*we don't own any of the weib or schwartz people, unfortunately-sigh-*
Silhouette is original and ours if you don't mind....
note: Mwhehehehehe! I their newly appointed secretary took charge of typing the entire thing so, hey guys! you owe me BIG time!*grin*j/k! joining silhouette was enough payment for me...Oh! in case you wanna know, we decided to erase the old ones we posted up and make it three chapters in one, later on it'll be in fours, cuz i come in. Thank you and enjoy, happy reading!!!-Neuromancer-
01-Iris
An urban jungle of cement roads and glass skyscrapers. The land of the Rising Sun.
The room was silent, but I heard Cali talking telepathically to Leila in the back of my mind. Arashii was talking to one of her spirit friends in her head too. She was always talking to one of them, but she rarely spoke to us.
Then I sensed the presence of four people approaching the room. I scanned their minds. They weren't the ones who had hired us but, they weren't hostile either. A precog. A telepath. A telekinetic. And one who felt no pain. Fascinating.
Cali and I always kept up a telepathic barrier to ourselves, as well as Lei and Arashii, who weren't telepaths. It hid us from other people with psychic powers. People like them. Lei and Cali looked towards the door as they sensed the approaching people. I didn't move from my spot by the window and Arashii remained lost in her own world.
The precog, an American dressed in an expensive suit entered first. He wasn't surprised to see us, but his companions although they didn't show it, were. The telepath, a red headed German, looked pissed off though.
The precog took a seat on the couch, flanked by the Japanese telekinetic and Irish masochist. The telepath leaned against the wall and glared at us. He knew us for what we were. Seated at opposite ends of the room, we pointedly ignored each other.
Then, a young man entered the room, an underling of the people who'd hire us. He looked quite calm but, inside he was scared to death. He knew what we were capable of. Frankly, I didn't blame him. But, the fear he radiated was almost palapable telepathically and it annoyed me.
" The Kamikaze has instructed me to give you your orders."
He waited for us to say anything but we just stared at him. Unnerved, the rest of his words came out in a rush.
" The Silhouettes," he said looking at us, " are to kidnap Senator Minamoto's daughter, Kyoko, in order to manipulate him into supporting the kamikaze."
" And what about us?" The cool, confident voice of the American asked.
" You will be. . . .The dummy team ued to divert Weib."
" The what?" The redhead roared as the underling flinched.
" The patsy. The fall guy," The American said dryly.
" How nice," The redhead said sarcastically. " How come they get to do the job?"
He jabbed a finger in our direction.
" Maybe coz we're better, carrot top," Lei said with a smirk.
The redhead started towards her, but was stopped by the American, who was obviously their leader.
* Hold your tongue, Leila. * I told her telepathically.
* Why? We can take them! * she protested.
* Never underestimate the enemy. *
* Whatever, Rene! * But, she kept her mouth shut after that.
" Will that be all? " I asked, finally turning from the window to face the underling.
" Uh. . . .yes. . . ." He said weakly.
I left, ignoring the glaring redhead, with Leila and the others behind me.
02-Indigo
Rene's heels clacked annoyingly on the marble floor as we walked down the hallway, towards the elevator, of the building. I scowled, disgusted that she had stopped me from piercing carrot top's heart with one of my psychokinetic throwing knives. * Oh, fine, he wasn't worth my time, anyway.* I thought to myself, forgetting Rene could pick up my thoughts.
She glanced at me, rolling her eyes, as we got into the elevator with it's bright red walls and thick carpeted floor.
" Hmmm, I could get used to Japan!" Cali remarked. The elevator was moving smoothly down the 36 floors we had passed on the way up. " Can't wait to get to the hotel. . . ."
" It's not all luxury, Cali!" Rene said seriously. " When we get back to the Lotus Flower Hotel, we're going to have to plan the strategy!"
