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THE LA MORTE
"What do you mean Aston breached our contract?!" I yelled with annoyance into the small piece of transmitter device I call my phone. I was not so much annoyed at the man on the other line, but rather at Noah Aston.
"Well boss, it seems like there was a security breach on his part" reported Alex, my latest high-ranking agent. With the way he was going at the age of 27, he would be guaranteed to have a respectable spot in this organization before he even hit 35.
"What kind of security breach?" I inquired skeptically.
"It appears to be that there was a leak in his group. Most likely an undercover agent" Alex predicted. "Aston seems tight about this. He's making fatal mistakes that could also hurt us."
"FBI or CIA?" I asked, certain that it would be one of the two, if not both.
"I can't determine for sure since there are still some premature information gathered, but I would guess its CIA." Alex made another educated hypothesis.
"Very good" I complimented, shocking the hell out of him since I rarely give encouragements. However, this time was an exception. The guy was quick, professional, and he knew his information. It's hard to find people like him these days. "We have been hearing a lot about CIA sending out spies all over."
"So what should we do boss?" he asked, like a devoted puppet on my strings. The guy sure knew the proper place for his loyalties.
"I want Aston dead and the deal sealed in 24 hours" I stated simply, knowing that it was going to be done.
"Anything else boss?" Alex asked, not getting the slight bit nervous with his task.
"Yeah, I want you to promote a new leader for the Do'Verrada group that would answer to US only" I emphasized. "If you need support, which I very doubt you will, you may mention my name to the voting committee."
"Thank you boss" he humbly answered, all too glad to know he is on my good side.
"That is all" I concluded before pressing the tiny END button on the futuristic phone. I sighed with contempt. I hate it when my customers don't follow the contract! It just pisses the fucking shit out of me! Sometimes life really sucked!
Well, that's that! I got out of my comfortable seat in the leather chair and headed out of my private study, rather small compared to my others, but still well enough to perform its function. With a house this small, you can't have a huge study. It will look very suspicious and as you know, attention is the last thing I want.
As I headed up the stairs to my room, I could clearly see Ronda and Tony getting out of their comfortable position in the couch and coming to greet me. I gritted my teeth in annoyance and sighed with despair. I do NOT need this right now! It's May and the SATs are coming next month. Then school's over and I'm out off this hellhole for good! Just two more months!
"Hey boss" greeted Tony rather nervously, with Ronda right behind him for encouragement.
"Hey" I replied, giving a sincere smile.
They were still wondering what happened at the ball two weeks ago that prompted me to be rather tolerant of the La Femmes now. They heard the rumor that I snuggled up with Diamond La Femme real close, but then again, who hasn't heard it? It's probably being discussed right now by the FBI, probably taking it as a thread of the two organization joining forces. Well, let them sweat. I'm rather enjoying their tension.
"Um boss..we were kind of wondering...um...about that night..." Tony struggle for words, clearly too nervous and too shy to ask straight forward. I gave him another smile. You can't blame the guy for being curious. I consider that a good quality.
"If you are wondering if me and Diamond La Femme hooked up, then the answer is no" I stated simply. "Yes, I did dance with him a few times, but that's all."
"That's not what we're hearing" Ronda commented with a mischievous grin. I stuck out my tongue at her. Apparently, she's into gossip now.
"Well, that's what I'm telling you from first hand experience!" I replied with attitude and made a face at her before quickly climbing the stairs to get away from my questioning "parents."
Once in my room, I ran quickly to my queen sized bed and flopped down with a thud. I was exhausted! I took a deep breath and let it out with a big sigh. I look around my room, everything in perfect organization. I really do have to get out of the habit of this kind of neatness that was embedded to me ever since youth. This is really starting to make me look like a neat freak.
I sigh one last time as my eyes traveled around the room and landed on the ceiling above my bed. I wasn't really seeing anything since my thoughts were in another setting completely. How can I ever forget that night? It has embedded itself in my mind forever.
Flashback
As the magnificent ball has finally reached its end, a pang of disappointment somehow hit me. It was a long time since I have gone to a party this exciting. This was better than a rave. Diamond La Femme, being the wonderful host he is, has escorted me to my ride, insisting that I take his personal limousine for a smoother trip. I smiled at his sweetness and concern. Man, if he wasn't my mortal enemy, than I would have definitely fallen for him.
