SINS OF EDEN
Chapter 15
*****
*So you got there fine?*
"Yes. So far, so good."
Akane sat in a hotel room; too big for just her use, but taking
into account Nabiki... she wasn't the least bit curious.
"I have a few things to say though."
*Shoot.*
Akaner picked up a small folder on her side and took out a piece of paper.
"According to you, he was at Hebei province. I went there today, and all
I found was a small village. Granted my chinese is still as bad as it
was before, I clearly got the point that no one has seen them. WHAT,
would you make of that."
*That you suck. That was a low level investigator that did that work.
I just wanted to see if he could do this and pay back a couple of yen
he owes me. Since he didn't, I have something else for you.*
"Gee, I got second hand info from my sis on the account of her being cheap.
How predictable."
*Sarcastic now, are we? Well then, I shouldn't tell you that he and his
little travel companion are...*
"Nabiki? What is it?"
*This can't be right. Wait a sec.*
Akane waited, walking around the room as she heard some quick noises from
the other line.
*I'm gonna kill these people,* Nabiki said.
"What?"
*I'm sorry sis, but my contacts seem to have lost his trail.*
Akane sat down on the desk. "You're joking, right?"
*I don't joke about my business affairs, or to my family, mind you. It
seems he entered the mountain ranges and vanished.*
"How the hell can he just vanish? Look for him!"
*Easier said than done. Those mountains are huge; it'd take a search party
years to find anything. I'm... sorry.*
Akane sighed. "Well, guess I can't hold it against you. Thanks for trying."
*Don't give up on me yet. The second I get something, I'll call you.
Promise.*
"Thanks," she said as she hung the phone. She went back to bed, sat cross-
legged and rested her head in her palms.
-----
"You think Akane found the guy?"
"I'm sure she did, Nui. Finding someone is not as complicated as people
think."
"I'm gonna have to take your word for it."
Nui and Shin were in her apartment, watching a movie. She was sitting on
his lap while watching.
"Mmm," she hummed as she sneaked a kiss on his throat. "Watching horror
movies gets me hot."
"The more I know you, the less I understand you," he said as he repositioned
and kissed her lips. "But, it's your weirdness that's appealing."
'Beep-beep-beep'
Nui sighed and rolled her eyes back. "I thought you said you turned off
your beeper."
"Sorry," he replied as he reached into his pocket. He looked at the message.
"On no. Hell no."
"What?" she asked.
"Those idiots. I can't take a short leave without something getting screwed
up. Can I use the phone?"
"Sure. Knock yourself out," she said distastefully as she got off him.
Shin dialed a number, answered yes to a few things and waited.
"Shin?" she asked.
"Hang on..." he made a gesture with his hand. "Yeah, I got the message.
What the hell's going on?... What?... Let me get this straight. You just
LOST it?... You, little stupid IDIOT! Do you realize what this implies!?
... No, save your sorry excuses. Damn it, I can't take a few months off
without you assholes screwing up! Look, I don't wanna hear it! You better
have your shit wired; I'll be there tomorrow... What do ya mean: What time?
Just wait for me dolt!" With that he hung up.
"What's wrong?" Nui asked quietly.
He sighed heavily. "I gotta go tomorrow to Atami. Some dickhead kid
misplaced some important paperwork for a project we've been heading
for the past two years."
"Ouch," she said.
"You don't know the half of it. Now I gotta go pack and..." He began
to stand up, but she pulled him bak down and kissed him.
"You know," she sai between kisses, "that means you have to give me a
going away present."
"You? It's me."
She looked into his eyes, a sly smile forming on her lips. "I know."
-----
Shin walked out of a small plane in a crowded airport. He adjusted his
pack on his arm and looked around. To the far end of the terminal,
he spotted a mand in a suit. He knew who it was and walked towards him.
When he reached the man, who seemed to have just left his teens, he ignored
the nervous hello and kept walking. The much smaller man walked behind
him.
"S-sir?"
"You better have a good explination, 'cause I'm no mood for anything."
After and audible gulp, he talked. "We um, seem to have misplaced him."
"We've kept a constant track of him for two full years." He turned to face
his subordinate, who cowered under his gaze. "How the hell can you lose
his tace in 24 hours!?"
"I! I!"
Shin sighed. He reached into his jeand pocket, pulled out some cigarrettes,
took one in his mouth and lit it. "You and your bunch are just a bunch
of useless idiots. I don't know why I put up with you."
"Sir, my most sincere apologies..."
"Save it. I'm gonna cut you one last break. You have two days to find him,
or else I'm gonna eat your heart for dinner."
The man gulped as if taking the statement to heart, nodded violently
and ran away to the door.
Shin laughed as the man banged himself on the auto doors. He took a puff
then shook his head.
*No way you can hide. I'm gonna find you, no matter what," he thought as
he left the building.
End of Chapter 15
A.N.
Sorry for the continuos delays in updating. But after a lot of group studies,
not to mention tests and all, I've been busy. And, stressing the fact that
recently I was able to get Final Fantasy X, I've been utterly consumed
by such activities.
