Woah, it's been a month! I'm so sorry, you have no idea.
Soooooooo sorry!
Personal Rambling (You can ignore it): But I was sick around christmas and now I finally got to move to my new place. Busy times... Well, hopefully I'll be able to concentrate a bit more in my new room, now that I don't have to share a single room with my dad anymore... the TV was always on if he was at home. And I feel like a caged tiger in the city anyway. But now I actually got the city border right behind the house and there's a wood. I should be creative now (I hope)
Back to the real important things. I am not satisfied with this chapter. Something is off about the characters but that's what happens everytime after a longer period of being absent, so bear with me please.
Thank you for the comments!@ bimbo: Yes the situation is going to be a bit messed up now...
@ TakaminaBG: They have to endure hardships before they will finally be together... I wanted to write some fluff on their way home, but then I made some slight chances to the storyline and had to drop that. Sorry.
@ arrow27: Yep, seems I took my time. Sorry.
@ KojiYuu44: Jurina, huh? her fate will be revealed later in the story... Even though it seems to be coming to an end alread, but no, there are still chapters left to write.
@ takamae:Well, of course Jurina's fate is related to the current storyline in a way. Nope, Side story is sadly not in the works. Yeah, Atsumina time is limited... That's all I'll say...
@ kahem: My fingers typed on their own.
@ Haruko: So I have to write more dense midget moments.
@ O R I G A M I: Okay, you guys like that.
@ ikun1216: Well, Takamina has to go through some changes I guess. This chapter is not really fluffy at all I fear... Mariko had to call them back, something came up (And I'm not telling you what)
@ miayaka: But sadly the Atsumina level will be drastically reduced in this chapter. They won't have to stay away from each other that long though. (And here I go spoiling for the next chapters. Why.)
@ cisda83: Well, it's an Atsumina story, so I'm giving my all when writing their scenes!
@ DC2805: Lazy girls... But hey, everyone needs a break! Well, i couldn't possibly write a fic with my kami oshi dying or disappearing without telling her story or anything, so yes, we'll learn about Jurina. (Okay, I probably could. But, no.)
@ chibiusa: Hehe, I just had the idea about Acchan being an assassin and then I had to write it. Somehow it fits her, right? But I need to work on my action scenes. I was planning on writing some later on and I'm not able to do it at all. Frustrating thing.
@ FlameHazeKatsu: Glad you like it! Next chapter: Here we go!
Chapter 8The road, 09:23 PMAtsuko looked into the mirror. Soon after they had left the hut, a car had appeared behind them causing a bad feeling to arise in Acchan. She trusted her senses enough to be convinced that she and Minami were about to get into some trouble. Testing the boundaries she pushed the gas a bit more, only to find that her pursuer kept up with her. The driver of the other car was not aggressive and neither trying to stay in hiding. Something was completely off.
Mariko-sama doesn’t make many words when she gives an order but I feel that she had an urgent reason to call us back. “Acchan… Don’t you think your going a bit too fast?” Minami stared out of the window, watching the night fly by.
“No” Atsuko’s eyes wandered to the mirror again, locking onto the lights of the car that followed them. “Not quite fast enough”
“But…” Minami grabbed her seatbelt. Her knuckles were turning white as Acchan noticed. However, she sped up even more.
“Fuck this car!” she cursed. “C’mon!” Angrily she hit the steering wheel with one hand.
“I-it’s not the car’s fault!”
“Really now?” Atsuko chuckled dryly. “You’re defending a car?”
“Well… I don’t really…” Minami bit on her lower lip. “I don’t know”
“You’re quite something” the assassin was still distracted as she kept watching the car behind her. “Do me a favor”
The street is completely empty aside us…“Mmh?”
“Call Mariko-sama for me while I get this lame piece of crap to go a bit faster!”
Minami sat silently.
“U-uhm… Your boss is kind of scary. A-and where’s your phone anyway?”
“Pocket”
“Huh?”
“My pocket. In my pants”
Minami gaped and Atsuko knew exactly what she was thinking.
