Tsuruga Ren was sitting by a large window on the 20th floor of a fancy skyscraper. Looking down at the city spread at his feet absentmindedly he exhaled some smoke. Watching the white matter dissolve into thin air he noted that it looked like a ghost, a phantom. "Black Phantom" he murmured under his breath, taking another whiff from his almost finished cigarette. Although the name was familiar to his ears it had been very long since he last heard it… 5 years to be exact… he sneered and exhaled again… even Lory didn't mention that name anymore…
That's when the door was shot open with a loud thrashing sound, that would have given the scares to just about anyone and if that didn't do it then the man coming through the door dressed as Poseidon would finish off the work. However Ren was one of the few people who could keep their cool even if an alien mounted on a dinosaur suddenly appeared on his front door, so he didn't even turn around whilst Lory's servant – Sebastian – threw seaweed and shells all around his living room. After knowing him for so long Ren was more than used to his Boss's hopeless extravaganza, therefore he simply approached the cigarette to his lips whilst throwing one last mindless look at the breathtaking view of Tokyo. He then turned around to face the inevitable – Lory Takarada.
"You're a real killjoy Ren!" said the king of the SeaWorld pouting over the small effect his grand entrance had.
"That's a compliment, coming from you" said the handsome 22 year old as he got up and put out his cigarette, he then sat down on the couch in front of the eye catching cosplayed man.
"Ren, when was the last time you did something fun? Took interest in a girl? Went to a party you actually wanted to go to? Anything?!"
"Do you have any problem with the way I execute the tasks you give me?"
"YES, IT'S BORING! If you don't ever screw up or use things to your advantage then what's the point of going against the law?" the young man sighted, wondering for the thousandth time how the hell Lory managed to be the head of an underground organization, and such a successful one too. Then again he knew Lory and Lory always got what he wanted, one way or the other.
"Fine then Mr. Perfection Tsuruga, are you ready for this task? This one will put all your brains and talents to the test. The success of this mission is of great importance, not to mention you could lose your life if it fails… those people are unforgiving, you know that" Ren nodded, he had been preparing for this job for already several months, he was looking forward to it. "I had told you that you would have a partner for this, don't argue, but I haven't yet told you who it is. She's a police officer, often goes undercover for her investigations, very talented, and professional. I have some information about her here, study everything about her but don't let her know, the police don't appreciate us having spies in their ranks…" Ren took the dossier with little interest, he hated working with partners, it made everything harder coz he'd always have to explain and watch out for them, and with cops it was even worse, they were just useless and stupid. He saw the girl's picture and basic information: Kyoko Mogami, 18 years old, … she had black hair and a simple but pleasant face, very normal looking, except for her eyes. She had one amazing pair of golden eyes, she'll have to wear contacts or those unforgettable eyes will give her away. He looked some more at the great stock of information, noting some facts in his mind: joined the police at 15, talented martial artist, speaks Japanese, English and Russian.
"The two of you will go undercover together with matching roles, you will have several days before you arrive to that place in order to get to know each other and develop your characters, alright?"
"Sure boss, I'll look through this"
"You've got till tomorrow, read and memorize all you can. Tomorrow at three come to my place and we'll get you ready. Don't take anything, you won't need it anyway. I'll see you tomorrow, have a good night"
"Good night"
As quick as he had come Lory left, with the second man right behind him. Looking at the floor Ren noticed that the seaweed and shells disappeared – Sebastian had picked them up without Ren even noticing that he was there. Sometimes he wondered why Lory sent him on missions when he had a servant who was practically an invisible ninja.
Sitting back by the window, with a new cigarette in hand, Ren reopened the dossier about Kyoko Mogami. She sounded interesting, but then again he had met a lot of people that sound interesting on paper – only on paper. To know for real he'll have to meet the girl, and he will. Tomorrow.