Chap. 3
"You've reach Miracle's phone. She can't pick up right now, so please leave..."
ugh... somebody's answering my phone...?
Oh.. I guess Jason is answering for me...
"My name?"
But.. Jason's voice isn't that deep?
"I'm Caesar Sergeyev. and you?"
SHit!
"M-Mr. Sergeyev!?"
"Ah, are you up?" he smiled
"Miracle's woken up, so I'll put her on now...Jason" he gave me a glare before handling in my phone
"YOU JUST WOKE UP!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU'RE SLEEPING INFRONT OF THAT BASTARD!?"
"I'm sorry I just woke up, I passed out earlier.."
"WHAT THE-?"
"too much heat sun.. anyways I'm all fine now"
"Whatever! just dress up and let's go! I'll be waiting for you at the bar" Jason said and hang up
"I thought I told you to cancel it?" Caesar said folded arms and siting on the chair beside me
"But-"
"Hm?"he looked so serious about it
"I'll cancel it" I texted Jason and he text me back with so much anger
I'M SO SORRY JASOOON! T^T
"I told him we'll just go next time" I mumbled
"What's your relationship with that Jason guy? your lover?"
"wh-what? no he's not, just friends"
"hm"
"Tsar! Tsar! Tsar!!!" I heard George's voice from outside as he banged the door
Caesar went to the door and opened it
"What is it!?"
"We've been breached"
"What!?" he went outside the room with George
breached? does that mean we're in danger again?
Ughh I can't catch a break can I?
I went my hidden compartment and took the bag that is my most precious bag
Caesar went in, he looked worried and in a hurry
"We need to go" he said
"wh-what's going on?"
"one of my enemies just entered the building, don't worry we can get out safely"
"enemies? wha-"
"come on let's go, is that the stuff you're only going to bring?"
"I wish I could bring more-"
"Come on!" he said and held my hand as we went out the room there were body guards all over as we went to the hallway and to one of the rooms that directly goes to the stairs down
as we go down there were gun fire all over the place
I can't even think straight
,"SMOKE GRANADE!" someone yelled down stairs and there was a loud explosion
my ears are ringing and there are too many smokes all over the place
"Miracle! Miracle!!" I head Caesar's voice
"I'm right here!" I yelled
I feel a little buzz in my head and I saw men scattered beside me unconscious
There were another gun fire down stairs
Agh! I can't take this anymore!!
I took 2 guns from the men and shot whoever I saw coming up to the floor were in
It's smoky so I don't think they'll see me clear
When the bullets are out I jumped off the stairs to the center and take shots to whoever I saw that is not familiar to me.
and when I stopped at a floor a man was going to shoot me face to face but I jumped against my back and shoot him as I go down when I faced down I saw a man and hit him and everything became blurry
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"have you checked into it?"
"yes and they'll arrive here shortly"
"All of them?"
"Yes all of them"
"have them checked and make sure you prepare the translation ready"
I heard voices talking and one of the just left cuz I heard a closing of the door
I pretended to look like I just woke up
"Oh good you're finally awake" when I looked it was Caesar
"wh-what happened?" I tried sitting straight but then when I lift my right hand it was somehow cuffed to beside the bed
"wh-why am I cuffed to a bed? what's going on?"
"you.. better start talking" he said and drank a glass of whisky from his glass he's holding
"talking? what's going on? why am I suddenly cuffed to a bed!?"
"You very well know that I hate being lied at, you were unconscious for three days because you jumped 10 story down the stairs, and what's interesting is that.. this suddenly happened" he showed me a cctv footage of me shooting all the guys I saw down the stair case
"Now.. funny thing is at first I didn't believe it.. but then my team found this" He throw in a dusty bag and then he throw in a folder that was originally in the bag, a gun and 3 passports
"2 passports are the same but one is different, why is it there's a name Mizuki Shinoda but your face on it? says that you came from Japan and moved to America when you were 17"
"Th-"
"One more lie.. and I'll burn you alive before tossing you to the ocean" he said
oh god
"Fine...can you at least uncuffed me?" I asked
"not a chance"
"Caesar I'm not gonna run away with you in front of me and a gun at the side of your chair"
"How'd you know I have a gun at my side?"
