Author's Notes: Hello again, my faithful/bribed/brainwashed readers! I have yet another chappie for you and hopefully this one will bring together the plot better than the others. Yes, I do realize that this story has been going on slower than I expected…*sigh* I just hope that you will bear with me and keep reading/reviewing. *crosses fingers* Anyways…I bet all of you are wondering what the deal was with Kaoru and Kenshin's picture. Well, don't fret K&K lovers! There will be sappy fluff for everyone (note the romance genre), I promise you but you see, I'm really getting very sick of all those ficcies with Kaoru and Kenshin falling deeply in love with each other at first sight (not that there's anything wrong w/ them. I usually enjoy those kinds of stories…especially when I'm in a chocolate ice cream mood J ) so I've decided to twist this love story a bit. Only a little twist, though! Oh yes, and there will also be (hopefully) an equal amount of A&M and S&M! *exhales deeply*
Dark aqua: "He he…happy now?" *chuckles nervously*
Kaoru: "Yes, very."
Dark aqua: "Good…now tell Kenshin to take his sakabatou away from my throat."
Kenshin/Battousai: *glares menacingly with amber eyes*
Kaoru: "Oh alright…Kenshin, get away from her." *rolls eyes*
Kenshin/Battousai: *glares once more, then immediately turns rurouni* "Alright, Kaoru-dono."
Dark aqua: "Geez, talk about D.I.D." *mutters*
Kaoru/Kenshin: "WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
Dark aqua: "Uhhh I said: Let's get on with the story! He he he" *Gulp*
(pssst…D.I.D. stands for Dissociative Identity Disorder)
Man, that was lame…oh well, here's the disclaimer (I spelled it right this time!).
Disclaimer: Own RK, I do not. Miserable writer, I am. Money, I do not have. Sell annoying bratty brother for ownership of RK, I am willing! :P
Forward on!
The Perfect Mission- Chapter 2
-New Partners-
By dark aquamarine
A shadowed figure stood lazily beside the main building of the unsuspecting high school, seemingly bored with its current situation. Lighted sparks dropped from a half-finished cigarette in the figure's hand and scattered onto the paved sidewalk, only to be replaced again and again by more. The mysterious shadow leaned beside the brick-covered wall and blew out rings of smoke idly, all the while studying at the watch hanging loosely on its arm. It started beeping. Perfect.
The figure stepped out of the shadows, revealing a tall, middle-aged policeman with dangerous, almost wolf-like eyes. He continued to slowly puff on his lung cancer-causing smoke as he watched three smiling girls walk towards the girl's dorm building just on the other side.
7:30 am. They were actually on time.
He smirked and threw down the finished cigarette.
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The man's name was Hajime Saitou, but was most commonly known around the city of Tokyo as Fujita Goro, captain of the Tokyo Police Force. His other alias, Hajime, is actually connected to the three new students who just arrived at Tokyo Meiji High. Reasons as to the separate identities and the connection between the four individuals are all…unknown.
The lowly principal gulped again as he read through the report in his shaking hands. His faithful secretary had just brought to him the newly acquired information on the policeman who had paid them a visit half an hour ago. He had asked the kind old lady who worked by his office to get the data on Fujita Goro just in curiosity…and he never expected to find out more puzzling connections concerning the new girls. This was getting worse and worse and he shivered at the thought of what his poor little high school had gotten into.
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Destination: Arrived.
Time of Arrival: 7:30 am
Place: Girl's Dorm building of Tokyo Meiji High School
"Wow, look at this place! It's like a five-star hotel! Oh, look…it's even got a lounge…with Tvs!"
The three girls had just arrived at the dorms and already Misao was screaming at the top of her lungs.
"This school is awesome, ne? None of the other schools we went to could compare with this!" Misao shrieked again like a school girl (well, technically, she is) as she ran to inspect the high-tech elevators with marble flooring that led up to higher levels. The other two who followed behind her (rather reluctantly) merely shook their heads in amusement and rolled their luggage into the elevator.
