Trapped behind glass

Familiar

I walked out of the bathroom

"Where's soryu" I asked ota who was sitting next to baba

"He asked us to escort you to the auction" baba said offering me his hand

"Why don't you use that hand to pick your hat up.....oh wait it's gone" I snickered

"Ota would you be a doll and show me to the auction" I asked

"Why of course madam" ota said walking beside me and locking my arms with him

Baba glared at us me and ota both laughed

AT THE AUCTION

I walked up onto the stage the bright lights bearing down on me

"Our next item up for bid is a wonderfully crafted Aztec vase" the auctioneer said loud and clear

I bent one knee swaying my hands gesturing to the vase on its stand and smiling into the crowd

"Sold for five thousand" the auctioneer yelled

I heard a few whistles as I picked up the vase elegantly and strutted over to the auctioneer swaying my hips slightly

The auctioneer winked at me under his make up

He is quite the...... character

TIME SKIP

"Ladies and gentlemen I'm afraid that was our final item for the night" the auctioneer said

I turned to see soryu peeking through the curtains

I walked up to him

"Can I go now" I asked

He nodded

We walked out into the parking lot were we got in a car that I assume his his

"Were are we going" I asked

"Doesn't concern you I've got business to handle" he replied

Budiness...to handle....what does that mean....is he in his way to kill someone.....,holy shit aaaah I wanna scream but that would proby seem weird

The car stopped in front of a building and we both got out

I gulped

Soryu opened the door for me

"Thank you" I said walking through the door

He have me a strange look

"Sir your back that gr........ um hello" a boy with shaggy blondish hair said running up to us

"Inui what are gawking at" a man with a scar slashed through his eye said walking in and stopping as he noticed me (I can't completely remember his name so I'm just gonna call him bobby right now if you know his name please comment it thank ya)

"Who is this lady" he asked

"This is.....whats your name again" soryu asked me

"Wow isn't that nice...im Tara" I said holding my hand out to shake the blond haired boy

"I'm inui" he replied shaking my hand

"I'm bobby". (Again I'll change that later when I get his name)
I shook his hand

I couldn't help but feel that I'd met inui once before

"We have business to do" soryu said

"Of course sir" inui said running off

Soryu walked into a room I followed him

He sat at his desk
I just stood awkwardly as he wrote stuff down

I peered at the documents there were lists of weaponry etc

"You shouldn't read these they aren't for your eyes" soryu said

"It's not like I haven't seen worse" I mumbled and he stopped writing to look at me

"What was that" he asked

"Oh nothing" I replied

TIME SKIP

I was just sitting on a chair looking down just pondering

Soryu sighed crossing his arms and leaning back in his chair

"So what were you doing at tres spades anyway" soryu asked

"I was there for an opportunity" I replied

"What kind of opportunity" he asked

"We were offered a chance to stock the bars and cages here" I answered

"With what" he said

"......Baked goods" I replied

"Oh really....bye any chance are you the reason ota ran into the penthouse to shower dazed mumbling bout a live art piece with cake smeared on his face" soryu asked

"Indeed" I replied

Soryu chuckled

"He started it" I said

"So what's the deal with this place anyway" I asked

"This is the ice dragon facility I work here quite often as well as my right hand men" he explained

"So anyway will you baked goods be at the hotel now" he asked

I shook my had "no"

"How come"

"I blew our shot when I threw the cakes at ota" I said

I sighed heavily

I wonder if Clem is all right I never told her what happened I haven't even seen her

I started scanning the many shelves they were lined with dozens of mystery and detective novels

"You sure like detective stuff....kinda contradicting" I said

"I kinda wanted to be one" soryu said scratching the back of his neck

"Really...so did I...for a time"

"What made you want to be one" he asked

"I guess to say it in a nutshell....revenge" I replied

"Revenge?" Soryu asked I looked over to him his eyes were staring at me as if they were inquiring

Before I could explain the door opened

"Hello sir I brought you and.....tara some tea and biscuits" inui said placing the tray on a table

Why did he say my name like that

The biscuits were most certainty over cooked they looked like rocks the tea was okay

"The tea is splendid" I said

"Bobby made it I made the biscuits" inui said

Of course he did

"Do you need any help sir any help at all"

"No inui"

"Are ya sure I'm really good at weaponry inventory "

"Be careful what you let slip out around som e outsider"

"Nothing haven't heard before" I said

"What"

"What"

"What"

"What"

"Who" inui said causing us to pause perplexed for a moment

"You can go now inui" soryu said

"Yes sir" inui replied

"By....tara"

Why is he saying my name like that

He closed the door

"Need any help yet sir" he asked cracking the door open a bit

"Leave" soryu said

I giggled

INUI POV

I can't help but feel that that girl .......Tara is familiar somehow