We stepped out into the lobby of the building as I replied, " It's all good, Rene, as long as we get it over quick! I spotted some jumpin' clubs on the way coming from the airport, right Cali?" I nudged her. She grinned and the boo-lady scowled.
****
Back in the hotel room, we were going over the plans for the mission, Rene bending over the coffee table, Arachii sitting beside her, and Cali and myself sitting in respective armchairs.
We hadn't yet changed from our " contract-clothes " , as we liked to call them. Rene was in her four-inch high heels and black suit, looking every inch the stockbroker she was in her " normal " life. Cali and Arashii wore similar suits, and I looked quite stylish in a black slip-dress with matching blazer. I had kicked off my Gucci heels as we'd entered the room, and they now lay in a heap beside the door.
" Okay, here's the plan. Kyoko goes to school every morningat 7 a.m. This is her route, " Irene pointed to a squiggly blue line on our map of urban Tokyo. " This is virtually the only time she ISN'T surrounded by ten or so bodyguards. To tell you the truth, guys, this isn't going to be easy."
The rest of us glanced at each other. " Not easy " was the way we liked it. " How old's the kid?" I asked.
" Fifteen. She attends the Empress Mariko Private School for girls. We'll have to intercept her limousine at this point." She pointed to a spot on the map which the blue line passed through. " This is a pretty much deserted road about three minutes from the school."
" Deserted? In the middle of Tokyo? " Cali grinned.
Irene looked flushed. " Well, as deserted as you can get in the middle of a gleaming metropolis like this place." She continued narrating the plan. " So we intercept here. Lei, you must put up a telekinetic shield as soon as we're seen, we don't want to catch any bullets. I'll take control of the drivers' mind to stop the car, and Cali will blast the roof of it and grab the girl. Arashii can back her up."
" Then?"
" Then we get out of there as fast as possible through one of your shadow portals, and back here." She gestured around the room.
" So that's it?"
" That's it."
" Can we go now? " I asked, indicating Cali and me. Irene gave a sort of half-smile and rolled her eyes.
****
Thirty minutes later, Cali and I were on our way to the Pit, a hot new club a few blocks away.
03- Raven
" Finally, finally, FINALLY!!!" Lei choroused as she made her way through the crowd, leaving me floundering in the midst of a sea of people. She suddenly reappeared beside me and pulled me into the table she had managed to get. " We haven't had a chance to go out in three weeks!"
I managed a weak grin. The heat and the smell of sweat was getting to me. " Damn right! The drawback weeks after the mission are the worst! Going underground in some set back place. . . . " I shrugged and flashed a real grin. " At least I got my playstation back there."
Lei glowered and punched my shoulder, " You are such a home-girl!" I felt like I was gonna go insane back there! You on your games, Rene and her laptop, and Arashii with her creepy spirit friends! Out of all of us, I'm-" she trailed off, as her eyes focused somewhere beyond me.
" Hello ladies. May we join you?" I jumped at the sound of an unfamiliar distinctively male voice. I turned slowly, only to peer up into dark shades perched on a long finely shaped nose. Another man stood behind him but, he was covering his face in embarrassment.
The older man leaned forward, his dark green eyes suddenly made visible as he peered over the rims of his shades. " Mind if we and my friend join you?"
" Youji!" the young man behind him protested, a faint splash of crimson rising on his cheeks. Now that he wasn't hiding himself, I noted he was adorable in a dopey way. Short chocolate bangs fell into a pair of shy blue eyes. I glanced over at Lei and stifled a laugh. . . .
She was staring at him, then as the music played she pounced and grabbed his hand, " Wanna dance?"
The man turned an even deeper shade of red. He looked like a cherry, " Da-dance?!"
Lei smirked, " Yeah. You know, move your music to the beat." he managed to nod, " Good. Then. . . . .what's your name?"
The young man ran a hand through his hair nervously, " Ke-ken."
" Alright Ken. Then, let's dance!"
" Bu-but I'm not good!"
She pinched his cheeks, " Your looks make up for it!"
