After that, another bodyguard encircled them. Samuel glances about, then at Arthur. "Arthur, good luck," he says with a nod. Arthur carefully glances at him, bewildered. Samuel returns Eva's gaze, takes out his card, and twists it around in his hands. Eva gazed at the card in his palm without reacting, but as she blinked her eyes again, the man in front of her began beating up the guards around her so swiftly that she almost missed his movements.
"What...?" Eva seemed bewildered for a while before realising that the guy had finally left, leaving the other person still sprawled on the floor. However, Eva decided to check on her guard first. She lowers herself to the guard and checks their pulse with both of her fingers. Fortunately, they are still alright. They've merely been knocked down for a bit. "Hngg..!" Arthur moans loudly enough for Eva to hear. She glances at Arthur, comes up to him, and examines his condition.
"Oh, you got shot, huh," Eva says. Her eyes are chilly. Arthur glances at Eva, and his eyes are gradually falling asleep. Eva's expression is contemplative, but she now understands what to do with him. "Please, help..." Arthur talks with a low voice that is becoming quieter. He feels as if his body is becoming heavier. His shoulder couldn't feel anything anymore. Eva swiftly takes out her coat and pushes it on Arthur's shoulder to stem the bleeding. Then she notices that one of her guards gradually wakes up and she tells them, "Take this guy to my room don't let anyone see him."
After a while...
"Mmh..Huh?" Arthur gently opened his eyes. He sees himself in an unknown room. He's lying on the nice bed, staring at the ceiling. He cautiously rises from the bed, glancing around. It appears to be an untidy yet well-organised room. "You woke up," the woman says. Arthur gazes at the woman in front of him. He felt familiar, but couldn't remember who she was. "Who are you...?" Arthur's eyes were still fuzzy, and he couldn't see the woman's face very well. "You don't have to know me," the woman replies.
"From now on you will stay here. You're not allowed to go outside," The woman pours the tea into the cup and gives it to Arthur. He looks at her hands. Her hands look so beautiful and clean, he thought. He slightly nods at the woman before he gently takes the cup of tea from her. "AH! It's hot!" Arthur accidentally dropped the cup of tea, and it spilled all over the ground. The woman looks at him with a bit upset expression on her face. "I-I'm sorry... But it's not my fault!" Arthur looks at the woman and points at her with an upset expression.
The woman sighs out gently before she stands up, and slaps at him across the face. "Ack!" Arthur let out a painful noise before he placed his hand on his cheek after being slapped by her. Then he slowly looks at the woman's face and lets out a surprised expression. "Clean the floor or else I'll make you lick all of it," the woman crossed her arms and stepped back a few. Arthur looks back at the tea that got spilled on the floor. "B-But...I don't want to," Arthur clasps his hands together and looks away.
The woman raises her hand up about to slap him again. "Ah!! I'm sorry!" Arthur moves his head away to avoid it but the woman is just teasing him. "You are... Eva Leslyn?" Arthur looks at her face once again. "Hmph. Just call me Eva," she tilts her head slightly, resting one of her hands on her hip. "M-My name is-..." Before he could finish Eva already cut him off. "And you are Arthur," Eva let out a small smile. "But, why did you help me?" Arthur looks away, with a perplexed expression on his face.
"No idea," Eva says, looking directly into his eyes. He refuses to look her in the eyes for no apparent reason, most likely because her eyes are different from those he is used to seeing. "Uhm, you have unique eyes," says Arthur. "Even if you're trying to give me a compliment, that doesn't make the tea come back to its cup," Eva says with a frown. Arthur examines the tea that is still spilled on the ground. He absolutely forgot about it. He hurriedly rises up, removes his clothing, and lowers himself to the ground.
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Mafia Vendetta: 血の誓い
Acción???: " I have a question for you before entering the story. " Y/N: " What is it? " ???: " Have you ever considered your existence? " Y/N: " What...? " Their voice is very low near whisper. You can't be helped but feel heavy in your chest a little...
