I just came back from Kawai-kon (Anime-con)! I had sooo much fun! Yeah so since I was having fun and will definitely gonna go to Sat. and Sun. too so the chapter this time is short. Well, bear with it plz! xD
An assassin must always be alert, cautious of his surroundings, and never trust anyone. Gray was the epitome of the assassins. He was strong and brutal. Nobody was able to approach him; except for one.
The cold winds swept up and smothered around the man's body, still Gray never shivered. After he came back from threatening Adam the Leper, he did his usual work, assassination. The glint of the knife piercing sharply into the faceless' flesh as splashes of red liquid dashed on top of Gray's cheek. Killing his last remaining prey, Gray looked at the blood soaked weapon. It was just another normal day for him, killing and disposing any evidence, but something was missing. Gray watched emotionlessly as the dead bodies disappeared and all that was left were piles of clocks. Clocks. Something Gray had to see every day. He slowly picked up a clock and began to examine it more closely.
Alice doesn't have a clock. If I were to kill her, she wouldn't turn into a clock. Even now,Gray could hear his own clock ticking without a fail. It was a sickening sound. He wanted to end the cursed mechanical sound, but he also knew that it was a futile attempt. Gray sighed. He wanted to hear the girl's heart again. It was a unique sound, soothing and warm. It was not one of those perfunctory sounds; it was a sound full of love and humanity. Yes, he was obsessed with the girl's heart. He would do anything to get the girl.
"Gray."
The assassin left his thought and swiftly grabbed his knife. The knife was at the faceless' throat in a second as Gray realized who it was, "Lori." Not putting his guard down, Gray looked at the woman cautiously, "What are you doing here?"
Lori was not panicked. She had been prepared to die since the time Gray threatened to kill her. After she was released, Lori wanted Alice to be happy. She wanted to free Alice from danger, but it was a failure. The faceless observed Alice going out with Gray and somehow knew that the relationship between Gray and Alice became from the worst to good. No maybe even better than good. Lori looked at Gray straight in the eye. She noticed that Gray was not his usual self, he was frustrated and down spirited and she knew the reason why. Without even looking at the knife in front of her, Lori blurted, "Save Alice."
Gray was taken aback. He at least knew that Lori was not fond of him. He, after all, tortured and even threatened to kill her. He also had inkling that she was the one who told the two role holders his hideout. But that didn't matter, what surprised him was the fact that Lori was telling him to save the foreigner. "Why are you asking me that?"
"I had been observing Alice, since you released me. My only wish is for her to be happy. Alice is not happy in the Heart Castle territory. She was more…cheerful when she was with you. I believe that you can make Alice happy," in truth, Lori was hiding from Alice. She somehow couldn't bring herself to meet with Alice. It was an irony that she had the courage to confront Gray, but not Alice. It was the fear that once she meets Alice, the precious brunette will not recognize her anymore which made her become a coward.
"And how can you trust me?"
"Because I know you love Alice." It was too obvious to know that Gray had special feelings towards Alice. Anybody would have guessed it.
Gray laughed, "What are you talking about?" He was obsessed with Alice's heart, but not herself…wasn't he?
"You already know don't you? Even if you try not to think, your mind is filled with that girl. You think that Alice is cute and adorable. If you don't control yourself you might hug her. And more than anything else, you want her to smile." He couldn't deny of what she said. Every time Gray saw Alice, a sort of emotion that was not felt before emerge from within and spread through his body, but he thought this was what drugs felt like. Or was love, itself an addiction? If so then Gray cannot deny the fact that he loves Alice. This irrationality was beyond comprehensible to Gray's mind. Without even noticing, Alice became a being that was more important than just a unique foreigner.
The man sighed again; he had to agree to Lori, "Are you a psychic mind reader like that incubus or just a creepy stalker?" Gray lowered his weapon and sheathed his knife. He had no intention of killing Alice's friend anymore. It was a strange feeling. He never would have thought that Alice's existence would change him so much.
"Maybe you can think of me as the latter, but anyways. I know you love her so go for it, love-sick boy."
"I guess I can't lie to myself anymore. I love Alice." Gray turned around to walk towards the Clover Tower, he, then, took out a blue ribbon from one his pockets and tied around his wrist. This time, he will snatch the girl away.