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The Hello! Project Fanfics => H!P Fanfics => Topic started by: Ada XD on May 03, 2011, 05:57:55 AM
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Summary
Everyone has high expectations from you when you're called the best police officer.
Cursed with the most challenging task yet, that of unveiling the reasons behind the robberies and the murders that happen only around her, slowly but steadily sinking into a stressful routine without even having the will to get out of, Niigaki Risa finds herself on the brink of desperation. She's sick of chasing the same shadow over and over again, and the feeling of letting people down never ceases to haunt her.
She's sick of pretending that her family is actually her foe. And most of all, she hates not knowing what to do with her life.
When she thinks everything is lost, just like a ray of sunshine lightening up a pitch black room, she meets love. Or rather, love meets her. Ai manages to do what no one else could, and that is to blow feeling, desire and life into her again.
But what happens when all that effort turns out to be in vain? Risa gets pinned face to face with the dark past of her lover, with secrets that she wished she had never found out and with such a heart-break, enough for her to lose any sanity left.
Lies, betrayal, jealousy, ambition and revenge are to blend with passion, emotion and true love in an exciting suspense fanfiction that will hopefully make you come back for more.
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Chapter 1 Heaven of Coffins
Sounds of hurried steps echoed between the walls of the dark alley. Prior to the rain, the cement was wet.
As her rushed and heavy breath came out in small circles of warm air, the figure she had been chasing for the whole evening was getting further and further away, much to her raging frustration. But with a rousing hate to motivate her, she was more than determined that by all means she was not going to lose again.
The young officer felt her eyes sting as a couple of tears welled up, not entirely because of the cold autumn wind.
Ignoring the exhaustion and the pain in her legs, her steps picked up even faster, as she gripped tighter and tighter to her gun.
She felt a knot settling in her throat as she pointed the pistol towards the villain. The pressure was too big and her relatively weak body was getting exhausted already; one single mistake was enough for her career to be ruined. The aim of the gun was straightly directed at his head, however, this was one of the times when she hated her extremely good eyesight. Why?
Such a burning temptation to kill someone was something she had never experienced before, but because of some superior orders that she had to follow, she was not allowed to kill the thief, for he was not like the others.
Grinding her teeth, she pulled the trigger towards the sky instead, hoping that it would stop him. In his dash, he did not even flinch though, the distance between the two only seeming to get bigger. As if the nerves of the officer weren't already at their limit, her intense concentration was disturbed when a familiar voice filled the silence of the night, coming from the transmitter that was located hanging at her waist.
"Gakisan! Gakisaaaan, are you there? Did you catch him? Over."
Trying her best to ignore her co-worker, Gaki kept looking forward as to not lose the robber out of her eyes.
"Please Gakisan, reply to me! I'm really worried, are you okay? Over."
As expected, she could not deal with the annoyance of hearing that high-pitched voice ramble forever. Allowing a deep breath of cold air, she snatched it from her belt and brought it to her lips, shouting from the top of her lungs in a try to release some steam.
"Would you mind to shut your mouth for a minute, Kame?!"
The transmitter then hit the ground, smashing into countless pieces. Gaki looked up, the view that she least wanted to see hitting her like a thousand volts. The thief had already reached the end of the alley, and moreover, a car was already waiting for him. With a gentle wave towards the officer, he quickly hopped in and smashed the door after him, right after the wheels squeaked loudly on the road.
Gaki's pace slowed down as she kept staring in denial towards the other end, until she finally stopped to collapse on her knees, a couple of tears falling onto the cold cement.
Not again...
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Another officer ran through the coldness of that same alley where she last spotted her friend (and co-worker) running into, more than 10 minutes beforehand.
The light of her hand lamp moved from side to side between the walls, in a try to find not only her Gakisan safe and sound, but also any thing of some sort that could use as a clue or evidence. She let out a gasp when she saw a familiar transmitter plastered in a rain puddle, completely wasted. As she made a few more steps forward, a longer gasp escaped her lips, her hand lamp picking up the figure of her friend, lying against the wall.
She ran at her side and studied her facial structure, that showed nothing but misery and deep anger.
"Are you injured...? Are you okay?!"
The last thing Gaki wanted was her friend to panic over nothing and to make a scene right then and there, just when she was not in the mood for nothing.
"Yeah, I'm fine." There was monotony in her voice, in her stare, and the tears had already dried out on her cheeks.
All she wanted was just to get rid of that pain in the ass that kept assaulting the banks and the houses in the Niigaki sector, snatching pots with a lot of zeros on their tail, every single time running away without her being able to capture him. She hated to lose.
She learned to hate that person so badly, without even knowing him, even if it went against her principles.
She could care less if she wasn't called the best police officer anymore, and neither if the newspapers wrote about it in the next morning, everytime on the first page. What most pissed her off though, was how she wasn't allowed to kill him and get it over with. She had spent too much time thinking over this issue already, and as hard as she tried, she couldn't find an answer. What was so special with him?
After being used to stare at his back figure while chasing him for so long, the officer could quite positively tell a few things about him. First of all, he was actually a "she".
Her way of running, together with how nicely those pants fitted her muscular yet feminine rear, were actually some not-so-difficult to pick up hints, if you had good eyes. Also, in one of their usual hurried encounters, Gaki could have sworn she spotted some straps of long hair coming out from beneath the balaclava that the thief had on.
She even appeared in her dreams... The thief was not just stealing anymore, but murdering too, everything that Gaki cared for: her father, her best friend, her sister, and even her dad's girlfriend, although she wasn't too fond of her.
