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Notes: I felt really bad about leaving a cliff hanger. So I skipped lunch and wrote this instead! Enjoy! 4 girls-0 guys. Notes to reviewers at end.

"Arrest? Surely there must be some sort of mistake~." I didn't completely understand human laws, but as far as I knew Yako had been helping the police, and this alone should make her arrest unwarranted.

One of the five police slugs who had come in right before this announcement had put handcuffs on Yako. He grabbed her wrists and pulled, most likely to lead her away.

The female cop was yelling something loudly, being held back by the metal slug. I took this confusion as an opportunity to grab Yako's shoulder, pulling her quickly from the grasp of the worm who wanted to take her away.

The slug cop who had been holding her wrists turned in surprise. "I'm sorry sir, but I need to take her to a holding cell for questioning."

"No. You're not." I was suddenly very aware of Yako's pulse which was pounding way to fast in her shoulder, and in the silence of the room I could even hear her heart beat. It took me a second longer to realize everyone in the room-besides Yako that is-was staring at me.

"On what charges am I being arrested?" Yako was calmer now, her pulse slowing slightly. The room was still silent, and I noticed the cops had their hands on their guns, eyes still on me.

"I'm really sorry Yako. They told me they just wanted to talk to you, not arrest you." The female cop struggled slightly, trying to get free of the hands that still held her in place. She tore her eyes away from my face and was looking at Yako again.

I tried to force my smile back. "Is no one going to answer Sensei's question?" The words came out a bit stronger then I had planned. Yako tensed slightly, turning to look at me. The look in her eyes told me my attempt at appearing innocent was not working.

Forcing myself to take a deep breath, I loosened the muscles in my face, then forced them back into a smile. It was as if the room took a breath, and finally the worms broke their stares.

"For obstruction of justice, and withholding evidence." The metal slug spoke, his voice a bit hoarse sounding. One of the slugs I didn't recognize stood up. "And you, Nogami-san, are under arrest for being an illegal alien."

The uniformed slugs glanced at each other, mentally fighting with each other to see who would have the honor of handcuffing me.

"I-I'm not sure that is such a good idea." The female cop spoke the words unsurely, glancing at Yako.

I was a bit at a loss myself. I could easily dispose of these slugs, but I had Yako to worry about. Injuring them would surely affect her reputation as a detective, and escaping would have a similar effect.

As one of the slugs slowly approached us, I leaned down to whisper to Yako. "What do you want to do dishrag?" She looked around the room before she answered in a whisper of her own: "For now, I suppose we just get arrested. We'll see where to go from there." The slug had reached us, and he very slowly pulled Yako from my grasp.

I glared at him as he pulled out his cuffs.

"S-sir, please put your hands on your head." I did as he asked, keeping an eye on Yako who was being dragged over to the other slugs. The slug had to strain to reach my wrists to handcuff them. The flimsy metal clicked into place, and the cop breathed a sigh of relief. Why he was relived I didn't know, for these things could hardly hold me.

"Take Nogami-san to holding cell A, and Katsuragi-san to holding cell B to await further questioning."

I listened carefully to the sound of Yako's footsteps as she was lead away. It wouldn't do to lose track of where she was.

Though that wasn't really a problem; the piggy had a very distinct smell.

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The room I was led to was small, with four chairs and a table being the only pieces of furniture in it.

Across from me sat two burly men who glared at me. I leaned back, feeling much more relaxed knowing Yako was only two doors down the hallway outside. I could slightly hear her squealing voice.

"So, your name is Neuro Nogami is it?" I leveled a look at the man who spoke. His glare was mediocre at best. "Did you know you don't have a birth certificate or any sort of ID in this country?"

I smiled. "You don't really think my name is Neuro Nogami do you? It's just a stage name." This took them aback. "Then what is your real name?" My smile turned blank.

"John Smith."

The muscle slug banged his fist on the table. "You expect us to believe that? You don't have a seal, and your finger prints aren't in the data base either! How do you explain that?"

My smile didn't waver. "I'm a forgetful person. And it's not my fault that your data base is messed up. Surely you don't expect me to be punished for your mistakes."

"Why you-" The other slug started to speak, and I stood up at this.

"And with that, I believe you have nothing to hold me on. Am I right?" The slugs trembled in rage as I walked out the door.

