Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice
Prologue
"What is it?" asked a man wearing a mask, dressed in all black. He had known that he was being followed since he left the work place. There was no reaction. The man turned to face the place he suspected the person to be. "Come out" he demanded, "Now"
A tall woman with shoulder length hair stepped forward. The woman had black shoulder length hair and had fire-red eyes.
"Please, I need your help" she told the man. The man turned away and stuffed his hands into the pockets of his long, black coat.
"Go to the police. I am not use to you" he told her. The woman grabbed the man's arm before quickly letting go when the man yanked it out of her grasp and continued to walk again.
"No, I know you'll help me. Please, I'll pay you as much as you want" she told him. The man stopped walking instantly and spun around. The next thing the woman knew her back was up against the wall with an arm pressed against her throat.
"What do you know?" the man hissed. The man knew by the sharp intake that he heard from the woman as soon as she realised what had happened, that she would be harmless. Slowly, he lowered his arm and took a step back. The woman placed her hands on her neck, still in shock.
"How did you find out about me?" he asked her, staring at the woman still staring at the ground, hands on her throat. The woman quickly snapped out of her thoughts and answered the question.
"It was sort of an unsure thing. My assistant remembered a distant friend that knew someone for certain jobs, although they weren't sure how" she said. The man nodded, believing it.
"So what is it?" he asked again. The woman squared her shoulders and held out a folder to the man in front of her. From the time she knew the man, she already knew he liked people to keep a certain distance and wait for him to walk up first. The man took a step forward and took the folder from her hands and opened it.
"Well, you obviously don't want him killed" he said. The woman looked at him, horrified.
"Dear goblets!" she exclaimed as her hand flew up to her chest. "Of course now" she said. "I want-no, I need him protected. To make sure he has no danger headed his way" she told the man who had just finished scanning through the full folder.
"How much do you think it will cost?" he asked her.
"A lot" answered the woman. "How much will it be?" she asked him.
"A lot" he repeated. The woman nodded.
"How will I pay?" she asked him.
"Don't be so full of yourself. We have many other requests to look through. We want the best offer" said the man. The woman's eyes widened.
"NO" she shouted, marching up towards him and grabbing his arm with both her hands to make sure he couldn't yank them out of her grasp again. "Please, I beg of you" she pleaded, kneeling down on the ground. "I need him safe. Even if it's just for the rest of his schooling year" she added.
The man yanked his hand away and started to walk. The woman stared at him, still on the ground. Her eyes stung.
The man suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky, as if rolling his eyes at it.
"It will be a monthly pay. You will receive a letter in a few days- Now more than three. It will tell you all the things you need to do and what else to include" he told her before disappearing. The woman smiled, grateful.
"Thank you" she thanked him, even though he was already gone. She then quickly picked herself back onto her feet and dusted herself before heading back home.
From the distance, the man watched the woman leave before walking off himself.
"This opportunity… will be a new start for her" he whispered.
