Chapter XIV

When justice just isn't enough 1

-Same evening, 00:30 Sakurami Police Department-

''We'll now start the investigation meeting.''

Detective Kurusu stood in front of 12 other detectives in briefing room 3, a spacious area that could hold at least 30 people. Each of them were sitting on a chair all wearing black suites which made them look quite similar to FBI agents. In front of an improvised monitor, the video projector was being turned on and they all awaited the instructions. After the events from Tenth's mansion, his body was found in a pool of blood, one clean shot to the head, Detective Kurusu was first to arrive at the scene and fortunately enough he caught a glimpse of the murderers as they were making their escape. The murder weapon was never found, so now they had a killer on the lose armed dangerous and not alone.

''The mastermind behind the hunting dog murders, Tsukishima Karyuudo, was killed by someone this evening. There are two suspects.''
The video images shifted from Tent's corpse, to that of two teenagers in their daily lives. One was a pink haired girl at jogging, the other was a black haired teenager with blue eyes wearing a simple shirt and resting on a bench most likely waiting for the girl.

'''Here are their pictures.''

''Amano Yukiteru, 17 years old. And Gasai Yuno, also 17 years old. Do not get fooled by their appearance, they are highly dangerous and one of them is armed with the murder weapon. We will arrest them within twenty-four hours.'' The last sentence was spoken with the authority he was given as leading case detective. They all nodded in nodded in understanding, and with that the trace for the two teenagers began.

-5 days earlier, outside the police department, at an unnamed location in the forest-

A cabin in the woods that lied hidden by any curious eye, where the only indication that was inhabited was the orange light emanated by a lantern which was visible from all the windows.

In the mentioned cabin, there were 2 persons, a man in a grey suit bowing on his knees to a woman of medium height, dressed with a simple maroon sleeveless shit with dark green army trousers and boots to match. She was holding a gun pointed at the man and her most distinctive feature was her dark purple hair color, her eyes sharing the same contrast.

''Well, what is this about?'' The woman broke the silence.

''I want to make a deal with you.'' The sentence got her curiosity.

''A deal?''

'' I won't come after you for a while. I'll continue to feed you whatever the police has and make things easy for you.''

''If you want to play some sort of alliance game, you've already got Yukiteru.''

''Why do you need to make a deal with me?''

''It has to be you!'' his voice suddenly grew with intensity.

''Yukiteru isn't trying to become God at all. He doesn't have the blood to pull the trigger on other diary owners, he was always on the defense and one that will cost him his life. And even if he does manages to win this game and become God somehow, I know that boy too well, he is not only the good doer people believe him to be. When we worked on several cases, his methods on apprehending the criminals were….brutal to keep it simple, in more than one occasion it caused us collateral damage merely to go with his plan, in the end we got the culprit, but with a cost even greater than his own victims. I can't let a kid like that become God, no matter how you look at it, he is still a child.''

''Oh?'' she smiled licking her upper lip with a weird attraction on her features. ''Interesting fellow…''

''As for the other diary holders…well, most of them are even more almost as twisted as he is…some more than others, take Sixth, Tsubaki the girl who wanted to rid the world of all that consist cruel reality…''

''Although it's in a dubious way, you want to become God to make the world a better place, free from war.''

''That's why….'' He raised his head keeping a firm eye contact.

''I only have one request.''

-Same evening, only a few hours earlier, at 20:13 outside the Sakurami city, in the park where all the triggering events once took place-

The 6 teenagers were just entering the city, for the most part Yukiteru told them to live their normal lives while the police department cleaned things up. Entering the city and not long after, they made a haste goodbye and went towards each of their homes, that is aside from Yukiteru and Yuno, where he insisted to Ace that he allowed the two of them to sleep over at his place only for this night, he would explain his reasons later on the evening.

Fortunately for them Ace wasn't a man who would say no to a request from a friend, no matter how bizarre, and his apartment being the closest in a complex right at the city entrance, only made it more convenient.

A few minutes later, they were at the top floor of a 20 story building, in a spacious living room decorated simply, a modern furniture around most of the walls, a glass table in the middle, and two couches where one was pointed towards a grand LCD widescreen TV, usually he used this room to enjoy a movie night with his friends or by himself. Ace was waiting patiently on one of these couches, facing Yukiteru and a Yuno who was still clinging lovingly on his arm.

''Well, it's not like I don't welcome you guys or anything, but I imagined everyone could use a quiet evening on their own after all that we've been through.'' Ace pointed out casually.

''And that would be the case on a normal circumstance, but after a detective we all know suddenly decided on the last moment to switch sides, I anticipated the worst case scenario and acted accordingly.''

Ace raised an eyebrow, it was quite frustrating when Yukiteru didn't went all the way with his explanations. ''Which is?''

