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Author's Notes: A/U story set in present times. Kenshin and Sano run a detective agency. Their new case involve protecting a young girl's life. Can they do it without driving each other crazy. Major OOCness. (This ficcie will be like a pun to all those cool James Bond type spy movies. I love that stuff.^_^) My Roommate the Spy, Comedy/Drama Fanfiction by Gypsy-chan Enjoy!




MY ROOMMATE THE SPY
Part One



Early one morning, a tall lean man stood near the window of a small office. He pulled a cigarette from out of his pocket and dangled it upon his bottom lip. Before lighting his cigarette, he suddenly felt the presence of another man enter the room.

"You're late," stated the man calmly as he continued to light his cigarette.

"Hajime Saitoh. What are you doing in my office," scowled the red-headed man.

Saitoh grinned wickedly while taking a long drag of his cigarette. After exhaling he replied,

"Kenshin Himura, a.k.a. Battousai former international spy, killer of men and charmer of women. Enemies used to quake with fear at the sound of your name."

Saitoh took another long drag of his cigarette. After exhaling a billowy cloud of smoke he continued,

"It still puzzles me though, as to why a highly skilled man such as yourself, would chose to leave everything behind for a dump like this."

Before Kenshin could respond, another man entered the room. This one was tall and lanky. He had a red bandana tied around his spiky brown hair. The young man took his hand and fanned the smoke away that had begun to cloud the room.

"I thought I smelled a rat," he grunted while scowling into Saitoh's direction. "What do you want!"

"I've come to give this run down excuse for a detective agency some work," quipped Saitoh. "I'm sure a two-bit gambler like you could use the money."

Kenshin instinctively grabbed the shoulder of his hot headed partner.

"Sano, this is not the time."

Sano glared over to Saitoh and then sat down next to Kenshin.

Saitoh smirked at the two men before tossing a large manila folder across the desk.

"Memorize everything in that folder and then burn it. You'll be working on a highly confidential case."

Sano snatched up the folder and handed it to Kenshin. Kenshin scanned the contents quickly. A picture fell out of the folder. Sano picked it up noting a picture of a young teenage girl wearing a high ponytail with a long blue ribbon tied to her hair. He put his hand to his chin thinking,

"Hmmm. Kind of cute, but not my type."

Kenshin finished reviewing the folder and handed it to Sano. Sano in turn, handed Kenshin the picture of the young girl. Kenshin studied the picture carefully. He saw a sadness portrayed in the young girl's beautiful blue eyes.

After reviewing the file Sano shouted, "Wait a minute... What are you trying to pull Saitoh!! This is not a top-notch case!"

Saitoh exhaled the smoke from his cigarette into Sano's direction.

"So... the moron can read."

Sano clinched his fists and jumped up toward Saitoh.

"Why you."

Kenshin quickly grabbed hold of Sano's shirt tail while calmly stating, "We'll do it."

Sano frozen in his tracks. He jerked his head around to face his partner.

"What???"

"He said you're accepting the assignment."

"I heard what he said you stone faced cop," scowled Sano. He then turned to Kenshin.

"Kenshin, what's the matter with you? We don't take babysitting assignments."

Kenshin remained silent. Sano was beginning to get a bad feeling about the case especially from the look on his partner's face.

"Our department need you two to guard the girl for 72 hours," stated Saitoh. "I'm sure a prestigious detective agency like this can handle such a minor task."

"If it is such a minor task, then why can't that excuse for a police department do it?"

"Ask your partner," smirked Saitoh. "I'm sure the Battousai will fill you in."

"I no longer go by that code name. My name is Kenshin Himura, private detective of the Sagara-Himura Detective Agency."

Saitoh dropped his cigarette on the floor and grounded it out. He glared into Kenshin's direction saying,

"I don't care what you're calling yourself these days, just don't screw this case up or you'll have to answer to me."

"Ohhhh I'm so scared," mocked Sano. Saitoh narrowed his eyes at Sano before leaving their office.

Sano leaned back into his swiveled chair and stared at Kenshin. He could see that something was bothering him.

"Okay Kenshin, you had better have a good reason for taking on this babysitting case."

Kenshin sighed deeply before starting his explanation.

"Koshijirou Kamiya was a highly acclaimed international spy. There wasn't anyone better than he was, accept for my shishou, Hiko Seijurou. After my martial arts training was complete, shishou teamed me up with Kamiya-sensei. I was honored to be with such an experienced intelligence agent at my young age.

Kamiya-sensei taught me everything I needed to know about the spy business. He was very impressed by how fast I learned the trade. Late one evening, I overheard an argument between Kamiya-sensei and my shishou. Kamiya-sensei had an assignment to go on. He wanted to take me out with him. It was going to be my first assignment, but shishou refused. Shishou said that I was too cocky and arrogant"

Sano tilted his head sideways and smirked, "Gee, I wonder where you learned that from."

Kenshin glared and him and continued speaking,

"After a long heated discussion, shishou finally relented. I knew that I had to prove shishou wrong. I was determined to become the best. I didn't want Kamiya-sensei to lose the faith and confidence he had placed in me.

We went on many assignments together and they all proved successful. One day, while on a particularly dangerous assignment, something dreadful happened. Someone had tipped off our enemies as to our plans. We were at a construction site for a new skyscraper, trying to find the designs for a new kind of nuclear weapon.

Kamiya-sensei was searching the top half of the tall building, while I searched the lower half. After Kamiya-sensei learned that our plans were breached, he tried contacting me. I heard his signal but chose to ignore it. I was so close to finding the plans that I refused to leave the building. I turned off my communicator. That was my worst mistake.

