Chapter 14

And Now They Were Two

After Alice manage to patch up Dan's wounds, she decided to breathe for awhile and watch the sunset go by. It's been awhile she felt free and relax, carefree for once…

Then her smile faded when an image of Shun flashed through her mind. Is he still looking for me? That's the question but already an answer for after Dan brag about Shun going frantically searching for her all over Wardington City a few hours ago.

*This is odd, why I'm feeling this warmth sensation in my chest again* she thought to herself. Subconsciously, she started to giggle that she can't contain her giddiness anymore.

She already knew that she is head over heels on him when they are young, she fell in love with him but in her sane mind, she can't help but feel scared that she is in love with a high ranked wanted man amongst known lands. She can't help but feel confused why she ended up having an admiration with him. Shun…

He had grown into a responsible, serious, charismatic and handsome man unlike the young prankster from before. His cold and icy voice holds up such authority in his organization and a ladies' man in his name because hundreds of beautiful slutty women will come to him in a blink of an eye and started to ogle at his perfection image.

It might be a forbidden doing for her to be in love, as a nun she should took priority of praying people's sakes and guidance to Almighty Providence. But then again, there's an exception to every rule for personal matters.

She smirked all of sudden looking at the sun going down. But then she turns around and a tender smile was plastered on her face seeing Dan motioning her to eat dinner with him.

Shun jolted up from his slumber with sweat beads forming on his forehead. He glances in his digital clock.

Thursday Evening; 10:10PM; His room

He sighed and rolls his body again to regain his sleep. He was trying to make possible sleeping positions that could make him comfortable until he felt contended and drift back to his dreamland.

Ace yawns hearing a soft knock at the door. With his eyes closed, he went and opens for it not surprising and questioning who could ruin his beauty sleep

"I can't sleep Ace…" said Shun softly glaring at him.

"Can't blame you though…What do you want me to do?" asked Ace slowly opening his eyes.

"Let's have a drink," Shun suggested.

"So…what's the plan?" asked Ace as he staring absently at the sky.

"Nothing in particular, I've been dealing with my clients and their concerns…" he said as he gulped his drink in one go. Then, he leaned his body in the railings and took a deep breath.

"You're staring…" remarked Shun not looking at behind.

"Well, for starters….You've been spacing out lately…." Ace manages to chuckles and unconsciously stirring his drink.

"And you've been nosy as well…" Shun said back.

"It's my job anyway, A Recon Leader is suppose to be like that…unlike you….you shouldn't be this distracted, you had to set your priority rights and lead your organization into a impenetrable steel wall…" said Ace and drinks as well.

"I know…"

"You're worried about her don't you?"

A total silence was claim after Ace asked Shun about it

"She is not my concern anyway…"

"Yet, you are still ordering us to find her…" said Ace and raise an eyebrow.

"I-I need her to get back from being one of my maids here….My keepers are quite useless when doing their petty jobs here."

"You sure?" asked Ace

"Yes, I mean now that Robin is out of the picture being my butler….and Alice being gone…"

"Dan was right about you…"

Shun could only look back at him with a blank expression.

"You're pretty stubborn when it comes to your feelings…actually make it for Alice as well…"

"What do you mean?" as Shun. This time he raises an eyebrow.

"Well, you guys exchanging glances….holding hands while eating…Alice smiling at you, you raking her hair, Alice teasing you and Spot…you guys sleeping at one bed and all….and you pinching her cheek while you watch her sleep…you taking her a picture….name it all"

Shun could only glare at him back.

"So you've been snooping around my security cameras when we're having some private time together?!"

"Me and Dan…you expected us to do your dirty work 24-7 all the time and not happily watch you guys go all lovey dovey with one another?" asked Ace rhetorically.

"Well thanks for reminding for that…" as Shun just ignore him and stared at nothing particular again.

"Better late than never…"

"Now you're making opinions hypothetically now?" asked Shun

"No, just saying that it's better to speak up now or else you'll regret it" as Ace stands up.

"And what sense are you saying? I'll never regret anything I did in this world" said Shun not minding Ace leaving him behind

Ace just smirked at this. "Not really….But let me ask you this personally…"

"What?"

"Do you love her?"

Shun just scoffed "N-No"

"Alright…" and step out from the balcony. As he was about to close the door, Shun heaved a sigh to him

"Hmmm?" as Ace stop himself from closing the door.

"I-I made thousands, no millions of mistakes that I cannot undo but of all those things, there is one thing that I could weigh as something I never forget…"

"And what is that?"

Shun looked back at him and smile exultantly "Loving her..."

