Disclaimer: I do not own the Cowboy Bebop series. This story is for purely entertainment purposes.

Blues in the Night

By roxyravette

Teaser

There's Always a 2nd Curtain Call

            The office was empty and void of any light. This was what it looked like when a man walked through the door. He reached for the light switch but a voice stopped him.

"Leave it off, please." A female voice said. The man shuddered inwardly at the smooth words.

"But-" he started.

"I said," the voice interrupted with the same smooth tone but with a violent edge to it. "Leave it off, please." The man gulped and gave a low bow.

"As you wish." He said shakily.

"Why are you here?" she went on, satisfied by the fear in his voice. "I thought I wasn't to be disturbed unless Ms. Valentine is here and Mr. Spiegel taken care of." The man began to sweat nervously and calmed himself to speak.

"Reic is dead, Madame." There was silence and suddenly the lights flicked on. A woman lay curled up in a large red sofa. Her long evening gown was the same deep, blood red of the couch. She looked up at him, her black hair obscuring her face. Slender fingers tucked the dark locks behind her ear to reveal a pair of mysterious lavender eyes. They lost their mystifying look as they soon glittered with anger. She uncurled herself from the couch and stood up, taking graceful steps toward the large window.

"I take it that Ms. Valentine is not with then." Her voice seething with contained rage. "Daddy must be very angry." She pulled open the drapes to reveal the barren Earth cityscape.

"No matter, there is more than one way to get a job done," she said lightly, almost to herself. "Even if it means you have to do it yourself." She turned toward him and pointed to the two packages beside the great sofa.

"I want you to deliver these packages for me. It seems I will have to take matters into my own hands." She gave him a vindictive smile. "Now what do you say?" The man gave another low bow.

"As you wish," he said not skipping a beat. "Ojou-sama."