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Italics = Thoughts/POV
"….." = Talking
CHAPTER TWO: Just My luck
Ring …ring…ring. "Mushi Mushi," answered a woman wearing sunglasses, black boots that reached to her knees, black skinny jeans, a red blouse and black jacket. "Alright, I am on my way," she replied as she threw away her latte in the bin, and got into her black Koenigsegg Agera sports car leaving the coffee shop as she sped off to her destination. She parked her car and entered through the sliding doors of a ten-story building.
"Konban wa, Nao-sama," greeted the receptionist in the lobby. "Konnichi wa Rando-san," Nao replied taking off her sunglasses.
"Suzushiro-sama and Kikukawa-sama are in the conference room waiting for you Nao-sama," the receptionist said and turned back to her computer.
"Arigato," Nao said as she made her way to the conference room, wandering why Haruka and Yukino wanted her here at such an early hour. She greeted a few people that past by and finally made it to the doors leading to the conference room.
"So what is so important, that you have to disturb me from my coffee at four o'clock in the afternoon? It's too fucking early," Nao groaned taking a seat in one of the comfy chairs that that was not occupied.
"What the fuck are you raking about, it's to fucking early; it's almost the end of the day," Haruka bellowed standing at the front of the room with her hands on the table.
"It's talking Haruka-san," Yukino stated sweetly to Haruka, while she sat in one of the chairs beside the blonde hair lion in front of the room and taking out folders and papers from her binder.
"That's what I said," Haruka replied and sat down.
"Can we get started already, Suzushiro-san," declared an annoyed green haired woman, sitting across from Nao.
"What is she doing here!" was Nao's enraged retort as to why Tomoe was even in the room, since Yukino called her and said nothing about Tomoe. Nao never liked Marguerite ever since her very first assignment that was handed to her a year ago. Her partner for this case was Tomoe and their mission was to uncover why Obsidian required large amounts of antihistamines and anesthetics. However, as Nao was just about to crack the case. She was found out as a Garderobe Elite by a tip from none other than her partner Tomoe Marguerite, whom sold her out. Nao was all most killed in the brawl and had to take a month leave because of her injuries; While Tomoe got away scotch free with nothing, not even a scratch and more information, and acceptance to the gang, getting closer to the Obsidian. After that Nao never trusted or ever worked with Tomoe ever again.
"What do you think I'm here idiot, getting an assignment," Tomoe snarled back, not liking that Yuuki was in the room with her as well.
"Will the both of you SHUT UP, listen I called both of you here because there's something going down at Lori Port tonight and we need both your expedites ," Haruka finished wanting to get straight to the point, since they don't have that much time.
"Expertise Haruka-san," Yukino said correcting Haruka.
"That's what I said, anyways Yukino tell them what's going on," Haruka said turning to Yukino to explain the situation to them. The short red-brown hair and inverted square glasses nodded and stood up off her chair and passed the folders and papers to both Nao and Tomoe.
"As both of you know, we Garderobe, still need to get Obsidian and the leader Reito Kanzaki, who is causing too much problems for us and the higher ups are getting mad as to why we haven't got him behind bars yet. A tip from Marguerite-san," Yukino said while nodding at the green haired woman and continued, "said that the leader of the lower gangs Dyne has rounded up young high school girls and are selling them to Takeda Masashi, Kanzaki's right hand man at the moment. We need the both of you in there, Marguerite-san can get in no problem with her connections and you Yuuki-san can go as one of the girls. Romulus and Remus will be under cover as well, as one of Marguerite-san's body guards. We need the both of you there, so everything goes smoothly," finished Yukino.
"Exactly, it's important that we stop this and maybe they can give us some insight as to where John Smith is, he is important in this whole thing in bringing down Obsidian," Hauka stated, surprisingly without any mispronunciation. And with that, Tomoe left to get started, leaving Haruka, Yukino and Nao in the room.
"Suzushiro-san why do I have to work with her, we have a history," Nao explained.
"We know Yuuki-san, but this maybe important in knowing the location of Smith. So go get ready, you don't have that much time." Haruka ended, as she and Yukino left the room.
"Err, why this. This is going to be the worst day of my life," Nao groaned and left the room.
