Panting could be heard as the man turned a corner down another street, gripping the suitcase tightly in his hands. The cold wind blew harshly into his face and he could see every breath he made. The man glanced back to see his two pursuers turn the corner as well, continuing to chase after him.
The man sweat-dropped when he realized the two were arguing.
"Aominichii, you letting him get away-ssu" the blonde whined as he followed the blue-haired one.
"I would've alreadyhad him if I didn't have to deal with you, idiot."
"Wha, you're so mean-ssu."
The man quickly turned into an alley and pressed his back against the wall. He held his breath as he listened to the footsteps grow louder as they drew closwer, and he sighed in relief when the two men passed by.
"Of course the two idiots would lost you, but I have expected that from them." The man froze slightly, eyes widening, as he looked to the source of the voice. There standing further in the dark alley was a short boy, possibly a teen, with strikingly bright red hair that made the man wonder why he didn't notice him and the first place, even the aura the small boy produced would've alerted the man of the other one's presence, "It is best that you surrender yourself now, you have means of escape." The boy stated with a smirk as he held out a hand, indicating that he desired the suitcase in the man's possession.
"You should listen to Emperor-kun, he does not like it when people disobey his orders." the man jumped in surprise as he whipped his head around to spot a shorter teen with teal blue hair standing behind him. The boy's hands were crossed behind his back as blank teal eyes stared up at the man.
"How long have you been standing there?" the man felt slightly unnerved as the teal man cocked his head to the side slightly. The gesture would've actually made the kid seem adorable if it wasn't for the unease the man felt when looking at the expressionless face or the boy's stare.
"I've been here the whole time."
"Once again, I suggest that you do not bother to run Tamahato." the man felt a chill go down his spine as he stared into the red-haired teen's matching red eyes.
"H-how did you know my name." He stated as he took a step back, freezing in place as he felt the other boy put a hand on his back to keep him and place. 'Emperor' gave a small smirk.
"Well of course I would know your name and everything about you, Tamahato Shuichi. You are, or should I say were, an agent that specialized in intelligence gather. Sadly you decided to defect from the organization." 'Emperor' stated as he took a step forward toward the man, watching Tamahato flinch and his eyes wandering around in hope of any signs of escape, "Like I have stated several times, and I do quite detest having to repeat myself, but you should not bother with the notion of escape. I have a man in sniping position, another is blocking the other end of the alley, and the other two that were recently chasing you are likely backtracking as we speak. I suggest you give up now; it is for the best."
Tamahato fidgeted slightly, his hands gripping the case tightly against his case as his teeth gritted his teeth. As far as the man could tell, neither boys appeared to be carrying a weapon nor strong enough to take him on in a brawl. Heck, the red-haired one could be luffing about the other two men, though he had a strong feeling that he wasn't. Even so...
"I'm not letting some shrimp have his way with me." he angrily stated as he lifted one fist with the intention to strike at the teen in front of him. 'Emperor' gave a small smirk at the actions, but made no indication of dodging, "I'm not going down without a-"
Fingers snapped and seconds later a gunshot rang through the alley.
Tamahato stood frozen in place, fist still held up in the air as he felt something go through his chest. He slowly looked down at the bleeding hole in his chest.
He then noticed the boy behind him was holding a pistol in the exact spot of the hole.
"I do not take kindly to disobedience, especially from those that dare to insult me." 'Emperor' stated as he watched the man collapse to the ground. The suitcase was slid in front of the red-head in the process.
"Nice job as always, Tetsuya. I nice clean shot."
"Arigato, but I highly prefer that you do not refer to me by make actual name as it is important that we maintain our cover, Emperor-kun."
"But there is no one else around, I am certain that our cover is not of any danger." Although Kuroko's face maintained its expressionless features, Akashi could tell that the other felt annoyed, "Fine, I shall humor you then Phantom."
"But I thought Emperor-kun could not make jokes." Kuroko tilted his head slightly. At that very moment, two men: one blonde and the other blue, was panting in the entrance of the alley behind Kuroko.
"Ah, no fair Kurokochii, that was my target-ssu." the blonde whined, receiving a hit from the other man.
"Oi, it's your fault we lost sight of him in the first place." he angrily stated, earning a "so mean-ssu" from the blonde, "It's a good thing Tetsu cleaned up your mess."
"Panther, Copycat," the two froze as they looked to their leader, who was giving a sinister aura, "We are to maintain our code-name even if the target is dealt with," red eyes glared at the duo, causing the two to gulp in fear, "and for your failure to detain the target you are to be on clean up duty. I shall also have each of your training doubled." Aomine and Kise nodded, too scared to question their leader.
Akashi, seeing that the two were going to be cooperative, pushed a button on his earpiece, "Titan, make sure no one enters from your position; Fortune, you are dismissed, next time choose a spot that will not cause your lens to glint in the dark." Akashi glanced toward a nearby building, spotting the glint that that he spoken about, "We will all meet tomorrow after Phantom's practice at the usual location, understood?"
"Hai."
Of course, I shall be there."
"Well then, I guess I shall take my leave as well." Kuroko stated as he turned to walk away.
"I as well; if the body is not properly disposed of then your training shall be quadrupled, understood." Akashi turned to Aomine and Kise, who nodded as Aomine picked up the body. He then turned to Kuroko, I shall see you tomorrow at around 3."
"Hai, see you then, Emperor-kun."