Hi everyone, hope you guys are good. Well, I brought you the 1st chapter of this Black Cat fanfic. Sorry it took so long because I needed to a finish final homework and having personal problems.
But anyways, I'm happy to do this chapter. This fanfic (based on the anime) and Rachel and this fanfic are my property, but the manga/anime and the characters are from the creator, Kentaro Yabuki.
Now then, ¡let's begin!
Dream
It was a normal day in a elementary school. A certain girl with shoulder length brown blackish hair was paying attention to the class.
But suddenly the door was abruptly open, followed a second later by a voice.
¿? - ¡Nobody move!
The present teacher's hand was reaching her phone, but the man run to her and holds her arms behind her back.
The next thing the girl remembers is that she's in a corridor with a black haired boy of her class and they were caught by that man.
¿? - ¡You're not going anywhere! ¡Come back!
He shout.
And next she saw was an explosion and fire everywhere, the girl got traumatized, but a man that was an agent embraced the little one to calm her.
¿? - It's going to be alright. You're safe.
Then he asked her.
¿? - ¿Can you tell me your name?
End of Dream
A silent gasp was heard and this person wakes up from her slumber. She took out something and looks at the driving mirror: the reflection was showing pink eyes, peach like white skin, brown blackish hair, forehead covered on the sides but not in a little space of the middle. That face belong to this woman, whose name is Rachel Brook.
Chapter 1
Lonely Cat
The night was silent, a church was illuminated a little by the full moon. A young man with silver white slicked back, lavender hue eyes; wearing a leopard shirt, white pants and jacket was standing nearby a stained glass of a church, feeling the breeze.
But the silence was interrupted by the voice of a man inside of the structure.
¿? - ¡My lord Jesus, forgive our sins and save us from the fire of hell. Lead all souls, most specially for those who needed your mercy!
And he repeated the chanted.
Suddenly, the silver haired man opened his eyes to see a cat jumping out of nowhere, followed by a young man of short brown hair, his eyes a striking gold cat like; with a long trench coat over a black dress shirt and pants of the same color.
He landed and without wasting time, knocks out a nun that was on his way, the others before they could do something it happened the same, even for those who had a fire weapon.
The brown haired man aim his gun to the chin of the almost scared priest.
"Priest" - Y-you... you're... you're one of Chronos, ¡¿right?!
He said when he saw a tattoo on the chest left side of his attacker.
¿? - I've come to deliver some bad luck.
After saying it low but audible, he pressed the trigger and the victim died.
Silver haired man - *Laugh* Fantastic. You're one of a kind, Black Cat.
Sometime later
1st Elder - We obtained the confirmation of the subjects deceased. Excellent work, XIII.
Said an elder voice (Willzark).
2nd Elder - Your process of efficiency is, as always, outstanding. The tyrant is gone and the peace has finally returned to the village, so to speak.
Said the second elder.
3rd Elder - Now then, on your next assignment: it will be one of a challenge in the world, but you will succeed.
1st - Sephiria will tell you the details.
And the screens of the Coucil of Elders were gone, leaving only Black Cat and Sephiria Arks kneeling: a young woman of wavy ash blonde hair (with the roman number I on her forehead) and pale blue eyes; wearing a pink suit jacket with golden shoulder pads and a long flowing skirt. She stands up and says:
Sephiria - Train Heartnet, your followed orders are...
In another place
Braccio City
A lot of confetti was raining and cheers were heard. In the street, people was crowded on lines aside meanwhile a red car was passing
Clown - ¡Yay! ¡We won!
Women #1 - ¡Peace has come back!
But in a nearby alley there were two persons that aren't happy about the new governor. One of them was a man of green hair with a small stubble, his left eye is orange and the right had an eyepatch; he wears a white suit, matching hat, blue shirt, black shoes and a red tie. The name of that man is Sven Vollfied.
Sven - Give me a freaking break, ¿a governor? No way. He's a black mail, drug dealing, murder and a gangster. He broke every law and somehow he was selected as a governor. Tell me that doesn't smell like road kill to you, Rachel.
He said while looking over his shoulder.
He looks at his partner that looked like a 17th year old girl (Sven is 15 cm taller than her), long brown blackish hair tied in a braid hanging on her left shoulder, she was wearing a denim shirt unbuttoned, gray tank top underneath, jeans and brown loafers.
Rachel - Well, you know how the bad guys work on this: they can persuade with their "good actions" while behind the back of others work on smuggling without being noticed. But you know that the truth will always come to the light.
She said when she pushed her glasses to adjust them. Sven look at the wanted poster that was on his hand and said:
Sven - You won't be on your pedestal for long, Lib Tyrant. We'll knock you out.