Lori Port 8:35pm
What the hell… who's that? I didn't know she was a cop Reflected Nao, as she was held at knife point. What is she doing here anyways; Suzushiro-san or Kikukawa-san never told us about this. Shit I'm starting to hate this guy. Nao thought while looking at the guy that held her. Just as Natsuki fell to the ground Nao punched the guy that held her, in the face, and he stumbled backwards.
Natsuki got up straight away and kicked and punched at all the black suited guys that were coming towards her, at the same time as looking around for her gun. Nao too was in the action as well. A moment afterwards, Natsuki saw her gun and dived for it, but a black suited guy saw the gun as well and made the dive too. Natsuki punched him in the nose before he could get the gun. Another guy grabbed Natsuki by one of her pig-tails to try and knock her out, at the same time as kicking the gun that skidded to the chairs, at the back of the room. Natsuki punched him and grabbed him by his balls and flung him backwards hitting one of the chairs.
"Hey watch the hair," Natsuki said, while flicking her hair left and right checking if her pig-tails was still in tacked. Then went back to kicking, punching and looking for her gun, as she went to the back of the room. She stopped to catch her breath and saw it below her, as did every other back suited guy and they all dived for it, but the gun flung away from all the grasps of hands. The gun flew to the front of the room and Natsuki pushed the black suited guys away from it and dived for the gun again, but the gun was picked up by the green hair woman whom was unknown to her. The green hair woman then pointed the gun at Natsuki, who was on her hands and knees on the ground.
Everyone in the room stopped fighting to catch the breath and looked to the front of the room waiting for what the green haired woman would do.
"Alright…Valkyry-san kill the bitch!" Dyne said happily, putting his hands on his hips cockily, with a smile on his face.
Tomoe looked below at Natsuki, then at Nao and finally at Dyne and pointed her gun at Dyne's head.
"You're an idiot," Tomoe said and the two guys that escorted Tomoe and Dyne in, held guns as well and pointed them at the other black suited guys that worked for Dyne. Nao too pulled out her gun and pointed them at the other Dyne employees.
"Dyne, real name Raka Kade!" Tomoe said still with her gun pointed at Dyne's head.
"And you are..?" Dyne inquired, confused at the situation as sweat was shown on his forehead.
"Yeah, I am a cop…It sucks, huh? With that said Natsuki was confused and surprised when the green haired woman said that, then looked around the room and saw the teal eyed girl with red hair holding a gun pointed at the black suited guys as well. Huh what is going on? Natsuki thought then stood up off the floor. At that moment back-ups arrived (SWAT or something similar) entered the warehouse taking control of the situation and arrested Dyne and his men, while assisting the young girls about what they almost got themselves into. Tomoe and Nao turned to the confused Natsuki, and Nao asked, "Who the hell are you?"
"Che…I was about to ask you the same thing," Natsuki 's cool reply taking off her hair ties letting her raven bluish hair cascade behind her, then flicked it with her right hand.
As the three woman made their way outside, they saw Chie, Mai, Aoi, Haruka and Yukino waiting for them; as cop cars, men and women alike ran in and out the warehouse. Haruka and Yukino walked to one of the cars as Nao and Tomoe followed them, wanting to know the situation.
Natsuki made her way over to her FPD partners and asked, "What's going on," the most important question that was on everyone's mind.
"There seems to be a mix up, you see those are Detectives," Mai said nodding to the four women adjacent from them, "from Garderobe Elites." Mai Tokiha said fusratedly.
"How did that happen? This was our case!" Natsuki said the last part out loudly. "Oh…where's the champagne you guys promised," Geez I need a drink, after that. Natsuki said to Chie.
"Ah…Yeah we didn't get it yet they said this was their jurisdiction and for us to back down," Chie stated worriedly.
"What! their jurisdiction, this was ours, who the hell they think they are!" Natsuki loudly spoke turning towards the Garderobe Elites angrily and staring at them as they made their way back to where the FPD's were standing.
"Thank you for your corporation, a pity that the mission ended up badly," Yukino said to Mai, Chie and Aoi, whom turned their heads down because they were still pissed that the Garderobe's were here and the ones controlling the situation; while they were seen as cops, that were just in the way.
"We will e-mail our report to your Department," Tomoe said with a smirk on her face.
