A/N:I first of all want to say CH6 of this story is going to be AWESOME! but that is all I will say. Mixing up the universes a bit.

Okay other things, the titles for the chapters actually have two titles. One for the present and one for the past. I will eventually just merge it but I'm stubborn. I have to apologize for all the political and government stuff. You'll get the brunt of it in the following chapters!

OH OH, the Karisan accent is suppose to be EXACTLY like a Kyoto accent!

Disclaimer: I do not own Mai-Hime or any of the characters, but don't you love these cheesy fan fics!


Stay Alive/Assassin's Assignment

I searched her body all over for wounds. I couldn't find any. Damn it, why isn't her heart beating. So I started CPR on her to revive her. Her body hadn't gone cold so she had a big chance of survival. I couldn't lose her, not after we fought for so long to be together. I slammed my fist against her chest in a last ditch effort; it worked. She coughed for few minutes until her red eyes locked on to my green eyes. Perhaps we were safe in this peaceful paradise outside of Webstein and Karis.

Flashback

This day had been planned perfectly, it was my day off from work even though I could basically take any day off since I was on this top level assignment. I really never did this kind of spy work before getting close to the target to leak information out of them; it was just inhuman. I have to be careful. God damn my superiors! I am not a people person. It didn't bother me to mess around with women or have them mess with me. God only knows all the times Mai got drunk in college. I really wish they had locks on the showers.

Maybe I should have taken my personal bike instead of the Z-class. Oh well, at worst she'll know I work for the military. The evening traffic in Vlas is famous for destroying relationship that are time planned. Hopefully Mai convinced her this was an interview, and then I can play my card. There it is Fumi's Café. This café had to be one of the famous love stops of Vlas; it sat right against the wharf overseeing the ocean. As I got to the restaurant I peered inside looking to see if this devastating beauty was inside. What was I doing? I had no idea what she looked like and the same went for her. Maybe she left her name with the hostess. I went up to the hostess to ask about a journalist from the Vlas Report and she pointed to the outside deck. This woman was setting the mood better than what I had thought. How did Mai introduce me to this woman? She must have said something like, "I want you to interview Col. Kuga, okay." This should be fun when she discovers I'm a woman. I walked out to the deck and scanned around until I notice a woman sitting by herself being fawned over by one of the male waiters. Her back was facing me so I couldn't quite see what she looked like as I slowly approach. The waiter was chatting her up, apparently she had just arrived and refused to order anything until the rest of the party was there. Here's my chance.

"Excuse me. My name is Col. Kuga. Ms?" I said while knocking the waiter out of the way. The woman turned to where we could see each other. My god, the intelligence department had lied about her, she wasn't just startling beautiful it was almost a goddess like beauty.

"Ms. Fujino. Shizuru Fujino. I thought you were going to be a man Col. Kuga." She said in Karisan accent which intensified her beauty.

"I'm sorry to disappoint Ms. Fujino. Your accent, Karisan, right?" I said as I sat down.

"It's no disappointment. I just don't picture women in the military. Especially not looking the way you do." She retorted. "And, yes, I'm Karisan." She simply added not showing a hint of fear.

"I'm faltered that I don't look a particular way." wondering what she meant by that. "So I take it your boss, Editor Tokiha, told you this was an interview." I said setting up my trap.

"She actually told me that a friend of hers from the military had heard about me and was going to ask me out." She blatantly said.

I must have turned a beet red as I turned the waiter to ask for water.

"Oh. Really. Damn, I guess my cover has been blown." I coughed. I'll get you Mai.

"I was rather upset when I thought you were a man because I don't date men Col. Kuga. They don't tend to be gentle when they want more from a relationship." She said flatly.

"God, isn't that the truth." I added. Shizuru smiled at the remark and asked the waiter, who was on his way back with my water, for some green tea. As she asked for her tea, I looked over to the wharf to see the sun setting; Mai always knew how to time things right.

"So, Col. Kuga my answer to your indirect question is yes." She said out of the blue.

