Author Note:
Also, I mean for this story to incorporate many of the main characters as supporting roles. Mainly you will follow Saya in this one because I want a pairing with Jesus. Personally, favorite character. Enjoy!
Saya stepped off the plane feeling exuberant to be back on solid ground. The whole trip had consisted of a screaming toddler in the seat right behind her coupled with a perverted business man offering her a large sum of cash to keep him company in a 5 star hotel after landing. To put a cherry on top of the whole event, she spent the entire trip turning steadily greener due to the gentle swaying of the plane on the air currents.
Thanking the heavens for solid ground, she waited for her friend to exit the plane. Asa had been lucky enough to sleep the whole ride due to a really nice set of noise canceling music headphones, and some sedatives from her medical bag. Saya leaned against a wall watching the blinking neon lights, the vendor's push their wares onto tourists, and the ever growing mass of people exiting and entering the airport. Saya watched intently as a blind man and young teenage girl navigated the crowd of people milling about the terminal. The girl, she noticed, had long light blond hair and light blue eyes. She looked to be about 14 and was dressed in a short white dress. Her male companion wore blue jeans, a white tank top, and a black leather jacket. His hair was black and untidy. The sight that most intrigued Saya about the man however, was the muted red sunglasses and white cane. She watched as he navigated the crowd without bumping into anyone, which was strange because the cane and sunglasses marked him as blind.
Asa got off the plane to see Saya staring intently into the crowd, so involved was Saya's attention that Asa couldn't resist startling her. Saya jumped as Asa placed her hand on Saya's shoulder stating in a policeman's deep baritone "Miss, please come with me your scaring the civilians." Saya scowled as Asa doubled over in a fit of laughter, tears streaming down her sides as she laughed. Saya snorted and muttered, "Come on. We need to move."
Asa stopped laughing to looked around. "Alright, let's go."
Saya lead the way to the luggage pickup, peaking over her shoulder as she watched the strange couple make progress toward them. Silently she cursed the fact planes prevented any type of weaponry from being transported. "We are being followed already?" Asa inquired in a low voice as they grabbed their bags.
"Yes," Saya replied. "I have no idea how we are going to get out of here without them being able to follow us."
"Who are they working for?" Asa inquired as she turned to look at the crowd.
"I can't tell." Saya admitted as she kept her eye on the advancing pair.
By the time the crowd thinned enough for Asa and Saya to make it down the stairs to the ground floor, Saya realized they had been routed. Backed into a corner Saya stood as a shield in front of her friend, not entirely sure if they should run or stand their ground as the strange pair advanced. Saya weighted their options carefully. Asa knew mostly self-defense and Saya was positive that Asa could hold her own against the girl. However, if this man was who she thought he was, that might not matter. All her recent reports were showing someone called the Demonic swordsman active in this area. Of course there were others in the area Saya was aware of, but as they were here on vacation before their next job in the Middle East, Saya had only been watching the most active reports.
Saya's profession made her a tracker assassin who specialized in knives and close combat. Guns had become a necessity in the desert, so she had studied sub machine guns, SMG's for short, pistols and knew her way around a sniper rifle if it come to that. Asa was an experienced field medic who had followed Saya though everything from rescue missions to war.
Look wise the pair couldn't be more different. Saya possessed shoulder length brilliant red hair and bright green eyes. She wore a black, tightly fitted, V-neck, long-sleeved shirt with a wolf logo in the right hand corner coupled with baggy camo pants. Asa on the other hand wore a bright orange tank top, blue jeans, and a white blazer to accent her deep blue eyes. Asa's hair was a light brown. She wore it long enough that she had to keep it braided to prevent it from getting in her way.
The girl stepped forward, "Excuse me for startling you, my name is Haruka Tōyama. My friend here is Mamoru Hijikata."
Saya placed her hands on her thighs and bowed in acknowledgement. "I am Saya Yuki. My companion's name is Asa Adeliz. My I inquire as to why you are following my friend and me around?"
Haruka bit her lip, as if looking at something in the future, and decided to get straight to the point. "I need your help."
Well that didn't take long, Saya thought, that's got to be a new record. We haven't even been grounded for 2 hours and we have a job offer.
