Everyday Life With The Elemental Dragon

Chapter 1: Dragon's Den (Rewrite in Progress)

(Disclaimer: I own nothing)(currently in rewrite. BRB)(I know the intro's Index but.......🫠)

The following week, in the Cultural Exchange HQ, Kuroko Smith marches through the halls and up flights of stairs. Passing by many of her fellow coordinators, she finds herself in front of the main office of her boss. In her hands was an envelope with documents inside. What was inside is unknown, but that was not Smith's focus now...

Smith: "Ok Boss, let's talk business..."

(Meanwhile at the underground arena...)

As the morning sun shines high in sky, those down below rested soundly in their respective cells. Including the sole dragon Liminal, Hiro, in a rather spacious cell. Feeling the new day begin, he gets up from his bed, stretching his limbs and tail to get ready for another win streak.

Until he felt a hand grip his own in an attempted finger lock. Hiro looks back to his bed, finding someone under the bedsheets was reaching for him not to go so soon. With a caring smile, he kneels to the bedside and grasps the hand with both of his.

Hiro: "I know I make you worry, but I promise I'll be fine as always. You can sleep in today if you're not feeling well, ok?"

While not getting an audible response, the person under the sheets gave a nod of understanding before loosening their grip. Hiro carefully places their hand on the bed and gets up to open up his cell door. Before leaving, he turns back around one more time and gives a cheeky little thumbs up.

(TIMESKIP/Meanwhile (again?!) outside....)

Manako: "Smith, are you sure we should do this?"

Smith: "What do you mean?"

We cut to see Smith driving an armored police truck, while all four members of MON fill the back seats. They are on their way to the underground arena once more, after having the go ahead from higher ups. Tionisha sits in the very back of the truck, hoping to see Hiro again after before, while Zombina and Doppel, their Doppelgänger Liminal, either converse or laze on the other side of the seats.

Manako, their Monoeye sniper, sits at the front seat with Smith. While they were not present the first time around, she and Doppel have a basic understanding from a briefing prior to mobilizing. Safe to say Manako was far from thrilled to visit, while Doppel didn't really seem to mind either way and had nothing better to do.

Manako: "I mean do we really need to go to that place? It makes me uncomfortable just from the briefings. W-what if they make fun of my eye?!"

Smith: "I'm sure it'll be fine. A quick in and out type of job. If you want, you and Doppel can just wait in the truck in the meantime."

Manako nods to this while Doppel just wakes from her nap as they park in front of the warehouse they were last night. Smith exits the drivers seat and goes to open the back door to let Tio and Zombina out. Once out, the three of them stand in front of the secret entrance before Tio lifts the large slab hiding the stairway, allowing Smith and Zombina to slide down it. After closing it and walking down the steps to the guarded door, Smith knocks hard on the door and waits for a response. Surprisingly as a response, the door opens to reveal the bouncer from before.

Bouncer: "Yo. Boss got a call earlier from your head honcho ahead of time. Go on in."

Smith: "Well thank you for the hospitality."

Smith raises a brow to this, not knowing her superiors had made a call as soon as they left. Although that would mean a little less work on her part, so she was not going to question it. As she and the others enter the bar, with Tionishia needing some assistance with the door frame, the main lobby was relatively quite.