Chapter 10: Advancing Memoranda

The shot barely missed the dodging Miroku, then Constantina was on her way. As though she would stay still if she could be missing battles with her exquisite obsession. Silly fool. She dropped a few capsuls that would gas the area and confuse the following seven for at least a short period of time.

She continued to walk briskly, it was far more professional than running after all. Expertly flipping out her portable phone and various device holder, pushing on the tracker for the doctor and starting after it, skipping a few steps but maintaining balance; despite the heels. Not quick enough to be rushing, but close. Licking her lips at the thought of catching up to Dr. Jackal. Grinning to herself at the irritated yelling after her, at the least she'd be bringing him something more fasinating than virtual reality to deal with.

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"Dammit," Ban cursed as he drove his off-white bug toward the Limitless Fortress, "I can't believe we let that bitch just take him out from under our noses! What the hell were we thinking about!"

"Calm down Ban," Hevn said calmly, "she can't really be as good as what was talked about in the files. Besides, we still have Paul working on some other files. You shouldn't be going into this place alone."

"Worried about me Hevn?" Ban grinned at her sideways.

The blond rolled her eyes and looked out the window. "Just don't get yourself killed. I'll lose the money I normally get as my cut for getting you jobs."

"Don't worry Hevn," he said more seriously, "I won't let them do anything to me. If I have to follow them to Babylon City itself I'll get Ginji back. And more importantly...don't let my baby here get towed while I'm away. I'd never be able to afford it."

"I'd still rather you not go it alone." She pouted.

"Can't help it Hevn," he shrugged it off. "Everyone else is injured or running with their tail between their legs. Tell dog boy to shiver in his cage for a while when you get back, that I'll take care of it."

He winked and got out of the car, leaving it to the negotiator to take it back. Waving over his shoulder before digging out his cigarettes to light one. Easily making his way toward the entrance they'd used the last few times they'd come.

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"This is growing rather tedious," Akabane thought to himself dryly as he headed up more steps toward the area where they had been at the doors to Babylon city not even a year before. "Ah, here now, this seems promising. My dear Constantina, you weren't lying when you told me 'you never fail to deliver' were you?"

Amused as he watched the girl take the steps so calmly. Enjoying the fact that she had such a similiar mentality and what she did for him. (Who wouldn't somewhat appreciate being worshipped after all?) And Miroku too, he really did have to remember to pay her extra for this job. She was keeping him from being bored, he could forgive that it was difficult to do that when she was kidnapped, espically as she was ushering him a gift in return for the short period of monotony.

He was waiting when the girl rounded the steps, not completely out of breath but winded.

"My deepest apologies for my late arrival doctor." Constantina immediately tried to atone for her absence.

"No worries my dear," he said cheerily, "you just saved me from the weariness of these walls for a while. But do step back, I'd hate to accidentally slice you if you got in the way."

"I would never want for a wound from you to heal doctor, such a thing would be deserved if I was at the end of it. I'd rather feel pain by your hands than suffer your displeasure." she confessed, kicking herself immediately after as he lifted his head enough that she could see the small amount of surprise in his eyes. Though his grin seemed to instantaneously widen a split second later. The flash of shock so quick that she wasn't sure if she just imagined it.

"Constantina, you really do become more delightful each time we happen across each other. Though we'll speak later, I do so enjoy conversing after a good battle. Be a dear and don't get too hurt, it wouldn't be nearly so satisfactory if I had to wait for you to catch up again."

Through sheer force of will she kept (most of) the stars from her eyes, nodding wordlessly at him addressing her in such a positive way, mouth dry and out of breath for a reason other than the steps she'd just almost ran up. Gapping at him as he turned around and headed down one of the staircases to address Miroku with his buoyant baritone.

"Good to see you Miroku, glad to know Ginji didn't kill you after all."

The man narrowed his eyes, drawing the blade at his waste...

End Chapter

No more reviews yet. It makes me very sad. I do see more hits though so you lazy folks that are reading it and not hitting that button down there...review already!

I wanted to take it further toward the first major part of a few different plotlines that I'm developing for it. I don't want to make it romantic (not in a normal person sense anyway) though there may be a very twisted version of lust involved at some point in the future, at this time I'm not stressing on it too much. I am trying to keep the story very Akabane based but I still want to add the other characters in because it helps to give it spice. Anyway, it would be nice to hear some sort of feedback. Thanks for reading.

-Aura

P.S. Whoops I didn't edit the chapter title of 8 when I added it. I'll try to fix that sometime soon if I find the time. I hope I do, that looks bad.