A/N: First of all I'd like to say, thanks for all the reviews. I guess I got into the story so much that "Living 4ever in You" has taken a seat on a back burner. This one isn't as easy to write though because I have to do a lot of research and pull my ideas from all the action movies I've seen. Anyhow, this chapter does not resolve the "Natsuki, your so mean..." thing. MWHAHAHAHA! The present part of the story is a bit blah, but I threw some fluff in. The past section, flashback, has an important conference which is a lot like the UN. I also introduce so more Mai Hime characters in some guest star roles. I also threw in another anime to this AU, I'm not certain I want to really get then involved or not. We will see. And remember I am truly evil because I've written up to Ch7 in this story already. I'm just proof reading these chapters to hell and back filling in things here and there.
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai Hime or any of the characters.
I managed to kill some kind of four legged animal as I dragged it back to the hut. I really felt like some primal human being. I opened the cellar door to the hut and tossed the animal carcass in. I had to skin it and all that other lovely stuff too. Shizuru told me to save the hides of all the animals I killed. She was most likely going to use their hides for some defensive tactic. After I had finish my rather disgusting chore I walked to the stream and just sat down in the four feet deep water.
"Natsuki, you shouldn't do that." Shizuru complained as she appeared out of no where.
"GOD! Don't do that, Shizuru! Always popping up out of thin air, and don't tell me not to do this. You strip down and bath in the stream at night." I complained right back as I got my wits about me.
"Well, well, it seems the blue wolf is peeping tom more than pro sniper." Shizuru teased as she sat at the stream's edge.
"Hey, it's a free show. Why pass up on something that belongs to you?" I quickly retorted.
"Is that how it is?" Shizuru questioned as she easily cleared the eight foot width of stream with one jump.
I thought to myself, how long can we stay like this? I wonder if we can survive another run. Will Shizuru survive another run?
Flashback
My journey to Karis was to be one of the three representatives from Webstein Republic at the Gaia Global Committee being held in Yultin the capital of Karis. The first agenda of the GGC was the CWT, Chemical Weapon Treaty, this was a very serious issue for Gaia. Chemical weapons were becoming a very serious problem as some countries have managed to lose half their population due to underground plants exploding and contaminating the rest of the country. Webstein Republic was concerned that the Karisan government was secretly making a nerve toxin called Grey Cloud. The GGC head chair woman started. This was one of the last places on Gaia that women actually had power. The GGC's head chair position was held by a woman named Haruka Suzushiro. How Haruka got the position is beyond anyone, but she manages to keep it thanks to her personal secretary Yukino Kikukawa.
"This committee shall now convene! Please be seated!" Haruka shouted.
"Commence, Haruka." Yukino announced to Haruka.
"I said that." Haruka whispered to Yukino as she sat down.
"Chair-woman Suzushiro, the representatives of the country of Roses, would like to start today's docket." Yukino said.
"Go ahead." Haruka puffed.
"Madam Chair-woman, I am General Arisugawa. The first issue of this Committee should be to settle the damnable issue of the chemical weapons treaty. Intelligence from my military tells us that countries such as Webstein and Karis have massive plants developing Chemical Weapons. If action is not taken by the Committee, the Roses nation will have no choice but to call upon its allies and take care of these two countries." General Arisugawa sternly stated.
"I beg your pardon General Arisugawa! My country does not have a plant making chemical weapons. As a matter of fact that 'Massive Plant' is a decomposer plant. Our allies have asked us to aid them in removal of all their chemical weapons. In fact, our country is willing to join your allies to stop the country of Karis." I shouted in defense for my country.
"Colonel Kuga, please palm down." Haruka shouted.
"Calm, Haruka." Yukino whispered to Haruka.
"Ugh, yes representative Harada." Haruka puffed.
"Madam Chair-woman, as the representative of the Dominion of Saurus, we would like to second the intelligence report against the Karisan government. According to our most detailed information the main chemical weapons plant is at the bounder of Karis and Webstein by the Harbor of Angels. If this plant were to explode the Webstein's Harbor of Angels would be completely destroyed. The materials that are exported from that port are far too valuable to my nation and our sister nations Ohm and Rictz." Harada finished.
The GGC was a rather odd committee it only consisted of eleven nations of the world. Gaia had many more nations but the eleven in the committee were the superpowers of the world. Many of these superpowers looked after the smaller nations surrounding their nation. The first nation that started the GGC was the Domintas Republic. It was a huge nation, very rich, and very powerful. That was the nation the Chair-woman Suzushiro and Secretary Kikukawa came from. The next three nations were often represented by one name the Dominion of Saurus which contained Ohm, Rictz, and Saurus. Why was it called the Dominion of Saurus? In ancient time the territories of Ohm and Rictz once belonged to the nation of Saurus. The nation a Karis was the second largest superpower on the committee. The third largest superpower was the neighboring country Webstein, my home country. This left the last four superpowers which belonged in another Dominion called the Quartos; Dias, Ratus, Pulz, and Atum. Then there was the nation of Roses which was considered a superpower, but no other nation could ever get intelligence on how powerful they are. For the nation of Roses to so openly accuse other countries like Karis; they must be about as powerful as the Domintas Republic.
I was waiting for the Karisan government to combat the claims against their nation. They didn't seem too bothered by all this. This committee meeting seemed to be running short today as I recognized the tired expression on Chair-woman Suzushiro's face.
"The GGC shall re-commence tomorrow!" Haruka shouted.