"Hmmm…it says here that we will all be sharing a room together on the 5th floor…in room 203." Kaoru said, looking at the schedule in her hands as the elevator door closed with a buzz. "Lunch will be at the canteen at 11:45 and dinner at 8. Breakfast will be served at 7:00...so that means that classes will start at 7:30, which is perfect because no one will be at the dorms now so we can go over the plan." To that, she smiled brightly and waited for the other two to reply, which they did nothing of the sort. They were too busy focusing on their picture cards again. Giving up with a sigh, Kaoru heaved out her heavy baggage just as the elevator opened.
Upon reaching their destination, room 203, Kaoru searched for their card key that would get them into the room.
"Oh crap, where's the card? I could've sworn I put it in my pocket…" Kaoru grumbled as she pulled all of the pockets in her jeans inside out and started to open up her luggage.
"Looking for this?" Megumi stood in front of the girl, waving a small plastic card with the name Kamiya Kaoru on it. "I took it out of your bag after we landed in the airport cuz we all know how good you are with losing things. I have yours too, Misao." Before both red-faced girls could reply, she casually slipped the card into the lock of their door and turned the knob after a loud *click*.
"Wow…this is some place." Kaoru let out a quiet whistle at the scene in front of her and lugged her bags into the room, completely forgetting about Megumi's insult. Misao was also in a trance as she scanned over at the thick, plush carpet and three full-sized beds with matching covers. The room was certainly bigger than they expected, and had a large desk in one corner, along with a nightstand between each bed.
"Well, we can't afford to stand here all day drooling on the carpet, people! Hurry up and unpack so we can have our discussion!" Megumi entered last and shut the door loudly to get her friends' attention. However even if she didn't show it, she was equally enchanted with the quality of the room, but that didn't alter her curiosity on the mission. Secretly, she was hoping to find out more about the dangerously handsome man on her card that was grinning in a carefree and laidback manner.
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With all of their belongings rightfully put into the desired places, the three tired girls sunk down uncharacteristically onto the lush green carpet. It had taken them a total of a half an hour to unload their supplies and clothes, not to mention install the heavy (and complicated) computer system that Megumi brought. Sure, it was a short amount of time considering the size of the bags they had, but by 8:00 am, the girls were so exhausted that they all decided to just rest and discuss their assignments.
Taking out a piece of folded paper from her purse, Kaoru skimmed through the contents briefly, then looked at her two curious friends in amusement.
"OK, I'll read it out loud since no one's around anyways." And with that, she cleared her throat to begin.
"Kamiya, Makamachi, and Takani; you three have been assigned to a mission that requires the perfect combination of every skill and maneuver taught at our organization. The reason why we chose you all was because we recognized, during training, the unique talents that were present in each of you, based on your individual personalities. We expect and believe that you will use your talents to successfully complete this mission…HOWEVER," All three girls raised up their eyebrows after hearing the word and Misao and Megumi moved closer to Kaoru in curiosity. Kaoru continued, "However, we feel that more experience and skill is needed from more people to make sure there are no errors left behind during the mission's course. That is why, Kamiya, Makamachi, and Takani, we have assigned three other partners to "assist" you in the assignment. Please take note of the three information cards we have given you." Simultaneously, the girls pulled out their pictures of the three boys and studied them with suspicion.
"Himura Kenshin, Shinomori Aoshi, and Sagara Sanosuke have also been assigned to take part in the mission, and have received information cards on the three of you. You will need to contact them personally during your stay at Tokyo Meiji High School and enlighten them with this information. They, along with you, have yet to find out the true purpose of the mission but we are sure that all will become clear once the events come into play. Also, the background information surrounding the three new recruits will not be supplied to you. We expect you to personally uncover the history of your new partners, with prompt, of course. What you do with the achieved information is out of our hands, but be prepared for the unexpected. Lastly, we will supply a number of undercover agents that will constantly be around the perimeter of the school at all times. If any problems are encountered, contact the nearest agent immediately for backup."
