Vendetta, Chapter 2.
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Present Day.
"The criminal, is you"
Everyone froze and stared at the old man Detective Katsuragi had singled out, his face displayed shock but his eyes, bloodshot from years of alcohol abuse, remained cold and impassive.
"N-Now my Child, I think you're being a little bit hast.."
"Madame Le Fronze was desired by a number of people living in Al Kanchou's home for the elderly, some say she moved there despite her wealth and ability to support herself for the sole reason of being surrounded by such admirers."
Yako dropped her hand and reached into the pocket of her black suit's Jacket, she retrieved a beautiful silver ring with a green stone pattern embedded all around it and held it up for all to see.
"During her time here, Le Fronze obtained a horde of gifts from admirers, My Watouru, this token was given to her by you...correct?"
"Why Yes but I..."
Holding her hand up to cut him short, she threw the ring on the ground, still contained in a protocol police evidence bag. Upon colliding with the ground, one of the stones broke and a green gas began to fill the bag.
Slowly rising from her stooped position and allowing a policewoman to cover the object with a plastic security box Katsuragi stared straight into the perpetrator's eyes.
"I thought it was strange, that the night that Madame Le Fronze died she was wearing a ring that didn't show up on any of the Daytime security cams. You were a Jeweler in your youth were you not Mr Watouru?" Once again Yako stared at the thin man, his cool demeanor wavering under the excessive amount of smoke he now was puffing from his pipe.
"Your pride was wounded the day Madame Le Fronze publicly rejected you, humiliated you," Katsuragi's eyes were twinkling now,a grin tugging at the corners of her mouth.
Easy girl,' She chided herself mentally 'lets not get too excited'.
"What of it? She humiliated many others, everyone wanted to give that old cow what she deserved!" The man's face was completely covered by smoke now.
"Yes," Katsuragi agreed, "But nobody had the ability you possessed, to do so in the form of jewelry..."
Motioning to the Police officer from before, she was handed the ring, now extracted from the toxic plastic bag and casing, and held it up to her face, the ring hole in front of her eye. She took three pocky sticks out of her side satchel(upon their appearance many members of the spectating audience sweat dropped) and slipped them through the finger opening, once the sticks met the side of the ring, small spikes protruded out and droplets of green liquid began to drip from each point. The people gasped and Katsuragi moved the ring away from her face. Slowly, one of the small green 'gems' faded out.
"Nor did anyone here have an overly expressed interest in foreign reptiles and amphibians. Carbonated Black Adder Poison, when pressurized and distributed through those little spikes is deadly, but you already know that, don't you?"
"Huhuhuhuhuhu, You ssseeem to have ssssen right through me" Snake like slits stared through the now fog like smoke and Yako stared coldly back at him whilst everyone, choking, ran for cover behind the detective.
'Yes, I have. Although you were rejected more than three years ago, I worked out that on your pension it would've taken you that long to save up for a vile of poison found on the black market.'
'KHisss Khissss, Isss that ssssso? Well then let me tell you jusssst where you went wrong...'
'I think not,' Katsuragi grimaced and, without batting an eyelid, plunged into the smoke surrounding the old man and delivered a swift blow to his face, immeadiatly the fog dispatched and Yako stood victorious over the now comatose pensioner. Bringing the scenario to an un-climatic end.
"The last thing I need," She sighed, coughing into the back of her hand, "Is a long winded Villain."
"Jeez Yako, You could have given the poor Sap his three minute speech!" The Officer from before teased nudging her shoulder amiably.
Yako grimaced "You mean more like thirty minutes, I swear Kanae, if this business has taught me anything it's that long winded speeches are a complete waste of time... and brain cells."
"Yeah yeah, but SOME OF US, mainly the people leading day to day boring jobs would prefer a little drama! Besides it's not like you had any other 'prior' engagements" Kanae wriggled her eyebrows suggestively.
"That's not true," Yako's serious face caused Kanae's eyebrows to stop mid-wiggle, interest sparked in her eyes including a few stars of delight,
"YAKO! You dog you! Whose the lucky..."
"The convenience store closes in an hour" Yako deadpanned "... and I used up my last few sticks of Pocky to demonstrate the trick by accident." To verify the audacity of what was said, Yako's bottomless stomach rumbled causing Kanae to jump away slightly.
"Jeez Yako! Food Food Food Food FOOD! Have you no sex seeking hormones whatsoever?!?" At the loud exclamation of the three letter word, Yako instantly flushed and stared at her friend wide mouthed.
"N-NANI? Kanae! Don't speak so brashly in public!" Yako's beet red face shook in denial from side to side, the air of ice cool Detective now lost to the onlookers who simultaneously shook their heads in disbelief and quickly went about their own business.
"BRASH MY ASS! Look at you! A Corn dog has more chance of turning you on than a nice hunky man!" Kanae's eyes drifted a little at the thought of such men, her eyes sparkling a bit she snapped back into reality only to catch Yako in the same state.
Mumbling the word corn dog over and over again like some kind of Junk Monk.
"Ugh, I swear," a voice bleeped from the side of Kanae's belt, alerting her of a high speed chase that was going on and requesting for backup, she cursed and and answered it with a sharp 'affirmative' before clicking out. Reaching up she pulled on Yako's ear to wake her up from her daydream, accompanied by her dearest friends range of protests.
'Wake up sleeping beauty, I gotta skate, Chase going on and such, thanks for asking for me to accompany you on this case though...even IF it was filled with nothing but decrepit oldies."
Yako smiled and waved to her friend as she amde her way over to her cop car, "Maybe you should try and find a husband the HONEST way hmm?"
She was answered by the great 'finger' of the law and the screeching of tires under a speed that destined Kanae Kagoharu to always remain partnerless.
Yako stayed where she was for a while, waving after her friend, before stuffing her hands into the pockets of her blazer and walking down the pavement. She had no direction really, the lie about going to the convenience store a cover for her want of escaping the scene of a solved mystery.
That feeling she'd get where her ears would strain for an 'Itadakimasu'.
Shaking her head, she pulled the blazer lapels around her neck and walked briskly through the throng of people on Tokyo's streets. They were in the middle of a rainy patch at the minute, one accompanied with cold winds that blew right through you, and if you weren't careful, blew YOU through the sky. Yako shivered in rememberence and checked to amke sure all her coat buttons were fastened securely.
She looked up at the sound of thunder and, following suit of the other now rushing passerby's, sped up her walk, opting for a small cafe rather than a convenience store. She smiled as she neared it, her face plastered on the glass of the door, one proudly stating, 'IT'S NO MYSTERY WHY TOKYO'S NUMBER ONE DETECTIVE EATS HERE!' she shook droplets of dew out of her hair and entered into the glowing, and slightly packed room.
After bustling through a crowd of admirers expressing her thanks with ever embarrassed flattery she made her way to the back room, where a selection of tables were set up for guests who would be easily 'bothered'. Yako sighed in relief, the easy playing music a contrast to the bustle outside, she could see a few others situated in corners of the room and smiled at them waving friendly before sitting down. The owner of the cafe spotted her and gave her a thumbs up and a 'five minute' gesture.
She nodded, her hands up in thanks and collapsed further into her chair.
And breathe, Just breathe, Ohh Breathe, Just breathe.
Yako let her mind drift at the sound of the soft music she closed her eyes and shrugged her heavy blazer off, her thin, lithe frame stretched now, raising her arms over her head she stretched out a few cricks and sighed in contempt.
'53 cases. 53 in under two years.'
Reaching into the inside pocket of her Blazer she pulled out a silver cigarette case and flicked it open, placing one in her mouth, she began to light it with a matching lighter, eyes half lidded and still heavy.
'My my, now when did a louse like you pick up such a dirty habit?'
Yako's eyes flew open and she half jumped out of her chair, scaring the hell out of the cafe owner who stood just above her with a tray of tea.
A tray that she had ungracefully smacked her head into.
"Owowowowowow!' Jeez Marie!" Yako gulped, grateful that the tea kettle and cup had thankfully landed back into place after being bumped. Yako quickly opened her eyes up though, scanning the room past faces of slightly startled inhabitants for the owner of that thick as treacle voice.
"Humph! Serves you right! I'm glad I scared you a little bit! Smoking those dreadful things will turn you yellow you know!" Marie continued to chide her playfully and Yako sighed, a hand over her heart.
"That was you telling me off Marie? I thought it was someone else..." Yako spoke calmly, affectionately towards the older woman.
'I was sure it was someone...something else.'
"Course it was me, who ELSE has the brain to knock some sense into you smoked nitwits!" Marie laughed throatily.
"Well contrary to what you may say Marie, a certain friend of mine has been smoking cigarettes for the past ten to fifteen years now and he doesn't look a day pass his age... save for the sleep bags." Yako returned the playful action, accepting the cup of tea and demonstrating how she wanted ALL of what was on the menu provided for her to the assistant waitress.
"Hohoho! That's that Eishi Sasazuka I always see you on the news with! A nice man, a HANDSOME man dearie," Marie winked suggestively, much to Yako's embarrassment a few people looked up and grinned.
"Ne ne! Eishi's old enough to be my father you old woman! Why don't you marry him eh?"
Marie just continued to laugh, a blush forming on her plump face as she edged back to the kitchen.
Yako raised her eyebrows and shook her head, 'Well it's no mystery as to whose been sending Sasazuka all that confectionary then.' she pulled her chair in and brought her teacup up to her lips, she took a nice warm mouthful and relished the warm feeling as she swallowed. The next sip she took however shot out of her mouth at the sight of the person who now sat in front of her.
"Oh dear, is this really how you should treat old friends Miss Detective?"
Yako Katsuragi shook slightly, teacup now crashed on the floor and hand reflexively flying to the gun holster at her waist, finding it empty a slow ironic smile crept onto her face and she sat back slightly.
"You must forgive me on this account, you see, I'm not used to seeing ghosts."
The Person in front of her laughed childishly and placed a thin arm behind them to rest on the head of the chair, legs extended over their half of the table.
"A ghost? Come now Miss Detective, we all know that's not true..."
Yako's mouth felt dry, she patted down the hairs on her head as calmly as she could, a cold anger seeping thorugh her bones at the person before her.
"I suppose it isn't, if it were there'd be a certain humour behind Neuro's" she bit back as much venom as she could at the mention of his name "'vanishing act' especially with you being his partner and all," she stopped for a drink to steady her shaking nerves, something she was sure the small childlike figure in front of her noted with extreme hilarity.
"Kaitou Sai"
X eyes became cold and he flicked a silver fork behind his shoulder.
"Such formality Miss Yako, please, lets call me X," His eyes became menacingly dark and Yako felt the fear and anticipation she had yearned for about to be let loose with every second gone past.
"Just, for old times sake."
Chapter was long, wanted to display just how well Yako was doing as a lone detective.
Most chapters will be of this length to be honest, a lot of the sexual um, tension and acts will take place MUCH later... be patient?
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Also, I hope my grammar and spelling is alright, I checked it twice to make sure _
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