Author's Note:
Sorry for the extremely late update. i've been working on my other fanfics. really sorry to the readers of hell's gate. here's a long chappy to make it up. lots of OCCness here...
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"Misao, I'm putting you in charge of collaboration with the Death Eaters. We need to make enough trouble for Hajime to disappear, hopefully forever." Kaoru dispatched her subordinate.
"Yes, Kaoru. But you are sure we need to work with them?" Misao looked questioningly at her rather cooperative leader.
"I'm not making enemies with their boss. He is probably as scary as the word on the street. I'll deal with the shipment tonight. I don't want to delay the agreement, end it quick and soon. I want nothing to do with them."
"If it's so important, why don't you go yourself?"
"That's just what he wants, because we are alone, I can tell you that that man can't wait to gobble me up. In which way, I'm not sticking around to find out. The wines tonight are worth more than a few billion, if all goes well, some of our old men can retire peacefully." Kaoru replied.
"You should also consider the route. The University of Retirement might suit you." Misao teased.
A glare from Kaoru sent Misao scuttling out in a hurry to complete her mission.
Squeezing her temples in frustration, Kaoru complained, "Even Misao is thinking that I need to settle down, I wonder what the other division leaders are plotting to kick me off this seat. This was my father's position; I'm not giving it over a man, even if he is a god."
"Good evening, Battousai. My name is Misao, chief sent me here to discuss the cooperation." Misao greeted with as much as restrain she could musher under the anger radiating from Battousai. Her companions were almost quivering on the floor, not much help at all.
"Why isn't your chief here?" He demanded to know, his eyes burning into Misao's lowered head.
"We have a very important shipment tonight. We believe that Hajime would cause trouble so chief went down personally to make sure that it does not happen." Misao replied honestly. "This shipment means a lot to the chief, I hope you understand."
"This does not seem very respectful considering our boss went personally to see yours." Aoshi commented coldly.
Misao licked her lips nervously as she pressed a hidden button that Kaoru had given her as a distress call. If she met with any trouble, pressing it would bring Kaoru leading the gang to her aid.
"What are you pressing?" Battousai asked as his discerning eyes picked up her insignificant movement.
"A button to page chief. She might come upon receiving it."
"Might? Then maybe you should just call her." Sano mocked. A look from Battousai had her compiling immediately.
Misao pulled out the phone and dialed the number. Kaoru's goanna kill me if I don't die here, she thought as the phone rang.
"What?" Kaoru answered the phone angrily. A few gunshots rang out clearly in the receiver.
"Erm. Is there a problem with your side?" Misao asked, not brave enough to broach the subject. If there was a place between a rock and a hard place, she was caught between two crushing plates.
"Nah. Just a few pesky bugs. The shipment has been transported as planned. Now I'm just waiting for Hajime to come. I'll be disappointed if he didn't turn up. I prepared a lovely surprise for him." Kaoru answered carelessly among the gunfire.
"Well, there's sort of a problem here." Misao started off a little timidly.
"Deal with it. I'm not letting such a good opportunity slip away." Kaoru snapped impatiently, "That's what I let you go to school for. Use that sharp wit of yours to get you out of the problem."
"If I could, I wouldn't be calling you," Misao confessed honestly.
Kaoru muttered darkly under breath, she knew this might happen. "Pass the phone to Battousai." She told Misao who in a rather courageous act, went to pass the phone respectfully.
"Battousai, I'll go there later tonight, wait, morning. Does 2 am satisfy you?" Kaoru asked as a huge crashing sound resounded in the background. The crash was loud enough for Battousai to bring the phone away form his ear to avoid going deaf.
"What was that sound?" Battousai demanded to know.
"It was the surprise I planned for Hajime. I'll talk to you later. I need to get his expression on camera. It's a picture perfect moment."
"Wait. Don't you hang up on me."
"I'm here. I'm here. I caught the picture. Damn, it's a real masterpiece." Kaoru chuckled rather sadistically over the phone. "I'm coming soon, in about half an hour. Help me tell Misao to go off first. Traffic's goanna be damn packed with all the coppers rushing here. Give me some leeway to be late. Bye."
"Did she hang up?" Misao asked tentatively at the mixed expression on Battousai's face. She was hoping to exit the headquarters alive and in one whole piece.
"She's having quite a blast. Does your chief have a sadistic streak?"
"Yes, especially if you annoy her. Hajime blew up her favorite ride last week when he raided one of our shipments. I can't wait to see what she did," Misao smiled widely for the first time. "Whatever it is, it must have made a huge impression."
Battousai raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "She said you could leave first. She'll come by herself later."
"Fine," Misao shrugged. She was used to Kaoru as a lone wolf who wandered as and when she pleased. "May I have my phone back? Kaoru's not goanna to replace that for me."
"Here," Battousai flicked it to Misao who caught it deftly.
"Thanks," Misao called out as she pulled a rather weak limbed gang member onto his feet. "Get moving you disgraces. Remember, if I leave you behind, you are staying behind."
This elicited an instant mad rush for the door.
"Bye, Battousai. This is Kaoru's namecard, just in case you need to call her again." Misao threw a paper card that embedded itself nicely at the arms of his chair. With that, Misao left with a flourish, to salvage the composure she had lost when she had entered.
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