Wow, been a little while since I've updated, but that's what I get for going to college, ne? Hehe! Anyway, I can't wait it get more of this story up! I hope you all like it!
BlackJaeger7676- Lol! Yeah, it was pretty funny seeing Crawford get beat by a woman huh? Don't worry, there will be plenty more where that came from!
Now, onto the chapter!
1Chapter 4
Shuldig yawned as he drove down the busy streets with Farfarello in the passenger seat. Crawford had called them earlier this morning saying the new boss wanted a meeting asap. He wasn't sure of the details on why exactly the meeting was called, but they'd soon find out.
"So, you gone to see Dimonia yet or have you just been watching her at the club?" Shuldig asked as he came to a stop light, watching as the people crossed the busy street. Pathetic how loud their voices were in his head, complaining about some of the most ridiculous things.
"Crawford forbid me from approaching her without the information Nagi is trying to retrieve," Farfarello replied, looking bordly out the window. Once Crawford had found out about Farfarello's new interest, he wanted to make absolutely sure about what they were dealing with before he let Farfarello do as he pleased. He was a bit uneasy about him going after a woman who obviously was hiding something if all her information was locked away.
"Once Nagi gets through that defense system and gets that information, you'll be free to do as you wish with her. I think he's about as interested as I am on why you'd rather watch the woman instead of killing her," Shuldig replied, continuing on down the street once the traffic light finally turned green. Farfarello wasn't the only one watching someone.
That blue haired girl Saphria was under Shuldig's close eye. He'd often be seen in the diner she worked in on his days off. However, he was in the same boat as his team mate, having been forbidden from approaching her seeing as how her information as well was under lock and key. Not only that, each time he tried to slip into her mind, he was roughly forced out, though she never showed any sign of having noticed a thing. He couldn't tell if it was her doing or someone else's.
And it wasn't only those two members of Schwartz that wanted the information. Crawford wanted to know all he could about Opala, the woman who defied the unwritten rules of their boss's business. She had power and knew how to use it to get what she wanted. Crawford was the same way, making them quite the rivals. However, Crawford was at a slight disadvantage, having known nothing about her in the first place.
The information Nagi was attempting to retrieve was vital to the members of Schwartz. Each one needing different piece of it for their own use. However, it had been nearly a month and a half since he had started on slipping through the defenses and still was only barely on the third lock. This proved to be a challenge for the youngest member on Schwartz, a challenge he was more than willing to take. Missions that were given to them proved to do nothing to entertain the young boy. It wasn't very often that he came across such a tightly sealed database that equaled his talent. Nagi was doing his job while at the same time having fun.
The only person they had not met nor seen so far was a person named Emeralda. Her name appeared on the database info, but they had seen nothing of her. Even when Saphria talked to Dimonia about what to do at home, her name was never mentioned. That had to make them wonder. Why would Emeralda's data be stored with theirs if they hadn't even heard of her? Something wasn't right at all, and they were going to find out what.
When Shuldig pulled up to the large office building, Crawford was already out front waiting for them. He didn't seem the least bit pleased on having to meet with the boss out of the blue.
"Where's the kid?" Shuldig asked as he and Farfarello walked up to him.
"Nagi's already inside. Just don't expect him to be paying much attention," Crawford replied, leading his teammates inside.
"How far has he gotten?" Shuldig asked, wanting to know how much longer it would take before him and Farfarello could approach the two women.
"Almost finished with the third lock. But there are still a few more."
As expected, Nagi was sitting within the office, labtop in his lap and fingers dancing across the keyboard. He never missed a beat as he continued with his mission to unlock the highly concealed database.
At the moment, their employer was sitting in his office chair, watching the news of yet another jewel robbery.
"Police say that yet another rare and valuable piece of jewelry was stolen late last night. This time, a white diamond was left in its place. Reports state that just after the robbery, the jewel's owner was killed, having been stabbed to death. When asked, the detectives stated that these jewel thieves only go after the rarest and most valuable jewels."
The Jewel Thieves. They had been around for several years, but only just recently started to kill the owners of the jewels. Even better, each time a different gem was left in the jewel's place. When the first valuable jewels started to go missing, the thieves were given the name Jewel Thieves. Simple, but it allowed the police to identify to the public on who was responsible for the disappearance of the rare jewels. When they first appeared, there were actually four types of gems: diamonds, sapphires, opals, and emeralds. They had never killed and only went for pieces that had some type of taste to them. Now, only three of them remained, and they stole any jewels that had high value, tasteful or not.
