THIRTY-FIVE

"Put Yata on the phone," Rikio hissed at Chitose, who was saying they were in the middle of a girl lesson. He was about to say more, but Rikio cut him off and said, "Scepter 4 is blown up and Kira took off in that direction."

"What? Why?" Chitose gasped, but the phone was ripped away from him.

"I have no idea why, but I'm heading after her. I could use some back up," Rikio explained as he started running down the road, seeing Kira just up ahead. She was panting heavily, standing across the street for the Scepter 4 building. All the glass from the windows was shattered, the courtyard was in chaos, and flashing lights from the police force were everywhere.

"Where are you guys?" Izumo's voice came over the phone.

"Scepter 4…you guys won't believe this," Rikio gasped and shut off the phone. The moment he reached Kira, she darted into the mess before he could stop her. "Kira! Come back!" He groaned and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Mikoto is gonna kill me and it's all Yata's fault cause he's got a crush on her friend…" he muttered under his breath as he chased after her.

When he caught up to her, Kira walked over to an ambulance. Rikio's mouth opened, but quickly shut it when he saw whom Kira was staring at it.

"The hell you two doing here?" Fushimi asked as the medic was stitching him up.

"Who did this?" Kira pointed to the destruction of the building. "Did anyone escape?"

Fushimi stared at her for a moment before showing his tablet. On the screen were a series of numbers and charts, but none of it made sense to either of them.

"Found your glasses, Fushimi," Munakata said as he came into view. He raised a brow and handed Fushimi his glasses. "What are you doing here? Both of you." His eyes locked on Rikio, who gestured to Kira.

"Jimushi had someone else," Kira began and Munakata nodded, allowing her to go on. "Someone who I believe was a strain like Kenji is. I don't know if they were ever captured…" she shook her head and felt the tears pricking her eyes.

"Give me a name," Fushimi chimed in as he cleaned his glasses, but it wasn't helping much.

"Kane Matsuoka," she answered.

Munakata took in a sharp breath and looked at Fushimi, who licked his lips. "You're sure?"

"Yes." Kira nodded, looking very worried.

"I want eyes in the sky, now," Munakata stated and walked away, calling for his lieutenant.

Fushimi nodded slowly and looked at Rikio and Kira. "Get her home, we'll take care of this."

"Monkey?" Yata questioned as he skated up. "You look like shit."

"Take the trash with you," Fushimi snorted, waving the three of them away. Yata was about to say something, but Rikio covered his mouth and dragged him along. Kira said a quiet goodbye and ran after them.