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A/N: Well, Well, Well… Long time since last update. Uff! Here I'll not begin with the 'my life was crazy, the job or the school excuses' What I really want is that you people enjoy and forgive. Yes, forgive because my English had get worse. I'm not a native English speaker but at least did my best to entertain you guys. So, for whoever want to know it. This fic has been finished in Spanish.
Enjoy your read…
Chapter 9
Life is a circus
Sleep in a waiting room is one of the bad things in the world. But you can pass it with a good dose of concern, reality and caffeine.
What really matter here is that the word dose gets you to think in overdose. And starting today I will hate that word for sure. Alicia, err… Sayuri as her father, Saito another think to get over it, call her, is unconscious since the doctors here clean her system from the drugs. It was supposed to be an easy procedure, but no. She needs to go on a shock and get unconscious.
Lunch time was close and I had taken my pain medication for 24 hours; so I should look for another way to relieve this damn headache.
-Excuse me sir, are you waiting for Miss Valentino?
I just nodded in response to the nurse. And I have no reason to get in details on why the father's girl was smoking out just as a fabric in rush hour. So the nurse just tell me that it was ok to pass and see the patient and is need that some be with her all time so she can't escape.
Once she told me that, I look for my boss. And he was, of course, resting on a wall madly smoking. But not on any wall, it was the wall, the one with the big 'NO SMOKING' sign on it; and he was wearing this warning glare that no one will dare to surpass. That only reminds me those words of "I have inherited this thing of do whatever I want to" that so many times Valentino show and tell.
-Well Shinomori start talking. If you are here is for a reason. - Say Saito while his aggressive glare was looking somewhere else.
-The nurse said that we can now pass to sergeant's room and that she need constant watching her to avoid another escape.
-Good. Another thing iceberg boy. It may be my loss of sleep but I can't get to do some math here. 35 less 17 due 18 and for some reason I was thinking it were 20.
I do the math myself. "Yes, are eighteen" Answer I without not fully understanding what the matter with math was now. Maybe a very crazy mosquito bites him; and a very wild one to get near him with all that smoke around him. Yes, that was it that explains the craziness of the wolf.
-Well then, let's go to see that little thief, liar then.
She was still unconscious when entering the room. But I get shocked, not for her but for the wolf. I never in my life imagined that he can be the perfect worry dad portrait. Nothing could have prepared me for this.
That last just an instant and just as the nurses went he get out his handcuffs and tied her IV free hand to the bed. "If she is like me this will only warn us with the noise."
I twisted my eyes, the wolf was back, only to have my headache spreading more.
Hours later I was thankful that the little sleep I get on the room's chair lessen my headache.
-Your face scream hangover all over Shinomori. Get out of here and sleep.
That was logic from him to ask me that. I was not need here, after all the girl wasn't my problem either. Most of all, Misao and the guys should be worry.
-The operative crew has the day off. And don't give me that face Shinomori. Once one is get used to your coldness you are too easy to read. So now I ask. What are your feelings for her?
Her who? His daughter? Misao?
-I don't understand Captain.
-It's obvious I'm talking about Sayuri. You are still here.
Then a brilliant idea crosses my mind and I decide not to let it pass. After all you never let go an idea. Never do that.
-Captain I will feel free to answer any question you have on this matter and to give you my consent to haunt Misao. Once you explain all this daughter confusion. So… please begging
And Saito expect anything but so many words coming from Aoshi; but now he must be willing to talk. Boy in front of him had caught him on several issues already; but Saito knows if he let his tongue run, which is unlikely in the ice bucket here, but if he did, it would be a good fight with him, he was someone worth downloading the adrenaline of a fight repressed. Also he wanted to know what he will face now. And Shinomori could serve as an ally or at least put him on alert. He must give up that the ice bucket for more ice on his head had a brilliant mind for details and furthermore of this hospital mess was the Sayuri and Misao bid issue. He can't imagine Misao being that kind of girl. But in other hand he had Shinomori here who is able to understand the female sex, not that he knows that himself but he know enough to keep weasel girl under control. That was ability by itself. Revenge on that was that his daughter was more uncontrollable than Misao.
-I haven't spoken about this in years. The last person to hear about it was my ex wife. - As he said that something similar to remorse crosses the wolf's eyes. But Saito keep on. –You already know she is my daughter and that her aunt is Tokio my ex wife. So, is understandable that at some point there was a triangle love between Sayuri's mother, my ex and myself. The deal is that Tokio only get to know it years later.