The man with shades started to chuckle as Ken turned red "again", " So," he turned to me, " Wanna dance? The name's Youji."
I broke into a grin, " Sure. I'm Cali."
We swam through the bodies after finding a good spot and stared to move to the beat.
Over to my left I could see Lei twirling Ken around as he laughed. Cute. Turning back to Youji, I felt him grab my hand. The temptation rose suddenly. Might as well see what kinda guy he was right? I let the images come.
[ Oi! Balines! The targets coming up to your left! ]
[ Gotcha Siberian. No need to worry, Abyssian's on his heels.]
[ Bombay to Balinese! Target down! Weib regroup at the shop. ]
[ Understood. ]
I stumbled backwards and Youji/Balinese's arms caught me before I fell " He-hey! You okay?"
I fought for breath, when I use my powers, my body tends to work irregularly, " Yeah. . . . .just dizzy." I pulled away, " I'll just get some fresh air, okay?" He nodded.
I went out the back entrance into the alley and tiffened as I felt a familiar touch of another telepathic mind. I instinctively brought up my shields but the intruder already got what he wanted.
The red-headed Schwartz member stepped out from the shadows, " Weib. Better keep away from them, liebe. Their on the opposite side."
" Fuck off, Schuldrich!"
He merely smirked and came nearer. I tensed as I saw him reach into his pockets then relaxed. Cigarettes. He lit one for himself.
He offered one to me. Managing a small smile, I took it. "Thanx."
He shrugged, " Nothing against you. Only that fucking Kamikaze for putting us at the fallback." Then his eyes darkened, " and that bitch teammate of yours."
I kicked his shin, HARD. He winced in pain, " Wanna get a drink?"
My grin was genuine now, " Who's paying?"
He offered his arm, " My treat, liebe."
As I slipped my arm into his I sent * You're not getting any information out of me, red. *
He chuckled into my mind. * Can't you trust me? *
* No. *
His green eyes smiled as he smiled * Good, cause I can't trust you too. *
Silhouette is original and ours if you don't mind....
note: Mwhehehehehe! I their newly appointed secretary took charge of typing the entire thing so, hey guys! you owe me BIG time!*grin*j/k! joining silhouette was enough payment for me...Oh! in case you wanna know, we decided to erase the old ones we posted up and make it three chapters in one, later on it'll be in fours, cuz i come in. Thank you and enjoy, happy reading!!!-Neuromancer-
01-Iris
An urban jungle of cement roads and glass skyscrapers. The land of the Rising Sun.
The room was silent, but I heard Cali talking telepathically to Leila in the back of my mind. Arashii was talking to one of her spirit friends in her head too. She was always talking to one of them, but she rarely spoke to us.
Then I sensed the presence of four people approaching the room. I scanned their minds. They weren't the ones who had hired us but, they weren't hostile either. A precog. A telepath. A telekinetic. And one who felt no pain. Fascinating.
Cali and I always kept up a telepathic barrier to ourselves, as well as Lei and Arashii, who weren't telepaths. It hid us from other people with psychic powers. People like them. Lei and Cali looked towards the door as they sensed the approaching people. I didn't move from my spot by the window and Arashii remained lost in her own world.
The precog, an American dressed in an expensive suit entered first. He wasn't surprised to see us, but his companions although they didn't show it, were. The telepath, a red headed German, looked pissed off though.
The precog took a seat on the couch, flanked by the Japanese telekinetic and Irish masochist. The telepath leaned against the wall and glared at us. He knew us for what we were. Seated at opposite ends of the room, we pointedly ignored each other.
Then, a young man entered the room, an underling of the people who'd hire us. He looked quite calm but, inside he was scared to death. He knew what we were capable of. Frankly, I didn't blame him. But, the fear he radiated was almost palapable telepathically and it annoyed me.
" The Kamikaze has instructed me to give you your orders."
He waited for us to say anything but we just stared at him. Unnerved, the rest of his words came out in a rush.
