Chapter 3: To love and Kill
"It's way too easy... You'd think they'd have better security than this..." Machika said as she sighed and wrapped a cloth around her blade so maybe they'd think she was a cosplayer that had gotten lost.
She glanced around the halls seeing little to no one made her nervous, but she ignored it. Machika lightly stepped on the concrete floor, avoiding cameras, even the hidden ones, as she walked. She came to a turn off and sighed now lost. She was about to try going left when she felt someone's eyes on her. She turned around to see a low level security guard pressing a red button and looking at her then to her weapon. She let out a sheepish smirk then turned running to the left. She didn't get very far until guards were running at her.
"Not good." Machika said under her breathe as she turned and ran the other way, pulling the cloth off her scythe. She sliced at the men who were trailing behind her. They felt a sudden breeze then the ones in front of the pack fell down when they tripped over there falling pants. Machika smirked at the sight and continued running. She dodged people's glances at her and slipped into the nearest door. The place was old and dusty 'Just great! How am I going to find Ys now!' She thought as she sighed and sat on the edge of the control panel that resided just right of the door.
She didn't know how long she'd sat there, but it was long enough for her mind to wander, to wander back to him. As indecisive as it is, she still found herself daydreaming over him. As she wandered aimlessly through her mind and the world that she'd created within' it a soft click echoed throughout the dark metal room and a small red light flashed illuminating the room every few seconds.
"Rain... Where are you! I searched for so long... Yet your not here. I can't smell you, I can't see your shadow... I can't remember what they were like!" Machika said to herself, as unshed tears broke through the barrier she'd tried so hard to keep up. She hated crying, but this seemed to be the only way to calm her, so she for once let them fall. A silent cry that she was sure no one would ever hear. Finally, Machika let out a noise, it was a cross in between a dry choke and a sniffle, ending her tears.
She pushed off of the control panel and wiped away the streak of tears running down each of her cheeks.
She went to move, but cold metal immediately was pushed to the sensitive skin on her neck. Machika could hear them radio their superiors, telling them that she was 'in their custody'. Just great...! Now I've been captured by low class guards... Next I'll have kids beating me up and stealing my scythe. She mused at her own thoughts; Rolling her eyes at the thought of ten year olds beating her up and running off with her grand father's scythe.
"Come on already!"
Machika was jerked roughly as a guy pushed her towards the door another holding her scythe, looking at it like a new toy, and to him it probably was.
How am I going to get myself out of this one? She asked, testing her knowledge on escaping techniques.
It wasn't two minutes down the hall before she came up with a game plan. A small smile arose as she glanced over at her well kept scythe, just inches away from her grasp.
Way too careless.
She made a grab for it, startling the guards and knocking down two in front of the guy who'd been holding it. The men still standing, she guessed roughly about six, grabbed nervously for the hand guns at their hips.
Way too late.
She lazily swiped the dull side at their feet, knocking the three in front of her to the ground. Not wasting time, she knocked out the last three men, five of them rising to their feet as the three fell to the ground unconscious. They were trying their best to hold their own, but weren't doing so good against the assassin.
You underestimated me and now you'll pay the price.
She let out a wicked smile, her mind going from the endless thinking to the instinctive battle mode that seemed to come so easily. This shocked the men, not expecting her to look so... Well, evil. One tried a useless attempt to subdue her, only to get the rod side of the scythe jammed into his stomach. He let out a small cry and fell to his knees holding his stomach. The four looked at her scared to death, one radioing for backup and the others were high tailing it out of there, tripping over one another as they attempted to get as far away from her as possible.
"Did I scare them that badly?" She asked herself allowed.
"I think that smile is what really scared them."
She tapped her scythe on the ground like it was a walking stick and turned around to see Eury Evans in the standard security uniform.
"Long time no see, Eury... Speaking of 'no see'... Where in the hell have you been!" She screamed poking him with the rod end of her scythe.
He just smirked and pushed the scythe away. "I see that you got my memo." Eury said in a casual tone.
"You could of just told me in person, even the phone would of been better!"
"Then what would the fun be in that?" Eury said giving a cocky smile, a cigarette in the left corner of his mouth, unlit.
"Okay, Eury... Why?" Machika said knowing he'd only get worse if she kept up the yelling.
"I seen him." Eury said suddenly getting serious, "And I'm sure he heard you on the intercom."
"H-he's here...! Wait! What intercom?" Machika asked glad she'd come close to actually finding Rain, but suddenly confused about how he'd heard her.
"You must of accidentally hit the button, but you said something like: 'Rain, where are you! I can't find you'... Or something like that..." Eury trailed off as he pulled out a lighter and lit up the cigarette in his mouth. "You know, that little stunt you 'accidentally' pulled with the intercom made me loose my last cigarette."
"So you had to send me on a goose chase just to get me here!" Machika yelled glaring at him.
"Yep."
"Okay, now that we're on the same page..." She let out a smile, "Where's Rain?"
"She's here... Would you like to see her Rain...? I thought you would of given up, but no... You're still fighting. Rain. Shall we use her... Shall we use her heart next?" A small kid no older than ten said, short black hair resting around the frame of his face, a white cross on the black tie that he wore.
A tall man though he only looked like a teenager, held a silent look, that would of made anyone think that he was wise beyond his years.
The young child only smiled, knowing he wouldn't answer, he hadn't answered in 2 years, why would he now.
"Well Rain, it's time for me to go to bed, would get worried if I stayed up any longer... We'll play again tomorrow." He stood up, straightening his long sleeve t-shirt, the white in it standing out in the dimming light. He walked just to his left, carefully avoiding stray toys, he reached for the door knob just in front of him and smiled back to Rain before turning the knob and walking out.
Machika ran for all here might. Forgetting everything, her pride, her job... The only thing she could remember was Rain. She was that little 14 year old that had fallen for him so long ago.
"Here. Take this card... It'll give you access to the floor above. Go to the elevator at the end of the hall and go to floor 86. All the way down the hall and to the right a ways, you'll find a blue door. The window on its round. He'll be in there."
Machika nodded as she recalled what Eury had told her.
'Rain. I can't believe it... You're alive.' Machika thought, tears running freely and a smile set on her face.
Finally.