Ace could only look at him with wide eyes

"I love her Ace, I love her so much. I know it's my fault….but even like that….the weird thing is….I have the feeling of regret in my chest by looking at her eyes, her face, her lips….everything about her…and I fear that she might endanger herself once she become too comfortable living in my world, a world full of wars and power."

With the sudden confession, Ace could only smile at him back

"Then tell her once she's here okay?"

"I-I can't…The more that I realize that, I remember the days I-I hurt her and the worst thing that I can't even do anything to lessen her pain. I'm a jerk Ace. She deserves someone better."

Ace just look at him and close the door leaving Shun at the balcony who is still thinking deeply by his thoughts.

Shun is skimming through his documents, business related when he glance upon the picture frame of him and Alice when they are playing at the garden. A gentle smile curved on his lips as he recall the good times behind it.

A frown creased the moment Dan open the door to his private office. He sighed and asked "Can't you take a hint that this is my private and secure free man room!" Dan just shrugs it off and went to his seat.

Dan also grabs his documents "Wow…the ratings of our newest establishment is a hit already…"

It's been three weeks already and Shun was trying to keep himself busy to get Alice off of his mind. It's very troublesome but he had to cope up the progress of his organization.

"Oh yeah, Ace wanted to see you….something about your Alice…" said Dan. As Dan wanted to explain further, Shun march out of his room angrily and pissed for no reason at all.

"Heh…" Dan smiled and skims the documents again. As he was also about to leave the room, he left a note to Shun and placed it on his desk.

"Trace, Danma called me…He told me to meet-".He stop when he saw another person besides Ace.

Ace could only close his eyes and cross his arms "Sorry boss but the former Head Eagle needed to speak with you..."

On the other hand, Shun's grandfather was calmly looking at Shun as one of his units assist him on wheeling his wheelchair.

"Sir…" remarked Shun. Okiru heaved a sigh

"Everyone, move out. I need to have a word with the Criminal…" Okiru's authoritative words echo the room and thus everyone follow his heed.

As soon as the men including Ace went out, Shun throw his iciest glare he could muster against the fragile old man.

"What do you want sir?" he barely shout angrily at his grandfather.

"Enough with the formalities…As you can see, I'm merely just your average Joe…and not the fearsome Head Eagle anymore…"

(Author's Note: Shun's grandfather was initiated as a Criminal after his loyal friend Raj died under circumstances then initiate himself again as the Head Eagle to give his men a higher chance of being ranked beforehand.)

"Good because I have a strong urge to punch you right here, right now…"

"I have something important to show you…" he cut off Shun before he calmly presses a button on his remote. A projector was then open automatically and showed a particular video.

The video is actually Robin sneakily going to his underground base he installed in his room and another video showing Robin talking to someone. The face of the person couldn't be identify because a wall was blocked in the view.

"What is this? I already know Robin is the Raj anyway…" Shun said

"Yet, your line of logic miscalculated you…as I've heard from your units; someone named Jake called himself Raj too and almost laid you in their trap…"

"And you show me this kind of entertainment because…?" Shun raise an eyebrow as he watch his grandfather's anguish face.

"Maybe it's time for you to know….the truth…"

"I-I'm not following you…" Shun said to him.

The old man could only shook his head…."About your father…"

"What about him?" he asked in his most uninterested tone he could muster.

"Well….he is dead and all…" the old man look at him with a pained expression

"Heard that a lot…"

"When…he was still a Bishop of Presharar Village…"

Upon hearing the name of his former village, he glances back at the old man. Curiosity reached at his peak when he heard this new information.

"The truth is…I was the one who instructed him to stay away from my daughter….well force him anyway…I was the one who called my men to act as thieves and barge my daughter's house…"

Shun just look at him from afar.

"Then…I-I….blackmail him to leave her alone by telling him I would kill their son along with Shiori if he continue to live and stubbornly hold his love for her and their baby boy that is still in her tummy.

(Author's Note: The story Shun's grandpa made was on Chapter 9 where he scare Shun's father as gramps' units act as thieves and barge Shiori's house. He already knew that Shiori was pregnant by that time and oh he was still a Criminal by that time)

Shun just grab his collar and strangle him to death.

"Let me finish!"

"You've said enough old man! I follow your every word and command when I become one of your apprentices up until I was now! And this is the "thanks" I would get from you!?" Shun shouted at him.

"W-Well…you see…your father was worried that you might end up being my asset so he watched you from afar by being the Bishop without me and my men knowing it was him."

"And?"

"He notice that you're being a troublemaker that you are….but despite that, he concealed your wrongdoings…and…and….I was worried that you might end up growing up like a irresponsible child so I have to…to make you leave the village for you and me despite the dangers I've been dealing in your organization."

Shun stop strangling him but still firmly holding his collar.

