Passion Perfume

Chapter 14

Recap~

"Come on if we're late we won't be able to get a table away from the grunts!" she wined making me laugh and Pachi squeak happily before the pinkette suddenly shot me a grin. "Let me show you something." She laughed pulling my arm and running as fast as she could before Kincaid's recorded voice echoed through the hall screaming at us not to run in his halls.

"Haha what the hell is that?" I laughed almost crying as the voice got angrier and more high pitched.

"M-motion sensors haha! Don't worry when the base was first built Ice hacked into this wings recording so it doesn't set off the alarm in Kinkaid's office." Beamed the pinkette.

Maybe this won't be so bad. At least it'll give me a chance to find out what they're up to…and maybe I could even find out about Ice…

End Recap~

~2 Weeks Later~

Kincaid still hasn't let up about me joining Team Dim Sun. I don't know what to make of that damn weasel one minute he's threatening me the next he's sucking up to me and trying to ugrh…sed-seduce me uhg…

My mind flashed back to my 5th day at the base –well my 5th conscious day, no one would tell me how long I'd been passed out- when the blond hairspray addict called me to his office.

~Flashback (just a short one this time I promise)~

"What does he want to see me about?" I asked Lavana sleepily rubbing my eyes from behind the folding screen the pinkette had pulled out of storage to give me my own space.

"I wish I knew Kate." She sighed as I got dressed slipping into my outfit/Sinis Trio Uniform sighing softly at the large heart shaped hole showing off a little too much cleavage for me to really be comfortable.

"Well whatever it is I better get it over with." I sighed keeping my voice down so I didn't wake Pachi. "You promise you'll take care of him?" I asked her timidly before she rubbed my back giving me a pat on my head.

"Don't worry I'll keep the little fur ball safe no matter what." smiled Lavana. A few days ago she'd confessed how much seeing me cry over Pachi had shook her up; after all part of the reason I was made a top ranger was having a cool head no matter what situation I was in.

Well she sort of did…Lavana is actually a complete tsundere. It's so cute though!

"Okay I better be off then." I smiled acting braver than I felt before a heavy knock against the door echoed through the room.

"Girl need directions yes?" asked Heath poking his head round the door with a glazed grin that grew when I nodded.

"Okay I better be off then." I smiled acting braver than I felt before a heavy knock against the door echoed through the room.

"Girl need directions yes?" asked Heath poking his head round the door with a glazed grin that grew when I nodded.

"Y-yes please Heath…" I mumbled as he patted my head with his massive paw of a hand making me feel tiny in comparison before he grinned and led me out of the room. With a soft sigh I closed the door taking one last look at my partner before following the tanned blond down the maze of hallways. I'd given up trying to memorise the base; every wall was made of grey steel and littered with purple and black posters or banners with the team's logo on them and the floors were made from black steel or black and purple checkerboard lino for recreation rooms. The only way to get around the base was to use a black chunky cuff that had a touch screen and a list of rooms programmed into it; it was basically a satnav for the base but restrictions could be put on depending on the rank of the members. My cuff only guided me to the mess hall, Lavana's room, the TV room, gym and the game room. That was why I'd had so much freedom so far, I'd never be able to tell where the exit was even if I was standing right in front of it.

"Erm girl? You are alright?" asked the blond as I limply followed behind him before he snapped my out of my daze by placing his hand on my back and pushing me so we were walking side by side.

"H-huh? Um sorry Heath…" I mumbled making him chuckle softly before jolting as he stopped walking and cupped my face in his hand stroking my cheek with his thumb. "H-Heath?"

"Girl so small heh is cute." Smiled Heath lifting up my chin and bending down so his face was only an inch away from mine letting me see how cloudy his amber eyes looked.

RYTHMI I'M GOING TO MURDER YOU! DAMN PERFUME DAMN PERFUME DAMN DAMN FECKING PERFUME!

"W-what are you d-do-doing?" I stuttered feeling my cheeks burn up flinching as he grasped my wrist.

"Girl…Kate you scared?" he asked pulling me closer making me wince feeling the stab wound on my arm ache before weakly nodding. "Shouldn't be! I won't hurt little Kate, Ice get really mad again."

"Huh?" I asked baffled before feeling my eyes grow to the size of dinner plates at the pair of warm rough lips pressed against my cheek. I looked up at the electric type user feeling his arm move from my wrist to my waist pulling me closer before moving down to kiss my neck sending jolts down my spine. Suddenly just as my panic started to pump though me, he gently released me and petted my head.

