A coincidental scene
By: Misa-chan46
"I need to focus! Now, to hit the target." I said, positioning my gun towards the target.
But as he turned around in my direction, I saw his face. Usui's face. I had dropped the gun already when it was the perfect chance to shoot him.
"Oh no…. no oh no… not him, not him." I whispered to myself as I double checked the target's picture.
I put my hands on my mouth as I cried silently.
I had to kill Usui Takumi.
"What do you mean I can't deny the mission?" I said, shouting to my boss on my special spy phone. I had stayed hidden on the top floor of the building where I was.
"You asked me for a raise Ayuzawa-san, I can only give you your raise if you can complete this mission." He said, getting me more annoyed by the second.
"But I know him!"
"Here we go again. If you want your mother to survive, you have to complete this mission."
"What made you hate him so much to eliminate him for no reason?" I said, exasperated at the exchange of words.
"Well, Ayuzawa-san, we wanted him to join our organization, but every time we tried to 'kidnap' him, he simply beat up the spies. We don't want him to join our enemy organization, so we decided to eliminate him." He said calmly.
"I will not stand up for this!" I said as I banged on something beside me. It was my bag.
I had an idea. But it was risky. I didn't want our reunion to be like what I have in mind now.
"Boss, if I manage to convince him to join our organization, will you scrap the mission to eliminate him?" I said, hoping for a yes and a no.
He started chuckling. "Ayuzawa-san, we already sent our most beautiful spies to seduce him, but he just ignored them like they were dirt on the road. Even if you are the best spy in the women's division, it is impossible for you to convince him."
I just rolled my eyes and said: "He was my … boyfriend in high school."
"What? Someone as… well… uhhhhh…." he said as a familiar demonic aura began to build up behind me.
"Someone as what, BOSS?" I said angrily.
The boss mumbled something over and over then said something to me in a whisper.
"Okay. I'll let you have a try at seducing your 'old boyfriend'. My informant told me that there will be a masquerade at midnight. That will be the perfect chance to get him to join. Buy a mask that matches your get up and go to the rooftop 15 minutes before the masquerade starts. This will give you enough time to look for Usui-san."
"Thank you boss!" I exclaimed happily.
"But Ayuzawa-san, should you fail to get him to join our organization, it will be your immediate mission to kill him." He said sternly.
"Okay. But, I don't have money for the mask and the hotel room." I said, realizing that I still needed to book a hotel room there for the night.
"We will send you money via air package."
I heard a jet and I looked up with my hands in front of me. In 2 seconds, a package had fallen on my hands. It contained $2,000. I know that I asked for money, but couldn't he just send me a mask? I said sighing as I got up, held the bag straps, and headed towards the elevator going downstairs.
At the hotel …
I finally got here! I said, walking towards the counter with my casual attire on. Half a dozen guys already tried asking me out on the way here. It's so annoying!
" Misaki Ayuzawa."
"…"
"Here for the masquerade."
"…"
"Staying for the night?"
"…"
"Sure. How much?"
"…"
"1,500 DOLLARS A NIGHT? WHAT KIND OF PRICE IS THAT?"
"…"
"Oh yeah, sorry 'bout that Miss."
"…"
"Yes, I will be booking the available room in the 17th floor."
"…"
"How do I register for the masquerade?"
"…"
"Thanks!"
I breathed a sigh of relief as I headed towards the elevator. I saw a man in a mask and tuxedo. At first I thought it was Usui, but looking at the hair, it was black, not blond.
As I reached for the button for the 17th floor, I saw the other side of floor numbers. The mysterious man pressed the 21st floor.
I assumed that the masquerade was there. But first, I needed to get my things in the room.
Room 1610
I read to myself as I headed towards my room.
When I arrived, I plopped down on the bed and messed up my hair.
"Argh! I've been looking for the sheet of paper all over the room! Ugh, where can I find the sheet for registering in the masquerade." I said angrily as I shot up in another attempt to scan the room.
