Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin characters are Mr. Watsukis property, and I'm not gaining any profit at doing this. Except the happiness while writing that is because of my craziness.
Never let go an idea:
Chapter 2
The skateboard and the ice
Saitô Hajime heard the call at the door and unavoidable his heart made a double beat. But he ignore it as order Shinomori to open it.
"Come in…Sergeant." With stoicism and extra cold Aoshi salute her while thinking on how wrong were Sagara and Misao on their 'theories'.
"Good morning! Sergeant Valentino, present Captain."
While Saitô made the presentations I was seeing the looks and postures of the Sergeant. She was standing right all the while seeing front and high, rect shoulders, feets a little separate, and… and with out the obligatory soaks.
"Rest Sergeant and take seat. Alicia S. Valentino T. is large name, don't you think?"
"It's the way on Latin America, sir."
"Are you from there?" Ask Shinomori taken a back with the information.
"No Sergeant." Answer Alicia with a smile while Saitô was back to them seeing through the window.
The girl know to well this isn't the usual behavior of the Captain and had a good idea of why.
"Let's go to her presentation with the officers before the weasel and the roaster head end making a complete stand up comedy there."
Answering affirmative about the fact Shinomori, but Alicia can't avoid the confusion show all over her face as hear Saitô's words. That make Aoshi smile on his mind. But only there, because Mr. Shinomori do not smile openly.
They pass Kaoru's desk on their way to the tactic room and she get surprised at seeing three persons that serious attitudes and with faces, walking that hard and strong at the same time.
Then just as they approach the room Shinomori slap him self mentally for let himself being convinced by Saitô at not arrive first to put up some discipline here. They were more than 100 steps before get the door and he can hear Misao's particular voice loud as day beside him. For Saitô's part he was just smirking like a satisfied wolf as just imagine Sagara and Makimachi's show. All the while Alicia was waiting the racket to be worst than this just as the reports say about this station that ironically was the number one ranking in complete missions.
To her relief the indiscipline she heard from the girl voice is was the type she like it, because is the way how she really is.
"I think weasel is just being herself in there." Say Saitô.
"Weasel." Repeat Alicia with conviction, and this made draw on Saitô's face a weird smile that Aoshi can't translate.
In a single strong and loud hit, Saitô open the door letting feel everyone there
His presence. To Alicia's enjoyment a petite green eyed girl with braided long hair, and tall guy with brown eyes and hair dropped their chalks while trying to erase the board on a hurry, as the rest of the officers were serious as if they weren't the ones laughing a moment a go.
But Alicia eyes where on a guy with hair red as fire that apparently didn't participate on the event. "Weird guy."
"Weasel and Roaster Head, take your seats NOW!" They were expecting something else from their Captain, but with out comment and like to little angels, they took seat.
"Now that the station clowns are quiet we will see that their imagination are overreacting because of the low category caffeine they drank. I introduce you Sergeant Valentino Alicia. She will be in charge of discipline around here and some strategies for future missions. Will share the office with Sergeant Shinomori, so lieutenant Himura will move to the desk behind Sagara. With out anything else I leave you all with the Sergeants. Shinomori."
With a strong step he took the front while Saitô step out of the room. Any movement from him wasn't ignore by Valentino even when she was staring to the front with a serious look on her face.
Once Saitô was out Sano and Misao start discus again, even when Misao never took her eyes from Shinomori. Weirdly, Shinomori didn't say anything to they. But Valentino did notice this.
And once in the front she start: "As Captain Saitô and Sergeant Shinomori say my name is Sergeant Valentino, Alicia. I'm very professional with my work and that is why in this moment," while speaking she were walking to Misao and Sano, "I expect from all of you the respect I own as your superior. Did you get that Makimachi and Sagara." The young Sergeant was staring very heavy both of them and they turn around and get quiet instantly. "Indeed worse that the damn wolf" Sagara tough.
"I repeat that I'm very strict person, so don't hope I'll learn all your names and neither believe that if I remember someone name I will have preferences with that person. Don't even try to take my good side because if you did, you will end overworking for the rest of my time here, neither try to be sloppy or lazy with your work even if you are good hiding it. That's everything for the moment. You're dismissed."
Ending her mini speech she take all the glorious of her position in one strict pose two steps in front of Shinomori while the officers took out of the room. Some stare her like idiots, specially some of the men and Aoshi took note of this and with a strong voice gave the order to get back to work again.
Once everyone was out both sergeants relax their poses, but startle she call Sagara-san and Makimachi-dono. With wondering, Aoshi look how she inspect both agents. "I expect you didn't repeat today's behavior. But I have some doubts over this draws" Say her as point out the board. "I suppose that this is me then."
Sagara interrupt her: "Look Sergeant, this isn't the army. So don't expect me to be like a elite that is what you and Shinomori here are." At this Alicia put a brow and Shinomori was expecting her answer.
She get close to him seriously and take a chalk in the process. Balancing it on her hands she say: "Officer, Sagara, did you know who is officer Kamiya."
"Of course!" Interrupt Misao.
"Damn! Officer Sagara you did shrink your self! I wasn't directing to you Makimachi but as you both know officer Kamiya get know that she will get a memorandum. All for your responsibilities."
-"Kenshin will not let that happen to Jou-chan. All memos pass his hand for approbation." Say Sagara with indignation.
"But the final approbation is give it from the Captain and starting today he hand me discipline around here." When they comprehend those words meaning they really know that woman was from hell. "Makimachi had this week first turn and will with her on her patrolling and for you officer Sagara, you will do double shift and I will patrol with you on second shift. Get back work now."
Now they get out of there as fast as they could. But once in the corridor her damns to the new sergeant can be hear.
-"Didn't you overreact on your first hour here?"
"And everyone that I will pass here, Shinomori. Is always hard at the beginning. Changes are always fighted, but you will see the change soon that I can promise you."
-"I all ready read your file."
"Really?"
As she wait for Shinomori to answer her she get close the blackboard to add her personal draw in it. A little devil girl on a skate board.
"Yes, and was asking my self…" He stop his talking at seeing her draw then blink twice.
"You were asking your self….?"
"Why all that changes of bases?"
"I think that you want the true and not only what say the file, correct?"
Shinomori only made a movement with the head accepting it but never taking his eyes from hers. She broke the contact when signaling the blackboard. "You see… This draw was my nick name on training. I was only cadet, but a very good one in a way they all call me devil on skateboard, isn't funny?
That's everything he wasn't expecting and the sincerity in her made him feel dizzy. However he know there was lack of information. But she continue: "I read your file Sergeant. What was your nick name?"
"And why you think I should have one?
"Because Sergeant Shinomori, you are like me. A elite as Sagara say. The only is that I'm on America and you here in Japan."
"But you seem to had japanese blood on you."
Now is time to Alicia to feel trap on the conversation. She was conscious of her Japanese characteristics but there weren't so noticeable and she knows how conceal them. Definitely this guy is just as like his file say.
"I will show you the office we were share. We should go now."
Courtesy show it all, and Aoshi held the door for her drooping the military aspects on the draw to show her this is a police station not a military one. She get instantly the meaning of his actions and on they walk through the corridor she relax her pose. That's when Aoshi broke the silence.
"Iceberg."
"What?"
"My nick name was iceberg. I found it's funny for every one call me that but I didn't get it."
"I think we will learn from each other, partner."
Well this is chapter two. Let me know what you think, all comments are very welcome if they are with respect.