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Notes:


"Are you awake Miss Detective?"

The words were spoken clearly and the fog around my brain lifted with them.

I opened my eyes to see a smiling Masa before me.

Crap.

I can't believe I fell asleep.

"I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to sleep. Do you like the clothes we prepared for you?"

The entire outfit was made up of extremely expensive brand name goods.

Even the socks-and I hadn't been wearing any in the first place.

"They're not really my style."

Masa smiled.

"I'll try to pick out ones you'll like better next time. In the meantime, I have something I'd like to show you."

He nodded towards the men with him, who within thirty seconds brought in a big screen TV.

Masa pressed the power button to show a seemingly live feed of a warehouse.

"Is that where we are?"

Masa merely smiled while pointing to the screen.

"I think there's something you should be even more interested in."

He pointed towards a shadow moving closer to the building, and when the shadow stepped into the light it was revealed to be Neuro.

My heart leaped into my chest.

He was looking for me.

I frowned at the picture.

Even though the video was high quality I seemed to be having a hard time focusing my eyes on Neuro.

My focus always seemed to stray elsewhere.

I glanced at Masa to see he was also frowning.

Neuro was probably using that tool of his.

Evil Blind was it?

I have never been on the receiving end of it before though, so I wasn't sure.

And it was because of this that I couldn't really tell what happened when Neuro was suddenly walking through a hole where a door had been.

A slight gasp from one of the security guards showed it was the same for everyone else.

At least I had a better idea of what had happened though.

The camera switched to inside, and everything was green, suggesting a night vision camera was being used.

Despite the complete blackness Neuro walked into the building and navigated the hall in front of him with little difficulty.

I pressed my eyes closed in a cringe.

Neuro you idiot.

You should see how inhuman that looks.

Neuro was obviously unconcerned by this though, as my breath caught when he looked directly into the camera.

So he knew he was being watched.

At the end of the maze of hallways, in which Neuro had never gotten lost once, it opened up to a large room.

It was completely black looking, save for what little the night camera could pick up. But of course Neuro didn't even pause.

With three long strides he walked to the middle of the room. Bending down he picked up something laying on the floor.

It took a moment for me to register what it was.

The bottom of my undershirt which I had used as a bandage.

Blood-soaked.

I had forgotten Masa had taken it with him when he packed up the first aid kit.

I bit my lip in frustration.

Why couldn't I ever leave a decent trail for Neuro to follow?

I had just sent Neuro on a wild goose chase.

I could feel Masa smiling behind me.

"He really did find it huh?"

Neuro was looking around the room carefully for more clues.

"Though it looks like he came alone. Just as well I suppose."

Masa pulled out his cell phone, sending a text with a bored look on his face.

A second later the video feed went completely white.

It switched to a different camera showing the end scene of the warehouse exploding, collapsing in on itself in a ball of fire.

I couldn't hold back a gasp, nor pull my eyes from the screen.

"I must admit I'm both shocked and impressed your assistant was able to find this warehouse at all. I really just set this trap for the heck of it. I never thought it would actually work."

Masa was smiling thoughtfully.

"You really must tell me. How did he do it?"

I ignored his voice, it barely registering. My full attention was on the video.

Neuro.

Come on Neuro.

"Well, I'll just wait to ask you at another time when you're feeling more talkative. I did tell you I'd have to show you not to trust in others so much. He's definitely not going to be able to rescue you now."

My eyes stayed glued on the wreckage.

Was that movement?

Masa stood up.

"I'll be back to talk to you later when you've had time to digest what's just happened. I really am sorry you have to go through such sadness, but learning such lessons is important."

I couldn't hold back a smile as my eyes picked up Neuro pulling himself out form underneath a slab of concrete.

My mind had just kept remembering the wound on his stomach, and I had been asking myself just how weakened he was right now.

Masa noticed my reaction.

He whirled to look at the video, and his eyes grew scarily hard as he watched Neuro brush dust off his suit.

"Impossible." His voice was a mix of a snarl and a whisper.

I noted with concern Neuro had dropped the Evil Blind, and he actually looked injured.

He had several cuts on his face and a lot of blood was dipping down the side of his face.

But he was alive.

And well enough to look extremely annoyed.

Masa was suddenly right in front of me.

"How is it possible for him to survive that?!"

I merely smiled back, too happy that Neuro was ok.

Masa frowned back and turned to his men.

"Get me a recording of that feed! I want to figure out exactly what happened here!"

He glance at me before walking back towards the door.

"And get Miss Detective back in her handcuffs!"

As if that would hold me.