The Devilish Assassin Meets The Angelic Detective

After Marie and Black Shadow broke apart from that very intense kiss, he held her hand which was still holding the rectangular box he had just given her.

He stood up, tugging her along with him. Black Shadow and her passed by the bar counter, leaving the money for their bills.

"Keep the change!" he said to the waiter as he winked at him.

And without further ado, he pulled her towards the exit of the club.

"Hey, where are we going?" Marie asked him as Black Shadow continued to lead their way into the parking area.

He just gave her a cheeky smile before he handed her his helmet. 

He rode his motorcycle then after that he extended his hand to her, inviting her to ride at his back. Marie just sighed helplessly before she complied.

She put on the helmet. When Black Shadow made sure that she settled down already on his back, he started his motorcycle and left the place with her.

"Hold me tight." Black Shadow said to her as he started to drive faster.

His lips twitched into a satisfied smile when he felt Marie's hands clutch his waist tightly.

'Good girl!' he thought to himself.

They got to the soccer field inside one of the big universities in City Z just about ten minutes later. He parked his motorcycle and guided her as they got off.

They walked towards the middle of that soccer field. No one was around the area except the two of them.

The surroundings were very quiet and peaceful in contrast to the noisy club where they often hung out. There was also a streetlamp perched over the field which was the source of light in that dark night.

Black Shadow lay down on the ground as he used his one hand as his pillow. He looked up with a smile on his face, watching the night sky. 

Oblivious of his intention of why he brought her there, Marie just sat down beside him quietly.

Black Shadow couldn't understand himself as well why he suddenly brought her there. He just felt like doing it tonight.

They stayed silent for a while, both were consumed by their own thoughts.

Black Shadow was thinking that he was about to leave City Z and this might be the last night they would enjoy each other's company. That's why he wanted to spend more time with her tonight.

He had to admit that meeting Marie was one of the interesting things that happened to him for the past few months. He enjoyed being with her.

Meanwhile, Marie was also thinking about the moments she had spent with Black Shadow. Now that he was leaving, she didn't know what to feel or what to do.

Is she worried about the progress of Catseye's case if ever Black Shadow would leave or is she worried about something else?

Then she remembered his question just a while ago. 'Are you sad that I am leaving? Will you miss me?'

Marie just shook her head. She wanted to get those thoughts out of her mind.

'Sh!t. What am I thinking right now? This is so wrong.' she scolded herself.

"Are you really leaving?" Marie couldn't stop herself from asking him that question.

Black Shadow averted his gaze to the girl sitting beside him when he heard her soft voice, asking him that question.

He smirked as he answered her with a "Yes."

"Why? Do you want to stop me from leaving? Do you want me to stay?" he asked her. It sounded more like a tease.

Marie smiled as she heard him.

"No." she promptly said. "I am just thinking that I haven't given you any parting gift too. Can we meet again tomorrow afternoon? I want to give you my parting gift also."

Black Shadow chuckled. "F*ck! I didn't know if I should be happy or be sad because of your answer. It seems like nobody really cares about my presence or my absence."

"You are really great at moving on and forgetting things. No wonder you still believe in love after you failed four times," he said as he mocked her.

"Are you just stubborn or just simply stupid?" he added as he let out a soft chuckle.

"Call me stubborn and stupid but you are just a bitter person!" she spat back at him as she stuck her tongue out after saying those words.

Her little action just gained another laughter from him. He looked at her amusedly.

After a few seconds, Black Shadow sat up and extended his right arm in front of her.

"What?" she asked him, feeling confused about what he was trying to do.

"Give me the necklace. I will be the one to put it on you," he said.

Marie just gave him a strange look but in the end, she still complied as she handed him the rectangular box.

After receiving it, Black Shadow moved to her back. He asked her to grab her loose hair and raise it as he put the necklace on her neck.

It was a silver necklace with a small diamond pendant. It looked nice on her neck.

"It looks very expensive!" she exclaimed. 

"You know, you don't have to buy me things like this but anyway, thank you for this parting gift."

"No need to thank me." he simply said.

Marie touched the necklace and toyed with the pendant. She couldn't explain but she felt some emotions deep down her heart. 

She didn't want to name those emotions. She wanted to ignore it. Then suddenly she felt some warmth.

Black Shadow already removed his jacket as he put it on her back. 

"Are you not feeling cold?" she heard him say.

"Just a little," Marie replied to him.

After hearing her response, Black Shadow engulfed her in his arms as he hugged her from behind.

His action took her by surprise. She was baffled. Her heart started to beat like crazy inside her chest once again. His sweet little gestures could really affect her heart and mind.

Then they both fell silent, slowing the world down to the pace of their breathing. They lost track of the time. They stayed there until midnight, doing nothing, just staring at the night sky, counting stars  and waiting for shooting stars while keeping each other's company.