Spiritual knight
Case 4: The Dream Eater

Scarlet is reading on her homeroom desk her favorite book, Crimes and all the other supernatural stuff, she wants to become a Forensic Scientist in the future assisting on the SCIS, despite that been the Black Dragon’s successor witch she doesn’t have full control yet about it.

Then she heard the chattering of some guys, opening the homeroom door, the greatest popular guy in school enter, Aron James Kingston.

Scarlet made small blush, but then hid it behind her book, as for Aron he is looking around the homeroom, looking for his bag, at that same moment Scarlet decided to stood up and walk away from the popular, untouchable boy in the room.

Then both Scarlet and Aron collide and she fell on the ground, when she was about to stood up again a hand was stretch out for her to grab, as she looks up she sees the untouchable boy, as for Aron he sees the most beautiful girl in all the room, as Scarlet try to reach his hand, it look like he was going away in a long distance.

Scarlet jumps out of bed with a sweat on her forehead, she hasn’t dream about the moment in their college days in years.

She grab her phone, checking the time it was around 5:30 am in the morning, she didn’t want to get back to sleep so she takes a nice hot shower and head to the agency.

Arriving there she sees Nicolas, but his aura is kind of gloom for Scarlet’s taste, she gets near him and when she turns him around,

Nicolas under eyes are all black, like a raccoon, at first Scarlet try to hold her laughter, she didn’t last long, she laught hard, and once she calms down a bit they started to talk.

“What the hell happen to you?!” she kept holding her laugh

“Ja ja ja, very funny Scarlet, at least you had a nice rest, as for me I’ve kept dreaming babies all over the place, is frightening, you know!” scold Nicolas as Scarlet burst laughing again

“Sorry...but...you... look...funny!” said Scarlet between laugh

“Well at least you are in better mood than three of our Elite Agents” said Nicolas

“Who?” ask Scarlet

On the Fourth floor of the agency, Titania was having a blast on her working desk, filling report of the last three cases they did since they arrived in the agency, laughing like a miniac. Aron and Otto, they look like they been on a war zone and just came back from it.

Scarlet came in a stop on the three agents desk, she sees Aron and Otto looking like zombies and Titania is as Happy as she can be, and that was weird, seeing her happy.

“What happen to you?” ask Scarlet

“Who cares?! This is fun!” said Titania laughing

Scarlet back up a bit and with a worry expresion she continues on with the other two dragons.

Aron raise his head faster than lightning, he stood up and face Scarlet, his dark circles under his eyes, notified Scarlet that he hasn’t been sleeping well last night.

Aron grabs Scarlet’s face in both his hands and started to stare at her intensity,

Scarlet started to freak out and panic, in all her years knowing Aron, he never acted so strange like he is right now.

“What the hell, Kingston?! Let me go!” shiver Scarlet

Otto raise his head slowly and flinch by the light in the room, like he was a vampire hatred by the sun, he stares at Scarlet and Aron, then sighs.

“Let him be Scarlet, he had a nightmare that you were turning into a frog like demon that kill most of the agency and conquer the world, also that you strangle him with your tongue” said Otto as he lower his head slowly again

If it wasn’t by Scarlet’s Dragon hearing, she wouldn’t have understood what Otto said

“So he had nightmares, and by the look of it, you had a nightmare too? All of you?” ask Scarlet

Otto nod burring his face on the desk, as Aron got closer than he should be.

Scarlet widen his eyes, then a memories from last night’s dream came to her mind, suddenly she got pissed off. She ball her hand into a fist and punch Aron’s face away from hers.

Titania laught even harder and Otto raise his head by the shock of Scarlet’s punch, Scarlet started to pant and blush at the same time, something that both, Otto and Titania, would never witness again.

Aron shakes his head and holds his red cheek

“What was that for?!” he shouted piss at Scarlet

“That is was for getting closer than I wanted” shouted back Scarlet

Aron stare at Titania and Otto “Did I do that?” he ask confuse

“You are asking me that?!” yell Titania

Scarlet sigh

“I’m sorry you guys, you see Agent Kingston, has a bad habit of sleep walk when he doesn’t sleep well, or he’s been all night awake” explain Scarlet

Otto look at her confuse “How do you know that?”

Scarlet made a nervous laugh “I learn it the hard way”

Scarlet stop laughing and took a look around the room, some other agents suffer the same fate as Aron, Nicolas, Titania and Otto, wield other are just like herself, she thought for a moment, for someone like her that has her Dragons senses sharper than those three, there is a feeling that she can’t shake.

The rest of the day wasn’t so great at all,

Aron kept sleeping on the explanation of two simple cases they’ve been working on and one of them was finish by the day.

Scarlet is walking toward her apartment, once there she made herself some diner and started to watch a movie, even doing all those things she can’t get the feeling that something is wrong in the agency and the guys at the Knight Team.

Finishing watching the movie, Scarlet went to bed, too much thinking hurt her head a bit.

Scarlet is walking her college hallways, where she was push by a group of bullies, one of them is a blond, blue eyes, girl, she hates that woman.

