Venice Claire's POV
"How's it going?" I asked.
"All the bombs have been deactivated as far as the list you gave me is concern," Uno stated.
I looked at Coby and raised an eyebrow while he smiled mischievously "It was a success!" He gave an okay sign using his hand.
I nodded. It's getting dawn and people are coming inside the school gymnasium where we all gathered.
I suddenly felt someone behind and from the scent of it, I knew that it was Xenon, hugging me from behind. "Whatever you are planning, take care okay?" He hoarsely asked, as his breath fanning on my bare skin. I nodded feeling the tingles that crossing on my body from his touch.
I was wearing black jeans and a shirt but my suit never leaves my bag.
*Blag!* Our attention was caught the moment we heard something falling. We looked at it to see Zoey frustrated looking at us with a big bag in front of her. "Here's your order, madam." She sarcastically stated presenting the big bag.
I get out of Xenon's hold and walked towards the bag when I opened it... I saw a bunch of tear gas and fireworks.
"Good. Now, prepare the fireworks to the field." I ordered.
"What!? But-" She tried resisting but looking at her intently in the eye, she stopped.
"Do you have anything to say?" I asked.
"Nothing, Agh!" She angrily carried the big bag and marched outside.
I knew she saw my eyes turned black earlier.
My blood boils every time I see the smirk on her face but it makes me feel good to see her annoyed look.
I turned to see Xenon looking at me with... adoration and when he realizes I was looking at him, he smiled.
I walked closer towards him and sling my arms around his neck, he softly holds my waist.
"Later at 5 am, whatever happened, make sure you stay at the gate of the gymnasium. She wouldn't dare to enter the gym if you guard it well." I stated and he nodded.
"Is there anything I can do to stop you?" He asked in worry.
"I'll be fine Xenon," I reassured.
He closed his eyes, sighing."Oh, Claire, what should I do to you."
I smiled "Your love, that is what I only wanted." And pecked his lips.
He smiled sweetly "I am yours."
Xenon's POV
The world is full of mystery. Looking beyond is a dark hole that can swallow anyone. Resulting in revenge... anger... sadness... or death.
Standing in front of the Gymnasium door, looking at the vast of darkness slowly swallowed by the light of smoke because of the teargas that was placed in every corner of the field, I can see the girl of my life wearing a black suit, holding two silencer guns in both hands while standing in the middle of the field.
*weeeew bogsh!* And then fireworks suddenly exploding upon the sky attracting all the enemies to gather where she was standing. The next thing I saw is... many armed men running towards her, they are getting many every second.
A hundred...
And then another hundreds of men... running to her... to kill her.
Every enemy added, makes my heart go wild in fear... fear that I might lose her any moment.
I wanted to help, but I promised Claire that I'll stay in front of the door of the gymnasium... to protect the people inside from... the monster.
When the men got closer, they disappeared from my sight. The field has already been covered fully by smoke from the teargas.
Everything gets unclear that I saw nothing but smoke. My heart is beating louder than it was, what's happening in there!?
I'm scared... scared that Claire will leave me, scared that I will take the journey of life... alone, I can't face tomorrow without her. Why did I let this happened!?
"Claire... please be safe," I whispered more to myself.
"Oh, don't be afraid. You should be more afraid for those men, they just met their monster." I immediately looked at Zoey who's already standing beside me while smirking like a devil.
"Claire is not a monster." I pointed out finding my voice deadly.
"Relax! I'm not literally pointing at Claire, you knew she has the monster inside her and you can't deny that fact." She emphasizes the words clearly.
"Tch." I rolled my eyes looking back at the void of nothingness.
"Do you ever know that I'm not used to following orders from anyone but... I look up at her... I could even do things I'm not used to." Zoey said which made me looked at her once again.
"Why?" I asked, to think that Zoey is the Huntress, she even disobeyed and rejected orders coming from the President of her country.
"Claire is the strongest person I've ever met, not just physically but... emotionally and mentally. With everything she experienced... she withstands it." This is the first time I ever saw her eyes... held sadness. Suddenly, she faced me and smile "You're lucky to have her."
Looking at the field covered with smoke, smiling I said "I know."
"But remember, loving her means facing the worse consequences. Will you still love her?" She asked.
"Every love brings the worse consequences whoever the person you are destined to be with. And I'm ready to face everything..." I stopped remembering the past events "thinking of the fact that I have already faced death, what could be worse?" from the side of my eyes I could see Zoey shrugged.
"You'll see- hey!" She quickly jumped backward on her knees and then she tilted her head to see the wall behind us... I looked at it and shock to see what it was!
"Shit." I cursed lowly.
It was a dagger buried deeply on the wall! And from the look of it, the target was... Zoey. If she's not that fast, she could have been dead by now.
She suddenly leaps to my behind as if avoiding something, and there I realized a bullet tried to strike her earlier but Zoey quickly avoided it causing the bullet to strike freely onto the wall.