Lying there with Kamei next to her, she could still see the picture of their coffins, and a chill crept along her frame.
"Please Kame, ... Take me out of here."
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Well damn, it has been a long time since I last wrote / posted anything here.
I started this fic in January actually, and I've been working on it for the past few months, but eventually decided that it was time for it to hit the road already. XD
I really want to know what you guys think of this plot. Really.
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The summary caught my attention, I'm already making guesses as to who the thief is, but I can wait a few more chapters to voice my opinion. So bring on the story!!
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Yay! :w00t: A new fic!! :cow:
Got hooked by summary and chapter. :heart: Extremely interesting~ :twothumbs
I hope that thief and murderer isn't....her.. :shocked
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OMG YES! it's finally out! X3 i've been waiting for this ada~ u have no idea X3
i love how you wrote how gakihan was running after "her" i felt like i was with gakihan running too, even to the point with kame spazzing out XD i cant wait for more :deco:
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Definatly an intresting start to the chapter, I am very much looking forward to more!
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Is this a period drama? If this was set in the 60's or 70's, then that would explain why Gakihan doesn't go all CTI/Jack Bauer on the thief and have the getaway car tracked by satellite, and it would explain why Mame doesn't use a bean bag gun to knock out the fleeing thief.
You could also go for some groovy fashion statements that way.
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Thanks for the feedback you guys! <3 Much appreciated :3
@ resop2 : If Gaki did that, this fanfic would have ended way sooner :)
Time for chapter 2~
I`m introducing some more characters, but you kinda have to guess who they are cause I'm not giving any names. yet. ;D I`m evil like that :twisted: there are clues on the other hand though
Chapter 2 Not so perfect After all
The phone alarm chimed promptly at 6 am, as the owner herself scheduled it.
Stretching her arm over the bedtable to set it off, she felt a terrible ache in all her muscles, and with a quiet curse, she slowly got her limbs one by one off the king sized bed. As expected, the pain in her body made sure to remind her of the previous night's failure, when she was unable to capture the thief... yet again. She recalled everything, from the moment when her transmitter announced a robbery in her sector, up until Kamei brought her home, the whole time wanting to cheer her up.
Her fists clenched on the edge of the bed. There will be a next time, and you won't be as lucky.
Around an hour later when she was fully dressed in her uniform, still terribly annoyed, she stormed down the marble stairs with the grumpiest look of them all. The family's housekeeper came in her way, smiling brightly.
"You want me to start serving breakfast?"
Noticing the folded newspaper in her hands, Gaki's brows furrowed. "Not now Maimi, I have work to do."
The young maid watched her cross the long hallway at a fast pace, open the wooden door slowly and then twitch in the early morning light. As soon as she was left, Maimi heard high heels from the livingroom tapping lazily over the shiny floor.
"Give me that newspaper"
Maimi complied with a low bow, then retired to the kitchen. The young woman, already predicting what might have ruined her sister's mood so badly, started browsing though the pages, a small cat-like grin cornering her lips. "You're definitely not so perfect afterall, are you oneechan?"
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Gaki knew what she was going to face at the police station. Scolding, threatening, more scolding,... Undoubtedly, It wasn't going to end until she had thrown that thief behind the bars for good. Trying to delay her arrival at work a bit more, for she was still not in the mood to deal with the bitching of her boss yet, she pulled the car over, then yawned and stretched her arms. As she threw a glance over to the sidewalk, she felt her lips curl upwards for the first time in a few days. Gaki liked to observe people... The way everyone wore completely different expressions while following the same routine in the morning intrigued the depths of her mind. Was she the same? Always too busy in the tumult of her thoughts, she has almost never cared about what was being said about her appearance.
With the head resting against the soft chair, her lashes felt heavier by the second. She would have probably fallen asleep, if it wasn't for a rather unusual behavior to catch her attention through the mass of hurried people. Gaki's tired eyes squinted slowly, as to get a better view over what was going on. It appeared that a tall short-haired blonde, dressed rather manly, was towering over the petite frame of another woman, using an intense gesticulation while screaming and shoving her into the wall.
The young officer came out of the car quickly, clearing her throat suggestively as she approached them.
"Is there a problem?" Her voice came out on a low tone, unwillingly emitting a solid aura of self-confidence.
As the taller one turned around, the glint of anger lieing in her eyes disappeared in an instant. She also took notice of Gaki's hand resting on the pistol at her waist, so she put on a charming smile and adopted a more casual language, completely different than beforehand.
"No problem at all, officer. I was just asking this miss here... for some directions. That's all."
Gaki had a feeling she has seen those dark eyes before, but she shrugged it off for the time being, to look past the aggressor and at the young woman. Her doe-like eyes, filled with tears, seemed to secretly beg for help. "Is that so, miss?"
At that moment she looked overwhelmed, and a quick nod covered up for what her mouth couldn't mutter. With that, the blonde excused herself, pretexting that she had already found out how to reach to her destination. After turning around to thank the short girl for her patience, Gaki noticed how a shiver swept off the victim's shoulders.
As she disappeared behind the corner, Risa's eyes kept suspicious; there was something about her presence that the young but experienced officer couldn't quite well figure out. A loud sigh switched her back to normal from her focused-and-serious-cop mode.
Looking back at the girl, she noticed how her knees buckled and how her whole frame threatened to collapse, if it wasn't for her to quickly grab her waist and support her against her own body.
"Hey! You okay? ... Can you hear me?!"