Scarlet has everything she could wish for in, comparinson to her in the university she has nothing,

Scarlet doesn’t like the idea of having friends because she is a rich child, on the other hand the blond girl, loves to show everyone that she is the richest girl in college.

Scarlet stood up and kept walking as she and her so call friends laughs.

She doesn’t want to make a scene, especially in her current condition, so little control over her powers.

At that moment, Aron came to view, he stare at her like the time they meet, he is making his way toward her, but Scarlet turn tails and fast walk toward the girls bathroom, just to be block by Aron’s hand,

Scarlet turns around, looking at her with curiosity and interest.

Scarlet blush by his intense stare and the fact that he is the extremely handsome guy in campus, making her uneasy by herself.

Aron got closer toward her ear, whispering to her “I know your secret-”

Scarlet sat on her bed and gasp, taking deep breaths as she stares around the room.

Making sure that no one is in the room she calms down,

Scarlet took a moment to think, she was confuse, she remember that Aron said with a frown on his face ‘Why are you avoiding me?’ he never came close to her face and whisper «I know your secret»

That moment Scarlet couldn’t go back to sleep, starting to pace around the room thinking almost all night about her memories/dreams.

Morning arrived in the agency, Nicolas has his dark circles under his eyes, but they were lest darker,

Scarlet enter the lab, he took a good look at her, she is wearing her normal jeans, but she is wearing a baggy shirt, her hairs is a messy bun, no make-up and slippers(?!),

Nicolas couldn’t contain himself and started to laugh hard and loud,

Scarlet glare at the laughing man, she use a bit of her lightning power to shock Nicolas, he shriek, but kept laughing.

“Karma is a b***h, hu Scarlet?” he said with amusement in his tone

“Shut up, I couldn’t slept well last night, due to some confusing memories” she explain

Nicolas stares at her “Memories?”

“Yeah, when the time Agent Kingston and I were in the university, it was almost the moment when we meet and the moment when I was avoiding him, I remember-” she was cut off

The source of her Memories/dreams enter the room, with lest dark circles under his eyes, he stares at Scarlet for a minute, before he turn toward his exit point,

Scarlet ran toward him and had a firm grip on his wrist

“Oh no you don’t! I got a question for you and you are going to answer me” she said with a deadly glare at him

“Scarlet, you are aggressive when you are like this! Very aggressive!” shouted Aron proving his point

“I don’t care!” shouted Scarlet

“I want an answer now!”

Nicolas has to intervener, he knows that if Scarlet is like this in any moment she could reveal her identity,

“Calm down” said Nicolas to both of them

He got closer to Scarlet and whisper in her ear.

“If you don’t calm down your are going to lose eveything you had achive and they’ll know your sevret” said Nicolas in a whisper

Scarlet took a deep breath in and exhale out, calming and lowering her anger.

Once she had calm down, the three of them sat down near the puffy couch (Most of the entire team loves that couch).

Aron is rubbing his hurt wrist.

Aron stare at Scarlet “So tell me what is that you want to ask me?” he said in a clam tone

Scarlet stare at him, deeply staring at him

“When we were in High School and I was avoiding you for the very first time, you corner me almost getting close to the women’s bathroom, right?” question Scarlet

“Yeah, I remember that, I never knew the reason you avoided me, until that day” Aron scratch the back of his head as he yaws

“Do you remember the words you said to me that moment?” ask Scarlet

“I do, I ask you «Why are you avoiding me? » and you said-” Aron look at her confuse and was cut off

“I am avoiding you because you are the untouchable guy in campus” finish Scarlet with a frown and thinking face

Aron nod his head “Yeah, that is what you said”

Scarlet connected the dots for a short moment

“Someone is invading our dreams” she whispers more to herself

“Invading our dreams?” ask Aron and Nicolas at the same time

“Yes, you see, when we are awake, we are fully conscious, our minds is fully awake and help us to keep alerted and living the moment in life, but when we are in subconscious, is the moment where we sleep and dream, our minds are open to release our imaginations and create dreams” explain Scarlet

“So you are saying that someone is trying to invade our dreams?” ask Nicolas

“Not just our dreams Nick, our memories as well” said Scarlet

“I don’t get it, you are saying that someone is trying to invade our memories?” ask Aron

“That is where our true selves are, if you look it this way” said Scarlet

She draw the board with her and open the marker drawing a figuere, another and another.

“Ok, we have our conscious mind, subconscious mind and our true selves, this is, whoever it is, trying to reach. For example, if you were to hid your Dragon-true-nature-self, your mind would put it deep in your subconscious, in your true self, however, if someone with the ability to enter your dreams and you let it flow deep inside, he or she will discover your-” Scarlet stop explaining,

She realize what is going on, then a memories from last night’s dream came to her mind

“-secret” she finish her explanation.

Scarlet sat down with fear on her eyes and mind, someone is trying to replace out her secret and whoever is invading her mind, realize who she is, he or she will have to power to manipulate Scarlet’s every move since they know her secret.

