Archer75: It's been awhile but I hope you enjoy this one. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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She needs to find a way to get through all of this, she can't put Shizuru in danger, things might get out of hand, but she can't leave her yet. She needs to leave for awhile to settle things.

She dashed inside her office without even knocking. "Shizuru I need to—" she froze.

It felt like a dejavou only this time she sees it closer, his on his knees one hand holding her Shizuru's hand and the other holding a velvet box with a diamond ring in it, no doubt Tiffany.

Blood rage inside her. Her eyes narrowed and her heart is thumping hard inside her with mix anger and pain. She lost control of her actions.

The next thing she knew she's on top of him giving him a blow by blow, releasing all the anger, pain and hatred that she felt for him. She no longer sees him as a man she sees him as her prey and she got him now. She's been longing for this day to see his blood on her hands.

Something is pulling her away from her prey. No, no she can't let anyone stop her, not now. She brushes the thing that has been pulling her away. She gave him another blow. She felt a little satisfied when she saw blood ran from his nose, but it's not enough, she needed more. She raise her fist again, she swing it with all her might. Her eyes widened when it didn't reach her target she groans in anger but before she could prepare her self for another blow she was yanked away from him. She fought back, struggled she needed to make him pay, and then out of nowhere it came…

*SLAP!*

She froze and things became clearer. The pain she felt brought her back to reality. Only the pain in her heart is worst than the one she felt on her cheek, when she realized who's hand had cause her that pain.

She looked at her in disbelief, she never imagined, her of all people would do this to her.

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She was shock by her own actions, she didn't mean to do it, her hand stings but she didn't care. What scared her more is the look on her eyes. She was out of control. "Nat-nat-su-ki" she reaches out her hand, she felt hurt when she saw her flinch and moved away from her. "I-I was-"

Natsuki raised her hand signaling her to stop.

"Natsuki, I'm sorry I had to do it-"she tried to reach out again, but just like before she brush her hand away.

"Stop" Natsuki said with disbelief.

"Please let me explain-" Natsuki cut her off again.

"No…no need *smug smile* I understand perfectly." She moved back.

"No you don't understand, let me-"

"No please. Let's stop this charade, I'm getting tired of it really. It has been in front of me all along… I can't believe I didn't fucking see it! Just when I thought we could try again…Just when I considered to stay…" she turn her back from her and walked out, but before she could reach the door, Shizuru grabbed her hand.

"Natsuki please let's talk about this."

She can hear the pleading in her voice, but before she could answer back she heard a voice she wished she never did.

"Let her go Shizuru, you don't need someone who doesn't know her place is. You don't need an incompetent bitch like that." Randolph said.

This only fueled her anger, she turned facing the bastard who just spoke "Yeah, Shizuru you don't need someone like me. Oh and don't worry you won't hear anything from me-" she looked at her intently "ever again." She pulled her hand away and moved out not even bothering to look back, even if she heard her call her name. Right now she's deaf and blind about everything else. All she know is she's angry and hurting…really bad.

Everything happened really fast. She was not even aware that she's holding her breath. She watch her figure vanished at one corner of the building, she knew that that moment even if she followed her it would be useless. Natsuki needs some time to think. She faced the person who started it all. "You can leave now Mr. Johnson, and please don't go near me ever again." She said calmly but the venom in her voice is as poisonous Kiyoheme's.

"I know you need sometime, I'll comeback tomorrow to discuss about our engagement."

To hell with being proper and formal, this man doesn't deserve it from the very beginning. "You know what Randolph? Just get the hell out of my office. After what happened awhile ago I don't think I can ever face you again without remembering this. So just go, before I lost all my respect for you."

Randolph was a little stunned seeing this other side of Shizuru. Fujino Shizuru is known for her calmness and approachable personality, but looking at her right now only an idiot would come near her. "So that's it huh? You chose that bitch over me?!"

For the first time Shizuru finally see what Randolph Johnson is really like, a self centered bastard. "From the very beginning Mr. Johnson I don't have to choose. There are no choices, there's only Natsuki. Even my father knows that. Now if you please." She pointed at the door.

"You'll regret this day Fujino Shizuru."

