Wild-Roze : Hi ppl, ummmm..............ok.......yeah. I'll just get on with the fic
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Disclaimer : I don't own nothing, actually that's a double negative so it would be saying that I own everything,. Which I don't, I only own this stories plot and my own characters.
Oh yeah and Aruna is 1 year younger than Kai, k ? ^__~
A Success, for who ?
Aruna rolled open the blue prints of the building, Chase stood looking over her shoulder.
"Now, are you completely sure you can pull this one off on your own?" she asked her son.
He rolled his eyes and smirked, he looked so much like Kai then.
"Yeah, I'm sure, stop worrying, its only one stupid diamond museum." He said confidently.
"Well, I'll be hanging around, just to make sure things go smoothly." She said.
He sighed, his mother was so overprotective.
"Well, whatever. So I enter here, right ? Are you sure that's an opening, not just a glitch in the printing?"
"I'm sure, I went over there to check it out earlier today. Round the back there is a grate that lifts away and a tunnel that leads beneath the building. You'll come up through the floor while everyone is outside watching the opening, and take the jewels, then get out, fast, take the long way back here and make sure no one follows you." She told him.
Chase sighed.
"Great, I'm never gonna get my history project in on time, its your fault if my grades slip." He said.
She smiled and kissed him fondly on the forehead before he went to school.
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Kai looked at the blue prints, he had told the police force that once he had got the boy he would take him back down to Zone 2, he would be able to work far better from down there. He would bring both of them once he had them.
He couldn't believe how foolish the Hardies up here were, they hadn't even checked the blue prints, Kai had noticed instantly the grate, Mirage would undoubtedly take that route, and when they did, he would be waiting for them.
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Chase glanced once more over the blue prints, this was going to be so easy, all the Hardies were at the front, bunch of fools ! He folded away the paper and tugged his mask over his face before he slid across to the grate and lifted it silently.
Aruna stood, perfectly aware of the shocked stares that constantly flew her way, she was used to it by now, it was either people looking at her, or avoiding looking at her, she couldn't care less. The scars that marred her flesh had faded, only slightly, but the damaged skin was still rough and uneven. But they were still obvious, and most people had to stop themselves from gaping openly.
She wore a posh, black dress, like the rest of the women she was dressed smartly, watching the Head of the City Council squawk on about what an honor it was to be finally opening the safe keep of the diamonds to public eyes.
Chase should be in and taking the jewels by now, he could cope with the alarms which were active all around the building, this was really a very basic job for him.
Chase dropped down through the grate, he had his gun, fixed with a silencer in his hand, he cast a careful eye around, listening for any sound of a trap. He heard nothing. He took only a few steps forward, before he stopped again.
He was going to be 100% sure that there was no one there ............... he heard the metallic click of a safety switch being shut off, and before he could move he felt the icy metal of the barrel of a gun pressed to the flesh of his temple.
He froze, his throat was dry and his heart raced.
"Drop it Kid." Hissed a cold voice.
Chase threw his gun away from him, and heard it clatter on the floor, he slowly raised his hands, and he felt handcuffs tangle securely around his wrists.
"So, I am very proud, to present to you. The Zone 1 Diamond Museum!" Called the Head council member, slicing the red ribbon across the entrance.
The women, squealed in excitement and dragged their men in after them, each wanting to be the first to set eyes on the rare jewels. Aruna followed at a leisurely pace, knowing that there was going to be nothing to see, she had no doubt that Chase had succeeded, he was too experienced to mess up as something as simple as this.
As she approached the entrance, she heard a collective gasp from inside. She smirked, they must be stunned that the diamonds were gone. She strode into the main show room, and her mouth fell open, and an ice cube seemed to settle in her chest.
All around her in glass cases were the most beautiful, and most perfect gems she had ever seen, each cut exquisitely, and gleaming gently.
Her eyes cast themselves around the room, and here eyes widened to see Max and Tyson standing leaning against the wall.
*what the fuck are they doing here !!?!? * Her mind screamed.
She turned swiftly, lowering her head over a case as their eyes traveled in her direction. She didn't look back as she walked out, barging roughly past an older woman who glared down her nose as Aruna made her hasty way out, once she got outside, she broke into a run, trying to get home as quickly as she could, Chase had to be there ! If he wasn't she didn't know what she would do.
