Dangerous love
Chapter 2
Mysterious stranger
I look in the mirror and let out a sigh. "Oh God, how I hate dresses." I mumble to myself. I am standing in front of a huge mirror wearing a long black dress with black heels. My lightly curled hair lays over my right shoulder. And on my neck, I am wearing a diamond choker. Tonight is the night of the IVC party and I'm doing my best to look presentable. I look at myself and grunt in disgust. "Why did I have to wear this? I hate dresses. If it were up to me I would've chose a suit. But since I'm the one who is going to represent the Black Wolves I have to wear this.
After I'm done fixing my dress I walk over to a wooden cabinet and take out my gun. I was originally not going to bring it, since this is a party and there's going to be a lot of people there, but if this really is a trap I have to be prepared.
"It's better to be safe than sorry" I say to myself as I walk out to the car where Hiroki and Tomoe is supposed to wait for me. I decided to bring them along, just in case.
"Are you ready to go?" Tomoe says as he opens the door to the passenger seat.
"Yeah, let's get going. I don't want to be late." I say as I go to sit in the car.
The car ride is quiet and to be honest, a little uncomfortable. It seems that Hiroki has picked up on this and tries to lighten the mood.
"D-Do you think there'll be cake?" he asks and Tomoe and I both start laughing.
"Never chance Hiroki." I laugh and before I know it, we are parked in front of a huge hotel.
"We're here"
"Yeah." I say and breathe out a breath I didn't even know I was holding.
"I-It's ok Alex. We're here for you." Hiroki says with a small voice and pats my shoulder. I look back and smile at him.
"Thanks. I'm just a little nervous. This my first public appearance as the boss of Black Wolves."
Soryu's POV
"Soryu, come here." I look up from my spot on the sofa and spot Eisuke calling me over to him. I reluctantly stand up and walk towards him. Dammit Eisuke, can't you just say it aloud.
"What?" I ask.
"I might have some useful information for you." He looks at me and smirks.
"What is it?" I step directly in front of him and I look him in the eyes.
"The Black Wolves are back."
What? That's impossible. Their leader was killed. They dissolved. There's no one left of the Black Wolves. After Shago's death everyone quit, there was no one to take over his place. How can they be back?
"Eisuke, that's impossible. Shago is dead. There was no one left to overtake his position." I say and fold my arms.
"Well that's what we thought as well, but according to our sources they really are back." Eisuke takes out a piece of paper and hands it to me. I read the paper and my eyes widen in shock.
"He had a child?" I ask.
"Yes." Eisuke answer. "But the only thing we know is the name."
"Only the name?"
"Yes" He nods.
"Well spit it out, what's the name?" I glare impatient at him.
"His name is Alex."
"Alex, huh." I call out to Inui. "Inui, go and see what you can find out about this Alex person." Inui runs down the stairs and stops in front of me.
"Yes, sir!" he says before he runs off.
"By the way, Soryu. You are coming to the IVC, right?"
"Of course, but only for business." I answer as I turn to leave.
"Good, because if I'm right, this Alex person might come too…"
As I step out of the car, I can feel the cold winter air as I pull my jacket closer to me. If I knew we had to park a few blocks away, I would have brought a thicker jacket. We have just arrived at the hotel and are currently waiting in the lobby. There are people everywhere, celebrities, important business people, and mafia bosses. They're all here. I can't help looking around as we wait.
"Don't look around so much. You'll look suspicious." Tomoe says and looks towards some people who supposedly stares at us.
"Sorry, I'm just really nervous. What if no one takes me seriously?"
"C-Calm down, it'll be fine. We've got your back." Hiroki says and smiles.
"Yeah you're right." I smile back and adjust my composure. It has to look like I actually want to be here. I have to act professional. Just as I think this, a stranger comes over to me.
"Well hello there, pretty lady." He says and winks at me.
"Um, hello?" I say a little timid as he continue to stare at me. The man is wearing a dark shirt with a red jacket on top and a light gray tie. He has light brown semi-long hair, hazel brown eyes and to finish it off he's wearing a black hat. All in all, he's quite handsome.
