Last of Her Kind

#3: Meeting In An Awkward Place

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Mixer?!

Hina dragged Riko and Akihabara in a mixer. There were 5 pairs all in all. "Oh, so you're name is Akihabara. Your name sounds old", Aki's partner is oddly honest and peculiar. His hair is colored with all the shades of the rainbow. His clothes were all black and piercing is all over his face.

"And also, the man that I like is super duper cool", Riko boasted with her partner. Aki excused herself and went to the toilet .

She entered and washed her hands. She looked at the mirror and saw a masked person climbing into the open area on the ceiling. Akihabara was about to scream when a hand covered his mouth. "I'd knock you off if your scream", he threatened. His icy cold voice sent chills in Aki's spine. "Fushimi-kun. I mean, Sir. You shouldn't say that", the man in mask sounds familiar. Fushimi lets go of Aki's face and pushed her on the side. Akiyama removed his mask and signalled Aki to remain silent. "We're on an operation", he explained. Akiyama is wearing an over all ninja-like suit. Fushimi was just on his normal blue uniform.

"How dare you pour some beer on me!!!", they heard someone outside. Fushimi entered one of the cubicle and Akiyama climbed on the ceiling. Aki was just left in the middle. A long haired lady entered with her dress wet. Aki smelled some liquor. The lady pushed her aside and tried to wash off the beer from her dress. Aki saw unshaved hair from her feet and looked away.

She's way too hairy.

After sometime, Fushimi kicked the door from the cubicle and raised a gun to the lady's head. Akihabara gasped and looked for an escape route.

"If you would confess of your crime, I could help you get away with it. I knew you've been hopping from companies and stealing a lot of their stocks. Yoro-san~", Fushimi had that scary smile plastered on his face. Its as if he already have the upper hand. "I don't know what you are talking about", Yoro gulped and prepared the gun under his dress. Fushimi saw some of his body language and prepared for a close combat. He kicked him by the groin and pressed him the other way around facing the sink. Both Yoro's hand are locked.

"I don't understand why you would go to the extent of disguising", Fushimi sighed. Yoro tried to bit his tongue but Fushimi slipped his hand on his mouth. He wad trying to commit suicide using the drug inside his mouth. "You're really a tough one, Yoro-san. I guess I don't have any choice but to surrender you to the police", Fushimi played with his tone. "I will talk!!", He shouted. Akihabara doesn't understand his extreme fear of the police. His face suddenly changed. After sometime, Yoro spoke some of the evidences of corruption inside the National Police Intel. Akiyama was secretly taping it and sending it directly to the leader of Scepter 4.

"Good job, Yoro-san", Fushimi knocked him off and he lost consciousness. Akiyama went down."Are you okay?", Akiyama checked on Aki.

"Sorry, Miss. You've been caught off with this mission. But we can't open the door if we want this mission to succeed. Can you please keep this as a secret between us?", Akiyama bowed very low. Aki panicked and violently nodded. "Don't worry, Akiyama-san.  I won't tell any soul", Aki promised. Soon, the other Scepter came inside secretly taking Yoro. They were dressed as nurses.

"Your hand... How is it?", Aki remembered Fushimi. She saw that it wss bleeding. "Fush... Sir. We need to go to the hospital right away", Akiyama suggested. "It's nothing", Fushimi sighed. "We can't overlook some wounds, Sir", Aki repeated how Akiyama would address him. According to how he is dressed, he's not at the same position as Akiyama. Although, he looks younger than him.

"I'd be reporting back at the headquarters. Will you be fine from here?", Akiyama looked at Aki. She nodded and did her best to smile. "Please take care of him", Akiyama requested. Akiyama left the toilet through the ceiling.

Aki feel weak on her feet. "Why are you acting so tough? Your hands are even shaking and yet you hide it from Akiyama. Who are you trying to impress?", Fushimi clicked his tongue. Aki went close to Fushimi and reached out his hand. "Akiyama-san asked me to take care of you, Sir. Do you feel any pain?", Aki opened the faucet. "Please, let's clean your wounds", Aki feels her heart racing as she is stuck in one room with this random dude. She feels like being eaten alive.

As soon as Aki held his hand, she felt its warmth. This person is a human after all. Aki pressed it for the blood to move out. After a while, she pulled some dressings from her bag. "Do you always bring these weird things with you?", Fushimi asked as he leans on the sink. "I'm a med student. It just happened that I didn't remove them from my bag", Aki answered. Her hands are still shaking. "Than-", Fushimi was cut off when the door opened.

"I was just wondering what's taking you so long", Riko closed the door again.

Fushimi grabbed his hand back and slapped a small paper on Aki's forehead. "From now on, stop showing in place where you shouldn't be", Fushimi left. Aki took the calling card and read his name.

Fushimi Saruhiko
Third-man in Command

Ishikawa Apartment

"Is it true?!", Erina's eyes are sparkling. Aki took off her shoes and wondered what is true. "Hina said you joined some mixer. Be sure to meet a good man", Nobu said while fixing his necktie. "You're going out?", Aki asked. "Yes. They caught some intell doing some dark affairs", Nobu informed. "I see", Aki nodded and went to her room.

She dropped Fushimi's calling card on her drawer and dove to her bed. Another crazy day happened.

He asked her if she was alright. Akihabara felt warm on her chest and rolled on the bed. Akiyama is really kind and he cares for people. Her phone rang.

Hey Aki, how was your partner? They were asking if we could do another mixer next time.

I don't want to join again. Thank you for calling me but I don't like those kind of games.

Games?! Games you say. Hahaha, Aki. You're really the best. That was for looking for partners. Anyways, thanks for coming.

Yeah, I'm quite tired. See you at school, Hina.

Aki closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Look for her, she's just a young child. If we can't have her, we don't have anything to trade for that stupid police.

Aki, are you alright? Its okay, Father is already here.

Aki, your father is at the hospital. Don't worry, the doctor said it was just a mild wound.

Hey, have you heard about the recent ransack in that house? I heard that the child was almost taken as a hostage.

She must have been scared running away from five men.

Aki, don't blame yourself. Your father is already taking a rest. Few more days and he'll be able to work again.

Chapter end.