“Come on, take it out” she said teasingly.
“I can’t possibly…” Minami shook her head rapidly. Acchan glared at her and she gulped visibly. Slowly she scooted over on her seat.
“Bow down a bit” Atsuko ordered coldly. “I shouldn’t let go of the steering wheel”
“Of course not” the innocent girl answered. Acchan would never understand how she could be this clueless.
She should know that I wouldn’t care if I let go. But if she bows down to get the phone from my pocket… Minami’s shaking fingers brushed over Acchan’s thighs and for a moment she herself was stunned by the sensation. But then she gritted her teeth and checked the back of the car through the mirror. Grinning evilly she stepped onto the breaks with all her might. Minami screamed and lost her balance as the car spun on the road. The headlights of the car behind them illuminated the seats and the back of Atsuko’s head, but Minami was hidden as she was laying half under the other woman’s feet.
They can’t see her. Acchan stepped on the gas again, but didn’t follow the road anymore. The wheels screeched as she made a sharp turn and changed the direction. However, the driver of the other car reacted fast, efficiently blocking the street with a turn of himself.
“What are you doing?” Minami screamed.
“Don’t look up. I don’t want them to see you”
If they didn’t stalk out the hut already. “Them?” Minami asked in an unusual high voice.
“Shut up, I got to concentrate” They were still going fast, threatening to crash into the other car any second.
Three…Atsuko stepped on the breaks.
Two…The car was sliding as the wheels locked.
One.The screeching sound of metal crashing into metal filled Acchan’s ears. She was thrown forwards as the impact hit her with full force. However, the airbag caught her safely. Minami on the other hand hadn’t been that lucky.
“Are you okay?” Atsuko could curse herself for how she concerned she sounded that moment. She got a painful moan as an answer. To her relief she couldn't spot any obvious injuries.
I can’t check on her… not now. “Here” she tossed the small girl her cell phone and kicked the door open. The collision had left it a bit bent, but her muscles were strong enough. “Stay right here” she hissed at the girl who was still laying in the footwell. Then, as if she did not give a care in the world, she excited the car and started to walk. The vehicle that had been following was damaged as well, one of the doors was ripped out where the cars had crashed into each other. All that could be seen from the driver was log blond hair, flowing over the steering wheel.
I’m not foolish enough to check if you’re alive. Don’t think you can get me with those weak tricks. I’m something else, trust me. Without wasting another glance, Atsuko walked by, towards the far away light of a gas station. The asphalt beneath her feet was a bit wet as she noticed while looking down. Soon enough she heard the slamming of a car’s door and even though she heard no footsteps, she knew she was being followed. Keeping her pace she focused on the lights in front of her.
If she wanted to kill me she would have done it by now. Finally, the sliding doors of the gas station opened in front of her. She stepped inside.
“Welcome”
The girl behind the counter greeted her with a tired smile. Atsuko didn’t bother to look at her; she stepped into an aisle and examined the alcohol that was lined up neatly in front of her. Her hand was twitching towards the vodka, but settling for something less mind-clouding was probably smarter. So she picked out a chocolate bar to buy.
The door slid open again. The girl who stepped inside wore dark leather pants, similar to the CoF assassin. Her blond bangs fell over a cut on her forehead she must have gotten during the crash. She was balancing a revolver in her right hand.
“Nice ring” Atsuko nodded at that hand. The other girl smiled darkly as she raised it.
“Silver with a tiny diamond. Cute, isn’t it?”
“Not my style” Acchan shrugged, well aware that there was a weapon pointed at the back of her head as she walked to the counter. She handed the poor salesgirl who was frozen in shock, the chocolate bar.
“You’re number 77” Blondie announced.
“Maeda 77? Sounds good” Atsuko was going through her pockets looking for some money to hand over to the terrified girl in front of her.
“I heard you like to know your victim’s names before you kill them”
Hell, her voice is annoying.“That’s a fact”
The girl behind the counter had started to shake uncontrollably. Wide-eyed she stared at the person behind Atuko.
