Hikari Industries

[Hikari Kazuya]

Hikari Industries is an organization founded in Tokyo, Japan, by Kazunari Hikari, Kazuya's great-grandfather and currently run by Kane Hikari, Kazuya's father. It is mainly involved in weaponry, bio-technology, and military applications.

Kane's office, located on the very top floor of the building, is a large room consisting of windows tinted on the outside, preventing anyone from looking on in, and clear on the inside, giving him a excellent view of the city below, a solid marble desk with a rolling executive's chair located behind it, for himself, and two simple rolling chairs for any visitors. On top of the desk is a single flat screen monitor and a keyboard connected to the computer tower located beneath, and a built-in intercom and console that controls everything in the office. Beside the side windows are a comfortable fabric bench and chair and a simple marble coffee table, and across are two more fabric chairs and another marble coffee table, with a small alcove located beside the chairs.

The bookcase located across from the side windows consists of nothing but binders containing business records and business books, and two framed pictures, one of Kane and Kyoko when she was twelve, and the other of Kane and Kazuya when he was eighteen. Though the bookcase looks ordinary enough, in actuality, the bottom reflective panels contain individual monitors that can be flipped, spanning the entire length of the bookcase, and are connected to every camera located inside the building. Nothing is or can be hidden from Kane.

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A Limo drove down the roads of Tokyo. It carried two women and two furry little pet like creatures. Both women were clearly not native to Japan as their skin was very tan, hair was thick and wavy, and big brown eyes stared out the windows at the people who they drove past.

"¿Por qué estamos aquí? No sé nada de este lugar."
(Why are we here? I don't know anything about this place.)

Oh, and Japanese wasn't being spoken.

"Inglés Sasha. Inglés. La gente de aquí no entienden español."
(English Sasha. English. The people here don't understand spanish.)

Came the taller woman's reply. Sasha was about 5'5" Her hair looked more like a lions mane as it waved and curled about her face, which was round with plump full lips and a button like nose. Her eyes were almond shaped, with dark brown hues resting insides pools of white. She pouted at the taller woman's words. The taller woman was about 5'9" Dark brown hair that was much more tame than her friends. Though she had high cheek bones and almond shaped eyes as well, the brown pools looked more like honey when the sun caught them.

"I'm sorry I just don't know what to expect of this place."

Sasha replied. Silk smiled at her.

"Most people don't know what to expect of America, and yet they go in droves. Haven't you ever wanted to go out, see the world?"
"I saw America. That is the world."

Silk laughed and stroked the girl's cheek gently. Sasha was fairly young, she only looked to be about 19.

"You are young. Japan is one of my favorite places you know? The culture here is almost as rich and beautiful as our spanish heritage."

Sasha looked out the window and scrunched her nose.

"Their women are twigs. Do they even eat?"

Which caused Silk to erupt in laughter. Bandit and Aiko slept soundly despite their owner's loud laughter. They were much more used to her than Sasha was and the poor girl couldn't stifle her fear when the sudden loud sound hit her ears and made her jump.

"They eat. Just not in the vast quantities of our people or Americans eat. I've told you before, we are here because I have to handle something for my husband's company. All of their men are out working business deals and couldn't find anyone else to complete this merger."
"Is that why I gotta wear this?"

The young girl motioned to a white button up shirt that hardly contained her chest and a black skirt that fit snug around her waist and hips. Silk raised her brow and smiled.

"It's a business outfit, so yes. I can't have you walking into Hikari industries looking like a little hood rat. Besides, do you think I'm comfortable?"

She was also dressed rather nicely. A Dark red top equally stressed over her bust and a black blazer draped over it. Her skirt however didn't reach her knees, didn't even go close. It hovered much much shorter than mid thigh.

"I miss my tube tops. I miss my combat boots and I miss my machete, but we do what we must. Besides... this meeting will be short lived. I'm just going in to discuss a few last minute changes Hikari industries made to the contract between them and Sanada Corp. It's a merger of companies, not a hostile take over, so please... smile."

Sasha scrunched her face up at Silk and mocked her, only to greatly regret it a second later as the older Spanish woman smacked her in the back of the head.

"Don't start. Remember, I can kill you with out my Machete. Respect needs to be given child and respect is something you greatly lack."
"Hijo de un-Lo siento, lo siento. Mierda."
(Son of a- Sorry, Sorry. Shit.)
"I know I didn't smack your tongue back to Columbia. Fix yourself."

Sasha sighed and readjusted her hair. She checked her make up as they pulled in front of Hikari Industries. The door was opened for them by a young man in a nice suit. Silk motioned for Sasha to go and the girl uncomfortably slipped from the car. She took hold of the sleeping cat and Fox when Silk handed them to her and stood diligently by on the sidewalk as Silk slipped from the limo with little fuss. She was used to all this. Lord knows she'd done it often enough for meetings at Sanada corp. She brushed some of her dark hair over her shoulder and smiled at the young man.

"Arigatō."
(Thank you.)

She said with a soft incline of her head. His eyes got wide and he returned her little bow with one of his own as he smiled.

"Dō itashimashite."
(You're Welcome.)

Sasha looked at them both oddly like the bolt in both their heads came loose and they were talking some type of insanity. Silk would nudge Sasha forwards to the building doors and Sasha, reluctantly went. Both women walked in, Silk moving quite briskly with a very strong business oriented air about her. As for Sasha, the poor girl now fumbled with both the cat and fox as they woke up and began to struggle. She tried to keep up with Silk but it was very hard. Bandit climbed onto her head, Aiko tried to crawl into her shirt. She could be heard complaining in spanish all the way to the elevator. Silk, continued to walk and held the door open for the girl. Once Sasha was inside she was met with the most terrifying glare she'd ever seen in her life. Promptly both her and the pets righted themselves for fear of what might befall them if they didn't. Up, up up went the elevator to the level where the conference room resided. As soon as the elevator doors opened, the women were greeted by two men in suits who ushered them to the Conference room. When the doors were opened, Silk stepped in, hands on her hips.

"Yoi gogo no shinshi wa, watashi ga amarini mo osoku wa nai nda negatte imasu. Torafikku ga saiakudattashi, karera wa watashi ga unten dekinaidarou."
(Good afternoon gentlemen, I hope I'm not too late. Traffic was horrible and they wouldn't let me drive.)

Sasha looked so out of sorts as she followed the older woman in. A cat on her head, a fox peeking up between her chest. Both meowed and murred at the men as if in greeting, but Sasha just looked utterly terrified. Silk took a seat and handed a notebook to Sasha with a pen.

"Sit in that corner and take notes. Don't let those two misbehave."

Silk said directing a stern look at her pets as the young girl nodded and quickly sat in a chair in the corner of the room. Silk turned to smile at the men and folded her hands in front of her on the table.

"So, let's kick off today's conversation with the new line you added into the contract. I believe it was..."

She snapped her fingers and Sasha jumped. Her brown eyes became pools of complete and utter panic. She'd forgotten it already hadn't she? She'd totally forgotten it! Oh god oh god oh god!

"Uhm, Paragraph 74, line 119."

Silk smiled and Sasha released a soft sigh of relief.

[Hikari Kazuya]

As the limousine pulled up in front of the Hikari Industries building, the young man that opened the door for Silk and Sasha, Ichikawa Takashi, would smile amicably at the Spanish woman and her companion, only for his eyes to widen hearing her speak Japanese and would return the bow with one of his own, as the smile slowly returned to his face. After the both of them had entered into the building and into the elevator, he would close the limousine door and direct the driver to the waiting area off to the side, before raising one hand to his ear and speak quietly into what appeared to be a hidden microphone and headset, informing the higher-ups Silk had arrived.

As the elevator doors opened, Silk and Sasha would be greeted by the sight of two men in suits flanking either side of the door, waiting to escort them to the conference room, Ikeda Keisuke and Kato Shinji. Ushering the two into the conference room, as the doors opened, the men making up the Board of Directors would calmly look up from their laptops or papers, all of them standing up and giving Silk a formal bow.

"It is quite all right Ms. Velasquez, you are just in time."

A voice would speak up from behind her as the double solid wooden doors of the conference room opened, the CEO of Hikari Industries, Hikari Kane, came striding in gracefully. Decorated in earth tones and lit by soft halogen track lighting, the conference room was dominated by a long, diamond-shaped teak conference table. The walls were lined by forty-two-inch, high-definition LCD status boards and monitors that could be calibrated to display a variety of information ranging from weather, to local and foreign news broadcasts. Taking a seat at the head of the table, once Silk and Sasha had taken a seat and settled in (more or less), the meeting would commence. The men opening their papers in unison to the paragraph and line added into the contract for the merger.

"Ah, the clause that if the partnership is successful, there will be a 60/40 split of any revenue
generated by the partners of each respective company. Does that clause displease you Ms. Velasquez?"

Kane would ask as the men all closed their papers and would look at Silk calmly. They all knew Sanada Corp. was powerful, but Hikari Industries was just as, if not more, powerful than it. This partnership would benefit both sides greatly, economic-wise.

"Hikari Industries is the most powerful weaponry and bio-technological company in all of Japan, and I would say such a clause would be most beneficial to Sanada Corp. Of course, that is simply a matter of opinion. If it is not to your liking, then of course, you may speak freely."

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"It doesn't really offend me honestly. I understand you are and have quite a large company. Compared to Sanada corp and my ex's way of running it, you're actually quite adept at what you're doing."

Silk stated as if she were rather impressed.

"However, the advisers there I believe find small things to nitpick and I am the little puppet they send to complain as none of them really have the balls to do it themselves."

She sighed and rubbed the side of her head.

"They want it to be raised from 60/40 to a direct 50/50 split as they want me to remind you that both companies are to benefit and this isn't supposed to be a hostile take over. Sanada corp. Isn't losing it's name or logo, it's just helping you to spread your contracts out as your company will help spread it's own contracts out. "

Sasha looked completely lost but continued to write. Silk lowered her hand from the side of her head to rest across her lap. Normally when she had come, in the past to Hikari industries, she'd had silver hair and green or blue eyes. Now as she sat before them she was greatly undone. Dark hair, dark eyes. She looked practically normal save for the shortness of her skirt and the fact that she just walked into their building with a cat, a fox, and a little gang banger in toe. Though the latter was really only known to her.

"Honestly, I applaud you for trying to slip that one in."

She smirked a little. Her only problem with Hikari industries, or any sort of business deal she had to do over here was everyone was always so serious and it always seemed to make her look much more crazy than she was.

[Hikari Kazuya]

"You honor me with your compliment. It is not surprising the Sanada Corp. advisors would nitpick on that particular clause, or that they wish to raise it to a 50/50 even split. It is how a business is, you try to slip in the most profitable clauses you can. Very well then, are there any who object?"

Looking around, three members of the board would raise their hands, as Kane would smile amicably. Though he was the family boss of the most powerful Yakuza gang in all of Japan, he was a just man and a good leader. He valued and considered every and all opinions, and if anyone validly disagreed with him, there were no repercussions to their arguments.

"And all those in favor?"

The other four members of the board raising their hands, it was settled then. The clause would be changed from 60/40 to 50/50, which was what Kane expected to happen. With a 50/50 split, Hikari Industries stood to lose nothing, but instead, gained a valuable partner, even if the CEO of the company, Sanada Tenchi, was not the greatest.

"Then it is settled, the clause will be changed from 60/40 to 50/50. Motion passed. I do hope the advisors at Sanada Corp. will stop scouring the contract for more little things to nitpick at, Ms. Velasquez, either wise they'll burn a hole through the paper from reading it so much."

