Hunting For Lies
By; DaCow Takao
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
"blahblah blah" Talking
"blah blahblah" Dreaming/Thinking
A small boy, about the age of six, walked into the kitchen of his house. The first thing he saw was on the wall opposite of him, it was his father. The man had knives in different spots all over his body, pinning him against the wall. Blood was dripping down from the different wounds, and collecting in a pool on the floor. The boy's icy blue eyes were locked on the body, and he tried to open his mouth to yell, but nothing would come out. Suddenly, his father's head, which had been hanging, a cit through the throat, lifted up, golden eyes in place of the pale grey glazed over ones the man had had only moments ago.
The redheaded boy only caught a few words of what his father whispered, eyes widening, before he finally found control of his legs and ran out of the room, yelling for his mother.
Michigan, 1996
A mess of blankets, body limbs, and red hair, shot up in bed. The nineteen year old boy was panting, and he could feel his clothes were soaked with sweat. Glancing at his clock, he noted it was already 10:30 in the morning. As he went to get out of bed, he could hear loud yelling coming from the other side of the house,
"I'm leaving; I'm getting out of this hell hole, away from you and everyone else!" A young male's voice yelled, causing the redhead to wince.
The voice of an older woman rang through the house just moments after with a threatening tone, "If you leav-"
"What are you going to do, ground me? I don't get what your problem is! Why can't I just leave this pit, get out of this crappy town? No, I'm going, and not even you can stop me!"
The house went silent, before a door was slammed shut, and the sound of a motor starting up was heard. The redhead got up and left his room, heading down a hallway and into the kitchen, where he found his mother, stubbornly glaring out the window.
"Mom?"
"Drop it, Tal."
Present Day
"There's a new case."
A blue haired, twenty-eight year old sat up groggily in bed, cell phone to his ear," Right, I'll be there in a couple of minutes."
"Ok, see you then, Kai."
Kai shut his cell phone and set it on his nightstand, before getting up and stumbling towards his bathroom, where he popped in grey colored contacts over his crimson red eyes, the once blurry reflection of himself becoming clear. He left the bathroom a minute later, and reached for a set of clothes he had already laid out. Pulling on a pair of casual black pants, Kai reached grabbed for a dark blue, somewhat dressy, shirt, which he tucked into his pants. He finished off with a long white scarf and a black coat.
Before leaving his apartment, he made sure to grab his brief case, his cell phone, and his keys. Kai shut the front door soundly behind him, double checking to make sure it was locked, before heading down to where his car was parked. He smiled as he was greeted by the site of his '66 Chevy Impala.
"Good morning beautiful…"
Kai circled around the car for a moment, just to make sure there were no new scratches, dents, or any other kind of mark on his baby, before finally getting in. He threw his brief case into the passengers' side seat, before pulling out of his parking spot and driving threw the morning traffic.
Kai had parked his car in the parking garage next to his work, before grabbing his briefcase, and was now making his way to his work building. About half way on the walk he was greeted by a black haired, Chinese man, who had one fang like tooth hanging out of his mouth.
"Good morning."
Kai growled slightly at his partner's cheerfulness, it was disgusting to be so happy so early in the morning.
"Right…well, let's get to business-"
"Rei, wait until we get into the office."
Rei sighed, shaking his head slightly at Kai's attitude, but decided to just drop the second for a moment. As the two entered the 'Ohio State Bureau of Investigations' building, Kai glanced towards a clock at the entrance, it read that it was only 6:00 a.m., he must have stayed up too late the night before…
They went up a couple flights of stairs, before walking down a hallway and entering a room off to the left. The walls of the room were painted a plain white, with a boring painting hanging here and there. Two desks sat at opposite sides of the room, along with all the other normal 'office' objects. Kai poured some of the coffee Rei had already made into a mug he had sitting next to the machine, and took a sip of it, before setting it on his desk and sitting in the plain black chair behind the said object.
"So, what's the case?" Kai asked, as he took some papers and a couple of other things out of his brief case and placed them on his desk.
"We got a call from Springfield about an hour ago, a fifteen year old boy was found, dead, by his parents," Rei explained, as he held out a folder for Kai.
Kai took the folder, opening it up and only glancing at the words for a moment, before looking back up at Rei," Suicide?"
"No, they found him with his wind pipe crushed."
Kai raised one eyebrow," Was anybody else at home?"
"The kids an only child and his parents had stayed out late at some dinner party. That's when they came back and found him."
"Did the local police say if there was any sign of struggle or break in?"
"The front door was locked and bolted shut, and the only unlocked window was on the second story, and it doesn't have a ledge. They also said they couldn't find any sign of struggle."
Kai thought over Rei's words for a moment, letting out a short sigh," When are we leaving?"
"7:00."
"How far away is Springfield?"
"About 45 minutes away."
"So why am I here?"
Rei sweat dropped, not expecting such a question from his 'fearless leader'. Kai crossed his arms on his desk, using them as a pillow for his head.
"Wake me up at 7:00."
A sigh was heard as Rei turned out the lights in the office, and shut the door behind him as he left.
"Wake up sleeping beauty!"
Kai was stirred from his sleep by some one shaking his shoulders and speaking to him. He tried to swat away whoever it was shaking his shoulders, but the person didn't seem too effected.
"Let me sleep for just one more minute, Tal…"
Kai opened his eyes, and was met with a very confused pair of gold ones. Rubbing his eyes slightly, he frowned up at Rei, almost angry at him for waking him up.
"Who's Tal?"
"What?" Kai questioned back, straightening himself back up in his chair.
"You were talking to someone named Tal?"
"Oh…never mind then…"
The two just stared off blankly, before Rei held out a cup of coffee for his partner, who graciously accepted it. Rei let a cat like grin take over his face.
"What would you do without me?"
"Sleep."
After letting out a couple of chuckles, Kai let out a sigh," We need to get ready…"
"Correction, you need to get ready."
Kai was in the drivers' seat of Rei's Government issued car, with Rei sitting in the passengers' side seat.
"So, we get a day off tomorrow, don't we?" Kai asked, glancing over at Rei.
"Yeah, I guess, if all ends well today."
Kai let out an exasperated sigh," They never give us time off…"
"You sound like a five year old…"
"Whatever…"
Kai pulled up to a small blue house, parking at the end of the driveway, before he and Rei got out. The two went to the front door, rang the bell once, and stepped back from it a few steps.
"Hello?" A woman peeked out of her door, mid back length blond hair in a mess, and her eyes big and puffy.
Kai pulled out his badge, showing it to the blond woman," Hello ma'am, we're investigators from the SBI."
"Oh…"
Rei could tell the woman was in a bad shape," I'm sorry miss, is now a bad time?"
"Well let's see, my son just died, do you think now is a good time?"
Kai sighed," I'm very sorry about your loss, but if you want us to be able to catch whoever did this to your son, we'll need to see the crime scene and interview you and your husband."
The woman stifled a sniffle, before relentlessly opening up the front door so they could come in. She led the two into the living room, where her husband soon joined them.
"So, I take you two are Mr. and Mrs. Tate?" Rei asked, eyeing the two curiously.
"Yes we are. And may I ask who you two are, again?" Mr. Tate asked, looking the two over a bit suspiciously.
Kai pulled out his badge once more," Investigator Kai Hiwatari and Investigator Rei Kon, we're with the SBI, State Bureau of Investigators. We were called by the local police to investigate this crime."
"You two are a bit young to be in the SBI, aren't you?" Mr. Tate questioned once more.
"Thank you," Kai answered, managing to keep a serious face, when he really felt like punching the man.
The four had a stand off for a moment, before Kai finally relented.
"Well, Rei will need to ask you two some questions, while I go and check out the place where your son was killed, which is where?"
"Up the stairs, it's the second door to the right."
After Mr. Tate's short directions, Kai headed off to the bathroom. Rei had Mr. and Mrs. Tate sit on a couch opposite of him, as he pulled out a notebook and pen.
"So, he was home alone when this happened?"
Seeing as Mrs. Tate looked more like she was going to burst out in tears before answering any questions, Mr. Tate took it to be his liberty to answer.
"Yes."
"Did he have anyone else in the house that you know of?"
"No. He had been at school doing extra work, before coming straight home."
"Did he call you right after he got home?"
"No…"
"So you're not completely sure if he came directly home?"
"Max was a good kid; he always did as he was told."
"I'm sorry sir, I meant no offense..."
Kai looked around the plain bathroom that the boy had been killed in, nothing looked out the ordinary, but that meant nothing. He got out all of the necessary tools he'd need for the bathroom, and the entrances into the house.
After doing everything they needed, Rei and Kai left the house. While getting into the grey Government car, Kai let out a relieved sigh.
"I hate stuck up people like them," he commented, putting the keys in and turning the vehicle on.
"Well, Mr. Tate didn't seem too bad, but you've got to consider the only kid did just die."
"Yeah, whatever…"
Deciding not to visit the morgue Max's body was being kept in until the next day, they instead went with interviewing some of Max's friends.
"4:00., can you believe how long we stayed out?"
Rei rolled his eyes, trying for once to just ignore the complaining from his partner as they walked into their office. Setting some folders and his brief case onto his desk, Rei glanced over to a still talking Kai.
"If you're going to just complain, why don't you go home?"
Kai shook his head sadly," I'm actually going to analyze some of these finger prints, and do a couple of other things."
"Ok, just don't mess up anything," Rei stated jokingly, as he sat down at his desk and started writing in one of the folders.
"Yeah, I won't."
Kai let a triumphant smile cross his face, as he parked his car in the parking spot outside of his apartment. Even though it was now 7:32, he was finally done for the day! It was time to just sit down on the couch, watch TV, eat dinner, and just relax. Maybe he'd call H-
He stopped his thoughts, as he noticed his front door slightly ajar, someone had opened it and was inside. Slipping into stealth mode, Kai cautiously opened up the door to his apartment and entered just as cautiously, watching for anything moving. As he continued inside, he quietly shut the door behind him with his foot. Kai stuck to the walls as he headed towards his living room, though froze mid step as he felt a hand on his shoulder. Grabbing the hand, he twisted around, rendering the person's arm useless.
"Tal?"
Kai let go of the person's hand, as he stared at a redheaded man, who was about twenty-nine. The redhead drew his hand back graciously, as there was now a red mark around his wrist.
"Holy crap Kai, where'd you learn that from?"
"What are you doing here Tal? And how'd you get in here?" Kai asked, a dumbfounded look on his face.
"Aw, you didn't think your big brother could get through your security system? Oh, and I'm not Tal anymore, it's just Tala," he explained smugly.
"Tala, you're an idiot! How'd you find me, anyways?"
Tala looked thoughtful for a moment," It wasn't really too hard…Hey, before I answer all of these questions, can I please take a shower?"
Kai sat, waiting impatiently on the couch, a thing of Ramen in hand since he was dieing of hunger. While waiting, he had gotten changed into more comfortable clothing, which consisted of a random brown shirt and jeans, along with socks. Finally, Tala came out into the living room, wearing a black shirt with a buttoned down dark grey one over top, and slightly ripped jeans.
"So, Kai man, where's my dinner?" Tala asked, a smile crossing his features.
"Don't call me that."
Tala rolled his eyes," Whatever, where's the food?"
"In the kitchen," Kai slowly pronounced his words, as if talking to a five year old.
Tala quickly raised up his middle finger at his brother, before walking into said kitchen, a few minutes later he was back out, two sandwiches in hand.
"So, what do you want to know?" Tala asked, as he took a huge bite out of one of the sandwiches.
"First, how'd you find me?"
"Easy, I tracked down where you'd been using your credit card lately, and it all led to here."
Kai raised an eyebrow," Now, why are you here?"
"Simple, I'm taking time off from my job."
"Which would be?"
Tala smiled proudly," I'm a police officer at home."
Kai rolled his eyes," Oh God, please save us all…"
Tala's eye brow twitched," Any other questions?"
"No, I'll leave you alone. For now."
Before Tala had time to retort, a ringing sound filled the room. Kai pulled out his vibrating cell phone from his pants' pocket, and pressed the talk button.
"Hello? Oh, hey Hil! Um, I didn't have time…"
Kai winced, holding the phone a few inches away from his ear, as the woman on the other side yelled loudly. Tala raised a curious eye brow, but the glare Kai was sending him suggested to keep his mouth shut.
"No, no, Hil! You see, I had a…unsuspected visitor, but if you want, you can come over? We could watch a movie or something…" Kai tried to calm the other person down, speaking in a soothing voice.
After hanging up the phone, Tala stared questioningly at his little brother," Who was that?"
"My girlfriend, she'll be over in a couple of minutes…"
Just as Kai had said, a few minutes later, the door bell ring. Kai hurried to get it, opening up the door and leaning down to give his girlfriend a quick peck on the lips. Tala watched as Kai stepped out of the way, letting a slim, brunette girl inside the apartment. She was wearing tight jeans, black boots, a red halter top, and a black jacket.
"Yo, Kai, is this your visitor?"
"Yeah, this is my brother-" Kai began to explain, before Tala quickly walked over to the brunette, staring at her intently.
"I'm shrimps older brother, Tala," All the while he was speaking; he kept a charming smile on his face.
She didn't seem too impressed though," Right… Well, I'm Hilary, and happen to be very in love with your brother, so back off."
"Ouch…" Tala put on a hurtful face, before turning back to Kai," So what are we going to do?"
"Go to the bar!" Hilary quickly exclaimed.
Tala turned to stare at the brunette, a grin replacing his intent look," I like the way you think!"
A/N: Hey y'all, hope you find this story suitable! It might be a bit confusing, and probably a bit rushed sounding, but hopefully everything will be straightened out later. Now, I'm very sorry to any of those who don't appreciate Tala and Kai being related, but I preffed having them related, instead of making up someone. Now, please let me know what you think of this story, for it was just a sudden idea I had, and I wanted to test it out!
Thank you!
- DaCow Takao