CORRUPTED FLOWERS

Summary:

"Before anyone had realized it, I had become an accomplished clown, a child who never spoke a single truthful word"

Chapter I: Prologue

"Kishou it comes to our attention that you are keeping close Kaneki Ken under Chairman Tsuneyoshi Washuu's order." The man clad in black suit and black hat said to a younger man clad in white uniform. Both of them are standing in a massive chamber that belongs to the clandestine organization of V.

"For precautionary measures we ordered someone to observe Kaneki Ken while still fulfilling his former assignment about the one-eyed owl for the organization" The man once again started. Unperturbed about his superior's announcement, Kishou listened carefully.

"…" Kishou Arima eyed their superior seriously and the door behind him creak open as if on cue.

"You called for me, Kaiko-san?" A smooth voice said; the owner of the voice took a few steps closer to them, heels clacking onto the tiled floor. Once he is close enough, he halted from his tracks and end up standing beside the CCG's famous reaper. "Good afternoon Kishou-san and is there something interesting going on here?" The newcomer's eyes slid back and forth between Kishou and Kaiko.

"You are late again Nimura!" Kaiko, the man clad in black chided the newly arrived man, a deep frown flustered on his old face.

"Late? What? Me? That is impossible! I would never dream of making my superiors to wait for me." Nimura makes a drastic gesture of pointing on himself. He shook his head and shrugging. "Besides—" He tilts his head a little bit and his perfectly combed hair falters. "Following that woman is a tough job" He defended himself from his superior prior to the older man's scrutinizing gaze.

"…" Kishou eyed both Nimura and Kaiko silently as they continued their banter.

"Silence, Nimura! Your flippant attitude must never be tolerated, did they even taught you about manners in the garden?" Kaiko scolded and berated the youngest investigator in front of him for his lack of manners. The two of them glared at each other in silence, smiles of pretense trying to outmatch one another.

"Okay… Okay… I am sorry Kaiko-san" Nimura switches to his usual harmless demeanor and he raised his hands up, surrendering. This ugly old fart—

Kaiko glared for a few more seconds before sighing in exasperation and he gave the blue plastic envelope to the man named Nimura who in return accepted it with mild interest. Upon checking the contents, a frown adorns the youngest investigator's youthful face. Obviously, the documents that were placed carefully inside the envelope are not authentic and same goes to the name on the ID.

"CCG ID? Kaiko-san but you said I don't have to work there! If I am to do my work without whining over it!" Nimura childishly whined. He stomp his left foot after shoving the files and ID inside the envelope.

"Hmm" Kishou saw the documents on Nimura's hands while wondering if the man will join the zero squad at last.

"Join CCG and shadow Ken Kaneki and while doing so, you better fulfill your previous assignments." Kaiko ordered the young V agent. "You may leave now Kishou. I have to talk to Nimura privately"

Kishou bowed his head and he exited the huge chamber but before doing so, the man eyed Nimura for one last time. The young man seemed unhappy about his additional work judging by the uncharacteristic frown on his face. No. He is unhappy because of some personal conflict that he's been trying to avoid since he was younger might be able to get ahead of him.

Just like what Kaiko said, an investigator from V joined CCG just a few days after his meeting with V. Kishou and the children form the Sunlit Garden that are now also members of the famous zero squad were walking towards the meeting hall of the main office when they saw none other than Shiki Kijima, the sadistic madman full of scar and has a creepy smile on his face.

"Ah if it isn't the great Special Class Arima Kishou and his zero squad" Kijima said in mock delight once he halted from his track. "By the way, this is Nimura Furuta. He is a new Rank 1 investigator and starting today he'll be my partner. I believed that you are quite familiar with each other knowing that you are all from the same place." He beamed proudly at the new addition to his squad. For him to get one of graduates from the sunlit garden to work for him, he is quite delighted. Not to mention that the child is a V agent too and this is a plus point for him.

The sunlit garden children from the zero squad except from Arima Kishou were surprised when Associate Special Class Shiki Kijima had introduced his new partner. A familiar handsome young man with a mid-length dark coloured hair that has parted on his right face; A mole lies near the bottom right corner of his right eye was following him silently. The said man is clad in black overcoat over his black suit and a bowtie that resembles his partner's own with matching dark gloves.

"Good to see you again, Kishou-san" A soft smile came across the new comer's face, bowing slightly afterwards. Kishou Arima observed that the young man with mild concern.