The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

Elle couldn't help herself but tighten her grip on the steering wheel while giving Black Shadow a dangerous glare. He was grinning from ear to ear as he stared at Elle who looked like she was ready to strangle him to death at any moment.

He signaled her to open her car window since there's something he wanted to tell her. With annoyance, Elle lowered her window, half-opened.

"I thought you don't want to fight me for now. Did you change your mind, Catseye?" Black Shadow said when he noticed her frightening look. There was a hint of provocation in his tone.

"What. Do. You. Want?" Elle said to him through gritted teeth.

Black Shadow chuckled before he spoke again.

"Let's talk!" He said. It did not sound like a request but more likely a command.

Elle's eyebrows arched in a manner that showed her irritation which seemed to tell him 'I hear a ridiculous joke. Are you kidding me? Why should I?'

"Go away! Before I change my mind and just kill you right here, right now. Don't waste my time." Elle said to him before she rolled up her window, dismissing Black Shadow.

But Black Shadow was very persistent as he opened her car door at the back passenger seat then entered the car quickly.

Elle cursed inwardly as she looked at him with disbelief. She didn't lock the car and now Black Shadow was leisurely sitting at the back.

"Let's go somewhere. The detective will come here at any moment to catch you. Do you want that?" Black Shadow continued to piss her off.

"Oh anyway. Do you want me to drive? I don't think you can manage to drive at times like this, your arm is hurting and bleeding. I will be your driver for a while. I will give you a hand to escape here." he mocked her but he offered her help at the same time.

Elle was taken aback as she realized that Black Shadow was right. She was not in good condition to drive with an injured arm. She sighed in frustration before she stepped out of the car and opened her car door at the back passenger seat.

The next thing she did was dragging Black Shadow out of her car. Unprepared, he fell on the ground after Elle pulled him harshly.

Black Shadow cursed under his breath. 'D*mn! She still has that strength to drag me.'

"Go… and Drive!" Elle commanded him with her authoritative voice before she sat down inside her car.

Black Shadow stood up and brushed off the dirt on his clothes as he shook his head. After that, he hopped in at the driver's seat. The two of them immediately left the place.

After a few minutes of silence, Elle started to engage in a conversation with Black Shadow who was very focused on his driving.

"Why are you doing this?" Elle asked him out of the blue.

"Hmm, why are you asking me? Do you feel touched that your enemy is helping you?" he said, teasing Elle.

Elle just sneered at him and said "No! I am just wondering if there is an ambush waiting for me at the end of this road."

Black Shadow let out a soft chuckle after hearing her remarks. Even he was amused by himself why he was doing this. 

Did he approach her to satisfy himself as he watched this assassin in her sorry and miserable state? After all, Catseye was the person whom he wanted to defeat badly from the start.

Then after a while, Black Shadow started to share his thoughts with Elle.

"Actually, I felt disappointed in you. You are no longer the Catseye I knew. Those fierce, ruthless, and fearless eyes of yours which void of any emotions was long gone. Now, you just look like an empty shell of the vicious devilish assassin Catseye."

Black Shadow sounded serious after saying that. The c.o.c.ky smile on his lips already disappeared. Elle could see his expression through the front view mirror.

She didn't speak as she stayed silent while listening to him. The incident that happened in the warehouse really affected her very much and she wanted to relieve her mind of those troubling thoughts even just for a while.

And even though she didn't want to admit, Black Shadow's presence had helped her divert her attention away from those unpleasant memories.

But the moment Black Shadow spoke another word of wisdom, he reminded her again of what she was trying to forget. He was intentionally rubbing salt to her wound.

"I couldn't believe seeing you so weak like this. All of these happened because you fell in love. The worst case, you fell in love with a detective who is also assigned to catch you." Black Shadow was clearly ridiculing her for falling in love.

"What are you gonna do now? Surrender to him, for the sake of Love? Haha! Do you think you can fool me with your 'Chess piece' thing." he added as he continued to rant at her.

If just one stare could kill then Black Shadow would be dead already as Elle shot him a sharp cold stare.

"Are you done talking? I guess you had set a high expectation on me just hearing your blabbering. But I don't have an obligation to meet your expectations. Besides, from the very start, I don't care about you but on the other hand, it seems like you always pay attention to me. Are you happy that you won? I concede…" 

'Coz I feel like I am dying a thousand times tonight.' she wanted to add but she just kept it in her mind.

