Chapter Three: A New Mission
Disclaimer: Sorry but I don't own CCS.
Author's Note: Hello again! I finally went to the bookstore and read Amazing Agent Luna. I thought it was great! Now I see why my story is so similar to the manga. But I can assure you that it won't be. Anyways, enjoy chapter three!
Recap of the last chapter:
"Oui, j'ai vu une très belle fille," (Yes, I saw a very beautiful girl) Syaoran replied before walking away, leaving the guards very confused.
"Je crois que il est fou!" (I think he's crazy),one of the confused guards remarked about Syaoran when he was out of sight.
Meanwhile Sakura thought, 'That sure was one interesting and cute boy. But I don't think I'll ever see him again though.'
She didn't know how wrong she was.
Chapter Three
Sakura was quite happy with herself. She had completed the mission successfully. At least in her opinion it was quite a success. She was able to acquire all the important files for the government. The officials will surely be content with her work. 'I hope they won't get mad at me when I tell them that I was almost caught. This is the first time I've been caught in the act. I guess all those times before, I was lucky I didn't bump into anyone.'
At that last thought, Sakura started blushing; remembering the boy she had ran into twice in the same night. 'That boy was kind of cute even though he could have blown my cover when I bumped into him. But he did look like a nice person.'
Sakura continued to walk down the street and made a turn at a dark alleyway while thinking about the cute boy. 'Sigh, Sakura get a hold of yourself. You don't even know who that boy really was. You can't spend all your time thinking about him, you have a job to do.'
'Hmm… I didn't even get to ask for his name.'
'Arghh, there you go again. Sakura Kinomoto, you need to get your priorities straight. Your work comes first. What you do is important and affects a lot of people. You don't want people to get hurt all because you were daydreaming.'
Sakura came to a halt when the alley turned into a dead end. 'Okay, let's see I need to move the cardboard box, open the hidden compartment in the wall, type in the code IJ1917K88M, and push the red button.'
After all those steps, the dumpster that was in the alley, slid open and allowed Sakura to enter a dimly lit room.
'Ughh, so many steps just to get into headquarters. I wish they would make this a bit simpler. Oh well, the extra precautions really are needed just in case someone tried to break in.'
Sakura walked further into the room and turned left when she reached the hallway. Then she took out her ID card and slid it through the machine. After that, a slot opened up and took a retina scan. After that the mini screen said Access Granted. With that final step, Sakura finally entered a bright and busy room. This was headquarters.
This was the Japanese government's secret headquarters in France. The interior consisted mainly of glass and metal. The style was very modern. (CS88: I usually don't try to talk in the middle of the story, but I can't seem to describe headquarters so just think of the APO office from Alias.) The office wasn't too large or too small. It was large enough to hold about 250 people. There weren't many people at this time of the night.
As soon as Sakura arrived, a woman in her late thirties, with the same captivating emerald eyes as Sakura's and long flowing black hair, came rushing at her.
"Oh Sakura, thank goodness you're alright. I was so worried about you. Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? How was the mission?" The woman kept on going as she hugged Sakura tightly.
"Ah…O..kaa…san…I….can't…..breathe," Sakura squeaked.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry Sakura. You know mothers worry about their daughter's non-stop. I can't help it. You're my baby girl. I wouldn't be able to stand it if you were hurt."
"But okaa-san, I'm perfectly fine."
"Awww, my baby girl is all grown up," Nadeshiko sniffed.
"Okaa-san, is otou-san and onii-chan back from their mission yet?" Sakura asked.
"We're right here kaijuu."
Sakura turned around only to come face-to-face with Touya, her annoying and older brother.
"Onii-chan, how many times have I told you I AM NOT A KAIJUU," Sakura fumed and then stomped on Touya's foot.
"Itai! That hurt. If that doesn't prove that you're a kaijuu, then I don't know what can," Touya remarked.
"Grrr…onii-chan……." Sakura started but didn't get to finish as Fujitaka, her dad interrupted.
"Now, now, stop fighting you two. We still have work to do." Fujitaka said. "We need to have detailed and finished reports to hand in tomorrow morning."
With that Touya and Fujitaka went to Fujitaka's office to start on their report while Sakura went to her own office to start on hers. As for Nadeshiko, she just went to fix up some warm milk and honey for her family.
Time Jump: The Next Morning at the Kinomoto Residence
"Sakura! Time to get up!" Nadeshiko yelled.
