Ai no Kusabi: Fated Hearts

3. Not Everything Blonde Is Sunny

Meanwhile back in Eos Tower, there was a group that was just as unhappy about the situation as Riki was. "How long do you plan for us to sit still and be idle, Iason!" Shouted an angry and bored Raoul Am as he entered Iason's office in a graceful but quick manner. He was not at all happy. None of them were. Iason Mink, the once proud syndicate leader, looked up at the frustrated Blondie and glared at his best friend. His long blonde hair was tied back with an azure blue tie that matched his eyes. Raoul's hair was in a loose ponytail with an emerald green tie that matched his own eyes. Both men though brought down were still both equally attractive. "Patience, Raoul, my friend. We will soon hear from Katze and see what is needed to be done." Raoul's eyes narrowed some. "Can he be trusted?" He asked as he looked into Iason's impassive face. Iason smirked some looking amused. "Yes, yes, he can." Raoul studied him wanting to get some things off his chest. "How long has it been since that day Iason? We are all tired of waiting. We can't continue on like this. I mean nothing appears to have changed but a lot has. We no longer have Jupiter's blessing. We no longer have her power to help our citizens. We are the elite of the elite and yet we are living in worse conditions and we no longer have our work. We don't know what to do with ourselves. We are bored and frustrated." Iason sighed and suddenly Raoul thought he saw a crack. "I know Raoul. I am trying. I swear to you we will take back Jupiter and we will return back to the order of things. the humans will regret that day once we are back in power." Raoul beamed at that thinking of how the humans would pay. "The war is from over," he whispered softly. Iason looked at him. "Where are the others anyway?" Raoul shook his head some. "Gideon and Aisha decided to go cruising around Ceres. they say there is a place we should look into. It said to be Riki's favorite hangout when he has time to relax. Must be so hard for him ruling over Amoi under Jupiter. Humans are such fragile things especially when they are so young." He laughed a bit and it sounded cruel to Iason though he thought nothing of it. "Orphe is out working at his police station and the others are doing what they always do." He shook his head some again. The others had clearly given up and decided to work on the gardens they cherished so much. "Orphe is sulking if you ask me," retorted Iason chuckling some. Raoul shook his head for the third time. "He blames himself for the fall. He keeps saying it was his fault Riki got in and got to Jupiter. He has been harsh on himself ever since." Iason nodded his eyes going distant narrowing some which Raoul noticed. It was clear Iason still hated the man just as the others but even more so because Iason had enjoyed the mongrel's wild nature. "What is past, is past. Let us leave that past Riki where he belongs and take care of the present one." Came the baritone voice that was both cold and hard. Iason's voice would have sent any sane human running for the hills after wetting himself first. He then gestured to the chess board. "Care for a round or two Raoul?" Raoul smirked at that. "I would love to but I think we should grab Orphe and join Aisha and Gideon." Iason rose up and smiled. "Of course, that is a good idea." With that, the two Blondies headed out to go and get Orphe before they headed out to Ceres. As they went, their hair color changed. Iason's hair turned from a long blonde to a short silver making him look like a platina. Raoul's hair turned black with blue streaks in it and was shoulder length. Orphe decided to go wild and had dark brown hair with green dyed highlights. The three of them both stood out and seemed to fit in all at once. It didn't take long to locate Aisha and Gideon who were now walking about instead of riding their air bikes. Aisha looked more like a woman than before and even had a nice plump chest. The two were supposed to be a couple. Aisha kept his long blonde hair but added white highlights to it and kept it in a feminine style. Gideon, however, had long black hair with purple streaks running through it. He had an air of mischief hanging about him like a cloak. He was after all the one with the rather sick and twisted sense of humor that was worse than any other Blondie. The two groups soon joined each and off they went to go and wait out Riki. Little did they know that this Riki would change their lives just as the first Riki had done.