Black Veil Bride
By: AtomicKokoro
Storyline
One girl's secret, an illegal deal, and a well-hidden lie all play a role in this super spy fanfiction. Saki and Anri are kidnapped and it's up to Masaomi, Mikado, Izaya, and whoever they can gather to save them.
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Before You Read
Last chapter, Saki and Anri got kidnapped. And this will be the most boring fanfic you'll ever read. God, I need to brush up my writing...
On with the story.
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Chapter 2
Wake
Mikado was the first to wake up.
When blue eyes first open, everything was blurry, from sight to sound, and even what he was touching just wouldn't register with his mind. He shut his eyes and focused on waking up, moving his fingers over what he was laying. It was smooth and hard. It felt like wood.
Finally, things began to clear. He could hear someone talking not too far away. "...but I don't think they will be able to go after them. Not like this."
Mikado opened his eyes and looked around. He could see a ceiling, pure white as snow. He leaned up slowly, but pain coursed through suddenly. He hissed and laid himself down again. The talking stopped and someone walked into the room. "Mikado is awake." The voice was familiar. The footsteps got closer and someone hovered over him. "Good morning, sunshine!" he chirped.
"K...Kishitani-san?" His voice was course and found it much harder to talk than to move.
Shinra beamed. "That's me! Now," He placed his hands on Mikado's shoulders to make sure the boy was resting against the table. "don't move. You need some rest."
Mikado shook his head and leaned up against Shinra's force, who just pushed back. "I can't," he growled. "Anri and Saki... They-"
"I know," Shinra replied quietly. "We're working on that."
Mikado shook his head and knocked away Shinra's hands, sitting up completely. "I have to find them."
Shinra and Mikado argued until another figure walked into the room, struggling to stand. "We're helping," the voice growled. The two males turned to the standing figure. Masaomi panted, Izaya standing behind him.
"What the hell?" Shinra snapped, jumping up and helping Masaomi sit down on the couch just beside the table Mikado was lying on. "Izaya! Why didn't you stop him?"
"Why should have I?" Izaya muttered, examining his nails. "He was the one who wanted to stand up."
Shinra rolled his eyes and looked between the two boys. "Well, Celty is already working on getting Saki and Anri back, so stop worrying so much." He walked into his kitchen, but there was no wall between them, so Mikado and Masaomi could still see him. He poured a glass of water and leaned against the counter. "Celty's good at this sort of stuff. You'll can rest assured they will come back safe."
"Oh, yeah?" Masaomi challenged, leaning against his leg heavily. "Where were they taken to?"
Shinra paused, glanced at Izaya, who smirked, and looked back at them. "Ah...I'll get back to you." And he took a sip of water.
Izaya walked into the center of the room as Mikado leaned up to a sit and glanced at Masaomi, who glared at Izaya with heavy hate. "Let them go," Izaya sighed as he walked up to the window. "I knew this was going to happen one way or another. So, why not let them discover the truth for themselves?"
The doctor was hesitant, as though he was debating to accept that he knew the truth or play dumb. "No, Izaya," he said after a moment, avoiding the idea. "They are injured."
"So?" Izaya smirked, moving through half a dozen arm motions as he talked. "They aren't that bad. Besides. They can rest up until you discover where they disappeared to, and then they can come along for the car ride!" At the end of his sentence, he was giving a shrug, his jacket open from spreading his arms while his hands were in his pockets.
"Izaya..."
"Give it up," Masaomi growled, leaning back against the couch. "It's three against one. You're outnumbered."
Shinra sighed in frustration. "Fine! But if you get hurt..." He let the threat hang in the air and walked into the living room. "Celty will be home soon. She'll tell us what she found when she gets back and we'll see what we can do from there."
Everyone nodded.
Mikado laid himself on the table and quickly fell asleep. Masaomi laid himself down as well, but couldn't bring himself to close his eyes. Izaya's red gaze stared through him, reading every emotion, thought, and feeling he knew, unable to break contact.
Izaya turned away, back to the city, and Masaomi closed his eyes, but didn't sleep.
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Anri had been alone for some time in the jail-like cell. Dripping water echoed up the corridor and darkness took over. She couldn't see very much. The only light given was that from the moon, lighting up so much more than thought without it, and torches from the corridor.
Her knees were drawn up, back against the wall, staring at the ground. She would have tried her Saika to break through the bars, but she didn't know where she was or where to find Saki. It would have been safer to wait until she was sure.
"Let me go!"
The yell from outside the bars was all too familiar. Anri brought down her knees and was in the process of standing when the door opened and in flew Saki. She landed on the ground with a huff and the door shut again. She whipped around and pound her palm against the ground. "Hey!" she snapped. "Could you handle with care, please?"
The guards said nothing and walked away, leaving the two girls alone in the cell. Anri kneeled to Saki's side and looked her over. "Are you okay?" she asked, making sure Saki wasn't injured.
Saki sighed, tilting her head back. "Yeah," she muttered. "I'm fine." She tossed Anri a side glance and smiled a bit. "We should find a way out of here soon, huh?"
Anri smiled a bit back. "I have an idea."
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Mikado woke up the sound of the closing door.
