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A Different and New Life

Chapter Two

An Undeniable Offer

Akabane's POV

"So, Jackal, what do you think we have to do this time?" Lady Poison was walking a little behind me. We were heading to the cafe, The Honky Tonk, for our next assignment with our dear friends, the Get-Backers.

I smirked and replied, "I do not know Lady Poison, but I was told that this offer is," my smirk widened. "Undeniable, in a sense of the word." A sigh was heard behind me. I guess I didn't fulfill her curiosity. Oh well, she'll find out soon enough. We stopped outside of the Honky Tonk. "Ah, here we are." I pushed open the door.

I felt the astonishment and fear arise in the room. "Ah, Mr. Jackal, Himiko, glad you could join us." Heaven smiled, inviting us to sit down. Himiko took the offer gratefully while I declined and stayed standing. From what I could tell of the silence, Ginji and Ban decided not to say anything of my presence. "Now we only have to wait on two more people, and the client will be here shortly."

Ginji scooted as far from me as he could get while Mrs. Heaven was talking. I wasn't sitting down near him (well, I was standing), and yet he was moving away. It seemed like I was a disease of some sort.

"Hey guys." I turned to see that Shido Fuyuki had arrived with a crow attached to his shoulder and his friend, Kazuki of the String. He plopped down next to Ginji with a bored expression on his face. "So, what are we doing this time?" Kazuki simply leaned against a wall and waited patiently.

Mrs. Heaven smirked before looking to the doorway, obviously happy that our client had arrived. She stood up and introduced the young man who walked through the door. His blond hair was slicked back, and his grey eyes seemed to flick about the room, quickly finding things he didn't really like. Between his teeth sat a large cigar, almost half-way through. His suit looked like it was neatly pressed a dozen times before it was to his satisfaction.

Overall, the man just screamed 'arrogantly rich.'

"Guys, this is Mr. Harrowin Damien, owner of the medical company in several states. He will be your client." I nodded to him, sensing that something was a little... off about the man as he sat down across from everyone.

He looked at us all, as if assessing us. When he latched his eyes onto me, it seemed like I reminded him of someone, but it was quickly gone before I could assess it completely.

"So, Mr. Harrowin, what is it that you want us to do?" Ginji asked excitedly. It seemed he was ready in most aspects of the word.

Mr. Harrowin sighed before looking suddenly sad at something. "My daughters ran away a few days ago, and I can't get them to come back home." There it was; the lie to reel us in. I quickly hid my smirk. Who were these girls that he wanted back? "Can you please get them to come back? I'll pay you anything, and I'm willing to pay half of it right now." He waved over one of the guards that was holding a suitcase. The guard set the suitcase and opened it to reveal a lot of money.

"WOAH! That's a lot of money, Ban!" Ginji exclaimed.

I'm sorry, my mistake; who are these girls he wants back, badly?

End of POV

"Okay, here are the rules-"

"Rules? Why do we need rules?" A tic mark appeared on Luna's brow. Kiri held up her hands in surrender. "Okay! Sorry I asked..."

Ichigo sighed. "Kiri, we don't want you to get hurt or something, and this place is really dangerous." Kiri scoffed.

"You make it sound like I can't defend myself." Kiri accused. Luna glared at her, making Kiri quiet down.

"Here are the rules; one, you can't go anywhere without us. Two; you aren't allowed to go to the upper parts of The Limitless Fortress."

"What!" Kiri was appalled. "I can't go anywhere without you two? And how am I going to explore if I can't go everywhere?" Ichigo gave her a pointed look.

"Look, it's dangerous, and you can still go exploring, but you just have to bring us with. Also, no talking to strangers!" Luna snapped at her. In all truth, she sounded like Kiri's mother.

Kiri scoffed. "Yes mother." She rolled her eyes, sat back, and pouted a bit. Kiri then suddenly brightened up, sitting up with an evil grin on her face. "So, I have to drag you everywhere with me?" She asked, a strange twinkle in her eye. Luna and Ichigo nodded, wondering what their red-headed friend was getting at. "So, if I have to go to the bathroom, or if I decided to have sex with someone, one of you has to be in the same room while doing so?"

"KIRI!" They both shouted, completely red. Kiri laughed at their reaction, anticipating it, but never thinking that it would be so hilarious to witness. There was a quick slap up the head delivered by Luna and a really hard kick personally delivered by Ichigo. Kiri laughed harder at the pain inflicted. The two standing girls sighed and flopped onto the ground.

"Why did you have to say that, Kiri?" Ichigo whined. Kiri smirked.

"I was curious." Kiri replied in that 'I-am-innocent' kind of voice. Fortunately, that kind of voice failed on her two best friends.

"I hate you." Ichigo and Luna said while glaring at Kiri. Kiri grinned in response.

"I know." She then turned to a wall on her left, if there was a wall. Only a curtain separated them from the outside world. Kiri pulled open the curtain, smiling at the sun-less day and the people walking in the street. "How about we get to know this place a little and get some food?" She glanced over at her two friends standing behind her. "I'm hungry."

Get-Backers and Others...

