Summary: Train arrives to pick Eve up at school only to see a scene that makes his blood boil.
Discliamer: I do not own Black Cat or the characters in it.
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Eve was trying to understand how she got into her current predicament.
She was, at the moment, being dragged by a very angry Train Heartnet, or the Black Cat, famous ex-assassin, to their shared home; that they also share with her adopted father Sven.
Eve looked at her hand that was being tightly grasped by Train's larger tanned one. She let her gaze travel up his arm and to his face: his brows were furrowed, his eyes had a steely glint, his lips where in a pout and he was radiating a deadly aura.
She looked back to the hand. Her mind wandered back to the moment this problem started...
...Flashback
Eve was just leaving school, even though it ended an hour ago. She was her class' female representative and had stayed late for the Student Council meeting.
She was exhausted by the ridiculous meeting that she finally escaped. It took an hour even though it was only meant to be thirty minutes, but people could not agree and the minutes had dragged on. The meeting did not end well because there were arguments on the theme of the upcoming event and nothing got done in the end.
Eve sighed, 'I can't wait to get home, today was just too long,' she thought to herself as she left the school building. She felt an odd presence, as if someone was watching her, but ignored it because she was just too tired to deal with it. 'Probably just one of those, supposed, secret admirers that Rubie was talking about. Whatever, I need to get home, Train and Sven are probably back from their last bounty,' she brushed off the feeling and continued to the school gates.
She was about to exit the school grounds when she bumped into someone. She stumbled back a little and looked up to see someone she, definitely, did not want to see.
"What do you want, Cain?" Eve felt the urge to sigh again but gave a strained smile. This classmate of hers, Cain, was the male rep and he was a person Eve could not deal with. He was a guy who had a way-too-large ego (it doesn't help when half the female population drools over him) and he, for some reason or another, set his sights on Eve.
"Well, Eve, I just wanted to see if you're ready for our date?" he questioned, flipping his black hair and giving this cocky smile, as if they actually had plans.
This time Eve sighed, "Cain, we, and I am clearly stating, so listen, do not have any plans. We are not going out and there is no chance of it happening." Eve had to make it very clear because no matter how many times she rejected him, he would come back each time. Rubie, her friend and confidant, said that Cain gets any girl he wants and doesn't give up until he does.
Honestly, what does he take her for?
"Now, Eve. No need to be shy, I just…"
"Have a nice day," Eve quickly said as she stepped around him, not even giving him a chance to finish his statement.
She thought she was just out of the clear, when someone grabbed her wrist.
She looked back at the annoyance, which was currently preventing her from going home, and deadpanned.
"Eve, how could you be so cold? Can't you see how perfect we are for each other," Cain exclaimed as he tugged Eve's wrist so that their persons were just inches apart. Eve leaned away but Cain decided to put his other hand on her waist to hold her close.
She was now thoroughly disgusted. She barely even talked to him before he noticed her, last month, and now he is acting like they are dating. Even if she didn't have someone she liked she wouldn't go out with him.
"Cain, let go of me," Eve said, her face was still stoic but her voice showed how serious she was.
"Eve, I understand that it's difficult to be with someone as charming and gifted as myself, but you, yourself, are one of the most beautiful girls in the entire school and we are perfect together…," he started his pretentious speech again and Eve was, just about, on the verge of smacking him with her nano-hammer.
Eve heard light footsteps coming closer, 'Great, someone's coming. If anyone saw this, it would surely become a problem. Just imagine what the fan girls would do?' Eve couldn't help her troubled thoughts. After all, this guy was one of the "so-called" elite and he has too many, in Eve's opinion, foolish, girls chasing after him.
Eve heard the footsteps getting louder. She returned her attention back to Cain and, hopefully, remove him for her person.
He had been talking during her entire inner turmoil, "…I think we should start our relationship off on a good note, so how about we get better acquainted with a kiss."
'What did he just say? Kiss? The hell?'
Eve was still staring at her hand that was being held by Train's, it felt much better than Cain's grip on her wrist. His somewhat rough hand fit perfectly around hers and he held it protectivley and gently at the same time.
Eve let her gaze travel up to Train's, now, calmer face. He had no readable expression and Eve was worried he was angry with her.
Now, although he didn't show, Eve wasn't the only one with a whirlwind of thoughts. In Train's mind he was going a mile-a-minute.
Train glanced back at Eve, 'Shit she's looking,' he quickly faced forward again. 'What the hell am I doing?' Train was regretting his actions.
He hoped he didn't have a blush because that would be extremely difficult to explain,
Train was going over what just happened in his head…
Flashback (Train's point of view)
Train was waiting for the Princess after school. He had been a little impatient since the Princess had said she would get out 30 minutes ago, but he could wait. He had waited longer during jobs.
Train had been leaning against the wall, about ten feet away from the school gates, when he heard a distinctive voice; it was sweet and melodic but for some reason, it seemed more agitated than normal.
The cat-eyed man knew something was bothering 'his' Princess (he accepted that he was a little over protective over the nano-machine girl, scratch that, possessive). Now, Train knew the Princess could take care of herself, but he couldn't help but be worried over her tone of voice. She seemed annoyed, something he knew of well, but she also sounded troubled.
He headed toward the voice and heard another, deeper, voice. Train suspected it was a guy, probably one of Eve's classmates. This was definitely bothering Train but he didn't know if it's because of Eve's troubled voice or the fact that it's a guy.
Train had finally got a look at the Princess and what he saw, made his blood run cold.
'Who the… why…,' Train had trouble thinking properly. The Princess, 'his' Princess, was in the arms of some unknown guy. "Cain, let go of me," he heard her say.
'Wait… Did she say, "let go",' Train was slightly relieved to know that this scene before him was not by Princess' choice but now he was pissed.
The guy, "Cain", started ranting about how he and Princess were "Perfect", which made Train 'perfectly' pissed.
Train stalked closer to the pair and Princess didn't seem to notice him.
The guy was still blabbering about something until Train hear, "…I think we should start our relationship off on a good note, so how about we get better acquainted with a kiss."
He remembered why he was so pissed off.
Taking another glance back at the Princess, he saw she was staring at her hand.
They had continued to walk home in silence.
Their minds continuing to replay the scene...
Rubypearl: How was that?
Eve: So did I kiss Cain?
Train: No way! Not while I'm there!
Rubypearl: You'll just have to wait and see.
Train: I don't like where this is going.