Black Shadow could not help but laugh out loud after sensing the furry and annoyance in her words.

"Yeah. I definitely won. After tonight, I lose my interest in defeating you. You are not worthy of becoming my opponent anymore. You are really different from the Catseye who was feared by many. Are you a counterfeit of the devilish assassin?" He said with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

Elle became silent after that. Then something crossed her mind.

'What I want is to finish my revenge and live happily with Erick after. But all of these are just my wishful thinking. It is expected that I won't be able to live an ordinary and peaceful life with my loved ones since from the beginning I made enemies everywhere and committed more crimes.'

'Maybe, now it is the time to wake up from my beautiful dream and go back to my ugly reality. I am Catseye, the devilish assassin. I am a killer and nothing can change that fact. Nothing can wash away my sins. This is my reality.'

Black Shadow frowned when he took a peek at Catseye. She seemed lost in her deep thoughts.

Then he cleared his throat to get her attention back.

"Hey! penny for your thoughts."

Black Shadow's voice pulled her out of that deep thought.

"Thank you for reminding me," Elle said to him with a cold smile flashed on her gloomy face.

"Huh?" Black Shadow was a little bit confused with her statement. 

'Catseye just thanked me for reminding her. Reminding her of what?'

"Nevermind!" she simply said.

"Anyway… when and where do you want to settle our score then?" Elle added.

Black Shadow laughed again, feeling so amused with her.

"I thought you already conceded your defeat. Do you still want to fight me? Are you confident that you can win against me in a fight?" Black Shadow looked at her with disbelief.

"Well. If you will fight me fair and square without dragging someone close to me just to threaten me like what you did today." Elle said to him sarcastically.

"Hmm, now you have a weakness. Tsk Tsk Tsk. You should really worry about that. You have a lot of enemies. I wonder what tragedy will be waiting for you and those people close to you once Azumi Twins learn about this." He mumbled in a low voice but Elle's attention was caught when she heard about the Azumi Twins.

"About that Azumi Twins. I knew that they were back. Assassin Guild is really determined to avenge your fallen brothers by sending the Azumi Twins to hunt me down." Elle said nonchalantly.

"Oh, you heard me. Well, since I pity you then let me warn you my dear Catseye. Those twins are really capable. They are much more brutal than me. You see, I even offer you a hand and be your driver."

Elle just rolled her eyes. She didn't understand why Black Shadow was acting so friendly to her.

"Kidding aside. Not only because of Assassin Guild but someone hired them to kill you. So be careful. Oh by the way, if you want to return the favor to me by being your driver now, can you give Kevin Azumi a good lesson if ever you will face him." Black Shadow shamelessly requested her.

Elle just looked at him helplessly. Black Shadow really had thick skin.

"So, you were saying that you don't consider me as your opponent now and then asking me to teach someone a lesson. Why don't you do that yourself? I could tell that you hold a grudge against him."

"Haha if I could do that then why did I bother to ask you this. You already knew that a fight between members of Assassin Guild is forbidden." Black Shadow retorted.

"Oh yeah! Your damn guild's rule! I didn't know that you are very obedient and a rule-abiding member of your guild. Hahaha!" Elle laughed dryly just to annoy him.

"So… is it a deal? I will stop fighting you now. Since you already admitted that I won. Regarding Reaper, I will just forget about that since I believe I already get my revenge. Haha! your expression just a while ago looks like you are already dying." he continued to tease her.

"I think I changed my mind. I want to kill you now!" Elle picked up her dagger as she threatened him.

"Haha! Chillax. I didn't harm your man, remember? No need to be so worked up. Are you really that scared when I pointed the gun at your man?" 

'Yes, I was!' She thought to herself.

Without hearing her response, Black Shadow spoke again.

"I am curious how you will react when you see the detective in danger. You lied to James at the dungeon just to protect him, right? Then I confirmed my suspicion when you didn't think twice and grabbed your gun at that instant. Too bad, the detective misunderstood your intention. I was really shocked when he shot you."

"Black Shadow can you please shut up your blabbering mouth?! I want to rest, just drive, and drop me at Falcon Cafe."

"Aye, Ma'am!"

Elle didn't talk further after that. She averted her gaze on the window. The surrounding was still dark. She sighed deeply as she wondered what was happening now at the warehouse.