But she suddenly comment:
Rachel - ¿Are we gonna take him down without eating?
And Sven's stomach growl.
Sven - I guess you're right. We better hurry, snatching the reward and turning him or we'll be starve to death.
And he walks away.
Rachel - Maybe you mean that you'll be the one to starve because sometimes abuse of my money with another debt.
Then she hurries a little to catch up with her partner. He found a restaurant called Stan's, but when they saw the menu...
Sven - Spaghetti plate, Club Sandwich, Pancakes ¿Why's all the food so expensive?
Rachel - Complaining won't get you on anything.
She mumbled. Then a waitress reached the table.
Waitress - Welcome to Stan's ¿What are you having?
The green haired man rise his head to look at the short haired waitress, then he quickly composes and pretend nothing happened at the moment he was going to lit his cigarette.
Waitress - There's no smoking in this section.
Rachel - Believe me when I tell you that he won't listen. It's his habit.
Comment Rachel, then ordered.
Rachel - He wants Black Coffee and for me Milk Tea.
The order took some minutes to arrive.
Waitress - Sorry to keep you waiting.
Before she could leave them.
Sven - Hold on a second. It's all yours.
The red haired woman received a coin and smile.
Waitress - We usually don't get tippers.
But then the green haired man's stomach growl.
Waitress - Sounds to me that you're hungry.
She said.
Sven - Not at all, I'm just on a crash diet, you know.
He said, but his stomach didn't agreed on that and now Rachel was starving.
Rachel - ¿You were saying?
Ask his partner, then ordered.
Rachel - Anyway, I want Pancakes please.
And the red haired woman write the order.
Waitress - ¿Where are you two from?
She asked by curiosity.
Sven sipped his coffee.
Sven - Go ahead and take a guess.
Waitress - Well, you don't look like a tourist. So I'm guessing you're here to make a few bucks out of the new governor like those fools over there.
Rachel - Fools ¿huh? All of them don't know or don't want to recognize that all the place will go to the hands of gangsters, thugs and other people.
The brown blackish haired girl said while looking at the window.
Waitress - Correct. Ever since the election, this town has been overrun by those who're looking for quick cash.
Sven - They don't look like a very chivalrous bunch.
Comment Sven.
Rachel - For most of them: being polite, respectful and considerate are not on their dictionary.
The red haired woman look at Rachel.
Waitress - ¿What do you mean?
The green haired man said with a spark in his eye:
Sven - She meant a nice guy.
She looked at him a little weird, but Rachel ignored her.
Waitress - Yeah... Try being a nice guy in this town and you'll be a dead guys before you know it. Take my word: just duck and cover. I mean, we're living world where people elect a gangster as their governor.
She advice them. Rachel finally drank her Milk Tea and saw that in the parade, where Lib Tyrant was, beside him was a woman of long black hair, pale skin and it looked like almost the same height as Rachel.
Rachel - ¿How can she be happy being at the side of this kind person?
She mumbled, but the quiet got interrupted by a scream.
Woman - ¡Get your hands off of me!
The waitress threw her tray to the men, hitting the guy of blond spiky hair and round glasses.
Waitress - ¡Get out of here!
The waitress growled and goes after them, but then she's getting surrounded.
Rachel - ¿Are you going to get involved or only hearing?
The girl with rectangle glasses asked her partner without looking. He sipped a little of his drink and then he flicked a red candy for each of the men.
Guy #2 - ¿What's this on my tongue?
The green haired man stands up, heading to those men.
Sven - Suck on that candy and calm down, boys... Now, step away from the ladies.
He said in a calm and controlled voice,they did it and came face to face.
Sven - That's more like it. And as a reward, I've got a few extra pieces of candy for you two.
And the candy instantly was in their mouths. They began to sweat and faces turned red.
Sven - They're nanomachines. Now that they're inside your bodies, their first job is to burn your insides at a thousand degrees F.
He explained briefly. Those guys fell to the floor and asking for water.
Rachel - You guys are so naive, he was just kidding. What you eat was actually jalapeño candy made especially by my partner; extra, extra hot.
Suddenly, the table of Sven and Rachel was served with every plate on the lunch menu, also the pancakes that Rachel ordered.
Waitress - ¡Here you go! ¡It's on the house!
Sven - ¡Whoa!
The green haired man was like in heaven seeing all the food, but Rachel notice something.
Rachel - But he still needs to pay, ¿right?
The red haired woman nodded, sadly Sven heard that and he looks pleadingly at the brown blackish girl with tears on his eyes.
