To Aki Tari Nai:
The next morning, Kate walks in, feeling very refreshed. She'd almost walk with a bounce in her step, but that would be overkill, so she's contented herself with wearing a classy blue and black ensemble. "Wow, looks like somebody had a good night's sleep," Sakaki remarks.
"You could say I had a very good night," she smiles, and the teen blushes. Rubbing her neck, she asks, "So where is our fearless leader?"
"Amon?" Karasuma asks. "Up with Zaizen."
"Since early this morning," Michael adds, which raises everyone's eyebrows. "Told you he doesn't sleep much."
Kate grins. "Well, he and Yurika would be a pair, she sleeps too much and he sleeps too little."
"Kate!" Karasuma says, less shocked at the sentiment than the fact that she said it aloud.
"Miho, those two are out more than any of us, I'm just thinking of their happiness," Kate says, her eyes looking upwards as if angelically. In reality, she's trying to read various memos and calendar notes on Zaizen's desk. Interesting, she thinks, keeping her expression somewhat impish. "Maybe I should wake up Yurika with the good news."
In steps the would-be girlfriend in her usual stylish outfit, and way too colorful for the rest of the STN-J. "What good news?" the blonde girl asks, then yawns.
Smiling a little, Kate replies, "My work partner could be," she puts a pinkie finger up, "your life partner."
"Eek!" Doujima giggles, waving her hands, "no way! He's cute, in a mysterious, brooding way, but too moody for me." Then she tilts her head playfully. "Why don't you want to go out with him?"
"For the exact same reasons," Kate says, smiling wider, and the rest sigh or grin.
A man's cough brings them to attention. "Mr. Zaizen has a new assignment," Hattori says, bearing a tray with a single tea cup. Then he looks around. "Where's the chief?"
"Oh, he went to wish an old friend happy birthday," Karasuma says, "remember?"
The clerk puts the tray down. "I remember him yelling about the tea being lukewarm," he sighs.
"Lukewarm tea would be the least of our worries if we've got a new hunt," Sakaki says, rushing past the harried older man into the conference room.
Once everyone's assembled in the room, Zaizen says, "Today's target is this witch, Joji Takeda." He taps the monitor, and Michael starts typing away.
"He's an unusual Craft user, borrowing powers from other witches," Amon adds. "We can assume he'll be hanging around more dangerous witches, so we should be on our guard." He glances at Kate, who looks noncommittally at him, then at the target onscreen.
It's her dance partner of last night and mole into the Clan of the Bull, and if she hadn't seen his name on the memo upstairs, her face would be rather pale right now.
The next morning, Kate walks in, feeling very refreshed. She'd almost walk with a bounce in her step, but that would be overkill, so she's contented herself with wearing a classy blue and black ensemble. "Wow, looks like somebody had a good night's sleep," Sakaki remarks.
"You could say I had a very good night," she smiles, and the teen blushes. Rubbing her neck, she asks, "So where is our fearless leader?"
"Amon?" Karasuma asks. "Up with Zaizen."
"Since early this morning," Michael adds, which raises everyone's eyebrows. "Told you he doesn't sleep much."
Kate grins. "Well, he and Yurika would be a pair, she sleeps too much and he sleeps too little."
"Kate!" Karasuma says, less shocked at the sentiment than the fact that she said it aloud.
"Miho, those two are out more than any of us, I'm just thinking of their happiness," Kate says, her eyes looking upwards as if angelically. In reality, she's trying to read various memos and calendar notes on Zaizen's desk. Interesting, she thinks, keeping her expression somewhat impish. "Maybe I should wake up Yurika with the good news."
In steps the would-be girlfriend in her usual stylish outfit, and way too colorful for the rest of the STN-J. "What good news?" the blonde girl asks, then yawns.
Smiling a little, Kate replies, "My work partner could be," she puts a pinkie finger up, "your life partner."
"Eek!" Doujima giggles, waving her hands, "no way! He's cute, in a mysterious, brooding way, but too moody for me." Then she tilts her head playfully. "Why don't you want to go out with him?"
"For the exact same reasons," Kate says, smiling wider, and the rest sigh or grin.
A man's cough brings them to attention. "Mr. Zaizen has a new assignment," Hattori says, bearing a tray with a single tea cup. Then he looks around. "Where's the chief?"
"Oh, he went to wish an old friend happy birthday," Karasuma says, "remember?"
The clerk puts the tray down. "I remember him yelling about the tea being lukewarm," he sighs.
"Lukewarm tea would be the least of our worries if we've got a new hunt," Sakaki says, rushing past the harried older man into the conference room.
Once everyone's assembled in the room, Zaizen says, "Today's target is this witch, Joji Takeda." He taps the monitor, and Michael starts typing away.
"He's an unusual Craft user, borrowing powers from other witches," Amon adds. "We can assume he'll be hanging around more dangerous witches, so we should be on our guard." He glances at Kate, who looks noncommittally at him, then at the target onscreen.
It's her dance partner of last night and mole into the Clan of the Bull, and if she hadn't seen his name on the memo upstairs, her face would be rather pale right now.