"I already do." She watched him left without any words. When she heard the door closed she fell on her chair feeling so drained. She grabs her phone and called Natsuki. She felt even weaker when she heard the operator answered her call. "Not again. Please not again." She buried her tired face on her hand.

Three days swiftly past she had no idea how she manage to reach her cabin without any scratch thinking she drove her bike like a mad man, running over 120.

She'd been thinking, would it always be like this. Her running away from everything. From her mothers death, from her past, Shizuru. Her feelings. It just doesn't feel that good at all. "Why do I even bother." She moved away from the window and started at her phone. She turned it off not wanting anything to bother her. She took a deep sigh before turning it on. It didn't even take a minute before her messages started to get through she was about to check it out when it started ringing it's Yukino, she answered immediately.

"Yeah"

"Where have been? I've been trying to call you for three days!"

"Hold up there. As far as I can remember I'm free after I finished my last assignment which I did so what's this about."

"It's about Ms. Fujino…"

"I don't wanna here it…" she was about to cut the cal off when

"She's been kidnapped."

This made her get to her feet "WHAT?!"

She stormed inside Yukino's place. "Tell me what the hell happened and I mean every detail" her heart is beating fast like its joggling knives inside her chest and she can't get it to calm down since she heard about what happened.

"She was abducted yesterday in front of their building around 7:18 in the evening. The car was a black sedan I manage to get it's plate number don't ask how you don't wanna know and I trace it, it was rental I took the liberty of finding who rented it, it turned out he used a fake name cause I can't find a record of this person. But…"

"Don't give me that crap, you didn't know who took her and you asked me to come here? And what the hell happened to her dogs anyway? I'm so gonna tell the boss where you are…"

"I wasn't finish agent. And don't even think of telling where I am or you will regret it you know what I'm capable of. Anyway *deep sigh* I didn't say I don't know who took her. Her body guards were found unconscious at the side of the building. I got this satellite photo of the abduction, again don't ask how I manage to get it, it's classified. I want you to look at this…" She zoomed the photo and focus it on one of the person it the photo. "Recognize him?" she pointed the man on the screen.

"That's-" Natsuki didn't know what to say.

"Right. Your old friend Harper." She turned and faces Natsuki. "I want you to listen very carefully. Someone took him out of prison, guess who."

"why don't you just tell me" she's very pissed right now and Yukino is really trying her patience.

"Mr. Randolph Hedrick Johnson."

Natsuki froze "Your fucking with me." She's more than surprise about this "I though you said he's clean?"

"First, not in a million years. Two I said I can't find anything about him, yet, but I never said he's clean."

"Tell me everything you found."

"Let's start from the very beginning. He's father Mr. Henry Johnson was Mr. Fujino's partner. When Ms. Fujino discovered about the missing project and started Questioning about it her father worked on it ASAP. And then they discovered that Mr. Jonson is preparing to open his own business just like the Fujino's so he started planning to sabotage the company by selling the projects to other companies. Mr. Fujino made Mr. Johnson pay for the damages and sue him, but he made sure that what happened in the company must never go out. So from there the Johnsons lost billions. They tried to go back in business but no lack. So little Randolph here found an easy way to make up for what they've lost. He started smuggling weapons, here,in Europe and in the US."

"I know that bastard is up for no good. So what's this game his playing with the Fujino's revenge?'

"Probably. I have no idea about that, we also discovered that they have Shizuru's father with them. I don't know why he took him but all I know is that he's preparing for a big deal tomorrow night. I don't know with whom yet."

"Do you know where they are?"

"Yes, but I believe you'll be needing help you can't go through this alone. It's way too dangerous."

"Don't worry I know that…" she was about to leave when she remembered something "by the way."

"Yeah?'

"Does Haruka know you're here? *smirk*"

"Back off Kruger."

Natsuki gave out a small laugh before she head out. There's only one place to go in this kind of situation. And she had to act fast no time to think. She's got less than 48 hours to get through this. "I'll get that bastard through hell and high water."

ARCHER 75: Sorry for the late update I've been busy. Hope you enjoyed reading the last chapter. Please review. Thank you and WELCOME YEAR 2010!