inside job x reader one shots

somebody that you used to know (reagan x reader) angst

you ducked underneath a counter after the unexpected explosion. 

you brought your watch up to your mouth.

"boss! i thought you said cognito wouldn't be here!" you whisper-shouted into the so called watch, which was actually a communication device.

"i thought they wouldn't- arrrgggh!!- just- just get out of there without being caught! that's your new task! go! get at it!" your boss went offline.

"shit shit shit..." you grumbled. you loaded your tazer gun and carefully crawled towards the side of the counter. 

there's no where to go.

i gotta make a run for it... you thought. there's no way you could escape, without at least one of them seeing you. but hey! you're fast, you can outrun them.

everyones backs were turned. now! 

you started running down the corridor, your boots making a tapping noise along the metal.

"hey who's there???!!!" a female voice called after, following you.

"brett i got it!" the voice called back to someone.

shit!!!

you stumbled a bit, picking up your pace. your eyes rapidly scanning the hallways for some sort of escape. 

"hey! stop!" the voice called after you, getting louder. getting closer.

no doubt about it they had a clear view of you. their footsteps grew closer. 

you methodically fiddled with the trigger of your taser gun. hitting it against your hand. now is so not the time for you to not work!!

your breath became uneven. the corridor was coming to an end.

your footsteps came to a halt, along with the ones behind you.

you carefully brought your watch up to your mouth. 

"code red." you whispered.

"d-drop your weapons!!" the voice quivered.

you stayed turned towards the wall, not allowing them to see your face.

you didn't utter a word, this could get your boss in a shit ton of trouble. cognito inc was your companies nemesis. 

you carefully crouched to the ground, pretending to drop your weapons. instead, you opened a smoke bomb and threw it behind you, the corridor immediately filling up with smoke.

in this space of time, you managed to run into one of the many doors along the walls.

you heard the woman coughing. 

"i will open every single one of the doors!" she sounded out of breath.

your eyes frantically scanned the room you were in. perfect! a locker! you quickly jumped into one, closing the door behind you.

once more, you brought your watch up to your mouth and spoke.

"boss, what should i do? i'm hiding in a locker. it stinks. my identity cannot be revealed. the shadow board would exterminate me and you from existence, i don't-"

"quiet down! i've got visuals on the main room, what hallway are you in?"

"i'm not sure, it's-" you quickly held your breath upon hearing the door open, covering your watch with your hand to muffle any noise. 

shit, she's not as dumb as she seems. she's opening the lockers. smart girl.

you had trained for this, simple as. as soon as she opens the door, grab her shoulders and put her inside, easy!

you were prepared. more than prepared. that's what you thought.

the door opened, you grabbed the woman by the shoulders. you didn't even spin her around yet and your brain stopped you.

you knew her.

she knew you.

you both froze.

.....

"....y/n?....." she whispered. your jaw moved, but no words came out. tears threatened to spill.

you swallowed harshly.

"you don't know me, i don't know you." you said between gritted teeth, casually turning her around into the locker, your voice scratchy from trying to not cry.

man, this is hard, seeing someone you've wondered where they are right now and you're trying to kill them.

"no... y/n..." she sniffed.

"no. reagan. no." you looked away, your hands firm on her shoulders.

"where's the y/n i used to hang around with when i was 16?.... i know you... please..." she started to cry, tears spilling down her cheeks.

"yeah... well....

now i'm just somebody that you used to know."

you did something you wanted to do for a long time. you leaned in and kissed her. she was shocked, but she gripped onto you like she was going to lose you.

"i love you, reagan ridley. i wish that kiss could've been as meaningful as all the other ones, and longer."

"no... you can't leave..i just got you back!" her grip became more tighter. 

man, this tore you apart. you see your girlfriend if your teenage years, you both swore when she left for university you'll always be together, and you're never going to see her again.

"if i join cognito, the boss will find me and have me killed. i'll be killed either way. there's nothing you can do reagan. everything will result in death. even if you tell your friends who i am, i will die.

i am dead, reagan. i'm just somebody that you used to know." once the first tear spilled down your cheek, you closed the locker, hearing her sob. 

you heard her friend's footprints, your sign to get out. you broke the window, to the left and jumped out. 

tears falling out of your eyes rapidly. you ran into a nearby alley. you leaned against the wall and let it all out. 

love. what a foolish thing.

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because we don't get enough reagan x readers -L