Title: Partner
Author: Donna DeKaren
Pairing: mentions of Mika/Ryan | Mika/Raizo (in late chapters)
Length: 1415 words
Rating: T
Warning: Not beta'd and only a segment.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ninja Assassin or it's actors. I'm not doing this for profit. Everything is copyright by the people who made the movie, etc etc
Summary: AU: Mika is a head strong and loner officer. Raizo is the assigned partner she does not want. Together they will find who is behind the ninja like slayings.
A/N: I keep trying to write whole stories and THEN posting them. Rather than do that, I'm just going to post what I have and consider it a WIP. If it ever gets finished, great. If not...blame writer's block. Thanks for the awesome reviews for my other Ninja Assassin fic 'Lead Me.'
A car horn sounded, jumping Mika out of her memory and alerting her to move along in her car. She arrived at the airport 30 minutes late. Pissed off, she parked, turned off her car and slammed the door. Mika shook her head and put on her sunglasses. "A pretty boy Asian shouldn't be hard to find." She thought. A plane flew over head and she looked up, shielding her eyes from the sun's glare.
Clouds were gathering in the distance, a sure sign that it was going to rain soon. Mika walked inside the busy air port and decided that waiting near the doors would be a good look out spot for her new partner. People of seemingly every race and color were everywhere making her search much more difficult than she thought. She walked from the baggage pick up to the main doors a few times to see if she missed him. She also checked the food court. This was getting highly annoying.
From a café table next to a newspaper stand, Raizo watched Mika. There was something amusing watching her agitated yet commanding walk around the air port. The test was to see how patient she was and it obviously didn't last long. Standing up wearing black pants and a cream shirt that hugged his chest , he swung his black leather jacket over his shoulder and picked up his black suit case.
Mika was making her sixth trip back to the doors, almost as if now pacing when she saw Raizo walking towards her. He was tall, muscular and thin with beautiful dark silky hair. She found herself absently admiring that and the shape of his lips as he drew closer. "You're late." She protested as she lifted up her arm to show the slender watch on her wrist. Raizo leaned in, looked at the watch, straightened and looked at her.
"Actually, I was right on time. You were the one that was 30 minutes late. So to be fair, I made you wait." He calmly said in his soft voice. Not leaving room for argument, he walked passed her to the outside and towards the parking lot. Mika hurried behind him and grabbed his upper arm. His muscles tensed and he stopped. "Is there something wrong?" He asked innocently and stopped in front of a car. Still holding his arm, Mika glared at him. This was starting out so wrong. Not in the mood to continue to argue or have a bad day, she let go and took a deep breath.
"My car is this way. Lets go." She ticked her head to the right and walked forward. Mika unlocked all the doors once inside the car. Raizo sat his suitcase in the back and then sat in front. After the seat belts were on, she started the car and drove back to the precinct.
"Did officer Maslow brief you on what was going on?" She asked while driving. Raizo was looking out of his window, watching the busy city go by. "Somehow we're supposed to infiltrate the clan and see who is behind these assassins." Mika laughed at the sound of the clans. "You truly can't believe there is some clan of ninjas assassinating people just to settle some ninja beef? Of all cases to put me on." She rolled her eyes.
Raizo turned his head towards her and looked at her profile against the window of her car. The curls in her dark brown hair were starting to loosen up into waves in her hair. Her lips were full and stood out when looking at her from the side. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he wondered how those lips would feel kissing another. He concentrated on not looking pass her shoulders to the profile of her breast and stayed at arm's length. "Whoever picked you for this case must think highly of your abilities. This won't be an easy task."
Mika, not taking her eyes off the road continued to drive in silence. She noticed him checking her out but didn't say anything. To be fair, she owed him that one since she was checking him out at the air port. Not liking a silent car ride, she turned on the radio. There was a news report of a prominent gang leader and his gang slaughtered at a local strip club. "Do you think it has anything to do with what we're working on?"
"It's worth checking out." Raizo replied. "But I have to check in with your boss first before we do anything." Mika pulled into the parking lot of the precinct and parked. She turned off the car and looked at him. "I'll wait here. He doesn't need me." She said and reclined her chair. Raizo, already out of the car with bag in hand bent down to peer inside his open door. "You shouldn't be alone." Mika tapped the right side of her chest indicating her gun inside her jacket. "I'll be fine." She said and closed her eyes.
Time passed and she drifted off into a nap. She awoke by a light tap on the door. It was Maslow and Raizo. Maslow waited as she rolled down the window. "Yeah?" She asked. Maslow looked at Raizo and then back to her. "He'll have to stay with you. We can't afford to put him into a hotel. That's just too much money for our small force to pay." He explained. Mika sat up. "WHAT!?" Ryan Maslow knew she would react like this and sighed. "It's only going to be for a few weeks. If you guys solve the case fast, it'll be a lot sooner."
Mika started her car. "I'll solve this within a week then." Maslow laughed, "Yeah you do that." Then he patted Raizo's shoulder. "It was nice talking to you." Raizo nodded and got back into Mika's car. She didn't say a word until they arrived at her apartment. She was fuming the whole way. "My house, my rules got it?" She said as she unlocked her doors. Raizo followed in silent agreement. "You can sleep here and towels are in there. I'm not much of a cook so—"
Raizo sat his suit case on the spare bed and took off his jacket while she was giving instructions. He then took off his shirt and began unbuttoning his pants. Mike, wide eyed asked, "What are you doing?" He looked over to her as he pulled down his pants to reveal black boxers underneath. His legs as well as his chest and arms were incredibly sculpted. He looked like a god standing there and all she could do was swallow. "I'm about to meditate." He said and began to stretch into yoga like poses.
Mika couldn't think. Well she could think. She could think about how hot his body was and how badly she burned to touch his chest. She could think about trying not to look at his package or check out his ass. She could also think about how much of a distraction her new roommate was going to be or the last time she had sex. Sex, now that sounded good right about now. Mika shook those thoughts out of her head and left the room to look at files.
It was well into the night and she was buried in her work. The files and tales of the old ninja clans were fascinating. She had acquired them form a ladies husband who allegedly got assassinated. A click sound upon her desk drew her attention. It was Raizo setting a coffee mug filled with tea down next to her. "Mmm that smells good. Where did you get the tea? I didn't know I had any."
Raizo who was looking over her shoulder at the papers replied. "You didn't. I brought some with me." He was so close at that point. She could almost touch his cheek with hers. His hair brushed her neck and shoulder as she leaned. He wanted to gage her reaction. He wanted to see if she was as attracted to him as he was to her. Raizo reached to hand her the mug the same time she reached for it and their hands met. She didn't flinch or recoil like he expected so their touch lingered.
"Sorry." She whispered and drew the cup to her lips. This time they made eye contact and she was taken aback by the intensity of his stare. This whole roommate situation was going to make things difficult yet interesting all at the same time. Mika worried that she would like that a little too much.