All three girls went quiet as the words sank into their brains. Birds could be heard chirping from outside their window and a soft wind blew in through the curtains.
Of course, the peace was immediately disturbed.
"OK, what kind of bull was that?!?" Misao was the first to comment, breaking the uncomfortable silence that lingered after Kaoru's words. Obviously, they had not expected the mysterious (and…um…*clears throat* good-looking) guys in the cards to be anything other than a bunch of helpful resources.
"I can't believe that wolf-man Saitou tricked us into agreeing on this mission! Didn't he promise us that we would get to work alone this time?" Misao stood up and started pacing around the room, grumbling light curses.
"Wait, there's something more at the bottom! Its really small, but if I squint…" Kaoru held up the piece of paper that she was reading and focused closer. She could make out tiny words hidden in the decorative border at the end of the just-read paragraph. "T-The addition to the assignment was my own idea, girls. I know that I promised you a solo mission this time but, quite frankly, I couldn't help myself. Have fun meeting your new partners…I'm willing to bet that they will enjoy the company of a certain raccoon, weasel, and fox. Don't forget that I will be checking in from time to time…to ensure your well being. Good luck…Saitou."
"Why that good-for-nothing…" Kaoru scowled and crumpled up the paper into a tiny ball out of frustration. "How dare he trick us like that! And to make us be partners with a bunch of high school seniors?! Ugh!!!" Megumi quickly ducked to the left as the paper ball flew directly at her face and landed harmlessly on the ground. She then put her hands on her hips and stared at the two whining girls on the carpet.
"Yes, yes, I agree that its degrading for us to work with high school boys however we have no choice but to obey! It won't help any of us out in this situation by having fits on the floor, now will it? Just calm down…I'm sure we can fix this predicament to be more in our favor, right? I mean…all we have to do is ignore the boys, get this assignment over with, then move our cute butts back onto the airplane for the US! How hard could it possibly be?"
The two younger girls stopped fuming and pondered at Megumi's reasoning. They immediately put on bright faces and smiles at the logic of the words.
"Meg, your absolutely right!" Kaoru said, springing from the floor gracefully.
"Of course I'm right, I'm the only one with reasonable brains in this little group." Megumi replied, flipping her blue-black hair and rolling her eyes.
"Yes…that's exactly what we'll do. We'll solve this case by ourselves, without those boys' help. We'll show everyone at the organization that we can handle this! They'll never be able to trick us again!" Misao yelled triumphantly and ignored the mild insult make by her tall friend.
"And while we're at it…why don't we show the guys what we're really made of, huh? No sense in completing a mission without having a bit of fun! Ohohoho!" And with that statement, the three girls smiled evilly at the three pictures of their unfortunate partners, mischief glinting in their eyes.
This assignment isn't going to be that bad after all.
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Author's Notes: AHAHAHAHA! I'm sooo mean to poor Kenny, Sano, and Aoshi-sama! But, I promise you that they will also have the time of their lives working w/ our terrific trio (ugh, what horrible alliterations)…DUH! Who wouldn't? Anyways, I tried desperately to bring the plot together for all you confused readers out there…and I'm kind of satisfied with the results. Are you?? No??! Why I outta….*grumbles*. Also, I think that this story will be unfortunately…LOONNNGGG and I just hope that you won't get bored and stop reading. *NEVER STOP READING!*
Oh yes, and a mighty big thanks to all of my new (and old) reviewers! I'm too lazy right now to write down individual thank yous so just pretend I did…plus I don't have any time left cuz I'm supposed to be practicing piano right now…and I'm not. *sigh* See what I do for you readers? You better be thankful! JK hehe. Anyways I'll prob. update sometime next week or something…so SEND MORE REVIEWS and wait for the next chappie of…*dun dun dunnn* dark aquamarine's crappy and boring fan fiction!
So long!
d. aquamarine*