A/N: I know this is a short chapter.. errgh.. sorry!
The Kentaro Ryumei police station, 125th precinct:
A woman, maybe in her late twenties, sat at a large solid oak desk. Her face, stern and strong, showed much experience and knowledge. She had an eye patch over her left eye, and soft dark blue hair framing her tanned skin. Her lips were heart shaped, with dark rouge lipstick. She wore a dark blue suit with a white dress shirt. She tensed slightly as the door opened and three people entered two men and one woman.
The first person to enter was a tall man, in his early twenties, wearing sunglasses, a dark suit and tie and a long black leather trench coat. A sword, a no-dachi, was slung over his shoulder, and many other random weapons lined his belt. His blond hair was wild, hardly any rule to it at all, with a few strands passing over his right eye. His look was solemn and wise.
Second, came a young woman, looking to be a little bit younger than the man, her arms folded, with a smug little smirk on her pretty face. She had pale skin and cherry blossom lips, with shining emerald eyes and a halo of golden hair framing her delicate jaw line. She had long golden hair tied back in a high ponytail. Her jeans were low rise, black, and with blue fire running up the right pant leg. She wore numerous belts, some with studs, and some with spikes. Long leather gloves ran down her arms, the left one with blue flames to match her right leg. She wore a white and black sleeveless shirt, and a black tie.
The third was another man, younger that the other two by quite a bit. He was taller than the others were, however. His hair was rather curly, dark blue, and he wore a yellow bandanna. There was a silver chain around his neck, and dangling from it was a circular locket. His eyes were dark blue, the right one with a jagged scar over it, and another scar running up his left cheek. He wore a long dark blue jacket, a yellow t- shirt underneath. On his back was a large belt, which held a long spiked staff. There was a sharp blade at the two ends. He had baggy black jeans and heavy leather boots. He folded his arms and whistled a short tune. "Hey, what's this all about?" He asked, shutting his eyes.
The woman tensed again. "Date, Jones, Lei Fan," she muttered, folding her hands, "I have a mission for you."
"What is it?" The first man asked.
"Seiji, you three have a very important assignment."
"We heard you the first time, chief." The girl snapped, putting her hands to her hips. "Stop beatin' around the bush and spit it out already."
"Penelope!" The first man said sharply and turned to her.
"She's right, Seiji, Ria's stalling." The third man added.
"Well, I just meant for her to respect our elder." Seiji defended, turning to him and shaking his head.
"Hah! Ria IS an elder, isn't she?" Penelope slapped her thigh.
"That's not really funny, Penny." The third man whispered.
"Aw, stuff it, Shu!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Make me!"
"Please, can't we just get along.?"
Ria squinted, stood up and slammed her hands on the desk. "SILENCE!" She barked, and all three agents blinked and went back to standing still. Ria's eye twitched as she sat back down, sighing slightly. "You three are late."
"Please forgive us." Seiji murmured, bringing a hand to his chest.
"Yeah, SHU had issues getting his SHOE on." Penelope smiled slightly and gave a harsh glare to Shu.
"That's not funny, Penny." Shu snapped, glaring at Penelope.
"Silence!" Ria repeated and stood, walking from behind the desk and leaning on the edge. "Anyway, all of your.. stupidity can be forgiven, just as long as you take up this mission."
"Anything, chief." Seiji nodded, folding his arms. Penelope looked at him and rolled her eyes, mocking his great patience and respect.
Ria paused, then looked down at her desk. "Empress Kayura needs guards to help escort her daughter to the Yrssal country to stay with her uncle."
Shu sighed. "Not Lady Umera."
Ria shook her head. "No, not Umera. She needs you to escort her eldest daughter; Lady Reika."
Shu's face reddened, and Penelope slapped his shoulder. "Awwww. Shu's crush!"
Shu's face became even darker, and he shot a dark glare at Penelope. "She's not my crush!.. She and I are friends.."
