"There's something wrong with Miku lately..." Rin couldn't help but remark as she and Len watched the teal haired female through the hallway window. Miku sat alone in bench in the courtyard, looking depressed and obviously exhausted as she stared at nothing in a daze as if in deep thought.

Len frowned and nodded in agreement. "Yeah..." He muttered. "Last time I visited, Miku literally looked like a zombie from how...unhealthy she looked...I was worried she might be starving herself or something..."

"It's that damn Shion's fault." Rin sneered angrily as she curled her hands into fists. "How could he do this to her? After all she did, how can he just cheat on her?"

"Rin, we don't even know if he really is cheating on her..." Len sighed and Rin glared at him. "What is there to know? Just look at her, Len. She looks like she is ready to collapse! That's an obvious sign that something is up between them." She said. "And besides that, when I asked if Shion is cheating on her, she didn't even deny it! She should just break up with that jerk."

"Its not that easy for her, Rin." Len muttered. "You know already her story. She literally gave up everything for the guy and to suddenly just break up with him would definitely be hard on her..."

"But he doesn't care!" Rin retorted. "Look at her, Len. If that Shion guy really did care for her, she wouldn't look like this! Its just not right..."

Len frowned sadly at that. "I know Rin...I know." He said.

There was a slight pause between them as they tried to figure out what they could do to help their best friend until an idea came to Rin's mind. "That's it!" She suddenly exclaimed. Len blinked at the sudden action as Rin pointed at him. "Then how about you go and date her instead."

Len gaped at his sister with wide eyes. "What?" He questioned in shock as Rin continued. "This is your chance to turn things around! You can convince her to give up on that jerk and date you instead! That way she'll never have to be this way again. It's perfect!"

"W-Wait a second Rin." Len began. "I don't think that's a good idea." Rin then pouted at him. "How come? I mean you do love her, right?" She questioned and Len blushed deep red at the question before sheepishly scratching the back of his neck and slowly nodded.

"Then what's the problem? Miku deserves better and you're best man for the job." Rin pointed out. "Everyone in school knows you have a thing for Miku." Len turned (if possible) even redder. "W-What?!" He exclaimed and Rin grinned mischievously. "Yeah, even in our high school days, everyone in our class was hoping you two would get together by graduation...it obviously didn't happen though.."

Len groaned and face palmed while Rin chuckled and pat Len on the shoulder. "Don't worry I'll help you get together with Miku."

"But what if she doesn't see me that way?" Len mumbled and Rin scoffed. "Then we'll just have to open her eyes for once. Stop being so negative Len. Think about it, once you two get together, Miku will finally leave that bastard and your unrequited love will finally come true. That's like hitting two birds with one stone."

"I...I don't know Rin." Len quietly said before he yelped when Rin decided to punch him on the shoulder. "Len stop being like that. Here's your chance to save Miku from her problems and you're not going to take it? No, you are going to be a man and sweep Miku off her feet! Don't you want that to happen?" Rin grunted.

"Of course I want that." Len said. "But-"

"Then its settled!" Rin exclaimed as she wrapped an arm around her brother's neck. "Starting today! We are going get you and Miku together! And don't worry, I'll be sure to put my skills into it so that you two will get together quick and easy!" Rin laughed proudly while Len sighed.

This was definitely going to be a long day.

Miku stared at nothing in a daze. She was beyond exhausted.

No matter how many times she tries to stay up, she would always end up falling asleep whether or not she realizes it, and even if she did fall asleep on her own according, she would still wake up with a cold sweat due to the numerous nightmares...or rather the memories of IA when she murders her victims.

It was just so horrifying and disturbing that sometimes it would leave her mentally exhausted. It was just too much for her. "I can't take this anymore..." She muttered.

"Can't take what, sweetheart?" The voice in her head- IA sang. "Are you not enjoying the show I created just for you? You should be happy having a front row seat in the torture of those disgusting women."

"Shut up, you murderer." Miku growled. "I'm too tired to argue with you about this. Why can't you just stay quiet for once?"

