Meet your Match
Stammered gasps and mumbled responses were the only jumbled sentences that either Kei or Yuri could muster. The man stepped out of the door still wearing that big warm smile on his young face, dark brown eyes shined. His well framed face was framed by shirt but spikish dark blue hair. Further down his wardrobe was a light brown leather jacket, with a white fluffy collar tip. Like a pilot's jacket. It was covering an orange reddish shirt.
Zippers across his chest and the usual down the middle, with the same white collar material at the wrists. Hands were the same size as Kei's though a bit longer, but despite the muscular frame well seen on his fingers he had a gentle look to him. Like his body was softer then a marshmallow. Pants were a dark grey, almost an army outfitted pair of pants. But there were no camouflage colors and they weren't baggy, they were comfortable as jeans.
Finally ending with normal black sneakers with incredible traction, and immense durability for running and moving in the heat of battle. Quite an impressive pair of shoes for just a protected guy. Kevin approached the astonished Kei with that smile never leaving his face; he extended a hand to Kei. "Ms. Kei it is with the highest honor that I thank you for being my bodyguard, this is a true pleasure" Kevin said as he watched Kei shake back.
Kei's thoughts
Sure didn't see this one coming. This guy is YOUNG; he looks like he may be the same age as me and Yuri. Maybe a bit younger, what the hell is the chief thinking pairing him with me. I mean it's not like I'm gonna turn the mission down or anything, but he seems a bit more then happy to see me.
Kei simply nodded with a baffled look on her face "Uh yeah nice to meet you Kevin", then just when she thought he couldn't have gotten weirder. Kevin smiled and bowed to her, actually kissing Kei's tanned hand. Yuri's jaw grew ten times longer as it dropped to the ground "WHAT THE HELL?". Kei gulped and blushed her cheeks were fluttering with redness, again she stuttered "Hey what are you..uh no one.I uh..thanks I think".
Yuri glared at Poporo and yanked him by his blue tie, choking the chief as veins of fury bulged from her neck. Yuri screamed at the top of her lungs "What in the hell kind of bull shit is this? Kei gets to be with a hot guy like that who is not only good looking, charming, kind, and FREAKING RICH, and I am stuck writing pissing apologies for something I didn't even do?". Kei laughed and smirked as she began to walk out with Kevin behind her.
But just as the door closed Kei managed to shout in a "We'll be thinking of you Yuri when we have wild and crazy sex HAHAHA". The minute the door closed Kei stopped walking and saw Kevin's face was blushing bright red, steam shot out of his ears. Kei blinked green eyes "What the hell's wrong now?", Kevin gulped "I d-d-don't believe it you just said we'd have s-s-se AH" he groaned. Kevin was decked by Kei's fist before he finished.
Growling a furious snarl under her lips, Kei stomped her red boots towards an elevator "Freaking pervert can't even tell when I'm kidding, what a sicko". Kevin rubbed his chin and screamed, running after Kei "AH sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry Ms. Kei wait up I'm sorry". After a few minutes of apologizing and begging for forgiveness as the 2 stepped out of the elevator. Kei sighed & glared at Kevin "All right already stop blubbering ya big baby.
I forgive you sheesh, maybe I should have just let Yuri come along instead", Kevin stared at Kei oddly as they exited the 3WA HQ. Walking down the steps in their black and red shoes, Kevin asked "Why do you say that? I mean your perfectly capable of taking care of your safety and my UH". Turning around Kevin was met from another green eyed glare, from the fiery haired gun slinger. Kei said "Look Mr. Leonardo or whatever your name is".
"Kevin" he replied smiling, she groaned "Whatever I think it's great you admire me and all but let's get one thing straight before we get started. I am not nice, I am not a piece of bread, and I am not friendly, you can butter me up and play sesame street sissy crap all you want but don't waste it on me". Sticking her words Kei sat down crossing her long tanned legs on the steps of the 3WA HQ, turning her back to him "I'm mean, heartless and cruel".