“What’s your name?”
In one swift motion, that Acchan had to admire, the other killer stood next to her, her hand in the salesgirl’s hair.
“M-matsui Rena”
“Rena-chan…”
Okay, maybe she is a decent opponent. She sounds like me after all. I just don’t like the fact that I have no idea what she’s up to, not at all.“And here I thought you liked to number them” Atsuko clicked her tongue, signaling disappointment.
“I do. But if I kill her it’s your fault alone so I guess she counts as one of your victims”
The victim sniffled, obviously close to freaking out. Or fainting for the matter.
“Well, how considerate of you to tell me her name then. May I ask yours?”
The blond girl tilted her head, looking at Atsuko out of bright green eyes.
Contact lenses. Fashionable bitch. “Itano Tomomi. Glad to meet you number 77”
“It’s Maeda Atsuko, even though I’m sure you know already. Is it hard for you to go ahead and try yourself on killing me you now that you know my name?”
“I could make an exception. You’ve been threatening my mistress after all”
“Your mistress, eh? Yokoyama Yui? I didn’t know she held lap dogs like you”
Tomomi hissed much like a snake, baring her teeth but stayed calm, adding to Atsuko’s displeasure. She still held her revolver to the pale girl’s head.
If I make a run for it she’ll shoot her and consider me a coward. Besides Minami would be super pissed if I let an innocent die. Wait, why am I concerned about Minami? I should care about Mariko-sama and maybe Yuko’s opinions alone. Throwing another glance at the silent victim of their little games she sighed. She was shaking really bad and seemed to suppress her fear with all of her might.
“Okay, Itano let’s talk business” She leant against the counter. “If your mission was to kill me you would have done it. If you’re mission was to follow me you would have made sure to sty out of my sight. So what is? Scaring me off? Not working anyway. Does you’re mistress want us to know that she’s not only a victim of her father’s illegal business? That would have been a pretty stupid move. Are you supposed to buy time? It worked. Both of our cars are done for and we’re stranded in the middle of nowhere”
“Your fault” Tomomi tilted her head, a self-assured smile playing on her lips.
“Probably. I’m not a racer, you know?”
“I am”
“Yeah, yeah, you’re a wild girl. Well, since we’re stranded I’d normally advise a cup of tea but it seems we don’t got that here. Let’s talk about ourselves a bit. Rena-san, you wouldn’t be troubled if I opened one of these vodka bottles?”
The salesgirl was probably to troubled to say anything.
Let’s have a chat Itano. If Minami called Mariko-sama as I advised you’re in for trouble anyway. And I will do what I can to keep you away from the car and my Bakamidget friend. “Vodka… let’s mix it with coke, shall we. And plastic cups are here, I respect you, Rena-san. Nice gas station you got there”
Much to her surprise she found that Tomomi had settled in the seat behind the counter. The girl was kneeling on the floor next to her, still fully under her control.
So you’re willing to play my games. Let’s have fun then, shall we?
Atsuko opened the vodka bottle while Tomomi grabbed the coke. Then they filled three cups silently. Two of them with a tiny little bit of vodka and a lot of coke, the third one the other way around.
“Cheers” Tomomi handed the cup that contained the most vodka to the salesgirl on the floor.
She thinks like me… I don’t like it. Not at all. “So… You said you were a racer. Tell me about it.
L
et’s talk while I wait for reinforcement. And while you’re probably doing the same. Bitch.
The car, 09:45 PMMinami dared to lift her head shortly after Atsuko had left her in the car. Her head hurt and her heart was beating fast. She was probably going to be bruised all over from the damage she had taken in the crash.
Everything around her was eerily quiet.
If someone drives down this road now and crashes into the cars, I might as well end up dead. But Acchan told me to stay here… And if she doesn’t come back? If she’s doing something outrageous? I cannot do nothing…
Minami lifted herself out of the footwell onto the driver’s seat. Her leg was twitching and it seemed to be bleeding. It didn’t hurt though.
She wouldn’t have left me behind when I’m hurt if she wasn’t doing something dangerous. Think Minami, think! What can I do? What can I do?