"Anyway, the Princess has been getting threats, very disturbing threats. So, we believe that if we can take her to Yrssal, she should be safe there. She will stay with her uncle, Lord Nazaa. "
"So, what are talking about? Us and a big throng of guards?" Shu asked, putting his hands to his hips.
Seiji looked down. "Most likely just us. A large group will attract too much attention to the Princess."
Ria nodded. "You three will take her to the continent by way of airship over the Myste Sea."
"When do we go?" Penelope asked, looking up at the clock.
Ria smiled slightly. "Tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m." Ria walked slowly to her desk and picked up a packet, handing it to Seiji. "You're going to have to meet her at the Marenjeno Bay. Your ship is the Hariel."
"Marenjeno Bay? There are thieves there.." Shu commented.
"Oh, don't worry, Shuily-doo. You can protect the princess from any of THAT, can't you?" Penelope elbowed him in the gut, winking.
"..I.. suppose." Shu shrugged, looked down at the locket around his
throat.
"..Shu?" Seiji asked, turning to him.
Shu's head shot up, and he looked at Seiji. "Yes, sir?"
"You're not going to let your feelings get in the way of your performance, are you?" Seiji
asked, folding his arms.
"Of.. of course not." Shu murmured, fingering the locket gently.
"Good, because we don't need the princess distracted. She has enough problems right now as it is, what with her training to become an Ancient, so she doesn't need conflicting feelings about someone who has been her best friend her whole life." Ria gave a sharp look at Shu. She turned to Seiji and Penelope. "That goes for you two as well. No emotional turmoil between you two, got it?"
Penelope blushed. "What are you talking about?" Ria looked at her closely for a few moments, then turned and left the office, heading for the filing room.
Seiji pushed his sunglasses up his nose, turned towards the door, and walked out of the room, calling after him, "Come on, Penelope, Shu."
Penelope muttered something to herself, then followed his lead reluctantly.
Shu paused before leaving, leaning against the desk. He twirled the locket around in his fingers, then grasped it in his fist. He gave a sigh, then said, "Only one day.. I wonder how much you've changed over the past two years.." He smiled to himself, gripped the locket again, and then followed his comrades.
The Kentaro Ryumei police station, 125th precinct:
A woman, maybe in her late twenties, sat at a large solid oak desk. Her face, stern and strong, showed much experience and knowledge. She had an eye patch over her left eye, and soft dark blue hair framing her tanned skin. Her lips were heart shaped, with dark rouge lipstick. She wore a dark blue suit with a white dress shirt. She tensed slightly as the door opened and three people entered two men and one woman.
The first person to enter was a tall man, in his early twenties, wearing sunglasses, a dark suit and tie and a long black leather trench coat. A sword, a no-dachi, was slung over his shoulder, and many other random weapons lined his belt. His blond hair was wild, hardly any rule to it at all, with a few strands passing over his right eye. His look was solemn and wise.
Second, came a young woman, looking to be a little bit younger than the man, her arms folded, with a smug little smirk on her pretty face. She had pale skin and cherry blossom lips, with shining emerald eyes and a halo of golden hair framing her delicate jaw line. She had long golden hair tied back in a high ponytail. Her jeans were low rise, black, and with blue fire running up the right pant leg. She wore numerous belts, some with studs, and some with spikes. Long leather gloves ran down her arms, the left one with blue flames to match her right leg. She wore a white and black sleeveless shirt, and a black tie.
The third was another man, younger that the other two by quite a bit. He was taller than the others were, however. His hair was rather curly, dark blue, and he wore a yellow bandanna. There was a silver chain around his neck, and dangling from it was a circular locket. His eyes were dark blue, the right one with a jagged scar over it, and another scar running up his left cheek. He wore a long dark blue jacket, a yellow t- shirt underneath. On his back was a large belt, which held a long spiked staff. There was a sharp blade at the two ends. He had baggy black jeans and heavy leather boots. He folded his arms and whistled a short tune. "Hey, what's this all about?" He asked, shutting his eyes.
The woman tensed again. "Date, Jones, Lei Fan," she muttered, folding her hands, "I have a mission for you."
