Title: Show Me Love
Character Pairing: Kousuke x Ryoko
Summary: Ryoko, as we all know is against killing she even made Kousuke promise not to kill anymore. Kousuke had grudgingly agreed and resisted all urges to kill in order to keep his promise. But what happens when a hunter kidnaps Ryoko? Will he keep his promise to Ryoko and have her killed before his very eyes, or will he break the promise and save the life of the one he loves?
Type: Angst/Romance
BTW: Once again, I do not own Spiral or any of the characters except for the hunter or hunters that I put into this story…
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They day had started out how any other Saturday would've started. It was around 7:45 or even 8:00 in the morning and Ryoko had gone out for a jog. Or a sprint for that matter. She had no destination in mind, she just had some regular day topics to think about and some decisions to make. What better way to rack your brain for answers than by running where you are free think and only have to worry about the color of the stoplight and the occasional drunk driver to avoid being run over.
Ryoko had found herself in a trance of deep thought and barely recognized the area around her. She was far from her regular route, but a change of scenery was good every once in a while. If she had been paying attention, which she was not, she would've noticed the shinning black car that seemed to be following her. It stayed a good distance back and had the appearance that it belonged where it was, no matter where it may be. It was just one of those vehicles that had the "look like you belong" look. Maybe that's why Ryoko didn't know it was following her.
Soon exhaustion began to flow over her and she slowed to a jog, and then after about ten minuets slowed again to a fast walk. She began noticing the scenery now. There was a lot more open space and she hadn't seen an apartment building for at least five sidewalk-less blocks. She inhaled deeply. The air was a little more pure out here, not as polluted as the air in Osaka.
For a moment she stood still, just admiring the view and that's when the sleek black car passed her. The image of the car sent a vibe to her memory.
"Now where have I seen that before?" She wondered out loud. She racked her brain and still couldn't remember exactly where she had seen that car. Maybe the same model had been in that car dealership that she'd passed earlier. Either way she turned around and began heading back in the direction that she came. She had had enough adventuring for one day. She'd turned away disturbed and even though she turned around every few moments to look, she couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching her, even though there seemed to be no one there.
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Meanwhile, back in Osaka, Kousuke was still asleep at 9:15 when his cell phone went off. He was accustom to the noise of the vibrator and so when he went to sleep he turned on a regular ring so that it would wake him up if there was an emergency…or if Ryoko was in one of her moods and wanted bread.
Kousuke answered the phone with a short "Yeah, what is it?" He was instantly jerked awake by Ryoko's yelling in his ear.
"Is that all you can manage? 'Yeah what is it?' You should no better than to speak that way to a lady Kousuke." Ryoko let out a long sigh and Kousuke sat up in his bed.
"Whatever." Kousuke was still not fully awake yet and his words were a slur.
"Don't tell me you were still asleep," The brunette said as her face acquired an annoyed look.
"Well what do you expect? It's 9:00 on a Saturday. Not everyone likes to get up at the crack of dawn everyday." The crimson haired teen rubbed his forehead and grabbed his yellow tinted sunglass from off of his nightstand. "What did you call for? Make it quick so I can go back to bed."
"You're such a jerk, Kousuke. I called to ask you if you've seen this one car around. It's a newer model. It's black and has black tinted windows. Even the windshield.
"I see a lot of new black cars, Ryoko. Why?" Kousuke heard Ryoko let out a dismal sigh. He knew at once that something was amiss.
"I was out running this morning, and I went far out of town. When I realized that I had gotten too far out I turned around and I saw this black car go slowly past me, almost as if it were watching me." Kousuke feared he knew the answer, but didn't say a word until he was sure that Ryoko was done talking. "When I started walking back I felt as if there was someone watching me, but every time I turned to look there was no one there. I began trying to figure out where I'd seen it before because it seemed so damned familiar. I began to realize that I had seen it every time I made a turn. That car was following me. I know that there was a hunter in that car. But why didn't he shoot at me or try to kill me?"
Kousuke was silent for a moment. He couldn't think of the right words to say.
"Hello?" Kousuke shook himself from his thoughts of what would've happened if that hunter had killed her.
"Yeah I'm here." Kousuke let out a frustrated sigh and thought for another moment of what to tell her. "Where are you right now?" was the only thing he could manage to say.
"This may sound weird, but I'm outside of your apartment building," Ryoko said. (A/N: Well that was crappy…) Kousuke shook his head.
"And why might that be?" Kousuke asked, a speck of humor in his voice.
"Well I just passed it now. I'm just running around. If that was a hunter, or any regular kidnapper then it will be a lot harder to find me if I don't stay in one place. If I went home or stayed at someone's house they might find me if they've been watching me long enough." Kousuke nodded although he knew no one was around to see.
"Right." He let out a sigh and stared at the phone. The other end of the phone was dead silent.
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A/N: Well, what do you think? I thought I'd leave you at a cliff hanger for this chapter. If you want to find out why there isn't any sound on the other line then read the next chapter which will be up ASAP…until then R & R ya'll…