"I had a great night" I said sincerely as we began nearing the gleaming black vehicle. He looked at me with his deep violet eyes and graced me with his dazzling smile. I smiled back, wondering what the hell was going through his mind right now, as he remained silent.
"Are you sure that you don't want me to drive you?" he asked for the fifth time.
"Positive" I replied "After all, what kind of a host would you be if you just left your guests here?"
"Rubius and Emerald could see to this inconvenience" he simply stated, showing amusement at my concern.
"Definitely not necessary" I quickly interjected.
"Well, my beautiful lady, I am beginning to get the feeling that you don't want me around" he inquired teasingly.
"What do you think?" I challenged him with my own amusing attitude, a hit of playfulness clearly traceable in my tone.
"Oh, I think you want me." he replied.
"Maybe I do." I almost agreed. ALMOST. As we reached his limo, we halted to a stop. He lifted my chin up gently with his hand and looked deeply in my eyes.
"Do you?" he softly asked, the amount of longing and sincerity visible in his eyes was clearly too much for me. I quickly looked away.
"Diamond.." I began, making it a point to call him by his first name instead of last, clearly causing a reaction out of him. "You are a wonderful guy. This ball was such a great night that I managed to even forget that we were rivals. Tonight has also shown me another side of you, the side that I would really like to make friends with. However, we both know how the real world goes, and in our like of work, we can't afford to have emotions. I think that it would be in both our best interest to forget about this night tomorrow and carry on with our lives as before. Friendship between you and me is very dangerous." He nodded in clear understanding and smiled.
"It looks like I underestimated you, little girl" he whispered with a smile. "You seem to understand more about the concept of life than most of the elderly."
"What a compliment" I replied sarcastically, deciding to end our brief friendship with a playful tone, "I am definitely recording this as my most memorable moment."
He smiled at my tone. Deciding that this is a good a time as any to end this whole scenario, I began to climb into the limo.
"Where can I find you?" he asked before I could close the door.
"In your dreams" I replied before shutting the door.
End of Flashback
That night was one of the worst mistakes I have ever made in my life. No matter from which angle I replay it, the outcome is still the same: I revealed too much of my emotions
That night alone could have cost me my whole life, and not to mention the La Morte organization itself. This organization deserves to have a strong leader and that is what I am giving them. I'm usually not the kind of person to doubt myself, but it would be smart of me to never have any personal contact with Diamond La Femme again. I know that our roads will eventually cross in the future, but hopefully not any time soon. After all, there will always be an ever-going battle between the two organizations. The La Femme organization is the biggest threat to the La Morte organization, and that's how it will always remain.
I just hope that he does not use this fatal mistake against me.
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"So let me see if I got this straight" Seiya calmly spoke, "Serena La Morte and Diamond La Femme are teaming up?"
"That's what we heard" Yaten confirmed with a smirk on his face. Seeing Seiya freak out in these situations was practically what he lived for.
"I was afraid so" Seiya whispered, the blood draining out of his face once again.
"Look Seiya," Taiki quickly chipped in before Seiya could have a nervous break down, "this is only a rumor. We don't know what really happened that night. You know how the story tends to change if not seen first hand. For all we know, they might have despised each other even more after the ball."
"We heard this from a very reliable source!" Seiya cried.
"Who heard this from one of the mob leaders that were invited" Taiki countered. Seiya just shook his head in dismissal. There was no use denying it, the Mafias were teaming up.
"Look you two," Yaten interrupted, "true or not, we still have to prepare for the worse and just hope for the best."
"That's the most mature thing I've heard you say" Taiki proclaimed with amazement, earning a glare from Yaten.
"How the fuck are we supposed to go against the La Mortes AND the La Femmes at the same time if we're even having trouble dealing with them separate?!!" Seiya yelled in frustration, ending the small conflict between Taiki and Yaten.
"Wow due!" Yaten called out "calm.." Seiya took a deep breath, taking the time to recompose himself.
"Imagine how this would turn out if Conor would just walk through that door" Yaten said with another one of his smirks. That would be hilarious!
"Not good" Taiki stated, "By the way, what happened to the spies he sent out?"
"Both dead" Seiya, now more calm, replied.
"Both of them?!!" Taiki asked incredulously.
"Well, the one in the La Femme is definitely confirmed as dead, but the one in the La Morte just went missing, presumed dead too" Seiya explained.
"And no one is out there to find out for sure?!!" Taiki questioned just fully.