Her brown eyes closed themselves immediately while her arms plopped at her sides lifeless. Gaki was getting really worried actually; such a pretty woman to pass out in the middle of the street for no reason?
Mentally panicking and starting to debate whether to ask for help or not, Gaki lightly shook that woman's slender frame in a try to get her back to her senses. However, as she was showing signs of it, Gaki calmly waited for her to open her eyes.
"I'm really sorry..." Those full lips trembled a bit in the midst of all that stress. Just then realizing the situation she was in, pressed against that certain cop out of all of them while a lot of people passed by and stared at them with quizzical eyes, the woman quickly backed away with a bow, feeling herself flush.
"Glad to see you're okay. Now please tell me, was that woman the reason why you almost passed out here?"
"Oh? No, no, I have been just... a bit anxious lately." Her shoulders dropped and she sighed again, a seemingly geniune smile lightening up her whole appearance in an unique way.
Gaki lifted one eyebrow, feeling herself smile too. "I see. And that is why you are in front of the pharmacy at this early hour?"
The short woman looked behind at the small edifice to let her eyes seek for something or someone in particular behind the large glass windows. "Yes! Exactly! But I'm okay now~"
Gaki wasn't fully convinced of it, and she blamed it on her cop instinct, that didn't let her believe quite everything of what was being told to her.
"I do think you should see a doctor, and I can take you now if you want to~" Not entirely of good education was she hoping to get an affirmative answer, but also because she had a feeling she really wanted to help that woman.
On the other hand, the beautiful woman put on the cutest smile she got, as her last try to get rid of the supposedly best officer there was in the city. "It's okay, I will just go in and buy my medicine, as my own doctor told me. I'll be okay officer, really."
"Fine then..." Gaki sighed silently, taking her time to engrave the face of the girl into her mind before leaving. "Take care."
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Hint for the next chapter : a murder :S
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ah~ so it seems even gaki's sister wants to see her fall? that's pretty sad D: plus i have a feelilng that the tall woman was yossie and the "doe-eyed" person is our ai-chan~ ;D XD cant wait to read more and oh snap next chappy's a murduer?! :panic:
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You like math, Ada? Here's an equation for you.
3x Unnamed Characters + I got up too damn early after staying up too damn late = :banghead: because I can't figure out who is who.
I hate math.... :catglare: XD XD I'd say the blonde is Ai-chan, if not not for the tall qualifier. :lol: :lol:
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Yayy! Ai-chan appeared! (I guessed, cuz' she's short, right? :roll:) :heart: I wonder who that blonde woman was and what she did to Ai-chan.. :tama-mad:
And I doubt that was the cutest smile, cuz' if it is, Gaki would downright fall for Ai-chan in an instant! :P hehe~ :grin: (And again, IF it was Ai-chan :D)
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Hmm, seems as though perhaps Gaki's sister is not so impressed with her as others may be, inferiority complex perhaps?
seems as though it's possible that Gaki has also potentially met with Ai, seems as though she reconizes those eyes but not enough to make any connection, is it just a parting interest or will it bother her more than that....
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@ kawaiibi : hmmmm... :twisted:
@ rndy : sorry ;_; you'll realize who is who really soon though <3
@ kano-chan : hmmmmm x 2 ;D :twisted: LOL
@ oddball : your first statement hit bulls-eye 8D Thanks for reading you guys :3
Without further delay, here is the 3rd chappie x3
Chapter 3 Distortion
Gaki pushed the heavy double doors of the police station with a loud sigh, then made her way through the crowded corridor. She did not pay much attention to all the whispered gossips that probably revolved around the same old hot topic of the wonder thief, as she was a bit too stressed with what was going to happen.
Eri's office door was open. Gaki knocked lightly before leaning on it, and noticed how Eri was deeply absorbed into reading a pile of papers.
"Did the boss lady break any windows yet? Is she angry?"
That familiar voice made the turtle look up before stretching in her chair cutely and smiling widely. "Actually, no. She hasn't even come to work yet."
"Really?" Gaki looked out the window, a skeptical look replacing the sarcastic smile she had before. "I don't remember ever seeing Nakazawa-san late, not even once."
Eri nodded approvingly, her eyes going back down to follow the lines in the reports. "I wonder what happened too~"
Minutes later, as the bean was just placing the coffee cup down on her desk as to head for the door, the phone started ringing. She debated whether to pick up or not; Not exactly in what one would call a great mood, answering desperate calls and moans for help would have made her even more pissed. All she wanted was just to drive through the city and randomly give warnings to whoever seemed to not respect the law. The good side of her won in the end though, so she sat on the desk, bringing up the phone to her ear quickly.
"Yokohama Police Station here, may I help you?"
"Yes! There was a crime!" she sounded absolutely terrified, if the shaking in her voice was any clue. Gaki's eyes widened; that woman managed to get all her attention. "A crime?"
"I found my boss on her bed lifeless, her eyes open and her gown ripped! Oh god... "
A loud sob followed afterwards, and Gaki tried her best to calm the woman down and get more information. "Ma'am, I will have to ask you the address and the victim's name." She grabbed a pen and got ready to write it on her palm, when the shocking news hit her on a sudden.
"It's Nakazawa Yuko!" the woman blurted out "...She's a sargeant in that same police station"
The young officer found it really hard to believe at first "Uso..."
"Please believe me! I need help, please~" she burst into a muffled cry yet again, and Gaki sensed the cold feeling of terror flush up her spine. Also, because she forgot even to blink from the shock, she was getting teary too.