Minami was close to panic, as she remember that she had actually been told what she was supposed to do. Her fingers shook uncontrolled as she roamed through the footwell to find Atsuko’s phone. The gadget almost slipped from her hand due to her being nervous as she finally found it. She scrolled through the numbers until she found ‘CoF mobile’.
“Hello?” she asked in a shaking voice.
“You’re not Maeda-san” Kumi’s distrustful voice answered.
“It’s Minami”
“Oh! How was you’re mini-vacation? Are you on the way home? Did something happen?”
“That’s what you could say. Someone followed us and then Acchan crashed into that car and now she left me here and…”
“Oh” Kumi sounded like she was trying really hard to make any sense out of the words. “I’ll pass you to Shinoda-sama”
“What happened?” Mariko sounded unnaturally calm. Minami took a deep breath.
“We were being followed”
“I predicted that much. That’s why I called you back”
“You should have told us! Acchan decided to crash into the other car with all she got and now I don’t know where she is!” Minami was well aware that she was raising her voice against the dangerous head of an assassin organization, but she didn’t care.
Something might have happened to Atsuko and you did nothing to prevent it! If I was a boss I’d take care of the people working for me! “I should have predicted that much as well, I huess. What do you mean, you don’t know where she is?”
“I don’t know! She exited the car more than 10 minutes ago and told me to stay and call you!”
The line stayed silent for a while. Finally the boss spoke up.
“Where are you? I’ll send Ayaka and Yuko out to get you; your car must be damaged. Are you hurt?”
Minami looked down on her leg. Her jeans were already soaked with blood without her noticing anything.
“I think… I’m hurt somehow bad” she whispered. “But I don’t know where we are”
“They’ll find you”
Mariko simply cut the line and Minami slumped into the seat. She was cold and the blood loss was slowly getting to her.
Acchan were are you? I need you… It’s so cold. Minami stared out of the window of the car. Her eyelids were getting heavy. She wouldn’t have been able to tell if she was staying motionless for minutes or for hours. The time passed without her noticing.
“Acchan?” she whispered as someone opened the door. “Acchan?”
The hairstyle was somehow wrong and Atsuko’s eyes were bigger and darker than the ones staring down on her. However she was too weak to resist and gave in to the other person’s embrace. The face was familiar but she couldn’t place it.
The gas station, 03:12 AMAtsuko was only slightly drunk when she heard the sirens. As if they had a secret understanding the other assassin and her had filled their cups equally, everytime they had opted for another drink. Only Rena was completely out, curled up on the floor. They had made sure to keep her a motionless drunk. This wouldn’t come in handy though now that there were actually police cars nearing.
Tomomi heard them too as her head perked up.
“Fuck” Atsuko cursed. She got up in a flash and was about to get her hands on the salesgirl, but Tomomi was faster.
“Oi, wake up! Does this place have another exit?” No reaction. Atsuko took a water bottle out of the freezer and poured it over the girl’s face. For a second nothing happened and Tomomi’s face was expressing the same thought as Atsuko’s.
Did we give her too much vodka?But then, Rena coughed.
“Exit on the back?” Tomomi tried again, but no mentionable reaction other than fluttering eyelids occurred.
Atsuko shot a quick look towards the door. One of the cars had already arrived but it didn’t seem to have the gas station as its aim…
Of course. They are going to the place of accident. Someone must have driven by and reported to the police. They are simply checking what happened. “Well then, see you!” Atsuko flashed Tomomi a dangerous smile and started to walk towards the front door. She was not sure if Minami would be able to make up a story that sounded actually true so she decided that disappearing was still the best option she had.
“Maeda” Tomomi’s voice stopped her. “Look at me. I got a scratch here and maybe some other wounds. If I damage the place a bit it’ll look like you came in and made us your hostages. You crashed into my car, then you pointed your revolver at me and took me here where you decided to play some sick games with me and that poor girl”
Bitch. “What do you want?” Atsuko pressed out from behind her teeth.
