A challenge for the Wolf/ Puppybaddog
Summary: Saitou the police officer needs a challenge in his life…too bad he can't keep her quiet…hehehe
Disclaimer: Don't own don't sue
Chapter 1 First glance
Nine years after the revolution one Hajime Saitou, well actually Goro Fujita was walking down a street in Kyoto a cigarette to his lips his left hand fingering the hilt of his katana, making his rounds as usual with a fake smile plastered on his lips.
To the people he was to protect he was a kind, polite policeman, yet no one would think that this kind policeman used to be the third captain of the Shinsengumi. Saitou sighed as he looked at the people around him, after years of undercover work and countless missions followed by numerous secret operations to infiltrated enemy bases and camps. The wolf of Mibu had now been assigned to the police force where he commanded two dozen men, and to tell the truth he was bored out of his mind the patrols sucked and the paperwork, god the paperwork don't get the man started on that it was infuriating. He needed a challenge.
'Where the hell would I find something challenging to do around here?' he thought to himself as he stepped out of the Akabeko after eating his lunch he continued his rounds, and narrowed his eyes when a fellow police officer ran up to him seeming to be in a panic.
"Fujita-san…" he breathed resting his hands on his knees to try and catch his breath.
Saitou quirked an eye, "I'm several minutes from the station, how the hell can you be tired just from running from there?"
"I'm sorry sir…" the officer took a breath and stood up straight, "We've received word that Yakamuza is on the move sir…"
Saitou quirked an eye a tiny grin appeared on his lips, "Finally…" he grumbled heading towards the precinct, "Where?"
"They were seen crossing through the woods near Genji-san's dojo…"
"How long ago?"
"An hour ago sir…"
Saitou stopped and turned to the man, "And you only tell me this now…" he hissed, watching as the man stepped back in fear of the wolf. Saitou took a deep breath, "Head back to headquarters get me a dozen armed men to meet me at Genji's…and for heaven's sake hurry the hell up…" Saitou ordered as he turned and headed towards the old master's dojo.
Twenty minutes later, Saitou narrowed his eyes as he surveyed the grounds before him, "Orders sir?" one of the men whispered.
"Matsu take four men head to the right, Hoji take four go left…" he ordered then looked behind him, "You two come with me…" he whispered as he silently walked forward.
The men they were after were rumored to have killed several people whom owned small businesses in the marketplace, so they could take them over and turn them into either a brothel or some type of business along those lines. A ruse of sorts to hide the fact that they were either selling drugs, weapons or anything else that was illegal.
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Tokio Takagi sighed as she trudged through the forest to get to the numerous beehives she had set up with Master Genji's permission of course, today wasn't her day first she woke up late and in some weird position now feeling pain in her back and neck, which made her arrive late at work where she dropped several bowls of food. And having a rather short fuse and not wanting to lose her boss anymore customers, Tokio decided to take a stroll in the woods to gather a few ingredients. Being a master chef at the Akabeko Tokio liked getting the ingredients herself since her dishes were rather popular.
Humming a tiny little tune Tokio sighed as she spotted the wooden boxes within the small field ahead, hearing voices she immediately froze and looked around. Spotting six men arguing and pushing each other she frowned and crossed her arms, "HEY…" she yelled getting their attention, "Do you mind moving your little fight somewhere else, you're aggravating the bees…" she drawled.
The eldest of the group stepped forward and eyed her over, an evil grin plastered itself on his lips as he lunged forward, Tokio's eyes widened as an alarm went off in her head telling her to move, turning she began to run.
As the man quickly caught up with her Tokio tried to make herself run faster feeling his fingers trying to latch onto the top of her kimono as he grabbed for her, Tokio screeched to a halt, ducked and stretched out her left leg successfully tripping the man sending him crashing in a ditch.
Tokio sat up and looked behind her to see if his companions had followed which they did but they immediately stopped and began running away. Tokio frowned as she turned her head again and heard several voices before her, hearing people running towards her Tokio not wanting to be caught by some perverted asshole quickly stood up.