"Basic tactics I know that much, I'm not dumb to just attack you" I said
he stood up, removed the stuff he threw at the bed and then uncuffed me
I sinned and scratched my hand
"now talk" he ordered
"I ran away from home because I didn't want to become my father, I lived in America to continue my highschool life, I live with my grand mother"
"Why do you have such skills in killing those men?"
"My father taught me those stuffs and I didn't wanted to become more but before I knew it I was the best one in all of his students-"
"were you the one that caused all of this commotion?"
"what? no.. I'm living a peaceful life before I even met you the first time Mr. Sergeyev, I don't even want to get involved in the Mafia world when I left my home country!"
"You see all the Mafia across the country is being attacked the moment you and I had business together, it's very hard to believe you right now"
we heard a knock on the door and George came in
"Tsar, all of the Mafia Leaders all over the world have already arrived and have been checked"
"Look Tsar believe me I don't have anything to do with this! You've already did a background check on me, surveillance for the past 12 years the moment I came here to America.. I'm living a normal life here! believe me Caesar!"
"Tsar everyone is waiting" George said
"I can't trust you yet, you have to come with me to the meeting room" He said and held my arm tight
"Hey! you're hurting me!" I screamed as we enter a meeting room and to my actual surprise there were a lot of men in suits in there
"Mizuki, sore wa anatadesu ka?" (Eng. Transl: MIzuki, Is that you?)
A man came up to us wearing a black suit
"I'm sorry do you know her?" Caesar said
"Ah, yes I remembered her-"
"Akio-san?"
"yes, it's me! oh my it's been 12 years Mizuki" Akio said and temp to hug me but Caesar pulled me more closer to him
"This is Akio one of my friends from when we were kids in Japan, Akio this is Caesar.. the-"
"Russian Mafia, I heard, this is the first time I'm here- but Mizuki-chan, why are you here?" Akio asked
"I- uh"
"Mizuki" A voice I would never forget.. although it's kinda rusty but I remembered it very well
I looked and he's still standing strong but with a cane on his right hand.. he looks so old now
"Otōsan" (Eng. Transl.: Dad)
At the sudden event, Caesar had to cancel the meeting for this afternoon since it's kinda awkward to continue this family reunion thing
Apparently My Dad is the new Mafia leader of the top 4 Mafias in Japan..
yes I'm involve in the Mafia the day I was born
And now Russian Mafia and the Yakuza are in the same room now and explaining to Caesar everything.. the Yakuza are outnumbered since they only have Katana by their side, while the Russian Mafia which is Caesar had guns
In the room it's pretty intense at first, my father thought that I had been kidnaped by Russian Mafia and Caesar thought that the Yakuza sent me as a spy for the Russian Mafia
But I had to convince both of them that non of it is true.. but My Father wanted me back
"No, I'll stay here!" I said
"But Mizuki"
"Dad, I don't want to be part of it in the first place. I'm just here for a job and that is Laundering money for Mr. Sergeyev, that's all"
"I already signed a contract, and If you ever force me to come with you or if you ever touched this man, I promise you.. I'm the one who will be your enemy and you know very well what I am capable of" I was pertaining and pointing to Caesar at that time
"Dad give me your word"
"Okay, you have my word"
"Okay.. now all settled gentlemen?" I asked around and even Caesar is nodding, but he stood up and shook hands with my dad
"Okay.. Now Mr. Sergeyev, I am very sorry that you felt that I have lied to you, it's my fault for not telling my true Identity and I am really sorry about it, I hope you'll forgive me" I said to Caesar facing down, just to show how sorry I am
"No more lies? no more skeleton in the closet?"
"There is one thing"
"What is it?" he asked
"I spoke 11 languages apart from Japanese and English"
"Nothing else?"
"Nothing else.."
"Fine, I forgive you, Please if you guys wish to catch up more you may stay here or outside, I'll be going to my office" Caesar said and left the room
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we had more time to catch up for me and my dad and then, since he's old he got too bed earlier than ever
Me and Akio stayed up and now we're just outside enjoying the wave sounds and the bright moon
Turns out after I ran away, Akio was sent to find me for months but then after 2 years my father gave up in finding me, Akio was my first friend in Japan, we went training together with my dad, he was the second best at my Dad's class and after I left he became the top 1
"hahaha so enough about me, how about you? are you and Caesar- you know..."
"what? no.. hahahah, no we're just uhm employee and employer kinda thing.."
