Prisoner of Love

by Awesome D.T

A famous model with a hidden personality. A ruthless heir with a goal darker than his secret job. A persistent detective facing his most complex case ever. And caught between all this, an innocent, naive girl, who may be the only link to light in their dark world. (PERMANENT HIATUS)

12. Chapter 11 - Date Night

~ Author's Note ~

The chapter all of you have been waiting for!

Kana: Yay! :)

Tsurara: Boo! :(

Rikuo: *yawn*

Also, good news for Jiro. Many people have voted him to be paired with Tsurara. XD

Jiro: YAY! Thank you so much, people! As a gift, I'll give all my fan girls a kiss! ;)

Tsurara: WHAT?! O_O THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! *faints*

Kubinashi: Special thanks to Zhane 17, Rose Rain 7, Fede 194, Marchioness Scarlet, Hikage-Sama, Silver Gold Moonlight, Vampire Princess, Nakumare, Nayrael, Kuro Shiro Neko-Chan, Dark Lord 5198, The Crest of Anubis, Dennou Writer, Night Dreamer, Night Star 09, , Micar, Sakura Tsukiyomi Lefey, Skylar-Midnight, Chizora, Ash Covered Warrior, ajiehuang 1997, hannapqc2, wish389 and Miriae for supporting this story. *mutters* Thank God no one voted for me.

By the way, Kubinashi, the Crest of Anubis voted for you.

Kubinashi: What?! *pukes*

Tsurara: *tries to hang herself*

Jiro: Come here Night Dreamer, Rose Rain 7 and Silver Gold Moonlight! ^3^ *makes kissy faces*

Rikuo: All right . . . . . I'm scarred for life.

Tsurara: *dead*

Ch. 11 – Date Night

In the dark and silent night, a lone figure strolled through the streets, dressed in a black overcoat, black jeans, black sneakers and a black scarf around its head. With its placid eyes, it watched as drunken teenagers from nightclubs sauntered into cars, muttering gibberish or cursing at everything around them.

The figure shook its head, realizing how much morality had disappeared from this fading world. It pulled the scarf tighter around its head, in response to a bitter wind blowing in from the north. Saitama streets were mostly abandoned, since it was 11:45 a.m. at night but a few and lone taxis and cars were still on road.

The figure continued its lonely walk, observing the flashing billboards of nightclubs and discos flash with expert flamboyance. Behind many buildings, located in the posh locality of Shirohana Street, towered the large and lavish Nura mansion. It's large and grand stature was surrounded by a beautiful and well-kept garden. The figure felt a small smile come to his face as it neared the familiar building.

Standing right in front of the large metal gates, it took out an I.D. from its inner coat pocket and flashed it in front of the tiny security camera on the gate. The camera blinked once, analyzing the I.D and the gates immediately opened. The figure returned the I.D to its pocket, stepped in and walked towards the large house, the gate closing softly behind it.

Rikuo stood in his balcony dressed in a pale blue bathrobe, a sake cup in hand; his vivid red eyes fixed on the pale full moon that shown with unusual generosity tonight. Without even turning back, he greeted in a low voice "Welcome, Kappa. Would you like a drink?"

The addressed man was a bit surprised as how his master knew he was right behind him. The door to his master's bedroom had not creaked when he'd entered and he was known as the nimblest member of the Nura organization. However, pushing away the thoughts, he said in a respectful voice "No thank you, Rikuo-sama."

Rikuo took a sip of his sake and admiring the moon for a few more seconds, he turned back. "Let's have this conversation inside, shall we?" he said and Kappa nodded. As the two men exited the balcony, the Nura heir threw one last awed glance at the moon and shut the door.

Seating himself on one of the luxurious black armchairs in the room, directly facing Kappa, he put one leg over the other. Resting his hands on the armrests, he twirled the sake cup and asked "What news do you bring?"

Kappa made a final mental check of his facts and spoke in a uniform, placid tone "There have been movements from Tamazuki Inugamigyobu. Last night, he was out of his nest and his wanderings have been unaccounted for. Not a soul knows where he was or what he was doing that night."

Rikuo's eyes flashed excitedly. His lips curved upwards in a smirk and he rested his head on his left hand. "Interesting" he quoted "So dear cousin is finally showing suspicious colors."