The slug guarding it jumped as I walked out. "S-sir! You can't just leave!" "You have nothing to hold me on." I pushed past him. I could smell Yako to the left.

"B-but you also withheld evidence from the police. You're in the same boat as Katsuragi-san!"

I kept walking. Of course Yako was in the same boat as me. But unfortunately for the police, this boat was armed.

I entered the bathroom on this floor, ignoring the odd looks I got from the women inside. Opening the window, I looked out at the wall. I was two windows and one floor away from Yako. An easy enough distance to scale without looking… too inhuman.

I could hear the police slugs searching for me in the hall, and I climbed out as I heard someone say "Check the bathroom." The women inside gasped, and I quickly grabbed onto the ledge above me and pulled myself up. Two window sills over I could hear Yako talking.

"Neither you nor I have any proof that she actually is the Puzzle Seller, just like you don't have any proof that Godai did anything wrong. It's just suspicion. And you can't hold me on a suspicion." "Actually we can, for 48 hours in the nearest prison. So unless you want to go spend a night in a jail full of people whom you sent there, then I suggest you start talking."

I landed lightly on Yako's ledge, peering into the window. The two slugs in the room had their backs facing me, and Yako's eyes bulged slightly when she spotted me.

"Not an appealing prospect is it?" Yako struggled to remain calm. "Almost everyone I've put in prison regards me as a friend. It's definitely not a threat to me." "We'll see about that Miss Katsuragi." The two got up, glancing at the window before heading towards the door. Of course I was nowhere to be seen when they looked.

I climbed in the window as soon as the door slammed shut. "Neuro! What are you doing here?" Yako bolted from her seat, though upon reaching me she didn't seem sure what to do. "You're going to get in so much trouble!"

"Why are you worrying louse? They'd have to catch me first." Yako groaned at this. "Neuro! They don't really have anything to charge us on, so as long as we cooperate we'll be out of here in no time."

Yako's breath caught in her throat as the door knob turned. She couldn't even get a syllable out before the door swung open.

Ishigaki stepped in, shutting the door quickly behind him. Yako breathed a sigh of relief. I had known who it was and saw no point in hiding.

"Neuro-chan!" I felt my eye twitch slightly at this. At least he had stopped calling me Neuro-tan. "I thought you'd gone missing! They're searching everywhere for you!"

I leaned against the wall. "They're arresting Yako and me." Ishigaki nodded fiercely. "I heard! I came here to bust you guys out!"

As if we needed help.

"Thanks Ishigaki-san, but I have a feeling that will only make matters worse. Not to mention get you in trouble. Why are they arresting us anyway? They have to know they can't really charge us with anything."

Ishigaki-san squirmed. "Crome-san mentioned to the Chief he thought you and Neuro-chan were dirty, seeing how you guys were all chummy with one of the Generals. Well, I suppose he's not a General anymore.

Anyway, the Chief doesn't like you much to begin with, feels you're stealing our cases. And then when you brought the two Generals down he got really mad. They've been trying to get anything on those guys for years, and you did it in a week. So he wanted to pull rank and scare you a bit, remind you who's in charge type of thing. He's not very nice."

Yako looked thoughtful. "Then all we have to do to get him off our backs in nicely go to jail for two days-right?"

Ishigaki nodded. "But won't that mess up your reputation?"

"Let me take care of that one."

Both of them looked at me.

"When I'm through with that grub he'll wish he'd never had anything to do with us."

Notes2: I figured there had to be some repercussions for dealing with the Yakuza. Hope you enjoyed reading! 1k hits! Whoot!

Starkeeper6: Sorry for the cliff hanger! Hope my fast update makes up for it! (^_^) Ahahaha. It was a random thought that came up when considering Crome's reaction to working with Yakuza. I'm glad you finally got back on (^_^) an that you're ok with KiraxGodai. Lol, I'm glad she's so likeable! THank you so much for reading and reviewing!

Ari: I'm glad you're enjoying it. (^_^) Yeah, sorry about those. English is my first language, I'm old enough to know better, and using spell check, so I don't really have an excuse. I suppose I'll just have to go with my not proofreading very hard makes the updates faster. Hope the speed makes up for the mistakes. :D I'm glad you're enjoying it! Hope you enjoyed this chapter too! Thank you for reading and reviewing!