I ran as fast as I could through the emptying streets. I am not sure if those two are following me, but I cannot turn around to check, for I mustn't waste time. I have to get to you, for I do not know if you have reached your destination already. But once you set your mind on something you usually stick to it. So I'm afraid you are there already.
I don't care if the streetlights are red, I run right across without bothering to check if any cars are coming. I hear the screeches of brakes, signifying that I ran in the path of a car that managed to brake on time, I didn't even turn to check how much of a narrow miss that was, all I know is that I reached the next block and I must now run through the staring pedestrians.
I was starting to run out of breath but I had to continue running. I couldn't stop, there was too much things on the line; the fate of your family, the family business, the lives of all the people that surrounded both of us, and our own future together.
I was forced to come to a halt when a familiar looking black van suddenly parked in front of me. The black tinted window was rolled down to reveal the face of someone who I couldn't decide if they were an enemy or an ally.
"Get in," the person said as the sliding door of the van slid open. I just narrowed my eyes, not trusting the person at all.
"Get in, unless you are planning to take an extra sixty minutes to reach your destination." This time the person that spoke was the driver, whom I had barely noticed. I shouldn't have been surprised to see him there, considering who was in the passenger's seat. I quickly hoped in and I barely closed the door before the car took off.
"Do you even know where I am heading?" I asked the driver, ignoring completely the person in the passenger's seat.
"Of course, I do. I have known both of you for a long time, so I have a pretty good idea where he could have gone off to."
"Can you please hurry?"
"Will do." He said, smiling at me through the rearview mirror. Then the car quickly accelerated. I could tell the passenger was trying to engage me in some sort of conversation but I simply ignored her. Orders or not, there was no denying that she had caused a lot of misery and death to his family on the orders of 'My Lady'.
I ignored her and glanced out the tinted window. The sky was darkening as the sun made its way to the other side of the world. The window was changing the hue of the colors of the world around us. Everything appeared to be either faded or darker than it really was. It looked like night already, even though the sun was still setting.
I fidgeted, impatiently, in the back as I heard the two of them talking. Then the car accelerated even faster. When I stole a quick glance at the speedometer it said we were almost going at almost 190km/h. I shot her a glance knowing that this was her doing. The car was quickly running out of gas, but there was no time to stop and get more. Not that it matter, we were going to reach our destination… even if the car did run out of gas.
So I wasn't very surprised when the light next to the E began to blink, indicating that the tank was empty, and the car continued going. I shot her another look before impatiently looking out the window. It was dark already and I was becoming more scared and nervous as time went by. It took me a while to realize that I recognized my surroundings. We were approaching the place where he was at.
Then the car swerved and almost knocked me out of my seat since I hadn't put my seatbelt on. Then the car screeched to a halt and I almost slammed into the passenger's seat.
"Are you alright?" she asked me as I managed to get my balance again. Ignoring her I unlocked the sliding door, swung it open, and leaped out. I didn't even wait for those two to get out of the car. They can catch up later; I had to get to him.
I ignored their shouts telling me to wait for them. But I couldn't wait. I had to get to him before we generate more attention than we had already. If it hadn't been for her, as much as I hate to admit it, we would have caught the police's attention already. And that would have generated a larger problem than the one we already have.
Thankfully, he parked close to the steps leading to my destination. I ran up them thankful that there appeared to be no people around. There weren't many of them so I ran as fast as I could to the next set of stairs. The sound of my shoes striking the rock path echoed a little as I heard the running footsteps of my two companions. The park looked deserted as I neared the stairs. Something told me that the fact that at this time there was no one around was somehow related to her.
As I finished climbing the last set of stairs I almost stopped in my tracks. The fountain looked the same as the last time that I had seen it. The fountain lay at the center of two rings, with one of them a foot lower than the other. My breath almost caught in my throat as I spotted him, just standing there looking into the fountain's waters, oblivious to his surroundings.
Then I spotted 'My Lady' and my heart almost stopped. She had her bodyguards with her, at least those that were still alive. Without thinking about it I reached down and pulled out the item that I had strapped to my leg. Then I moved towards them. At the same time he turned around and confronted her. I could hear her laughing as she pulled out her gun and pointed it at him.
No! I can't let this happen!
"IVAN!"
Bam
Author's Note:
This is the first time I am including totally new pairings into my stories! Yay! This is also the first time I am not doing an AsaKiku fanfic. Also the first time I write a fanfic for a heterosexual couple. I decided it was time to test other waters. So I am hoping you guys enjoy this story! And don't forget to review!