"It's a lost cause." Seiya replied, "The more agents sent out, the more would disappear."
"That cruel" Yaten commented, "but also incredibly funny, seeing as it does not involve our agency!"
"Still, NOT funny!" Seiya disciplined, "as you're little brain would allow you to remember, we're not in a much better situation at the moment!"
"I don't think that it's as bad as it seems" Yaten replied. Seiya and Taiki both stared at him with disbelief.
"You just told us to prepare for the worst!" Taiki reminded him with a high pitched voice, "How is this situation not bad?!!"
"Well...they're mafias!" Yaten defend, "they'll kill each other before we even get to them. Mafias in the same family are even scheming against each other, never mind in opposite families. The way I see it, we have our work already cut out for us." Taiki took this into a significant amount of consideration.
"You know Seiya..that moron really does have a point" Taiki agreed.
"Hey! I'm right here!" Yaten cried out defensively.
"That may be true to a certain extent, but we should still prepare for the worst" Seiya advised. "Never underestimate what the La Mortes and La Femmes can do."
"This is too big for us to handle alone" Taiki stated, "despite your rivalries, we have to bring Conor into this."
"I suppose you're right" Seiya sighed. "Despite our differences, when it comes to this, we still end up working on the same side." Taiki nodded in approval.
"Vice decision" he responded.
"I bet that when you tell that clueless idiot about this, he's going to blank out just like you!" Yaten laughed. "After all, we are the first authority to hear about any of this."
"Indeed he will." Seiya replied, turning around to look out of the huge window of the skyscraper.
It was currently 3 in the afternoon; he still had time to notify Conor for a meeting tomorrow. After all, this information was just simply not safe to discuss over any sort of communication system that could be broken into. He wanted to see Conor personally and observe his reaction to this news. He wanted to see Conor lose his cool image for just one second. He wanted to see Conor in shock.
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"I HATE PROM! It has absolutely no meaning except to give high school kids a chance to act like bigger morons that they already are. It's like prom was especially set up for conceited preppies like Beryl Sinclair! I don't know what all the fuss is about!" I cried out in exasperation while walking down the large hallway aligned with flashy posters. The quotes and slogans on them simply made me sick.
'It's the event of the year! You wouldn't want to miss it!'
'Bring your hot dates and get lucky!'
'A time to show off your moves!'
I made a mental note to myself to get even with the student council later, which is composed of all preppies! Man, I can't wait till the end of the school year! Whoever said patience is a virtue was completely right, especially when you're patiently awaiting for revenge!
"I take it you don't have a date?" inquired Lita with amusement. A small smile was slowly forming at the corners of her lips.
"I don't have the time to act like some fucked up moron and chase after some idiotic guy who wouldn't even know how to spell his own name correctly!" I replied with venom.
"Why Usagi, I had no idea that you were so negative! Man, if I had known that you would be like this, I would have made friends with you a long time ago!" exclaimed Lita with a smile, a hint of sarcasm evident in her voice.
"You have no idea" said Ami shaking her head with amusement. "I swear that sometimes she even scares me with the things she says."
"I always loved to have weird friends" Lita stated.
"Thanks" I responded with sarcasm, earning an even wider grin from Lita. Who knew that the school bully could be so teasing and fun? The world is truly filled with surprises.
"So I take it your not going?" asked Ami as she began to open her locker beside me. I shook my head in defiance.
"Oh come on Usagi, you only get a high school prom once in your life time! I can't believe you not going!" whined Lita, cranking the combination to her newly assigned locker beside me. Getting frustrated at her constant attempts in failure, she began a stream of curses at the locker, all the while denting it by implanting her fist on the surface. "DAM IT! OPEN UP!" I shook my head in both pity and amusement. She really was pathetic sometimes.
"You know Lita, maybe, just maybe, if you swear harder, the locker would open up" I advised with a smirk, earning a death glare from her.
"Why don't YOU try opening it?!" she challenged. I took her up on it. Removing her fist from the lock, I gently began to crank the numbers. 17.24.8.. open. The locker door began to gently release itself from the frame in a smooth path. Shock was clearly evident on Lita's face.
"You got the wrong combo" I simply explained.
"And how would YOU know MY combo?" Lita skeptically asked.
"You told me" I answered with annoyance, "Remember?"
"On yeah!" Lita recognized, slapping her own forehead in stupidity. As well she should be.