"really?"
"yeah, I mean he probably has someone already.. I mean he's really handsome and has a nice built-"
"and scarry"
"... hmm it's not that bad.. he may seem scary but, he's kind of a gentleman himself, he didn't hurt me or what ever"
"he handcuffed you"
"It was reasonable.. he has trust issues, I have that one too. if I were in his position I would have hang the person upside down and hang it beside a cliff"
"okay.. that's just-"
"I know right? hahahaha.. so yeah he's kind... you know-"
"awww you like him.. you like him -"
"what?"
"You like him! come on you blushed so instantly!"
"Shhh!!! someone might hear you!- and it's not like he'll notice me, I bet he likes girls who are matured and on the same level as he is you know..."
"Well, if he can't see that you're the nicest and beautiful girl in the world then I say he's just stupid"
"shhhh! Akio! hahahahaah but thanks.. this is just feelings.. it'll past by"
"yeah.. well I better go to bed"
"okay.. goodnight"
"Good night" he said and went back inside
"Lady Miracle" someone called and it's George coming from the inside
"You know my real name is Mizuki right?"
"I say Miracle or Mizuki.. you're still our Lady, anyways- what are you still doing here? it' late"
"really? what time is it?"
"it's past 9pm Lady"
"I'll sleep after I eat"
"you're still hungry?.."
"It may not seem like it, but I have a hungry tiger inside my tummy" I said and stood up
"then I shall wake the Chef, what would you like to eat-"
"ah, well I actually want to cook for my self"
"Really? you can cook? but I never see you cook at the house in Miami" he said as he escorted me back inside the house and to the kitchen
"well... I never did cook, but I read and watch a lot of cooking.. and am a fast learner" I said
"we reached the kitchen area
"walk me through the materials?" I asked George
"Spices at the top shelf, flour or baking materials at the top right shelf and frozen meats are at the freezer.. " he pointed
"What are you going to make?" he asked as I ready the pots and other utensils
"Do you have a favorite Russian cuisine?"
"Hmm not in particular.. but Tsar always ordered Pelmeni"
"Ow! I know that!.. it's kinda like dumplings in Asia"
"Yup"
"Great! I'll make that, and some Beef stroganoff" I said
I happily cook while I chat with George
we ate at the kitchen just at the bar counter
"You done?" I asked George
"Oh yes, it was really delicious!"
"Aw thank you.. I'll put it in the fridge.. please do tell the staff that I'll eat this for breakfast" I said as I put a clean wrap at the bottom of my bowl of beef stroganoff and a bowl of pelmeni
"So.. you like Tsar huh-"
It made me froze as soon as I close the fridge
Oh my gad
he heard?.
Am I dead?
"uh- uhm"
"no need to hide it, I won't tell him, but I'll tell you this lady.. Tsar isn't someone who would even talk to girls.. unless he finds them interesting" he smiled and stood up and walked away
"Hey where are you going?"
"To bed! gotta wake up early! you too Lady Miracle and goodnight!" he said as he went to the other hallway
he finds me interesting? me?
jeez! no! Mizuki! you shall not fall for this kinds of trap!
Expect disappointed and you won't be disappointed!
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I woke up late the next morning
probably because I ate too much
I went to bath and got dressed they say that we will go under some morning exercise or training whatever today so when an attack comes or something like that.. it's a mafia thing but instead of hearing loud chants of people running..
you can hear loud fire guns and martial arts at the backyards and just outside Gym.. kinda looks like those prison movies hahahahhah
I went down stairs to the kitchen and re heated the left over I cooked last night but the pelmeni is missing T^T somebody took it T^T
I asked the staff but they say that they didn't see any pelmeni at the fridge.. only the bowl of beef stroganoff
I went out the backyard and am telling you ow my GHAD
all of them are in the yard half naked showing them abs!
(づ￣ 3￣)づ
"Hey Mizuki" I snapped when Akio went up to me
"h-hey"
"What you got in there?"
""Beef stroganoff.. I made it last night" I said and gazed back again to the men at work af! RAWR!
And then this beautiful white blond man came.. he stand out most of them!!! oh my ghad that body!
"Wow Tsar is really buff"
"heheheh I know.. " he went to the bench and started doing biceps work out
"hey Mizuki? you okay?"
