Author's Note: Study at college nowadays was a whirlwind of misfortunes. Sorry for this late update and to make it up for you guys, I update two chapters at the same time.

Chapter 8

Unexpected Evening

[7:45 A.M; Thursday; Dining Room]

"Where's Alice?" asked Shun as soon as he finished his last cup of coffee as he was reading the altered documents his financial adviser Dan made for him.

"In the basement sir, May I call her attention to come here to the dining room?" asked butler Robin.

"Hello Sir…" said Alice and bowed to him since she have to respect him in any way she can.

"Are you done handling my men their breakfast?" asked Shun still focus on the documents and skimmed every detail of it.

"Yes…"

"Done with the pool duty?"

"Yes….."

"Clean all the storage rooms and packed the equipment around?"

"I had help with the other maids and from Sir Robin…"

"Wash the clothes including ours….?"

"Errmmm…" she was thinking of a good reason to make an excuse but she answered

"I didn't…..wash the clothes in time…. Alice said truthfully and bowed her head in shame, hoping Shun would understand, just a little bit of consideration.

"Really?" He asked as he peek some little details of her disappointed face.

"But I'll do it in time! I promise!" she said backing up while Shun look at her in pity and reach out for her hand. Her hand was bruised by scars, from rubbing clothes too much or maybe too many clothes for one girl to handle.

The moment Shun saw her right hand, he felt angry and guilty at the same time.

"You still hurt yourself from washing clothes?" he asked with authority though his sincere tone heard from Alice's ears.

"Well it…..really doesn't matter if…." but Alice flinched when she felt her hand being caress by Shun, tracing the wounds she made by scrubbing the dirty clothes.

Shun looked like he was examining something he haven't been so curious for a long time while Alice just stare at his eyes like she was being drawn by his mysterious stares.

There it was. Sincerity and Care

And there are some things meant everything from just a single move….

Alice couldn't believe of what she is seeing, it's like she haven't known for almost 7 years that there are actually some sights she really needed to see. Sights that she haven't learn from her village a long time ago. Her primary knowledge is only limited by her former village's culture and religion.

Of course, People might think of her as an outsider or maybe some local at the province due to her much naiveté's and her priceless face of actually seeing some fashion clothes outside of a certain store.

On the other hand,

"Bwahahahahaha!"

"Will you stop acting like a jerk Danma!?" whisper Shun angrily at Dan who was trying his best not to laugh at his best friend decision.

"Okay…okay….so…after that, you just thought of you know….Pfft…Hmmp..Pft…."

"Don't even…."

"Hahahahahahaha! I can't help it. " Dan't cant believe this himself. Imagine the Criminal known for the best fighter and had a evil yet sick mind in the cities is actually planning to get a girl in a date. He was laughing maniacally yet contented his stomach from the stiffles he is storing from too much laughing that he eventually rolled his body in the glass. He is currently a lookout for Shun's first date at the glass rooftop above.

Shun doesn't have this crazy imagination but he just heard Dan's cubs or men chuckling with him at the same time making him shrink his dignity up more.

"I….I just thought of…you know….get her some air since she almost live my mansion for two months now…." It's true though it's quite sudden for Shun to do make a move first to someone like her.

"Just make sure you keep this A SECRET. I'm doing this for an exchange you know!" Shun said countering back.

Dan faltered his smile, replace by a bitter one instead…..

"Oh…okay." It was disappointing really. Dan thought that the girl could really change Shun's perspective of the world full of deceit, injustice, and unfairness. Most especially, his cold and untouched heart.

"You're busy Trace?" asked Dan on his mobile phone. It took some real guts to retrieve his phone from Shun since he confiscated all of his comrade's personal things as well.

"Yeah man. I thought this treaty would last for a week but I'll cooperate along. I'm doing the exchange with the French mafia boss right now…he's quite…..unnerving and stubborn for not trusting the Criminal actually at first but we finally convince him somehow." said Ace while tapping his left foot in rhythm.

