<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tenshi</span></span><br/><br/>Jethro sighed at Chris actions. Really? But it was endearing. When he was aloud out a flash went off in front of his face blinding him for a minute. He finally saw one of Akihiko's minions running off with a camera. They could have just asked to scan his drivers license. It would be much easier and gave more information. He sighed and followed Reno, who obviously knew the way.<br/><br/>Reno just watched the two bicker and play. Chris was messing around, but Jethro. There was something off, he just didn't know what. He shrugged and led the way to Aki's office. Aki would see it and do something about it.<br/><br/>Aki chuckled and just held Vince with his fingers running through Vince's hair, "Chris will be up in a minute and you need to take some more meds. I also smell a lot of blood from you, so you need to change you pad as well." He nuzzled the top of Vince's head and watched the door. Waiting for them to enter.<br/><br/>Elizabeth opened her eyes and blinked for a minute. She shifted and looked down at her moving pillow that shouldn't move. Oh. It was Brian. She laid back down on top of him and went back to sleep, nuzzling into his chest and breathing in his scent. Unperturbed by anything else.<br/><br/>A knock resounded on his office door, "Enter." Reno, Jethro, and Chris came in. He raised an eyebrow, "I was only expecting two of you. Reno something happen?"<br/><br/>"Well, besides me almost having a heart attack, Chris breaking your table and letting Devin break your office window, also Arnia's little video. No not much, boss man."<br/><br/>Jethro chuckled, Reno always had a way with words. "You should warn your minions that they should shoot a flash in someone's face. I'd hate to be the one who did it to a trigger happy person. I have a mini report for you now, along with that stuff you asked me to dig up."<br/><br/>Reno took head again, "And I have Tamaki's report, mutt's damage report, and some research stuff." Reno took Jethro's papers and put them on Aki's desk, "Pretty boy asleep? Like the other two?"<br/><br/>Aki nodded, "Long two days. Thank you two. Jethro. The men were Marlo's but I have assurances that he's dead and I know the sons wouldn't act out like this so soon. There is possibility of a cousin who did it, or they worked on their own. We have a coin of one of their's that proves it was Marlo's men."<br/><br/>"Pretty boy have a real name?"<br/><br/>Aki chuckled, "Vince. Chris's son that he most likely vented to you about getting almost shot in my apartment. I was hit, but I'm healed now. It was a regular round, nothing special. Vince, Brivariith, and Elizabeth weren't hit."<br/><br/>"I still owe him a punch to the face."<br/><br/>"Try in a few weeks. He's had some news he needs to burn off first before you go throughing punches."<br/><br/>"Yes, my half human status keeps me from doing a few things like hitting a full blooded dragon in the face."<br/><br/>"Indeed. Broken bones and all."<br/><br/>"Not to mention a temper."<br/><br/>"Wouldn't you know."<br/><br/>Jethro and Aki paused their little banter and chuckled with half smirks on their faces. "It's good to see you."<br/><br/>"And you. Wish it was more for Thanksgiving and Christmas than over bodies though."<br/><br/>"As do I. You coming to the usual gathering at Elizabeth's or skipping until Thanksgiving."<br/><br/>"Depends on workload. I might have to skip this time."<br/><br/>"Alright. Your phone has been going off so I assume you need to go?"<br/><br/>"Ah, can't let them do anything without supervision for long. Trouble is always around the corner."<br/><br/>"Oh do I know. Allons-y, Jethro."<br/><br/>"Later. Need a ride to the bar Reno?"<br/><br/>"Nah, I'm good. There are a few cars here I can pick from."<br/><br/>"Alright. Later, Chris." Jethro nodded to Aki and Reno. He turned on his heel and as he passed Chris, he clapped him on the shoulder before leaving the office to his car. He headed to his team while calling them up to see what they had.<br/><br/>Reno looked at Chris's shoulder for a second then back at Aki. "So, boss man. Why all of the tension in the room?"<br/><br/>Aki sighed, "I'll tell you later. You need to stay and get something for Hi-chan or are you heading back?"<br/><br/>"Heading back. Hi-chan said to be safe and 'Riche list min to itte haru.' Whatever that means."<br/><br/>Aki smiled, "I know what it means. Be safe."<br/><br/>"You too boss man. Rest of you peeps too." Reno waved back as he walked out of the room. Leaving Chris and Aki awake and alone with the other three sleeping and meditating.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Zoruna</span></span><br/><br/>Vince muttered in protest. "I'm catching up on sleep." He commented back. He opened his eyes slowly. He listened to them do paperwork. He didn't move from being curled up. -Chris looked at him. "I didn't break the window." He said with a flash of a smile.- Vince looked at Aki. "He has a bad habit of that." He snuggled into the warmth more. Moving so his right side which hurt the most. He blinked away sleep. "This period stuff sucks. It hurts. Makes me tired. And hurts." He said softly. He yawned and stretched cutely before settling back in all comfy like with his side keeping from hurting. -Chris looked at Brivariith. "You think Jethro will ever get over that whole thing with Brivariith?" He said with a chuckle. "Brivariith on the other hand apparently doesn't give a shit that it pissed the man off. I think it amuses him somehow. Who knows with his thought process at times." He shifted on his feet. "Gah...so boring." He said sadly. He walked over and skimmed the paperwork. "Well I think that is enough close encounters with danger for one day for Vince don't you agree Aki?" His humor gone and the tension back. That just crossed a line with him. Those idiots putting Vince in danger like that. He was merely at the wrong place at the wrong time as far as that raid went. He went to the wall and paced back and forth in front of it. Pondering what to do. He would go bother Jethro in a little while. His reactions and at times lack of...always amused him.-<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tenshi</span></span><br/><br/>Elizabeth woke up slowly when Brian moved her. She gave a small moan as she rolled over some and looked up at them. "... Your leaving?..." She asked sleepily. She got her hand out of the covers and covered her mouth as she yawned, not really hearing the tearing sound that kind of resounded through the room. Her shedding tearing from the friction between her arm and the blanket. Pale pink skin shown in the light of the room, proving to those who knew that she just shed on that arm. "Why...?" She asked after her hand flopped down. She listened to Brian and nodded, "We will... have fun..." She covered her mouth again as she yawned. She shifted and more tear sounds resounded in the room. She blinked sleepily. "Oh..." She just realised what was happening and why she felt so tired.<br/><br/>Aki winced when he heard the tearing sound. He was always worried when it was this time of the year, because she always got really lethargic until she fully shed. Also, the sound was a little grating on the supernatural hearing. "Do either of you need anything before we leave? If you want something to eat while we are gone, press the yellow button on my phone consol and it'll wire you to whoever is being my secretary here. Ask them to bring you some food, they know to not reject anything you ask. Otherwise there are water bottles, sodas, and juice in the mini fridge over there." Aki pointed to the far corner of the office before turning around and pressing a button in the wall that opened a secret compartment. It was filled with extra clothes, blankets, and towels. He grabbed spare clothes for him and Brivariith, two towels, and a stack of blankets for Vince and Elizabeth. He pressed the button again and the wall closed as Aki gave Vince the blankets. "And don't worry about Elizabeth if she's really lethargic or all of a sudden gets hungry. The tearing sound you heard was her shedding. She's a serpent demon. They shed about this time every two years. She's perfectly fine." Aki gave Vince a small smile and kissed him on the forehead. "We will be back soon.â€<br/><br/>Aki stood with the clothes and towels, then walked out of the office. He led the way to an elevator that opened after they waited for about fifteen seconds. He stepped inside, waited for Brivariith, then clicked B75. "Any rules or all goes? And the obvious of no killing?" Aki asked as they waited on the elevator. Aki studied the control panel with over a hundred level buttons on it, trying to decide a better way to fix it. When the elevator doors opened, there was a relatively good sized room with two doors. Over the doors were 'Male' and 'Female' signs. In the middle of the room was a table that Aki bipassed straight for the 'Male' door. He entered the changing room that had five rows of lockers and four rows of benches. At the back wall was a row of showers, and a door at the end for the bathroom. The door they entered was on the left side of the room, and the door to the training room was on the right side - same wall. Therefore, in the first room only a thick wall seperated it from the training room. Aki went straight for one locker and opened it. It had his name on it. "You can use the one to the right of Chris's." From left to right it went Aki, Blank, Chris, Blank. The blank between Aki and Chris's for Aki's future mate if they were to be male.<br/><br/>Aki changed into the sweats he had gotten out of his secret closet in the office, then waited for Brivariith at the training room door before entering. The room was huge, it was the size of two side-by-side regulation football fields. Benches and water dispensors lined the edges of the room. Aki walked a little ways down before dropping their towels on a bench. He then began to stretch. "Like it?" He asked mid-stretch.<br/><br/>Jethro looked up from the paperwork he was reading. "It's alright. You can go back to your post." The lady gave Jethro a worried look before scuttling away. "It's her job." He placed the paperwork down. "Are you here for answers? If so I haven't been told any yet." He gave Alrich Prire a look. Alrich stood up immediately, â€œYes, boss.â€ He walked over to the plasma after grabbing a remote. He clicked a button on the remote and a lot of faces appeared on the screen. â€œAll of the bodies were identified and all were connected from being in Marloâ€™s gang.â€ All of the faces went away to bring up Marloâ€™s face. â€œHis body was found washed up on the river bank, mutilated beyond recognition. Good thing for DNA and finger prints. It reminds me of-â€œ<br/><br/>â€œAlrich!â€ Jethro snapped.<br/><br/>â€œRight boss. So, if Marlo has been dead for the past few weeks, where did they get the order to attack from? We have five suspects on that.â€ Five faces appeared. â€œFirst, we have Mari. One of Marloâ€™s nephews and one of the new heirs to Marloâ€™s estate along with Noru and Oxford. All three have a track record, but have been pardoned on a lot of the charges or they were never brought to court, not enough evidence."<br/><br/>Helena Zazueta pipped up then, â€œWe have looked into their previous movements, but none indicate that they would be pulling off an order with this many people for a hit. All of their movements say that they are rebuilding power, not wasting it.â€<br/><br/>Conrad Lohkner spoke up next, â€œTheir recent transactions all go to legitimate stores and businesses. Phone records are the same.â€<br/><br/>Jethro then asked, â€œSo, who the hell gave the order!?â€<br/><br/>Alrich looked at Helena and Conrad before looking at Jethro, â€œNo one boss. It was an inside job done and organized by those who were on the hit. Or at least thatâ€™s our theory.â€<br/><br/>Jethro glared at them, â€œWell, go check all of your bases again! I donâ€™t want just a theory!â€<br/><br/>â€œYes boss!â€ They said before scattering and getting back to work.<br/><br/>Jethro sighed as he rubbed the bridge of his nose, â€œThere you go, Chris. Thatâ€™s all we have so far.â€ Jethro looked at Chris and wondered if Chris would ever know how he felt. His phone suddenly rang, â€œLestat.â€<br/><br/>He froze before slouching slightly in his chair. A marine never looses posture like what he just did. â€œNo, I donâ€™t think Iâ€™ll be home early.â€ He stood and left his desk, walking away from their cubicle. Helena watched him walk away, â€œAlrich.â€<br/><br/>â€œYes, Helena?â€<br/><br/>â€œWhy does Lestat never look happy when he gets a call from his wife?â€<br/><br/>â€œI donâ€™t know. Itâ€™s always been that way. Why?â€<br/><br/>â€œWell wouldnâ€™t you be happy if you got a call from you wife or lover?â€<br/><br/>â€œYes...?â€<br/><br/>They immediately went silent as Jethro walked back to the cubicle and his desk. â€œDid you need anything else Chris?â€ He asked as he sat down and looked at the paperwork on his desk, glancing up at Chris awaiting his answer.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Zoruna</span></span><br/><br/>Vince looked at Aki then to Elizabeth at the tearing sound. Tilting his head to the side a bit. What was that? He took the blankets and cuddled with them. Listening as Aki explained about Elizabeth. Well at least she was okay. He didn't need anything though. So he'd be just fine. If he got bored he could dance for a bit.<br/><br/>Brivariith smiled at Elizabeth. "We will be back in a little while love." He then followed Aki to the elevator and got in. Looking at all the buttons wondered why the hell a warehouse safe house had so many fricking floors. He could understand with the underground bases and things but this was above ground. Looking around the new area they entered. A whistle escaping his lips. Not a bad place for sure. He entered the locker room after Aki and checked out this new location as well. Nice place. He followed Aki and took the clothes Aki brought for him to change into. Didn't take long before he had changed into it. Kind of missing his ninja hood mask thing. He was rather fond of it during times he trained. Still it would be alright to train just this one time. He followed Aki into the training room. "Definitely large enough even for aerial training in the dragon form." He said with a snicker. "I like it. Biggest training area I've ever been in. Even in the underground." He stretched lazily and then began moving his form in all sorts of stretches. "Yes. I never answered your rules question. No permanently or noticably maiming. I will hear it nonstop whether I'm the one who maimed you or I'm the one who was maimed." He said with a snicker. "Other than that and not killing...no holds fighting." He stood up straight and looked at him. His drakken was in a hissy fighty mood. Meaning he wanted to burn off some of that anger and tension he had stuffed down so he wouldn't be hostile.<br/><br/>Chris listened. The body of Marlo sounded a bit like the work of the Rogues. Or more accurately acquaintences of the rogues. He didn't comment though. He shrugged a bit and looked. He sat up and eavesdropped on the conversation. His eyes flashed but he didn't say anything. Crossing his leg over the other one and closed his eyes. A dark look on his face when he opened them. "I came to bother you and talk. Wasn't really worried about it. I'm assuming Brivariith and Aki went to go beat each other up to satisfy Brivariith's Drakken. Always forget its name." He changed subjects again. "Do you want me to just kill her? She brings you so much pain. Makes you act like a beaten puppy. Make it look like an accident." He closed his eyes and shrugged. "Or could just terrorize her into leaving you alone. No man of the military should act like a beaten pippy." He opened his eyes. "Got nothing else to do so I've decided I'm kidnapping you for lunch. Grab your keys and get up." He said with an impish smile.