Aron got worry and confuse by her sudden change of mood, he sat next to her and Nicolas did the same.

Both stare at each other for a moment looking for answer at her sudden mood change.

“Scarlet are you ok?” ask Aron

She shakes her head

“I am not ok?” she looks at them

“Something is wrong, I think he or she is looking for someone, or looking for help. I mean why would someone invade the entire agency’s dream and would he or she chose me?” said Scarlet

Nicolas took the leave, reaching the couch to get some rest before he continues on with the day and Aron look at her more confuse than before

“Chose you? I don’t get it, someone has chisen you for what?” ask Aron

Scarlet nods “Is something I feel, it could had started a few nights ago’ I think someone is trying to invade our minds’ and by doing that is afecting our state of mind and sleeping deprive. I believe that we are dealing with a Dream Eater, or what in the Japan is call a «Baku»” said Scarlet

Nicolas groan loudly

“Are you kiding me!” said Nicolas

“I see, so the reason we are all like this is because of this Baku character, right?” ask Aron

“That’s right, we replace the Baku and we get to have a good night rest without interuptions” finish Scarlet

A few minutes later, after Aron left the lab, Scarlet sat down worry and with different thoughts of what is going on here.

Nicolas got closer toward her and there is when she explain what is really happening.

She is worry that the Baku is trying to replace her secret and she is betting that she or he will expose her in the dream to manipulate her in a way.

Nicolas understood her circumstances, but neither Scarlet nor Nicolas have the strength or the motive to work fast.

Sudendly, Scarlet remembers that she has a Japanese friend, that is studying psychology, and she is a Baku.

“Nicolas I think I know who can help us” said Scarlet

“Who?” said Nicolas confuses

“A friend in Japan that has a PHD in Psychology, and she is a Baku, all I have to do is communicate with her to figure out how to fight this one back” explain Scarlet

“I get it now, instead of fighting physically, fight it mentally” said Nicolas happy

Scarlet snap her fingers “Exactly”

Later that day, Scarlet walk toward her office and sat down on her chair, facing her desk, she type on her computer, the person she has to call.

Tsubaki Misaki (In Japan, they say their fist last name, then the name, for example, Sela Febles in USA and in Japan is Febles Sela)

She waited for her to pick up, then an image of a white skin, black hair, wrap in two buns on each side, some of her bangs hanging on her face, her eyes are dark brown and she is wearing less make up, with red lipstick.

“kon’nichiwa (Hello there) Walker-san!” said Misaki

“Kon’nichiwa (Hello there) Misaki, Japan no mono wa dodesu ka (how are things in Japan)?” answer Scarlet

“Very busy lately” answer Misaki with her thick Japanese accent

“I can see that, anyway, I’m calling in for some advice and favor” ask Scarlet

“What do you need?” said Misaki

“These past few days, my team and I had been having strange dreams, then one night, in my dreams or memories to be exact, one of the people in it said «I know your secret» then it vanish, I am suspecting one of your kind that is behind it, but I still have to ask, is it possible for a Baku to replace secrets in the mind and if there is a way to fight it?” explain Scarlet

“Well a Baku IS a dream eater, so I think that he doesn’t have access to your deepest secrets, only the one you dream, if it so happens that you are dreaming from your past, that is the only thing that the Baku can get, but we don’t have the ability to enter into the memories of someone, unless is an open mind, witch in your case is shut tight like iron and steel. On the other hand he might replace some little insignificant secrets from your memories, he or she is just looking at what you desire most, at least that is what I know of our kind” explain Misaki

Scarlet thought for a minute and left a relieved sigh at the news that Misaki told her.

Thanks to Misaki’s explenation, she knows that the Baku doesn’t know that she is the Black Dragon that she is just dreaming of her past life or what she would love to had change in her past life.

Then Misaki spoke in Japanese with some other person, she sound so frustrated.

“Nani shite iru no (What the hell are you doing)?!” exclaim Misaki

A faint sound came to Scarlet’s ear “Watashi wa tadaroripoppumama ga hoshi (I just want some lollipop Mommy)” wine a child

“Ie (No)” answer Misaki

She return her eyes on Scarlet

“Gomenasai (sorry) Walker-san, my son is kind of a handful, anyway about your previous question, yes you can fight a Baku in your mind, after you manage to replace or discover who the Baku is, then you can fight him off physically” explain Misaki

Scarlet and Misaki said their good-byes and hang up.

Scarlet lean on her chair relieved that her big secret is still that a secret, but her big question still remains, what does the Baku knows about her, and why use Aron as a way to communicate with her.

She stood up and started to work on the other unsolved cases that she an Nicolas has to uncover.

That night Scarlet was still working on her laptop as she drinks her cup of Ginger tea, she is researching about the Baku demon, as far as she knows that he is a demon that eats good dreams as well as bad dreams, but what does he want to replace out in her dreams.

It has been three hours of research and she kind of has an idea on how to deal with him or her now.

