The rest of the night passed without any notable excitement. During her dinner, Aisha had eaten with her friends while enduring some teasing about her current mission. She didn't mind though, because in her mind she knew that this mission was definitely one of the more important ones and it was something that only she could do at the moment. It didn't make it any less embarrassing for the pint sized cyborg but she kept her spirits up by thinking of her possible recon mission. She couldn't wait until she would be able to actually infiltrate someone's house and perform recon, all without being caught or spotted. It was no doubt going to be a tough trial but she was sure that she would be able to pass it with flying colors!
Now in her room and dressed in her green one-piece footie pajamas, she slipped into the covers of her bed and closed her eyes. There was only one more day of school to endure and then she would be able to scope out Trencino's home. One more day of those annoying brats and then she would have her 'day off' to do some real mission work! Thinking about her first infiltration, she slowly fell into a deep sleep. She dreamed once more about the past that she had left behind. The loud noises, her young eyes staring at the bodies of her dead parents as she bled from her own gunshot wounds. The pain, the numbness, everything filled her body all at once. She woke up in a pool of her own sweat and she realized once more that she had been crying during the night for reasons unknown. Wiping her eyes with a nearby hankerchief, she shrugged her shoulders and looked at the nearby clock. It was almost time for her to wake up, but she had a good half-hour before that.
Getting up and out off bed, Aisha walked over to her dresser and opened the middle drawer, which held her HP MKIII. Kenichi had wanted her to stick with Fabrique Nationale weapons, much like Henrietta, because he felt that they would grow on her better than other, larger, weapons. He was against Aisha having her primary weapon being the FN F2000 but in the end her stubbornness, as well as actually proving she could handle the weapon on the range, led him to allow it. Picking up the handgun and bringing it over to her desk, she dropped the magazine down before pulling back the slide and watching as her loaded round popped out from within. Visually checking that it was now properly unloaded, she removed the upper assembly and placed the now seperate barrel on the table before taking out her cleaning equipment.
She cleaned her handgun happily and carefully, making sure that she was thorough in getting every bit of carbon out from the various parts. Kenichi, and the other handlers as well, were all firm on keeping their weapons properly maintained so that it would work properly on the field and on the range. She worked diligantly and by the time her alarm went off, she had already cleaned the entire weapon and reassembled it back to it's normal operating state. A quick and successful functions check later, she put her loose round back in the magazine before sliding it home in the well. She knew better than to take any chances, so she cocked the slide back and chambered a round, just in case. Putting the weapon back in its drawer, Aisha wondered just what would happen today in school.
No doubt she would have to hold herself back in terms of showing how advanced she was for her age since she didn't want to be put into a seperate class. Something like that happening would ruin everything. She was already scolding herself for yesterday, where she had answered many of the questions much too easily. Today, she would try not to stick out, and would only speak if she was called for. It might seem like a change of attitude, but she could dismiss it as her just not wanting to take all the spotlight for herself. The last thing she wanted was to stand out in the class. Not only would it bring attention to her, but it would also keep her from simply observing her target. There was a lot to learn about a person if you just looked at them. Did they have a limp, did they seem to favor one arm over the other? Physical fitness was also something to consider when watching someone. She could go toe to toe with the average joe, but she would have trouble against someone trained to fight hand to hand.
After getting dressed in her uniform, she took a quick look at her self in the mirror, just to make sure that everything was correctly in place. Once she confirmed that her uniform was straight, she checked the time once more. It was almost time to head out. Almost on cue, there was a knock on the door and Kenichi let himself in before saying. "Let's get to the parking lot, I've got some things to tell you along the way." This was a surprise for Aisha but she figured it had something to with her mission. She really hoped that she would be allowed to go solo!
The two of them left the room after Aisha gathered up her bag and slung it on her back. As they walked down the hall, Kenichi began to talk. "I've spoken with Jean about your idea and he believes that your possible lead should definitely be given a looking into. He's also approved of your plan to call in sick tomorrow, which will give you time to investigate his home, which we'll discover today after school. I don't think I have to remind you to be careful around him today but I'm going to anyways. He might seem nice but he's a terrorist in the end."
Aisha nodded her head and thought about what she had just been told. She was going to be doing the investigating right? Or would they send another operative in after her? Almost as if he read her mind, Kenichi said with a small chuckle. "You're probably worried about who's going to be doing the investigation right? It's written all over your face." He opened the door to allow the now blushing Aisha to step outside first before continuing. "I was asked whether or not I believed you could handle a solo sneaking mission, and I said yes." Aisha looked up at him with an obvious hope in her eyes, which was confirmed by Kenichi saying. "You'll be allowed this mission, but you'll have to be extremely careful. Depending on the location of his home, there's a chance that you could be spotted entering, but you can easily play it off as if you were innocently looking to see if the owner was in, or you got the apartment numbers mixed up."