But first things first. You're a smart guy to know Takagi family is a very high class one so an arranged marriage is usual deal for them. And the engagement was did it without the need to meet each other until I get 17. I always look older and with a promising future, promising enough to become the commissioner of police. Or so tough my father in law.
But they have a younger daughter, Kiri Takagi. A problematic high class chick. Of those we arrested all the time for drug possession and drunk driving, you know the pattern. Tokio ask me to help her get see reason in her sister, and that a lupus diagnosis was not the end for her or an excuse for her behavior. Basically that's why I get close to her, but as a crazy as she was she take it for other reason.
In the end, one of the hang out nights we get drunked and one thing get to another; so Sayuri is the result of that night. But no one knows about that on the time Kiri was hospitalized for a relapse. So when I visit her she asked me of what had happened that night and I just told her it was a crazy night, this should be the trigger for her to flee without a trace. All was a chaos and I must hate to admit that found Sayuri smoking like that behind you the other day remind me of those days… and all the things we didn't know of Kiri all those years. Things that only this kid know… I can't imagine what she live through… Kiri never was the wiser or the smarter and that thing of 'mom does know better' when I told let go the damn pot, makes me think too many things.-
Oh yes, Aoshi think on many things too.
-But what matter here. - Keeps Saito. - Is that I marry Tokio two months after Kiri leave. It wasn't the best marriage I was not the best husband. Tokio put up with my workaholic self, to forget special dates, that she had the leftovers of my time and my explosiveness. However the cup was getting full by the years. Of course I love her, but I don't forgive myself about being unfaithful with her own sister. Never told that to her. But neither knew anything about Kiri until ten years ago. When she dies we receive a call from a Nevada Hospital, United States. The only phone number Kiri left was Tokio's and the news let her so bad that she cries the entire travel.
Tokio know nothing about her sister in seven or eight years and to know about her dead from a stranger was very hard to her. But Kiri have another surprise for us in her pocket.
While the cancer eats her she left enough information of her daughter's father and that they will need and DNA test because I didn't knew about her.
So when we arrived I provide my name and everything went crazy. They went like freaks talking about the test I need and of course I refused at first, until they explain about the girl. Tokio was catatonic as I was. I don't believe it but it wasn't as an impossible thing.
Result was 99.9%. Tokio was consumed by despair, very opposite for her personality made a garate in front of the girl and the entire medical staff, took her belongings and stayed in America.
I get back and divorce papers came by mail along with the request for maintenance of Sayuri Takagi. Tokio did not want to know about me and I did not know if the girl thought the same. But it is most likely so I put in my work and now she comes with a new name and a thousand army awards without explanation. But that's the story Shinomori
-So she is not Alicia Valentino.
-Her inscription says Sayuri Takagi. Already told you I have no idea where she got that name. But as soon she wake up she will have to answer many things. As you, right now.
Wolf used a surprise attack here after the shock of too many information. See his emotions run wild on his face was enough traumatic for a man like me. But to answer what feelings I have for a girl I barely know is too much. She is a coworker, his daughter and as the things shows here, a liar. What in seven hells can I answer to the wolf of Mibu?
Is not that I'm head over feet for either ways. She is only a pigheaded girl, strong, and beautiful one that say and do things when they are needed and with a kick in the ass of anybody. And what is totally normal with the DNA she carries. But that's all. And either ways he is waiting for an explanation; is he crazy? Oh! But he is indeed a smart ass.
-My question was double Hajime. What's with Misao?
-Nothing. She made a bid with the thief in bed here and Misao lose and paid for that using me.
He said bid! I felt as any pain I had left my body while thousands of bad thoughts cross my mind.
-Easy boy. Nothing happen there. I kiss her, she kisses me back and that's all. Don't be surprised I know how to read you Shinomori. So, remember I have something to deal with. As you don't want to leave from here and because of that I go. Stay here.
What Shinomori Aoshi didn't know was that those important matters include a shower, sleep time and a good conversation with some weasel.
Unknown for say weasel a storm was forming on her back and heading her way. Precisely, entering her grandfather courtyard.
With perfect moves she controlled her legs and arms muscles, so they hit exactly where she wanted and with the strength they were needed for. All these efforts were cause of great satisfaction for her.
On her practice she can hear some talking on the corridors and she look to check on who can be. Her curiosity was one to never be satisfied. She indentified who's each voice was; her grandpa and his helper Okon, but the third voice…
-Valy only say you people are different from, others; that you indeed fulfill what you say.
