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April 19th
8:45P.M
Its Monday and 7:30A.M. You are sitting at the fountain reading one of your favorite mangas, 'The Novelist Nightmare' a story about a man writing articles on the murders that take place in a small city and a female Detective trying to unravel the mysteries behind the murders. You have great taste Beloved. Do you know they are planning to turn it into an anime in three years? I can't wait to watch it with you. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLQCxkt3aL
The best part about watching you read alone by the fountain is there is no one around to bother us. No bastards buzzing around you like bees to a flower, the peaceful atmosphere and the fact that it was only us here. It feels like its only us in the world. Like we were in our little bubble of our own world. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXITwmK5n3
Gah! Just watching you sit there reading eats me alive. I want to talk to you. I always wanted to talk to you, but I freeze up when I get close to you. My heart beats faster when I am with you, and I feel like I'm losing my mind anytime we get close. Sometimes, when our eyes meet, I feel like you are boring into my soul and it make me numb.
So for now, I have to be content with watching you from afar. Right now, I am sitting on the bench watching you read your favorite manga but you weren’t smiling. I wonder why? I know which scenes you like best.'
Jake stopped writing, reminiscing about memory, then picked up the small framed picture of Emma smiling away from the camera.
"I can't wait to see you tomorrow Beloved." he whispered clutching the picture to his chest. "I can't wait to see you."
April 21st322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3l2Rmkj1h
8:30P.M
I am angry. It's Wednesday and you were at your favorite spot reading as usual until he arrived. The eel just slithered into our perfect bubble and started talking to you about the manga. He told you how girls should not be reading that manga because it was written for 'boys only'. The glare you gave him was enough to shut him up but he just kept talking and talking until you finally told him how you love that genre because of how engaging the story is but he didn't listen. Then he manipulated you into giving him another manga that was a romance genre but he insisted on sitting next to you to read the manga you were reading.'
The memory was still fresh in his mind and his right eye twitched but he quickly calmed himself down and continued to write.
'It's okay. It's alright! He is just a distraction, and I am sure you will just reject him like all the other cockroaches who dare to come close to a dazzling creature like you. So it's okay.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXmXd0Kzhi
But I will have to continue to watch you. You deserve to be protected after all.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pGkoX5Hvu
I will see you tomorrow Beloved.'322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygOrHzzgT9
The next day Jake decided to arrive at the secluded fountain area before she arrived and sat near the fountain waiting for Emma to arrive but she never did. Time went on until the bell for class rang, so he picked up his bag and was about to walk away until a familiar voice stopped him in his tracks.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjHNgeDI1L
"Yes master..."
"Master?" he whispered as he slowly turned around and silently traced where the voice was coming from.
"I know but her powers are out of this world..." the voice said as he drew closer to it. "Yes master...I could felt it when I hugged her...yes I am sure of it..."
"That voice." Jake slowly came to a stop, crouched down and peeked behind a small hedge to see Caroline, he back turned on him talking to someone on the phone but she looked different. Her long raven hair was replaced with shoulder length silver hair and she looked slightly taller than he last saw her.
"Don't worry master...Yes I will run the tests to test her endurance...If she doesn't make it well..." then she chuckled. "Making her sign the contract won't be an issue Master. She looks naive...okay Master...you want her alive?"322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vzaFbQw8U
Jake's eyes slowly narrowed with disinterest and he was about to leave when he heard the words that made his blood run cold.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzhsv1xHu6
"Her name is Emma Cross-wood."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCDQx6jnAe
Eyes wide with shock as the blood slowly drained from his face he leaned closer to listen in on the conversation.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjE48WxR6a
"You need her alive?" Caroline's voice sounded shocked. "But master I...okay master/ I will send in the subjects and I will try to make her sign the contract...thank you master."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrC2FkBNzP
Jake quietly creaped away and walked back to his classroom. He was repranded by the teacher for being late to class but he didn't care for his mind was racing. What ached him the most was watching her laugh with the same girl that was plotting her downfall.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcpUpCo6aT
'I must protect her,' he thought as he continued to watch her. 'No. I must talk to her. I need to get rid of this...this wall I have built myself in and get closer to her.'322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Kiybqsm21
That night, he couldn't write in his journal. In his opinion, there was nothing to write but the next day, when he arrived at his Beloved's favorite reading spot, his heart sank when he saw her sitting next to the boy reading the same manga.
"Say you don't mind if I borrow this for a while don't you?" he asked looking up at her.
Emma hesitated for a bit. "But I just got this volume."
"Come on. I promise to return it back." he said, irritation dripping in his voice. "Please! I promise to return it."
"Please don't give it to him." he begged silently as tears filled his eyes. "You are supposed to give them to me. You are supposed to talk to me. Don't give it to him. Don't give it to him! Don't give it to him. Don't give it to him! Don't give it to him! Don't give it to him! "322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDHVG3MBSB
Unfortunately, he watched as Emma handed him the manga and took quick shallow breaths as their fingers brushed during the exchange but what made his blood boil was the smirk on his face as she walked away. That night, he gripped his hair screamed in agony as the memory replayed repeatedly.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrbSFPGpX6
April 24th
10:00A.M
Its been three days since you gave that bastard your manga and he still hasn't given it back to you. I watched you ask him about it and he promised to give it to you tomorrow.
He was lying.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl7su6mmOR
The bastard is lying! 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu9AQ8a0Sv
This is why I don't want you to talk anyone else but me! Everyone is a lair! Everyone except me! I am not a lair! I will never lie to you or treat you that way! You deserve better!322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSr3QTOJCm
He is lying to you but don't worry Beloved. I'll get your manga back for you. I swear on my life.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHz1FNyaMzj
April 27th
12:00A.M
Staring at his trophy in his hand, Laika's grin grew as he flipped through the pages. EImmediately when he saw Emma reading on the volumes of the manga he was looking he knew he had to take it from her no matter what. Stealing it was one of the best options but he decided to 'con' it out of her instead by showing interest and lying to her.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwD4q7GET4X
In the confines of the boy's bathroom, he chuckled Emma's nativity and he was just about to put it in his bag when Jake walked in with a look of determination in his face. Laika stared at him in annoyance before turning his back on him but Jake placed a hand on his shoulders.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKFBDYi2ce
"Give it back." he whispered.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CogMCiUjz
Laika turned to look at him. "What are you talking about?"322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARhEhWy8lq
"The manga you borrowed from Emma." Jake tightened his grip on him. "Give it to me."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvVb8qK6Wg
Hearing this, Laika scoffed and jerked his shoulder away from his grip. "Why should I? Its mine now."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEmS2dd2jW
"It belongs to her and you know it." Jake narrowed his eyes at him. "You stole it from her and I am here to get it back from her."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwpzZgJQSN
Laika threw his head back and laughed. "Stole it? That's interesting," he said between chuckles then he wiped the tears from his eyes. "You see, I didn't steal it from her. She gave it to me there is a huge difference."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nZN8iWV8z
"But she wants it back." Jake argued.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHTR7clQvQ
"Yeah but its mine now," he said tapping the manga in his hands. "And I am going to sell it."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNL1XPsi4qn
Jake was taken aback by this. "You are going to sell it?"322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3ZY13inun
"Yep! Many otakus have been begging for this series and I have a whole collection!" he explained. "They have been looking for these series because of how rare it is and now that my collection is complete, I want to sell the series for a huge price."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj2nZY4i8Z
"So that's why you stole the book from her," Jake growled.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QN3VaVEAV
Hearing this, Laika hesitated for a moment and shrugged. "Hey! I didn't steal it. I...I just conned it from her." 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12t5X1cYJv
"That's the same thing!" Jake snapped.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRYMXCZoBD
Liaka brushed him off with a wave of his hand. "Whatever. I am going to make money our of this and..." he shrugged nonchalantly. "I might even give both of you a cut of the profit if you are interested."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9udf1fFjq
"You aren't a good liar Laika." Jake said, his voice calm with rage. "If you wanted to give her the money, you should have told her what you were planning to do."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3bEHVeONi
"Well yeah but we both know that she won't agree to that." he sneered. "Besides, I need the money and while I was talking to her, she showed so much interest in the manga that convincing her is not going to cut it so conning her was the only way I could get it from her!"322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFm5elemVT
"Did she now?" Jake asked.
"Yep," he shrugged again. "Besides, its just a book and I am sure I can recommend other mangas to her in exchange if she gets too worked up over this series so why don't you do us both a favor and mind your buisness huh?"
Jake's vision slowyl turned red at the thought and a creepy smile appeared on his face. Slowly put his hand behind his back and took out the knife hidden. Kiara's confusion quickly turned into fear as Jake swiped the knife at him. He dodged the blow and quickly tired to run out of the room but a strong hand grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and dragged away from the exit. His screaming stopped once the knife was plunged into his abdomen and with a swift movement, it sliced through his body.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4BX4it4D2
On instinct, Kaira's hand held over his injury but he doubled over in pain and threw up. Collasping to the tilled floor, his eyes grew blurry as blood slowly pooled under his knees then he looked up at Jake still in disbelief at what was happening to him.
"A...all th...this f...for a m...manga?" he gasped.
"No," Jake calmly replied with a smile on his face. "Its more than that. Something no one but me would understand."322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrz6gEi6CpX
Then he peirced the knife into his head and finished him off. Kiara's body fell to the floor immediatly when the knife was taken out of his skull. Jake surveyed the room and once again felt a sence of satisfaction but it was short lived when he realised the mess he had created but it faded to pure happiness when he noticed the manga was still intact.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9ZDVwwfQG
April 28th
9:00A.M322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp715nqmNBf
I did it. I finally got the book from the idiot but it doesn't look the same as before. Everything you have imprinted on the book, your scent, your fingerprints, everything! Its all gone because of the idiot!322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLQPyxIB5e
You see why you shouldn't give your things to idiots like him Beloved? Your lovely essence, everything about you is gone!'322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCqeyqquzo
Jake's grip on the pen tightened and he gritted his tisked at the thought. Slowly his anger faded into a sinister smile as he slowly recalled how Laika died; the life slowly draining from his eyes as the blood flowed from his body. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4ZtaIZVof
'You should have seen it Beloved. The way he held on to his innards to stop them from falling out, his pathetic state, the look on his face, the blood pouring from his mouth, the blood pooling on the floor...
It was amazing.
I wish you were there to see it.
It was so picturesque. So amazing!'322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRFAXKLSUc
He chuckled slightly at the thought and quickly covered his mouth to suppress the sadistic laugh until a sudden realisation stopped him; he had to return the manga back to her. Knowing this, his heartbeat quickened and he slowly put down his pen and sunk his teeth into his hand until he drew blood.
"How am I going to return the book without making it akward between us? How?" he muttered in fruastration.
May 2nd
1:30P.M
'I fianally managed to return the manga to her but I hate the way I did it. Dropping the book on your desk before school starts and I also noticed your bag hanging on your chair.' 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8dQFgq78r
Something inside him twitched but it wasn't guilt and he sighed in excitement. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3IRKWRMBA
'Forgive me Beloved. I didn't mean to steal your things! I didn't mean to steal the key to your apartment and I didn't mean to look through your phone!'322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEOBYfwLh4
He sighed again in excitement and leaned back with a smile on his face, his body shaking with excitement.
'But don't worry Beloved. I made copies of the keys and wrote down the numbers of the people in your contact list. It was thanks to this that I know that you got a job working in a Daycare Center during the weekends which means you can't hang out with your friends like before which is good because I don't see them as good company especially Brianna. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0U0G9UdvA
Now I can gain access to your apartment anytime I want wiithout sneaking in through your window. I also took a look at the manga you liked to read and I have to admit you have a mix differend genres ranging from 'Psychological, Thriller, Romance and Fantasy. I also notice books on 'Clothing our Royal Ancestors Wore, Plushing Making and Knitting for Dummies'. This made me do some more digging into your things and I found a knitting set complete with balls of yarn with different colors and a sewing kit.
This means you are intrested in sewing? But...why did you stop? What made you stop? Did you loose interest in that?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUKggySVJg
I also noticed something odd while looking through your collection of manga and discovered something that disappointed me. Some of the pages with full body drawings of some of the male protagonist were marked. I was confused at first but I realised that these were the people you were crushing on. 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpcrak3Gt3
'Tell me Beloved? What do you see in them? Do you dream of them? Why? They are just ink on paper! Fictional characters from the confines of someone's mind they aren't real! I am real! I am right here! Why don't you notice me? You noticed me before so why? 322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5lbfi5E0I
I wanted to rip the pages out but it I don't want ruin your things. I did take some suveneirs with me; your hair, empty bottles of your favorite shampoo and bath lotions and some of your old clothes. You won't be needing them anymore.'322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RfNL41Hix
The silence in his lavish apartment was cut short with the distinctive sound of his phones ringing tone. Jake frowned at it and picked up the phone to see it was one of his regular customers.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUzEqYtNag
"Hello?"322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlbug0xMHK
"We have a new assignment for you. Are you up to it?" a static voice asked.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXqEnHZsJW
Jake narrowed his eyes in anger but he sighed deeply. "I hope you make it worth my time."
"How about three million yen?"
He rolled his eyes at that but shrugged. "Okay. Give me the information on the target."
"Why? Are you in hurry?" the voice asked.
"Yes I am." Jake snapped.
"Okay take it easy," the voice pleaded for the last thing he needed was to ruin the deal. "I want it done on May 19th. No guns, no excessive force and make sure he dies from natural sources. Can you do it?"322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoiZtBdtDN
Jake groaned inwardly. 'This mission is going to so boring!"
May 17th
12:00AM
I missed you so much Beloved! Not being able to see you was torchure! I was really worried about you! Thank goodness you are alright but you have changed. Through the tracking device I installed inside your phone, I noticed you have been leaving your apartment at night, going to hidden places around town and I noticed you had an injury on your leg.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88TxyRnC8U
What happened to you while I was gone? Did someone hurt you?322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc38AbvsHm6
I finished my mission three days ago and although it was pretty straightforward, it was also time consuming. My target was a middle-aged man who was a chainsmoker and according to the information given to me, he smokes five to ten cigars a day and was his son was fueling his addiction because he hates his father.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxerhdOVtD
Well, I played this to my advantage. Disguising myself as one of the workers, I swapped his normal brand with one laced with a lethal dose of carbon monoxide and while he was killing himself, I created a plan to frame his son by ripping out a page from his journal and keeping it in a conveinet place the police would find when they search for clues.322Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZxgx4epY6
If everything goes as planned, his son might be arrested for killing his father and I might get my money by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, I have to make sure no one steals you from me and find out what you have been up to during my absence.'
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