"Thank you. I will come personally to check on the situation immediately"
The police car did not take too much time to arrive in front of the imposing Nakazawa mansion, the wheels squeeking loudly on the street in a rushed break. Two male detectives together with officers Niigaki and Kamei immediately rushed out of it and into the house in the blink of an eye.
The maid that called them was waiting for them inside, hiccuping with dried tears on her face. She took them upstairs and kept on swearing with a passion that she had touched nothing and that the cadaver was still as she had found it.
Gaki was the one to open the door, at that moment her courageous traits overpowering her inside fears. She stepped inside slowly followed by her three co-workers, the sight of the bed in the middle of the room immediately drawing her attention. She was scared even to look, but she had to keep her cool.
Her ex-boss was indeed having her eyes open towards the ceiling, with her lips turned to a purple shade and with a few bruises and scratches on her neck. As Kamei was looking around for evidence and as the two detectives examined the injuries, Gaki wasn't feeling so well.
She clutched at her stomach as a weird smell made its way to her nose, a smell that the rest couldn't notice but that she couldn't bear. The room started to spin and the bean had to support herself on the table, but immediately took her hands off it as the feeling of death lingered on everything.
Just then, the image of something similar from a long time ago flashed through her mind; that was when Gaki fell on the floor under everyone's concerned eyes. The voices that were screaming for her got more clogged by the second and her eyesight blurred completely.
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The first thing that she saw when she opened her eyes was the setting of the sun with orange, purple and red lines in the horizon. After that she twitched a bit in her chair, since her back hurt from sleeping in that weird seating position.
"Hey~"
Gaki looked to the side and saw a smiling Eri with a book in her hands, on the driver's seat.
"What happened?" her throat hurt just by taking out those two words.
"You passed out in Nakazawa-san's room. Then we brought you here in the car. I was really worried you know...?"
"Am I sick?" the officer added immediately, her eyes widening in concern.
"No, you're fine. When the doctors came they said you will wake up by yourself."
Gaki sighed quietly and rubbed her eyes before looking around, barely then realizing the fact that they were in front of her mansion. "You stood here with me all day?"
"Just a few hours. I like watching you sleep" she giggled playfully "Besides! Someone needs to take this car back to the station since you're free tomorrow. I... couldn't leave you alone, like this."
The slightly older one took her friend's hand and squeezed it slowly in appreciation. "Thanks Kame. You can go now, I bet you're as tired as I am."
"Yeah, I will. But don't forget to eat properly woman, if this happens again I'm going to... make you clean my room. And you certainly don't want that... now do you?" The bean chuckled and got out of the car, waved and walked groggily to the house with one single destination in mind: her bed.
As if her day hadn't been already ruined, Miki's irony was the last thing Gaki needed to hear.
They almost bumped on each other on the stairs, Miki being clearly in a hurry. Her hair was in a low and fancy ponytail and her outfit was a bit too... revealing; one could tell immediately that she was planning to go out again.
"For how long will you keep cheating on my dad...?" Gaki breathed out, her exhaustion showing off earlier than usual.
"And for how long will you keep shaming his name...?" That was a great hit for Gaki, she flinched at the memory of letting the thief escape again, and she kept quiet as her future step mother continued. "... Seriously, I would say you don't give a crap about his prestige. Tsk. And to think that he's so proud of you... Good thing that he'll be in Taiwan for a period, so he won't have to apologize for your failures."
Miki threw a disgusted look at her before going down the stairs and into the garage for her car, while big tears fell from Gaki's eyes on the cold marble.
Let's hope tomorrow will be a better day?...
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For what happened to Nakazawa-san... NooooooOOOoooooo! :mon scare:
About Miki's situation... WHATTTT??????!!! :on kimbo: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!!! :on blackhole: With Risa's dad? :shocked: And cheating on him too? ( XD)
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dang i thought that maybe risa could be like afraid of blood or something? maybe im wrong? XD it could just be death in general? ah many questions~
plus miki's such a b! :thumbdown: hitting below the belt like that on our poor girl >.>
i cant wait to read more from you though~ :deco:
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i thought you lost fandom in Aichan/MM already.. :lol:
cause i been waiting for this fic during March yet it was not post till now..XD
looking forward to see how AiGaki relationship gonna work here..
jealousy? which i wondering who and who.. :lol:
where's the updates!!!
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Damn, poor Gaki. She really needs a savior.
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Poor Gaki, seems as though things are really rock bottom for her at the moment, losing ber boss Yuko and also having to deal with Miki, her future step mom who is all ready cheating on her dad, seems as though Gaki needs someone to pick her up.....
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@kano chan : What can I say... XD Miki will surprise you even more~ :grin:
@ kawaiibi : thanks dear <3 and concerning Gaki, there's much more than that x3
@alwaysyou : LEGASP. It passed some time since I last heard of you too D: Hope to still see you around :heart: And yea... My fandom is not as strong as it used to be but... I`m still hanging on 8D
@rndy : I know right D:
@oddball : Yeah D: Help is on the way though 8D
Yay XD I`m so excited XD Thins are turning hawt interesting soon ;D
Chapter 4 Awakening
She stepped back on an instinct at the sight of the bright color of blood, dripping on the floor with vibrating sounds. Her lips opened up, but the scream didn't come out. She was terrified. People that she cared for and cherished all her life stood each on a chair, either stabbed or shot, staring deep into her soul with the emptiness of death. The sight was too much; she tried to breathe, but her lungs seemed to be stuck up as if her life was slowly draining out of her too.
