Chapter 3:

As the waiter walked away Mikan exploded "You have got to be kidding me!" This was the first thought that came into Mikan's mind as she saw the arrogant son-of-a-bitch that she shared the ride with. "Please tell me you're not the guy called Devil?" please God! Have mercy! Mikan pleaded internally.

Devil was stunned as he heard Mikan. He was so stunned that he was not able to respond immediately. As he got hold of his voice he said "Well I am a guy and I have been called Devil by some" another pause "Don't fucking tell me your Sei's big sister!" Devil exclaimed as she stared at the beautiful woman in front of him. It was the same woman he shared the cab with. Now that he looked at her he saw that she was wearing three control devices: an earring, a bracelet and a ring. Taking note of the amount of control devices that she had, he assumed that the person in front of him was either a powerful alice wielder, a multiple alice wielder or both.

"You have got to be kidding me." Mikan cried out looking frustrated "This is like the worst! Why does it have to be you?"

"Hn. It's not like I want to work with you ugly." Devil stated, as if he didn't give damn about the situation or having to work with such a powerful alice wielder whom required three control devices.

"Excuse me? Who are you calling ugly? Jerk!" Mikan retaliated with venom in her voice.

"Ugly, I don't have time to waste so let's get down to business." Devil replied.

"Fine! What do you know about the mission?" Asked Mikan. She looked at Devil thoroughly, assessing his behaviour. She took note that he was also wearing two control devices on his ear. As she looked over Devil, the waiter came back with their drinks. Before he could ask if they were ready to order Mikan said. "We'll call you when were ready to order."

As soon as the waiter left Devil answered Mikan. "Nothing." Again, he said it as if it didn't matter whether he had information or not.

"Damn you Sei!" Mikan whispered.

Pulling out a folder from her bag, she pushed it in front of her companion. Then she spoke in a business like voice. "Her name is Ayane Aikawa, a twenty year old girl. Her father died from a car crash when she was only nine years old. Her mother could not take the death of her father so she committed suicide a couple of months after the accident. All of her grandparents are dead. She has no living relatives as far as we know. She has a hair changing alice, a useless alice if you ask me. Ayane Aikawa was kidnapped five days ago. Where, we still don't know. We also don't know the exact location where she was kidnapped." she took a sip of her drink then she continued. "Aya, has been like a family to Sei. He took care of her since her parents died. She is Sei's weakness. As you know Sei is a chemical genius and he's been experimenting on something. Apparently someone has been harassing him to give them the formula of his experiment. My stupid brother decided to take care of it himself and in the end he pissed them off. Sei has received a note about Aya's disappearance, letting him know that they would not hesitate to kill Aya if he does not give them the formula." she leaned back and sighed "here's the problem, the formula he was working on, can annihilate the whole of Japan in a matter of hours. When placed in the wrong hands... You get my drift don't you?"

"So, what do you need me for? It seem like this job is just a retrieval job. All you have to do is take Ayane Aikawa back." Devil concluded.

"It's not as easy as you think." Mikan replied. "I don't know who the fuck I'm dealing with. I doubt that I can do this even if I have the most advance technology with me. I admit I am not that skilled when it comes to interrogating people, so I need someone to help me with collecting information. Also I'm not stupid enough to deal with something that I don't know."

"And you think I'm the best person for this." He said with the 'I don't really care' tone of voice that was beginning to get on Mikan's nerves.

"Listen jerk, I don't know you. I was not the one who pick you to help me with this job, Sei did. Even though my brother has his faults and slip ups I still trust him. If he thinks your good enough for this mission I'd take his word for it. He has been stupid at times but I know that he's aware of the dangers of this mission and he won't recruit someone who could get me killed. If you don't agree to help me, say so now. As you said you hate to waste time."

Recognizing her determination, he agreed to help with the mission.

"We'll start gathering info at the Underworld tomorrow at seven pm sharp. I assume you know where the bar is. Just tell them your meeting Mikan there. I think we're done here." She declard. As she stood up, the folder containing Aya's documents fell. While she picked it up Devil got a glimpse of her underwear.

"Of course, polka dots." Devil said, still looking at her ass.

"Good, then......" She stopped mid-sentence as she realized that Devil saw her underwear. "PERVERT!!!" she shouted and punched him in the face, her face turning bright red from embarrassment. Then she walked out leaving him stunned.

That was the first time that Devil got punched in the face by a girl. Usually they fell at his feet or they clung to his arms. Not being used to receiving such treatment, especially from a woman, he instantly took interest in her. It was the second time that day that she punched him.

As he watch Mikan walk out the restaurant, an evil smile spread across his face he thought to himself. 'She's interesting. This mission just got more interesting than I have hoped for. I bet it would be fascinating to work with her'