Kevin grinned at hearing her say those words as he replied just as firmly "I wouldn't dream of messing with someone who beat 3 car bombing terrorists single handedly". A blush came to Kei's cheeks as she chuckled and bragged "Well I don't mean to brag but I uh HEY don't do that", Kevin laughed. And that's how it was for them. Both Kei and Kevin seemed more like fish out of water then properly suited people, but clearly things didn't seem that bad.
Kei's Thoughts
Ha cheeky little brat. Does he think he can pull the wool over my eyes, I can see right through his goody, goody act. He's just sucking up to me so I won't leave his ass in the line of fire when the BCAN, extra protection. But wait.if he wanted extra protection he would have asked Yuri to come along too. This guy can't really be like the chief said he is..can he?
Kevin's Thoughts
I'm in heaven. After all this time hearing about her adventures, her skills, her attitude, even her rough and grouchy personality (laugh). It's all true and it's all so wonderful to experience it. I knew I made the right choice in picking her for my bodyguard. But no matter how brass she may seem on the outside, I'm pretty sure I know her inside better then she does. Guess there's only one way to find out.
Elsewhere in the world, a board meeting was taking place in the sleazing underbelly in the world of organized crime and chaos. A virtual holograph of a man with 2 long jagged scars across both of his pale blue white eyes. His white teeth were carved to look like fangs in the top row of his gum line, further adding to his terrifying appearance. Hair was in jagged crusty looking buzz cut, with a spiked due drop hanging from his forehead.
The color was a ghastly Tombstone gray. The holographic head was speaking towards 3 people dressed in technological looking bio suits, each one staring and bowing to their master within the holographic projector. The first being was a man with dark blonde hair, it looked like a shark's fin style was in his hairline. Added white streaks were painted over his hair sides, and eyes were goldish yellow. "Commander Jack Scolaris reporting sir" he said.
On the far right of the commander, a middle aged woman with a cold look to her beautiful rich peace colored skin. Lips were coated with a toxic looking purple, while her hair reeked of light brown hair littered with colorful beads and rainbow bright decorations. The woman's pink eyes glared as she spoke "Lieutenant Penelope Orion standing by sir", and just to her left was the middle man. A slightly over weighted man in a somewhat bulging bio-suit.
Black mop top hairstyle draped over his chubby cheeks, a thin strip of a black moustache decorated his snickering lips. The grungy large man had a sleaze slime ball look on his meaty face, and his untrusting olive green eyes. "And Major Andre J. Garlic ready for action sir" uttered the rotten fat man. The floating head nodded as he boomed his god like voice "I have brought you here because you are the best and most lethal hit men in the universe.
And because you are our top tanking soldiers in the entire rankings of the Black Cobra Alliance Network, both it and I need your services immediately". Scolaris grinned an evil smile "Finally a mission of top priority, it will be a supreme honor to serve the network's needs sir". Orion grinned her sexy lips "Must be pretty big to use all of us", Garlic chuckled "This wouldn't happen to be about the Horizatonics case now would it?".
The head nodded and continued "Those irritating meddlers have only delayed the inevitable, they asked the 3WA to protect their main man. A person known as Kevin Lorando. He is the only man left that you 3 didn't already kill that knows the secret formula to the new energy source. Your mission is to capture him and bring him back ALIVE, that is a direct order. If anything happens to him there will be no way of ever getting that energy".
The 3 soldiers nodded and bowed to their master, Scolaris raised his head up in respect "Understood he will be in our hands in 48 hours sir I guarantee it". The head grinned "Oh one more little detail of information I nearly forgot to mention, as your well aware of the Dirty Pair are agents of the 3WA. There is no doubt that Horizatonics have hired them to protect our little runaway, if they get in your way you have my permission to blast those bitches to Hell."
Scolaris, Garlic, and Orion laughed and clapped hands in joy. Being one of the top techno terrorists in the known galaxy, no doubt would bring high rollers such as the Lovely Angels into your path. So getting the chance to take out the biggest pains in every criminal's asses is a blessing to them. The trio left chuckling and charging their weaponry, just anxiously filled with evil eager excitement of their latest. The hologram head laughed & vanished.