That's a girl's voice. Maybe a new employee, think Misao.
She knows of her grandfather goodwill. Maybe he was a pervert sometimes but at heart he was a good person who had a hard life.
As his recount he had live on the streets. He was a juvenile delinquent, and a gang member who fell in love with the daughter of a Hokkaido police officer. Of course that initially the girl's father refused, but Okina was a stubborn by nature. Misao laughed with the adjective that came to his grandfather, he used to tell her about all the time.
Finally the officer gave up and helps Okina out of the streets, help him to study and be someone. So in the end he opened a restaurant and married the girl, Misao's grandmother, and they had two sons. Stubborn as Okina; one was a pacifist and the other a revolutionary they were like pieces of a ying yang. They raised them; they loved and lived happily for a while.
After all this was real life not a fairy tale.
Tragedy came to their lives; black and scary for them but as usual to the media. Okina gave jobs opportunities to any street kids that really wanted to be out of that life. Okina's revolutionary son always helps him moving his card on the underground paying those kids debts. He was a dynamic person and a not easy to intimidate. The way was to paid the kids debts and they were totally free when they pay back Okina who don't charge them interest and they paid by working on the restaurant cleaning, as waitress or cooking; and that was way betters than sell drugs or their bodies on the streets. There was always one or two to go backs to that life but that's was their own choices and one out of Okina's family responsibility.
But the pacifist son went to study laws. He wants a legal way to do this so they were clean in every aspect. So he returns with his title and the head full of dreams. Okina was happy but not his other son.
After a discussion revolutionary was on this same courtyard doing exactly what Misao was doing now. He was very mad at his brother because he thinks that pacifist only see the world behind a book and he knew things were ways different of what a book says. On the streets were people getting shooted day after day and his brother was passing the days seating inside of an office trying to find a damn answer on a book.
But he was the one who really knows how this work. Before his eyes had died several negotiations that failed. Okina knew about them. But consoled him by saying that not everything could work out forever, that was the law of the street and they played with fire.
As he pondered this the fire came to them with a tiny girl with beautiful green eyes as the night portended storm. Okina gave her shelter and work, like many others, never suspecting that his two children will end falling in love with her. And as he did not suspect this, he either imagined that she had been sent by a sindicate upset about their intrusions.
When she see that both guys fall for her she feigned innocence for both and lure each one without knowing she will fall in love with them both too and end up pregnant without really knowing who was the father of the baby s
He was carrying.
When she could not hide more her pregnancy and the betrayal of the family and to the two men she loved, confessed promising to leave.
This news just brought out the differences and the stubbornness of both brothers. Everything got out of control that night, bringing to life the tragedy of Okina. Their children were murdered, both died at the hands of each other. Desperate Okina blamed the girl, but his wife would not let her out of the house.
A few months later the house was disrupted by the sindicate people and injured Okina and kill his wife as she attempt to defend her future grandchild. The girl was brain dead because of a bullet, but was kept alive by machines to maintain the stability of the baby until it was safe to induce a cesarean.
Now a new girl gets in the house on the same way her mother has been. It was illegal and dangerous, but she will gave all she have to help his grandfather gave those kids the hope of a better life.
Misao train for a while her thougths were oh how Okina always say he can see a little bit of every one in her. Which one was my father? Asked her once. "My angel not even your mother knew the answer; how can I know; you look just like them." Misao will never have the answer to that.
Sadness fill her chest remembering how she find 100 kids on the same conditions her grandfather fight to eradicate, on his way of course. But still a fight. Misao fight was to always praise him with a smile, but this week… was too much for her. So she ran out from the house. She needs to clear her mind.
Now she had for real a little bit from Okina's two sons in others ways she choose. The law in the gun and the plate she carried every day and her way to run in the undergrounds. A place where she meet Aoshi; one person she help to bring out of there personally.
Think on Aoshi brings to her mind another conflict. She fell in love with the damn wolf. And he thinks she was liar and a gambler. She needs to fix that. Why she always fall for the complicate guys?
But what she didn't know is that the damn wolf was walking to his apartment when was hit and run by a girl. A girl in sport clothes, a girl he recognize immediately for her braid hair.
-Did you always run without looking, Weasel?
He was waiting for her usual fight and anger; but that not came today. On the contrary, she was on her knees looking at the floor. And the spasm that was running her back gave him the hint she was crying. Before he can ask anything she asked without a trace of sadness in her voice about the Sargent's health.
