Disclaimer: I do Not own Noir. Noir belongs to Ryoe Tsukimura and Beetrain, ect.( And I don't own the dorky outfit that Kirika wears in this episode- Kirika sweetie, I would complain about that if I were you! If this story is taking place in 2010, shouldn't you have more stylish clothes? hmm.?) This story is rated T for disturbing images, violence and Mireille and Silvana locking lips! (Calm down Kirika! It's just a kiss of Death..um...I think...) This story is told in Kirika's Pov.
Memory Fails Me
Chapter 6 – Intoccabile Act 2- episode 9
New York -
The day is bright and warm as Mireille and I practice our shooting skills. We are in the woods outside of town. Despite having injured my arm trying to defend myself against the Mafioso Saints- I still shoot with perfect aim. The cans fly off as I hit them and land on the ground. It's only after I finish practicing that I wince in pain as I clutch at my bandaged upper arm. I am wearing a yellow t-shirt with a sleeveless green shirt over it, with brown pants. It's one of those outfits that I brought from Japan. I wondered who picked it out...I don't remember buying it.
It seems nothing has been going right lately. I am very worried about my partner too...
I watch as Mireille walks up to take her turn. She seems to pause and her face looks unusually tense. I can tell that she doesn't have her usual confidence. That's why I'm worried about her. I have never seen her act so nervous before. I wonder why she is so scared of The Intoccabile. I wondered what had happened between them that caused her to be so uneasy. She couldn't even bring herself to shoot her last night. That wasn't like my partner at all.
I watch as Mireille begins to shoot at the cans. She hits one and misses the rest. She drops her head and sighs. I want to reassure her somehow. She is going through something. I feel she needs my comfort...but I don't know how to give it, and I don't know if she would accept it even if I could.
Then a thought occurs to me...
I guess the fact that she wants me by her side as we sleep, means that she does need my presence like I need hers. It doesn't feel so lonely if you sleep beside someone. I hope I'm never alone again like I was in Japan.
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Back at Hotel- New York City- Next Day
Mireille received a call from her informant. Apparently, Silvana and the two remaining hit men were flying back to Silicy with our contract. She began making plans to fly there immediately.
She bent over the bed as she packed her suitcase. I walked up to her dressed in my purple pj's.
"Mireille...I was thinking... if Silvana saw your face..." I begin hesitantly.
My partner straightened up and cut me off in mid sentence.
"I told you! I don't know if she did, but if I was seen...then the enemy should have acted as expected." she tells me firmly. I can hear the anxiety in her voice.
I looked at Mireille with concern on my face. I didn't like the way this was playing out. I feel that going to Silicy now is not a good idea. My partner is nervous...she's not herself and this worries me.
"It's dangerous to go to Silicy. I think you seem sort of like you're..." I begin, as I search for the right words...to tell her that I'm concerned about the way she is acting.
Mireille turns to face me with her usual look that she uses whenever she doesn't want to discuss something. "Just hurry up and pack, okay?" she tells me lightly.
"Hm." I respond as I look away in frustration. I know I'm right...but I can't convince her of this. I guess this is something she has to face-her fear of the Intoccabile.
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Silicy -
We fly to Silicy and go to our hotel room. Then my partner tells me there is somewhere she wants to visit. She leaves the hotel room and I follow her to a cliff that overlooks the ocean. I look up to see the seagulls flying in a circle against the bright yellow sun. I hear the crash of the waves against the rocks. But all I really notice is Mireille standing near the cliffs edge, looking determinedly out at the water. I wonder what this place means to her.
"Mireille?" I ask, as I walk up behind her. She doesn't even turn around.
"Go back to the hotel, ok?" she tells me, as she keeps looking out at the ocean.
I look at her with worry. I don't want to leave her...I feel she might need me. But I don't want to argue with her.
"Alright then." I tell her, as I begin to walk away. I walk a few steps then turn and look back at her. She is still standing there just staring out at the water. She is probably trying to gather her courage. I decide that I am not going to go back to the hotel like she wants. I am very worried about her and I want to keep my eye on her.
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I follow Mireille as she goes to an old ruin. I make sure that she cannot see me as I stay behind her. There is alot of bushes that I can hide behind as I watch her walk into the ruin. I walk around to the back of the building and I see Mireille standing on the porch, as she leans over the railing to sniff at the ocean breeze. I can't help but think how beautiful she looks as she does this. With her blue eyes and fair skin, she reminds me of the ocean somehow...like she belongs to the blue water and sparkling sand.
I see her turn suddenly and lean against the railing of the porch for support. I can see her face turn fearful as I notice a tall woman- who has lilac hair, a regal way about her and is wearing a lilac dress. By the way Mireille is acting, I guess that this is probably The Intoccabile.
I ready my gun, just in case, as I hide behind the leaves of the bush. I wait.
Suddenly, the woman comes up to Mireille and presses her lips against hers. I gasp as I watch my partner stiffen in shock with her eyes wide. I wonder why the woman is kissing her like that...why isn't she moving away?
Then, Mireille breaks from the kiss and tries to punch the woman. I can hear her say something about "A kiss of death" as the lilac haired woman grabs her wrist and holds it so she cannot be hit.
Mireille is looking at the woman with a look full of hate. The woman looks down at her and says something before letting go of her wrist. Then she turns and walks away, pausing a moment to look in the direction where I am hidden, before continuing on her way.
After a moment, I hear Mireille look over in my direction.
