HI! I'm back in action1 Sorry for the wait. I decided to write a humorous chapter to start this back up so here you all go!
Videl sighed as she walked up the steps of her soon to be school with her hands in her pockets and cinnamon stick in her mouth. To say she was irritated was truly an understatement, but to say she was pissed was right on the money.
" Videl! I'm glad you're here!" Buns sighed a breathe of relief. " I was beginning to think you wouldn't show!"
" Why was I called out to a defacing case? You know I have bigger fish to fry then some soon to be dropouts trashing the school." Videl grumbled as she snapped on her flavored stick.
Buns smiled as he reached inside his pocket and pulled out a slip of paper. " I found this before everyone got here. I knew you would want to take a look at it."
Videl eyed the man oddly; as though she was surprised by the sheer secretive manner he was displaying. She carefully took the note, not before looking around to see if the coast was clear first, and opened it. Her eyes widened as she read the note and her mouth dropped as she finished it. " How? You mean...?"
" Yep! This school is in on it! And there might be more information about the gang's members inside!" Buns hissed out in an excited tone. " I found that in the basement, if we find anymore info, we can pull ahead of Knight and maybe even catch him too!"
" Buns! You're a genius! I knew I was right to chose you!" Videl gleamed as she rubbed her hands together. " Come on, we have dirt to dig up!"
~~ With Gohan and the Sisters ~~~
" Alright..." Gohan sighed as he finally closed his family's book. " I think I have everything in perspective now. I'm sorry for the obsessive behavior."
" Don't worry about it. You can pay us back later." Artemis smirked as she crossed her arms. " So, to the topic of importance, what's our next move?"
" Will, I think hacking the principle's personal files should be a good place to start and slow down Videl and Buns while drawing info from them is another decent starting point." Gohan mused as he held his chin in thought.
" That all sounds good, but just in case the computer might be monitored by someone, I'd like to get a password before poking around on his computer." Demeter pointed out with a huff.
" I'll sneak around his house while Knight plays with Videl?" Artemis smiled.
" Sounds like a plan, just be sure to not to get caught...or hurt someone while you're there." Gohan scolded at the pouting girl.
" Geez, I thought I was the older one here."
- Later that Night-
Knight smirked to himself as he watched the beautiful woman read and reread every word that was written upon the pages she had scattered around her desk. He was standing in the window behind her, just trying to read over her shoulder but couldn't.
" Could you move a little to the left? I can't finish the sentence."
Videl quickly spun around with wide eyes, which widened when she saw the man standing behind her. She snarled at the man as she grabbed the pieces of paper off her desk and stuffed them into a drawer and locked it.
" A simple lock won't stop me, Videl...you should know this by now." Knight almost sang to the detective.
" What are you doing in my office?!" Videl spat out, ignoring the teasing the man gave her.
" I'm just seeing what you're doing. We're partners now...remember?" Knight smiled brightly at her, which made her growl.
" We are not partners." Videl then snorted and placed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. She might as well try poking around with him. " So, a curse, huh?" She smirked as she noticed him shift his weight a bit. " Must be some curse; giving you super powers and stuff."
" Everything has a con or two, Videl." Knight said before he began eyeing the locked drawer. " How about you share with me?"
" Tell me more about you and I'll think about it." Videl shot back, hoping he would get the hint.
" Well...I like long walks on the beach; at night of course, and jogging-!"
" Cut the crap! You know I wasn't talking about that!" Videl was about ready to pull out her hair...or her gun, whichever was easiest.
" Stressed are we? I could lighten the load for you."
" Why don't you just let me arrest you already so I can get on with my life?"
- Principle's Home-
Artemis sighed as she picked the lock leading to the man's office; she really hated doing the lock picking thing because it was so touchy. After a few tries and a handful of muttered curses did she finally succeed in her task and was granted access to the throne room; so to speak.
" Alrighty then..." She sighed again as she lazily looked around the dull looking place. It was so neatly organized it made her head spin and her eyes roll. It all so made the job a tad easier for her since she could tell the man was a neat freak and most likely kept his computer password close to the computer.
Artemis slowly made her way to the redwood desk and sighed as she threw herself into the overly sized office chair that was behind said object. Her blue eyes scanned the room once more before she began opening drawer after drawer only to find bills and other useless articles that laid within the storage places. She was about to move on to another spot just when her eyes noticed something odd about the last drawer see opened.
Artemis looked closer at the object before she smirked to herself. The bottom of the drawer was higher then the others and thinner feeling as well. She looked over the desk to try and find something to slip between the lining and the wall of the drawer when she saw the letter opener. She slipped the thin blade between the crack and smiled as to bottom lifted easily; also reveling a slip of paper with a code on it: W.I.N.
"This is just too easy." Artemis chuckled to herself as she began typing on the computers keys.
- Videl's Office-
Knight smiled as he stepped into the office before he moved a chair to sit on the opposite side of the fuming girl. His eyes roamed over her form before settling on her stormy eyes. "What do ya wanna know?"
She stared at him with a disbelieving look before she only snorted. "It can't be that easy."
"It can be if you share with me some. All you have to do is ask, but not those stupid questions." He waved his hand in front of his face before he smirked at her. "So? Ask."
"Fine."She sat up in her chair before she began tapping her index finger on the messy desk.. "Name a con to this curse of your's."
"That's not a question." He pointed out, "That's a command and not a very nice one at that." Knight rubbed his chin in thought. Why did she want to know that anyway? What good would that tid bit do her?
"Fine, I'll rephrase it then." Videl snorted in annoyance. "Can I know one of the cons you spoke of?"
"Why you wanna know?"
Videl slammed her fists on her desk in anger, shocking Knight a bit. "Damn it all! You're supposed to answer the question, not ask me one in return! Just tell me what I wanna know!"
"Relax there! No need for such a tantrum." Knight sighed as he scratched his cheek. "It's just that...that's a bit personal and all."
"Ask me if I care." She growled at him.
Knight only chuckled at her; she was so beautiful when she was mad. "Alright. My senses are very acute now, to the point it's painful. Everything is so different now then it was before..." He trailed off, lost in thought for a few moments before he shifted his down-casted eyes back her now calm ones. "Your turn to share."
Videl was a bit stunned at the con, more like the depth in which he explained it. Was he in pain now? More importantly, why did she care? She shook the haze from her before she cleared her throat. "Alright...I have discovered that the defaced school was in a base of sorts for the gang we're after." She watched him nod, though it seemed he knew that already. "Can the curse be lifted?
"No." He quickly shot back at her before he began tapping the desk in an agitated state. Knight threw her a glance before he cleared his throat at her; loud and reminding.
"That's all I get?" She snapped at him. She was hoping for a reason to why the curse could not be lifted, but it seemed the question only served to piss off the usually happy man.
"Yes and now you owe me two bits of info." He huffed as he watched her eyes widen before she just crossed her arms.
"It's the principle and it seemed it's been going on for a while now." She snorted before she ran her fingers through her hair. This wasn't getting her or him anywhere, it was only serving to piss each other off.
"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea, huh?" Knight sighed as he fingered the edges of the many papers that lay scattered on her desk. "You're holding back important bits and I'm still quite guarded."
Videl sighed as she watched the man cross his arms and wiggle his eyebrows at her in an interesting thought. "What now? What could you possibly want now?"
"So...how are you and that guy doing?" He smiled kindly at her. He just wanted to get some teasing in before she really got mad and he'd have to leave.
Videl's eyes widened as she just stared at the happy man. "Why the hell is that any of your business?"
"Ahh! Come on! I'm just looking out for you! We're friends now, aren't we? Just like our moms were?" He asked.
She growled at him. "I'm sure it was easier for them since they were the same gender."
Knight blinked, then smirked evilly. "You think I'm hitting on you? You're hot, don't get me wrong, but I don't think our professions would let us be together; plus, you pointing a gun at me constantly is kinda a turn off." He chuckled as he watched her try to gain control over her tongue; far to shock to due anything but gape at him. "Nah, I just wanna be your friend and a friendly competitor."
"...just...just get out of my office..." She sighed as she rubbed her temples.
"Same time tomorrow? I'll bake some cookies."
"GET OUT!"