If you haven't seen Shutter Island. Definatly go watch fantastic.

I have this entire thing done. I'll I release a chapter a day, at like midnight pacific time until it's finishhed. There's gonna be three chapters total and a short epilogue.

lol chiz is such a mom.

im kinda Afraid Kyo's happiness is a little out of character, he's generally a lot more rude. whatever. i mean he did just extort 15K from Lori. That's somthing to be happy about right? #IoriMyBby*3*

leave a non-contructive criticism. Literally just insult me. Tell me I'm ass.

The sun hung low in the sky. It cast the plains in a light orange hue- the beginnings of sunset. The wind was picking up a bit, it howled solemnly over the prairie. In the center of the prairie was a crater. In the center of the crater was a pulsing mass of energy.

Chizuru stood there at the crater's edge and looked coldly down at the glowing mass. She was dressed warmly for the mountains, and leaned against the motorcycle she had brought from home. She turned her face to the sky and closed her eyes.

This was her fault. She didn't have much time to watch the seal. She was the CEO of one of the largest companies in Japan for crying out loud! She didn't have time to babysit a demon. She was midway through an important meeting when she got a call from her housekeeper. Something like a bomb had gone off in her basement. What a nuisance.

She had immediately called Kyo, who seemed a bit exasperated, but was willing to help. Iori's number was no longer in service. She tasked a every secretary in the company on finding his contact information. It took nearly an hour.

It took another hour to get him on the phone. And another to convince him to help re-seal the demon.

Just wait until I get my hands on you Yagami… my time is worth more than your entire-

"Heey! Kagura!" The rumble of an engine hailed the arrival of the other two treasures.

Chizuru turned her head to watch Kyo pull up on a rather flashy-looking motorcycle. He removed his goggles and greeted her cheerily. He seemed to be in high spirits. He proceeded to make small talk.

Chizuru couldn't help but notice Iori Yagami was clinging to his rival as if his life depended on it. He didn't seem to realize the motorcycle had stopped, and was all but attached to the back of Kyo's jacket. Chizuru almost smiled as she motioned towards him.

"Getting along?"

Kyo shrugged and glanced over his shoulder to look at his passenger. "I learned a lot of curse words in the past three hours."

Kyo nudged his passenger with his elbow. Iori remained motionless.

"I mean, the first half-hour was in Japanese. Then he started speaking English or something so I don't know what he was saying…" Kyo yawned.

"But yeah. He didn't try to kill me, so I guess we 'got along'. Anyways, how was your trip?"

"There was a bomb threat in the airport you two landed in so-"

"Oh yeah, uh, that was Yagami" Kyo laughed. "He was playing with fire in the airport. Police thought he was a terrorist. We had to run. It was pretty crazy."

"Ah."

That plane detour which took two and a half hours… That was you too Yagami? Ohhh I'm going to slap you, you little brat. How much more of my time are you going to steal?! Chizuru's blood was beginning to boil, but her cool exterior masked any signs of anger.

"Then we went up the plateau! Man! You should have seen the views! It's amazing up here! There's all sorts of wildlife too. I saw a..."

Chizuru smiled blandly at Kyo and patiently waited for him to finish. She glanced at her watch, then cast a worried gaze to the bottom of the crater. After a couple of long minutes, Kyo had finished describing his journey and began fiddling with the knobs on his motorcycle. Chizuru interjected before he could ask her what each of the switches did.

"Well then, now that all of us are assembled, let's get this over with." She nodded at the glowing mass that lay in the dirt below. "Since I dragged you both out here, the least I can do is pay for dinner. I won't be able to eat with you, but I'll arrange to have the bill covered. How does that sound?"

A bit of incentive to get these two deadbeats moving. I need to get back to the company... Shoot. The airport that I flew into is so small that they close at twelve. I need to be there in less than four hours or else I'll be stranded for the night… And the crew's still on payroll. I had better hurry.

"Oh great! Thanks Kagura."

Kyo, motivated by the promise of a night of free eating and, more importantly, drinking, quickly tried to dismount the bike. He was held down by Iori, who hadn't yet released his death grip on Kyo's waist. He seemed startled for a moment before chuckling.

"I know you love me Yagami, but you've got to let me go okay?"

"..."

"Dude. Hey."

Iori lifted his head very slightly off the back of Kyo's jacket. His eyes were puffy and his face had turned an interesting shade of green.

" I... I think … I'm gonna throw up."

Iori let his head drop back down. The mirth drained from Kyo's face.

"...like... right now?"

"yeah."

An exclamation of "Holy shit then get the hell off me!" and "Don't you fucking dare vomit on me. I will break all of your teeth!" was followed by a flurry of activity. After a few moments, Iori was sitting on the ground holding his head between his knees. Kyo had escaped to a good distance behind Chizuru.

She rolled her eyes.

Damn Kids.

She strode towards the hunched figure and attempted to coax him to his feet. He seemed to have quite a bad case of motion sickness. No matter. Time was ticking and she needed him up and about. She didn't care if he was puking his guts out, so long as he got into that crater and did his job.

"Yagami, let's go. Hey!" She nudged him with her foot. "Come on now, both of you!... Kusanagi you too! what are you doing?"

I swear… If I need to stay the night in the middle of nowhere because of you two…

Chizuru briefly considered grabbing Iori by the hair and throwing him into the crater. But if she did, Iori would probably start on a warpath against her. She couldn't afford to entertain a stalker maniac for the next few years, so she bit her lip, shut her eyes and continued encouraging him.

I need to go. Come on Yagami… PLEASE. Ugh. If you were anyone else, I would be threatening, not begging…

While Chizuru pleaded with the sick man, the siren on her bike went off. She whipped around to see Kyo sitting on her motorcycle looking scared. He grinned sheepishly and raised his hands in surrender. Brat.

Being the leader of the most powerful team to ever compete in a King of Fighters tournament should have been more glamorous. But instead, Chizuru found it much like parenting. No. It was much more difficult than parenting. She had authority over a thousands employees, but not these two. One was a loose cannon. The other was a loose cannon with a penchant for violent bouts of insanity. She prayed her own young son didn't end up like either of these idiots.

You know you're sick when you're too sick to defend yourself against accusations of homosexuality. Yag my poor baby. Things aren't gonna get any better for you. wait it out kay?

* please ignore the fact that Iori was all like 'I hate heights' while riding on a (flat) plateau (last chapter). I forget things.

*also ignore how Kyo didn't know they would be riding motorcycles before he flew out, but he did know before Yagami landed. I mean, maybe Chizuru emailed him or something while on the plane (some have wifi now) but this just a fun side story and I don't really want to iron out details. sry.

next chapter, midnight tomorrow. stay tuned