Chapter 3
"Ryuzaki", she whispered just as their lips met, softly at first then he pressed harder and parted hers with his warm tongue. After a moment she pulled away, "Ryuzaki…", there was an urgency in her voice. She was trying to tell him something important.
"Ryuzaki!" he snapped back into reality. His memory of them together forgotten. He looked over to find Van standing beside him. "Sorry, you looked dazed." She said and plopped down on the sofa again. "So do you…" she trailed off. She twiddled her thumbs hoping he knew what she meant to say.
"Yes…I believe you." he answered. He had always known what she was trying to tell him. It was in her eyes, everything she wanted to say. Her eyes lit up and he could tell she was trying her best to conceal it, but she was utterly and completely relieved if not thankful. A small smile tugged at the side of his lips as he observed this. "Though, you'll be a suspect. Your finger prints are no doubt all over his apartment." he added quickly, just to alert her.
"I know.", she answered solemnly. That wasn't the answer he was trying to get from her, he tried again.
"If you return to your home you'll be caught and prosecuted. You need to find a new place to stay." she stared up at him, her eyes were glistening with the start of tears. Had she lost all hope already? It became apparent she wasn't going to offer the words he wanted her to say. "You'll stay here so I can keep an eye on you." he hated to have to be the one to say what was on both of their minds but it was necessary. A smile broke through the tears that threatened to fall,
"Thank you." was all she could say. He nodded in response. A muffled ring sounded and she wondered where it came from. It wasn't hers and she'd made sure the pockets were empty when she took the pants. She couldn't have stealing a dead guy's clothes and wallet on her conscious.
Ryuzaki reached into his back pocket and produced a cell phone. He flipped it open. "Go ahead…Yes…Alright." he clicked it off and shoved back into it's place. It almost made her laugh. His conversations on the phone had become even worse. "There will be some people here tonight. Police. They've been alerted to the murder and seem to think it might tie into another case." he told her bluntly.
"What case?" she asked. there had been several other murders but which one could he be talking about?
"The Kira case."
"But everyone who has been killed in that died of a hear attack and were criminals. This man seemed like your average hard working business man."
"There's one thing wrong with your theory." she prodded him on with her eyes. "Kira kills those he believes to have committed sinister acts. That qualifies anyone. This man you found happens to be a cop working on the Kira case."