So I was planning on making this a Rin/Mikuo, but then.. I pictured Luka being a badass cop and I just couldn't help it. *Luka fanboy*
The couples will be: Luka/Miku and Lily/? (you choose!)
Disclaimer: I don't own Vocaloid or the Hyatt.
Dispatch
Chapter 1
Patrolling the streets of Shinjuku at one in the morning was like walking into a lion's den, where everyone walking around was some sort of threat, watching her car like she was some piece of meat hanging on a thin string. Officer Megurine Luka sighed at them, turning to her partner Masuda Lily for assistance in dealing with it.
"Hey, you chose this time for us, not me," the blonde drawled, taking a large gulp from her energy drink. Her icy blue eyes spotted a few suspicious guys lounging around the corner of a street, looking out for something it seemed, and Lily tapped Luka's thigh, "Over there."
Stopping just feet away, the two readied their guns and casually walked out, making sure the guys saw their hands. Since they were women, hopefully they would be able to get this little operation to shut down. "What's up guys?" Luka asked, throwing her hands in the air. The two on the ground, rolling a die, looked at her and stood, holding their chins up. "Calm down," she said, waving them off.
Lily hummed, walking around the tallest guy in a plain white t-shirt and dyed pink hair wrapped in a bandana, "Waiting for a ride?" He chuckled, shrugging without a sound, and Lily mirrored him, leaning against his side. "Well if you don't have any business here, why don't you guys go on home?"
He stepped back with a glare, "I'm waiting for my girlfriend." With a huff he crossed his arms, and Lily couldn't help but laugh, patting him on the shoulder; she wondered if he was younger than her.
"I'm sorry, but you're the man in the relationship!" Luka butted in, the two guys next to her somehow lighting up. Both women knew they weren't up to no good, and Luka poked his shoulder with a wink, "I'm guessing she tops?"
"No way!" he shouted, his face turning red as his friends laughed, clapping Luka on the shoulder from her witty remark. They shared another laugh before the two headed off, not finding anything about them to be needing any attention.
Luka sighed in relief and shook her head, smiling at the guys who were waving at them before taking off slowly. It was silent before Lily pulled down her window, throwing out a wrapper of gum. "Hey," Luka said, slapping her shoulder, "I don't wanna be that cop that breaks the rules."
"Oh please," Lily rolled her eyes, turning the air conditioner back on. It was an incredibly hot night, and she wanted nothing but to take off the uniform sticking to her body. "Damn it's hot. You'd think that idiot Gakupo would let us off the hook, but no, he decides he wants us to take over his shift for him. Ass," she let out a grunt of frustration, looking out the window.
The pinkette nodded, "Miku was allowed the day off, and I really wanted to see her." She rolled her eyes when Lily whistled, and smacked her shoulder again, "Shut up. You know it's not like that."
Lily snickered, humming. Her fingers drummed on the dashboard, the street lights turning it orange every few seconds. The main city was being watched by another officer, and they unluckily got the outskirts of it, meaning more danger. "She lives around here, doesn't she?" she asked curiously, looking at the quiet neighborhood they were entering.
While Japan was known for its cleanliness and lack of huge crime, that didn't mean it didn't happen, and when Luka nodded, she was on edge again when she heard a gun shot ring out in the house they passed by. "Shit," she loudly cursed, stomping on the break to reverse. Lily turned the lights on and called for backup before opening the door and taking out her gun.
Luka followed her, crouching a little and holding her arms steady in case someone ran out. When nobody did, she nodded, allowing Lily to take the lead. It was extremely dark at this time of night, meaning they could hardly see anything they were walking on or near, and it made Luka's nerves rise even higher.
Lily kicked open the short gate, making sure to keep her eyes on every window around, before pressing against the wall near the door, pounding on it. "Police!"
A shaky doorknob was her answer, and Luka stayed back, while Lily held her gun close, holding her breath.
When a confused, old woman with glasses and a slipper in hand opened the door, the two women froze. Said old woman opened her door and smacked Lily's head with it, "Do you know what time it is? Go home!" she yelled, glaring at them. Luka's body froze in confusion, and she heard the gunshot again from the inside, jumping.
