Roses are Red

My First Investigation

Rafael dropped me off in Johan's Belmont office. "Hello Minomi Belmont." "Hello Mr. Belmont." "Rafael says your good at hunting, that you could handle any job I give you." "Did he?" He pulled off his glasses, and lightly brushed his gray hair. "That's why he went on a hunt with you, to see your potential. From what he's seen, he believes you'll be the next Adriana Belmont." "As in you're wife Adriana, sir?" "Yes, the next best huntress of the clan." I nodded and bowed. "Sir Belmont. I believe you wanted to say something to me." He chuckled. "Formalities don't matter Mini, we are family call my Gramps like you used to."
"Ha ha okay Gramps. Is there anything else you wanted to say." He pulled out a file and placed them on my hands. "I'm giving you your first job. All the details are inside. From what Rafael says you'll handle it in no time." "Really, I'm still new but I will try my best Gramps." "Don't forget your life is on the line Mini."
"I won't Gramps, I know every move I make matters..."
"Like a game of chess." We both said in unison. I held the file and I bowed. "Thank you sir. I will finish this job as soon as possible."
He smiled and motioned for me to take my leave. I walked out the room and closed the door behind me. I walked into my quarters. Amelia and Max were wrestling each other in the room, I barely managed to slip by and get into the bathroom. I changed out of my hunters clothes and slipped on my night gown. Someone knocked on the door. "Who is it?." I asked as I brushed my hair. "Ren." "Come in." I kicked the door wide enough for him to come in. He took the brush from my hands. "I'll brush it, you've had a long day." "What you mean?" I asked trying to get my brush back. "The whip cut your palm deeply, let it heal." He grabbed my hand and poked at the cuts on my palm that was made by the whip. "Ow Stop." "Told you, now let me brush it for you." "Fine." I walked out of the bathroom with him following behind me. I sat down on the corner of his bed, he sat down behind me, and pulled out my hair from the braid. He brushed it out. Amelia and Max stopped the headlock and jumped out to stare at us.  "Nothin to see here."  Ren said as he brushed my hair. Amelia elbowed Max and he elbowed her back. "Do I smell something in the air~."
"Max's dirty socks." I replied. Pointing at his drawer. Ren chuckled as he put the brush on the table and pushed me off his bed. "Ow." I teased as I hit the floor.  "Thanks for brushing my hair." "No problem Minomi." Amelia and Max helped me stand up. "Guess what?! We are squad hunters!" I clapped. "Wow that's good, you guys can still work together as a team. What about you Ren?" He ruffled his black hair. "I'm a Captain. Since I always seemed to be in charge I things when it came to our group." "It matches perfectly with you." I said as I climbed into my bunk. "Though don't get stressed with the pressure of being looked up to." Ren chuckled. "I don't get pressured. If I did what would I have done with all of you." "True." I chuckled at thinking the first time I met Ren. I thought he was a vampire since he has pale skin and pitch black hair. And he always kept to himself until Amelia made me talk to him. Max was the one to talk to us when he transferred from Ireland. He said we seemed approachable. Amelia I met her in class, she was the girl who'd sleep and ask me for notes. I closed my eyes and dozed off to the sound of the wind hitting against the window.
The next morning, I woke up to see Ren wearing his captain clothes. "Ah Good Morning Minomi." "Morning Ren, those clothes suit you." He smiled and did a weird pose. "A captain must always wake up early. You're lucky to be able to work at your own pace." He said a bit jealous of the time I could sleep in. "Yup yup." Amelia and Max wore their clothes and pouted. "Have some more sleep Min! You have time." "I actually don't I have investigating to do." I jumped down to the floor almost landing on top of my files. Ren tugged on my cross necklace. "You're never taking that off ever are you." "Nope. It's my first gift from Jack." "Ooh~ Jack." "Stop Amelia, he's a brother to me." "Mhm sure. That's what they all say." They left me alone in the room singing their anthem with pride. I started changing when someone opens the door. It was Jack. He saw me and I looked back at him before screaming and throwing my whip at him. He slammed the door shut. "I'm sorry!! I didn't meant to!!! Sorry!!" I finished changing and picked up my whip. I opened the door and flared up into his eyes. "What did you see?!!" "I didn't see anything." He lies as his eyes looked away from mine. "Lies." "Sorry."