"Oh cool." complimented Dan "So that means you're done their already?"

"Yeah and oh, I did get a little research about those two items though, you know, the Presharar Providence's purple robes and his baton. The story of those having supernatural powers really does exist, the French Government has a hidden document about it too with other countries as well but according to the files I've read, The items are useless now. Something about….corrupting the ways of Presharar or something…"

"Do you really believe that Trace? Power from unanimated objects? History of Presharar having unlimited sources of grains, fruits, vegetables, trees, even the rarest riches of gold and platinum?" Dan asked to Ace, still doubted by his further research of those items.

"The Criminal seem quite obsessed of retrieving the items so maybe?" said Ace and shrug, still looking at his watch by the time the clock strikes 6:00 A.M, the time the sun rises again with red shadows burning its yellow flames.

"He is dating her to the mall you know." state Dan with Ace smile knowingly.

"Oh." said Ace looking the bayview of the port Harbour, The place that the exchange will occur with Ace's men checking the alley and corners of warehouses to look for the mafia boss. They will start the exchange of tobaccos by now with the French mafia boss name as Klaus with his goons.

Meanwhile

"Shun….it's dark in here." said Alice holding Shun's left arm making him scoffed in annoyance.

"Quit such a baby already!"

"But I'm terrified….of dark places. Is this what movie theaters looks like?" asked Alice following Shun to their assigned seat.

Shun just ignore her and slumped on his seat. The film is ready to roll some advertising ads and some movie preview before the actual part begins

His eyes are gently closing from too much boredom as Alice's eyes look at the big screen with saucer eyes. Like a kid just see the biggest clown in her entire life.

[11:54 A.M; Movie Theater Zone 4]

Yes, Shun have to pick one of the child's play yet recommended for teenagers' movie for Alice. Something about Shun saying "not allowed to watch SPG, PG or maybe M-rated scenes though Alice is old enough to know what's going on around her. She's already 19 years old while Shun is 20. But Shun feels that isn't right for her so he decided to force himself to watch 2 hours of looking cartoons like….that.

Well, unluckily, the moment the film is rolling to start, Shun began to snore and went to dreamland totally forgetting that he was suppose to watch it with Alice. Well screw it. The movies are for kids already! well…..not all kids (Author's Note: Mommy Ess! Me want Milk!)

As the credits scrolled indicating that the movie has ended, that's when Shun woke up from his sleep. He stretches his arms which that reacts to his sense that Alice was laying her head in his chest.

*She slept with me?* He thought and started brushing her hair strand to her ear clearly showing the side of it. Alice was sleeping as she snuggles closer to him.

One moment, it was nothing but Shun finds his way to lean on her forehead and stared at her closed eyes. He listen to her slow beating of her heart just as her breathe makes it way to his now. He smile, but this time. He smile sincerely. He smile happily like all of his burdens just flew away and the impenetrable walls he made from his soul slowly cracking.

Slowly, Alice senses something making Shun return to his 'another dream' and slowly return his cool. Alice rubbed her eyes and yawned a little. Shun looked away but that doesn't end there. He saw something sparkle. Something obnoxious when he saw a hooded man about to trigger his shotgun from above them. Then he know this, trouble is brewing all over again.

"Get down!" shout Shun as he duck himself and Alice down before the man's first trigger shot.

People started running from the exit but the man managed to injured three with one of them died simultaneously.

Shun reload his gun and slowly getting away to the scene to fight off the gun man.

"Shun!" Alice cried as she began to worry about his safety but Shun ignore her and went up in the railings to get a fight on the hooded man who was fleeing from the scene. Shun jump high in front of the railings, support his body before he jump and stand before the guy before him.

The man attack Shun first, raising his fist in mid-air but Shun dodge it timely and strike back by twisting his knuckles but the man pay no heed to the pain and kick Shun's stomach making the latter wince and grunt. The man took advantage of it swiftly and grab Shun's set of hair and throw him a meters away from the railings but Shun grab hold of the footing before he fall below to the ground.