"Anyways," concluded Ami, "Since you're not going to the prom, what have you planned for that night?"
"Of course she is coming to the prom" interrupted a deep arrogant voice, "With me." To say that we were all shocked would be a huge understatement. I turned around full cycle to glance at the guy who proclaimed himself so conceitedly. The intense deep, stormy blue eyes of Darien Shields met mine. It took my breath away. We stood there in silence for about a minute, just staring at each other. I can tell he was trying to find my eyes behind the thick oversized glasses.
"Is this a joke?!" I finally demanded with anger. He might have been spectacular, but I was no fool. "Did you and your little buddies decided to humiliate someone thoroughly just to make yourselves feel superior?!" It was his turn to be shocked.
"No!" denied Darien, "I would never do that!"
"No, of course not!" I dripped with sarcasm, shooting him my death glare. But suddenly, a great idea popped into my head. I gave myself an imaginary pat on the back. I'm so smart!!!
"You know Darien.." I smiled sweetly, "maybe I will take you up on that offer.." He looked at me with both confusion and suspicion.
"Why..?" He asked skeptically.
"Let's just say I had a sudden change of heart and decide to give you a fresh start" I answered, the grin still not leaving my face.
"Right.." muttered Darien, trying to think up my real motive. After about 20 seconds of him just staring at me skeptically, he finally gave up and smiled gorgeously. I guess he thinks there is nothing that I can possibly do to humiliate him, Darien Shields, the heartthrob of the school. If only he knew how wrong he was.
"Good, then it's settled. I'm taking you to the prom" he concluded loudly, as if stating to the whole school that I'm now officially off limits. Of course, being the king of this hellhole, his orders would be followed. Asshole!
"I guess I'll see you later then, Usagi" he concluded with another dazzling grin before strolling away to join his buddies. High fives were going around the group.
Is it me, or is this guy starting to act like Diamond La Femme? Of course, if he was La Femme, then I would be in serious shit!
"I think he is playing you, Usagi" stated Lita boldly, earning a stern nod of agreement from Ami.
"I know" I answered with a smirk.
"Then why the hell are you going with him?!" demanded my wonderful worried friends.
"Let's just say that the tables have turned in my favor now" I grinned diabolically.
I am going to beat him at his own game.
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"I found it!" proclaimed a scrawny blond with huge oversized glasses covering his cinnamon eyes. " I finally found it, Mr. La Femme!"
Diamond La Femme looked up from his documents on the large canopy desk. He glanced at the person who dared to barge into his study without permission.
"Yes.?" Diamond hinted in annoyance for him to continue. The fragile man quickly recomposed himself and met Diamond's death glare with a shudder.
"Mr. La Femme, I'm more than happy to report that I have finally found the high school in Tokyo that Serena La Morte is locate in!" the man reported with a small smile. Confidence was covering up his nervousness before the most powerful man in the organization.
"ARE YOU SURE LIAM?!" demanded Diamond with disbelieve. Finally, what he has been craving to know might actually be within his grasp now!
"YES! I'm positive!" cried Liam "I found a direct match of her facial structures to a student in Juban High. Her name is Usagi Tsukino, a perfect match to Serena La Morte! Her physical appearance might be altered, but everything else is the same!" A dazed look crossed Diamond's face. It was finally happening!
"Excellent!" exclaimed Diamond with profound joy. "Do you have this student's status?"
"Yes, right here" Liam quickly answered, putting the folder he was carrying right on the canopy desk. "Everything about Usagi Tsukino is in there. Her age, her grades, her family.and so on."
"Good" Diamond nodded with satisfaction, "and are you the only one that knows about this?"
"Yes sir, I came directly to you" replied Liam proudly.
"Very good" stated Diamond with a grin. With lightning speed, he picked up the small silver pistol on his desk and pulled the trigger.
The familiar silver bullet sped out of the small weapon and flew towards the heart of the obedient servant. With a silent scream, the body of the former famous researcher, Liam Murray, fell to the floor with a loud thud. The corpse lay there motionless, betrayal clearly evident in the wide-open eyes.
Not bothered by the bloody display staining his thick Persian rug, Diamond took the golden receiver from his phone and began to dial a familiar number.
"At your service boss" answered the stern voice of his lieutenant.
"Gather up all of our top agents, Rubius," commanded Diamond, "We're going on a school trip."
