The Ultimate Assassin

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Chapter 41: A date with the Mad hatter

Naegi woke up the next day. He tried to get up and felt incredible pain on his body. His muscles felt sore - *Maybe having sex just after I almost died wasn't the best Idea*- he thought yet he knew that if he hadn't done that then Sonia wouldn't have trusted in him. So he used all his strength to quell with the pain and stand. When he just stood, the door of his room opened and Alice came in - "Naegi-kun are you ok?" - she asked before she noticed him trying (and failing at standing up) - "Naegi-kun!" - she quickly ran to him and helped him stand to sit on his bed - "thanks Alice... and sorry for bothering you" - Alice looked at him and pouted - "Naegi you shouldn't push yourself, you are hurt" - Naegi smiled embarrassed, to everyone else he just had a Bad Luck Naegi moment and he was hurt in his room

"Sorry Alice, It's just... I feel cramped in the room. It's annoying" - he said smiling, Alice was worried but then started giggling - "Naegi-kun you are silly" - she said making him blush - "Hey don't tease me" - she giggled, even more, she didn't know why, but it felt natural to speak to him. They both then started laughing before they looked at each other, and both started blushing - "so why did you came if I can ask" - said Naegi looking elsewhere trying not to do what he was really thinking - "Well I came to spend time with you" - she said blushing before Naegi looked at her, she looked beautiful - "everyone else went to the beach today so I decided to stay so you wouldn't feel alone" -Naegi couldn't see her face, but she was blushing a lot

...Flashback

"so are we ready to go to the beach?" -asked Hina excited, All the girl were getting ready, even Alice but she felt bad for Naegi - "Um... Shouldn't we leave someone with Naegi-kun? I mean he is still hurt" - she said worried, Hina, Kyoko, Mahiru, Hiyoko, Sayaka, Celes, and the others who have spent "time" with him looked at each other, they all wanted to stay with him, but knew that if they did they would probably succumb to their lusty desires and just end up hurting him more. It was then that Maizono had an Idea, She then got to where Alice was - "you should stay with him" - she said smiling, surprising the girls, she then got close to her and whispered - "you should use this time to try to get closer to him"- she said with a devilish smile. Making her blush

... end of Flashback

"Alice?" - Asked Naegi, bringing her back from her blank stare, She immediately blushed embarrassed - "I'm sorry I just got lost in thought" - Naegi then smiled which only made her feel more embarrassed, Naegi looked at her... she looked so cute - "so where you want to go?" - he asked getting up which only made her worried - "are you sure you can stand?" - she looked at him, but he only smiled - "well as long as I don't overdo it, I can walk" - he said, yet Alice noticed that he looked in pain - "Naegi-kun" - Naegi looked at her worried face and smiled - "I promise... I'm ok" - She wanted to argue but decided otherwise - "ok... but if you look in pain even for a second we are coming back" - she said trying to look angry, but to Naegi it only made her cuter

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They both decided to walk around the town, they were taking it slow since Naegi was in hurt. They got to the plaza where the main fountain was. Naegi and her then sat on the fountain - "Let me get some ice-cream" - Naegi said trying to get up but Alice stopped him - "No... don't worry I'm getting it" - Naegi was going to protest but she pouted - "you promise to not overdo it" - Naegi then sighed but he smiled - "ok... I'll stay here" - She smiled and stood up leaving Naegi sitting. He then stretched his body and looked at the sky - "you know this is a weird way of visiting me" - he said to a girl on the other side of the fountain... she was reading a book, the woman then left her book on her lap - "Making sure you killed me?" - he asked her, and she smiled - "not really I'm actually glad you survived, After all, it's not fun if you die so easily... You are my new rival. even if you are still a kid" - she said making him a little mad - "so make sure you survive and keep getting stronger, because I want to keep having fun" - she then stood up and started walking away

"Bitch" - said Naegi mad... she made him angry... but then he smiled - "but you are right, it's fun" - right then Alice came with two ice-creams, one vanilla, and the other chocolate - "which one do you want?" - she asked smiling, and Naegi looked at her teasingly - "Oh trying to make me choose so you know more about me, aren't you?" - he said making her blush and stutter, and he started, laughing. Making her pout mad, after he took his vanilla one she punches him - "ouch! that hurt" - he said to Alice who looked to the other side - "well you deserve it" - she said acting mad before they both started laughing.

After they finished, Naegi noticed she had a little bit of her cheek and licked her making her blush - "Naegi-kun!" - Naegi smiled at her reaction, he felt happy, seeing him smile that way made her curious, she then looked at the ground - "Naegi-kun... before I had amnesia... did you loved me" - she said remembering the picture of her and him kissing, This caught Naegi' surprise, who looked at her and smiled gently - "yes I did" - he then looked at the sky - "you know I have my share of crushes in my life... I mean I'm just a teenager... but when I met you I felt something I had never felt in my life, just being near you made me happy, whenever you were close I could feel that my problems, no matter how big they were disappeared... I really loved her" - Alice could feel a pain in her heart - "Do you miss her?"- It hurt just to ask. Naegi looked at her - "yes I do" - he said and the pain inside Alice grew - *I should have known... After all, even if I look like her... I'm not her* - she thought to try to reject her feelings, Naegi then noticed her pained face and touch her face - "Alice are you ok?" - he asked her, tears then started forming in her eyes - "Naegi... If she were to return... would you return to her?" - She was hurt, even if it was herself, it wasn't her. Naegi smiled sadly - "no"- he said shocking her, what he meant - "A lot has changed since I met Alice... since I fell for her. I have returned back, and my heart it's not the same as before, Lately, my heart has been feeling for other people as well. And to just run back to Alice wouldn't be fair to them nor Alice" - Alice was surprised at Naegi, the way he was talking, he had given this a lot of thought -"So I have to wait... I have to really find myself and what I truly want. So if I still feel that way for her after that... then I'll return to her... If not... then I still want to be friends with her" - Alice then looked at the floor - "But you shouldn't try to rush getting your memories because of me... I like spending time with the current you too" - Alice pain disappeared, and a warmth came, she then started blushing. She now understood why her previous self, fell for him, he was a sweet boy, a brave boy who would try his best to help everyone he could... a boy who cared about others even more than himself, and a boy who could bring happiness to anybody near him.

"Naegi-kun... can I do something...quick?" - she asked him and he looked at her confused, Naegi looked at her. and before he could move, she kissed him... surprising the boy, After the kiss, Alice looked at Naegi with a blush on her face. She looked at the surprised blushing boy - "Naegi... no Makoto I love you" - Naegi was shocked... even if he had heard that before, it made his heart beat faster, right then the fountain started spurting water, drenching them- "augh" - they both said before they looked at each other... and started laughing - "wow what a mood killer" - Naegi said laughing... He was happy, seeing Alice smile, laugh again made him smiled. And that she told him she loved him made his heart melt, he then stood up, surprising and confusing the girl - "let's go have some fun" - he said offering his hand. She smiled and took it, she felt safe with him

Naegi and he had spent a lovely afternoon, they walked through the city, stopped and ate at a cafe, went to multiple stores. But right now they were on a hill looking at the sunset. Alice holds Naegi's hand - "I'm happy I met and fell in love with you Naegi" - she said smiling, making the boy blush, she then looked at the sky - "and even if in the end you still don't choose me... I'm happy you became part of my life" - Naegi blushed even more while smiling, She looked at him and they both looked at each other before they kissed

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The next day Alice woke up with a smile on her face. She felt Happy, Maizono then looked at her and smiled - "wow aren't you happy... did something good happened?" - she asked her teasingly, but Alice was too happy to get embarrassed - "I had the time of my life with Naegi yesterday" - she said smiling. Maizono smiled as well - "thanks, Sayaka" - Alice said confusing her - "if you didn't convince me I wouldn't have felt this way" - Sayaka was happy (and a little jealous) of Alice but then looked at her with determination on her eyes

"they don't get the wrong Idea, just because I helped you doesn't mean I'm losing to you"