''Having most of the police department after us, and eventually this same night breaking in our houses and capturing us while were asleep. Think about it, if the detective truly wants to win this game by himself, we would want to eliminate his competition as fast as possible without giving them the option of devising a counter attack.''

''This said, if I were in his position I'd come up with any random but plausible set up to capture me at least and keep me locked in a prison where convenient 'accidents' happen daily.''

''You really think he's go that far? He is an officer of the law you know, perhaps you should give the guy some more credit.''

Yukiteru waved a hand at his remark.'' He lost all my trust when he voluntarily killed Hinata's father, I thought I knew that man, he valued justice above all else and looked down upon those who ignored it. Now I have to face the fact that I'm up against an actual detective who can use the law however suites him best.''

Their conversation took a pause, where Ace processed the situation in silence, Yuno whispered to his lover that she felt tired and moved over the couch where she placed her had on the edge to act as a pillow and closed her eyes do drift away into dreamland. Ace was attentive enough to go up and bring a set of blankets and pillows, he placed a blanket on the pink haired girl, setting up the second bed for his friend, and being considerate enough for the tired girl, signaled Yukiteru to follow him into the kitchen to continue their little chat.

There on positioned at a counter, Ace acted as a bartender where he had an impressive collection of liquor to choose from, his friend only settled for a glass of water. After they both had their preferred drink, Ace choosing a light beer, he waited for him to fill him up on his next move.

''Well, first I didn't got the chance to thank you properly for letting us sleep here, it helped us more than you'd think given the fact that…'' he glanced over at his wrist watch, ''we'll become suspects in a crime in about 4-5 hours.''

The other teenager looked amused, and took a drink of his beer. ''How can you tell so exactly the time and the way?''

Yukiteru did the same with his water. '' First because Tenth's body is the most recent, and it would be convenient given the fact that there was no one around when he killed him. Anyone would believe a detective's statement no matter how odd it may sound. Secondly, the time is quite easy to guess, they have to secure the crime scene, pick up the body, interview potential witnesses and of course gather all the possible evidence.''

''In this scenario, evidence could count as other victims as well, there is that girl in the woods, and most likely they should consider going on a dog hunt to eliminate the threat, an investigation can start only after all the necessary evidence has been gathered. I would imagine given the number of victims, that they would organize at least 8 search parties for other victims, here they could include lower ranking police officers, security guards, forest rangers or even helping citizens. Each search party would report their finding to a detective, and after all is said and done, all the detectives will bring their reports to the leading detective, in this case Kurusu also known as Forth, and from there devise their plan according to his instructions.''

Both of them took another sip of their drink.'' I estimate all of this could be done in 5 hours if handled properly and organized enough, by this time Kurusu should have pointed me and Yuno as prime suspects and order the detectives to go look for us. But of course a search warrant can only be released in a minimum of 2 days, presenting the evidence to a judge and all that, but it's best to be safe.''

Ace nodded in approval, sat up went for the refrigerator and placed an pizza in the microwave, the resumed his place. ''This is quite detailed, how can you say all of this with such certainty?''

Yukiteru smiled, and leaned back on the chair.'' Mostly because I organized such cases myself sometime, of course not with actual detective, but obedient and capable men, and that worked for the best.'' He closed his eyes visualizing his own words. ''It's rather convenient that I think about it. This situation suites me the best, if the mafia, a street gang, or even a random criminal would be after me, I'd have a hard time predicting their thought process and movements, but here being professional detectives they are easily predictable given the fact that I'm one myself….well off the record at least.''

Ace held up a laugh at his remark, sometimes his friend made the wildest assumptions, of course most of them were correct, but that didn't spared them from being ridiculous or entertaining. The microwave beeped that it was finished, he removed the warm pizza, and placed it on a plate for his friend, then placed another one for himself in the microwave again. Yukiteru nodded a thanks, and waited until both of them could start eating properly.

''Well, man, I really find it hard to believe you'd have more struggle against a pocket thief than with a detective, it doesn't seem natural to say the least.''

His friend shrugged, and leaned forward placing his elbows on the counter. ''Think of it this way, pro snipers, or professional detectives in this case are predictable, they all follow the same set of rules that helped them solve previous cases, they know the best course of action based on their past results, while on the other hand, it's the beginners that you should worry about, those guys are the most unpredictable.''
His response was followed by a light laugh from Ace's part. ''Most likely you're right.'' The microwave signaled the second pizza ready, Ace took it placed it on a plate, grabbed the ketchup from the refrigerator, and now they both began to eat.

''So do tell, what's your next move?'' Ace asked from between bites.

Yukiteru just finished his first slice and went for another. ''Well, to keep it simple, first we're going to sleep for 5 hours or so, then get up at 02:00, get some items, make some preparation and head straight for the police department.''

Ace almost dropped his pizza. ''You…what now? Go straight for the organization that's now after you? Then what's the point of even hiding?''