"uhuh"
"Stop drooling Lady Miracle-"
"Right!" I snapped and stood up straight when I heard George's voice
"Let's go.. we need to train you Lady Miracle"
"What? but- The view is so good here!-"
"Come on" Both Akio and George dragged me to the right side of the gym area
"I don't wannaaaa"
"Come on.. all you have to do is win a every match with whoever is your opponent is.. may the best man win"
"Every challenge? like in military?"
"Yes, and you'll start with Mr. Akio-"
"what-"
"Miracle!" Akio threw a staff at me almost dropping my bowl
"Are you serious?"
'come on.. I know you can beat me"
"This is ridiculous.. it's been years since I ever fought"
"You'll never know!!" Akio attacked me but then I quickly nudged it
"My Bowl!"
"Drop he bowl Mizuki!" He yelled and kept attacking me with the staff
"wait!- Argh! you are so dead!! Hold this" I said to George and gave him the bowl
I hit Akio with multiple angles and tried to weaken his pressure points which it did
I went in and locked Akio's head between my knee and the staff
"Tap out!"
"This is so un-fair!"
"TAP OUT!" I yelled
he tapped three times then I let go and helped him stand up
"Let me have that" I said to George and I immediately ate the beef stroganoff and finished it
"On to the next round!" George said
we walked towards the military track course
and then we went to sparing
then weight lifting
and then target shooting
Ghad I want to eat after this is over..
all the Mafia boss are gathered inside the mansion at the afternoon.. and it's already evening and They've been there since lunch time
I asked George if what are they talking about inside
he just said..
"Everything will be discussed tomorrow"
"But-"
"Dinner is ready Gentlemen and Lady, after that we can all get some rest, Good work everyone!" George said
And everybody went back to the Mansion but I stayed outside and looked at the moon
"Hey Mizuki? Aren't you coming in?"
"uhuh I'm right behind you" I said but still standing still at the middle of the maze garden we went in to
I looked around and realized that I shouldn't be running away from where I came from.. I mean I'm good at this.. and It just shows that this is who I am.. well I'm still not my father.. but I think my mother would be proud of who I am no matter what
I heard a rusting sound from the background that made my alert senses very high
"Hello? Is anyone there?" I asked
But all I heard was the wind and the clash of the ocean
and then I heard bushes moved
"Hello? This isn't funny Akio!" I said
but no one answered
Are we being ambushed?
But this is a remote Island! it's hiding in plane sight! why da are we being ambushed!
I ran as fast as I could to the wall of trees trying to find the exit
Ghad where am I.. I won this maze earlier but then I suddenly can't remember!
and why the hell it's so dark!
Help meeee!!!!!!
I don't know where I was going and at the same time I can't see anything! And then I bumped into a big tree I think and all I can hear was this deep voices and then all went dark
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I woke up and there's this pain in my head
Arghh what the hell happen-
I feel like I'm on top of something...
I looked down and it was a big man in a T shirt and pants
"Oh my god! Tsar?- oh!" I went down from his hug and placed his head in my lap
"Hey Tsar? can you hear me? Tsar? what- what happened!? Tsar!" Oh my god please wake up!
"Tsar! wake up please! Anyone!? help us please! anyone!!!"
I must have stumbled upon you while I was running!
I looked around and I can see the trees but wat's confusing is we're on the bottom of a cliff and we're at the end of the cliff just 2 feet away from us!
I looked up and it's at least 10 feet up from where we are right now
"oh god.. uhh what do I do!" I stood up carefully.. and placed his head to the less rocky place
I looked for more possible Injury
I may not be a doctor but I did lean how to examine what's wrong with the body
"okay, I shouldn't panic!" I said to myself
first I need to check if there's any blood fluid coming out
"mhn." he flinched when I touched his shoulders
"Oh! Oh! you're awake! Tsar? can you here me? Tsar!? can you here me?"