Rachel - *Slight groan* ... Fine, but repay me next time.
She told him while eating her pancakes and look into the window, but suddenly something caught her attention: a black silhouette walking away from the celebration, but she couldn't see his face.
The green haired man noticed she wasn't eating.
Sven - Hey, ¿you alright?
She reacts when he asked.
Rachel - Sorry, I thought I saw something, but it was my imagination.
And the girl begins to eat her pancakes.
Later...
They were in the car, Sven was watching the 'governor' with binoculars.
Sven - There's so many people.
Rachel - Well, the only way to catch him is blending in with the others. And I see some that are wearing elegantly.
He direct his binoculars where she was looking at.
Sven - Oh yeah. Hey, wait a minute. I know what to do.
That wasn't a surprise for the woman with rectangle glasses for the idea, but didn't say anything.
When the night falls, they were in the party: Sven with his usual suit, Rachel was wearing a sleeveless ruffle purple dress (if she was getting cold she has a white breasted coat), white leather sandals, a silver tapered collar necklace, a bracelet that looked like an arrow and hoop earrings. For makeup, a concealer for some little imperfections, mascara for the lashes, some color for her cheeks and for her lips candy pink lipstick. As for her hair, it has bouncy curls.
Sven - You really know how to show off yourself.
He commented while he look at his partner.
Rachel - Well, ¿do you expect that I was going to blend in without wearing something elegant for the chance?
People around them started to clap and on the scenario there was their objective.
Lib - Good evening. I'm sure mos of you know me by now. My name is Lib Tyrant and I'm very pleased to be your... next... ¡governor! Let me begin by saying thank you to everyone who supported me throughout this difficult campaign.
The sweepers look around the room.
Sven - He's got one hell of security.
He commented.
Rachel - For being someone that broke all laws, I think he must have pay them a lot.
Said Rachel, but a glass breaking was heard and almost everybody look where it sounded.
Light brown haired man - *Laugh* Stupid me. ¡Too many drinks and my butterfingers come out!
He said meanwhile scratching the back of his head. Everyone ignored what just happened and continue to listen to the governor.
Lib Tyrant - Generations to come, we'll look upon this time as one of our greatest impacts, and today is the day that I have brought back peace to our fair city.
The spectators clap.
Rachel - Sven ¿what's our chance to capture Tyrant?
She asked, interrupting the silence between them.
Sven - When he leaves the auditorium.
The green haired man answered and munches a little the turkey leg he have on his hand, but then he noticed a little girl: she had pale skin, magenta eyes, her blond hair reached almost her legs and she was all black from head to toe.
He nudged a little the woman beside him.
Sven - Looks like we have a little attention.
She steps "accidentally" on his foot, making him whining of pain.
Rachel - Oops, sorry. You took me off guard because you said "little".
She said smiling, but with a vein of anger.
Sven - I was talking about that girl.
He pointed with his eye and Rachel look.
Rachel - Oh... Now I get it.
And she divert her eyes from the magenta eyed girl feeling a little uncomfortable, but the green haired man still look at the girl, then at the turkey on his hand, back at her smiles and chuckles. And the little one turned her head away from him.
Sven - What an unfriendly little brat.
He commented.
Rachel - It's not that everyday you see an older man bringing a child to this kind of party.
She answered disinterested..
Sven - Says that the woman who's...
But he was interrupted by the lights turning off.
Lib - Now, I'd like to take a moment and make an important announcement.
And a light illuminated the black haired woman in a pink dress, that had a plate in one of her hands, enjoying it.
Lib - Allow me to introduce you all: my beautiful fiancee, Joanna.
The woman walked towards the stage where the blond man was and next to him.
Lib - We're going to be married next month in a traditional wedding ceremony. And you're all invited to be our guests. And I'm sure that like our love, the peace will last forever.
Everyone applauded (obviously three didn't), then Tyrant after a second of silence:
Lib - I can promise you one thing... ¡Lib Tyrant will always be a governor for the people!
The people didn't stop clapping for the declaration.
Sven - She's too cute to marry a gangster.
Commented the green haired man, going to lit his cigarette.
Rachel - I don't see anything that attracted her to him. If I were her, I'll just dump him.
She said trying to walk away, but stopped when she perceived something.
Rachel - ¡Sven, stand aside!
But before he could do something, he was soaked in wine.
Sven - ¿Are you alright?
He asked.
Rachel - Yeah, but I'm worried about you.
She replied.
Sven - I'll just wash myself.
Rachel - Alright, but don't take too much time. And call me if something happens.
She received a thumb up.
In Men's restroom...