"What question?" I asked and then thought as I analyzed the smile across her face. "Oh, that question. I'm delighted Ms. Fujino. I thought you might say no or something. A gorgeous woman like you has to be taken."

"Call me, Shizuru, please." She said while smiling at me. "You know, with my line of work, I usually don't have time for relationships." She continued as I sense the regret in her voice.

"Then call me Natsuki, Shizuru." I gently said. This was odd; I think I'm actually attracted to her. Who wouldn't be, though, and she likes me to boot.

The sun eventually set leaving us to a beautiful candle lit dinner at the wharf side café. We joked and talked about many things to the point were I could not believe she was the Red Princess until she lost one of her contacts. I thought her brown eyes seemed fake to me, but underneath those contacts were beautiful crimson eyes. I paused in my search just to stare at her exposed eye. It made her even more beautiful and entrancing. My god, she really could manipulate anyone she wished.

"Natsuki, what are you staring at?" Shizuru asked as she found her contact.

"Take off the other contact, please. Your eyes, they're very beautiful. I'm guessing you just cover you eyes up because you think people find your eyes strange." I said quietly. She was at a loss for words as I finished my thought. "I know I've said it already but you really are quite gorgeous, Shizuru, and your eyes make you heavenly."

Shizuru blushed as I said that. My mission was going to fail. I'm totally head over heels in love with this woman, the violet snake, Red Princess, if she is the infamous spy. As we left the café I was complementing Shizuru on removing her contacts. I had to be honest with her as we stood by the wharf together.

"Shizuru, I have to be honest. I've never gone out with a girl before." I shyly admitted.

"Well, well, aren't you the adventurous first timer." Shizuru teased as she grabbed my hand.

My heart went into flutters as I felt her hand against mine. I blushed as I thought about what I should do. The feeling of being with made my heart more open than it ever had been. I squeezed her hand to get her attention.

"Hmm? What is it, Natsuki?" Shizuru calmly asked.

"I'm sure you here this all the time, but you've bewitched me. I don't know what to do anymore. You've taken all of my mind. I am yours, Shizuru." I said as eloquently as I could. I watched her expression go from delighted to sheer bliss, it seemed. I ran my hand against her side of her face and pulled her into a kiss; our first kiss. The passion in the kiss was equaled as I pulled body against mine. Shizuru broke the kiss.

"Col. Kuga, I believe you've won yourself a girlfriend." Shizuru teased. "I have to get back to my apartment. It's getting late and I have to catch a taxi."

"I can take you home, Shizuru. I drove here on my Z-class motorcycle." I offered.

"Well, I see you just go for everything don't you, Natsuki. I must refuse though. I can't afford you stalking me." Shizuru continuously teased.

"Oh, come on, it's not like I want to sleep with you." I parried even though the sheer thought of it made my face glow red.

She smiled and threw her arms around me. It must mean yes. So, much to my delight, I drove her back to her apartment. I refused her invitations to go up and we exchanged contact information. As I drove home, I realized I had made contact with my target. The person I had to kill eventually. My heart gave as I walked into my apartment. This is horrible; I cannot back down from an assignment of this nature. Maybe she's playing me. That's it, she knows I'm an assassin and she is seducing me to get my guard down. I paused in my thought process. I should have gone up to her apartment, and then killed her. Take care of the problem right then and there. Who cares about protocol?

Flashback End


Mini Feed:

Shizuru: Ara, ara, this story is very interesting. -sips tea-

Natsuki: Shizuru, what are you doing?

Shizuru: Reading -she said cutely-

Natsuki: What? -looks- Not that crap again... -reads some more- Of course I'd save you and fine you breath takingly beautiful.

Chuckabutt: Hey Shizuru! What did you think of my second chapter...OH GOD its Natsuki -ducks-

Natsuki: Oi, author person, I like it. -blushes and reads it with Shizuru-

Chuckabutt: oh, thanks


Like it? I promise I will work on Ch7 of "Living Forever In You". Enjoy this for awhile longer.