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Kai hadn't bothered to take the kid's mask off, he found Tyson and Max, a woman was talking to them, complaining that a very clumsy young lady had barged into her while hurrying out of the museum, they both looked very happy when they saw Kai, getting an excuse to get away from the annoying woman.
"Hey Boss." Said Max.
"Who's that ?" Asked Tyson, pointing to the boy that Kai had pulled in close to him so that no one would see the gun digging into the masked kid's side.
"The one I'm being paid to catch." He said
Chase had been dragged roughly along most of the way into the show room, so he hadn't got a look at his kidnapper's face. But he knew he was probably going to get a fairly good look at it while he was being questioned.
Why the fuck did this have to happen now ?!
"Uhh, and that woman! I bet she used to be very pretty, heh, but not any more that's for sure ! Not even gems like these ones would divert your eyes from those hideous scars !" Hissed the annoying lady.
Chase's head shot up.
"Look Lady, I don't know what you want us to do about it." Said Tyson.
"Well, you shouldn't let clumsy ladies like that in here ! Imagine if she knocked over one of the cases and damaged the diamonds!"
"Its not up to us," Said Max, "We don't even work here."
Chase found himself looking at the two goons who had been staring at him when they came up from Zone 2.
"Kai, shall I tell the Hardies that we are going back to Zone 2 ?" Asked Max.
Kai nodded and turned to Tyson.
"Lets get going, Max will catch up." He said.
He tugged the boy along by his upper arm, though a lot of people stared oddly at the masked boy, Kai ignored any questions that he was asked, getting Tyson to shove people out of his way.
Chase tried to break free of the man's grasp, but his captor was very strong, and just held his arm painfully tightly until he stilled and walked obediently along side him.
*What a fucking knob !* He thought to himself.
It sounded like his mother had fled the scene from what he had heard, good, well at least she got away alright. At least he assumed it was her, he didn't know of anyone else with scars like his mother.
His mind worked furiously as to why they would be taking him down to Zone 2. Was he a hostage? His mind settled on the conclusion that would make most sense, he was bait, used to catch Aruna.
By now they were out of the Diamond Museum, and headed towards the nearest Gateway down to Zone 2.
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Aruna had run all the way to the apartment, only to find that Chase wasn't there, she was frantic, she called his name again and again, there was no reply.
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Chase had never been down to Zone 2, his navy eyes stared out of the Mask in awe, as the street closed over their heads and they traveled down into the sub levels of the over populated city.
It was surprisingly light down here, the amount it must cost to burn all these lamps constantly must be huge.
The moving platform that carried them down to the streets of Zone 2 came to a halt at the bottom and the three men and the boy walked off to be met by Ray.
"That's him ?!" Asked Ray.
"Yeah." Said Kai.
Ray stared at the masked boy who was glaring hatefully at the ground, he reached up and pulled the mask away, his mouth fell open, as did everyone else's.
The boy glared up the Chinese man, then his gaze turned startled as his eyes fell on the one who had caught him.
It was the same man he had seen the day before. The one who looked like an older version of him, only he of course didn't have crimson eyes, or triangles on his face like this guy.
"Hey, I recognize that kid !" Said Max, "We noticed him in the crowd yesterday. He looks so much like you Kai!" He said.
Ray had to agree, the resemblance was amazing.
"What's your name kid ?" Asked Ray.
Chase locked his jaw, refusing to speak.
Kai was stunned at the two toned haired boy, his navy eyes bore into him hatefully, but he recovered his composure quickly. How could someone who he had never seen before look so much like him, if Kai didn't know better he would say they were related, but he knew that was impossible.
"We'll get him to talk back at the SubRitz, lets go." He said. "I'm sure we can get something out of the brat !"
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Aruna flicked on the TV, she was still up, waiting for Chase to return home, she refused to believe that he had been caught, he was playing some stupid trick, and when he got back she was going to wipe the floor with him for scaring the shit out of her like that.
Her mind was whirling around all the possibilities as to why Max and Tyson would be here. If they were here, that meant Kai was here too. She sighed as she thought of him, she had longed to go back to him, but something had held her back. No words she had could explain the motives of her actions that night almost fifteen years ago when she had destroyed everything he owned.
