Hey everyone! Been a couple of weeks since I updated but I hope you all like the story so far! Anyway, here's another chapter for you! *smiles* Enjoy!
-Chapter Seven-
Hei made his way through the shadows of the night, having successfully accomplished his latest mission to infiltrate and retrieve some important documents for the Syndicate. He'd already handed them over to Huang and had started on his way to one of the safe houses to ditch his gear when he noticed he was nearby Mitsuki's apartment. It had been almost two weeks since she'd saved him and he'd accepted her deal, however, he hadn't stopped by nor had she come near his place. It probably had been for the better she didn't stop by his apartment in case someone was watching. He had been curious though as to what she was doing and had Mao go check on her a couple of times. Mao had said she went about her business like anyone else, though he had noticed that the cat Contractor seemed appeased by something. He figured she had probably made him something to eat, which always did seem to put Mao in a good mood for a little while. And the other day, Yin had spoken up saying she seemed fine to her, having sent out her spectre on her own to see what Mitsuki had been up to as well. That had caught Hei a little off guard but given he knew Yin with her quirkiness in making sure her team was safe, he didn't complain.
Finding himself a short detoured walk later on the street behind her building, Hei looked up at her balcony and her darkened apartment. He gave a glance around the area for any signs of being watched before he jumped the fence, landing silently on the ground on the other side, and went over towards the walkout porch of the apartment below hers. Only one apartment had a bedroom light on at the other end but otherwise it was quiet and no one was watching.
Flinging his carabineer and wire up to the metal railing above, it wrapped around with a quiet tink and he gave it a small tug to make sure it was secure before giving another glance around. Pushing the button on his belt to retract his wire, he propelled up through the air to the balcony. Then with precision, he grabbed onto the railing and flipped over it, landing with silent grace. He quickly undid the carabineer and retracted it back into place. Glancing around again as he went to her slider, he put his gloved hand up to the handle and gave it a small tug. It gave way easily to his slight surprise before he slipped inside silently and shut the door behind him.
Listening for a moment as he opened his senses, he could tell there was a presence there. He took his shoes off, leaving them by the slider door before removing his mask from his face. Slowly and silently he made his way towards the hallway. Going down to her room, he paused in the doorway and looked in to see her laying there in bed sleeping soundly curled under her blankets facing him. A little of her hair had fallen slightly in her face. He glanced to her alarm clock reading a little after three in the morning.
Silently turning and going back towards the living room, he glanced towards the kitchen before going in and blinked. There on the table was a plate with four onigiri wrapped in clear plastic over them with a piece of paper sitting beside it. Curiously, he went over and picked up the note, reading it in the dim light coming in from outside the slider door.
Hei,
Didn't know if you were stopping by or not. It's not much but hope this might fill you up a little.
Yuuki
Blinking at the note and looking down at the food for a second, Hei looked over his shoulder in the direction of her room. She had actually made him something to eat in case he stopped by? Had she been doing this the last couple of weeks in case he had come?
Turning back to the food and setting the note down on the table again, Hei pulled his gloves off and stuffed them into his pockets. Then taking his coat off, he hung it up on the back of the chair before silently pulling it out and sat down. Unwrapping the plastic and setting it aside, he picked up one of the onigiri before taking a bite. He gave a blink at the flavour since it tasted really good. Okay, he had to admit that as unexpected as this was, he was kind of glad he had dropped in. He was feeling hungry but since he hadn't made anything to eat for when he got back to his apartment, he would have had to cook something up. Or buy something from one of the twenty four hour convenience stores on the way back from the safe house after switching into his normal clothes again.
Finishing up the onigiri, he took the plate, set it silently into the sink then grabbed a glass and quietly filled it with water, drank it down, and set it next to the plate. He was feeling a little exhausted as he went out to the living room, over to the couch, and sat down. It was silent, except for the sound of a passing car on the street outside; its headlights cutting through the darkness of the apartment for a brief moment as it went past. Well, he supposed he could rest for a little bit. She had said he could. And he did find it calm and relaxing here. At least, he wouldn't have to worry about Lewis strumming his guitar and singing off key or the rest of his neighbours chatting loudly while drinking until they passed out from being drunk.
Giving a silent sigh, he stretched out on the couch and closed his eyes, letting himself fall into the darkness of sleep.
Giving a yawn as she woke up, Mitsuki got out of bed and made her way down to the kitchen after stopping into the bathroom to splash some cold water on her face. She paused in the doorway as she looked over to the table to find the plate she'd left gone. When she looked over to the sink, she noticed the plate and glass had been washed and put into the strainer to dry. The paper she'd written the note on was still on the table. Going over to it, she picked it up and gave a blink at seeing his handwriting underneath hers.
