Okay, so this is an Eyes/OC centric fic. This is my first fic ever, and while I don't want any bashing, I would prefer honest feedback over simple niceties. Yeah, I'm weird, I know.

Disclaimer: I don't own Spiral, if I did, that would mean I own Eyes, and it would be all about Eyes.

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Prologue: A long Flight

"Mr. Rutherford, I know you requested that we keep this trip as quiet as possible, but you must realize that certain steps must be taken to do that. I'm afraid we had to inform Prime Minister Amani of your arrival, in order to insure this trip is not all over the media."

The aide trotted at the side of Eyes Rutherford as he walked towards the mostly empty plane that would take him back to Japan for the first time in 8 years.

If the aide had any opinion about Mr. Rutherford's insistence on not making his trip public knowledge, he kept it strictly to himself.

Yet, despite what he might think about it, the aide was indeed worried about Mr. Rutherford's reaction to his news. He had done his best, but there had been no way to avoid it. If Eyes Rutherford wanted news of his trip not to reach the media, he would need the cooperation of Japan's prime minister.

Mr. Rutherford might act all casual about his fame – he was taking a domestic flight, for pete's sake! – but the fact remained that almost half the world knew his name and skill at the piano. If he wished to remain unnoticed while in Japan, he would need both the cooperation, and the protection, of someone as powerful as Amani Shigure.

As for Mr. Rutherford himself, the reason he didn't want his trip disclosed to the public, was that it would mean that many more eyes on him. He had received news from an old friend recently about renewed Hunter activity in Japan, and he wanted to be able to move about with as much mobility as possible. As long as the media didn't get wind of his trip, he was completely indifferent to whether the Prime Minister knew of it or not.

The one thing that did worry Eyes was that he knew how obsessive Shigure could get. He fervently hoped that his trip would not be one of the many things that Shigure chose to obsess about. Not that it would be entirely unexpected. Just a nuisance.

"The Prime Minister requested that he meet to talk with you when you arrive in Japan. Since we are asking for his help, I felt it would be rude to say no to him."

Eyes gave an almost imperceptible sigh at this, but continued walking without making any reply. It seemed that he would indeed become Shigure's pet project during his now formerly clandestine stay in Japan.

"When we land, we will be met by an escort to take us to the Prime Minister's residence to meet with him. Prime Minister Amani also insisted on taking care of housing arrangements for the duration of your trip. Again, I felt it would be rather awkward to refuse, and it would remove the chance someone would notice just who was paying for a suite in Japan."

"That's fine." Eyes finally spoke to stem the stream of words his aide was spouting. As long as everything was taken care of, and he would be able to take care of what brought him back to Japan in the first place, he didn't particularly care about the details.

However, it seemed that the aide was determined to tell him about every single little detail of trip. Really, what was he thinking? It was his job to arrange everything, why insist on telling Eyes all about it? That was the problem with all of his aides. They were supposed to save him time, not waste it by informing him of every stupid thing they did.

But it was not entirely unexpected. It seemed Eyes was simply intimidating by nature, and they felt that he would be angry with them if they didn't inform him of everything. How ridiculous. What he wouldn't give for some blessed peace & quiet. It was a wonder that he could ever compose with the time his aides wasted.

It would be a long flight.

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