"See I won't hurt little Kate." He grinned enclosing my body into a warm hug. "Too cute like little doll plus Ice has very good left hook!" he laughed loudly sending massive vibrations up my back making me laugh too at how casual the large admin acted.

I really knew nothing about them until now.

"W-wait what do you mean about Ice?" I asked with a blush as we walked getting closer and closer to Kincaid's office/torture chamber.

"Hm Ice likes girl. He was given a suspension by boss for errm…Lavana said he got it for 'beating the ever loving shit out of grunts who flirted with the ranger' so Ice must like girl!" he grinned repeating Lavana like a chatot and looking a little too pleased with himself for remembering her exact words.

H-he just did that because he felt sorry for me after that thing with Kellyn…Ice may be part of Dim Sun but he still has some compassion in him. Its kinda sweet heh.

"Ice can be so cute sometimes…" I smiled softly looking down at the floor as Heath gave me a confused look.

"Ice cute?"

"Hehe never mind Heath." I chirped blushing feeling a little less nervous for some reason. "So what does Kincaid want to see me about?" I asked having a vague idea of the long winded rant I'd have to face once I got in the office.

"Wasn't told. Sorry girl." Sighed the blond before stopping in front of a door larger than most of the others in the base and knocking on it.

"Enter!" shouted the all too familiar voice of Dim Sun's resident hairspray addict making me flinch a little feeling like I was back in ranger school getting called into his office with Keith or Isaac.

"I've brought the ranger sir." Grunted Heath as all the emotion and the personality he had left his body in the presence of the other blond.

"Thank you Heath, you may go now." Ordered Kincaid from behind his large mahogany desk leaning forward.

"Erm but boss how will ranger get bac-"

"I'll see to that." Snarled Kincaid before Heath sent me a nervous look hesitating.

"I'll see you at dinner Heath thanks for bringing me here." I beamed at him gratefully before he relaxed and left the room leaving the other blond and I in a tense silence. I briefly glanced around the office wrinkling my nose at the strong stench of hairspray while noting how similar the room was to his quarters on the cargo ship only with the furniture being of a much higher quality and the floor having a thick purple carpet. Oh and a large portrait of himself above the desk…

"Good afternoon Kate. I assume Lavana has been treating you well?" he asked with the same plastic grin he used to wear in front of Principal Lamont.

"Yes sir…" I mumbled instantly cursing myself for slipping in to my old habit of calling him 'sir'.

"Haha it's quite endearing that you still think of me as your teacher." He chuckled standing up and walking over to me placing a hand on the small of my back making me jolt in surprise. With a chuckle he pushed me towards the portrait before pressing a button on his wrist cuff turning the painting into a door which he then led me through.

"What is this room?" I asked in a quiet voice with a slight anger in my voice. No matter what circumstance I was in, I would never forgive him for what he did to Isaac. I silently scanned the room noting the thick crimson carpet and reddish mahogany walls bare apart from a large bookcase and equally large set of shelves. Both were filled with either expensive leather bound books or even more expensive looking ornaments; they looked more like props in a movie set than someone's personal possessions.

"It's my more personal office where I come when I wish to relax." He smirked taking off his mask as I openly admired the large flat screen TV that hung on the far wall before perking up at the sight of the high end phonograph in the corner. "Hmp I always knew you had taste." He chuckled gestguring for me to take a closer look.

"It's a beautiful model." I smiled not caring about anything at the moment as I inspected the detail carved into the wood and workmanship that must have went into the brass. I wasn't an antique fanatic or someone obsessed with vintage items but I loved just about anything to do with music from jukeboxes to 1950's radios. And Kincaid knew this all to well from the time I spent in the staffroom with Isaac listening to Principle Lamont's record collection- we were both huge vinyl nerds.

"That it is." He preened leaning over me to wind the crank pressing his chest against my back casually making me squeak and move closer to the phonograph. "Here put this in." he said reaching down across my waist to pull out a record and handing it to me.

"Y-yes Mr Kincaid sir." I mumbled cursing at myself again making him chuckle and put the record in for me wrapping an arm round my shoulders and steering me towards to large sofa.

"Katherine you were such a good student. I wish I had made sure Lamont put you in my class." He hummed in a superior tone as I listened to the floating notes of violins relaxing into the sofas fabric with a smile.

Wow… it really sounds amazing…

"However I don't think I would feel comfortable doing this to one of my students." He smirked as I opened my eyes tensing up.

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Sorry for such a long wait you guys ^^' sorry for the cliffy but the next chapter will be up soon and a certain bluenette might be making an appearance