Chapter 2
Mizuki's sudden revelation stunned the younger woman slightly.
"Y-you've always wanted a kiss from me? Why?"
Mizuki gently stroked Casey's right cheek with her right hand.
"You're the cutest girl I've ever seen, and now you've matured into a beautiful young woman, honestly I couldn't help myself."
Casey couldn't help but blush at Mizuki's compliments, just then Mizuki's Husband, Ryu and her Father, Kentaro walked out onto the balcony.
"Ah, here is where you ran off to, my darling." Ryu says, eyeing Mizuki like a hungry grizzly bear, the look made Casey extremely uncomfortable.
"And you are?" Kentaro asks Casey, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Casey Novak, I was a student of Ms. Amurabe."
"Mrs. Osowa." Ryu corrected harshly.
"I'm not taking your last name, Ryu." Mizuki almost spat the statement out, much to the surprise of Ryu and her Father.
Casey smiled.
'There's the fiery Ms. Amurabe I remember.'
"Come on dear, there are several really important people that I need to introduce you to." Kentaro says, before pulling Mizuki away from Casey.
Casey furrowed her brow as she began scanning the room, her heart nearly stopped beating when she spots infamous Yakuza Boss Tajiri Ashitaka and his twenty-five year-old Pop Idol wife Reiko Matsuri coming into the room flanked by about a dozen Yakuza goons, Casey makes a quick exit, returning to her condo and phoning her team and headquarters.
The next morning Casey woke up early and showered before having breakfast and putting on her uniform and tactical gear, once her Glock 19 was secured in its holster on her right hip Casey was out the door.
IDEASB Headquarters was buzzing with activity when the red haired Commander stepped off the elevator into the bullpen on the fourth floor where her team operated from.
Gina Miles, her team's Intelligence Officer came and saluted Casey, which Casey returned.
"So Gina, were you able to find out anything about why Tajiri Ashitaka is here in Manhattan?"
"Yes Commander, if you follow me please." the ebony Agent said respectfully.
Casey falls in step behind Gina as they crossed the bullpen, passing several other teammates on their way to the whiteboard that has a detailed chart displayed on it.
"Commander, since your call last night I've been scouring the web looking for why Boss Ashitaka would be here and myself and Agent Jameson have found out why he's here."
"And?" inquired Casey.
"Black Scorpion, Commander. " Agent Leon Jameson says from his desk.
"It's much more addictive than any other drug we've ever seen before Commander, and according the chatter on the web, Ashitaka is set to take delivery of about five truckloads of this crap tomorrow night at a warehouse in Manhattan.
"You have a location yet?"
"No Ma'am, we're working to narrow it down, I just thought I'd let you know where we were in our investigation so far."
"Good job you two." Casey said before going into her office and sitting down at her desk, with a heavy sigh she reached for her desk phone and dialed an all too familiar number.