On the Corner of Shaler Boulevard

7:48pm, December, 20XX

"Assignment"

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It was pretty lonely today. That's the only thought Fai could think while he sat there, sitting in the booth in the back of the pizza parlor. He'd been here for roughly half an hour, and still the people he'd been waiting for hadn't showed up. It didn't help that the only thing to do to pass the time was type ideally on his laptop, which couldn't connect to any network, or to listen to the drama taking place in the kitchen of the diner. The female chief bickered about something on the phone, her voice reminded Fai of a teenager even though the woman looked in her mid-thirties, and the delivery boy talked with a police man at the counter. Neither paid Fai any attention, just as he liked it. The only person he wanted any attention from was still not here.

This is bad.

How much longer was he going to wait? It was almost forty-five minutes since he'd arrived, and even more time since he'd been called. What was with these guys? Fashionably late? It only counted as 'fashionably' if it was a party, and even then forty-five was a stretch. So why was the blonde sitting at a table, playing solitaire and munching on crispy but cold pizza? That's because, unlike his partners in crime, he had the virtue of patience.

But it was wearing thin.

The sound of bells echoed in the shop, and Fai's gaze lifted from the screen to the two men in the doorway. The female chief stopped talking, looking up startled before running from her table to the cash register on the counter. The police officers actions were the same, but his hand moved to his gun. Fai chuckled into his coat collar. He guessed that those two would look like suspicious figures in their black hooded jackets and leather boots. Oh, and they had gun holsters. But these people were way off the mark when it came to these two. They weren't the bad guys…quite the opposite. They were two of the best of their kind. Black angels, demons of peace, saviors in the shadows…

Just like Fai.

The duo swept over to his table in one, impossibly fast motion. The woman and police man tensed, but they kept their eyes on the floor. Fai smiled as the two cloaked figures sat opposite him, the slightly shorter one peeking up from under short black wisps.

"Sorry we're late. We were sidetracked…" the boy spoke in a gentle voice, surprising the woman and man. The blonde shook his head.

"I haven't been waiting too long. And I was expecting as much from the 'X' twins. You two are never on time for anything."

The taller figure let out a hiss. The shorter one blushed.

"It wasn't our fault. She never stops talking."

"I know, I know. And you two are her favorites…next to Watanuki, of course."

The two 'twins' nodded.

"Now…what's going on, Kamui?" Fai mumbled, sliding down in the booth. "To what do I owe this summon? Am I still under suspicion?"

Kamui, the taller figure, pulled back his hood, revealing his cold eyes and venomous sneer. "You know very well you are. But that's not why we're here."

The blonde blinked one golden eye. "Oh?"

Subaru, the shorter figure, pulled his hood down as well, then reached into his jacket and pulled out a manila envelope. It was sealed like normal manila envelopes, minus the black characters for 'butterfly' and 'moon' written just above the flap. A seal, so no one other than the writer and the right person could open it. This magic only belonged to one person, and was only used for one purpose. Fai's smile dropped in an instant and he pulled the thin package from Subaru's gloved hands.

"She's kidding, right? I have my hands full with one already…"

Subaru shook his head, frowning. "Her word is law. That's your next assignment."

Kamui's sneer turned into a smug grin. "Find and follow, track and teach. Otherwise Subaru and I will do our job." The younger twin gave his brother a distressed look.

Fai sighed, now in a complete slouch in the chair. Something smelled rotten and it wasn't the pizza. Blasted witch, giving him another assignment when he was already putting up with one she personally gave to him. Why did she enjoy working him to the bone? Did she get a kick out of working him to death? Who was he kidding, of course she did.

"So? Are you going to do it?"

Another moment of silence, then the blonde nodded. Like he really could let the twins kill off an innocent fledgling? Even he wasn't that aloof. Subaru seemed relieved, but Kamui looked a bit peeved. Maybe more than a bit. He was grinding his teeth, trying not to look as annoyed as he felt. He kept his lips closed, however, because he didn't want to risk blowing everything. Fai knew exactly what he was hiding behind his tight lips.

Fangs. Long, sharp, and often stained with the blood of their last meal.

Just like Fai's.