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"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you?" Shinra asked as I got ready to leave.
I gave him a reassuring smile, "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me."
"But anything could happen! What if you get attacked on the way? Or hit by a bus? Or-"
"Shinra-san. Really. I'll be fine."
Shinra hesitated before responding, "Alright then. Call one of us," he gestured to him and Celty, "when you get home. So we know that you're safe."
"Yeah, okay. Bye Shinra-san, Celty-san. I'll talk to you soon," I waved as I left. Since it was a nice day, I had decided to walk instead of driving. It took me roughly twenty minutes to walk to the police station. The sliding doors opened and I went to the receptionist.
"Hello. I'm Kiyomi Yui," I told the woman. She nodded at me before typing into her computer.
"Oh, you're here for the identifying session, correct?" She asked me.
I nodded, politely smiling.
"Right this way please," she said as she stood up. I followed her as we walked through a labyrinth of corridors.
..Okay, so maybe it wasn't a labyrinth. I just lost track of where we were going.
"Risaka-san, Kiyomi Yui is here," she said to an officer, before bowing and leaving.
The officer turned around to see me.
"Ah, Kiyomi-san. I was wondering when you would get here," he said.
"Sorry. I would've been here sooner but my..doctor said that I should rest for a few days," I explained.
"Don't worry about it. That woman really did a number on your face," he gestured to the nail marks Reiko had left.
I shrugged in response. "Now then, we found a number of unconscious men at the scene. One of them, Shinsui Haruki, gave us details about his employers appearance to minimize his jail sentence. We've found ten women matching his description," Risaka explained, "If you look through this window here, you'll be able to see them."
I followed his finger and saw a line of women in the room next door. My eyes trailed along them, looking for one woman in particular. She was second last. Long black hair. Bright red lips. Reiko.
"That's her. Reiko-san." I told the officer. He nodded and motioned to some guards. They entered the room and walked towards Reiko, hand cuffing her hands. They started to lead her from the room, but before they left, Reiko locked eyes with me.
"You. This isn't over. I'll remember you. You're as good as dead, bitch!" She spat. My face remained impassive as I turned to Risaka. "Is that all?" I asked.
"Yes. Your doctor gave an official statement, so you can leave," he said.
"Thank you, Risaka-san," I said before I left. I was wondering around the corridors, looking for a way out. Eventually, the receptionist came and lead me out.
[...]
After wandering around for a bit, I ended up on a bridge that was above the train railway. I found it a few days ago and it's quickly becoming one of my favourite spots; it was just so peaceful. People thought that since it was overlooking the railway, it would be really loud, but it wasn't. Pulling out my phone, I texted Celty.
'Celty-san. I identified Reiko-san at the police station and now I'm just walking around Ikebukuro. I'll talk to you later.'
A few seconds later, my phone buzzed. I opened up the text message and read it.
'Alright. Stay safe!'
Sighing, I closed my eyes and touched the nail marks on my cheek. They were healing slowly and they were still tender.
"Yui." A voice said behind me. Startled, I flailed and then turned around. Brown eyes met blue eyes.
"K-Kasuka? What are you doing here?" I questioned when I had calmed down.
"Donna-san sent me to find you," he said in his monotone voice.
"Oops..I forgot to tell her I was done at the police station," I trailed off.
"She told me to remind you of the recording today," he drawled.
"Okay. Are you coming?" I asked. Sometimes Kasuka would come and watch me perform. He nodded in response and we started walking. The recording studio was ten minutes away from my new found spot. Just before we entered the door, Kasuka gently rook hold of my arm. He carefully placed his hand on my cheek and leaned in close to inspect the nail marks.
"So this is what Reiko-san did?" He murmured. After seeing the questioning look he sent me, he continued. "Shizuo sent me an email."
Shizuo?
Why did Shizuo tell Kasuka?
A flash went off, coming from the left. It was followed my multiple flashes.
"Shit. Paparazzi." I muttered. Kasuka ushered me inside and I quickly followed.
"Ah, Hanejima-dono, Kiyomi-dono! So good to see you again!" A woman welcomed us. I opened my mouth but before I could reply, I was dragged away by Donna.
"Yui-san, you already know the song that you need to sing. It'll be the theme song for Heiwajima-san's new movie, so give it your best! You'll find the lyrics on the stand," she said while pushing me into a room. I walked over to the stand and picked up the sheet of music. I read over it and practised it a few times, before signalling that I was ready to start. The red light showing that it was recording blinked on. The music started and I waited for my cue.
'Make my wish come true, let darkness fade to light.
Show me there's still hope, show me it's not over.
Battles we can win, our struggle lies within.
Will we live to greet the dawn?
Love will not leave you, hate will not heal you.
Promise me one day that peace shall reign.'
Donna came in with tears in her eyes. "That was beautiful! You're truly inspiring!"
I shook my head smiling. She is always so dramatic.
She took my hand and chimed, "Now then, how about we get some coffee and you can tell me about your boy troubles?"
..So so so sorry for the late update. I feel so behind on everything, and for good reason. Nothing really happened in this chapter, and I feel terrible. Gah.
;_;
My sincerest apologies. I'll try to get the next chapter up sooner.
Oh, and if you were wondering why Kasuka was called Hanejima, that's the name his fans call him. And the song that was sung was Serah's theme from FFXIII.
See you next time! As always, please review.