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THE LA MORTE
"What do you mean Aston breached our contract?!" I yelled with annoyance into the small piece of transmitter device I call my phone. I was not so much annoyed at the man on the other line, but rather at Noah Aston.
"Well boss, it seems like there was a security breach on his part" reported Alex, my latest high-ranking agent. With the way he was going at the age of 27, he would be guaranteed to have a respectable spot in this organization before he even hit 35.
"What kind of security breach?" I inquired skeptically.
"It appears to be that there was a leak in his group. Most likely an undercover agent" Alex predicted. "Aston seems tight about this. He's making fatal mistakes that could also hurt us."
"FBI or CIA?" I asked, certain that it would be one of the two, if not both.
"I can't determine for sure since there are still some premature information gathered, but I would guess its CIA." Alex made another educated hypothesis.
"Very good" I complimented, shocking the hell out of him since I rarely give encouragements. However, this time was an exception. The guy was quick, professional, and he knew his information. It's hard to find people like him these days. "We have been hearing a lot about CIA sending out spies all over."
"So what should we do boss?" he asked, like a devoted puppet on my strings. The guy sure knew the proper place for his loyalties.
"I want Aston dead and the deal sealed in 24 hours" I stated simply, knowing that it was going to be done.
"Anything else boss?" Alex asked, not getting the slight bit nervous with his task.
"Yeah, I want you to promote a new leader for the Do'Verrada group that would answer to US only" I emphasized. "If you need support, which I very doubt you will, you may mention my name to the voting committee."
"Thank you boss" he humbly answered, all too glad to know he is on my good side.
"That is all" I concluded before pressing the tiny END button on the futuristic phone. I sighed with contempt. I hate it when my customers don't follow the contract! It just pisses the fucking shit out of me! Sometimes life really sucked!
Well, that's that! I got out of my comfortable seat in the leather chair and headed out of my private study, rather small compared to my others, but still well enough to perform its function. With a house this small, you can't have a huge study. It will look very suspicious and as you know, attention is the last thing I want.
As I headed up the stairs to my room, I could clearly see Ronda and Tony getting out of their comfortable position in the couch and coming to greet me. I gritted my teeth in annoyance and sighed with despair. I do NOT need this right now! It's May and the SATs are coming next month. Then school's over and I'm out off this hellhole for good! Just two more months!
"Hey boss" greeted Tony rather nervously, with Ronda right behind him for encouragement.
"Hey" I replied, giving a sincere smile.
They were still wondering what happened at the ball two weeks ago that prompted me to be rather tolerant of the La Femmes now. They heard the rumor that I snuggled up with Diamond La Femme real close, but then again, who hasn't heard it? It's probably being discussed right now by the FBI, probably taking it as a thread of the two organization joining forces. Well, let them sweat. I'm rather enjoying their tension.
"Um boss..we were kind of wondering...um...about that night..." Tony struggle for words, clearly too nervous and too shy to ask straight forward. I gave him another smile. You can't blame the guy for being curious. I consider that a good quality.
"If you are wondering if me and Diamond La Femme hooked up, then the answer is no" I stated simply. "Yes, I did dance with him a few times, but that's all."
"That's not what we're hearing" Ronda commented with a mischievous grin. I stuck out my tongue at her. Apparently, she's into gossip now.
"Well, that's what I'm telling you from first hand experience!" I replied with attitude and made a face at her before quickly climbing the stairs to get away from my questioning "parents."
Once in my room, I ran quickly to my queen sized bed and flopped down with a thud. I was exhausted! I took a deep breath and let it out with a big sigh. I look around my room, everything in perfect organization. I really do have to get out of the habit of this kind of neatness that was embedded to me ever since youth. This is really starting to make me look like a neat freak.
I sigh one last time as my eyes traveled around the room and landed on the ceiling above my bed. I wasn't really seeing anything since my thoughts were in another setting completely. How can I ever forget that night? It has embedded itself in my mind forever.
Flashback
As the magnificent ball has finally reached its end, a pang of disappointment somehow hit me. It was a long time since I have gone to a party this exciting. This was better than a rave. Diamond La Femme, being the wonderful host he is, has escorted me to my ride, insisting that I take his personal limousine for a smoother trip. I smiled at his sweetness and concern. Man, if he wasn't my mortal enemy, than I would have definitely fallen for him.
