"Gold, some of your friends appear to be on our tail."
"Friends?"
The tall, blonde haired and blue eyed male stretched his legs out lazily while sitting in his chair. "I don't have friends. Unless of course, you mean..."
The person who had just entered, a dark haired male with glasses and smirking as if he knew something, nodded.
"Finally... They're so slow." Gold sighed. "He won't be much of a challenge any more though..."
Standing, he stretched out his limbs. "Time to get started."
Heading out, he and the other walked side by side.
"Do you think we should send them a little surprise?"Gold asked.
The other male chuckled. "Why not."
"Kuroko-san!" The bluenette turned around when he heard his name called.
Caleb hurried and caught up to him. "How are you?"
"I'm good, Cole-san. Are you any good with computers?" Kuroko stared impassively at the other, though he was slightly surprised that he had been seen.
"I'm pretty good with computers. And please, call me Caleb." The twin kept pace with the shadow as they headed for the control room. The rest of the way was quiet as they kept their thoughts to themselves. Finally, they arrived at the door.
"After you," Caleb gestured, stepping aside. Without missing a beat, Kuroko pushed open the door and headed inside.
Inside the room, there was a large screen which made up most of it. Of course there were tables and such, and one had a button panel for controlling the screen. The room itself was dark.
Both males sat down at different tables and waited.
Finally after a few minutes, an automated voice was heard.
"Welcome. As this is not your first mission, there will be no explanation. The details for this mission will appear shortly. Your extra weapons will be in the section in the armoury."
As the voice ended, the screen lit up. It showed a map of the area. "There is going to be a deal between two men in this area. Your mission will be to intercept the package without letting anyone in the deal noticing. Teal, if possible, please use the camera provided to take a picture of the men. Pink has asked for more information on the two."
Kuroko nodded his understanding. The sensor in the room picked up on it.
"Psych, your job will be to watch over Teal from above. There is a nearby tower. The deal will take place in the marketplace. We do not want any casualties. A replica USB will be given to Teal as replacement. Your getaway vehicle will be a four seater sedan. It will have bulletproof windows, however, the rest of the car will remain the same. This deal will be happening today at 3 pm. It is currently 8 am. You will be leaving in an hour, and arriving at 11 am. This will leave you with enough time to scope out the place and make sure that it will go smoothly. Good luck."
The map faded from the screen, and the room lit up. Both males took that as their cue to leave.
"An hour." Caleb sighed. "And I thought this would be tomorrow."
"Akashi-kun likes to plan like this," Kuroko said with a shrug.
"Really... Guess I'll have to start getting used to it then," Caleb sighed. Kuroko paused a little, glancing at him. "How long do you think we'll be working together for?"
Caleb shrugged. "Bailey seemed pretty certain we'd be working together for a while. I don't think the other organisation will be too easy to take down."
Kuroko nodded, and didn't say anything until they parted. "I'll see you in an hour, Caleb-kun."
"It's just Caleb!" He called after, before heading off as well.
"Kuroko-cchi!" Kuroko barely had time to react before the overenthusiastic blonde flung himself onto the smaller male. "You're leaving so soon?"
"In an hour. I'll be back by the end of the day, Kise-kun," Kuroko said, trying not to let show how much the blonde clinging onto him bothered him.
"Oi Kise, get off him." Aomine grabbed the back of Kise's shirt and pulled him off. "Tsk. I don't know how you manage to survive out there."
"That's mean, Aomine-cchi! Aren't you worried about Kuroko-cchi too?!" Kise cried, looking like tears were about to fall.
"Che, of course I am. It doesn't mean you have to go all over him," Aomine said, rolling his eyes.
"Here, Kuroko. This is your lucky item for the day." Midorima handed Kuroko a pack of gum. "Keep it on you."
The teal head was used to receiving weird items, so he thanked the shooter and pocketed the gum.
"Ne Kuro-chin, I found this lolly." Muraskibara handed Kuroko something that looked like a vanilla lolly.
"I'm only going on a mission. There's no reason for all of you to act like this." Kuroko was a bit disturbed at all the special treatment.
"We're only worrying about you, Tetsuya." Akashi was staring intently at the other male. "You leave in an hour, correct?" Kuroko only nodded.
"TETSU-KUN!" Momoi came flying down the hallway and hugged Kuroko. "Momoi-san, I can't breathe..."
Momoi squeezed a little tighter before letting go. "So soon," she pouted. "But I have more information on the other team... Since we're all here."
Akashi looked interested at that. "What information? How did you get it?"
Momoi took a bit to explain what Caleb had told her.
"So that's where you went," Aomine grunted. "You know we can't trust them, right?"
"Dai-chan, stop being so rude," Momoi pouted. "I was fine."
"So Zenith hasn't been part of their team for that long," Akashi ignored the two bickering, thinking to himself. "Unlike us."
"So he beat Fukui in a fight?" Kise mumbled. "Huh."
"Ne, Kuro-chin disappeared."
"Hah?!"
All of them cursed the shadow's ability to disappear once they realised.
~An Hour Later~
"Caleb-kun," Kuroko said, having made his way to the armoury. He had spotted the other browsing through the weapons, and come up behind him.
"Hi, Kuroko-san. Have you seen your weapons?" Caleb gestured to the table lit up near the front of the room.
"Yes I have. I see you've taken yours already. Are we ready to go?" Kuroko was a little surprised that Caleb hadn't reacted, but thought that maybe he was good at hiding emotions.
"I am. The plane leaves soon. We should get going." Finally, Caleb turned to him. They both had a different aura. Missions were always to be taken seriously.
"Let's go then."
