Acacia: Thanx everybody for the reviews. Keep 'em up!
Roxas: Yeah, and Acacia, please don't sign up 4 anything else.
Acacia: I decided against student council, but there is an endangered animal protection club, I think I might join that.
Roxas: The idea is great and all, but u don't want to kill all ur free time.
Acacia: Fine, but luckily the teachers went pretty easy with the homework this weekend. And I got the try-outs out of the way.
Roxas: Can we get on with the story?
Acacia: Yeah, but in the last chapter I wish I put maybe instead of uh duh.
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Ven's POV
"Again." I told Roxas.
"What! I must've done this routine a hundred times now!" Roxas said, drenched in sweat. It was Wensday, and somewhere around ninety degrees. I leaned against a tree as Roxas finished up the routine.
"Oh yeah, Roxas, I've notified the leadman about you." Roxas stopped and stared at me.
"Huh?"
"Go take a shower and meet me by my car."
"Got it." He ran off, while I strolled behind him.
Up in my dorm, I grabbed the slayer uniform and the one I wore when I was fifteen. I was about to walk out the door when I remembered the seal, and the hair dye. I got the items and placed them in my bag, then hurried to my car.
Roxas was already there, waiting for me. "I thought I was supposed to meet you here. Not the other way around." His hair was still wet, so the spikes drooped.
"Had to get a few things, and I thought you were gonna be longer than that." I said as I got into the drivers side, "Hey, open the bag."
Riku's POV
"So, why do you need me to take you three to headquarters?" I asked.
"'Cause you can drive." They said inison.
"Fine. There's something I need to get there anyway."
Namine smiled. "Alright, we'll be in your Mercedes."
Soon we were on our way. Love Like Woe started playing on the radio, I tried to change it, but Namine slapped my hand away. "Geez, fine." Sora and Kairi stayed quiet the whole time. Weird. They've usually talked my ear off by now. What's up with them?
Roxas's POV
Ven's jeep pulled into a dark, musty garage, and parked. The guy running the garage came over and Ven handed him a card. He nodded and gave the card back. "Come on."
"So is this where the headquarters are?"
"Nope."
"Then why are we here?"
"Slayers are so top secret that we even change out cars."
"What?"
"Most slayers know multiple assassins, and we don't want them seeing our car in the parking lot. So we trade them out. And the cars that we get for our slayer work are always way better than the ones we already have." Ven stopped at the latest model of a blue Ferrari. I gasped. "It looks like any other, but this one is modified. And a lot faster." A devious smile crept across his face.
"I'm guessing this is your favorite part of being a slayer."
"No, but its in my top three. Oh, we also gotta get the uniforms on." Ven led me to a room that looked like a dressing room. He handed me the smaller uniform and changed into his. I did the same. The uniform consisted of black pants, a fitted tee, a trench coat, dark sunglasses, and a type of hat that I could never remember the name of. (Think more to matrix.)
Ven grabbed my hat and put some goo in hair. "Hey!"
"It's just hair dye."
"Why?"
"We go the extra mile to make sure no one recognizes us. Hair can give that away, so we all dye our hair black. It'll come out the first time you wash it. Oh, and we also gotta hide the seal, so I brought some of this."
"Make up?"
"Basically yeah, make up. But it matches your skin color to hide the seal." He handed it to me and started to get the dye through my hair, while I put stuff on the seal part that people can see. Ven finished with me and worked on himself. I looked in the mirror. It was weird seeing myself with black hair.
I put my hat on once Ven finished. He placed his in a kinda diagonal manner. When I got into the car I saw it was different. But I mainly got that because of all the buttons. Ven saw my face and said, "Don't touch anything. When you are more experienced, I'll show you what they all do." I leaned back into the seat. "Wanna see how fast she can go? I know a shortcut where there aren't any cops. Or speed limits for that matter."
"Do you really have to ask?"
"Okay!" He pulled out and turned onto a smaller road and accelerated. I watched the speedometer. 100, 130, 180, 210, 300, 400 mph. "Now you see what I mean by faster." He slowed down. "You remember what I told you in the jeep?"
"Don't speak, instead use the hand signals you showed me, especially if it's an assassin. Look forward, and stay expressionless."
