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"speech"

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'thoughts'

Thieves of Darkness

Chapter 11: Foreshadowing the Future

Megumi cried out in frustration as the scientist stuttered in front of her, "S-s-sorry ma-am, b-bu-but there's n-no match available in t-the da-database. Th-this person does n-not exist."

"Not the right answer," came Megumi's cold reply as she pulled out a knife. In one fluid movement, the man lay lifeless on the ground, a pool of blood beginning to form. Quickly grabbing the raven strand of hair off the table, Megumi slipped away, heading out the door and into the nearby alley.

It frustrated her. Not one scientist could match the DNA of the hair strand to an owner. They all kept telling her the exact same thing; such a person did not exist. How was that possible? Everybody was on their database. Even she herself was. Anybody who had ever been treated for any type of injury was. So how had this woman evaded it? Megumi shook her head, unable to forget that night. What had she been after? It obviously hadn't been Kanryu's life, so what? Could it really have been the money? Something told Megumi that the answer was no.

Lost in such thoughts, Megumi made her way down the street, going to visit a friend.

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Hiko smiled as Kaoru placed the briefcase on his desk, opening it to reveal a large sum of money.

"Nice job. Did you find out the information?"

Kaoru nodded, "Cargo hold number 5 in two days."

"Hmmm. I see. Very well, go get the guys; I have some important things to tell you all."

Kaoru nodded, exiting the office to find Kenshin and Sano.

Hiko turned his attention to the calendar, "Two days."

/The woman ran towards the door, grabbing the briefcase along the way and vanishing from her sight.

"I'll be seeing you again."/

'What did she mean?'

The scene kept playing over in Megumi's mind as she left her friend's apartment. He hadn't been any help either, but had promised to do some searching (which meant hacking) around the internet. As far as Megumi was concerned, she was never going to see this woman again. She was beginning to think that the woman didn't exist.

"Weapons?"

Hiko nodded, "Yes. I'm almost positive that the cargo arriving in two days is a stockpile of weapons."

Kenshin stared at his Uncle, "What type?"

"According to my sources, they're some pretty powerful ones."

"Powerful? What would anybody need powerful weapons for?" Kaoru asked confused.

Hiko looked up at them grimly, "War."

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The phone rang three hours later. Megumi knew who it was immediately. Only a few people had her actual number. Picking it up, she wasted no time, "What'd you find?"

She heard a laugh on the other end.

"Come on, you know how impatient I am."

Another chuckle, "Yes I do Megumi. Very well. I might have found something."

"Might? What do you mean might?"

"Well," the voice began, "I hacked into some police records, and found some very interesting things. It seems your raven haired thief does indeed exist."

"And what's her name?"

"Well that's the problem, you see, the police, they don't know. She's never been caught before. She's been codenamed Raven."

Megumi was annoyed, "Is that all you were able to find?"

The voice chided, "Honestly Megumi, do you think I'd call if that was all the info I had?"

"You've done it before."

"But not this time. I found a contact that you may want to see. He claims to have worked with our Raven before."

Megumi smiled, "Really? What's his name?"

"Jin-eh."

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"War?"

"Yes Sano, a war."

"But what for Uncle?"

"To bring about a new world, one ruled by thieves."

Alright. It's a bit short, but oh well. If you recall, Kaoru mentioned working with Jin-eh in Chapter 1. Yeah, that's about it.

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