Eyes of Truth, "L"
By: Kayani Neko
Chapter One
Mizuki found herself wandering the library she now worked at. She scanned a shelf of fiction books. She found a book titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Watson" she smiled. She picked up the book and dove into the story. Soon she was walking the streets of London once again, trying to find a young girl's father that was missing. From the clues, it was obvious that he had been kidnapped.
A young man walked over to her. "Hey Mizuki, you got a call on line one." He waited a moment. Mizuki didn't move. "Hey, I said you have a call!" He snapped. "HEY!" He grabbed her shoulder.
Mizuki snapped her gaze up to him, gasping. "Wh-what?! Why would you do that?"
The boy blinked confused. "I called you three times!" He barked.
"You did not. I would've heard you." She looked at him confused. "Anyway, why are you yelling at me? You're the one who just assaulted me." She looked at him disapprovingly.
He gaped at her. "I did! I did call you-!"
"That's enough Haru." The main librarian snapped at him. "Once that girl dives into a story, she becomes oblivious to the world around her."
"I do not." Mizuki stated bluntly.
"Yes, you do. Last time I caught you reading, I had to smack you across the head to wake you up." She said blankly. "Anyway, you have a call on line one. They've been waiting for some time now."
"Oh, alright." Mizuki stood, placing the book back on the shelf and walked over to the office. She went over to her desk and sat in her chair. She picked up the phone and hit the blinking button. "Mizuki Ayama, at your service."
"Wow Mizu-chan! You sound so formal!" A light, feminine voice spoke.
"Ah, Misa-chan. I've been waiting for you to call. Have you really been so busy?" Mizuki hide how worried she had been.
"Yeah, actually! Well, I have a day off tomorrow and I was wondering if you might want to hang out." She sounded ecstatic, she had some new news to tell.
"Alright. Our usual place then?"
"Yes! I'll meet you there tomorrow at ten in the morning, alright?" Mizuki could just hear the excitement radiating through the phone.
"Alright. See you then." Mizuki hung up the phone and went back to the library to find the head librarian, her boss. "Hey Boss?" she turned to Mizuki, used to her nickname at this point. "Can I have tomorrow off?"
"Ah, that girl finally called you, eh? Don't worry, take as much time as you need." she smiled at Mizuki. Boss could be scary, but for some reason she had grown attached to Mizuki. It was probably the fact that Mizuki was always honest. Mizuki hated dishonesty more then anything.
"Thanks Boss." Mizuki smiled a little and went back to work, organizing the shelves. The clock struck ten after a while, and Mizuki signed out. As she walked home, she stared blankly at the street in front of her, her mind elsewhere. She remembered back to the last time she had been called to be an investigator.
"Ayama, this is a serious case. We have no solid evidence on this man, we need a confession. We need you." The chief looked so desperate, she knew he had tried every other method.
Mizuki sighed. "I'll do this… For you old friend." She smiled lightly, but she knew how bad this might get.
"Ha, you still talk like an old man." His gaze softened. "It's good to see you haven't changed. Though I knew something like that probably wouldn't affect you too deeply, I was still worried."
"No need to worry sir, I'm a professional." Mizuki smiled at her old partner. He led her down a hall toward the interrogation rooms. Mizuki's rooms.
"Go in here, we're recording on a video camera and a tape." The chief sighed. "Be careful, this man is a serial rapist."
Mizuki nodded seriously. "I know exactly how to handle this." The chief shivered, she had been gazing at him too intensely. She opened the door and sat a the table, across from a man named Harris. "Mr. Johnson, I see here you're the main suspect of being a serial rapist. Why do you think that is exactly?"
He snorted, eyeing her suspiciously. "Because they got no other leads, isn't it obvious?"
Mizuki smiled. "I suppose that may be true, but why you? What's so special about you? I don't see you being anything other then some garbage man. Maybe not even that. Just another face in the crowd."
He twitched. "Maybe I stand out more then you see." This was it. Mizuki had found her angle.
"Really? I doubt that. You're not particularly handsome or talented, and you seem to not have any traits that makes you stand out. Even your voice is monotone." Mizuki sighed bored. "Actually, I doubt someone like you could ever manage to get so famous. I don't know why they bothered sending me… You're not special."
He snapped. He stood and grabbed Mizuki's wrist, dragging her over the table. "Shut up you damn wench! I'll show you like I showed all those other worthless girls!!" He screamed, loosing himself.
Then police burst in, shoving him against the opposing wall. "You're under arrest-"
Mizuki walked calmly out, though she shook slightly. "Are you alright Ayama? We got him before he could hurt you right?"