Looking down, the image of her own stomach bleeding made her fall on her knees in dismay. She couldn't hear anything but the horrific sound of blood. She couldn't feel anything else other than her own numbness. She could see nothing but the stained floor...
A shadow moved along it, smooth and slow lines getting closer to her. With a last effort, she looked up slowly only to see that same thief that she had been chasing for so long, holding a sharp and shiny knife in his slim fingers.
Risa shot up from the bed in an excruciating scream, the intense strain making her cold frame warm up and her head to hurt.
Sweat rolled on either sides of her face and her chest grew in an out with forced inhales. While her mind took a few more moments to grasp the fact that it had been just a nightmare, she looked around, still panting heavily. There was a dim light coming from the window, making her sheets shine pleasantly. It was still early.
Just when her heart rate was slowing down and she thought she was calming a bit, the door smashed open with the maid rushing in. That startled Gaki again, making her eyes pop wide in anger.
"Miss, is something wrong? I heard you scre-"
"Get out!!"
Maimi's honest worried face expression switched places with a terrified one. Her boss was a mess; her red eyes carried something insane to them, her voice was hoarsed beyond recognition and her skin was so pale and sweaty, that Gaki looked like a sick person on her death bed.
"B-But... are you okay?"
"I said get the fuck out!" she grabbed the glass and shot it into the wall, making Maimi yelp and flee from the room that second.
Gaki looked at the door for a few more seconds before covering her face with her palms, aware of the miserable look that she probably had. A silent cry raked her body as a chill crept through the thin gown, and she threw herself back in the pillow to sob and curse from the top of her lungs.
Little did she know that two other close souls, also woken up by her scream, were carefully listening at the door in delight, plotting a demonic plan.
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Around noon, the sound of the door opening woke Risa up again from her sleep, a more tranquil one this time.
"Oh what do we have here... Are you ill oneechan?"
The bean growled and stuffed her face more into the pillows, hitting her bed to show her irritation. "What do you waaant~"
Reina let out a helpless sigh, but with such a content grin on her face, that reflected all the ideas crossing through her slick mind. "Can't I be worried for my sister?" She took a few steps at the window to open it up, a warm breeze making her hair levitate gently. "You should go out if you feel so sick~"
The bean lifted herself a bit to look at her sister, her frown deepening in annoyance. "Sick? I'm perfectly fine~"
Being it the answer she predicted, the kitten lifted her eyebrows in a scoffing manner "Oh really? I believe that the crisis you had this morning... proves the opposite." In her defense, Gaki had nothing to say. She watched the kitten wink at her and then walk out of the room as quickly as she had entered it, and couldn't help but agree. The stress was going to drive her crazy.
A few minutes later, Gaki was already dressed in a cute pink skirt with a white buttoned t-shirt, her hair brushed neatly and her features lightened up by some make-up. She went down the stairs and spotted Maimi dusting the expensive sculptures in the hallway and immediately recalled the incident that morning.
"Uhm, Maimi..."
The maid looked up and froze on the spot, her insides spazzing with thoughts whether she did something wrong again or not. Gaki bit her lip and avoided eye-contact as she wasn't used to apologize to her employees, but also because she had never treated them like that.
"I'm sorry for today, I was really stressed..."
Maimi smiled in relief and quickly made a bow "Don't bother about it miss~"
Gaki patted her hair affectionately "Now I'm going out, tell Mikitty and Reina to not wait for me at lunch."
The closest park was the place where Gaki was planning to relax. Once there, she took off her shoes to walk through the grass, her pace slow at first to let the wind sweep around her hair and fill her with floral scents. It had passed some time since she went out by her own, not caring about work duties or family problems, and she loved how her mood was boosting right up at the sight of kids playing around.
The smile didn't leave her face, up until she spotted someone familiar on a nearby bench. A woman was stretching her legs and arms with a funny expression, visibly happy that the sun brought such a warm day again, probably the last that season.
Without thinking twice, Gaki stepped faster towards that bench, not quite aware of how her smile was widening.
Oh yea you know what's next 8)
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man the works getting that bad that it's affecting the poor girls head? geez >.> and then with reina and miki planing stuff behind her back is even worse! i bet maimi's like gaki's only "friend" in that house isnt she?
and i know what's next~...well i think XD
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Know what's next? Know what's next?
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It's Takagaki meeting, right? Right?
:lol: :lol:
Again, poor Gaki, she's just surrounded by evil people, including bad sister Reina. What's a girl to do?
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Will Ai be "musume" of twenty faces?
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What a horrible nightmare.. :shocked
Anyway, why is Miki and Reina plotting some kind of demonic plan?? :O
And there's Ai-chan! :w00t: Yeah? :D
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Poor Gaki, she's even getting nighmare now! :shocked
And just what are Reina and Miki planning, I very much doubt it's a surpise party for Gaki...... :panic:
Could this person who made Gaki happy when she spotted her, could that be Ai?
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@kawaiibi : yes, Maimi is her only friend D:
@rndy : A girl like that should shoot them betches in teh head 8DD Hahaha jk. XD
@resop2 : I don't get what you want to ask.
@kano chan and @oddball : I love how your comments are similar XD Hmm... If that girl is Aichan? ;D Find out in the next chap~~
Chapter 5 Let's call it ... a Beginning
With her hands behind her head and with her eyes closed, the familiar woman was taking in the warmth of the sun with a content sigh. The breeze stirred a few chestnut strands over her face and she brought one hand up to push them behind her ear, the smile never ceasing to flatter her features.