“Help me to get rid of the trash” Tomomi grabbed one of Rena’s legs and raised it. “Take the other one”
“I don’t take orders from you” Atsuko pouted, only to show her opponents that she could look cute even though she did not have those stupid duck lips. She grabbed Rena’s other leg.
“Where to?” Itano asked as they dragged her outside.
“I don’t - Is she giggling?” The assassins turned around. The salesgirl’s head had been dragged over the floor over the entire time so her hair was dirty and tangled but she seemed to enjoy it.
Great. Now she’s lost her mind. With a forceful pull Acchan dragged her over the curb. As soon as she hit the ground with the back of her head she was silent.
Worked.
“Acchan!” A familiar voice called. A dark figure appeared out of the shadows, a bright smile on her face.
“Yuko, help me here” Atsuko ordered.
Tomomi gave a playful bow, let go of Rena and disappeared behind the building.
Retreating already? Too many enemies here? Don’t worry, we’ll meet again. And this time it’ll be the last time you’ll ever meet anyone.
“New friend? Minami’s booty no good?”
“New enemy. Yokoyama’s beauty squad I’d say”
“Yokoyama’s beauty squad? This girl too?”
“Nope, she’s the salesgirl and the witness of our little encounter”
“Salesgirl…” Someone echoed. Atsuko spun around to find Ayaka staring at the gas station.
“What are you doing, reminiscing old times?” She asked slightly annoyed. Something about Umeda made her dislike her as usual.
“Don’t” Yuko warned her, unusual seriously.
“What?”
“That’s exactly what she is doing”
Atsuko threw a glance at the other woman. She was still in some kind of shock as if she was reliving memories she wanted to forget very badly.
I’ll let it slide tonight. “Where’s your car? We better dispose her somewhere else” Atsuko gestured at the body they were dragging through the dirt.
“Right there” Yuko gestured around the corner.
“Umeda, take care of that for me, I gotta go look for Minami”
And then we’re going home and this unfortunate episode will be over for once. “No” Yuko held Acchan back. “You can’t. There’s police all around”
I… can’t? But then… How could I not think this through? First I can’t find anything about that Itano-bitch and now I can’t even go and get my girl? Minami I mean. But I want to! I want, I want, I want!Ignoring her innrer voices Atsuko started to walk into the direction of Yuko's car.
“Hey! Don’t go stomping away just like that! Ayaka and I are tiny people, you know? Not as tiny as your midget, but hey! I’m your sempai! Your mentor! Oh fuck this”
Acchan did not bother to give a reply to the woman. She herself could not tell why exactly she was as angry as she was. She knew Minami’s address, she could just go and see her… But maybe something changed between them. And she still had a feeling that something bad was going on.
A hospital, 07:39 AMMinami woke up in an unknown room once again, but this time it was not Acchan’s smell that greeted her, but stinking disinfectant. She groaned as she tried to adjust to the light that was blinding her as soon as she opened her eyes.
“Minami! You woke up!”
This can’t be… Miichan? Miichan?“Miichan!” Minami tried to shout the name in joy but all she could produce was a faint whisper. “Miichan…”
The light was still blinding her, stinging merciless into her eyes.
“I thought I lost you” Miichan’s voice was hoarse.
“And I thought I lost you” Tears where already streaming down her face as she responded. She blinked a few times to get rid of the water in her eyes that blocked her view. She seemed to be placed on a hospital bed, tugged in nicely. There was a window with mint green curtains and… another bed. Miichan was smiling at her, leaning onto the pillows to support her.
“You’re injured!” Minami shot up in her bed, but immediately forced her body down again by reaction. A sharp pain shot through her leg and her wrists.
“Well, that bomb exploded kinda close to me. Big shockwave! But don’t worry, I only got a few fractured ribs and a broken leg”
“Only” Minami breathed out, inwardly cursing Acchan and company.
Where is Acchan? Did she bring me here? Or did the police catch her? What, what happened anyway?
