Megumi was swooned by Takeshi's nonchalance to her appearance. Her entire tough exterior replaced with her eyes half iddled and her lashes fluttering.
Yoru just shrugged as if this was something normal. Megumi's just a young woman, she'll soon understand. That's what was for Yoru.
Megumi took another glass of wine and looked at Takeshi with pure desire.
[MEGUMI MIZU CHARACTER ART]
"So... Takeshi... How do I look? Mhmm?", Megumi flutters as she flicks her short hair on her ear with her knuckles.
Takeshi smiled, rubbing his chin, his face covered in stubble beard.
"For starters, you're my type," Takeshi responds taking a sip of the wine. Obviously flirting with someone who is insecure about herself. Men ugh.
Megumi's bodies twitches at the comment and she becomes even more enthusiastic, shaking her head more to dance her hair.
"What type... ?", Megumi responds asking with a heavy breath.
Takeshi chuckled, holding Megumi's chin.
"The strong type: fiesty, independent and muscular...", Takeshi answers, gently moving his hand up to her cheek.
Megumi looked away, completely flustered, biting her lower lip. Takeshi grinned as he kept hold of her from there.
"She'll learn her lesson... Ugh, and I thought Megumi would be sensible...", Yoru thinks to herself. Maybe she was experienced in the art of men and women psychology. Who knows?
Yoru took out some cash and handed to the bartender to pay for their drinks. She stood up and grabbed her fur coat and putting on some optical glasses. Yoru then looked back at the couple, who were extremely close to eachother, looking in their eyes.
"I'm going to leave now, Megumi. Enjoy mkay?", Yoru says flashing a wink at a flustered Megumi who just bit her lip.
Yoru walked out the bar completely exhausted and tired. Stretching her arms up a bit. The night was still young, but she had to lead an army. Nobody else was going to do her job. Yoru walked towards her car, her heels clicking on the brick footpath. She sat on the back seat and told the driver to drive back to the headquarters.
On her way to the headquarters, Yoru suddenly remembered something. The mission at Kawagoe. She had been waiting patiently for contact from Harushi and Hikaru to come, but it never did. She was worried. Afterall, it was a D rank mission wasn't it?
"Stop here, I need to use the booth," she commands her driver with a professional tone.
The car stops near the footpath. Yoru stumbles out of the car and walks with a stride to the phone booth. She puts a coin in and puts on the numbers, waiting patiently. Her legs moving in patience.
A static sound is heard and the Yoru speaks up saying,
"Hasuke... Come to my office urgently. I have a very terrible feeling".
The call and discussion goes on for a few more minutes and Yoru walks out sitting back in. The car continues its journey to the headquarters.
Meanwhile, back in the bar
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA! You're so sweet and funny!", Megumi laughs at Takeshi's joke, putting her hand on his shoulder.
Takeshi smirks looking down at her collar.
"You know what else is sweet? You," Takeshi responds putting his hand on Megumi's bare shoulder.
She shivered under his touch.Megumi looked down, her face completely red and she gently squeezed his hand on her shoulder.
"And... You're an Executive Agent... How amazing...", Takeshi says leaning his head close to hers. Megumi was completely swooned away, unable to look away of resist.
Megumi gulped a bit, her breath ragged.
"god... Takeshi... You're making me... Feel... different...", Megumi says slowly her face leaning towards his, her hand going down at his waist.
"Shh...", Takeshi said lightly, wrapping his arms around her muscular abdomen.
Suddenly, they both leaned against eachother, pouring every feeling they had into eachother. Her hard hands went to hold his neck. His soft hands traced her abdomen. The customers at the bar blushed. Some were happy, some were upset over the public make out and some were cheering on.
They pulled away and Takeshi held her face.
"The grand hotel? Wana come?", he winked at her.
Megumi nodded completely content with this new relationship. Her eyes showing sparks.
Meanwhile, Yoru's Office
A secretary opened her door saying,
"Ms Yoru, he's here-"
Hasuke moved in without any further hesitation, gently pushing the guy back.
"Hey, Yoru... What's up?", Hasuke says calmly his hands in the pocket of his jacket.
Yoru turned her chair around and faced Hasuke. She was still wearing that dress except her face was with pure distress.
"Woah. Looks like you saw a ghost... What's wrong, friend?", Hasuke says sitting down infront of her unaware of the situation.
Yoru looked away unable to explain the situation to Hasuke clearly.
"Yoru... You can tell me... If it's anything I can do to help, I will... Just don't put me away for long or Ayumi (his wife) will kill me," Hasuke speaks up in a caring tone. Almost as if they both were more than friends.
Your facepalmed and sighed responding,
"Look, I sent one of my senior agents and Hikaru, your student with him to the town in Kawagoe. And uh, I might have... underestimated the mission status... Look... I'm sorry... It's just... I need you to go there, Hasuke... Please... They are young men and I can't bare knowing I killed them...".
Hasuke nods and replies,
"Why me? Not the others?".
"Megumi is busy... with uh something and Star is currently recovering. The other agents are on their missions and I have no Special Agent currently available. I can't just ask one of the executives to run over...", Yoru replies in a caring tone.
Hasuke stands up and closes his eyes sighing.
"Fine, but you owe me a dinner"
"Anything. I'm coming with you too, Hasuke"
Meanwhile, in the Dreamscape, in Hikaru's part
Hikaru dragged his sword across the battlefield, sparks coming out of the friction. He had a completely cold and focused expression. His face dirty and his eyes locked in.
"Back for round three, brother? Don't worry. You won't have any more rounds after this," Yukari smirks waving her katana in the air letting the blood fall off.
"Just shut up," Hikaru curts harshly getting into position.
"Over my dead body!", Yukari laughs lunging at Hikaru.
chapter 26, end