Returning back to the appartment, Scarlet made her way to her lounge and lay down on her soft bed, she proceed to close her eyes and taking a deep breath, letting sleepiness take her.

Scarlet is on the hall way of her old campus

She look around, her old classmates, her old teachers and Aron walking toward her way, then Scarlet smirking at him, made her way toward him, once they were in front of each other, Aaron lean forward to kiss her.

Scarlet place her hand on his lips and use her other hand to snap her fingers, suddenly there were no one in the hall way, just Aron and her.

Aron look around

“If you wanted to have a private time with me baby, we could had head to one of our classrooms” said Aron with a smirk

Scarlet glare at him

“Cut the act, I know what you are, you are the Baku, and you are using someone I used to know so well to monopolize me. So cut the c**p and tell me, what do you want?” Said Scarlet angry at him

Aron raise one of his eyebrow

“I’m impress, you manage to figured out in such a short of time, as for I want is simple, to satisfies your biggest desire, and the little secret I found out, it would be a great way to have what I want” said the Baku

“Secret? I don’t have any secrets, beside you are lurquin in one of my past memeories, for all I care is to kick your sorry a** out of my head, so I ask ahain what the f**k you want?” ask Scarlet getting irritated

“A simple request, Miss Walker, your secret is simple, you still have feeling and desire for this Aron guy” said the Baku

Scarlet roll her eyes, but even if she denies it she still harbor feeling for Aron and she hides those feelings away.

She cross her arms and stare at the Baku

“First of all, I don’t have feelings for him, second of all what is this request?” quedtion Scarlet

The Baku stare at Scarlet

“There was a case that involve my little brother, he was unjustified by a crime he didn’t committed” said the Baku

“Ok, so why me?” ask Scarlet

“The previous Forensic Chief was a son of a b***h, and he was bribe to hide the crucial evidence that would put the real murder out on the streets. My brother is been in prison for the past five years” said the Baku

Scarlet knows that false forensic evidence is very injustice and a crime to the peorson that is been incriminated for and putting an innocent behind bars..

Scarlet agree to help the Baku in exchange to stop eating her teams dreams and that they would meet personally in order to work on his or her brother’s case.

Scarlet woke up from the meeting/dream with the Baku, she glance at the watch and sees is almost time to get up and ready to work, she ran towards the bath and takes a shower to get ready and head to the Lab.

Scarlet arrived just in time, and then she sees Titania entering the desk area, put herself in front of her.

Titania took a small sip at her coffee as her eyes land on Scarlet, she flip the hot beverage, but been the Silver Dragon, she cool it down quickly, she cough and glance at Scarlet

“Hey Scarlet, what are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be in the Lab or something?” ask Titania

“I should be in the Lab, but something came up, can you tell Agent Kingston and Otto to meet me in the lab in like 20 minutes or so?” ask Scarlet

“Sure, but what is it about?” ask Titania

“Trust me, I’ll explain later” finish Scarlet

Scarlet walk away from Titania and head toward the lab.

Scarlet starts to search on her computer the case of the Baku’s brother, replaceing the former Forensic Scientist report that took the case, noticing a lot of the evidence has been tamper and the report is written with false accusations about the Baku’s brother.

Aron arrived at the agency and run into Nicolas and Otto, they were talking about other cases and fun comments about a game that they watch three days ago and bet on it, they were also discussing another bet for another game, which ended with the loser has to pay up a hundred dollar cash to the winner, shaking their hands.

Titania false cough in front of them, glancing on each and other

“Scarlet wants to see us, all of us” said Titania

“That is weird that the Chief of Forensic wants to see all of us eraly in the morning” said Otto sarcasticaly

“I thought exactly the same thing, what I don’t get is why all of us?” inform Titania

When they arrived at the Lab, they found her on the Forensic table looking at some object evidence and reports.

Nicolas was about to tap slowly her shoulder, but Aron grabs it at the same time that Nicolas was whispering yelling to not grab her shoulder.

In that moment that Aron grab Scarlet shoulder, Scarlet made a fast judo flip on Aron.

Scarlet glare at Aron and let him go before she break his wrist (She could, but that will put her in suspicious of her superhuman/ Dragon strength) she turns around to replace the entire team behind her, she stares at Nicolas and made a long sigh

“Nicolas, how many times I told you, not to sneak on me?” said Scarlet

Aron grunt as he stood up “Well I didn’t get the memo, nor the warning, before you judo flip on me!” said Aron very hurt

Scarlet turns toward Aron “Sorry, I’m a little jumpy”

“No kidding!” said Aron with sarcasm in his tone

“Since when you get jumpy?” asks Otto

“You are the most terrified person I ever meet” ended Otto,

Scarlet glare at him as he coughs knowing he let his tongue out more than he anticipated

Titania punch him on the shoulder (Not to send him flying) for next time to keep his mouth shut, she turns to look at Scarlet

“What’s going on Scarlet?” Tiatania ask

Scarlet took a deep breath

“I know what is making us a little mood change this couple of days, and this Baku, is trying to replace closure, but he or she couldn’t because he or she doesn’t have access to the police data base, so he or she is trying to replace the right person to make a small deal in order to have closure” explain Scarlet

“What are you talking about?” ask Otto

“Ok, let me start by the beginning” said Scarlet as she took a deep breath

Scarlet explain to the Knight’s team the moment of her strange past/dream has been coming up, she also told them about what the Baku wants and about his or her brother’s case.

