[@DriveEMOut][@King Tai][@Nikki Moonlight][@bloonewb]

They had all gathered in her lavishly decorated office, all ten of them, her deadly flock, and she, the shepherd that molded them into who they were.  A wry smirk formed upon her luscious lips, her eyes twinking mischievously, even in the dim glow of her office as she stood, both hands behind her back.

[color=ec008c]~"Good morning, my angels of death."~[/color]  Hibana addressed them, her voice smooth as velvet as it escaped her lips, a sensuous purr.  [color=ec008c]~"I've missed you all summer, though, we have accomplished so much, you and I.  Requiem is now more powerful than ever.  We have cornered the drug market from our Colombian rivals, and now we manufacture and sell nearly eighty percent of all illegal narcotics in the world.  All it took was the murder of eight prominent drug lords to incite a war between the major Colombian cartels. I can't thank you enough for a job well done..."~[/color]

Her voice trailed off however, her gentle, delicate features...now hardening like stone, her feigned smile receding into a bitter, vengeful scowl.  [color=ec008c]~"...is what I would be saying to some of you...if you didn't fail me."~[/color]  Hibana hissed like a black mamba coiling back to strike, her emerald eyes, the light fading from them, leaving two dark green orbs in sharp slits.  The woman...was truly a serpent.  [color=ec008c]~"Out of ten operations, two of you failed!  Your targets escaped and are still at large to this day!"~[/color]  As Hibana paced about the room before Class Noir, two students, visibly frightened, shivered at her mere presence.  Twas as if Death herself had strolled past them.  [color=ec008c]~"No matter...  The others will be sure to correct your mistakes, hopefully before the bastards launch a counter attack.  These two, on the other hand, students, watch and learn...  This organization does not tolerate failure, and neither do I.  In fact, I frown upon it sorely.  All failures shall be punishable....


BY DEATH!"~[/color]

The woman suddenly whirled around. Two loud, deafening bangs erupted throughout the room, followed by the two students crumbling to the floor, both with gory gunshot wounds spewing blood and brain matter.  Hibana flipped her pistol back on safe and set it on her desk with an irritated sigh.  [color=ec008c]~"Just so we are clear, children, I will not tolerate any of you failing your contracts.  You are paid handsomely for your services.  We expect you to perform as well as you are compensated.  If I am to ever hear that a target escaped unharmed...I will put a fucking bullet in your pretty little heads...JUST LIKE THESE TWO SORRY FUCKS!"~[/color]  She snarled pointing down at the two bleeding corpses with a sharp crimson fingernail.  [color=ec008c]~"Azuma-San,  take these two corpses to the furnace.  They're getting blood on my nice Persian rug!"~[/color]

Azuma nodded quietly and snapped his fingers.  In a matter of seconds, the two burly door men rushed in without a word and dragged the bodies away.

Hibana then collapsed in her chair with an exasperated sigh, swiveling around to face the remaining eight and take a small sip of wine to cool her nerves.

[color=ec008c]~"Ahh...Sorry for that little display, children."~[/color]  Her voice calmed.  [color=ec008c]~"Tis a sad day when I have to execute one of our own, but I have a business to run, and I can't have any unsavory employees lingering about.  So then, onto business.  New contracts are in circulation for this year.  I expect each and every one of them to be fulfilled before the school year is up.  You will be briefed on your missions early tomorrow morning, 7:30 AM sharp!  Until then, continue maintaining your cover as students of the academy.  If your cover is blown...well...you know the consequences.  That is all.  Now go."~[/color]

Rather crass the woman waved them off with a flick of her wrist, lighting a cigarette and taking a drag.  [color=ec008c]~"Aya-chan."~[/color]  She called however to the only female student of Class Noir.  [color=ec008c]~"I need you to stay.  There are important matters I must discuss with you privately.  The rest of you, to your dorms.  I expect you here bright and early tomorrow, or you'll be digging your own grave."~[/color]