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CHARACTERS INTAMETLY
~ Intermission ~
Tokio opened the gate to the woman's hot springs. Just as she hoped, it was completely empty. She closed the door behind her, and stepped into the mist. She had never been to a hot springs in all her life, but everyone said you had to go at least once per life time. She dipped her hand in the water, and sighed. It felt even better than a hot bath!! She looked around again, making sure no one was watching her (although she didn't doubt some of the holes in the walls lead to the manager's room) and she untied her yukata robe. It fell around her ankles, and she stepped into the water. It boiled, but, oh, it was soooooooooooooooooo good. She couldn't help but sigh again, smiling, as she sank all the way to her shoulder. She leaned against the wall, her head against it.
She reached out and put a wet towel on her head. Once more, she just had to sigh, letting the vapor swirl around her face. She stared up at the blue sky, and whispered, "This is the life....."
She heard the door creak open, and she instantly turned her head. But it was closed, as if nothing touched it. She muttered, "Of course, this is MY life, since all the good things keep getting interrupted."
She craned her neck, looking. Was she just imagining it? Well, the lock was in place. No one could have gotten in, unless they were lock pickers.
**Most assassins usually are.**
She squealed, "GAH!! HOW'D THEY KNOW?!!"
"IT'S CAUSE YOUR TOO UGLY!!"
Tokio screamed, when a young woman pounced on her. Tokio instantly kneed the assailant, but the woman giggled, and blocked her kick.
Tokio widened her eyes, "What the....... REI?!!"
A short, browned eyed woman with a bobbed hair cut grinned at her, "Hey, you remembered me!!"
Remember Rei? She was one of the girls in Tokio's assassin class.
Tokio sighed, and clutched her chest, "Don't DO THAT!! You nearly gave me a heart attack!!"
Rei laughed, "Hah! Good!! I always wanted to surprise, I could never do it before!!" she hugged Tokio, "Oh, it makes me so happy to see one of you guys again!!"
Tokio blushed, "Uhhh, that's great, Rei...... ummmmmmmmmm, mind taking your boob off mine?"
Rei looked down, "Oh, sorry!!"
She giggled, and sank into the water, a good foot away. Tokio smiled, remembering Rei was the youngest, two years younger than herself. She had also been the littlest, but now..........
"Geez, Rei when did you get so.......... sooooooo.............................. big?"
She giggled, "I grew!! My luck, huh? All those time you guys teased me about it and POOF!! Here they are!!" she grinned evilly, "Though you're looking nice and plump yourself."
Tokio covered her chest, crossing her arms, frowning, "Don't mention it," she blinked, "But what are you doing here?"
Rei curled her finger, motioning to come forward. Rei whispered so daintily, "I know your little seeeecreeeeeeet," she sang.
Tokio narrowed her eyes, "Wha.....?"
"You're here to kill the inn keepers, arencha'?"
Tokio frowned, "So what if I was"
Rei giggled, pulling away, "Look, don't get angry! See, I was going to get these guys earlier, but then I found out about some attack team coming, so I figured my job's done."
Tokio whispered, "Your job's done? What do you-"
"I had a boy friend. Last year, he came here to make reservations. They noticed he had nice clothes, and asked for more money. He refused, and, well the details are kinda hazy. Heard he accidentally opened a closet with bloody blades. And stuff."
Tokio widened her eyes, "They killed.......?"
"Killed 'em faster than a Shinsengumi does away with government officials," she smirked, drawing a line across her neck with her finger. "So, I thought I'd get back. But you guys are doing that for me. So, thanks a million!"
Tokio frowned, "You're not going to get revenge?"
She shrugged, "Why should I? You're doing it for me. As long as they die, I don't care." Rei rubbed her neck, "Oh yeah, I forgot, you always wanted revenge firsthand."
Tokio looked away, silently.
"Never got to ask you about that. How'd it go?"
"Ummm?"
"The job. Did you get it done? You must have, you were the best. And you're still alive."
Tokio bit her lip, and mumbled, "Well....... it's a work in progress."