I successfully gathered the information we needed. On my way out of the building, I looked up and saw Udo Jineh, mastermind behind many evil plans, holding Kamiya-sensei as hostage. He had tied him up, pushing him dangerously near the edge of the building.

Jineh demanded that I hand over the plans or he would push my partner to his death. Kamiya-sensei yelled for me not to listen. He told me to take the plans and leave quickly. That was something I couldn't do. I didn't want to leave him behind.

I quickly scanned the surrounding area for something that would buy me some time. Kamiya-sensei sensed my hesitation. So he took matters in his own hands. He jumped off the roof, pulling Udo Jineh down with him, plunging to a certain death.

I stood frozen in disbelief. My partner, my beloved sensei, had just given up his life for me. I was not worthy of such honor. I rushed over to his broken body and cried out his name. But it was to no avail, he was gone. That tragedy happened a long time ago, but the pain of losing my beloved sensei will stay with me forever."

Kenshin's long bangs covered his eyes, hiding the deep sadness within.

"My god Kenshin, I never knew all that. Now I know why you were so reluctant in joining my detective agency. But hey, you don't have to worry about me giving up my life for you or anything. I only got into this business to meet some hot rich babes. You know, the ones that lose their diamond earrings or their pet dogs and stuff like that. I...."

Kenshin sat silently ignoring Sano's idol chatter. He kept glancing over to Kaoru's picture.

"I never knew Kamiya-sensei had a daughter. Why didn't anyone tell me? I could have..... She probably wouldn't want to see me anyway. If it wasn't for me, her father would still be alive."

Sano suddenly realized that his partner wasn't listening to him.

"Kenshin?"

No answer. He remained motionless. Staring in silence at Kaoru's picture.

"Come on Kenshin, how do you know she's his kid. I mean there's probably a hundred Kamiyas running around Tokyo. I think...."

"No," he sighed deeply. "I know. Her hair, her face, her half smile, are all features that my sensei possessed. His features will forever be etched into my memories. Even her eyes."

He picked up Kaoru's picture and began staring at her eyes.

"Her eyes are the same as his. They seem to hold a deep sadness. a loneliness inside...."

Kenshin paused for a moment. He knitted his brows together as he examined Kaoru's picture again. It suddenly hit him.

"Now I understand why my sensei would sometimes look that way. During quite times, I would catch him staring off into space. His eyes held such deep sadness. I often wondered why. Now I know. He missed his daughter, his family. He left her behind for the sake of his country."

Kenshin suddenly pounded his fist upon the desk.

"It should have been me that died, not him! He had a family to go back to. A family that loved him. I have nothing. It would have been easier for me to throw it all away!"

"Hey Kenshin, lighten up," he said while resting his hand upon Kenshin's shoulder. "Kamiya knew what he was getting into. He chose that path. There's nothing you can do now to change the past. But what you can do in the present is protect your sensei's daughter. I'm sure he would be proud to know that you've accepted the responsibility of protecting his little girl."

"Sorry Sano, I shouldn't have lost my temper."

"Don't sweat it. I lose my temper all the time and you still put up with me."

Kenshin chuckled lightly at Sano. He then placed Kaoru's picture back into the folder and locked it inside his desk.

"Now you understand why Saitoh came to me. He knew that I would take the case."

Sano smacked Kenshin on the back saying, "You mean WE accepted the case. Don't worry your red head over anything, I know everything will turn out just fine. You got Sanosuke Sagara on your side. This case will be a breeze."

"Sano, this case will not be like the others," cautioned Kenshin. "I sense an underlying danger."

"Hey you know me, danger is my middle name," he bragged while poking himself in the chest. "Now let's get started on this case."

"Thanks for being so eager to help Sano," smiled Kenshin.

"Any time buddy," he said while grabbing his jacket and heading for the door.

"Where are you going Sano? I thought we were going to sit and discuss the case."

"Well you can't expect me to discuss an important case like this on an empty stomach do you? I'm starving."

"Oroo."

"Come on Kenshin, let's go to the Akabeko, I can think better over there."

Kenshin pulled his wallet out of his back pocket and flipped through the contents.

"Uhm... I hope you have enough money for both of us. I'm broke this week," Sano said while grinning sheepishly and at the same time pulling his pants pockets inside out. Kenshin hung his head and began dragging his feet out the room.



Kenshin and Sano were now at the Akabeko. Kenshin sat quitely pondering over his ability to protect his sensei's daughter.

"Can I do it? Can I protect her better than I did her father?"

Sano whacked his partner in the back. "Earth to Kenshin, Earth to Kenshin, we have a job to do here. Stay with me buddy."

"Yes, yes. So what did you find out?"

As he stuffed the last rice ball in his mouth he muffled out, "I... (smack, smack), found out that she's 18 years old and that her old man kept her in boarding schools all her life (smack, smack). She's a well educated brat, highly skilled in self-defense and has a temper on her the size of Japan. Maybe that's why she can't get a boyfriend."

"Sano!"

"Okay, okay," he said while sipping his tea. "Oh yeah, there's one more thing I forgot to mention, she lives in an all girl boarding school."

Sano rared back in his seat and smirked, "Now that's what I call a cushy assignment."

"...and how do you suppose two males will get into an all girls boarding school?"

Sano began to grin widely. "Uhm... heh, heh, it's not going to be two males, it's going to be one female."

Kenshin gasped at what Sano was suggesting.

"I enrolled you into the boarding school as a young teenage girl. You're going to be Kamiya Kaoru's new roommate for the next 72 hours."

"Orooooo!" Kenshin fainted.



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