After telling me what he saw he allowed me to slap him twice. He sat down on my bed next to me. "So Min I heard you got your first job. What's it about?" "I haven't read the files yet, wanna read them with me Jack? I might need some help." He grabbed the files and opened it. He looked at me and smiled. "So let's see, aha this...Matchmaker?" Matchmaker, was a vampire known for the victims he selected. Every one of his victims were young woman around their twenties, and needed to have long hair, and pretty faces. Jack looked over at me and shook his head. "I don't like this. You fit in perfectly with the description of his victims." "What do you mean?" He looked at me. "Long hair, around the age of twenties, pretty face." I hit him on the head. "Jack stop messing with me. I don't have a pretty face." He smiled and tugged on my cheek. "Yes you do, that's why you're perfect for this job. You must act to be his next victim and when he least expects it, the hunter gets hunted." He ruffled my hair. "So, you must find a way to attend his next party. I never imagined Sir Wallace would be the match maker to be honest but... I know how." "Jack stop muttering, help me out." "Let's go. Wait wear a dress." He waited outside while I changed into one of my sisters dresses. I walked out in a blue dress with a matching corset. I wore some white gloves and a pearl necklace. He smiled and offered me his arm. "Shall we go Madam."
"I'm not a madam, I'm a Belmont."
We walked around the town walked into some dress shops and stuff. "Jack are we investigating or having a date." Jack blushed a bit then smirked at me. "How about both."
"Jack." I sighed and let go of his arm. "Fine." We continued walking when we walked into a suit store. Jack showed off a few hats and ties. "They look great." I said when a man stood out to me. His cold pale blue eyes locked with mine. It was none other than Mr. Wallace. His gray mustache curved with his lips into a smile. He walked over to me and slightly bowed. He grabbed my hand and kissed. "Hello young lady, I haven't seen you around here are you new?." Of course he wouldn't know me, I usually wore pants. Jack gave me the look of follow along his act. "Yes, I'm new, I'm visiting my favorite cousin Jack."
He let go of my hand and nodded. "Married?"
"No, of course not." I batted my eyes in a flirt like way. "Good to hear young lady, what you're name?" "Maribelle." He kisses my hand again. "An honor to meet you Maribell. How about this, I'm having a party soon would you like to attend it?" "Oh I'd be honored to attend." I said as I grabbed both of his hand with mine. "Good, I'll send you an invitation later today, where shall I have it delivered?" Jack approached us. "Hotel Dipremo." "Ah alright, I wish to see you there Maribell." He kisses my hand again before leaving Jack and I alone. After he left I pulled off the glove and tossed it into the trash. "Gross he kissed my hand." Jack laughed. "I think Mr. Wallace has found his next target." I winked. "And so have I."
After I reported to Johan Belmont, I decided to have a walk out in the streets. I know it was late but I'm a Belmont what is there to be afraid of. "Oh It's a Tomboy Lonely Belmont." I heard a familiar voice say. "Rafael." He jumped down from a roof and smiled. "What is a lady doing our so late at night alone." "What do you think?" He smirked. "Wanting to get snatched up and be someone's prey?" I smirked. "Exactly what I was doing, how did you know." He smirked back. "Okay, then be my prey." He stepped in front of me, I stopped almost hitting my face into his chest. "I'll snatch you up." I looked into his blue eyes. "Stop teasing Rafael." I pushed him out of my way and kept walking. "It's dangerous for you to be out here."
"I like dangerous."
"Hm...so I'm you're type eh."
"I didn't mean it like that whatever."
He pulled me back. "Belmont." He said as he looked down to my face. "You are too a Belmont but yes?"
"I don't like seeing you out here alone."
"I'm a lone wolf live with it."
"So it's true what they say. You only care about your siblings, but you don't care about others."
"Yup you're right, I haven't cared for anyone. Nothing lasts long."
He smiled at me. "So you've never even had a crush?" I thought of Jack but I never thought of it that way, then I remembered my childhood friend, then I though of him, Rafael. "Nope never had one." Rafael smirked. "Well we'll see about that Tomboy."
I kept walking and he followed behind me. "It's not okay for a man to follow a woman at night, should I be worried?" I teased as he stepped the same spots I stepped in the snow. "Most definitely should be."
"Nah." He grabbed the ends of my hair and pulled me back. "So where are we going?"
" I'm going home. And you?"
"Isn't your quarters back there?"
"Creep, you know where I live?"
"Yes. I do. Lonely tomboy Belmont." I punched upwards towards his face making him slide back in the ice. "No fair Minomi." I turned around to look at him. "You actually said my name."
"Yeah I did."
He walked me back home since I had no choice. What I actually was trying to do was investigate this so called fog man my sisters mentioned.