Haha~! Watch out everyone! Cú's (not really) secret comes out in this chapter! If you read my headcanons on my tumblr account then you are already aware of my headcanon for Cú :3 But if you don't read the cancer that is my blog, then you have a surprise (or maybe not) coming your way! :3 Anyway, enjoy the chapter~!

-Assassin Number 9

P.S. - This chapter can get pretty inappropriate at times, but none of the sentences are actually completed. You'll see what I mean by that when you get to that point XD

Enchanter's Nightshade

A scoff could be heard from the tall woman leaning against the desk of her coworker. "I have always hated that family. They are disgusting - every single one of them, especially the girl," Alodine commented. Diarmuid listened attentively, trying to gather each piece of information while Jeanne and Arturia just stood in confusion. They were unsure of the what or rather who they were speaking of, let alone why Alodine disliked them so much. Their eyes turned to the one in the chair, the blue-haired hound.

His mouth opened to speak, giving them sight of his fangs. "I hate to say that I hate anybody, but I guess there's an exception to every rule. And no," the chair spinned about, letting Cú aim towards Archer. "We are not speaking of you, honey. Although, you are also an exception to that rule." Archer tried kicking him, only for his target to move quickly enough to hit the metal part of the chair instead. "Anyway, it is quite a shame that they are demon hunters. If they were normal humans, then we could have the pleasure of killing them. But unfortunately-" a sigh. "They are not. And even then, we would still need a third party's approval to let us take their lives." Yet another scoff from Alo.

Cú turned his red eyes to Jeanne and Arturia, which grew in realization. "Ah, my apologies. We have not explained the Fujou family to you yet. Well, I'll give you the go-around. Basically, the Fujou family is part of the Demon Hunter Organization, an extremely dangerous target for us. Although they are specially trained in the art of hunting demons and half-bloods, they are still extraordinarily hazardous for us demigods." There was obvious disgust in the word. Jeanne and Arturia glanced at each other before they heard Archer speak up.

"To sum it up, we will be risking our lives if we go up against them."

"Her," corrected Likenia with a nod from Alo and Cú.

"Her?"

"The daughter of the main branch of Fujous is the only one remaining. Her family was killed in a car accident. The main reason why I completely missed the Fujou building when I was investigating was because of the torn up state it is in. No one in their right mind would step foot in there."

"At least 90% of our company would go to the top."

"I said right mind, Archer. And plus", he paused before proceeding, looking at the picture sitting on his desk then aiming his eyes towards the group. "We aren't normal. We know what's out there, who's out there. We've seen what the secret world is capable of. We're basically immune to the fear of walking into a danger zone we're so damn used to it. Which is why I think we should-"

"Investigate, see how powerful they are by getting a part before receiving the whole. I agree one hundred percent. But, who will do it is the question." Jeanne realized that Cú was looking at her in question. She nodded in determination, to which Alo caught on to what the pair were thinking. "Ah, that is a good idea. Cú, Jeanne, will you be able to go tonight, so we have this information for tomorrow? I am not particularly fond of emergency news reports disrupting my concentration toward my work. It is rather bothersome."

"Alo!" Likenia scolded. Alo seemed to ignore it. Her eyelids rested for a moment before she sighed.

"The girl's lucky." Eyes travelled to her. Her head lifted, and she looked at Cú. "If we didn't have restrictions for killing the families of demon hunters, I would have had her heart by now, and her head would be upon my wall. But-" Her eyelids rested once more. "I guess you cannot have it all. Just, be on your guard. They are not humans to mess around with, even if I do not think them as such." She then started towards the door. "Now if you need me, I'll be making a rather important phone call."

Jeanne watched as she left the room. It was quiet for a moment before Archer spoke up after a few others had exited. "Don't go dying out there, Cú. Wouldn't want our dog turning into roadkill, now would we?"

"Why don't you do what you're good at and suck my-"

"Cú!" Dia yelled as Arturia was trying not to cry from laughing. The younger brother couldn't help but giggle himself at the face that Archer was giving the blue-haired man.

"Well, now's a better time than any. I'm right here, right in front of him. He can just get on his knees and-" Diarmuid seemed to have joined Arturia, but he had to put an end to the X-rated bickering between the two men. Why did his brother have to be so twisted? Poor Jeanne had to now put up with him on missions.

"Stop!" The handsome male laughed hysterically. Archer simply glanced at him before turning to his rival, who made very inappropriate hand gestures. He could only wear a blank expression on his face.

"Uh-huh, says the one who got down on his hands and knees like a dog while getting-"

"Stop! Please! I've already heard the story. I don't want to hear it again!" Diarmuid seemed almost like a child seeing his parents kissing. "And, I'm positive that Arturia and Jeanne don't want to hear it either." The two girls chuckled at the man's reaction. They had no idea what they were talking about, but they could only assume that it was something bad. Archer and Cú simply glanced at each other before the shorter of the two walked back to his desk.

