((Disclaimer- These are not my characters('Cept for Amaya). While the
situation is my original idea(I think) I borrowed these characters from a
group of people called "CLAMP" until further notice I am only borrowing
from Clamp Campus Detectives & 20 Mensou; A Man of Many Faces. If this
changes you will be notified.-End Disclaimer
Note to Readers: The time of Akira's heist has been changed. I forgot; he
only steals at night! _ Sorray!))
******
Akira hurriedly changed into his 20 Mensou costume; tuxedo, mask and all.
He was hurrying because his mothers had delayed him with dinner and dessert
so he was late for his meeting with Utako. Every Friday night they met,
since their first two meetings and it had established a routine. Akira
showed up(usually late) and Utako fed him some of her delicious homemade
cooking. Well.Utako did not consider her cooking delicious and in all
fairness she left out ingredients sometimes but she was trying and that was
important. Important also was the love and caring she poured into her food.
While eating they would talk, and then Akira would leave by ten because
Utako got tired by then.
******
Utako looked worriedly out of her balcony. She was awaiting Twenty Mensuo
and had barred the door so her annoying older sister, Makota, could not
come in and insult her cooking. Which she inevitably did but usually after
Akira-kun had left. Why did Akira want to steal that singer? That would be
her main choice of conversation today.
"Sorry to be late Utako." Akira said appearing at her balcony like magic,
like always. The boy moved quieter then anyone Utako had ever seen. Maybe
not as quite as Takamura-senpai but Suoh was a ninja and that was in a
whole new class wasn't it?
"Its okay Akira, I made you some carrot cake." Akira smiled and removed his
mask taking a seat across the table from Utako. His smiles always had such
charm they always relaxed her. "Um.Akira." Utako began as she served the
cake.
"Yes Utako?" Akira asked generously, he was exceptionally worried tonight
and he did not know why. Was it because it was his first time stealing a
girl? Heck it was his second time stealing a person*!
"Did your mothers ask you to steal Amaya?" Utako asked in a rush. She knew
how pretty the American singer was and also how good a singer. Why would
Akira's mothers ask him to steal her though? Its not like she was a shiny
inanimate object like they usually asked for.
"Yes they did, I don't know why but." Akira shrugged. "I seldom do and I
never ask." Utako looked up at Akira, her obvious love shining in her eyes.
"Truly Akira?"
Akira smiled sweetly and taking a bit of the cake he said. "Truly. And this
cake you made it also truly delicious Utako-chan!"
"Oh, thank you!" Utako said and their date went on without interruption
until finally, drowsing off around ten, Akira tucked her into bed and bid
her goodnight. Sighing she wriggled under the covers and fell asleep.
******
((Cuuuute))
******
Surprisingly Akira had to do very little studying of his newest location
for a heist. It was the same hall that his mothers had once asked him to
steal a curtain out of. Also while the security had been installing
tripwires and cameras and Suoh had been wandering the building on Friday
Akira had been able to plan his attack. Though he hated to think of it that
way.
Standing next to Nokoru and Suoh Akira had to contain his unease, naturally
everyone thought it was because he was worried about the costs this little
stunt was going to cost the student council and school. Suoh thought it was
because Akira was worried about Kobayashi-san and her eminent kidnapping.
Though if Suoh could help it there would be no kidnapping he had been over
this place from top to bottom fully aware that Twenty Mensuo had been there
before to steal the curtain. Also the police and Akira's next door neighbor
were there but they had not managed to stop Twenty Mensuo before now.
"I've got him now!" Ryusuke Kobayashi chuckled, he was positive that this
time Twenty Mensuo would find himself unmasked. Akira standing five feet
away from him was not so sure.
******
(( o_O I did not notice until a few minutes ago, Amaya and Ryusuke share a
last name.. ~Shrug~ Oh well, it's a common enough Japanese surname))
******
~Flashback~
"Can I please watch Takamura-senpai?" Akira asked, practically pleading
with the ninja to get to watch him plant the traps that he would try to use
against 20 Mensuo. Suoh thought that his curiosity was simply that,
curiosity and in all honesty it grated on his nerves. Still there was not
any harm in letting Akira watch him plant the trip wires and smoke bombs
was there? Nokoru, who was standing behind Akira and Suoh watching the
Clamp Campus Security guards and the police scurry around glanced over his
shoulder.
"Let Akira watch Suoh. No harm done right?" Nokoru flashed a mischievous
grin but neither the young ninja nor the young thief saw it.
~End Flashback~
Now that he knew the lay of the land Akira was still nervous about stealing
Amaya and getting her to the Iyjuin mansion. Singers were supposed to be a
pain weren't they? Well at least famous ones. So was she going to make
noise? 'Urgh.' Akira thought to himself, wiping his hands on his pants.
'This is way too close to kidnapping for comfort.' Actually it was
kidnapping wasn't it? Though Akira was not doing it for political power or
money he was doing it to appease his mothers!
A commotion was heard outside the hall and the three Clamp students went
outside to meet Amaya Kobayashi. As the girl mounted the steps Akira had to
admit that the fans surrounding her seemed just as bad as Imonayama-
senpai's fans or at least they were equally as loud. "Greetings Miss
Kobayashi." Nokoru said taking her hand and kissing it. Amaya smiled and
Suoh assessed her to see if she was a threat to his Kaichuu. The hair was
done up into an elaborate bun at the back of her head with two red strands
hanging in front, Suoh knew that a small poison dart(or two) could easily
fit in that bun. However there was nowhere else the singer could carry any
sort of weapon. Her clothes were, to say the least, tight.
Suoh found himself coloring slightly, and even more when her quick-silver
grey eyes met his. Strange, they were the same shade as Akira's.. Though
definitely not filled with his good cheer. These held far more, sardonic
amusement. "My pleasure Imonayama-Kaichuu." Amaya said returning the
greeting, and smiling mischievously at Nokoru. She had heard of these three
debonair young men, and was quite delighted to meet them.
Straightening from bending over her hand Nokoru looked into Amaya's grey
eyes and appraised the beauty and intelligence that radiated from them. So
that was why she had been able to win a scholarship to Clamp's sister
school in America, not that it was anything he could not find out from
reading her file. Which was distressingly thin..
Amaya greeted the other two student government officers and they led her
into the theatre. She glanced around approvingly and was pleasantly
surprised by the areas backstage. While she did attend Clamps sister school
in America the dressing rooms here were very impressive and nice and clean.
There was no counting the number of dirty dressing rooms she had had to use
before her popularity caught on (and she was offered the proposition of
attending Clamp Academy.)
******
Nokoru was not taken aback by the singers beauty, manners or charm, nor by
her ability to take all the security arrangements in stride. After all
celebrities had to deal with this all the time in America didn't they? To
keep away the various stalkers? Leaving Amaya in her dressing room with her
make up artist Nokoru headed towards the Green Room**. Sitting down he
tried not to look at Akira too often, as the boy seemed quite nervous and
fidgety. "Suoh are you sure Twenty Mensuo will be unable to steal Amaya?"
Nokoru asked, his usually sweet blue eyes narrowed as he addressed his
bodyguard.
"You saw the police arrangements as well as I, Kaichuu." Suoh answered
checking the room out for anything that could possibly endanger his charge.
"Unless that thief is better then any rumor has made him out to be he will
be unable to reach Miss. Kobayashi."
Nokoru suppressed a smile. "She's pretty ne?" He asked again and watched in
pleasure as both his body guard and treasurer blushed.
"Very." Suoh said gruffly knowing that Nokoru had done that on purpose.
Well it wasn't his Kaichuu's fault that Amaya's dress had been so.tight.
******
Utako sat in the audience of the theatre her best friend Nagisa sitting
next to her. Utako knew that Nagisa was a fan of Amaya's singing and was
actually scheduled to give the singer a tour of campus tomorrow but Utako
did not know if her friend would get to hear Amaya sing tonight. Or lead
her around campus tomorrow.
As the music began to play from the orchestra and lights came up on stage
Utako watched Akira from the corner of her eye. Amaya stepped on stage,
opened her mouth, and began to sing. It was a beautiful and sad song and
ancient Japanese one. Something all could relate to as the song wove
together love, loss, friendship and hardship. As it progressed Utako
watched Akira stand from where he had been given special seating with the
rest of the Senior High student government and leave. As soon as the love
of her life did this Utako glanced at the clock. Nine PM. The chosen time
for Twenty Mensuo to strike.
Suddenly smoke flooded the theatre and screams were heard from some
audience members. Amaya continued to sing and Utako briefly wondered if it
was merely a recording until the sound was halted by a sudden gasp.
******
"An outrage to all women!" Nokoru said struggling against his bodyguards
hold. "I have to stop him!" Suoh groaned slightly but continued to pull
Nokoru out of the smoke clouded theatre. How had Twenty Mensuo been able to
do that? Avoid the guards, the police and manage to set off the right trip
wires to saturate the theatre with smoke? And where was Iyjuin?!?!?!
******
Akira carefully carried the singer out of the theatre, climbing out a
rather large window and landing beside his motorcycle. That's right, Twenty
Mensuo had a motorcycle. After escaping by air a number of times it had all
become both tedious and obvious and on one rebellious night Akira had
bought a red Honda Interceptor***. For some reason the police rarely
thought he would escape by a simple conveyance like a motorcycle.
For the first time since the beginning of the evening Akira looked at
Amaya. Was she going to agree to this? Suddenly the singer smiled and
kissed him. "Thanks! This will help my music career so much! You are
boosting my record sales to an unimaginable level!" Akira merely stared at
her and wondered if his eyes were going to fall out of his head. She had
just been kidnapped and she was Thanking him?!?!?!
"Oh. Wait. You aren't doing this for like money or ransom are you?" She
asked speculatively and then forgot all of that as she looked at the
Interceptor. "Cool! I've always wanted one of these!" Akira sighed and
handed her a red helmet, himself putting on a black one and they vanished
in the direction of his house.
******
"I'll get you next time Twenty Mensuo!" Ryusuke swore punching his hand
into the air and cursing the vanishing thief's name. Why? Why couldn't he
catch him?
Nokoru looked around at the havoc of the theatre and briefly wondered if
they would be able to convince Amaya to reschedule the concert. Suoh was
busy de-trapping the theatre as his smoke bombs and trip wires had done
more harm the good. Suddenly Akira struggled past the police at the
doorway. "Imonayama-senpai, Takamura-senpai! Did Twenty Mensuo get away
again?"
Nokoru nodded at Akira and Suoh glared. "Where were you?"
"Bathroom." Akira mumbled slightly, "Got stuck." Nokoru whipped out his fan
and laughed slightly behind it.
******
After helping Nokoru, Suoh and the police clean up the entire mess Akira
headed home. Placing the mask on his face before stepping in Akira was
greeted by the chatter of his mothers and Amaya. Who seemed to be getting
along quite well. "I'm home!" Akira called, and heard his mothers give
identical shrieks.
"Akira-san!" His mothers said and hugged him. Akira froze, they had just
mentioned his name in front of a girl who only knew him as Twenty Mensuo!
Amaya laughed from behind his mothers.
"Its okay Akira, after all I'm family." Akira choked and started to remove
his mask in order to gain time to think. Family? His mothers smiled
identical smiles.
"Akira-san, Amaya-chan is our niece!"
"Their brothers daughter in all actuality." Amaya said and when Akira had
his mask fully off Amaya rushed over and hugged him tight. A little too
tight for Akira. "I'm so happy to meet you all! I didn't think that I'd get
a chance to do anything with you three because of my busy schedule while
here in Tokyo but then you planned to kidnap me! And so I get to do one
thing I want and help my career!"
*****
((Okay, well that's just a tad strange right? Whoever thought that Akira
had an extended family! Anyway just like to thank anyone who was reading
this! And explain some things.
* - For those of you who haven't read 20 Mensuo ni Onegi one of the
stories is that Akira steals the British Royal Family's head chef so
his mothers can learn to make a special cake.
** - For those of you not theatrically inclined the 'Green Room' is a
room backstage that actors and backstage crew go when they are not
needed during or before a performance. Usually stocked with goodies!
^_^
*** - Sorry! I needed to give him a way to escape that wasn't totally
bogus! He always gets away in a hot air balloon or blimp or something!
It Bugs me!
Akira: What's wrong with the way I make my escapes? ~pout~
Nokoru: Are you picking on Akira-kun?
Me: ~sweat drop~ Of course not Nokoru.
Nokoru: And why am I always laughing behind my fan? And how come I haven't
scribbled things on it yet?
Suoh: Nokoru calm down, she is our writer. ~grumble~ Though I don't like
her portrayal of me.
Me: ~looks at grumpy 16, 17, & 18 year olds~ Um.sorry guys! I'll fix all
that. ~mumble~ When one of you starts paying me.
Nokoru: I heard that! ~hands writer several yen notes~ Now Fix it!
Me: ...))