DISCLAIMER:Not mine, nuh-uh. Sailor Moon and co belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, who's become filthy rich because of it…hey, I'm not complaining.
A/N :Joy to the world because by September, I'm officially a college student! (do a little dance). Life's been good to me and so, having nothing to do I got this whiff to start a new fanfic. It's rather different than the ones I've wrote before, and yes, this is my first time writing anything like this. English is my second language, so please be gentle and forgive the grammar. XD. Enjoy!
Once in a Blue Moon
The noise blared throughout the large building, throbbing on every pair of ears present. Lights flashed, body swayed, sweats pours out as coins chimed, sounding oddly like bells.
It was a Saturday night, a night like any other. The casino were filled with countless people regardless of gender, sexual preference, social status and even nationality, all were drowned in the sin of lust, greed and passion. The strong whiff of smoke and alcohol filled the thoroughly heated room.
A roar of laughter filled the air for a moment, drowning the 'KACHIING' of the gambling machines. A large bald man in white suit surrounded by women was roaring in laughter, facing his mountains of cash piled in front of him. The lounge smell strongly of smoke as the bald man sucked his pipe and blow out.
"Can you imagine the look on his face?" the man roared in laughter once again "I'm loaded right now!" and he laughed some more as the woman beside him pored more liquor onto his empty glass.
The man in specs seated across the bald man fidgeted in his seat, apparently uncomfortable of the companions he was in "Seijuuro-sama," he managed to let out before he winced as the woman beside him shifted closer to him "I- I think you could call this a night, no? y- You have a press conference tomorrow, sir." He added as more sweat pours out from his forehead. He wiped it with his sleeve, shivering slightly.
Seijuuro Genzou narrowed his eyes slowly before leaning across the table, motioning for his personal secretary to do the same.
"Keita," the large man in his late forties spoke softly enough for his secretary to hear him "should I remind you of who I am?"
The younger man gulped as he sweat some more "Seijuuro Genzou-sensei, one of Japan's top politicians and one of the candidates to the upcoming Senator election?" he questions his boss. Genzou smirks.
"Good boy. And, do you know what we're doing now?"
Keita tried hard not to raise one of his twitching eyebrows, he chose his words carefully "err…wasting money on gambling and alcohol?" he offered quietly.
Genzou sucked his cigarette deeply before blowing the thick smoke towards his secretary's face, the latter coughing hysterically from lack of oxygen. Genzou sat back as he curled an arm around the woman on his right as he studied the bespectacled man coughing in front of him. Keita was a hard working and dangerously clever young man; rare aspects youngsters have nowadays. His wits had helped Genzou far into the high level of politics, and he was thankful that he chose the kid to aid him in his campaign, but one can not forget that not only brains counted in the business. What the lad lacks was experience, and being too naive sometimes too, Genzou added.
"No, you idiot. We're here to meet that woman." His voice showed how much he despises the particular woman he was mentioning, Keita noted. Blinking hard with teary eyes, Keita eyed his boss.
"But Sensei, without Rei-sama's help, you wou-"
"Do not speak to me of that woman's name!" Genzou hissed venomously, scaring his secretary into peeing his pants. Smiling to the women that had abruptly end their chat at his hiss, Genzou dismissed them with a wave of his hand. A bulky suited man in sunglasses nods to him from the door as he ushered the ladies out. The personal lounge was empty save for Genzou and Keita. The politician took his time smoking and enjoying his wine as his secretary wiped his still teary eyes.
Genzou's face showed distaste as the woman's name came to his mind.
Hino Rei, the disowned daughter of his rival in politics, Hino Ryuji. The man had been his rival since their start of political careers and it took a lot from Genzou just to keep up with him. The latter had tried to find to bring Hino down from the Senator election and practically celebrated when the scandal about the latter leaked out in the news. It was a scandal he knew would tainted the Hino family name for years to come.
Hino Ryuji had disowns his daughter at the age of 13 for reasons unknown, and it was a tasty scoop for the media. He was mobbed everywhere he goes and more rumors were leaking out, about affairs, drug dealings, murders, and for once, Hino Ryuji's name was mud with the government. To Genzou's chagrin, however, the man would not go down without a fight. And until now, 10 years since then, Hino Ryuji was still standing tall.
Lost in the field of supporters, Genzou used all his wealth to gain himself more supporters. Charities and stuff, endless cash he poured for the sake of his career. It had done little in preserving his endangered career and only drained him off his wealth. It seems that he'd be out of the running, before she came to him one afternoon in his office 2 years ago. Hino Rei offered him help.
"I have a deal for you" the strikingly beautiful raven haired woman said to him, with a knowing smile on his face.
