HiME

Lost & Found

Chapter XI

Notes: Unfortunately, I can't make my acute deafness come when I needed it the most. Should I end this story? Do you think this will be the last chapter? 'laughs' I don't know… 'went off to look for the casts to ask when the story will end'.

"Tate-san, you mean you tell me that your son: Yuuichi-san is a hard worker and will make a great addition to one of our retail companies?" Mikoto said sitting behind her mahogany desk in her distinct black suit. "Y-yes," the man looking exactly like Yuuichi Tate replied nervously. They're like splitting image, though this man carried far more wrinkles and gray hair instead of blond like the younger version of him. "I have no interest in your request Tate-san," Mikoto started and the man looked down at the ground guiltily. "However, you've been very loyal to our business for many years and I will see to it that your loyalty doesn't go unjust." Mikoto continued as she leaned forward slightly to rest her elbows on the desk before she rested her chin on her entwined fingers. The man's face lit up at her change of tone, but only for a few seconds until he noticed her gaze turned cold and returned to its normal blank stares.

"However, I will have my personal secretary interview him before I will see him to judge how he will fare against the job you think he deserves. If you tell him to send in his application, I will call to HR and tell them to forward it directly to my secretary." Mikoto said calmly with a warm smile on her face. "Yes ma'am, if you excuse me." Tate Yuuta bowed at the feral girl and left the large office.

"You're going to let that bastard working here?" Nao asked stepping out from behind the book shelf a few feet from Mikoto's desk. It worked as a door leading to a secret room next door, mainly used when Mikoto had to stay overnight to get things done which is rarely nowadays. "What do you think?" Mikoto asked as she narrowed her eyes at Nao, sending chills down the red head's spine. "Should I accidentally spill hot coffee on him?" Nao smirked at the other girl's scary gaze. "Do as you please," Mikoto answered dryly and didn't even bother to talk the red head out of it like she usually would.

It has only be merely two weeks since Mikoto come out of her coma, she had gone back to work and relief Nao of her duty and things went back to normal, almost. Takeda hasn't got anymore beating since, and it is something that scared him because Natsuki ordered one of the underlings to fetch a doctor to make sure that he's in good health. Of course, the wolf doesn't do it out of kindness but out of Mikoto's request.

The door to the warehouse slide open slowly by two men in black suit, Takeda could feel fear rising within him. "Release him," Natsuki ordered the two men and they obeyed her command. "Boss," Takeda started once he was released from his chains. "From this day on, you no lone belong to the Wolf Clan." Natsuki said coldly as her glare send chills down his spine. "That is the punishment you reap for breaking one of the rules: never lay a finger on a woman." "But Boss…" Takeda tried to defend himself. "I will hear none of your excuses," the girl said sternly and dangerously at the same time.

"Of course, you still owe her a bullet…" Natsuki smirked pointing over at Mikoto a little behind her. "Well, my wound has yet to be fully healed. What we say that we have a bet? If you beat be in a hand-to-hand combat, I will gladly let you ago. Since my right hand is still weak, I will take you on with one hand and even give you three chances to strike me down. After three strikes, I will go all out on you. So be sure to defeat within three strikes," Mikoto said with an innocent smile on her face. Her words caused Takeda to burn with rage, clenching his hands into fists as his jaw seemed to be wired shut. "I will kill you," Takeda said with gritted teeth as he dove in for his first strike.

Natsuki and her underlings moved aside to get out of Takeda's raging path, though Natsuki feared to be in Mikoto's path instead of her ex-member. He aimed for her face but somehow missed; Mikoto clearly read his move beforehand and got out of the way just in time. He quickly leaped up in the air to do a round-house kick, but Mikoto calmly twirled herself and moved out of the attack range in less than a second. Completely pissed, Takeda twisted his torso lightly to get a momentum and moved his heel a little before bringing his other foot up to a one thirty-five degree angel and brought it down on Mikoto at full force. Mikoto moved back slightly and he only managed to clipped his foot against her lose tie that flow lightly with the breeze that managed to come inside of the warehouse.

