Previously on Love and Distrust
Wait. What? I poisoned the wrongperson. I failed my task, my duty, my end of the role.
I scrambled my study desk in search of my cell phone. I quickly punched in the numbers hastily, trying to waste no more time.
"The number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please leave a message."
Chapter 9~No Mercy In A Demon's Game
Natsu's POV
Out of desperation and frustration, I punched in the numbers repeatedly with no signs of giving up. I had no choice. I didn't know what to do anymore.
"Hello?" a familiar voice finally responded to my desperate pleas for help.
"Lisanna! Thank god you picked up. I need your help."
"Help? What for?"
"I-I…" I stammered, unable to utter the words.
"Hurry up and tell me Natsu." She spoke with an impatient voice.
"I poisoned the wrong man and now he's fatally wounded." I mustered up the courage to finally let the words out of my mouth.
I waited anxiously for her response, but her response was not what I anticipated nor did I expect it.
"Well, that's not my problem anymore Natsu." She huffed nonchalantly with an unusually casual tone I never anticipated.
"Lisanna! Please help me! I'll do anything you ask please just help me. They're condemning the restaurant already if they find out that I did it they'l-"
"Listen, Natsu! I gave you a simple task and you failed it. This is your price to pay now. This burden is now yours."
"Beep." The line was cut.
I'm on my own now.
Someone… Anyone… Help me...
I felt so helpless, so powerless. How could you do this Lisanna? I slumped to the ground in sadness and despair as I gripped my hair tightly in exasperation and heaved a sigh.
How am I going to get out of this situation?
Lucy's POV
I disembarked the cab and entered the busy streets of the shopping district. I strolled through the boulevard and down the street, with no destination in mind, I trudged on despite my feet being tired from wearing these heels.
Admiring the streets and scenery of Magnolia, I spotted a nearby park and decided to rest on one of its benches. As I approached the bench, something or rather someone familiar caught my eye. That woman, I know her. She was the other woman.
Shoulder-length ash white hair and piercing blue eyes, blessed with a full set of thick curly lashes. I know that face all too well.
I decided to hide in the nearby shrubbery in the park instead of sitting on the bench as I tried to watch her every move and action.
Trying hard to be as inconspicuous as she can be, Lisanna creeped into the park, trying to blend in as a regular person. I admit she was doing quite well blending in, after all, she is an actress. She finally stopped when she reached the river bank as the southernmost part of the park. This part of the park was obviously deserted because Lisanna pulled out a bag and dumped its contents into the river. I moved to a different shrub to get a closer look, trying my best to remain undetected.
The sound of clanking and shattering glass could be heard as the glass vials that were poured out of the bag into the river crashed onto the rough gravel and debris on the river bank.
"Snap!" The sound of a twig breaking alerted me.
The twigs of the bush I was leaning on snapped and I tumbled forward, exposing my presence.
In the midst of her poison disposal session, she stopped for a moment as she jerked her head towards my direction, eyes wide with shock and surprise.
"You little-" Her sentence was cut midway as she realized what I was doing.
I cowered under her fearful gaze that looked like she was sending me an ultimatum. I staggered and stumbled, trying to looking for the nearest escape route.
Lisanna dropped the bag, containing the last vial, to chase after me. Since I was visiting Mr. Fullbuster today, I wore a nice pencil skirt with a white blouse, but this turned out to become one of my worst disadvantages. The tight pencil skirt restrained my movement, along with my heels. I removed my heels and decided to carry them as I flee the scene. Lisanna was wearing casual training shorts and a T-shirt that was supposed to be a disguise to be a jogger.
My misfortunate string of events led me to be caught by Lisanna as she tackled me to the ground.
"Argh!"
She was obviously gaining the upper hand in our little "brawl". She was surprisingly fit as she threw her punches at me like a black belt. She continuously threw her punches at me with no mercy. I carefully dodged every single hit but her speed was truly unmatched as she made a decoy move and distracted me, landing her final blow that went across my face like an uppercut.
The last thing I saw was the face of a merciless demon before my consciousness dimmed and faded away.
Next on Love and Distrust
Chapter 10~ The Lethal Game
"Let's do this, Russian style."
The muzzle of the revolver is pinned against my forehead as the cylinder is spun. The sound of a single bullet clanks inside the revolver.
"Bang!"
The trigger was pulled and a single bullet case flies across the room. The smell of gunpowder strongly enters my nostrils.
Six Chambers. One bullet.
Who will come out the victor?