Kappa nodded yes. He continued "That's all I could get on him. And as for Detective Kubinashi. . . . . ." there was a slight pause as he hesitated about something. The Nura heir's curiosity grew but before he could enquire anything, the male spy regained his composure. "He seems to have found out something." There was an unusual worried look in Kappa's eyes.

Rikuo's mouth set in a grim line. "Do you know what he found out about?"

The other male regretfully shook his head. "He almost caught me spying on him" he said in an ashamed voice "But I quickly disguised myself as a schoolgirl and pretended to say goodbye to one of my supposed friends."

Rikuo almost dropped his cup as his eyes momentarily widened in shock. Kappa, one of the nimblest and stealthiest of his agents had been nearly caught. His brow tightened. This Kubinashi fellow was not to be underestimated.

Smiling gently at Kappa's downcast look, he put a reassuring hand at the male's drooped shoulders. "Don't worry yourself about it, Kappa" he said as the male slowly looked up. "You were excellent. This Kubinashi fellow is just not as weak as we thought." The raven-head slowly nodded.

Leaning back, Rikuo said "You should retire. Over exhaustion is not really advisable for us." The spy nodded, got up from his seat and with a bow walked out of the room.

As the door slowly closed behind him, Rikuo looked out of his balcony, at the moon high up in the sky. Sometimes he wished he could be as pure as it was; offering even a small sliver light in the darkest of nights.

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As soon as Kana had opened the door to her house, she felt almost crushed by her two besties who appeared outside. Peaking in, Natsumi asked "Your parents aren't home?"

Kana shook her head. "Away on a business trip as usual" she said sarcastically.

"Perfect!" Saori yelled, pushing the brunette in. As soon as the trio reached Kana's room, the blonde's eyes first travelled to the Hello Kitty clock on the left wall. "When do you have your date with rich-boy?" she asked, unzipping the large bag she'd brought.

"7:00 clock" the brunette quickly answered.

Saori smirked. "Great. We have two hours." She took out an electric hair curler from her bag,

"Um" Kana hesitated "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"Nonsense" the busty blonde replied, pushing Kana down on her pink swivel chair. She connected the plug of the curler and switched it on. Taking Kana's long, brown strands she said "Don't forget you're meeting one of the best bachelors in town. You have to look perfect."

Kana remained quiet as Saori began taking a handful of her strands and running them through a curler. The brunette felt a little embarrassed. She felt like a bride. As Natsumi rummaged through her vanity drawer and Saori worked on her hair, Kana wandered aloud "What do you think is gonna happen?"

"Well" Saori promptly answered "I think this guy is kinda serious about you." A mischievous grin worked its way on her face; she giggled "Did something happen between you both on that day?"

Kana's color paled a little. Something did but not really what you're thinking. She wanted to voice out her thoughts but instead contented herself with "Nothing romantic."

The blonde rolled her eyes, unconvinced. "Yeah, yeah." She left her friend's hair and taking out several clips from her bag, began rolling clusters of Kana's hair locks in groups. She again took the curler and began her work.

Meanwhile, Natsumi came forward with a face pack in her hands. Scooting in front of Kana, she put a hair band on the said girl's bangs and began applying the pack. "This stuff is good" the cat-eyed girl said, reading the Aloe Vera face packs apply instructions. "Where do you buy this from?"

"Mom got it when she went to California on a client meeting" Kana answered, as her friend slowly rubbed the pack on her cheeks.

"Ne, sometimes I wish my parents were business people" Saori said, taking out another cluster of Kana's hair from the strands. Natsumi finally finished with the face pack and took out pail pink nail paint. She took Kana's left hand and began her work.

"Hey guys" the brunette said, a small blush covering her green face. "Thanks a lot for helping me today. I would've made a mess if I'd been alone." She sheepishly stuck out her tongue.

Saori winked. "No prob, sweetie" she chirped, beginning work on another strand. "What are friends for?"

"Saori-chan's right!" Natsumi beamed. "Besides, it's fun dressing you up!"

Kana smiled fondly at them. "Thank you, guys. Thank you so much."

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"YOU LOOK AMAZING!" Natsumi cheered as she clapped her hands, her cat eyes sparkling with admiration.