“Miichan… You look thin”
“’Ya know, I just arrived and all, but I can’t touch the food they give me here. No chance. ”
And I’m crying again, I don’t even know why. Miichan… I dragged you into this.
“Takamina, are you alright? I’ve been so worried” Miichan’s voice shook.
“Worried? About me? But… there was no reason. I was fine, I was just wondering if that bomb… if it… killed you!”
“If I could get up… I want to hug you. You idiotic Bakamina! Why would you get yourself an assassin as a girlfriend?”
“Miichan. She, well, I don’t really know. I just wanted…”
What was it I wanted? She made me her fake girlfriend and somehow threatened me, but I didn’t want to leave her and I don’t even understand why. “Wanted what? Takamina you’ve gone crazy, simply crazy” Miichan’s facial expression showed that she couldn’t decide between admiration and worry. “There was a serial killer, holding a knife to your neck! I saw it!”
“Yuko”
“What?”
“Yuko. Her name is Yuko”
“Yuko” Miichan leant back on her pillows, slightly shaking. “Normally, you wouldn’t talk about these people Takamina, you said you hated them! You…” Miichan’s words drowned in her sobs.
“Don’t. Please, don’t cry” Minami shook her head violently and tried to raise her hand, to calm her friend down, to stretch it out, but a sharp pain held her back again. As she looked down she noticed that both her wrists were tied tightly to the bed and that there was another strap running over her stomach.
Why? Why am I tied to the bed? Who did this? They can’t think that I’m a criminal! I’ve never done anything! To no one!
“You were on the wanted list” Miichan’s spoke up. “You were on the wanted list and normally you would have gone straight to the prison’s hospital wing but you lost so much blood that they brought you her first. I had to scream and yell the entire night to get them to bring you into my room”
“Scream and yell? Wait, no, wait a second, wait a second” Minami wanted to bury her head in her hands but couldn’t lift them, so she was having a slight panic attack, considering her thinking position. “Didn’t Acchan bring me in? Or Yuko? Ayaka? Kumi maybe?”
“No” Miichan stared at the triangle above her bed. “The police found you, in a crashed car, almost bleeding to death! If you would have died, I don’t know what I would have done!”
“I’m sorry”
“Oi, oi Takamina, don’t apologize for these things. You didn’t want to go with them, right? The police told me things about your girlfriend… I can’t even…”
“Miichan, I’m sorry I let you down”
I don’t mind anymore. I don’t mind her referring to Acchan as my girlfriend, as if I would actually, actually claim her.
“You’re serious about this, right?” The restaurant owner sounded as if she was surrendering. “So what’s the plan?”
“The plan?”
“Well, we’re making a run for it, aren’t we?”
Minami stared at her best friend speechlessly before the tears came running again. Miichan too started to bawl out loud, loud enough to make the nurse come to the room at last.
“Is everything alright? Oh, Takahashi-san, you woke up!” She came into the room, checking the monitor next to the bad which Minami hadn’t even noticed before. “How are you feeling? Light-headed? Dizzy?” While talking she pulled out a handkerchief from somewhere in her uniform and started to dry Minami’s cheeks. Miichan got ignored, probably due to the fact that she could move her hands freely and had actually a box of Kleenex in her lap. She had probably prepared for Minami’s tear-jerking awakening beforehand.
“Well, Takahashi-san, it seems the blood transfusion worked well. If there are any problems, just call for me, my name is Oya Masana. Some of the other nurses may be a little bit afraid because of the whole police circus you were brought in with. If there’s nothing else… Excuse me”
And with that she was out as quick as she came.
“How refreshing” Miichan sobbed and Minami couldn’t help but smile. She was filled with joy to see her best friend alive; after all she had imagined the wildest scenes.
“Miichan, it’s good to see your face. It has been only three days? Two days? But…”
It felt like eternity. Like I fell out of my own time somehow and everything happened so fast, yet time didn’t seem to pass at all. “The time didn’t pass at all”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
“Huh?” Minami looked at her childhood friend with confusion written all over her face. Miichan sighed dramatically, still cleaning up her cheeks.
