Chapter 2 - Operation Get Back Hevn's Pride

The scent of coffee hung heavily in the air in the Honky Tonk cafe', a pair of spiky haired men leaning on the counter and staring at the pie across the counter from them in longing.

The blonde and brunette ment bring igored by a third man with pink hair reading a newspaper with a cigarette hanging from the side of his mouth.

The puddle of droll that was gathering on the counter reflected the blonde woman that was slamming open the door and whining in a high pitched sort of squeal, "Aw...dammit, that stupid bimbo! She's stealing my buisness!"

Hevn moved and took at seat on a stool, her tight red dress leaving little of her to be imagined and making her calling anyone a bimbo remind Ban of the phrase 'those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.' She took in a long breath and let out a equally long sigh as she leaned on hr elbows putting her hands on her forehead as stunning blonde hair fell along her arms.

"Wow Ban," Ginji whispered to his friend while watching Hevn still murmering to herself, "I wonder what's wrong with miss Hevn..."

"Tsch," Ban snorted at Ginji's concern, taking out a cigarette to light it himself, "she's probably just putting on an act so we'll take whatever horrible job she's lined up for us now."

"Just be quiet!" Hevn snapped loudly, turning her head to glare daggars, "I have a job but it's for me not for another client!"

Ginji backed behind Ban.

Ban went deadpan and said, "Thanks Ginji you traitor..."

"...but Hevn's scary when she gets like this Ban," Ginji returned nervously, still peering at her over Ban's shoulder.

Ban sighed, "okay Hevn, what is this job of yours anyway? Calm down and tell us."

She sighed and ordered a cup of coffee before she started.

"Well," she calmed down a little, "there is a new negotiator in the area. She's taken away several of my clients, including some of my best."

"Don't you feel appreciated," Ban deadpaned again.

"Oh I'm sure Hevn didn't mean we aren't good workers," Ginji said cheerfully, "Go ahead Hevn."

"Well she will put me out of buisness if she isn't stopped," Hevn finished with a lack of flair.

"What do you want us to do exactly?" Ban asked, eyeing her skeptically from behind his blue shades," We can't tell her she's not allowed to work."

"but lots of other services are disappearing, espically interceptors. Because she has one main client she's been playing against the rest." Hevn explained, "You know him."

"Wonder who it could be Ban," Ginji thought aloud as he looked at the ceiling.

Ban stiffed after he realized what Hevn meant, crushing the pack of cigarettes still in his hand.

"Akabane." was Ban's tight controlled whisper.

"What?" Ginji shouted in alarm, looking nervous,"no...it could be anyone else...right...miss Hevn?"

Hevn frowned, "Ban guessed right."

Ginji fell over.

"She has been working as his personal secretary," Hevn continued without paying Ginji much mind, "she hasn't been seen doing anything herself though she's known to be rather good with the pistol she carries with her. My sources haven't found anything as of yet on her past. It's like she's come out of no where."

Hevn took a sip of her coffee to let them consider.

"Yeah, a demon to help the devil's sadistic pleasure," Ban scoffed, "wonder how twisted she has to be."

"Maybe she's just working Ban," Ginji offered, "she might not know what he always does, we could just talk to her and explain it.

"Maybe..." Ban let Ginji believe in that fairy tale, there was something more important to consider, "how much Hevn?"

"A half-million yen," she returned, smiling at the slackjawed looks, "hey I have a fair savings."

Ginji and Ban pulled away to whisper for a while.

Finally Ginji announed, "All right Hevn, we'll do it."

"Hey there's nothing we can't get back right?" Ban announced, "come on Ginji. Operation Get Back Hevn's Pride starts now."

They went out the door before she could answer, her left eye twitching slightly as she stared after them.

"You didn't have to put it that way," she whined as she heard thier bug drive away.

End chapter

Well I hope you enjoyed the new addiction. Sorry there isn't Akabane in it...he's in the next part. I don't plan on any of the chapters being particularrly long...there will probably just be a lot of them. I'll try to get the second chapter up very soon, I have part of it written out but I need to finish it.

For my reviewers:

Triss SkyLark - Thank you for the review...you are why I decided to keep this fiction going ;)