Ewiituntmay: Okay this chapter is dedicated to soren011, Sakura 2, and i love athrun. Hope everyone enjoys!
Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis of it's characters. Only OCs and Plot.
Recap: Things continued this way for the next two weeks. I had been in Japan as a student in Seishun Academy for a total of 12 days, without any trouble. On the 13th day however the trouble began.
~Chapter 4~
After classes were over I went to watch the guys practice. Practice went by without a hitch, not until after it was over anyway. I had noticed that Ryoma had seemed somewhat distracted…although he did very good despite that fact.
When they had finished changing and came over to me to talk about tennis tips… I smiled and was about to reply to something Momo had asked when Ryoma finally spoke up.
"Oi, Lien. Why are you here?" I looked at him somewhat surprised, "You wouldn't just come to Japan for no reason…"
"I have no idea what your talking about O-Chan." the use of his old nickname made him twitch, I smiled ever so slightly.
"A guy came to talk to me at lunch today…he said that you weren't what you appear to be." I froze and looked at him, my head tilted, "He said that you weren't even 15, he said you were almost 18 and that you were only here because of something to do with our team."
"Who was this guy? Did he give you a name?" I asked casually as though nothing was wrong, but I already knew who it was, it just surprised me that he'd gotten by me without my notice.
"He just said to tell you that A Maki had been here." So it was, he'd started using that little nickname after the first time he'd tried to get me to join him in taking down The Organization."
"Hm…that's interesting. Do you believe him O-Chan?" I looked him straight in the eyes, "What do you think?"
"I think it's possible. You were always kinda sketchy. Always had to be somewhere."
"Is that true then? Are you something else?" I looked at Fuji, it gave me a weird feeling, I felt like I didn't want to disappoint him. But I swept the feeling aside, I couldn't afford such feelings…yet I noted that I wanted to…very badly.
"What about Kimi? Do you think she's whatever it is you think I am?" I sighed mentally, I knew I wouldn't be able to win this argument, but I had to figure out how long Ryoma had known, or suspected.
"I don't know, I think she could be, but she could also be your sister that just got caught up in your troubles."
"What kind of trouble are you in?" I looked at Fuji again, opening my mouth to reply, when a familiar and annoying voice came from behind me.
"Give it up. QuickSilver. You'll never win such an argument. Besides your poor little 'sister' is in trouble. Can you save her and still maintain such an image with your…'friends'?"
"Well, if it isn't Aramaki. Out to ruin me as always. For your information I already knew I wouldn't win this argument, I mean a blind man could have seen this coming from a few miles away. Although I didn't intend for you to interrupt me so early. Then again that's what you're supposed to do right?"
I turned halfway, being able to see Aramaki and Kimi to my right and the team to my left. Kimi was struggling against two really strong looking guys, they must be really skilled because Kimi wasn't an easy opponent even at her weakest.
"QuickSilver. Our cover is blown, so get me the hell out of this!" I sighed, I really didn't need this kind of trouble right now. I hadn't really let my guard down and they'd still managed to get through it.
"Look, I'll explain everything, if you still want to talk to me, but for now I have to free Kimi." I turned without waiting for an answer and walked over to Aramaki and his two guards. I easily took down one guard, it was only temporary because I knew Kimi would be ticked and would want revenge. She fought with the other one. I left her to her fight and turned to Aramaki.
"Still aren't good enough to beat you. I'll have to make more improvements. Come now, QuickSilver. We could destroy the entirety of The Organization. I just need you to help me. If you helped the world could be made a safer place. You know that what they're doing is wrong."
"And is what you're doing any better? You're just like them, so if I'm gonna do stuff like this then I'm gonna do it for money. Besides they still think I don't know what The Organization really is. It's irritating really. But whatever."
"I don't want to do this, but you leave me no choice." He waved his hand at another two guards that had appeared on the other side of the court entrance. I turned and watched with growing annoyance as they grabbed Fuji by both arms, he didn't have a chance.
"Damn it Aramaki. Don't bring them into this. This is between you and me!" I looked back at Aramaki quickly and when he only shrugged I ran over to the two…who were moving very slowly, when it came to assassins, and immediately took them down. Releasing Fuji, who nearly collapsed, I caught him before he hit the ground though and righted him. I leaned over to whisper in his ear before turning to Aramaki again, "Fuji, I know you think that everything over the last two weeks has been a lie…but my time with you was real…I've never had a boyfriend before and I consider you my first…but if you don't, well I guess I deserve that…but I will always consider you my first boyfriend. I just hope that, even if I don't deserve it, you will forgive me one day."