"Oooh, feisty aren't you~? Well, I could see that you are indeed tired today. Not getting enough sleep I presume. Why don't you just go to sleep early tonight and stay in ignorant bliss while I do my thing. That way we won't have to bother with each other's business."

"Never! As if I'd let you run around, killing people freely!" Miku sneered and IA scoffed.

"Fine, suit yourself. Its tiring to try and convince you that this is for your own good." IA said. "You're too naive, my dear. Sitting around and wait for that pathetic excuse for a person to come home is horrible so I'm doing you a huge favor by taking action for you."

"Murdering people is not the answer to my problem! Its just not right." Miku grunted.

"Haaa, you just don't get it, do you?" IA sighed. "Well, it doesn't matter what you believe. Nothing will change. Besides you really do look exhausted. How about you take the day off?"

Miku paused. "Huh?" She said in surprise. "Take the day off. Go out with friends, Enjoy the scenery, do something that would help you relax. I'm giving you the opportunity to escape from your stress for a day. I'll even stay quiet for the entire day if that is what you wish." IA said.

Miku said nothing for a moment. It was just awfully suspicious. Here was the person -if she could even call her that- who has murdered several women for the last two or three months, telling her to enjoy the day? This was just way too suspicious.

"Are you planning something?" Miku questioned cautiously and IA snorted. "Sweetheart, I'm planning nothing. You have been fatigue for weeks and that's not good for your body. After all, you are no use to me if you are too exhausted to move since we do share the same body."

Figures. IA doesn't really care about her, only the fact that she was sharing the same body as her. Miku wasn't surprise by that revelation since she always saw IA as a cold hearted monster underneath human flesh. Her flesh.

Miku shuddered. It was such a disturbing thought. Her sharing the same body as this..murderer is not a pleasant thought at all.

"No." Miku declined, despite the tempting thought of not hear IA's voice for the day. "There's no one who would want hang out with someone like me."

IA snorted in disbelief. "That's a lie. In fact, I can think of a couple of people who would be willing to spend the day with you if you ask. Maybe a certain someone~."

"Who are yo-"

"Miku-chan." Miku paused when she heard a familiar voice and looked up to see a certain blond haired male looking down at her with a nervous smile.

"Well, speak of the devil..." IA remarked in depths of Miku's mind. Miku paused. No, she couldn't possibly be talking about Len...could she?

"Um, hey Len-kun what's up?" Miku said with a wary smile. Len sheepishly scratched the back of his head as a light pink blush stained his cheeks. "Um well...I was wondering um..." He paused. "Um..if...if you want to um...go out and you know hang out like old times."

Miku's eyes widened while IA cackled. "Aww how sweet.." She mocked. "Its so sweet it'll make anyone's teeth rot."

'Shut up.' Miku mentally hissed and IA once again laughed. "Fine. A deal's a deal. I'll keep silent for the entire day just for you so enjoy the day, my dear."

Miku narrowed her eyes in frustration as she bit her lip. Len noticed the sudden chance in Miku's expression and chuckled nervously. "Um I guess you don't want to huh?" He said. Miku blinked and looked back at Len in shock. "Eh?" She uttered.

"Sorry, I must be a bother since you seem tired." Len smiled apologetically. "I'll just go and-"

"N-No! No! That's not it!" Miku immediately said. "Um I would love to go out with you today."

Len sighed in relief and smiled brightly. "O-Okay then!" He grinned. "How about we go right now?" Miku blinked in surprise at that. "Now? But what about classes?" She questioned. Len looked troubled for a moment before he sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "W-Well, since its just supplementary class right now...I was just thinking we should maybe...skip classes today?"

Miku stared at Len before she snorted and laughed. "Len acting as a bad boy? That image just doesn't fit you." She said between giggles. Len has always been the good boy type, compared to his wild, short-tempered twin sister. Miku just couldn't imagine Len doing something as skipping class. In fact, Len would probably hyperventilate from panic over his guilt.

