I know, I know, shame on me for not updating sooner. I don't even have the excuse of working on my crossover (SAO/DRRR; it's Ikebukuro Online by All My Characters Are Dead if you're interested) since I haven't updated that either. But I've been really busy with life, so I haven't had much time to type out the scenes I want for the next few chapters.

Disclaimer: I own only my OCs and their varying levels of sanity, but not DRRR!, or the various characters with their various amounts of insanity that are associated with that.

Anna and Kadota were silent as they left the police station next to the city jail, where the Megus were being held. They had talked to the police officers who had arrested the survivors of the building collapse – Anna wondered briefly if the Heiwajimas knew that a few people had been killed during their rampage – but they hadn't gotten anything out of their prisoners except one name, the name of the man who had hired them.

At first, Anna thought it was odd that a group as tight-lipped as the Megus had revealed their employer. But then one of the officers had told her that the Megus were aware of a security breach that had occurred before the kidnapping of Rimiko Heiwajima. The officers' theory was that the Megus were being forthright because they assumed that all of their data relating to the incident had already been discovered, so there was nothing to gain by withholding information.

Still…

Kadota's reaction to these names…I know he said Natsuki Homeron had tried to destroy some of his friends, but he won't say if this new name means anything or not. Which probably means it's very, very important. But he also refuses to call or text Arlua or Izaya to let them know… Anna shot a thoughtful glance at Kadota. Maybe he doesn't trust me, doesn't want me to overhear the conversation…

With a sigh, Anna decided not to try to figure out the workings of the man beside her. Not yet, anyway. She had more immediate things to – a flash of blond hair caught her eye, and she turned to see Shizuo Heiwajima standing outside the jail building.

"Heiwajima…?" she muttered, breaking the silence for the first time since they had left the police station. Kadota's head came up at the sound of her voice and he looked around. When he saw the bodyguard, he frowned.

"Shizuo? What're you doing here?" he called. When Shizuo looked up and blinked at them, seemingly astonished by their presence, Kadota made his way over to his friend, with Anna trailing behind curiously.

"Hey, Kyohei," Shizuo said quietly. "I just came to pay a visit to some people." He glanced nervously at the jail as he said this, then around at the nearby buildings as though expecting to see someone else familiar. Anna frowned to herself. Who would Heiwajima be visiting? He didn't know anyone who was in jail, did he?

"I don't think that's a good idea," Kadota said just as quietly. "They're cooperating with the police, Shizuo. Don't complicate things by confronting them again."

He's here to see the Megus! Anna realized. Shizuo hesitated and glanced around again. He's acting like he thinks he's being followed, she thought. Before the bodyguard could reply, his phone went off. The technician saw his expression harden at whatever he read on his screen, and she pulled out her own phone.

Something wasn't right, and she had a feeling the message he had just received was part of whatever was going on with the blond man. So for the sake of finding out information without having to advertise her interest – if Shizuo was being followed, then she probably shouldn't show interest in whatever was going on – Anna accessed a program on her phone, one that hacked into any other cell phone that she knew the phone number of and showed her whatever was on it.

When she accessed Shizuo's phone, she scrolled through his messages. The most recent made her want to scowl.

'Quit talking to them. Get on with your job, Heiwajima.'

She was right. Someone was following Shizuo. Then she scrolled up to see the previous messages, and realized that whatever this was, it was part of whatever Natsuki Homeron had warned her about.

Time to call Arlua, the technician decided, dialing her boss's number without consulting Kadota.

Izaya answered, and Anna figured he was as good as talking to Arlua directly. By the time she hung up, Kadota was eying her with an almost wary expression, and Shizuo looked confused. Anna smiled as though nothing was wrong.

"It was nice to see you, Heiwajima," she said cheerfully. "But Kadota and I have to go see Teki now." She kept her smile fixed in place but allowed her eyes and tone to show how serious she was. "Do what you have to do. The police will cooperate, and they may have some suggestions for you." The bodyguard blinked, not seeming to understand. So Anna thought for a moment. Then she said, "I know this must be hard for you," and hugged him. Because of their height difference – he was over a foot taller than her – she had to pull him down a bit to hiss at him, "Hug me back or it'll look suspicious, idiot." When he obeyed, she added, "Don't actually kill the prisoners. Just let the cops know what's going on, and tell them to act as though the prisoners are dead until they receive further instructions from Orihara." She waited until he gave her a minute nod, then released him and stepped back. "Hang in there, okay?"

"Yeah," the blond replied, his expression doubtful and slightly confused, but also a little relieved. "But what if-"

"There aren't any more of them out there," Anna cut him off. "I'm sure they won't make another try for Rimiko; your family will be just fine." He seemed to understand, so she turned to Kadota. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah. We'll have to hurry to get to Izaya's in twenty minutes," he added, shooting her a glance that told her he knew – or at least had a pretty good idea – what she had told Shizuo, and he approved.

Shizuo waved goodbye as they started off down the street, then stepped into the jail, hoping the officers would listen to him.