It was something plain gorgeous to look at.
Our young officer cleared her throat to get her attention. She chuckled at how the older jerked to the side, grabbing on the bench in surprise with her eyes snapped wide open.
"Sorry for startling you." the bean said slowly, still amused at the shocked expression that wouldn't leave that girl's face.
"Officer?" she breathed out, blinking repeatedly. "What are you doing here?"
The short-haired scooted closer again, pausing a bit before replying to also inhale into the breeze. The warmth of the sun fell pleasantly on her skin; maybe going out wasn't such a bad idea afterall.
"Just out for a walk. I see you had a picnic planned too?"
The older kept quiet, seeking cautiously on the officer's face for any signs of awareness of who was she really talking with. From how those hazel eyes looked around sparkling with joy and how that smile widened into cute dimples, one wouldn't even imagine that the officer would have hidden intentions.
But Ai knew better, Niigaki Risa was not an officer to underestimate. Was she really that clueless that she was socializing with her enemy?
"You okay? Last time I saw you, I felt like something was wrong..."
Ai recalled quickly that unexpected encounter from days before, still stunned at how she had managed to get away so easily. She turned her eyes over the hill without actually looking at something in particular.
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Watching her enemy drive away at a low speed, Ai's muscles and senses that were flaring that whole time could finally loosen up in the greatest relief. When the police car finally disappeared after some blocks, a taller and thinner brunette rushed out the pharmacy's door, almost ripping it from its joints.
She was probably equally scared as her friend, even if she hasn't been exposed to the same danger.
"For crying out loud Aichan! I thought I was gonna die from the fear back there"
The older chuckled nervously, making signs to her friend as a reminder she shouldn't be speaking so loudly.
"Was it just my imagination or... that officer just saved our skin?"
Ai looked around to see if a taxi was coming, nodding absently while trying to calm her racing heart.
"Nee, tell me. How on earth you managed to get rid of both of them so quickly?"
"Sayu, shut up okay? I'm already pissed our attempt to trick Yossie failed, don't make things worse."
With her pursed lips biting back everything she unnecesarily asked, the bunny kept her head down, waiting for her partner to find a getaway. For the rest of the day, they were safe. It was a certain thing. But the next one would start just the same, and the young woman felt her eyes blurred with tears at the thought.
After more futile tries of jumping and waving like mad, a cab finally pulled over next to the petite woman, in that same place where the police car had stopped.
Sayu took the charge of explaining the driver how to find her apartment, as Ai leaned her head against the window.
Oh how she hated this whole situation.
Being it the first time Ai had seen Niigaki Risa face to face, her whole behavior was nothing but an act as to be able to study her better, and that close look inside Gaki's soul lead to a final conclusion that surprised Ai herself.
She was actually not that perfect as it was being said.
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"Yes. I'm a bit better now, I guess."
She dared to look back at the officer with a smile too, because she had the certainty that for the moment she wasn't being suspected.
The younger really looked glad not only to hear that, but also to actually see a difference, from the pale woman that almost passed out in the middle of the street, to this radiant and gorgeous girl. It almost made her feel jealous.
Just then, the bean got hit by a detail; they didn't even know their names, but still they were chatting as if they were buddies. She stuck her hand forward, even if she somehow found it awkward.
"Niigaki Risa... nice to meet you?" she gave a silly laugh and watched how the other hesitated a bit, before taking that hand into hers too to shake it lightly.
"Takahashi Ai."
Time passed quickly as the two found it easy to chat amiably, their dialogues revolving around numerous topics. The older loosened up soon after, and before she realized it, she had left her guard down in front of the seemingly harmless and mad about Disney woman. Under that guise, without her thief costume and balaclava, it was safe to assume that she was out of danger.
What stunned her the most though, was how quickly Gaki opened up to her. The bean herself found it unusual too, to spill out her family problems or her stress at work in front of a stranger? So very unlike her. She didn't know why the older inspired her so much confidence.
"I'm sorry for boring you today. It made me feel better though" the bean admitted, getting in return a joyful smile. "No, no, you didn't. At all actually, and I'm glad I could help~"
A sweet feeling settled in between the two, and Gaki sensed her cheeks warmer when her mind kept signaling that it was time to place that question.
"Listen Aichan, can I... have your phone number?" At how Ai's eyes widened, the bean came up quickly with the explanation "You know, in case I... need your advice for something. You should have been a psychologist, really!"
The older laughed wholeheartedly at the last comment "I really suck at counseling people. But okay, go on and type it on your phone while I dictate it."
As Risa did so, the realization struck Ai out of the sudden. What was she doing?! Giving her enemy the chance to contact her if she suspected on her? There was no way back though, and she pursed her lips with the hope that nothing bad would come out of that move.
Lifting her eyes at the sky, she took a few moments to delect herself with the orange and light red palette of colors. "It's getting late..." the bean mumbled, making Ai nod her head absently. They just stood there in silence, watching the setting of the sun equally mesmerized.
The phone vibrating in her palm almost made Ai jump right up, completely ruining the moment. Her body tensed as she acknowledged that familiar number, and she wasted no more time in answering.
"Yes?"
Gaki looked curiously at Ai's face, shifting from worry to irritation, to anger and then back to worry.
"I'll be right there." she pressed the red button, stuffed it in her pocket and started gathering all her stuff under the bean's concerned eyes. "You're leaving?"
"Yes, something came up. We have a thing to take care of."