Saori flipped her blonde hair, smirking. "Looks like we've done a good job."

Kana stood shyly in front of the mirror. She was wearing the white dress and shoes from yesterday's shopping trip plus a small, diamond pendant which was a gift from her parents. She also wore a gold bracelet, a family heirloom and a small, white, peacock shaped clip over her left bangs.

Her skin glowed – courtesy of Natsumi and the Aloe Vera face pack – and a little bit of blush had been applied on her cheeks. She wore baby pink lipstick, pink eye shadow and some mascara which accentuated her elegant lashes. All in all, she looked like a Fairy Tail princess.

"Yeah, baby!" cheered Saori, who was herself dressed in a cropped white top, very short shorts and a sleeveless denim jacket. However, when her eyes fell on the clock, she gave a startled shriek. "Holy s**t!" she cursed. "It's already 6:42 a.m!"

The trio exchanged hurried glances as they rushed down the stairs, Kana almost tripping in the process. However, she managed to keep her balance and followed her friends. Kana grabbed her dad's Polo keys from the dining table and rushed to their garage.

Saori had already switched on the lights and Kana thrust the key in the key slot. The girls got in the car and Kana opened the garage door with the remote. As the Polo geared into life, Natsumi yelled "Here we come, baby!" and rushed away. Kana, meanwhile, stared outside at the starry sky, the sun having set half an hour earlier.

Her heart beat at an unexpected rate but there was something bothering her, the nasty omen squirming in her stomach. Something told her it was gonna be an eventful night . . . . . .

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Rikuo leaned against the door of his black Mercedes, staring up at the brilliant sky. Tonight, a lot of stars seemed to be accompanying the moon. He, Ao and Kuro waited in the parking lot of Eden Gardens, for Rikuo's supposed date. Ao was leaning on the steering wheel. "Do you think she'll come, Rikuo-sama?" he asked, stifling a yawn.

The Nura heir took some time to reply. "If she's as intelligent as she showed me the day we met, she won't" he replied nonchalantly.

Kuro rolled his eyes in exasperation. "Then why are we even waiting for her?"

Rikuo smirked as a White Polo came into view. "Cause I think she's more intelligent than she acted that day."

Saori almost died of a panic attack when she saw Rikuo Nura and his bodyguards standing just a little distance away, leaning against a black Mercedes. "Natsumi, quick" she ordered. "Do I look okay?"

Natsumi ran her eyes over the clothing of her friend in the driving seat. Short shorts, cropped top, sleeveless white jacket and brown cowboy boots that reached mid-calf. "Hmm" she said, trying to sound professional "A little vulgar but sexy."

Saori smirked at the last part. Running her gaze over her friend in the passenger seat, she noted the girl's flower printed skirt, message tee and white sandals. "A little dressed down but pretty." Natsumi beamed happily.

Kana was meanwhile, checking out the cars. The place was filled with Mercedes, Lamborghinis, Jaguars, limousines and other wealthy cars. A feeling of embarrassment passed through the brunette. However, she soon reminded herself that it wasn't her car but her who'd be meeting Rikuo Nura.

Saori parked the car in an empty slot a little away from the black Mercedes. "All right" she turned towards her friend "Breathe?" Kana breathed. "Check. Make-up?" She closely inspected her friend's face. "Check." "Purse?" Kana waved an elegant, jeweled black clutch – borrowed from her mom's wardrobe. "Check."

"Good" Saori nodded. The blonde reached into her sling bag and took out a packet. Smirking, she handed it to Kana. "You might wanna keep this, just in case."

Kana had been unable to have a good look at it in the dim light but as it now neared her, her face twisted in disgust. "Eww, Saori!" she shrieked "I don't need that! I and he are not gonna have sex or anything!" She pushed away her friend's hand, which held a condom.

Saori shrugged. "Your wish" she said to a scowling Kana, placing it bag in her sling bag. "But don't blame me if you wake up naked beside him in the morning" she goofily grinned.

Kana just pouted haughtily and strode out of the car. She wanted to give her perverted friend a big lecture but also did not want to keep her date waiting. She felt butterflies in her stomach at calling him 'date.' It gave her a funny feeling.

"Hey, Kana!" Saori called out from the car. "Your keys!"

