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Chapter 3

Kairi stared into her reflection on the bus window. As dull and boring as a bus ride seems, it always has a way of helping people reflect on past events. One this particular ride, Kairi was reflecting on the incident in the office.

Flashback

"Kairi, I got the interview with both families set."

"Thanks Selphie, you're the best."

Cid suddenly yelled from across the room, "Where the hell is that damn art kid!"

"He left about ten minutes ago sir." Said a clerk near Sora's room.

"Where the hell did he go!"

End of flashback

Indeed that was the question, where had Sora gone? Kairi remembered the look on his face when she glanced at him before he left. His face held shock, and worry, what had she done to make him seem that way? She remembered reading out her assignment, but surely Sora didn't care THAT much about the Strife family.

"Gah, who cares, it's not like it has anything to do with me anyways."

Her bus pulled up to her stop. After she got off she walked over to a large gate to an enormous estate. A large span of well kept grass and hedges occupied the distance and in the far background could be seen a large mansion, of classic style.

"Wow, that's really a good shot." Piped Yuffie as she snapped a couple of shots from her camera, she of course had traveled with Kairi the whole way, but had spent her time looking through her old photos.

"Yuffie, don't you ever stop taking pictures?" asked Kairi.

"What? Why would you, the way I see it, every picture you take captures a moment, and sometimes," she said with a slight smile, "you capture the perfect instant that can never be found again." Slowly she used her fingers to make a frame around Kairi's face.

Kairi just stood there, blinking at the deep remarks she could not really relate to.

"Yeah…well, what were you looking through earlier?"

"Oh, I was looking for pictures I took a while ago, when I first started out, this is a little embarrassing but I was looking for pictures of that Sora guy."

Kairi immediately jumped at his name and ran right up to her.

"Sora! Since when have you taken pictures with him?…Ohmagawd…you two didn't get freaky did you…?" Kairi was defiantly on the brink of exploding.

"Hahaha, no, don't worry, it's just," Yuffie paused from her snapshots and just looked into the distance, "I remember almost every picture I take, and I'm almost positive I've seen him before, but I can't remember where."

Kairi noticed the time and quickly changed the topic, "Well, we're going to be late for our meeting with Riku Jenova. Come on, this is a once in a life time opportunity." Kairi flashed her badge to the gatekeeper and the door slowly swung open.

"Okay okay." Yuffie sighed and dragged all her equipment along the path past the gate.

Meanwhile in a dimly lit office at police headquarters.

"So what's the assignment this time boss." Casually said a flaming-red-haired man. He was leaning on the side of the door, dressed in a dark blue suit. He flicked out his lighter and cigarette.

"Investigative search. From the Top." Said the other male, he was wearing a black suit and had brown hair; he wasn't wearing a tie, and looked as if he had just gotten out of a street brawl. Yet everything about him, his walk, talk, and appearance was cool and collected.

"Woah, the TOP is involved 's the target? Celebrities dog? Politicians 16 year old, or Pamela Anderson's Dild….."

"Lost Prince," he sharply interjected "apparently went missing a few years ago, with no trace or evidence, the past investigation teams deemed it a lost case, but it's been decided that it is being reopened."

"Well then," getting off from the door, the red haired man glided over to the brown haired man, "it seems we have our work cut out for us, don't we Squall?"

"The names Leon, and it's 'Sir' for you especially Axel."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Axel walked by Leon waving off Leon's remark.

Kairi had been waiting in the lobby of a huge room, nearly an hour had passed since she first got there to await her interview with Riku Jenova.

"Guh, Kairi can we just go home, it's getting late." Yuffie sat cross-legged on the chair next to Kairi. "Does it really matter if we interview this guy?"

"Yes it does Yuf. See, over the years there have been to prominent families in the area, they aren't directly involved in politics or anything, but their influence is spread throughout the country, but these two families, the Strife and Jenova, have been in constant quarrels with each other. Even to the point of physical violence…"

"Wow, its like Romeo and Juliet. Speaking of which, I wouldn't mind letting Riku be MY Romeo." Yuffie chuckled at her naughty thoughts.

"Yuffie, do you ever stop thinking about guys, I mean honestly," Kairi sat up straighter," look at me, I'm single and proud of it."

"Don't worry Kai!" Yuffie interrupted slapping her on the back. "Someday you'll meet a guy who can really please you."

"What? That's not what I was…" Kairi was interrupted by a secretary coming through the door.

"Excuse me, I'm sorry but Master Riku will be in his business conference a little longer, so if you don't mind I'm sure he'll be done soon."

Kairi laid back and sighed as the secretary exited the room through the door on the other side of the room. "Jeez, she told us that half an hour ago…"

Kairi waited for a response from Yuffie but when she looked where Yuffie should have been she was gone. Kairi searched the room and found her picking the lock on the first door the secretary came in through.

"Yuffie!"

"Shh, Kai, I learned to do this a couple years ago, you've got to be aggressive to make it to first base right?"

"Well yeah but…huh, wait did you say first b…"

She gave Kairi a big grin and finished with the lock. "After you."

"Sometimes I think you really are crazy you know." Kairi smirked.

They proceeded through the door, and after some walking came to a hallway filled with large doors, each leading to a different chamber.

"God it's like a maze, I guess we'll have to split up."

"Okay, you go one way, I'll go the other."

They spread out, and with every door Kairi opened she got more concerned, what if they were caught? What if she walked right in on the meeting, What if she loses her job for this?

"God Yuffie what did you get me into." Before Kairi opened the next door she stopped. There were voices coming from the other side, one she recognized as Riku's, she had heard it on the news before, it was icy and calm, almost as if he was older than he looked.

But the other voice she didn't quite recognize, she thought she had heard it before, but the tone was very serious. Kairi leaned in closer to listen.

"So even after all this time you couldn't stay away?"

"Look, you know I wouldn't come if it wasn't urgent. I heard about…that?"

"Well... it seems the dilemma you are in right now has no positive side to it."

"Yeah, if only there was some way."

Suddenly, for Kairi had been leaning too much on the door handle, the door swung open and she fell inside the room. She heard a chair slide back and a person stand up. She regained some sense and looked over to see Riku standing up glaring at her.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE! Who are you!" Yelled Riku giving her a glare that could make a child cry.

"I…I…" Kairi was pinned down by his stare, it made her tremble inside and her whole body shiver at his icy eyes. She would definitely lose her job for this…

After a pause another voice spoke.

"Miss Kairi?"

(A/N- yay, chapter 3! Well, I hope you all are enjoying it, please read and review and tell your friends about it, and THX to all you who have reviewed so far, it was really appreciated!)