Author's Note: I'm really bored today. That's all I have to say. Hope you like it!
I threw Yusei"s killer into the back of a cruiser. I know I didn't have any evidence. I'm not stupid- I would need a confession from this worthless girl. She didn't look scared at all. She almost looked like she was enjoying this whole situation.
I radioed in the holding cell for her. It was ready for her, interrogation room black with a single light.
She didn't speak the whole ride there. She stared out the window, the lights reflecting across the irises of her eyes.
She wasn't beautiful.
She had this permanent air to her, one that hung in the air wherever she walked, tainting it with a feel of…bitterness. She was cold, like she had never seen the sun. She kind of reminded me of Jack, or Akiza.
If only Yusei had been able to get to her, make her feel warm inside, this wouldn't have happened.
If I had paid better attention for just one second…
I pulled into the barren parking lot, and the other cars soon followed. We weren't at Sector Security headquarters. No, that would be too easy. I wanted someplace where no one would think to look for her, bring her someplace she wouldn't ever expect.
It was a concrete building, somewhat near the lizard tower in the Satellite, the one Misty had dueled Akiza at. It was tucked away from sight, near the back of the abandoned carnival rides.
I pulled the key out of the ignition and opened the door. She smiled at me when I opened the door for her. "Well, now, are we learning how to be a gentlemen?"
I scowled at her, refusing to answer. I unclipped her seatbelt and pulled her out of the car. I lead her to the heavy door, which one of the other members of the task force Mina and I had assembled opened with a grunt.
I pushed her inside, where the dim light swung with the force of the door slamming. I wanted to do this alone. She had no weapons, but… I guess that's not what really scared me about her.
What did scare me was her heart. How could someone do this to Yusei? Even without knowing him, he saved the city. It was obvious he saved Akiza, made her stop being the Black Rose, and it was obvious she loved him for it. He had even become friends with Jack, and if you could do that, you could get past anyone.
So to be so cold and unfeeling, I guess…I was afraid to hear what she had to say. I was afraid of the answers to the questions I needed to know so badly.
They were questions so many people needed to know the answers to, so I swallowed my fear and did my job without complaint.
I threw her into the chair, ignoring her small yelp of pain. This was nothing compared to what she made Yusei feel. She was going to pay.
I pulled up a chair and slowly sat down across from her. I didn't look at me, just had her eyes trained on the floor like someone trying not to cry.
How old was she? Eighteen? Nineteen?
I guess it didn't matter- the law applies to everyone.
I found myself staring at her. Staring like I expected her to just come blubbering with tears and confessions and the reasons why. I knew that she wouldn't, but I wished that apart of her would take the time to feel.
Guilt. Remorse. Pain. Anger. Anything.
But she remained silent, not willing to show me her eyes.
"Why?" I asked her finally. Moments of silence passed between us, so quiet I swear I could hear her heart pounding.
"I did it.
I know you have cameras and recorders in here. So here's the confession you want: I did it. I did it, but I won't tell you anymore. Not why, not how. I won't do that. I will not."
When she said it, she finally looked up, and I realized she had been crying.