Haruka continued, "I mean I want to hire you to protect me." The man, Mamoru, shifted around clearing not liking this statement. She continued. "It's in your best interest to at least come with me and assess job offer."
Asa looked around, "Can't it wait? We haven't even been in Japan for 2 hours. Jet-lag is a definite issue at the moment."
Haruka blinked, "Well that's the thing, I was hoping to hire you on today starting, right now."
Saya shot a look at Asa, "Give us a minute."
"What do you think Asa? It's a job out of the sandy wasteland." Saya asked her companion.
"What are you mental? We don't know any of the jobs details!"
"Oh, where's your sense adventure? It's just a little girl, how bad could it be?"
A tug at Saya's sleeve revealed Haruka standing there with her head down, "We can to help you." The girl muttered.
Asa stepped forward hugging the girl squalling, "Deal!"
Saya gave a tired smile as it seemed their new employer was going to be crushed by her friend. Saya sized Mamoru up, "I know you from somewhere."
He turned to look at her. How is that possible Saya thought, it's like he's really seeing me. Saya continued on, her memories murky and grey. "Where you always like this?"
"Like what." He grunted watching Haruka being flown around in small circles by an excited Asa.
"Blind?"
"No."
"Hmmm, let me think about it."
Mamoru grabbed Haruka's hand as soon as Asa set her down on the ground. He pulled her toward the doors remarking. "Haruka come on, Igawa is waiting." Asa and Saya looked at each other, Saya shrugged and proceeded to follow them.
Igawa watched as the group exited the building and head toward the van, thinking why me. With Juliet and Haruka in residence things were bad enough, now they were adding another two females to their entourage. These two just looked like trouble, right down to the one that just tripped on the edge of the curb. With a sigh Igawa unlocked the doors to admit the party.
"Ohhhh electronics!" Saya exclaimed, taking in all the flashing lights and reports as she climbed into the van "Linux servers, state of the art police scanners, and its bullet proof with color changing exterior. Sweetness!" Whatever her driver had been expecting to hear, it wasn't that. He blushed and muttered a "Thanks."
The car ride to their new home was long, which left a lot of time for Haruka to explain some of their new job's details, she also insisted that they meet with her boss. From what Haruka said, it seemed that before they made any further progress, he had to formally approve them into the unit. The phone in the van sang out about the time that arrangements were being made to satisfy the conditions. Igawa handed the phone over to Haruka.
Saya didn't try to overhear the conversation, instead she intently studied the technology that seemed to have exploded all over the van. Asa was busy studying Mamoru's glasses and staff, as he seemed to sleep the whole ride back. Saya looked over in envy, sleep was a luxury she wasn't privileged to anymore.
The phone call concluded with a click. Haruka proceeded to explain that they had been approved of by the "Elements Network" and were officially part of the Blade Unit charged in protecting her. Saya watched as Mamoru reached out to her completely asleep to put his hand on Haruka's leg. It was amusing watching her blush as she put her hand over his. Saya wondered what had made this proud man give in and admit that they might need help. She also wondered just why this young girl needed so much protection.
They pulled into a parking garage a short while later. Asa was perfectly content to explore their new surroundings, were Saya on the other hand, couldn't stand being locked down in any more small confined places. After dropping her stuff into a room they said was hers for the time being, she headed directly for the rooftop.
The roof held little more than a little potted brush in the corner, but it was something. Saya went over to kneel by it, watching the sunset over the city. The city lights shone brightly threatening to overpower the gentle light of the moon and the setting sun. As she sat she pondered what she had just agreed to and what the future held in store. On the roof top next to her's Mamoru practiced with his katana.
On the odd ball note, you may or may not know Jesus has his own manga. If your interested in learning about him more, I suggest looking into it. As I cannot read Japanese at all *sigh* sadly, this has to be based off my personal thoughts, and what little information UDDUP actually has on him. Sorry for my _ (several words could be used here...) The first 20 chapters of Jesus can be found online, in English and I can't find Jesus: Sajin Kouro in English at all...
My general outlook on Jesus based on UDDUP; A wild card who follows his own path, is known for his bad attitude, single, and has a lot of drugs stored in the school blackboards. He will jump into battle to save his students from harm. He knows Aegis, Tatsumi Daiba, and has a past with them, but I am rather unclear about the relations...