(19/2/21. Begin writing the chapter)
¿How you're doing? Hope you're doing well. I brought you guys the second chapter of this fanfic. Of course I don't forget my other fanfics, it's just that I have an account on Urstyle, I make outfits for some of my characters (it's like Polyvore).
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Namuun0914: Welcome. Hope you enjoy the fanfics that I'm doing (even if most of them are in Spanish, my native language. Sorry)
About the other guys (River, Kevin and Lin Shaoli), the first two will have their chapter, each of them will have a moment with Rachel.
Ok ¡Let's get on the chapter!
Chapter 2
Confused Cat
"Fall down Fall down Falling rain
My life won't be vain"
No. 13 look at the woman on the next roof: she had chin length black hair, aquamarine eyes and a white yukata with a pink pattern, a yellow obi sash and geta sandals.
When the woman finished singing, she felt that someone was looking at her and turned her head at the right.
¿? - Finders keepers.
The brown haired man didn't understand what she meant and when she got closer, the woman was drinking the bottle of milk he brought.
¿? - *Sigh* There's nothing quite like milk after a song. You know, if you're siting out here, the crows will come out to peck on your head.
He look with the corner of his eyes that there was crow above him, some meters away.
¿? - So you're just moon gazing ¿huh? Just you and your kitty.
But then she notice something.
¿? - *Gasps* Please don't tell me that I drink the milk for the cat. Forgive me, honorable kitty, I was thirsty and I wasn't thinking.
After apologizing, she accused Train.
¿? - ¡Wait! This is all your fault for not telling me. You better count yourself lucky stars for being out here and I showed up to keep the crows to peck your head.
He once again look at the corner of his eyes at the black bird, then the brown haired man just look down.
¿? - *Laugh* Don't tell me you're think of being cool while talking to me. Considering a friend of you seeing to have is a hungry cat.
She stretched a little
¿? - Speaking of ¿Where's that pal of yours? I hope he didn't find a new friend.
Then she got the attention.
¿? - Wow, that's a sharp revolver... So ¿Why do you walk around with a gun like that?
The short haired woman asked.
Train - I'm not the only one who have a gun.
He said while looking at something she had behind and the woman showed him.
¿? - ¡Yeah! ¡Check me out! I may not look like it, but I'm a sweeper ¿And you?
Train look away and didn't say anything. The wind blow a little and clouds were starting to cover the moon.
¿? - ... We're... more similar... to know what to think.
She got closer to him.
¿? - I'm gonna have the rest of it ¿Ok?
Then she drinks the milk Train had.
¿? - *Sigh* Just what I needed. Thank you very much.
She said and leaves the bottle on the floor.
¿? - I don't think your little buddy is planning to show up tonight. Don't stay out too late on gazing alone.
And she jumps off the roof, at the same time that he felt something poking hardly.
¿? - *Laugh* I told you the crow peck your head.
After the short black haired woman left, Train stands up to go inside.
Next morning...
The green haired man was reading the newspaper of the death of Lib Tyrant, his partner wasn't with him. When the waitress came to him, Sven pretend not to notice her and a moment later...
Sven - ¡Boo!
Waitress - *Scream*
He laughs for the face the short red haired woman was making, but then his stomach growl.
Sven - *Chuckles* I haven't eat anything for breakfast. Now ¿What's it gonna be for lunch?
He asked.
Waitress - You passed the credit limit here.
Sven - ¿Are you serious?
Waitress - But the coffee's on me.
She puts the drink on the table.
Sven - ¡You're so sweet!
Waitress - Yeah, but this is the last freebie for you.
She told Sven, before he started to drink.
Sven - ¿How much credit for this watch?
Waitress - Look around you we're not some sleazy bunch. Since being a sweeper give you nothing, ¿Why don't you quit and find a new job?
She suggested him.
Sven - A sweeper is a real job and it'll pay just fine when I find the right target.
He explained happily.
Waitress - Well, good for you sticking around a dead end. The girl you have as partner seems to manage on her own, but you always depend on her ¿Don't you have kids waiting for you back at home?
He spits his coffee at the question.
Sven - Hell no.
She grins at him.
Waitress - Then you must be too... O-l-d, even for her.
The red haired woman leaves him.
On another part of the city, in a cafe called "Cait Sith", there was Rachel: wearing a pink short sleeve blouse, black moto jacket, gray leggings, black flats with leash and a black choker.
She was eating a sandwich that she bought from a market stall no so far from the cafe and got a milkshake in the restaurant.
Rachel - He really is taking his time after the lost reward.
Then a woman join her conversation.