He removed his eyepatch, it took him like hours to remove the wine; then someone else enter to the bathroom: it was the target with bodyguards.
When Lib passed in front of him, his right eye (the green one) showed him something.
Sven - "Lib Tyrant will be assassinated... tonight."
He decided to follow the "governor".
Sven - "There's no mistaking from what I saw with my vision eye. It was a premonition of what'll happen 5 minutes from now on. Lib's going to die shot through his chest."
But then he remembers another thing.
Sven - "We have to grab him before the assassin arrives."
But his thoughts were interrupted when a gun was aiming at the green haired man. Luckily, Tyrant stop the bodyguard.
Sven - ¡Wait, Mr. Tyrant!
And he received a punch from the black glasses man. Sven tried to defend himself.
Sven - "Man. Using my vision eye, drains my strength."
The green haired man used his briefcase as a shield to protect himself, but before he could do something, the bodyguard was already unconscious.
Sven - ¿Huh? ¿What just happened?
¿? - Geez, you really know how to get in trouble.
Then he sees his savior.
Sven - Rachel.
She put her glasses and glares at him.
Rachel - ¿Do you know how worried I was when you didn't came back to the party?
She said.
Sven - I'll apologize later, but please listen what I'm going to inform you. Lib Tyrant is going to be killed in a few minutes.
The brown blackish woman stunned a little.
Rachel - ¿Do you see something else with that eye?
Sven - The only thing I could see from the assassin is that he has golden eyes.
He answered serious while they were walking.
Rachel - ¿Gold eyes? ¿Are you sure about that?
The eye patch man open the door and nodded again. He found Tyrant with his fiancee.
Rachel - So many bodyguards all over the place.
Commented Rachel.
Sven - He only has two minutes left.
He murmured only that his partner heard him.
Rachel - I think we need to split up, it should be easier to stop the assassin if the other is in another part of the room.
Sven - ¿Are you sure about that? You can get lost easily.
He said doubtfully.
Rachel - As if this is going to hold me back.
Sven - You must hurry, Lib's got a few seconds left.
Then she moves away.
Sven - "The assassin may be in this hall somewhere. If Lib stays here, surrounded by bodyguards ¿How can anyone get close in the act?""
The pink eyed woman, not too much far from Sven, thought:
Rachel - "That killer managed to get in this hall, but I don't know how can we get Tyrant out of it, but I need to think fast and Sven can't do much being weary when he used his right eye."
Unconsciously, she walked a little faster to the stage.
Rachel - "If we don't catch him, I'll always be the one who pays everything and the cash I've being saved will be running out fast if he keeps getting into trouble with more debts. I'd always be the one to succeeded in catching criminals."
But on Sven's side, he realized that wind was blowing his cigarette and he looks at a window opened on the second floor.
Sven - Oh no.
Speaker - And now, ladies and gentlemen ¡Let's give it up for your new governor one more time!
The people applauded of the announcement.
Then the green haired man heard a swish of fabric and something passed him in a blur: it was him. Without thinking twice, Sven runs after him, but the assassin was much faster.
Sven - "¡I can't let him win!"
The gold eyed man pass through the crowd and no one saw him. Sven, on the other hand, run into some of them.
When eyed patch man thought that he finally catch him...
Sven - ¡Chivalrous Net!
The drunk man was the one who fell in the trap.
While Lib was talking, his bodyguard was knocked out by the man in black clothing. He was going to shoot at the criminal, a kick was coming on his way and he barely dodged it.
Rachel - I won't let you kill him.
She whispered to the assassin and he tries to get her out of his way, somehow Rachel knew how to defend herself. But in a moment later, he caught her off guard with a knee on her side stand and puts his gun on the back of Lib.
Lib stopped talking, looking at the corner of his eye. And not only him, also Rachel hear for the first time his voice.
Train - I've come to deliver some bad luck.
He was going to pull the trigger, Rachel pull from beneath her dress one of her guns: a black Glock 43 with a sword keychain.
Rachel - ¡Stop!
She shot at him, but it was too late: not only his bullet pierced Tyrant's chest, hers went to almost reaching the neck.
Rachel - W-w-what...?
The brown blackish haired woman step back and didn't notice that she reached the edge of the stage, causing that she fells of it. Fortunately, someone saved her from a hard land.
All the guests were confused of what happened, including Joanna. But then, little by little, the woman in pink dress notice that his fiance didn't move and let out a bloodcurdling scream.
Sven got Rachel out of the place.
Sven - Hey, ¿are you okay?
She didn't look at him. Her bangs cover eyes.
Rachel - Sven... Did I... really... It was not...