Len pouted. "Hey! I am a bad boy. I mean all the ladies love bad boys like me." Len puffed out his chest as he gestured himself. This caused Miku to laugh even harder. Len's expression turned blank as he stared at her. "You're laughing a bit too much, you know." He deadpanned.

Miku slowly stopped laughed and simply giggled. Its been awhile since she laughed like that... "Alright." Miku said as she stood up. "Shall we go then? Supplementary class might end soon so we should hurry and go."

Len blinked before a light pink blush stained his cheeks and he nodded. Len then offered his hand to her. Miku stared at it before she smiled slightly and took his hand. From the window, Rin smiled in satisfaction as she watched the two interact before the two moved to leave the campus.

Rin grinned. "Alright. I hope things go well." She said to herself. At this point, Len's chances looked pretty good and Rin could only pray that everything would go well between them. The thought of the two of them getting together brought a smile to Rin's face.

Honestly, she approved with Miku being with Len. They just seemed perfect for each other and seemed to just click in ways that only the two of them seem to have. Even when they were in high school, everyone just seem to root for those two. Everyone could see it and just thought it was only a matter of time before they get together, though at the time no one except the twins knew that Miku was already in a relationship with an older man.

Rin's expression darkened at the thought of that guy. What does Miku see in that guy? Sure, he had looks but his personality towards Miku was horrible. He may not be abusive but he was terrible negligent toward her. When she first met him, she thought he seemed like a great guy and he might be able to take good care of Miku but then after all this time-

"Oi Kagamine!" Rin's train of thoughts broke as an irritated voice yelled after her. She turned to the side to see a teacher glaring at her. "Self study is over so get back to class!" She hissed. Rin groaned and scowled at her as she glancing out the window one last time before walking down the hall to get back to class.

She just hoped that Len could keep his cool long enough to be alone with Miku. Sometimes, having a wimpy twin like him can be such a pain.

Miku let out a sigh as they strolled down the park. It was so relaxing and absolutely peaceful.

The birds sang a gentle tune while children were running around, playing with their friends while parents sat in a distance, watching their little ones cheerfully playing with a smile on their faces.

It was like there was nothing wrong in the world. As if those dark horrifying nights were nothing but a terrible dream...

Miku paused. Half of her expected IA to make some snarky remark or insult to her thoughts but there was nothing. Just absolute silence in the residence of her mind. Was IA really going to uphold her promise?

"Miku? Is something wrong?" Len asked as he noticed the girl's sudden silence. Miku turned to Len and smiled. "Um yeah, I'm alright." She said. "So what are we going to do now?"

Len froze before he tilted his head as he looked around nervously. "Um well..." He muttered, fidgeting with his fingers. Miku stared at him. From his reaction, it was obvious he hadn't plan anything. Miku giggled silently. He can be so cute sometimes.

Miku glanced at the side where in the distance she could faintly see a ferris wheel and a roller coaster. She then turned back to Len. "How about we go to the amusement park today?" She suggested. Len looked up at Miku and sheepishly smiled. "Sure. That was the plan." He added and Miku smiled as they made their way down the street.

-0-0-0-

Miku's eyes brightened as they entered the amusement park. In all directions, you could hear the sound of laughter, screaming, and most of all excitement. Miku always loved going to the amusement park.

When she was a child, the orphanage rarely went to the amusement park due to financial problems and even when she started living with Kaito, they barely even go there because of Kaito's work and her school especially.

Miku's eyes softened with sadness at the thought of her beloved. Kaito was the only person she had. The only person she thought understood her but...

She tried to remember the day they first met...

-0-0-0-

Flashback

A ten year old Miku sat under a tree as she read a picture book while the other children played with each other happily. Some of the children had called her over to play but she would just smile and shake her head. She knew she should socialize with the other children her age but she didn't feel like it.

She appreciated them wanting to play with her but she just wanted to be alone for now. Miku quietly sat there, flipping through the pages of the picture book before pausing at one of the pages where a princess held hands with a prince with a heart in the background.

Miku tilted her head as her small hand caressed the page. She was partly confused as she stared at the picture. What does this mean?

