Chapter 10: Spies

"Listen up Mitsuki, Shiro's men are supposed to be in the dining area, so that's where we'll go first," informed Kabuto. "From there, we're gonna follow them, understand?"

"Understood…" She fidgeted with her hair. "Wh-What if they're not there? Then what?" Will we just have a nice dinner together then?

"Oh, they'll be there, trust me…" He took her arm in his and walked into the dinning area. "Let's sit over there." They casually walked over to a table. He pulled out a chair for Mitsuki and she sat down. He sat across from her.

"And what exactly do these guys look like?" Mitsuki asked.

"They almost look like black ops agents. You'll know when you see them."

"…Okay." She sighed. It's not like I have a choice. I told him that I would help him…I'll just have to think of this as helping Kabuto and not Orochimaru. Please, let me do the right thing… She looked at two men sitting at a table northeast of her position. "Hey…Those guys…?"

Kabuto turned around. "…Yep, that's them alright. Keep a close eye on them. When they leave, then it's time for us to go as well."

"Right." Throughout their dinner, Mitsuki had to watch the two men. Every so often, she went off in her own little world where Kabuto was her prince. The two men rose from their seats and walked off, Mitsuki, however wasn't paying attention. "So, um, Kabuto, what…type of, um…" she blushed, "…girl do you, um, like?"

He looked up from his food at her. "Excuse me?"

"Aah, um, what I mean is that, um…" She looked over at the table where the men were. "AH!"

"What?"

"They're gone!"

"WHAT?" He spun around only to see an empty table. He whipped back around to her. "Mitsuki!"

"I-I'm sorry Kabuto, honestly!"

He glared at her. "Dammit, let's just go!" They got up and ran out of the room. "Agh, where did they go!"

"Kabuto, look! That's them right there!" Mitsuki pointed at the two men going into the casino.

"Well, don't just stand here!" He ran after them.

"K-Kabuto! W-Wait!" She ran after him. What's wrong with me? I'm not as skilled as I used to be anymore. Is it because I want to quit working for Orochimaru? Or is it because…I've fallen into a deeper love with Kabuto? Is my love that much of a hindrance to me? "H-Hey! Where'd you go! Kabuto?"

A woman approached her. "Excuse me, miss, would you like a beverage?"

"No, not right-"

"It's free alcohol, so drink up!" She shoved the cup to Mitsuki's lips and forced the alcoholic drink down her throat.

"S-Stop!" She swatted the woman's hand away and wiped her mouth. "I don't want any of your damn alcohol!" She ran off after Kabuto. "Ooh, where'd he go? Kabuto!"

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Kabuto looked around frantically. "Where? Where? Where? Where did those bastards get to?" The two men were headed through a door located in the back of the room. "There! But…" he looked around again, "…where the hell is Mitsuki? Damn her!"

"An furthermore, you're ugly!"

Kabuto spun around to find the owner of the voice. "Isn't that…!"

Mitsuki was standing with a crowd of people with her finger pointed at a man's face. "You're an ass! And the next time you touch mine, I'll kill you!"

"Mitsuki?" Is she…Is she drunk?

"You damned little bitch!" The man held his hand up, ready to strike her.

Right when the man brought his hand down, Kabuto stepped in the way and caught the man's wrist. "What the fuck is your problem buddy!"

Mitsuki held onto Kabuto's shoulders. "Now you're in trouble! Back off or Kabuto will mess you up!"

"Mitsuki, you keep quiet!"

"But sempai, he's a sexual predator preying on innocent teen girls!"

"How much have you had to drink?"

"Me? Oh, about five glasses sempai."

"What! What the hell were you doing getting drunk?"

"I dunno. Some waiters and waitresses were forcing alcohol on me."

"Out of my way boy!" screamed the man.

Kabuto twisted the man's arm around and kicked his legs. The man fell to the ground and Kabuto pinned him there. "Bastard, do you wanna fight?"

"Get 'em Kabuto!" she cheered. The crowd of people gasped.

"You're not helping!"

The man jumped up, knocking Kabuto off. "You little punk!"

Mitsuki punched the man in the chin. "This is from me!"

"Mitsuki, no!" Before they knew it, the entire building erupted in violence. Kabuto looked around for Mitsuki while he crawled around on the floor. "Mit-"

"AHHH!"

A man jumped on Kabuto, but he kicked him in the stomach. "Stupid piece of-"

"Hi Kabuto!" Mitsuki popped out from under a table. "Hi-ya!"

"There you are! Let's get outta here, now!" He grabbed her arm and scrambled to the door in the back of the room. They busted through the door and shut it.

"Wow, that was fun." She began to giggle.

Kabuto made fists. "Alright, that's it! I've had just about enough of you! What the fuck if wrong with you? You can't even focus for more than three minutes! You're gonna die on this mission of you don't get it together!"

"K-Kabuto…" She began to cry. "Why are you yelling at me?"

"Why! Just look at what you did!"

She looked down. "I…I'm so sorry Kabuto. I didn't mean for any of this to happen!"

"What?" He gave her a curious look.

"Y-You're right, I am gonna die. I realized earlier that…that I'm losing my skills. I don't think I can do this anymore. I-It's hard Kabuto. I used to be one of the best. I was up there with you, but now…now I don't know what to do anymore!" She cried harder. "Everything is so difficult, I can't even tell right from wrong. And I've been crying so much lately that it's sickening." She dropped to her knees. "It's cold Kabuto. It's so cold in the place I'm in and it's lonely."

He sighed. This is getting annoying… He knelt down. "Hey, it's alright. I didn't mean to yell at you, I just don't want to fall behind. I don't want to fail."

"I'm a terrible spy nowadays..."

"You sobering up now?"

"Uh-huh. I don't usually stay drunk that long."

"Good." He smiled.

She looked at him. Kabuto, why must you look at me so caringly? That gaze is so deep and so warm. She took off his glasses. "But, I'm still a little tipsy…"

"Huh?"

"Kabuto…" She ran her index finger down his cheek. "Kabuto, you're always there for me…"

"I…am?" Huh?

"Yes. And you always seem to care so much about me…"

"R-Really?" That's not right, is it? Suddenly, I can't think straight. My thoughts are all jumbled up. It's almost as is I've forgotten what I'm supposed to do…

"Kabuto, I just…" she leaned in, "…I just…" Her eyes closed.

What is it that I keep telling myself not to do? Whenever she's close like this, somewhere deep in my mind, something is telling me not to do something…But what is it?

"…I just want to…" Her lips hadn't even touched his before she stopped. She looked up. "Hey…" The two men from earlier were headed into an abandoned building.

Kabuto released his breath, but he didn't even know he was holding it. Why was I bracing myself? And for what?

"Kabuto, those two guys are going into that old building over there."

He turned around. "What?" So they are going into that building, huh? Perfect. "Let's follow them."

"Uh-huh!" Every time I attempt to kiss Kabuto, I fail.

Does it seem like she's trying to kiss me sometimes?