The news reporter came on, and started talking, Aruna didn't take much notice till a picture of Kai Hiwitari flickered up. Her head snapped up, staring desperately at the ravishingly handsome face of her lover, if only he knew she was alive, if only she had the courage to show him she was alive.
"The Police of Zone 1 today hired the services of the renowned Kai Hiwitari to take care of the issue of the Assassin and thief team, Mirage which has been plaguing the highest level of the city of New York."
Aruna sat forward, her heart pounding. She had no idea that the police were so desperate to get her and Chase that they would send for Kai.
"Mr.Hiwitari managed to catch the member of Mirage suspected to be a young boy, he hopes that this will soon lead to the arrest of the second member.
"He has taken the youth who as yet remains unidentified back down to his base of operations on Zone 2, Mr.Hiwitari has given no comment to all questions posed and as yet has not released a formal statement."
"Fuck !" Spat Aruna.
Kai had his own son hostage and he didn't even know it, she groaned in despair, how the Hell was she going to get him out of there ?!
She didn't know to tell the truth, she decided that she would try to do it without being discovered, and if she was, then fine, Kai would find out that his wife and fourteen year old boy had lived. She growled, not if she could help it though.
True, she longed with every fiber of her being to go back to Kai, but after all this time he would be crushed that she didn't come back before, how could she ever explain to him all the things that had gone through her mind in those last 6 seconds after Scarlath had told her of her pregnancy?
:: Mistress, it is time for you to let Kai know of your existence, you have both suffered enough. Chase has grown up without a father, for the last few years of his childhood, let him know his Dad:: Her bitbeast advised.
She thought, perhaps Scarlath was right, she had lived such a cowardly existence since the explosion, hiding on Zone 1 away from the life she could be leading.
She put a few things in a duffel bag and hitched it up onto her shoulder, then she left her apartment and headed towards the gateway of Zone 2.
Wild-Roze : That's it for now, kapish ? I'm gonna update some of my other fics, but don't worry, I swear there is more to come. Hope u enjoyed. ^__~ R&R !
Disclaimer : I don't own nothing, actually that's a double negative so it would be saying that I own everything,. Which I don't, I only own this stories plot and my own characters.
Oh yeah and Aruna is 1 year younger than Kai, k ? ^__~
A Success, for who ?
Aruna rolled open the blue prints of the building, Chase stood looking over her shoulder.
"Now, are you completely sure you can pull this one off on your own?" she asked her son.
He rolled his eyes and smirked, he looked so much like Kai then.
"Yeah, I'm sure, stop worrying, its only one stupid diamond museum." He said confidently.
"Well, I'll be hanging around, just to make sure things go smoothly." She said.
He sighed, his mother was so overprotective.
"Well, whatever. So I enter here, right ? Are you sure that's an opening, not just a glitch in the printing?"
"I'm sure, I went over there to check it out earlier today. Round the back there is a grate that lifts away and a tunnel that leads beneath the building. You'll come up through the floor while everyone is outside watching the opening, and take the jewels, then get out, fast, take the long way back here and make sure no one follows you." She told him.
Chase sighed.
"Great, I'm never gonna get my history project in on time, its your fault if my grades slip." He said.
She smiled and kissed him fondly on the forehead before he went to school.
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Kai looked at the blue prints, he had told the police force that once he had got the boy he would take him back down to Zone 2, he would be able to work far better from down there. He would bring both of them once he had them.
He couldn't believe how foolish the Hardies up here were, they hadn't even checked the blue prints, Kai had noticed instantly the grate, Mirage would undoubtedly take that route, and when they did, he would be waiting for them.
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Chase glanced once more over the blue prints, this was going to be so easy, all the Hardies were at the front, bunch of fools ! He folded away the paper and tugged his mask over his face before he slid across to the grate and lifted it silently.
Aruna stood, perfectly aware of the shocked stares that constantly flew her way, she was used to it by now, it was either people looking at her, or avoiding looking at her, she couldn't care less. The scars that marred her flesh had faded, only slightly, but the damaged skin was still rough and uneven. But they were still obvious, and most people had to stop themselves from gaping openly.