Suddenly she noticed a shadow towering over her and Miku looked up. At first, she couldn't see him clearly due to the light but as her eyes adjusted, she realized it was boy who obviously appeared older than her, looking down at her. He had dark bluish hair and wore a black school uniform. His matching blue eyes stared down at her as he smiled.

"Hello there." He greeted. Miku blinked up at him before she looked down and shyly greeted back in a soft tone. "Hello..."

The boy bent down towards her. "What are you doing here all alone? You should be playing with the other kids." He said and Miku shyly glanced up at him. "I...like reading." She muttered. The boy tilted his head before lowering his gaze to the book on her lap.

"I see. I like reading too." The boy said. "But are you sure you want to stay here alone? I'm sure it would be better to be with your friends." Miku pouted and shook her head. "No. I wanna stay and read."

The boy stared at her then slowly nodded. "I see...Then do you mind if I read with you? I'm sure the caretakers have more books inside so how about we go inside?" Miku looked up at the boy but she frowned, wondering is she should go with him or not. After all, the caretakers always tell them not to talk to strangers and such.

"Oh, don't worry." The boy said as he noticed her hesitation. "I won't do anything. You see...I used to stay here too and the caretakers took really good care of me so they know who I am."

Miku blinked up as he smiled. "Shall we go inside? We'll ask one of the caretakers if there are any books for us to read." He outstretched his hand towards her. Miku looked down at his hand then looked back up to him. The way he smiled so kindly and sincerely made Miku feel like she could trust and so she reached out and took his hand.

His hand was larger than hers which was no surprise. The boy stood up with Miku and slowly walked back into the orphanage. "Which reminds me..." He realized. "I don't know your name yet."

Miku blushed shyly. "M-My name's Miku Hatsune." She softly said and the boy grinned. "Miku. What a cute name. I'm Kaito Shion." He introduced himself. "I hope we get along Miku-chan."

Miku smiled innocently at him and nodded as they stepped into the orphanage.

End of Flashback

-0-0-0-

Has it really been eight years since that day? Miku couldn't help but wonder. She was so young at the time. So innocent and naive. She wondered if she was still like that...

"Miku?" Len called out and Miku snapped out of her daze and turned to him with a smile. "Hey Len, how about we start with the roller coaster?" Miku suggested and Len froze. "Huh? Wha- You mean now?" He questioned nervously as he glanced at the large roller coaster from a little further into the amusement park.

He could already hear the sound of scream and he cringed. Miku laughed and grabbed his arm. "Come on! It'll be fun!" She exclaimed and proceeded to drag the blond deeper into the park.

"H-Hey! Miku!" Len yelped and Miku laughed. She shouldn't think about those things for now. This is her day off after all so she should enjoy the most of it.

The whole day the two spent the day enjoying themselves. Running around to ride the different rides, eating food from different stands in the park, and playing games from different booths. All in all, Miku couldn't help but laugh for the first time in months. It feel great. What's more IA was silent the whole time as she promised.

Len also enjoyed the day as he grinned and laughed with her. Miku felt grateful for Len. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't be so calm and relaxed, and most of all, happy even after everything that's happened to her. He truly was her best friend. She wished this kind of happiness would last...

But even she knew that nothing lasts forever.

"It's getting pretty late." Len noted as they walked down the empty street. Miku glanced up at the dark sky and frowned. They were having so much fun that Miku didn't realize it was already dark.

"I'm amazed we manage to skip an entire day of school." Miku couldn't help but remark before glancing over to Len. "So how are you doing?"

Len looked over to Miku and raised a brow. "Huh?" He uttered in confusion. "You just skipped a whole school day. I was expecting you to...you know, freaking out or something like that." Miku explained. Len deadpanned. "Seriously Miku? Did you honestly expect me to panic at this point?"

"Well..." Miku began. "The last time you skipped, you freaked out so much that you started screaming and everyone was staring."

Len turned bright red. "T-That was way back then! We were just at high school at the time! And besides that Rin was the one who forced me to skip school with you two, and both of you knew that we had a project due that day!" He defended. Miku simply laughed. "Alright, alright. I get it." She giggled.