Yukiteru went for his third slice. '' No matter how important a case it, no more than 12 detectives can be assigned to one, there are obviously other cases to be handle and the police can't afford to spend valuable resources on only one. Now given this fact, when the investigation has a green light, most of the detectives assigned for this case will be out on the field searching for us, along with other police officers.''

''In other words, the main police department will be empty of the people that know our description, the only one present will be Kurusu whose leading the investigation and giving commands. Plus, think of it, it's unlikely for anyone to even imagine that the prime suspects would be strolling on their own in the police department, right now were pictured as potential criminals running for our lives, or hiding somewhere in the city.''

Ace was rubbing his chin in understanding, he already finished his meal.'' Truth be told, you'd be classified as quite the idiot if you'd go right in the lion's den.''

The other teenager sighed. ''Stupidity and intelligence are just words, at the end of the day it's the results that make the real difference, and if a stupid idea gets my goal accomplished then immediately afterwards it will start to sound logic or even genius. It all depends on the result, and the result I want now is to confront Kurusu, have a chat find out what made him switch sides, try and eliminate the corrupting factor, and if nothing works, get the hell out of there. And as for the second part of the plan, that's where you come in.''

Ace rubbed his forehead in a light annoyance. ''And here I thought I could call it a day, and go back to hitting on higschool chicks only to get rejected, try again, get points for persistence and confidence then getting their number.''

''I feel like you just said something quite sad without any hesitation…'''

''Eh, at least the method works, most of the time.'' After which Ace got himself another beer.

''By the way, how are you going to avoid the cops when going for their headquarters?''

Yukiteru responded by flipping over his cellphone and showing the entries to his friend. ''It already tells me 34 locations where I would be caught, mentioning the time circumstance and what my mistake were.''

''That's badass….''

''I know, right?'' Ace handed his cellphone back, and took a drink.

''So what's my role?''

Yukiteru took a minute to think, he already devised the plan on the way here, but rechecking for possible errors was never a mistake. Finally, he leaned back on his chair, and spoke with a serious tone.

''You still got that business suit, the one that was too small for you?''

He nodded. ''Good, I'll need that and also a pair of glasses, a cap, a hoddie and a backpack to carry all of these.''

''Just to be sure here, you're not running out of town or anything, right?''

''No, I'm not…these will prove useful sometime during our escape.'' He waited a few more seconds, to make sure of all the details on their move, and a devious smile adorned his expression.

''Also….do you know how to hijack a truck?''

Ace matched his smile .''I like where this is going.''

After half an hour, all the details were explained, Ace knew his part perfectly, so they decided to call it a night, Ace went for his room, and Yukiteru in the living room. There wasn't much else to do aside from explaining the plan to Yuno, but he figured he could fill her up first thing in the morning.

The lights were off the room was engulfed in a shade of dark, there was barely any light around, aside from a streetlight which only indicated where the windows were. It wasn't an issue for Yukiteru given the simplicity of the room, he kept moving until he hit the edge of the second couch, jumped over it and landed comfortably enough to fall asleep right then and there. He sighed deeply , it was going to be a long day early in the morning, he needed all the energy he could get. Opening his cellphone, he set the alarm for 2 am, and placed the phone on the glass table.

Placing his hands under his head, his sight was focused on the celling above at nothing in particular, he was waiting for sleep to take over, but it was quite hard given the fact that he was still rehearsing the plan to the last detail for fear that me might've slipped something important. He knew very well there was no room for mistakes when not only your life, but your friend's also depended on its success. About 5 minutes have passed, and his sight adjusted to the darkness. The room was also silent, you could almost say you were in a grave, it was a peaceful neighborhood and even though the walls were dense enough, for a moment he thought he heard a soft giggle. As on reflex he glanced at the sleeping girl, only to be flinch in surprise at the fact that she was staring at him from the other couch, with a warm smile on her expression.

''Can't sleep?'' he asked placing himself on the side to view her better.

''Don't think anyone could with you two talking so loud from the kitchen.'' Although it sounded more like a joke.

''At least now you know all our moves, you're only role might I add is to stay by my side, look pretty and wait patiently while I find out what makes the detective tick.''

''Mhm.'' She mumbled, after getting up, and moved graciously towards the light switch, the room was illuminated, and Yukiteru blinked a few times to adjust with the new light. When his vision was cleared, Yuno was sitting on his couch at the other end, wearing a pair of red short shorts, and a white shirt she probably found in one of the drawers, one aspect at her style were the 3 opened buttons at the shirt that offered a delightful view on her cleavage, she wasn't wearing any bra. By the time Yukiteru noticed all of this, she bend down and moved silently like a panther over him placing her hands over him, when he looked down at her the sight was arousing to say the least…

''Wh-What are you…'' he mumbled only for her to signal with her head at his cellphone.

