So basically Shizuo went to wait for Izaya not wanting to watch him hunt. We will now join Izaya and his fabulous dance cru out on da' streets lookin' to beat sum looza's up in hurrr~
Izaya: What. The. Fuck. Are you. On?
Seliphra: Umm... advil?
Izaya: ...*silence*
Seliphra: Right. On with chapter! also Shikiti=Shiki. Yes.
Izaya grinned widely and twirled a little.
"Oh it is so good to be free~~~!" He sang causing Mikado to scowl at him and Masaomi to shake his head in disbelief.
"You finally kill that leech?" Mikado asked, though it caused Izaya to frown. Masaomi sighed, the air coming out in a puff of visible vapour in the freezing night air. It was beginning to warm since Shizuo was caught but not by much as it was still February.
"Shikiti won't let me kill 'im, so I ditched him… well, Amun took him off my hands, hopefully he's stupid enough to try and fight an ancient…" Izaya frowned a little. Masaomi shivered visibly at the name and Mikado flinched. No hunter liked an ancient, though at least Amun was sane…
"So who's in the area tonight according to the list?" Hunters were integrated with governments. Governments worldwide were aware of vampires in fact and when a human was killed by one there were strict protocols in place about secrecy and they handed it over to hunters who usually were able to at least uncover identity in under a day.
"Let's see, two newborns are listed, along with thirteen novices, two apprentices." Mikado said looking at the electronic list that he held. It updated automatically if a hunting team reported a kill or a new vampire was listed.
"Hmm let's go for the apprentices. The newborns are children, not ex-humans…" Masaomi was suggesting it, looking at his own list.
"Hmm, four of the novices are listed for being the parents of the newborns listed… chances are the newborns just had their fangs grow in and couldn't control it…" Izaya frowned at his own list. The lists were small, they looked something like an iPod touch and this was for one very good reason. So they could pretend it was. Izaya sighed, he felt almost bad for the two family units listed…almost. But every vampire was expected to follow the rules, even the eight year old newborns with fresh bloodlust. Before then no one was sure what they fed on outside of the vampires and they kept their lips sealed.
"Alright, I think we're gonna go for the older apprentice first, he's almost a noble and that makes him more of a threat…" Their team could handle it though, and it was why Izaya suggested it. They were one of the few hunting teams in japan licensed to kill nobles and royals.
"Agreed, I think we should head to his hunting ground… Kida you act as bait-"
"I'm always the bait!" Masaomi whined to his lover who merely shrugged.
"You smell good, if I were a leech I would want to eat you too. Anyways, we give you a couple scratches to get your blood in the air, fake a limp. Izaya and I flank in on the sides you on the front, he won't know what the hell hit him."
"Alright, I'll go for his neck, you take his heart Kado-chan~!" Izaya cheered, pulling out the sword that was belted to his waist. Swords seemed a bit old fashioned but even a vampire would die if you took off its head. You just had to be fast enough that he didn't see you coming for the kill and that was what made older vampires so dangerous. He checked the weight and more importantly the sharpness –which he tested though by slicing towards Masaomi so fast his arm and sword were a blur.
"Ow! Hey!" Masaomi frowned, touching the line on his cheek. He frowned when he saw red blood on his fingers but he knew it had to be done and that Mikado's would sting worse. Mikado was still checking weight though, a small scowl appearing.
"It's a little off…." He grumbled. It was tipping too much to the blade instead of being perfectly flat.
"Turn it in after the hunt," Izaya suggested and Mikado nodded once before his arm and blade blurred towards Masaomi again who flinched and shut his eyes. No stinging sensation came though and he opened one eye curiously to see Mikado's blade millimeters from the tip of his nose.
"One scratch is enough…" He muttered, eyes narrowing a little before removing the sword from Masaomi's nose and sheathing it. Masaomi released the breath he'd been holding in relief and Izaya chuckled.
"Going a little soft, ne Kado-chan~?" He teased and Mikado frowned at him.
"Sharpness doesn't matter in a thrust attack, all the strength will be focused on a single point. They'll sharpen it too when they fix the balance so let's go…" He grumbled though Masaomi was grateful… Izaya didn't catch the gentler look in Mikado's eye either and the faintest of smiles before turning to follow the fur-lined trench coat.
