Chase || Kakucho Hitto

chapter 7

You were lying on your bed as you recall the words of your boss a while ago, you put your forearm over your eyes and heaved a sigh. Fuck this... I need a break.

- few hours ago -

"Why did you call me here?" You politely asked the man in front of you. It is your superior and the one who gives you your missions.

"Hanma reported that you are struggling with your current target. Do you want to be transferred?" He asked.

You clenched your hand into fist when you heard what your superior said. That fucking bastard. You thought before sighing to calm yourself.

If you said yes, other assassins would be sent to kill Kakucho and Hanma's words would be true, you will see other people flirting with him that doesn't really sit well with you. But if you don't agree to be replaced, you'll be the one to kill him.

"I..I want to know why I have to kill him." You asked and you saw your superior's gaze became sharp and wary.

"You are a professional in this field, I already told you not to cross the line." He said firmly but instead of being scared, you stared back at him and returned his glare.

"I need it this time. I know you won't be able to replace me since Kakucho is a cautious man, but I managed to get close to him. Do you think you can play me with your words?" You firmly replied and crossed your legs sophisticatedly.

"Come on. Kiyoshi. Relax, it's just me. It's not like you're only a superior to me, right?" You leaned to him and touched his cheeks before tracin down to his jaw to his neck using your index finger.

"Y/n, I am your superior here." He half-heartedly said that made you chuckle.

You sweetly smiled at him, "If I accept promotions, I'll be higher than you. Be thankful that I don't like working in a boring office like you do, boringly sorting papers and shits. I like action more, you see. So... you're gonna tell me or we'll take this the hard way?" You offered with a smile on your face.

He sighed in defeat, "Kakucho, he's the most skilled assassin hunter in the bonten gang. He's also good at gathering information, we can't even count how many agents already died in his hands. So if we continue letting him lose, he might discover our organization one day and the bonten gang won't stop until they take us down from the top to its roots." Kiyoshi explained.

You sat properly again after hearing his explanation, based on what Kiyoshi said, Kakuucho might already know that you're an assassin who's after his life. You looked at Kiyoshi, "I'm keeping this mission." You decided.

"I know you would say that. There are only forty-five days left for your deadline. Make sure to get rid of him before the organization acts alone and abandon you. You know that making enemies of the organization won't do you any good."

You shrugged his threat off and stood up, turning your back on him. "Very well, just make sure that you will never go into my way during those forty-five days."

- present -

"Forty-five days huh...can i really do it?"

"Do what?"

"Oh, my god!" You exclaimed out of shock and instinctively took the gun on your nightstand and pointed it to the direction where you heard the voice.

The wind was blowing hard and the curtain of your balcony was swaying with the wind. The bright moonlight lit up your room and you saw Kakucho leaning on the wall while looking at you.

"Hottie... You scared me. How did you get here?" You asked while hiding the gun, it's very rare for you to get startled, only when a fellow expert assassin approaches you because they don't make any sound.

He pointed to your open balcony, "You left it open, sweetheart." He replied as he approached you, He sat on the side of your bed and his gloved hand reached for your cheeks.

You closed your eyes and leaned on it, feeling the coldness of the leather against your skin. "Do I always have to leave it open so you can always visit me?" You asked.

"No, you must always be on your guard. Even with me." Kakucho said and you don't know why the last phrase seems emphasized. You just shrugged it off and continued to enjoy Kakucho's soft caress.

You were startled when he held your hand that is also holding onto the gun and brought it near his chest, making you point your gun at him. "Can you kill me?" He coldly asked, yet you can still sense the sadness and even disappointment in his voice.

You didn't answer him but instead, you put the gun down and helplessly smiled at him. "You are so carefree towards me... even knowing how suspicious I am, you're letting me do as I please. You're a dumbass." You uttered and you heard low chuckles escape from his lips.

"Yeah, a fucking dumbass to even let you play me like this." He paused and looked into your eyes, "But I don't know why I am not bothered with it. I think I already love you, sweetheart. You are driving me mad." He continued with a smile on his face.

You smiled at him and wrapped your arms around him. "What a confession, hottie." You whispered while trying to calm your racing heart. Kakucho returned your hug while burying his face on your neck, enjoying the flowery fragrance on you.

I know I am now tasked to kill her, it's not even the first time that I hunted an assassin but this woman is different. I can keep her as long as no one finds out, right? I will keep her with me so she can't do anything. He thought and looked at you.

Kakucho knows how foolish his decision was and it's not even any different to betraying Mikey, but he can feel this urge to protect you. It's as if he already knew you before, those sweet smiles that give him some kind of deja vu.

"Have we met before?" He curiously asked and looked at him, "When we first fucked?" You answered, it's the only thing that you remember.

He flicked your forehead making you frown. "Hey, that hurts!"

"I am talking about when we were younger, you remind me of the little girl from my old neighborhood. She's always fierce yet her smiles are sweet and different." He uttered while staring at you.

"Did you watch a romance movie? That's something out of a novel."

"Y/n!"

You chuckled at him when he exclaimed your name, so you just caressed his cheeks and looked at his face. "There's no way we already met before and I forgot about it. That's so impossible, how would I forget this handsome face?" You exclaimed and saw him slightly frown at you.

"Y/n, I'm serious here."

"No, I am serious too. How could I forget someone as handsome as you?" You said with a shocked expression, you were startled when Kakucho placed his palm on your face. "Stop it, y/n."

You shook his hand off your face and looked at him. The moonlight hit Kakucho's face and you saw how red his cheeks are, as well as his ears and neck that made you chuckle.

"Oh? You're flustered." You teased and he looked away. "Shut it, who the hell blabbers compliments continuously?" He said, embarrassed.

"But you're really handsome and–" He cut you off by kissing your lips, he pushed you onto the bed as he deepened the kiss. You just closed your eyes and kissed him back.

It was a passionate and gentle kiss, his lips moving gently against yours before slightly pulling away and whispering, "Stop making fun of me."

You giggled at what he said, "It's already my love language, hottie. You're so cute." You said that made him sigh and just lean on your neck, he's really comfortable with your presence.

You hugged him and stroked his hair gently, combing his hair with your fingers while you closed your eyes. Your small gestures made Kakucho smile.

We hold guns and knives on each other's throat, but we are also each other's comfort. How could I ever hurt you? We're supposed to be enemies, but I can't help but fall for you, y/n."