" I know he's planning something, but what. "

Scarpetta was hardly awake as she was listening to the inspector ramble on and on about Lupin. She had been asleep for an hour before his loud banging woke her up. Scarpetta stood up straight as she only nodded to agree with him and watched him pace around. She took a glance at the clock and it was getting close to being five in the morning. She still had her jacket and gloves on, but her mask was sitting next to her.

It had been four hours since Lupin and his gang were caught, but Zenigata wouldn't stop rambling. All Scarpetta wanted to do was go home, go to sleep and forget about it.

" Inspector, you should really rest I'm sure he'll still be there in the morning. "

Oh yeah, She forgot that the daddy issues pretty boy was still there. He had been sitting on the couch, watching Zenigata having his little rant.

" Don't underestimate him Oscar! That's how he get's you. "

Scarpetta rolled her eyes, she had enough of this shit considering she got shot in the shoulder. Scarpetta has left the hospital in one piece thankfully, but it didn't help that the inspector was there watching her and if he wasn't his police force was. As promised, all charges were dropped and her criminal record was completely erased as far as Japan. Zanigata had been so impressed with Scarepetta's determination, he decided to use her for an open window for crime.

Oh yeah, what she always wanted to be, a snitch after her record had been terminated. She had been lucky to be alive, but she still wanted to know who shot her. She knew deep down that it wasn't Lupin since the bullet came up from the top as she was running. Lupin was five minutes behind her so there was no way he could even see, even at that range. Scarpetta knew that there was something else going on, but she couldn't help to over think it so much. It bothered her so much that she decided that maybe sticking to Zenigata was a safer alternative.

She was practically playing right into their hands, but they weren't showing it.

" Inspector, I hate to sound rude, but most of us like to sleep. Lupin is in solitary confinement with dozens of guards surrounding the area, not to mention all four are separate from one another. Even if they were to communicate with one another, it would be heard. "

" Your job isn't done. " Spoke the inspector.

Scarpetta glared at the older male.

" Yes it is, I caught Lupin and his gang and the deal was you get rid on my file once that was complete. "

Zenigata only laughed as he stood up from his chair to go to the window and take a look out.

" I don't think you understand, you see you're a criminal in my book, so it doesn't matter if you have a file or not. I know the things you've done and for that I have put you into my custody for as long as I see fit. "

Scarpetta's eyes went wide.

"W-what?! You can't do that it-

"I've already made arrangements with the courts and of course the higher ups. Whether you like it or not you're stuck with me. "

Scarpetta couldn't believe what she was hearing, she thought that she would finally get away and go back to drifting again. Of course, she would try to go back to Japan or maybe somewhere in the states, but this was just too much for her. She would be working with people that she despised and tried to avoid at all costs. She was a prisoner, but surely she had some free will or may be a say in all of this.

" It will take time to adjust, but I'm sure with a little bit of rehabilitation you'll forget about all those crimes. "

" No! I was promised my freedom, you lied to me. This was your plan all along wasn't it? To get me all nice and comfortable until It was the right time to get Lupin. "

This was wrong, he knew it too.

She could hear Oscar scoffing on the other side of the room. He wasn't happy because he had to work with her on cases.

" You can't be serious inspector? Why wasn't I told of this? "

" Because for a few reasons, one she was able to get Lupin and second She had some interesting background. "

Oh great, that mean's he knows about her parents, the orphanage and her other activity. Lucky for her, she was able to get the file that was from the orphanage before they did.

" What's so interesting about trash? "Scoffed Oscar.

" Trash! You shut your fucking mouth you high maintenance pretty boy!"

Oscar stood up and so did Scarpetta as she made her way to the male. Before she had a chance to raise her hand, Zenigata grabbed her and pulled her away from Oscar.

" Hey, take your hands off me! " She growled, trying to pull away.

" Good home, we'll call you when you're needed. "


2 days later.

It was nothing but pure hell with Oscar as he was going on and off about Fujiko and how she was a " Pig " " or a " Spatoon". Either way, Scarpetta was not impressed with what he had to say and had no interest in what he had to say about Fujiko. She tried to distract myself with a recent case as he was raging on and on again about something. Scarpetta quickly picked up that Oscar was over protective or possessive over Zenigata and would do anything to get his attention. Not that it was already obvious the first night she met the both of them, but thinking about it now gives her the creeps.

Oscar finally stopped his ranting when he heard a knock at his door.

" Come in. " He said in and obvious fake kindness.

The more she looked at him the more she began to recall a certain boy she grew up with, but there was no way this asshole would ever be him. The two were total opposites and she hadn't thought about the teenage wreck. Sometimes she wounded where he could have gone or if he's even still alive, trying to fight for his life. Oscar was speaking to an officer as she thought for a moment and it gave her enough time to think about the case before Oscar began to rant again. She wasn't sure if it was worth it anymore and would personally ask Zenigata to just lock her up and throw the key away. Scarpetta could never understand the deep hatred that Oscar had for Fujiko and she wasn't sure if she wanted to know.

" He what! " Oscar screeched. " Get your asses out there now!"

This caused Scarpetta to stand up quickly from her chair as she made sure that her attention was on the officer and Oscar.

It was Lupin she knew it, it had to be.

She decided to take it upon herself to leave the room and go looking for whoever decided to escape, she was feeling excited by this point. She managed to get to the cells and every single one was open, which caused her to be observant and cautious.

The women is still here, might as well free her.

" Why the hell would I do that Zep?"

Think of it this way, you can presume more of your thief side and I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to be stuck with that prick of an inspector and his second in command.

" As tempting as that maybe, do you know anything about Fujiko? what if she tries to kill me? "

Just set her free and run off somewhere else, the others are long gone by now and won't be returning anytime soon.

She sighed, going to the last cell that had failed to open and of curse saw Fujiko, looking back at her with curiosity. Scarpetta was surprised by the look she was giving her, but thought that maybe she had not seen her face after all. Scarpetta knew the combo and did it quickly as she took a step back and then started walking the other way as if nothing ever happened. She decided that going out of the building would be a more safe place to stick around.

" Hey, why did you let me out?" Called Fujiko.

Scarpetta ignored the women and went around the corner and to the double doors to go outside to see most of the police cars gone, Zenigata was already with his crew for sure. Scarpetta went to her her bike that was park just under the tree by the station and decided that a nice cup of hot coffee would be a nice thing to have right now.


" Fujiko! You made it out!" exclaimed Lupin.

" Yeah, No thanks to you! What the hell happened?" she screeched.

" Well, I thought that maybe all the doors would have opened, but I guess the cell you were put in was maybe older than ours. " Explained Lupin. " How did you get out?"

Fujiko looked at the male thief and only smirked. " Let's just say there was someone there the last minute. "

" What?" This got the male's attention. " Who was it?"

" I have no idea, to be honest, but I know she wasn't there in a cell, she's maybe working with Zenigata. "

" No way, doesn't he have Oscar in second command? " Asked Lupin.

Fujiko only shrugged. " She didn't say anything to me and I could hardly see her face."


She didn't understand why I did it?

You need to find her or maybe she'll find you.

Zep kept echoing through her head as she was trying to find a way to avoid this sort of thing. Scarpetta wasn't all too sure whether or not that would be such a good idea since she was interpole's property. She hated to think that way, but in a way it was true and no matter where she could go, she would be surly chased down like Lupin and his gang. She would be willing to risk it for a short time, but there was hardly anywhere she could go.

" What's this all about Zep? Why do you want Fujiko so much?"

Scarpetta made sure to keep her voice nice and low for the most part as she was making it look like she was talking into an earpiece.

It's not a matter of wanting, she could set you free if you really wanted her to. The same thing applies to Lupin and his gang as well.

" Are you saying I should ditch the task force completely and join Fujiko or Lupin?"

That's what it sounds like, but there was no way she could do that considering she never like working with people. She had to stick it out a few more weeks with Interpol and then she'll be able to get out.

You can do whatever you want, I just thought that would be an option to think about.

" Have you forgotten that I put them in those cells? What makes you think they would forget something like that? "

If anything, she would feel more comfortable with Fujiko since they were the same sex, but she was notorious for back stabbing and selling anyone out for fast cash. Scarpetta would also have to tell Fujiko that she was indeed white stag since it would be kind of obvious anyway. There would be no way she could hide the mask for much longer from someone like Fujiko. If she was to leave interpol, she would just get caught again and probably not given another chance. Scarpetta was sure that Zenigata would send Oscar after her since he would be busy with Lupin. She could take that pretty boy all by herself, but there would be officers watching her every move as she would make her escape. She knew that going to prison for twenty years or more was not going to sit well with her so she had to be careful not to screw this up.

" Zep, is there a way that maybe I could fake my death? I mean, I know you can't die, but is there a way we could do it?"

Maybe, but it would have to be really convincing. You'll be in a world of hurt if you were to purposely harm yourself.

" Great, I really don't want to go through that again, you know we got lucky with the Yeal guy right? "

She got shot in the chest due to her careless actions of taking the man head on, if Zep had not been there at the right time, she would have been dead. That guy got what he deserved in the end and she would have loved to meet the person that took his ass out. She wanted to forget that entire experience, but it was hard to let go when it came to what she had to do.

I have to say, that was the best steak I've had in years.

" Easy for you to say, I had to eat the damn thing raw, what if I got sick?"

It would never happen, you're not really human, but you're not really immortal either.

Yeah, that was no joke.

" So, what do you really want to do Zep? I know the temptation of thievery would please you the most. If I were to stay with Zenigata any longer, I'm sure it will only be a matter of time before the both of us snap. "

They both knew each other well enough to know what would happen, Zep would gladly kill Oscar without a second thought.

I want to see what you decide.

She sighed, she knew damn well that she wasn't going to win this so she would have to be wise with her choice.

" Fine, i'll play the game then. I'm sure playing both side won't be bad right? "