"What is it?" The first man asked.
"Seiji, you three have a very important assignment."
"We heard you the first time, chief." The girl snapped, putting her hands to her hips. "Stop beatin' around the bush and spit it out already."
"Penelope!" The first man said sharply and turned to her.
"She's right, Seiji, Ria's stalling." The third man added.
"Well, I just meant for her to respect our elder." Seiji defended, turning to him and shaking his head.
"Hah! Ria IS an elder, isn't she?" Penelope slapped her thigh.
"That's not really funny, Penny." The third man whispered.
"Aw, stuff it, Shu!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Make me!"
"Please, can't we just get along.?"
Ria squinted, stood up and slammed her hands on the desk. "SILENCE!" She barked, and all three agents blinked and went back to standing still. Ria's eye twitched as she sat back down, sighing slightly. "You three are late."
"Please forgive us." Seiji murmured, bringing a hand to his chest.
"Yeah, SHU had issues getting his SHOE on." Penelope smiled slightly and gave a harsh glare to Shu.
"That's not funny, Penny." Shu snapped, glaring at Penelope.
"Silence!" Ria repeated and stood, walking from behind the desk and leaning on the edge. "Anyway, all of your.. stupidity can be forgiven, just as long as you take up this mission."
"Anything, chief." Seiji nodded, folding his arms. Penelope looked at him and rolled her eyes, mocking his great patience and respect.
Ria paused, then looked down at her desk. "Empress Kayura needs guards to help escort her daughter to the Yrssal country to stay with her uncle."
Shu sighed. "Not Lady Umera."
Ria shook her head. "No, not Umera. She needs you to escort her eldest daughter; Lady Reika."
Shu's face reddened, and Penelope slapped his shoulder. "Awwww. Shu's crush!"
Shu's face became even darker, and he shot a dark glare at Penelope. "She's not my crush!.. She and I are friends.."
"Anyway, the Princess has been getting threats, very disturbing threats. So, we believe that if we can take her to Yrssal, she should be safe there. She will stay with her uncle, Lord Nazaa. "
"So, what are talking about? Us and a big throng of guards?" Shu asked, putting his hands to his hips.
Seiji looked down. "Most likely just us. A large group will attract too much attention to the Princess."
Ria nodded. "You three will take her to the continent by way of airship over the Myste Sea."
"When do we go?" Penelope asked, looking up at the clock.
Ria smiled slightly. "Tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m." Ria walked slowly to her desk and picked up a packet, handing it to Seiji. "You're going to have to meet her at the Marenjeno Bay. Your ship is the Hariel."
"Marenjeno Bay? There are thieves there.." Shu commented.
"Oh, don't worry, Shuily-doo. You can protect the princess from any of THAT, can't you?" Penelope elbowed him in the gut, winking.
"..I.. suppose." Shu shrugged, looked down at the locket around his
throat.
"..Shu?" Seiji asked, turning to him.
Shu's head shot up, and he looked at Seiji. "Yes, sir?"
"You're not going to let your feelings get in the way of your performance, are you?" Seiji
asked, folding his arms.
"Of.. of course not." Shu murmured, fingering the locket gently.
"Good, because we don't need the princess distracted. She has enough problems right now as it is, what with her training to become an Ancient, so she doesn't need conflicting feelings about someone who has been her best friend her whole life." Ria gave a sharp look at Shu. She turned to Seiji and Penelope. "That goes for you two as well. No emotional turmoil between you two, got it?"
Penelope blushed. "What are you talking about?" Ria looked at her closely for a few moments, then turned and left the office, heading for the filing room.
Seiji pushed his sunglasses up his nose, turned towards the door, and walked out of the room, calling after him, "Come on, Penelope, Shu."
Penelope muttered something to herself, then followed his lead reluctantly.
Shu paused before leaving, leaning against the desk. He twirled the locket around in his fingers, then grasped it in his fist. He gave a sigh, then said, "Only one day.. I wonder how much you've changed over the past two years.." He smiled to himself, gripped the locket again, and then followed his comrades.