"Celty!" Shinra cheered, jumping from the chair he was sitting on and rushing to the front door. The headless rider walked in, the doctor behind her, and sat down on the chair he was previously sitting on.
Masaomi slowly awoke with the commotion and glanced at Celty. His hazel eyes went wide and his jaw hung open. "Holy shit!" he gasped. Everyone looked at him, as though to wonder what his problem was. He turned to Mikado and pointed to Celty. "Is...Who...It's real?"
At that moment, it dawned on Mikado. "Oh, Masaomi," he began, chuckling at Masaomi's reaction. "This is Celty. The headless rider."
"And it really is headless," Masaomi breathed. There was a bit of hesitation, then he jumped to his feet and pointed at her. "I knew it!" he cheered. "My instincts never fail me!"
"And they never cease to amaze me," Mikado sighed. He was already sitting, and Masaomi was standing, thanks to the pain killers Shinra had given them. Of course, they were both bandaged up but blood still stained the carpet.
Izaya, who was still in the room, leaning against the balcony door, arms crossed and smirking his usual, he was the first to bring up the subject at hand. "So, Celty." Everyone turned to Izaya. "Find anything?"
She nodded and began to type into her PDA. [I did], she said. [and I found this.] She pulled out a badge from her pocket, lifting it for everyone to see. [One of the men dropped it when Shizuo hit them with his vending machine. He said he found it when he was on his way to bring the boys here.]
Masaomi and Mikado were awed by the badge. Izaya tilted his head, rubbing his index finger along his chin, trying to remember where he had seen that badge before. A golden horse was rearing onto it's hind legs, half-turned, as a black serpent twisted up it's torso. The animals were sown onto a royal purple cloth, laced with ruby and braced with pure silver.
"That purple," Shinra muttered. "That's a royalty color."
As soon as the words escaped Shinra's lips, Izaya's eyes widened briefly with realization before he smirked and put his hands on his hips. "You're right, Shinra," he replied. "It is. In fact, I believe this badge is actually from royalty."
"You mean to tell me," Masaomi snapped, glancing Mikado, who appeared concentrated on the badge, then back to Izaya. "Saki and Anri were kidnapped under the orders of some king. I hope you don't expect me to believe that."
Izaya laughed, taking the badge from Celty's hands and turning it around and around, looking at it closely, to make sure it was real. "Then you certainly won't believe," he chuckled slyly. "why they kidnapped the girls."
The others watched, confused, as Izaya shined it against the light and smirked.
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"Wow," Saki whistled, hands on hips as the bars fell to the ground with a quiet cling. "That Saika really is something."
"It has it's uses," Anri chuckled, her eyes glowing a passion red, illuminating the deepening darkness. "Let's get out of here."
Saki nodded, stepped out of the cell, helping Anri, and the girls ran down the hall. "I know the way out," Saki whispered. "You'll need the Saika out still, if you could."
Anri agreed and the two girls took cover behind a wall. Saki peered around the corner, waited, the motioned for Anri to follow. They quickly climbed some steps and gently opened the door, making sure the coast was clear before opening the door and sneaking out. "The exit is just down there."
The girls quietly shut the door, then bolted down the corridor as quickly as possible. Suddenly, a figure stepped out from the shadows and stood before them. The girls stopped and Anri brought up her katana.
"Hold it there," the figure warned, his voice deep yet young.
Saki gritted her teeth. Anri switched her gaze between Saki and the figure, waiting for a sign to attack. Saki glanced back, her gray eyes insisting that Anri back down. Anri held her stance but didn't attack. "Let us go," Saki said. She sounded more afraid than viscous. "I don't belong here."
"Don't be stupid, Saki," the figure muttered. He stepped forward and pulled off his hood. "We've been worried."
Anri glanced at Saki. This man knew her? "So you lock me and Anri up in a dungeon?" she challenged. "I doubt that."
"Saki," Anri whispered. "What's going on?"
Saki glanced back, then looked towards the ground. "His name is Sage," she answered, quietly. "He's my older brother." Anri looked up at Sage and back at Saki.
"You," the raven breathed. "ran away from home."
"No," Sage corrected. "She broke the tradition. She's almost ruined our family."
Saki shook her head. "Stop." Sage switched his gaze to his sister. "I'll tell her everything."
"But, Saki!" Anri gasped. "We still have to-" She was cut off by the sound of footsteps from behind. She turned and saw several guards approached them from behind. She held the Saika.
"Wait," Saki said. "It's not worth it." Anri could almost feel a tag along the end of the sentence; We'll find a way to escape another time.
Anri sheathed the Saika into her sleeve and she stood, back to back with Saki. Neither of them said anything as the light-armored knights surrounded them and guided them back down the stairs, back into the dungeon, into another cell.
Two guards were posted outside their hold. There was no point in trying to escape at that time. "We'll wait for Masaomi and Mikado to save us," Saki whispered to Anri, so the guards wouldn't hear.
"How do you know?" Anri asked, her voice already quiet.
Saki almost looked regretful to speak the words but she also seemed hopeful. "Izaya knows everything."
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After Notes
Of course Izaya knows everything. So, what is going on? You'll find out next chapter, don't worry.
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