Scarlet shows the reports and the evidence that has been tamper to pin point an innocent man or demon into prison.

Aron is sitting on his desk, searching for the Baku’s brother, fortunately the report that Aron found made things clear, but without the report that Scarlet might or would replace can’t release the innocent demon, and Aron has hit a dead end.

In that moment, a man came to the room and steep in front of Aron’s desk.

Aron raises his head from the computer to stare at the man in front of him.

The man looks younger, Asian features, black short hair, well suit up and dark brown eyes.

“Can I help you?” ask Aron

The man chuckles

“My English is not very good in real life, but I am here to see your Forensic Scientist Chief, Dr. Scarlet Walker?” said the man very politely

Aron felt his entire blood boiled, some guy is looking for Scarlet, the women he stills has feeling for her.

However, for some reason he felt like he knows this guy’s aura power, his Dragon senses are somehow telling him that he is the reason that they are working this case.

Scarlet got into the team’s working desk to leave her report on, when she sees a man talking to Aron, she reach them, noticing a resembles in the profiel picture of the victim/convict.

“I’m guessing you are the Baku that has been harassing everyone’s dreams” said Scarlet

The Baku turns around; he never expected to meet the current Forensic Scientist Chief, Scarlet Walker.

He took notice of her current appearance, her short black hair, her hazel color eyes, and her fair white skin.

For the Baku she is the most beautiful woman he laid eyes on, he walk toward her, still staring her at her eyes.

“Hello Miss Walker, I am Suzuki Norio, your mysterious dream eater” said Norio

Scarlet stare at Norio, unaffected by his charms, her Dragon senses recognize this man as the Baku, also because he confesses it himself.

Scarlet reach out her hands at him at shake them, introducing herself, she then turns toward Aron, leaving him the report and explain about the Norio’s brother.

“I found a lot of fraud information of the case, at least this is far as I got, basicaly Suzuki Masaru was in the wrong place at the wrong time, he is actually the key witness of the actual murder, but in order to prove his innocence, we have to re-create all of the entire case, look here...” said Scarlet

She lay down every paper she had on her hand

“...all this reports are false information, analytics, autopsy and even forensic evidence was tamper during Masaru’s investigation to incriminate him. My plan is to re-create the crime and see what leads us to it, as see where does it takes us, maybe then we can pin point the actual murder’s where abouts” finish Scarlet her plan

Aron agree to it and Norio did as well.

Scarlet left the area, back to the lab.

Aron glare at Norio for very good reasons.

Norio turns around staring at Aron and how his golden eyes glare at his dark brown ones, that is what he realize the relationship that Aron and Scarlet have or had, he carefully walk close toward his desk and sat down in one of his chairs.

“You don’t have to worry, I am not after Miss Walker, I just need her help in order to catch the guy that put my little brother in jail, however, I am interest in your relationship with Miss Walker” said Norio

Aron lean backward at his desk chair, crossing his arms

“What makes you think that I have to worry about Scarlet’s love life, is not my business as she always said” said Aron with a hint of hurt with his words

Norio chuckle

“Trust me Agent Kingston, you are well aware about her life, for example, when someone has his attention on her, your eyes change into the color of the legendary Golden Dragon, proving that you have claim her as yours, not to mention that she has no interest in anyone that is not you” explain Norio

Aron lean forward on his desk, holding his hands in front of him

“You don’t know her, beside what makes you so sure that she is not interest in anyone, besides me?” he glare daggers at him

“Oh Mister Kingston, I had enter Miss Walker’s dreams, she stills dreams about her past and what could she have done if she confronted her problems head on” said the Baku Norio

He stood up and bottom his suit

“But the past is the past, we can’t re-write it, but the decisions that we made right now can determine the future, is only a matter of time and before you know it, she could be with another guy that isn’t you” finish Norio

He walk away toward the Forensic Garage where Scarlet told them to meet them,

Aron is stun by what the Baku just told him, the fact that Scarlet still dreams about their time together makes him happy, but thinking about the choices he could have now, will change everything or will he lose her for good? Aron is confuse, full of insecurities and fear to lose the only thing that can move his heart, Scarlet.

The entire Knight team is standing in front of what looks like an ally scene.

Norio started to look around the scene that Scarlet and Nicolas put together, he turns to see the two Forensic Scientist walking into their work, both of them are wearing jumpsuits.

Nicolas jumpsuit is open, revealing a black shirt with the word ‘Bazzinga’ (Big Bang Theory show) and sneakers.