Back to Kei and Kevin, currently in a restaurant..
SLUUURP! "AH now that really hits the spot, MM delicious oh waiter another order of Raman noodles and miso soup please" Kei beamed. Kevin smiled watching her eat, my god could she eat. Bowl after bowl of soup, noodles, pickles, pork, everything that came her way went down in seconds. Kevin laughed "Looks like your marksmanship isn't the only thing that's famous about you". Kei blinked to him asking "What do you mean Kev?".
After ignoring the light blush from his cheeks, Kevin smiled at that little nickname Kei gave him. Perhaps it was just her way of shortening his name because she got tired of calling after him for looking for some place to eat. Maybe it was a cute nickname as a sign of affection, even if it wasn't it still meant a great deal to him. "You eat noodles and Raman pork faster then you fire your gun" Kevin said, Kei grinned at that "When I'm hungry I just eat".
Another laugh from Kevin "Well put so tell me Kei if you and Yuri rub each other the wrong way as you say, why is it you stay as her partner?". Kei shrugged "I don't know the stupid 3WA computer is the one that paired us up, and by some "miracle" I got stuck with that featherbrain Yuri". Kevin nodded "I have to admit you guys don't seem to get along too well" "That's the understatement of the year" Kei replied. Both of them laughed at that.
A soft sip from his soda was drank down Kevin's throat as he smiled at the refreshing taste of the cola, he continued "Never the less you're a team". Brushing black her red and yellow hair Kei blinked at Kevin, "Team steam it means nothing to me the only partner I need in life is my gun and that's that". Taking a slurp out of his bowl of noodles Kevin replied "If that's true why do you stay with Yuri? I'll tell you why because you want her around".
Growls escaped Kei as she huffed "As if, that's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard of in my life, I dare you to prove me wrong big mouth". Those were the words he had been waiting to hear all day, like music to Kevin's ears. A sparkling shine of mischief gleamed in his brown eyes as he all too eagerly explained, "2 months and 3 weeks ago you had given your sign of resignation from the 3WA to your former boss and chief known as Garner.
During Garner's stay you had killed Waldess, the corporate mad man who tried to take over all communications in the universe using the Siren project. Without a job you bounced around from jobs such as waitress, gas station attendant, cashier, and even a hired muscle for an Asian mobster. Yet despite the fact Yuri was the one who arrested you for the attempted murder of Lady Flair a.k.a Iris of the original Lovely Angels. You still came to her rescue.
Yuri's new partner Lilly had ditched her during her space travel towards Siren, and yet you flew up there after rejoining the 3WA to help her". Sweat drops formed on Kei's head, she grumbled at this little revelation. Even though Poporo had told her this guy had done his homework on her profile, she didn't know he was THIS informational. "That's just fine and dandy buddy, but that still doesn't explain why you say I NEED Yuri" Kei said.
Kevin smiled "That's simple, despite her total opposite in personality and professional skills she is the only one who you can relate to. Both of you take on the most wildest and dangerous mission all for the thrilling love of action. If you wanted to take out Siren and Waldess all by yourself, you would have done that long before Yuri got into space with Lilly. And yet you waited to fly up and greet her aboard Siren, just in the nick of time.
The way I see it is you want her around because you want a sense of balance, you need each other. Oil and water, left and right, up and down, black and white, ying and yang, you 2 are a team and it's that teamwork that unites both your hearts and soul together. That is why you couldn't keep those other jobs, why you came back to the 3WA and stayed partners". Simply sitting there in her chair, Kei's beautiful green eyes were shining.
It's as if time itself had stopped everything around her for just an instant, she couldn't believe this guy. In just a few paragraphs he just described her personality, feelings, and emotions towards Yuri as if he'd known her for years. There was something about him that made her tanned body shake with confusion and yet an attractive yearning to know more. Slowly a smile formed, Kevin returned that smile. Until he saw a red dot on Kei's forehead.
Scolaris laughed "Kiss your tanned tramp ass goodbye Lovely Angel".
Kevin screamed "KEI NO".
BANG!
To be continued..
