I'm still alive, at least for now because I'd be dying later due to the hell called final exam. Anyway, enjoy~~

Thanks for the favorites and reviews.

Chapter 2

"Will this do?" Akashi Seijuro unlocked a suitcase full of money before putting it on a desk. His heterochromatic pair of eyes was focused onto a certain middle-aged man in front of him.

"Hmm..", the man hummed, his eyebrows furrowed as he stared the suitcase. After a while he shook his head.

"No, no, no, Akashi-san. I'm afraid this amount is not compatible enough with our agreement." His eyes glinted a bit.

"How so?", I thought we already had an agreement with this amount last month, Mr. Kudou.", Akashi spoke, giving a slight glance at a teal head lady sitting beside him.

"Tetsuki."

Catching the hint, Tetsuki took out a file. She flipped a certain page before presenting it to the man before them.

"According to the contract that both sides agreed last week, it is clearly stated here that we are going to pay you solely with this amount. Any changes are illegal because the contract will be unofficial if that happens.", she explained briefly with her monotone voice.

"I believe that explained everything. Right Mr. Kudou?", Akashi smiled politely as Tetsuki took back the file, keeping it back then focusing her attention back to the deal.

The man seemed to contemplate something as he stared slightly at the blue-haired lady before he began to speak again. "Ah, if that's the case then nothing can be done. I shall receive this said amount."

"It's settled then." Akashi closed the suitcase and slightly pushed it to the man. After one of the men of Kudou took the suitcase away, Akashi stood along with Tetsuki, ready to go.

"Thanks for willing to deal with us. We're looking forward to work again with you in the future.", Akashi bowed slightly.

"Sure. I'm looking forward to work again with the King's…", he stopped a while, "… Shadow." He smiled.

Akashi nodded approvingly before he made his way to the door with Tetsuki beside her. He twisted the doorknob but apparently it won't budge. He stared it for a few seconds.

"What is the meaning of this, Mr. Kudou?", he said with a cold voice without turning his back towards the said man.

The man's smiled turned to wicked one, "I may let the door open if you are willing to let this beautiful lady to stay here for a few days." He licked his lips, eyes full of sinful desires as he looked the teal head.

Kudou's men stepped up front, they began to surround both Akashi and Tetsuki. Guns and weapons were pulled out from their jacket slowly. Their attention was focused on them. Kudou smirked seeing the oh-so-proud Shadow being surrounded and helpless. He was a fool for bringing a weak and helpless looking-lady-that soon to be his, instead of bodyguards.

Akashi's façade didn't change at all, Tetsuki too still got her stoic face even though they were in a crucial moment right now. Crossing his arms, he smirked.

"I never know people can be this stupid when they are desperate."

"You.. why you?!", Kudou's face became red, sign of furiousness. There is no turning back anymore. He glared the redhead.

"Kill this bastard but spare the woman!", pointing his finger towards the redhead he yelled at his men.

One of the armed men grabbed the Tetsuki's arm roughly, trying to pull her out before his other companion release the shoots. "You are going to….", his eyes widened in shock when realizing her arm felt hard, like a metal when it didn't even budge. Her soulless eyes glared him venomously. An obvious sign of warning yet he failed to decipher the dangerous meaning behind it when he still being stubborn trying to force the girl.

"Let me go.", her monotonous voice almost make the man shivers for no reason. Somehow his instinct told him to back up before the worst happens.

Seeing one of his friends stunned, another man walked towards the lady.

"What are you doing? Let's finish this quickly!", he glared the man then turned his face to Tetsuki. "You are going with….".

Whatever came out after that was something really unexpected. Blood spurted out from the man's throat followed by a loud scream, showing the obvious pain. The carpet covering the cement floor was tainted by the color of red and a lying dead body. The first man was still standing, not even moved an inch with widened eyes. In an attempt to decipher the current situation when suddenly he felt that something wet was covering his face. Touching his face, he brought his palm to his eyes. Blood! Upon realizing this he turned his face to his late friend that already lifeless then averted his eyes to the woman.

Blood! Her hand was covered by his friend's blood.

"Ah~!", Tetsuki tilted her head. Her monotone voice still stood along with her stoic face even though she just took a life. The man can felt he was sweating a lot. But he knew it wasn't due to the hotness because he felt nothing but coldness now.

"My hand dirty.", she stared her bloody hand then stared the dead man's body with no emotion.

Akashi crossed his arms nonchalantly, eyes assessing the whole room. Everybody seemed like they can't move, apparently the effect was too much for their handle. He smirked darkly before reverting back his eyes to the teal head.

"You are having too much fun, Tetsuki. I'm a busy man so I expect you to finish this quickly."

The command successfully managed to snap the other people in the room. Kudou quickly yelled to his men, "KILL THEM! BOTH OF THEM!".

"But boss, you said the woman-"

"I DON'T CARE! KILL HER TOO!", he shouted.

Again, they were being surrounded again. Tetsuki walked to her boss slowly, her back was in front of the redhead. She spread one of her arms, an obvious sign that she's protecting the redhead.

"Nobody shall touch my master." Her soulless eyes glinted dangerously. She glared each one of them one by one, daring them to do the first move.

"What the fuck are you waiting for?! SHOOT THEM!" Kudou ordered.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The sound of repeated shoots echoed for almost five minutes. They didn't give any chance to their two targets to even move an inch. What's important here was the death of the King's Shadow and his monster woman. After they stopped shooting, it became silence again. The smoke hanging on the air because of the gun powder. This had made them hard to access the current situation because the smoke was masking the presence of the other. Even so, they still got hold of their weapons to make sure the targets were dead for real. Two minutes passed but nothing changed. They breathed in relieved and the guns were put down.

Unfortunately, that action was the same as letting your guard down.

Knock… knock…

"Come in." a voice responded.

Tetsuki twisted the doorknob, pushing it to allow her to enter the bedroom. Once she was in, the color of red greeted her. Almost everything in the spacious elegant room was in red from the king-sized bed, the hanging curtain and even the wallpaper, suited the owner very well. Her eyes quickly detected a certain redhead lying on a velvet couch with a piece of paper in the hand.

"Done?" Akashi put the paper down. His heterochromatic orbs scanned the teal head that sitting on the couch before him. She was wearing her usual outfit, a kimono but this time it was in dark-blue and her long hair was neatly braided with a ribbon. His eyes glanced and reached her one of her hand.

"I cleaned the blood already, Akashi-kun." Tetsuki said with her usual monotone voice.

Akashi did not respond her instead he stared the cerulean hues and Tetsuki too did not bother to question the redhead's action when she just give the same looks into those mismatched eyes. They stared each other for almost two minutes with Akashi's hand still on Tetsuki's, neither one is breaking the eye contact. It just like their eyes was locked into each other. After another minute, the eye contact was broke by Akashi and so as the holds.

"We are going to meet the King, Tetsuki." Akashi straightened up his body and stood. He walked to the door without saying anything except giving a side glance to Tetsuki, gesturing her to follow him.

Too many holes, I know but rest assured cuz I have my reasons. Btw, I'm still learning.

Sorry for any stupid mistakes.

Till next chap