Spotting at least several armed men running towards her and not noticing or caring that they were uniformed police officers Tokio's eyes locked with a pair of amber ones, stepping back she quickly turned and began running towards the field. "WAIT…" she heard the man yell out.
'I don't think so…' she thought to herself as she ran faster and disappeared in the woods.
Arriving back at the street Tokio stopped and took a few deep breaths, "What the hell was that about?" she grumbled looking behind her she started walking back home, "The hell with this I'm going back home and hiding in the closet…" she breathed.
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The captain stared at the retreating figure of the woman, turning to his men, he frowned, "Matsu…come with me Hoji take your group and try to track down the rest of his men, the rest of you take this idiot back to the precinct…" he ordered as he jogged towards where the woman had disappeared.
"Sir…where are we going?" Matsu asked as he tried to keep up with his superior.
"The woman…I want her in custody…"
"What woman?"
"Beige kimono, red obi, ebony hair pinned up, amber eyes, about five foot four, hundred pounds…runs extremely fast…" he smirked as he ran out of the woods only to find himself on a street. Saitou and Matsu screeched to a halt as they looked left and right, not seeing anyone matching the description Saitou had given the wolf sighed, "Go left, I'll take right…" he ordered.
"Yes sir…" Matsu breathed as he jogged for a few minutes then began walking slowly trying to spot the woman.
Saitou walked all the way to the market and frowned, "This should be fun…" he grumbled at the sudden flock of people walking throughout the streets.
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Tokio sighed as she had decided to head back to work, hoping it would help get her mind off the day's events, looking herself over she growled as she was covered in dirt and bent down to brush it off her kimono, noticing the rip at the bottom Tokio frowned and stood up. She gasped when she spotted the same man with the amber eyes from the woods, suddenly noticing what he wore, "Wait he's a cop…Oh great just perfect…" she sighed ducking into a nearby shop.
Waiting until he passed by Tokio slowly stepped out and seeing that he hadn't seen her rushed up the street to her house.
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Saitou smirked as he spotted the woman ducking into a nearby shop, 'Hn I wonder where you'll lead me?' he thought to himself as he walked down the street still pretending to look for the woman, glancing behind his shoulder he watched as she ran up the street.
An evil smirk crossed his lips as he crossed the street ducking within a shop he came out the back and ran down the alley, quickly catching up to the woman but kept his distance. After following her for several minutes he watched her enter a house. Saitou smirked as he figured that little green house was either a hideout or where the woman lived, chuckling softly Saitou went to her neighbors and with a smile asked them a few questions about the woman that stayed in the small green house.
After a few hours had passed Saitou stood at the end of the street out of view leaning against a nearby fence he smoked a cigarette, keeping an eye on the woman's house. Saitou didn't even turn his head when Matsu approached him, "Two men have been captured the others managed to run off…Sir?"
"Return to your duties…"
"But what about the woman?"
"I'm keeping an eye on her…"
"Is she with them?"
"I'm not sure…take the other street I don't want her seeing you…"
"Yes sir…" Matsu saluted and walked away.
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Tokio grumbled as she tied a green obi around her yellow kimono, "I hope that stupid cop has a bad memory…" she grumbled tying her hair in a braid.
Stepping out of her house Tokio looked around and locked her door, then walked down the street making her way towards the Akabeko not wanting Tae to worry since she hadn't returned yet.
Looking around she entered the restaurant and made her way towards Tae walking to the kitchen Tokio sighed as she spotted the woman, "I have had an extremely bad day today and I'm feeling kind of sick…Is it alright if I take the rest of the day off Tae?"
"Oh dear yes of course…" Tae smiled. "Last thing I want is my best cook to get sick…go home now go…shoo…" Tae smiled as she nudged the woman towards the door.
After chatting with Tae for a few minutes Tokio left by the back and decided to do a little shopping.
