Author's Notes: *Gasp* You came back! Wow, I can't believe it. Hmm…I guess I will continue to live after all…anyways, this is the first chappy to my fic (obviously) and I'm hoping that it will be better than my prologue, which was short and stupid and crappy and…nvm. I will try to make this longer, but I can only do so much since ¾ of my brain has turned to jello from trying to figure out how the relationships will turn out. Anywoo, without further ado, I present to you….(hey that rhymes!)
The Desclaimer *suspenseful music*: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. Please do not sue me. I don't have any money. I also don't have any more spare organs to sell so…please have mercy. Thank you.
The Perfect Mission: Chapter 1
-Three Beautiful Mysteries-
By dark aquamarine
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The principal of Tokyo Meiji High sat stiffly on the small, plushie chair in his office, twiddling his fingers. Sweat beaded down his forehead as he stared at the three manila folders on the desk in front of him for the nth time that morning. The folders held pictures of three beautiful girls smiling gleefully at the camera, one holding up a piece sign and another standing in a elegant pose. Above the smiling pictures were the names of each written in bold black letters: Kamiya Kaoru, Makamachi Misao, and Takani Megumi. The rest of the papers in the folder continued to describe the life and academics of each girl, along with the history and occupation of their parents, most importantly, fathers.
The principal gulped at this.
In Kamiya's folder, it said that she is the only daughter of a retired international government official living in America. She is the assistant master of an elite style of self defense called the Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu and is coming to Tokyo Meiji High School to familiarize herself with her native dialect and customs. Reasons as to why the Kamiya family moved to America are unknown, as described in the file.
Already, the principal was scared.
Moving on, he scanned over at Makamachi's folder, which wrote that she was the daughter of a diseased government spy who worked with many international officials for Japan. She has been living with an old guardian (also in America) since her father's death, and he just happened to be the former Okashira of the Oniwabanshuu. The history of that clan was not mentioned in the information.
Great, just great. The daughter of an unknown leader of an unknown but powerful organization. Just what this school needed. The man sighed and picked up the remaining file from his desk, dreading the information inside.
Takani Megumi was the eldest daughter of Japan's leading surgeon and doctor. Her father works as a personal physician for politicians and even the president himself. Her family used to live in Aizu, Japan but moved to America for unknown purposes.
Unknown. That word kept popping up in the files for all three girls and was the main reason why the humble principal was so scared.
It seems that all three students have mysterious pasts and that, quoted the man to himself silently, was definitely NOT something he wanted to be involved in.
Still, he had no choice. If three men all working for the Japanese government insisted that their girls receive an education at his poor high school, what can he do? Nothing…nothing but wait and prepare for the consequences.
He shuddered at the thought and looked pleadingly at the clock hung by his desk.
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"Ok, lets review our procedure one more time. I know we haven't been out in a while so we don't want any mistakes on our first day. Let's see…" The three figures stood crowded together as they observed a piece of paper in between them. They whispered to each other suspiciously and turned their heads every once in a while to secure their privacy. Noting that no one was around them, they exhaled simultaneously and concentrated once more on the paper.
"So, we're to go to our dorms and unpack our things, then find and meet the principal of this "lovely" school, then separate to our classes, where we'll meet these lucky boys, then meet at the canteen during lunchtime. Got it?" Kaoru rested her serious and stunning blue eyes on her two companions as they stood in the middle of a secluded hall in the school. That hall was to be their private meeting area, if they ever needed to discuss certain issues secretly. Now, it was just a haven from the bulging stares that they got from passing students.
"Sure, nice and simple, but first lemme see your guys! I bet they're not half as good-looking as mine!" Misao beamed with stars in her eyes as she and her two friends pulled out the three information cards from their pockets. They stuck their right hands with the cards in the middle of their circle formation and took a good look at each one.
"Hmmm…at least their not that bad-looking. Yours is pretty handsome, Kaoru." Megumi took the card from the said girl's hands and examined the picture with a quirked eyebrow. The photo showed a young man with blood red hair and a cross scar on his left cheek, accentuating his delicate features even more. His eyes were large and had a violet tinge to it and he was grinning peacefully into the camera.
Kaoru just snorted and rolled her eyes in distaste. "Yeah sure, if you like weak girly guys who probably spend more time doing their hair than you do. I mean, look at that color! There's no way that that's natural." She sniffed and snatched back the card before Megumi could inspect the natural-ness of his locks.
Megumi smirked as she snatched Misao's card from her hand instead, getting a whine from the smaller girl. "Your just jealous because a man has prettier hair than you do. Besides, we're not here to judge their character or gender, remember?"
"Yeah, yeah, your right. I guess I'll just humor him…for now." An feral grin appeared on Kaoru's face as she snatched Misao's card away from Megumi's grip harshly, causing another whine from the genki girl.
"Hey! Careful with that! Its my only picture of him!" Misao whimpered and waited as her two friends studied her mission's picture. Light whistles and raised eyebrows were the only able reply since the owner of the card took it back with inhuman speed before they could open their mouths.
"Wow, Misao. You sure got lucky this time." Kaoru said teasingly and nudged her blushing friend (who had a death grip on the card) with a grin and noted the embarrassed look on her face. She immediately tucked that little note into the back of her mind for…a special occasion.
"Ok, enough ogling. Concentration starts now." Kaoru lifted her arm and looked at her watch with interest. 3 minutes to go and counting. Raising her head, she nodded to her friends and started to walk out of the darkened meeting place, shoes clicking confidently with each step.
Behind her, similar sounds could be heard echoing through the deserted hallway, casting an eerie mood that flowed through the air.
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Their destination: The girl's dorm rooms. Scheduled time: 7:30 am. Current time:…
The watch beeped, emitting a silent signal that held no other importance except one.
The mission has started.
The three mysterious girls nodded again and looked at each other for reassurance, something that was greatly needed, for this was a mission of utter importance, assigned to them along with trust and confidence.
They could not afford to mess it up. They WILL not.
The watch stopped beeping.
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Author's Notes: So…what do you think? Good? Bad? Well, you probably already know my opinion but I won't say it, judging from my beautiful reviews. Yes…that's right! REVIEWS! I finally got some for my prologue so I will post my thanks here! *jumps for joy*
Many thanks to:
~magiabruxa
~Kitsune KeNsHiN- I'm still trying to think about the whole rurouni/battousai thing, which is another reason for my brain-jello transformation.
~ Tamakia'gss-thank you…yes I tend to do that- belittle myself- but maybe with a few more reviews…~_o
~DBZ Goddess
~flyinangel777- ok I will give myself more credit. Thanks!
~Roku-chan- THANK YOU for your little tidbit! I changed my settings immediately after! Hehe
Hopefully I will get more reviews as more chapters come along. Also, if any of you have an idea as to the rurouni/battousai conflict, please email me with your suggestions! I have a pretty complete idea in my head but I'm not sure (or confident) of the results. All suggestions are WELCOME!!! Thank you!
Dark aquamarine*