Scarlet, she tie half of her jumpsuit on her waist, she is wearing a white tan-top and combat boots, not to mention that her favorite medallion is hanging on her neck, the one that Aron gave her at their first date, when they were staring each other.

“Ok, guys, this is what we got so far, Scarlet and I were working for hours none stop to catch the killer, we had to re-do the entire work that the previous Forensic team had, and this is what we got...” started to explain Nicolas

“... The victim’s name is Takashima Yuuri, heir of the Takashima coorporation back in Japan, he was like Masaru, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, so we got Suzuki Masaru; your younger brother, that was working with Takashima-san, but he made deal with the wrong people, based on what we got, the police report said that Takashima-san and Suzuki-san, were best friends, my guess is that Masaru was trying to save his friend, so Takashima-san...” Scarlet grabs Otto’s arms and puts him in the ally

“... was standing right here, as for Suzuki-san...” she grabs Aron’s arm and puts him in front of Otto

“...was standing here” said Scarlet

“... The killer may had been standing here...” said Nicolas moving to a place where he could see Otto and Aron

“...Pointing the gun at Takasushi-san” finish Nicolas

“Nick is Takashima, not Takasushi, we have been this countles of times” corrects Scarlet

“Yes, well sorry to be bad at spelling Japanese names” said Nicolas

“where were we...Oh, yes...” he point’s the imaginary gun at Aron

“The killer pointed his gun at the coop guy, as the other guy were arguing with him, he takes a shot and kills him in the act, leaving the other guy cleaning up, he got scare and left the scene of the crime, leaving evidence of his handy work, at least that is what we think, not what actually happen” said Nicolas

Titania came forward “What do you mean about that Nicolas?” she asks

“That is was we all think, but not what actually happen, you see, the target wasn’t Takashima-san, it was Suzuki-san, he was Takashima-san’s informant about the competition with other cooperation’s and business” answer Scarlet

“You are saying that Takashima took a bullet to protect his best friend, why?” ask Aron

“Let me ask you this Agent Kingston” said Norio

“If the scene were like this...” Norio took Otto’s arm moving him away from Aron

Then he grabs Scarlet’s hand and puts her in front of Aron, then he gently push Nicolas away, been in the place of the killer

“...What would you do if a guy you know, points a gun at the best thing you care about, what would you do?” he ask

Aron thought for a moment, if someone would hurt Scarlet he without a doubt jumps to protect her, he would took a bullet for her, not because she is her coworker, because she is the most important thing that has ever happen in his life, also he would kill for her, he would do anything for her, even die for her.

Norio lower his imaginary gun

“Is almost the same thing with friends that were raise like brothers. Yes, the Takashima group CEO and our father are friends since they started school together, the company was built by both our father’s, our father hate to be in the spotlight so he told Yuuri’s father to name the company with his family name, leaving the Suzuki’s as the co-owner of the company, Yuuri, Masaru and yours truly were born and raise together, we’ve been friends ever since. Then everything change when Masaru and Yuuri started to meet the wrong people, I manage to take my little brother out, but Yuuri kept on going, no matter the warning we both told him, we fought and argue, when we came to the city, on a conference here, Yuuri and Masaru were contacting each other, I didn’t know about it, then on the night of the murder, Masaru came to my room, scare and rubbing his hands, like he wash them more than ten times, that is when I saw the news about Yuuri’s death, I try to help Masaru, but he told me that they would kill him if he didn’t contact the authorities and gave himself up, my father and Yuuri’s father had a nasty arguing that blame both their sons, they broke our partnership and we were throw out to the streets, then my father started a new company on his own, but then I realize that the killer is still lose and he move his empire here in the city, that is when I heard about the new team in the SCIS, the Knights Team, that were compose of the three most fearless Dragons and their magnificent Forensic team, that is also when I heard that the Walker’s family member works here, I needed your help, so I use my powers to contact all of you, but most of you were dreaming that could put me in danger, in the exception of Miss Walker, that her dream is harmless, and you know the rest” said Norio with a tear on his eyes

After a wield, they work around the clock to replace this empire and put an end to the Takashima Yuuri’s case,

Aron, Titania and Otto were following the leads that Scarlet and Nicolas were presenting, most of them made hard dead ends other were getting them closer, they manage to fine 4 empires of gangsters and send their Dragons to do the work.

Scarlet kept working as Nicolas took a small nap on the couch, as she is working, checking results after results, Aron came to the Lab with a cup of coffee, and he put it on the table near the paper work.

“Hey” he said looking at her

“I got you a Hazelnut Caramel late with cinnamon dust in it, your new favorite” he said

Scarlet look at him, she grabs the cup

“Thank you” she took a sip and sigh with delight

“This is what I need it” said Scarlet satisfy

Aron chuckle “I’m glad you like it”

he took a sip on his own and sigh

“Scarlet, about what Norio said-” started Aron

Scarlet interrupt Aron

“No, it’s ok, your silence spoke volume, beside you and I are never meant to be” said Scarlet

“I don’t think that is, you and I used to love each other, I don’t understand what made you change everything...” said Aron

“Agent Kingston-” said Scarlet

Aron interrupted her

“But I won’t push you to tell me, because you are very special to me Scarlet, in more ways than one” Aron lower his cup on the table

He pins Scarlet between the table and himself

“I love you Scarlet, you are not just my love, you are my weakness and my biggest strength, and I would do anything for you, if you want space and hate me for all your life, then do that, but my feeling for you won’t change and I hope that one day you would feel the same way” whisper Aron

“A-Aron” Scarlet whisper as he leans closer to her face

Is been so long since he heard his name coming out of her soft lips, like a melody to his ears.

Aron’s eyes gaze at her hazel ones with a tint of red in it, his lips getting closer to her lips, his breath mixing with hers, then a yawn was head from the opposite side of the room.

Scarlet gently push Aron away from her as they both cough a bit,

Nicolas rub his eyes as he walks near the table where Aron and Scarlet is.

“Good evening guys” he stood in front of the table

Nicolas grab Aron’s cup and drank his coffee, then grabs Scarlet’s cup and drank it. Then he hits his face and stare at both of them, noticing a little bit of tension around them, backing up a bit

“You guys ok?” ask Nicolas confuse

“Yes” said Scarlet at the same time that Aron said “Absolutely”

Nicolas move his eyes one to the other

“Uhu, anyway, what do you got Scarlet” ask Nicolas

Scarlet ruffle the papers a bit

“So far our four gangs empire are base mostly at drugs, and illegal gun, but I manage to identify that two of this gangs are from Japan, and by the story that Norio told us, mostly the Aki-ryuu gang has been in the city three weeks before the murder and the other gang were here about a month ago, they are call Kuro-ryuu” said Scarlet

“What is the ‘ryuu’ with this Japanese?” ask Aron

“Ryuu in Japan stands for Dragon, therefor, Aki-ryuu is Red Dragon and Kuro-ryuu stands for...” Scarlet stops in the end

Aron and Nicolas stare at her

“Um Scarlet, what does Kuro- something stands for?” ask Nicolas

“How could they be using that name, those son of a b***h” said Scarlet

“The killer must be in the Kuro-ryuu gang” reveal Scarlet

“How do you know?” ask Aron

“Trust me I know” said Scarlet

Aron type on his phone for a urgent search warrant to investigate the Kuro-ryuu gang,.

Scarlet ran toward her office closing the door, she change her clothing and left the Lab through the hidden door in her office.

Scarlet jump building from building, running toward her destination before the SCIS crew, especially the Knight Teams arrives at the scene.

Once she got there, Nicolas call in informing her that he gave the address to Aron and the rest of the team, leaving Scarlet less than two hours before he arrives.

Scarlet arrives on a building near the airport, she kick down the door, surprising the gangs that were guarding it

One by one they attack her, but she manage to kick them hard to throw them on the wall, some started to shot at her, but manage to dodge the bullets, she caught a guy by the neck and shock him, as the rest of the gang runs near her, she punch the floor cracking it and shocking the ground with lightning, then she use her speed to capture them and strangle them.

The last guy swing a pipe on her head, which was bend,

Scarlet turns around and made a shocking pulse to push him away to the wall, walking again toward the grand room, where a Japanese well dress man sat down, a woman doing her business between his legs.

Scarlet move her head to the side, glaring at the man being pleasure by the woman, when he open his eyes, noticing that he has an audience, he grabs the woman’s hair and push her away, adjusting his pants he stood up and yell at Japanese for her to leave, the lights flikers and Scarlet got closer to him, making him reconize her.

“Konbanwa (Good Evening) Kurohi-hime, Nani ga koko ni anata o motarashimasu ka (What brings you here)?” said the head ganster

“Garakuta o kiru (Cut the c**p) Yoshiro, Watashi ni setsumei shi nasai, naze watashi no katagaki o tsukau no ka (Explain to me, why use my name)?!” said Scarlet raging mad at Yoshiro

“Moshikashite (You mean) Kuro-ryuu?” said Yoshiro

“Hai (Yes)” said Scarlet

Yoshiro sigh at Scarlet

“Watashi ga Amerika ni kita toki, watashi wa watashi no atarashī teikoku o tsukuru tame ni don’na namae o shitte imasendeshita. Nanseiki mo mae no chikyū, gurētoburakkudoragon, nan sen mo no inochi o ubai, kauntorasu o satsugai shita mono (When I came to America, I didn’t know what name to make my new empire, since back home they took it from me, I needed to change and move on, so why not take the name of the most fearsome creature that walk on the earth centuries ago, the Great Black Dragon, the one that kill thousands life and murder countless more)”

“Sore wa anata ga korosou to suru riyūdesu (Is that why you try to kill) Suzuki Masaru?” ask Scarlet walking toward him

“Suzuki Masaru okubyōmonodatta (was a coward)! Kare wa shinu niataisuru (He deserves to die)!” yell Yoshiro

Scarlet grab him by the neck and push him hard on the wall

“Kare wa mujitsu no otokoda (He is an innocent man)!” she yell at him

Yoshiro laugh

“Nani o suru? Watashi o koroshite? (What are you going to do? Kill me?)” said Yoshiro

Scarlet lean forward with bright Purple eyes on him

“Hontō no osore to wa nanika (I’ll teach you what real fear is)”

Scarlet’s shadow raise up and in the shape of the face of a dragon with vivid violet eyes shows, growling and then roaring at his face.

Yoshiro scream his lugs out by the revelation, given the satisfaction to hear his scream.

Scarlet heard footsteps and the shadowy figure retreat back on her shadow.

Aron and the rest arrived at the scene, they pointed their guns and summon a bit of their powers at Scarlet (Witch they don’t know that is her, yet).

“Let the man go and put your hands in the air!” yell Otto

Titania position herself on the right side, as Otto on the left, Aron walks on the middle, getting closer toward the mysterious woman (a.k.a Scarlet).

“Is over we know that this man is responsible for the death of Takashima Yuuri, and putting Suzuki Masaru in prison, so turn around and give him and yourself up” said Aron

At that moment, Scarlet let go of Yoshito and turns around, when her eyes made contact with theirs, they felt a connection of emotions, each at their eyes change color,

Titania eyes turn to silver gray, Otto change into an orange color and Aron’s eyes turns golden yellow.

“Who are you?” ask Titania trying to get near her

Then Scarlet yells in pain as she spreading her black dragon wings, covering herself and jumping high to fly her way out.

Leaving the confuse and shocking team behind, that the mysterious woman, is connected to their Dragons somehow.

Scarlet arrived back in the lab, she enter in her office, where she change of clothes, leaving her office, she walk toward the exit of the lab, with her bag in hand.

She arrived at the apartment, change to her gym clothing, leaving her phone and everything in exception of her house keys and iPod.

Scarlet run all the way to the deserted train stops, there she grabs a sterling steel bar and throws it on the threes near the area, yelling and releasing her frustration, punching everything near her, throwing things near her and blowing up anything near her, she sat down and pant hard.

Then some footsteps got near her, a guy sat down beside her, when Scarlet raises her head, she saw Nicolas, with gym clothing and two bottles of water.

“Nicolas? What are you doing here?” ask Scarlet grabbing the water bottle

“Well, due to this case, I’m guessing someone wants to talk about it?” he said drinking from his water

Scarlet sigh

“I got piss off at the guy, he use my name to spread fear on the innocent, Dark told me once, that he indeed made big mistakes and that he regrets most of them, that all he ever wanted was do good to the humans, he made that choice when he save my life when I was at deaths door step, he pass on to me the mission to make the world a better place and I lost it” explain Scarlet

“People, do things thinking what is best for someone, and well, their actions bring consequence, and most of them can either made someone happy, but it could also hurt somebody, Takashima-san realize that and he made the right choice to save his friends life, but Masaru can’t change the past, he must move forward in order to be happy” said Nicolas as he pat Scarlet’s knee and stood up

Leaving her alone in her thoughts again.

The next morning Norio and Masaru were walking in the office where everyone was reunited.

They talk and explain most of the gaps that Masaru miss for the past few years.

Then Takashima-san and their father arrived, Norio’s father hug his innocent son Masaru with tear of joy in it.

Takashima-san came in front of Scarlet, she bow down as he did, Scarlet took Takashima-san to the conference where she explain to him what his son Yuuri was doing and what happen to him,

Wield Scarlet explain to him, he started to cry by the news.

Aron watches this as Norio goes to his side.

“That is one special woman you got there” he said

“I know, she is everything to me” said Aron

He turns his stare at Norio

“Tell me, what does Kuro-ryuu stands for, since Scarlet never finish the explanation” ask Aron

Norio nod his head

“It stands for Kuro as in Black and ryuu as in Dragon, the empire was call Black Dragon” said Norio as he leaves with his family

Later that night, Aron was driving toward his apartment, but what Norio said to him, made him realize that everyone has a choice and he has one big choice to make if he wants to have Scarlet back in his life.

He turns his car toward Scarlet’s apartment.

Arriving in the building, he turns off the car and enter the place, once he is in front of her door, he knocks.

Scarlet open the door, she is standing there with a tan-top, long gray sweat pants and her hair tie up in a tiny pony tail, she look at Aron.

“Hey” said Aron

“You knock on my door to say ‘hey’?” said irritated Scarlet

“Well more than that, I came to leave something clear” said Aron gazing at her eyes

“And that is?” ask Scarlet confuse

“This” finishes Aron

He rapidly grabs Scarlet’s from the back of her neck pulling her toward him and giving her a passionate, hot, loving kiss.

Scarlet didn’t know what to do, respond? Push him? She is as clueless as the moment he first kiss her, to make things worst, her body is responding to his kiss.

After he let her lips go, they both are panting by lack of air, Aron look at her eyes

“I want you to know that you are mine” said Aron

He left her there in the front of the door as he walks away.