames is currently talking to Saito in hushed tones, one hand holding his mobile the other is clenched into a fist.
Saito says that there is a plane waiting for them and whispers 'gomen nasai' before he hangs up. Eames doesn't speak Japanese but right
now he doesn't even want to. He looks in the rear mirror to make sure they aren't followed.
They aren't and he lets his phone drop into his lap. He takes a deep breath and covers his eyes with the hand that had been holding his
mobile.
Yusufs hands a gripping the steering wheel like his life depends on it and he is looking straight ahead on the road. This didn't exactly
go like it had been planned.
He and Eames managed to get Ariadne and Cobb seated into the private airplane, which belonges to a friend of Saitos, before she starts
crying. Silent tears combined with loud sobbing are muted by the roar of the engine when the plane takes off. A steward is shlightly
uncomftable and askes Ariadne if he can get her anything. Cobb wants scotch, the whole bottle if that is possible and the steward goes
to get it. He comes back with four glasses and Eames wants to smash his head because there should be five but he doesn't. While Cobb
and Yusuf hold their glasses, Ariadne drains hers in one gulp and wipes her face on her sleeve. Eames watches her as she takes a deep
shaky breath.
"Where are we going?" Her voice is rough but loud. Since Cobb shuts his eyes and thightens his grip on the glass and Yusuf is still
staring, that leaves Eames to answer. "Japan. One of Saitos Hotels."
"Why didn't we take Arthur with us." Her voice sounds like someone or something is choking her. He hates himself for saying 'No need
to save a corpse-' and Cobbs glass bursts in his hand. Ariadne doesn't even flinch.
"We don't know that he's dead."
"I'm sure a headshot would kill everybody."
"We can't be sure-"
"Ari." Eames looks at her. His eyes are pleading and tired and she can feel the tears slipping down her cheeks again.
They don't talk the rest of the flight.
---
It's dark outside when they reach their destination and a limousine is waiting for them and a polite little man holds the car door open
for them before he drives them to one of the highes building in town, Saitos bigges hotel. He is standing at the entrance, hands folded
behind his back, clad in a three-piece suit he looks a bit like Arthur, for a moment. Eames reminds himself quickly that their point-man
is rotting in an alley somewhere in a city in Singapore.
Saito hugs Ariadne and keeps of hand on the small of her back while he guides them through the empty hallways. They go to the upper floor,
where Saitos flat is and gives each of them one of the guest rooms. Eames can guess why. The flat looks more domestic than any hotelroom
he's ever seen and he is greatful for it. Saito tells Cobb quietly that he called Professor Stephen and Marie Miles who are looking after
the children at the moment. They are on their way, so Cobb can be sure that they're alright. He just nods and sits down on his bed. He looks
like he is shutting down every part of his body just to not feel anything anymore.
Ariadne locks herself up in the bathroom and Eames can hear her crying over the sound of the shower. He, Yusuf and Saito sit down in the
living room area and the latter pours them a drink.
"What happend?" Saito asks, because Eames told him only so much over the phone. Arthur is dead, they have to run.
"Cobol probably. We don't really know." Yusuf buries himself in one of the armchairs and stares on the carpet.
Saito nods.
Then he stands. "You are save here. Go to sleep." Then he leaves the flat.
Eames does not hear 'Go to sleep, Mr. Eames' echo in his ear. He doesn't.
When Ariadne come out of the bathroom, buried in a too large bathrobe, he is still sitting on the couch. Yusuf went off to bed.
She sits down next to him and pulls her knees up to her chest. Her wet hair pulled into a bun and her eyes red. He can see her trembling.
"Don't you want to go to bed?"
"I wouldn't be able to sleep anyway." Ariadnes voice is tiny.
"We would probably dream about penrose stairs." He grins bitterly.
"Yeah." She doesn't.
"The kids are going to be devastated."
She doesn't answer.
"We'll rip them apart, right?" Her voice is like a bright burning flame of hatred.
"Of course."
She bites her lip and curls up agains his chest. Eames lets his chin rest on her head. Together they breathe and listen to the silence.
+++
They just finished a job, going to a bar before they part again in the morning. Arthut noticed them first, of course he would. He pulled them
behind a car, gun already drawn. The windows of the car explode, shards raining down on them.
"How many?" Cobb asked them while he tried to spot the attacker.
"I count at least three.", said Arthur whil aiming through the smashed window and shot. "Two." Eames saw the body hitting the ground.
"We gotta get out of here. They're porbably more on the way."
Arthur ducked his head down and looked around. "We passed an alley way that leads to the main road."
"And how are we going to get there?", shouts Ariadne over the noise and the point-man reloads his Glock.
"One left.", said Eames, going back into cover. The shotting stopped. Arthur and Cobb shared a glance and the extractor nodded.
"I'll cover you. Go." Arthur stood up, aiming at the building on the other side of the road.
"But-" Ariadne is pulled along by Yusuf. Eames at the front and Cobb shortly behind them.
As soon as they passed the alley Eames ran to the next best car he saw, tucking his gun into his belt and starts picking the lock. Arthur starts
following them, walking backwards, keeping his eyes on the attacker. Eames managed to open the door and fumbled with the wire to start it.
Ariadne and Cobb are the ones who saw it. Arthur turning around to run towards them when the last shot runs out. Cobb can see the suprised look
on his point mans face when the bullet shot through his head and his heart stops beating. He falls and Cobb can't move. He wants to scream, cry
but he can't.
He hears Eames shout 'What the bloody hell are you waiting for?!' before the Englishman goes quiet and Cobb can feel Yusuf pulling him away.
Sees Eames carrying Ariadne over his shoulder and sits her into the backseat.
The last thing he sees before they are driving away is a dark shadow leaning over the corpse of Arthur.