A/N: Hi again. I'm back with new chapter. Don't know what to say. Pretty tired with work . Anyway enjoy ^^
Summary: Makoto almost got killed by her friends but Ami saved her from her death. As Makoto awaken from her long sleep, she can't remember her real identity. Can she remember back her past life? Why her friends wanted to kill her? And who is Ami?
~ASSASSIN'S LOVE~
CHAPTER TWO - WHO AM I?
Minako pushed Takeshi to the wall by his neck and suffocated him with her tight grip. "What do you mean she is dead?"
Takeshi was breathless. "We saw a few guys shoot her while we were training separately in the jungle. And after that they threw Makoto's body from the cliff into the ocean," Takeshi explained weakly.
"Who were they?" Minako continued questioning Takeshi.
Shinozaki couldn't bear to see Takeshi's face turning blue and took a step forward. "We don't..."
As Shinozaki tried to help Takeshi, a shot was released from Minako's gun in her other hand and almost hit Shinozaki's feet. Shinozaki's eyes shot open and he could feel his heartbeat racing.
"I'm not asking you Shinozaki, so back off before I change my mind!" Minako gave him a threatening glare.
Shinozaki swallowed hard. The girl in front him really meant what she had just said and he knew she would do whatever she threatened. Shinozaki took a step backward and joined the other three.
The blond girl turned to face Takeshi again. "Who were they, Junsu?"
Takeshi shook his head slightly. He loved this girl even though she always treated him this way. "I...don't know."
Minako stared into Takeshi's eyes. She didn't believe what he had just said. Makoto couldn't be killed that easily. She had been through too many risky jobs before now. It was hard for Minako to accept it. Finally, the beautiful girl released Takeshi out of her grip and let him fall to the floor. He coughed badly from the lack of oxygen. Minako turned to face the other three. "If you all saw that Makoto was in danger why did no one try to save her?" Minako asked the others.
Motoki, Ittou and Shinozaki just stood there silently.
Minako shoved her gun on Motoki's forehead. "Why didn't you save her, Motoki?"
Motoki still remembered how he had shot Makoto. Ittou noticed Motoki still felt guilty about what had happened to Makoto. "They had around 20 people there while we only four," Ittou gave an explanation.
Minako turned her head slightly in Ittou's direction. She wasn't happy with that answer. She withdrew her gun from Motoki and walked closer to Ittou. "What is your job, Ittou?"
Ittou looked at Minako with nervous. "To kill people," he answered quietly.
"You have faced more than 30 people alone before right?"
Ittou nodded.
"Then why didn't you save Makoto?" Minako yelled into Ittou's face and shoved her gun under his chin.
The door opened and Rei and Toushiro walked into the room. "What happened?" Toushiro asked. His eyes went wide when he saw Minako had her gun on Ittou. "Oh my God!"
Rei quickly pulled Minako away from Ittou while Toushiro stood in between them. "Minako, what happened?" Rei questioned the other girl.
"They didn't save Makoto! They let Makoto die!" Minako yelled.
Toushiro and Rei's eyes widened in shock. "Makoto died?" Rei questioned Minako. Rei could see the sadness in her leader's eyes and decided not to ask her any more questions. "Guys, please leave the room," Rei ordered them. Toushiro and Motoki helped Takeshi to stalld again while Ittou and Shinozaki disappeared quickly. As Toushiro closed the door, Rei turned her attention back to Minako. "Mina?"
Minako finally couldn't hold her tears anymore. "Makoto is dead, she is dead," Minako told the raven haired girl in between sobs.
Rei's heart broke to see her leader that way. Minako always looked so strong, but the bad news about Makoto seemed to have destroyed her. Rei pulled Minako into her embrace to console the blond girl. Even though there were so many questions in her head right now, she knew it was not the right time to ask Minako about them.
It had been two days since Ami had saved the tall girl from the beach. She had risked her own life by bringing the stranger into her home. She knew this girl was not an ordinary girl. The wounds on her body told her everything. She must be wanted by the police, but she ignored it. The girl's life was more important for her. Ami adjusted the blanket on the unconscious girl. Her eyes landed on the necklace hanging around the tall girl's neck. It had 'Makoto' written on it.
Makoto? Is that your name? I guess it must be.
Ami's eyes trailed up to Makoto's face.
I wonder what kind of girl she is.
Jacob's bark pulled her out from her thoughts. She looked down at Jacob and smiled.
"Is my Jacob jealous that I pay more attention to this girl lately?" she asked playfully.
Jacob barked liked he really wanted Ami to give him attention. Ami chuckled lightly.
"Okay, okay," Ami lifted Jacob off from the floor and put him on her lap. "I'm so sorry, Jacob. She really needs me right now. I will spend more time with you after she has fully recovered okay?"
Jacob barked again.
"Yes I promise."
Jacob's tail waved cutely and Ami knew he was happy to hear it. Ami kissed her puppy's head gently before she put him back on the floor. Jacob barked again. Ami ignored him as she turned to face Makoto again.
"Jacob, I want go to town for a while," she said before turned her face to Jacob. "Please look after her while I'm out, okay?"
The puppy barked in understanding.
"Good," Ami brushed his head softly. She stood up from the bedside and gave Makoto one last glance. "Please wake up soon, Makoto," Ami said to the girl on the bed before walking out from her room. Jacob just sat on the floor watching his owner leaving.
"I love you, Makoto," Makoto heard a soft voice whisper into her ear, but when she turned around no one was there. It was too dark and the voice seemed familiar to her.
"Who is that?" Makoto's voice echoed loudly in the silent place.
She started to walk in the dark even though she couldn't see anything. The sound of footsteps from behind made her turn around. A brown haired man was walking closer to her with a smirk on his face."Hi, Makoto," he greeted her.