¿? - ¿You lost a reward? ¿How?
Rachel - Well, Annette, it was an assassin that killed Tyrant.
Annette Pias was a average age woman of short blonde hair with a red headband and green eyes, wearing a black top, blue jeans and a green apron.
Annette - ¿Just like that?
Rachel - *Sigh* I was gonna stop him, but the bullet that I shoot it end on his neck.
She hung up her head in shame.
Rachel - It's my fault.
She to herself.
Annette - You did it while you still could, but don't blame yourself. Even the best sweepers fail.
The brown blackish haired woman sighed silently and nodded, but the they hear a something not too far from them.
Rachel - ¿Why these sweepers are accumulated?
She asked.
Annette - All of them are discussing who's gonna go after Preta Ghoul, a criminal that turn to dust everything that touches his arms and hands.
The short blonde woman explained while cleaning a plate.
Rachel - That's weird.
Annette - I know, but that criminal has been killing women.
Rachel - ¿And no one goes after him because of that?
Rachel asked and the blonde haired woman nodded.
Rachel - They're a bunch of scary cats.
But then the bell ring to announce a new customer, both women look who it was.
Rachel - I haven't see her for a long time.
She mumbled while seeing how the short black haired woman walks through the men and picks the poster of Preta Ghoul. Then goes to the exit, not without before looking at the brown blackish girl, mouthed her something and left.
Annette - I've never seen her before.
When she look at her student, she noticed that the woman of rectangle glasses was forcing a smile and a vein showing up on her forehead.
Annette - ¿Is something wrong? ¿Do you know that woman?
She asked.
Rachel - I'm fine and let's say that we run into each other some times by coincidence for the same reward of the criminals wanted poster and almost most of the times we divided the cash, but sometimes she tried to get away with it if I wasn't looking at her.
She explained.
Flashback
A 19 year old Rachel was cleaning her glasses, when a poster caught her attention. She got closer, but then someone snatched the poster.
Rachel - Hey, I was gonna take that one.
¿? - Oh, sorry. But you weren't fast enough, little one.
She said smiling and stuck her tongue out. A vein appeared on the brown blackish haired girl on her head.
Rachel - ¡¿Who're you calling small?! For your information, I'm 19.
Then, the short length black haired girl laugh a little.
¿? - ¿Oh, really? You look like a minor. Maybe you need to drink more milk.
Rachel didn't say anything and contained herself from not exploding of anger.
Rachel - Well... Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
She answered while gritting her teeth and smiling.
¿? - But if you want that reward, ¿Why don't you work with me and we divide it?
Rachel - Fine, but if I see you getting away with it, the next thing you'll know is that it won't be pretty for you.
¿? - Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, my little friend.
She waved her hand not paying attention to the threat.
Rachel - Stop calling me "little". I have a a name and it's Rachel Brook.
¿? - ¿Rachel, huh? Well, nice to meet you. I'm Saya Minatsuki.
Rachel - I was gonna ask that, but I guess it wasn't necessary.
She shrugged and walks from the place. The short length black haired girl look up and down at her immediate partner.
Rachel - You better not judge the books cover.
End of Flashback
Annette - ¿Why is your eye twitching?
The blonde woman asked.
Rachel - It's your imagination.
Sometime later that day, Sven arrived.
Sven - Yo... Annette ¿What's up?
He said in a lazy tone and a little depressed.
Annette - Well, well. Long time no see. I figured you were dead.
The blonde woman greeted him.
Rachel - ¿What happened to you?
His partner ask after seeing his face.
Sven - Yeah, think so.
He answered ignoring Rachel's question and approaches them.
Annette - Looks like you have a rough time.
Rachel - When I'm not around, he gets into trouble and the debts increased.
She comment and Sven sat next to her, but a moment later his stomach growl.
Sven - ¿Are there any big jobs on that board?
He asked while swinging a white flag above his head.
Annette - Someone just pick out the last big cash. And Rachel seems to know her.
Sven - Aw, man. My luck sucks out.
The brown blackish haired woman stands from her seat and picks a poster with 50, 000 dollars and turns to the green haired man.
Rachel - Hey Sven, I found this reward. Maybe it can help us.
Sven - ¿Who's the target?
He asked.
Rachel - Tony Kaye.
She picks it to show to her partner, but a large hand was reaching the poster and the brown blackish haired girl stepped back.
Rachel - Look for another reward. I already take it.
She said calmly and a little annoyed to a big man, with brown hair, mustache and beard of the same color.
Big Guy - He's out of the level for a little girl like you.
