KateiKyōshi Hitman Fujino! Welcome to the Mafia.
Chapter 4.
Some people say that when we die, or when we're about to die, we see the highlight events of our life.
It wasn't Natsuki's case.
After the shot there was no joy of seeing the beautiful moments of her past, which might have reassured her as she was leaving this mortal life forever. There was nothing to see because she never enjoyed the years that had been offered to her. All she was left with was regret.
''At that moment, I felt regret. I'm now parting with this world forever, what a waste! If I had the dying will, I would have made friends, and... a lover.''
Shizuru looked at her student's body which fell miserably to the ground after the bullet had found its way through Natsuki's head, blood spurting from the inert body. The seconds passed and the dark blonde's face became more and more serious, nervousness beginning to take over. She bit her lip, wondering why on earth she was losing her cool.
Her expression soon softened when she saw that the wound was closing and a bright light illuminated the body of the younger woman. She smiled devilishly and adjusted her black fedora.
"Ara, It is the dying will time!"
In one quick motion Natsuki stood up, eyes shining with a new light. An orange flame glowed on her forehead where the bullet had struck her moments before.
She had never felt so... so amazing! There was a sensation that her body was injected with an overwhelming power, no, an overwhelming energy. Her senses were sharpened, eyes perceiving the smallest details of her environment and she could hear the footsteps of the ants who were passing in single file next to her shoes.
She could smell the chocolate cake that was being baked at the Urahara house which was three streets away - Urahara-san used to gives her some when she was young and her newly acquired sense of smell was able to pick out the unforgettable aroma.
She was alive again, and she had never felt as alive as she did now! It was as if she had opened her eyes for the very first time.
"I'm going to change my life with my dying will!" Her voice was calm and determined, even sounding huskier than usual.
Only few minutes after her comeback to life, she felt a deadly aura hidden near her. She frowned. She didn't like the feel of the threatening presence. She temporarily forgot all about the attractive hitman who had just shot her as her entire self seemed to hone in on the new danger.
"Hey! Whoever you are... Show yourself!"
She didn't even have to call twice before a young woman with orange hair and violet eyes filled with hate revealed her position from behind a nearby tree and approached her, a stick of dynamite in her right hand and a furious gaze set on Natsuki.
"If a loser like you becomes the 10th gen, The Kruger Family is finished! I refuse to accept it! I'm the one who's fit to be the 10th!"
Like a flash, Natsuki suddenly remembered where she had seen the girl's familiar face before. The redhead had walked past her just before she started arguing with Shizuru, at that time she was certain that she didn't sense any kind of hostility from this person, but then again, that was before she had reawakened with these new abilities. Huh, reawakened. From death.
It was as if something had snapped. Natsuki was filled with rage as she remembered how Shizuru tried to kill her, the absolute fury took possession of her body.
Without realizing it, her hands glowed with some kind of light which startled her as she glanced down in shock. It was a bright light - or maybe an energy? Yes, energy is the right word - and she didn't know where this aura that shone fiercely came from, she only knew that it was beautiful.
The redhead was equally as shocked to see the phenomenon, and equally pissed that her threats had no effect on Natsuki. She clutched the stick of dynamite stronger, her knuckles turning white.
"I've been watching you but it's a waste of time to further evaluate a moron like you, you're a nuisance. Die, right here!"
Without wasting more time, the purple-eyed girl ditched the lit explosive directly at Natsuki.
To the dark-haired girl, it was almost as if time slowed down.
Without budging an inch from her position, she raised her right hand swiftly and caught the stick by the wick, effectively defusing the stick with her fist. Although inwardly stunned by her own accentuated reflexes and resistance, Natsuki glared coldly and threateningly at her newfound opponent. The two young women were locked in a stare-down: One with defiant violet eyes, the other with calm yet shining emerald eyes.
In a rapid movement, the enemy reached into her pockets and withdrew ten sticks of lit dynamite.
WHAT?! Where the hell was she keeping those?! And how are they lit...?!
