Kousei

By princessofplanets and Angel

E-mail: princessofplanets@hotmail.com and taura12@hotmail.com

Part 4 / ?

* * * FLASHBACK * * *

'Oh WOW! What a HOT GUY! I wonder if he's free? Though, he has a really strange sense of fashion. What's with the robes? Are they pajamas or something? Why would he go out in his pajamas? Hey, wait! Where's he going?' Serena walked quickly after the hot guy, amazingly not tripping over anything. She followed him into a small pub, barely taking in its strange occupants. She followed the man with determination, following him mindlessly as he brought out a stick and tapped on a brick wall.

"… Ok, so he's a freak… But he's a HOT freak! Ok, then!" All of a sudden the brick that was touched quivered and a quickly growing hole appeared in its center. A moment later, the archway created by the hole opened into a cobbled street. "OOOOOOOOOH!" the blonde gaped at the busy street, turning all directions at once to take in everything. Noticing an unusual button in the wall of a building she squealed, "OOOOOOH! WHAT DOES THIS BUTTON DO?" and with a childlike glee she poked it. Quickly, she turned and skipped down the lane, completely ignoring the loud "BOOM!" and burst of flames behind her.

She grinned widely at the cats, owls, and frogs in the window of a pet shop. "HELLO, Froggie!" she said in her high-pitched voice. Continuing on her journey, she stopped in confusion before a dark stick shop. "Why isn't anyone here?"

An old man with pale eyes stepped out from the shadows. "Would you like me to help you find a … stick… for your enjoyment?" the man said in a misty voice.

"OOH! A stick! It sounds like so much fun!" Serena shrieked in happiness. Olivander blinked. He turned and began searching through the boxes.

Ten minutes later, they found the perfect 'stick'. Waving it around, Serena laughed with delight. "Abracadabra POOF!" Without warning, the strange old man disappeared. "DANK OO!" {Thank you!} Happily, she left the shop and bounced back into the busy streets of London.

Ten hours later, Olivander reappeared with a look of frustration on his face. Crushing a wand in his fist, he left to inform the Ministry of the Muggle's disturbance.

* * * END FLASHBACK * * *

Serena twirled the foot-long stick like a baton between her fingers. "Hmm…" she thought. "What kind of fun can I have with my stick? OH! I KNOW!" she exclaimed as she figured out what she'd do. "I can go bug my hot neighbors! How fun!"

She rushed out of her apartment and slammed open the door of the next one. She blinked in surprise as she saw her two 'hot neighbors' making out on the couch, an exasperated blonde pounding them with pillows. "Oh," she said dejectedly. "I guess I won't have a chance with these two! OH, WELL!"

She turned, and hopped out of the room.

Alex sighed. "YOU GUYS! Stop! You have to help me wake up Aya! I can't let her see you two like this! Besides, I have to leave for work. For that matter, so should you!"

Touya pulled away from Yukito for a moment, and said, "Today's Saturday. Neither of us work today, remember? Now go away!"

"I have to work, baka! GET UP!" Idiots! Finally, she managed to pull Touya off, and held him back from his boyfriend. "Yuki, go put a shirt on and wake up Aya! Toya, go make my lunch!"

"What am I, you slave?"

"Yes, I'm your slave driver. You should be happy I am not sex-obsessed."

Touya paled at the mental image. "Bad thoughts! Fine, I'll go make your stupid lunch. But it's not my fault if you're poisoned from it, got it?" Still muttering angrily, he stomped into the kitchen.

"Thank you, Toya! Oh, and clear your evening schedule, would you? I think you'll be busy." Alex smirked as she heard him scream in frustration and throw a pot into the living room.

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Alex glanced up from her desk as the Chief of the London Police approached her. "We have a case for you, Kyuu. You're needed at Trafalgar Square ten minutes ago."

A look flashed quickly over her eyes before she nodded affirmatively. "I'm on it." As she drove through the busy streets, she mentally prepared herself for the scene. It's so odd for a murder to be in such a populated area, though…. They should have plenty of witnesses without me….

She arrived at the scene of the crime minutes later, and slipped through the crowd. She was silently thankful that she again had worn black, eyeing the blood on the stones and statue with disinterest. Alex carefully kept her face expressionless as she approached the police lines and the victim's body. The man was sprawled face up on the blood-covered stones, a large and bloody hole through the victim's chest. Immediately, she scanned the body for auras other than its own. She frowned when she sensed it, turning her attention silently to the large amounts of people. A cold feeling seeped into her bones as she felt it. SEISHIROU-SAN NO BAKA! she thought angrily to herself. {Seishirou you idiot!} Ignoring the police for a moment, she glared at a tall man in a suit. I'll be talking to you later, she warned him darkly.

Seishirou smirked. In half an hour I have a date with Subaru-kun, he thought, knowing she would hear it.

Well, I don't seem to have problem crashing dates, parties, make-out sessions… You don't want to know what I've seen and crashed.

You would, Seika-chan.

Shut up, you idiot, and don't worry, I'll find you. The older man could hear her evil grin in her voice as she thought, You can't hide from me!

Returning her attention to her job, she frowned. She could deal with this one of two ways: having Seishirou find a murderer she could frame, which was unlikely since she was going to break his date, or she could alter the crowd's and policemen's memories. The blonde examined the area carefully. If I alter their memories… I could make it so he died in a motorcycle accident. And then he could have been hurt by that, then impaled by the statue… Or is that too gory? Could blood get as scattered around in just an accident? She pondered it silently, building up power with a mental sigh.

Sometimes I hate my work.