Feel My Heart Beat

Mission

All the planning was complete. The warehouse had been scouted and a suitable location found each for Akihito to snoop from and two of his guards to be able to watch the perimeter for signs of trouble. Akihito had even managed to snag a nap after dinner and was feeling pumped up and ready to go. Three guards were now standing in his living room looking surprisingly keen for the upcoming event. Honestly, it all felt a little over the top. He had a total of five guards for tonight, each with an ear piece radio device to be to talk to the whole team on a secure channel and multiple escape routes established each with their own code name. Looking at the excited men in front of him all done up in dark, easy to manoeuvre in clothing complete with multiple high tech gadgets, Akihito felt the need to sigh. Ueda handed over an ear piece and instructed him on how to wear it.

"Isn't this a little over the top?"

"Nope. Safety first, so as long as your safe, nothings too much." Akihito did sigh at that.

"This feels like some over the top action movie or TV series. And you guys are all way too excited for this." He got three equally big grins and groaned.

"Hey, this beats normal security detail and we actually got to help and plan and you know, not have to sprint over half of Tokyo." The photographer flushed at the comment. "Right you got the earpiece in?" At Akihito's nod, Ueda helped him turn it on. "Rules are, it stays on until mission is called in complete." He rolled his eyes. Mission. Really? "So no turning off and do not take it out. Nakahara, you there?"

A low male voice sounded in Akihito's ear; "I'm here, what you need?"

"You hear that?" Ueda turned to the other two guards at Akihito's nod. Once he had confirmed that everyone in the room could hear and be heard, he checked in with the two guards situated outside. All set, Ueda ran over the plan again along and ushered everyone out to their respective vehicles. Akihito clambered into a black sedan along with Ueda and one other guard, another guard would follow behind in another car and the last two guards would scout ahead on motorcycles. Sitting in the front seat with his camera bag in his lap, Akihito was hit with amusement over the sheer ridiculousness of the situation. It was a far cry from him zipping out on his scooter and his solo preparations. Ueda spoke again as the process pulled out into the street and started towards their target location.

"Nakahara, any extra's sitting in our channel?"

"Yeah a few." It was weird hearing the low voice directly in his ear and knowing the man was currently sitting in a little office in Sion.

"Alright, if you aren't part of the team, get the fuck off my channel." Akihito looked at Ueda with eyebrows raised at the language but the man's face was deadly serious. The guards might be excited for the change of pace but they were still taking everything very, very seriously.

"Still got peepers." Ueda opened his mouth to say something else when a deeper voice beat him to it. It took a moment to recognise it as belonging to Suoh.

"I know who you are, last chance to leave the channel if you aren't part of the team."

There was a pause then Nakahara spoke up again. "All peepers out."

Ueda gave a small sigh. "Thanks Suoh-san." He didn't get a reply and the line lapsed into silence.

Akihito wondered just how many people were in on this 'mission' of theirs tonight. It was supposed to be a fairly low key stake out, small game but still a scoop and now it had turned into this massive undertaking. He knew Asami had been told about it after a message had popped up on his phone during dinner. It had been short and simple but it had sent Akihito's heart stuttering.