I hope you like this chap. I will TRY to work on the other fics.
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WARNING: This chapter does contain refrences to sex and such. A night club/rave scene is located in this fic. Be warned now. Don't worry, none of our sweet characters is behaving naughtily. Also includes refrences to drinking, smoking, and use of STRONG language...don't be alarmed, I don't always post like this...heh..
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Episode 2: Six Feet Under and Once Again
Next Day
Riku sighed as she pushed on the small button that rang the doorbell of her twin's apartment. She dreaded coming here, knowing her sister would pester her for information, but she simply could not be in town and not say hello to her younger sister.
Several moments later, a long, brown haired girl came to the door. Her face immediately went from a simple smile to overwhelming pleasure as she shrieked and grabbed her sister into a bear hug.
"R..risa...I...can't...br...breathe!" Riku managed with little gasps until her sister let her go.
"Oh sorry, I just got excited. You should have called. I've missed you SO much!" Risa squeeled happily as she ushered her sister inside the large apartment. "How are you? Why didn't you call? Is everything alright? Nothing's wrong? It's been so long. How have you been?" Risa asked as she began hurling question's at Riku.
"I'm fine. I'm just in town on business. I plan to be gone in a few days." Riku said keeping her coat on as she sat down on the plush, light blue sofa in her sister's living room. "How have you been Risa?"
"I'm doing wonderfully. I broke up with Daisuke about six months ago, and I met a really sweet guy. He's so nice, and funny, and cute, and charming, and...and..." Risa stopped when her sister smile and laughed.
"Risa, you're ranting again." Riku chided affectionately. Risa was always breaking up with Dai and then getting back together with him. That's how it had been for the seven years that the twins had known Mr. Niwa.
"Oh, you have to meet him though. He's in the kitchen. I'll go get him!" Shrieked Risa, once again happy as she ran to go find her boyfriend. Riku sighed as she sat back into the couch. This is how it always was. Risa, happy and carefree after inheriting ALL of the money that their parents had had before they died almost three years ago.
Riku didn't hold a grudge to her sister who was living in luxury. Of course Risa had tried to give her more than half the money, but Riku had declined. She hated getting unwanted attention, especially the attention that came with being rich. Riku highly guessed that Risa's new boyfriend was more interested in Risa's money then the overly enthusiastic Risa.
A few moments after she had left, Risa returned, dragging a dark haired man behind her.
"Riku, this is Dark. Dark, this is my sister Riku." Risa said smiling happily. Riku instantly tensed hearing the name Dark. Her attention snapped to the man who was standing next to Risa. He smiled as their eyes met, and she immediately knew that this was the Dark from her photo.
Shit, thought Riku as she stood tensely from her seat, why does Risa always have to bring home the murderous demons?
"It's a pleasure to meet you Riku." Dark said, his eyes meeting hers as he smiled.
"The pleasure is all mine." Riku insisted in a false voice. Well, she thought with an inward sigh, at least now I won't have to go hunting all over the city for him.
Dark continued to watch her, making Riku nervous. He probably knew who she was, just as she knew who he was. For all she knew, he may be a slayer of his own.
While Riku was to slay demons, demons also sent demons to slay the slayers. Her profession was not an easy or fun one, but it suited her.
"Well, I must be going. I only stopped in to say hello. It was very nice meeting you Dark. I'm sure I will be seeing you around." Riku said quickly heading towards the door. Waving farewell to her younger sister, Riku left the apartment and headed straight to her motorcycle which was parked just downt he street. She had bought it out of the transportation money she was given by the Organization.
Revving the engine, Riku drove down the street, and circled around to an alley way that would allow her to watch her sister's apartment so that she could watch her target. Her goal was to follow him to his 'residence' and later that night go have a 'talk' with him.
It felt like hours, but eventually after only an hour, Dark exited Risa's apartment. Riku sighed as she made sure her helmet was in place so that he would not recognize her, and watched as he got into a black car and sped down the road.
Riku immediately started up her engine and took off down the street after him at a relatively safe distance. She had an ear phone inside her helmet and quickly dialed her boss, Satoshi.
