RPG An Assassin's Life [M-LSV]

[Redemption]

[CENTER][U]An Assassin's Life[/U] [/CENTER]

A young, grey-suited man with sandy brown hair entered a gloomy, government office. A high backed leather chair swivelled around to reveal a man dressed in a pristine black suit. He was in his forties and had dark brown hair. ? We need to start another sector of our department,? the black suited man stated firmly.
? Sir?? the other man asked, a notepad hooked in his arm.
? There are certain cases that we can?t handle or are too dangerous to handle. They need to be dealt with accordingly. They need to be terminated. We haven?t got a sector that handles these types of cases so we?ll make one. But let?s do this under-the-table. We will be the only ones who will know about this Henry. Let?s call it AD-0 - Association of Death. Tell Jalena to start looking for a group of ones like her.?
? Yes sir, right away Mr Zerverius,? Henry said and rushed out of the gloomy office to do his superior?s bidding.
? So, this is the beginning of AD-0,? Zerverius said, looking out of the window.

Jalena?s cell phone beeped loudly. She looked up from her desk. Her Languages teacher, Mr Mathews, stopped speaking in Spanish and looked at Jalena with a cross look on his face.
? Jalena, I assume that was your phone??
Jalena took her phone out of the pocket of her jacket and looked at the number the message showed. ? I?m sorry sir but it?s them.? She stood up and left the class. Everyone in her school knew about her job with the government but they didn?t know what she did or how she even got into the government. Once Jalena was in the corridor, she opened her flip phone and dialled Zerverius?s number.
? It?s me, what do you want? You promised me you wouldn?t call me during lessons,? Jalena spoke hotly into the phone.
? Hang on, don?t bite my head off!? a male voice replied defensively.
? Henry? Why isn?t Zerverius calling??
? You know him. He said he was busy. Anyway, there have been some new developments. Zerverius wants you to get a group of people like you together to make a new sector here. It?s called AD-0 ? Association of Death.?
Jalena?s emerald green eyes narrowed. ? Will that be all??
? Yeah that?s it.?
Jalena closed her phone. [I]How am I supposed to get together a group of people with my skills? The Underground![/I] She opened her phone again and said the name of the underworld?s only newspaper to her voice recognition phone book. It rang.
? Yeah Kate, its Jalena. I want to make an advertisement. You can do the usual layout and contact numbers. I want it to say something about a meeting for assassins who want a job. Good pay and travel. Meet at the inner-city club called ?Angel?s Warehouse?. Got that? Good. Thanks.?
Jalena closed her phone. She smiled to herself. ? Time to party.?

" If anyone asks about a meeting here Jacob, send them to the VIP area," Jalena said to the bartender inside 'Angel Warehouse'.
" You got it J," Jacob replied, smiling antagonisingly at her. Jalena growled when she walked away. She hated being called J. Still in her school uniform, Jalena made her way to the second level of the club. It was one of the hottest in the city and the place for someone to find a worker of the underworld. She sat down in her usual blood red leather chair and crossed her legs, sipping her drink, waiting for the first poor soul to join up.

OOC: hope you guys enjoy, and remember it doesn't have to be all work and no play ;)

[Gelgoog Pilot]

Zeddrick strolled up to the bartender. Giving a quick smile as he always did.

"Hello Jake, I'm here yet again, I was banned for a week this time!"

"Heh, how many times has it been? 5. You know you really otta keep an eye on your mouth from time to time."

"Yes well, they should come to expect it from me by now, hahahaha. Tell me *leaning closer to the bar* where can I find a nice new job from the papers?"

"You'll want to head to the V.I.P. room, ask around for a gal by the name of J" *He grinned as he said that last part obviously hiding something*

"Thanks Jake I will see you around"

He then continued to stroll in his cocky fashion both hands stuffed into his pockets and a sharp grin on his face.

[I]J huh. Well I hope she isn't tto hard to find AND that her job isn't too difficult.[/I]

[Ezekiel]

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Imi strolled down the street to get to her job at the library. She had finished her studies and her training with Zeos started in 2 hours.
'Another full day...' she sighed, looking up at the clear sky and wondering if she would ever have a [I]normal[/I] day , like other girls her age.

She reached the library and as soon as she entered the door a newspaper was shoved into her face. She growled and knew who it would be before she even saw.
"Charley...." she muttered coolly as the newspaper dropped to the floor, revealing a short, stout man with big round glasses and a grin on his un-shaven face.

"I've been waiting all morning for you, hon!" he shouted, Imi winced as people turned around to scowl at her strange friend, Charley was an ex-detective who got his leads from an unreliable paper, the Underground, he knew about Imi?s job because he had supplied her with leads in the past and they had grown to become good friends.
"Oh, oops." he laughed sheepishly, ignoring the vein now twitching in Imi?s temple. There were only two people in this world that could make her turn psycho, Charley and Zeos.