"...We?"
Ai mentally smacked herself for that reckless comment. "Yes... me and my... cousin. She needs my help for her college project tomorrow." she said nonchalantly, trying to slide away from her own indiscretion.
"Okay then. Can I call you some other time?" she looked up at her almost hopeful, and when they met eyes, something warm brought a smile on Ai's face. "Yes, call me tomorrow."
Gaki stood there, staring at how Ai was dashing down the park with her bag dangling in all sides. She stopped to look back at the officer and give her a regretful wave, before disappearing after the corner.
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A couple of hours later, as Gaki was returning home from dining alone in a quiet restaurant nearby, the house was looking as empty as she had left it. She threw herself on the sofa on her belly, hugging a pillow at her chest and exhaling contently. The moon shone proudly through the big glass windows above the city, and our young officer unwillingly dozed off as the exhaustion got the best of her.
She even had a flash of a dream with her dad, when her beeper, located behind the flower vase, started making sounds repeatedly. Risa tried to ignore it, but then her phone started ringing too, so she jerked up irritated to snatch it quickly.
"What?"
"Niigaki-san! Go check on the bank in your sector, someone is robbing it!"
Without even thinking twice, she stormed out the door, texting Kamei in the same time.
Something interesting in the next chap 8D Action is coming in~~
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yay~ new chapter~ and with sweet takagaki...minus ai-chan really hiding who she is and almost giving it away XD could the person robbing the bank be ai and sayu?
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It was a reference to the anime Daughter of Twenty Faces, about a young girl who is saved from a dangerous home situation by a master thief and is trained to be a thief herself. She winds up being a private investigator.
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Oh boy, this is gonna get interesting! It has to be Ai and Sayu robbing the bank. But I'm more interested in how the Takagaki relationship will pan out.
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Okay.. so well, as I said before, I hoped that criminal wasn't Ai-chan, but of course it had to be her. :doh: Those two just can't resist their TakaGaki love. :heart: I'm surprised Gaki opened up to Ai-chan so much, but it was cute. :wub:
lol...My guess: So after Ai-chan, the criminal, made friends with Gaki, the officer, she decides to give Gaki more work by robbing a bank... :shocked This situation is so very interesting. :roll: I wonder what would happen when they fall in love. Someone is going to get hurt for sure.. :bleed eyes:
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Ah no so it was Ai, and it turns out she was the criminal :doh: well it had to be really didn't it. Seems as though Ai might well have a plan to possibly use Gaki, but at the same time it seems as though perhpas our robber may have some feelings of her own for Gaki.
Gaki' obviously likes Ai, of course not knowing who she is, I just wonder, if they do date or something and Gaki discovers who Ai is what may happen to them?
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@ Kawaiibi : ;D Who knows~
@ resop 2 : Oooh, sorry. I haven't watched that so I was pretty confused. My story has nothing to do with that one thought XD
@ rndy : I'm glad 8D Cause that's what it's going to follow, aka their relationship.
@ kano-chan : Hmmm, those are some strong suppositions there ;D I`m not gonna give away clues yet though :D
@ oddball : Yep, she does like Ai. :heart: And that question of yours will be answered. Soon ;D xD
Time for another chappie~
Chapter 6 Question Mark
The two officers watched closely from the bank's front entry at how that same tiny thief was with his back at them, holding out a gun towards a terrified employee. Everyone inside but them were on the floor with their hands behind their heads, most likely thinking that the thief would shoot them, judging by the holes in the wall.
As Gaki struggled, pressed by time, to think of how to take everyone out of there alive, the turtle only had eyes for that thief, and not in the good way. All that stress that he had brought upon her friend, all her tears and her sleepless nights... he just had to pay for them.
Her fists clenched and the glint in her eyes somehow scared her co-worker. "I'm going in."
"What? No! Not now, Kame!" she panicked when the turtle threw the double doors open, the muzzle of her gun lifting straight towards the thief's head.
"Put the gun down." she hissed through her teeth as her thumb clicked the safety of the gun down.
The robber made a low scoffing sound from his throat before he turned around slowly, his own gun also directing at her.
"Put it down I said!" the turtle screamed out, taking a few steps forward under her co-worker's horrified eyes. At that move, the thief made a disapproving sign for her to stop right there. But as the turtle was being reckless enough to still advance towards the thief, a loud and short gunshot elicited screams from the hostages on the floor.
It all happened too quick. Gaki's eyes flashed from side, trying to identify who had been the one to shoot. At the sight of her co-worker dropping the gun and collapsing on the floor in cries of pain, the bean's whole world froze.
She was so focused on how the turtle rolled on the floor, clutching at her arm desperately, that she didn't notice the thief cocking his head low in regret. She felt the urge to rush over to Kamei and take her out of there to a hospital, but that would mean she will put herself in danger and the rest of the citizens too. Her cold-blooded instinct told her she had to think first.
While the thief turned around again to throw the remaining cash into the large bag, Gaki quickly made her way inside the bank too and threw herself on the floor. As she was still wearing her casual clothes, the thief would have probably thought that she was just another hostage, and while he would go out the door to run away, Gaki would give him a nice surprise attack.
Praying that her strategy would turn out as expected, the officer slipped the gun under her belly and hid her face, letting her senses do the job next. Kame had long passed out from the pain and the blood loss, so not one single sound could be heard. The silence was deafening for the rest, but her heart was thudding in her ears still as loud as never.
She listened carefully at the thief's steps, and just as how she had predicted, he was heading for the front door since there was no sign of police reinforcements. But they seemed to stop for a few moments...
