Title: Crimson Nectar

Fandom: Free!

Pairing: This is pretty general, but I'll be adding Reigisa hints.

A/N: AU where Nagisa and Rei are detectives solving a serial killer case. Nagisa and Rei are in their later 20s here, but everyone else is their age in the anime.


Name: Amakata Miho
Sex: Female
Age: Approximately early thirties
Occupation: High School teacher
Cause of death: Bled out due to a fatal stab wound to the heart

Rookie detective Nagisa Hazuki tisked as he scribbled down basic notes for the investigation. "Poor lady," he thought, "she was still young. What a shame." He took another glance at the crime scene, but shuttered at the sight of the crimson mess all over the floor. Normally, Nagisa could stomach gore in movies, but this scene was very real, and he definitely did not expect his first crime scene to be so...bloody.

On the teachers room's floor lie the lifeless body of the victim. Strangely enough, everything about this murder was clean, minus the massive amounts of blood splattered on the off-white floor. None of the papers on the desks fell onto the floor, which meant no signs of a struggle. Even Ms. Miho's body and face seemed peaceful; her arms were gently folded together, almost as if she was sleeping.

It was really strange for a murder, anyone could see that.

Luckily, his dependable partner, Detective Rei Ryugazaki, was more experienced in this field and could stomach scenes like this. Even though Rei was a few months younger than him, he had started in this field of work earlier than Nagisa, and in turn had more time in the field.

"Hazuki-san, have you written down all the basic information we have so far?" His partner asked, barely turning around to look at the shorter man.

"Yessir! And please, just call me Nagisa, ok?" The blonde replied with an honest smile. He continued, "Did you want me to write down anything else? Or maybe you want me to, uh, look at something?" His lips slightly quivered at the last statement; he definitely was not prepared to look at this picture more than he'd have to.

The blue haired man slid his glasses back up with his hand and turned his head to side-glance Nagisa with his dark violet eyes. He replied coldly, "I shall remain professional, Hazuki-san, and I beg you do the same. Anyway, I would like for you to record that no weapon was found at the scene of the crime."

"Rod-ger~!" Nagisa sung. He knew it wasn't really the time to sound happy, but he wouldn't let himself succumb to this dreary atmosphere.

After he wrote down what Rei told him to, the two stood in the heavy air together, neither breaking the ice. Nagisa took it upon himself to finally say something to alleviate the mood, or at least get them both out of there. "Soooo, do we just leave this to the other cops or...?"

Rei lifted himself off the floor and turned to Nagisa. He seemed to slightly scowl at him, perhaps hoping to frighten him a little, but to no avail. The blonde wasn't the type of guy to take looks like that seriously. "I suppose we can gather more information on the possible murderer. He's in police custody currently." He leads Nagisa out of the room, double-taking the area before he shuts the door.

And with the door shut, the mood shifted too. "Oooh sounds good to me, Detective Rei-chan!"

Rei's face gave out in an embarrassed blush. "D-detective Rei-chan?!" He sputtered, seeming to lose that cool exterior for a brief moment, only to regain it seconds after to reply, "Ahem, well let's be off then. He's currently in police custody at the station. We'll be done with our inquiries before dinner."