A.N.: Hi guys! Sorry for taking so long to update! The fact is that I had
this chapter ready but fanfiction.net broke down and wouldn't let me
upload. So, frustrated, I tried to submit my story to moonromance, but they
rejected it! A lot of comfort it brings to my self-esteem. Anyway, hope you
enjoy this chapter. It was originally two chapters, but since I found them
rather short, I decided to combine them into one. With the way my plot is
turning, it would be a while when the story is finished.
THE LA MORTE
"What!?" Darien exclaimed with total disbelieve "You're a man!?" "You got it!" "How the fuck.are you gay!?" he asked with a shrill voice, suddenly remembering our heated kiss. I could no longer suppress my laughter. This had to be one of the most hilarious things I've ever done! He is so gullible! I opened my mouth to say something in response, but my uncontrollable laughter came out instead, throwing me into a fit. I laughed so hard that tears began to form in my eyes, all the while he stared at me with confusion and anger. "What the hell is so funny!?" he demanded with his angry booming voice. "Hahaha-y-hahahaha-you!" I tried to muster through my laughter. "Why?!" "Your-haha-are-ha-so gullible!" I proclaimed with much effort. He glared at me coldly. Something tells me that he is beyond pissed off. So I decided to exert all the self-control I had left in me and stop my fit of giggles. Hardest thing I ever done in my life. "Well, what I actually meant to say was I can't believe that you actually believed me! Did you really think that I was a man! Man, you're just way to gullible!" "Oh..." gasped Darien with embarrassment. His face was completely red. "So you were just joking?" "Duh!" I exclaimed with annoyance. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled slowly. "I guess that was pretty funny" he admitted, "you sure had me fooled there for a minute" "I sure did" I agreed with pride. "So your actually not the La Morte leader..right?" "Well.." I muttered with uncertainty. He looked at me curiously with one of his perfect eyes brows raised. God, he is hot! I'm almost sorry for what I have to do next. But hey, I can't let the most popular jock walk around with this kind of information. It's just too dam risky! I leaned towards him slowly until our faces were only inches apart while my right hand began groping around for something hard. He closed his eyes, thinking that I was coming for another passionate kiss. Perfect! My hand had finally found something useful. Well actually, it has found the gun I always carried under my sweater. I know that a gun is not supposed to be used this way, but hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. I quickly grabbed the gun from underneath my sweater and in a swift motion- WACK! The gun connected with the back of his head. He was out in a second. He tumbled forward still with his eyes closed and his head dropped into my lap. He was out cold and for good in the next three hours. Oops! Guess I hit him a little too hard. I only meant to take him out for about an hour or less. After all, I'm the one who has to wait for him cooked up in this car until he wakes up. I groaned. Great! Just wonderful! As if I wasn't already behind on time, but now I get to spent the next three hours baby- sitting some 17-year old guy! Sometimes I really hate my luck! I looked at the bruise that I had caused on the back of his head. I could not see it through his shiny raven black hair, but I can tell that it was going to hurt BAD afterwards. I had hit him PRETTY hard. I'm surprised that it's not bleeding. I guess that I do owe him for doing this and the least I could do was wait for him to wake up no matter how bad I wanted to leave. 'You have to take responsibility for every action that you choose..' I remembered the words of one of my old defense trainers in the La Morte. That has sure come back to haunt me. I looked back at the head in my lap and felt guilt wash over me. I sighed inwardly. I guess that I might as well get us both comfortable since we're going to be here a long time. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Diamond looked at the pathetic man in front of him and frowned with disapproval. He did not like what he saw at all. The man was a total failure. Diamond was surprised at how a creature as distasteful as this can get into the La Morte inner circle. 'But then again, he didn't get in on his own' Diamond reminded himself 'he got in because his dead old man had written this only request for La Morte in his will. Figures that the old bastard would pull some strings to get his only son in. There is only one weakness that La Morte has and that is being too loyal. But that will soon change when she submits to me. I will make sure that the only one she stays loyal to is me.' Diamond smirked. La Morte's sense of loyalty definitely played into his advantage. "So what have you brought to me today, Venturo?" Diamond question with amusement as he took a sip from his crystal wine goblet. Diamond sat comfortably in his leather chair as the man in front of him shriveled with fright. He tried to confidently look up to Diamond but immediately dropped his gaze to the floor, unable to take the cold murdering stare. "W-well M-mi-mister La F-Femme, I-I have s-some va-valuable news t-that y- you may l-like" stuttered Venturo as he tried to gather enough courage to continue. "And that would be..." implied Diamond with sheer annoyance and disgust for this man. "I-I ha-have found out wh-where La M-Morte is att-tending school" Venturo continued, his nervousness slowly subsiding. He was certain that this would please Diamond and earn him a large paycheck in advance. "Where!?" shouted Diamond with impatience. He was now drawing very close to finally finding La Morte. "In T-Tokyo. Sh-she is att-ttending one of th-the p-public high schools th- there" "Which one?!" Diamond quickly shouted, unable to wait any longer. This had scared Venturo deeply. He had not found out yet. He was sure that this news alone was going to please Diamond, but apparently, he guessed wrong. Diamond was a very demanding man. "Well..I-I d-don't k-know y-yet s-sir. I-I s-still ha-have to p-pass the t- test of l-loyalty to g-get in-into h-head-headquarters. Th-then I w-will g- get close t-to her and f-find out. P-please, M-mi-mister La F-Femme, all I n-need is mo-more time" pleaded Venturo. Diamond wanted to take the gun beside him on the glass table and pull the trigger on the pathetic failure. But he resisted the urge to do so until he asked his final question. "Do you know what name she goes by in the high school?" he asked with anticipation. "I-I'm s-sorry s-sir, but n-no" apologized Venture with shame. "Very well then, I see that I have no more use of you Venturo" spoke Diamond as he grabbed the small silver gun beside him and pointed it at Venturo. He pulled the small trigger without a second thought as the silver bullet inside of it raced toward Venturo's head. The small bullet connected with his forehead, ending his life with a quick painless death. Venturo fell backwards immediately when the sound of the bullet ended his life. He did not even have enough time to protest or plea, or scream out. He was murdered within five seconds. To Diamond, this was giving him mercy. Diamond thought himself generous of ending Venturo's life so quick and painless. He was certain that Venturo was not going to pass the test of loyalty and may even end up betraying him to La Morte. Diamond looked at the dead man lying on the floor in front of him with great disgust. Footsteps began stumbling outside of the large elegant oak doors of his private study. Immediately, 4 of his men barged in to ensure his safety. "Are you OK boss?" the leader asked as he carefully inspected Diamond for damage. But his attention was immediately drawn to the corpse in front of him. The others behind him also began to stare at the mass of blood littering the floor. It's not like they were surprised, after all, they were working for Diamond, its just that they did not expect Diamond to get rid of his only spy in the La Morte so soon. But they never dared to question Diamond's judgment or there'll be hell to pay. "Yes Antonio" answered Diamond "call somebody in to take care of this mess"
"Yes boss! Right away!" Antonio responded as he and the men behind him rushed out of the room to carry out the orders. Diamond walked over to his large oak desk and pressed a button on his phone. Immediately a feminine voice answered on the other line. "Ah, Christine, I want you to do a background check on all the public high schools in Tokyo and report to me immediately" ordered Diamond. "Yes, boss, right away" came the reply of the woman. 'It won't be long now La Morte' thought Diamond with a grin as he took another sip of wine from his crystal goblet. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Darien groaned with pain as he opened his eyelids to allow light in. He was rather uncomfortable leaning back on the leather seat of his car and made an attempt to get up. But then the shooting pain on the back of his head would allow him to do no such thing. "Oww! What the fuck?!" groaned Darien in pain. "Well, I see that you are finally awake" I proclaimed as I closed the magazine that I was reading while waiting for him to regain conscience. "What took you so long?" "Huh?" was all that he could muster as he looked around in confusion "what happened?" "Well, to make it short, you gave me a ride home and fell asleep as you pulled into my driveway. I felt bad about leaving you alone in here so decided to stay until you woke up, which was about, oh I don't know, three hours!" I explained, clearly emphasizing the time that had spent waiting for him. "Oh" replied Darien with a blush "I-I'm sorry Usagi." He very well should be! I've been waiting here for three freaking hours and dying of boredom while he thinks that this is all just going to blow over with his simple apology? Not likely! Why that egotistical fucking bastard- wait a minute! He called me "Usagi"! So that means he did not remember anything from our previous conversation! I sighed with relief. Awesome! I looked up at him and smiled. He blushed an even darker shade of crimson red. I still can't get used to the idea of the great Darien Shields blushing. This is definitely an eventful day despite all the boredom and torture that I had gone thought. Then my mind went back to the kiss, but I quickly shook it off, not wanting to remember it. "It's OK Darien. I guess that it was just my way of saying thanks for the ride" I said with a grin as I prepared to at last leave the car that I was now scared to get close to. "Well, I'm really sorry Usagi and if there is anything that I could do please don't hesitate to ask" he apologized yet again. Wow! When have I ever heard Darien apologize to someone twice? Like never! This caused me to smile appreciatively at him. Then there was that awkward silence again, strongly reminding me of what happened the last time under this situation. I decided to quickly leave before that event repeated itself, not that I minded the kiss or anything. It's just that it may get out of control and cause me to tell him everything again. And if I did that then I would have to hit him over the head again and something told me that no matter how hard his head was, it was not going to withstand my second blow. So I decided to play it safe and opened the car door and stepped out. Ah, sweet beautiful fresh air! How I miss it! "Well, buy Darien and thanks for the ride" I spoke as I fully got out of the car and prepared to close the door. I looked down at him in the driver's seat and he looked up at me. Our eyes met yet again. His eyes were drawing me in. Oh no! Not this again! I quickly looked away, breaking the contact. Phew! That was close! "Um...I guess I'll see you later then Usagi" he responded uncertain. "You betcha!" I said cheerfully, trying to brighten up the awkward moment. "Yeah...we should do this more often. I mean, get together and hang out" suggested Darien. Yeah right buddy! As if! "Yeah, we should" I agreed with fake sincerity as to not arouse his suspicion. I mean, who wouldn't want to hand out with Darien Shields? "Well, see ya!" I quickly slammed the door of his red sports car and walked toward my front steps before he could set up a date. Don't wanna go through that torture again. But somewhere deep inside me, I could not help but feel a pang of regret and sadness at how he didn't remember the intimate kiss we shared. My real first kiss.
