Green Hornet FanFic- Ep. 49
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"It's so good to have my kickass ninja back." Hebe muttered sleepily, leaning in close to him and inhaling his familiar scent.
Hebe felt Kato stroking her hair as she began to drift to sleep in her fiancée's arms dreaming about her wedding day.
The next morning, Hebe snoozed and her eyes fluttered open from the morning light. She stretched her hand to the other side of the bed only to discover cold sheets beside her. Hebe turned around and stared at the empty side of the bed where Kato slept last night. She scooted over to his side and cuddled beside his pillow.
Hebe looked across and found a note sitting on the bedside table. Hebe reached out and read the scribbled words Kato had written:
Good morning my love,
Hope you slept well. I had an amazing night with you ;) As much as I would love to stay in bed, I have to work on my car. Please enjoy your special breakfast…
"Special breakfast?"
As if on cue, there was a small knock on the door. Hebe got out of bed and grabbed a bathrobe and answered the door.
"Room service!" A tall middle aged lady walked into the room pushing a small cart with a delicious looking omelet with berries as well as other foods. "Courtesy of Mr. Kato" she smiled and walked out.
Hebe admired the delicacy and the simple aroma of the foods. She sat down and took a bite out of the omelet. She sighed happily at the exquisite taste running through her taste buds.
She finished the omelet and reached for the orange juice when something under the napkin caught her eye. Hebe lifted the napkin and saw another note attached to a ticket for a luxurious hotel spa treatment.
"For your sore neck and body…" Hebe read the note out loud and gushed at Kato cute gesture. "Kato, you sure know how to treat a girl."
Hebe spent the next few days relaxing by the pool, sipping a tropical martini at the bar, and playing a few rounds on the slot machines. By the end of the week she was beginning to feel bored. She bought a dozen pieces of sushi and headed toward the garage.
She made her way down to the base floor where the preparations for the competition took place. Hebe found Kato's station and knocked on the door. She quietly slipped inside while he was surrounded by the roar of the engine.
Hebe leaned in, "Hey!" she said sharply.
Kato quickly turned around and had a startled look on his face but softened when he saw Hebe. "Hi, you know better than to sneak up on a martial artist."
"I know better not sneak up on a good martial artist."Hebe teased.
Kato rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"Did you eat lunch yet?"
Kato's eyes widened and turn to look at the clock "shit, it's one o'clock."
"You forgot to eat again didn't you?" she narrowed her eyes at him and held up the bag of sushi she bought him.
"Who's the best?" Kato gave her a charming smile as he gratefully opened the bag and shoved the first piece of sushi in his mouth. "Mmm…" Kato muttered with his mouth full.
"Eat slower! Ew, you stuff your face like a little kid." Hebe scolded him
Kato didn't care and continued to scarf down the last bits of his meal.
"Are you ready for the big day tomorrow?" Hebe asked
"I hope so, I've been working on this project for months. I ran into a little trouble with the engine but I think I fixed it." Kato said
"I heard it's a pretty spiffy event, Suit and ties."
"Yep, oh and speaking of spiffy, the models' outfits have come in" Kato winked
"Oh no…" Hebe groaned. Kato handed her the outfit and she unzipped the bag to reveal the outfit. "I'm so not wearing this. It's got the stripper stockings!"
"But you wore a black leather lingerie when we had that car chase."
"Yeah, but it was only for you and not for the eyes of the entire population of Vegas!"
"Don't worry, you'll look cute." Kato assured her.
Hebe let out a doubtful sigh and grumble.
Kato closed the hood of the car and wiped his hands on his jeans "done!"
Hebe smiled "it's a work of art! She's a beauty"
Kato nodded and backed away to take in his finished work. "wanna check out the interior?"
"Do I?!" Hebe nodded with excitement.
Hang on, let me just get the keys from the drawer." He opened the drawer where he kept the keys to discover it was not there. "That's funny, I always keep them here." Kato mumbled as he flipped through a stack of papers on the desk in hopes of having the key drop out from the pile.
"What's up?" Hebe noticed his erratic searching.
"I can't find the keys"
"When did you last see them?"
Kato stood up and thought about it. "I was sure I had it this morning when I was working on the lock system, then I put it in the drawer for safekeeping. I left my station to call my team to secure the tires…"
"So maybe one of your teammates has the key?"
"Can't be, only designers are allowed to handle the car keys. The team is only there to make sure you're following the rules." Kato said.
"Well, can't you just use a copy? A duplicate?"
"I only made one copy." Kato ran his fingers through his hair "God, I'm so stupid, I lost my damn key the day before the competition!" Kato shouted in frustration.
"Calm down, it's gotta be in here somewhere. I'll help you look." Hebe walked over to the desk and began looking around. Then something shiny on the ground glimmered next to a desk leg. "Hey I found them!" Hebe tossed it to him.
Kato sighed in relief of finding his keys. He pressed to unlock the car but nothing happened. "These are keys but they're not my keys. That's weird; it has my code on it." He tried to jam the key into the keyhole but it wouldn't fit. "This isn't mine."
"What do you mean?"
"It means someone must've broken in and switched the keys." Kato said solemnly.
-End-
A/N: Thanks for reading! Reviews?