Aisha was practically beaming as they walked through the parking lot and over to Kenichi's car. She knew that the investigation would be risky but this was something that she had been training for. She was going to show them all that they would be able to rely on her for support in a mission. This was just an investigation but one day she was going to be going to combat and she would prove herself to be a capable partner. Letting herself into the car after Kenichi unlocked it, she settled in and buckled up before saying to Kenichi as he entered as well. "I can't wait until we can go investigate his house. I bet it's going to be filled with intelligence!" Kenichi smiled before saying with a small tease in his voice. "Of course there will be intelligence, he's a teacher. Can you imagine how many papers and books he has to have in there?" This made Aisha pout a little bit before saying. "Y-you know what I meant!"
They began their drive to the school and on the way, Aisha voiced her concerns about possible pets in the home. "I know that I'll be entering his house alone, but there's always the chance that he could have a pet, or even a trained guard dog. If I kill the pet, he'll surely become suspicious." Kenichi thought about this problem, and came up with a viable solution. "Well, if you have no choice but to kill the pet in self defense, we can always revise the mission and capture Trencino when he comes home from work. We'll send in back-up if that's the case, just remember to alert us if anything goes wrong." Aisha nodded her head while hoping that it wouldn't have to come to that. She really liked animals after all, and didn't want to have to hurt one if she could help it.
The rest of the trip was passed in silence, save for Aisha sneezing once because some dust tickled her nose. When they reached the school, she hopped out and put on her backpack before giving her 'daddy' a nice hug and saying. "I'll try to gather even more information today! I'll ask him if he has any pets too. He shouldn't be suspicious about something like that right?" Kenichi didn't think it was suspicious at all, and encouraged her to ask while waving goodbye to his 'daughter'. Aisha was met by some of the kids from yesterday, and together they all went into the school while talking about what they were going to be doing today. They all had different ideas but the general fear was that they were going to get a pop quiz in one subject or another.
Once they were all in their seats, they talked amongst themselves until the bell rung and signalled the start of the school day. She knew that it was time for the announcements, and hoped that she would be able to keep herself as hidden as possible today, since she didn't want to attract attention. During the announcements, Trencino announced that they would indeed be having a test in both spelling and math, which got some groans from the other kids. The test wasn't all that hard though, and even Aisha knew that these were the basics, so getting a hundred would be pretty normal. In fact, almost all of the children got hundreds on the test. After that came their bathroom break, as well as snack time. She happily ate the chocolate chip muffins that were handed out. Next came the Math test, which challenged a lot of the kids but Aisha knew that she could easily get a hundred. She made a few 'mistakes' though, as to give her only an eighty-five, pretty good but not attention-worthy. Much to her disappointment, she had been called to read for the Read-Aloud time, but after that she managed to stay under the radar.
During their second bathroom break, Aisha had managed to get a scolding for chasing after one of the boys down the hall. What the teacher hadn't seen though, was the boy lifting her skirt and showing the world her panties, which had set Aisha to give chase with all intentions of pummeling him, had she not been stopped. Luckily she had been allowed to go to lunch, and not the principals office. Lunch was much less exciting than yesterday and she happily ate her deli meat sandwich in peace. During Recess, she had actually managed to slip under the radar of the kids playing tag long enough to ask Trencino some innocent questions, as well as if he had any pets or not. She was greatly relieved to hear that he had no pets, but wished he could have a cat. Aisha thought that it suited him, since all evil people had cats didn't they? She didn't voice that last part of course. After her questions, she was spotted and dragged into yet another game of tag.
During Phys Ed, they all enjoyed running laps around the gym a few times before being allowed free time. Aisha spent this time practicing her Chinese Kenpo, which unfortunately attracted attention, but not the negative kind either. Trencino actually praised her for learning self defense, since it was something that would only help her during her life. She didn't need to hear that from him, since she would likely be using it on him soon, but it did feel good to know that Kenichi had taught her a good way of self defense. The next class was Social Studies, and she learned more about the time when Italy was split into different nations. She didn't ask any questions this time, but she was asked a few of her own, which she answered correctly to show that she was paying attention. Her last period was Science and she learned about more landforms and how to spot each type. They were even asked to look out the window and identify as many as they could.
Finally though, the end-of-school bell rang loudly through the school, and all were released to their parents. Aisha quickly found Kenichi and gave him a hug before getting into the car. Teachers always stood after school late, so it was a good couple of hours of hiding out before they spotted Trencino heading to his car. Once he pulled out of the driveway, the chase began.