She wore a posh, black dress, like the rest of the women she was dressed smartly, watching the Head of the City Council squawk on about what an honor it was to be finally opening the safe keep of the diamonds to public eyes.
Chase should be in and taking the jewels by now, he could cope with the alarms which were active all around the building, this was really a very basic job for him.
Chase dropped down through the grate, he had his gun, fixed with a silencer in his hand, he cast a careful eye around, listening for any sound of a trap. He heard nothing. He took only a few steps forward, before he stopped again.
He was going to be 100% sure that there was no one there ............... he heard the metallic click of a safety switch being shut off, and before he could move he felt the icy metal of the barrel of a gun pressed to the flesh of his temple.
He froze, his throat was dry and his heart raced.
"Drop it Kid." Hissed a cold voice.
Chase threw his gun away from him, and heard it clatter on the floor, he slowly raised his hands, and he felt handcuffs tangle securely around his wrists.
"So, I am very proud, to present to you. The Zone 1 Diamond Museum!" Called the Head council member, slicing the red ribbon across the entrance.
The women, squealed in excitement and dragged their men in after them, each wanting to be the first to set eyes on the rare jewels. Aruna followed at a leisurely pace, knowing that there was going to be nothing to see, she had no doubt that Chase had succeeded, he was too experienced to mess up as something as simple as this.
As she approached the entrance, she heard a collective gasp from inside. She smirked, they must be stunned that the diamonds were gone. She strode into the main show room, and her mouth fell open, and an ice cube seemed to settle in her chest.
All around her in glass cases were the most beautiful, and most perfect gems she had ever seen, each cut exquisitely, and gleaming gently.
Her eyes cast themselves around the room, and here eyes widened to see Max and Tyson standing leaning against the wall.
*what the fuck are they doing here !!?!? * Her mind screamed.
She turned swiftly, lowering her head over a case as their eyes traveled in her direction. She didn't look back as she walked out, barging roughly past an older woman who glared down her nose as Aruna made her hasty way out, once she got outside, she broke into a run, trying to get home as quickly as she could, Chase had to be there ! If he wasn't she didn't know what she would do.
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Kai hadn't bothered to take the kid's mask off, he found Tyson and Max, a woman was talking to them, complaining that a very clumsy young lady had barged into her while hurrying out of the museum, they both looked very happy when they saw Kai, getting an excuse to get away from the annoying woman.
"Hey Boss." Said Max.
"Who's that ?" Asked Tyson, pointing to the boy that Kai had pulled in close to him so that no one would see the gun digging into the masked kid's side.
"The one I'm being paid to catch." He said
Chase had been dragged roughly along most of the way into the show room, so he hadn't got a look at his kidnapper's face. But he knew he was probably going to get a fairly good look at it while he was being questioned.
Why the fuck did this have to happen now ?!
"Uhh, and that woman! I bet she used to be very pretty, heh, but not any more that's for sure ! Not even gems like these ones would divert your eyes from those hideous scars !" Hissed the annoying lady.
Chase's head shot up.
"Look Lady, I don't know what you want us to do about it." Said Tyson.
"Well, you shouldn't let clumsy ladies like that in here ! Imagine if she knocked over one of the cases and damaged the diamonds!"
"Its not up to us," Said Max, "We don't even work here."
Chase found himself looking at the two goons who had been staring at him when they came up from Zone 2.
"Kai, shall I tell the Hardies that we are going back to Zone 2 ?" Asked Max.
Kai nodded and turned to Tyson.
"Lets get going, Max will catch up." He said.
He tugged the boy along by his upper arm, though a lot of people stared oddly at the masked boy, Kai ignored any questions that he was asked, getting Tyson to shove people out of his way.
Chase tried to break free of the man's grasp, but his captor was very strong, and just held his arm painfully tightly until he stilled and walked obediently along side him.
*What a fucking knob !* He thought to himself.
It sounded like his mother had fled the scene from what he had heard, good, well at least she got away alright. At least he assumed it was her, he didn't know of anyone else with scars like his mother.
His mind worked furiously as to why they would be taking him down to Zone 2. Was he a hostage? His mind settled on the conclusion that would make most sense, he was bait, used to catch Aruna.