The short man pushed his glasses further up his nose and bent down to get the newspaper, Imi took this opportunity to walk in the other direction as quickly and as quietly as possible.
Charley looked up from his crouched position on the floor to see a pair of boots retreating to the fiction section of the library,
"Oh no you don?t!" he yelled, attracting more stares from the visitors, Imi tried to make a break for it. She ran towards the closest section hoping to lose her old friend but instead was brought crashing to the floor, Charlie?s arms wrapped tightly around her ankles, she paused and started counting to ten, she was about to speak when two of the security guards approached the duo on the floor,
"Sorry about this Imi." one of them said gruffly, trying to hide his laughter and in the next minute, he threw her and Charley out onto the Library steps.

Charley grinned at her and shoved the paper in her face again,
"Charley, I?m warning you..." she snarled, her cold tone muffled by the old pages.
"Okay okay," he pouted as he opened the newspaper to the ads section.
Imi looked over to see which paper it was and then she threw her arms up in exasperation,
"Oh, Charley! The Underground?!"
"Yes! The Underground, I found this really good ad that you and Ze--"
"It's probably crap."
"It's good!"
"What is it?"
"Assassins needed, good pay and travel...."
Imi pounced on him, grabbing the newspaper and reading the ad,
"Angel's Warehouse...." she jumped up and hugged Charley,
"Finally, you done something useful!" with that she ran off towards the club on the outskirts of town, dialling Zeos' number as she went.

In about 20 minutes she was at the club,
"Hey, Imi, I haven?t seen you in a while!" the bar tender called out as he saw the young woman enter.
Imi nodded and showed him the paper, panting from her long sprint to get there.
He nodded and jabbed a thumb to the upper floor, "Ask for a chick named 'J', I'm sure you'll be welcomed." Imi nodded and gave him the thumbs up, making her way towards the stairs.[/COLOR]


[B]OOC And I do believe that is the longest post I've ever written, sorry about that[/B]

[Onix]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][SIZE=1]Zeos stood outside the club, Angel's Warehouse, and sighed.

[I]I hate these kinds of clubs.[/I]

Shrugging, he walked forward and made his way in. He hadn't taken ten steps when the bartender called out to him.

"Hey! Z, long time no see!"

Zeos grimaced slightly. He hate being called Z.

"Yeah, well, I've been busy. Has Imi been in here recently?" he asked.

"Yeah, just came in looking for a job," the bartender said, nodding. "Told her to head up to VIP room and look for a girl named J."

"J, right, got it," said Zeos, desperate to get on with it.

"You seem stressed, Z," the barkeep commented. "You should have a drink."

"Later," Zeos growled.

Zeos quickly made his way to the VIP room. He wanted out of the loud, crowded club as soon as possible.

[I]Curse you and your jobs, Imi.[/I]

He was just about to enter the VIP room, when a paricularly attractive woman walked by. He stood still and stared. She looked at him, too, and winked.

"Oh Zeos..." sang a venom-filled voice.

Zeos swallowed hard and turned to face a very angry Imi.

"Ulp."

Imi slapped Zeos across the cheek (lightly) and grabbed his hand, yaking him in the VIP room.

"I'm gonna have to get a leash," she growled.

"I didn't know you were into that stuff."

*SLAP*

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OOC: Not my best work, but it's 3 AM[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Lilt]

[font=Trebuchet MS][color=darkorchid]Hailey woke up from the sounds of customers downstairs. She sat up in her bed, yawned, and stretched. She looked at the alarm clock next to her. It was already 12:30. She got up, took off her boxers and night shirt, and went to go take a shower. After she finished, she put on her imitation chinese outfit that she always wore. Hailey walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Her father would be cooking in there as always and she knew he would need her to help serving tables like always. She was a pretty good cook herself, but her father liked to work alone. he looked up as she walked through the kitchen doors.[/color][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][color=darkorchid]"Ni hao. I'm ready to help, father." [i]Hailey said.[/i][/color][/font]
[i][font=Trebuchet MS][color=#9932cc]Her father's face was hard, an expression she knew well. He always looked that way when he was going to send her on a mission.[/color][/font][/i]
[font=Trebuchet MS][color=#9932cc]"I don't need your help here today, Xia Juan. Your mother will take care of it. Right now, I have something much more important for you to do."[/color][/font]
[i][font=Trebuchet MS][color=#9932cc]Her father handed her a newspaper clipping.[/color][/font][/i]
[font=Trebuchet MS][color=#9932cc]"Get there as soon as possible, Xia Juan. Good luck."[/color][/font]
[i][font=Trebuchet MS][color=#9932cc]Hailey read the newspaper clipping on her way out. It was an ad asking for assassins. Hailey hopped on her bike and followed the directions.[/color][/font][/i]

[Spydaweb782004]

Leon woke up and stretched. He then walked over to the shower and got undressed and got in the shower. He got some cloths and got dressed. He walked his way over to work and walked in. He looked at Mr.Song syaing"Good morning Mr. Song". he then looked at Hailey and saw her going out the door he followed her and ran next to her while she was on her bike"So where are we going"? She looked at him and took out the clipping and showed him as he said"Oh i know a short cut there". He ran in front of the bike and ran down a alley and came out on the other side of the town and walked down the street and walked over to where the place was and smiled at her as she stoped her bike smileing back at him.