''You've got a message.'' Immediately his phone announced a new message, he extended his hand and opened it, it was from Ace, it read.

'Oh I forgot to mention, there are 3 condoms under your mattress, have fun kid.'

''How did you…'' she removed his phone, placed it back and added her own future diary next to his, that was her answer.

She bent down pressing her generous chest over his and moved slightly as if searching for something, finding it, she bent back up, and placed the condom in between her breasts, he caught all this and when he looked up at her she was waiting for him with a lustful look, bending her head down at his neck she bit him playfully and whispered. ''Easing the tension never hurt anyone, right Yuki?'' his manhood was throbbing insanely. She was all over him, now kissing his neck making her way down, unbuttoning his own shit, by now she was at his abs.

Dear Lord you'd have to be a saint to say no to this….that or the fear of losing your focus tomorrow if you dive into lust this night….still do I really have to say no to this…I mean hell….she's just…dammit hotter than hell…

He mentally slapped himself, he knew as clear as daylight that he couldn't afford distractions….no matter how impossibly tempting they may be. So he whispered back.

''This is going to sound so virgin of me…but I can't…I…it's just that I never had this kind of distraction before a strategic battle, and I don't want to mess this up, your life is on the line as well….''

I'm seriously going to punch myself for saying that…

She stopped, inches away from his still throbbing manhood, she raised her head up looking dissatisfied by his reaction and sat up holding her arms wrapped around one knees and replied with an ironic to annoyed tone. ''Geez….so you really were interested in that Ace guy more than me….'' She looked down with a sad look, and was about to get up when-''

That was simply…

''Screw it!'' he replied more determined, and got up faster than her only to pin her down on the couch both his hands holding hers, now their initial position was reversed, he was leading the act, and she welcomed it more than happily, she couldn't hold back a wide smile, her dream would come through even faster than expected.

He matched her smile and said seriously even though he meant it as a joke. ''Try not to scream so loud.''

''No promises.'' She replied seductively. He bent down searching for her lustful lips, they both knew how it would end and both were ready to satisfy the other completely.

And a laughter was heard from the room right above them, it sounded like Ace, truth be told, it was an accident, he intended to keep it low but that last line got to him good.

''Damn it man!'' Yukiteru replied disturbed by the interruption, but he was more surprised how he could hear them, the walls weren't at all frail, but given the fact on how silent the flat was, any sound could probably be heard rather well, adding the silent neighborhood, the other might pick up noises without even wanting too.

He rolled his eyes thinking at all these details, and even though he wouldn't admit it, he held back a sorrowful tear of what he just missed, the pink haired girl didn't seemed bothered at all by an outside intervention and forcefully dragged him down on her, but he managed to stop the assault by:

''He can hear us, and knowing Christopher the entire room is bugged to keep a close eye on him, not to mention the neighbors….''

''Who cares about them? I want you inside me, NOW!''

Am I really saying no to This, to Her?!

''Yuno….'' His tone grew a level serious and she caught the hint even though she was willing to let the entire world watch for all she cared, her only interest was to be one with him.

She released her hold with a clear reluctance and made the most sad puppy eyes he ever saw in his life.

I'll have to kill him for this one…

''Maybe…next time?'' he asked hopefully.

''ANY , time.'' She replied with the same seriousness. He nodded and went got up intending to head for the bathroom. She went back to her couch crawled in the blanket and slept more than annoyed and two times more dissatisfied, she just lost her chance….

Going up the stairs, he found the bathroom and headed for it, passing by he glanced at his side to see Ace in in front of his door with an apologetic look on his face.

''Man I'm so sor-''

He was stopped by Yukiteru raising his hand to silence him, he passed by him and replied with no emotion at all….or at least he didn't let them loose now…

''Get rested and be at your prime tomorrow.'' As he entered the room and about to close the door Yukiteru added something, this time his tone was deadly serious on a clear level he meant every word.

''And lock your room, I wouldn't want to be tempted to kill you in your sleep.'' He gulped, and Yukiteru heard the door being locked three times. He sighed, nodded from side to side that he actually took him serious and headed to take a shower.

Back in the living room, Yuno checked her Yukiteru diary and shivered in anticipation at the thought of him naked, alone in the shower, she got up ready to take the lead yet again, this time not accepting no for an answer, but her phone buzzed again, the future changed.

He locked the door…

D/N

HOLD MY BEER! I'm gonna break down that fuck*ng door and get those two kids to learn the pleasure of actually living!
God! If I was in his place and with a girl like that I'd do it on the stage of a freakin' theater play, that'll give them a real show!
Anywhore, we're back in business and there's nothing stopping us now, this story is going to his number 1 and with me in it it's gonna become gold, gold I tell ya!
Write some impressions and make them look good, see ya next time!
But seriously now, where the hell is that address, I sure as hell wasn't kidding about the door.