The railings started to shake afterwards, with the gun man trying to step Shun's hand, even to the point of shooting him harshly. That caught Shun's last straw and make his trip downfall.

With Shun's last of his strength to save himself, he pulls the 2 sets of leather cords dangling from the railings. One to tie to feet of the gun man and the other for his safety to swing. Shun pull the leather cord after he succeed capturing the gun man's feet sending the man to hang himself from below the railings.

Shun jump safety after that and look above to see the man's dangling on top of him. Alice went to Shun's side and check for his injuries in case he got hurt from the fight. Shun grab hold of her hand and quickly stance on her guard in case the man attempts to free his feet, but knowing the height above. That would mean suicide anyhow.

When a transmitter fell on the man's coat, Shun raise an eyebrow and check the device out.

It was a surprise that he will hear that voice again.

"Impressive Criminal though I really expected more than that. Getting soft hearted I say?" laugh the man back at Shun.

Shun look at the man above still dangling on top of him.

"Call it anytime Raj, afraid that I will kill you with a snap of a finger like this pathetic henceman of yours?" mocked Shun to Raj.

"Patience son, It's just getting started. I just wanted to see your romantic and cheesy scene out there. Let me guess, still untouchable? I can help with that."

"Not in the million years will I let Alice get stooped or give her body to you Raj." Shun said while gritting his teeth.

"Show yourself Raj! I'm here already! What are you waiting for?!"

But Shun only heard his maniacal laughter in the background making Shun fuse his anger more. At the back, Alice can't help but feel a little scare of his aura now. Sure, he is a strict compliance to her but…..not in the way he would be bursting out his anger like that.

"Hey Shun!" called Raj at him

"Huh…." It's quite new for some enemy calling his real name. Wait, that can't be good. If this Raj knows his real identity, that could mean only one thing.

"Have you ever seen how fireworks came alive right in front of your eyes?" asked Raj, taunting him with made Shun got curios over the conversation.

"I've seen worst chump. Fireworks is just like a fly in my hand." Shun said back angrily.

Raj smirked and about to end his transmission but not before he said.

"Not all fireworks are just like flies Shun, this one's a bee. A little sting but a memorable mark in hand."

Shun looked around to check some fireworks or any type of explosives and machineries but none are available. The only things that are here in the theater right now is them and the shooter…still dangling on top of them unmoving, hearing the familiar tick-tock on him.

Oh no…..

"Sir!" shout Dan for the third time as he was about to approach the theatre engulfing with fire and flames inside. His men are searching frantically every corner of the place to search the two of them.

Eventually, they found them lying on the far end corner behind the movie screen and in time, they manage to escape.

Shun is partially covered with ashes while the unconscious Alice faints after hearing a very loud explosion after that with some cuts on her arms as well.

They went back to the mansion and Dan called the medics to look at their condition in their basement.

[5:40 P.M; Medic Room; Critical Condition: Stable]

"Sorry…" Alice apologize to Shun who is just a few meters away of his hospital bed.

"You should be! How dumb can you get! Trying to push me just to save me! That's heroism for you, always been the arrogant one!"

"I'm sorry…." said Alice fighting her tears away.

"So what! As if saving me would save us from that exploding…!"

*Ehem*

That source came from Dan as he stood in front of them and cross his arms.

"Confirm Sir, that shooter was just another robot mannequin in disguise. The IT specialists' teams even verify that the robot is the same model as the one who invade the mansion."

Shun winced when he attempt to move his right leg, trying to recompose his almost stable condition. Alice felt guilty somehow; not that she blames herself for trying to rescue him but to the point of seeing his cold eyes made her do so.

[8:00P.M; Wardington City; Section 34; Location: Unknown]

They went back to the mansion safely. Shun and Alice are still not on good terms after that and just pretend not seeing each other after that.

Well, there's one time Shun asked Alice and much as she hoped for, Shun just tell about her cleaning duty tomorrow.