He seemed familiar to Makoto, but she just couldn't remember him. "Who are you?" she questioned the good looking guy in front her.
He smiled evilly at Makoto as he shoved the gun in Makoto's face. "Goodbye, Makoto," he said as he flicked the gun.
Makoto opened her eyes immediately and noticed the place was different from the earlier image. Makoto took a few long breaths to calm herself. The image of the mysterious man who wanted to kill her had really scared her. As she finally calmed, she moved her position to sit but she felt pain in her head, stomach and feet. She removed the blanket to see why she felt much pain in her abdomen. Her upper body was bandaged and there was visible blood on the wrappings.
What had happened?
Makoto sat there thinking. She rubbed her forehead and felt that it was bandaged too.
How did I get these wounds? Why can't I remember anything? And who am I?
Makoto's head was filled with questions that she couldn't answer by herself. No matter how hard she tried to remember everything, all she got was a headache until she noticed a puppy was looking in her direction quietly. Makoto frowned and wondered if the puppy belonged to her.
"What are you looking for?" Makoto asked the cute puppy, but all she got was a bark in response. "Do you know me?"
The puppy just looked at her before walking out of the room. Makoto wasn't sure what was going on, but she heard the sound of a car engine coming from outside. Slowly she slipped out of the bed and peeked out the window to where she saw a girl getting out from an orange and black colored car.
Who was she?
Ami unlocked the door and opened it slightly when she saw her Jacob was waiting for her in front of the door. Jacob barked happily and she knew her puppy had missed her even though she had only left the house for four hours. Ami bent down to pick Jacob up from the floor and gave him a small kiss on his head. Jacob barked happily again and his tail shook excitedly.
"Aww, you missed me that much?" Ami chuckled looking at her puppy's behavior.
Jacob licked Ami's face and made his owner laugh.
"Okay, okay. Enough," Ami said as she put Jacob back on the floor.
Jacob turned around and waited for Ami to enter the house. As Ami closed the door behind her, an arm wrapped around her shoulder from behind and she felt something sharp pressed on her throat. Ami was surprised, but she tried to remain calm. She glanced to the mirror on the wall and saw the tall girl was stallding behind her with a knife in hand. Jacob barked angrily and bit Makoto's pant leg to try and help Ami.
Makoto looked down at her feet. "Let me go!" Makoto yelled while shook her leg.
The blunette girl glanced to Jacob. "Jacob, let her go and stay silent," Ami commanded her puppy.
Jacob obviously understood what his owner had told him because he released Makoto's pant leg immediately and took a few steps backward. Makoto just looked at the puppy in amazement before she turned back to the girl in front her.
"Who are you?" she asked Ami in a hushed voice.
Ami took a deep breath before she answered. "Ami."
"And what are you doing here?"
"This is my house," Ami answered calmly.
Makoto thought for a while. "If this is your house, then what am I doing here?" Makoto questioned Ami curiously.
Ami wasn't sure if the strange girl knew what she had asked her. "Makoto, you don't remember the last thing that happened to you?" Ami questioned the other girl back.
"Makoto?" Makoto thought for a second. It was the same name the guy in her dream had called her. "Is that my name?"
Ami blinked several times. What did that mean? "I think yes since it is written on your necklace," Ami explained.
Makoto looked down at the necklace around her neck. Ami was right. Ami noticed Makoto was distracted and she took the opportunity to grab Makoto's hand and twist it before slamming Makoto face-first against the wall. Makoto groaned painfully and Ami forced her to drop the knife from her hand. As the knife clattered to the floor safely, Ami pushed Makoto harder to the wall. The tough girl struggled to escape, but the girl behind her was too strong.
Ami pressed her front against Makoto's back. "Can we talk in a civil way here?"
"You can't remember who you are?" Ami asked curiously.
Makoto shook her head.
Jacob was stared at his owner before deciding to jump on her lap. Ami welcomed her puppy with a warm smile and let him rest on her lap. She brushed Jacob's back softly before looking back at Makoto who was sitting on the couch across the coffee table. "It must be from hitting your head. It made you lose your memory," Ami guessed.
Makoto just stared at the girl in front her. "Are you the one who saved me and took care of me these past few days?" Makoto asked.
Ami nodded. "Yes."
"Are you a nurse or what? I mean, you seem to have experience in treating injured people," Makoto pointed to her bandages.
"Well, you could say that since I was a nurse before," Ami told her with a sweet smile.
"And now?"
"I work by myself, but my schedule is quite irregular. When there are requests I have to leave to work," she said with a meaningful smile.
Makoto didn't understalld what kind of job Ami did, but refused to ask anything further. "Umm, I think I should leave your house now," Makoto said as she stood from the couch.
Ami's eyes followed Makoto's movements and she frowned when she heard her. "Why?"
The brunette girl turned her head slightly. "This is not my home."
"You are not fully recovered yet."
"I don't want to be a burden and we don't know each other."
Ami put Jacob on the couch as she stood up. "You are not a burden to me. I was the one who found you and decided to help you. You can't even remember who you are and where are you from and now you want to leave? I won't let you go! And your condition is still bad," Ami raised her voice. "Okay, how about you can leave after you are fully recovered?" Ami tried to make a deal with the other girl.
Makoto stared at Ami for a while and thought about the deal. Ami was right. She didn't remember where she came from and she couldn't even remember who she was. Facing the world outside without knowing her true identity wouldn't be the best idea. She didn't know what was waiting for her outside.
Makoto smiled in Ami's direction and nodded. "Okay, I will stay," Makoto agreed.
Ami returned the smile to Makoto while Jacob barked happily on the couch.