A cliche within a cliche - Einsatz: Schmetterling

I. PROLOGUE

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Murder is easy.

But the process behind is hard.

Especially for an assassin who is needed to fulfill the requirements, besides being skillful in killing, must have good looks, manners, knows about gardening and is willing to work as a florist at daytime explaining each flower meaning to the female customers, whose gazes upon you are full of adoration. Further more, to accomplish each mission, there are many sacrifices. Not simply to carry the heavy cross for such stained hands, but to throw yourself as a man-whore.

Man-whore.

Gigolo.

It wasn\'t for money. And definitely it wasn\'t for fame either. Assassins are meant to remain in the darkness, people who doesn\'t exist in the world. Their identities are erased from theietyiety - no insurance, no bank account, no property, no legal protection, no family nor relatives. Nothing. Yet they live as phantoms that can\'t be exposed into the light. They have no tomorrow because their fates are already doomed by the corruption of evil authorities. They have no choice other than follow the track, letting the train decide their destination.

The non-returning path of being a Weiss.


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- At the \"House of the Kittens\" basement -

\"Members of Weiss, this mission is to investigate recent disappearances and deaths of young Japanese boys aged 13 or above. Reports showed they had been kidnapped in the country for sale in a foreign black market, and later tortured. Sources stated the location for the slavering transactions is in AuBere Neustadt. Your target is the Blaues Wunder, a local high-class club where individuals of the upper status secretly go for entertainment. Find who is behind the business. The r ter team had taken care of their base in Japan but unfortunately extracted no core information. \" The firm voice of Persia emitted from the screen, then ordered, \"White hunters of the dark, hunt down the future of those black beasts.\"

Then the big screen turned off by itself. In the room, Aya, Youji, Ken and Omi remained quiet on their respective seats.

Manx, having her arms crossed, broke the silence, \"There are many hidden halls in Blaus Wunder and no one acc access them unless has a pass-card. The place is full of high security systems that also needs fingerprint identification.\"

\"So we need to be undercovers again?\" Ken questioned smartly.

\"Exactly.\" Manx smiled.

\"As a bar tender, waiter, or what?\" Omi raised his doubt while polishing his fingernails. He knew it was rude to do that in front of others but it was the only time he could sneak for some manicure.

\"The only way to penetrate the entire club house without suspicion is to become their private entertainers.\" The woman winked.

\"What do you mean by private entertainers? Table dancers?\" Ken said in disgust. The others prayed for something better.

\"I\'m afraid you guys have no alternatives than serving those \'high-class\' freaks as prostitutes.\" She said, trying to be serious. However, she couldn\'t help but to shade her giggles.

The four bishounen were traumatized.

\"Sorry for asking, but are you guys experienced? No doubt Youji-kun had done countless of times... Just to make sure you all can play the role professionally, or a slight advice for you to loose your virginities to someone you like before some old geeks give you bad memories. Just in case. I meant no offence.\" The woman adjusted her tone to make it sound less mockery.

Youji lit a cigarette and gestured a triumphant smile. A piece of cake for him.

\"I guess I don\'t have to worry anything since Ken-kun was my first time.\" Omi smiled brilliantly.

Everyone got stunned by Omi\'s confession. Ken was trying to hide from embarrassment.

Then left Aya, the leader of the gang. The gloomy one who stood silent in a corner.

\"What\'s with you, Aya?\" Youji asked.

\"This is the uttermost ridicule of a mission I\'ve ever heard.\" The red-haired said coolly.

\"Oh, here\'s our Aya-kun playing the loner again. Does it happen because you\'re still a Japanese Pie?\" Manx teased.

\"That\'s none of your business.\" Aya gave her a dead glare.

\"He merely loves his sister, though he can\'t do anything, otherwise it\'ll be incest. The other girls he dated were killed before he could make a move.\" The other Weiss members echoed their leader\'s sorrowful memories in trio.

\"Oh, I\'m sorry to hear this, darling. If you need some practice or some private lessons, I\'m always available for you. Upstairs has plenty rooms, I don\'t mind if we start now.\" Manx toyed Aya by gently touching his chin. The man backed away and blushed furiously.

\"Hmm, you shouldn\'t turn down an offer of a lady.\" She said sexily. \"I can teach you the fun to become a lover boy. You\'re always over serious and too tensed.\"

\"If you meant acting like Youji, no thanks.\"

Youji, being uneasy due to his friend\'s comment, interrupted the conversation.

\"Let\'s get back into business. We need to work on the plan.\"

Eyes focused onto the computer screen after Omi had logged into the data transmitted by Persia. Mission: Schmetterling (Butterfly)

\"Blaues Wunder. Location: IO31da01067. Level 5 Security Resort.\" It read.

\"Man, this is in Germany. Don\'t you think it\'s odd for us to travel all along for this? Persia should have sent the guys stationed there, not us.\" Ken scratched his temples.

\"Have you listened carefully? Those bastards alienate Japanese boys and ship them overseas. The other teams we got are all Germans, British and Americans. Western faces.\" Manx knocked Ken\'s head with the magazine \'Vogue\' she was reading.

\"And not as good looking as us.\" Youji commented.

\"I wonder if it was nobody wanted to take the prostitution job.\" Aya said negatively.

\"Come on! Let\'s pretend this a free trip to vacation!\" Youji said cheerfully.

\"This is not a vacation, Youji.\" Aya used his normal yet serious tone. The redhead turned his direction to Ken and Omi. \"Persia said their base in Japan is annihilated, but I presume they are still in activity, probably in a smaller-scale compared to their previous figu Ken Ken and Omi will be the baits in Osaka. Youji and I will backup you two in Neustadt.\"

\"It\'s not fair! Why we\'ll have to be kidnapped while Youji-kun and Aya-kun have a comfortable flight to Germany!\" Omi cried.

\"Because we\'re men. The rich jerks need boys.\" Youji laughed.

Omi made a frowning face for the reason. Though he wasn\'t contented, a mission is a mission.


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The four assassins diverged into twos according to the plan. Omi and Ken directed the investigation in Osaka\'s outskirts, seeking ways to get recruited, or in other words, kidnapped.

While at Tokyo International Airport...

\"Aya, are you sure it\'s safe to leave Ken and Omi with those crocodiles?\" The taller guy was concerned about his younger allies.

\"I trust theiofesofessionalism. And we knew every accepted mission had its dangers.\" The other played cool.

\"That\'s true but still I\'m worried about them.\"

\"You can stay back with them and wait to be shipped in cages.\" Aya suggested.

Youji shrugged, \"No way. The present arrangement is fine for me, heh.\"

Both men exchanged a mischievous smirk.

\"Say, Youji, is your passport printed with your real name?\" the red-haired asked in curiosity.

\"Yeah, it\'s real.\" Youji responded mindlessly, at the same moment he was fixing his sunglasses.

\"That\'s not wise.\" He pointed.

\"I know. How about yours?\"

\"Same.\"

\"Nevermind. In papers we\'re practically dead.\"

\"Right. Let\'s check in now.\"

Back to the dark alleys in Osaka...

\"Hey Omi, we\'re on the right track, aren\'t we?\" Ken spoke of uncertainty.

\"Believe me, Ken-kun, their targets are run-away boys from home who vagabond at the discos around the area.\" The blond replied kinkily. \"Each month they drag around ten to twenty fresh meats, therefore we still have the 92.1% probability to be involved according to the cluster ratio.

\"I don\'t like this.\" The soccer-lover shook, and still figuring out the process.

\"Of course we don\'t. But for the sake of saving the lambs, and in the name of justice, we\'re into it. Tonight we\'ll test our lady luck.\" Omi said as a matter of fact.

\"What if lady luck determined us to be slaughtered before we meet Youji and Aya?\" The older boy had too much preoccupation in consequences.

\"Unless we don\'t follow their orders, or we try to escape. Otherwise they\'ll remain us in good shape because each head costs at minimum 171,365 EUR, equivalent to 22 million YEN in their market.\"

Ken gave a whistle. No one expected they could be a trade.

Omi continued, \"Besides, if these morons try to lay their fingers on us, we\'ll finish them off without suspicion in the middle of the sea. No sweat.\"

Simultaneously...

\"Wao- this is stupendous. I\'d never thought we could flight in business-class seats for our jobs.\" Youji accommodated himself comfortably in the cabin.

\"The Boss paid it.\" Aya added monotonously.

\"Kool. So what did you bring in your luggage?\"

\"Omi\'s laptop.\"

\"Oh really? I got along my gorgeous suits, grooming accessories, digital camera, Palm desktop, MP3 player, wires and...\" He tried to list out everything.

\"Youji, I\'ve told you we aren\'t to sight-seeing.\" Aya sounded frustrated.

\"I\'m sorry.\" Youji apologized without really lamenting. He flipped a Playboy magazine which was taken from the rack, following raised another subject, \"I don\'t see you bringing your weapon. Did you plan to acquire one in Germany?\"

Aya raised his eyebrows.

\"I did carry along my katana.\"

His partner looked at him from top to bottom. \"Where it is? I always wondered how you could drag the katana from the middle of nowhere at anytime at anyplace.\"\"Do\"Don\'t pull your wolf eyes on me like on women.\" Aya warned.

\"How did you manage to pass through the censors?\"

\"I have my ways. Don\'t ask. The previous sword I purchased in America cost me 6,500 USD and it broke into pieces once I used. Damn. There\'s no option but to choose the ones made and polished in Japan. More genuine, if you understand.\"

\"I see... That means you could use it right here to slice someone if he hijacks the plane.\"

The man glared at him.

Then a sweet voice from the speaker announced, \"Ladies and gentleman, welcome aboard All Nippon Airlines Flight NH210 from Tokyo to Frankfurt. The captain is expecting the journey to take approximately 13 hours. The current weather forecast is sunny with temperature from 22 to 25 degrees. We are expecting no turbulence and are going to take off in 15 minutes. Please return to your respective seats and fasten the safety belts. We will shortly be showing the safety demonstration. Hope you enjoy the journey.nk ynk you.\"


Bon voyage!

NEXT: What will happen to Ken and Omi?

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