I didn't wait for a reply, I turned away from him and back to Aramaki. Kimi came toward me, but stopped a few feet away, "QuickSilver you're slipping up. That is inexcusable. You know that as well as I do. If you let Aramaki live this time I will have to kill you."
I tilted my head, irritation showing, "You really think you can Kimi? You might be the top assassin in the teenager ranks. But you shouldn't ever forget that I'm the top assassin in the entire Organization." I stared at her indifferently while she glowered at me.
"You don't even know what the hell The Organization is-"
"You mean that it is actually a network of assassins assigned to kill political figures to suit their needs. An organization best suited for wars? I knew that a hell of a long time ago…it would be an insult to be considered the best and not know such a trivial fact."
Kimi stared at me wide-eyed anger evident on her face, "That's impossible! They told me that you didn't know anything."
"I'm not a child, I know what the hell I'm doing and what my bosses are working for. Even if they don't know that I know. I'd have to be extremely stupid not to know that."
I fought the teenage urge to roll my eyes at her disbelief. She opened and closed her mouth a couple of times, unable to think of what to say.
"All I can say is that if you dare attack me now I will not hesitate to kill you. I will go my own way and leave The Organization to its doom."
Kimi snarled at me and all but came at me, her anger getting the better of her. She hated being looked down upon, and when I said such things it made her lower level a reality. I parried her attack easily enough and quickly turned her momentum against her. She didn't have a chance against me if her mind was muddled by anger.
Two more of Aramaki's guards came over and quickly grabbed her. I didn't mind, I just stepped away and let Aramaki have her.
"Perhaps you would join me now? We could take down The Organization together." I sighed and shook my head.
"No. I won't try to stop you…but I'm not going to help you…I'm kinda tired of all of this assassin stuff. I'm tired of pretending to be something I'm not. I think maybe I'll settle down."
Aramaki chuckled at that, "You think they'll just leave you alone? You're one of the best…no you are the best assassin ever to exist."
"That in itself should be enough to dissuade them…although I know it won't. I don't mind the challenge." I shrugged.
"You're just going to live and fight when they come to you?" Aramaki seemed intrigued by my philosophic answer.
"Yeah…that pretty much covers it. Besides it would be better that way."
"Oh? Please tell me, why is that better?"
"Well you should know by now, that The Organization only sends one to maybe possibly three assassins for any single target. They'll send more than that for me, but it will be in my chosen place. They won't stand a chance if I know the lay of the land better than them…then I can take them out at my leisure."
Aramaki laughed delightedly at that, "Ah. I see. That is quite brilliant indeed. Though it's not surprising coming from you. Always thinking of a way to settle things the way you want. Can I ask you something? How come you never killed me? You have the skills and have had plenty of chances." Aramaki watched me carefully, I looked at him a smile on my face.
"I just really like you…you're the only one that can push me to my limits…as an assassin. Besides, you weren't really doing any harm…to the public anyway. Although when you tried I stopped you before you could." I gestured back at Ryoma and the others.
"Indeed." He smiled at that, "I think I will take this girl…if you have no objections…"
I waved my hand at her, "Not at all…just don't dissect her or something freaky like that…okay?"
He shrugged, "Fine whatever. I wasn't going to do that anyway. I think I shall take my leave now…my offer is still there, if you ever want to take me up on it."
I nodded, I watched silently as he walked away, his guards carrying the limp Kimi between them followed closely behind. I sighed and turned to face the onslaught of disappointment and fear that I knew was coming…
"So…what do you want to know?" I walked over to them, slowly, and even that made them nervous. I sighed and tilted my head back, I was surprised to find that they're fear and disappointment about me hurt me more than any physical wound and more than I ever thought it would, "Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you… please believe me when I say that."
"Why should we? You've lied about everything else so far-"
"Look if I really want to hurt you, would I take the time to talk to you or spend all of this trouble? And not everything about me was a lie…I really had fun with you guys…I felt accepted and was afraid that you'd reject me and put yourselves in danger if I told you what I really was…and believe me, I had thought of telling you after that first day. It felt extremely unfair to not be able to tell you. And having to guard my words and reactions so carefully…it's so tiring." I sighed again. I wasn't going to hold anything back, "Look what can I do to prove that you can trust me, right now? Anything."
"Anything? How do we know that we can even try to trust you-"
"Maybe she's right. If she wanted to kill or hurt us she would have done so by now…and you've been letting out little hints hadn't you QuickSilver?"
A/N: Okay, chapter 4 done! Hope everyone liked it! Please review or message and tell me what you think! ^-^ See ya.