"Good, 'cause we're here." He parked in front of a skyscraper that looked like it was entirely made out of tinted glass. I followed Ven into the building. The inside looked like a regular lobby, same for the elevator. He pressed thirty-six. Instead of going up, the elevator went down, fast enough to where my feet were being lifted off the ground.
What the heck? The elevator stopped. Ven stepped out and made a left. The halls and everything was white. As we passed a group of assassins, they all stopped talking and watched us pass. Ven came to a door and opened it. It led to another hallway. He went down it and stopped when he came to a tall man with blue eyes and spiky blond hair. "Oh, good, you made it." he said.
Namine's POV
We stepped out of the car. Immediately Sora and Riku shouted, "Whoa! The latest model of ferrari!" I rolled my eyes.
"Come on!" Me and Kairi had already started towards the headquarters while the boys gaped at the car. They broke out of the trance and ran after them.
"Which floor?" Riku asked.
"Thirty-six." I said. Sora and Kairi held onto the handlebars. The elevator was really fast, and the first time they were in here, it was like an anti-gravity zone. It also worked backwards. If you pressed negative five, you would go up five floors. Kairi had her eyes squeezed shut, and her hair was flying straight up. Sora's necklace was hitting his face.
The elevator stopped and we got out. I took a left and picked through the maze I memorized as a kid. There was something I needed to talk to Cloud about.
Cloud's POV
I was in my office with Ven and Roxas. "Ven, are you sure you're ready to take on a student?"
"Yes, sir."
"Even if you have to be really quick about. Since he's starting about ten years late. And you don't have to be formal with me. My dad liked it, but I don't. And don't be calling me leadman."
"Yes Cloud, I know I am capable and I plan on keeping the tradition of being trained by the families slayer."
"Glad you're able to say yes. 'Cause I decided to put on a search mission. A couple of slayers are already looking."
Roxas piped up, "Exactly what will we be looking for?" Ven looked at him sternly.
I smiled, glad that this one isn't one of those brain dead soldiers, "I'm glad you asked that. You see, the reason I put the slayers on the mission is because the slayer Wakka has gone missing. Tifa, though she's an assassin, she's Wakka's cousin and is familiar with slayers. For your first mission Roxas, I'm having you and Ven go with Tifa, and make sure she stays safe, as well as finding Wakka. Ven, Wakka was your partner for a time. Am I correct?"
"Yeah."
"Cloud, you are always so protective of me. I can handle my own." a feminine voice said at the door.
"We'll give you guys some time alone." Ven said, leading Roxas out the door.
I watched the door close. "Don't worry about that, and besides, nobodies going alone. Besides, what would I do if my lovely bride was dead."
"I don't know. I'm guessing Roxas was one of those two," I nodded, "Oh, so I'll be basically helping Ven speed up the training a bit."
"Correct." I kissed her, and started giving her the details.
Kairi's POV
We were at the simulation training area. It was where the adult V.A.s would train their kids when they're at a young age. I loved watching, it's just so cute! Namine walked over to an assassin who was coaxing his five year old into putting on one of the sim helmets. "Hi Jake." Namine said.
Jake looked over, "Namine, Riku! And two cover ups named Sora and Kairi! I haven't seen you guys since you were eleven and twelve! My, you've grown."
The five year old looked at us curiously. While Namine and Riku spoke to Jake, I went to the girl and Sora followed. "Hi! I'm Kairi and this is Sora. What's your name?"
"Yuffie." She said, rocking back and forth nervously on her heels.
"You seem scared to put on the helmet. Why?" Sora asked.
"There's a lot of monsters in there."
I smiled at the girl, which seemed to brighten her mood. "You know, the monsters may look scary, but they can't hurt you."
"Okay, I'll try not to be afraid and do my best."
"Now that's the spirit. I have a feeling you're gonna be a great assassin someday."
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Acacia: I just couldn't resist putting Yuffie in there as a five year old. Oh, sorry I keep on forgetting to say this. I have nothing against Xion. She just seemed like the perfect character for her part here.
Roxas: You had to dye my hair black.
Acacia: Again, sorry. I like you better as a blond too. Don't forget too review.
(in the reviews, could please tell me if you think Wakka should live or not, and/or what character you want me to add to me and Roxas's conversation's at the beginning and end.