A/N: Thank you for taking the time to read my new story Black Widow! I hope you enjoy it as I am throughly enjoying Psycho Pass and all it has to offer. As a disclaimer, I do not own any of the works. They belong to their owners and I do not profit from this in any way besides knowing that my work is being read out here. I am constantly editing, but I don't always get every little thing. Feel free to point out anything odd or incorrect, I want this to be a good experience for you as well as for me. Enjoy and please review!
'Psycho Pass invalid' said the system again as Yuki approached the door to her little room at the rehabilitation center. The color was blank, the number was a dash, and the words repeated in her mind. She was the first person that was ever listed as an 'invalid' Psycho Pass. That led to many issues over the last year, but today she would find a way to get out of it. An appointment had been set up, she had taken the Aptitude Test and she didn't know the results. Only that she had a feeling today was the day she would get answers.
"Yuki Kanemora," said the doctor as she approached her room. The woman was in her mid thirties, looked to be stable, happy and above everyone here. At least that was how it looked in Yuki's point of view as the others always maintained a distance of at least three feet from her. Fit and lean, she lacked the curves Yuki was gifted with, but a beautiful woman none the less. Yuki respected nothing more than a successful person with confidence and humility, but the humility seemed to be only a public standing here. Yuki was the first to know that what happened behind closed doors was anyone's guess with the Sybil system online.
Yuki smirked as she thought 'who else would be in here', but she simply responded with a simple 'yes'. Her voice was calm and serene; nothing like the woman's who was full of authority and haste. Apparently whatever was going on needed to happen now. That only peaked Yuki's curiosity as she was lead down the hall with a drone behind her. Not that it would do them any good. Her 'invalid' Psycho Pass was a problem for the Sibyl system.
"In here," she was told when the doctor lead her into the visitation room with a single visitor. Or so it looked until she actually saw two. The one sitting was a woman, a young woman by looks of it no older than twenty. The other standing was a man, older but not by much with black hair that looked like it would bother him. Charmless was the first word she could use to describe him, but she was betting prick would be another if the man talked. The woman looked to be kind and actually rather oddly nervous. But it was a 'trying to be confident' nervous instead of being afraid.
"I'm Akane Tsunemori," the woman said as Yuki sat down. "You're Yuki Kanemora, right?" When Yuki nodded with a cocked eyebrow, Akane continued. "We're with the PSB and this is my partner Ginoza Nobuchika. We've been told you have an invalid Psycho Pass that doesn't read with our scanners, is that correct?" Again, Yuki nodded, but this time she was a bit worried. What did the PSB want with her? "Well, there's a man we want information about and he has a similar Psycho Pass with yours… kind of. Would you be willing to work with is to find him? Maybe you know him?"
Yuki could only think of one person with such a reading. The one person who ruined her life, and made her realize just how fucked up this world really was. Shogo Makishima. "And if I do; what do I get from this deal?" she asked as she crossed her arms and legs. The outfit of the rehabilitation center was a simple shirt that crossed over in the front and pants that only reached just below her knees. The wrist device was a reader that was pointless, but it was regulation to keep it on her. However, there was a keen difference between Makishima and her. His numbers were pure white, and hers just didn't exist.
"You get out of here. You took the Aptitude test and it showed that you would fit well into being an Enforcer. Strange considering your Crime Coefficient doesn't exist, but it's a way that we get to solve the string of crimes and you get out of here and work with us."
"As your dog," Yuki finished as Akane looked back at Ginoza who took an exasperated breath and approached the glass. With his silhouette, she could see her own reflection on the glass. Her tired blue eyes that were usually bright had dulled over the year. Her long brown hair was longer now, but also looked limp and tired. The tests were wearing her out, and her normally pale skin was almost sickly looking now.
"Better to live as a dog than die as a useless person," he said straight to the point. Yeah, her first impression was right… he was a charmless prick. Her eyes narrowed at him as Akane looked at him almost horrified. How these two were partners, she would never guess. But he did have a point. This place was killing her, but she could only think of one reason why they would let her go. They wanted to see how she would do under the pressure. Maybe then a number would come to her Psycho Pass… it was hard to be completely sure though.
"Ginoza! That's no way to…"
"I'll do it," Yuki said as Akane looked between the two and then cleared her throat as she calmed down. "Not that it matters much; I just want to see that monster get what's coming to him. If you can promise me I get to see that day, then I'll do what you want."
That was two days ago, and now the paperwork was set. She was being transported by the facility over to PSB headquarters where she would be their new Hound. Yuki Kanemora, age 23, Psycho Pass unknown, was now a dog of the PSB Something she would have rather died than be a year ago, but if it meant to live to see that monster killed then she would grin and bear it.
As the doors to the WPSP opened and she was escorted to the identification room where they tried to read her Psycho Pass again and failed. So, her picture was taken along with a voice sample along with a read on her invalid Psycho Pass. It was hard to tell how many had her invalid state, but they could easily track it this way. Her leash was set and now she was being sent to the Investigator's office. Akane and Ginoza were in the back doing a briefing, with Ginoza doing most of the talking, but there were four others. An old man, two younger men, and a woman were at their desks and when Yuki walked in she was looked at intensely. Obviously, they thought it was a bad idea, she was unfamiliar ground to them. Well, all but one.
"Hot damn, Inspectors! You keep giving me candy like that and I may get used to beautiful women!" A loud smack on the head from the woman made Yuki smirk although the comment didn't bother her much.
"Shut it, Kagari," the woman said.
"Damn, Kunizuka… that was uncalled for."
The quieter man just smirked and approached Yuki. He was much taller than her, his hair spiked, but he had a certain charm about him. Something she couldn't quite explain. "He says stupid things, don't let them bother you," he said with a smirk as he looked over to the two. Just looking at him a moment, her eyes wandered to the older man who was chuckling.
"Well, let's get back to it," he said with a shrug. "We can get familiar later." All too true, but it was strange suddenly being around people who joked and were… having fun. Living. While this wasn't what she expected, it was something she would have never dreamed could happen again. Not to someone like her.
