Bloody Queen

Chapter 10 – A Promise

"They took Livia."

I did not expect that those words will come out of Vlad’s mouth.

I'm in trouble but other than my mission, the thing that's bothering me, is how Vlad treats Livia so special.

I pushed him away and looked straight into his eyes. He shouldn't be acting like this. He shouldn't be protecting her like a damn precious person!

Why the hell is she so important to him?

He knows that girl is dangerous!

"Why do you care so much about her? You clearly know that she's a threat. She should be killed if she truly has Aviana's soul." I said to him bluntly. He's getting on my nerves. I don't know why I'm getting too worked up but one thing is for sure.

I don't like it!

I don't like him treating her so special!

Yet, I was surprised when he looked at me coldly. It made me freeze. He didn't answer me. He's just looking at me with those cold eyes of his. I might have offended him but who cares!

I was about to say one more thing but I heard footsteps heading in our direction.

To my surprise, he pulled me once again and hugged me tightly. I didn't mind our position anymore and just decided to look in the direction where I heard the footsteps were coming from. I saw armed men wearing black suits walking towards here.

"That's them." He suddenly whispered.

"They already have Livia. Why aren't they leaving yet?" I asked him but he doesn't seem to know the reason why too. He didn't answer me. He's just silently watching those men who keep on looking around holding their guns.

What do they want?

If they already found Livia they should have withdrawn by now.

Better yet, is there something more that they want to attain?

Someone perhaps, other than Livia?

But who is it?

I looked at Vlad who was still looking at them. He is worried, for her.

"Do you badly want to get her back?" I asked. He finally looked at me but he didn't answer my question.

"Fine. I'll help you to get her back." I stated. I saw him smile. I immediately averted my gaze. I didn't expect that kind of reaction from him.

Also, what have I just said?

I'll help him?

What the hell am I thinking?

Saving someone?

I don’t do that anymore. I live to kill people, not save them. The least that I could do is help someone but she is important in my mission too. If something happens to her, I won't be able to finish this.

"This is a part of my mission," I said so that he could finally avert his gaze.

However, I was startled when he suddenly kissed me on my cheeks.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" I shouted at him but that was such a stupid mistake.

I was literally startled by what he has done because no one ever dares to touch me or even kiss me!

Little did we know, those men caught sight of us and started to shoot in our direction. I noticed that they were using a silencer on their guns which only means that they are here to kill someone and they don't want to be caught.

I put a silencer on my gun too because I don't want to attract any attention from the students and other people here in the Academy.

I breathed heavily as I closed my eyes. When I opened them, I started shooting in their direction. It's very dark here because it's already evening. Although the moon is already high up shining in the darkness, the trees were covering its light.

I'm sure that they are not practically trained to kill in the dark. They were using flashlights a while ago. Besides, they are not an assassin like me who works in pure darkness.

I perfectly shot them one by one while their aims were only landing at these trees. They are too slow. They can’t kill us moving like that.

"Hide behind my back I know that you don't have any-" I didn't have the chance to finish what I was saying when I saw Vlad pull out his gun from his waist. He started shooting too. Well, I must say he is good.

What would I expect?

He is the heir of the Kearne Family, so he should know how to fight or kill.

"They're getting many," I said and hide in the tree which was next to me. Vlad did too.

How will we be able to kill them all?

I know that they won't stop before they finally get us killed.

I think of something to get out of this mess and kill them instantly when Vlad caught my attention. He was staring at me but he has this worried face once again.

I just met him this morning but why do I feel like I already knew him. I just don't know where, when, and how did I meet him but I know what I feel. This feeling is bothering me and it's making me furious.

I quickly averted my gaze then took a glimpse at those men, they stopped.

Still, they started to shoot once again when they saw me looking. My right eye was almost shot.

Damn that man who owns that bullet! I'm f*****g pissed!

I'm not good at holding guns so I pulled my daggers under my skirt and began to stretch my arms and neck.

"Cover me," I said. He looked confused at first but then he saw what I was holding. He simply nodded in return while smiling.

He is definitely weird.

I run fast toward those men while trying to avoid the bullets that were aimed at me. They kept on shooting at me but they are too slow to predict my movements.

When I was finally near them, I gave them a devilish grin, their bodies stiffen upon seeing my face. I feel alive once again. Killing nowadays started to make me feel strange.

"Let's play," I said towards them and began to sway my dagger. I aimed at them one by one, slitting each of their throats.

They already have a big advantage against me because guns are faster to use and have a wide range. Compared to my dagger, I need to get closer and I have to exert force when using them. However, it's not the gun's fault. It's the one using it.

I continued to tear these men into pieces.