Masaomi sighed, not bothering to check his own sword before handing it to Mikado.
"If I'm the bait he'll get suspicious if I have a hunter's sword…" He pointed out. The hilt alone generally gave them away, always inlaid with a religious symbol of some sort. Mikado's was a nine pointed star, Izaya's was the Star of David and Masaomi's was a crescent moon with a star. Mikado nodded once and attached the sword to his own belt in an easily removed way as they moved to the hunting grounds of a 197 year old vampire.
Izaya frowned a little. They'd been watching Masaomi limp around through parks and streets for nearly an hour but still no sign of the leech they wanted. It was irritating as hell and Izaya was wondering if they needed to change the plan for an alleyway assault when a flicker of movement caught his eye. He looked over at Mikado, hidden opposite him and grinned when he noticed the other hunters blue eyes focused solely on the threat. He matched up too, black hair and dark brown eyes, no visible signs of being mated… He was taking in the odd breath but they were erratic and held too long upon both inhale and exhale, the way a creature that was forgetting how it was supposed to breathe did. Even Masaomi was aware of his pursuer, though he continued moving as though he had no idea what was happening, his acting flawless. Always they had to wait though…
The vampire moved in closer now and his upper lip peeled back, his eyes flooding bright red as his mouth opened. That was the signal and Mikado and Izaya moved like a single unit on either side of the vampire they were after. The swords were drawn in a single fluid motion and Izaya's aimed for the neck as Mikado's came up in a thrust towards the vampire's chest but it had noticed them too soon. He pulled back, their attacks hitting air as they moved through the space, coming to a stop in front of Masaomi. He cursed and Mikado tossed him his sword now, drawn in an equally fast motion.
"Oh… hunters~" The leech grinned widely his fangs almost long enough to protrude from his lips when his mouth was closed… not that he was closing it. Izaya circled out to the right and Mikado to the left as Masaomi took up the center position. He went for Masaomi first lunging toward him almost faster than they could see but the sword came up and Masaomi's cut caught the leech by surprise, a line appearing on his chin. The blood seeped out, but it was slower than it did with a pulse. Like it was sludgy, dead.
Mikado came in from behind though this time the vampire was ready for it and turned, ducking the sword and giving a return uppercut to Mikado's chest with his claws. Mikado hissed, but the wound would not slow him down either and the sword came down. The vampire rolled out of the way, right toward Izaya who smirked and pulled out a knife. The leech lunged, ducking his sword, but the knife was Izaya's hidden weapon and it was dipped in blood already. The knife went into the leech's heart, Izaya's aim perfect and catching the creature by complete surprise. Hunters rarely used throwing knives, it was Izaya's ace up his sleeve really. It hissed and then coughed, sputtering a little.
"What-?" He coughed again, falling to his knees and his eyes widened before he fell flat on his face quite dead.
"Pathetic.." Izaya sighed as he watched the body begin to smoke slightly before turning to ash, by-passing the fire stage entirely. He retrieved his knife as Kida inspected the wound on Mikado's chest when all three of them felt their list fibrate with an update. Izaya sighed as the other two ignored there's but what he saw made him gulp. There was no way…
"Hey… guys…" There was something strange in his voice, an odd high note that didn't belong.
"Better be good…" Mikado grumbled as Kida started rifling through an emergency first aid kit. He turned to show them that all hunters were on an immediate recall to the main base when he froze, transfixed by the apparition behind the duo. A woman had appeared. She was dressed all in black, a dress that looked ancient. Her teal coloured eyes bore right through Izaya and her red hair was dull in the poor light. Celty Sturluson had appeared.
Seliphra: DUN. DUN. DUUUUN!
Shizuo: That was umm... hey! How come I'm not in this chapter at all?
Shinra: You? I haven't even made an appearance yet!
Izaya: WHat the hell are you doing here Shinra?
Shinra: Complaining. Plus, Celty appeared, why wouldn't I?
Seliphra: He has a point. Oh yeah, Shinra finally turns up next chapter... and don't worry Shizuo, you come back too...
Izaya: Yeah but if they want you to write more they need to review.
Seliphra: Damn straight.
Shizuo: Straight... so no homo right?
Everyone minus Shizuo: *facepalm*