Thanks for the onigiri.
So he had stopped by last night. She'd been wondering about if he would so she'd made up something simple for him to eat in case he did the past couple of weeks. Though, each morning she'd wake up and find it still sitting on the table so she knew that he hadn't been there.
Giving a small smile to herself, she hoped he had liked it. She didn't know what kinds of flavours he would like so she kept it simple and basic. Obviously he had liked it and she was glad. It made her cheeks flush a little with warmth before she gave a shake of her head and turned to go get some breakfast for herself so she could get started with her day.
Later that night, Hei found himself outside of Mitsuki's apartment building again. He surveyed the area before jumping the fence, using his carabineer and wire to make his way up to her balcony where her apartment was darkened. Sliding the door open silently like last time, he came in, shutting the door behind him as he pulled his shoes off, leaving them by the door.
Making his way silently over to the kitchen, he found another plate of onigiri on the table wrapped waiting for him. He gave a small smile as he went over and sat down silently to eat it. When he was finished, he took care of the plate and glass of water he grabbed to the sink like last time before going out to the couch and laid down for a little while to rest.
Waking up and rubbing her eyes, Mitsuki looked to the green letters on her alarm clock reading a little past four in the morning. Dawn wasn't for another few hours so she didn't know why she'd woken up. But she figured she might as well get up and go grab a drink of water before trying to get back to sleep. As she silently went down the hall to the kitchen, she stopped with a small jump from being startled a little to see a shadowy figure on her couch from the city lights dimly lighting the room through the slider.
'Hei?' she thought to herself as her still sleepy mind finally recognised the motionless figure laying there. She gave a small smile seeing him with his eyes closed, obviously asleep; his black clothes helping him to blend into the darkness of the night so he could barely be seen.
Turning around and silently going back down the hall to the linen closet, she grabbed out a spare blanket and brought it down the hall to him on the couch. She wasn't sure if she'd wake him or not but the way he seemed so relaxed, she figured he must have been tired. He didn't seem to stir at all as she could hear his soft, deep, even breaths he took in and out.
Gently so as to not disturb him from his sleep, she brought the blanket up and put it over him. She noticed he had kept on his weapons harness and the thigh and lower leg knife holders. It was probably habit for him like that, to be ready for any situation, but she didn't know for sure. She was lucky he didn't seem to stir in his sleep at all. Yeah, he definitely had to have been exhausted.
Going to the kitchen, she found the plate of onigiri empty in the sink again with a glass he had used for water to drink. Well at least he did seem satisfied with her food she'd left him. It made her happy to know he liked it. She grabbed herself a glass of water before heading back to bed so he could continue resting and she could do the same.
Opening his eyes and stretching a little before dawn, Hei turned his head and blinked seeing the blanket that had been covering him. He hadn't fallen asleep with a blanket on him.
Sitting up and looking over in the direction of Mitsuki's room for a moment, he looked back down at the blanket again. Normally he was a light sleeper. It came from years of habit being out in the field and always needing to be aware of what was going on around him in case someone tried an ambush. But somehow he'd fallen asleep and had been out enough that he hadn't even sensed her bring a blanket and put it over him.
Getting up, he folded it neatly and laid it on the end of the couch before going to the kitchen where he quickly and silently washed up the couple of dishes he had left in the sink. Then grabbing his coat from the back of the chair at the table, he slid it on, pulled his mask out of the inner pocket and put it on as well. Heading back to the slider, he paused looking down the hall before going towards it and down to her room, stopping at the doorway. She was laying in bed asleep; the white strands of her hair in front having fallen into her face again. Before he could stop himself, he was at her bedside looking down at her closed eyes.
Reaching his gloved hand up, Hei gently brushed the hair out of her face, tucking it back behind her ear. She gave a soft sigh in her sleep and he froze in place for a moment before pulling his hand back. He gave a small shake of his head, mostly to himself, before taking a step backwards away from her. Then turning, he silently went back to the hallway, giving a last glance to her sleeping face, before going back down to the slider door and slid on his shoes.
Opening the slider door and stepping out into the pre-dawn air, Hei shut the door behind him again, glancing around at the still darkened area; only the faintest of grey starting to creep into the eastern sky beyond the wall surrounding Hell's Gate in the distance. With a last glance over to her darkened bedroom window, Hei jumped over the edge of the balcony, using his carabineer attached to the railing to slow down his decent to the ground before heading off into the shadows and towards his empty apartment.
Well that's the chapter. Sorry it was so short. But I figured it would give a little more interaction between the two of them. Looks like Hei is starting to appreciate the little things Mitsuki's doing for him though. *grins*
Anyway, thanks again for reading and I look forward to any and all reviews! *hands out cookies*
