DTB Story

Hello people… okay, first off, Kirihara doesn't know about Li (in the sense that Hei pretends to be him) and here, Li is his own person. I think that's about it so… Read on my friends read on!

Disclaimer: I do not own the show!

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Hei was so close to finishing the job but that stupid kid had to wander onto the site. The other contractor was too cautious to allow anyone to see him, other than his seller of course. The contractor dropped his cash and soon ran forward to attack the teen. Hei, after fighting with the demon on his shoulder, decided to help keep the teen alive. He grabbed the girl and hurried off to the part of the city still littered with life. Once she was set down onto the pavement, she took no time in running the opposite direction, blue and white uniform disappearing into the darkness between the buildings.

The other contractor glared at Hei. "Don't think you'll be getting away that easily. Hei looked as if he was just standing there, taking petty threats, when in fact he was holding his ground for an attack that never came. The contractor crossed the street, and he too disappeared into the darkness. Hei sighed, relieved, until…

"Put your hands up BK201." Hei needn't turn around to guess who it was ordering him around like that; he knew that voice all too well. He turned slowly, taking in the spectators watching him and the officer, with amusement. As soon as he faced Kirihara, he pulled out his cable and flew into the night, the same direction the girl had run earlier before; Kirihara followed. As he was gaining distance from the tenacious officer, Hei unsuspectingly bumped into a blue glowing figure. He only heard the small "oomph" of contact as he continued running, not able to get a full reading on what he ran into. It wasn't until he saw the result standing in front of him did he realize what type of power that contractor had possessed. Hei was staring into the eyes of himself.

Kirihara ran with all the might her legs could muster, but it just wasn't enough. After a ten- fifteen minute search, she settled that she should just give up; Hei was always gone by that time. The officer took two more steps forward, in order to turn the corner, and when she did, she saw a body lying face down on the floor. She ran to him. "You'd better not be dead. I wanted the luxury of doing that myself." She crouched low beside him, turning him on his back.

It wasn't just because of the curiosity burning inside her did she remove the mask from the man's face, but it was also to make sure he was alive. Her cheeks barely hovered above the man's parted mouth as she waited for a warm breath to touch her skin. "Though it wasn't how I wanted… doing it like this, but I finally caught you BK201." Hei watched with a smile as he walked away from the scene, wearing a green jacket.

"I'm telling you, I am innocent. I am not this BK201 guy!" Li was strapped to a wooden chair, hands cuffed to the back. For hours now he had been telling the police officers that he was innocent, but they wouldn't listen.

"Why were you wearing his clothes then?" asked Kouno.

"I don't know. My name is Li; I'm telling you I'm innocent." Kirihara stood up from the table she was sitting on and asked the others to leave.

"But boss…" started Saitou.

"Just leave." They did as she said and hurried to the one way mirror which was crowded with cops since this was the biggest feat for the police station to date. Kirihara walked to Li and looked him straight in the eyes. "Just tell me the truth. Why were you in Black Reaper's clothing, and why were you in the vicinity?"

"I don't know. I really don't know…" he said staring at her with listless eyes, as if he had given up.

"Take him away," said Kirihara sitting down and letting out a huge sigh.

Kirihara was in her office. The table lamp lit her desk space as she looked over old files, reports, surveillance, anything really, that had to do with BK201 and could get her closer to the truth. She felt for some particular reason that this man they had thought to be the notorious Black Reaper, was not really him. Instead she felt as if he had been telling the truth; she thought she saw something in the man's eyes. One thing came to her mind, and this is what she used to justify her next action: Li was being framed, and she was going to prove it.

The officer ran to the holding cell. She knew that at this late hour the guard would be sleeping, and she wondered why for such a wanted criminal, there was only one guard. She stole the keys off the desk and went toward Li's cell. "What are you doing here?" asked Li with a hopeful look.

"Call me crazy but I believe you. Now let's go," Misaki said as she opened the cell, "we need to hurry on out of here."

Hei was watching the news the next morning. He wasn't happy at the fact that he was made into two, but as it all worked out to his situation, he couldn't be more ecstatic. "Late last night, Officer Misaki Kirihara, chief police officer of section four, had apprehended the long sought after Black Reaper…" Hei's smile just couldn't be contained, but as he read the headlines following the previous report, his smile faded, and was replaced with a frown as he punched a hole into the wall. "… the time is still unknown as to when BK201 had escaped, but mysteriously enough, the same officer, officer Kirihara, who had made the arrest, has vanished too…"

Hei cursed under his breath. "You're too damn smart for your own good Kirihara."

Kirihara had ditched her blue Porsche, driving now the car of her best friend. "How did you get this car again?"

"My friend and I are really close. She trusts me without explanation." She turned to look at Li. He really did look harmless.

"Why did you believe me?" Her head turned back to the road.

"It was just gut instinct. I've been chasing BK201 for years now and nothing felt off about you."

"Thank you. I mean it." They took the rest of the trip in silence, watching as the buildings flew passed, that is until they came to a stop. "Why did we stop? Aren't we going to leave the city?"

"No, I still have to catch Black Reaper."

"But people will definitely see us walking in."

"Just relax," said Kirihara, scoping the area carefully before even taking a step out of the car. The two rushed to the back door of the apartment building, next to the garbage cans, and entered the building. She and Li walked past reception, and hurried up the stairs to a room. Kirihara took out a key from her keychain and entered the room.

Once inside, Kirihara went straight to the phone. She dialed a number and waited for an answer; the voice on the other side sounded relieved.

Hei knew only of two places officer Kirihara would be if she wasn't at the police station. One would be at Saitou's house, making him relay details involving the case back to her, or Kaname's house, who worked for Astronomics. He knew it could only be Kaname, so he hurried off to her house. By the time he arrived there, Li was standing in front of an open window, looking out at the stars like he used to do back in the day. He prepared himself for an attack, and charged into the room electricity at its max.

"So you made it okay?" asked Kaname on the other side of the phone.

"Yeah thanks Kaname."

"Oh don't thank me yet. You owe me big time, and no complaining about it either."

"I know, I know. Did you find anything out?" Kirihara held the phone tightly as a peculiar feeling cascaded over her.

"Misaki… are you… everything…" asked a worried Kaname.

"Did you find anything?" Kirihara asked again.

"… I'm coming home now. Be careful." Kirihara stared at the phone as she put it down. Kaname was acting weird, and that feeling that she felt… it was a familiar one.

Kaname ran into her house and upon seeing Misaki, she threw her into a bear hug. "Misaki…" she said. As Li walked to her, hands extended, she whistled. "No wonder you wouldn't go to Saitou's first, he wouldn't have approved."

"Whatever," laughed Kiriahra.

Kaname took Li's hand. "I'm Kaname, nice to meet you."

"I'm Li. It's a pleasure to meet you to."

"I'm going to borrow her for a second alright?" Kaname dragged Misaki into her room and sat down, a grave look on her face.

"What's wrong?" asked Kirihara walking up to her friend.

"I think you made a mistake."

"What do you mean?"

When you were talking to me on the phone… I saw BK201's location around here. I rushed as soon as I saw it, to make sure you wouldn't do anything brash."

"He was here?"

"I think it's Li. Who else could it be?"

"Kaname thank you, but I trust Li."

"Misaki," said Kaname looking up at her, "you're going to get hurt one of these days, trusting your suspects like this." They heard a crash and then ran to the source. The window was broken.

"I just saw Black Reaper. He ran over there!" Li was pointing to a small patch of wilderness on the south side of the complex.

"Misaki, it's too dangerous."

"I'll be okay Kaname." She pulled out her badge. "I do this for a living." Li watched Kirihara, and saw exactly where she replaced her badge before they went after BK201.

When they reached the woods, they split up. Kirihara walked with her gun in her hand. The night was silent, and every sound was able to be heard. Behind her she heard a rustle and she turned around, aiming her gun, only to find that it was a mama possum and her babes. She sighed a sigh of relief and turned around, only to be face to face with her nemisis.

"It's been a while Kirihara."

"You'd thought I'd fall for your trick huh?" Her gun was aimed right at his mask.

"I suppose I did, but you prove too much of a nuisance for me." He brought his face closer to hers, swiftly pulling her gun away and dropping it at their feet. Her breathing wasn't heavy due to fear even though his body outlined in blue.

"I'm not afraid of you."

"Oh I know that all to well. You're a strong woman Kirihara, just the kind of person I like, but I won't be killing you, oh no, it'll be him." Hei moved away, standing far behind the officer as she faced the direction the sound of crunching leaves came from.

"Li?"

"I'm sorry Kirihara." They circled each other, him next to Hei, and she where he originally was.

"Why?" she spoke sadly.

"I'm sorry…"

"Sorry my ass!" Li picked up the gun at his foot and aimed it at her.

The sky was turning dark now as heavy storm clouds covered the moon; thunder was heard in the distance.

"I truly thank you for believing in me, but please know that I am sorry." Kirhara rushed at Li, after going for her ankle holster, only to find nothing there. Li kept his eyes open, kept his eyes on Kirihara's dark brown ones, as he shot her, right in the left side of her chest. The rain poured down in heavy sheets as Kirihara fell to the floor. "I hope you're happy," said Li following a laughing Hei.

Hei was back at his house with Li and after removing his Reaper attire, he sat down on the couch. "How do you think Kirihara is feeling?"

"What are you talking about? I killed her just like you said."

~ He was in the guest bedroom when he saw the blue outlined figure heading straight toward him he jumped away. Hei's electricity was coursing through his blade as it tried over and over to hit him, him being moved into a corner. "What do you want?" Li asked.

"You'd be pretty useful to me, but in order for that to happen, you need to kill Kirihara." They heard the door and heard Kaname's voice. Li went to introduce himself and came straight back to Hei. "Bring her to the woods, and we'll finish her there." Hei had already left, but Li stood there thinking. He bit his lip, unsure of what to do. After everything that she had done for him, he couldn't just betray her like that could he? After more pondering, he decided on his answer. He broke the window, causing the women to run to him.

"I just saw Black Reaper. He ran over there!" he said, hating every minute of the decision he chose. ~

"You really think I believe that? That shot you made to her badge," he said with a slight pause, "was very convincing."

The rain came down harder and harder. Soon the officer started to wriggle as the cold pellets touched her heating skin. She sat up groggily and saw the blood forming on her suit jacket. She pulled out her badge and saw the hole. The only reason she was alive was because the badge took most of the hit.

Kirihara stood up and walked back to Kaname's room. Kaname was at the table, a bottle of Merlot in hand. She gasped. "You were right," Kirihara said through what could have been tears, "I will get hurt if I keep on trusting suspects." Kaname took Kirihara to car and drove her to the hospital.

"How did you know? Why did you do this?" spoke Li.

"I would never be able to kill Kirihara; it's as simple as that. Hurt her emotionally, and to the point of death yes, but kill her… no way."

"But why?"

"You love her right?"

"So do you… I can see it."

"But who is she mad at? Not me. I'm just the contractor she has yet to catch, but you, you are the man who betrayed her trust and cost her her job." Li was furious. "But it all works out. You want to know how?" Li said nothing. He was still glaring at Hei. "She'll want to see you even more than she wants to see me, and that'll make my job way easier." Hei laughed evilly and walked into his room.

Li wanted to kill Hei but he couldn't. He felt a connection to the evil bastard, and for what reason he didn't know, but he had something. For now he could only wait it out and work for him, until the day he can get Kirihara to capture him…

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A/N: Li betrayed Misaki because of that connection, and that's it. He had to find out what the connection was so other than that, "on to the next… on on to the next one!"