Chapter14
The next morning Lara woke up in Kazuya's bed in his cabin. She was alone. She didn't have a clue how she got here. All she remembered was that she fell asleep in his arms on the couch.
"Now I definitely feel like James Bond." she said to herself. "But at least I ruined his hairstyle" she added with a smile.
Lara knew she probably shouldn't have let that happen but where was the harm? She was in big trouble anyway. Why not have some fun. It was still some time till the next full moon. Enough to get the job done she told herself.
****
Ten minutes later Kazuya entered. He was wearing a martial arts outfit.
"Good morning, Lara." he said.
"Where have you been?" she asked him.
"I have practised for tonight."
"I thought Law was no problem?" she asked.
"He isn't. But I have to look good."
"That shouldn't be a problem."
"Are you trying to flirt with me?"
"No, never."
"Good... You must be hungry. Let's have breakfast." Kazuya then said.
****
After breakfast Kazuya showed Lara the shooting range.
"My father doesn't approve of guns. But Lee and I do." he explained to her. "Want to have a go?"
"Why not."
Kazuya opened a case and held it open for Lara. Inside was a collection of 5 guns. Lara picked a Browning.
"Good choice." he said. "I would have picked the same."
"My weapon of choice, till I found the HK USP Match."
Lara fired a few shots at the targets, all of them hits. Then she handed the gun to Kazuya.
"Your turn now!"
He held up the gun and narrowed his eyes in concentration. For a moment Lara thought that she had seen his eyes glowing red - just like in her dream. 'Red eyes, guns in hand. But thankfully not aimed at me' she thought. Again she realised that she was taking great risks. She had to get the job done quickly. Monday, she told herself. Kazuya would have to work on Monday; he would never find out that it was her. She would need Bryce's help. The sound of 4 shots called her back to reality. Kazuya had hit all the targets just a few inches from where Lara had hit them. They continued shooting targets for a while.
"I see, I cannot win here." Kazuya finally said.
"You have won the swimming. You cannot have everything." Lara replied.
"But I try to get as much as possible." he replied.
"I can see that." she replied.
She thought for a moment, an idea had popped up in her mind. So she said: "Can I leave you for a while? I have to make a phone call."
"Sure, I will then continue my practise."
****
Lara went outside. There she made sure that no one was listening and called her home number. Hilary answered.
"Could I speak to Bryce for a moment?" she said to him.
"Surely, Miss Croft." came Hilary's reply.
A minute later Lara was speaking to Bryce.
"What's the matter, Lara?" he asked.
"I might need your assistance. Can you make it till Monday morning?"
"Monday?? How on earth...."
"Take my private jet." Lara said.
"But..."
"I know they were overhauling it, but it should be ready by now."
"Ok, what else do you need?" he asked her.
"Bring your usual stuff. Some equipment for a break in. I'll see you on Monday."
She hung up.
****
She went back inside and into the training room. Kazuya was practising with a sand bag. He stopped when he saw Lara entering. She felt guilty and unsure. She was planning things against his family right under his nose. She should be much more careful she told herself. He could have found out just now. He wasn't stupid.
"You could do me a favour." he said to her.
"What?"
"Attack me."
"No, I couldn't."
"Yes, you can!"
"I can try." she said taking a deep breath.
Lara took of the jacket she was wearing. Then she moved into fighting stance. She tried to hit Kazuya but he obviously saw it coming and ducked.
"Try again." he said.
Lara then feinted a right hit but actually hit with her left. But he caught her fist. He was too quick.
"Come on. You can do better than that."
Lara spun around and kicked him in the chest. He went down at once and stayed there. Lara had a worried look on her face.
"Kazuya?"
She bent down. No reply. His eyes were closed. She was just inches away from him and touched his cheek. She couldn't believe that she had brought him down with just one kick.
"Kazuya?"
Suddenly he grabbed her, turned her around on the floor and kissed her.
"You faked." Lara yelled angry.
He was grinning.
"I was so worried."
"Worried? Come on, that was a very girly kick."
"Stop grinning. That's not funny."
