Decision
The next day...
Shiki woke up in Hideki's room again. It was the day after she went to the PM's residence to visit her friends.
She sat up and stretched herself.
"hm?" she turns around and found Hideki staring at her.
"Morning.." he greeted.
"Erm... Morning... Been awake for a long time?" she asked.
"Yeah... Couldn't sleep much..." he replied.
"I'll make breakfast for you..." she offered.
"Ok... Then, I'll get myself ready..."
"Ok..."
She went into the kitchen and started making some toast, "I think I have to do some grocery shopping if I wanna stay here... He doesn't have anything much in the fridge... Except those..." she thought to herself as she stares at the cups of puddings, a couple of bottles of tea and mineral water in the fridge.
"What's for breakfast?" Hideki came out of the shower half naked.
"!!!" Shiki then turned away, "Hideki!!!" she shouted.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Put on a shirt or something!!!"
"What? Oh, so you're embarrassed now? After the time you tried to tease me with just wearing a shirt?" he laughs.
"Grr... Are you taking revenge?"
"Hm... Yes. Sweet revenge, that is..." he laughs again and disappeared into his room.
"Ergh... I'm so gonna get him for this.." she mumbled.
They sat down eating their french toast when Hideki noticed her in casual clothes.
"No work for today?" he asked
"Hm? Oh,I do..." she replied, "It's just that I have to do an outdoor photo shoot later... That's why I'm dressed like this..." she continues.
"Photo shoot?"
"Erm, sometimes I need to direct some photo shoot..."
"I see... Then I'm sending someone with you later..."
"Huh?"
"It's still dangerous... I'm done, I'll do the dishes..." he offered and he took all the plates and cups to the kitchen.
Hideki is at work, he was hunting down a few suspicious characters walking down an alley. Goto right beside him, nodded and runs to the other side of the road.
The suspicious ones then made a turn into a bar by the side of the alley, he took time before he entered it. There he run into, "Shiki?"
Shiki did said she was doing an outdoor photo shoot, but he did not think that he would bump into her during work.
She was busy with her work to even noticed him standing a few feet away from her, and without disturbing - Hideki follows the two suspicious men again.
He sat in one of the seats, far from both parties. He continues watching the two men, they were discussing something - it seems important.
His phone rang, it was his subordinate, Goto...
"What is it?" he answered, trying to remain low profile.
"I have done a run in with their informant..." Goto said.
"What did he tell you?"
"He said something about a new group that joined the organization... And one of the members is actually a deranged fan of someone..."
"Ok... I'll finish this up and head back to the office..." Hideki hangs up the phone, and he turns to see Shiki staring at him.
He placed his index finger to his lips, signaling a quiet sign. And Shiki walks away without acknowledging him, while he continues with his surveillance on the two men.
Moments later...
Hideki has finished collecting data about the two men and was heading back to HQ when Kurosawa phoned him.
"Ishigami san, are you heading back to HQ?"
"I am... What do you want?"
"I just finished collecting data from my side, and I even bought puddings for you!!!"
Hideki just hangs up since it was nothing important.
Once he reached HQ, he sat in his office - trying to piece together the data that his crew collected. And Kurosawa rushed into his office without knocking.
"I-Ishigami san!!!!!!" Kurosawa shouted.
"Why didn't you knocked? And what's with the shouting?!" Hideki scolded him.
"I-it's!!!!!" Kurosawa tried saying something but he was panting.
"What are you trying to say??? Ergh... If it's not important, go away... Take your joke to Goto..."
"No!!!! It's about Shiki san!!!" he finally coughed it out.
"What?"
"She... She's here!!! In Kaga san's office!!!"
"WHAT?!" Hideki exclaimed and quickly walks out of his office and heads towards Kaga's.
Hideki slams the door opened, "what's the meaning of this,Kaga?!" he demanded and saw Shiki sitting there.
"Well, well.. Miss Ai, how on Earth can you stand a pudding loving bastard like him?" Kaga asked.
"Shiki, what are you doing here?" Hideki grabs her arm.
"I was called by him, he said there was something important to discuss about..." she replied.
"What do you want Kaga?" Hidekiglares at him.
"Oh, it's about a certain stalker..." Kaga replied with a smirk on his face.
"Why don't you discuss it with me then?"
"Ishigami, if I were to discuss it with you - you wouldn't agree to it..."
"So what is it you need to call her here?"
"Please, don't stand... Have a seat..." Kaga gestures.
Hideki sat in the chair next to Shiki, and Kaga started with his plans.
"We know that the stalker is in one of the groups of the organization that is targeting the Prime Minister and family, I would like to propose a cooperation with Miss Ai here..."
"What do you mean by that?" Hideki asked in annoyance.
"Hideki, let him finish..." Shiki said.
"Right, Ishigami... Let me finish..." Kaga smirks grew bigger as Hideki glares at him.
"I want Miss Ai here, to be bait..." he finished.
"The hell?! No way!!!" Hideki shouted.
"Hideki..." Shiki tries to calm him down...
"Hey, like Namba said... Killing two birds with one stone... Remember?" Kaga continues, "If Miss Ai agreed to it, we will start the plans..."
Hideki looks at her, and he knows that she will agree to it - no matter what.
"Shiki... we'll talk about this when we go back..." Hideki said.
"Ok..." she replied as she hated Hideki's tone of voice.
"Well... that settles. Miss Ai, have a good evening and I would like to hear from you again..." Kaga smiled.
Hideki walked out of Kaga's office with Shiki by his side, and everyone was staring.
"What are you looking at? Get back to work or I will send more reports to you lot..." Hideki commands and everyone, in a blinked of an eye, started their work again.
"Wow... you seem powerful..." Shiki is now the only one staring at him.
"*sigh* You could have at least send me a text message about this, Shiki..." he said.
"Sorry..."
"What am I gonna do with you?" he mumbles.
"What?"
"Nothing..."
They eventually walked to the car park and head home in his car... it was a quiet drive back...
Once they got back, Hideki sat on the sofa and told Shiki to sit next to him.
"Shiki... you know, agreeing to what Kaga had told you is... really dangerous?" he begins his lectures.
"I know..." she replied.
"But... you still wanna do it?"
"If it helps..." she trails off.
"Shiki... I don't want you to be in danger. That's why I'm trying hard to close this case..."
"But, Hideki..."
"If you really want to... I will still keep you safe..."
"Really?"
"Are you having doubts about me? Come on... it's late... go shower and sleep..." Hideki said and smiled, but he was having his internal conflict with his mind and heart.
To be continued.