Mizuki nodded, then spoke in a quiet voice, "I'm done now, you can prosecute him justly." And with that she left, never to return.
It was almost funny how things had worked out in her life. Her parents, her father a detective and her mother an interrogator, had both died in an accident, and now she was running away from her duty as an interrogator. Was she betraying her parents?
Mizuki opened the door to her apartment, sliding inside silently. Mizuki set her bag down on the counter, sighing. She stretched, then yawned. She decided it was probably bedtime. Mizuki grabbed her dark green pajamas and put them on. She crawled into her bed, and set her cell phone alarm to nine am.
Slowly, Mizuki slipped into a dreamless sleep.
Mizuki slowly opened her eyes, staring numbly at her phone. "Why are you making noise at me? Silly phone." Mizuki sat up groggily, picking up her phone, flipping it open. On the screen it read; DATE WITH MISA. "Oh. That's why." Mizuki turned off the alarm and stretched. She hopped out of bed and made her way to the towel shelf. She pulled out a big deep purple towel.
She made her way over to the bathroom and set the towel against a counter. She stripped her pajamas off, setting them in a corner. She ran bath water while she brushed her teeth and dug around under the counter to find her special shampoo and conditioner.
After she got out of the bath, she wrapped the towel around herself, and left the bathroom. She crossed the hall to her room and grabbed an outfit Misa had given her. Though it wasn't her style, it was special to her because it was a gift from Misa.
She dried off quickly, then slipped into black lacey dress with green mixed into the corset. Mizuki put a dark green collar with a black heart in the center on. She stroked the circular locket her mother had left her absentmindedly. This was the one thing she never took off.
Mizuki looked at the clock and swallowed nervously. She had to be all the way across town in fifteen minutes. She quickly grabbed her bag and shuffled outside.
Misa came into view, sitting on a swing. "Misa-chan!" Mizuki called out waving. Misa's face lit up when she saw her. Misa hopped of the swing and ran to her. She leapt up into the air and tackled Mizuki, they both fell to the ground. "Well, you seem excited to see me." Mizuki smiled a little.
"Yes! Misa's missed you so much Mizu-chan!" Misa pouted slightly. "Oh, Misa has someone for you to meet!" Misa grabbed her best friend's hand and led her back towards the swing. Two boys came into view, one with red hair and brownish-golden eyes and one with black hair and eyes. The boy with the black hair stood funnily, hunched over. He also had deep bags under his eyes. The boys were handcuffed together. Mizuki guessed they had lost a bet or something. "This is Raito!" Misa cooed, wrapping her arms around his. The boy looked away, clearly annoyed by her.
Mizuki already didn't like this one. He didn't respect her. "Hello…" Mizuki waved slightly. Meeting new people always made her nervous. Mizuki waited for Misa to introduce the other boy. She didn't. "Misa-chan, who is he…?" Mizuki asked in a quiet voice.
Misa made a face. It was clear she didn't like him. "Oh him? He's just some pervert who follows Raito."
Mizuki blinked, waiting for more, a name maybe. It wasn't coming. Mizuki sighed, then turned to the boy. "My name's Mizuki Ayama…" she looked into his eyes. He was staring at her.
"My name's Ryuuzaki." He stated simply. "I hear from Misa that you're her best friend. Your name sounds familiar though."
Mizuki gulped. "N-no reason to recognize my name! Heh…" Mizuki scratched her head nervously. "Anyway, it's nice to meet you both." Mizuki bowed her head slightly to the two boys, but she leaned more towards Ryuuzaki. Something about Raito… Just wasn't right. "Misa-chan, shall we go?" Mizuki actually wanted to get away from Raito. He almost scared her.
"Actually…" Misa fiddled with her hair, trying to avoid Mizuki's gaze temporarily. "Misa was wondering… If Raito can come too? Oh, and his stalker, of course." Misa begged her.
Mizuki sighed. "Very well, you now I can't argue with you when you make that face, cheater." Mizuki teased slightly.
Misa jumped into the air and talked Mizuki. "Thank you!" Misa pulled away thoughtfully. "But Misa doesn't want to make Mizu-chan a third wheel…" Misa looked down at the ground guiltily.
"N-not to worry!" Mizuki hated it when Misa looked sad, guilty, or anything other then joyful. "I can just get to know Ryuuzaki-san while you two… Um…" Mizuki made a face. "What do couples even do on dates?"
Misa giggled. "Mizu-chan, you're so cute." Mizuki blushed, then scratched her cheek.
"Anyway, where are we off to?" Mizuki wanted to get a move on. Sitting in her and Misa's special place with other people there felt weird.