"This is where I leave you guys." Heaven said, turning and giving them an apologetic smile. "Good luck finding the girls, guys." She walked off, leaving a wave over her shoulder. Ginji waved before looking at the door that separated him from his past. He sighed and continued to walk towards the Limitless Fortress.

"Are you sure you can handle this, Ginji?" Ban asked, in concern for his best friend. Everyone, minus Akabane, glanced over, also in concern. Akabane only looked over and watched.

Ginji beamed and threw that smile over his shoulder. "Yeah, I'll be fine, Ban! Now," He turned back around and was suddenly... chibi. "Let's go get those girls back home!" He marched forward in the happy way that only Ginji had. Ban smirked, lit another cigarette, and followed his partner into the one place that was filled to the brim with memories, both good and bad.

"So what do they look like?" Himiko asked. Akabane took out a large manila envelope from his jacket and took out three pictures. One was a woman with dark red hair and misty blue colored eyes. Her skin was pale, and it stood out more with the sleeveless black trench she wore. The silver ringlet on her left arm shined in the picture. The black halter top also brought her pale skin. Another one showed a woman with long black hair, red eyes, and was even paler than the first woman. The silver cross shined from her black collar, and her completely black clothing brought her clothing. The last picture was also of a woman, but she had long blonde hair and bright sky blue eyes with pale skin that was somewhere between the red-head and the black-haired woman. She had on a black vest and white t-shirt with a golden chain leaving the picture. She was wearing a black collar with a golden bell, making everyone think of a cat.

The only thing that was wrong was that they all either glared at the camera or stared dead ahead, not looking at anything. "Well, this is them. Looks like we won't have too much of a hard time finding them." Akabane chuckled, seeing the many dark-haired people walking around. "I'm sure they will stick out like a sore thumb." They all started to look for them then. Ginji and Kazuki went in one direction, Akabane and Himiko went into another, which left Ban and Shido.

They both looked at each other, forming a silent mutual understanding, before searching for the three girls.

Kazuki and Ginji

"So, do you think we'll find one of them?" Ginji asked one of his best friends, Kazuki. Kazuki glanced over at the blond lightening emperor, slightly impressed that Ginji could be so happy and carefree in such a dismal place.

"I don't know Ginji, we'll just have to search what we can and return to the others if we don't find anything." A little explosion off to the left caught their attention. They both ran towards the source, hoping that no one was hurt and that they would find their charges. A red and black blur shot out of the explosion towards them before it bumped into Ginji, which resulted in the red and black blur to fall on its ass.

When the 'blur' groaned, both men were surprised to see that it was a woman, and, more specifically, the red-head that they were looking for. The woman then sat up and rubbed her head. Ginji, being the oblivious gentleman, offered a hand to help her out. She flashed a smile to him. "Thank you, and I'm sorry for bumping into you, sir." She bowed then stood up, noticing the gloves on Ginji's hands. "Hey, you wear the same kind of gloves that one of my friends do!"

Ginji beamed, glad to have someone like his gloves. "Well, they help with controlling electricity..." He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, and he couldn't help but be proud of the big smile that came across the woman's face. Kazuki, realizing that this could take a while, decided to step in.

"Excuse me, miss," The girl turned to him and smiled.

"You have really pretty hair! Love it! And I think it looks great on you, for a guy, anyways." Kazuki blushed, never before getting a compliment on his hair and how it looked good on him never-the-less. He shook his head and decided to stay on task. "So, what do you need?"

"Um, we were looking for you actually." Both men shuffled his feet in embarrassment from the woman's confused look.

"Me? Why were you..." Her eyes then widened and then narrowed dangerously. She jumped back away from them, keeping herself at a distance. "You were hired by him, weren't you?" She shouted at them. They both froze, surprised that she figured it out so quickly. "Well, you won't get me to go back, not as long as I live!" She then started to run away, jumping occasionally. Ginji and Kazuki started after her, determined not to lose.

"Please, miss, we only want to bring you back home!" Her laugh filled the air when she shot a look over her shoulder at them.

"I've never had a home, Kazuki of the String!" Kazuki was stunned. How did this woman know who she was? He didn't wonder long, as he saw the woman getting further away from him. They both followed after, sensing a battle close-by.

Himiko and Akabane

"Where should we start, Mr. Jackal?" Himiko asked her partner in black, who was, at the moment, looking through the crowd in boredom.

"Hopefully someone who will give me some fun." He answered with a dark sounding chuckle. Himiko sighed and rolled her eyes, deciding not to comment on it. A small explosion off to their right sounded. When they looked over, a black blur shot past them and hit the wall. When the dust cleared, Himiko and Akabane saw that it was the black-haired woman that they were searching for.

Akabane's keen ears picked up that the woman was grumbling. "Damn it, Kiri, I'm going to kill you for that." She stood up and dusted herself off, looking like she didn't gain a scratch, despite the large crater in the concrete wall behind her. She then turned to glare at the two staring at her. "How may I help you?" She assessed them from head to toe, but her red eyes lingered on Akabane, showing a bit surprise.