The thief had caught glimpse of some familiar clothes, her eyes squinting immediately in a mix of surprise and acknowledgment.
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The young officer found her back hit the coldness of the wall with a loud thud, when the thief's gloved hand shoved her with force. She winced in pain and clutched at her shoulders, not noticing at first how a familiar object slowly made its way to her face.
When the tip of the gun touched her forehead right in the middle, Risa's felt a knot in her stomach and her palms fell down at her sides.
Her fists clenched unwillingly and her eyes glided up at the aggressor in fear.
Officer Niigaki wouldn't let terror show on her face, not even in the worst and most dangerous situations, but with the dark shadow of the thief projecting on her own frame and with a round of mental images she still could not get rid of.... She felt a weakness in her knees. She wasn't scared of dying; what most hurt her was how she was going to let her close ones vulnerable to that sick criminal.
One single tear streamed down her cheek, as she waited for whatever the person in front of her decided to do since there was an obvious battle going through his mind. In the end, the cold gun at her forehead moved to the side gently, barely even touching her temples. Gaki tensed even more. The thief pulled up the balaclava right above his lips, revealing a rather... familiar jawline traced with fine lines. Most definitely, he was a "she". Gaki's focus on it was completely interrupted, when the gun slided down on her own cheek and beneath her chin, pushing up against it to make her head angle slightly upwards. The officer gulped as they maintained that tense eye-contact, a small smirk forming on the other's lips.
This bitch is going to kill me and boy is she going to enjoy it.
What followed though, was completely out of Gaki's mind. The gun stopped the pressure under her chin, moving downwards most slowly towards the area between her breasts.
At the mix of fear and puzzlement on the bean's face, the older smirked even wider in amusement. She kept on dragging the gun down, teasingly tracing circles on Gaki's stomach and loving how she got in return a choking sound from the back of the bean's throat. With the gun traveling even lower, a ticklish sensation jolted right through the officer.
The cold metal gently poked at her hip critically close to her spot, and that was enough to make her hold her breath for a few moments while a tornado of thoughts raced through her mind. She didn't even have time to react, when a pair of lips pressed onto hers quickly. Her eyes snapped wide as a tongue made its way in, wildly tasting the insides with a scorching passion that Gaki fought hard not to enjoy.
But too late... before she could realize, her own tongue grazed past the aggressor's too, with the same amount of willingness.
It was as if the time had stopped, together with her reasoning; not even in the most horrendous nightmares had she ever imagined kissing her enemy. Thinking back, the only images of the two that she had dreamed was ... either when one of the two died, either when they fought and fought till she woke up.
Their lips worked hard against eachother in a show off of skills, when Gaki noticed that the gun stopped rubbing that area. That was when the thief pulled away and made a few steps back, licking her lips still with a smirk on.
Gaki simply stood there panting, her brows furrowed firmly "I hate you!" she spat out in anger, her cheeks flaring.
That only made the thief blow her a kiss before pulling the balaclava over her mouth again. She then ran off in the bushes and to the small street, where a car was waiting for her.
Oyeah! :twisted:
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YOU. ARE. EVIL.
HOW COULD U END IT THERE?! D:
mou~ 1st kame got pwned and risa pretty much got molested! what's next?!?!!?*rolls around* :panic: mou~ i hope u update soon~ :deco:
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Cliffhanger!!! :bleed eyes:
I'm ONLY assuming that was Ai-chan. :D (Maybe more than that) LOL, DOn't tell me the criminAI was trying to make Risa fall for her. :twothumbs (My little hope) XD
I'm lovin' this very much! :heart:
Oops~ So much "action" going on that I almost forgot Kame got shot. :( I hope she's okay. ;)
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LOL. such a naughty ai-chan.
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Man I'm not quite sure how to judge Ai the criminal now (assuming she is the criminal, I mean she did notice Gaki's clothes.......) she did shoot Eri, though in the shoulder, not to kill and she did show remorse for that but went on to pretty much abuse Gaki at gunpoint and although perhaps Gaki did enjoy it in some ways it was still a dab thing to do, I wonder if it is the criminal teasing Gaki or maybe there really are feelings there.....
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Dude, this just got so much more complicated. The thief getting all freaky with Gaki and Risa definitely enjoying in. Dang, what next?
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finally got to read this fic and i love it!! main caracter being Gaki and all the action happening already and how could you let it there!
is Ai going to be freaky like that with Gaki everytime she steals a bank and then when they start seeing eachother she going to be all sweet and stuff? XD can't wait for more! :cow:
i hope you update soon
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Oh wow, it's been so long since I last updated this. Thank you everyone for all the comments!
I suppose I owe an explanation for leaving everything hanging. :cry:
After Aichan's graduation, I lost all interest in H!P and focused on school and on my university application. Now that I'm here, and I'm bored as hell, I'm thinking of updating this fic and FINISHING it (yeh, you heard me), cause it is by far my favourite work. If you're still interested I mean. Anyone still remembers this story? D:
:gyaaah: :fainted:
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Remember? Um, not really. Willing to reread? Yes, yes I am. I wondered where you went off to!
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Awww <3 PSH, what was I asking :nervous it's been more than a year and a half since the last update *hides self*
But thank you rndy :wub:
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omg u have gots urself another axious reader on ur hands XD i wuz hooked the minute i read the summary!!! :thumbsup
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When I'm read your story, it's make me like this :w00t:
so please continue to the end, I really want to read. :bow: