A/N:Now here we go with a continuation of the main storyline. Well, I guess watching The Great Saiyaman DBZ arc has given me inspiration for Train's wacky character. Ya gotta love Train Heartnet. In the eight years that have passed, Train has adopted his wacky persona he has with Sven because it's a good cover and besides he has friends by him now, so he's not exactly the loner he was before.

Edited 3/27/19

Chapter 9 Reunion


Saya Minatsuki could honestly say that this day was turning out to be quite unordinary.

First, she had not expected to get a wanted poster for the one and only Black Cat, who was an enigmatic assassin. Very little was known about him aside from his nickname-his parentage was a mystery, his past a mystery-heck, the guy rarely if ever appeared on the news.

He was supposedly an assassin that struck great fear in the hearts of others, as she found out when trying to look for leads on Black Cat.

"Hey, have you seen this man? I'm looking for him!" She asked a random man walking by.

Instantly, his face grew pale. "That...you'd better give up on that guy, madam. He's a killer...it's bad luck to even speak his name!"

With that, the man took off running, leaving behind a confused Saya with her unexpected guest, a little girl.

"What's your name?"

"M-Mayu," The girl sniffled.

She sure is a cute kid, Saya thought. Could Saya ever see herself doing something like that in the future, being a parent or something? No way.

She flushed three shades of red at the thought,"What the heck am I thinking?"

She walked by a cafe, with the little kid walking beside her, and then she heard a yell.

"HEY, COME BACK HERE, YOU LITTLE RUNT! YOU TOOK MY MILK!" A male voice cried.

Curious, Saya turned around in time to see a blur racing ahead of them until it vanished. "Hang on, kid. I have something to do first."

"Wait!" The other kid cried, but she was already off chasing after the criminal.

'Crime always seems to come whenever I'm slacking off,' She thought to herself, determined to find the burglar. She frowned as she looked, but she couldn't see him anywhere...until...a voice interrupted her.

"Hey there, care to try a sample of some milk?" It said.

She turned to see a young man who looked exactly like the Black Cat on the wanted poster she had picked up. He was smiling gently-holding the missing bottle of milk in his arms. There was a white cat beside him for some reason.

"Hey, you're the Black Cat, aren't you?" She said threateningly, coming towards the man, who gasped and stepped backwards.

"H-How did you know that?" Train cried in alarm. "I haven't told anyone that!"

"Oh, your name is right here on this poster! Black Cat, you're under arrest!" She cried before showing him the poster, and his face paled significantly.

"Uh...um, about the milk, it's nothing major, I tell you. He was just about to throw his milk away, so I figured it'd be okay if I borrowed it from him!" Train cried, waving his arms about in panic. He started to slowly creep past her.

"You're not going anywhere, buddy boy! You're under arrest!" Saya said before pointing a gun at him.

"You wouldn't really point a gun at an innocent guy like me, would you?" Train cried, feeling inwardly very exasperated at how easily he had blown his cover.

He had just wanted a little milk and now he had gotten himself in this sort of situation!

'Calm down, calm down. The great Black Cat always manages to get himself out of any situation, no matter how bad it is!' He thought. 'Think, Train, think.'

"Hey, uh, would you drop the charges against me if I gave you some of the milk?" He said in exasperation.

"You're trying to buy me off with that? No way, mister!" She cried.

She paused then as she noticed the cat nearby meowing loudly.

"Oh, here you go," He said as he poured some milk for the cat, "This cat is my buddy. We're both stray cats."

"I see. Well, the stray cat is about to become a prison cat if he doesn't cooperate with me!" Saya cried out.

'Well, he seems innocuous, but there's a reason he's on the wanted poster.'

Train paused for a moment. "Did you hear that?" He said, suddenly losing his cheerfree demeanor.

"Hear what?" Saya said in annoyance.

"Put your hands up, both of you!" A criminal said as he darted out, holding a gun.

"You wouldn't shoot a Sweeper, would you!?" Saya said, but gasped then as she was shot in the shoulder.

"I don't show mercy to women!"

"What a pity," He said, and Saya watched as the golden-eyed man knocked the other man to the ground. He held a silver and gold pistol in his hands with the mark of thirteen on it. "You make criminals like me look like a pussy cat."

"Ha, so you show your true colors, Black Cat!" Saya said triumphantly.

"Are you insane? I just saved you here and now you still want to arrest me?" Train cried out in alarm.

"Ha, so you're Black Cat? This must be my lucky day!" The criminal cried, trying to run toward Train, but Train lazily dodged.

"I'm over here, you idiot. Do you think you can catch me?" Train said while stifling a yawn.

Annoyed, the poor criminal tried to hit Train over and over, but failed, as Train ended up knocking him out.

"I think I'll kill him now," He said casually.

"Definitely not!" Saya cried.

Train stared at her as though she was nuts. "Why not? He was being annoying."

Saya frowned. "Black Cat, let's continue our conversation from before! Come with me, you're under arrest!"

"The name is Train Heartnet. Black Cat is merely a pseudonym," Train supplied helpfully.

"Who cares about something that insignificant? Train, you're under arrest!" Saya cried.

Train grinned. "Whatever, you'll have to catch me first!" Then he jumped right off the roof, much to her astonishment and leapt onto another building.

"See you later, Miss Sweeper!"

"Don't you dare run away from me! I have to catch him, his bounty will give me a lot of money, something of which I'm lacking now!" She cried out, very frustrated now. 'Man, Black Cat sure is a character.'


Train had to laugh at his triumphant escape.

"Well, this has been quite amusing. I didn't honestly think a Sweeper would catch onto me that fast!" He said to himself as he drank his glass of milk. He paused as someone approached and then flinched.

"Hey, there, what are you doing goofing off?" The voice belonged to that of Sephiria.

"I had to go looking all over the city for you, Heartnet. I should've known you'd start trouble."

"Heh heh, that's just how I am, Sephiria!" Train said before smiling. "So, can we overlook my being found and chased by a Sweeper?"

The dangerous glint that came into Sephiria's eyes then told him the answer. "You big idiot! Heartnet, what part of "stay undercover and keep quiet" do you not understand?"

"Aw, man, being quiet is so dull! I wanna have funnnn!" Train complained, sulking.

"Heartnet, you're acting like a little kid now and it's pretty pitiful, considering you're an adult now." Sephiria scolded.

When he didn't say anything, she softened. "So...will you kill that Sweeper?"

"...No, she's a woman, Sephiria. You know what my code of conduct is." Train whispered.

"So, does that apply to me, too?" She asked.

"Nope, whiny women don't count!"

WHAM!

Five seconds later, Train now had a huge bruise on his head.

"I guess I deserved that one, huh?" He chuckled darkly.

"Honestly, Heartnet, your personality has done a major 180. You used to be all serious and now you laugh and smile a lot more. What caused you to change?" Sephiria questioned.

Train just blinked.

"...I guess, I decided it was more fun to relax and have a good time rather than get all serious 100% of the time!"

"Is that so, huh?" She trailed off skeptically.

"You're not getting away, you stupid cat!" Saya cried as she ran and then suddenly she collided with someone.

"Hey, watch where you're going-might I be of assistance, young lady?" A new voice said.


Saya got up in time to see a green-haired man with an eyepatch on over one eye staring at her with gentle eyes. He was concerned about her, apparently. "Uh, no...I'm fine, thank you."

"That's good to know!" He chirped, "My name's Sven, Sven Vollfied. What's yours?"