A vein appeared on her head and when he was going to snatch the poster, she holds his wrist and tights her hand.
Rachel - Watch your mouth. Do that and the thing that I'm going to hurt first is your hand.
The large man was not intimidated and try to reach again for the poster.
Big Guy - ¡Ha! Someone like you won't be on his league. Maybe the years to come, you'll find a criminal of your size.
Then a fist hit him below the chin.
Rachel - Oops. My hand slip.
The men present there, started laughing. But suddenly the door slammed open and a girl enters to the cafe, bumping with the big guy.
¿? - ¡Someone help me!
She had "waist length wavy blonde hair", green eyes, pink lips; she was wearing a white strap lace up top, a heart shape necklace, a shot denim skirt, knee length brown boots and a long orange cardigan.
¿? - Some men are after me. They're gonna catch me and I don't know what they'll do.
The beard man blushed of the "sight" of the girl, then he put her aside.
Big Guy - Leave them to me.
Before he could do something, those mentioned men enter and knock him out.
Sven - Whoa...
Said Sven.
Rachel - That's what he got for his ego.
She mumbled.
Man #1 - Oops, big man go boom.
Those men were armed.
Man #1 - And we got our girl.
One of them grab the blonde girl by the arm and tries to drag her out of the cafe, but before he could get out, he received a a hit on the chin.
The other three were stunned by the attacker: it was Rachel.
Rachel - That's not how you treat a woman. That's a coward job.
Man #3 - ¿Who do you think you are?
Man #2 - Stay out of our way, little girl.
When he was trying to push her away, he felt a pain on his hand and let go his weapon.
Man #1 - ¿What was that?
Rachel - Say that word one more time and you'll need a lesson to not underestimate a girl in any other way, even for judging the size.
The other three were shocked at the beginning, but they react and grab the girl they were looking for.
Rachel - ¡Hey! ¡Get back here! ¡You bastards!
She follows them and snatches the blond girl from them.
Rachel - You're forcing a girl to do something that she doesn't want to.
Man #2 - If you're gonna defend her, then we'll have no choice but...
Before they could surround the brown blackish, someone interrupted and the glasses girl knew who it was.
Sven - That's enough of that, boys... Now, if you can step away from the beautiful lady and my partner or forcing the hand of a chivalrous gentleman. Me.
He give those options.
Those guys insulted him and one of them called the green haired man "geezer".
Rachel - Oh oh, I wouldn't call him that if were you guys.
He push a button of his briefcase and the thugs were hit by something of the briefcase (I don't know what it was). The blonde girl was impressed, Rachel was on a side of her.
Sven - ¡I'm not an old man! ¡I'm a gentleman!
He scream and tread them down, then push another button and a net came out, capturing them.
Sven - With that done ¿would you care to join me for coffee?
He asked her while putting his arm on her shoulders. Rachel just saw how he interact with the blonde girl.
Rachel - Always so polite with women, but if it comes of starvation...
When she enters to the cafe, she encounters that 'someone' was wolfing the food and the other just smiling.
Rachel - He won't be eating with education.
She arrives at the table.
Sven - I can't thank you enough, for this wonderful lunch.
He said while he stopped eating and look the girl that kept smiling.
¿? - Please, keep eating.
And he did that,while Rachel pick a dish and eat calmly.
¿? - My name's Elena and I can't thank both of you enough.
She introduced herself.
When he looks at her, Elena's eyes were glimmering
'Elena' - You rescued me from a horrible death. You're my savior.
She flattered him, causing the green haired guy to blush and scratched behind his head while drinking his milkshake.
Sven - Well, I'm a gentleman. But I wouldn't have done it if Rachel was there protecting you.
The table had a lot of dishes that they formed.
Rachel - Right.
The brown blackish haired girl rolled her eyes slightly.
'Elena' - They attacked out of nowhere and you took them down without help but with your own ingenuity.
Rachel - That's because he's skilled as an inventor, who makes equipment for our job.
But I think they didn't hear me and my partner continued talking.
Sven - That's true. But it's nothing so strange for a gentleman like me.
Then she asked:
'Elena' - So ¿What's your name, Mr. Gentleman?
Sven - I'm Sven. Sven Vollfied and this is my partner, Rachel Brook. We're just sweepers in the trade.
He pointed the woman that was beside 'Elena'. The girl with glasses just look out the window and saw those men that were trying to caught 'Elena' walking away like nothing after freeing themselves from the net.
Rachel - "I think that there's information that they know about this girl. I just need to have a nice chat with them."
She thought.
'Elena' - So, I have a question. ¿would you two be willing doing me a small favor?
