The Snow Ashikabi

Planning

“Saya! Saya wake up!” Uzume's voice comes as she shakes me. 

“U-Uzume! What time is it?” I reply as I slowly open my eyes.

“4:37 pm, we need to start getting ready to head over to Seo's place. You don't have any problems with his Sekirei, do you Uzume?” 

“No, not really. Even while I had a reputation as the unwingable veiled Sekirei they never really came after me. Plus if you remember at least half of the first 12 digits were adjusted by akihito.  Even in those days, I never had any real quarrels with them.” 

“Right! At least that's good.” I say as I put on my pants. “ By the way, Uzume, that was wonderful.” 

Uzume smiles as she says, “Yes, it was wonderful.”

I reach in to kiss her, but right before our lips meet the door flies open. “Saya! Are you ready to go?!” I look at Haruhime who is standing in the doorway. “ I'm sorry, am I interrupting a moment between you and Uzume?”

Truth be told she had interrupted a moment between the two of us, but it didn't really matter. “No Haru-chan! It's fine! Uzume-chan and I were just getting ready!” 

After a few moments both Uzume and I are dressed, and downstairs waiting by the elevator. All six of my Sekirei were standing there, as we all piled into the elevator. We slowly ascend downwards, till  we reach the 14th floor. The doors slide open and Akashiya-san steps in. “Ahh! Shirayuki-san, just the person I wanted to see!” 

She was really one of the last people I wanted to see. But nonetheless I greet her,” good evening Akashiya-san! Why did you want to see me?” 

She gets as close to me as she can and asks, “ you work for MBI right? Tell me, what is that eccentric bastard Hiroto up to? Why is the MBI militia blocking off all exits to the city? And what was with that weird announcement on TV a few days ago, about the city being the stage for some performance or something?” 

Naturally she was beginning to catch on, to all of the weird dealings going on around the city. I'm sure most people not involved with the Sekirei Plan were, but it had to be kept a secret. “ I'm afraid that I'm as in the dark as you are Akashiya-san! Even though I work for him, I can't fully understand all of his plans.”

Truth be told I wasn't lying to her, I just wasn't telling her the whole truth about everything I knew. “I Know that you know more than you're letting on, Shirayuki-san. I can see it in your eyes, the way you hesitated slightly after my questions. It's obvious that you are not telling me everything.” 

*Ding!* 

The elevator reaches the bottom garage level, and the doors slide open. I quickly rush out while trying to get away from my nosy neighbor. “Look Akashiya-san, I can't tell you. The nature of my work at MBI is not something I can talk about.” 

“So you do know what's been going on! Then you must te-” 

“I'm sorry Akashiya-san but I can't!” 

She is about to say something else when suddenly her cell phone rings. She pulls it out of her pocket, and stairs at the screen. “Excuse Shirayuki-san! But I need to take this call, stay right there. I shouldn't take long, and then you can tell me all about what you know.”

She steps away from me and my girls as Mutsu speaks in a quiet tone. “Quickly lets go while she is distracted. I hacked her phone and made it ring!” 

I look towards my car as a realization hits me. There were seven of us including myself, there was no way all of us were going to fit into my car. Girls we can't all fit in my car. Two of you are going to have to travel by rooftop.