Chapter 3 Picture

Yohan's POV:

"I'll follow your lead, Yohan" Iñigo said to the earpiece I was wearing.

We are here in Mactan, pursuing after a foreign syndicate.

They kidnapped the mayor's only daughter and the municipality asked us for help, which we immediately complied with. This will also be my last mission because my Dad is already asking for me to take care of our business and as the eldest I can only be the successor.

My two younger brothers were also part in the military and I don't want them to sacrifice their dreams. I want them to enjoy living freely with the path they chose. Their happiness is also my happiness.

All I have left is my Dad and Grandpa, as well as my siblings. My mom died because of cancer and her last will and testament to us was to donate her heart to the daughter of the Gomez family and we followed that because Mommy really insisted on that.

I saw the daughter of the Gomez family once, but just one look at her made my heart pound wildly. I don't know why but I wanted to see her and feel that pounding in my heart again- but I never get a chance to see her again.

Iñigo told me, she was their little princess but she went missing after that incident that took their parents life in the villa they have in the province.

Iñigo and his older bothers were heartbroken over the death of their parents, but they were even more distraught when they learnt their most cherished sister was missing, whose name I don't even know. So they searched hard to find her, but we haven't heard from her in the last ten years.

I also like to see her to see whether she's still alive. Because my mother's heart was given to her, and I'd like to know how she is doing.

Snapping back to the present, I entered the abandoned building and I was wearing an overall black clothing. My face is covered with mask only allowing my eyes to be seen, armed with guns for defense.

"There are men on the second floor ..." Matthew informed me.

"Copy ..." I answered, hiding myself in the wall.

I went to the second floor and saw what Matthew was saying. Indeed there were a few men gathered in there. I spoke with Iñigo, who said he was with Keith and Matthew as they start shooting, so I dashed over there. My actions were swift, and I rushed to their aid.

I swiftly backed away from the point where the opponent before me was about to attack me and slammed my fist into his face.

"Yuhoo ..." Iñigo whistled into the earpiece I was wearing.

"Focus!" Matthew's stern voice echoed to the earpiece to which his little brother, Iñigo, chuckled.

"You are too serious, Bro." Iñigo teased him.

I just sigh because that's how they are as brothers.

Matthew is very serious so sometimes we tease him because he can easily be riled up.

Turning back my attention to the opponent before me, I kicked one in the chest and turned around and kicked the one behind me in the neck. The shooting continued and I knew that was Matthew and the others.

I went my way up to the third floor because the mayor's daughter was there.

I looked at all four directions before a few armed people emerge from the shadows, cornering me in the middle.

"Who are you?" One of them angrily spoke, playing with the knife in his hand.

"What are you doing here huh? You're entering someone else's territory!" The other one shouted, moving a few meters away from me.

I was wearing an overall black attire, so it seems fair they didn't know I was part of the government, this is a clandestine mission that intends to save the mayor's daughter and escort her back to safety.

I smiled before grabbing his fist and twisting it backwards, hearing the crisp sound of a broken bones in the process. The guy screamed in pain at the same time, so I kicked him in the back and hit the guy next to me. After kicking the person in front of me in the chest, I dashed away and sprang into the air. As soon as I twisted his leg and flung him against his companions who were now attacking, I grabbed the leg of one of them who was ready to kick me in the stomach.

"That's my men! Awesome!" Keith cheered in the earpiece I was wearing.

"Since born Keith." I have the time to replied making the other laughed at me.

Finishing the people before me, I was about to open the door but I felt a bullet drilling a hole in my waist and on the left side of my arm--- I was shot. I hissed in pain as I tried to take out the bullet from my waist. This is for safety measure, we learned how to perform first aid to ourselves in most critical condition.

Keith was immediately alarmed and asked about my condition to which I immediately replied that I was fine.

I ripped a part of my clothe and put some pressure to both of my wounds to stop them from bleeding.

With a heavy thick english accent, the guy who shoot me growled, "Who are you?!"

"I'm here for the kid, give her back!" I shouted back as I tied the cloth around my bleeding arm.

"Why would I give her to you? I need the money now!" He shouted back.

I took a deep breath and finally showed up from where I was hiding. The foreigner was standing before me while another person was holding the kid urging her to move with a gun pointed in her head. The girl was sobbing with new fresh tears cascading down her cheeks. She looked at me with pleading eyes.

"I have the money so give her to me now." I calmly told the guy- after saying that I heard Iñigo's laugh.

"You even owed me one, and you claimed you have it!" He retorted back in the earpiece.

"This will get us in trouble Del-Valle!" Keith added.

"Really huh?" The man smiled at me, while I looked at him coldly.

This the only reason I could come up to prolong the conversation before the others get to their positions.

"Yes, I have the money, so give me the child and I'll give you the money." I seriously said and simply held the gun that was behind me.

I saw Matthew from the broken mirror already standing at the window. I also saw Keith positioned as well. The man shouted to released the child and with shaking hands and body, the child slowly walked to me.

Everything happened so fast, with my gesture, the three immediately moved and before anything happened to the child, I immediately grabbed her and put her to safety in my arms.

"Fuck!" The man cursed and looked at me angrily.

I swiftly took the gun from behind me and shot everyone in the room carrying the girl with me.

Fortunately, she was lightweight and I also have a sturdy body to support her weight and we manage to get away.

I put her in the car Keith had prepared for me.

"T-thank y-you so much..." She spoke softly with a trembling voice, hugging both of her knees.

"It's my job kiddo ..." I said briefly and drove the car out of the warehouse.

"Where are we going?" She innocently asked while looking at the road before us curiously.

"Headquarters ..." I said briefly, turning the car around.

She didn't talked anymore and I was grateful because I was exhausted to talked.

We arrived at the headquarters and I immediately escorted the child in safety inside.

I saluted to our Chief and handed the child to her parents who breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's our job to protect people Sir, Ma'am." I formally said and bowed slightly in respect.

"Good job..." Our Chief congratulated us for the successful rescue-operation.

We talked and filed a formal report while I was being treated by the resident's military doctor, when I was confirmed to be out of danger after being prescribed with medicines, I joined the others to help, before the Chief allowed us go home and rest.

I immediately followed Iñigo outside.

I am now at the ripe age of 30 but I don't do commitments. I have flings here and there at times, but I have never entered a relationship.

"Matthew do you have a picture of your sister?" I ask him as we are about to go home.

"Why? Are you interested with my sister?" He sarcastically said.

I rolled my eyes at him. "I just want to see her face so if I see her I can easily recognize her ..." I lied because its really because I want to see her face.

"You can tricked me, I knew you want to hit on my sister, Del-Valle!" Iñigo teased me and I just laughed.

"Don't mix me with the likes of you!" I retorted accurately throwing the bottled water I had been holding since earlier.

"We still don't have any news about her... Even the people who killed our parents."

Matthew's serious voice resounded, his jaw clenching while driving.

We were silent.

I took a deep breath and waited for him to give me the picture of his sister.

When I finally held the picture before me, I gulped and can't help but to be captivated with her ocean deep blue eyes as if I was being sucked into the depths of her soul- she was very attractive. She have a mole on the side of her lips and that sunkissed tan beauty that a man can't resist.

Maybe she's only ten years old here and I bet she was even more beautiful now.

Her chocolate wavy hair that flows on her shoulder is just perfect.

I felt that familiar throbbing in my chest.

"Hey! You might have gone obsessed with my sister!" Iñigo smirked at me so I just give him an unimpressed frown.

"She's probably 21 years old now..." Keith replied leaning back on his seat.

"Yeah, she probably is..." Matthew softly spoke with sadness evident in his tone, looking at the dark road before us.

I sighed. "What's her name?" I ask because I can't take my eyes off their sister's photo.

"See? I told you bro! He is already in love with our sister! He is now asking for her name, the next time he'll be asking for our blessings, tsk! " Iñigo was talking so loudly, I rolled my eyes at him.

"Shut your mouth up!" I hissed at him but he just laughed as an answer.

"Eury Vienne Gomez..." Matthew silently answered.

Finally hearing her name, I can't control the throbbing in my chest, even hearing her name makes my heart pound so fast. What more if I'll see her? I wonder what will happen to me.

"I know that you're looking for her because of your Mom's heart." Iñigo said as he took a deep breath. "Thanks to your Mom Brute for giving our precious sister a second life... We owe your Mom a lot." He added silently.

I took a deep breath because that incident had happened for a long time but the pain didn't vanished at all. It felt as if it was just yesterday when I saw my mom begging us to donate her heart on that girl we didn't even know of. But I saw my mom really love that little girl so we just agreed because that was her last wish after her final last breath. It hurts but I have to accept that my mom is really gone, so I made it a mission to see her too, even if I can just hug her and hear my mom's heartbeat from her chest. To feel complete.

"Eury ..." I murmured softly while looking at her smiling picture

"I will find and chase after you ..." I whispered softly to myself biting my lips.