By now they were out of the Diamond Museum, and headed towards the nearest Gateway down to Zone 2.
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Aruna had run all the way to the apartment, only to find that Chase wasn't there, she was frantic, she called his name again and again, there was no reply.
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Chase had never been down to Zone 2, his navy eyes stared out of the Mask in awe, as the street closed over their heads and they traveled down into the sub levels of the over populated city.
It was surprisingly light down here, the amount it must cost to burn all these lamps constantly must be huge.
The moving platform that carried them down to the streets of Zone 2 came to a halt at the bottom and the three men and the boy walked off to be met by Ray.
"That's him ?!" Asked Ray.
"Yeah." Said Kai.
Ray stared at the masked boy who was glaring hatefully at the ground, he reached up and pulled the mask away, his mouth fell open, as did everyone else's.
The boy glared up the Chinese man, then his gaze turned startled as his eyes fell on the one who had caught him.
It was the same man he had seen the day before. The one who looked like an older version of him, only he of course didn't have crimson eyes, or triangles on his face like this guy.
"Hey, I recognize that kid !" Said Max, "We noticed him in the crowd yesterday. He looks so much like you Kai!" He said.
Ray had to agree, the resemblance was amazing.
"What's your name kid ?" Asked Ray.
Chase locked his jaw, refusing to speak.
Kai was stunned at the two toned haired boy, his navy eyes bore into him hatefully, but he recovered his composure quickly. How could someone who he had never seen before look so much like him, if Kai didn't know better he would say they were related, but he knew that was impossible.
"We'll get him to talk back at the SubRitz, lets go." He said. "I'm sure we can get something out of the brat !"
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Aruna flicked on the TV, she was still up, waiting for Chase to return home, she refused to believe that he had been caught, he was playing some stupid trick, and when he got back she was going to wipe the floor with him for scaring the shit out of her like that.
Her mind was whirling around all the possibilities as to why Max and Tyson would be here. If they were here, that meant Kai was here too. She sighed as she thought of him, she had longed to go back to him, but something had held her back. No words she had could explain the motives of her actions that night almost fifteen years ago when she had destroyed everything he owned.
The news reporter came on, and started talking, Aruna didn't take much notice till a picture of Kai Hiwitari flickered up. Her head snapped up, staring desperately at the ravishingly handsome face of her lover, if only he knew she was alive, if only she had the courage to show him she was alive.
"The Police of Zone 1 today hired the services of the renowned Kai Hiwitari to take care of the issue of the Assassin and thief team, Mirage which has been plaguing the highest level of the city of New York."
Aruna sat forward, her heart pounding. She had no idea that the police were so desperate to get her and Chase that they would send for Kai.
"Mr.Hiwitari managed to catch the member of Mirage suspected to be a young boy, he hopes that this will soon lead to the arrest of the second member.
"He has taken the youth who as yet remains unidentified back down to his base of operations on Zone 2, Mr.Hiwitari has given no comment to all questions posed and as yet has not released a formal statement."
"Fuck !" Spat Aruna.
Kai had his own son hostage and he didn't even know it, she groaned in despair, how the Hell was she going to get him out of there ?!
She didn't know to tell the truth, she decided that she would try to do it without being discovered, and if she was, then fine, Kai would find out that his wife and fourteen year old boy had lived. She growled, not if she could help it though.
True, she longed with every fiber of her being to go back to Kai, but after all this time he would be crushed that she didn't come back before, how could she ever explain to him all the things that had gone through her mind in those last 6 seconds after Scarlath had told her of her pregnancy?
:: Mistress, it is time for you to let Kai know of your existence, you have both suffered enough. Chase has grown up without a father, for the last few years of his childhood, let him know his Dad:: Her bitbeast advised.
She thought, perhaps Scarlath was right, she had lived such a cowardly existence since the explosion, hiding on Zone 1 away from the life she could be leading.
She put a few things in a duffel bag and hitched it up onto her shoulder, then she left her apartment and headed towards the gateway of Zone 2.
Wild-Roze : That's it for now, kapish ? I'm gonna update some of my other fics, but don't worry, I swear there is more to come. Hope u enjoyed. ^__~ R&R !