Darien felt a little astonished at how Usagi just slammed the door right in his face. No one ever dared to do that to him when he wasn't finished talking to them. But then again, she was just not anybody. She was Usagi Tsukino. The only girl who didn't want him back despite her social status. 'But that will soon change when I get her to go out with me' thought Darien as he smiled to himself. So far, today was the day that he made the furthest progress with her, despite that he had fallen asleep. But Darien started to wonder at why he fell asleep. He was absolutely not tired at all when he left the house and yet when he was finally driving the girl that's been on his mind for the past 2 month home, he falls asleep! He could not understand at how it could ever happen. But he shrugged it off. Despite the fact that he didn't get her phone number, he still got on her good side, which is a very big step for him. Darien drove home a happy man, forgetting that he was supposed to pick up his mother's new dress in the mall. Nothing mattered to him anymore. There was only one person in his mind: Usagi. But he could not shake off the feeling that something big happened today between him and Usagi. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Seiya whistled happily as he entered the large police station in downtown Tokyo that served as his temporary office. His cheerful tune had attracted the attention of many officers, causing Seiya to receive curious stares as he made his way to the elevator. He casually pressed the up button to wait for the elevator and smiled at his reflection on the metal sliding doors as he continued to whistle cheerfully. Ding The elevator had arrived and the metal doors through which he saw his reflection slid open and out stepped Yaten, who eyed Seiya both with curiosity and confusion. "What?" asked Seiya with annoyance, not comfortable under his intense stare. "What happened to you?" Yaten wondered with bewilderment "Are you even Seiya Kou?" "What do you mean? Of course I'm Seiya!" "Well, you're certainly not the Seiya that I know. The Seiya that I know never smiles. In fact, he has never shown anything close to a smile. And now you're not only smiling, but also whistling! So I now drawn the conclusion that you are an impostor!" cried Yaten with a humorous grin. Seiya sighed with annoyance. Typical Yaten. "But seriously man, what happened to you?" asked Yaten without humor. "That would be none of your concern. All you need to know is that I am fine and not a fake" answered Seiya stubbornly "by the way, how is Taiki doing in headquarters?" "If you mean if he is maintaining control there, than yes, he's doing very good. But if you mean if he has found any evidence that may lead to Lance Jordan's killer then no, he's not doing so good at all" reported Yaten with a frown. "No, I meant how he was doing running headquarters. But I didn't expect him to find anything on the killer since all the evidence is here and that's why we are here too" explained Seiya. "Are you sure that that's the only reason you are still staying here?" asked Yaten casually with a grin of amusement "after all, I did hear that you left the crime scene that day with some girl. I never thought that I'd see the day where you'd ditch work for pleasure Seiya." "What makes you think that I left Yaten?" Seiya asked with equal amusement. "I must admit that I didn't believe anybody who said this at first, but now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense. The reason that your all happy today is because you got laid last night...right?" asked Yaten, with great interest "although, you can get laid any time you want to, so it must have been some GREAT fuck if it cause you to be so happy today-Oww! What d'ya do that for?" Yaten rubbed the spot on his head where Seiya had smacked him hard. "For not minding your own business" answered Seiya as he looked grimly at Yaten. "What's the deal man? Then why are you so happy?" Seiya sighed in defeat. "If you must know Yaten, I asked the girl out yesterday and she said yes. Her name is Usagi and no, we didn't have sex! She's only seventeen but I still really like her" Yaten's jaw dropped open in shock "Wow! I never thought I'd see the day when you ask a girl out, especially a 17-year-old. Let me guess, she's really hot and is one of those popular cheerleaders who wear incredibly hot mini skirts. She went absolutely crazy when you asked her out and couldn't wait to get laid" predicated Yaten, his shock subsided and was replaced with a grin. "No, she's not one of those boy crazy girls. In fact, she reacted more than calm when I was sweaty nervous trying to ask her out. She's sweet and kind, and definitely not one of those stuck up cheerleaders!" proclaimed Seiya. "Oh my God! If I didn't know you better, I'd think that you were actually interested in a woman besides sex!" exclaimed Yaten, in total disbelieve. "Well, not everything with a woman revolves around sex you know. There's also something called commitment" Seiya replied with annoyance. "Yeah right man!" Yaten responded with great sarcasm. "So, I guess that you really are crazy about this 17 year old chick." "I was hoping that age wouldn't make a difference" muttered Seiya, feeling a little down. "Don't worry Seiya, she'll be totally all over you by the end of your date and when you tell her what you do" said Yaten with confidence, trying to cheer Seiya up. "Actually, she already knows" Seiya corrected with a low voice. "And she didn't react all that crazy about it. She acted pretty calm." "Wow! You don't see a girl like that everyday" replied Yaten with amazement "I have to give it to you Seiya, you sure know how to pick a girl" "Yeah, but there is still the whole age issue, remember?" "Don't worry about that! Just go get her! I don't think that you'll meet a girl like her again anytime soon" proclaimed Yaten. "Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't let age get in the way" agreed Seiya, brightening up. "You got that right buddy!" exclaimed a cheerful Yaten. Seiya smiled and took in a deep breath to calm down. "Well, I guess that we better get back to work then" sighed Seiya. "Typical" replied Yaten, rolling his eyes. "Well, see ya then Seiya and good luck on your date. By the way, when is it?" "Tomorrow night" "Oh man, wait till the guys hear about this!" exclaimed Yaten as he quickly began to jog away. "Yaten! Don't you dare tell anyone about this!" Seiya yelled after him furiously. Yaten turned around with an evil grin and continued on to the main hall. Seiya sighed with defeat. 'I bet the whole station is going to hear about this by lunch' thought Seiya as he groaned inwardly. He looked at the elevator and noticed that the shiny metal doors had slid closed a long time ago. 'Stupid Yaten baka!' Seiya proclaimed in his head 'Made me miss the elevator!' Somehow he knew that this is going to be a long frustrating day.