The next morning Lara woke up in Kazuya's bed in his cabin. She was alone. She didn't have a clue how she got here. All she remembered was that she fell asleep in his arms on the couch.
"Now I definitely feel like James Bond." she said to herself. "But at least I ruined his hairstyle" she added with a smile.
Lara knew she probably shouldn't have let that happen but where was the harm? She was in big trouble anyway. Why not have some fun. It was still some time till the next full moon. Enough to get the job done she told herself.
****
Ten minutes later Kazuya entered. He was wearing a martial arts outfit.
"Good morning, Lara." he said.
"Where have you been?" she asked him.
"I have practised for tonight."
"I thought Law was no problem?" she asked.
"He isn't. But I have to look good."
"That shouldn't be a problem."
"Are you trying to flirt with me?"
"No, never."
"Good... You must be hungry. Let's have breakfast." Kazuya then said.
****
After breakfast Kazuya showed Lara the shooting range.
"My father doesn't approve of guns. But Lee and I do." he explained to her. "Want to have a go?"
"Why not."
Kazuya opened a case and held it open for Lara. Inside was a collection of 5 guns. Lara picked a Browning.
"Good choice." he said. "I would have picked the same."
"My weapon of choice, till I found the HK USP Match."
Lara fired a few shots at the targets, all of them hits. Then she handed the gun to Kazuya.
"Your turn now!"
He held up the gun and narrowed his eyes in concentration. For a moment Lara thought that she had seen his eyes glowing red - just like in her dream. 'Red eyes, guns in hand. But thankfully not aimed at me' she thought. Again she realised that she was taking great risks. She had to get the job done quickly. Monday, she told herself. Kazuya would have to work on Monday; he would never find out that it was her. She would need Bryce's help. The sound of 4 shots called her back to reality. Kazuya had hit all the targets just a few inches from where Lara had hit them. They continued shooting targets for a while.
"I see, I cannot win here." Kazuya finally said.
"You have won the swimming. You cannot have everything." Lara replied.
"But I try to get as much as possible." he replied.
"I can see that." she replied.
She thought for a moment, an idea had popped up in her mind. So she said: "Can I leave you for a while? I have to make a phone call."
"Sure, I will then continue my practise."
****
Lara went outside. There she made sure that no one was listening and called her home number. Hilary answered.
"Could I speak to Bryce for a moment?" she said to him.
"Surely, Miss Croft." came Hilary's reply.
A minute later Lara was speaking to Bryce.
"What's the matter, Lara?" he asked.
"I might need your assistance. Can you make it till Monday morning?"
"Monday?? How on earth...."
"Take my private jet." Lara said.
"But..."
"I know they were overhauling it, but it should be ready by now."
"Ok, what else do you need?" he asked her.
"Bring your usual stuff. Some equipment for a break in. I'll see you on Monday."
She hung up.
****
She went back inside and into the training room. Kazuya was practising with a sand bag. He stopped when he saw Lara entering. She felt guilty and unsure. She was planning things against his family right under his nose. She should be much more careful she told herself. He could have found out just now. He wasn't stupid.
"You could do me a favour." he said to her.
"What?"
"Attack me."
"No, I couldn't."
"Yes, you can!"
"I can try." she said taking a deep breath.
Lara took of the jacket she was wearing. Then she moved into fighting stance. She tried to hit Kazuya but he obviously saw it coming and ducked.
"Try again." he said.
Lara then feinted a right hit but actually hit with her left. But he caught her fist. He was too quick.
"Come on. You can do better than that."
Lara spun around and kicked him in the chest. He went down at once and stayed there. Lara had a worried look on her face.
"Kazuya?"
She bent down. No reply. His eyes were closed. She was just inches away from him and touched his cheek. She couldn't believe that she had brought him down with just one kick.
"Kazuya?"
Suddenly he grabbed her, turned her around on the floor and kissed her.
"You faked." Lara yelled angry.
He was grinning.
"I was so worried."
"Worried? Come on, that was a very girly kick."
"Stop grinning. That's not funny."
