All the couples went to the empty space in the middle of the hall , which was emptied out specifically for the dance. Chief Park frowned , as she had absolutely no idea about how mortals dance. Not that grim reapers dance either.
Itachi curtsied at her , and she copied his actions. When the music began to play , he gently grasped her covered hands , and drew her closer to him. He rested his hands on her waist , making the reaper blush.
Chief Park noticed that all the other girls put their hands on the male's neck , resting in there , not wringing it. Gingerly , she did the same , and mustered the strength to look at him and give him a smile.
Itachi was like the demon itself , enticing even a grim reaper towards him. He enthralled her , in his own way . His sultry voice and expressive obsidian eyes was like a drug to her , and made her so addicted.
The music grew livelier and catchier , and Chief Park had to quicken her steps. She stepped on Itachi's poor foot several times , but she was a fast learner and did every move gracefully.
" Hold on," he whispered , as the music accelerated to a higher tone , and Itachi's grasp on her waist tightened.
Her lavender eyes widened when she felt herself being launched upwards . She glaced down , and saw his face smiling up at her.
All the eyes were on them , but they were oblivious to it all. At the moment , everyone seemed insignificant and unimportant. It was just the two of them.
Eventually , Itachi had to lower her down , but the excitement was still alive in her heart.
She loved the look of his dark eyes when the light from the chandelier shone on it , and made it twinkle like a precious black diamond.
His smiling lips were like cotton candy , soft and sweet. No words could describe how much she yearned to kiss those desirable lips , but she knew she could not. And she never could.
Kissing a mortal is a crime on its own , but it also brings two problems along with it.
The reaper would be able to find out who they were in the mortal's past life , if the mortal knew the reaper. On the other hand , the mortal would gain all the memories of their past life.
And by any means , no mortal should ever remember their past life.
" You're a very good dancer ," Itachi complimented as they headed back to the table.
" Thanks ," she replied , plastering a sweet smile on her lips.
She picked up a glass of fruit juice and was about to drink it , when she saw a shadow of black passing by.
Immediately, she set the glass back on the table and stood up.
" What's wrong? " Itachi asked , seeing her odd demeanour.
" I..Uh .. Need to go to the toilet," she said hastily , before quickly following the shadows from earlier.
Chief Park finally caught them in a secluded area , which was perfect since she didn't want any scrutinising eyes.
" Calsifer , Neige ," she spoke.
" Chief ? Why are you here ? And why are you dressed like that ?" Neige bombarded her with an array of questions mercilessly .
" Just an undercover. I wanted to study about the mortals , simple as that. Now , mind telling me why you're here ?"
Chief Park blanched when she saw the thick bundle of name cards inside Calsifer's hand.
" Well , some of them are gonna die tonight. It's a shame , really," he spoke.
Almost shaking , Chief Park lunged at Calsifer and snatched the name cards from him.
She opened the first one , and gasped. The cause of death had been a gunshot to the head.
" But ya' know , Chief , this is the most peculiar one. He's narrowly escaped death twice , but I don't think there'd be a third time ," Calsifer said , waving around a single black envelope.
Chief Park took it from him and opened it as well. The two previous times , she hadn't felt so much despair like she did now. Gulping , she took out the name card.
Uchiha Itachi
Aged 23
Born on 9 June 1994
Died on 14 October 2017 at 10:42 pm
Cause of death is being impaled by a sharp object
Chief Park saw the watch ticking on the Neige's wrist , and it read 10:29.
She had thirteen minutes.
" Do you have any idea what could have caused this ? It looks like an attack !" she breathed.
Neige frowned. " That sounds about right. The people in that hall are all important people. I'm not surprised. "
" Just tell me who the fucking perpetrator is !" Chief Park almost bellowed , feeling utterly paranoid.
" We don't know , Chief. There's nothing that can be done even if we knew ," Calsifer sighed , running his hand through his blonde locks.
' Itachi.. I can't let him die. Not him .. Please , just not him.'
" You two. What happens here , stays here , alright ?"
Their eyes widened. " Chief ! Don't do anything rash !" Neige called out.
" Dang it . She's gonna go batshit crazy !" Calsifer sighed.
" Neige," he called out suddenly." She said that what happens here stays here , right ?"
" Unless you haven't cleaned your ears in months , yes. That's what she said."
" Then let's go kick some attacker ass !"
" Oi , are you insane ?! "
" Oh , attacker ass here I come ~!"
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" Itachi-san , is the ball not over yet ?" the reaper asked.
" It still has a long way to go. Why ? Are you sleepy ?" he questioned her in return.
She shook her head , but at the same time , her heart was pounding violently against her ribcage.
At first , she wanted to take him somewhere else , far from the hall where she assumed the attacks would be at.
But she didn't know if the perpetrator had assasins laid out all across the Uchiha clan compound. Worse , she didn't even know if some of them were in that very room.
In the end , she was left with only one option.
Protect him herself.
She knew that anyone would find that ridiculous . A mere girl trying to protect the Itachi Uchiha ? It was more of a not-so-funny joke , but she wasn't a mere girl to begin with.
Chief Park noticed the eating cutleries on the table , shiny and clean. She quietly sneaked some of the table knives , and slipped them under her sleeves.
If there was anything that she was good at , it was handling knives. She could easily find someone's veins and severe it , or cut off their arteries. And everytime she threw them , they always met their target.
Chief Park turned on her phone and glanced at the time.
10:35 pm. Seven minutes until he dies.
The attacks could begin in any moment , and she couldn't have been any more afraid.
" Itachi ," she called out slowly.
When he faced her , she shamelessly threw her arms around him , not caring about what people would say.
She embraced his muscular torso , loving the feel of his body against hers. His warmth , his scent , it was heavenly .
She felt euphoric , as if she was in a trance. When she felt his hands returning the embrace , a dreamlike smile broke on her lips. He rested his head on the crook of her neck , inhaling the sweet scent of her perfume.
" I love you ," she whispered , barely heard , but those sincere words reached his heart.
A smile formed on his lips , and he opened his mouth to give her a reply , but then a gunshot was heard.
Screams echoed.
Chief Park quickly grasped his hand , hoping that he would be safe by her side.
Because hell was breaking loose.
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