" The Silhouettes," he said looking at us, " are to kidnap Senator Minamoto's daughter, Kyoko, in order to manipulate him into supporting the kamikaze."
" And what about us?" The cool, confident voice of the American asked.
" You will be. . . .The dummy team ued to divert Weib."
" The what?" The redhead roared as the underling flinched.
" The patsy. The fall guy," The American said dryly.
" How nice," The redhead said sarcastically. " How come they get to do the job?"
He jabbed a finger in our direction.
" Maybe coz we're better, carrot top," Lei said with a smirk.
The redhead started towards her, but was stopped by the American, who was obviously their leader.
* Hold your tongue, Leila. * I told her telepathically.
* Why? We can take them! * she protested.
* Never underestimate the enemy. *
* Whatever, Rene! * But, she kept her mouth shut after that.
" Will that be all? " I asked, finally turning from the window to face the underling.
" Uh. . . .yes. . . ." He said weakly.
I left, ignoring the glaring redhead, with Leila and the others behind me.
02-Indigo
Rene's heels clacked annoyingly on the marble floor as we walked down the hallway, towards the elevator, of the building. I scowled, disgusted that she had stopped me from piercing carrot top's heart with one of my psychokinetic throwing knives. * Oh, fine, he wasn't worth my time, anyway.* I thought to myself, forgetting Rene could pick up my thoughts.
She glanced at me, rolling her eyes, as we got into the elevator with it's bright red walls and thick carpeted floor.
" Hmmm, I could get used to Japan!" Cali remarked. The elevator was moving smoothly down the 36 floors we had passed on the way up. " Can't wait to get to the hotel. . . ."
" It's not all luxury, Cali!" Rene said seriously. " When we get back to the Lotus Flower Hotel, we're going to have to plan the strategy!"
We stepped out into the lobby of the building as I replied, " It's all good, Rene, as long as we get it over quick! I spotted some jumpin' clubs on the way coming from the airport, right Cali?" I nudged her. She grinned and the boo-lady scowled.
****
Back in the hotel room, we were going over the plans for the mission, Rene bending over the coffee table, Arachii sitting beside her, and Cali and myself sitting in respective armchairs.
We hadn't yet changed from our " contract-clothes " , as we liked to call them. Rene was in her four-inch high heels and black suit, looking every inch the stockbroker she was in her " normal " life. Cali and Arashii wore similar suits, and I looked quite stylish in a black slip-dress with matching blazer. I had kicked off my Gucci heels as we'd entered the room, and they now lay in a heap beside the door.
" Okay, here's the plan. Kyoko goes to school every morningat 7 a.m. This is her route, " Irene pointed to a squiggly blue line on our map of urban Tokyo. " This is virtually the only time she ISN'T surrounded by ten or so bodyguards. To tell you the truth, guys, this isn't going to be easy."
The rest of us glanced at each other. " Not easy " was the way we liked it. " How old's the kid?" I asked.
" Fifteen. She attends the Empress Mariko Private School for girls. We'll have to intercept her limousine at this point." She pointed to a spot on the map which the blue line passed through. " This is a pretty much deserted road about three minutes from the school."
" Deserted? In the middle of Tokyo? " Cali grinned.
Irene looked flushed. " Well, as deserted as you can get in the middle of a gleaming metropolis like this place." She continued narrating the plan. " So we intercept here. Lei, you must put up a telekinetic shield as soon as we're seen, we don't want to catch any bullets. I'll take control of the drivers' mind to stop the car, and Cali will blast the roof of it and grab the girl. Arashii can back her up."
" Then?"
" Then we get out of there as fast as possible through one of your shadow portals, and back here." She gestured around the room.
" So that's it?"
" That's it."
" Can we go now? " I asked, indicating Cali and me. Irene gave a sort of half-smile and rolled her eyes.
****
Thirty minutes later, Cali and I were on our way to the Pit, a hot new club a few blocks away.
