CHAPTER 9 - SURPRISE!

"NO.....NO! NO WAY I AM GOING TO FRANCE WITH THAT GUY. He is going too far.... That douchebag." I said pacing up and down my room.

Finally, I sat on the bed tired and annoyed.

"Who does he think he is? GO TO FRANCE?!? Even if I am bleeding to death and about to be fed to dogs, I WON'T GO!" I said breathing heavily.

"I have to escape from here, find Himiko- I have a lot of things to finish here and most importantly, I can't just give up. I don't want to fail my mom and Nishiko kun." I thought.

Someone suddenly knocked on the door. It was the maids.

"Breakfast is ready, mam." they said in unison.

"I will be there in a few." I replied.

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I didn't sleep much last night.

My eyes wandered around everything surrounding me. My eyes were heavy and sunken.

I suddenly felt something weird about the flower pot placed on the table beside my bed.

I quickly took the plant from the pot and dug my hands through the soil. My eyes quickly widened. It was a camera.

"Oh fuck-" I thought.

There was another knock on the door.

I quickly hid the pot and opened the door. It was Lucas.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?" I asked angrily.

"Just came to check the room." he replied casually.

"Why do you need a sudden check?"

"There seems to be something unusual present in this room-"

"So you are the one...." I scoffed.

"Yes, I don't expect to trust a wretch like you."

"You lifeless pervert! HOW COULD U-"

"I haven't checked the part where you change your clothes."

"AAAGH, HOW DARE YOU-"

"It's not a big deal."

"So what?" I lifted my hand to punch him when he blocked me.

"Now move aside so I can check the room." he ordered.

He began searching the entire place and finally checked under the bed.

"Ooooh, what's this....." Lucas said digging his hands under the bed.

He took out the walkie talkie.

"Care to explain?" he asked.

"I..." I looked down feeling guilty.

"Aw, look at you-"

I quickly took the walkie talkie from his hands and hit it hard on his face.

Lucas fell facing to the ground.

"Now you look at me...." I said lifting his chin.

"A mafia bitch like you can never outsmart me." I said boldly.

He started laughing.

He pushed me to the ground and laid on top of me.

"You need to try harder then. You are all alone. No one can save you." he said looking at me.

Lucas quickly got up and left the room with the walkie talkie while I sat there, hopelessness glinting through my eyes.

* * *

I slowly trodded down the hallway to the common kitchen. I gleamed with joy when I saw the caretaker cooking something.

I went near him and called out to him.

"Hey! You are the one who is supposed to cook?" I asked surprised.

He quickly turned to face me.

"Oh. It's you. The cooks are on leave today, so it's just me." he replied nervously.

"Ah I see. You look good today." I complimented.

"Thank you, miss. Breakfast is still getting ready. Please wait."

"I don't feel like having breakfast today."

"Oh okay, miss."

"By the way, I don't think I have ever caught your name properly." I said going near him.

"Oh right, it's Asahi."

"Asahi..... You have such a beautiful name. Want to make it my last name?"

"Miss..... Uh, you are not supposed to flirt with any of the staffs-"

"Hey! Its's just a joke. Don't go all red about it."

"Sure, miss."

"You know what, please get me an iced americano."

"You sure do have a liking to americano." he said smiling.

"W-What? How do you know?"

Asahi quickly turned pale.

"I don't mean it that way, miss-"

"Have I seen you before?" I asked astonished.

"O-Of course not!" he said handing me the drink.

"You are certainly holding back something.... Who are you?" I asked backing away.

Asahi quickly glanced here and there checking for any incoming people.

"Tell me." I asked.

"So I-"

Quickly, Lucas walked past me and suddenly stopped in his tracks. He then turned to face me.

"Hey! What are you doing here?" Lucas asked.

"Why do you even care, you little...." I replied.

"How dare you bitch." Lucas shouted.

"Why, is it such a crime to get breakfast?"

"BUT BREAKFAST IS SERVED IN YOUR ROOM!!"

I didn't get words to reply to that.

"Miss, that will be 120 yen." Asahi quickly said saving me.

"Yes." I quickly paid him the amount.

"You are getting coffee?" Lucas asked.

"Why? Can't I?" I asked back.

"You could have just told me that."

"Coffee is my breakfast!"

Lucas scoffed and paced down the hallway.

"Thanks for saving me there." I said staring at his deep brown eyes.

"You are welcome." Asahi replied.

"Anyway, tell me now! The coast is clear."

"I doubt that. Maybe somewhere else?" Asahi suggested.

"Fine, let's go to my room."

* * *

I shut the door behind me.

"Now... tell me." I said sipping my drink.

"Okay, so I am not really a caretaker, I was sent by the government to spy on Lucas since the start of the date thing. And now they have assigned me to rescue you."

I quickly spat the coffee all over him.

"Y-Your a what?" I asked surprised.

"A government spy." he replied taking off his uniform.

I was fucking falling in love. He was kind and moreover he had a perfect body. I quickly changed my gaze.

"I-I am sorry about that..." I apologized.

"It's alright. I will rescue you."

"But Lucas will take me to France in three days time." I said.

"I will rescue you within three days." Asahi assured me.

"I need to go now." Asahi said.

He turned to leave when I pushed him to me and slowly kissed him passionately.

"Please rescue me." I whispered into his ear.

Suddenly, Lucas walked in. Asahi ran off quickly.

Lucas clenched his fists.

"WHAT WERE YOU DOING?" he screamed.

"Why? Are you jealous??" I replied.

"Certainly not.... You are whore anyway."

I swallowed my reply to that.

"What do you want anyways?" I asked changing the topic.

"We are going somewhere. Get ready."

"Suddenly? Out of the blue?"

"A female dead body burned to ashes have been found near a lake."

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