Written March 15 2020
Posted on Wattpad April 25 2020
Posted here November 6 2020
"I do" Ginzo breathed "Why would I lie about that?" He became an officer because he wanted to help people. Why would he regret gaining the chance to help Kaito, who was basically a child in his eyes?
Because happiness almost always came at a price in his experience "I don't know" Kaito replied, it just seemed too good to be true.
Ginzo's gaze softened, Kaito really was an amazing kid "With all you've been through, I'm pretty sure that you could have easily turned out a lot worse" A lot of people who've been through less, have turned out a lot worse than Kaito had. He offered a reassuring grin "To be honest, it's kinda creepy how you're actually better than most people"
Kaito couldn't help the giggle that slipped out, though he did manage to stifle the following ones "I don't deny how creepy I can be" Indigo glimmered a bit "I stalked you and the task force all the time, even going so far as to become familiar with your DNA structure"
The inspector barked out a laugh "When you say that out loud, that is kinda creepy" But there were worse ways to be creepy so it was fine.
The boy sniffed, lifting his head to wipe his face, he felt kinda gross after crying "I'm going to fetch all of my data" He felt weird, so he wanted to be alone.
Ginzo grabbed Kaito's arm when the other hopped off the couch "You should be resting" Hadn't they just talked about him needing to care about himself more?
Kaito nodded, not meeting Ginzo's gaze "I know, but I want to be alone right now" He might as well be productive instead of sitting around "I really don't like to be idle" And he didn't think that he'd be able to concentrate on a book right now.
He studied the other before nodding, releasing his hold on Kaito's arm "Fine, but you better not be pushing yourself out of any sense of guilt" He understood the need to be doing something to distract yourself from something "Don't be gone for more than a few hours" He paused "And wear that mask Hakuba-san gave you"
"Okay" Kaito offered a tired smile before slipping out the window.
Ginzo just sighed and shook his head, at least it shouldn't be too hard for Kaito to get his stuff.
Despite what he'd said, he didn't go straight to the lab. Instead he headed deeper into the city, into a certain area of the red light district that he was unfortunately quite familiar with. He needed to see someone who he should have probably visited months ago. Guilt gnawed at his stomach as he approached the building, she's probably been worried sick about him since it's been so long. He easily slipped through the sliding door, skipping past a man who was on his way out that seemed vaguely familiar. He'd often tried not to memorize the faces of the people that he'd serviced.
He expertly made his way through the building, ignoring the smell of sex and pheromones wafting through the air until he got to a certain room. He put his ear to the door for a few moments before slipping in after he didn't hear any noise. She usually wasn't busy at this time of day, but he'd wanted to make sure before he walked into anything.
"Mistressan?" She'd never wanted him to call her mistress so he'd started calling her that as a joke.
The silky blue blankets on the queen sized bed frantically stirred as soon as he spoke, and before he knew it, he was being both squeezed, and suffocated "Kai-chan!"
"Can't breathe!" His words were muffled against Mistressan's breasts, and he was pretty sure that she'd done it on purpose! He heard her snicker before she pulled away, allowing him to take in air again. She was an attractive woman with curves in all the right places and long black hair. Thankfully she was clothed this time, even if it was only a lacy lime green bra and matching panties. He was desensitised to her state of undress. To him it was the same as her being clothed.
"Where have you been?!" She scolded, worry etched on her face as she knelt down and began assessing his bandages "You're hurt!" All of her previous anger left her as she snagged the boy and plopped him onto the bed before turning away to rummage through a mahogany dresser.
"I'm fine" He offered a wary smile as she turned back toward him, a medical kit in hand, he didn't like that look in her eyes.
"Which one of the customers did this?" Her voice was steely as she crouched down in front of Kaito to get a better view of his face. He winced when she began to poke at his bandages "The last time you were here you didn't look too well when you left, why did you hide something like this?" He'd refused her offer of letting him share her room that night to rest. Clients weren't allowed in the room they were currently in.
Kaito tried to pull away, not wanting Mistressan to inspect the injuries "These are new" He scowled "And they've already been treated"
Mistressan froze, paling at his words "You haven't been selling yourself outside of my supervision have you?!" The only reason that she'd trained him in the art of sex was to prevent him from doing that! If he was in her sights, she knew that he was generally safe. Mistressan grabbed both his shoulders, leaning her face in close to his "When you approached me wanting to learn, I made you swear not to do that" She'd only accepted because she'd had a feeling that he'd go to someone else, and she couldn't guarantee that the other person would look after him.
"No!" He quickly shook his head "It's from some complications in my life" The Crows were complicated right?
She released him, shoulders sagging in relief "Where were you?" Mistressan asked "I was worried" His last clients had done quite the number on him, she'd been worried about there being some damage when he hadn't returned. She ran her hands along Kaito's sides to check for any more injuries, making the boy squirm, he was ticklish there "You've gained some weight..."
