Deeper Than the Knife

Chapter 23- I Love You

Yukino's sleeveless, glittery ice blue slightly tight fitting floor length dress showed off all of her curves, and her two inch heels made her tall enough that I didn't have to break my neck to look at her. 

I should probably explain; it as mid October and we were living in Los Angeles, California. Yukino and I got a mission to go to some rich guys party and gather information. Of course the party was extremely formal so we had to wear dresses. 

So that's how Yukino and I ended up in glittering tight fitting dresses. I got the privilege to wear a fire red sparkling floor length dress that had a one shoulder sleeve. I wore flats because Yukino said she wouldn't go if I wore high heels.

The order dropped us off at the dudes mansion, a three-story palace painted white and gold. Two columns were next to dark red wooden double doors, with two guys standing in front of them. A grand stair case lead up to the doors, and large bushes and flowers decorated the front lawn. I lost count on how many windows there were, so don't ask. 

We had left Yarah with Alejandro since we couldn't find a babysitter on such short notice. 

The party was pretty much an open invitation, as long as you looked rich enough and passed through security.

We had strapped weapons to one of Yukino's legs, my dress had a slit so we couldn't use me as weapon holder. We walked up the stairs to the front door, Yukino clung to me for dear life. She could not walk in heels.

Once we reached the giant front doors, we were by the two security guards. 

"Stop there please," one man said.

The other guy grabbed a metal detector and waved it over my body. He did the same with Yukino, it started beeping when it hovered over her left leg. 

The men stared at us like they were about to arrest us.

"Oh we forgot to mention," I said before they could do anything. "My wife here lost her leg a while back and earlier tonight out daughter spilled her juice on my wife's prosthetic." We got the idea for this story from Amber. "So we had to use her old metal one."

"We'll need to check-"

"Touch me and I'll rip your hands off." Yukino threatened. I just smiled sweetly.

The men stepped back from my violent wife and motioned us to enter. So we did. 

The inside was more impressive than the outside, we entered the ballroom that was large enough to house a family of elephants and then some. A grand stair case was across from the entrance. There were two hallways on the left and right side of the room, and on the far left was a live string quartet playing classical music. To the far right was a food buffet with enough food to feed a whole city. About a hundred or so people were gathered, all in suits and fancy dresses, dancing to the music. The room was only lit by candles that hung on the walls and a candle chandelier that hung from the ceiling, casting everything and everyone in low light and shadows.  

"We should split up," Yukino whispered, "we'll gather more information that way."

It was a good plan, but I didn't want to be separated from my wide, some girl might take her away from me.

"We could do that, or we could be a couple and gather information by eavesdropping." I took her hand and laced our fingers together.

She glared at me, a light blush made it less threatening. "You ninjas, how have you ever gotten things done efficiently?" She didn't pull her hand away though, so I knew she was just insulting ninjas to cover up her embarrassment.

"And yet, you married one," I teased.

We walked around the ballroom, passing dozens of couples dancing to the music. I kept my ears open to anything that might be about what we were looking for. Basically, there had been a rumor flying around that this ball was a ruse, and in the basement of the mansion an illegal auction was going to be held. The Order didn't have enough evidence to support the rumors, so they decided to send in five pairs to infiltrate the ball and confirm or dismiss the rumors.