"What's your status?" Were the first words from the other line.
"I'm currently following the target." Riku spoke as she slowed down and hid in an alley, lined with garbage cans as she watched Dark's car come to a stop outside of what seemed to be a warehouse.
"I need a location analysis." Riku said as she told Satoshi the address.
Riku watched as Dark exited the car, looked around, then disappeared inside the building. A few minutes later, Satoshi repleid to her question.
"It's a demonic club. Many demons have residence int he lower levels of the warehouse. There are a total of four levels, the warehouse that you see is the first. Be careful, they have guards on every floor to every door." Satoshi spoke as he read off the file information.
"Oh goody," Riku spoke, her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Am I allowed to have some fun?" She acted as if she were a small child.
"Just be a good little girl and don't get into any trouble." Satoshi said and then the line was dead.
That was all of the permission that Riku needed. Tonight she would take out the target and a few others along with him. The more dead, the bigger her pay check would be.
Starting up the motorcycle once more, she headed back to her apartment to get ready for later that evening.
That Evening
It was near midnight when Riku left her apartment. Her black pants and black tank hid her in the shadows as she drove down the street on her bike. Her black trench coat hid her assortment of weapons as she sped down the mostly deserted streets of Tokyo.
Riku parked her bike a good distance away so that they wouldn't see or hear her. She studied the slowly incoming demons. The group numbers ranged from a solitary demon to four. She noticed them saying something to the two, huge men outside of the warehouse door. She may have been a slayer, but not even Jackie Chan could have taken on those two human, but probably demon guards.
With a sigh, she took off her helmet, and looked at herself in the tiny mirror on her bike. Her red hair was put up in a bun and her eyes shown out from beneath light blue eye shadow. She had a silver chain around her neck, the delicate looking metal held a charm. It was in no human language, but that of the demons. The symbol meant, Angel of Death.
The Angel of Death was what she was called by the demons. Many thought her just a legend that had no truth behind it, but the demons long since slayed would speak otherwise.
Checking her katana, sai, five daggers, and making sure her small hand gun was fully loaded and placed in her knee high boots. Cracking her knuckles, the teenager made her way around to the back of the warehouse.
Her senses on alert, Riku looked for any opening. She found one. It was a dark window, only a few inches off the ground and just big enough for her petite form to slip through. She could see nor sense any demons int he room behind it, so with a quick kick, she broke the glass. Sliding through, she made sure not to cut herself on any of the jagged edges of the glass, knowing full well that the smell of her human blood could alert a select few demons, known as vampires.
As soon as she landed on the ground, her eyes dialated, allowing her to see better in the dark. She noticed that the room was just a supply closet and she quickly made her way to the door.
Opening it, she saw that she was in a hall way. Half naked demons were dancing with one another, and some were even passed out on the floor. Riku wondered for a moment which was more disgusting; demons experiencing a high, or humans experiencing a high.
Making her way into the hall, she pushed roughly past the demons trying to grab her and get them to join them. Any normal person would have thought them just drugged up humans, but Riku knew that they could be demons and look like humans. It was the demons way of surving after centuries of being hunted. All they had to do was look like the hunter.
Rolling her eyes, Riku made her way from the second floor down to the third, sneaking past the guards at the stairs. Everywhere she looked, demons were mating, drinking, smoking, and getting high on who the hell knows what.
Riku's eyes scanned the crowd that was dancing to some music that Riku could not even understand. There were nearly a hundred demons dancing to the loud, vulgar music as she passed through the crowd.
Her attention was caught immediately to a head of blonde hair at the far side of the room. Immediately she knew who it was. Krad. Her blood nearly froze in her veins as she watched him leave through a door, probably going to the lowest level, reserved for the more important demons.
"Fuck..." Riku murmured as he disappeared. She turned around suddenly when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Swinging around and drawing one of her daggers at the same time, she held it to the neck of none other than Dark.
"I was wondering when you would get here. I thought you were going to miss the party." He grinned as he watched her.
"Well, at least now I won't have to look for you anymore." She replied icily.