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"So what do you think Ronda? Not too bold?" I asked with uncertainty. "No at all Serena, you look perfect" answered Ronda with a smile of reassurance. It was sure nice to have someone around who was honest and not just sucking up because I was their boss. Ronda is like an aunt to me. So tonight is the night. The night of my date with Seiya Kou. I must say that I am rather nervous since this is, believe it or not, my first date. I was fussing about the perfect outfit for the past three days and have come up with absolutely nothing. So after pondering for about an hour on the big night, I have finally come up with this: a white tank top and a black mini skirt. The skirt was not too short, but short enough to show off my long creamy legs. The tank top, thank God, was cut not too low, so it did not reveal my cleavage. So believe it or not folks, this is the best that I can come up with. I think that it does emphasize the idea of both being sexy and innocent. The innocent part is that it does not reveal anything at all, but the sexy part is that the outfit outlines every curve of my body and can give the male species a good imagination of what's underneath. Yep, I definitely think that it meets the criteria I wanted. Sure beats the baggy clothes I always wear as Usagi Tsukino. And to think that I was fussing about what to wear all this time! Now, this posses one small problem. I have to avoid pretty much everybody from school, including the teachers. I can't let anybody from school see me like this. They were all so used to the idea of me constantly wearing baggy clothing and being shy that to see me like this on a date with a hot guy would totally shock them to death. They would never see me the same way again and I can't let that happen if I was to keep my cover, especially the popular people who have the tendency to gossip. If one of them saw me, then this would spread all over school within the first day back. DAM! Avoiding all 3 thousand kids from school will most definitely be a challenge. "How about my hair?" I asked, "Is it OK?" I had my brown wig up in a high ponytail, kinda resembling Lita's. I had no make up on since the make up already disguising my face was heavy enough for me. I had a touch of pink lipstick and my thick glasses were off. I must admit that as Usagi Tsukino I actually looked pretty. "Its fine Serena, now stop worrying about it. You look absolutely beautiful" Ronda reassured for the second time. I smiled at her with appreciation. "Thanks Ronda for the constant support." "Your welcome" she responded with a kind smile of her own. There was a moment of silence as we both looked at each other peacefully with understanding. Then the harmony was interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell. "That must be him" I quickly responded as I rushed to get the door. I opened it, and out standing was a very hot looking Seiya Kou. I must admit that he looked awesome in a black tuxedo. His hair was neatly combed back and tied to a ponytail at his nape. He wore the most charming smile on his face as he handed me the bouquet of red roses. I didn't know that he would be so formal or I would have worn something more appropriate. But oh well, I guess that it's too late now. Actually, his formality turned me on. Right now he was almost as hot as Darien. Almost. "Hi Seiya, do come in and make yourself at home while I go grab my purse and jacket" I greeted him with a warm welcome, "And my mom also wants to meet you." "Sure Usagi, that would be nice. I'm sure you're parents are wonderful people seeing as they have raised such a wonderful daughter" he complimented. Man, this guy was good! "Why thank you Seiya, you flatter me too much" I responded, trying to blush. It actually worked as my face turned slightly red. "I only speak the truth Usagi" he replied. "Thanks. Now why don't you go into the living room and meet my mother while I quickly go upstairs to grab my purse. Oh, and my father is not home. He had to work late today" Actually, Tony had to go to the new casino that we opened in Tokyo. It seems like that there has been some cheating going on that may affect our business. And, yes, we also made money off opening casinos all over the world. Business was good. "Alright then" Seiya agreed. I flashed him a smile and quickly hoped up the stairs as he made his way to the living room. "Hi, you must be Seiya, the nice guy my daughter is dating. I'm Ronda, nice to meet you" greeted Ronda as she quickly came over to Seiya and extended her hand for a warm handshake. She knew dam well who Seiya really was. "It's a pleasure to meet you too Mrs. Tsukino" replied Seiya politely as he gently kissed Ronda's hand. Ronda smiled. 'The guy sure knows how to make a first impression' she thought as she looked at him with a smile of approval. "Please sit down and tell me about yourself Seiya" suggested Ronda as she motioned him toward the couch. Seiya nodded with smile and sat down after Ronda. "Well, I like sports but I'm not that active. I also like-" began Seiya as he was interrupted by me. "Hi guys, I'm back!" I cried cheerfully as I entered the room. "Oh, I'm sorry, was I interrupting something?" "Nothing at all dear, Seiya was just telling me about himself, but I'm sure we can finish this conversation another time so go out and have fun you two" Ronda said in a motherly tone as she stood up to walk us to the door. "Thank you Mrs. Tsukino for the warm greeting and it was very nice meeting you" said Seiya as he stood up too and walked over to me. "Shall we?" He extended his hand to me. I giggled as I placed my hand in his and walked with him to the door. "Well, have fun you two. And Seiya, you seem like a nice boy so I trust you fully with my daughter. Just bring her back before eleven" requested Ronda in the overprotective motherly tone. "Don't worry Mrs. Tsukino, I will" promised Seiya "Have a good night!" Ronda nodded with approval. "And Usagi, try to be good for Seiya, alright?" she asked me in a teasing voice. "Don't worry mom, I will" I promised with a smile "Bye!" "Bye!" she yelled as we walked our way to Seiya's expensive black jeep. Seiya, being the perfect gentleman that he is, opened the door for me and waited for me to get in. I turned around to wave good bye to Ronda and saw her looking at me sternly. I knew the message she was trying to send me was "be careful." I smiled and she knew that I received the message, so she waved back. I turned around and got in the leather seat of the car. Seiya shut the door behind me as I settled myself comfortably in. Well, as comfortable as I could get without being reminded of the incident that happened the last time I was in a car. Seiya quickly ran around the front and opened the door to the driver's seat beside me. He settled in and shut the door as he began to roam the engine to life. And thus our date begins. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"So how do you like the food Usagi?" asked Seiya as he took another sip of his wine. "It's great! I haven't eaten spaghetti like this in years!" I commented as I put another fork full of spaghetti in my mouth. "Why, doesn't your mom make spaghetti?" asked Seiya. "Well..let's just say that spaghetti is not her specialty" I replied as I finished chewing my food. He smiled at my phrase. I must admit that the man sure knows what to do at the appropriate times. But then again, with his job, he gets plenty of practice. We are currently sitting in a large elegant and expensive restaurant that had a dress code I failed to follow. This restaurant was one of the best in Tokyo and we made no reservations for dinner. So you see a problem here, no reservation, no appropriate dress, and in my current case as Usagi Tsukino, no money. But when you are going out with Seiya Kou, that is no problem. He does not need a reservation and he does not need to follow any dress code rule because he is the head of the FBI. The manager himself even came out to greet us and we got the best table in the house. As for money, well, we all have a pretty good idea of how much the head of the FBI makes a year. So all in all, girls should be going nuts at a chance to date him, but somehow that doesn't apply to me. But I have to admit that going out with Seiya certainly has a lot of advantages. "So what is her specialty then?" asked an amused Seiya. "Ordering pizza" I answered with a mischievous grin. Seiya lightheartedly laughed at my comment. I had to smile at how cute he looked when laughing. "So where are we going after dinner?" I asked, trying not to gaze at him. Thankfully, he didn't notice. "Well, I was thinking about a walk in the park, but it's really up to you" he replied. "The walk sounds great Seiya. You're just the perfect gentlemen who can make a girl feel so relaxed on a first date" I purred. What a suck up! But hey, it is based on the truth. He smiled at the compliment and I decided to blush as a response. Man, I think at this rate, I could become a professional actress by the end of this month. "Thanks Usagi, this is also my first date, and you are just the perfect girl to take out" he countered with his comment. Man, did I say he was good? "Really?" I acted all surprised "Is this really your first date too?" It was a known fact that Seiya Kou bedded women but never took them out on a real date, but I better play it safe and act ignorant. "Yes Usagi, that is correct, so there is no use feeling uncomfortable since we are both in the same situation." "Wow! I'm so honored to be your first date" I spoke with fake enthusiasm. He smiled his charming smile that could win the heart of any girl, but unfortunately, Serena La Morte didn't have a heart. "Not as honored as I am, Usagi" he replied smoothly. I blushed, he made it sound both comforting and sexy. It still amazes me at how he did it. We sat in silence for the rest of the meal, each reflecting upon our own thoughts. It was not the awkward silence that I shared with Darien, but more of an understanding silence. We were both relaxed and at peace with each other, so there was no need for further communication. I sat there pondering what the rest of our date would be like. Judging by the way things are running right now, there is definitely going to be a good night kiss. A heated one too. I never knew that Seiya Kou could be so romantic. He always looked so serious. I definitely misjudged his character. I thought of him as the boring workaholic type that breathed facts, but boy, did I ever guess wrong. The saying people are not always what they seem sure comes in mind. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Riiiiiiing! Riiiiiing! The calling of the cell phone interrupted Diamond from another one of his silent thinking moments, which is when Diamond sits in silence on his large cushioned leather black chair while drinking a brand name of wine at one of his many well furnished private studies or offices. Diamond highly valued these kinds of moments and grows furious with anyone who interrupts him. Currently his furry was on the person that is calling him on the other line. 'It better be good' thought a furious Diamond. He was especially enjoying this moment of peace as he was pondering all the different things he could do when he captures Serena La Morte. The possibility was endless. Diamond reluctantly got out of his comfortable position in the chair and picked up the cell phone on the glass table in front of him. "WHAT!" yelled Diamond through the receiver, virtually popping the eardrum of the person on the other line. "Wow, calm down there Diamond" came the soothing voice of Sapphire on the other end. "Oh, sorry brother, didn't know it was you" apologized Diamond, immediately relaxing more. Sapphire was the only person that had that kind of affect on him. Well, now Serena La Morte possessed that kind of ability over him too.
