Duty-Bound: Chapter 45
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The night was nothing but calm. Staring at the ceiling of her dark, unlit room, she pondered what she should do in the near future. Once they caught the murderer, she was not sure what she would do to them. Well, she might want to kill them herself, but she knew she could not bring herself to do that. The pathetic murderer was not worth the trouble. Moreover, no matter what she did, her sister would not be brought back to life. Heaving a silent sigh, she rolled over onto her side so that she could peer at the balcony.
She felt contented by watching the waning moon, and soon enough, sleep was there to claim her. However, before she could fall deep into her slumber, a presence made her snap her eyes open in alarm. Obviously, it was not Natsume since he was on duty as ordered by her Lady Mother. As she saw the shadow of her intruder, her heart stopped for a moment before beating furiously. Slowly, she slipped her hand under the pillow to grab her hidden hira-shurikens.
Suddenly, her intruder was gone from her sight. She gulped silently as she sat up with the shurikens in hand. She could still feel the intruder's presence. Even though she was able to see in the dark, she couldn't detect where the intruder was. Quickly, she leaped away when she saw something flying towards her. It was a needle. Soon, she was attacked by a rain of needles, and unfortunately for her, one needle had successfully attached to her arm.
Damn it! she cursed inwardly. Before her vision started blurring, her intruder's crimson eyes met her brown ones.
"Why you…" she whimpered weakly.
As the darkness engulfed her, she heard his familiar voice utter, "My deepest apologies, Imouto-san…"