Chapter 16

The Hornets nest was a bar in the bad part of town. This is where you went if you wanted to get in touch with people who knew people who knew people who would do illegal things for high sums of money. It wasn't the type of place you would go for a quiet drink on a Friday night, not unless you wanted it to be the last time you went for a quiet drink on any other night.

It was hear on a cold January night that a man sat at a table, hiding in the back in the shadows of the bar, wearing a raincoat with the colour pulled up and a hat covering his face was conversing with a man with a scar down one side of his face, who was using a knife to pick the dirt out of his nails.

"I need to have someone 'removed' as soon as possible," the man in the raincoat said to the other man.

"That's simple. Give me a name and address and it'll be done by this time next week," the man said as he started to swing the knife like a pendulum.

"He won't be that easy," Raincoat man said.

"Come off it how hard can one man be?" the other man replied

"Have you heard of an assassination group that goes by the name of Weiss?" Raincoat man questioned

The man with the knife nodded. "Who hasn't heard of them in this line of work? They're meant to be the best. Don't tell me the person you want dead has got them protecting him?"

"Worse. He's a member but don't worry. He's currently not in a position to defend himself at the moment" Raincoat man said

"Why?" Knife man said curiously.

"He's just not in the best of health. I need him dead ASAP. I can tell you where he lives and works during the day. Will you do it?"

The man with the knife put his knife down on the table and looked at the other man trying to see who he was under the coat and hat but failed. It was a tough choice. On one side if he took out one of the infamous Weiss members it would make him the best in the business but on the other hand the members of Weiss were infamous for a reason. They were well known to be strong, tough and impossible to defeat.

"How do I know he's an easy target at the minute? How do I know that I can kill him and live to tell the tale?" He questioned

"I can give you the address. Visit it and see for yourself. I'll give you half of the money when you decide to take on the job and you can have the rest when I know he's dead. I am willing to pay for this. I know that this target will require more payment than other easier targets," Raincoat man answered

The man thought about it for a minute of two before coming to a conclusion. "I'll do it. How hard can one target be anyway?" He paused for a second before he continued. "What's the address and when do I get the money?"

A grubby envelope was put on the table filled with notes. "You will find him at a flower shop called the 'The Kitty in the House'. He works in that shop and lives above it. His real name is Aya Fujimiya. How shall I get in touch with you?"

Knife man quickly counted the money in the envelope before pocketing it and handing the other man a card. "Call the number on the card and ask for Ed. Consider him dead"

The flower shop that belonged to Weiss was very easy to find. All the Ed had to do was look the address up in the phone book. It wasn't the most mentally stimulating hunts he'd ever had to do but he had to confirm the information he had received and that this flower shop did indeed belong to the person he'd been sent to kill. Which would explain why he was currently in the shop purchasing a bunch of Sunflowers. Unfortunately he seemed to have picked the busiest time of day. The shop was packed with girls cooing over the two attractive male workers. One was a sporty looking man with brown hair and the other a blond boy who still looked to be at school.

"Ken-kun, will you be my boyfriend?" one of the girls asked the tall, brown haired man working behind the cash register with a deep blush across her checks.

"I'm sorry Nyamo-chan but I'm not after a girlfriend at the moment," the man known as Ken-kun replied.

"Oh well! At least I tried", Nyamo-chan said as she walked away.

Ed looked around the shop. There was no sign of his red headed target. He had to discover if this was the right place of if he was on some wild goose chase.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" The younger worker asked him as he paid for the sunflowers and had them wrapped up.

"No. That will be everything," Ed replied as he handed over the money to pay and started to leave the shop.

"Thank you!" the florist called after him.

Ed walked out of the shop and headed towards the back of the shop. He was going to see if he could see the redheaded assassin around the back of the building. He looked at one of the upstairs windows and spotted him. He appeared to be washing up and talking to someone. He finished wiping a mug with a tea towel and moved away from the window. He reappeared at another window a minute after. He appeared to be looking out for something and Ed hid as he heard a car approaching. The Red headed man must have heard the car too because he moved away from that window too.

A car pulled into the garage and a blond man wearing sunglasses got out of the car carrying a bag from a supermarket Ed knew was near by. The red headed assassin had appeared at the back door and was coming out to meet the blond. Ed couldn't help but stare as he realised how much weight the assassin had put on. If the target was unfit it would make killing the target so much easier.

"Don't worry Aya-kun. I got the ice-cream," the blond haired man called over waving the bad around. The target now known as Aya made to grab the bag off the blond but the blond moved it out of the way before he had chance to.

"Youji, give me the ice-cream," Aya stated

"Don't I get a kiss or a thank you?" Youji asked as he hid the ice cream behind his back.

"Youji give me the ice cream or die," Aya said with a murderous glint in his eye.

"Fine," Youji sighed as he handed over the bad and followed Aya back into the house.

Ed watched them as they entered the house. He had found the target now all he needed was a plan as how to get his target.

It was another day in the Schwartz household and Crawford had just had another vision of Aya being killed by a dark figure. It had been raining and he had seen the man sneak up on Aya and watched him stab Aya repeatedly in the chest and abdomen. He had seen the blood as it ran from the deep wounds and mingled with the water in the puddle that was going to be Aya's final resting place.

Crawford shock his head to clear the vision form his mind's eye and sighed. He kept having the same repeated vision and it was beginning to get irritating.

To be continued

Long time no update . Working full time really isn't a good thing for this story! I am determined to finish it and I can promise that it won't be much longer! I do have a plan!

Anyway, thanks to all who have read and reviewed!