Streng Geheim

Chapter 10: Something in the Air

Maho was standing in front of her table, waiting for someone to come to her, she waited minutes....hours....and no one presented; when she was preparing to go away, demoralized by the fact no one showed up, Michael passes next to her

"Oh, hi Maho, what are you doing?"

"Hi...i was....ehm..." she was embarassed from her failed plan

"What?"

"I need to do a project....but no one came"

"A project? What kind of project?"

"About European History, maybe is that why no one came....because no one know european history"

"Well...that's your lucky day, i can help you"

"Really!?" She was very exited, finally she has found someone to work with, and someone to pass some time with, even if she doesn't want to admit it to herself

"Yes, really! Which topic do you treat?"

"Ehm...is a strange one, i hope you can really help me: is the Misticism and Esoterism behind the Third Reich. Now there's the Fourh as you know and i wanted to do this little research for myself, because i think there are some traces even nowadays"

"If you could really know, dear Maho.....it's all true" he thinks

"Ah, okay! I can help you even with this topic"

"Thank you very much, let's go now"

"Can i ask you where?"

"To my place, we'll be researching at my home for convenience, are you okay with that?"

"Oh ok, no problem"

"Yay! Thank you again Michael, you're precious to me"

The two then go to Maho's house; the Nishizumi Residence, it was a house that stood out imposingly among the neighborhood, a sign of a very influential and powerful family

"Wow, what a house! Your family must be really important"

"It's a long story....let's go"

Maho takes Michael inside her studio, beginning to do the research, every now and then Michael caught Maho starring at him and quickly turning away from his sight, there was something in the air, something that wasn't planned to be there in his plans, something that no one can predict.
By the end of the day Maho was astonished by how many things Michael knew about the Esoteristic and Mistic part of the 3rd Reich; about the Thule Society, how much Himmler was involved into all this kind of stuff and a lot of other things.

"Wow, i wasn't expecting you to know all this stuff! You're a genius!" Maho says happily, but in deep inside she's starting to suspect something even she doesn't want to believe because it's strange someone deeply knows this kind of stuff without being part of some group as well.

"Thank you, it was my pleasure to helping you" he says, hoping he didn't make anything obvious about his true origins and intentions

In response Maho just smiles at him, making Michael feel something he never felt

"Damn man, that smile....that damned smile, it makes me feel strange...."

"Do you want to stay? It's still pretty early after all..."

"Eh? You serious?"

"Yes...are you free?"

"I mean...yes"

Said that she stands up from her sit and goes into the kitchen, preparing a good snack for the both of them and returning to her studio

"Here, feel free to take some..." she says, het smile is enough to light up the entire room

"Thank you, you're kind to do this" he says

"Damnit, if i continue like this i will certainly lose the focus on my mission, i can't permit that to happen, the Ordensstaat counts on me, i can't fail"

Then he takes a bite of the tuna sandwich prepared by her

"Hmm.....this is really good....Well done"

"How did she knew i just love tuna?.... this girl continues to surprise me even more..."

"Thank you, i'm glad you like it..." she says, with a well hidden blush on her face

After passing some more time, he stands up saying "i think it's time for me to go, it's going to be dark soon and....i have stuff to do at home"

"Oh, okay....then....bye bye" she says, she has enjoyed a lot the time passed togheter and inside her hopes that he will return....for staying more time possible with her

After returning home Michael goes straight into his room for the usual report, but this was the first time he omitted something to his superiors, he doesn't want to let them know he's been distracted by some "un-ethical" feelings: he has been trained on repress his emotional side, in the Ordensstaat there isn't space for feelings, only to hard work and obey orders; so if they knew he was distracted from his missions, he would be heavily punished....

For relaxing he prepares a hot bath, just as he likes, for ending the day...

"She's into me...it's clear to me now...ah, it was so obvious" he says to himself

"But i can't deny she's really cute....but i cannot be distracted, otherwise Rodomo is waiting for me...."

"Was that really part of the plan?" And then he gets an idea...

"I can use the fact she likes me as an opportunity to stay close to her, so i could slowly influence her as i like....and in the end convince her to accept my ideals...haha, what an idea!"

"And who knows....maybe i could also enjoy staying with her....in a romantic way, hehe..."