"What's the matter Diamond?" asked a concerned Sapphire. "Nothing" breathed Diamond, not wanting to bring up this conversation. "You were thinking about her again, weren't you?" asked Sapphire, already knowing the answer. "Yes.." Sighed Diamond, as he closed his eyes to picture her face again. The sweet, beautiful, angelic face of Serena La Morte. "This has got to stop Diamond! It is becoming an obsession!" warned Sapphire with a stern voice. "I know" agreed Diamond "but I can't stop the infatuation." "I know that I am the only person to whom you revealed these feelings about La Morte completely, but trust me when I say that this is NOT healthy Diamond. She is your enemy for Christ sake and falling in love with your enemy is not the smartest thing to do" cried Sapphire over the line. Diamond sighed deeply in response. Sapphire, hearing this, sighed deeply too in defeat. "You know Diamond, I must admit that I never thought that I would see you in this kind of state. You always proclaimed love to be a foolish sign of weakness and falling in love with the enemy just about tops the list of foolishness. You always had a different mistress every week and discarded them right after you had your share of pleasure. I know for a fact that most of them left with a broken heart, but you turn around and fall in love with somebody that not only does not want you, but probably also hates your guts. Diamond you have definitely changed. I see that there is no use of talking you out of this obsession with La Morte. I know that you are not only not going to kill her but you might go as far as marrying her. I just want you to know that despite the fact that she is our enemy, I am happy that you have finally found true love. I'm sure that if you two met under different circumstances, she would have fallen in love with you too. But since you two did meet under this rival circumstance, it didn't work out so well, but I'm sure you can win her over. I just have to give you a little advice, don't try to win her over by force, try to appeal more to her emotional side and strengthen her weaknesses. This will cause her to place her trust in you and count you as a friend. And you know what they say, most marriages begin with friendship. So just give her time Diamond." Diamond smiled at his brother's switch to full support. Sapphire was his only living relative and therefore the only person that he trusted completely. The two had a very strong brotherly bond that could not be broken. "Thank you Sapphire. I will take your advice into full account. However, if she doesn't come around soon, I will take her by force. Just being in the presence of her drives me to insanity. I am not a patient man." Concluded Diamond with a grin. "I know" sighed Sapphire "If she doesn't come around, you'll take her by force, if she falls in love with another man, you'll kill him." "Precisely" proclaimed Diamond, "although I highly doubt that she will fall for a pathetic weakling. She needs a real man, like me." "I'm sure she'll make a great sister in law, but that posses a slight problem. If you do capture her, then her followers are bound to come after you. After all, all the members hold great loyalty to her and hold her in their high esteem." Worried Sapphire. "Ah, my brother, always with the detail. I do admit that La Morte is a great leader, but she is still nothing but a rookie. She does not have the experience on how to handle a hostile takeover. Her reign might be good so far, but she never learned all the experience she needed from the old La Morte and this is going to cost her dearly" answered Diamond with confidence as if it was the simplest thing in the world. "I take it that you have something planned" stated Sapphire, with an amused voice over the line. "My brother, I am willing to give our organization the thing that they have hungered for the most ever since the beginning. Total domination. We will at last defeat the La Mortes and declare ourselves as the best. I'm sure that most of the La Morte members will rather follow an invincible leader like me instead of an inexperienced young rookie like Serena La Morte. But of course, they will accept her as my co-ruler. However, there comes the problem of her inner circle, who, no doubt, display full loyalty only to her. They, my brother, will be eliminated, along with her two lieutenants." "I'm not sure that eliminating the inner circle and her two lieutenants is such a good idea" confessed Sapphire. "You know that her inner circle is composed of very influential people whose death may cause us problems later on. Also, by killing her two lieutenants you will lose her full affection. After all, I heard that they are very close." "Indeed you have a point there, little brother" pondered Diamond "killing her lieutenants would be foolish. They answer directly to her, therefore, they are the only two that know where she is at all times. La Morte holds her lieutenants in high esteem and values their advice. Now, imagine if we had them on our side." "Yes, we will then be able to convince La Morte to join us. After all, she is very loyal to her lieutenants, even more loyal than to her inner circle and her whole organization." commented Sapphire, "but the problem is, they are also very loyal to La Morte, therefore, getting their co-operation would be virtually impossible." "That, little brother, you can leave up to me" responded Diamond confidentially with a sinister grin. "There is no mind that cannot be tamed. No spirit that cannot be broken. With just the right persuasion, they will reconsider to whom their loyalty belongs to. All they need is a little push toward the right direction." "I guess your right.." Replied Sapphire with uncertainty, "your always right Diamond and you know that I will fully back you up whenever needed. Just give the word and I will do everything within my power as vice president to help you." Diamond smiled at his brother's adoration. "Thank you Sapphire" "You will always be welcome Diamond" replied Sapphire with sincerity, "Now, did you find any new information on the whereabouts of La Morte?" "No" Diamond sighed "The background check on the schools did not aid our search. We can go to every single public high school and inspect every student, but that will take too long. There are about 17 public high schools in Tokyo and each one of them contains at least 2 thousand students. No, this way will simply take too long." "What are we going to do then?" asked an eager Sapphire. "All we can do now is wait for her to make a move" answered Diamond in a patient voice. "You shouldn't have killed Venturo" stated Sapphire "he might have proven himself further useful." "No, little brother, Venturo had outlived his usefulness" explained Diamond. "Killing him was the right decision. If we waited any longer, then he would be undergoing the test of loyalty. A test that he would have failed, and you know how the La Morte handles failures. Venturo would be betraying us in exchange for his life." "You are right brother" agreed Sapphire when the realization dawned on him "I did not think of this." "We all misinterpret at one time or another. It happens to the best of us Sapphire" comforted Diamond. "Now, why did you call me in the first place?"
"Oh yes, I called to tell you that I just had a meeting with David Conor, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, and he has revealed to me that his agency has been sending spies out to us and La Morte. This, of course, is top secret. He has the aid of Seiya Kou, which means the two agencies have teamed up. Now, I don't know who the agent sent to the La Morte is, but I certainly do know who the agent sent to us is. His name is Mark McNeil, not that it will matter since he will most likely change his name. I have a full profile on McNeil right now, which should give us enough information to recognize him. He should be among the newcomers since the operation only started a month ago. I'll sent a clean up crew down right away to eliminate him." "I can always trust you with catching rats Sapphire" teased Diamond "Maybe it has something to do with you being one." "Indeed it does, brother" replied Sapphire with amusement, not falling for the bait. Diamond chuckled at this. Sapphire was always honest to the core with him. "I want you to keep a close eye out for the spy sent to the La Morte" commanded Diamond, growing serious once more. "Who knows? Maybe he might even get some valuable information that may prove useful to us." "Don't worry Diamond, I'll make sure that whatever he reports to Conor is also reported to me" assured Sapphire. "Just what I wanted to hear brother" replied Diamond with a sly grin. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"So what happened?!" asked an eager Ronda, acting like an excited teenager "I want details!" I looked up at her in annoyance but just had to laugh at the sight of her overexcited face. "If you must know Ronda, we had dinner and we went for a walk around the park." I answered in defeat to Ronda's constant questions. "Details Serena! Where did you go for dinner?" "I think it was the Chauveur Russ" I answered uncertainly. Never could get the restaurant's name straight. "Wow! That's one of the most expensive and busy restaurants in the city. It had a dress code. Did you really get in wearing a mini skirt and tank top?"
"You can if you're with Seiya Kou. In fact, the manager himself came out to greet us." "Did you even make an reservation?" asked Ronda with amazement. "Nope" "Well, I guess that Kou is a pretty influential guy wherever he goes. Serena, if he wasn't in the FBI I'd tell you to hang on to him." "Well it's too bad that he is. He could have been the perfect boyfriend. He is romantic, sophisticated, funny, and smart. But I guess that I should stop praising my enemy now." I sighed with what seemed like disappointment. It could have really been fun to go out with Seiya on a regular basis. But somehow I saw him more as a friend than a lover. "Wow! It really looks like that your falling for him Serena. Is he really that good as to grab YOUR attention?" "I must say that the guy sure knows how to act. He was so romantic during our walk. He constantly asked me about myself and, unlike most guys, he actually listened and showed interest." "Did he give you a good night kiss?" she asked, holding her breath as she awaited my answer. "Yes" I replied blushing, this time for real "And let me say that he is GOOD" "How good?" "VERY good" I looked her straight in the eye as I answered. "Wow" she gasped, understanding the intensity of my answer. "He tongued you on the first date? He is one smooth guy." "I know" I replied with a grin. "So are you going to go out with him again?" "I don't know..." I thoughtfully answered "maybe." "Come on Serena, we just spent the past half an hour praising how good he is and you aren't even sure if you want to go out with him again? Come on, a guy like him only comes once in a lifetime." "I don't know about that one..." my thoughts drifted off to Darien and the first kiss that we shared in his car. "What do you mean?" she asked with confusion. "Nothing!" I quickly covered "You know that he is Seiya Kou, head of the FBI." My statement had brought Ronda back to reality. "Oh right, dam! Don't you wish that he wasn't thought?"
"Yeah" I replied "But wishing doesn't do me any good and I should stop pondering about what if possibilities." "I guess" responded Ronda "so I take it that you are not going to go out with him again?" "Well, I still need to date him for information. I wasn't able to get much out of him yesterday. And besides, he is a pretty cute guy." "That's an understatement!" breathed Ronda "Some women have all the luck!" I laughed at her jealous statement. She grinned back in response. "Well, I guess I better go and call Mina and Rei. After all, I promised them that I would call right after my date. They must be dying to hear what happened. I just don't feel like being bombed by questions and repeat the whole story all over again." I took a deep breath and exhaled it loudly. Who knew that retelling a date could be so exhausting. "Well, too bad!" proclaimed Ronda with an evil grin. She showed no mercy. "If you are going to date a perfect man then there are bound to be consequences." "Thanks for your support" I sneered with sarcasm at her taunting. "Any time" she replied, still with the sinister grin on her face. I made a face and stuck out my tongue at her before I quickly exited the living room. Oh boy, this is going to be a long morning.
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THE LA MORTE
"What!?" Darien exclaimed with total disbelieve "You're a man!?" "You got it!" "How the fuck.are you gay!?" he asked with a shrill voice, suddenly remembering our heated kiss. I could no longer suppress my laughter. This had to be one of the most hilarious things I've ever done! He is so gullible! I opened my mouth to say something in response, but my uncontrollable laughter came out instead, throwing me into a fit. I laughed so hard that tears began to form in my eyes, all the while he stared at me with confusion and anger. "What the hell is so funny!?" he demanded with his angry booming voice. "Hahaha-y-hahahaha-you!" I tried to muster through my laughter. "Why?!" "Your-haha-are-ha-so gullible!" I proclaimed with much effort. He glared at me coldly. Something tells me that he is beyond pissed off. So I decided to exert all the self-control I had left in me and stop my fit of giggles. Hardest thing I ever done in my life. "Well, what I actually meant to say was I can't believe that you actually believed me! Did you really think that I was a man! Man, you're just way to gullible!" "Oh..." gasped Darien with embarrassment. His face was completely red. "So you were just joking?" "Duh!" I exclaimed with annoyance. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled slowly. "I guess that was pretty funny" he admitted, "you sure had me fooled there for a minute" "I sure did" I agreed with pride. "So your actually not the La Morte leader..right?" "Well.." I muttered with uncertainty. He looked at me curiously with one of his perfect eyes brows raised. God, he is hot! I'm almost sorry for what I have to do next. But hey, I can't let the most popular jock walk around with this kind of information. It's just too dam risky! I leaned towards him slowly until our faces were only inches apart while my right hand began groping around for something hard. He closed his eyes, thinking that I was coming for another passionate kiss. Perfect! My hand had finally found something useful. Well actually, it has found the gun I always carried under my sweater. I know that a gun is not supposed to be used this way, but hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. I quickly grabbed the gun from underneath my sweater and in a swift motion- WACK! The gun connected with the back of his head. He was out in a second. He tumbled forward still with his eyes closed and his head dropped into my lap. He was out cold and for good in the next three hours. Oops! Guess I hit him a little too hard. I only meant to take him out for about an hour or less. After all, I'm the one who has to wait for him cooked up in this car until he wakes up. I groaned. Great! Just wonderful! As if I wasn't already behind on time, but now I get to spent the next three hours baby- sitting some 17-year old guy! Sometimes I really hate my luck! I looked at the bruise that I had caused on the back of his head. I could not see it through his shiny raven black hair, but I can tell that it was going to hurt BAD afterwards. I had hit him PRETTY hard. I'm surprised that it's not bleeding. I guess that I do owe him for doing this and the least I could do was wait for him to wake up no matter how bad I wanted to leave. 'You have to take responsibility for every action that you choose..' I remembered the words of one of my old defense trainers in the La Morte. That has sure come back to haunt me. I looked back at the head in my lap and felt guilt wash over me. I sighed inwardly. I guess that I might as well get us both comfortable since we're going to be here a long time. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Diamond looked at the pathetic man in front of him and frowned with disapproval. He did not like what he saw at all. The man was a total failure. Diamond was surprised at how a creature as distasteful as this can get into the La Morte inner circle. 'But then again, he didn't get in on his own' Diamond reminded himself 'he got in because his dead old man had written this only request for La Morte in his will. Figures that the old bastard would pull some strings to get his only son in. There is only one weakness that La Morte has and that is being too loyal. But that will soon change when she submits to me. I will make sure that the only one she stays loyal to is me.' Diamond smirked. La Morte's sense of loyalty definitely played into his advantage. "So what have you brought to me today, Venturo?" Diamond question with amusement as he took a sip from his crystal wine goblet. Diamond sat comfortably in his leather chair as the man in front of him shriveled with fright. He tried to confidently look up to Diamond but immediately dropped his gaze to the floor, unable to take the cold murdering stare. "W-well M-mi-mister La F-Femme, I-I have s-some va-valuable news t-that y- you may l-like" stuttered Venturo as he tried to gather enough courage to continue. "And that would be..." implied Diamond with sheer annoyance and disgust for this man. "I-I ha-have found out wh-where La M-Morte is att-tending school" Venturo continued, his nervousness slowly subsiding. He was certain that this would please Diamond and earn him a large paycheck in advance. "Where!?" shouted Diamond with impatience. He was now drawing very close to finally finding La Morte. "In T-Tokyo. Sh-she is att-ttending one of th-the p-public high schools th- there" "Which one?!" Diamond quickly shouted, unable to wait any longer. This had scared Venturo deeply. He had not found out yet. He was sure that this news alone was going to please Diamond, but apparently, he guessed wrong. Diamond was a very demanding man. "Well..I-I d-don't k-know y-yet s-sir. I-I s-still ha-have to p-pass the t- test of l-loyalty to g-get in-into h-head-headquarters. Th-then I w-will g- get close t-to her and f-find out. P-please, M-mi-mister La F-Femme, all I n-need is mo-more time" pleaded Venturo. Diamond wanted to take the gun beside him on the glass table and pull the trigger on the pathetic failure. But he resisted the urge to do so until he asked his final question. "Do you know what name she goes by in the high school?" he asked with anticipation. "I-I'm s-sorry s-sir, but n-no" apologized Venture with shame. "Very well then, I see that I have no more use of you Venturo" spoke Diamond as he grabbed the small silver gun beside him and pointed it at Venturo. He pulled the small trigger without a second thought as the silver bullet inside of it raced toward Venturo's head. The small bullet connected with his forehead, ending his life with a quick painless death. Venturo fell backwards immediately when the sound of the bullet ended his life. He did not even have enough time to protest or plea, or scream out. He was murdered within five seconds. To Diamond, this was giving him mercy. Diamond thought himself generous of ending Venturo's life so quick and painless. He was certain that Venturo was not going to pass the test of loyalty and may even end up betraying him to La Morte. Diamond looked at the dead man lying on the floor in front of him with great disgust. Footsteps began stumbling outside of the large elegant oak doors of his private study. Immediately, 4 of his men barged in to ensure his safety. "Are you OK boss?" the leader asked as he carefully inspected Diamond for damage. But his attention was immediately drawn to the corpse in front of him. The others behind him also began to stare at the mass of blood littering the floor. It's not like they were surprised, after all, they were working for Diamond, its just that they did not expect Diamond to get rid of his only spy in the La Morte so soon. But they never dared to question Diamond's judgment or there'll be hell to pay. "Yes Antonio" answered Diamond "call somebody in to take care of this mess"
"Yes boss! Right away!" Antonio responded as he and the men behind him rushed out of the room to carry out the orders. Diamond walked over to his large oak desk and pressed a button on his phone. Immediately a feminine voice answered on the other line. "Ah, Christine, I want you to do a background check on all the public high schools in Tokyo and report to me immediately" ordered Diamond. "Yes, boss, right away" came the reply of the woman. 'It won't be long now La Morte' thought Diamond with a grin as he took another sip of wine from his crystal goblet. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Darien groaned with pain as he opened his eyelids to allow light in. He was rather uncomfortable leaning back on the leather seat of his car and made an attempt to get up. But then the shooting pain on the back of his head would allow him to do no such thing. "Oww! What the fuck?!" groaned Darien in pain. "Well, I see that you are finally awake" I proclaimed as I closed the magazine that I was reading while waiting for him to regain conscience. "What took you so long?" "Huh?" was all that he could muster as he looked around in confusion "what happened?" "Well, to make it short, you gave me a ride home and fell asleep as you pulled into my driveway. I felt bad about leaving you alone in here so decided to stay until you woke up, which was about, oh I don't know, three hours!" I explained, clearly emphasizing the time that had spent waiting for him. "Oh" replied Darien with a blush "I-I'm sorry Usagi." He very well should be! I've been waiting here for three freaking hours and dying of boredom while he thinks that this is all just going to blow over with his simple apology? Not likely! Why that egotistical fucking bastard- wait a minute! He called me "Usagi"! So that means he did not remember anything from our previous conversation! I sighed with relief. Awesome! I looked up at him and smiled. He blushed an even darker shade of crimson red. I still can't get used to the idea of the great Darien Shields blushing. This is definitely an eventful day despite all the boredom and torture that I had gone thought. Then my mind went back to the kiss, but I quickly shook it off, not wanting to remember it. "It's OK Darien. I guess that it was just my way of saying thanks for the ride" I said with a grin as I prepared to at last leave the car that I was now scared to get close to. "Well, I'm really sorry Usagi and if there is anything that I could do please don't hesitate to ask" he apologized yet again. Wow! When have I ever heard Darien apologize to someone twice? Like never! This caused me to smile appreciatively at him. Then there was that awkward silence again, strongly reminding me of what happened the last time under this situation. I decided to quickly leave before that event repeated itself, not that I minded the kiss or anything. It's just that it may get out of control and cause me to tell him everything again. And if I did that then I would have to hit him over the head again and something told me that no matter how hard his head was, it was not going to withstand my second blow. So I decided to play it safe and opened the car door and stepped out. Ah, sweet beautiful fresh air! How I miss it! "Well, buy Darien and thanks for the ride" I spoke as I fully got out of the car and prepared to close the door. I looked down at him in the driver's seat and he looked up at me. Our eyes met yet again. His eyes were drawing me in. Oh no! Not this again! I quickly looked away, breaking the contact. Phew! That was close! "Um...I guess I'll see you later then Usagi" he responded uncertain. "You betcha!" I said cheerfully, trying to brighten up the awkward moment. "Yeah...we should do this more often. I mean, get together and hang out" suggested Darien. Yeah right buddy! As if! "Yeah, we should" I agreed with fake sincerity as to not arouse his suspicion. I mean, who wouldn't want to hand out with Darien Shields? "Well, see ya!" I quickly slammed the door of his red sports car and walked toward my front steps before he could set up a date. Don't wanna go through that torture again. But somewhere deep inside me, I could not help but feel a pang of regret and sadness at how he didn't remember the intimate kiss we shared. My real first kiss.
Darien felt a little astonished at how Usagi just slammed the door right in his face. No one ever dared to do that to him when he wasn't finished talking to them. But then again, she was just not anybody. She was Usagi Tsukino. The only girl who didn't want him back despite her social status. 'But that will soon change when I get her to go out with me' thought Darien as he smiled to himself. So far, today was the day that he made the furthest progress with her, despite that he had fallen asleep. But Darien started to wonder at why he fell asleep. He was absolutely not tired at all when he left the house and yet when he was finally driving the girl that's been on his mind for the past 2 month home, he falls asleep! He could not understand at how it could ever happen. But he shrugged it off. Despite the fact that he didn't get her phone number, he still got on her good side, which is a very big step for him. Darien drove home a happy man, forgetting that he was supposed to pick up his mother's new dress in the mall. Nothing mattered to him anymore. There was only one person in his mind: Usagi. But he could not shake off the feeling that something big happened today between him and Usagi. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Seiya whistled happily as he entered the large police station in downtown Tokyo that served as his temporary office. His cheerful tune had attracted the attention of many officers, causing Seiya to receive curious stares as he made his way to the elevator. He casually pressed the up button to wait for the elevator and smiled at his reflection on the metal sliding doors as he continued to whistle cheerfully. Ding The elevator had arrived and the metal doors through which he saw his reflection slid open and out stepped Yaten, who eyed Seiya both with curiosity and confusion. "What?" asked Seiya with annoyance, not comfortable under his intense stare. "What happened to you?" Yaten wondered with bewilderment "Are you even Seiya Kou?" "What do you mean? Of course I'm Seiya!" "Well, you're certainly not the Seiya that I know. The Seiya that I know never smiles. In fact, he has never shown anything close to a smile. And now you're not only smiling, but also whistling! So I now drawn the conclusion that you are an impostor!" cried Yaten with a humorous grin. Seiya sighed with annoyance. Typical Yaten. "But seriously man, what happened to you?" asked Yaten without humor. "That would be none of your concern. All you need to know is that I am fine and not a fake" answered Seiya stubbornly "by the way, how is Taiki doing in headquarters?" "If you mean if he is maintaining control there, than yes, he's doing very good. But if you mean if he has found any evidence that may lead to Lance Jordan's killer then no, he's not doing so good at all" reported Yaten with a frown. "No, I meant how he was doing running headquarters. But I didn't expect him to find anything on the killer since all the evidence is here and that's why we are here too" explained Seiya. "Are you sure that that's the only reason you are still staying here?" asked Yaten casually with a grin of amusement "after all, I did hear that you left the crime scene that day with some girl. I never thought that I'd see the day where you'd ditch work for pleasure Seiya." "What makes you think that I left Yaten?" Seiya asked with equal amusement. "I must admit that I didn't believe anybody who said this at first, but now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense. The reason that your all happy today is because you got laid last night...right?" asked Yaten, with great interest "although, you can get laid any time you want to, so it must have been some GREAT fuck if it cause you to be so happy today-Oww! What d'ya do that for?" Yaten rubbed the spot on his head where Seiya had smacked him hard. "For not minding your own business" answered Seiya as he looked grimly at Yaten. "What's the deal man? Then why are you so happy?" Seiya sighed in defeat. "If you must know Yaten, I asked the girl out yesterday and she said yes. Her name is Usagi and no, we didn't have sex! She's only seventeen but I still really like her" Yaten's jaw dropped open in shock "Wow! I never thought I'd see the day when you ask a girl out, especially a 17-year-old. Let me guess, she's really hot and is one of those popular cheerleaders who wear incredibly hot mini skirts. She went absolutely crazy when you asked her out and couldn't wait to get laid" predicated Yaten, his shock subsided and was replaced with a grin. "No, she's not one of those boy crazy girls. In fact, she reacted more than calm when I was sweaty nervous trying to ask her out. She's sweet and kind, and definitely not one of those stuck up cheerleaders!" proclaimed Seiya. "Oh my God! If I didn't know you better, I'd think that you were actually interested in a woman besides sex!" exclaimed Yaten, in total disbelieve. "Well, not everything with a woman revolves around sex you know. There's also something called commitment" Seiya replied with annoyance. "Yeah right man!" Yaten responded with great sarcasm. "So, I guess that you really are crazy about this 17 year old chick." "I was hoping that age wouldn't make a difference" muttered Seiya, feeling a little down. "Don't worry Seiya, she'll be totally all over you by the end of your date and when you tell her what you do" said Yaten with confidence, trying to cheer Seiya up. "Actually, she already knows" Seiya corrected with a low voice. "And she didn't react all that crazy about it. She acted pretty calm." "Wow! You don't see a girl like that everyday" replied Yaten with amazement "I have to give it to you Seiya, you sure know how to pick a girl" "Yeah, but there is still the whole age issue, remember?" "Don't worry about that! Just go get her! I don't think that you'll meet a girl like her again anytime soon" proclaimed Yaten. "Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't let age get in the way" agreed Seiya, brightening up. "You got that right buddy!" exclaimed a cheerful Yaten. Seiya smiled and took in a deep breath to calm down. "Well, I guess that we better get back to work then" sighed Seiya. "Typical" replied Yaten, rolling his eyes. "Well, see ya then Seiya and good luck on your date. By the way, when is it?" "Tomorrow night" "Oh man, wait till the guys hear about this!" exclaimed Yaten as he quickly began to jog away. "Yaten! Don't you dare tell anyone about this!" Seiya yelled after him furiously. Yaten turned around with an evil grin and continued on to the main hall. Seiya sighed with defeat. 'I bet the whole station is going to hear about this by lunch' thought Seiya as he groaned inwardly. He looked at the elevator and noticed that the shiny metal doors had slid closed a long time ago. 'Stupid Yaten baka!' Seiya proclaimed in his head 'Made me miss the elevator!' Somehow he knew that this is going to be a long frustrating day.
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"So what do you think Ronda? Not too bold?" I asked with uncertainty. "No at all Serena, you look perfect" answered Ronda with a smile of reassurance. It was sure nice to have someone around who was honest and not just sucking up because I was their boss. Ronda is like an aunt to me. So tonight is the night. The night of my date with Seiya Kou. I must say that I am rather nervous since this is, believe it or not, my first date. I was fussing about the perfect outfit for the past three days and have come up with absolutely nothing. So after pondering for about an hour on the big night, I have finally come up with this: a white tank top and a black mini skirt. The skirt was not too short, but short enough to show off my long creamy legs. The tank top, thank God, was cut not too low, so it did not reveal my cleavage. So believe it or not folks, this is the best that I can come up with. I think that it does emphasize the idea of both being sexy and innocent. The innocent part is that it does not reveal anything at all, but the sexy part is that the outfit outlines every curve of my body and can give the male species a good imagination of what's underneath. Yep, I definitely think that it meets the criteria I wanted. Sure beats the baggy clothes I always wear as Usagi Tsukino. And to think that I was fussing about what to wear all this time! Now, this posses one small problem. I have to avoid pretty much everybody from school, including the teachers. I can't let anybody from school see me like this. They were all so used to the idea of me constantly wearing baggy clothing and being shy that to see me like this on a date with a hot guy would totally shock them to death. They would never see me the same way again and I can't let that happen if I was to keep my cover, especially the popular people who have the tendency to gossip. If one of them saw me, then this would spread all over school within the first day back. DAM! Avoiding all 3 thousand kids from school will most definitely be a challenge. "How about my hair?" I asked, "Is it OK?" I had my brown wig up in a high ponytail, kinda resembling Lita's. I had no make up on since the make up already disguising my face was heavy enough for me. I had a touch of pink lipstick and my thick glasses were off. I must admit that as Usagi Tsukino I actually looked pretty. "Its fine Serena, now stop worrying about it. You look absolutely beautiful" Ronda reassured for the second time. I smiled at her with appreciation. "Thanks Ronda for the constant support." "Your welcome" she responded with a kind smile of her own. There was a moment of silence as we both looked at each other peacefully with understanding. Then the harmony was interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell. "That must be him" I quickly responded as I rushed to get the door. I opened it, and out standing was a very hot looking Seiya Kou. I must admit that he looked awesome in a black tuxedo. His hair was neatly combed back and tied to a ponytail at his nape. He wore the most charming smile on his face as he handed me the bouquet of red roses. I didn't know that he would be so formal or I would have worn something more appropriate. But oh well, I guess that it's too late now. Actually, his formality turned me on. Right now he was almost as hot as Darien. Almost. "Hi Seiya, do come in and make yourself at home while I go grab my purse and jacket" I greeted him with a warm welcome, "And my mom also wants to meet you." "Sure Usagi, that would be nice. I'm sure you're parents are wonderful people seeing as they have raised such a wonderful daughter" he complimented. Man, this guy was good! "Why thank you Seiya, you flatter me too much" I responded, trying to blush. It actually worked as my face turned slightly red. "I only speak the truth Usagi" he replied. "Thanks. Now why don't you go into the living room and meet my mother while I quickly go upstairs to grab my purse. Oh, and my father is not home. He had to work late today" Actually, Tony had to go to the new casino that we opened in Tokyo. It seems like that there has been some cheating going on that may affect our business. And, yes, we also made money off opening casinos all over the world. Business was good. "Alright then" Seiya agreed. I flashed him a smile and quickly hoped up the stairs as he made his way to the living room. "Hi, you must be Seiya, the nice guy my daughter is dating. I'm Ronda, nice to meet you" greeted Ronda as she quickly came over to Seiya and extended her hand for a warm handshake. She knew dam well who Seiya really was. "It's a pleasure to meet you too Mrs. Tsukino" replied Seiya politely as he gently kissed Ronda's hand. Ronda smiled. 'The guy sure knows how to make a first impression' she thought as she looked at him with a smile of approval. "Please sit down and tell me about yourself Seiya" suggested Ronda as she motioned him toward the couch. Seiya nodded with smile and sat down after Ronda. "Well, I like sports but I'm not that active. I also like-" began Seiya as he was interrupted by me. "Hi guys, I'm back!" I cried cheerfully as I entered the room. "Oh, I'm sorry, was I interrupting something?" "Nothing at all dear, Seiya was just telling me about himself, but I'm sure we can finish this conversation another time so go out and have fun you two" Ronda said in a motherly tone as she stood up to walk us to the door. "Thank you Mrs. Tsukino for the warm greeting and it was very nice meeting you" said Seiya as he stood up too and walked over to me. "Shall we?" He extended his hand to me. I giggled as I placed my hand in his and walked with him to the door. "Well, have fun you two. And Seiya, you seem like a nice boy so I trust you fully with my daughter. Just bring her back before eleven" requested Ronda in the overprotective motherly tone. "Don't worry Mrs. Tsukino, I will" promised Seiya "Have a good night!" Ronda nodded with approval. "And Usagi, try to be good for Seiya, alright?" she asked me in a teasing voice. "Don't worry mom, I will" I promised with a smile "Bye!" "Bye!" she yelled as we walked our way to Seiya's expensive black jeep. Seiya, being the perfect gentleman that he is, opened the door for me and waited for me to get in. I turned around to wave good bye to Ronda and saw her looking at me sternly. I knew the message she was trying to send me was "be careful." I smiled and she knew that I received the message, so she waved back. I turned around and got in the leather seat of the car. Seiya shut the door behind me as I settled myself comfortably in. Well, as comfortable as I could get without being reminded of the incident that happened the last time I was in a car. Seiya quickly ran around the front and opened the door to the driver's seat beside me. He settled in and shut the door as he began to roam the engine to life. 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"So how do you like the food Usagi?" asked Seiya as he took another sip of his wine. "It's great! I haven't eaten spaghetti like this in years!" I commented as I put another fork full of spaghetti in my mouth. "Why, doesn't your mom make spaghetti?" asked Seiya. "Well..let's just say that spaghetti is not her specialty" I replied as I finished chewing my food. He smiled at my phrase. I must admit that the man sure knows what to do at the appropriate times. But then again, with his job, he gets plenty of practice. We are currently sitting in a large elegant and expensive restaurant that had a dress code I failed to follow. This restaurant was one of the best in Tokyo and we made no reservations for dinner. So you see a problem here, no reservation, no appropriate dress, and in my current case as Usagi Tsukino, no money. But when you are going out with Seiya Kou, that is no problem. He does not need a reservation and he does not need to follow any dress code rule because he is the head of the FBI. The manager himself even came out to greet us and we got the best table in the house. As for money, well, we all have a pretty good idea of how much the head of the FBI makes a year. So all in all, girls should be going nuts at a chance to date him, but somehow that doesn't apply to me. But I have to admit that going out with Seiya certainly has a lot of advantages. "So what is her specialty then?" asked an amused Seiya. "Ordering pizza" I answered with a mischievous grin. Seiya lightheartedly laughed at my comment. I had to smile at how cute he looked when laughing. "So where are we going after dinner?" I asked, trying not to gaze at him. Thankfully, he didn't notice. "Well, I was thinking about a walk in the park, but it's really up to you" he replied. "The walk sounds great Seiya. You're just the perfect gentlemen who can make a girl feel so relaxed on a first date" I purred. What a suck up! But hey, it is based on the truth. He smiled at the compliment and I decided to blush as a response. Man, I think at this rate, I could become a professional actress by the end of this month. "Thanks Usagi, this is also my first date, and you are just the perfect girl to take out" he countered with his comment. Man, did I say he was good? "Really?" I acted all surprised "Is this really your first date too?" It was a known fact that Seiya Kou bedded women but never took them out on a real date, but I better play it safe and act ignorant. "Yes Usagi, that is correct, so there is no use feeling uncomfortable since we are both in the same situation." "Wow! I'm so honored to be your first date" I spoke with fake enthusiasm. He smiled his charming smile that could win the heart of any girl, but unfortunately, Serena La Morte didn't have a heart. "Not as honored as I am, Usagi" he replied smoothly. I blushed, he made it sound both comforting and sexy. It still amazes me at how he did it. We sat in silence for the rest of the meal, each reflecting upon our own thoughts. It was not the awkward silence that I shared with Darien, but more of an understanding silence. We were both relaxed and at peace with each other, so there was no need for further communication. I sat there pondering what the rest of our date would be like. Judging by the way things are running right now, there is definitely going to be a good night kiss. A heated one too. I never knew that Seiya Kou could be so romantic. He always looked so serious. I definitely misjudged his character. I thought of him as the boring workaholic type that breathed facts, but boy, did I ever guess wrong. The saying people are not always what they seem sure comes in mind. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
Riiiiiiing! Riiiiiing! The calling of the cell phone interrupted Diamond from another one of his silent thinking moments, which is when Diamond sits in silence on his large cushioned leather black chair while drinking a brand name of wine at one of his many well furnished private studies or offices. Diamond highly valued these kinds of moments and grows furious with anyone who interrupts him. Currently his furry was on the person that is calling him on the other line. 'It better be good' thought a furious Diamond. He was especially enjoying this moment of peace as he was pondering all the different things he could do when he captures Serena La Morte. The possibility was endless. Diamond reluctantly got out of his comfortable position in the chair and picked up the cell phone on the glass table in front of him. "WHAT!" yelled Diamond through the receiver, virtually popping the eardrum of the person on the other line. "Wow, calm down there Diamond" came the soothing voice of Sapphire on the other end. "Oh, sorry brother, didn't know it was you" apologized Diamond, immediately relaxing more. Sapphire was the only person that had that kind of affect on him. Well, now Serena La Morte possessed that kind of ability over him too.
