I was siting underneath a big oak tree eating my lunch while I my eyes were glued to a book. I usually sat underneath the big oak tree because that was the only room that was left for me since the popular kids and the people who were not actually outcasts took all the benches. I was eating the famous sushi dish while reading a book on the American Revolution. To anyone else this book might have been extremely boring, but not to me. This book interested me a lot, especially the planning of the clever Americans on the revolution. Their strategies were simply amazing. Reading these kinds of book gave me more knowledge of the world and gave me some ideas to actually strategies my own crimes. It's amazing how many clever ideas are written in an old forgotten book!

People were walking by me and whispering or snickering, the occasional popular kid even yelled out nerd to my face. But I did not mind and did not even make an attempt to defend myself. This was all usual to me. I have learned to live with it. I checked my watch again for the fifth time. Ami was really late. This worried me since she was always very punctual and would not be late unless there was something really important. Ami is my best and only friend in school. She is sort of an outcast, just like me, and that is probably the reason why we got together. She was also a "nerd" and a bookworm who takes school very seriously. In a way, I am like her, except I don't take school that important even though I make good grades. She had short dark blue hair and deep blue eyes to match. She was a very nice, although shy, person. I liked her a lot. I just hope that she did not get stopped and picked on by the popular kids, mainly Beryl's group, on her way here. I definitely must have mentioned how much I hate Beryl!

"Hi Usagi!" yelled Ami as she ran towards me. I smiled at her.

"Hi Ami! Where have you been?" I asked eagerly. She sat down beside me under the big oak.

"I had to stay after class to talk to Mr. Richard. Apparently he wanted me to tutor Lita Kino since she is failing math."

"I like Lita!" I commented. I really did. She was the girl that everybody was scared of in school since she was really strong and knew a little martial art. She could kick any body's ass in school and even the popular people showed her respect, but she was kind of an outcast too. Ami and me tried to befriend her on several occasions, but she just shrugged us off so we left her alone and let her be. I still liked her though. She stood up for us a lot when the popular people were picking on us and scared them away, but then she would just leave coldly without saying another word. But that's okay since that's just the way she was. She was as cold as me when I am Serena La Morte so I understood her perfectly, although Ami didn't.

"Me too, but it's really gonna be hard to tutor her since she is so behind. But, hey who knows? Maybe we'll even become friends during this time!" Ami hoped enthusiastically.

"I sure hope so!" I replied with a smile although I really doubted it.

"Hey look! It's the two nerds!" yelled Beryl with amusement while her followers behind her just snickered as if this was the funniest thing in the world. Oh great, just what I need right now, a bitch with six wagging tails behind her.

"So what are the two nerds reading today? Instructions on how to get a life?" she laughed again and made a snap of her finger which sent a short brunette out of her group to take my book. Just when she was about to grab it, a really cold and demanding voice spoke up behind me.

"Leave Beryl! I don't think you and your little club are welcome here!" said Lita in a serious and loud voice. She was causing a scene and I could feel Ami beside me turning red.

"And what if I don't?" asked Beryl with a straight face. Even though she was trying to hide her fright, I could really see her nervousness.

"Do you really want to find out?" asked Lita with a smirk. Beryl, having at least some sort of common sense, left with her little club, but not without giving us a dirty look. She did not want to get her ass kicked in front of so many people. Lita began to leave too, but not before Ami stopped her.

"Hey Lita, do want to join us for lunch?" Ami asked hopefully.

"No" answered Lita flatly.

"OK then, see you after school" replied Ami nervously.

"Why?" asked Lita.

"Oh, didn't you hear? Mr. Richard asked me to tutor you in math and I am glad to help!" said Ami, still a little nervous.

"Whatever" replied Lita in an indifferent tone before she left.

"I really hope that she will like us" said Ami, disappointed at not making friends with her and persuading her to stay.

"Me too!" I replied before I went back to eating my lunch.

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I was driving home in my van as I looked outside the window and sighed. This has been a long day.

"You alright boss?" asked my worried driver and pretend dad. I had a normal family as far as anybody knew in Juban High. I had both a fake dad and a fake mom as not to arouse suspicion, while in actual fact, they were both members of the La Morte family and took orders directly from me. They were like my personal bodyguards since they excelled in fighting.

"Oh nothing Tony" I replied with a sight. He gave me a worried look and moved on. He knew that I was getting teased in school but there was nothing he could do about it since this is the only way in which I can lay low without being found by our enemies.

"I'm sorry to say this boss, but our base in Paris has been busted" he said nervously while taking a side way glance at me sitting beside him in the front of the van.

"What!" I exclaimed with disbelieve.

"Well, it seems like the FBI had caught on to us" he started to explain.

"How the fuck did they find out?!" I shrieked, interrupting him.

"Apparently, they had a snitch inside our circle." That had made my heart jump out of my throat.

"Did they find out anything?" I quickly asked with desperation, frightened that they had found our headquarters.

"No, it was a close call though" he replied, too with relief.

"How much did we lose?" I asked.

"Well, it was one of our smaller bases, so we didn't lose that much. We lost about 1.3 million and several of our new members which shouldn't know any major information about us. The leader of that base has been able to escape."

'And that is why we keep our new members in the dark until they prove themselves loyal' I thought to myself.

"That was too close for my liking. Who was in charge of that base?" I asked with fury at that person.

"His name is Ruche Tyler, boss. He is new at being a leader" answered Tony.

"Then I guess that I'll take it a little easier on him, but I am still very mad so he is not going to keep his leadership position" I said more to myself than to Tony.

Tony nodded and smiled with approval, "I think that is an excellent decision. I will dial him up for you as soon as we get home."

"Thanks" I said with appreciation before I went back to gazing outside my window.

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"Any luck?" asked Seiya hopefully, although he already knew the answer. Taiki looked up at his superior with a frown and nodded his head. He was kind of jealous at Seiya's looks. Seiya had long brown hair tied back in a ponytail and ruby green eyes that could look into your very soul. He had broad shoulders and handsome features on his face. Women would jump at the very chance to date him. Taiki didn't blame them. Seiya was head of the FBI investigation department at a young age of 25. He was in charge of two of the most largest and hardest cases in history. He was in charge of the La Morte and the La Femme case. The world's most largest and dangerous Mafia gangs. Lately, they have finally busted a La Morte base in Paris, but with no luck, found no new information whatsoever on the La Morte gang or its headquarters. 'The La Morte gang is one smart organization,' thought Taiki, 'they always keep their new members in the dark, no wonder they're so hard to find.'

"None what so ever?" Seiya asked again. He sighed. This was giving him a headache.

"Nope!" replied Taiki with a frown.

"How is Yaten doing with the evidence?"

"He can't find anything on it either. I'm telling you, the La Morte gang is one tough organization to find!" said Taiki with a frown.

"I know!" replied Seiya with a sigh, "They are smarter than any Mafia gangs that we dealed with previously, excluding the La Femmes of course."

"Sometimes I really think that they are being lead by the same person" Taiki voiced his suspicion.

"I highly doubt it since they are also at war with each other" replied Seiya, "Although this matter does not help us at all, even if it should."

"Too bad!" sighed Taiki.

"You go back and question all the new La Morte members we captured. Get as much information out of them as you can, even use brutal force if necessary. We have to find out where the La Morte headquarters is and who the leader is!" commanded Seiya. Taiki obeyed and quickly left the room.

Seiya looked at the files on his desk about the new evidence that was confiscated from the La Morte base. It has been 4 years that he has been working on the La Morte and La Femme case and still he had not been too far from where he had started out. Usually his head cases took about 5-6 month to solve, and that's when they were virtually impossible. These two were his head cases for 4 years already and still no results. This was seriously infuriating him. These two cases were the toughest in the history of United States, so solving them would earn him a great spot in history too. But that was not going to happen any time soon. The La Morte and La Femme were just too clever.

'I have to find the leaders first' he thought ' but it's as if they are invisible! I don't even know who they are and how they look like, and for that matter, how old! They must be over 50 to come up with plans this brilliant.' Seiya smiled. 'Good then, when we find them, they will be defenseless' and with those last thoughts Seiya Kou went back to work on the investigations.