"I had a great night" I said sincerely as we began nearing the gleaming black vehicle. He looked at me with his deep violet eyes and graced me with his dazzling smile. I smiled back, wondering what the hell was going through his mind right now, as he remained silent.
"Are you sure that you don't want me to drive you?" he asked for the fifth time.
"Positive" I replied "After all, what kind of a host would you be if you just left your guests here?"
"Rubius and Emerald could see to this inconvenience" he simply stated, showing amusement at my concern.
"Definitely not necessary" I quickly interjected.
"Well, my beautiful lady, I am beginning to get the feeling that you don't want me around" he inquired teasingly.
"What do you think?" I challenged him with my own amusing attitude, a hit of playfulness clearly traceable in my tone.
"Oh, I think you want me." he replied.
"Maybe I do." I almost agreed. ALMOST. As we reached his limo, we halted to a stop. He lifted my chin up gently with his hand and looked deeply in my eyes.
"Do you?" he softly asked, the amount of longing and sincerity visible in his eyes was clearly too much for me. I quickly looked away.
"Diamond.." I began, making it a point to call him by his first name instead of last, clearly causing a reaction out of him. "You are a wonderful guy. This ball was such a great night that I managed to even forget that we were rivals. Tonight has also shown me another side of you, the side that I would really like to make friends with. However, we both know how the real world goes, and in our like of work, we can't afford to have emotions. I think that it would be in both our best interest to forget about this night tomorrow and carry on with our lives as before. Friendship between you and me is very dangerous." He nodded in clear understanding and smiled.
"It looks like I underestimated you, little girl" he whispered with a smile. "You seem to understand more about the concept of life than most of the elderly."
"What a compliment" I replied sarcastically, deciding to end our brief friendship with a playful tone, "I am definitely recording this as my most memorable moment."
He smiled at my tone. Deciding that this is a good a time as any to end this whole scenario, I began to climb into the limo.
"Where can I find you?" he asked before I could close the door.
"In your dreams" I replied before shutting the door.
End of Flashback
That night was one of the worst mistakes I have ever made in my life. No matter from which angle I replay it, the outcome is still the same: I revealed too much of my emotions
That night alone could have cost me my whole life, and not to mention the La Morte organization itself. This organization deserves to have a strong leader and that is what I am giving them. I'm usually not the kind of person to doubt myself, but it would be smart of me to never have any personal contact with Diamond La Femme again. I know that our roads will eventually cross in the future, but hopefully not any time soon. After all, there will always be an ever-going battle between the two organizations. The La Femme organization is the biggest threat to the La Morte organization, and that's how it will always remain.
I just hope that he does not use this fatal mistake against me.
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"So let me see if I got this straight" Seiya calmly spoke, "Serena La Morte and Diamond La Femme are teaming up?"
"That's what we heard" Yaten confirmed with a smirk on his face. Seeing Seiya freak out in these situations was practically what he lived for.
"I was afraid so" Seiya whispered, the blood draining out of his face once again.
"Look Seiya," Taiki quickly chipped in before Seiya could have a nervous break down, "this is only a rumor. We don't know what really happened that night. You know how the story tends to change if not seen first hand. For all we know, they might have despised each other even more after the ball."
"We heard this from a very reliable source!" Seiya cried.
"Who heard this from one of the mob leaders that were invited" Taiki countered. Seiya just shook his head in dismissal. There was no use denying it, the Mafias were teaming up.
"Look you two," Yaten interrupted, "true or not, we still have to prepare for the worse and just hope for the best."
"That's the most mature thing I've heard you say" Taiki proclaimed with amazement, earning a glare from Yaten.
"How the fuck are we supposed to go against the La Mortes AND the La Femmes at the same time if we're even having trouble dealing with them separate?!!" Seiya yelled in frustration, ending the small conflict between Taiki and Yaten.
"Wow due!" Yaten called out "calm.." Seiya took a deep breath, taking the time to recompose himself.
"Imagine how this would turn out if Conor would just walk through that door" Yaten said with another one of his smirks. That would be hilarious!
"Not good" Taiki stated, "By the way, what happened to the spies he sent out?"
"Both dead" Seiya, now more calm, replied.
"Both of them?!!" Taiki asked incredulously.
"Well, the one in the La Femme is definitely confirmed as dead, but the one in the La Morte just went missing, presumed dead too" Seiya explained.
"And no one is out there to find out for sure?!!" Taiki questioned just fully.
"It's a lost cause." Seiya replied, "The more agents sent out, the more would disappear."
"That cruel" Yaten commented, "but also incredibly funny, seeing as it does not involve our agency!"
"Still, NOT funny!" Seiya disciplined, "as you're little brain would allow you to remember, we're not in a much better situation at the moment!"
"I don't think that it's as bad as it seems" Yaten replied. Seiya and Taiki both stared at him with disbelief.
"You just told us to prepare for the worst!" Taiki reminded him with a high pitched voice, "How is this situation not bad?!!"
"Well...they're mafias!" Yaten defend, "they'll kill each other before we even get to them. Mafias in the same family are even scheming against each other, never mind in opposite families. The way I see it, we have our work already cut out for us." Taiki took this into a significant amount of consideration.
"You know Seiya..that moron really does have a point" Taiki agreed.
"Hey! I'm right here!" Yaten cried out defensively.
"That may be true to a certain extent, but we should still prepare for the worst" Seiya advised. "Never underestimate what the La Mortes and La Femmes can do."
"This is too big for us to handle alone" Taiki stated, "despite your rivalries, we have to bring Conor into this."
"I suppose you're right" Seiya sighed. "Despite our differences, when it comes to this, we still end up working on the same side." Taiki nodded in approval.
"Vice decision" he responded.
"I bet that when you tell that clueless idiot about this, he's going to blank out just like you!" Yaten laughed. "After all, we are the first authority to hear about any of this."
"Indeed he will." Seiya replied, turning around to look out of the huge window of the skyscraper.
It was currently 3 in the afternoon; he still had time to notify Conor for a meeting tomorrow. After all, this information was just simply not safe to discuss over any sort of communication system that could be broken into. He wanted to see Conor personally and observe his reaction to this news. He wanted to see Conor lose his cool image for just one second. He wanted to see Conor in shock.
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"I HATE PROM! It has absolutely no meaning except to give high school kids a chance to act like bigger morons that they already are. It's like prom was especially set up for conceited preppies like Beryl Sinclair! I don't know what all the fuss is about!" I cried out in exasperation while walking down the large hallway aligned with flashy posters. The quotes and slogans on them simply made me sick.
'It's the event of the year! You wouldn't want to miss it!'
'Bring your hot dates and get lucky!'
'A time to show off your moves!'
I made a mental note to myself to get even with the student council later, which is composed of all preppies! Man, I can't wait till the end of the school year! Whoever said patience is a virtue was completely right, especially when you're patiently awaiting for revenge!
"I take it you don't have a date?" inquired Lita with amusement. A small smile was slowly forming at the corners of her lips.
"I don't have the time to act like some fucked up moron and chase after some idiotic guy who wouldn't even know how to spell his own name correctly!" I replied with venom.
"Why Usagi, I had no idea that you were so negative! Man, if I had known that you would be like this, I would have made friends with you a long time ago!" exclaimed Lita with a smile, a hint of sarcasm evident in her voice.
"You have no idea" said Ami shaking her head with amusement. "I swear that sometimes she even scares me with the things she says."
"I always loved to have weird friends" Lita stated.
"Thanks" I responded with sarcasm, earning an even wider grin from Lita. Who knew that the school bully could be so teasing and fun? The world is truly filled with surprises.
"So I take it your not going?" asked Ami as she began to open her locker beside me. I shook my head in defiance.
"Oh come on Usagi, you only get a high school prom once in your life time! I can't believe you not going!" whined Lita, cranking the combination to her newly assigned locker beside me. Getting frustrated at her constant attempts in failure, she began a stream of curses at the locker, all the while denting it by implanting her fist on the surface. "DAM IT! OPEN UP!" I shook my head in both pity and amusement. She really was pathetic sometimes.
"You know Lita, maybe, just maybe, if you swear harder, the locker would open up" I advised with a smirk, earning a death glare from her.
"Why don't YOU try opening it?!" she challenged. I took her up on it. Removing her fist from the lock, I gently began to crank the numbers. 17.24.8.. open. The locker door began to gently release itself from the frame in a smooth path. Shock was clearly evident on Lita's face.
"You got the wrong combo" I simply explained.
"And how would YOU know MY combo?" Lita skeptically asked.
"You told me" I answered with annoyance, "Remember?"
"On yeah!" Lita recognized, slapping her own forehead in stupidity. As well she should be.