"What's the matter Diamond?" asked a concerned Sapphire. "Nothing" breathed Diamond, not wanting to bring up this conversation. "You were thinking about her again, weren't you?" asked Sapphire, already knowing the answer. "Yes.." Sighed Diamond, as he closed his eyes to picture her face again. The sweet, beautiful, angelic face of Serena La Morte. "This has got to stop Diamond! It is becoming an obsession!" warned Sapphire with a stern voice. "I know" agreed Diamond "but I can't stop the infatuation." "I know that I am the only person to whom you revealed these feelings about La Morte completely, but trust me when I say that this is NOT healthy Diamond. She is your enemy for Christ sake and falling in love with your enemy is not the smartest thing to do" cried Sapphire over the line. Diamond sighed deeply in response. Sapphire, hearing this, sighed deeply too in defeat. "You know Diamond, I must admit that I never thought that I would see you in this kind of state. You always proclaimed love to be a foolish sign of weakness and falling in love with the enemy just about tops the list of foolishness. You always had a different mistress every week and discarded them right after you had your share of pleasure. I know for a fact that most of them left with a broken heart, but you turn around and fall in love with somebody that not only does not want you, but probably also hates your guts. Diamond you have definitely changed. I see that there is no use of talking you out of this obsession with La Morte. I know that you are not only not going to kill her but you might go as far as marrying her. I just want you to know that despite the fact that she is our enemy, I am happy that you have finally found true love. I'm sure that if you two met under different circumstances, she would have fallen in love with you too. But since you two did meet under this rival circumstance, it didn't work out so well, but I'm sure you can win her over. I just have to give you a little advice, don't try to win her over by force, try to appeal more to her emotional side and strengthen her weaknesses. This will cause her to place her trust in you and count you as a friend. And you know what they say, most marriages begin with friendship. So just give her time Diamond." Diamond smiled at his brother's switch to full support. Sapphire was his only living relative and therefore the only person that he trusted completely. The two had a very strong brotherly bond that could not be broken. "Thank you Sapphire. I will take your advice into full account. However, if she doesn't come around soon, I will take her by force. Just being in the presence of her drives me to insanity. I am not a patient man." Concluded Diamond with a grin. "I know" sighed Sapphire "If she doesn't come around, you'll take her by force, if she falls in love with another man, you'll kill him." "Precisely" proclaimed Diamond, "although I highly doubt that she will fall for a pathetic weakling. She needs a real man, like me." "I'm sure she'll make a great sister in law, but that posses a slight problem. If you do capture her, then her followers are bound to come after you. After all, all the members hold great loyalty to her and hold her in their high esteem." Worried Sapphire. "Ah, my brother, always with the detail. I do admit that La Morte is a great leader, but she is still nothing but a rookie. She does not have the experience on how to handle a hostile takeover. Her reign might be good so far, but she never learned all the experience she needed from the old La Morte and this is going to cost her dearly" answered Diamond with confidence as if it was the simplest thing in the world. "I take it that you have something planned" stated Sapphire, with an amused voice over the line. "My brother, I am willing to give our organization the thing that they have hungered for the most ever since the beginning. Total domination. We will at last defeat the La Mortes and declare ourselves as the best. I'm sure that most of the La Morte members will rather follow an invincible leader like me instead of an inexperienced young rookie like Serena La Morte. But of course, they will accept her as my co-ruler. However, there comes the problem of her inner circle, who, no doubt, display full loyalty only to her. They, my brother, will be eliminated, along with her two lieutenants." "I'm not sure that eliminating the inner circle and her two lieutenants is such a good idea" confessed Sapphire. "You know that her inner circle is composed of very influential people whose death may cause us problems later on. Also, by killing her two lieutenants you will lose her full affection. After all, I heard that they are very close." "Indeed you have a point there, little brother" pondered Diamond "killing her lieutenants would be foolish. They answer directly to her, therefore, they are the only two that know where she is at all times. La Morte holds her lieutenants in high esteem and values their advice. Now, imagine if we had them on our side." "Yes, we will then be able to convince La Morte to join us. After all, she is very loyal to her lieutenants, even more loyal than to her inner circle and her whole organization." commented Sapphire, "but the problem is, they are also very loyal to La Morte, therefore, getting their co-operation would be virtually impossible." "That, little brother, you can leave up to me" responded Diamond confidentially with a sinister grin. "There is no mind that cannot be tamed. No spirit that cannot be broken. With just the right persuasion, they will reconsider to whom their loyalty belongs to. All they need is a little push toward the right direction." "I guess your right.." Replied Sapphire with uncertainty, "your always right Diamond and you know that I will fully back you up whenever needed. Just give the word and I will do everything within my power as vice president to help you." Diamond smiled at his brother's adoration. "Thank you Sapphire" "You will always be welcome Diamond" replied Sapphire with sincerity, "Now, did you find any new information on the whereabouts of La Morte?" "No" Diamond sighed "The background check on the schools did not aid our search. We can go to every single public high school and inspect every student, but that will take too long. There are about 17 public high schools in Tokyo and each one of them contains at least 2 thousand students. No, this way will simply take too long." "What are we going to do then?" asked an eager Sapphire. "All we can do now is wait for her to make a move" answered Diamond in a patient voice. "You shouldn't have killed Venturo" stated Sapphire "he might have proven himself further useful." "No, little brother, Venturo had outlived his usefulness" explained Diamond. "Killing him was the right decision. If we waited any longer, then he would be undergoing the test of loyalty. A test that he would have failed, and you know how the La Morte handles failures. Venturo would be betraying us in exchange for his life." "You are right brother" agreed Sapphire when the realization dawned on him "I did not think of this." "We all misinterpret at one time or another. It happens to the best of us Sapphire" comforted Diamond. "Now, why did you call me in the first place?"
"Oh yes, I called to tell you that I just had a meeting with David Conor, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, and he has revealed to me that his agency has been sending spies out to us and La Morte. This, of course, is top secret. He has the aid of Seiya Kou, which means the two agencies have teamed up. Now, I don't know who the agent sent to the La Morte is, but I certainly do know who the agent sent to us is. His name is Mark McNeil, not that it will matter since he will most likely change his name. I have a full profile on McNeil right now, which should give us enough information to recognize him. He should be among the newcomers since the operation only started a month ago. I'll sent a clean up crew down right away to eliminate him." "I can always trust you with catching rats Sapphire" teased Diamond "Maybe it has something to do with you being one." "Indeed it does, brother" replied Sapphire with amusement, not falling for the bait. Diamond chuckled at this. Sapphire was always honest to the core with him. "I want you to keep a close eye out for the spy sent to the La Morte" commanded Diamond, growing serious once more. "Who knows? Maybe he might even get some valuable information that may prove useful to us." "Don't worry Diamond, I'll make sure that whatever he reports to Conor is also reported to me" assured Sapphire. "Just what I wanted to hear brother" replied Diamond with a sly grin. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*
"So what happened?!" asked an eager Ronda, acting like an excited teenager "I want details!" I looked up at her in annoyance but just had to laugh at the sight of her overexcited face. "If you must know Ronda, we had dinner and we went for a walk around the park." I answered in defeat to Ronda's constant questions. "Details Serena! Where did you go for dinner?" "I think it was the Chauveur Russ" I answered uncertainly. Never could get the restaurant's name straight. "Wow! That's one of the most expensive and busy restaurants in the city. It had a dress code. Did you really get in wearing a mini skirt and tank top?"
"You can if you're with Seiya Kou. In fact, the manager himself came out to greet us." "Did you even make an reservation?" asked Ronda with amazement. "Nope" "Well, I guess that Kou is a pretty influential guy wherever he goes. Serena, if he wasn't in the FBI I'd tell you to hang on to him." "Well it's too bad that he is. He could have been the perfect boyfriend. He is romantic, sophisticated, funny, and smart. But I guess that I should stop praising my enemy now." I sighed with what seemed like disappointment. It could have really been fun to go out with Seiya on a regular basis. But somehow I saw him more as a friend than a lover. "Wow! It really looks like that your falling for him Serena. Is he really that good as to grab YOUR attention?" "I must say that the guy sure knows how to act. He was so romantic during our walk. He constantly asked me about myself and, unlike most guys, he actually listened and showed interest." "Did he give you a good night kiss?" she asked, holding her breath as she awaited my answer. "Yes" I replied blushing, this time for real "And let me say that he is GOOD" "How good?" "VERY good" I looked her straight in the eye as I answered. "Wow" she gasped, understanding the intensity of my answer. "He tongued you on the first date? He is one smooth guy." "I know" I replied with a grin. "So are you going to go out with him again?" "I don't know..." I thoughtfully answered "maybe." "Come on Serena, we just spent the past half an hour praising how good he is and you aren't even sure if you want to go out with him again? Come on, a guy like him only comes once in a lifetime." "I don't know about that one..." my thoughts drifted off to Darien and the first kiss that we shared in his car. "What do you mean?" she asked with confusion. "Nothing!" I quickly covered "You know that he is Seiya Kou, head of the FBI." My statement had brought Ronda back to reality. "Oh right, dam! Don't you wish that he wasn't thought?"
"Yeah" I replied "But wishing doesn't do me any good and I should stop pondering about what if possibilities." "I guess" responded Ronda "so I take it that you are not going to go out with him again?" "Well, I still need to date him for information. I wasn't able to get much out of him yesterday. And besides, he is a pretty cute guy." "That's an understatement!" breathed Ronda "Some women have all the luck!" I laughed at her jealous statement. She grinned back in response. "Well, I guess I better go and call Mina and Rei. After all, I promised them that I would call right after my date. They must be dying to hear what happened. I just don't feel like being bombed by questions and repeat the whole story all over again." I took a deep breath and exhaled it loudly. Who knew that retelling a date could be so exhausting. "Well, too bad!" proclaimed Ronda with an evil grin. She showed no mercy. "If you are going to date a perfect man then there are bound to be consequences." "Thanks for your support" I sneered with sarcasm at her taunting. "Any time" she replied, still with the sinister grin on her face. I made a face and stuck out my tongue at her before I quickly exited the living room. Oh boy, this is going to be a long morning.
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