[Center][h2][color=lightblue]A Twist of Fate[/color][/h2][/center]

[Color=purple]"Well then, it's settled!"[/color] Amari Sakura said, with a slight laugh. [Color=purple]"I'll have you registered on the board. You can leave right away if you'd like, but you should at least stay until your drink is rea-"[/color]

The words died on her lips as she seemed to take sharp notice of something in the air. There was a point in space she was staring at, right in the center of the room.

[Color=purple]"Oh dear…"[/color] Was all she said before a very familiar patron to the regulars of the bar made her very dramatic entrance.

All of a sudden the lights in the bar dimmed, the music changed to a soft, smooth jazz. The door burst open, and in waltzed [url=https://safebooru.org//samples/1503/sample_ac67bc8d180709dffebdde7cac4332cb4e99fff9.jpg?2973284]a certain dark haired Kitsune[/url] with what could only  be called a shit-eating grin on her face.

She held aloft a slip of paper much like the one Sakura held.

[B][color=lightblue]"I have an emergency mission everyone!"[/color][/b] She loudly, and proudly exclaimed.

Amari Sakura could only sigh and shake her head as Gotou came sprinting back to the barfront with finished drink in hand.

[Color=yellow]"Oh, Aki-san."[/color] He simply said.

He raised a hand in the air and snapped his fingers a few times and the lights and music turned back to normal.

[Color=yellow]"Please refrain from disturbing the[/color][i] Tsukumogami[/i][color=yellow] too much Aki-san, they're still developing so they're very susceptible to outside influence."[/color]

[color=lightblue]"How many times have I told you?! You [i]will[/i] refer to me by my true name!"[/color] She shouted angrily. [Color=lightblue]"[b]Kurenai-hime[/b] demands the respect she is owed!"[/color]

Yes, Kurenai-hime, as she liked to call herself, was a regular sight at the bar. With her short stature, and prone to tantrums as she was, anyone could easily mistake her for being just a child. 

But she was a Kitsune. Many Kitsune could change their form at will, so appearances were often deceiving. A Kitsune with even just a few tails often outstripped any human in pure power. Aki was one such Kitsune. Ordinarily she would be very powerful by human standards but…

[Color=purple]"The name on your identification card says otherwise, Aki-[I]senpai[/i],"[/color] Amari Sakura said with a smile on her face.

This clearly irked the tiny Kitsune. Yes, Aki would have certainly been a higher ranked Agent than Amari Sakura, although Rank and station were rather separate to begin with. But she was mainly taking a jab at the very reason Aki was even here.

She was on probation. 

She'd committed several misdemeanours and the Agency had finally decided to take regulatory action. All of her tails were sealed except for one, and she'd been forced to earn her Ranks back one by one by running missions. 

Ranks were earned both by your ability and the merit of your deeds. Kurenai-hime had the talent to be sure, but she had always been loath to use it.

She gave Amari Sakura a scathing look as she continued to speak.

[Color=lightblue]"Headquarters approved the emergency mission and sent me to oversee it. That means you don't even get to choose the members,"[/color] She gloated.

[Color=yellow]"That's fine Aki-san, but I'll need to take that notice so I can register it on the board."[/color] Gotou said, leaning over the counter.

[Color=lightblue]"Do as you like, I've already memorized it,"[/color] She replied, [s](meagre)[/S]chest puffing out in pride.

As Gotou went to take down the details, Aki scanned the room and called to the members she was selecting to be part of the team.

[Color=lightblue]"I'll pick you, you, and… you! And I won't take no for an answer!"[/color]

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