Ace stirred and rose with a yawn, it had been thirty minutes since Ayato left.
"Oh, good morning Misaki," he stretched, I smirked and smiled at him.
"Did you have a good sleep?" I put my hand on his shoulder, he flinched and looked at me in surprise, at first I didn't understand, but my face flushed and I looked down, he thought I was flirting with him.
"Yeah, anyways, now that we're friends, I brought some activities we can do while we're up here, and don't worry, no one will find out," he picked up his bag and opened it, I tried to peer inside, he took out a handgun.
"Whoa whoa! How are you going to make sure no one hears a gunshot, and since when do you have the audacity to bring a gun into a public area?!" I gave him a five minute lecture.
"Uhh... ambition? No one will hear the gunshot because of this," he attached a black piece to the top of the hand gun.
"What is that?" I tilted my head.
"A silencer, I took it from my dad, it's used for assassinations and such, but in this case, it's for cover," he pierced me with his blue eyes, he had done all he could to sneak a firearm into the school.
"How do you have so much fate?" I shook my head in dismay, "Anyways, what are we going to be doing with it?"
"I can't bring a target so..." he grabbed his notebook and drew circles within circles he taped it to the side of the roof building.
"That's a rather crude target, Ace," my eye twitched.
"My apologies, pllus, no one really comes up to the roof unless theres some kind of emergency," he smiled and stood in front of me, he put the gun on the ground and held my hands, his grips was somewhat strong.
"You're a beginner, you've never shot a gun before?" he looked up at me, how clever, but what was his method? I tried looking under his bangs to figure it out, but he smirked.
"No, I've never shot a gun before," I answered firmly. "How could you tell?"
"A technique my father taught me, if the shooter doesn't grip your hands back, they don't shoot much, if hands are shaking, their a weak shot, but don't worry, I'll teach you," he put a hand on my head and took the gun into his hands, he stood behind me and put the gun in my hands, he held my hands as he positioned my hands to aim for the target.
"First, you try and focus all aspects of your vision onto the target," I heard his voice right next to my ear, he put my finger on the trigger. I held my breath.
"Don't hold your breath, that's how you become shaky and miss, point the gun at the target with confidence, you aren't afraid of the gun. You control it," I looked at him in helplessness, he nodded and I exhaled and aimed for the target.
"Got it?" he asked, I nodded briskly. "Now, the way I learned it, inhale, and while you're exhaling, shoot, it's when your most steady,"
I inhaled and let it sit there hitched in my throat for a little bit, then as I exhaled, I pulled the trigger, I fell back with force and I hit the ground.
"Oh, and I forgot to tell you, brace yourself," he laughed softly and held out a hand, I took it and picked myself up.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" I felt him gasp as I wrapped my arms around him.
"My feeling haven't changed for you," he said coolly, my eyes widened, he really felt that way? He embraced me and we stayed like that in silence for a few moments.
"I think mine have,"
He pulled back in shock, I was blushing hard, I looked to the side, his blue eyes were wide.
"Did I hit it?" I asked.
"What?"
"The target," I looked at the piece of paper, it had been shredded and there was a dent in the wall, a bullet was laying on the ground, the hole had pierced the side of the target, not even close to the inner rings, I sighed, took the paper off, grabbed the bullet and shoved both into my pocket, I turned around and Ace was smiling.
"That wasn't bad for a first timer," he praised, I blushed
"Well, you helped me about 85% of the way, so I probably should be thanking you,"I murmured.
"What do you intend to do with the bullet?" he gestured to my pocket, I took out the bullet.
"I'll make something," it was a smooth silver bullet, a small scratch had appeared on the side since it had hit the wall, Ace tilted his head in confusion, he was worried what would happen if someone asked.
"Oh-! No worries, I'll just say that it's a fake if anyone asks," I shook my hand in reassurance. He relaxed a little bit.
"Hey, Misaki, do you think you could come over to my house and we could hang out one day? My parents would be honored to learn that I've made a new friend," he suggested, my eyes widened, I could see Sora... but what about the Sakamakis? I had an idea, I'll escape, and visit him, my side burned.
I pulled him lower so I could whisper in his ear.
"Listen, I'm jailbreaking from my residence, I have no relation to these people what so ever, I'd like to use your house as..." what was that word the military used? "To use your house a temporary base,"
"Really?" he looked at me in disbelief, I nodded, my eyes shining. "When?"
"Tomorrow, just give me your address, I'll find you, if I don't then my captors have caught up to me and I may not be able to visit you again,"
"That's really risky, Misaki," he shook his head.
"Don't worry about it! I'll find you I promise," I promised.
"But if you don't, then what?" his mouth had become a frown, he bent down to put the gun in his backpack, he stood back up.
"Then... I'm sorry in advance," i lowered my gaze.
"This is for if you don't make it," I looked up and he pressed his lips to mine, I stood in surprise, but I relaxed and closed my eyes, there's a decent chance I'd get caught, but I didn't let it bother me, I ignored the burning pain in my side.
He pulled away and looked into my eyes, my eyes welled up with tears.
"You really are going to do it?" Ace's voice was hoarse, I nodded.
"Address," I muttered.
"377-1024, Kandatomiyamacho, Chiyoda-ku," he answered, I nodded, it was recorded into my mind, I'll never forget it. Humans aren't really as bad as I was told, maybe some are, but these kinds, I could live with.
"Misaki, you're treading on thin ice here," the voice of Urufu filled my mind.
"Father, ignore me for the time being," I thought back, I didn't hear a response.
The final bell rang, I jumped in surprise.
"Well, I'll be going then," I picked up my stuff, Ace grabbed my shoulder.
"What time?" he looked at me
"Three hours before school, be awake by then, if I'm not there by the time school starts, don't expect me to show up to school either," i narrowed my gaze, he nodded.
I can't fail! I won't fail!
Burning in my side again, I winced and walked downstairs to the limo, everyone was in the car, I sat down silently.
"Misaki, I must ask, are you cutting class?" Reiji had an angry tone to it, I glanced up at him and nodded, he sighed in defeat.
Wait for me Ace, wait for me, I'll come I promise...