Enemies in Love

Chapter 22

Could one of the others have found her already? Amber wondered as she continued running down a hallway. She had checked several rooms but there was no sign of Misaki anywhere. Amber hoped that she had been found. Turning a corner, Amber abruptly came to a stop as she bumped into Hei.

"Hei!"

Before she could do anything else, Amber was shoved against the wall and had a knife at her throat.

"I'm afraid I'm not Hei. It's nice to meet you February," the imposter BK-201 said.

"So you're the imposter...I could have sworn you were Hei."

"Misaki was fooled too. I'm a bit envious of the real Hei. He has two beautiful young women after him."

"I'm warning you now. You're no match against Hei" Amber said as she kept her gaze directed at the imposter's.

He laughed. "Of course you'd say that. There's no way you'd say that he'd lose and die. If you did, then you'd hate him. But I know you love him and it hurts you to know that he's chosen someone else. Or am I wrong?"

He was dead on and he knew it by the quick glimpse of heart break he saw in Amber's eyes. It was easy to manipulate someone when it came to love. Amber was in a fragile state and the imposter would make sure to take advantage of that.

"You're not saying anything February. What if I made a proposal? Let Misaki stay with my boss and I'll make sure Hei leaves with you. We can convince the Syndicate that he's dead and erase his memories of Misaki. Hei can be all yours Amber. Just say the word and our deal with be made."

"What about the gem? I need to take it back with me," Amber replied.

"The gem has to stay with my boss, but isn't having Hei better than some gem? Think about it. You've waited so long to be with him again, so why don't you take the chance?"

Amber didn't know how to respond to the imposter's proposal. Deep down she wanted nothing more but to be with Hei and live a happy life together away from the Syndicate. She had no hard feelings towards Misaki, but she didn't want to be replaced either. Hei's life was on the line. A life that meant so much to her since the day they met. She wasn't going to let Hei die in a battle he wasn't going to win.

"I'll take your offer," Amber started to say, "Help me save Hei."

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"Hei! You can put me down now!"

Misaki felt the strength coming back to her body. She was ready to get on her feet and defeat the enemy. Hei stopped running and gently helped Misaki down.

"Will you be able to run in those heels?" Hei asked.

"I can run in anything. We have to find Sora and the imposter before they hurt anyone."

Hei nodded his head and took out his knife. He handed it over to Misaki. "Since you don't have a gun on you, this is the next best thing. Use it to defend yourself if you have to. Remember, we can't lose or die here. We have to get married and you have to give me kids."

"Wait, where did this come from?" Misaki replied frantically.

"After seeing you in this dress," Hei responded with a smirk. "So whatever you do, fight with all you've got."

Misaki nodded her head. They started to make their way down the long hallway and searched for the others in the process. Misaki hoped that everyone was okay and that no one had gotten hurt. To her relief she spotted Kanami running towards them from the other side.

"Kanami!"

"Misaki!" Kanami yelled as she practically jumped on her friend and hugged her. "I'm so glad you're okay! Why are you in a wedding dress?"

"It's a long story, but I'm fine. Where are Saitou and my dad?"

"I don't know. I haven't seen them since we split up. I haven't seen Amber or the imposter BK-201 either."

"Misaki, you go and search with Kanami. I'm going to try and find the imposter," Hei said. "If you come across him first, I want you both to run."

"But I...!" Misaki started to protest.

"I know you wouldn't normally run away, but if he electrocutes you, it might not end well. So just this once Misaki, run, don't fight."

Misaki looked into Hei's serious eyes and after a few seconds sighed. "Okay, but I want you to be careful too."

"It's a promise."

Hei quickly kissed Misaki before he turned around and ran off. Misaki watched as he disappeared from her sight. Kanami gently placed her hand on her friend's shoulder. "You know, I still find it crazy that you fell in love with BK-201, but he's still hot so I totally approve Misaki."

"Thanks Kanami."

"Alright, let's go find Saitou and your dad. We need to hurry!"

"Let's go," Misaki said as her face turned serious.

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"I found you, but I didn't find my daughter," Mr. Kirihara muttered under his breath as he ran down a hallway with Saitou.

"We'll find her sir. Maybe Kanami or Li...I mean Hei, found her already."

"I hope you're right."

The two continued to run down the hallway, but came to a stop as they heard someone coming their way. They both took out their guns and pointed them out. With their fingers on the trigger, they waited for the person to come closer. To their surprise, the person was Hei.

"Li! I mean Hei! Did you find Chief Kirihara?!" Saitou asked as he put his gun down.

"I did. She's safe."

"Did you hear that Superintendent? He found her!"

Mr. Kirihara kept his eyes on Hei. Without warning, he pulled the trigger. Hei quickly moved out of the way and took out his black wire. He threw it at the two men as it wrapped around them.

"What's going on?!" Saitou asked as he looked over at Hei.

"You have a good eye for imposters Mr. Kirihara. I guess that's where your daughter learned it from," the imposter said as he grinned.

"Where is Misaki?" Mr. Kirihara asked.

"I had an ally of mine go look for her. I'd prepare myself if I were you. Misaki's going to get married and she's going to need her father to give her away."

"How dare you and your boss take my daughter! You'll pay for this!"

"Will we? Everything is working out in our favor. It's only a matter of time until we win." The imposter sent electricity through the wire and electrocuted Mr. Kirihara and Saitou. The men passed out and fell to the floor.

"Now we wait for BK-201 to appear..." the imposter said with smirk on his face.