This peace and quiet was something Miku wished would go on just a little longer. She had so much fun after all...

"I should get going now..." Miku softly said. She smiled wistfully at herself at the thought that by the next day this type of peace would disappear. "It's getting late already."

Len looked down at his wristwatch and sighed. "Yeah you're right." He agreed. "You want me to bring you to your house?" Miku shook her head at his offer. "Nah, it's okay." She said. "I have somewhere to go anyways so I should just go ahead."

"Are you sure?" Len asked with concern. "I mean you did hear the news right? There's a serial killer on the loose and most of the victims are female too."

Miku froze and smiled warily at him. "Don't worry Len." She said. "I can handle myself besides its close by to my house so I'll be home right away."

Len didn't looked convinced as he looked at her hesitantly but Miku just smiled reassuringly. Len smiled back slightly and nodded slowly. "Alright then." He said. "I'll see you tomorrow then."

Miku nodded and waved goodbye as Len turned and walked away, waving to her as well before disappearing into the corner. Miku stood there for a few minutes before she sighed and turned to the opposite direction. The street was unusually empty but Miku appreciated the silence.

She continued down the road until she paused when she heard a disembodied voice.

"So tell me...Did you enjoy the day?"

Miku looked over to the side where a large display window was. Reflected on it was not her reflection but IA who stood as the position as her. IA glanced at her at the corner of her eye with a smirk.

Miku frowned at her. "I thought you said you'd stay quiet for the whole day." She grunted and IA laughed. "My dear, I have been quiet the whole day as promised...But I never said I'd stay quiet during the night too."

Miku sighed heavily. This was the worst. Why did she have to appear now?

"By the way your little friend was quite cute." IA remarked. "He's quite the eye candy and that cute puppy eyed look he would give seems irresistible too...Maybe I should snatch him away some time."

Miku harshly glared at IA. "Don't you even dare think of doing that!" She sneered and IA scoffed. "Now, now sweetie, it was just a passing thought. No harm done." She said and Miku just scowled at her. She can't trust this girl. She was just too dangerous and not to mention, she's a cold blooded killer. She definitely can't trust this 'person'.

"Well if you don't want me to take your blond boy friend, why not take the boy instead?" IA questioned with a mocking grin. Miku glared even more at the reflection. "Its not like tha-!"

"I mean what's the harm?" IA interrupted. "Your friend seems to be much more fun for you to be with than your dear sweetheart. He pays more attention to you and even goes to lengths just to put a smile on that sour face of yours. If you don't understand that much then you'd be pretty stupid, you know?"

Miku fell silent at that. She'll admit Len's a very kind person, especially to her. Whenever there was trouble between Kaito and her, she would always go to the twins and most of the time, it was Len who would comfort and advise her. Len would always listen to her and would support her no matter what.

Len would definitely make a wonderful boyfriend but...

Miku frowned. She can't see him as any more than an best friend. Even if he did have feelings (something she doubts) there was no way she could accept them because...she was still in love with Kaito. Even when he hurt her, she was just very much in love with him and it was shameful.

IA stared at Miku with cat like eyes and her lips curled like a cheshire cat's. "Well, if you don't want me to take your blond friend...perhaps I should just take your sweet Kaito instead."

Miku froze entirely at the declaration and snapped her head towards IA who continued to smirk devilishly. There was long pause between them before Miku chocked out. "W-What?" She uttered as shock and another emotion Miku couldn't explain suddenly boil in her and slammed her hands against the glass window.

"W-Wait! What do you mean by that?! Hey! Tell m-!" Suddenly, a sharp wave of drowsiness hit her and her head throb. Miku struggled to stay awake but couldn't as she slowly slid down from the window, falling unconscious.

She slid down until she was kneeling down onto the ground. There was silence as she remained unmoved. A moment later, Miku's body twitched and her appearance began to chance. Her long teal hair turned blond with streaks of pink on the tips.