Saitou smirked as he watched her leave by the alley, "Hn…this should be interesting…" he smirked as he followed her.
Looking at the selection of fish from one of the vendors Tokio smiled at the man then frowned as she turned around and saw the same police officer walking into a nearby shop, watching him for a few minutes she found that he had bought something as he left the shop as he held a small pack of something he then placed the pack in his coat pocket and with a tiny smile the officer tipped his cap to a few passerby's and walked in another direction.
Tokio narrowed her eyes at the man and continued to shop after a few hours she returned to her house, still looking behind her. Making sure the doors and windows were locked Tokio looked out the windows seeing mostly darkness. It seemed every time she turned around that cop was right there yet it didn't look like he was looking for her, "He's probably just doing his rounds or something…I must have imagined him this morning…" she mumbled to herself, then went to the kitchen to start on diner.
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The next day Saitou knowing that the woman according to her neighbors never left her house until after eight or nine in the morning, the wolf arrived to his previous spot early and looked up when he spotted movement at the woman's house, seeing her look around he stepped back and waited a few moments before he began following her.
"Being cautious…" he smirked as he stayed out of view seeing that the woman kept looking behind her. After following her for about ten minutes Saitou chuckled as he stepped in the middle of the somewhat crowded street and allowed himself to be seen by her.
Tokio frowned as she glanced behind her to see that same policeman staring at her. Rolling her eyes she quickened her pace and ran into the nearest building which was a small sake shop, looking back she watched as the policeman stopped in the middle of the street right in front of the shop and stared ahead of him, a small smirk crossed his lips as his right hand searched his coat pockets for something.
Taking out a cigarette Saitou placed the white stick between his lips and struck a match swiftly lighting it. All the while he glanced to his right at the shop entrance watching the woman as she stared at him.
Saitou lifted his head and took a deep breath, then released the smoke from his lungs, he smirked when he heard a commotion within the shop and turned towards the small argument.
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Tokio glared at the wolf, "What the hell does he want with me?" she asked herself, now extremely absorbed in her thoughts about the policeman, Tokio never noticed the three drunk men behind her.
"Well hic…well looks li-ke my hic wish has come true…hehehe" one of the drunks slurred as he stepped forward and pushed Tokio against the wall beginning to kiss her neck as his hands roamed her body.
"What the…GET THE HELL OFF ME…" Tokio yelled as she slapped and punched the man.
Hearing this Saitou entered the shop and looked at the bruised unconscious man on the floor, he quirked an eye as he glanced at the woman who was on the defensive and glaring at the drunk, "Miss I'll have to ask that you come with me…" Saitou spoke up.
"What why?" Tokio growled standing up straight.
"You're causing a disturbance…" he answered plainly as he grasped her arm and led her out of the shop.
"DISTURBANCE MY ASS…those bastards were dead drunk and groped me, nobody touches me without my permission and that goes for you too grabby let go…" she growled trying to free her arm.
"I am a police officer and taking you in for questioning…" Saitou sighed as he ignored the stares and headed for the police precinct which was a dozen feet away.
"Questioning…ya right…" Tokio grumbled as she continued to pull on her arm.
"Yes questioning…" Saitou answered. "And please stop struggling I'll carry you inside if I have to…" he smirked as he led her up the steps holding the door open he pulled her inside.
Saitou sighed as he practically dragged the pissed off woman through the station walking to his office he ignored her yells and protests as she tried to free herself from his hold on her upper arm, entering his office Saitou closed the door and sat her down in one of the chairs in front of his desk, "You know I am a woman you could be a little gentler…" she growled as she jerked her arm back when he released her. Tokio narrowed her eyes at the man as she crossed her arms at her chest.
Saitou eyed her over silently as he leaned against his desk, contemplating how to keep her quiet for the next five minutes, "I did tell you to stop struggling…and would you please lower your voice…" he asked.
"HA…make me…" she challenged then quickly looked around as an evil grin had made its way on the wolf's lips.