"Anyways," concluded Ami, "Since you're not going to the prom, what have you planned for that night?"
"Of course she is coming to the prom" interrupted a deep arrogant voice, "With me." To say that we were all shocked would be a huge understatement. I turned around full cycle to glance at the guy who proclaimed himself so conceitedly. The intense deep, stormy blue eyes of Darien Shields met mine. It took my breath away. We stood there in silence for about a minute, just staring at each other. I can tell he was trying to find my eyes behind the thick oversized glasses.
"Is this a joke?!" I finally demanded with anger. He might have been spectacular, but I was no fool. "Did you and your little buddies decided to humiliate someone thoroughly just to make yourselves feel superior?!" It was his turn to be shocked.
"No!" denied Darien, "I would never do that!"
"No, of course not!" I dripped with sarcasm, shooting him my death glare. But suddenly, a great idea popped into my head. I gave myself an imaginary pat on the back. I'm so smart!!!
"You know Darien.." I smiled sweetly, "maybe I will take you up on that offer.." He looked at me with both confusion and suspicion.
"Why..?" He asked skeptically.
"Let's just say I had a sudden change of heart and decide to give you a fresh start" I answered, the grin still not leaving my face.
"Right.." muttered Darien, trying to think up my real motive. After about 20 seconds of him just staring at me skeptically, he finally gave up and smiled gorgeously. I guess he thinks there is nothing that I can possibly do to humiliate him, Darien Shields, the heartthrob of the school. If only he knew how wrong he was.
"Good, then it's settled. I'm taking you to the prom" he concluded loudly, as if stating to the whole school that I'm now officially off limits. Of course, being the king of this hellhole, his orders would be followed. Asshole!
"I guess I'll see you later then, Usagi" he concluded with another dazzling grin before strolling away to join his buddies. High fives were going around the group.
Is it me, or is this guy starting to act like Diamond La Femme? Of course, if he was La Femme, then I would be in serious shit!
"I think he is playing you, Usagi" stated Lita boldly, earning a stern nod of agreement from Ami.
"I know" I answered with a smirk.
"Then why the hell are you going with him?!" demanded my wonderful worried friends.
"Let's just say that the tables have turned in my favor now" I grinned diabolically.
I am going to beat him at his own game.
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"I found it!" proclaimed a scrawny blond with huge oversized glasses covering his cinnamon eyes. " I finally found it, Mr. La Femme!"
Diamond La Femme looked up from his documents on the large canopy desk. He glanced at the person who dared to barge into his study without permission.
"Yes.?" Diamond hinted in annoyance for him to continue. The fragile man quickly recomposed himself and met Diamond's death glare with a shudder.
"Mr. La Femme, I'm more than happy to report that I have finally found the high school in Tokyo that Serena La Morte is locate in!" the man reported with a small smile. Confidence was covering up his nervousness before the most powerful man in the organization.
"ARE YOU SURE LIAM?!" demanded Diamond with disbelieve. Finally, what he has been craving to know might actually be within his grasp now!
"YES! I'm positive!" cried Liam "I found a direct match of her facial structures to a student in Juban High. Her name is Usagi Tsukino, a perfect match to Serena La Morte! Her physical appearance might be altered, but everything else is the same!" A dazed look crossed Diamond's face. It was finally happening!
"Excellent!" exclaimed Diamond with profound joy. "Do you have this student's status?"
"Yes, right here" Liam quickly answered, putting the folder he was carrying right on the canopy desk. "Everything about Usagi Tsukino is in there. Her age, her grades, her family.and so on."
"Good" Diamond nodded with satisfaction, "and are you the only one that knows about this?"
"Yes sir, I came directly to you" replied Liam proudly.
"Very good" stated Diamond with a grin. With lightning speed, he picked up the small silver pistol on his desk and pulled the trigger.
The familiar silver bullet sped out of the small weapon and flew towards the heart of the obedient servant. With a silent scream, the body of the former famous researcher, Liam Murray, fell to the floor with a loud thud. The corpse lay there motionless, betrayal clearly evident in the wide-open eyes.
Not bothered by the bloody display staining his thick Persian rug, Diamond took the golden receiver from his phone and began to dial a familiar number.
"At your service boss" answered the stern voice of his lieutenant.
"Gather up all of our top agents, Rubius," commanded Diamond, "We're going on a school trip."
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