-She was unconscious when I left. - To that Misao just add a 'That bad. Him?' While she stand up. Saito just watch her because she clearly shows she doesn't want his help.-I'm on the way to my apartment. I urgently need a shower Makimashi. Can you tell me if you are ok?
The comment makes her look at him for the first time. And he looked haggard, wearing the same clothes from the last time she had seen him and an unusual circles around his eyes. This sight of the wolf makes her feel some remorse.
-Indeed. You need a shower wolf. Food and some rest too.
-And you a tissue for those tears.
-I'm a girl show some manners. But I have a proposal for you. I need to update YOU in some work matters that Himura will not tell you because he is enjoying his day off with certain raccoon girl and I need to apologize for some misunderstandings. Let's go to your apartment so I can fix you some peace meal while you take that bath.
For a moment he looks like pondering her proposal. But in the end… he light up a cigarette and start walking away from her. Half way he stops without looking at her: "I have nothing to talk with lying weasels." His answer was obvious and she too stubborn.
-I know you are afraid to admit that you enjoy the other night too much. But to hide from a girl like that… makes me think that maybe you are gay Haji. But since you don't want me to cook for you…
-That I am what?
She turns and gave a smirk; he grumbled something like 'Better be edible.' That she took as an acceptance. She can't wait more from the Wolf.
And they say no word on their way. They not say a word while she look at him open the unpainted door, and while he took off his jacket stained with dried blood, or when she took it from the chair and went to the sink to wash it.
No one said anything about how well they felt in each other's company. Saito took his bath and she already had the food ready to serve when he came out. It was not difficult since there was not much to choose from the refrigerator of a man who lived alone, but the taste did not disappoint him.
-Well Makimachi, what was that important matter you have to discuss?
-The media is killing the station. - She says and stops to get a drink from her beer. –And none of your bosses are willing to help with that because we do an operative without proper permits as they waited a moment to throw you over, think of them as they are. You should put these people in place I don't, know; growl at them, Bite them, do something quite wolfish against them
Her mimics do him to smile even if he doesn't want to. And at the end he laughs for sure. The deep sound of his laugh makes her happy.
-How you get with those things Itachi? - He cleared his throat to avoid an embarrassment that it is wise perch on his cheeks if he continued seeing her. -Now, you know you have a few things to answer.
Of course she knows and she will play all her cards and that God helps her. She will put her feelings on the table. She will offer herself to the wolf, in his house and that happen what was is need to happen. Misao Makimachi is not a coward.
'Black Jack'
In my sleep I heard the sound of metal crashing desesperately with metal. So I wake up even when the sleep was so good. Ice eyes open and when his eyes adapted to the light he can see a pair of very scared Brown eyes but that in a second change completely.
-So, Sgt. Valentino is finally awake.
The cold steel in his voice was inevitable. Shinomori has been always a man that hate lays more that nothing. And that sound made Sayuri revolve uncomfortable in the bed. More when she finded herself waking on an hospital making the bad memories come a float. Some memories that are the wrongs to have in front of a man as inquisitive like Shinomori.
-Well, yes… how much time has passed?
-Is Tuesday afternoon. You are here since very early on Saturday. Did you remember the Friday's 'party'?
Her confusion was easy to read on her face. So she maybe doesn't remember. But as easy was to read on her face that I notice too the brightness on he rays when an idea came to her. Very fast she asked me to release her.
-I am not under arrest so you can release me Shinomori.
It was a plea and in part I suspect to divert the conversation until she remembers better. For the moment I prefer to leave her to believe I didn't notice that.
-Sorry but I don't have the key. - She went pale with my words. –It was Captain Idea. You already tried to escape or better said you indeed escape and we find you smoking. And I must say that you behavior was less that professional. That's why you father, Saito Hajime, does that.
Shinomori cant' recognize the fire in the officer eyes.
And for the first time Hajime Saito was let speechless. The Little woman in front of him ends up the sarcasm from the man who invented it. How was that possible?
The answer it is very easy. Makimachi Misao only said: "I am sorry."
But the word was overthrown and swallowed by the wolf as soon escaped her lips. She just ignored him and continued recounting in detail how she and Alicia had agreed on the bet.
