Whoo, I'm already almost to 10 chapters on this thing, yay! Ugh, I'm still tired (I can never go back to sleep after I wake up, but I can never really wake up either...it kind of sucks.) Enjoy!
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alpha2nd: Yay, my idea was awesome. Hmmm getting back at Kanone by going after Eyes...I can't believe that I didn't think of that...oh, no, I wasn't going to torture Eyes in this fic, crap! That would have been the perfect oppurtunity, too! Glad you like the name! And we'll save the killing for someone who is, I'm hoping, more qualified to do so (like, oh I don't know...Kanone?) Thanks for reviewing!
It was the next day and everyone was at Eyes and Kanone's place, discussing what to do about the Hunters, "We could blow them up." Rio suggested, wanting to blow something up.
"That big of an explosion would be unpredictable." Kanone informed her, "We could get caught in the blast as well."
"Not if I make the bomb!" Rio complained.
"No one's doubting your abilities, Rio, Kanone's just trying to find the best way to take care of this problem safely." Eyes defended his boyfriend.
"Besides, that would attract way too much attention." Kousuke added, "We want to make this descreet, right?"
Kanone nodded, "I'm not entirely certain that a suprise attack would work at this point either. It's been a few days since I've been given my orders and I've ignored any contact that Kanzaka has tried to make with me. Besides, I'm not completely certain that my brother won't go directly to Kanzaka and tell him that I've switched sides."
"So where does that leave us plan wise?" Kousuke asked, "If they're expecting us, they'll most likely have traps set up around wherever their hideout is."
"Right, so a direct assault won't work either." Ryoko concluded.
Kanone agreed and thought about it, "There is an underground tunnel that connects the apartment building where Kanzaka lives to a warehouse nearby. Before the apartments were put in, that building was used for production purposes and the warehouse was used for storage. When the production company went out of business and the apartments were built, the warehouse was abandoned; I'm sure we could manage to get in there and I doubt they would expect an attack at his home."
"That's odd, why wouldn't they expect an attack there? If I had an enemy, my home is the first place that I would protect." Kousuke said.
"Kanzaka is so busy usually at work or doing other things that he is hardly ever home. He even sleeps somewhere else most of the time and he has nothing of any real value in his apartment so he has no reason to guard it. He's probably figuring that we're looking for the first oppurtunity to attack instead of the easiest." Kanone informed them, "He's usually at home on Sundays, but even then it's anyone's guess."
"So are you thinking that we set a trap at his home when he's away?" Rio asked.
Kanone nodded, "We should set it up Friday or Saturday, though, just in case he has someone who comes by frequently for some reason. A day or two will most likely not make a difference, but it shouldn't be much longer than that."
"Tomorrow's Friday. That'll give us plenty of time to set everything up. You're sure he won't be there?" Ryoko asked.
Kanone nodded, "He's never there on the weekends excpet Sunday; it's a religous thing." He explained.
With their plan of action decided there was only one other problem, "What kind of trap should we set?" Kousuke asked.
Before Rio could offer a "helpful" suggestion, Kanone spoke up, "Nothing to draw attention, which means no bombs."
Rio stuck her tounge out at him which earned her a glare from Kanone and she quickly pulled it back in, "So then what kind of trap? What is our goal? Do we just want to warn the Hunters or do we want to go in for the kill."
Kanone noticed Ryoko shift uncomfortably at Rio's words, "A warning will be fine for now." He said, glancing at Ryoko's relieved face; she didn't want to be a part of anything that would result in someone dying, "However, if they continue on like this, which, unfortunately, I'm sure they will, then we will be forced to take more drastic action." He said this last part mainly to Ryoko who just nodded a little sadly as if understanding there was really no way around it.
"So we're just warning them." Rio stated, "How exactly?"
Eyes was the one to answer this question, "Think, Rio, what would be the best way to send a warning to a Hunter?"
"Well the best warning to send anyone is to scare them." Kousuke offered.
"And what scares them more than anything?" Eyes asked.
Everyone's attention turned to Kanone; he did know them best. Kanone thought for a second, but it didn't take long, "It just so happens that Kanzaka is highly allergic to cats." Kanone responded. It had been a point of arguement between the two men early on; Kanone had always had a soft spot for cats and wanted to keep one around, but Kanzaka had told Kanone the seriousness of his allergies. If exposed to the animal for too long, his throat would start to swell up and he could suffocate. It was otherwise virtually undetectable so it was very dangerous.
Ryoko, however, had a problem with this, "I thought you said we weren't going to kill him."
"Don't worry, Kanzaka is a smart man, he'll figure it out before enough time has passed to kill him, but if we don't do something to show them that we have the upper hand then we will never make any progress." This seemed to satisfy Ryoko and so Kanone continued, "I still have a key to Kanzaka's apartment so we can get in that way. I can sneak in through the back so the people at the front desk won't see me. I'll need at least one of you to come with me to make sure that none of the staff members see me because they know me pretty well around there and I don't want Kanzaka to know I've been there. One of you should also stand guard outside just to make absolutely sure that we don't get caught by Kanzaka or one of the others."
"I'll go with you." Eyes volunteered. Kanone nodded and looked at the others.
"I'll stand guard!" Rio said, raising her hand to emphasize her point.
"Okay then, I think we're all set. I'm not missing anything, am I?" Kanone asked, though it wasn't neccessary; Kanone never missed anything.
"What about us?" Kousuke asked, not wanting to be left out.
"I want you two to stay here in case of an emergency and we need to contact you." Kanone replied. Kousuke didn't seemed pleased with the job of receptionist but Ryoko quickly "convinced" him to be quiet, "Alright then, be here tomorrow by noon. We'll leave from here, Kanzaka's place isn't very far so we'll hahe plenty of time." The others nodded and then Kousuke and the two girls left for a movie. Kanone and Eyes refused their offer to join, remembering the last time they tried to watch a movie at the movie theater. They all said goodbye and went on their way, each nervous about the events that had yet to take place.
I didn't really know how to end this but I'm tired and didn't want to do much else with this chapter so I just kind of stopped. My friend actually has that allergy to cats, there's no other symptoms besides your throat swelling up and your eyes starting to water and you sneeze a little and by the time the throat thing kicks in you've been inhaling the cat hair for so long that you have to go to the hospital.And I know it's very unlike me, but I think I'm gonna do something with Ryoko and Kousuke. I don't really like the pairing, but I figured it would be a nice change in pace from my usual pairings. Hope you liked it, review!