"This was our case! Why are you guys even here!" Natsuki said angrily wanting to punch the green haired bitch that was smirking at her.
"Listen, there was a screw up. You guys weren't even supposed to be here," Nao calmly said to Natsuki.
"Beside, you ruined the whole operation," Tomoe declared at Natsuki.
"Ruined? I ruined nothing," Natsuki seethed, glaring at grass girl. "What did I ruin?" she said glaring straight at Tomoe, as they were inches apart from each other. This bitch, both Natsuki and Tomoe thought at the sometime.
"Stop, the thing is, we wanted to get closer to Obsidian and this seemed like the right way to go about it," Haruka said to the FPD's wanting to end the argument so they can all leave.
"Exactly, if you hadn't stuck your clumsy nose in to it we would've gotten the Obsidian underboss. Now do you get it you idiot," snarled Tomoe, as she turned and left.
"This was all just a mistake," Yukino calmly said to all of them.
"Fuck!" Natsuki yelled frustrated. She turned and left the group to go find her blue and silver Ducati 1198R Corse SE. Mai, Chie and Aoi followed her, after they said that they would get their report to the Elites, nodded and left to find Natsuki.
They found Fuuka's best about to put on her hamlet, when Chie called, "Natsuki wait."
"Hey, Natsuki where are you going?" Aoi said composed, as they all stopped next to her motorcycle.
"Hey!" Mai said, also wanting to know where Natsuki is going. After all they were all friends.
Natsuki put on her helmet hopped on to her bike and said, "I'm going to see the captain. You guys wanna come?"
"Ah…No," they all replied stepping away from the bike, with their hands up. They all knew when something doesn't usually goes as planned the captain, Midori-sama gets pissed and angry. Onetime she fired two officers that didn't catch a thief that was stilling stealing a candy bar from Kares Grocery Store. A candy bar. But she went ballistic. Some say she wasn't getting any from her girlfriend Yohko Sagisawa and turned on anyone that caught her on a bad day. Anyways she's really scary. With that said Natsuki roared her engine and sped off.
Fuuka Police Department 9:04 pm
As Natsuki Kuga made her way to headquartes, a meeting was starting in the one of the many conference rooms in Fuuka's Police Department. Various men and women sat in the many chairs that faced the front of the room were a screen was pulled down. One woman in particular, whom sat at the very front with many men and women alike surrounded her all dress in military uniform of Windbloom. The woman in particular is an advisor to President of Windbloom, Mashiro Kazahana and also a general. The woman's name is Fumi Himeno. She was here at FPD because the government wants to know how Fuuka Police's going to stop Obsidian, since they were the ones that were suppose to keep an eye on John Smith. Himeno was here to see what FPD is doing to get John Smith in their grasps again.
The lights dimmed and Midori Sugiura walked up to the front of the room, as a picture of John Smith show on the screen.
"John Smith age forty-six. The second in command of Obsidian, the biggest crime gang in Windbloom," Midori started as various pictures of John Smith flashed on screen. "Our target is Reito Kanzaki, the boss," a picture of Kanzaki showed on screen, "John Smith accepted our deal, to testify against Kanzaki and everyone in Obsidian. In exchange for immunity. But the deal went bad two months ago while he was being transported..."
"You mean there was a leak?" Fumi Himeno asked not really liking were this was going, and turned to a man seated beside her and said, "The worst of it is that we've lost Smith's faith." She finished.
"The trial is only two weeks away, so we have to do whatever it takes to get him back in our custody." Midori declared to the room.
"So what are your options?" the pink hair woman asked.
Then a picture of a blonde haired girl wearing a high school uniform showed up on screen.
"Alyssa Searrs, age seventeen. A junior in Fuuka High School. She is Smith's only daughter. She took her mother's name instead of her fathers. Our plan is to put her under around the clock surveillance. The moment Smith contacts her we'll get him. Thank you." Midori finished with her presentation and bowed.
Fumi Himeno rubbed her chin and said, "You're kidding right?" not liking the plan at all.
"Pardon me?" Midori said shocked and surprised. Damn this is not my day.
"Around the clock? Are you talking about installing damn cameras everywhere? How would you watch her twenty-four hours? Use your head and think of something! Garderobe is already on the move in getting Obsidian. What are you guys doing?" Himeno said angrily, and then slammed her hand on the desk for emphasis.
