1/Surprise

Sirens blasting left and right, citizens panicking, cops shouting, "Capture her! Capture her! Don't let her get away!"

Y/n is on the run from the cops trying to imprison her. This 19 years old female is an infamous criminal and as you can see, the government is having a hard time capturing her.

'They can't catch me. They will never catch me.. again.' you said in your head as you were running away.

"We're losing sight of her!" one of the cops shouted.

"Then run faster, damn it!" the head police said, blood boiling.

The detective asked a man passing by.

"Good evening young man. Have you seen a woman who's in the range of 18 to 20 years old, about 5 '2 in height, and has long black hair?"

The man pointed somewhere and the cops followed that direction. As soon as they were gone, this man went to the opposite path and caught up to the walking Y/n.

"Excuse me. Could you be Ms. Y/n?" the man asked.

You ignored him and walked faster, avoiding interactions.

"Y/n, murdered an old man at the age of 13. Has been on the run from the government ever since then. A criminal at such a young age? I wonder why you killed that poor man." the man said in the most annoying, teasing tone.

You stopped on your tracks and faced him. Walking up to him, you immediately stabbed his arm without the man being alarmed.

"I'm surprised you didn't scream in pain. Quit it, old man. Get lost." you said, keeping your cool.

"Being called an old man hurts more than this tiny wound. I need you for some important business, Ms. Y/n." the man said.

"I don't know what you're talking about." you replied.

"Oh c'mon. I need you to lend me your power." he responded.

"Power? What do you need it for? I bet there are others who are far greater than me." you said.

"I know what you want." the man said and pulled out a stash of money from the side pocket of his blazer.

"Hmp. You really like to tease people, huh? Give me that." you said as you rushed to him to steal the money.

He put his arm up so you can't reach it. You then spoke in anger, "Hand it over!"

"No can do, little missy. Lend me your power then I will give this to you." he responded.

You stopped reaching for it and realized your actions. Clearing your throat, you said, "Ok, let's talk business somewhere else."

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"You haven't caught my name yet. You may call me Ran, Haitani Ran." the man said.

"Uhm.. alright, Ran." you responded.

"Where are we by the way?" he asked while you two were walking.

"My house. It's cozy enough to sleep here. There's a bed right there and a tv over there by the door." you answered.

"No, I mean what city are we in?" Ran asked.

"Right.. foreigners. We're in Manila. Why'd you come here without knowing the name of the places? It doesn't make sense." you said, rolling your eyes.

"I apologize for that. Anyways, let's get on with the business." he said.

"Yeah. Power, right? You're gonna use me for your own gain and in the end, I'll be left empty." you responded.

"It's not like that. You'll receive thousands of these green papers in return. Is that enough for you?" Ran replied.

"Whatever you say. Oh! Are you gonna sleep here? I'll prepare a spot for you to lay down comfortably." you said, moving in excitement.

"Hm.. I could stay here for the night, then tomorrow I'll just book a place." he answered.

"Great! If you don't mind, you'll have to use my clothes as blankets." you said, already lying down a thin sheet on the ground.

"Ah.. I guess I could go with that." the man chuckled as he spoke.

Minutes later, you two went to get ready for bed.

"Aren't you gonna sleep? I'm sure you're tired from all that chasing and running." Ran said.

"Huh? No! You may go ahead and take a rest. I'm not feeling sleepy yet." you said as your eyes peeled open, staring at the man.

"Good night then, Ms. Y/n." he said as he laid sideways, sleeping.

About 10 minutes just sitting on your mattress bed, you got up and went behind the sleeping man's back. You quietly pulled out a sharp rusty knife, raised it above your head then quickly shoved it on his body.

You whispered, "I loathe men, especially old ones. Have a forever deep sleep, Ran Haitani."

End of Chapter 1 ✍️