Mending the Shadow

you forever, Ka

matter, " sh

is hair, and looked at he

who would be willing to love you back."

20." She snapped at him, but he cont

all in love, too? Love is a good feeling, you know." She

even glan

at." He responded,

t reply, she said something that she knew would catch his at

was enough to catch his attention, to make h

d voice, laced with bloodlust. "Her name is too p

her world has

such a high pedestal, Ken? I ch

ingers on her neck. His face was just an inch away from h

den with unspoken threat, urging her t

en answer. She just looked at

hile, removing his fingers from her neck, and her hand

d and left her. Her knees finally gave up, and with trem

shed tears for him, would be on the day that he would be on his knees, asking for her hand in marriage. Only then, will sh

-

d at him,

t of your body and you can't do anything to keep me from doing it." She said playfully,

alantly. Then, he looked at

ut my heart..." he said, his eyes searing through t

overboard with his words. But the guilt feeling was instantly overridde

th a mere inch as the dist

ce, " she said provocatively, her lips b

't even

away from her, and

-

t come to see him. He shrugged his shoulders, thinking that she has some errands to do. After

y train for him to reach Shibuya, the busiest crossing in the country. He never liked li

r more countryside prefecture. He must be doing some menial part t

h's worth of assignment is equal to a one-year salary of a regular-paying job. Since their latest 'job' has taken them 45 days, that

in a convenience store so as not to get bored. Besides, jobs like those keep him busy, or mor

ki

man he has

courage to give your life for someone, tha

he d

h Y

, when he was supposed to bring her to their client and if she died on the process, he wouldn't have to

deep that his 10 years of training as an assassin failed to make hi

d. His punishment came

never approach

d, she w

to make sure that if Ken tried to make contact with

caged. He was broken hearted, and kept alive to mend his own broken pieces.

with her husban

, he would go somewhere, on that tall and old building, where he can watch her as she tends to her garden

memory, free f

but his order was explicit. At least 500m away from he

from afar has been enough f

d on hi

k for a job, he thou