Natsuki didn't have time to ponder further as, with a maniacal grin, the girl rolled her shoulder back and began throwing them one by one towards Natsuki again.
Barely aware of her own reactions, the latter calculated the sticks trajectory and moved to each of them with a superhuman speed. It was almost impossible to follow her course, if not with the help of her glowing hands.
The redhead could not believe her eyes, the astonishment and especially the fear began to make her lose control, she clenched her teeth and grabbed what was left of the dynamite but in her panic and haste, they slipped through her fingers and fell at her feet.
"Damn it, it's the end of me."
The defeated enemy closed her eyes, waiting for death but she was surprised that after a few seconds there were no explosions. Opening her eyes again she saw Natsuki standing amid the defused sticks, and she realized that her rival had saved her life. The redheaded girl knelt and with imploring eyes she looked at her savior.
"I was mistaken, you're the one who's fit to be the boss, 10th gen I'll follow you! Command me to do anything!"
The least we can say is that Natsuki was surprised at the change of situation, she looked at the imploring eyes of Mai who continued to plead her cause.
"To be honest, I really didn't have the ambition to become the 10th gen, it's just that when I heard that you are the same age as me I had to test your strength... But you are more than I expected! For putting your life on the line the
save me, I'll place my life in your hands!"
"Ara! You came earlier than I expected, Tokiha Mai-san."
Natsuki turned to Shizuru, and remembered instantly that this demon had tried to kill her. She lunged at the woman, grabbed her by the collar of her jacket and shoved her violently against the wall, snarling. The taller woman didn't seem frightened, in fact she didn't even try to defend herself and her placid smile pissed Natsuki off to no end.
"You killed me!"
"Ara! It seems that you are fully alive, right?"
Natsuki pressed her prey harder into the side of the brick building, putting so much pressure into the move to the point that it began to crack. The energy fields around the younger girl's hands grew more and more, causing Shizuru to peer down at the growing energy and frown.
"Natsuki should calm down otherwise many innocents will die."
"Calm down? Calm down!? Are you freaking kidding me!?"
She raised her right fist, her hand more shining than before, and drew her arm back in preparation to hit the taller woman. At the last moment however she veered off and hit the wall instead, breaking a large chunk of it into a thousand pieces.
Natsuki's eyes widened in shock, she immediately released her grip on the chestnut-haired woman and fell to her knees, overwhelmed by all the new things that were happening to her. Natsuki was terrified; She lifted her trembling hands and was surprised to see no scratches.
"...What the hell did you do to me?"
Natsuki's anger subsided when she saw the crowd that had begun to gather around them, the whispers intensified more and more. Some people said that what had happened was a street show with young actors, others claimed it was an intervention of a secret government group. The emerald-eyed girl began to feel embarrassed by the sudden attention, but she was quickly relieved when Shizuru took control of the situation and reassured (read: bedazzled) the crowd with her politeness and placid smile.
After a while the crowd dispersed, and Natsuki saw Shizuru muttering something into her cellphone and then hanging up abruptly. Turning her attention on her newest student, the hitman smiled and closed distance between them, holding out a hand to help her to stand up.
Natsuki of course refused Shizuru's assistance and instead fixed her with an impatient look, she needed answers and she needed them now.
"Why so impatient? There is a time for everything and right now we need to head out to the headquarters, I will explain to you everything there darling. Do not worry, I have already called the cleaning crew to patch up the wall, I promise you everything will be alright." ...I hope.
A/N: I'm sorry for the delay dear readers, I had very busy days, first my birthday, second I went to many parties, and the last but not the least my aunt came to see me, I missed her greatly.
Thanks to Komett-san, I'm very lucky to have you as my beta, you are awesome and that's the truth.
Thank you again for your support dear reviewers. °\(^_^)/°
Happy Holidays guys.
Beta-san, If you want to say something?
Komett: Not really, but I'm stealing this for msn :D - -- °\(^_^)/°