Chapter Four
Kagami paced back and forth in his office. He had already gotten bored of watching Aki on the memory probe, so he left Alec to keep an eye on him. Whether he knew it or not, he was getting impatient with the progress on C-Project (and also, whether he knew it or not, he was slowly acquiring an addiction to Colombian coffee. He really needed to get off the stuff). The captures of celestial maidens he made at Tochigi weren't nearly as much as he had hoped, so he knew he needed some other plan. Unless he could mass-produce the vector medication, Kagami Mikage was stuck to releasing it on small scales. He needed a new plan.
Kagami just decided that it was time to check up on Aki when there was a knock on the door. "Come in," he grumbled. The door opened and an the reception lady poked her head around the corner.
"Sir, you have a phone call from the Tokiris. Shall I put you on the line?" Kagami looked up. This was certainly unexpected. Maybe they wanted to do a business deal?
"Uh, okay," he said. "Make it private." Ten minutes later, Kagami hung up the phone in a much better mood than he was before the phone call. He picked up the phone again and dialed the line for the memory probe observatory.
"Alec," he said. "Politely send Aki back to his room and come up to my office. We have work to do."
Hiroko leaned her head back against the wall of her room. It had been about a week since her arrival at the Aogiris, and she had already made friends with the other residents, especially Aya. At first, Hiroko wanted to go to the Tokiri main house and stand up to her family. According to Suzumi, The Tokiris were out to kill any reborn celestial maiden in the family, just like the Mikages. However, the others made sure that she didn't leave the house. Suzumi already had enough experience with a certain Aya Mikage who wouldn't listen to her advice about staying.
Hiroko decided she needed a snack, so she got up and walked to the kitchen. As she walked, she could hear the TV on, so she decided to turn it off. She walked into the TV room and was about to grab the remote when she heard the name "Mikage." Hiroko stopped what she was doing and watched the television intently.
"………….Kagami Mikage has recently made a successful business deal with Tokiri Enterprise, a large corporation that has rivaled Mikage Corp. for many years. Now, it appears that Tokiri Enterprise is sponsoring a large-scale project Mikage Corp. has recently began. The purpose of the project remains unknown as of today………" Hiroko was already charging down the hallway to find Suzumi. She knew that this could only mean one thing; Tokiri was now supporting C-Project. Hiroko was now going to have to watch her step wherever she went.
Kagami was ready. He would soon have a huge advantage in C-Project, or rather, three: the C-Genomes Ceres, Chidori Kuruma, and Hiroko Tokiri.
Sorry about the short chapter! I have anew comp., so I don't have Microsoft Word yet. I have to use the Notepad. Anyway, you're going to have to wait til next time for what happens next! This is one of the chapters where the ending is a cliffhanger. Is it hanging you enough? Sorry, am I torturing you? Sooooooooooooorrryyyyyy!