Sorry if you think the start is a little weird, if you didnt see the discription, it starts after episode 16 :3 This is my first fanfic, so be gentle with me please(;
At the moment, they were both running from the law. Shougo's failed attempt at destroying the Sibyl System had made him a latent criminal, and Shinya disobeying Akane's instructions when they were trying to apprehend Shougo and then rescuing him had revoked his status as an enforcer. Now they were both enemies of the city.
They were running. Shinya couldn't help but wonder about what shougo meant by rescuing him in the past. But, now that they were fugitives, he would have more than enough time to ask.
"Can we stop here?" Shougo asked. Shinya snapped out of his thoughts and looked around. They were a good distance away from the city, but still close enough where they could hear the riots continuing. The forest around them looked real and not as fake as the computer generated shrubs in the city.
"It seems safe..." Shinya uttered. He glanced at Shougo only to see the smirk he hated so much.
"Well, now we have time to talk, at least," Shougo sneered. "I knew you would prove interesting. Why did you save me back there?" he wondered. Shougo had been interested in Kougami Shinya ever since he first saw him back at Oso academy. He knew their fates had been tied in the past and were meant to tangle again.
"Because of what you said, about saving me back then. I want to know what you meant." Shougo smirked. He couldn't help but think to himself that Shinya's stubbornness was cute. He opened his mouth, about to poke fun at Shinya, when they heard yelling close by. They both turned their head in the direction of the noise. "Shit," Shinya said, "They must've sent a team to search for us. We need to find a place to hide, I don't think we'd be able to outrun them." Both men looked around at the foliage. The only possible place to hide was the tree above them. Shinya pointed upward, knowing that his intelligent accomplice would understand what he meant. Both men started briskly climbing to the thickly covered branch in the middle of the tree. They sat beside each other, on guard for whoever was searching for them.
They heard footsteps below them. Shinya instinctively tensed up at the incoming threat. Shougo noticed this and lightly smiled. He put his hand on Shinya's shoulder, as if to relax him. Shinya glared at him before returning his eyes to the people below them.
"Do your sensors pick up anything?" A very familiar voice asked. " I think we're to far away from the city to use our equipment. Maybe we should head back..." Without having to look, Shinya knew this was Akane.
"No. That betraying dog is out here somewhere, i can smell it." Shinya recognized this disdainful voice as well. It was Ginoza, his former partner and boss. Akane tried to defend Kougami, but in the current circumstances her arguments just seemed dumb. "Keep going akane. We're going to find him, then he can pay for all the shit he's done. You should've kept your dog on a shorter leash." Shinya felt terrible about the verbal abusing Akane was getting. It was his fault everything was going this way. He sighed lightly and brushed his hair backward. He looked over at Shougo only to see his gaze was already being returned. Shougo was always so calm, even in this situation he didnt seem flustered in the slightest.
Shougo noticed their eyes meeting and smirked. Shougo enjoyed being with Shinya. For once he found someone that couldn't be controlled like everyone else he'd played with. Kougami was a wild card, he added an element of surprise to the games. Shougo leaned forward to Shinya and was so close only Kougami would be able to hear what he uttered. "I dont think your a dog". Shinya looked at Shougo, the only light being casted by the pale moon. Shinya's face developed a slight shade of pink when he noticed the closeness of them and realised the meaning of the words Shougo had whispered to him.
"... I think its safe to find shelter for the night". Shinya replied. He would have to analyze Shougo's game later, because right now they needed to survive. He climbed down the tree and extended his hand up to Shougo. Shougo gladly accepted it and they quietly continued into the ever-darkening forest.