A slight smirk tugging at the corners of Kane's mouth, though a majority, if not all the members of the board were serious, every now and then, Kane would lighten the mood, even though his humor was more of the dry, sarcastic variety. Like father, like son.

"Next on the agenda, the motion of Sanada Corp. requesting the exclusive ability to sell weapons within the Hikari Industries private corporate mercenary group, the Kosenshu (光閃衆 lit. Light Flash Force). May I ask why I should grant this ability to Sanada Corp.?"

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She blinked as he put it to a vote to change the clause. Once it was decided she smiled and a bit of a giggle left her lips at his joke. Dry sense of humor maybe but she still found it amusing, despite the looks on everyone elses face. Sasha looked too terrified to even manage a giggle, much less a smile so she kept writing. She had never actually been in such a tense situation before. Most of her dealings were with men with guns but you could usually get some sort of chuckle or something if you made a joke. The men here seemed stoic. Silk's brow rose slightly and she looked back at Sasha.

"Did Tenchi really do that?"

Sasha opened up her notebook and flipped back in her pages to find it. She gave a nod.

"He did.  He told us during last meeting, that he was planning on doing that. You argued with him, told him he was an idiot... uhm... pulled his hair and made jokes about him dying it blond then he complained that you were still a horrible Silky-chan."

She looked up with the most serious look as if all her notes repeated those very words and it probably did. Silk sighed and nodded.

"Right, now I remember. Well, make a note on me over ruling him."

She waved her hand and Sasha did just that.

"Tenchi gets over zealous and forgets his place. He probably wanted to do this, to in some way prove his product is safer for your missionaries to use. He's been experimenting with making our weapons stronger, more reliable. He wanted it to experience combat and see how they would hold up. I advised him to test it out by giving it to me but... He's never been very fond of me being given a loaded weapon."

She smirked. Her legs uncrossed and recrossed under the table.

"So, I withdraw that on his behalf seeing as I didn't think it was right in the first place."

[Hikari Kazuya]

"Very well then Ms. Velasquez, your withdrawal has been accepted and noted. Although if Sanada-san wishes to test out his new weaponry, might I suggest he have his own men test his weapons out for him? It would save him a great deal of effort, not to mention face. No one wishes to be known for being over zealous and not knowing his place in the business world."

Continuing to smirk slightly, his fingers interlaced and folded in front of him, resting on top of the table, even the members of the board couldn't help but break their stoic masks and chuckle quietly at Kane's comment. No doubt Tenchi wished to prove himself among the big shots in the business world, but he still had a ways to go before he could rank amongst them.

"Now then, let us move on to the next item on the list. The floor is yours, Ms. Velasquez."

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Silk Smirked and chuckled.

"Careful now Mr. Hikari... My ex might be flexing his muscles but... I do pull the strings and we don't want me angry. A spanish woman's anger is more dangerous than anata no rekishi no naka no oni."
(The Demons in your history.)

Despite her skin being so tan and Japanese not being her first language, she spoke as if she'd been raised in Japan. The words easily flowed from her lips like part of her tongue. Sasha looked so terribly confused and could be heard quietly mumbling to herself.

"How am I supposed to write that? I don't even know what it means...."

Silk smiled and leaned back in her seat a bit having quite a bit of fun at this meeting despite the obvious issues of her feeling far too over clothed and feeling slightly more insane that usual. She motioned for Sasha to come over and the young girl stood, and hurried to Silk's side setting a paper down before her and hurrying back to her seat.

"Mmmph... more of a pissing contest from my ex. Idiot. Sasha, pen."

Sasha got up again seeming annoyed with the spanish woman and hurried over to place the pen on the table. Silk picked it up and began to cross things out. She had a list of things her husband and his company had complaints on but if she complained about every little detail she'd be here all day.

"Ah... here we go, something interesting."

Sasha sat back down and crossed her legs as she returned to writing notes. Silk looked up and smirked.

"I haven't been spending much time in Japan lately, so you will have to forgive my slight ignorance on the matter but... I see that Hikari Industries is actively trying to out bid Sanada Corp on a few of their contracts. I know it's business and everything is for the benefit of the company but wouldn't it be better to let Sanada corp keep their contracts intact. After all, there is no honor in taking candy from a child."

[Hikari Kazuya]

"Ah yes... Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. ... Or in this case, a Spanish woman angered. Do forgive this zaibatsu leader for speaking out of turn."

After Silk had finished crossing out the various complaints her ex and the advisors of Sanada Corp. had nitpicked on, but she couldn't care to bring up, her next item on the agenda was certainly an interesting one, as the smirk on Kane's face tugged even more at the corners of his mouth, while the rest of the board members had returned to stoic. Poker face all the way.

"Ah, it's quite alright Ms. Velasquez. Regarding those contracts, they belong to shareholders of Sanada Corp., but they are also shareholders in Hikari Industries. I have no problem with gracefully withdrawing our bid, but the shareholders specifically requested we enter into the bidding war, in order to see if Sanada Corp. could handle the pressure from a highly influential zaibatsu such as ours. There is no honor in taking candy from a child, true, but the child has to have earned that candy first. I will inform them Sanada Corp. is more than adequate to handle their contracts, especially with such a talented spokesperson in their ranks. A shame though, your talent is wasted on Sanada Corp., but that is how it goes."

Amicably smiling at Silk once more, Kane would lean back in his chair, as he would flip through the papers in front of him, before taking the floor himself.

"Sanada Corp. and Hikari Industries partnering up would indeed be very beneficial to both sides, that much is apparent. However, I have noticed from the numbers, that Sanada-san has been working to try and convince our partners to buy weapons from him exclusively. A bold tactic, but our partners are not so easily swayed. If this deal goes through, I must forewarn if he continues such tactics, I may have to force my hand, something I wish to not do. Please inform Sanada-san, if you would be so kind, Ms. Velasquez. A talented and powerful woman such as yourself knows there would be no benefit from such roundabout tactics."

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Sasha chuckled behind Silk as Kane spoke about angering her and the old proverb of hell having no fury like a woman scorned. Bandit and Aiko were busy amusing each other by either playing in the nest of Sasha's hair or playing peek a boo from her chest in which the little fox kept ducking into and hiding before peeking up and swatting at the cat, who swatted back only to have the fox hide again. When Kane addressed what Silk had brought up, Sasha returned to her note taking and Silk smiled.

"I assure you, Tenchi Sanada could hold his own company afloat with out my help. He only feels the need to take such risks because he knows I'm around. He just seems to forget that instead of catching him, I'm sooner to watch him fall and laugh about it, then help him up after. Though since my money is equally invested in it, I might as well make sure his risks aren't going to damage it. I thank you for withdrawing your bids."

Though Silk had never needed a lot of money before, she was happy with being who she was, now that she had a gang she did need it. Taking care of her people tended to cost her more than she could make simply running a clothing store or writing her books. She smiled as she sat quiet letting him have the floor and look through the papers. When he brought up Tenchi trying to snipe some of his clients, she merely nodded.

"Chances of him feeling the truth in your threat Mr. Hikari aren't high. Tenchi Sanada does tend to have rocks in his head, but I'll certainly make sure he gets the point from my own... threats. Thank you for the compliment. I'm no more skilled at this business than I am at being completely proper, but I try. Much of your culture is a little stiff for me."
"By threats she means she's probably going to kick him through a wall again doesn't she?"

Sasha whispered looking at the two pets who only seemed to nod as if they understood the question. Silk looked at the men at the table as she spoke about the culture being stiff. Their faces were stoic and it was kind of unnerving to her and Sasha, though Silk was more used to it, she saw enough of it at Sanada Corp.

"I'll be sure that he stops that after our meeting here is over. Sasha, remind me to stop by his home on our way back to the hotel."

Sasha nodded and wrote it down on her hand instead of the note book. Silk said his home because going directly to Sanada Corp. , Tenchi could easily avoid her by saying he was in a business meeting or something, but going to his home meant he had no such cover. She would look at her paper again hmming and scrunching her nose wondering if any of these topics were even worth bringing up.

"Oh right, the charities."

She said finally getting to a topic she actually paid a lot of attention to.

"As you know, Sanada Corp. does quite a lot of charity events. I believe we even had you at our last one."

She smiled.

"And we thank you for that donation. This isn't in the contract or in the numbers but rather my own list of what I wanted to discuss during the meeting. Since we are merging the companies and both of them are benefiting from it, I wondered if Hikari industries would be interested in being part of our charity events as a serious promoter. Sanada Corp. Reaches a lot, yes, and brings in quite a few people and donations, but I believe adding Hikari Industries to the list of promoters will bring in more people, donations and more attention to Hikari Industries as a positive influence. Lots of great PR for your company which could only further improve your current position in the business world. I've noticed more people are proud to do business with companies that put quite a lot back into the community."

[Hikari Kazuya]

"I have no doubt Sanada Tenchi is more than capable of keeping his own company afloat. I just truly hope, for your sake, his risk taking does not go past the point of no return. And there is no need to thank me, it is only through your merit, that I gracefully withdraw. I hope Sanada-san realizes that, and it was not merely through his own merit. You have my thanks Ms. Velasquez, I was none too pleased with his roundabout tactics. Our culture is one that takes quite some getting used to. The stiffness and formality are quite unnerving to those not born here."

As they moved onto the next item on the agenda, Kane would smile amicably and nod his head. Hikari Industries had indeed been at the most recent charity events hosted by Sanada Corp., their contribution greatly aiding the organization the event had been held for. The other members of the board regarding Silk with a calm but less stoic and piercing stare, one more of genuine curiosity, they would then turn to look at Kane, who would continue to smile amicably at Silk.

"I would be more than honored to have Hikari Industries become a serious promoter. As you are undoubtedly aware, the shareholders and clients of Hikari Industries are all highly influential and wealthy. We already have garnered plenty of attention and are the most powerful company in all of Japan, but having more would never hurt. Not to mention Sanada Corp. too would benefit from the extra attention and help to raise Sanada Corp. up through the ranks."

Flipping his laptop screen down and flipping the papers of the contract back to the front, he would fold his hands in front of him once more, as the members of the board did the same.

"If there is nothing else on your personal list Ms. Velasquez, then I shall make the adjustments to the contract and send it to you as soon as possible. Will you be staying in Japan for a bit, or are you leaving fairly soon?"

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She smiled when he agreed to be part of the charity and though he was right about what he was saying, She still felt as though she talked him into it. Silk always did like to think she had her big mouth for something other than yelling at people. When everyone flipped through their papers and opened their laptops only to close them, Silk looked at her own paper work and decided she'd finished.

"I'm more than happy to be finished with the meeting. Unlike my ex husband's company I doubt Hikari Industries would benefit from any of my business advice."

She chuckled. When he asked if she'd be staying in Tokyo Sasha cleared her throat and Silk glanced her way but said nothing. Sasha looked away like all that had been said was in that one little sound she'd made.

"I have some personal business matters to attend to in Columbia. So, I'm afraid I wont be here past tonight. Unfortunately the place where I will be staying is very rural. No internet, can you imagine?"

She chuckled. In a world so advanced it was hard to believe there were still places with out internet. She snapped her fingers and Sasha stood up fumbling through her notebook till she found what she was looking for and brought it to Silk who tore it out of the book. A single page, a small hand drawn map and some instructions.

"If I'm still out of reach by the time the contract is re-written..."

She uncrossed her legs, stood up and walked around the table to where Kane sat.

"Be a dear and come by wont you?"

She smiled at gave him a bit of a wink before walking back to her side of the table.

"Sasha, get Bandit off your head."

The young girl grumbled and made a face at Silk as she tried to pluck the feline from the nest he'd made of her hair. The cat seemed hell bent on staying where he was. Silk stood beside her chair and gathered her papers. When everything was gathered and she was ready to take her leave, Sasha could still be seen struggling with the cat behind her.

"Stupid cat. Get off my head."

Was quietly grumbled as she tugged at the feline who quietly meowed in response and struggled to maintain his height above the fox that was peeking out of the young girl's blouse and panting.

"Watashi ga okonau ni wa, shinshi o arigatōgozaimashita. Watashi wa, korera no kaigi wa, iraira suru koto ga dekimasu shitte iru. Sanada-san wa anata ga korera no mondai o shori suru tame ni, anata no isogashī sukejūru kara toridashita jikoku o takaku hyōka shite imasu. Watashitachiha, Hikari sangyō to no nagai sekkyoku-tekina kyōryoku o tanoshiminishiteimasu."
(I do thank you, Gentlemen. I know these meetings can be annoying. Sanada-san appreciates the time you took out of your busy schedules to handle these matters. We look forward to a long positive cooperation with Hikari Industries.)

Sasha and the cat stopped their little squabbles as Silk bowed. Sasha blinked before doing the same quickly and the cat dangled from her head. He eventually fell off not having a good solid grip and plopped on the floor with a soft thud. Seeing the cat on the ground, Sasha grabbed him up by the scruff of his neck and Silk stood up giving a gentle smile and slight wave to the men. A bit of a wink directed at Kane as she left the office, Sasha in front of her and the two escorts who lead her in walking along side of her to take her back to the elevator. Silk could be heard speaking to one of the boys as she left.

"Well aren't you a cute one."

And the unmistakable image of her tanned hand pinching the boy's cheek as he walked her could be seen.

"I would love to take you home with me."

She teased and Sasha rolled her eyes at the older woman. In fact the entire walk to the elevator, Silk used to flirt with both men who escorted her.

[Hikari Kazuya]

"Haha, perhaps. We have been around longer than Sanada Corp., and my grandfather has been the CEO of the company for a fairly long time. Suffice to say, everything I know, I learned from him. It's unfortunate he could not attend today's meeting, as he had other business to attend to. Ah, rural areas in South America are like that. I will try to make the adjustments to the contract tonight, but if I cannot finish before you leave, I will try to stop by in Colombia if I can, to deliver the contract to you myself. Likewise, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here and discuss the details the Sanada Corp. advisors are too afraid to tell us directly. I'm certain you have far more important things to do than to come flying all the way to Japan for such nitpicky details."

The slight smirk back, tugging at the corners of his mouth, he would take the single page of instructions and map from Silk before pushing his chair back and standing up, the other members of the board following suit, and as Silk bowed, he and the rest would bow back to her, waiting for her to straighten up, before they would, and Kane would simply give her a smile back to her wink. Dismissing the members of the board, with the meeting adjourned, he would then return to his office, but not before being told by his secretary, Kikuchiyo Hana, that his son had come to see him, and was presently making his way up to his office. After Silk had left the conference room, the two men that had escorted her the first time would escort her back to the elevator, and though both Keisuke and Shinji had a pleasant expression on their faces, inside, this was their expression, more so when Keisuke had his cheek pinched: ^__^;

["I'm sure you would Ms. Velasquez, but unfortunately, Hikari-san would be most unhappy if he learned we had been taken from our jobs."]

As the elevator arrived and the doors opened, Keisuke would hold the doors open for Silk and Sasha, and once they were all inside, would step back and let the doors close, but not before he and Shinji bowed to Silk, their faces disappearing as the elevator doors closed shut and the elevator began to descend.

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Silk pouted softly at them.

"Oh come now. He'd be alright with you vanishing for a few hours. You could always blame it on me."

She winked and was pulled into the elevator by a grumbling Sasha.

"Old woman, he wants nothing to do with you! God!"
"Rude! I just wanted to catch up with them. Look at them, aren't they absolutely-"
"No."
"But Sasha -"
"No."

The door closed on the two spanish women as they began the verbal back and forth. Silk began trying to convince Sasha that Asian men were absolutely sexier than spanish men. Though it wasn't going very well. As the Elevator opened up below the fighting could be heard in all spanish as the two women headed for the door.

"¿No viste su constitución! Es un chico fuerte. Podría recogerte si quería, incluso con su culo."
(Didn't you see his build! He's a strong boy. He could pick you up if he wanted to, even with your ass.)
"No."
"Oh, vamos, no puedo simplemente tener uno antes de regresar a Colombia?"
(Oh c'mon, can't I just have one before I return to Columbia?)
"No."
"But Sasha..."
"No."

As the women stepped outside and the boy opened up the limo for her and Silk, Sasha gave him a quick curt bow before ducking into the car. Silk on the other hand was already stripping out of her heels. She lobbed them into the car with an angry plea.

"Why not this one? He's right by the door!?"
"No!"

Silk pouted and sighed as she began to strip off the blazer. That was tossed in to the car and her hands began to work at the buttons. Soon the red shirt she wore was stripped away leaving bare shoulders and a tube top that really didn't look like it was meant to cover much. She tossed that into the car too and began to unzip and wiggle her way out of the skirt.

"Do not take off the skirt outside Silk!"
"Listen here! I can't have one of the adorable asian men, I can't have my alcohol, I am fucking stripping and putting on a better skirt! If I have one more I can't I am just going to grab Ichi here and throw him in the car with us and then you can explain to Mr. Hikari why his adorable little subordinate ended up whisked away to my hotel!"

Sasha stuck her head out of the car and looked at Ichikawa.

"...Is your name really Ichi... Never mind. Do NOT get in this Car. I know she will try and make you. Just... Don't do it."
"Sasha! Why do you hate me so much?! Lookit him! He's adorable!"

Silk said as she hugged on Ichikawa before pulling her new skirt all the way up. Sasha glared at her.

"Back away from the Asian man and finish putting on your skirt. People are looking."

Silk pouted as she began to pull her skirt back up.

[Hikari Kazuya]

["Ahaha, I really don't think he'd be too happy about that..."]

The moment the elevator doors closed, both Keisuke and Shinji would simultaneously let out sighs of relief. They didn't mind Silk at all, in fact, they quite liked her, but her flirting was a little bearing even on them. Just as one elevator door closed though, another opened up, as a familiar figure would step out from the elevator, the eyes of both men widening and they would quickly bow to the figure, who would hold a hand up, signifying it was alright.

Down below, on the ground floor, as Sasha and Silk stepped out of the building and to their limousine, which had pulled up in front, Takashi would open the limo door for them, an equally pleasant expression on his face, but just like Keisuke and Shinji, inside, his expression was this, more so when Silk started stripping in broad daylight: ^__^;

"Ah ha ha... Ichikawa is my family name. My first name is Taka-"

Takashi cut off mid-sentence as Silk hugged him before pulling on her new skirt, if this was an anime, the sweatdrop that would be on the back of Takashi's head would increase in size from the whole thing. Takashi wasn't the only one that watched Silk strip from her business clothes to her gang clothes. High above, on the top floor, as the figure made his way to Kane's office, casually glancing out the window, Kazuya would glance over Silk pulling off her clothes and continue making his way to his father's office, only to do a double take and stop dead in his tracks, staring blankly at the sight below. Meanwhile, every Japanese man within a 5 mile radius spontaneously broke out in nosebleeds.

"I don't think Hikari-san would be happy if I disappeared for hours Ms. Velasquez, ha ha... ha..."

Closing the door and stepping back from the limousine once Silk had finished and climbed into the car, Takashi would bow as the limousine began to pull out from the front and towards the street, as Takashi too would let out a sigh of relief, just like his fellow employees on the highest level of the building.