February
A month had passed since their first meeting, and so far, neither of them had been killed. Though not for lack of trying.
Cassidy Turman was a dangerous woman, as Harry McAnderson soon found out. Unlike most detectives, who preferred to observe the action from afar and then enter the scene after the subjects in question had left, Cassidy preferred to jump right into the action, and observe the subjects interactions with one another from behind a car or boulder from a few steps away, prepared to dodge any flying objects and people that cross their path. Much to Harry's dismay. However, despite his complaints, they discovered that the Rangers had 2 women on their team, as Cassidy said "They are the only ones with skirts attached to their uniform", and they used Samurai techniques to fight.
Which lead Cassidy and Harry to where they are currently, standing at the entrance of the only Dojo in the city.
"Are you sure about this?" Asked Harry looking up at the large, intimidating traditional gates in front of the pair
"Certainly. Even if the occupants aren't the Rangers, they should at least know something about the techniques they use, which should at least give us another indication of who they are. It's foolproof!"
"Well, I'm not sure about that" He muttered, as he rang the doorbell.
A middle aged man opened the gate, wearing a traditional men's yukata. He gave a confused look, and asked the pair "May I help you?"
"Hello, I am Detective Cassidy Turman, and this is my colleague, Detective Harry McAnderson. Do you have any other residents of the Dojo present in the house?" She said, showing her badge, and indicating to Harry beside her.
"Yes, my students are training now, come in" He said, fully opening the gates to the pair and letting them inside "My name is Ji, pleased to meet you"
The house was very well kept, with a small, but elegant traditional Japanese styled garden. There was a small koi pond to the left side of the three, and a clean stone path lead the way to the temple-styled residence.
There was a small group of 4 teenagers practicing various fighting styles round the side of the house, and Ji lead the pair of detectives towards them.
He raised a hand, and the group paused their training, and bowed towards their guests. One of the group, wearing a plain black training uniform with a red stripe lining his outfit stepped forward, bowed again to Ji, and said "I am Jaden, nice to meet you both. Can we help you?"
It was Harry who spoke next, while Cassidy bowed politely in response "I'm Harry, that this is Cassidy…what are you doing Cassidy?" he asked, as Cassidy had completed bowing to Jaden, and then proceeded to bow to the rest of the team.
"It's called being polite. You should try it some time." She retorted, completing her bows and then straightening her coat. "Are you the only members of the household?" she asked, counting the members in her head
"No, Antonio is out selling fish again, and Mia is taking a cooking class." Replied the female of the group, who was also wearing a plain black training outfit, but had a yellow stripe lining her uniform. The blonde looked to be the youngest of the group, and smiled politely at the pair "Are you two a couple?"
"NO!" Yelled the two in unison defensively, with a slight twinge of disgust in their expressions.
"No offensive, Harry, your nice and all, but…no" Cassidy said, turning to face Harry, saying in a matter of fact tone of voice.
"Yea, I agree, your pretty and all that, but, your too dangerous to be my type. I don't like my women to be violent" he replied, earning a hard kick in the shin as a result.
"Who said I was violent? Just because I know how to take care of myself!" she said, linking over him and placing a high-heeled shoe onto his back.
"Ahem" coughed Jaden, bringing Cassidy's attention back to the task at hand, and forcing her to remove her heel.
"Sorry." She replied sheepishly, before resuming her questioning mode, then forgetting what her questions were "Erm…I think your in the clear. We will be on our way, come on Harry" She said, picking up the man and pulling him to his feet.
"Thank Goodness" he murmured. There was something odd about the group, though he couldn't put his finger on it. However, there was no way that they could be the Power Rangers, too young.
As the pair left the building, the entire household sighed with relief.
"Thank goodness" Jaden said "They are both idiots"
Emily giggled "I only asked, they would make a cute couple though…"
COOL TRANSITION
"You didn't need to act so violently, you know." Said Harry, rubbing his back was they walked through the high street, towards the police station. "Just saying what you think is enough, you don't need to act it out"
Cassidy stopped walking, ignoring the stream of people passing the pair. She then turned to face Harry beside her, with the exact same look in her eyes that she had when they first met one another. Determination.
There was a silence for a time between to two. No one had a need so say anything, so they didn't, and continued walking together.
They had only been a team for a month, and despite the pairs disagreements with methods, and their fights, and their bickering, they really were a great team up. They were complete opposites, Harry being analytical, taught through textbooks and tutors and, as a result, quiet and reserved. While Cassidy was upfront, being taught solely through her own experiences, and as a result, she was very take-it-as-it-comes: very living in the present, and never regretting the risks she takes. They were polar opposites, which was why they worked well together, so that they observed both types of detective work, as a team, they saw all aspects of the investigation, even if they didn't know it.
After a while, they were in front of the station. They parted ways, but not before Harry got in the last words.
"Don't change, I like you just the way you are, heels and all."
Cassidy remained silent, but turned once again to face him. She then promptly kicked him in the groin, earning a grunt from him, and then held up his face to hers, and gave him a smack on the lips. In other words, she kissed him.
"W-what the hell was that for?" Demanded Harry, bright red in the face with a combination of pain and embarrassment.
"I didn't know to hurt you, or to kiss you, so I did both" She replied frankly, before briskly walking down the alleyway to her apartment.
Harry didn't even try to stop her. He knew better than to interrupt her while she was in the moment. Instead, he just tried to sort out what situation he had gotten himself into.
All he got, was a mix of emotions, and a headache. In the end, he just decided to ignore what had just happened as he make his way back home.
Little did the pair know, but the entire incident had just been witnessed by several police department staff, and most importantly, Linda Carson. The receptionist, and the rightly named 'Matchmaking Queen' of the police department. And Linda had just smelt a challenge…
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