The Warmth Of Red ||DISCONTINUED||

Chapter Fifteen

"I was only able to get a few things on him." Izumo said as gave a paper to Karasu who sat at the bar reading over the files.

"Thanks, Izumo. Anything helps right about now."

"How about you take a break for awhile. You've been at it since you got here." Karasu nodded as she slumped against the counter letting out a yawn.

Ding!

"Karasu!" Turning around she saw Yata, Rikio and a few others panting.

"Hey, you guys. What's going on?"

"The monkey wants to see you." Yata said.

"Saru?" Karasu quickly got out of her seat rushing outside to find that Saruhiko was standing on the other side of the road.

"What's going on, Saru?"

"It looks like the whole thing will be going on much longer then we first expected."

"How long?"

"A year or two."

"I thought a few months would do but not two years."

"We know but a few things came up and it's going to take a bit longer."

"When?"

"On April eleventh."

"That's a day after Izumo's birthday. Can't it wait until after the month?" She asked the boy who looked a bit unsure about it.

"You have to take that up with the Blue King, Kara."

"I'll be there later on." He nodded his head before turning around walking down the street. Karasu managed to let out a shaky breath before heading back into the bar.

"Karasu? What did Fushimi talk to you about?"

"Looks like I'll be leaving soon." Karasu said as sat down on the couch, her bangs casting a shadow over her eyes.

"What are you talking about?"

"I have been asked by the fourth and Blue King, Reisi Munakata, to go undercover to get close to a yakuza boss for a year of two."

"What?!"

"I will be leaving a day after Izumo's birthday but I'm going to ask if I can leave at the end of the month."

"So you are working for the Blues?" The brunette looked up at them in shock.

"Working for them?" Karasu just laughed.

"That's what Izumo and Tatara thought, why would you guys think that anyways?"

"We saw you walk into the Blues headquarters last night!"

"You did what!? You men are all stupid idiots!"

*~*

"Will you come back?" Anna asked looking up at the brunette. Karasu nodded her head. They were both sitting outside on the bar steps enjoying the nice cool breeze.

"Of course I will, Anna."

"Your lying." Karasu let out a nervous laugh.

"I don't know if I would come back alive." Anna looked at her in shock.

"I'm not going to lie to you, Anna. What I'm about to do is very, very dangerous and I could get really hurt or worse."

"You will come back."

"Of course I will, I can't leave you alone with a den full of men now can I?" Anna nodded with a smile as Karasu pulled the little girl in her lap hugging her.

"Don't worry about me Anna. I'll be back before you could say HOMRA."

"HOMRA." Anna said which made Karasu's eyes to water.

"Your crying."

"I- I just got something in my eye." She said as she whipped her tears away with the palm of her hands. The door opened to revealing Mikoto who walked out from the bar.

"Anna, go back inside." The little girl nodded her head as she got out of the brunette's arms before going back inside. Mikoto sat down on the steps a little ways from the woman he claimed to be his as he took out a cigeratte and a lighter from his pocket.

"Don't bring women you pick up off the streets to the bar again, Suoh. Instead of me checking on you, it could've been Anna. Although I should've made Tatara or Izumo to wake you up." She mumbled the last part to herself but she knew Mikoto heard her.

"Yeah." Mikoto blow out a cloud of smoke.

"You understand?"

"Yeah." Karasu just sighed shacking her head as she let out a deep sigh before looking up at the sky. Why did she have a pained feeling in her chest when she saw him and that woman together in bed? Why did it hurt now that he's sitting besides her like he didn't do anything wrong.

"Don't go..." Karasu eyes widen turning her head to look at the man next to her.

"What did you just say?" Mikoto let out a grunt standing up on his feet as he faced the door.

"Mikoto, what did you say?"

"Don't go... Anna and the others would be worried about you."

"Would that count you as well?" Mikoto just hummed as he walked back into the bar leaving Karasu on the steps by herself.

'I swear men are really difficult to understand.' She thought as she leans back on her elbows looking at the sky once again. A few minutes later she stood up dusting off her shorts.

"Excuse me, miss." Looking up she saw about three men standing in front of her.

"Yes?"

"Is this bar open right now?" A man asked. Karasu looked at the door to see the closed sign.

"Hold on a minute." Karasu opened the door looking at Izumo.

"Izumo you got customers waiting out here."

"Let them in and change the sign too."

"Roger!" She turned facing the men and smiled at them causing them to blush.

"Come on in." She said opening the door wider as they walked passed her, closing the door changing the sign before turned around to come face to chest with one of the men.

"Sorry about that, shrimp." The man chuckled as Karasu pouted at the man.

"My name isn't "shrimp", mister. It's Karasu." She said sidestepping the man as she walked towards the bar.

"My name isn't "mister", shrimp. It's Daishi Hung." Karasu just ignored him as she stood at the bar waiting on Izumo but she kept thinking about his name.

'Why does it sound so familiar?'

"Izumo I need my bag. I'm heading out now."

"Are you coming back and what time?"

"Yes, I'm coming back in a hour. Now don't worry about me, dad." Izumo chuckled as he got her bag from under the counter holding it out for her but as she saw reaching for it, Izumo raised his hand above his head.

"Izumo! Come on! I have to go now!" She yelled at the man as she reached for for bag.

"You forgot to say something." Karasu pouted crossing her arms.

"Can I have my bag please?"

"Here you go, Kara." Izumo gave the brunette her bag back.

"Kara-bear? That is you isn't it?"

'That name!'

"Cheesy Hung?"