"Let's go outside. There's so much noise in hear. Plus if you killed me here, you'd be killed by the hundred or so in this room, not to mention the other three hundred in rooms above us." He grinned wickedly, and Riku glared at him.
Nodding her head, she followed him as he led her up the stairs and out a back door into a quiet alley way. Riku was relieved to be free of the dreadful music.
"So then, why is the Angel of Death after me?" He asked sticking his hands in his pockets. Like her, he was dressed completely in black all except for the trench coat. "I must say, I was surprised that I saw you so soon. I hope you liked your flowers."
Riku almost choked. Flowers? He had been the one who left them. He was the one who saved her life all those years ago from Krad. He was the one who had caught her as she slipped into unconsciousness.
"Y...you...you're the one who saved me three years ago?" She barely whispered, her eyes wide and shining with something between wonder and fear.
"Yes, it was me." He replied, smiling at her shocked expression. "I couldn't let that bastard Krad kill you. You're too beautiful to be wasted on something like him." Dark replied as he watched her. He had known what had happened to her when he had deposited her in the E.R. after she had collapsed, known that the Organization would come and recruit her.He had liked her the moment he saw her. Spirited...rebellious...dangerous.
"You god damn fucking bastard don't you dare speak to me like that." She ground out, her anger flaring as she glared at him. Her hand moved instinctively to the hilt of her katana and her eyes seemed to darken as she watched him like a predator stalking its prey. "Why should I believe you, you're nothing more than a murderer and a thief!" She shouted, her voice surprising herself.
Dark laughed. He couldn't help himself. This girl was so defensive about everything, and didn't even believe that he had saved her a few years ago.
"What the hell are you fucking laughing at!" she demanded, getting annoyed quickly by him. "Why do I even give a shit? I have a job to do." She muttered fingering the dragon emblem on the top of her katana's sheath.
"And what would that job be? Killing your rescuer. You certainly would not be standing where you are now if I had let the bastard kill you." He grinned wickedly.
"What the hell do you know?" She said angrily, her eyes flashing daggers.
"Well, there's alot I know." He said looking thoughtful. "One thing I know is that when Krad finds out that you're in town, you're not going to be very happy." He said watching her reaction.
"What do you mean?" She asked suspiciously.
"What I mean," He said in a superior tone, "Is that no one has ever lived after encountering Krad, well besides other demons that is. You're the first human to ever live, and to him, you're a nuisance. A spot on his record. He'll do anything to remove that spot. That spot, Miss Riku, happens to be you." He spoke evenly even though his eyes danced with amusement at her annoyance and short temper.
"So what are you saying. If I don't kill you then you are going to help me or something?" She demanded, her own pride coming into play. "If you're suggesting I can't take care of myself then you're about to get a rude awakening."
"Do you think you can honestly destroy him when just a few short years ago if I hadn't stepped in you'd be six feet under? It doesn't matter anyways, I've been given orders to protect you. If you try to kill me, then I'll just have to tie you up and put you in a corner until I am told what to do with you. Believe it or not, you are very...what's the word I'm looking for?" He looked sarcastically thoughtful for a moment then said, "Unique."
"Unique my ass, you jack ass." She replied under her breath as she watched him carefully. "I have orders, but mine are to kill you, so I hate to break up our little one-on-one time, but I got a job to do." She said pulling out her katana.
"Fine, have it your way." Dark muttered. He was fairly interested in how she had progressed in the last three years, and was interested in a small duel. Of course he'd have to knock her out before she hurt him or he hurt her.
Without replying, Riku went into an offensive stance, and within the blink of an eye she had charged towards him with in-human speed. She may have been fast, but he was faster.
Riku blinked when he disappeared from where he had been standing not half a second ago. She felt a slight pain in her neck as Dark hit a pressure point, and the last thing she felt was falling into his arms for the second time in three years.
Woohoo! I hope you liked. Once again thank you for the reviews. I may not get to update tomorrow cuz I will be out on my parent's boat getting a tan...I am WAY to white...so anyways, ttyl LOVE YA ALL!
looking forward to not being pale anymore
-DHM-
