Hoorah! Second update of the day! I don't think I've ever done this before. Hihi. There'll be no Fuji in this chapter but I do hope you'll enjoy~


"Heeeeh, to think that you actually got it developed! It was such an old film too," a blonde, well-endowed woman whistled her admiration as she plopped down on her chair. She eyed her weary, dark-green haired friend questioningly. She was, however, ignored as you simply collapsed onto your own chair. You eyed the clock above your office door and read 3:30. You wondered if you were going to make it home before four or if you were going to catch your sister-in-law making breakfast again.

"So? Where'd you get it developed, Yayoi? I'm sure you couldn't develop it just anywhere since it's been discontinued and all. Did you do it in some shady shop in Roppongi? Wait! You went to Roppongi?! Why didn't you bring me with you? Mou, Yayoi's soooo mean! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Leaving me here when she's off having fun in Roppongi! Really!"

"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT!" you snapped, your grinning friend's pestering finally getting to you.

This was what you had to deal with every night: Matsushita Shion, your partner and your supposed best friend who couldn't keep her mouth shut even if her life depended on it.

You slouched further into your chair with a groan. You took the iced coffee on your desk into your hands.

"You remember that kid I told you about? Fuji?" you asked as you brought your cold hands to soothe your eyes.

"Yeah, Freaky Flower Boy, right? The one who helped solve the Double Grave Case. What about him?" Shion asked with a cocked brow.

"I met him again when I was getting the film from that camera shop near Seigaku. I didn't notice him at first but he came up to me and told me he could help out. Turns out Seigaku's Photography club has the equipment to develop it."

"Photography club? I thought the kid's in the Tennis club with Ryo-chan?"

"He is, but apparently he hangs around the Photography Room a lot too," you informed your friend, bringing your hand away from your eyes to rub the back of your neck. Your hand wasn't cold anymore.

"The process took some time. It was 6:30 when we finished so I drove him home."

"Heeeh. So you brought him home before bringing the evidence here?" Shion asked as you finished your story.

"Ha? What kind of question is that? Of course, I brought him home before bringing the evidence here! It was already 6:30, you know?"

"I know, it's just surprising, is all." You frowned at this.

"What do you mean 'surprising'? He's a middle schooler! You don't let middle schoolers walk around Tokyo at night!"

"Yeah, but you aren't usually the type to prioritize things like that over your case. Normally, you pretty single-minded." You pouted at the statement.

"What's up with that?"

She didn't reply but you didn't mind her too much after that as you were too busy packing up your stuff. Apparently, she had turned her back on you and had propped her elbow on her desk and her head on her hand. You had just been placing the last of your things into your bag when she spoke again.

"Is that normal? You giving him a ride, I mean. It's the second time this week, right?"

"Don't think about it so much. He's a good kid, plus he helped me out," you said, sipping on your iced coffee so as to calm your fatigue-induced irritation. You approached her desk once you've finished the drink.

"Let's go. I'll drive you home."


"You should be careful, you know?" Here we go.

"Yeah, it sort of comes with the job description but I suppose you wouldn't know that," you joked as you parked in front of Shion's apartment. The woman beside didn't seem to have found it so funny, however, as she regarded you with a scowl.

"I'm talking about that Fuji kid." Now, you were confused.

"Fuji? Why?"

"Don't you listen to the news? And, you call yourself a police inspector," Shion scoffed, causing you to raise your brow. You didn't know what her problem was but you did know that she was getting on your nerves more than usual.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about those middle schoolers or high schoolers dating older people. You know what happened to them? They're out of a job, that's what! There's a reason for the word 'jailbait', you know?" You rolled your eyes. You should've figured she came to a conclusion like this.

"Okay, one: that didn't even come from the news, those are rumors. Two: Fuji and I aren't like that. He's a just a nice kid who happens to pop out during my time of need. Besides, he's working on a career in tennis. I'm sure he'd be mindful about things like that and I will be too so will you please just drop it?"

You looked Shion directly in the eye. Her face remained calm and straight but the way her painted red lips subtly tightened told you that she definitely did not want to just drop it. Whatever she wanted to say, however, did not come out. Instead,

"At least you're not calling it 'destiny', I suppose," she said, giving you a shit-eating grin. You let out a snort and tapped your friend's cheek in a pseudo-slap.

"Idiot."

"Yeah."

And then, her lips were on yours.

...

"THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, ASSHOLE?!"

If Shion's neighbors weren't woken up by the sound of you planting your fist on her head, they would most certainly wake up because of that.

"Ahn~But it's all your fault, Yayoi-chan! I haven't had sex in months because of your stupid, back-to-back cases and you didn't even take me to Roppongi with you! Stupid, stupid, stupid Yayoi!" Shion whined like the child she was.

"Over-sexed idiot..." you seethed, fist at the ready to punch Shion should the need arise or the desire to inflict pain just becomes too powerful.

"I already told you that I didn't go to Roppongi! And, stop yelling so loud, your neighbors will hear you, Idiot!"

"Oh~? That means you'll have sex with me, right? Heeyaaaay~! I'll get to see Yayoi's paper white panties agaiiiin~ "

"YOU...! GRRR, I'LL KILL YOU!"

You weren't going to get home before four, were you?


Haha, that was fun. Well, this chapter was mostly posted because I didn't know what to make Yayoi and Fuji do next hence I'm open to suggestions! Also, I wanted to introduce Shion, Yayoi's perverted best friend since middle school~!

Oh, and if you didn't know, Ropponggi is Tokyo's nightlife district so yeah.

Thanks for reading~! Remember to leave a review or a suggestion~