-It's incredible how she find out so fast about my feelings when it took me so long to understand it myself. In a week she makes an analysis on us. I ignore her thinking… a very stupid thing now that I know; I thought you were on each other. Then I analyze from another point of view since the kiss, the operative… and now I am here putting myself as sacrifice in the Wolf of Mibu's altar so you can eat me and kill me as you like it.
-Is that all? - Answer Saito
-Yes.
The long silence extended too much to the point of being unbearable; so Misao rose from the table without a noise and with the attitude of one who's defeated. Cry for that all night and part of the morning and then go to work as if nothing had happened. That was a good plan. And she took the knob of the door and when it was impossible to open it…
Saito had approached her and with one hand held the door so she can't leave and the other turns her to look at him.
-Don't go. - Said Saito-Not tonight.
Letting the weight of his body holding on the door he uses his other hand to freely caress Misao cheek. –I want to see your eyes. - Order he. –I don't have an idea if some bug bites that girl to say you all those things. But there is something you need to know.-
Misao's pulse was erratically and visible in her throat. Hajime was enjoying seeing all what he can do in her it does his manly side alive. To her was so different because she feels helpless in front of him and thinks that he will reject her.
-That's girl real name is Sayuri and she is my daughter.
The what! Misao let out a breath and as he feels her warmth his senses went wild as the other night.
-Your daughter?
-Yes. And that's why your theory is improbable to happen. That's all your crazy head imagine things where they aren't. About my daughter we will talk later. Now I want you to know something else…
He measures her reaction while he gets his face closer to hers. He stroked her lips with his, she kissed him back so tenderly accepting, and with a soft and sensual way that Saito knew she was not aware. So he whispered in her lips:
-You're killing a wolf of hungry, Misao.
-I don't know what you want from me.
-Me neither, but for now don't leave me hungry of you.
Saito made her test some of his ferocity and when she replied as impatiently as she jumped and tying her legs to his waist she responded with the same passion to his kisses. And there were when he knew that this was the right thing to do.
Later he will rationalize everything and look for a way to keep his Itachi close to him. Saito was a wolf after all and when a wolf takes a territory as his no one will snatch it…
And for Aoshi's side. He never thought of a girl that can glare so madly hard and made a glare fight with him after wake up from an overdose just minutes ago.
-You are not Alicia Valentino. Hajime shout another name to you on a mission and he just went crazy as watching you falling not the floor as we all of us think you were dead. And now you just get mad and sick on drugs. So is better that you start to talk before I get some conclusions by myself and get you in jail or worse.
Angry she looks to the other side.
-I had worked with this man since finish the academy and I had never seen him loose control at any situation. - Shinomori sight. He was trying his best for these circumstances. –I already know that Saito is your father. And I know some army rules… Start talking.-
She was just looking through the window seeing how the colors change in the sky. Then she decides to look at him and talk ruthless.
-Who the hell you think I am, Shinomori? Who are you to come here and judge me? Was him who tell you? What did he say? Just his side on this. The side where he is the victim! WHEN HE CAN'T BE THE VICTIM HERE! This is all but his damn fault, you get it? Everything!
Alicia was out of control and her screams bring the nurse. Pulse was alterated and her breathing was agitated; so the decision was made without contradictions. A tranquilizer was injected to her. Shinomori seems impassible on his seat.
-You have no authorization to restrain her. - Scolded the nurse while the girl gets back to sleep.
-My Captain gave the instructions.
-Even that 'captain' of yours needs a court authorization to do this. And you must know that, officer.
-I'll call him to bring the keys. But if this girl escapes because of this it will be your responsibility. Ms… Takani.-
And again a call interrupts the couple.
-I can't believe this.- Growled Saito.
-Damn! Wow!- Misao was speechless. She feels like the happier woman on the planet. –Much more than the mask. Valentino was right and I hate to admit It.- Say she as he was standing at the window.
-I need to go back to the hospital.
At this Misao protest because of his lack of sleep.
-And whose fault is it? - Said Saito as he approached her and dropped his head on her lap. –Don't worry. Sayuri woke up but had to be sedated again because of Shinomori. That guy… you think he is the silent type. Think one… But he is a big mouth for sure.
Helplessly Misao began to stroke his hair in a gesture that she found very intimate while he was talking nonsense until he fall sleep.
-The way you're right now. I have no doubts that she is your daughter.
-This is between you and me Itachi. Get me up in an hour. That gives me time before they do a mess there because of the handcuffs.
-Handcuffs? She tries to ask but he was sleep already. Misao take the TV control to entertain her while her wolf rests before get the ogre mask.
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