Rei stared at her, "Say what?!"
Tokio pressed her finger to Rei's lips, "Listen, you gotta keep your mouth shut!! The guy I'm after is with me, and if you so much as HINT to him in some STUPID way-"
Rei backed off, arms in surrender, "Okay okay, got it. You're kill, not mine to touch. Anyways, I'm leaving soon."
"What for?"
"Like I said, you guys are getting the job done for me. And this place get's awfully ugly at night, I hear," she chuckled. She held out her hand, "It was good seeing you again."
Tokio reached out, and shook it. Shaking hands was a practice only done in her dojo. "Yeah, tell Chisa and the others I'm doing great."
"Hah! That's a laugh. They're all dead."
"Huh....?"
Rei nodded, "that's' right, they failed their mission. It ended up costing them more than a pay cut. Sensei's not doing to good to. He talks about you. He wonders where his little Tokio ventured off to."
"I..........I see."
Rei stood up out of the water, her body glistening with moisture. She picked up a yukata she dropped by a rock, "Oh, and just between you and me. Never fall in love with your prey."
"What are you-"
"I was leaving today until I saw you two check in. this is very unprofessional of you, Tokio, getting involved." She smirked, tying her sash, "When are you gonna kill him? After you've had his kid?"
Tokio frowned, standing, "Rei, don't ever-"
But Rei frowned, "I'm just saying Tokio, it's not a good idea. I mean, I loved the guy I had to kill once. I cried my heart out as I stabbed his. Believe me, the feeling............" Rei looked away, "Never goes away.......... I nearly tried to follow him, but I kept getting favors from people to take care of other people."
Rei removed the towel on her head, "Good bye Tokio. Maybe next time we can drink over sake and talk about old school days, eh?" she laughed, as she left.
Tokio slowly sank back in the water, eyes wide. She bit her lip, then stared back into the sky. A cloud covered up the red sun.
"I'll kill him.... when I'm good and ready......"
**Rei and Tokio act very much alike, since they were trained and raised by the same man. I did that on purpose, it's not like I was running out of character personalities.
~ Intermission ~
Tokio opened the gate to the woman's hot springs. Just as she hoped, it was completely empty. She closed the door behind her, and stepped into the mist. She had never been to a hot springs in all her life, but everyone said you had to go at least once per life time. She dipped her hand in the water, and sighed. It felt even better than a hot bath!! She looked around again, making sure no one was watching her (although she didn't doubt some of the holes in the walls lead to the manager's room) and she untied her yukata robe. It fell around her ankles, and she stepped into the water. It boiled, but, oh, it was soooooooooooooooooo good. She couldn't help but sigh again, smiling, as she sank all the way to her shoulder. She leaned against the wall, her head against it.
She reached out and put a wet towel on her head. Once more, she just had to sigh, letting the vapor swirl around her face. She stared up at the blue sky, and whispered, "This is the life....."
She heard the door creak open, and she instantly turned her head. But it was closed, as if nothing touched it. She muttered, "Of course, this is MY life, since all the good things keep getting interrupted."
She craned her neck, looking. Was she just imagining it? Well, the lock was in place. No one could have gotten in, unless they were lock pickers.
**Most assassins usually are.**
She squealed, "GAH!! HOW'D THEY KNOW?!!"
"IT'S CAUSE YOUR TOO UGLY!!"
Tokio screamed, when a young woman pounced on her. Tokio instantly kneed the assailant, but the woman giggled, and blocked her kick.
Tokio widened her eyes, "What the....... REI?!!"
A short, browned eyed woman with a bobbed hair cut grinned at her, "Hey, you remembered me!!"
Remember Rei? She was one of the girls in Tokio's assassin class.
Tokio sighed, and clutched her chest, "Don't DO THAT!! You nearly gave me a heart attack!!"
Rei laughed, "Hah! Good!! I always wanted to surprise, I could never do it before!!" she hugged Tokio, "Oh, it makes me so happy to see one of you guys again!!"
Tokio blushed, "Uhhh, that's great, Rei...... ummmmmmmmmm, mind taking your boob off mine?"
Rei looked down, "Oh, sorry!!"
She giggled, and sank into the water, a good foot away. Tokio smiled, remembering Rei was the youngest, two years younger than herself. She had also been the littlest, but now..........
"Geez, Rei when did you get so.......... sooooooo.............................. big?"
She giggled, "I grew!! My luck, huh? All those time you guys teased me about it and POOF!! Here they are!!" she grinned evilly, "Though you're looking nice and plump yourself."
Tokio covered her chest, crossing her arms, frowning, "Don't mention it," she blinked, "But what are you doing here?"
Rei curled her finger, motioning to come forward. Rei whispered so daintily, "I know your little seeeecreeeeeeet," she sang.
Tokio narrowed her eyes, "Wha.....?"
"You're here to kill the inn keepers, arencha'?"
Tokio frowned, "So what if I was"
Rei giggled, pulling away, "Look, don't get angry! See, I was going to get these guys earlier, but then I found out about some attack team coming, so I figured my job's done."
Tokio whispered, "Your job's done? What do you-"
"I had a boy friend. Last year, he came here to make reservations. They noticed he had nice clothes, and asked for more money. He refused, and, well the details are kinda hazy. Heard he accidentally opened a closet with bloody blades. And stuff."
Tokio widened her eyes, "They killed.......?"
"Killed 'em faster than a Shinsengumi does away with government officials," she smirked, drawing a line across her neck with her finger. "So, I thought I'd get back. But you guys are doing that for me. So, thanks a million!"
Tokio frowned, "You're not going to get revenge?"
She shrugged, "Why should I? You're doing it for me. As long as they die, I don't care." Rei rubbed her neck, "Oh yeah, I forgot, you always wanted revenge firsthand."
Tokio looked away, silently.
"Never got to ask you about that. How'd it go?"
"Ummm?"
"The job. Did you get it done? You must have, you were the best. And you're still alive."
Tokio bit her lip, and mumbled, "Well....... it's a work in progress."
Rei stared at her, "Say what?!"
Tokio pressed her finger to Rei's lips, "Listen, you gotta keep your mouth shut!! The guy I'm after is with me, and if you so much as HINT to him in some STUPID way-"
Rei backed off, arms in surrender, "Okay okay, got it. You're kill, not mine to touch. Anyways, I'm leaving soon."
"What for?"
"Like I said, you guys are getting the job done for me. And this place get's awfully ugly at night, I hear," she chuckled. She held out her hand, "It was good seeing you again."
Tokio reached out, and shook it. Shaking hands was a practice only done in her dojo. "Yeah, tell Chisa and the others I'm doing great."
"Hah! That's a laugh. They're all dead."
"Huh....?"
Rei nodded, "that's' right, they failed their mission. It ended up costing them more than a pay cut. Sensei's not doing to good to. He talks about you. He wonders where his little Tokio ventured off to."
"I..........I see."
Rei stood up out of the water, her body glistening with moisture. She picked up a yukata she dropped by a rock, "Oh, and just between you and me. Never fall in love with your prey."
"What are you-"
"I was leaving today until I saw you two check in. this is very unprofessional of you, Tokio, getting involved." She smirked, tying her sash, "When are you gonna kill him? After you've had his kid?"
Tokio frowned, standing, "Rei, don't ever-"
But Rei frowned, "I'm just saying Tokio, it's not a good idea. I mean, I loved the guy I had to kill once. I cried my heart out as I stabbed his. Believe me, the feeling............" Rei looked away, "Never goes away.......... I nearly tried to follow him, but I kept getting favors from people to take care of other people."
Rei removed the towel on her head, "Good bye Tokio. Maybe next time we can drink over sake and talk about old school days, eh?" she laughed, as she left.
Tokio slowly sank back in the water, eyes wide. She bit her lip, then stared back into the sky. A cloud covered up the red sun.
"I'll kill him.... when I'm good and ready......"
**Rei and Tokio act very much alike, since they were trained and raised by the same man. I did that on purpose, it's not like I was running out of character personalities.