IA slowly got up, brushing the dirt off her skirt before walking away. She flipped her hair off her shoulder and she smirked. "You are quite the idiot my dear." IA scoffed as a dark grin spread on her lips. "As if I'd go for a good-for-nothing playboy like him but still I just love to spite you for your reactions."

IA cackled as she moved down the road. The look on Miku's face when she told her for "intentions" was just priceless. She just loved to drag the girl further down to despair.

IA stretched her arms and sighed as she wondered about her plans. "Chasing after that guy's mistresses is getting a little boring." She muttered to herself. Maybe she should go to Kaito and go straight for the kill but then...where would the fun be?

The suffering oozing out of that naive teal haired girl was just too wonderful to pass up. Miku was just too sweet, too kind that IA just had the irresistible urge to break her into pieces. She was like a fragile doll made for display on a shelf. It was just...annoying.

She then looked down at her clothes which Miku had worn and frowned deeply. Miku's sense of fashion was so boring. Perhaps she change back to her usual black dress. At least, it had more style than this.

IA sighed as she turned to an alleyway where it would leave to the busy streets. Right now, she should just get back home and get her-

"Well look what we have here!" A gruff voice said. IA paused as a figure stepped into her view, blocking her way. She looked up to see a large man grinning down at her with yellow stained teeth. "Looks like we got some company boys!"

IA just gave him a blank expression as two more men stepped out from the shadows. "She's a really looker ain't she, boss?" One of the men said as they eyed her short tight dress. The man in front of her grunted in agreement. "What's a cutie like you walking around in the night like this? Are you looking for some fun?"

"Move rat." IA said in the same blank tone. "I don't have time to play with people like you."

"What did you say?" The man glowered. IA then snorted. "I'm so sorry. I didn't think you were deaf just now. What I'm trying to say is that I have no business with a bunch of street rats like you." She rephrased and this time irritation was dripping in her voice.

This angered the man even more. "Why you little-" He reached out and grabbed her wrist with an iron grip. IA didn't even flinch at his tight grip as her eyes sharpened. As of now she was thinking of whether or not to smashing this guy's face onto the concrete for touching her. Perhaps tomorrow's news with feature a new murder case.

Before she could decided on it, another voice called out to them. "Hey! Is there a problem here?"

They all turned ahead to see two young men standing at the end of the alleyway. One had long crimson red hair that was tied into a low ponytail while the other had long lavender hair tied into a high ponytail. They both wore black suits and long black trench coats. The two of them stared at the men intently.

"What do you want?" One of them grunted. "This is not of your business!"

"I'd say it is." The red haired male said. "Cornering a young woman in an alleyway, especially with the commotion going on in this city is a serious offense."

"Oh yeah." The leader gripping IA's arm, sneered as if to challenge them. "And why do you care?"

The red head smirked at them before pulling out what seemed like a badge. The three men glared before they froze then paled as they realized it was a police badge.

"You better scram before we'll take you in for assault." The red head said. The leader instantly released IA's wrist before running off with the other two to the opposite direction. The red haired male sighed before he looked over to IA. "Are you alright, miss?"

IA rubbed her wrist and nodded. "Yes. Thank you for...saving me sirs." She said and bowed. The red haired male shook his head as he sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "No problem miss." He then glanced to his partner who was silent the whole time before he turned back to IA.

"You should really be careful miss. Haven't you heard recently? A serial killer is on the loose so you shouldn't be walking in the street in the middle of the night like this." The red head scolded. IA blinked at him. This was honestly humorous in IA's point of view. A policeman lecturing someone like her. This was just...unusual.

"I understand officer." IA said softly. The red haired officer then sighed and shook his head.

"I can't believe a young woman like you would still be out at this time." He sighed. "Most women would be too afraid to step out of their homes when there's a killer on the loose and is targeting young women as well. I mean we're patrolling around the area right now in case we see anything that might bring us to the killer but still for elite policemen like it's-"

"Kasane." His partner spoke in a stern tone. IA glanced over to the purple haired male. He had been silent the whole time so this was the first time hearing his voice.

