In a silent corridor of a cooperation, the elevator of the floor lights up at 32nd. And a pair of black shoes with razor-sharp pointed toe led her stride, each step deliberate, each movement calculated.
She walks like someone who has just gone out of a picture herself but little did those people of her destination know that she is the death to them. She wears a black pencil skirt and a white shirt with a red lip that rivals an apple. Holding some papers in her right hands, she sways her hips confidently. Her walks are somewhat faster than that of a normal speed with her small figure with pink hair is like someone who is about to go on an all-out war.
The corridor road finally leads to a room with two large doors. That kind of door boasts its uniqueness. In front of the doors were three men. The two well-built men who appeared to be the doorkeepers and the young man with mild gold hair walking back and fro between the two men as he worried about something. When he saw the pink-haired lady, he was about to say something but the woman points her finger straight to her lips, signaling the young man not to say anything. She breathes and exhales slowly as she looks at the papers in her hands like she is taking her time. And then, she smirked wondering what she gonna do with the lists of things on the paper. Like a red flower taking in power to bloom fully, her lips turn into a smile.
" Open it".
As soon as she says it, her voice sounds like she is giving a command to whoever is standing close to those doors. As light appears from the room, the sky blue pair of eyes take no hesitation as she glances across the room.
"Well, isn't it lovely to see every unsatisfactory face in the same room? I feel like I am in a daycare nursery."
"Ha-ha. Very funny Miss. Aren't you the one who calls us all here to talk about the new project's conditions?"
The said girl walks around the room to the place which is on the left-side to the person who replies to her.
"True, it does relate to that but rather in a more complex way. It would be more accurate to say there were some serious issues in this field, Mr. Clerk".
"And why would that be?"
"Cuz thanks to a person who loves to play with "pumpkins" as he calls, using the budget to entertain those "pumpkins". "
As soon as she said that, everyone started to make noises except the very man who replied to her in the middle of the room.
"What do you mean by that? Miss. Daniella."
"I mean it like what I said. Sir. Jasper. YOU take the budget from the charity project and you try to blame that on me."
"ON what proof do you say that in front of all the board directors! That's absurd. How would I do that when I am the owner of this company! Do you think I will forgive you if you speak nonsense like this here?"
"To answer that question, I am the hired adviser for this company and I do have the responsibility to state the truth whether it is against the owner or CEO."
The woman named Daniella glances through the room as she says that.
"As I have gone to this length for you by calling all of the board of directors and shareholders here. Cuz Mr. Jasper, you're going to need a life. You can't do this when you have hundreds of workers who are working for you."
"I am telling you this is fake. Even if I have used money from my own company for personal use, there are no problems there, aren't they? Those are MY Money though!"
"It's more correct to say that the money you spend on your women is that of the shareholders and board of directors. It is uncut for using all that money, Mr. JASPER. Or Are you just unable to think about what you are about to do? And let me remind you that you don't own this company and all those sums of money which you obtained are from people who give us for the profit from the project we were about to do. A complete fool uses them to buy millions Sinra worth bags for your cute little pumpkins when your wife just dies one week ago?" (Sinra is a term for money currency).
"Hold it! How could you say that I am the one who stole the money? I AM INNOCENT! Miss Daniella. If you speak one more absurd word like this I will have to throw you out of this building and SUE YOU!
I hired you to solve why our projects are failing every time against our competitors and how the production of our staffs fails! You! I hired you for those things and not for accusing me of stealing money! You stupid Bitch!"
Being called a bitch is not everyone's favorite. That's the same for Celestine Daniella. The so-called witch, who would even hit her employer aka CEO in her history if they ever disrespect her, wants to hit the old Jerk in the face. But she holds her anger in. Oh…. she must have mastered up at controlling her anger. Of course, the man in front of her is her company's CEO, who cheats on his wife and spends the company's budget for leisure. Even worse is that he wouldn't care less about other shareholders or whatever in his eyes.
"For the proof, I am obliged to show it to you."
"W-what?"
"This paper here shows your spendings in those accounts you created secretly without letting your wife knows." The woman take out a USB back from her tightly gathered bun and let the hair falls down. Puting it up for all the people in the room to see clearly and then "This is a USB with a very interesting video in it. Anyone eager to watch it please raise your hand! ~"
At the end of her words, there was still silence across the room.
"Oh, you guys are no fun at all. We can at least raise our hand to watch a video from a single USB right? Or…. Are you all volunteering yourself to accompany Mr. Jasper behind the bars?"
"Let's see what's you want to show us, dear." The said voice came from the same door she came in and show the woman in middle-aged on a wheelchair with the mild-gold hair color man from earlier pushing it.
"C-Cindy"
"Hello, Michael"
"w-why are you in here, my pumpkin"
"Isn't it so heartwarming to see two lovers be together again?"
Celestine makes a fakery smile yet it seems so innocent to the others.