"ugh..." He slowly opened his eyes
"Yes! oh! thank god you're awake!, I'm so sorry! I think I bumped in to you and I think we're in the cliff sidde when that happened and we're now 10 feet down from where we came from-"
"shh.. talk slowly" he said with a fuzzy voice and placed his index finger at my lip.. I
I felt relived and teary when I heard his voice
Why are you crying?.. are- are you hurt? ow!" he flinched when he tried to sat up straight and moved his Right shoulder
"Don't move much!.. I think you have a broken shoulder and some ribs.. and there's a bleed in your head.. but I haven't check where the wound is
"You... you're bleeding too" he looked at my right side forehead
"Yeah.. but it's not that worse.. it's just a scratch.. you have more injuries than I am- I'm so sorry.. you shouldn't have protected me first-"
"what? Miracle .. I'm fine-"
"NO, YOU'RE NOT! YOU COULD'VE DIED FOR PROTECTING ME! DO YOU THINK I'LL EVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF YOU WERE GONE BCAUSE OF ME!?" I burseted out crying and hiding my face
what the hell am I saying in front of him?
I'm so embarrassed right now
"I'm sorry.. I'm sorry please look at me Miracle?" he held my face with his left hand
"what?"
"I'm sorry.. but I can't just let you get hurt.. I wanted to protect you.. I'm sorry for making you worry" he said and then he suddenly hugged me
he locked me inside his big shoulders next to his chest.. his heart is beating so fast and he's so warm.. it made me more overwhelmed
"I'll always protect you" although it's not clear he only mumbled it but I understand it
Now I don't even know who's heart is beating fast!
oh my god please let me go already!
"I-I forgive you" I just said
"really?"
"Yeah.." hee let go of me and I took one step away
"Be careful!" He said
"Oh yeah the cliff.. how are we going to get out of here?" I asked
"we can climb up-"
"I. I can climb up, and I won't leave here without you" I said
haaaa .. how can we get out
I went to the edge
"Careful" he reminded
"Oh! we can go down!"
"what!?"
"Yeah! there's this track going down like a landslide! then a the end we can use that tree at the end to get down, it's at least 6ft from the ground"
"Okay, I'll go first" he said and walked at the side and started to secure the grounds on where I can step next
"here, hold my hand" he said and reached out for me I held his hand and slowly went down to where he was stepping
"waah! " I slipped a little that made me stumble again to him, but he stood still and hold me by my waist
"you okay?"
"Y-yes thank you" I said and we continued going down until we reach the tree
When we did suddenly the rain started pouring in
"We better get down quick!" I said and we did and it started to poured down harder and harder
"We should find a shelter!!!" I yelled and we looked around us
"There! there's a small cave there!" Tsar yelled
"Let's go!!" he said and we ran towards the cave
"I'll make us a fire" I said and gathered some of the tree branches and started to make fire
I heard Tsar growling and massaging his shoulder and trying to endure the pain
"Why don't you sit back there Tsar" I pointed at the rock just behind him he moved and kept flinching
I looked at my 6 pocket pants and looked for my handkerchief
"your arm looks just dislocated.. I'm going to try something okay? but it's gonna hurt a lot" I said
"w-wait wait are you sure you know what you're doing?"
"I think so.." I said
"Trust me.. It'll work" I said
"okay. one... two.. three!-"
"AArggg!!!!" Tsar yelled in pain
"I'm sorry! I'm Sorry!" minutes later he stopped screaming and moved his shoulder little by littIe
"So? does it still hurt?"
"No, no It's fine now.. thank you"
"Let me treat your head now" I said and took my handkerchief and then I wiped his wound on the head
"I'm really-"
"Stop saying you're sorry or I'll have to kiss that pretty lips of yours"
I stopped at what I was doing..
we're alone in this cave with a heavy rain..
It's already night time and we're just sitting here
somehow it feels right...
I wanna be with him right now.. I know it's wrong but
"sorry" I mumbled
He looked at me in the eye.. our face was so close to each other that I can smell his oak mint perfume
I never know his eyes were this blue.. it's like the more I look at it the more I sink
when I realized that he's moving towards me I closed my eyes and didn't know what to do
I waited but he didn't do anything
"Kidding" he mumbled beside my ear
when I opened my eyes was already getting ready to lie down
"I'm going to rest.. you should too"
"Aren't we gonna be rescued?"
"It's raining very hard now.. they know how to find us, just rest.. they'll come here once the sky clears out"
he said and he laid back at the ground and put his arm up to hi head to make it a pillow and then closed his eyes
what's this?
I feel so embarrassed
Am I actually hoping and waiting for him to kiss me?
"haaa.." I sighed
I turned my back and let my back absorb the heat coming from the fire I made
ughh I feel so cold all of a sudden
maybe because of the weather... yeah... the weather
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