For the two, it was a fast flight. They had their own private plane, and so when they arrived there was a car waiting for them already. Caleb took the wheel and they were off to the marketplace.
It was much busier than they expected. Both of them took a pause, before splitting and heading to their positions. Caleb headed for the tower, which was more or less a clock tower. He set up under the bell, a laptop, his compound bow and a pair of binoculars.
Kuroko delved into the marketplace. With so many people around, he would be easy to miss. Then he hesitated.
Caleb... Even with binoculars, as high-tech as they were, Kuroko had such a low presence that it was likely Caleb wouldn't be able to spot him.
"Caleb-kun, can you see me?" Kuroko pressed a hand to his ear, talking to his partner.
"Yes. You're next to the meat stall. While you may have a low presence, it doesn't mean I can't see you." There was a light tone in his voice, and it reassured Kuroko.
"Good. We have an hour and a half. I'll scope out the area in the remaining time. Please notify me when they arrive, Caleb-kun."
"Will do."
That ended their conversation.
"Kuroko-san, they're here."
"Thank you, Caleb-kun."
Kuroko began making his way towards the meeting point, the replica USB in hand. He knew what to do; it was simple. A small bump, switch the USBs, and he would be gone.
"Be careful, Kuroko. There's a third person." Third person?
"I'll be careful." Kuroko would adapt. He always did. Missions didn't always go to plan.
They went no contact as Kuroko approached his target. Gripping the USB a little tighter, he got closer and closer. Finally, he was only a few metres away.
"Kuroko-san, behind you!"
Instinctively, the teal headed male turned around just in time to see a man coming towards him. He held a dagger in one hand, out of view.
"Get out of there. Abort the mission!" Kuroko heard in his earpiece. Ducking under the first strike, he kicked the man in the chest and knocked him back before rushing his original target. Knocking into him, and not lightly, he switched the USBs and muttered a quick sorry before darting back into the crowd.
"They're still after you. They know. I'm coming down."
"No, Caleb-kun." Kuroko was still darting through the crowd. Slowing down, he turned away and attempted to be inconspicuous. "It's not part of the mission. I'll bring the car to you."
"Not a chance. Three people wasn't part of the mission either. Be careful, they're looking for someone with teal blue hair."
"H-how do you know that?" Kuroko asked, hiding behind a stack of books for now. Did he betray me...?
"They're pulling aside anyone who has that colour hair. Go left. I'll be waiting. I found a different car."
Reasonable. Kuroko glanced around, and headed in the direction without asking questions. Going left meant heading out of the marketplace. There were still plenty of people heading in an out of the marketplace, but he spotted the men following him and knew that they wouldn't stop searching until they found him. Hurrying as fast as he could without drawing attention, Kuroko spotted the car and headed for it. He saw the window scroll down. "Kuroko, duck!"
There was a gunshot. The man behind Kuroko dropped dead.
The passenger seat of the car got pushed open. "Get in!"
Kuroko dashed inside, slamming the car door shut and Caleb took off. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Kuroko said, staring anxiously out of the window. It was the truth, at least. "I made the switch," he added.
"Good," Caleb replied. Suddenly the back window exploded. Caleb let out a cry of pain and the car swerved suddenly before he righted it. "Fuck," Caleb groaned. Keeping one hand on the wheel, he tried to check his wound.
"Don't do it now, be careful. I'll look at it." Kuroko leaned over, tearing that part of the shirt off. Caleb hissed but didn't say anything else, keeping an eye on the road.
"The bullet is still there, but at least it's stopping the blood flow. I'll be able to treat it once we get on the plane, but not before. You should let me drive." Kuroko examined the wound carefully before searching through his pockets. He found bandages and began applying pressure to the wound. Caleb hissed again in pain, but nodded.
He pulled over, checking out the back window to see if they followed. There were no cars in pursuit, so he considered that a good thing. Getting out of the car, he pressed down on his wound as he headed over to the passenger seat. Kuroko did the same, except getting into the driver's seat.
As soon as the doors closed, the car took off.
They reached the airport quickly, and both rushed for the plane. They didn't want to be stuck on the ground any longer.
Once on the plane, Kuroko told their pilot to make it back to base as fast as possible before tending to Caleb.
"This will hurt," he warned, before getting to work.
Caleb was lying on his stomach on one of the couches, reading a book. His shoulder was still hurting, but the anaesthesia was kicking in and it wasn't as painful as before. Kuroko was sitting on the couch opposite, also reading a book. Looking up, he noticed the other male rubbing his shoulder and wincing slightly.
"How's your wound?" Caleb looked up at the smaller male. "It's fine. Besides, when we get back I'll be healed then. You did a good job."
Kuroko just nodded as the plane began to land. Caleb groaned a little as he sat up, wincing a bit at his shoulder but it was something he had dealt with before.
As they exited the plane, Kuroko headed for the driver's seat of the car. They never took the plane back to base, as it was too easy to be tracked. The car was easier as there was only one, well defended and hidden path. As soon as Caleb was in, Kuroko started the car and headed for base. Caleb leaned back, sighing softly. "Well, it went okay. You got the information after a surprise and I got shot in the shoulder. Not too bad."
"Akashi-kun won't be happy." Kuroko kept his eyes on the road, but a shudder went down his spine. No, he wouldn't. Someone got injured, and it didn't go to plan.
"He won't try to kill anybody, will he?" Caleb asked, glancing to him.
"No, but you don't want to upset him." Kuroko replied. "I'll take you to the infirmary and will talk to him myself."
"Tell Bailey as well. He's not as... Intense as your captain." Caleb sighed softly and carefully laid his head onto the headrest as so to not accidentally hit his shoulder. This would be fun.