"Who is shooting in your house, ma'am?" Lily demanded, placing a hand on her hip. When she was rewarded with a slipper to the face, she glared, "I can arrest you for–"
The old woman opened the door more, revealing a group of teenage boys and a single girl playing and watching a shooting game, their focus on the game overshadowing whatever was going on at the door. "They're playing a game!" she yelled, about to hit Lily again when the blonde moved away, holding up her hands.
Luka didn't move until she heard it again, and it did in fact come from the TV, so she allowed herself to relax. "We're sorry to disturb you at this hour," she said, bowing to her. No matter her job, this woman was still an elder. "Please excuse us."
"I'm sorry," Lily said, bowing as well. They waited on the street until backup came, and the men inside yelled at them for wasting time before they drove off, leaving the two in their car with nervous faces.
"We're totally gonna hear from Gakupo, aren't we?" Lily asked, shutting the flashing lights off. Luka nodded, dropping her head on the steering wheel before driving off, not looking forward to the next day.
Luka opened her eyes, jumping when she saw a pair of green too close for comfort. "Holy– don't do that!" she yelled, bumping Gumi on the head. The other woman laughed, stirring her coffee lightly while dropping into the seat across from her. "What do you want?"
"Oh," Gumi said, reaching down to bring out a file, "Looks like there was a shooting last night down in Park Hyatt Tokyo. Gakupo went to go check on it with Miku, but it doesn't look good." The black and white pictures showed a few business men surrounding another man in a white suit, all of them holding up a gun to his head. Luka raised an eyebrow, unable to make a thought.
Gumi shook her head, sliding it over to her side to drink her coffee, "I was nearby when I heard all the shots, but didn't make it in time to see the guys who did it. All I know is the one who died is named Matsudappoiyo. Weird name if you ask me."
The pinkette shook her head, "So are there any other leads?" She casually took a look at all the pictures, and noticed something on the last one. Pointing at it, she locked eyes with Gumi and cleared her throat, "There's another person in white right here, standing behind the counter. Exactly alike."
"Whoa," Gumi whispered, taking a closer look at it. "Even if it's blurry, they do kinda look like him. Huh. Need to take this to Rin for examining." She gathered everything and downed the coffee, throwing it into the trash can behind Luka, "See ya. Thanks!"
Luka nodded, sighing. She didn't really have anything to do today, and Lily was off. She figured a drive wouldn't hurt, and she wanted to go to the Hyatt to see the crime scene, or rather, someone at it.
"Hey," she called to the fast typing Iroha, who looked at her with sharp golden eyes, "I'm heading out to the Hyatt, check out what's going on." She got a nod before Iroha was back at work, and left quietly, spinning the keys on her finger.
Gakupo glared at the person walking from the elevator, clearly stepping into an area nobody should be at. When Luka appeared, his glare only intensified, "I didn't call for you," he said, standing up straight with a frown. The woman shrugged, walking right past him, "Luka!"
"I didn't have anything to do, and Gumi brought this to my attention, so enjoy the help because you have some now," she smiled, scanning the area. "Okay, here's my theory." She walked over to the main area that was blocked off, putting on her gloves to avoid contaminating any evidence, "See this chair? Clean as a whistle."
The plushy chairs were a pearly white, and a fine leather, but only one of them wasn't covered in blood, the one facing the elevator. "This one is probably where the main person sat, and this one," Luka placed a hand on the one with the most blood on it, "Is where this Matsudappoiyo sat, probably not wanting that person to get to the room over there." She pointed to the closed door with a number pad as the handle, and Gakupo gasped. There were smears of blood surrounding the person outline on the ground, which must've meant he tried getting to it before dying, but failed halfway.
"If we can find what's in there, track this dead guy's past, we'll figure out who we're looking for," she said with a nod, and she felt all the air in her lungs dissipate when someone crushed her in a huge hug, their thin arms keeping a tight hold on her abdomen.
Gakupo cleared his throat, effectively stopping the girl in Luka's arms from continuing their embrace. "Miku, this is not the time nor the place. But Luka, I think you're on the right track. I'll call in a few more people and see if we can get a lead," he said, wiping his hands. Seeing the look on Miku's face, his dropped a little more. "What is it?"
She coughed, turning back to her serious self, and pointed behind her with a hand on her hip, "That room's already been raided. Whatever was in there is long gone now..." Miku walked backwards a little and pulled her glove a little more, picking up a bloody grey card, "Here's the code."