Their employer shut off the television and turned to his body guards. All fun and games were to be set aside. "I have called you here for a reason, and that reason is that I would like to discuss with you about these Jewel Thieves," he said, standing up with a folder in his hands. "These thieves have been stealing all over this city, presenting a high threat to those who have rare and valuable jewels in their possessions." As he spoke he gave the folder to Crawford. "Inside you'll find photos of each of the four types of gems left behind when the thieves first started out. However, with the three remained ones you'll find photos of the killings at which the gems were left with."
Crawford opened the folder and looked at the photos given to them. Inside held the four photos of the small gems left with the killings. But with them came other photos, photos of each of the dead owner's bodies and what wounds were inflicted. Some were horrific and mutilated, but some were just a simple and quick kill. But each gem seemed to be with a different weapon.
"The police had somehow learned of their names in past cases, before they killed. Diamante seems more for killing with knives and sharp objects. She must know something of the human body as she normally hits main arteries to allow the person to bleed to death. Zaffiro is more for strangulation. We think that her weapon may be a whip considering that fact that there were many whip marks and welts along the person's body. Opal is the one we can't decide upon. Her weapon is unidentifiable. It leaves a jagged cut, almost like it was torn, that starts out shallow before going deeper and then shallower again. What it is we have no idea," their employer explained as he sat back down in his comfortable office chair. "And as you can see, Smeraldo has disappeared. Where she may be no one knows. Dead, maybe even in hiding."
"You keep referring each one to 'she,' but how do you know if they are even female?" Shuldig asked, looking over Crawford's shoulder at the pictures. He was slightly disgusted with some of them, especially with the ones Diamante killed.
"I have a video tape here of one of the robberies," he replied, holding up a tape. He then pushed it into the near by VCR and turned the television back on. The guys watched the screen as the tape showed the inside of the museum building. As they watched, a dark figure came into view of the camera. The person was slender and had obvious curves, but what gave the fact that it was a woman was what happened next. The figure had used a powder of some sort to show where the red lasers were located, before starting to move through them. Her movements were slow and required her to move in ways that a man's body wouldn't allow: legs in near splits, body arching in several directions, and even the use of standing on her toes. It was defiantly a woman.
"Damn. That would hurt," Shuldig said as they watched the woman remove the necklace from its casing before slipping back out through the lasers once more.
"This is all very fascinating sir, but what does this have to do with us?" Crawford asked, wanting to know why they were given this information. Was it just to discuss it or were they going to kill them?
"It has to do with you by means of this," their employer replied as he pulled out a flat velvet box and opened it. Inside laid a beautiful necklace. An opal was set at the bottom with small diamonds set around it. From there, gems of emeralds and sapphires flowed up the necklace set in silver looking to be a river of gems. A matching earring was set of either side of the beautiful necklace completing the jewelry set. "This is a gift to my wife. I am to transport it tomorrow night to my home for safe keeping; however, I need your help in keeping it safe. I'd rather not have to lose this to those damn Jewel Thieves."
"I see. We can help you to transport it safely; however, please leave the Jewel Thieves to us. We don't want any police or anything following us while on our way to your home. Are we in agreement?" Crawford asked, as he set aside the folder to face their employer.
"Yes, yes. Do as you wish with them," he replied, waving the matter away with his hand. He couldn't care less what happened to those thieves so long as they were taken care of. "Just make sure this is safe. For now, there is a party going on that I must attend and I would like it if you would come along as well. The necklace will be stored within the building in a safe. I will have the details of its security brought over to you as soon as possible."
"Understood sir," Crawford replied. He had a feeling that their meeting with the Jewel Thieves would prove to be quite an interesting trip.
'We'll see just what makes these women tick,' Crawford thought on their way home.
Whew, that took a few days to type up. I had some time between a couple of my classes to type it up. Anyway, I'm going to an anime con! Yay! If any of you are heading to the AWA in Atlanta, watch out for me and my friend. We'll be dressed as Shuldig and Farfarello. Hehe! Anyway, review!