"Why did you drag me here anyway…I've done nothing wrong…" she quickly looked away then turned her head back to him, "Why do you keep following me anyways you're not some crazed perverted stalker are you?"
Saitou couldn't help but chuckle as he stood up straight and took off his sword then
headed behind his desk resting his sword against the wall he sat down in his chair and leaned back looking at her again, "No…" he answered plainly, "What is your name?" he asked.
Tokio eyed him over from the top of his head to his chest, not much more to see since the rest was hidden behind a desk, "Why should I tell you?" she asked not trusting the man.
Saitou smirked, "Because I asked…" he answered smoothly.
"Not a very good reason for me to tell you everywhere I turn, you're there you could be as I've said before…some pervert for all I know…"
Saitou took a small breath, "I'll ask again, what is your name?"
"What is this, an interrogation?"
"No…it's an introduction…"
"Why do you want to know?"
"Why won't you tell me?" Saitou asked trying to suppress a grin.
"Because I don't know you…"
"Captain Goro Fujita." He answered, "Now you know me now answer my first question."
Tokio narrowed her eyes at the man, then sighed. "Tokio Takagi…" she drawled.
"Now was that so hard?" Saitou asked with a smirk.
"Yes can I go now?" she drawled looking at the closed door, wandering if she could make a run for it.
"No." he answered looking at a file on his desk. "How long have you lived in Tokyo?" he asked his eyes locking with hers as she turned her head to his question.
Tokio smirked, "I thought you said this wasn't an interrogation?" she quipped.
"It isn't…now answer my question."
Tokio huffed as she crossed her arms again, "Two years." She answered simply looking around the man's office.
"Really?"
Tokio rolled her eyes, "Yes really."
"Then why is it your neighbors don't know who you are?"
Tokio glared at the man, "I like my privacy…what wait you've been to my house…" Saitou nodded, "How the hell would you know where I live?"
"Like it's hard to follow you…" he answered.
"You are a stalker…" she accused standing up and glaring at the man.
"No I'm not…now sit down…" he drawled watching as she narrowed her eyes and did as he asked, "How long have you lived in Tokyo?" he asked again and smirked, "Even better is Tokio your real name?" he asked tilting his head to the left.
"Yes it is and you're annoying…" she grumbled.
"And you're a liar." Saitou pointed out.
"Fine a few months jeez…why do you care, what do you want?" she growled.
Saitou chuckled softly, this woman was easy to rile up he was actually enjoying this. "You work at the Akabeko?" he asked ignoring her question and leaning back in his chair.
"Yes…would you like to know what color my undergarments are, or do you know that already?" she asked with a small frown not liking that this man knew almost everything about her.
"No I wouldn't…and no I don't." he answered coyly.
"This is stupid why are you doing this?"
"Why did you run from me when we first met in the woods yesterday?" he asked starring at her, "What were you doing there?"
Tokio frowned and refused to answer as she looked to the door again, "Why?"
Saitou sighed, "You're not leaving this station until you tell me why you were there…if you tell me the truth I might not have to arrest you…"
Tokio stood up the chair falling to the floor behind her, "ARREST ME…FOR WHAT?" she yelled.
"Do you have any idea who those men were?"
"No…"
"Then what were you doing there?" Saitou lowered his voice a bit starting to lose patience since he hated repeating himself.
"I was on my way to gather honey…" she answered.
Saitou frowned as he registered what the woman had just said, "…what?"
"Hello…I'm a cook at the Akabeko…you do know that since you keep following me around town…" she sighed as she walked around the office looking at the books on one of the shelves, "I like to put honey in the food I prepare…" she mumbled.
Saitou closed his eyes for a moment, leaned forward and ran his fingers through his hair, "I don't believe this…" he sighed.
"What?" Tokio asked turning to him a bit annoyed.
"You mean to tell me that you don't know those men, what they do or did, you have no part in their little enterprise?"
Tokio glared, "What the hell are you talking about?"