"Are you here for the party?" he smiles and takes my hand in his.
"Y-yes I am." I'm not used to people being so close to me so it makes me a little uncomfortable so I step back.
"Well then, please let me escort you, pretty lady." Before I can protest, he practically drags me away and Hiroki and Tomoe is left dumb folded in the lobby.
Once we enter the party the man quickly let's go of my arm and disappears.
"Huh? Where did he go?" I ask myself as I am left there alone in the middle of the floor, where everyone can see me. Dammit, now I've lost Hiroki and Tomoe as well. I try to look for him but there's no use, there are too many people here. Not wanting to be the center of attention, I walk out to the balcony. As I feel the cold air hit my skin I let out a sigh.
"Great what do I do now? I don't want to be in there by myself." I mumble when I hear some footsteps behind me. Believing it's either Hiroki or Tomoe I turn around and is meet with two stormy dark eyes. "Oh." It not being the person I thought it was makes me feel a little frightened and I back a few feet until I hit the railing. The mysterious man sees this and stops. I continue to look at him but he just let's out a little laugh. Taken back by the laugh I look at him in confusion.
"Why so scared?" he asks and steps closer.
"I'm not scared." I answer. "You were just not the person I thought you were."
"Waiting for someone special, maybe?" he smirks.
"No, I just wanted some fresh air." I say and turn my back to him. "What about you? Why are you out here?"
He sighs and walks over to the railing and stands next to me. "There are too many females in there. It's annoying. They're too clingy."
"Is that so?" I look at him again. He's very tall and his black hair is slicked back with only a few strands hanging free on his forehead. He's wearing a dark blue shirt with a grey jacket on top and a grey tie. His eyes are so beautiful and so mysterious; it makes me want to step even closer and have a better look.
He notices me staring at him and turns to look at me as well. My heart skips a beat when I meet his dark eyes. The silence between us is unbearable as we stare at each other. Not being able to handle the awkward silence anymore, I decide to break it.
"Why are you here tonight?" I break the eye contact and ask him.
"I'm looking for someone."
"Oh, really?" Just as I'm about to question him more someone comes and interrupts me.
"Sir, there you are!" A young person with light brown hair and a white shirt comes running up to us. "Have you found him yet, sir?" The young person can barely stand still.
"No, no yet, Inui."
"We've looked everywhere but he's nowhere to be found!" Inui exclaims. "Maybe he's not here? Maybe he decided not to come?" I was about to ask who the person they were talking about was but someone interrupted me again.
"It doesn't seem like he's here, Soryu." A man wearing a light purple shirt, a dark gray west and a black jacket comes over to us. Accompanying him is the man from earlier who escorted me here, along with the famous artist Ota Kisaki and some older guy smoking a cigarette.
Feeling as if I shouldn't be here, I try to step away but the guy from earlier stops me.
"Well we meet again, pretty lady." He smiles and take my hand. Feeling his hand around mine, I blush and look away.
"Oh look how cute she is! She's like a little puppy!" The blond artist says with a smile.
"Baba stop, ya're making her uncomfortable "The guy smoking a cigarette says.
"Oh come on, who can resist such a beautiful face?" Baba tries to move closer to me but Soryu blocks him.
"Stop bothering her, Baba." Soryu says and glares at him coldly.
"I just wanted to introduce myself!" Baba then steps forward, which makes Soryu move. He takes my hand again and says with his charming (womanizing) voice. "My name is Mitsunari Baba, it's a pleasure to meet you." He kisses my hand and I can hear the other guys complain. "What's your name, beautiful?"
Ugh, this guy is a little too much for me. I take back my hand and readjust my composure. I guess it would be rude of me not to answer him, so I look him in the eyes and smile.
"Well It's very nice to meet you Baba, my name is-"
"Alex!" It seems like someone else wanted to finish my sentence for me. I look over Baba's shoulder and see Tomoe and Hiroki run towards us, completely out of breath.
"You guys, there you are!" I walk past Baba and the others and give Hiroki a light pat on the back while he struggles to catch his breath.
Meanwhile, Eisuke looks towards Soryu and mouths something. "Did he say Alex?"