"Misa wanted to go see a movie!" Mizuki made a face. "Oh, come on! It won't even be at the theatre! We're renting!"
Mizuki sighed. "The things I do for you…" Mizuki shook her head, defeated as always.
"Yay! Thanks Mizu-chan!" Misa jumped up and down, completely excited. Mizuki didn't get it.
"Ayama-san doesn't like movies?" Ryuuzaki suddenly spoke up, his gaze set on Mizuki.
"Nope! Mizu-chan has always hated movies!" Misa giggled. "She always falls asleep within five minutes of the movie. She's just embarrassed!" Misa went into a mini-giggle-fit.
"Yeah. Sure, that's it." Mizuki made a gagging sound. "Movies are just so boring! How can you be involved in something, when it goes so fast? I think it's stupid. Books are better."
Misa rolled her eyes. "Oh! Did you ever buy that one book you were always obsessing over?"
"Nope. Don't plan to either." Mizuki shrugged. "I like reading it at work, on my break time or when the library's not busy."
"What book?" At this point, they were all walking. Ryuuzaki's eyes never strayed from Mizuki.
"Hmm?" Mizuki turned towards him. "It's pretty old-fashioned… Sherlock Holmes?" Mizuki blushed. "He's my idol."
"I like that book." Ryuuzaki nodded. "Why's he your idol?" Mizuki gulped.
"N-no reason really, I just think he's cool is all." Mizuki turned away.
"Mizu-chan's always reading it. Once she starts though, Mizu-chan goes into a sort of trance. Only, Mizu-chan has a huge smile on her face the whole time, it's cute!"
"Misa…!" Mizuki grumbled. "Ah, it looks like we're here." Mizuki's voice suddenly shot down to a hopelessness, as if she was going to be punished for something she didn't do.
Everyone went their separate ways, well, other then the two handcuffed boys. Mizuki slightly wondered about that. Mizuki went to a quiet section and leaned against a wall. She groaned at the sight of all the movies. Hopefully there would only be one chosen, though she doubted it with all the people that were with her right now. "You really don't like movies, do you?"
Mizuki turned her head in surprise, gasping. It was Ryuuzaki and Raito. Mizuki made a face. "I can't stand them actually." Mizuki sighed. "Not only do I always fall asleep, I end up writing a book version of what I think a better version of the story should be." Mizuki laughed lightly. "I can't resist being a smartass."
Raito eyed Mizuki. "So, you're Misa's best friend? Funny, she never really mentioned you."
Mizuki's eye twitched. "I made Misa promise not to talk about me behind my back." Mizuki sighed. "That's probably why she doesn't hold back in front of me though."
"Really now? Then how come she hasn't even spoken to you for so long?" Raito had a glint in his eye, like he was trying to decide something.
"She's been busy. And besides, she really has a problem when I worry. If anything's not quite stable… She tends to keep me out of the way." Mizuki's voice went sad.
"Are you sure she didn't just forget about you?" Raito wasn't smiling, but Mizuki could just feel the arrogance emitting from him.
That comment, even if it wasn't true, stung. Mizuki's face went dark, and she turned to look out the window. "Maybe that… Would be the best for her. I don't want to hold her back from her dreams." Mizuki smiled sadly. "Misa-chan is… My one true friend. My sister in every way other then blood." Mizuki smiled.
Then she heard sniffing. Mizuki turned to see tears forming in Misa's eyes. "Mizu-chan… I'm sorry for worrying you!" She ran forward and tackled her again.
Mizuki made a slight surprised squeak when Misa tackled her. "Misa-chan…" She smiled. "As long as you're happy, that's what is important, right?"
Misa pulled away suddenly, turning to Ryuuzaki. "Mizuki's going to spend the night tonight too!" Misa demanded.
Ryuuzaki stared after her a bit, in thought. "Very well. So long as you don't disturb anything, or bug anyone." Misa leapt into the air cheering.
"E-eh?" Mizuki stuttered, shocked from the turn of events. "But Misa-chan, I work and-"
"So? I'll call them." Misa grabbed Mizuki's cell phone right out of her pocket. Mizuki was too surprised to do anything. "Hello! This is MisaMisa! Can you please let Mizu-chan have work off for tomorrow and tonight? Misa's so worried about her!" Misa whined into the phone. The other end made frantic noises for a minute, then Misa answered. "Thanks a lot Mister! You've made Misa happy!" She hung up the phone and gave Mizuki a thumbs-up. "Victory!"
"M-Misa! You can't just-!" Mizuki stopped herself. "Never mind. I've actually been wanting to spend some time with you. So… Thank you." Mizuki smiled.
"I love you Mizu-chan!" She hugged her again.
