Assassination Class: Deadly Duo

Lucky

<Nana>
Everything has been so hectic around at the agency. There's international calls being made, people gearing up heavily, and protocols with endless repetition.
It's all because of those three.
It's been a couple of days since they disappeared. Including Yoru, I've been limited to various missions because, of him. They're all idiots, okay? They've lost their minds.

I stare at the cloudless blue sky above me. I managed to slip in some jobs but, they're as easy as taking candy from a baby. I'm after two women, part of the underground black market. Organ harvesting.

"This kind of brings back memories doesn't it?" I talked to myself while handling the blade in my hand and a gun in the other. It was around this time that I met Yoru. Sad to say that our lives intertwined afterwards.
The first time I met Yoru was during a joint mission in China. It was Yoru and his partner Kenji and us, 3 years back. We were both in the same division under our boss Ritsu, we've known the names of one another's for awhile.

You could tell Yoru and Kenji were close. The smell of death wasn't prominent back then. Yoru was normal.
I'd just wished I never signed up for that mission on Organ Harvesting because, ever since then, I've seen the gradual change of a blood lusting assassin. I was afraid that it would become of me too.

Long story short, Yoru wouldn't let me die. Was it because he had an attachment to Kenji and knew about the wonders of moving on? He was kind and thought that there's more to life than to just give up.
My partner Yina was choked to death in front of me. When she collapsed to the ground, her dead, open eyes stared at me. We made a promise once, that if one of us dies, we die together. It was an old oath we made back on trainee days but, she had kept it to heart all this time. I was the devil who was about to abandon that trust.

What did my sorry ass do? I went after the man who killed her. Kenji tried to stop me but, I wouldn't hear any of it. I wanted to kill that man and then, end myself.
Yoru had grabbed my wrist and practically sprained it with his strength. Back then, death was just a word to me. To Yoru, it was a matter of losing someone important.

I've been living with the guilt of leaving my friend to death by herself but, Yoru strongly desired living. He chose that for me. So I began to push away all those regrets and sin that I had committed. Life moves on doesn't it? But everything came rushing back and slapping me across the face when Yoru had killed Kenji.

Of course it affected me. He lied to me about his principals. That beacon of hope that I carried for Yina...was lost. All my guilt and regrets came back...I should have died with her.
Yoru transformed into a sociopathic brute...then he became my partner. It was to my dismay that it wasn't that he had changed so drastically...it was because he contracted a split personality disorder however, I've never seen that nurturing side of him ever again.
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<Kagi>
The horny woman was about to take off her blazer jacket until someone came rushing to the door. The man was quite young and he had a pistol in his hand. He glanced over at me, but looked away quickly.

"Miss, its urgent. Many of our men are falling and the enemies are cutting in deep. It's only a matter of time until they make it down here." He warned.
"Tsk, always ruining everything." She took the pistol from his hand and aimed it as his head.
"M-miss...?"

I could only stand there and watch this erroneous sight. I have no right to judge.

"Fine, I'll let you live this time." The woman turned towards me and out of nowhere sucker punched me. I collapsed on the ground with the wind knocked out of me. I could barely move with this sudden pain.
Leaning over, I heard the door close and the lock click. The lights never managed to turn on and I found myself lucky not to engage a fight with her.

With my current condition, I admit that she would be a tough opponent.
I supported myself on the chair beside me and stood up. That punch really hurt... I placed my hand on my abdominal region and felt it ache. That's going to leave a bruise.

I limped over to the two of them and checked their pulses. They're still hanging in there. Thank goodness...

"Ritsu, Itona. Can you hear me?" I lightly slapped both their cheeks and only Ritsu managed to wake up. She was in a daze, slowly lifting up her head to recognize me.

"Kagi? W-what...are you doing here?" She bobbed her head. I saw that the side of her lip had dried blood. I examined her and the blood on her clothes wasn't fresh. I can assume that the women kept them alone for quite some time.

"Long story, but don't worry. We're here to save you guys." I assured.
"I-I'm sorry..." Ritsu tried to reach for my arm, "I c-couldn't help...your mom."

I shook my head.
"It's okay. You did your best. You're not responsible for anything." I swallowed back and Ritsu didn't look convinced. She turned her head to the side and noticed that Itona was still out cold.
It was silent for awhile. Ritsu passed out and I made sure to secure this door before I left. On the frame of the door, on the other side, I wrote a message with the secret codes that we learned at the MD.

I rigged the door that if someone twisted or touch the knob, they would be shot. The one who can translate it would know that the door hinges are loose. All they have to do is kick the door down.
I'm pretty confident that none of our men are naive enough to just waltz right to the door and open it. Even one of our men did happen to get shot, lesson learned right?

Alright. Time to check the other rooms.
I scanned the area and all there was were halls leading down into bigger corridors. Some stopped and some led on. I'll definitely find you mom. Before I took my leave, I looked back at the door. Please. Let it be someone on our side that opens this door.

I wanted to clear my mind with all the devastation that had happened. What kind of life did I live when I wasn't worried about death so much? There is no return to it anymore. My hands have been stained since the beginning. All I can do is kill. Maybe for once...I can use my skills to save.