And after a long delay/Hiatus due to my absolute powers of procrastination, I send you the next chapter!:
xX Occhio Bianco Xx
Chapter 2
Tenten had to admit that she was thoroughly irked out when she received the package. You would have thought that mission details would come through something like a laser device, or a top secret missile which burst through the ceiling. But noooo, Kakashi had to use a much more simpler…and annoying piece of means to get it through. Instead of using those lovely, nifty gadgets, he had opted to secure mission details into the newest issue of Icha Icha magazines and send them by post to his agents. The huge blush from the postman she had received when she was signing off the package was almost equal to Tenten's. Sure, this type of means cost less damage to one's house and lodgings, but ironically, she would rather have her house torn to shreds than being seen with a copy of Icha Icha Paradise. As much as she hated to admit it, Tenten was one of the more…reserved girls, although she seemed to be much more mature on the outside. In that sense I mean. She was one of the elite that had graduated from the spy academy that year, the one who topped in weaponry, execution, assassination, code-breaking and disguise in the academy. However, there was one area she failed miserably at.
Seduction. She dully remembered an assignment back from the academy in which every girl had to come forth and present to their teachers their most seductive piece of garments or lingerie. Was it any surprise that Kakashi and the author of those dastardly magazines (A/N: Forgot the guy's name.==) were on the judging panel that day? Nevertheless, Tenten wore a green jumpsuit with orange leg warmers and nearly got expelled. In light of this, she was the only one who was safe from exposing more than they were supposed to when a suspicious raincloud appeared into the hall and drenched all the students. Men and their nutty behaviour. There's NO freaking way am I going to use those means to get whatever information I might need. It was true. Whilst other girls thought about falling in love with the enemy and living on a dangerous romance, Tenten thought of what was the best way to kill them. She was, as sad to say, a virgin on the lips AND a virgin sexually. Although she did have a few admirers, somehow, there was always the sense of oddity or tomboyness which threw them off. Well, better become one of those who'd actually do something, than those who would use their looks to gain something. Tenten thought as she frowned in disgust at the cover. With a sigh, she ripped away the plastic cover and flipped through the thing. Nothing of exact interest. Strange…she thought. There must be some extra trick to this thing. Sighing, she ran her hand through her unruly locks (currently let out of two buns as she was not on a mission), grabbed a cup of coffee and prepared the decoding equipment. Gathering everything she needed, she closed the curtains, and walked towards her study.
******************************************************************************A few hours later, Tenten was absolutely going nuts. There was NOTHING in which could have gone and given details about a mission; analysing page numbers, reading through the editor notes a few hundred times, using Caesar's decryption method….Heck, she even went to as to analyse the compromising positions (blushing and with an annoyed grimace) in the book (The spoon position as a C, Another as an O, .). And on top of that, she burned the lightbulb of her ultraviolet decrypter, which meant she couldn't use it and would have to take some money out of her dwindling savings to buy another one. Arghhhh….If Kakashi wasn't my supervisor, nor my mentor, I would have ripped him to shreds. Scratching her head, and stifling a yawn, she put away all the equipment and left the copy of "mission details" on her desk. Just as she did so, a "ring…" filled the air.
"Moshi-moshi?" Tenten said while stifling another yawn.
"Tenten! There you are, I've been trying to reach you…It's about the shopping li-"(A/N: "Shopping List"=Mission details)
"You mean the Icha Icha Paradise Magazine?"
"Yes! You see…I think I accidentally mistook it as a shopping list, and sent it to you instead. Would you please come over and pick it up?"
Click.
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And so, It was a furious Tenten, wearing a long overcoat, a cream turtleneck, jeans and a pair of boots who cursed all the way towards the Police Office. Suppressing a shiver, she grasped the collar of her coat, hoping to block the winds of the autumn streets of Konoha. Damn him. FML. Shit! How long has he been at this job? And why would he send me the WRONG copy of that magazine? And whose idea was it to send it through it anyway? Is the police and spy force so poor that they can't afford to give a much "professional" means of sending these bouts of information? Jeez…. Unbeknownst to her, a young man, with long, dark, hazel hair in a long pony tail and a tall lean body was heading in the opposite direction. Unbeknownst to him, She wasn't looking where she was going and was also a furious young (attractive brunette) woman. Unbeknownst to both of them, there was a large grimy puddle that was left over on the sidewalk between them. And so, to put it lightly, both of them crashed into each other. Sending them both into the puddle. Ouch…Tenten thought with a frown. She was about to yell an onslaught of insults when she took a closer look onto who bumped her. The said man was standing up and offering a slender hand towards her. He wasn't like any other person she had met before. Long, ebony dark hair which went to his waist and tied into a long ponytail, an angular, but handsome face, and eyes which were a startling sapphire colour. He was wearing a suit without a tie and a long brown overcoat. "Are you alright?" The man enquired.
"I-I'm alright…I suppose. And you?" Tenten enquired in return.
The man smiled at her, his sapphire eyes softening into an endless blue (A/N: This chapter is more on Tenten's view on things, by the way. :P) and gently took her hand with both of his. It's so warm...Tenten thought with a blush, lips curving into a small smile. And just as she had begun to linger upon the warmness, the man withdrew his hands and reached into his coat, taking out a namecard. "Here. Come and drop by if you have any time. I think I owe you a drink for that."
"Oh, but it was an acc-" Tenten replied, only to meet with the streets of Konoha. Curiously, she gazed down onto the namecard, reading its contents.
.Hijen Lee.
.Master Winebrewer and Bartender.
.Occhio Bianco.
A master winebrewer…and a bartender at that early an age? She didn't seem to be very much older than her 18 years. And his name was seriously odd. Chinese immigrants were hard to come by in Konoha, and they usually appeared in Chinatown, or whatever those Chinese congregated places which always smelt of soysauce and roast duck. Not that she was discriminating against them, but she should know. She was half Chinese and Japanese. Her parents had been immigrants to here, and to her knowledge, had been murdered after merely 3 days of setting foot upon Konoha. Nevertheless, she had only been three years old, and couldn't really remember anything…apart from the frightening image of two bodies falling and a warm, sticky substance which splashed across her cheek. At that time, Kakashi had been kind enough to pick her up and raise her like his own. And so , when the time came, it was eventual that she would become a spy. Putting that thought away, Tenten glanced around her one last time, pocketed the namecard (after fingering the name longingly) and marched towards the police station in a better mood. Hijen Lee…I guess things are looking up. Is this fuzzy feeling what they all call love…or a crush?
Hijen Lee snuck into the alley and waited until Tenten, or so he was told, disappeared into the streets. With a mental sigh, he undid his ponytail and let hair loose. His smile, which he had shown to Tenten a few moments ago, reverted to a thin, emotionless line. With a slight buzz, his phone rang and Hijen flipped it almost immediately and answered.
"Hijen, Is the lady fully recognized and charmed?"
"Yes….Uncle. Did everything according to the board."
"Excellent. Now, can you please return to the bar and…prepare the red wine? Gai and Rock Lee are not going to be able to handle tonight with the amount of customers. It is Sunday, after all."
"Hai…I know, I'll be there soon."
"Oh, and make sure you make some preparations for our newest employee...Hijen."
Click.
Can anyone guess who Hijen is? XDD
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