"You helped in the capture of their leader…he is in our custody and is at the moment yelling out within his cell that he'll and I quote, 'Find that little wench and rip her heart out.'" he chuckled, "All this because you went to get honey…"
"WHAT!" Saitou actually winced at the shrill of her voice and watched intently as she walked from one end of the room to the other, "Rip my heart out hn I'd like to see him try…who the hell wants to kill someone just because they were at the wrong place at the wrong time…what a moron…" she growled then turned to the police officer, "I didn't know who they were, I don't know what they look like…that idiot was chasing me…I just tripped the bastard." she yelled. "I thought he was gonna rape me…"
"Calm down you'll be put in protective custody, then…"
"What no way…"
"Your life is in danger…" Saitou sighed.
"I can take care of myself…"
"Even if you can you're still getting a police escort…" Saitou drawled as he leaned back in his chair.
"You're an asshole…you know that?"
"So I've heard…"
"You can't be serious…"
"Yes I am…"
"For how long?"
"Until those men in the woods have been captured and to my knowledge there are three left…"
"What the…I don't want some prick cop following me around…"
Saitou smirked as he leaned back in his chair, "Very well I can lock you up in cell instead…you'd be safe there…"
Tokio narrowed her eyes at the man, then crossed her arms to her chest and looked away. "Bastard…" she mumbled eliciting a tiny smirk from the wolf's lips.
Saitou stepped out of his office with a pissed Tokio following behind him, "Matsu…" the wolf called out.
Tokio huffed as she spotted a young man in his mid-twenties approach, "This is Miss Takagi…she's under our protection escort her to her home see that no harm comes to her, you'll have a replacement in six hours." He ordered.
"Yes sir…" Matsu nodded and looked to Tokio.
"Can't believe this…" she grumbled walking passed the men and stepping outside.
"I take it she's not too happy sir?" Matsu chuckled as he moved to follow the woman.
"Apparently not…" Saitou smirked as he returned into his office.
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A few days later nearly every single time Tokio looked up she would spot that annoying wolf around, narrowing her eyes she smirked, "Not a stalker my ass…" she mumbled then looked to her escort, "Hey…does he always patrol the streets this often?" she asked pointing to the captain whom wasn't wearing his coat at the moment as he walked away.
"Who Fujita–san…yes he does…" Officer Hoji her escort for the evening chuckled.
"But he's off duty right?" she asked looking to Hoji whom nodded, "Doesn't that man have any hobbies?" she drawled.
"Not that I know of the captain doesn't talk about his personal life…" he answered following her within a few shops.
"That a fact…" Tokio mused aloud, "I should send him a present…" she chuckled.
"Ma'am?"
"What do you think he would like a fist in the face, or a foot up his ass?"
"Eh…you're not really…"
"Nu-uh never mind it would be too obvious, I'd probably be the first one he'd come after…" she rambled, "He probably already knows anyways…" she sighed and looked to Hoji, "Look I'm gonna close my eyes and the moment I turn around and open them there he'll be…" Tokio frowned as she closed her eyes and turned around and opened them blinking a few times she didn't see the wolf anywhere, "Eh he's probably hiding somewhere…get out here you stalker you…" she grumbled.
"Eh Miss Tokio maybe you should sit down and get out of the sun or something…" Hoji frowned a bit. "I have a feeling this will be a long day…" he sighed hearing her yell out for Saitou to come out.
XxXxX
A few days later Tokio was in a word ecstatic as Matsu had just informed her that the remaining three men whom worked with Yakamuza had just been captured. And that tomorrow would be the last day that she would be placed under protective custody.
XxXxX
Saitou frowned when he arrived at the precinct walking up the steps he narrowed his eyes a bit as he spotted one of his informants cowering in a corner walking back down he sighed as he looked to the man, "You do know you don't need to hide in this little corner all you had to do is send me word and I'll come to you…"
"I have sent word and you haven't come yet…" the informant growled.
"I'm a very busy man so what exactly do you have for me, the rest of Yakamuza's men have been captured late last night…" Saitou drawled lighting a cigarette.
"Yeah they have but…" the informant frowned as he looked past the wolf.
"But what?" Saitou asked narrowing his eyes for a moment.
"Since when is that guy a cop?" he asked.
"What?"
"That guy…" the informant pointed to one of the officers walking away from the precinct.
Saitou turned and looked at the man his informant gestured to, recognizing him to be Lieutenant Atsugi whom had just transferred to the Tokyo precinct not more then a month ago. Saitou had had his suspicions the moment he had met him not liking the ki that came off him which seemed a bit threatening, "Who is he?" Saitou asked.
"I've seen him laughing in a bar with Yakamuza looked like a horse's ass…" he glared.
"What was he doing?"
"Pocketing a huge some of money that Yaka-guy slid on the table…"
"You're positive?"
"Oh yeah…I never forget an asshole…bastard punched me in the face…" he muttered. "Called me a dirty drunk…pfft prick…" he grumbled.
Saitou thought for a moment then narrowed his eyes, "No wonder we could never catch them they were being warned…" Saitou frowned he had noticed these last few days that Atsugi seemed a bit cheery and always asked politely if Hoji or Matsu could use a break in looking after her, saying that he had heard that she was a handful at times. Saitou then noticed that Atsugi had been heading towards a familiar little street which was where Tokio lived. "Fuck…" he breathed and ran all the way to her house.
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Tokio's house
Atsugi arrived at a familiar little green house, "Well who knew she lived at this dingy little shack…" he chuckled walking up the steps and knocked on the door. The door slowly opened to reveal officer Matsu, "I'm to take over…" Atsugi replied.
Matsu looked around, "Where's Hoji?" he asked.
"He was called off somewhere…I was sent at his stead…"
Matsu thought for a moment since he didn't really know the man very well looking at the time he sighed he was supposed to be replaced right now and he was dead tired nodding his head he held open the door for the man and made his way to the kitchen, "Miss Takagi…"
"Oh god now what?" She frowned looking up as she put away a few dishes.
"This is officer Atsugi…he'll be your escort for the day…"
"Oh wonderful I'm so glad…" Tokio chirped her voice dripping with sarcasm. "And why am I getting a new one, what happened to the other guy?"
"I'm afraid Hoji was called off somewhere, I was sent in his stead…" Atsugi repeated.
Matsu chuckled as he tipped his cap and left the front door, heading to the precinct to give a report after that he headed home to get some long needed rest.
Tokio sighed as she eyed the man over then went to her room to finish getting ready for work, a few minutes later Tokio was now outside, locking her door she led the way to the Akabeko her escort following close behind with an evil smirk gracing his lips.
XxXxX
Saitou arrived at the little green house about four minutes after the two had left, slamming his fist on the door he listened for a moment not hearing anything he slammed his shoulder on the door and entered, quickly searching the house and not finding her there he cursed out and rushed outside making his way to the Akabeko.
XxXxX
Tokio sighed as she glanced behind her, "Ugh you have any idea how annoying it is to have someone follow you everywhere?" she drawled turning into the alley behind the Akabeko as she headed for the kitchen entrance, suddenly cheering up knowing this would be the last day she'd have her escort.
"Yes it can get frustrating at times…thankfully no one will follow you ever again…" Atsugi chuckled as he grabbed her from behind and slammed her against the wall rearing back Atsugi began hitting her, Tokio lifted her arms to defend herself hearing a loud snap she screamed but Atsugi slammed his hand on her mouth to keep her quiet lifting his knee he rammed it against her stomach knocking the wind out of her. Tokio's legs gave out as she gasped for breath, sliding to the ground, Atsugi then began kicking her, hearing a noise he punched her in the head again and watched as she fell to the ground unconscious looking up and down the alley Atsugi ran off leaving Tokio's beaten form to lie in the dirt and garbage.
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