[9:06 P.M; Shun's main office]

Shun went back to processing documents, calling the manager of the mall to make that current incident of strange fire in the theaters become a private one, well by calling, he meant replacing the manager by instructing his men to anhialiate him and be replaced by one of his officers at hand.

That's why the mafia bosses are very influential and a bad syndrome to the armed forces of any countries, they tend to make too many connections in the government, business, financial, industry and even one of the police forces as well.

Just as he finished processing making allegiance to one of the CEO in the embassy of India, Dan tapped his desktop phone. With slight annoyance, he still picked it up.

"This better be good Danma."

"Sir, it's Trace." that made Shun drew his attention to the call

"Oh, is he done with the treaty to France already?" Shun asked

"Uh yeah, something like that….."

Shun had a bad feeling about this. He just ignore the feeling and continue to interrogate Dan.

But what made him horrified is the news Dan gave to him.

"Trace….and his team were busted. The French mafia boss Klaus try to ambush them and make them their bait to force you to agree on what he wants."

"They…..they kidnapped them?!"

"Not really sir." said Danma which made Shun sighed in relief.

"But they bring up some injuries, slight ones but they're good to go in the morning. They're at one of the medical units in one of our hideouts in Bayview"

"Good."

"By the way sir, Trace did mention something while he is tending his wounds."

"Go on."

"About the guy Raj…."

Shun manage to smirk after hearing this. He ended the call a minutes later and sit back and leisurely watch his drink reflecting the moon's light on the shimmering glass.

Unbeknownst to Shun, Butler Robin was eavesdropping their entire conversation just outside of his main office. It's a good thing no one have guard this part of the mansion.

A sly smile crept upon his face as was about to go down the stairs and went to the warehouse.

He looked around first then slid the note below the door and went back to the mansion innocently, as if he had done nothing wrong.

Meanwhile,

The person inside the warehouse chuckle a bit after seeing the note Robin gave.

Make another robot mannequin, just another fighting style prototype and don't forget of dealing the equipment okay? Just keep up your moves and the Criminal won't even suspect you.

- Raj

Author's Note: Another short chapter and good to go. I know some of you guys would probably think why I am acting like a baby. Well thing is, I may a bit childish….keke….well not to the point of throwing toilet papers on our neighbor's mansion. Thank you for those readers who support this story, silent reader or a reviewer indeed.

Thank you for those who review the last chapter:

shadowwing1994 (Hi Ess! Thank you for reading the story though it was too lame to be a start. I'm just not good for making action sceneries such as this but I do appreciate that you read this and love it until the end. Yeah...uhhh...I thought at first, you will not going to make a review out of this since you're busy and all so I have to make you an author of the book's guide for perverted boys...hehehe...Update your stories okay? )

InnocentDiamond ( Hehehe Shun just knows almost everything! That's what I propose to his character in the story...well almost...Actually there's a reason why I put Mira's alias name as Belle. Remember Julie's alias is Anna...and the two girls are almost inseperable and together during board missions regarding the operations in the enitre organization. If you combine their alias name (Anna and Belle), you can make a name Annabelle and not some character that I know from a vampire story. Thank you for the review

NMS (I understand though I have to admit I do tend to make mistakes of grammars and sentences fragments but I can't seem to know that I made a mistake at the first place. I'll promise I will be more careful with the pronouns statements as well. Don't blame me, I'm still a newbie for this but I appreciate that you review the chapter, I do wonder why I don't have that much reviews but I guess I consider this story as an epic fail anyway. I thought that noone will like this story because it sucks and all but I'll try my best to entertain and shock the readers in anyway I can. I'm sorry and thank you again for informing me this) *hide instantly not knowing who this stranger is*

BunnyTea (I just read you review and really I have to raise both of my hands in surrender. Your sister is planning to make her own version of this story!? Wah! Please tell your sister to make a story far less relevant to my story at hand. I'm not that selfish though but its okay that you can get her some ideas in the story just don't really copy the entire story LITERALLY. Thank you for the review

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