Luka cursed to herself, tapping her foot, her mind drawing a blank before Miku threw the card at Gakupo, smiling at him, "But I think if we can see security tapes of last night we can see exactly what was in there!"
"Right!" Luka agreed, snapping her fingers. She gave Miku a smile in gratitude and nodded, while Gakupo examined the card a little closely, squinting. He coughed, pulling back in disgust.
"This card has the smell of Arsenic on it," he said, closing his nostrils as if it'd get rid of the scent that had just invaded them, "I'll take this to the Forensics team and see what they come up with. In the meantime, you two get going for the security office." They nodded and waited until he left to smile at each other, Luka poking Miku's forehead.
Miku giggled and took her hand, pulling her to the elevator for the room she had seen earlier, "You know, I haven't seen you in a while..."
Luka nodded, rubbing the back of her head. It was true they hadn't, it had been a week or two excluding texts that they had talked, all of her time wasted driving around with Lily and patrolling the streets. "Haha, yeah... but maybe after this we can... go somewhere?" she asked nervously, hoping her suddenly sand clogged throat wouldn't be noticed.
The younger officer jumped in place, standing straight before pushing the button, leaning backwards. "Maybe, but nothing too fancy! I remember when you took Yukari on a date! She said you basically spoiled her so much she'd throw up diamonds." Luka flinched at the memory, cringing at how much she liked the purple-haired woman. However, she was glad Miku wasn't the type to worry about past relationships, and even used them to her advantage; much like now.
When they arrived on the bottom floor, many people were staring at them, having heard the news and wanting some sort of new information they certainly would not give. "Why didn't he clear the area?" Miku sighed, running a hand through her high ponytail. Luka silently shrugged, not liking the attention they were getting.
The security room was all the way in the back of the first floor, nearing the entrance to the underground parking lot. Luka knocked a few times before opening the door, and Miku slipped in to talk to the old man sitting in the comfortable plushy black chair.
"I only have a bit," he admitted with a sigh, shaking his head to play it, pointing to the action going on. Luka was glad it wasn't a choppy video, and she could see a few faces a bit clearer. But once the men in black surrounded Matsudappoiyo, someone shot at the camera, all the others following.
Miku pointed at a screen, asking for it to be rewinded to a point where she pointed at someone, someone Luka recognized almost instantaneously. "Here. There's a... woman, standing behind this tree. She looks almost the same to the guy who's getting killed," Miku said, pointing to another screen.
As serious as this situation was, Luka had to admit she found Miku's police side to be extremely attractive. She had to keep her hands in her pockets to refrain from making herself look too obvious. "You think they're siblings?" she asked, wanting to get at least some input. Miku shrugged, and asked for a copy of the tapes, to which the old man was a little too happy to give.
They were given a few DVDs as well as a small cassette in case they needed it almost immediately, and he turned back to his work, ignoring their presence.
Luka, looking at the tapes, figured the destruction of the guns was why Gumi was only able to get those specific pictures, and she bit her lip, "Thank you, sir."
Miku bowed to him before gently shutting the door, and Luka found her face shoved in Gakupo's shoulder, his hands steadying her from a fall. "Calm down," he sighed, patting it after she was standing straight up. He eyed them, and Luka held up the items they were given, "What are those?"
"Security tapes," Miku said, eying them suspiciously, "Although I don't know why he already had them copied onto the DVDs before we got there." She perked up a bit, and smiled, "But we're guessing the woman hiding in the plant was his sister!"
Gakupo jumped, and aided them outside the hotel with a generous bow to the front desk, his car parked ways away from Luka's. "You two, the office. Now," he demanded, taking the media devices and leaving with a loud screech of his tires.
"Ah man, looks like lunch will be delayed a bit..." Miku sighed, sounding not very disappointed. Looking up with flirt-filled eyes, she winked at Luka, earning a blush, "Maybe dinner?"
The pinkette coughed and nodded, opening up the driver's door and plopping in with a sigh, "Maybe..." If I have time, she wanted to add, but she didn't want to crush Miku's hopes, especially since Luka had a soft spot for her.
She really wished her job didn't get in the way of her love life so much.
AN
Hope you liked it!