~Evermore~ (Twilight x Yor)

Chapter-4 ~ What now?

As Loid and Yor woke up from after the wonderful night they had together, they couldn't help but to feel a certain sense of embarrassment and nervousness waking up to each other's naked bodies. "Good morning, Yor.", Loid broke the nervous silence. She smiled at him, her cheeks fully red, "Good morning, Loid-san." Without creating an awkward moment, both of them got dressed and pretended to follow their usual routine.

Loid was experiencing a whole series of thoughts and worries of future repercussions, "Will this affect my marriage and the Forger family? What about Handler, what will she think about this? And what about Yor! I have no idea what she must be thinking. I don't want her to worry or give her any false hopes. I can not fall in love with her as I would eventually have to leave her after all this is done.

Calm down, Twilight. You are the best spy in the world, keep your composure and plan your moments carefully."

Yor on the other hand was wondering, "Does Loid-san like me? Is there any chance that this marriage could ever become real? Even though I really want that, I don't deserve a man like him. I kill for a living and I'm an assassin, he deserves so much better."

Loid cooked breakfast for the family while Yor helped Anya do her morning routine. As the family had planned earlier, this Sunday was going to be a stay-at-home weekend. Loid and Yor would relax and Anya would watch TV and study. However, the telephone in the living room rang. Loid answered it and after that, he told his family that he had to respond to an emergency with one of his patients. He dressed up and left hurriedly.

The truth was that the Handler had summoned him for an important briefing as a new threat had been discovered. Loid was now in the WISE layer and had a tense look on his face. He reached Sylvia's office and before he could knock, he heard her voice, "Come in, Twilight."

"Good morning, Handler. May I ask why you summoned me here? Today was important for operation-strix. I had to spend time with my family."

Sylvia smirked and replied, "Calm down Twilight, one day wouldn't make much of a difference. Besides, it's a fake marriage isn't it? Anyways, take a look at this file."

Loid took the yellow file and read through its contents carefully. "So, is this the new threat you mentioned during the call?"

She replied, "Yes, Twilight. The garden has thrived in Ostania for ages. They are not a governmental organisation, they run on their own. Apparently, they have been hunting down traitors to the country."

"May I ask why they are a threat for us?", Twilight asked looking sharply into the Handler's eyes.

"Well, Twilight. I am pretty sure you are a smart man and can already guess that.", she smirked.

"I reckon that they have been behind the recent increase in the number of deaths of our informants in Ostania, including politicians, ex-SSS members and administration staff."

Handler smiled, "You are a smart man, Twilight."

He immediately asked, "So, what is my mission?"

The Handler handed him a couple of pictures, "Have a look at them, Twilight. This is the Thorn Princess, the most notable assassin serving under the Garden. She is rumoured to be behind most of our informants' deaths. Before we loose more sources, she must be stopped. Unfortunately, we do not have her face yet and thus we do not know her true identity. Your mission is to find her and bring her in, you may terminate her if it's difficult for you to capture her."

He was confused, "But how will I identify her without any clues but a couple of pictures of her silhouette?"

"Well anyways I have something more important to discuss, Twilight. Did you see the news last night? Next weekend, there is going to be a gala at the Raza Banquet, it's the birthday of the nation's Defence Minister. All the politicians would be present there, including a Mr.Berger, the current Secretary of Finance. Mr.Berger possesses a very classified document that could potentially conclude Operation-Strix immediately if we obtain it. Your mission would be to make sure that Mr.Berger isn't killed before he makes the transaction to you. In return, we have offered the man 4 billion and a mansion in Westalis for him and his wife and daughter. The man has already handed us an index of the document which was certified by the research and analysis wing as being legitimate documentation. We will pay him after the document is received. Oh and yes, I will personally be accompanying you during this mission."

Twilight was confused again, "But, Handler. I think I can handle this myself."

She replied, "I know. I believe your family must be waiting for you now, wouldn't they"

He was annoyed, he thought that WISE was doubting his skills as a spy and that's why Sylvia was accompanying him. He also thought about telling Sylvia about last night but judging the current situation he was in, he stayed silent.

He was overwhelmed with many thoughts and his head felt like it was about to explode. He glared at Sylvia and exited her office rudely.

Meanwhile at home, Yor was met with a barrage of questions by Anya who had read Yor and Loid's thoughts during breakfast, "Mama what does "doing it" mean? Do you want to sleep with Papa? What does doggy-style mean, is it Bond's new coat?"

Yor didn't know what to respond to her so she asked her to wait for Loid and ask him those questions.

The annoyed spy returned home and didn't say anything to his family. He removed his coat and entered the kitchen to make tea for himself. He was so angry at himself and was constantly thinking what had gone wrong as Handler had not been on a field mission since 20 years until now.

Yor was nervous again, she was worried about Loid's mood and thought it had something to do with last night.

"H-H-Hey, Loid-san? Everything alright?"- she asked him very sweetly but in a low voice.

He replied, "All good, Yor. Just thinking , the patient really made me doubt my skills as a doctor today."

"Oh, I didn't know that. I was worried that it was related to something about last night?"

He looked at her, "Oh, Yor. Don't worry about that at all. We were overwhelmed by our emotions. Although, I hope that doesn't strain our marriage or anything."

Kind of puzzled by his response she said, "Not at all, Loid-san. All good from my side."

He was done making tea and carried the kettle to the couch, he poured tea for himself and for Yor too. He sat down and started sipping before inviting Yor. "Have I gone soft? Have they noticed that about me? Why am I letting my emotions and impulses control the best of me?"

While his mind was directed towards his thoughts, he didn't realise that he had burned his hand while drinking as some tea spilled onto his hand.

Yor suddenly screamed at him, "Be careful Loid-san! Why can't you drink your tea carefully!" She rushed and applied some toothpaste to his burnt hand. He stayed silent all the while.

She glared at him with her compassionate eyes, "Sorry for screaming earlier, Loid-san. You should be more careful, though. I wouldn't want you getting hurt."

Loid suddenly looked at her, "Why?"

She was perplexed, "Why what?"

He moved his body towards her direction, "Why wouldn't you want me getting hurt?"

Even more puzzled she replied, "What kind of a question is that.....? Oh... I-I u-hh care for you, Loid-san."

He leaned a bit towards her, "I care for you too. Sorry about that, I will be more careful now."

He suddenly grabbed her hands and looked into her eyes, "So.... Yor, about last night, well. I have to ask something to you. How do I simply put it, well..... uh- what know? Do we forget about it? Or what direction do we move into? What now, Yor?"