The brunette immediately rushed back, chiding herself at her foolishness. She took the keys from Saori, as the blonde and green-head got out of the car. "Hey" the blonde smiled "Best of luck, 'kay?"

Kana nodded with a smile. "Thanks."

As Saori watched her friend go, she smiled, hoping the best for the brunette. Nudging a drooling Natsumi, she said "Come, Natsumi. We must catch a cab." However, the cat-eyed girl paid no attention. Saori nudged her once more, harsher than before. "Natsumi?"

"He's so hot" the girl sighed, her eyes holding a dreamy look.

Saori raised an eyebrow. "You know it's not nice to look like that at your friend's date" she chided, flicking the girl in the forehead.

Natsumi snapped out of her trance and rubbed her paining forehead, glaring at Saori. "I wasn't looking at Rikuo Nura-kun" she pouted, before the dreamy look again invaded her face as her face turned towards the black Mercedes "I was talking about his black-haired bodyguard." She squealed "He's so hot!"

Saori followed her friend's gaze and saw what she was literally drooling over. A tall and quite muscular man with long black hair that was past his shoulders, stood leaning on the Mercedes beside a muscular brunette man. Judging from their formal black suits, they were probably Rikuo Nura's bodyguards.

"All right, all right" she said, pushing a drooling Natsumi to the main road "You can drool over his hot body later on. Let's catch a cab and go home already."

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As the brunette stepped out of the car, Ao's eyes widened, jaw dropped and a flurry of words left his mouth. "Wow. She's pretty."

Kuro nudged him a little harshly in the ribs, causing the brunette to wince. "Respect, Ao" said the black-haired man, gesturing his eyebrows towards their master. Ao glared at him shortly but silently nodded. Kuro turned his attention to the busty blonde and cat-eyed girl that'd accompanied the brunette. For a second, he thought he saw the latter drooling at him before her friend pushed her away.

Ao pulled his friend's arm. Gesturing towards the young pair of their master and Kana Ienaga, he said "Come, let's give them some space."

Kana felt totally rattled and nervous on the inside as she tried to say something romantic to her 'date'. Her stomach fluttered at the word 'date.' Rikuo Nura – her 'date' – was looking dapper in a classic white suit and a dark blue shirt underneath. He was wearing red tie that loosely hung exposing his 'nice' neck – Kana had no idea what was happening to her – and a gold brooch which looked like a tiny dagger.

"You look . . . . . h-handsome" she shyly said, her cheeks heating up in a blush as she stared at the ground, fiddling her fingers together.

Rikuo laughed in an amused way before offering his arm to her. "Shall we go, my lady?" he added with a wink and Kana almost died on the inside but managed to keep her calm composure, only blushing a little. She nodded, looping her arm through Rikuo's, as they walked to the Eden Gardens.

The Gardens were a classy restaurant; as much could be deduced from its grand exterior, its elegant interior put well-deserved competition to it. All doors and windows were made of clear glass so visitors could look outside at the famed gardens as they dined. It had a high ceiling, with many paintings on the walls itself, beautiful hanging lights and a large chandelier in the middle of the room.

Kana could only stare in awe as she entered while Rikuo smirked beside her. He'd expected it all. Running a gaze over his beautiful date, he also had to agree she'd surprised him. She looked absolutely gorgeous in her white dress. Even though he hadn't praised her, he was keen to make up for it.

A respectable-looking old man greeted the young couple at the reception. "Ah, Mr. Rikuo Nura, a pleasure to have you here" he said, a warm smile underneath the thick, grey bush of moustache.

Rikuo shook hands with him and said "Thank you, Mr. Yoshida. We had booked a table for two here."

Fixing his eye-glass a little, Mr. Yoshida searched through a thick logbook and after flipping the pages a little, he smiled in satisfaction. Ah, yes, that's table no. 21." Rikuo nodded with a thank you. Mr. Yoshida gazed admirably at Kana. "Ah, looks like you have a pretty lady here." Kana blushed and smiled warmly back at him.

Rikuo smiled and said "Yes, this is Ms. Ienaga. Alright Mr. Yoshida, we'll take our leave. My hunger always awakens when it's at your place." After a hearty laugh and introducing Kana to him, the couple finally took their leave, walking to their table.