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"Hei! Secure the west gate! We'll make our departure there in three minutes."

"Roger."

The Black Grim Reaper swiftly dove into the shadows and moved towards the agreed location. Reaching the gate he quickly looked over the area before assaulting the guards.

There were only four of them. Two gunshots were fired before he'd taken them all down using a low-volt electric shock, low enough for letting them live. Unless one of them had a heart condition that is, but that wasn't really his problem.

He managed to hide the motionless men in the bushes just as the alarm went of. The whole mansion lit up in flashing red lights and the noise would've been enough to have woken up the better part of south Tokyo! The Reaper didn't know yet whether he could interpret the commotion as a good sign or if he should expect the original plan to be altered.

"West gate secure." He spoke in his radio. Huang's response was a bit difficult to understand due to the man's heavy breathing.

"O-open the gates! Hah- hah-… we- we've got a car!" Not wasting time he threw himself at the gate lock and melted it as fast as his abilities allowed.

Hei lifted his masked face to gaze up the road from the mansion, distinguishing the noise of a motor over the alarm which still sounded. The crying high-pitched sound ringed in his ear, and would probably have bothered him greatly had he been a normal human, but he was able to focus on all sounds around him as well as getting the job done. The sound of screaming voices, gunfire and the engine of a speeding vehicle closing in on him was determent out of all sounds around him.

One strong pull on each gate was enough for them to swing open. He swiped around and avoided just in time the car Huang drove at him but shot out a hook and steel wire which attached itself to the bumper at the back of the car as it made a sharp left turn out on the street. Within almost no time Hei had swung around the corner and heaved himself up on top of the moving escape vehicle, gunfire flying just past his head.

Yin opened a window for Hei to climb in through. As he did so – with almost no difficulty despite the sharp turns their hurried driver provided – his eyes fell on a brown-haired girl about his own age lying unconscious on the seats. It would seem the package was secured. Yin silently pushed the limp body towards the other car door and scooted over to give Hei room to enter the car.

"The alarm?" he questioned while he removed his mask and started to neatly fold the black thin jacket he always wore as the Black Grim Reaper until it fitted inside a pocket.

"The girl triggered it. I was careless, thought she was unconscious."

Hei allowed the excuse slip, though he couldn't help but wonder about this mission's true nature. Kidnapping a girl? It wasn't anything like the normal setup!

The most probable explanation would be that she was a contractor, but that thought was somewhat unnerving too since he hadn't been the one asked to approach her.

To catch a contractor you'd usually need another contractor…

"We're changing vehicle. Hei, you drive and Yin sits in the front seat. We need to do this fast." Hei caught a couple of car keys as Huang violently hit the breaks.

They stood in a closed alley; there were barely any windows from either side and in front of them stood a green car, obviously the one they were supposed to use Hei concluded as he looked at the keys in his hand.

"Put her in the luggage compartment." Huang's voice was still rasped with heavy breathing.

With no comment or hesitation Hei did as he was told and carried the girl to the other car while Yin went to the front seat of the green car and Huang laid himself in the backseat.

In the driver's seat a familiar green jacket was neatly folded. He put the his white mask under the seat together with the folded black cloth before putting the jacket on.

"Let's go Hei." A black cat jumped up in a motionless Yin's lap and stared up at the black-haired boy.

"Mao, is everything's clear?" Hei asked while starting the engine without even a tint of surprise at hearing the cat speak.

"Everything's clear, they luckily didn't have cars prepared. Heh- except for the alarm, the security of that place was a joke!"

"I agree." Hei murmured quietly as he signalled a right turn at the end of the alley and calmly slipped out in the calm evening traffic. Almost immediately they had to stop at a red light.

"Yin wasn't spotted, right?" Hei asked, thinking of the Doll's slightly conspicuous appearance and how she right now was in clear view to anyone who might look their way.

"You think I'd be that foolish?" Huang responded, shuffling in the back with a set of new clothes for some reason. The light turned green and they continued driving.

"May I ask why we brought her this time?"

"Later…"

Once again Hei let it slip. He wasn't supposed to bother too much about details. But he hoped Huang understood that he wouldn't let this go too easy. Hei had been told the absolutely minimal amount of information for this mission. He didn't like that.

A red and blue flash brought his focus back to the road. A police control…

CLIFFHANGER!!! Mohahaha…

I'll try to update next chapter soon so you can get a slightly better picture of the plot.

Appreciate reviews… Also, please tell me if there's anything in specific you'd like me to write in this story. Love a good set of new ideas!

//Emerald