"Shush, dear we haven't met for only one week and now you are talking nonsense. Rather than heartwarming, I would say… hmm surprising? "
"Oh. I wonder why would Mr. Jasper be surprised to see his wife "ALIVE" though everyone thinks that Mrs. Cindy here was dead after the plane crash?"
"N-Nonsense. I would be surprised. Because my wife whom I thought I have lost forever would be alive and healthy in here right before my eyes."
As Mr. Jasper is saying those words, Mrs. Cindy Jasper has made the young man behind her to push the wheel chair to her "husband". Everyone was confused and most surprised to see their former "dead" CEO and Celestine… Well, she seems like she is enjoying a show right out of the picture.
As Mrs. Jasper walks through the room and sat down at the center table
"Well young lady, let's see the video you just talk about. I am so eager to show it to these ladies and gentlemen here."
"Of course. Mrs. Jasper." Celestine smiled at Mrs. Jasper then give the USB to the young lad with a mild gold hair color who came in with Mrs. Jasper together to the room.
"Will"
"Y-Yes. Miss Celestine"
The young lad named "Will" accepts the USB from Celestine and makes it play on the large screen of the room.
"Thanks to my assistant here, I was able to obtain this. The video is taken last week Thursday, which is 2 days right before the plane crash."
At the end of the sentence Will plays the video that is of Mr. Jasper drunk and talking to a young "pumpkin".
"You know what. I hate my life. I hate every single thing in my life. All I have to do is hide behind the shadow of my wife and can't do even a single thing straight."
As Jasper talks, the young one beside him pours more tequila into his cup.
"But that kind of suck life will end soon."
"Why?"
Jasper smiles evilly as he drinks the cup on the table.
"Soon, she will die and all the fortune will be mine…"
The Later can be predicted that the "Lady" he was drinking together has made him drunk and exposed his evil plan of killing his own wife.
"This… This is made up! How would I say such words?? I am innocent!
Th… Th… This.."
"tsk tsk tsk… Oh Mr. Jasper"
Celestine smirk as she looks at the helpless man.
"If I say I can bring the person you were talking to, you would still say that same words?"
"w-what? no way! There is no way she would be here. She-"
"She is in the Yurania Kingdom right now… Right? Mr. Jasper?"
"h-how?"
"Let me clear this puzzle for you. Dear Sir."
Daniella turns toward her assistant who played the video from the computer.
"Come William. Let's introduce you."
The said young man looks up to his mentor and walks toward her.
He has a very gentle gaze that would attract both females and males.
The young lad has a greenish eye that rivals the emerald. He smiles at Daniella and transforms himself into a woman.
"T-This… This is Maxia."
Maxia… a magic-like ability that can turn the impossible into possible. Almost every human being in the world of South Island has these kinds of abilities. Each person has a unique kind of Maxia and there are some groups of people who would use Maxia as a means of living. Some even work as assassins with these special abilities.
"Nice to meet you again Mr. Jasper"
"T-This This is"
"Don't you remember? My secretary transforms into your girlfriend and reports your plans to us."
"E-Even the voice.."
"Of cuz. Will's Maxia is to be able to transform into any person he wants. Even the bone structure. Isn't it a cool ability?"
"Y-You lied to me! w-where is she! Where is Vivian! Where is she!????"
"Oh, your girlfriend? Michael, she is indeed in a very safe place. A place where she admits that you were cheating on me with herself. And YOU try to kill me."
"N-No Ci-Cindy Please No. Don't trust these. These are lies."
"Remember Michael… you were the one who lie to me, betray me, and even try to kill me for that young girl. How could you do this to me? What was our years of marriage meant to you You EVIL!?"
"No… No Cindy… No…"
As Mr.Jasper was speechless men were coming into the room.
"Who is Mr. Japser?"
As William point his hand to Mr. Jasper himself and "He is"
"Well, Mr. Jasper. You are under arrest for attempting murder upon your wife as well as fraud and trying to grab onto the money of your wife's company. And we have reported that you were harassing the company's female employees as well with Mr. Clerk."
"No… No Mrs. Jasper this is a lie!! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE HOW WOULD I DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Oh, officer… here is the proof for their crimes."
"You will have to come with us. "
As the scene was a riot with Mr. Clerk trying to break free from the officers and with Mr. Jasper being lifeless as all of his crimes were revealed, Celestine turned toward Mr. Jasper.
" Well, I do keep my promise, right? Mrs. Jasper."
"The Jasper Int. really did owe you. Young miss. Celestine."
"And I do hope you will keep your promise to me for my service didn't come cheap"
"Of cuz. And I am obliged to offer you the position of our company vice managing director."
"I am sorry but… I have to decline your offer madam"
"Oh… really."
"Yes. I would say I am not compatible with your company Mrs. Jasper."
"That's a shame. I was hoping to work with you. Its a shame though. We do know that Ms. Daniella Celestine won't take part in any company but can be hired for advice."
"That would depend on my personal acceptance. Mrs. Jasper"
As Daniella smiles at her works, she said.
"Well, our contract will end here. Thanks for working with us Mrs. Jasper."