The 'blonde' girl said.
Sven - Anything, ¿What do you need?
He asked while sipping his coffee.
'Elena' - It's my baby sister.
Sven - ¿What's wrong with her?
Her eyes glimmer again.
'Elena' - She's been kidnapped, and I have no one to rescue her.
When he didn't answer, she put something on the table.
'Elena' - ¿Would this be enough?
Money, but a good amount of it. Rachel had a feeling what Sven will do and she grab Elena by the shoulders, making the blonde girl to stand. Sven spit his drink on the seat.
Rachel - Don't do that in front of a woman next time. It would be less worse if you choke a little.
The brown blackish said, with a vein on her head.
Rachel - Well, if you excuse me. I'm going to capture a criminal.
She stands up and walks away.
Time Skip
Tony Kaye - ¿Huh? ¿Who are you?
He asked to the person who 'run' into him.
Rachel - ¿Have you ever heard of "sweepers?
She lift up one of her guns.
Rachel - Come quietly if you don't want anything bad to happen, specially for you.
He tense a little bit, then he tries to escape. But a bullet didn't let him.
Rachel - Make a one movement and the next you'll feel is a bullet on your leg.
Tony stood still, but he lunged at her with a knife.
Rachel - Just when I thought that things wouldn't be so easy.
She mumbled at the same time dodging the criminal's weapon. He didn't stop to do the same until he takes her down.
Rachel - "I need to find a way to disarm him."
Tony got a little plan: he saw a medium size wood box and with a hard kick, he lunged it at Rachel. She saw the thing coming in the way and when it was some centimeters away, Rachel stepped back a little and jump over the box.
It took her some seconds to recover the balance and then starting to run after the criminal that was ahead of her, but it wasn't going to stop her for catching him. So she got the idea of catching him with another weapon: one of the some ace of her sleeve.
The brown blackish haired woman got out another weapon: a hook gun (I was inspired by Ada Wong from the Resident Evil.) She look up and saw a restaurant poster.
Rachel - This could be an advantage.
The brown blackish pulls the trigger and it hooks, lifting her almost immediately, she did a forward roll and lands with her feet.
Took some steps and saw something that stopped her for a moment to contemplate the city. She had in mind that the criminals don't even appreciate what they have around, looking for a life and a decent job instead of stealing and making other people's life miserable.
Rachel - *Sigh* Alright, let's get this over with.
The hand where she had the hook gun was aiming up and pulled the trigger and she was displace on the air once again until...
¿? - *Groan*
She was now on the floor, with the fallen criminal in front.
Rachel - You won't get away from me that easily.
She kicked the knife was out of his hand and put her left foot on Tony's chest.
Rachel - If you think you can escape that easily from me, think again.
Tony attempt to get her off him, but she flipped him and hold one of his arms up.
Rachel - Tony Kaye, you're under arrest.
Some hours later
She was out of the Bounty office after picking up the reward.
Rachel - Another job done.
She stay silent for a moment.
Rachel - "Wonder how's it going with that girl."
But her thoughts were interrupted by a ring.
Rachel - ¿Who's calling?
The brown blackish haired girl pulled out her phone and answer.
Rachel - Rachel here.
¿? - ¿Are you free now?
Rachel - ¿Huh? Yeah, I just picked the money ¿Why's that, Sven?
She asked a little confused.
Sven - ¿Remember when she asked us to rescue her little sister?
Rachel - Yes.
The next words stunned her:
Sven - She informed us about the kidnapper. Torneo Rudman.
Rachel - ¡¿What?! ¿That weapon dealer?
Sven - The one and only.
She sighed.
Rachel - ¿Does she know where he is?
Sven - Yeah.
Rachel - Ok, give me the location.
Sven - It's better that I picked you up and go together.
Rachel - No, I prefer to go on my own. It's gonna take you a while.
She answered.
Sven - But I can't leave you at this hours and go alone.
He protest.
Rachel - Don't underestimate me. You know my methods.
He knew that it's better not to argue with her.
Sven - *Sighed* Fine, but be careful.
She pushed up her glasses.
Rachel - Trust me. I'm not so careless. Well, see you in his house.
Before she hang, added:
Rachel - Be on your guard while protecting Elena.
Sven - ¿Huh? ¿What're you...?
Then she cuts the call.
Rachel - This is gonna be tough.
She said to herself.
¿What awaits for them when they rescue Elena's sister?
¡Hi everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting. Here you have chapter 2. A new fanfic will be coming soon, but I won't forget the other stories that I have. So follow me if you want a notification of what stories I updated.
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