Enemies in Love

Chapter 23

The energy coming from the gem was unbearable as November tried to regain his composure. He knew that April was feeling the same pain. He didn't like to feel weak yet there he was on the ground. Yin, Mao and Huang had their eyes on Sora. They needed to get the gem away from him, but how? Huang's attempts of facing him head on had failed.

"I have to admit, I'm getting a little bored," Sora said.

"Put that gem away and we'll give you all the entertainment you want," November 11 replied.

"I'd rather not. I need to keep myself from getting harmed. After all, I am getting married after this."

"What are you talking about?" Mao asked.

"I'll be taking Misaki Kirihara as my wife. Therefore, I need to hurry and kill all of you. So, are you ready die?" Sora said with a smirk.

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Hei was wandering aimlessly throughout the dim mansion. He kept looking around, making sure that he wouldn't be attacked by the imposter by surprise. He had fought many contractors in the past and he had always won. But this time it was different. He was going to face a clone of himself. A person with the same capabilities and skills as him would be his opponent.

It didn't take long for Hei to come across Saitou's and Mr. Kirihara's unconscious bodies lying on the floor. Standing next to them was the man he was ready to fight.

"You finally made it Hei. I was about to go and hunt you down myself," the imposter said as he moved away from the two passed out men.

"Well, I'm here and there can only be one of us."

The imposter smirked before he started to run towards Hei. The two men sent blow after blow to the opponent and blocked the other's attack with ease. They knew they were evenly matched and that neither had an advantage over the other.

"Oh, how low has BK-201 fallen fighting to rescue a cop."

"You mean the woman I love," Hei responded as he tried to punch the imposter. His attack was dodged with ease. The imposter backed away from Hei and grinned.

"She's not bad to look at. I'll make sure to take care of her in your absence."

The imposter threw his black wire at Hei. It wrapped around his neck. Hei didn't hesitate to do the same. He took out his black wire and threw it at the imposter's neck. Electricity ran through both wires and towards the two men, but neither one was affected.

"We even think the same, how nice."

"It won't be that way for long."

Hei pulled the imposter to his knees and began to run over to Saitou and Mr. Kirihara. He reached over for one of the guns, but was pulled away by the imposter.

"I'm not going to let you win that easy."

The imposter pulled Hei away from the guns and the unconscious men. The black wire around Hei's neck un-wrapped itself and went over to grab one of the guns. Hei stumbled onto his feet and ran to grab the other. A bullet was fired into his leg, causing Hei to fall to the ground in pain.

"Let's make your death nice and slow."

Hei grit his teeth and aimed his gun at the imposter. He pulled the trigger but nothing came out.

"I made sure to take out the bullets in that gun. It's more fun this way." The imposter shot again, but this time the bullet only grazed Hei's arm. The imposter started to walk closer. "Do you want to know something Hei? You were betrayed. Right about now, Amber should have Misaki."

"What do you mean by that?!"

"I made a deal with her. If she helped me get Misaki, I'd help her take you. She really is in love with you, you know. It's a little sad how love can make someone so naïve."

The imposter shot his gun again. The bullet hit Hei right in the shoulder. He fell back while clutching his bleeding shoulder in pain.

"There are five more bullets. Where should I aim at next?"

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Misaki and Kanami were running down a hallway as fast as they could. They had heard gun shots and wondered whether or not they belonged to Saitou and Mr. Kirihara.

"They probably found the imposter before Hei did!" Kanami said as she looked over at her friend.

"We need to hurry up and find them! I won't let him hurt them!"

The two women continued to run down the hallway, only to come across Amber at the end. "Amber!" Misaki yelled as she eyed the green haired woman before her.

"Misaki, I'm so glad you're okay. You look so beautiful in that dress too!"

"Doesn't she?" Kanami replied.

"This isn't the time! We need to hurry and find the others!"

Misaki started to run past Amber, but she couldn't get far. Amber grabbed onto her arm and pushed her back towards Kanami who caught her.

"What are you doing?!" Misaki asked.

"It's your fault Hei is putting himself in danger. If you want to save him, you're going to have to submit yourself to the imposter and his boss."

"What are you saying? Misaki can't do that!" Kanami yelled in disbelief.

"I'm sorry but I love Hei and I don't want him to die. If I take you back to the imposter, then Hei's life will be spared."

"Do you really believe that? There's no way that Sora is going to let Hei live! You're being tricked Amber! The imposter is going to kill Hei and then kill you and everyone else! Please, we have to go and save the others!"

Amber looked into Misaki's pleading eyes. She wondered what exactly made Hei fall in love with her in the first place. What did Misaki have that she didn't?

"Amber, if you listen to us then Hei will be happy. We can't waste any more time." Kanami wanted to help Misaki convince Amber. She could tell that Amber was hurting inside and she didn't blame her. What woman wouldn't jump at the chance of getting the person she loved back?

Another gun shot was heard.

"Amber!" Misaki yelled.

"Misaki, you go find Hei. Kanami and I will go check on the others."

"What if she comes across the imposter?" Kanami asked.

"If Misaki's right and the imposter is looking to kill Hei, then she should come across Hei too. So go!"

Misaki nodded as she started to run away. Kanami looked over at Amber who was looking down with tears in her eyes. She moved over to hug her. "I know it hurts, but you're doing the right thing."

"I know...There's life in Hei's eyes because of Misaki...That alone makes me happy."

Kanami smiled and let her go. Amber quickly wiped the tears away.

"It's time for this to end."