They tried to kill me!

Fuck them!

Another one was about to shoot me from behind but I noticed him first. I immediately cut off his hand. He howled in pain but because of his scream, we caught everyone's attention.

I quickly killed this last guy. I should have finished this quietly. I saw many people were heading here, including Mr. Gustavo.

I started to panic.

I can't get caught, not now.

"We have to run." Vlad suddenly said and pulled my arm.

I didn't argue and decided to follow his lead. We need to get out of here fast. We hid inside a storage room. I sighed in relief. I put back my dagger under my skirt and looked at him who is just silently staring at the floor.

"I'll find her, I promise," I said even though I feel sick saying it.

Promising?

Me?

To him?

Unbelievable!

I was about to walk away but he suddenly pulled my arm.

What is it now?

"Don't go to your dorm looking like that." He said which made me look at myself.

I was covered in blood. I breathed heavily as I massaged the corners of my forehead.

Thus, I looked at him once again.

"What are you suggesting?" I asked but he only smirked at me, that was his answer. He didn't smile like before. This time, it's different and that troubles me. I was taken aback when he pulled my hand.

We proceeded to walk but I do not know where we are headed. It's already dark so, no one will notice that my dress is covered in blood.

Upon our walk, I realized that I haven't seen a single student on this path. I glanced at the man who is in front of me holding my hand. He's not bothered by it but I am. I don't like people touching me, especially him. I feel anxious just by holding his hand.

In spite of that, how great right?

The first day of school and here I am fighting.

Darn it!

I already have an absence in one or maybe three of my subjects.

Hence, I smiled.

Why am I even bothered by it?

Why am I so worked up?

I shouldn't be. I'm no longer myself anymore. I'm not like before.

I'm an assassin now and my mission is not to be a great student. I'm here to find Aviana's soul and that's it.

I looked at the path that we were walking on and we are getting near some kind of house. This isn't a dorm.

We finally stopped when we were in front of it. Then he looked at me first.

What is his problem?

"Where are we?" I asked but he didn't answer me. He averted his gaze and dragged me into the house. He's still not letting go of my hand.

"Our dorm." He said when we were finally inside.

What does he mean by 'our dorm', the boy's dorm?

I looked around but I noticed that there was no one around here.

"It's only for the family." He said and began to walk upstairs. I followed him.

Family?

Does this mean the sons and daughters of the mafia?

They all stay here?

What if they kill one another?

Also, I realized that the Gustavo and Kearne family are included in the mafia but they also kill demons like Mr. Azier's family.

Does this mean Mr. Azier is from a mafia family?

All I know is that he takes in children and trains them to assassinate.

"Change here." He said and went inside a room, I did too.

Is this a room for guests?

But why are the things here are all pink?

I mean these are all girls' stuff.

Just then, the door suddenly opened and a beautiful lady wearing a yellow fluffy dress came in. She looked at me wondering but then her eyes widened when she recognized who I was, just like Tyler's reaction.

"Vlad, what is she doing here?" She asked in a panic.

"Can you lend her some of your dress?" He said without answering her question.

The girl and I both looked at him in unison. I don't like dressing up and from the looks of her, she likes girly kinds of stuff. When I mean girly, I mean the princess look-alike and shits.

Nevertheless, I looked at the girl and she was smiling so widely. There's something on her mind and I think I might not like it.

"I’ll leave her in your hands," Vlad said and got out of the room.

The girl was about to come near me but I immediately pulled my gun under my skirt and pointed it at her. She stopped moving.

"I don't like to dress up," I said but she simply nodded smiling.

Now that she knows what I want, I put my gun back. I saw her walk towards her huge cabinet. She pulled out a white plain sleeveless dress, that will do. She gave it to me and picked up a stiletto beside the cabinet.

"Those shoes won't fit this dress." She said while pointing at my muddy doll shoes.

What's wrong with this?

However, she suddenly pushed me towards a door.

When I went inside, it was a clean and fancy bathroom.

There, I was finally left alone. I breathed heavily and looked at my hands which is still covered in blood.

"I should probably take a bath," I said to myself and hang the dress in the corner.

I went towards the bathtub and opened the faucet. The water is warm.

When the bathtub was finally filled up, I closed the faucet and started to take off my clothes then I went in. The water is so warm but why do I feel so cold. I think I'm going to get sick. I looked at the water which was turning red because of the blood.

I killed again.

I sighed as I tried to calm down. I stretched my arms then massaged my neck.

This became a very tiring day. It was only my first day and a lot had already happened.

I breathed heavily as I closed my eyes.

I hope that I'll find her soon... so, that I can finish this mission as early as possible.