Darker than black

Chapter 3


"Another one" she said quietly and the barkeeper looked at her "Boyfriend broke up with ya?" he asked while he poured her another drink and she swallowed it quickly.

"I wish. No, a friend died."

He scrunched his nose and leaned forward "Sorry to hear that. What happened?"

Sakura pointed towards her small glass and he lifted the bottle filling the cup again "She was murdered. Just a few feet next to me without that I noticed."

He sighed "Some things in this world happen without us being able to stop it."

Sakura huffed and swallowed the gulped down the next drink "Say that to my friend. My dead friend."

He flinched slightly "I'm really sorry."

Sakura nodded and gulped down the drink in one big swallow. Suddenly she felt her mobile vibrate in her pocket and she pulled it out, taking in the call.

"Yes?"

"Sakura, it's Justin, I have something new, when can we meet?"

Sakura looked at her watch "In fifteen minutes, Hotel Measure, I'll be waiting outside."

"See you then."


15 minutes later...

Sakura walked around the corner, seeing Justin leaning against the wall she walked straight towards him.

"What happened?" she asked serious and he turned towards her "Listen, Adele was a good friend of mine too. She told me you are after something so I've listened around. Outside town is an old disused industrial terrain. One of the ports used it to store spare pieces for their ships there. A few months ago they closed it and since then it's unused. Guess why I tell you that."

Sakura sighed "If I am correct, you are going to tell me that right there the use of the drug started, right?"

Justin nodded "Exactly! The first body found with that remaining in her nose was found close to that building. Take a look, it can't hurt."

Sakura nodded "Where is it?"

Justin gave her a small piece of paper "Just tell the driver this address and he knows where to bring you. I wouldn't go alone, Sakura. You have no idea who could wait for you."

Sakura already grabbing her mobile, dialed the number of the taxi service "Whoa, wait a sec! What are you doing?"

Sakura looked at him "I'm calling a taxi."

Justin shook his head furiously "Obvious but insane! It's already dark and you want to go there alone? Are you crazy?"

Sakura rolled with her eyes "Yes."

Justin took hold of her shoulders and shook her until she felt a little bit dizzy "Adele wouldn't want you to get in danger because of her!"

She sighed "Adele is dead because of me, do you think I wanted that?"

Justin was silent for a second, her words probably sinking in for the first time, making clear she wouldn't let go.

He rubbed his forehead "Okay, okay. Here." He grabbed into the back of his coat. It was a gun"You know how to use it?"

Sakura nodded and grabbed it "Thanks".

He looked down on her concerned "Be careful."


20 minutes later...

Sakura closed the door of the taxi behind her "Wait here" she ordered the driver and he nodded "No worries, miss. I've got time."

She nodded and turned on her flashlight. She walked over the empty yard in front of the disused and expired warehouses. She had to admit, it was scary, the windows of the warehouses shattered and she could see straps of ripped white foil move.

"Damn it, this is really scary" she muttered and reached the large warehouse Justin told her she should take a look at. She walked towards it, her heels making small noises on the uneven ground.

When she reached the door she slightly pushed on it and it swung open with a loud squeak. She pointed her flashlight into the large hall and to her luck it was empty. She walked as silent as she was could into the warehouse, closing the door behind her. She saw large tables in the middle of the hall. They were full with chemical tubes, they were filled with a white powder. She found their laboratory. Sakura grabbed her mobile and held it over the table. She took a few photos and pushed it back into the pocket of her jacket.

But suddenly she heard a noise behind her and she pointed her flashlight into the direction the sound came from. The only thing she saw was a broken glass on the ground and a cat running into the darkness.

She put her hand over her chest and took a deep breath to calm herself "Come on, Haruno. Pull yourself together."

Most of them were empty but in one of the last ones she found a few papers with chemical symbols on it. She pulled the papers out and leafed through them. She had no idea what that was but she would take it with her for starters.

She pushed the papers into her bag and stood up again, closing the drawers. She had seen enough to tell that this was the first place they tried to produce the new drug. Another step towards Adele's killer. She was just inches away from the door when she heard voices outside. They were moving towards the door. Sakura quickly switched off her flashlight and jumped behind one of the many large pallets of stuff, wrapped with white foil. She pressed her back against the only thing that protected her from being discovered.

"I swear to you! I just saw a light in here!" the voice said angry and now she noticed she heard two pairs of shoes coming towards the warehouse.

"Your head is full with shit! Here is no one!"

The two guys walked directly into the middle of the tables, taking a close look around the area "Everything is alright, I told you!" one of them said.

Sakura wanted to scream, of course everything is normal because I am not here!

As soon as she was sure they wouldn't return she stood up. Carefully looking around the corner of her hideout, she made sure she was alone. She took a deep breath and walked out from behind her safe hiding. She slowly opened the door and took a closer look over the yard, it was empty too. Both guys had disappeared into the night. She could see the taxi from where she stood and walked towards it. Without being noticed, she got into the yellow car that silently drove off.


Later, the next day...

Sakura walked into the copy-shop and walked straight towards one of the black copiers. She quickly put the few papers under the scan and pushed the flash drive into one of the slots and transferred the data to the stick. She hurried so no one could clearly see what she exactly did. She deleted any evidence that she was here and left. She had fifteen minutes til Justin would meet her in one of the small side cafés. She came in time and sat down on the table, Justin followed her a few minutes later through the entrance.

"What do you think?" she asked him while he leafed through the pages "I have no idea what this is, but I think you found the origin of the drug."

She didn't know if she should feel happy or not. She got stuck in the cross-fire and became a target for those men who produced the drug.

Justin leaned back in his chair "Did someone see you?"

Sakura shook her head "No, two guys came in but got out before they found me."

He seemed really worried "You know that as soon as they notice that this-" he held up the papers "is missing, they are going to hunt whoever took it."

Sakura nodded "I know what I get myself into."

Justin leaned forward and hissed at her "Obviously you don't! If you would, you would already be on your way out of New York, this is too dangerous! Even for a man like me it's not easy to hear everything in this city."

Sakura crossed her arms over her chest "If you hear something, you can tell them they are done."

Justin lifted his hands "Fine, fine! If you want to stay to the very end, but don't blame me when something happens to you!"

Sakura smirked "You are the first one to blame if something happens."


Somewhere in New York...

"What are you talking about?" the man asked angry and the other one flinched "Please! I had no idea! I never saw anyone, they must have stolen it before I arrived!"

The man turned around with a sharp movement "You failed once again! Tell me one good reason to let you live!"

The man kneeling on the ground panicked "I-I did my best! The mixture doesn't fit for humans! They die because of it, I don't know why, I-I will work on it, I promise and this time I find a way!"

The man who had screamed stared at the small man on the floor "Fine, your last chance."

The man wanted to say something else but the man lifted his hand "Another word and I'll take my offer back. Leave now and don't you dare telling me ever again that you failed!"

The man crouched on the floor for a second longer, than he stood up and ran out of the room. He turned around, looking out into the night. The humans under him were moving like small insects. He was a king... a God among them. And soon their prayers would be for him


Hey guys! :) This is looking damn good to me and I am happy that many of you found their way back into my vampire world ;) Darker than black is- at least in my opinion better than before because my writing style has approved in the last year and I think when I corrected it I have the feeling that the speaking and the linings are more flowing than before ;)

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See ya all in the next chapter :***