He calmed her by putting his left hand on her shoulder.
Sven - You tried to stop him, I understand that... And talking about that bastard.
The green haired man let go off her hand runs after the real culprit after finding him walking away.
Sven - ¡Hold it!
The brown haired man stopped.
Sven - You... you killed him *panting*... I was there with my partner to capture him alive, and there was a reward. He... was filth, but there was no need to kill him.
Then he put his hand on the assassin's shoulder. Rachel turned her head towards the place they leave earlier, feeling a little guilty that Joanna is crying on the corpse of Tyrant.
Sven - ¿You think bad people deserve a bullet through the chest?
Rachel - ¡Sven-!
But she was interrupted by the brown haired man.
Train - Get down.
Sven was a little confused, but then a red blur passed them, cutting trees branches and they followed with the eyes, except the assassin.
Rachel - It's the same bodyguard that was with Lib Tyrant in the stage.
She recognized him.
The men in black suit with glasses of high technology keep swinging his arm with the boomerang.
Lib's bodyguard - ¡You scum! ¡Both of you killed Mr. Tyrant! ¡Now it's your turn!
Then he pull out another one and begins to throw the boomerangs to the three persons, but they dodge them.
When she rolled over after one those weapons tried to kill her, she tripped and her glasses fell off.
Lib's bodyguard - ¡Die!
Sven - ¡Rachel!
She saw the fuzzy silhouette of the assassin holding the boomerang at a close range some feet near the brown blackish woman, then he approach to the bodyguard, raise his hand and removed the glasses of high technology.
Train - Forget you ever saw me ¿Are we clear?
He was going to walk away, when he felt something on his foot, he picked it.
Rachel - ¿Where are they?
The woman on purple dress touch on her surroundings, looking for her glasses. Rachel turned to her right and felt something: a shoe.
She look up and had the killer in front of her.
Sven - ¡Get away from her!
He looks at the corner of his eye of the object he was holding and then to the woman on the floor.
Train - If I run into you next time and get in my way, you'll be my first target.
He said while bending, put the glasses on her eyes and she could now clearly see the radiance of golden eyes, even the scratch on his cheek.
Rachel - Even if you kill me, I'll make sure that you'll be dragged with me to death.
He look away and continue his path, making Sven react.
Sven - ¡Hey, I'm not done with you!
But it was too late: he vanished.
The woman stands up to follow Sven, but then she believed hearing steps.
¿? - Stuck... like a rat in a trap.
The man in black suit stop getting the boomerang off him, he saw someone coming to him: a man of silver hair slicked back, purple eyes; wearing a white jacket, as well as pants and a leopard spotted shirt. He killed the bodyguard with the impaled boomerang and laughs.
Sven was going to jump the fence when a scream of pain was heard.
Sven - ¿What was that?
But before he could investigate, another sound interrupted.
Sven - Ugh. I guess it was just my stomach growling.
When he reached his vehicle, his phone beep and pulls it, he notice that it was from his partner when the green haired opened his phone. It said:
Sven,
Sorry if I'm gone for the moment. I went for another reward to mend Lib's, but I leave you some money so you can eat something and I'll meet you at the hotel of the city.
Rachel.
He drive without getting out of his mind what he saw before. Later, he enter into a bar and when the barman listen to him about what happened.
Barman - If he had a roman number engraved in his chest, then he's one of Chronos Numbers.
Sven - ¿Chronos Numbers?
He asked.
Barman - He's an eraser of Chronos.
Sven - ¿Eraser?
Barman - An assassin that works for them.
Said the barman while cleaning a glass mug.
Sven - Well, he looked like a teenager.
Barman - ¿He looks like a kid? ¿What was his number? ¿Do you remember?
Now the barman asked.
Sven - Sure... Is thirteen.
Barman - The grab your stuff and get out of my shop.
On the other side of the city, Rachel caught her target and took him to the police.
Rachel - Phew, that guy really was trouble.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, then the wind begin to blow freshly.
Rachel - 'It feels so good'.
She closed her eyes, trying to enjoy the moment and hummed, like the song was on her brain since a long time ago.
Almost not too far from her, a woman sing.
"Sing a song unto the world
Rising high the clouds unfurl
Fanning flames through the past
Here hymns our lives will last
You'll never know the time of pain
Fall down Fall down Falling rain
My life won't be vain"
The short haired woman felt that she was being watched and turns to her right, saw the brown haired man at the roof next to her and smiled.
Hi guys, sorry it took so long. It's just that my mind is getting difficulties of getting ideas, but I try my best to update a little more often and advancing in the chapters.
Hope you enjoy it.