The disowned daughter of his rival had become the top boss of an underground dealer, specialized in casino business that pretty much controls Tokyo's night life. But her gang, more famous known as 'Black Ravens', was far deeper than that. They were known better in weaponry and firearms business, and that's where the cash pours in. The gang was unheard of years ago, but the presence of a young girl had changed the entire society. The teenager that managed to control all of the crooks in all Tokyo and even beyond under Black Ravens' controls, Hino Rei, at 21, had rose to the surface as one that controls the night life of Tokyo. A position so dangerous that by her word alone, the numerous men under her command would wipe one's existence from the face of this earth, or so to say.
The same woman had proposed a deal to Genzou. She'd support his financial problems for his campaigns, in return of her father's fall down in this coming Senator's election. He had accepted the deal, of course. And so far, things had been going smoothly. Even though the woman had his back for 2 years, Genzou despises her. Her sharp and cunning mind is dangerous, her intuitions were mostly 99 percents true, and so the woman is not someone you could turn from so easily. The thought that that young inexperienced dweeb had his weakness in her hands infuriates Genzou to no end.
Back to the present, it was one of his reasons coming to this casino. One of the larges casinos in town and owned by the Black Ravens, Seijuuro Genzou had come to meet Hino Rei to talk about their deals. The man needs more cash, saying simply.
"But Sensei, you could do this some other time," young Keita tried to cajole his boss into leaving this casino. His gut feeling kept on saying that something bad is going to happen "you have an important press conference tomorrow. If you had much alcohol now, you wou-"
His words were silenced by two loud bangs coming from outside the room. A loud scream filled the air and at once the ground trembled as hundred pairs of feet bolted away.
A loud swear escaped the politician's mouth as he stood up. More gunshots were heard and Keita found it too near to his comfort.
"Sensei, we have to go now!" he grabbed his suit case, preparing to bolt out of the room. His boss however, took out a gun from under his suit and pointed it towards the door. Before anything more could happen, another shot was fired and it blasted the door handle of the lounge, the metal bounced off the far corner of the wall. The door shook and was kicked open. A tall person dressed in black with dark glassed covering his eyes smirks at Genzou and his secretary. His gloved hands tightened around his hunting riffle.
"Well, well, well…Hello, Senator." With a smirk he fired two shots, instantly killing the politician and his secretary at once "no, scratch that. I meant, goodbye, Senator wannabe." With that he bolted from the crime scene, filling the once smoke-filled air with the smells of gunpowder at his wake.
0.0
At the other side of the town, a figure was tossing and turning in her sleep. Frustrated at the fact that she won't be sleeping tonight, the woman left her bed, heading to the kitchen. Taking a bottle of wine from the fried, cork it ff and poured a decent amount to a glass, the woman looked out the glass door of her balcony. The white, almost bluish moon gazed back at her.
Turning on the TV, yet muting it at the same time, the woman head out to the balcony, wine in hand. The midnight soft breeze sooth her soothing mind. Night time was always her favorite. A time where she could blend in perfectly with the black nature around her, as though her existence was void was welcomed by her.
A soft chuckle escapes her lips. Such thoughts don't fit her image. The proud, aloof, almighty Hino Rei was getting melancholic by night time. Her thoughts were interrupted by the loud blaring of the police sirens. Looking down from the balcony of her penthouse, her perfect lavender eyes frowns. Who could be making a racket at this time of night? Numerous armed officers charged inside the apartment complex.
Her perceptive mind rang out in alarm, something was not right.
And thus her gut feeling was proved correct, for not long after Rei found her front door was kicked open by the cops, and at once, they filled her living room. Guns pointed at her, Rei decided to take a calm approach, to avoid bloodshed.
"To what do I owe the pleasure of your presence tonight, Chief Chiba?" turning around slowly, Rei faced the man in long black coat that walked through the walls of police officers. The dark haired man froze in the act of showing his badge, but soon return to his calm exterior.
"Just doing my job, Hino-san." Chiba Mamoru answered curtly. The leader of the most influenced gang all over Tokyo, or even Japan, took a sip of her wine.
"Obviously." Rei didn't move from the balcony, finishing her drink calmly.
Mamoru took an envelope out of his pocket, in which Rei's attention finally shifted to him. When the officers moved closer around her, Rei has a hazard guess of what it is.
"Hino Rei, you are hereby under arrest." The Chief of Tokyo Police department said clearly, his words rang throughout the silence room.
"For what charge, may I ask you?" the woman's calm voice despite the situation did not surprise Mamoru. He had heard much of the woman after all.
"For the murder of Seijuuro Genzou and Takeyama Keita of the Governor's board. You're coming with us." With a wave of his hand, the officers rushed towards the calm woman by the balcony. Lavender eyes darkens as silver handcuffs closed upon her wrists.
A/N: Was I being to detail here? To be honest, this is a difficult chapter to write (wipes sweat off forehead). So, please review! Flames and ideas are also thoroughly very welcome ;-).