When I sat up straight, I felt a piece of paper beneath my bottom. It was the sign up sheet. After filling it up, I called for room service to pick it up.
Looking at the clock, I saw that the time was: 11:30 pm.
"Shoot! I gotta get dressed!"
5 minutes later
"Damn it! What now? I still gotta put on this skin- ruining make-up!" I hissed angrily as I heard the doorbell ring the fourth time.
I walked up to the peep hole and looked through.
"Finally. Come in." I said, opening the door.
"Misa, I really don't get why you're so hung up on saving this guy." the person who entered the room said.
"It's none of your business ,Sumire. Anyway, you were supposed to give me the information needed about the hotel, the event, and the target."
"Yeah, I was. You don't need it though." Sumire said, smirking.
"I know. But I don't want to make the boss angrier with me." I sighed, continuing to put on my eye shadow.
"Anyway, if ever you're bored while seducing the target, you can read the files that boss wanted you to go over. I'll leave it on this desk." She said, standing up and putting a manila envelope on the bedside table.
"Thanks Sumire."
"Don't mention it. Just one thing. Misaki, don't get your hopes up that this guy will agree with you. I heard that with all the spies we sent for the past few weeks, none of them have been able to talk to him for more than a minute. Just be careful, okay?" Sumire said, looking at me one last time before closing the door behind her.
I stared after her.
"Yeah. I'll need to be careful not to break my heart."
I finished my whole get up with five minutes to spare before I needed to go upstairs. Now I just needed to buy a mask.
I went to the concierge at the lobby, where I looked for where the masquerade items were being sold. They seemed to have every mask on earth that had sparkles, beads, and heck, every expensive metal discovered ; platinum masks, solid gold masks, but nothing plain.
Considering that I had a burnt sienna dress, I decided that a gold shimmer mask was enough. It was one of the simplest; it had gold glitter spangled on it, a little silver glitter sprinkled at the sides, and a green feather hanging off a side. I paid for it and said thanks.
I wore it and headed for the elevator. To my surprise, several other women were there, also wearing masks and gowns. I was going to press the elevator button, but when I looked, there was one level selected, and it was where everybody was headed.
The 21st floor.
I was on the ground floor. Thinking that other girls were going to squash themselves in the elevator along the way, I decided to stay clear of the front of the once-spacious compartment. The elevator started moving upward with speed only a five star hotel could have.
18th floor
I started sweating bullets…
19th floor
My heart started racing…
20th floor
I felt the gun strapped to my thigh and thought of the horror I would be forced to do if he refused.
"One floor to go!" the other girls squealed with delight.
"One floor to go." I said weakly, my voice choked up.
21st floor
"I must not lose. I won't fail. I won't let him die just yet." I said, taking a deep breath and showing my determination on my face. I vaguely heard the elevator door open.
In a trance, I slowly put my foot forward.
Right. Then left. Then right again. This went on slowly. I kept looking at the floor.
I looked up, and my stomach lurched.
"This is it." I said.
Then I stepped out into the party.
Hiya everybody! This is my highest rated story on Fanfiction. I got 32 reviews in a single chapter :D . I decided to continue this. Sorry if it took a year, I was busy with school. I might not be continuing some of my other stories for a long time. SUMIMASEN!
Anyway, my other story: The cat's out of the café , already has five chapters written down on notebooks. I decided that this story has more readers waiting for the next chapter, plus I was SUPER BORED to type, so I continued this story.
If I get less than half of the reviews I got for the last chapter, I would not continue this anymore, because no one cares for my mentality by then . So please review! If I am bored, I will continue :D
I beta-read Maid-sama and Gakuen Alice + Harry Potter! Bring on the jobs!
! Pilipino ako! Troll face credits to my best friend Alyssa ಠ_ಠ
(REVISION: April 9,2013)
~Misa-chan46~