03- Raven
" Finally, finally, FINALLY!!!" Lei choroused as she made her way through the crowd, leaving me floundering in the midst of a sea of people. She suddenly reappeared beside me and pulled me into the table she had managed to get. " We haven't had a chance to go out in three weeks!"
I managed a weak grin. The heat and the smell of sweat was getting to me. " Damn right! The drawback weeks after the mission are the worst! Going underground in some set back place. . . . " I shrugged and flashed a real grin. " At least I got my playstation back there."
Lei glowered and punched my shoulder, " You are such a home-girl!" I felt like I was gonna go insane back there! You on your games, Rene and her laptop, and Arashii with her creepy spirit friends! Out of all of us, I'm-" she trailed off, as her eyes focused somewhere beyond me.
" Hello ladies. May we join you?" I jumped at the sound of an unfamiliar distinctively male voice. I turned slowly, only to peer up into dark shades perched on a long finely shaped nose. Another man stood behind him but, he was covering his face in embarrassment.
The older man leaned forward, his dark green eyes suddenly made visible as he peered over the rims of his shades. " Mind if we and my friend join you?"
" Youji!" the young man behind him protested, a faint splash of crimson rising on his cheeks. Now that he wasn't hiding himself, I noted he was adorable in a dopey way. Short chocolate bangs fell into a pair of shy blue eyes. I glanced over at Lei and stifled a laugh. . . .
She was staring at him, then as the music played she pounced and grabbed his hand, " Wanna dance?"
The man turned an even deeper shade of red. He looked like a cherry, " Da-dance?!"
Lei smirked, " Yeah. You know, move your music to the beat." he managed to nod, " Good. Then. . . . .what's your name?"
The young man ran a hand through his hair nervously, " Ke-ken."
" Alright Ken. Then, let's dance!"
" Bu-but I'm not good!"
She pinched his cheeks, " Your looks make up for it!"
The man with shades started to chuckle as Ken turned red "again", " So," he turned to me, " Wanna dance? The name's Youji."
I broke into a grin, " Sure. I'm Cali."
We swam through the bodies after finding a good spot and stared to move to the beat.
Over to my left I could see Lei twirling Ken around as he laughed. Cute. Turning back to Youji, I felt him grab my hand. The temptation rose suddenly. Might as well see what kinda guy he was right? I let the images come.
[ Oi! Balines! The targets coming up to your left! ]
[ Gotcha Siberian. No need to worry, Abyssian's on his heels.]
[ Bombay to Balinese! Target down! Weib regroup at the shop. ]
[ Understood. ]
I stumbled backwards and Youji/Balinese's arms caught me before I fell " He-hey! You okay?"
I fought for breath, when I use my powers, my body tends to work irregularly, " Yeah. . . . .just dizzy." I pulled away, " I'll just get some fresh air, okay?" He nodded.
I went out the back entrance into the alley and tiffened as I felt a familiar touch of another telepathic mind. I instinctively brought up my shields but the intruder already got what he wanted.
The red-headed Schwartz member stepped out from the shadows, " Weib. Better keep away from them, liebe. Their on the opposite side."
" Fuck off, Schuldrich!"
He merely smirked and came nearer. I tensed as I saw him reach into his pockets then relaxed. Cigarettes. He lit one for himself.
He offered one to me. Managing a small smile, I took it. "Thanx."
He shrugged, " Nothing against you. Only that fucking Kamikaze for putting us at the fallback." Then his eyes darkened, " and that bitch teammate of yours."
I kicked his shin, HARD. He winced in pain, " Wanna get a drink?"
My grin was genuine now, " Who's paying?"
He offered his arm, " My treat, liebe."
As I slipped my arm into his I sent * You're not getting any information out of me, red. *
He chuckled into my mind. * Can't you trust me? *
* No. *
His green eyes smiled as he smiled * Good, cause I can't trust you too. *