Akabane decided to take it from there. "Excuse me, but we are looking for three women that ran away from home. We were wondering if you knew where they could be." The woman narrowed her eyes, then laughed.

"So, he decided to hire lackeys to find us." She grinned, showing slightly larger than normal canines. "He won't get me. Oh, and by the way," Her voice turned into ice. "That torture house was never my home." She then looked at Akabane again. "My name is Luna Nightroad; who are you?" Well, at least she was somewhat polite about it.

"Why the sudden name?" Akabane asked in a teasing voice and small smile. Luna smirked.

"I would like to know the ones who would be trying to get me back to that piece of shit." Akabane laughed.

"Fair enough, Ms. Nightroad. I am Dr. Kurodo Akabane, and my partner here is Himiko." Luna's smirk grew wider.

"Well then," Her grin made shivers of fear run up and down Himiko's back. Jackal's shivers were one of excitement. "Good luck catching me." She was then off. Akabane grinned and went after her, anticipating a good fight coming his way. Himiko reluctantly followed her partner, fearing Luna Nightroad, one of the women that they were to catch.

Ban and Shido

"So, Snake-For-Brains, how are we going to find these girls?" Shido casually asked Ban Midou, his partner at the moment. Ban glared at Shido for the nickname, but continued on walking ahead.

"Well, we could use our eyes." Ban spoke through his cigarette, smirking as Shido recognized the thinly veiled taunt. But, sadly, Shido didn't rise to the bait. Instead, he scoffed and looked to the side, glaring at something that was non-existent. The then saw an explosion up ahead, but before they could do anything, a blond and black bundle slammed into them.

All three people groaned from the sudden impact. "I'm going to fucking kill you, Kiri." A woman on top of the two men growled out. She sat up, apparently not noticing that she was on top of two men. "I'm going to string your entrails on the roof like decorations and watch the blood run down into a pool underneath your dead, hanging body." Shido's and Ban's eyes widened at the threat that was being said above them.

Ban then grunted, remembering the weight that was sitting on top of him. "Would you kindly get off?" He growled out. Sky blue eyes glanced down at him, finally noticing the two men. She got up and only spared them another glance.

"Sorry." She muttered, looking a bit awkward. Well, when you sit on two guys in a skirt, you would understand! Ban looked at her, then did a double check. It was the blond that they were looking for! "I need to go." She whispered, moving to go. Ban grabbed her arm, stopping her. She instantly rounded on him and punched him, sending him into Shido. "Don't touch me." She growled, getting into a fighting stance.

Shido held his hands up in a 'calm-down' kind of gesture. "We're only here to bring you back home." Shido said. The woman scoffed and then laughed.

"So he hired people, didn't he? That bastard really thought that he would get us back, didn't he?" she laughed even harder. "Try and catch me if you can, you asses." She smirked and ran off, a little faster than normal. Both men looked at each other, before going after the fast blond woman.

"Come on, make it easy for us and let us bring you home!" Ban yelled. For some reason, he really didn't want to harm the young woman. Her laugh echoed to them.

"I don't have a home!" She pushed herself forward, flying past vendors and all of the people on the street. By doing this, she made a path for the men to follow, making it easier to follow her. Besides, no one could miss that blond hair flying through a sea of black and white.

Kiri, Luna, and Ichigo

Kiri looked back again to see the Kazuki and the blond-haired man, Ginji, follow her. She really didn't know their names, but the crows around her whispered the names into her head. She didn't want to go back to that man, the one who whipped her more times than she could count, so she ran. Her fear of the man was immense, but she hid it behind hate, which was one and the same. 'Are you guys okay?' Kiri asked Luna and Ichigo through her thoughts.

They both responded with a, 'I'm going to fucking kill you, Kiri!' Kiri rolled her eyes and spotted an empty abandoned building several yards away. She dashed inside, hoping to hide from Kazuki and Ginji. 'Please...' She desperately thought. 'Don't make me go back.'

Luna was, in a sense, strangely ecstatic that she would get a challenge. She knew from her first glance of Akabane that she would get some joy of fighting him. She hurried on ahead, not wanting to go back to the tests, the screams of her best friend getting whipped. She saw an empty concrete building ahead, and she also saw Kiri hurry inside, glancing back to see if they were still following.

'By the will of God,' Luna thought, grabbing a tight hold of the cross on her tight black choker. 'Please, don't make us go back.' She then dashed inside the building, hiding in a large room near where Kiri was hiding to keep a close eye on her.

Ichigo laughed again, sensing that the two men behind her were getting more and more agitated with her and her teasing antics. But, on the inside, Ichigo was scared to death of what would happen if they went back to that hell-hole. No doubt that Kiri would take the punishment again, and her horrible screams would haunt her dreams again. She spotted an abandoned concrete building, to which she saw both Kiri and Luna slip inside of.

Well, it looked like they had to fight for their lives. Ichigo slipped inside, and spotted a room in which she sensed Kiri on one side and Luna on the other.

Ichigo growled. 'We won't go back.' She narrowed her eyes, hiding in the dark shadows of the room. 'Not to that place.'

OOOOOOOOH, FIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE NEXT CHAPTER XD I so can't wait *squeal*

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