"Why are you still in here?"

"Ah, that's right. I needed to give you something." Cú gave a questioning look as he leaned against his desk. A letter was taken out from Archer's pocket before being offered to Cú. "I was told to give you this from a rather famous olympian, long, dirty blonde hair. Oh, he also had a tail of some sorts. His name was-"

"Ferdiad? Ferdiad is in town?" Archer arched his eyebrows. He had heard the name before from the television, but he was unaware that Cú knew him. He nodded slowly, watching his coworker closely, before he saw a line of blue circling him. Within a second, arms were flung around him, and the younger man was supporting the light weight of his "frenemy". "Haha! Ferdiad's in town! I can't believe it! But, why didn't he just call me? Why hasn't he invited me out to eat yet? Why hasn't he asked me out yet?! Seriously! I'm still waiting, Ferdiad! Hey, what the hell are you looking at me like that for?"

"You know Ferdiad? The olympian?" Archer asked. Arturia and Jeanne glanced at each other, astounded that he would know someone of the such. They had watched him in the last summer olympic games on television. The two nodded in agreement to the question, but it was Diarmuid who answered.

"We both know him. He was a foreign exchange student who went to Cú's university. He needed a place to stay, so we became his host family. I also have a bet of fifty bucks with Ze that he'll be my future brother-in-law! Which isn't going so well since he never visits and never has the guts to ask Cú out already! And I thought that man was brave." Arturia noticed the wide grin upon her boyfriend's face, almost blushing due to how cute it was. "Anyway, are you going to call him, Cú? Please, do! I want to talk to him!"

"Of course I'm going to call him, Dia! Have ya lost your brains? Why wouldn't I call him?" The blue-haired brother then looked at the letter. "Well, right after I read this that is."

"Read it out loud! Read it out loud!"

"No, how do you know that it's not some kind of love letter or somethin'?" Diarmuid's smile fell, earning a chuckle from the other three in the room. Arturia would have never guessed that he could be so childish. But, she had to admit. It was rather adorable.

Cú went to his desk, grabbing a letter opener from one of the drawers. Opening the letter, he read to himself.

My dearest, little Cú,

I must offer an apology for not writing to you earlier and not making a phone call instead, but I thought it best for me to handwrite this message. Otherwise, our conversation might last until the next olympics where I bring home yet another gold. However, feel free to call me after you get this letter. We can make plans for dinner since I am finally back in town to see you, love. I have quite a bit to inform you about that I could not write in a letter so we must meet sometime soon. Until then, my darling.

With lots of love,

Ferdiad

"I swear. This is just like him. He took the time to write a letter to me only to tell me to call him. But, I'm not complaining", said the man as he threw the letter onto his desk. "I'll call him when I get the time for a three hour conversation. Thanks." Archer nodded, almost surprised at the gratitude he received. He then made his way out of the office, leaving only four. Once the door was closed behind him, Cú looked towards his partner before taking a seat at his desk once more. "Alright then, Jeanne. Since this is your first time on an investigation, I have to go over some things with you.

Jeanne nodded taking a seat in her usual spot by the window. Arturia and Diarmuid looked into each others eyes before silently agreeing to give them some privacy. The last two in the room heard the door close once more before continuing, the male starting to explain all there was to know about doing an investigation.

The night was quiet, the only things sounding were crickets and the occasional hoot of an owl. The Frenchwoman walked slowly to the front door of the large modern house, unsure if it was the right one. She knocked lightly on the door. There was a click of the handle, and the door was open to show the face of her partner. It was the right house after all. "Ah, Jeanne, please come in."

He held the door open for her as she walked inside, shutting it behind him. "Make yourself at home. I need to grab some things that I'm hoping nobody moved while I was gone", Cú smiled, then walking up the spiral staircase. Jeanne watched him before looking toward the living room, making her way towards the sofa. She sat in silence for only a second before something fluffy jumped into her. Her purple eyes went to it. "Aww~!"

Cú descended the stairs, walking to where Jeanne was sitting. "Are you ready to-" He almost blushed at how adorable the scene was before him. In front of him was his adorable partner in crime sitting on his couch with a Husky, German Shepard mix puppy in her lap, licking her cheeks and nose as she giggled. "Ah, I see you've met Bear." Her head turned to the handsome man with a wide smile.

"Hehe, so his name is Bear? That's so cute! I love him already!" Her laugh was music to his ears. "Haha, alright, alright. Even though I would love to play with you all day, it seems I have to go", she told the pooch. Cú couldn't help but chuckle. He then leaned over, snapping his fingers.

