Enemies in Love

Chapter 6

After painstaking minutes of searching the area, Misaki finally accepted that BK-201 had escaped once again. Witnesses had given her some information on the Black Reaper attacking a contractor, but neither the criminal nor the victim was found. It frustrated Misaki that every time she found a lead, BK-201 would always slip her by. What did she have to do to capture him? Was there a way for her to bring him down? And if so, what? She wanted to know the answer, but deep down she already knew that she probably would never find it.

Sighing in disappointed Misaki decided that there was no more reason to stay there. She had left Li behind in her dark apartment. If there were a prize for the best host of the year, she would definitely not even be nominated. Turning to Saitou, Misaki gave him the signal of dismissal and began to walk off to where she parked her car.

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Arriving back to her apartment, Misaki was trying to think of the best thing to say once she was in front of Li. She did tell him that she was going out, but it was still a bit rude to run out on him like that. Making her way to her apartment door, Misaki thought it was best to just tell him about BK-201. Li seemed like someone she could trust and maybe even someone she could vent on when she felt at a loss.

Opening her door, Misaki entered her apartment. Inside, it was still dark just like the rest of the building. The storm had died down, but it would probably take until the next day for the power to come back. Walking further into her home, Misaki noticed the complete silence. Where was Li? There was no sign of him neither in the living room nor in the kitchen. She slowly made her way towards the bathroom, seeing that it was also empty.

Did he leave...?

At the thought, Misaki couldn't help but feel a little sad. She had most likely made Li feel embarrassed for what had happen between them. It didn't help leaving him alone a few moments later. It wouldn't surprise her if Li never wanted to talk to her again. Thinking that made her wish she could turn back time and change everything.

With her shoulders lowered in defeat, Misaki walked into her room. All she wanted to do at the moment was sleep. There were too many disappointments in the day and what better way to get away then enter dream world.

In an instant and without warning, Misaki was grabbed from behind and her mouth was covered with a gloved hand. She could feel the strong body behind her and cursed herself from not being more alert, even in her own home.

"Walk with me," the low voice said as he began to lead Misaki towards her body length mirror. As soon as they stood in front of it, she saw who the intruder was. There, through the reflection, was the ominous mask that belonged to no one other then BK-201. This made Misaki curse herself even more. Had she felt his presence and not had her mind on Li, she would have been able to take out her gun instead of falling into this criminal's embrace.

Standing there, with eyes glaring at the man in the reflection, Misaki was waiting for whatever he planned to do. After a few more seconds of silence, BK-201tightened his grip around her.

"If you keep putting your nose into my business, you will be killed." The low voice was a bit intimidating, but Misaki kept her emotions in tact and stood firm, without a trace of worry on her face. BK-201 slowly took his hand away from her mouth, but kept his tight grip. "You don't even flinch when the very person behind you can easily kill you."

"Even if you were to kill me, my men would still hunt you down."

"You shouldn't try to act so brave in front of a criminal. I know your weaknesses and can use them against you if you don't take my warning."

Misaki wanted nothing more than to somehow escape his embrace and tackle him down. The only thing that brought her relief was knowing that Li wasn't there. If he were put into danger because of her, she would never forgive herself. It had happened only once before when they first met, but now that she knew him better, she wanted the Chinese exchange student to stay away from her life as a cop. The situation she was in now was a good reason why.

"You're quiet. Are my words sinking in?" BK-201 said.

"Your threats don't scare me at the least."

"You say that now, but would you still feel the same way if I were to go after that guy you were with earlier? Li, was it?"

Panic.

How did he know about Li? Did he come across Li when he got here? What if he had Li captured and held hostage somewhere? All these horrible thoughts ran through Misaki's mind. If anything happened to Li, she'd loose her composure right then and there.

"Leave him out of this. This is between you and me."

"So he does mean that much to you...Tell me, would you give up on trying capturing me for his sake?" Inside, Hei knew that this was the best way to get Misaki to listen. If he couldn't quickly seduce her as Li, then he could threaten her as BK-201.

Misaki remained silent. She cared a lot about Li, but was he worth giving up on capturing BK-201? For so long nothing mattered more than her job. So why now was she actually hesitant with her answer? How could Li do this to her after so few encounters? Biting her lip with frustration, Misaki decided enough was enough.

"Do you have Li held hostage somewhere?" She needed to know.

"I might have him somewhere, but I'll only confirm that with you after you tell me you'll give up."

"...Alright, you win...I won't go after you anymore. Just leave Li alone."

Hei could see the pain in Misaki's eyes. It took all of her strength to say those words and throw in the towel. It also showed how much she really did care about Li. Hei wished he could turn her around, take off his mask and kiss her. He wished he could tell her who he really was and how she had been haunting his thoughts since they first met. But it just couldn't be. If he did something like that, Misaki would be in even more danger. He couldn't have that.

"I'll keep my word as long as you keep yours. Don't try to think you'll be able to trick me. Got it?"

Misaki nodded her head.

Hei loosened his grip a little. "Li isn't in any danger. I saw him heading back to his apartment building. I won't target him unless you make me do it. Misaki Kirihara, his life lies in your hands...Remember that."

Once those words were spoken a small electrical current went through Misaki without warning. Her body became limp as she passed out in Hei's arms. He gently picked her up and walked over to her bed, placing her down onto the soft cushion. Removing her glasses and placing them on the nightstand, Hei couldn't take his eyes off of her. Her lips were tempting, so very tempting. What would it be like to always feel those lips?

"Hei..."

Turning around Hei came to see Mao, who was walking out from under the bed.

"It looks like she'll listen and stay away from you. A job well done, Huang will be pleased."

Hei could care less how Huang would feel. He did it to protect Misaki. She had become someone important in his life and he wasn't going to let her get hurt because of him. Mao looked over at Misaki and then back at Hei.

"We should get going. We need to get the plan set for tomorrow night."

"Then let's go."

Mao began to walk off as Hei turned away from Misaki and made his way towards the balcony doors. He slid it open but before he stepped outside, he took one last look at Misaki lying on her bed.

A contractor shouldn't fall in love with a human...Especially with the one who wants to hunt him down...But you can still dream with Li Misaki...Dream for the both of us...

With those final thoughts, Hei stepped outside, closed the door and ran off with Mao.