"You were supposed to go back without me." she says softly, still slumped against the porch railing.
I walk over to her holding my gun. "Was that...The Intoccabile?" I ask, softly.
Mireille nods at me. I think she's still in shock, and I think I am too.
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Next day- Shrine of Riveo- Silicy
Mireille and I meet at the front of the temple to discuss our plan of action. It is decided that I will go after the 2 hit men- Paulo and Dominic in the catacombs of the shrine. She will go after Silvana. I promise to myself that as soon as I take out the hit men that I will go to help Mireille.
We both run in opposite ways as we begin our attack.
I run inside a room that is filled with pillars as I encounter the dark headed Mafioso hit man named Dominic. As I take aim at him, he begins to shoot at me. I return fire when suddenly the red-headed hitman named Paulo surprises me and starts shooting at me too. I run away from the gunfire and I trip, falling on my injured arm.
I pause to take a breath, as I go to reach for my gun I dropped when I fell, my hand begins to cramp. My shooting hand.. I look down at my hand in disbelief and try to reach for my gun again. I can't grab it...What am I going to do?
I hear the two men begin to come my way. I grab my gun with my other hand and stand up and try to make my way down the hall. I begin to unravel the bandage that is wrapped around my upper arm. It still hurts and I try not to groan in pain. But I have an idea...
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I run into the sewers. I go into a room that has waterfalls all over. I hide behind a screen of water, with my gun wrapped into my shooting hand. I wait for the men to find me.
I hear one of the men enter the room. I can make out Dominic through the screen of water. He seems to sense me and shoots into one of the water falls, but not the one I am hiding in. I emerge slightly and I take aim at the dark headed man. He looks shocked for a moment then he falls back dead.
I come out from behind the screen of water and make my way out of the room. As I do, the last hitman left, Paulo begins to shoot at me. I run up a large spiral staircase in the ruins as fast as I can. The higher up I go the better...
Paulo chases after me but I am too fast. I unwrap the bandage from my hand as I continue up the stairs. As soon as I feel I have enough distance I make my move.
I bungee jump off one of the upper staircases with my bandage as my cord. As I fall I come directly in front of Paulo who looks shocked as I shoot him as I hang upside down. He falls back dead.
Now I have to find Mireille...
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I come to an open area of the temple. Even though my hand was injured before, I know I will shoot if I have to – (to save Mireille.)
I seen my partner standing there as The Intoccabile rushes at her with her blade drawn. (She's not moving, Mireille is just standing there!)
"MIREILLE!" I yell as loud as I can, hoping to warn her. (NO! I won't let her die!)
I fire my gun...
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My partner and The Intoccabile are wrapped around in other in an embrace...
I can see the triumphant look on the the lilac- haired woman's face, even from this distance.
My partner looks shocked and drops her gun...
The knife blade hits the ground with a clatter...
I had shot it and broke it from it's handle...
Mireille and The Intoccabile both realize what has happened as they scramble to retrieve their weapons...
I ready my gun again...
I see The Intoccabile pick up Mireille's gun and aim it at her.
Mireille has the woman's knife blade in her hand...
Suddenly, I hear my partner cry out as she strikes at the woman with the knife...
The Intoccabile falls down...
Mireille is... crying.?
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It is getting dark as I walk over to where the lilac haired woman lays dying. My partner is sitting away from me and the woman, as she looks off into the distance.
I can tell she is bothered by this...her shoulders are slumped, and I catch a glimpse of her face.
Her eyes are sad... I wonder why?
"w..Why did you want this?" the dying woman asks weakly, as she pulls a piece of paper from her dress.
Mireille looks over her shoulder. "For ...my family." she says softly.
"To Noir, To a Daughter of Corisca, I now offer you the crown. You'll accept it, won't you Mireille? Just as you did before...
The Intoccabile whispers this to Mireille, as she holds the contract out. She dies before she even finishes her sentence, her hand falling back and the contract fluttering to the ground.
I pick the contract up and look it over. It is supposed to be a link into the Soldats.
I look over at my partner who is sitting so still and silent to the side. I wonder what is wrong with her. She defeated The Intoccabile, hadn't she? I am glad I was in time to shoot the blade away from the knife, or Mireille could be lying here dead instead.
I could never let that happen ...
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Mireille stands up. She looks over at The Intoccabile lying dead and at me. She doesn't look happy at all.
"What a vulgar way to kill. Just like you." she tells me in a upset voice.
Just like me... I am nothing but a vulgar monster, aren't I?... Mireille thinks I am.
I must be.. I don't understand why ...but these words make me feel ...I don't know.
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Paris-
I don't have much to say to Mireille on our flight home. I am confused by everything that happened this past week. I had saved Mireille, but she never thanked me...I guess I really didn't expect her to.
I just couldn't stop thinking about the way she felt. I didn't know how she felt about me... she was planning on killing me after we found out about the Soldats. So I guess I was nothing but a vulgar killing machine to her, one that she would dispose of soon.
Then how come she slept by my side.. Why? She risked her life to save me in the Middle east? Why? She could have let me die.
Right now she is asking me something...but I just don't feel like answering.
Instead I just look at this window -wondering if I'll ever know the answers of who I really am.
Am I really so vulgar?
I am afraid of that answer...
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Chloe's POV story will be next - "Just a Piece of the Game"
Chapter 1- The True Noir- ep.10
Chapter 7 -The True Noir- ep.10 - Kirika's Pov
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