Twisted Two

Bidding for Two

"3 million! 5 million!" the auctioneer cheers jubilantly, staring at the crowd with fascination and challenging eyes, asking if anyone else was willing to raise the bid, "7 million from #42! 10 million from #83! Any more bids?"

The twins soon found themselves sold at an auction for as part of their job as assassins, selling their help or work in one of the biggest black market auctions in the world. Hotel Tres Spades.

Their boss had sent them to be sold, seeing as they were becoming top assassins fairly quickly. 

"Sold to #100 for 20 million!" the auctioneer, or more likely the 'Mad Hatter' cheers, pounding onto the announcement podium's top with his gavel, signaling the end of the auction.

The twins were brought backstage, where they were told to wait. As they stood idly off by a corner, they glanced at each other before Yukio hands Yumiko a masquerade ball mask, which matches his. (A/N: Their masks are on the media above, Yumiko's is the one on top, Yukio's on the bottom.)

The two pull on their masks, concealing their faces. They smirk at one another, as Yumiko hands her twin brother the left glove of a pair of finger-cut leather gloves. They strap the gloves on the corresponding hand, Yumiko's on the right, Yukio's on the left.

The two were technically mirror images, from their one piece black full body suit, to their masks, and to the gloves. To almost every single detail.

They were waiting quietly, and soon, two men with masks as well, one wearing a fedora, and one with blonde hair, approached them. "Wow, twins... They look really young, what do you think, Ota?"

"Yeah, even with masks on." Yumiko and Yukio ignore the weirdos and Yumiko becomes quickly irritated. "Are you here for us? Or what?"

"Oh yeah, follow us guys. Boss wants to see you."

~*****~

"Boss! We got them!" the man with a fedora calls cheerfully as they enter. There were 3 men in the room, all wearing masquerade ball masks. "These are the top assassins...? The Twisted Two?"

"Probably, but they look way too young." "I'm shocked."

"Tch, we're right here, too." Yumiko rolls her eyes, glaring at the bidders. "Calm down, Yin," "Whatever. But seriously? That code name again?"

"We're on duty, Yin." "So do you expect me to call you Yang now?" "As expected by father."

Yumiko shakes her head and leans against a wall, waiting for her bidders to speak. "So what do you need from us? Our duties here last for only one mission and we're off. What'll it be?"

A brunette in a fancy, tailored suit speaks, "Whom do you work for?"

"Boss of the Demonic Angels." "Soryu, you know what to do."

A tall man with black, slicked back hair nods, standing up with his phone as he leaves to probably make a call. The room was silent, and the twins' bidders stare at the two with interest. "You look so alike... Are you identical?"

"What do you think? We're wearing almost the same clothes, the same hair and eyes. We're technically almost the same to every last detail. Is that even a question?" Yumiko snaps.

"Yin, I'm not saying it again, settle down. We came here for a job. That's it." Yukio tames his little sister with a harsh glare, making the girl pipe down as she leans back onto the wall. "It's not my fault he's annoying." "I got his permission." the man who left earlier, suddenly came in.

"Good job, looks like we have some new team members, boys." the brunette returns a smirk as well before turning to the twins. "You're now part of the team."

"Seriously?" 'Yin' pull her hair behind her ear, revealing a transceiver. She appears to be calling someone, glancing at her brother out of the corner of her eye, who nods. She begins to speak in French.

"Bonjour? Père, Yin ici. Sommes-nous ètè transfèrès?" (Hello? Father, Yin here. Are we being transferred?)

"Yes you are, darling. You'll be working with the bidders from now on." comes the reply and 'Yin' thanks hr father before cutting the call, hiding the transceiver behind her hair once more. "It's official, I guess." she returns to Japanese, speaking to her brother.

"Well, we're part of this group now then. Nice to meet you, this is Yin, and I'm Yang. However, we can't reveal our real names due to our job and position." Yukio steps up with a sly grin, and Yumiko kicks herself off the wall, to her brother's left side with a matching grin.

"We're the Twisted Two."

~*****~

"Great, so can you take off that mask now?" the man with the fedora requests, and for the first time, the twins notice that the men had all taken off their masks. "Oh my, Yang... Look at this bunch. We have the CEO of the Ichinomiya group... The Angelic Artist... Prince of the Ice Dragons and Lupin... Even their friend detective."

Yumiko smirks, and Yukio could only chuckle. "True, sister... We have quite a group here." 

"How do you know us?"

"We know all of you. Soryu Oh of the Ice Dragons," Yumiko remarks, nodding to her brother, who continues. "Mitsunari Baba, the famous Modern day Lupin."

Yumiko speaks again, "Mamoru Kishi, detective from the Interpol..." and back to Yukio. "Ota Kisaki... The famous, Angelic Artist..."

"And finally... Their boss..." Yukio continues, until Yumiko came in, finishing his sentence again. "Eisuke Ichinomiya of the Ichinomiya group..."

"We'll talk more. For now... They're going to be needing some rooms. I'll get Kenzaki to get 2 rooms ready for you." Eisuke mutters, shocked at the info but nonetheless reaches for his phone, only to have Yukio stop him. "We only need one room. We'll share it."

"You realize you don't have to worry about paying? I can just get you two rooms." Eisuke shakes his head, perhaps thinking they have to pay and reaches for his phone again. But this time, Yumiko is the one to stop him.

"Oh, we can pay for it if we like but we always share mostly everything. Just listen to Yang, we only need one room."

Eisuke stares weirdly at the siblings before sighing. "Very well. Baba, show them to a room."

The thief leads them out the lounge, the others staring after them strangely. "Here's your room, we'll bring your keys over later, and we'll have your luggage in soon!" Baba grins as he opens a door, revealing a luxurious suite.

"Mhm, good enough. Thanks." Yukio thanks the thief, and nudges his sister who rolls her eyes and does the same. "Thanks."

"I expected something more..." Baba pouted but Yukio stood in front of his sister protectively. "Don't touch my sister. Now please leave, we have to get ready. We don't just work for you."

Before the thief could say anything more, the twins shove him out with identical grins. But as the thief walked back out to the lounge, he still couldn't get the mysterious twins out of his mind.

And like the other 4, he was most captivated by the mysterious woman they've encountered.