"Reconvene, and then commence, Haruka." Yukino whispered.
I was delighted that the day was over. Plus, with the way things are going, I know Madam Suzushiro will end the GGC tomorrow afternoon. She has very predictable habits like that. I got back to my hotel room and pulled my bug jammer out so I could call Shizuru without any interruptions or eavesdroppers. I dialed her number out slowly thinking how long it had been since I last talk to her. This was my first bit of free time in four weeks and I knew she'd be home because she text me her work schedule earlier this week. The phone rang longer than it normally did which bothered me. I hope they didn't send in another assassin while I was on duty in the GGC. She didn't pick up. I held my phone for awhile as I sat on the bed. My heart beat cold as I thought she could be somewhere near by getting ready to assassinate someone at the GGC. But thankfully, I was wrong as my phone started to ring.
"Hello? Shizuru?" I asked as the open line.
"Ah, Natsuki, you don't call at the best time. I had to shoo away my play thing." Shizuru teased.
"I see you are getting along just fine without me." I laughed. "What were you really doing, Shizuru? I refuse to believe that you'd cheat on me even if we've only gone out on two official dates." I continued.
"If you must know, I just got out of the shower." Shizuru quietly said.
"Oh, so you're all hot and wet right now. That's not fair Shizuru." I pouted.
"Natsuki, that's what you get for leaving for your job." Shizuru taunted. "But, how is work going?"
"Well, I can't tell you anything specific, but it's going and very stressful. So I think I may just hang up and take a hot shower myself. I could use the hot water against my skin." I said.
"What an image you paint, Natsuki? Well don't let work stress you out to much. We've still got to finish our unresolved business." Shizuru teased as she hung up not letting me say goodbye.
I smiled as the line cut and I turned off my jammer, and then I heard someone knocking on my hotel room door. I grabbed my 23 special from under my pillow and slowly approached the door as I switched off the safety.
"Who is it?" I demanded to the person on the other side of the door.
"It's MockingBird. Let me in." the person responded.
"Oh really, then tell me where my birthmark is?" I smugly asked.
"That question, again. It's on your right cheek, and that's all I'm going to say. Now let me in or shoot me through the door." The voice said in an annoyed tone.
I opened the door cackling and let MockingBird in my hotel room. MockingBird is an operative of the Dominion of Saurus and also their GGC representative; Chie Harada. A while back I blew the cover of their top intelligence operative Sweet Chick; Aoi Senou. It was not so much as I blew her cover. She was in danger, and I happened to be on assignment that day hunting down an assassin from Karis that invaded Ohm an ally of Webstein. Aoi was undercover trading information with a radical named Yamada. Apparently Karis had found out that one of the two were intelligence operatives trading secrets about Karis and sent a low brow sniper to kill both of them on the spot. I had no other choice than to shoot Aoi before the other assassin could. I shot her through her shoulder throwing her backwards so the other sniper would miss. He fired shortly after I did, I managed to get his location and shot him before he could take a shot. But anyhow, Chie and Aoi have been long time friends and in the service of the Dominion of Saurus since they left high school. They had no idea I was the Ice Princess. I was just Blue Wolf to them.
"Natsuki, Aoi wants to send a thank you to the Ice Princess whenever you have the time." Chie said while sitting down in the only chair the room.
"If that's all you came to say Chie, I'll pass the message along to Ice Princess when I return to Webstein." I bluntly said as I kept my grip on my 23 special.
"Ha, you should put that away, Natsuki. I'm not here to do business of that nature. Since you're Ice Princess's only contact I have some information for you." Chie said while keeping her eyes fixed on the silenced gun.
"Okay, make it quick. We've got deliberations bright and earlier tomorrow." I said sourly.
"Hmmm. Okay. Rumor has it Red Princess is in Vlas right now. Of course my agents have not gotten a picture of her yet. I heard that your intelligence was able to pin point where she was and that they sent Ice Princess after her. Warn Ice Princess that Red Princess may have been sent in to terminate her. That's all I know for now." Chie said getting up from the chair and leaving the room without a bother.
I refuse to believe this, but I should know better. This is the world I live in to make the world safe for everyone else; spies, agents, operatives, and assassins alike must bury themselves in the ugly truth for the sake of everyone else. Who would pull the trigger first? Me or her?
Flashback end
Mini- feed:
Natsuki: -grabs Kara by the collar of her shirt and gets ready to kill her for touching Shizuru-
Chuckabutt: It was a nice life...but without me this story and my other story will never resolve -pleading-
Shizuru: Natsuki, I hugged her. -Acting all coy-
Natsuki: Why? -Shizuru ran over and whispered in Natsuki ear. Natsuki turned red releasing her hold-
Chuckabutt: I'm not a smut writer, but if you allude to things like that you've got to write it! -Seeing Natsuki green eyes looking at me-
Natsuki: Keep up the work and NO MORE TYPOS, got it!
Chuckabutt: To be honest I didn't think I had any, just checked today.
Natsuki: -holds out reviews- Well bbvcool says they're there. Be careful. -she threatens-
Haha! I guest starred a reader today! hehehehe...uh thanks though I did check...I have no idea what you are talking about. I'm not suffering Haruka syndrome...am I? I realize the action statements in all the original mini feeds didn't seem like actions...thus the I thingy.
Really I have to thank you all for the reviews. I promise ch5 will be coming since I know it's already done. I wrote a week ago.