"Touya, go wake up your sister, we only have an hour before the meeting starts," Fujitaka said as he helped Nadeshiko prepare breakfast.
"All right, just let me get a bucket of cold water to splash on her," was Touya's reply.
"YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING TOUYA KINOMOTO!" Fujitaka and Nadeshiko said in unison.
"All right, all right, geez calm down, I was just kidding," Touya said with both hands up admitting defeat.
Touya ran up to Sakura's room and shouted, "TIME TO GET UP KAIJUU!"
Sakura immediately got up and yelled back, "Sakura no kaijuu, you baka!"
"Well, you need to hustle because now we have a little less than an hour to report to headquarters."
"Okay, I'll be downstairs in a jiffy." With that, Touya went back downstairs for breakfast.
In a matter of ten minutes, Sakura showered, did her hair, got dressed, and was ready to head out. Sakura was wearing a black skirt and a warm light pink long sleeved shirt. Her hair was done simply. It was pulled into a ponytail with two strands framing her face.
Sakura headed downstairs, ate breakfast, and then left the house with her family and headed towards headquarters.
Scene Change: Japanese Headquarters
When Sakura and her family arrived, they saw people bustling all over the place. Some were reaching for their files, some were throwing last minute things together, and some were heading to the conference room.
Sakura went to her office to grab her report and headed towards the conference room. Before she went in, she was stopped by her mother, father, and brother.
"Is there something wrong?" Sakura asked her family.
"No there's nothing wrong Sakura, we just wanted to wish you good luck on your debriefing," was Nadeshiko's reply.
"And also to remind you to be careful. Those head officials can be vicious. So remember to not talk out of turn. Speak only when spoken to and try not to argue with them," Fujitaka added.
"We know you've been on many missions and have done many debriefings already, but this is the first time you're going up against the council alone," Touya said.
"You don't have to worry about me. I'm a big girl. I think I can handle this well enough. But thanks for the pep talk everyone," Sakura replied and then walked into the conference room and took her seat, followed by Touya.
"I hope that after last night's mission, Sakura won't be assigned another one for awhile," Nadeshiko said to Fujitaka while they were still outside.
"She'll be fine even if she's assigned to another project. You know she's one of the best agents. She was created to be flawless," Fujitaka replied.
"Even if she is created to be perfect, I am still her mother and I worry about her because it is my job to do so."
"I know Nadeshiko, I know, I worry about Sakura too. But we have to realize that we can't keep her under our wings forever. We have to let her grow up and experience life for herself too."
"I know. I'm just being selfish."
"No, you're just being her mother. We better head in now or else we're going to be late. You know how the council gets when we're late," Fujitaka said.
"I know."
With that, the two of them took their seats next to Sakura and Touya. After a few minutes, the head director, Hiroki Akizuki called the meeting to order.
"Agents, for the past month, you have all been given various tasks regarding Jing Long Li and his new schemes. With all the information we have gathered over the month, we can now get down to business and start dismantling his project. All we need to do now is pool all our intelligence and formulate a solid plan. Now let's start with the information Agent Honda has gathered," Akizuki stated.
"For the past month, I've been working undercover within an assassination ring located in South America. During the short period of time that I was there, I was able to come in contact with three women that Li has worked with in the past. These three women are the Ming sisters. All three of them originate from China but were exiled. They used to just work for money but now they have been employed by a man named Charlie Rio, the current leader of the Rio Pharmaceuticals, a major corporation in our world today." Honda stopped here to show pictures of the Ming sisters and Rio himself.
"Apparently, these three women were contacted by Li about a profitable project before joining forces with Rio," Honda continued. "The truth is that these women are really spying for Jing Long Li, making sure that Rio doesn't step out of line or expose him. If so then their job is to assassinate Rio and those who he informed."
"Thank you Honda-san. We know that Li has been contacting many people of high status such as Rio around the world. After the Agent Honda reported to me, I sent Agents Fujitaka and Touya Kinomoto undercover to spy on Ryu Suzuki, Li's most trusted business partner. I'll let Fujitaka tell us the rest," Akizuki said.
"As Akizuki-san already said, I went in undercover with my son Touya. We both posed as janitors within Suzuki Corp. Within the three days that we stayed there, we managed to plant bugs throughout the office. We also had the opportunity to tap into their mainframe and gained full access to everything going on inside the company. I believe Nadeshiko can finish off from there," Fujitaka said.
