Sergeant Akabane Chapter 32
Rescue mission
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Koro-Sensei had led us to a fancy hotel, it was very large 15 stories up in the sky. It was beginning to pour down drenching our clothes and hair. Karma and I considering the lack of time grabbed what we could so we were about to walk into this fancy hotel in jeans and black hoodies.
"This is where she's being held, right?" I asked turning to Koro-Sensei and he nodded wordlessly.
"I'm afraid I cannot go any further with you two but please do be careful and trust each other." We both nodded and Karma grabbed my hand,
"Let's go." He looked troubled as we entered the large hotel, there was a well dressed man at the desk in the large room and fancy red carpeted stairs that led to the upper floors. It was like a small palace if anything, the three large windows where keeping out the gloomy weather making this place feel more extravagant. "Come on we need to keep moving.." Karma muttered under his breath.
I nodded and we proceeded towards the large stairs only to be abruptly stopped but a large man in a suit and I spotted the small earpiece attached to his ear. He must be a bodyguard of someone's.
"Where you two think your going." He asked his arms folded the large pans dark eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses to hide his expressions. I glanced at Karma panicked but he didn't return the look only responding to the man saying with a confident voice and expression posture standing tall as if he wasn't the slightest afraid.
"I'm sorry," He said sarcastically, "Are you talking to me that way!? Do you know who I am." The bodyguard only gave a slight eyebrow raise as his answer. Suddenly Karma grabbed the pans tie pulling him closer before he said in a low voice, "I am a world famous high class assassin. How dare you speak to me that way, do you know what it would take to have you taken out? Just a press of a button I assure you that."
The bodyguard gave Karma another look.
"If you don't me, go ahead and try I dare you. You'll see how quickly you end up on the floor and in a body bag." His tone was very low and dangerous ...wow…..
Karma is a really good actor.
The white man's face turned paler as he leaned away clearing his throat. "Apologies sir, please go right ahead." He said stepping aside and purposely avoided having to look Karma in the eyes. We hurried up the large stairs until we where on the second floor walking down a hall, the walls where red and the carpet was white making the hall very elegant looking, each door appeared to be pained gold while the number plates on each door where silver.
As I walked behind Karma he was quiet, I decided to speak up. "Wow Karma, I didn't know-" He suddenly stopped,
"Know what?! What that this is what I am?!" He suddenly yelled and although I was taken aback I finished saying,
"So gifted, you really sold that lie back there it was so believable." Karma's body was visibly tense before he turned around mumbling,
"Yeah...it was a…...good lie…"
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We got into the elevator at the end of the hall and as the elevator went up we stood there in silence. I glanced at Karma who had his eyes locked on the elevator door and I felt myself shift my weight.
I wondered if Karma would ever tell me how he felt about me...if he'd ever feel the same about me, the way he's been acting lately...was it because he's been under pressure? Should I just ask him…
I swallow hard feeling anxious all of a sudden and scratched the back of my neck, "Um, Karma…" I asked and he looked at me...my words where caught in my throat. "I uh…" I began,
Suddenly his phone dinged and he took a look at it, I couldn't see what the screen said so I just watched his expression….it looked dark as if his reality just shattered….
"Karma?" I said trying to get his attention….no response ..."Karma?" still no response...I hesitated, "...Mr. Akabane?" His heart finally lifted from his phone at the mention of that name...maybe I've been getting to comfortable with him after all. "Uh..are you-"
He grabbed my shoulder suddenly staring into my eyes causing me to tense up. "Nagisa," His voice is low and dangerous as if he's changed again… "Do what I tell you, do you understand?" I nodded wordlessly not wanting to upset him…
...maybe I should just move on from him...I confessed to him and he never accepted my feelings...but he never denied them either...but...I don't know how much more of this I can take...waiting day and night not knowing if I'll be rejected the next time I see him…
I feel like his target...like he's an assassin and I'm his target and I'm afraid because I don't know when or where the attack is coming from so I can't brace myself for the pain that may come.
"Listen to me, they're expecting a high schooler to come for Nakamura, a small scared and weak child. But you are none of those things, you were born to be an assassin so from this point on think line one. Think like one as you rescue Nakamura don't be a normal person because that's what they are expecting. Be strong, be brave…be an assassin."
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Wait...did he just say when I rescue Nakamura?
I feel something cold in my hands and glance down and my heart sinks at the sight of the pistole...it's a real pistol...it's heavier than the ones we use on Koro-Sensei. "Don't kill, just defend yourself." Both his hands are on my shoulders the grip so tight it hurts.
The elevator dings and I glance at the floor…..where on the….70th floor...Nakamura is being held on the 100th floor so why did me…
As I look back down to ask Karma I see him stepping out of the elevator just as the doors are shutting I want to move but my legs wont let me….he gives me a quiet head shake and I stare him in the eyes horrified…
Where supposed to stay together Karma….I-I can't do this without….
As the last crack of the door is about to close Karma's eyes meet mine and I can his words as they close…
"I'm sorry."