The meeting ended and adjourned until FPD comes up with something. The various men and women followed their pick haired leader and Chief Sugiura, whom is to escort then to the entrance to see then off.
As they were walking, Natsuki was walking towards them still wearing her high school uniform cover on. She had her head down trying to come up with an excuse of why their assignment was a bust. Then finally looked up and saw General Himeno. She took a step back to clear herself from her surprise and saluted.
"General, Captain," Natsuki saluted to each one of her bosses. The General stopped and looked at Sugiura, then at Natsuki, more like Natsuki's clothes, then back at Sugiura, then at Natsuki and laughed. Her laugh started out slowly and low, then became a full down laugh. The military men and women didn't know what's gotten into their leader, but laughed along with her. Midori and Natsuki laughed with them also, though they didn't know why they are laughing for, but since everyone's laughing, why not laugh with them.
"Now that's using your head!" the General said, tapping her head as she said this.
"This is what I want you to do," Himeno said pointing at Natsuki, while she said that and left with her entourage.
"Hahaha…what the hell is she talking about," Natsuki asked turned to her boss.
"Apparently, you're going to high school." Midori answered back.
"What!" Natsuki said confused and appalled at the idea. This gotta be a joke.
"Walk with me." Midori said as they walked to her office. Yep, just a joke. When they were walking Midori grabs a folder handed to her from her secretary, thanks her and continued on walking. They were about to reach her office, when suddenly Midori hits Sergay Wang, whom was walking by, with the folder in her hand.
"You fucking idiot, what kind of presentation was that. You made me look like an idiot, you fool." Midori said angrily to Wang, getting really close to his face.
"Gomen...Gomen Sugiura-sama, I thought it was a good idea." Wang said bowing and still bowing.
"Well, it wasn't. You fucking retard, you're FIRED. Get out of my building!" "Come Kuga lets go to my office," Midori said like nothing happened at all.
Shit. What do I do? I'm so getting fired. Does she know about the screw up already? Oh great…just great. Just as it couldn't get any worse. This happens. Just act cool Natsuki, she might not know about the screw up. Yep I'm still in the clear. She doesn't know. Just be cool. Natsuki thought as she was escorted into Midori's office.
"Take a seat Kuga-san," Midori said as she closed the door behind them. She walked around her desk; Natsuki watching her the whole time, thinking that she would pull out a gun at shot her right then and there.
"I heard about the screw up, and Garderobe was there too. Huh," Midori said with her eyebrows in a frown as she took a seat behind her desk across from Natsuki, whom gulped. Midori never liked Garderobe because they're always getting the attention and are more favored. It made her sick sometimes.
"Yeah." Raven bluish haired woman said worriedly. She defiantly is going to kill me.
Midori nodded leaning forward with her elbows on the table and her fingers jointly together.
"Huh…I see. You grew impatient didn't you," Midori said with her head now on her joint hands and stared intently at her.
"Y…Yes," Natsuki spoke with sweat visible on her forehead. Shit, why did I even come here? This is like committing suicide.
"Alright," Midori said as she leaned back on her seat and opened the folder that she hit Wang with.
"Huh, that's it? I'm in the clear. Can I go now since you know what happened at Lori Port," Natsuki replied happily wanting to get out of here and eat. Since she hasn't eaten anything since breakfast, and also way from her boss, whom was weird and scary a while ago.
"Oh…No Kuga-san you're not off the clear. You know what I said in the hallway, when the General left." Midori spoke still looking at the folder.
"Yeah, but it was all a joke…Right?" Natsuki asked worriedly with her eyes wide.
"Nope, it's not a joke," she said with a shake of her head from left to right. Then finally looked up, "you're going undercover as a high school student. You're going to Fuuka High School."Midori finished.
"But…But Boss, Midori-sama you can't be serious. I don't want to go to High School," Natsuki made clear," It's my past that I'm not proud of, plus I'm not good with kids and hormones. "
"I don't give a flying fuck Natsuki you're our best officer and I don't want any of those Garderobe Elites thinking they are better than us. You are going and that is final." Midori stated clearly, then flicked the folder she was just looking at, at Natsuki.
"Now look that over and tomorrow you're going to be a new transfer student at Fuuka High." Midori said smiling.
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