"Bear, come here, boy! Come here!" And so the pup went to him. "You're an ornery little pupper, aren't you? You're just a little pain in the butt, you know that?" Bear barked back, although it sound more like a yip from a Yorkie. "Alright, I'll see you later, boy. Don't chew on my shoes when I'm gone", he told his pet while petting his head.

The two made it outside and continued to Cú's car in the driveway after he had turned everything off inside and locked the door. It was about a twenty minute drive there, for his house was located on the outskirts of the city. "You have a lovely house. Did you decorate it yourself?" She turned to him. From the side, she saw him give a smile.

"Thank you, and I did. It took awhile, but I absolutely love the outcome of it. I remember how busy I was when I was going through moving, but thankfully I had help from Dia and Seta. Although, they were living with me at the time since they were still in high school."

"Oh? How old were you when you bought the house?" Cú thought for a moment before answering.

"Twenty-two, so that would be four years ago. Yeah, that sounds about right", he told her. Her jaw dropped at the young age.

"How did you make that kind of money only after three years?"

"Well, I had saved up quickly, because I did a number of jobs. I would do anything that I could find. And when I finally got hired by Kiritsugu, he gave a very generous salary due to the dangerous work that our company does. After three years of working at the Einzbern Agency, I finally bought it and decorated it."

"I never realized how much you got paid", Jeanne commented. Cú nodded.

"I don't really like saying the amount I get per year, but it is a comfortable amount. Although you have to realize, I'm always traveling and such, and not only that but let's just say I don't get the safest and cleanest of jobs", he informed her. Jeanne gave an odd look before Cú went on to explain. "What I mean by that is that we don't always have jobs that we want to do. Kiritsugu tends to give those jobs to the experienced ones, his very first set of workers like Alodine, Archer, and me. You see, we can get the rights to kill off a magus from the Mage's Association or from anyone relating or in charge of our enemy."

"You mean, you're basically giving them the death sentence." Her partner nodded.

"That job normally goes to either me or Alo, sometimes both if we are targeting more than one person. So if you ever hear me say anything about me killing in the past, it's true, but I guess it's a part of this. If someone is a threat to mankind, we are to be rid of them immediately. Some things can just not be forgiven. I mean, there are other things that put us into danger such as hacking, spying, or capturing, but I think killing is the hardest one out of all of them...especially if you've had experience with death yourself."

The french woman stayed quiet, looking out the window. "Is that why you, Alo, and Archer were saying that you couldn't just kill them? Because you don't have permission from the Mage's Association?" He nodded.

"Partly, but as I said before this is a girl from a family of Demon Hunters. Such magi have a sort of – how shall I say it? - rock-paper-scissors effect on us. Some of them we can handle, but others are too dangerous for us. And in this case, the fugitive we are speaking of has a powerful control of curses, which in this case beats Alo due to her arm."

Jeanne looked towards him. "So, could she control the curse in Alo's arm as well?"

"Fortunately not. Her curse is way too powerful for anyone other than Alo to control, but we honestly have no idea what would happen if our target would be able to make it worse. It could potentially kill Alodine for all we know, and although we know that that would lead to Zoal killing her we cannot risk losing Alo. She is a very important asset, just as everyone else." His partner was silenced once more, not of the conversation but of what was up ahead. "Alright, here we are."

The building looked as creepy as it had sounded when they spoke of it. Windows looked to be shattered, and she could see yellow caution tape in front of the entrance. There was an obvious creepy aura around the location. The sight sent chills down the blonde's spine. She had not even stepped outside yet, and she already possessed goosebumps.

Cú parked his car, opening the door and exiting it. He went around holding the car open for Jeanne. "There's no reason to be afraid, sweetheart. You've got me here with you. I'll protect you." He offered his strong hand towards her, earning a grateful smile before she took it. He continued to hold it across the street and towards the building.

They continued down the sidewalk before Cú suddenly stopped. "Fuck", he murmured, his hand slipping out of Jeanne's. She looked behind her. His red eyes were pointed upward, aimed at the roof of the building. She glanced up herself, nearly gasping at what could be seen – a girl standing at the edge with what looked like spirits behind her almost pushing her off (although they were not touching her). He could not see her face, but he could see something. She was going to fall. "Jeanne, looks like there's a change of plans! We have to get up there! We have to help her!" His hand wrapped around hers once more. "Don't let go of my hand!"

The two ran towards the entrance, causing more and more chills to make their way to the younger detective. She watched as they approached the opening into the building before glancing up at Cú, seeing him mouth something. At that exact moment, something that seemed like some kind of force field that made its way around the building had flashed, and all the police tape had been cut. Her head pulsed. There was an inhumane amount of magic, black magic, in the building. But not only that, laughter could be heard from every direction. W-what is this?!