Anyway, enjoy the chapter, and thank you for waiting.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon
Chapter 15
*****
*So you got there fine?*
"Yes. So far, so good."
Akane sat in a hotel room; too big for just her use, but taking
into account Nabiki... she wasn't the least bit curious.
"I have a few things to say though."
*Shoot.*
Akaner picked up a small folder on her side and took out a piece of paper.
"According to you, he was at Hebei province. I went there today, and all
I found was a small village. Granted my chinese is still as bad as it
was before, I clearly got the point that no one has seen them. WHAT,
would you make of that."
*That you suck. That was a low level investigator that did that work.
I just wanted to see if he could do this and pay back a couple of yen
he owes me. Since he didn't, I have something else for you.*
"Gee, I got second hand info from my sis on the account of her being cheap.
How predictable."
*Sarcastic now, are we? Well then, I shouldn't tell you that he and his
little travel companion are...*
"Nabiki? What is it?"
*This can't be right. Wait a sec.*
Akane waited, walking around the room as she heard some quick noises from
the other line.
*I'm gonna kill these people,* Nabiki said.
"What?"
*I'm sorry sis, but my contacts seem to have lost his trail.*
Akane sat down on the desk. "You're joking, right?"
*I don't joke about my business affairs, or to my family, mind you. It
seems he entered the mountain ranges and vanished.*
"How the hell can he just vanish? Look for him!"
*Easier said than done. Those mountains are huge; it'd take a search party
years to find anything. I'm... sorry.*
Akane sighed. "Well, guess I can't hold it against you. Thanks for trying."
*Don't give up on me yet. The second I get something, I'll call you.
Promise.*
"Thanks," she said as she hung the phone. She went back to bed, sat cross-
legged and rested her head in her palms.
-----
"You think Akane found the guy?"
"I'm sure she did, Nui. Finding someone is not as complicated as people
think."
"I'm gonna have to take your word for it."
Nui and Shin were in her apartment, watching a movie. She was sitting on
his lap while watching.
"Mmm," she hummed as she sneaked a kiss on his throat. "Watching horror
movies gets me hot."
"The more I know you, the less I understand you," he said as he repositioned
and kissed her lips. "But, it's your weirdness that's appealing."
'Beep-beep-beep'
Nui sighed and rolled her eyes back. "I thought you said you turned off
your beeper."
"Sorry," he replied as he reached into his pocket. He looked at the message.
"On no. Hell no."
"What?" she asked.
"Those idiots. I can't take a short leave without something getting screwed
up. Can I use the phone?"
"Sure. Knock yourself out," she said distastefully as she got off him.
Shin dialed a number, answered yes to a few things and waited.
"Shin?" she asked.
"Hang on..." he made a gesture with his hand. "Yeah, I got the message.
What the hell's going on?... What?... Let me get this straight. You just
LOST it?... You, little stupid IDIOT! Do you realize what this implies!?
... No, save your sorry excuses. Damn it, I can't take a few months off
without you assholes screwing up! Look, I don't wanna hear it! You better
have your shit wired; I'll be there tomorrow... What do ya mean: What time?
Just wait for me dolt!" With that he hung up.
"What's wrong?" Nui asked quietly.
He sighed heavily. "I gotta go tomorrow to Atami. Some dickhead kid
misplaced some important paperwork for a project we've been heading
for the past two years."
"Ouch," she said.
"You don't know the half of it. Now I gotta go pack and..." He began
to stand up, but she pulled him bak down and kissed him.
"You know," she sai between kisses, "that means you have to give me a
going away present."
"You? It's me."
She looked into his eyes, a sly smile forming on her lips. "I know."
-----
Shin walked out of a small plane in a crowded airport. He adjusted his
pack on his arm and looked around. To the far end of the terminal,
he spotted a mand in a suit. He knew who it was and walked towards him.
When he reached the man, who seemed to have just left his teens, he ignored
the nervous hello and kept walking. The much smaller man walked behind
him.
"S-sir?"
"You better have a good explination, 'cause I'm no mood for anything."
After and audible gulp, he talked. "We um, seem to have misplaced him."
"We've kept a constant track of him for two full years." He turned to face
his subordinate, who cowered under his gaze. "How the hell can you lose
his tace in 24 hours!?"
"I! I!"
Shin sighed. He reached into his jeand pocket, pulled out some cigarrettes,
took one in his mouth and lit it. "You and your bunch are just a bunch
of useless idiots. I don't know why I put up with you."
"Sir, my most sincere apologies..."
"Save it. I'm gonna cut you one last break. You have two days to find him,
or else I'm gonna eat your heart for dinner."
The man gulped as if taking the statement to heart, nodded violently
and ran away to the door.
Shin laughed as the man banged himself on the auto doors. He took a puff
then shook his head.
*No way you can hide. I'm gonna find you, no matter what," he thought as
he left the building.
End of Chapter 15
A.N.
Sorry for the continuos delays in updating. But after a lot of group studies,
not to mention tests and all, I've been busy. And, stressing the fact that
recently I was able to get Final Fantasy X, I've been utterly consumed
by such activities.
Anyway, enjoy the chapter, and thank you for waiting.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon