Angel in the Dark Sky
Summary: Kunimitsu and Bryan has sided with Kazuya. Yoshimitsu and Lei are working together to stop them. With constant battles in the urban streets of Tokyo, who will succeed in the end?
Disclaimer: I do not own Tekken or its characters. End of story.
Chapter One: The Problematic Cop
Lei stood by the bus stop, waiting for the bus to arrive. It seemed that the bus was late than usual, ten minutes had gone by since its designated arrival time. Oh well, it's not like they were expecting him at the station soon, especially when his boss clearly told him to stay for at least two days in the hospital.
Lei stayed for only 10 hours.
He could still feel the raw pain on his upper arm where he had been shot. On top of that, the significant loss of blood due to the bullet wound had also contributed to his current weak state. He wasn't able to sleep properly, either. After what happened last night, Lei doubted he would ever sleep peacefully again.
One thing that stood out about Lei, other than his shrewdness and humour, would be his stubborn-like personality. Lei was an odd mixture, like a bittersweet concoction. Sometimes he was very pleasing; on the other hand, he can also be such an ass. The fact that Lei was not always "malleable" had caused more than a few headaches to his boss and superiors. So obviously, Lei was once again finding himself in hot water.
No sooner later, the bus came into view and off he went.
Traffic was mild today and he had arrived in a few minutes. The bus dropped him off at his desired stop, taking his time as he walked the rest of the way to the main entrance of the building. He had to come up with words to explain why he left the hospital without consent. Regardless of what it was, he had to face whatever consequence his boss will give him.
Lei made his way through a narrow corridor before then reaching a wide room separated by small cubicles full of busy detectives. He ignored the noise accompanying the constant movement of people and everything else as he passed through and out the crowded room.
"Lei? Is that you?"
One voice was prominent from the clatter, which came from a man who saw Lei walk past the room. Lei turned and saw the man making his way towards the Chinese detective.
"It is you! The Chief'll be pissed with you if he finds out you ditched the hospital."
Lei shrugged. "Then don't tell him I left the hospital."
"I'm going to have to report this."
When Lei saw the other man saunter past him, he began to lose his cool demeanour. Instantly, he started to follow the other detective.
"C'mon Hayate. He's gonna be yelling at me for the next week if you tell him!"
It was too late for Hayate to be convinced, though as he opened the door. Lei sucked back a breath knowing not what to saw or how his boss would react if he saw him.
His boss was sitting rather comfortably in his desk, that is, until he saw the troublesome detective come in.
"Hi, s-"
"What the HELL are you doing here, Lei?!" his boss, who was now standing, boomed with anger.
Lei couldn't help but flinch at his boss' reaction. Just as he was about to speak, the phone rang. With a loud sigh, the Chief of Police answered the call. Lei's eyes wandered to the side before facing his boss once again when he heard the loud impact of the receiver being put down. It seemed the older man was even more enraged than before.
"Not only did you leave the hospital, you even had an argument with one of the nurses! This is outrageous of you!"
Looks like that was the hospital that just called in.
"They wouldn't let me out!" Lei cried out in defence.
"That's because you weren't supposed to be let out! Not only did you disobey me, you also caused trouble at the hospital! You're looking at a one-month suspension right now, Lei!"
"I don't see why I have to stay at that damned place. I'm feeling okay already. Besides, I'm not just going to lie in a hospital bed while the other detectives do their work."
The Chief sighed once more. It was hard to judge Lei's actions sometimes. Even though Lei broke the rules, he had to take note of his selfless concern for his colleagues. That or Lei's just being stubborn as usual. Still, a one-month suspension was a little too much...
"I'll deal with you about this later. Since you're already here, I may as well fill you up on the latest information about this case we're currently working on."
Lei let out a relieved sigh, feeling the air surrounding him begin to lighten up as he sat himself down. The Chief eased himself back to his seat.
"We were notified that Steve Fox was killed two days ago, about the same time he was reported missing."
Lei's eyes slightly widened following his boss' statement. He had a bad feeling about this...
His boss went on.
"So far, we haven't come up with a possible suspect."
"What about the mafia?" Lei suggested.
"Unless we actually find proof, all we can do is assume."
The long-haired man stood form his seat, ready to leave.
"Then I better go back to work." he said with a grin on his face. Another hopeless sigh was emitted from his boss.
"It's your body. You're old enough to make decisions."
Without further delay, Lei exited the office. He already had a good starting point as to where he could get more information. A place where none of his other fellow detectives yet to know about.