“Well, it’s obviously because you were with your lover. I still refuse to believe that you took part in any unlawful actions on your own though. That’s not you and, trust me, if there’s any one who knows all of your dirty little secrets it would be me”
“Eh? What kind of secrets are you talking about?”
Minami guilty thought back to the time when she accidentally ruined Miichan’s rubber duck in the bath and hid it from her. All she had wanted to do was to bite in it, just to check if the yellow material was really as tasty as it looked.
“Like how you peed your pants in fourth grade because you didn’t want to go out of class in the middle of a test!” Miichan smiled triumphantly, but then her expression softened. “And of course I know about your family and I thought I’d understand you… the way you think about people like that.”
“When you’re with them suddenly everything you ever thought to believe in becomes dark and torn and twisted”
And it scares me.“And it scares you”
Minami looked up as she heard those words from her friend’s lips.
“Miichan” she whispered, as usual amazed by her friend’s ability to see through her as if she was made of glass.
My heart is a glass. She once said that my heart is a glass and there are cracks in there but it’s still to strong to break. Oh Miichan, if it wasn’t for you who would take care of me? I pamper you as much as I can, but in reality, I have to rely on you the most.
“I’m so grateful to have you, Miichan. I’m so grateful and yet so ashamed that I didn’t find a way to contact you, that I opposed the police even though you begged me! I didn’t… I don’t deserve to be friends with someone as kind as you!”
“The heck are you saying? That’s snail poop, you hear me?”
“Snail poop?”
“Yes, absolute stinking tiny snail poop! If there’s anyone who is kind enough to be called an angel on earth, it would have to be Takamina, you get that? You shared your meal with me in kindergarten and introduced me to the joy of food! You cheered on me when I was cheerleading and supposed to cheer but super bad at it! You held my hand during graduation ceremony and cried like crazy because you feared that life would tear us apart! And you were the one who always encouraged me when I had trouble with the restaurant, so don’t you dare… Stop crying! Bee poop, this crying is hurting my ribs”
“Wouldn’t bee poop be honey?”
“Hey, I’m the restaurant owner here, you manager-work-doing-secretary!”
The women stared at each other for a second, than they broke into a fit of laughter. Laughter mixed with salty tears. They didn’t notice that someone opened the door, not until she stood in the middle of the room.
“Yamamoto Sayaka?"
Characters We met all of the characters now, so I updated this and reposted it.
Main CharactersTakahashi Minami (21)
Minami lives alone in a small house with a tiny garden. She’s been living with her mother until she died two years ago after Minami’s brother was killed in an illegal car race at age 15. Minami works at the luxurious agency Kuramochi Travels as a manager even though she did not graduate from university. However she has always been a hard worker. She is sometimes awkward around people but very kind. Her best friend is Minegishi Minami who has been on her heels ever since they went to Kindergarten together.
Maeda Atsuko (21)
Acchan is an assassin. She has been part of CoF for 3 years now and is one of Japan’s top killers. She used to work together with her partner Nakagawa Haruka who she was secretly in love with but didn’t confess to. After Haruka is killed she is broken and reckless but Minami is able to comfort her.
CoFYagami Kumi (18)
Kumi is the secretary (official title)/maid/cook of CoF. She has been around Shinoda Mariko ever since she was a baby and never finished highschool. She is extremely loyal but actually possesses advanced fighting skills.
Shinoda Mariko (30)
Mariko is the boss of CoF. She established the company together with Oshima Yuko 7 years ago in the old nursery-bra-factory of her father after she got into trouble with the Yakuza.
Nakagawa Haruka (21)
Haruka was an assassin. She grew up in an orphanage together with Maeda Atsuko. She died when she tried to kill Yokoyama Yui.
Kasai Tomomi (21)
Tomo~mi is the cleaning lady at CoF. She’s usually chatting with Yagami Kumi or on a date.
Oshima Yuko (24)
Yuko is an assassin. She has been part of CoF for 7 years and is Maeda Atsuko’s mentor. She is wanted by the police because she is proven guilty of the murder of at least 13 people. She has actually been to jail once but broke out. Kojima Haruna was the love of her life.
Umeda Ayaka (22)
Ayaka an assassin. She’s new in CoF. Gas stations awaken some troubled memories in her.
Kuramochi TravelsKuramochi Asuka (22)
Asuka is the owner of Kuramochi Travels. She took over the company from her father as soon as she graduated highschool. She is extremely rich, organized and beautiful and she has a light crush on Takahashi Minami.
Maeda Ami (19)
Ami is the secretary of Takahashi Minami.
Miyazaki Miho (19)
Myao is an employee at Kuramochi Travels. She does not come from a wealthy family and thus is the most comfortable around Takahashi Minami who she admires in secret.
Kashiwagi Yuki (22)
Yukirin is an employee at Kuramochi Travels. She comes from a wealthy family and is carefree. Her main occupation is shopping and she doesn’t seem to notice Watanabe Mayu’s feelings for her.
Watanabe Miyuki (19)
Milky is an employee at Kuramochi Travels. She comes from a wealthy family and her cousin is Watanabe Mayu. They went to the same school were she used to be very popular.
Investigators & PoliceYamamoto Sayaka (22)
Sayanee is a private investigator. She is a specialist when it comes to disguises and known for usually not working with the police or completely legal measures. She became an investigator even though her entire family consists of criminals.
Sashihara Rino (19)
Sasshi is Yamamoto Sayaka’s sidekick. She agreed to become the investigator’s assistant when she caught her shoplifting but didn’t inform anyone about it. Even though she is pretty useless and unmotivated she tries her best. However, she has recently gotten a new job.
Takajo Aki (25)
Aki is a Detective and in charge of the CoF case.
The Yokoyama OrganisationYokoyama Yui (19)
Yuihan is the illegitimate daughter of a corrupt politician. She is CoF’s current target. She is not as passive as CoF expected and actually meddles in the business herself when she sees her life in danger.
Itano Tomomi (20)
Tomomi is Yui's persona bodyguard, but also accomplishes other missions if neccessary. She has not yet made herself a name in the business, but can be considered a serious threat to the members of CoF as she is (almost) fearless.
Shimazaki Haruka (19)
Paruru is Yokoyama Yui’s maid.
Sato Amina (20)
Amina was Yokoyama Yui’s maid. She was killed by Maeda Atsuko.
OthersMinegishi Minami (21)
Miichan is a restaurant owner. She is loud and crazy and even though her food at The Old Coin looks disgusting it’s actually great. Her best friend is Takahashi Minami who she would do anything for. As she tried to rescue her she got caught in an explosion. Currently she is in the hospital with fractured ribs and a broken leg but is doing well so far.
Watanabe Mayu (17)
Mayuyu is a high school student. She skips school a lot because she gets bullied. A bit more than a yer ago she went on a class trip, where her best friend was abducted in her presence. Even though she remembers nothing, her classmates put the blame on her and called her a murderer. She is an outcast at school but can be pretty bold otherwise. She flirts with Kashiwagi Yuki who is oblivious to her feelings.
Kojima Haruna
Haruna was Oshima Yuko’s lover.
Matsui Jurina (17)
Jurina used to be Mayu's best friend. She was outgoing and very popular at school. Due to her family being involved with the mafia she was kidnapped or possibly killed, a year ago.
Matsui Rena (21)
Rena worked at a gas station. Currently she is laying in the trunk of Yuko's car, totally drunk.
Kitahara Rie (25)
Rie is Mayu's teacher and worries about her a lot.
Furukawa Airi, Takyanagi Akane, Hata Sawako
Airi, Akane and Sawako snuck into the CoF headquarters a few years ago, thinking it was a haunted factory. The caught some of the assassin’s activity on tape, mistaking the noises from the arms for supernatural activity. In order to make sure that the factory stays out of the news they were killed by Oshima Yuko.
Topic: (Feb 12) Killer Queen: Chapter 9 (Atsumina) (Read 59285 times)