Azure: The Retired Assassin

Azure 54

Azure is trying her hardest to tame the storm inside her heart. This could be her last chance to spend time with her friends especially her boyfriend and she knows that the probability of this happening tonight is quite high.Subtly her sad eyes wander from the faces of her friends even if she'll get out alive things will never be the same again. She still needs to leave. Sy wouldn't want her to stay anymore she thought as her eyes lingered on him longer than the others. Then her eyes found her brother and the ache in her heart only heighten like it's eating her from the inside. Her eyes trailed on Sy as the later stood from his seat and offered his right hand.

"This would be the first time I'll be doing this in a year end party." His eyes were full of affection as he stared at the only girl who made him feel how it is to love and be loved. He could only imagine the things that they'll do after tonight after he'll get his much awaited revenge. "Will you dance with me?" It is true though they have been doing this party since first grade and this will be the only time that he'll dance. This girl just woken up that side him that he didn't even know existed.

He felt his insides melt as she beamed at him. The butterflies on his tummy are wrecking havoc in his system. He had always been fascinated by her beauty but his gigantic pride made him despised her at the start. She stepped on it like it was just nothing and that did not settle well with him. His the leader of Phantom Five for crying out loud and he even own the school where she was enrolled. "Why not?" Came her reply.

Azure was looking at him like he's the only thing that matters at that moment and he did the same. No words were uttered but their close proximity, their body in sync and their eyes seeing only what's in front of them and never beyond. It was in the middle of the song that Brice speaks. "Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked baffled. She was looking at him with all the love she could give but he only felt scared. And he didn't know why so he asked.

"Like what?" Azure quizzed casually.

"Like you're holding something you don't really want to let go but you just have to." His eyes become restless and Azure noticed. Right now all she wanted to do is to hug him tight. "You're not leaving me right?"

Despite the bile in her mouth she gave him the sweetest smile she could give. "Of course not!" Lie! Everything is in his hands now if he would hate her or accept her, she only wished it would be the later. She place her hands at the back of his neck and pulled him down lightly making their forehead touched. If only Brice could see pass her facade then he would see how terrified she is right now. "I love you." She whispered with all sincerity.

"And I love you more." He replied at once.

"Then I'll stay until you get sick of me." She replied playfully.

"Never." He breathes before he captured her lips in a sweet kiss. If Azure was not trained she would've have been bawling tears right now somewhere. She felt like her heart is being squeezed to pulp.

"Ahemmm.. PDA na yan dude!" Zayn disrupt the two from their own shell. Zayn is undeniably feeling jealous but he's also happy for his friends he just want one dance from her and it would be enough. Something is pushing him to do it. Brice looked around them and saw that most of the attention is on them and he felt his cheeks heat up so he scowled at the other students to hide his embarrassment. "At dahil jan kami muna ni Blue ang sasayaw." Zayn is already walking away from him with Azure in tow before he could even react.