[Hevn]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][B][SIZE=1][COLOR=SeaGreen][I]Aaaahh? I need to race![/I][/COLOR]

?because she needed money. But there was nothing else to do. There was no one to race with. All other motor racers were nowhere to be seen these days. She?s hungry, wasted, penniless, and stuck with a school paper.

Sure? a bar was a weird place to study lessons from school, if one may ask, but she?s used to it. The noise somehow gives her more concentration and inspiration. Besides, she needed to check out a few things that have been going on. After several glances at the Underground ad under her paper, Tanya finally decided to walk up to Jacob.

?What? Another coffee? You know this is a bar, we don?t do coffee and this is your 4th coffee request for the night and probably your 1000th coffee since I met you my dear Princess. Besides, when are you gonna pay your tab?? Jacob said with a hint of slight irritation and sweetness.

Tanya yawned and smiled charmingly. ?I WILL pay my tab and can you please add more sugar to that? You know how much I love your coffee Jake?? Jacob shook his head. Tanya had been around Angel Warehouse for 2 years now. She finds it a relaxing place to go since it was near home and school. Moreover, Jacob was a really nice guy, knows a lot of people, and allows her to pay for food later.

?Here? and while you?re at it you could think of checking out the VIP room. There?s a job offer. Grab it and pay your bills.? Jacob said handing out her 4th coffee.

?Yeah I know? saw it on the paper.? She took a sip.

[COLOR=SeaGreen][I]I know a lot more about it if you only knew. The government forming an under-the-table sector for handling dangerous crimes. A group of assassins? the Association of Death? What I don?t know is if I could pull this off. Big Brother wouldn?t want me involved in the government? [/I] [/COLOR]

*sigh* To take it or not to take it?.

Tanya have been thinking about it for hours after seeing the ad and researching more valuable information about it. She had been noticing a few familiar faces going into the VIP room door? her stomach suddenly growled asking her to feed it. She took her last coffee sip and stood up.

?Well, what the hell? I need the money. I?m going in!? she said as she gave a wink and a thumbs-up sign to Jacob.

[COLOR=Purple]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OOC: I promise to introduce Big Brother later on. Ja! ^_^x[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR]

[Cyriel]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed][B]"Hey Easy, did you see this ad in the paper?"[/B]

Blake immediately slapped a piece of raw tuna on the guy's mouth, [B]"Boss, didn't I tell you not to use that name with me here?"[/B] He shook his head in annoyance. His boss was cool and all, but sometimes he just didn't know how to keep his mouth shut, especially since he had found out about Blake's other "occupation."

The guy smiled, and placed the tuna back on the wood tablet, [B]"Sorry about that, I just got excited is all. Are you going to answer the ad?"[/B]

Shrug. [B]"Maybe."[/B]

[B]"Aw, come on Blake! It says there's good pay and travel too! I'll be you'll get some real exciting targets,"[/B] his boss said again, shoving the ad into Blake's face.

Blake took it, shoving it into his pocket without looking, [B]"Heh, I don't know. I'll check it out later."[/B]

[B]"Why not now?"[/B]

Blake sighed and rolled his eyes, propping a toothpick in his mouth, [B]"Because we got customers!"[/B] Laughing to himself, he returned to his chopping board, where some wriggling eels were waiting to be served up by the blade.[/COLOR]

OOC: Whee, just an introductory. I didn't want to dash of to AW right away...it just seemed kind of unnatural. Meet up later though.[/SIZE]

[Anne]

"Here you go Sir. Have a great day!" Lina smiled and handed the man his money. She sat back down on a small roll chair and waited for someone else to come to her station.

"Did you just see that guy leave LLina. Man he had a nice butt." A head poked around to her station.

"Sara is that all you ever think about. I sometimes think the only reason you got this job is to pick up guys." Lina chuckled lightly under her breath.

"How did you guess?" Sara had a shocked look on her face. Lina gave a shack of her head, while Sara rambled on. "I mean if i would work in a bar but i think here i met totally different people than i would in a bar."

"You know you should think about something more than men you know." Sara broke in ti cut her rambling.

Sara eyes got a mischieves sparkle in them. "I see what your problem is. I've been neglating you too much Lina." Sara came around and put her arms around LIna.

"SARA!" LIna yelled and the few people in the bank turned and stared at them. LIna blushed, "Stop this is amusing."

"Sorry, anyway how about we do something tonight. We can go bar hoping, pick up guys, and drink untill we puke." Sara said with excitment in her voice.

"Well I'm sure guys will love to see us puking," She rolled her eyes. "I can't I have some stuff to do tonight." Lina looked at the clock. "Well my shift is over. I'll see you tomorrow bright and early." Lina got and put a "Lane closed" sign in her window.

"Yeah, Yeah, Miss Suzy Sunshine." She waved by to Lina as she walked out of the door in the bank.

~~~~
She walked up to Angel's Warehouse. She pushed open the door and sat down at the bar. "Hey James the usual."

"Hey Lina haven't seen you in a while." He placed two shot galsses on the counter. "So what brings you here?"

"An Ad in the papers." She took the first glass and quickly drunk it. Tah she picked up the next one and disposed of it just as quickly.

"So you are taking on one more, huh?"

"Yes this will be the last though.

"James laughed, "Dear Lina that is what you have been saying for 3 years."

"Yeah, YEah James. They holding the meeting in the VIP room." She stood up from the stool.

"You guessed it." Lina started to walk towards the stairs. JAmes cleared his throat. "I think you forgot to do something."

Lina put on a fake grin, "Really. Oh', that's right I forgot to payh you." James grumbled under his breath. Lina dug out some money and gave it to him. Than went up the stairs.

[Zephyr]

Phelan waited outside the high school's large automotive classroom, which was not much more then a garage, as the last of the class left. Walking inside he noticed that Mr. Steiner was still there. Mr. Steiner was one of the few teachers in the school that saw Phelan as little more then an arrogant punk, and treated him more as a friend then a student.

"Leaving so soon today, Phelan?"

"Yeah, last class was cancelled. The teacher was sick, and no one is on call for replacement."

Phelan spoke as he took his leather jacket and a black racing helmet from a small locker. Thanks of his friendship with the automotive teacher he was allowed to park his motorcycle in the garage, so long as it could be used as a class reference. The locker was just a bonus, since no one else used it. As he picked up his helmet he noticed a small, white envelope with his name on the front.

"Ohh yeah," Mr. Steiner chimed in, "some young girl asked me to give that to you."

"Thanks."

"No prob."

Inside the envelope as a small sheet of paper with a few lines of words on it.

[i]Zerverius is plotting again.
Meeting at Angel?s Warehouse tonight.
--Jalena[/i]

"Catch ya later, teach." Phelan said as he hopped on his motorcycle and left the school.

Once inside the Angel?s Warehouse Phelan walked up to the bar, and was greeted by Jacob's usual obnoxious behavior. The two talked for a few minutes before Jacob moved to help some other customer, and Phelan headed upstairs to the VIP room. Thankfully the room was soundproof, and stopped that pulsating music that did little more then give Phelan a headache.

[Cyriel]

[COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]Hanging up his apron, Blake left the Speakeasy through the backdoor, calling a farewell to his boss. He closed the door, and breathed in, and at the same time wishing that he hadn't. It smelled of rotting fish and seafood - his boss had forgotten to pay the trashmen again.

Blake shook his head, brushing a hand through red hair. He took off at a light run, until he reached the small kendo dojo that he usually stopped by after work. The dojo was clean and traditional, and a bit on the small side. However, despite its size, it was one of the most successful in the city, due to the high standards upheld there by Zeos Uchiyama, master of the dojo.

Entering the dojo, he saw a few students sparring, but Zeos was nowhere in sight.

[I]Odd...usually he's here right now. Did he tell me he was going somewhere? Imi isn't here either...[/I]

[B]"Hey, Blake!"[/B] a student called.

Blake waved nonchalantly, [B]"Hey Kira."[/B]

[B]"Are you looking for Zeos?"[/B]

[B]"Yeah, did he go somewhere?"[/B]

[B]"Yep, he left a while ago. He got a call from Imi, and I think it was to meet up at some club or something..."[/B]

Blake nodded his thanks, and then left, taking out the small ad again. [B]"Club..? Ah, Angel's Warehouse. Well then, I guess I better head over... Jeez, fate really is not letting me out of this, is she? Fickle creature... Oh well.." [/B]

A few minutes later, and he arrived at the Angel's Warehouse. Entering into its classic interior, Blake took a few moments to orient himself. He decided that the bar was the best place to start.

Before he could say a word, the bartender pointed in a direction, [B]"VIP area, Easy."[/B]

Blake's eyebrows rose, [B]"Do I know you?"[/B]

[B]"Nah, your boss just called and said you'd be here."[/B]

Blake chuckled, [B]"I see. Thanks."[/B] [I]I'm really going to have to have a little talk with him...[/I] He headed to the VIP area, wondering what he was getting himself into.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Ezekiel]

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Imi noticed Blake walk in, she liked the name Blake and always referred to him by that instead of Easy, like the others. She waved to him with her left hand and kept a firm grip on Zeos with the other. She wasn?t letting him out of her sight now.
'The sooner we leave, the better.' she thought, scowling at the woman who had winked at [I]her[/I] Zeos before.

Her boyfriend chuckled as he watched her expression, she shot him a poisonous look that brought the expression, 'If looks could kill.' to the young man's mind.
"You look so cute when you?re pissed off." he whispered in her ear, making sure to blow a few strands out of the way in a flirtatious manner.
Imi scowled at him again and flicked him in the nose, causing him to yelp in pain and grab his face.

Imi folded her arms and turned the other way to speak to Phelan who had also just recently arrived.

Zeos sighed and looked around for a young girl, the one who would be called 'J', he also kept looking over his shoulder at Imi, he knew she couldn?t keep up the act for long.

Imi pretended not to care when she saw him leave his seat...but then he done the most terrible of things, he started to flirt with that woman from before.
Imi rose to her feet and Blake looked over, he grinned, watching Imi explode was always fun.

Imi stalked over to Zeos and wrapped her arm around him,
"If you don?t mind....skank," she spat the insult, "I'll take this back now...."
Zeos chuckled and let himself be guided back over to the seating area of the VIP room, there they awaited the arrival of any others to come.[/COLOR]

[B]OOC Pointless/crap post hybrid?.blah[/B]

[Lilt]

[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=darkorchid]After Hailey had put up her bike, Leon opened the front door to the club and she followed him inside. She looked around the place. She had never been to this club before. She had always waited for her dad to come back to the restaurant and give her a mission. Leon walked up to the bartender and Hailey watched as he showed him the clipping and mentioned "Palace of Death". The bartender pointed and Leon walked away.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=darkorchid]"Come on, Hailey. It's over here."[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=darkorchid]When they entered the VIP area, Hailey noticed two things. One, most of the people in there were around her age, and two, they looked agitated, like they had been waiting a long time.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=darkorchid][/color][/size][/font]
[b][font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=darkorchid]OOC: You're not the only one, Imi. Blah.[/color][/size][/font][/b]

[Redemption]

OOC: omg!! All your posts are excellent! I'm going to have a hard time keeping up with you guys!

Jalena waited until all the assassin she knew arrived. Imi and Zeos, the strangest assassin couple you'd meet. Blake the sushi chef. [I]If I was around knives all the time, I'd be too tempted to kill someone.[/I] Zeddrick the bartender. Hailey, Leon and Tanya were here too, all schoolmates of hers. And finally, Phelan. A school mate of hers that has accompanied her on a few of her easier missions.
" Welcome fellow assassins. As you may have read in 'The Underground' today, there is a job offered to you," Jalena started, becoming her assassin side, " I am Jalena. I already work for the man who will employ you. If you accept, there will be missions cast all over the world for our team call AD-0 - Association of Death."
" So you're our recruiter? That's stupid. You're just a kid," Zeos said. He grabbed Imi firmly by the arm and turned to leave. Jalena's eyes narrowed to bare slits.
" Never turn your back on me Zeos," she whispered under her breath. Phelan looked at her.
" Oh no....Zeos, Imi watch out!" Phelan warned them but it was too late. Jalena had run up behind them, flipped over the top of them and landed facing them, a dagger in each hand, pressing against their throats.
" Now will you reconsider?" Jalena asked them. She put away her daggers so quickly that neither of them could follow her movements. She turned to the others. " If any of you wish to leave, do so now."

[Spydaweb782004]

Leon looked at her Jelena and laughed at Zeos. Zeos glared at him but he kept laughing. Finally Leon stopped laughing and looked at Hailey"So you want to do this huh"? She nodded to him as he said"Ok if you want to i'll join. He walked over to one of the booths with Hailey and sat down kicking up his feet on the table. Jelena walked over to the table and hit his feet off the table. Leon looked at her as he could see Zeos and Imi walking back into the VIP room. Leon took out his blade and started spinning it around. He looked back up at Jelena still spinning his blade "So what do we have to do to join our we already considered as members"?

[Gelgoog Pilot]

Zeddrick smirked as Jelena put her blades away. [I]She's quick....I love....[/I]
He walked over to an understandably concerned Zeos.

*placing his hand on his shoulder with a few quick pats* "Don't give it much thought, I'm skilled with duel blades and I could hardly keep up with her movements"

*Zeos gave a quick nod, indifferent to thisvagabond who acts like an old friend*

Zeddrick didn't much care for big groups, it had a tendency of making this more complex than what they should be. [I]Hmmm I hope we'll be split into smaller groups by the Feds...I work better when i have room to breath[/I] Walking over to Jelena, who still seemed rather tense.

" You can count on my blades being there......J..." A smile escaping his lips at the secrect Jacob had been hiding.

Jelena swiftly performed a percise sweep kick. Whipping Zeddricks feet from under him. He landed hard on his back against the floor. He erupted with laughter at the attack tears begining to roll from his eyes.

"Oh this WILL prove interesting."

((OOC: Ahhh nothing like being beaten up by a girl to get the blood flowing. :laugh: ))

[Guest Lucifer's Angel]

The music in the street famed "Angel's Warehouse" was pumping, but not so that it was ridiculously loud. The door had opened repeatedly, about 9 or so people had entered, questioned the bar man and proceeded into the restricted VIP zone. None had suspected or even sensed the slim but unmistakable form of a red haired girl watching them. Seemingly interested glances gave little but saw all.
Dressed in a slim black leather pants, a slinky top. All together a neat little outfit that hid nothing but hinted at everything. On that accont she fit into her sorroundings with ease. She was invisible to all but to those who she chose to notice. Taking the last sip of her drink, she grabbed the paper she had been disinterestedly reading, and headed for the bar. The barman's back was to her. She waited for three seconds then cleared her throat. The barman soon to be known as Jacob spun on his heel, taken aback. "She" thought that strange, but brushed it away, people usually reacted like that to her blood red hair.
"Now Jacob," she began, glancing down at his name tag, "I've been sitting here for over twenty minutes, seeing about 30 people walk through that door. Now i would not count that unusual, but the nine that walked over to you and proceeded to the VIP lounge does. So my final question is, am I in the right place or not?" Her last words accompanied by a paper being gently slapped onto the counter before Jacob. Jacob glanced from the blood red hair to the paper before replying:
"You are late, VIP lounge on your right. And your name please?." Jacob could not help himself, was this red haired, extremely short slip of a girl the Angel?
"Akima, Akima Kane." And with that statement she left. The VIP lounge her next destination.
Without so much as a knock, Akima opened the door only to find one girl threateninglly standing in front of what was obviously a pair who were momentarily stunned. A quick servey of the room assured Akima that the pair and the girl had previously been the room main entertainment.
"Hope I'm not interupting," Akima said with an inquisitive glance towards the tension stricken threesome, "but I was here for the ad in the underground." A brow raised, "Anyone able to accomodate me?"

[Hevn]

[SIZE=1][B][COLOR=RoyalBlue][COLOR=SeaGreen][I]Hah! What a show? If I hadn?t known these guys better I?d think they?re just a bunch of clowns showing off. [/I] [/COLOR]

Tanya thought to herself sitting relaxingly on a sofa and scanning the faces and movements of people around her with a smirk. Her familiarity with all of them could go as far as connecting each of their relationships with each other. She does this often to pass a boring time, given the lot of information she knew and kept in her head?added with the occasional eavesdropping she does. Her eyes started with Phelan Cross?

[I][COLOR=SeaGreen]Spectre and Hunter worked together with the government? [/COLOR] [/I]

?moved towards a quiet couple?.

[COLOR=SeaGreen][I]and their schoolmates and mine Tsunami and Leon are couples of the Palace of Death? hmm? [/I] [/COLOR]

?she paused for a while thinking of how to connect them with the others. She shrugged it off when she thought of nothing and turned her head the other way...

[COLOR=SeaGreen][I]Counter and Nemisis goes alone too?[/I][/COLOR]

?she sighed as she failed to connect everybody in one single shot but proceeded anyway?

[I][COLOR=SeaGreen]Oh?the famous Unborn and her girlfriend Azure who is also his current student?[/COLOR][/I]

She noticed the man sitting on the other end of the sofa with her and raised a brow. The same man Azure waved at?

[COLOR=SeaGreen][I]?along with Easy the sushi chef... got a big name in the underworld? kinda cute up close too?[/I][/COLOR]

Her contemplation was interrupted when the door opened.

[COLOR=SeaGreen][I]?And here comes the Angel... I knew she wouldn?t miss this?[/I][/COLOR]

She loosened her yellow ribbon to arrange her blue hair, tied it fast, gave a deep breath, and finally arranged her posture.

?I think that?s everybody?mind starting up with this? ?Coz I have a school paper to finish.?[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][B][COLOR=Purple]EDIT: Apologies for Nemisis, I added you now...[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]

[Redemption]

" Well, its time to go and see our headquarters," Jalena said and exited with Phelan by her side.
? I?d guess we?d better follow them,? Blake said, shrugging his shoulders. The others followed with mild interest. Once they all got outside, a black, stretch limousine was parked in front of them. Jalena turned to them.
? Everyone in.?
She opened the door and the entire group except her clambered into the limo. The windows were tinted so darkly that the new members of AD-0 couldn?t see out. Jalena shut the door and climbed in the front with the driver.
? You know where to go. Step on it!?
The limousine jolted forward as they headed to Zerverius?s headquarters.

? This is kinda weird,? Imi said, clutching Zeos?s arm.
? Imi, let go before you rip the whole arm off!? Zeos replied. She let go. The blood rushed back into his veins. ? Anyway, what isn?t weird in our profession??
? Yup, you sure got that right. That girl, Jalena?did any of you manage to look into her eyes?? Blake said with his eyes closed and arms crossed on his chest. Everyone looked at him strangely.
? No, why?? Akima asked.
? Because, if you looked into her eyes, you saw no warmth whatsoever. She?s like a shell that was trained to kill and only kill,? Blake replied.
? That?s because she?s been trained to kill ever since she could remember. You know our superior. Well he?s called Mr. Zerverius, for short, Zerverius. Anyway, he?s her legal guardian. Ever since Jalena could remember, she?s been trained as an assassin. He?s the one who forced her to become like that. I thought I?d better tell you guys that before we got there,? Phelan explained.
? So, that?s all she knows?? Lina asked.
? Yup.?
? That?s kinda sad,? Tanya said. Leon and Hailey nodded in agreement.
? So, to lighten the mood a bit, let?s play some cards?? Zeddrick asked. Some of the group joined in while the others talked.

After about half an hour, the limo began to slow down. Zeddrick looked up from shuffling the cards.
? We?re slowing down,? he said.
Imi looked at him sarcastically. ? Well, aren?t you the smart one??
? Gee thanks, I thought I?d never get a compliment coming from you Imi,? Zeddrick replied, just as venomously. Hailey, Lina and Tanya laughed. The door opened.
? Welcome to AD-0?s Headquarters,? Jalena?s voice came from outside. As they all filed out, a huge sandstone mansion loomed out of the darkness. Beside the mansion was an airport with three private jets, ready for take-off. Jalena took the lead as she showed the group into the house.
? This is AD-0?s headquarters. It has everything you will need. A room will be allocated to you if you wish not to return home on some nights. All rooms have a bathroom with a spa bath and a shower. There is a pool downstairs as well. If you wish to stay the night, you are expected to show for meal times in the dining halls. Dining times are 7am for breakfast, 12 noon for lunch and 6pm for dinner. The upper two levels of this four storey building is for work. Computers connected with the internet and government files are there when you need them. Weapons are also readily available for you, so is any equipment you may need for any mission. Mission briefing is in half an hour so be ready. You will meet Zerverius, our superior, then. For now, you can explore this mansion or ask me any questions about what we?ll do.?

ooc: ok, I plan to divide the group into two for our first missions. I?ll show you the layout for when we?re on a mission later so we don?t confuse each other with whose on our mission.

[Gelgoog Pilot]

((OOC: Heh time to kill 30 mins))

Zeddrick stuffed his deck of cards in his pocket and began to make his way around the mansion when he stopped suddenly. To his left Jelena was having a seat on a large couch, no doubt prepared to sit patiently and wait. [I]Heh, just like an assasin would...wait it out.[/I]

He strolled into the parlor in his usual fashion of his hands stuffed in his pockets and humming to himself. Jelena only acknowledged the movement he produced then contiued to stare off into space. Zeddrick found a seat on the opposite side of the room. He simply placed on leg on the knee of the other and watched Jelena. [I]Yeah I saw those eyes, devoid of humanity. I wonder if she shuts off herself for her business end of life?[/I] His hands were claspingunder his shin as he stared at her in pure study and thought.

"If you want to say something just say it. I don't like people who stare..." can Jelenas emotionless voice.

" Oh I'm not staring I'm thinking...you just happen to be in my line of sight" Zeddrick responded clamly even letting a little yawn escape his mouth.

"Why don't you take a look around Nemisis You'll be spending quite some time here..."

"Oh come now even if I'm not that well known of an assasin, I have been in some pretty rich houses. Besides it's not like I need to got check out weapons or equipement I usually just use the stuff I have right now. No...you've seen one mansion you've seen them all" He smiled at that last part...thinking of his last little job. Taking out some fat cat merchant.

[Onix]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue][SIZE=1]While the rest chatted and went their separate ways, Zeos and Imi snuck off into the large home.

"So, we're spending time here for a while, eh?" asked Imi.

Zeos nodded, scanning the room like a bomb sweeper.

"Then...I don't really need my apartment for a while. Don't even know why I still spend money on it. I really should just move in with you," Imi said, nodding to each of her points.

"Any femenine hygenine products invade my domicile, and you're my next target," growled Zeos.

Imi stopped and stared at him...forgetting she was holding his arm. The sudden stop cause the male assassin's arm to snap back and caused him to stumble and nearly fall. He managed to wrench his arm free of his grip as he fell, allowing himself to twist around and brace himself for the fall with his arms.

"Please let go the next time you come to an abrupt halt," said Zeos, rising. He flexed his red wrist.

"Oh, Z-chan, I hurt you," Imi cooed.

She grabbed his wrist and examined it. Zeos sighed and shook his head.

"Imi, I'm an assassin. One slightly brused wrist is nothing."

"I still want to make it up to you," she announced.

Then she smiled deviously and looked at him through half-lidded eyes.

"Wanna go check out the bed rooms?"

***

OOC: Just more from the "strangest assassin couple you could ever meet."[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Ezekiel]

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Zeos rolled his eyes slightly and started to walk around, examining the ornaments and paintings around the large hallway.

Imi sighed, "Z-chan?" she walked over to him and warps her arms around his waist, "Well? Are you coming?" she tugged on him slightly, hoping that he would get the hint.

"Imi, we've only just arrived....let's leave it for a while...."

Imi pouted and pulled back, "Fine then!" she started walking to the staircase when an annoyed voice sounded from the door.

"Where are you going?" It was Jelena, she had her hands on her hips and the other assassins were behind her.

As she glared at Imi, the other filled in, all inspecting the various art pieces around the room.

Imi stood down from the stairs,
"I was going to look at the bed rooms...." she said very matter-of-factly.

Jelena glared, "That is the last priority, first you need to understand what you have entered into....."[/COLOR]

[B]OOC Short yes, low on ideas.....yes[/B]

[Zephyr]

Phelan sat on the edge of the parlor's large bay window and stared out at the night sky. Large patches of the sky were blocked by the shadowy shapes of the trees, and ten-foot tall hedges just outside the window. Phelan sighed quietly over this problem.

[i]Why do people with money insist on buying large houses with large windows, then decide to block the view with tacky plants?[/i]

The sounds of Imi and Jalena arguing turned Phelan's attention away from the blocked sky. It was not only the outside that bothered him, but the whole house itself. Despite having been in numerous houses like it, he still hated the style that any masion had. Small, simple, and average had always been his choice of house, since it drew less attention, and was easier to keep is good shape.

"As soon as the meeting is over you will be shown to you room. Until then you should wait." Jalena continued arguing with Imi.

"Jalena," Phelan called from the window sill, "just calm down. Everyone here is a bit excited over what it happening. There is no need to make it worse." Playing peacekeeper was not Phelan's strong suit, but at least Jalena would listen to him, sometimes. "Until Zerverius gets here it would be best to stay in this room," Phelan looked toward Imi, "after he is done speaking you will have all the time you want."

Phelan did not bother to see if his attempt to calm the two had worked, and he returned his gaze to the half-hidden sky. [i]What in the world are you thinking, Zerverius? Is this wait just test, to see how we all behave?[/i]

[Lilt]

[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=darkorchid][i]As Hailey was inspecting the house, Leon walked up to her after he had just watched the arguement. He shook his head and laughed.[/i][/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc]"It looks like we won't be able to check out our room without getting our heads bitten off. Unless we sneak up there, of course..."[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc]Hailey turned around and pointed a finger at her father's young cook.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc]"You mean [b]your[/b] room. There is no way you and I our sharing the same room in this place."[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc][i]Leon gave her his saddest puppy eyes look.[/i][/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc]"Ah...why not?"[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc][i]Hailey couldn't help laughing. Leon was a really nice guy, but she wasn't sure yet if she liked him the way he liked her. She decided to change the subject.[/i][/color][/size][/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS][size=2][color=#9932cc]"They sure didn't make this headquarters too safe. I guess they expect the assassins they hire to be good enough to protect it on their own. If I was that Zerzeus guy, I wouldn't be so trusting..."[/color][/size][/font]

[Hevn]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][B][SIZE=1][I][COLOR=SeaGreen]Maybe I was right in coming here... all expenses are paid. I'm gonna have to move in soon. Nice.. I won't need to worry about rent and starving. I wonder what's the catch though... This Zerverius guy... I don't have a lot of information on him... Maybe I should do al little researching later...[/COLOR][/I]

Tanya walked around the occassionally stopping at each piece of art in the room. She didn't see Blake on her way though, who's trying to look at a really weird piece. so she bumped him a little more than slightly.

"Ooops... sorry about that." She quickly pardoned.

"It's alright." Blake replied and went back staring on the weird piece.

"Blake Hyobanshi... or rather Easy... right?" Tanya confirmed.[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]