"Yes, Dear. Thank you and come to me if you ever need help in the future"
"Of cuz. Mrs.. Oh, I should say… Miss"
"Oh, you funny girl."
"Well then, Miss. Jasper Goodbye…
Let's go, Will"
"Yes. Miss. Celestine."
Miss. Jasper watches as the young lady walks outside the room.
Inside the elevator going down.
"Finally! our long job is done."
"Yes. Miss. It took us about 9 days for this job to complete."
"Yes… It was a really long way…. I want to have a drink. This should be celebrated right?"
"As you wish Miss."
William beams at Daniella as she turns to him.
"Ah, I have to go catch our car. Can you wait here?"
"Okay"
As William left for the car, Daniella turns toward the front of the building as employee of the building looks at her with gossips.
Daniella Celestine. Due to her pink hair, she stands out most for being part of the Celestine family. In the Country of Roman, Maxia is everything. In every detail of life, what kind of Maxia is depends on how you gonna stand in the society. Celestine family is one with a Marshal family which controls most of the country's Military power. Instead of joining the imperial knights, she choose to become an economist.
For her, understanding the world's system is what she wanted the most. She looks at the evening red sky with a blank space on her blue-sky color eyes.
"Night gonna be coming soon".
When she was having a thought of herself, William came to her with the white car they normally use. Eventhough there are only two of them, she prefer a SUV which fits more people and things for she is a big packager. William started the car again and leave for their usual hangout place. William is her assistant. They have been working together for only 2 years but they knew each other for William being her Junior in the University.
The car leading to the Cresent bar which is as the name suggest, dark theme and with moon like shapes and all. Its an affordable place for not them being tight in budget but they enjoy the atmosphere there. There has never been like a quarrel or something happened in that bar. She do not know who is the owner but all the staffs over there are really trained well.
"Seems like there is an accident." William's word brings her out of her thoughts.
"I guess I will move to the next road and we can go inside the bar from the small alley."
"Okay"
As they reach the narrow alley between the two buildings it was already getting darker. The sun is setting. Everything is dark inside the small valley that leads them to the bar, William said.
"Miss. I got to go and park this car somewhere. There are so many cars in here. Can you go in there first? I will catch up with you!"
"right"
"Can you really go there?"
"I can! Who do you think I am."?
"You always get lost, Miss…"
"Pff. Dun be silly Will. I have been here."
"Okay…"
As she gets off the car, Daniella walks towards the bar through a small alley. Walking through the small dark alley to get onto the main road which has the "Crescent Bar" on the opposite side. The alley is some kind of dark and there are bits of water flowing out from the two buildings.
"Humph. That William, I really want to know why would he always treat me like I am a child… I am his senior as well as a mentor!"
Unknown to Celestine…There were eyes on her figure ever since she gets off Will's car. As they crept behind her… they somewhat have an instinct to kill her.
Daniella Celestine does not feel those eyes that were focusing on her as she walks through the small alley. There was a small pound on the road. And she tries to leap above it. Right then… She sees them. A man holding a gun-like blade and looking right at her from above. After leaping, she stops… She dares not try to turn at look above. She gulps.
Is it some mafia guys? or some assassins?? Why would there be people like this looking right at me.
That's when she knows. She has to run towards the main road so that she can leave behind these men. Is she naïve or Is she looking down upon these assassins? The men drop down from above and quickly surround her.
"Wh- Who the hell are you guys?"
"Daniella Celestine. Today is the day that you will have to die"
As the man who appears to be the leader of the group said those words, Celestine tries to run. She has to. The normally short alley appears like a long journey. Even though she was running the assassin man appeared right before her through telepathy.
"Shit. These guys can use Maxia"
At that time when the blade reaches her, ball-like water surrounds her. Throwing off the man who tries to kill her with the gun-like weapon.
"Who the hell are you guys. And who send you here!"
"No need to answer the dead"
"I am not!"
One of the men tries to attack her again. With her Maxia, she pushes the man's attack back but… another one tries to attack her again with a little force infused with red color Maxia. There, a crack appear. Understading the way to their target, the assassins tried to hit ther shield water ball over and over again. And all of a sudden, like a glass break, the shield has fallen.
For her, everything was so quick that she can't dodge the coming blade. The moment she thinks the blade could cut her, a hand with a dark aura cut through the blade and break it.
The owner of the hand hugs her waist with another hand and holds her against himself farmly.
His hand makes a signal-like movement and swings it at the group of assassins. A shock wave comes and makes all the men fly away. Some hit the building hard wall and one through the end of the valley.
Daniella's closed eye slowly opens up. Her sky-blueish eyes look up to see the one who saved her. The sky color eyes meet the night sky color ones. The dark eyes could eat her whole. The eyes seem like they can see through her very soul. The person has dark hair with a well-built form, whose chest has her small hands placed upon it. To Daniella, it does seem like the time around her has stopped ironically while just seconds before every scene was so quick for her to take. Everything but those dark eyes which return her gaze.
To be continued.