Chapter 5
'Having thought that their operation still remained secret, ComTech hadn't done much to hide the program on the executive computers. Our animal formations were maintained for the majority of the mission, allowing us to easily move within the air ducts. Once those who were inside of the targetted room were neutralized, the file was downloaded then destroyed. Although this resulted in destorying ComTech's entire computer network, we were able to escape back into the air ducts before security reached the room. Transformation took place during the escape. However, Tohru had already taken care of those who had been waiting by our clothing and masks.'
'Duration of transformation : 5 minutes 24 seconds'
'Injury : Minimal'
'The mission was successful'
Kyou leaned back against his chair, feeling his spine pop a little. He'd been filling out the mission report for the last hour. Finally, he'd completed the last portion. It was a hassle he hadn't known about, each member of the Seeker team being forced to pring out a report at the completion of a mission. It seemed like a waste of time to him. If things had worked out, what needed to be known but that?
"Have you finished?" Tohru asked, smiling as she came to stand next to him. She held her own report in her hands.
"Finally," Kyou complained.
The smile became one of bemusement. "They can be tiresome, especially when the mission went as easily as the one we just performed. I still can't believe that things happened so easily for you."
Kyou nodded, glancing over at the icey youth already passed out in his bed. He would hate to admit it, but the two of them had worked well together. Both of them had known their tasks going in, but in the tests Kyou had run through again and again since childhood he'd never been able to work with the simulated characters the computer created. Neither had spoken before going in, and had said very little to one another once they were.
That they had been able to work so successfully together, when they hated each other, made his skin prickle. It was distasteful to him, that a person he despised more than life itself would be his partner. Even worse that they could do what they did today. The mission had taken less than ten minutes, while fifteen had been the estimated time. It pained him to admit it, but Yuki was just as good as rumor had said. He was quick to take down an opponent. Even in animal form, he had the shock gernades sent out even before the enemy had realized they were there.
"Sometimes things work out in unexpected ways," Kyou relunctantly replied.
Tohru watched him for a long moment, so that he felt like pushing her face away and crawling into bed himself. Just as he was about to do just that, she slipped his report off of the desk and placed it with her own. "I have Yuki's too. If you like, I can run these to the main office and you can head off for supper," she suggested.
Kyou gave her a skeptical look. "Why would you do that for me?" he asked. He wasn't used to being around people. And certainly wasn't used to people who would do things for him. Scientists were remarkably selfish, always concerned about their own discoveries instead of the wellbeing of their test subjects.
"Because you are my partner," Tohru replied. "And, because you're my friend."
"I'm not anyone's friend," Kyou stated, glaring at the wall in front of him.
"Perhaps not yet," Tohru said softly. "But in our line of work a life can be gone in just a moment. That in that one moment, you could realize that your life is not the way you want it and that it needs to change. Usually, that realization comes right before death. We are all single people, Kyou. But it isn't until we are surrounded by those we care about and those who care about us that life can have any real meaning. Because what are we otherwise? People who lie, and take lives. You'll need us, just as we need you."
Kyou couldn't help but stare at the girl, whose words were much more serious and practical than he'd thought they could be. It would seem that he shouldn't judge those by the appearance they give. There was more to Tohru than a healing hand and a pretty smile.
Perhaps there was more to Yuki than a cruel spirit and a cold persona.
"I don't care about other people," Kyou replied, just as softly. "If you or I, or your little partner were to die, we would be replacable. We're nothing more than little minions for Akito to control as he wants. We sleep where he wants us, we eat what he serves us, and we kill who he tells us to kill. When I die, I'll die knowing that there is nothing in this world that I hold precious, and I will die without regret."
Tohru's eyes shimmered with sadness, studying his eyes for a moment before turning and leaving their sleeping quarters without another word.
He would show her, as he would show Yuki and Akito. He would do his job as he was told, prove to them all that he was better than they thought he was. Better than the strange creature who needed to be hidden away, then used to another's bidding.
Glancing down at the innocent looking bracelet on his wrist, Kyou ran his finger along the smooth beads. "I'm more than a monster. And I'll make sure you remember that," he whispered.
To be continued...
From Aqua: Sorry about taking so long to update! But I'm back now, with the internet, so updating will happen again!
Also, I'm desperately in need of a beta reader, for my fics as well as my original works! If you're interested, please email me at aqua95@hotmail.com! Thank you!
'Having thought that their operation still remained secret, ComTech hadn't done much to hide the program on the executive computers. Our animal formations were maintained for the majority of the mission, allowing us to easily move within the air ducts. Once those who were inside of the targetted room were neutralized, the file was downloaded then destroyed. Although this resulted in destorying ComTech's entire computer network, we were able to escape back into the air ducts before security reached the room. Transformation took place during the escape. However, Tohru had already taken care of those who had been waiting by our clothing and masks.'
'Duration of transformation : 5 minutes 24 seconds'
'Injury : Minimal'
'The mission was successful'
Kyou leaned back against his chair, feeling his spine pop a little. He'd been filling out the mission report for the last hour. Finally, he'd completed the last portion. It was a hassle he hadn't known about, each member of the Seeker team being forced to pring out a report at the completion of a mission. It seemed like a waste of time to him. If things had worked out, what needed to be known but that?
"Have you finished?" Tohru asked, smiling as she came to stand next to him. She held her own report in her hands.
"Finally," Kyou complained.
The smile became one of bemusement. "They can be tiresome, especially when the mission went as easily as the one we just performed. I still can't believe that things happened so easily for you."
Kyou nodded, glancing over at the icey youth already passed out in his bed. He would hate to admit it, but the two of them had worked well together. Both of them had known their tasks going in, but in the tests Kyou had run through again and again since childhood he'd never been able to work with the simulated characters the computer created. Neither had spoken before going in, and had said very little to one another once they were.
That they had been able to work so successfully together, when they hated each other, made his skin prickle. It was distasteful to him, that a person he despised more than life itself would be his partner. Even worse that they could do what they did today. The mission had taken less than ten minutes, while fifteen had been the estimated time. It pained him to admit it, but Yuki was just as good as rumor had said. He was quick to take down an opponent. Even in animal form, he had the shock gernades sent out even before the enemy had realized they were there.
"Sometimes things work out in unexpected ways," Kyou relunctantly replied.
Tohru watched him for a long moment, so that he felt like pushing her face away and crawling into bed himself. Just as he was about to do just that, she slipped his report off of the desk and placed it with her own. "I have Yuki's too. If you like, I can run these to the main office and you can head off for supper," she suggested.
Kyou gave her a skeptical look. "Why would you do that for me?" he asked. He wasn't used to being around people. And certainly wasn't used to people who would do things for him. Scientists were remarkably selfish, always concerned about their own discoveries instead of the wellbeing of their test subjects.
"Because you are my partner," Tohru replied. "And, because you're my friend."
"I'm not anyone's friend," Kyou stated, glaring at the wall in front of him.
"Perhaps not yet," Tohru said softly. "But in our line of work a life can be gone in just a moment. That in that one moment, you could realize that your life is not the way you want it and that it needs to change. Usually, that realization comes right before death. We are all single people, Kyou. But it isn't until we are surrounded by those we care about and those who care about us that life can have any real meaning. Because what are we otherwise? People who lie, and take lives. You'll need us, just as we need you."
Kyou couldn't help but stare at the girl, whose words were much more serious and practical than he'd thought they could be. It would seem that he shouldn't judge those by the appearance they give. There was more to Tohru than a healing hand and a pretty smile.
Perhaps there was more to Yuki than a cruel spirit and a cold persona.
"I don't care about other people," Kyou replied, just as softly. "If you or I, or your little partner were to die, we would be replacable. We're nothing more than little minions for Akito to control as he wants. We sleep where he wants us, we eat what he serves us, and we kill who he tells us to kill. When I die, I'll die knowing that there is nothing in this world that I hold precious, and I will die without regret."
Tohru's eyes shimmered with sadness, studying his eyes for a moment before turning and leaving their sleeping quarters without another word.
He would show her, as he would show Yuki and Akito. He would do his job as he was told, prove to them all that he was better than they thought he was. Better than the strange creature who needed to be hidden away, then used to another's bidding.
Glancing down at the innocent looking bracelet on his wrist, Kyou ran his finger along the smooth beads. "I'm more than a monster. And I'll make sure you remember that," he whispered.
To be continued...
From Aqua: Sorry about taking so long to update! But I'm back now, with the internet, so updating will happen again!
Also, I'm desperately in need of a beta reader, for my fics as well as my original works! If you're interested, please email me at aqua95@hotmail.com! Thank you!