Like a snake, Mikoto's hand extended and grip tightly onto Takeda's throat so fast that no one saw it coming. "You lost the fight when you lose your cool, but give my regards to Tate Yuuichi for me." Mikoto murmured as she put more pressure on her thumb against his Adam apple. She butthead him once before letting go of him, Takeda stumbled backward and soon turned tail and run for his life.

"You sure it's okay to let him go like that?" Natsuki asked with a confused look on her face. "Why not?" Mikoto asked. "What do you mean 'Why not?'? He nearly killed you, that's why not." Natsuki raised her voice as a vein seems to be protruded from her forehead. "I'm in good mood, so there's no point in killing him when I'm still alive. Come on guys, let's go eat some sushi." Mikoto said with a friendlier smile and the two men nodded as they too smiled at her. "Damn it, I just can't win against you." Natsuki groaned as she too followed Mikoto out. "And you never win against Fujino-san," Mikoto laughed whole-heartedly. "Shut up!" Natsuki growled as the door slowly closed by the men in the black suit.

"Where have you been?" Tate asked his friend as they sit down at the counter of a bar. "Two beers," Takeda called to the bartender and ignored his friend's question for a moment. "Come on, you know I got your back like you got mine man." Yuuichi said punching Takeda's shoulder lightly. "Well, Boss was fucking pissed when she found out about our little rumble. Obviously, that brat ain't someone we should be messing with and I forgot about the rules that night. Now I'm just nobody again," Takeda said in a low tone as she chugged down a bottle of beer like drinking water. "You mean that brat is still alive?" the blonde haired look shocked. "Yeah, she said to give you her regards. It means that watch your back or you're fucked in street language. The sounds of someone talking distracted their attention, because of the owner of the voice that really made Takeda and Yuuichi turned around to see who it was.

"Mai-san, you're glowing with happiness." Shiho said with a giggle as she and Nao sit down next to Mai, Yukino and Haruka. "…" Mai could only blush at the younger woman's comment. "Of course, she's been dating Koto since last week. Though they looked like they've been together forever," Nao said haughtily. "Yeah, but why are you the one that's saying it?" Haruka interrupted the red head. "Come on you two, we're supposed to be celebrating Mai-san's new life." Yukino acted as the peacemaker between the two head strong women as Shiho just nodded her head and smiled. "Yeah, sure whatever..." Nao said grumpily as Haruka leaned back and crossed her arms over her chest. "This is like a bachelorette party," Shiho smiled nervously and Mai turned a shade darker on red from embarrassment.

At a glance, Haruka, Nao and Shiho noticed Yuuichi and Takeda at the bar right away, but they ignored the men and just hope for the best. Though Nao wouldn't mind a little brawl since her life had been rather good since Shiho decided the put a short leash around her neck, not that she minded much and she still flirt but never cheated on the octopus girl because she really cared about the girl's feelings. Haruka didn't care for either way, but she doesn't want to have to use her gun in front of Yukino if possible as the woman would always carried her gun with her hidden behind her loose jacket.

"Damn them, I'm going to fucking kill them. I will kill her slowly, especially her…" Yuuichi Tate said as he ordered a shot and drank it down in one gulp. Takeda could tell that his friend is losing his mind, not because his ex-girlfriend is dating someone else. But he's pissed because his ex-girlfriend is happy and he's still miserable, he wanted her to be just as miserable as him, no a million times of his misery. That's the reason why he woe her in the first place, because she was Fuuka High's sunshine and that irritated him. He wanted to destroy that sunshine, and he succeeded too until that brat come along and brought the sunshine back into his ex-girlfriend's life. The man is just bitter and a failure in life, that's why he and Takeda were such good friends.

Author's Notes: Yosh! Another chapter done… 'laughs' I think I'll end it here just like this… Just kidding! Anyway, I think next chapter will come with a lot of things and whatnot, just not sure what those things will be. Enjoy!