The red head instantly stop and turned to him with an wary smile. "Right sorry about that, Gakupo-san." He said sheepishly. The man- named Gakupo let out sigh at his partner's talkative nature before looking over to the girl.

Their eyes met and IA froze. The man's eyes were intense and had a sharp gaze that seemed like it was trying to calculate something. It was as if he knew something...

IA instinctively took a step back. 'Dangerous.' That was her thought. This man was very dangerous.

"Miss?" The red haired officer called out. IA reverted her eyes away from the silent purple haired male and smiled politely at his partner. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble during your patrol, officer. I'll be sure to be more careful next time so I must be going now." She bowed and moved passed him. She spared a glance at the Gakupo at the corner of her eyes before walking pass him.

"Its dangerous to go on the streets alone." The red head said. "Do you want us to escort you?"

IA paused and smiled calmly at them. "That's very nice of you officer but you're both doing patrol right? I would never want to bother you with something like this." She giggled. "I was just on my way home so you don't have to worry about me. Have a good evening officers!" With that said, IA waved goodbye to them and walked into the crowd.

IA's lips went into a thin line as she walked with the crowd. That man looked sharp and dangerous. He had an aura that just screamed danger. It was like she had come face to face with large beast and IA had a feeling that they would definitely run into each other again.

The corner of IA's lips curled up. Well, that's good. He was obviously going to be part of the investigation that's after her and she honestly couldn't wait to see what will happen.

"A game without obstacles would be no fun at all." She muttered to herself as she thought of this fun cat and mouse game they were about to be in. She will obviously need to be more careful from now on. Looks like she'll have to call off tonight it seems.

"Gakupo, huh?" IA mumbled as she remember what that talkative officer called him. "I'll remember that."

IA chuckled to herself as she vanished into the sea of people.

-0-0-0-

"Oi Gakupo-san! You should at least say something a while ago." Ted huffed. "I have to do most of the talking to those punks and I can't always be the one speaking here!"

Gakupo didn't say a word and just stared at the direction where that blond haired girl went. "Gakupo-san! Come on man, are you listening?" Ted questioned. There was a short pause before Ted sighed. "I guess not."

"Kasane." Gakupo suddenly began as he turned back to Ted. "That girl just now..."

"Hm? What about her?" Ted said in confusion. "I know she was a really pretty girl but I don't think she'd go for someone like-"

"I don't mean that." Gakupo groaned. "That's something...off about that girl." Ted raised a brow at this. "What do you mean?" He questioned.

"I caught a glimpse of her reaction when that thug grabbed her." Gakupo said. Ted tilted his head with a puzzled expression. "And what's that got to do with anything? I mean she was probably frightened since she was just cornered by a bunch of men in a dark alleyway."

"That's the thing." Gakupo said. "She didn't look frightened at all." In fact, when he saw her expression, she didn't look frightened or horrified like any normal victim. Instead, she had a dark look on her face...as if she was going to kill.

"She looked like a beast ready to rip her prey apart." He said out loud and Ted sweatdropped. "That's not a nice way to talk about a woman's looks, Gakupo." Ted sighed and Gakupo frowned at him. "I'm serious Kasane. There's something not right with that girl."

"Gakupo-san, she's a woman who almost got assaulted." Ted pointed out. "If anything she was nearly a victim so we should just let it slid for now. Besides even though I did most of the work just now, you should be happy we just met a beauty like her during our patrol."

Gakupo sighed heavily. "Sometimes I wonder how you manage to become an inspector, Kasane." He mused. "Hey!" Ted huffed and Gakupo simply shook his head before turning around. "Come on Kasane. We still have more ground to cover." With that, Gakupo went off ahead.

"Hey wait for me!" Ted called out as he ran after him. Gakupo took one last glance at direction the girl disappeared to before looking back ahead. He knows there was something about that girl that just wasn't right. His gut feeling was telling him that and he knows his guts are never wrong.

He should probably look into this some other time but for now, he should investigate more on the case before he starts jumping to conclusions. After all, it was going to be a very long night.

"I have been made to learn that the doom and burden of our life is bound forever on man's shoulders; and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure." ― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde