Brains and Brawn
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Chapter 1 Unsatisfied
Kamiya Kaoru and Makamachi Misao were running out of time and it was just a matter of moments before the bomb would go off.
"Come on, Kaoru! Cut the damn wire!" Megumi yelled through the head set into Kaoru's ear.
"Which one? Which one?" She said. Misao continued to type in codes while throwing kunais to shield off the guards that began to come down the hallways. Kaoru began loosing composure. "Megumi! Come on, tell me which wire, we only have three seconds left!" Sweat began to form on Kaoru's forehead. 3...2...1--
"ERRRR!" The bomb went off and the three girls held their breath.
The P.A. suddenly sounded. "Okay girls, good try." The simulation went off and the fake bomb was reset.
"Damnit!" Kaoru yelled throwing down the scissors in her hand. "If that were real we could have been blown to bits!"
Misao helped one of the guards up and patted him on the back. "Yeah, thank Kami-sama it wasn't though!" She laughed. "Come on, Kaoru you're so serious!"
"Well Tanuki should have known that it is the blue wire." Takani Megumi added in the conversation through the head set. "You are working too hard and I'm tired of sitting at this stupid screen all day!" She shut off the microphone and computer making her way towards the simulation room.
Kaoru, Misao, and Megumi were part of a team of profession crime watch; PCW. Misao was a spy, Megumi was the researcher/medical doctor, and Kaoru was the leader, doing everything in between. The three girls made an excellent team, but unfortunately never got to see much action.
What they really wanted to do was just that; action. Sure they'd get their kicks once in a while, but once they were done gathering information, chief pushed them side. Megumi was into bombs. The powders she could create were catastrophic, but chief never let her in on missions. Kaoru was skilled in swordsman ship and poisonings. Misao was skilled in kunai and kempo.
The P.A. sounded again, "Hey, you guys better leave soon, the building will be closing for the night. Not to mention Chief Hiko will chew my ass if he finds out I'm letting you three practice at night."
Misao waved a hand towards the glass box above the room. "Sorjirou, we wouldn't WANT you to get in trouble! We'll leave soon, and thanks again!" The small girl waved and pushed her friend out the doors as the lights turned off.
"We were SO close! Imagine if we pulled it all off, we'd show Shishou us girls aren't just brains! We can do what the men do too!" Kaoru growled in frusteration. Megumi came down the flight of stairs in time to hear that.
"I so agree. Just one taste of those bombs would slap that egotistical man right in the face! Our skills are just being wasted!"
Misao turned around to lock the doors. "One day I know we'll get our chance, we just have to prove to Chief we can do these missions like everyone else. Come on, let's just go grab something to eat and go home."
Kaoru smiled, "But girls, I was going to cook-"
"NO!" Both females yelled. All three looked at each other and laughed. Kaoru WAS skilled in poisonings.
Meanwhile across town, three dark figures made their way, hopping from one rooftop to another down Chicago's city. "Hey, Aoshi, find the guy yet?" One man asked.
"Move in." The other two nodded and began descending from the roofs.
"Mr. Atrocy," the smaller man said glinting his sword from the moonlight, "your life ends here."
"What? Who are you people? Guards, get 'em!" Suddenly the three guards pulled out guns and began shooting as the three jumped into the air.
"Sanosuke, take the man on the left, Aoshi, middle, go!" The smaller man ordered.
"This is a piece of cake." Sano said simply twisting the man's arm so he released the gun. He elbowed the man in the face, kicking him into a nearby wall. "Not worth my time."
Aoshi used his ninja like skills, spinning around the other guard and hitting the pressure point on his back knocking him unconscious.
The small male already took the third man and began approaching Mr. Atrocy slowly. "Throwing others in your way... coward."
"Please spare me!"
Sano's eyes narrowed to cold brown slits. "Spare you? Why spare you where you didn't spare the lives of all those you're men killed in order to receive money?" He turned to the small man and pointed a thumb at him. "Waste of time, all of 'em."
The small male came up to Mr. Atrocy and rose his sword. He quivered back and stared up into the amber slits of death, recognizing the flaming red hair and cross shape scar. "Ba...tou...sai."
The telephone rang the following morning while the girls were eating breakfast, made by Misao. She rushed to the phone and answered while Megumi and Kaoru watched her while chewing quietly on toast.
"Good morning!"
"Good morning, Misao, this is Sorjirou. Listen, Chief said great job gathering information on Shishio's plans, he said there might be something big in store for you guys!"
"Oh my gosh, what did he say?"
"Er... you get to have free access to the coffee machine."
"..."
"Misao?"
"That's it?" The young female almost choked. "Girls, Hiko said we did SUCH a great job we get an added bonus!" She called over her shoulder sarcastically.
Kaoru jumped up. "What is it?"
"Free. Coffee." She said simple and blunt.
"Girls, before you start screaming--"
"Who the fuck do you think you are? We've been in this business JUST as long as other guys, maybe even longer!" Megumi screamed tearing the phone from Misao.
Kaoru hurriedly took the phone from Megumi next "We're tired of this bull! We want action! You KNOW we want it! We've been PRAYING for it! And what, what do we get, FREE COFFEE?" She pulled the phone so it was directly in front of her face. "WE DON'T EVEN DRINK COFFEE!"
"Girls, girls, don't yell so--"
"Wait till we give him a piece of our minds! No, better yet, we'll quit! I'd go right up to Shishou's face and say--"
"Baka deshi, what will you say to me." Hiko's voice boomed. She instantly shut up. In the background they could hear chairs rocking, and a guy cough.
"I told you not to yell." Sorjirou voiced out in a sing along voice.
"Ehehe, shishou! You have us on... speaker?" Kaoru asked in a sweet voice. The three girls huddled around the blue phone to hear.
"I understand you three are not satisfied with your positions."
"Of... of course we are satisfied!" Kaoru faked laughed, "You know, we're just on mood swings, yup just playing around and all!"
There was silence at the other end, then a sudden burst of laughter from Hiko. The three girls joined in trying to get friendly with him again. He abruptly stopped laughing. "You three, my office eleven AM sharp, we have a few things to discuss."
Sorjirou began speaking, "Um, bye girls, see you at wor-" Then the line was cut. Kaoru passed the phone to Misao who then hung up the phone. They were going to go to regret this, they knew it.