Nadeshiko picked off from where her husband left off, "Well, after they tapped into Suzuki's computer, I hacked my way into their system. Since Suzuki is one of Li's most trusted partners, I was able to uncover a list of contacts," Nadeshiko stopped there.
Akizuki then stepped in and said, "The list of contacts that Nadeshiko uncovered matches some of the people that most of the agents in this room have been tracking for some time now. Now I have sent in Agent Sakura Kinomoto last night to make copies of Li's plans. On your desk are copies of what she has found. Now, Sakura, it's your turn to debrief."
Sakura took a deep breath before starting, "Last night I broke into one of Li's building here at Paris. When I was about to enter his office, I saw Li walk in with another man who he called Chen. From what I heard, I was able to conclude that he was an assassin. Anyways, as Li was about to ask him to join, they were conversing about an old victim that Li had hired to Chen to assassinate. Li also mentioned that he would call upon Chen soon to kill another person. He said that there was someone else that would be in his way soon, but he never gave the name."
As Sakura was about to continue, one of the head officials barked out, "Agent Kinomoto, will you please get to the point here. I highly, doubt that Li's next killing target has anything to do with the crisis at hand."
"Gomen nasai, I didn't mean to go off topic, sir." Sakura said with her head down low.
"Go on," Akizuki said gently.
"Well, Li said that he is going to hold a ball in 6 days for all those interested in his project. He gave Chen an invitation and said he would go further into detail about Project X during the ball. Afterwards, both men left the room. That's when I slipped into the office and started to scan all the files that are in front of you. But as I was getting the last document, Li re-entered the room and I had to fight him. I knocked him out long enough to get out but then he called the guards to go after me. As I was running away, I bumped into a boy that I saw earlier at a café close to the Li Building," Sakura added.
When Sakura told everyone else about the fight and the boy, they all gasped and started to get worried. People started throwing questions everywhere.
"What you got attacked?"
"Does Jing Long know what we're up to?"
"What if that boy was a spy?"
"Will our mission be compromised?"
"Does Jing Long know who you are?"
"Did Li see your face?"
"You didn't leave any evidence that can be traced back here, did you?"
And it went on and on until Akizuki stepped in and told everyone to quiet down. Then he said, "Sakura, getting caught and bumping into a stranger is very serious. Does Li know that you work for us?"
"No, he just thought that I was a trespasser, he never mentioned anything about our government," Sakura replied.
"Is there any way that he could trace you back to us?"
"No, I was very careful. I wore gloves and had my hair up to make sure I didn't leave any evidence there."
"Did Li see your face?"
"No, I had on a mask. Ano…Akizuki-sama, will I be punished?" Sakura sniffed.
"No, I don't think that you'll be punished. Your mission was very dangerous but I think your slip won't cause our mission to be compromised. Even though, you made a major blunder, you still brought back a lot of important information. However, the files aren't very specific about his plans. And now that Li knows that someone is after him, he might change his plans slightly and become more wary of others," Akizuki replied.
One of the other directors started to talk, "The information that Agent Kinomoto is not sufficient enough. I've just finished looking over it and there aren't many specific details. All that we can conclude now is that Project X will most likely involve some lethal chemical since everyone on his contact list all own different pharmaceuticals/corporations."
The Senior director, Akito Suzu, stood up and said, "I have made a decision. Agent Sakura has told us that there will be a ball in 6 days. We will send the Kinomotos in to get more information. Until then, we will enroll Agent Sakura Kinomoto to Seijyu High here in Paris. Seijyu High is a well-known school where most high society men and women send their children to. It just so happens that Jing Long Li's son Syaoran Li will be attending that school soon. Also, Li has some connections within the school faculty. I'm sure that we will benefit by a lot by sending Sakura undercover there. Now this meeting is adjourned. You may all get back to work now."
Everyone else in the room started to nod in agreement and started to file out of the room.
CS88: So how was it? I made this chapter longer than my other chapters. Anyways, I've already started working on chapter 4. You'll see Syaoran again soon. Tomoyo and the others will also be making an appearance soon. Well, you can expect an update within the next two days. If you want to know more about my story progress then you should read my profile. I put in my story progress in there and also abut stories that I'm working on but haven't been posted yet. Well, enough of my rambling. I hope you all review!