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CHAPTER DEDICATED TO:
God!
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Chapter Two
An Encounter with an Assassin
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Cold sweat dripped down her head as she felt the person who held the gun breathe against her and Kaito. Her heart pounded as she saw the audience stampede to the exit. Mikan and Kaito sat up and felt an arm press against their throats. Mikan tried to gasp for air but it was useless, she finally gave up and tried to feel for the gun and shoot the killer himself.
She finally took hold of the gun and then heard a sinister voice breathe down her neck.
"Don't speak…
Don't scream…
Don't move…
Or I'll pull the trigger"
As those words were uttered, Mikan didn't dare to move at all. She just sat there, as a million people stampeded towards the exit as she and Kaito lay motionless in the grip of that certain person who breathed down their sweating necks. Mikan shut her eyes as she felt the nails of that person dig into her skin. What has she ever done to him? She was innocent and she knew it. A few moments later, when the cinema house cleared – she heard him lower the gun.
Attempting to make a dash for it, the brunette mustered up her strength to stand up and run but unfortunately he held her very firmly. Mikan kicked and desperately tried to save herself but eventually got tired and gave in.
Mikan began to felt dizzy. It was as if the whole world was spinning before her and she felt like vomiting. Her eyes shut. She was well aware that letting this person take her and Kaito away could change her life…or even kill her. But still, this sleepy sensation was much too much for her to fight and she finally dozed off.
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Mikan could hear the rustling of leaves and the smell of fertile soil. The cold brush of the wind against her cheek was relaxing but she didn't know where she was. She couldn't hear the sound of cars, music or even people. It was as if she was stranded at the middle of nowhere for no particular reason. Mikan was too exhausted to check where she was or if she was in one piece, so she just used her ears to define her location.
"Mikan-chan…Mikan-chan…"
She wasn't alone after all.
Mikan opened her eyes and found stars sparkling above her. Where was she? Was everything just a dream?
All of a sudden, Kaito's face popped out. He grinned at her nervously and Mikan mustered up enough strength to sit up. She looked around and realized that they were in a forest.
"Kaito…how did we get here?" she inquired, facing the clueless boy.
"I have no idea" Kaito replied, shrugging. He had to admit that he was very embarrassed for asking the cutest girl ever to go on a date with him and the two of them ended up in this godforsaken forest and he had no idea how the hell to get out.
Before Mikan could reply, the two of them heard somebody walking up to them. They couldn't see anything because it was too dark. But it was definitely a human.
"Who's there?" Mikan yelled. The footsteps ceased.
Suspense tortured the girl. Was he the same person who brought her to that place? If so, why did he even bring her? She didn't do anything bad and she hardly had any enemies at all (Well, that's what she thought). Mikan was always the innocent bystander during fights and she avoided making enemies. But why? Why was a gun pointed at her?
Mikan gulped and waited for his or her response.
"Mikan-chan?"
It was Kaito.
"Yeah?"
"There's a gun being pointed at me…"
"WHAT?!"
"Be calm" a voice muttered. Mikan stiffened.
"W-who are you?"
"That's not necessary at this moment" the person responded.
"Please tell me!!" Mikan cried.
It was unbelievable. It was like a movie. She had never been in this kind of situation before and she didn't know how to handle it.
"I'm going to die, Mikan" Kaito said.
"SHUT UP, KAITO!" yelled the panicky brunette.
"Make this easy, you idiots!!" shouted the voice.
"What are you talking about?"
"I was sent to kill this boy so don't make me kill you!" replied the voice.
Mikan gulped.
"You're an assassin?"
There was no reply.
Mikan was downright scared. This man…or rather 'boy' was an assassin. It was horrible. She never thought that she could ever have an encounter with one and now she is. She didn't know what to do, her mind was in turmoil. What if he killed her as well? She was too young to die!
Mikan put her fear aside and lunged for the assassin. She pinned him to the ground and felt him struggle with her weight. He fought hard and Mikan could feel blood trickle down her legs as he cut her with a sharp object. But still, she couldn't give up.
Then, a bright spotlight hit the two of them and Mikan could see the person. He was raven-haired and had stingy auburn eyes which were painful to look at. He had a cloth tied on his forehead and wore a green undershirt and a leather jacket. He had a gold gun and it was pointed to Mikan's chest.
"Put the gun down, now!" yelled someone. Mikan looked at the spotlight, it was a helicopter.
The boy did as he was told and dragged the brunette to a darker spot. Mikan struggled as he did and she kicked and screamed as loud as she could.
A rope ladder was dropped down to the forest. Kaito scrambled up to it and climbed on top of it like a helpless creature. He held onto it as hard as he could.
"KAITO!!! WAIT FOR ME!!" yelled Mikan as she freed herself from the killer's grasp and scuttled towards the rope ladder.
"KAITO!!! PLEASE!!"
Kaito looked at her with much guilt and withdrew the rope ladder. The helicopter flew up and disappeared. Mikan wanted to cry.
"I HATE YOU, KAITO!!" she cried and dropped to the ground helplessly. "Damn you" she whispered and tears streamed down her cheeks and she pounded her fists against the soil.
"Kaito…how could you abandon me just like that?"
Mikan couldn't help it. She was stuck with someone who had a gun.
She was stuck with her boyfriend's assassin.
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To be continued…
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