Unexpected Alterations

crystal-mist

Chapter 11

Adam stood there all alone in the moonlight… His mother's death really shook him to the core.

"You will pay for this Gehabich…You will pay…I swear…" he muttered to himself.

He was unaware of the men behind the bushes. He started walking towards the house when a bang sounded through the silence of the night. A bullet pierced through Adam's back.

His eyes widened in pain and he fell down on the ground. He twitched in twinge as two more bullets made contact with his body…

One of the men walked up to him and kicked Adam lightly with his feet… Adam had his eyes closed and he showed no visible signs of life. He was hanging on by a vague thread that still bound him to this world.. "The boy is dead." Announced the man.

Unbeknownst to them, Adam was still breathing. They did not bother moving his body and went back in the house to report to their 'employer'.

Shun and Kane were in Alice's room. An orange-haired girl gazed at them with such a concentrated amount of surprise.

"Why are you here?" she asked as she sat up on her bed.

"Obviously to sway your decision." stated Kane.

She broke her gaze away from them and shook her head from side to side. "I have already told you… I have made my decision."

"So you are fine with wasting your life with that perverted man?" asked Shun, his voice flat.

"I…" she couldn't lie and say 'yes' because the dinner just the previous night at had been enough to disgust her… But now, she would have to live her entire life with him…With that old man.. But then she remembered poor Runo, who was shot and Shun's grandfather who was killed.

"Yes." She muttered.

"Liar." accused Shun with a hard look on his face. Honestly, he didn't know why he was being so forceful with her… But perhaps, if persuading didn't work he had to resort to force.

Her chocolate eyes widened… "Just…leave me be."

"No can do…" said Kane gazing into Alice's eyes.

Alice just continued to look into Kane's eyes –imploring him to leave - and Shun felt a hole burn in his heart, from jealousy no doubt.

Shun's back stiffened as he sensed someone coming through the hallway.

"Quick, hide." He barked to Kane as he darted into one of Alice's cupboards. Kane immediately rushed to hide behind the curtains.

Alice lay back on the bed, pretending to be asleep.

It was Ranhutle, trying to sneak in no doubt. Alice stiffened as she listened to the light sound of footsteps upon the tiled floor. She felt the covers being lifted away from her, her conscience cringed in fright.

Her eyes shot upon and she spotted the figure of the minister in front of her. She almost shrieked, but before that happened the minister was struck to the ground by both Kane and Shun.

The minister writhed like a fish out of water as Shun continued to kick him.

"So, you haven't had enough hey?" Shun half-shouted.

"Uh…Shun, Let's not take it too far." said Kane as he tried to calm him down.

But then something happened, the minister managed to take out a remote and he flipped a switch on it and all of a sudden there was this queer buzzing noise.

"What is that?"

"It's…It's the alarm." gaped Alice as she clutched the sheets in horror. "Get out of here…quick."

Before Shun and Kane could stir there was this sound of some footsteps running down the hallway.

The already open door was pushed wide with a thud and at least six men with 'ninja-like' suits -the colour of bright blood- came running down the hallway.

They stood there…daggers in hand….Good thing these henchmen had no guns though…Or was it?

They stood at the entrance. One of them back-flipped and managed to get the minister out of the room. They were taking steps closer to the trio.

Just then, Mr. Gehabich walked in through the door. He had heard the alarm as well. He also wanted to know the identity of the person who had beat up Ranhutle the previous night.

His eyes darkened in annoyance as he saw Shun there.

"You always give me nothing but trouble." He stated, his eyes focusing on Shun.

Mr. Gehabich turned towards his daughter. "What is the meaning of this Alice…Were you possibly arranging to escape from here? Let me make an example of these two…Never mess with Shi Gehabich."

"What a fitting name for such a horrible man, the Japanese character that signifies 'death'." Stated Shun menacingly.

"You naïve brat…Perhaps you haven't seen the ninjas here…"

"I am a ninja myself." Retorted Shun.

"How pathetic…." Shi Gehabich laughed and his 'deranged' laughter echoed throughout the room. "You still see yourself as Alice's boyfriend, don't you?" his eyes narrowed and his laughter was filled to the brim with mockery..

Shun took in a deep breathe. "No I don't…"

Alice heart sunk into the deepest reaches of despair. But Shun was not to blame, she had done so much to crush him, yet here he was risking everything to save her. Why?

"But, I still want to save her….I treasure her…She is the best thing that's ever happened to me."

Tears rolled down Alice's pale cheeks…Her heart quaked with emotion. She wanted to tell Shun that he was precious to her as well. But no voice would escape her throat.

"You insolent brat!" cried Shi Gehabich.

"What do you propose we do?" whispered Kane to Shun.

"We have no choice…Do you know how to fight?"

"Yeah…But we have no weapons."

"I've got that covered." Shun put his hand into his pocket and when he withdrew them he had a large amount of Shurikenes. (A/N: throwing stars that ninjas use…Not sure about the spelling though) He handed them to Kane. "Just throw, they're sharp….Aim at the legs or something."

"But woah…how?"

"I wasn't bluffing at the whole ninja thing. My grandfather never let me leave without them so I made it a habit carrying them." He explained shorugging off Kane's amazement..

Kane had a hard time handling them, he was good at fistfights but handling these sharp stars was tricky.

Shun, on the other hand was flipping all over the place and he used the shurikenes so skillfully. Years of training had most definitely paid off.

In the end, Kane got so tired of almost hurting himself with the shooting stars that he handed them to Alice. "Use it in self-defense." He murmured before rolling up his sleeves.

He then started to punch, kick and battle the opponents adeptly.

Shun smirked at him. The ninjas were finding it hard to handle these feisty young ones who wanted so badly to protect Alice.

Shun's attacks were deadly and fast. In midst of the battle he stole glances at the one he loved. Every time he looked at her, he saw that her eyes were solely fixed on him. Her eyes had the most concerned look burnt into their brown depths.

But he shook it off….She loves Kane remember? He told himself as he dodged attack after attack.

Shun closed his eyes and composed himself.

He then let himself give a reassuring smile in Alice's direction.

She looked surprised at the warm smile on his lips. But then she smiled back summoning all her strength.

She knew Shun was hurting on the inside and the physical wounds inflicted on him weren't helping in the slightest.

She had her hands positioned over her mouth as she desperately prayed for Shun's safety… She still loved him and was touched at his action. Tears never stopped free-falling form her eyes.

He hated seeing her in pain…Her smile; he wanted to protect it… So he poured his soul out into the smile he gave her….

Just wait Alice…I will get you out of here somehow…I swear upon my own life…Alice, I do not wish for you to live a life of misery, you deserve to be happy…I will help you, even if it crushes my heart to see your happiness in Kane's vicinity…I will not complain… You were mine once; perhaps I am being too possessive by thinking that…But nonetheless those were the happiest few years of my life… And it hurts to know, to realize that I must let you go…I can still feel my heart cracking into dust, but if it means that in the end you will be happy…Then I do not mind bearing the sacrifice. I do not mind going through the pain if only to see that warm smile on your face…Alice…I love you, but is seems that I must forget that and cast away these emotions because you have moved on… But nevertheless, I still….I still….I still love you. Shun's thoughts were so emotional and sincere, as if her really were addressing Alice. How he wished he could pour all these thoughts into words…but he couldn't. In that respect he was weak…

The battle dragged on as Shun's insecure heart squirmed under the pressure.

I won't talk much this time…

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