"Your father….he was really mad that I attempt to kill you when you were still in Shiori's tummy before and then, watching himself as you leave so that I could control you and make you someone worth the price so…so…"

"So what now?! You better tell me now old man or else I'll see to it that you will be digging your own grave this time!"

"H-He began creating another organization that would oppose against me…and he was acknowledged and name as my departed friend….."Raj"…"

"Why?" Shun could barely whisper dangerously at him.

"In order to save you from me. He really did care for you and he also wanted his so called revenge at me because I was the one who let her lover, my daughter died during the car accident."

Shun look at him with wide eyes as he let go of the old man, not giving him a care in the world if he is hurt by the neck.

"For those years of ruling over Wardington, Many lives were at stake and most especially to you. I have to make sure that this would be a "hush" "hush" situation to you so I decided to hide you from your furious father until we finish discarding that pathetic society of his….and being you as our trump card to make your father less distracted until we manage to destroy his organization forever…"

"I-I see…" said Shun still holding his icy glare at his grandfather.

"And…you're a smart lad….you know where our line of conversation will end…" retaliate Okiru

"Someone who calls himself "Raj" again out of nowhere suddenly and wanted to get rid of me…"

Shun could only raise an eyebrow amusingly and continue "So Robin and Jake?"

"From my calculation, I do believe they are some members left in the organization now since your father passed away….and pretty much, they wanted to avenge their organization especially you since your father happened to be quite fond of you." the old man said and breathe out loudly.

"Why would you tell me this now? Huh? After all the lying and words of 'encouragement' you used for me…" Shun asked and cursed his breath.

"Y-You have no idea the terror and nightmares your father did to me when I was still the Head Eagle of this society. Your father…he was causing turmoil and destruction upon my scale of ruling the world that I-I have to fought back….but we're in a losing end."

"And for the win, you use me against my father twice…" Shun muttered darkly.

Shun look at him like he is a devil brought by hell and he raise his gun and shot the side of his wheelchair. The old man yelped in pain as a stray bullet wounded his shoulder.

"I suggest you leave. My fingers are quite itching already and I might do something about your state right now."

The old man tilts his head and smirk in amusement.

"Don't judge me Shun Kazami, I maybe old but I still have the authority to hold this organization like a wolf. In this case, I would like to cooperate in dealing that Raj's society and bring them down with their new leaders! I know you will might against my decision but you need me more than you know boy…remember the rules of this clan?"

Head Eagle's Policy Number 1: Every man of this organization will be treated equally and gained proper respect despite the rankings, ages and gender.

"You're not the Head Eagle anymore you wretch!" Shun shout out angrily again and threaten to pull the trigger of his gun.

"Maybe…but I still control the organization and pretty much everything….you don't have a choice here my friend…" Okiru said back making Shun muttered incoherent words. Okiru wheeled himself and exit the room leaving Shun behind.

I'll make this as short chappie instead….seeing that this is not a love related scenario.

I'm beginning to think that this story will be made in less than 25 chapters….well after that explanation and all…so overall it's a boring story…..

Anyway, thank you for your patience and reviews:

BunnyTea (Yeah, Alice is really in love 0.0 that's the power of love though...it could make people crazy...literally...anyway I appreciate the review and God Bless! Merry Christmas!)

InnocentDiamond (Bets are bad for your health though...I experience that though...at my first try of playing a bet over some color machine (guess which one will the ball land) and I won over some 20 or more people, I realize that it might cause a havoc of people around me and glaring at me...well it ended quite...err...nevermind...anyway yeah pretty much Ace gets all the spanky instead of Dan to have a change of persona over the characters anyway. I love the review and hope for you to have a jolly holidays to you! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)

shadowwing1994 (Merry Christmas Ess! Yeah I pretty much making Shun a bad guy here and I appreciate the review. Thank you so much aheheheh! *give me CHOCOLATE* Ahh the christmas jitters spines on me...hope you a happy holidays to spent with your love ones okay? Oh, I like to say hello to your sis PussyCatMewMew okay? And where is she btw? Oh well...don't even think to spank her okay? God Bless!)

EmpressPyrus (Wah! A new reviewer! *kneels* I am in your mercy! So you want Runo to be in the story? I'll have to think about it though...I already introduce tons of characters and I decided to introduce her on the climax instead. Is it okay for you? And I appreciate that you love my action scenes...the bed scenes are nice also noh? Lolz just kidding, no bed scenes here but if you want to have an action scene in your story...I'll help you in anyway I can...Hmmm you might want to compile your chapters into one story though...I notice that there are some continuations on your story and all so yeah. Happy Holidays to you too and God Bless!)

Thank you guys for reading and Advanced Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! See you all in the next 'unlucky' year (2013)