Change of plan, I pushed Birthday Pair back as it took me longer to finish ideas on it than I thought. Plus I thought this took a better priority on what I wanted to do. This is not the follow up to Angry Pair (It happens a little while after so there is some references to it) but this will have it's own follow up, which is almost done.

After this: (I can't say yet) Pair then Birthday Pair.


Fighter Pair:

There was something strange about this case; a lot of the leads they tried to follow were all swept away before the authorities could even chase them up. Naoto was shadowing the case from home after a television report with some of the crime details took her interest. Considering the complex set of circumstances on how the case seemed to be headed, it would be a matter of time before the case could end up on her front door. She guessed right when the investigation request was given to her but something about the case details so far made her uneasy about going in alone so she had brought her Watson with her as an extra pair of eyes.

"I'm a bit lost, so what's the detail?" Souji asked his gloved hand shifting gears in the Bentley Mulsanne while coming up to Osaka Police Department.

"To cut a long story short, a series of murders and rapes have gone unsolved with evidence mysteriously going missing. A lot of the evidence can't be traced or deemed contaminated too."

Souji's ears twitched as he came to realisation. "Mole?"

Naoto nodded sadly. "Yes there is a high possibility of its inside the department but I wouldn't be surprised if it's Yakuza work instead or a rouge branch of it anyway."

Souji could sense the worry in her voice.

"Dangerous?" He asked simply.

"Yeah, very much so. Don't do anything stupid please?" Souji shook his head.

"I can't make any promises." Naoto sighed but let it go, now wasn't the time for that sort of discussion.

Souji gracefully parked up in one of the guest spaces of the Police Departments car park. He was about to unbuckle his seatbelt when he heard Naoto sigh. "I've never seen you this hesitant before, is something really bugging you?"

She was about to dismiss his concern and say to go but something about this scenario made her second guess it. "I have the strangest feeling that there is more to this than meets the eye."

Souji considered her for a second, her eyes wasn't the deep, piercing gaze she had when she was ready for work. It was more the confused worry she had whenever she was scared for a loved one or danger presented itself that she did not know about.

"Got it, right I'll grab some of the gadgets in the back. If you feel something is off then I have no reason to question you about it. You're the one with the experience of course." Despite her feelings she gave a small smile.

"Thanks Souji-kun." Souji unbuckled his seat belt and opened the door.

"Anytime Shirogane-san" He said formally as he got out of the car and headed to the boot. Naoto shook her head trying to clear her thoughts. She released her seat belt lock and got out of the car. When she got out Souji was waiting for her with a multiple Pens and a blue acrylic card.

"Do you have your Revolver with you?" Naoto gave him a small grin.

"Always." She took the seemingly innocent items and place one pen in a pocket on an inside shirt she was wearing near the small of her back and the other one went into her trousers pocket. The Acrylic card she had when into the breast pocket of her formal shirt.

"Let's get to the bottom of this." She told him as they walked in sync confidently through the automatic doors of the police station. Souji was aware that Naoto' got her work face back on and seemingly ready to take on whatever it seemed to be happening.

"Shirogane-san!" The pair turned to one of the deputies that were waiting for them in the lobby area.

"We have a break through!" Naoto looked at him in question; he seemingly please of the news given to him by hire ups.

"Err ok ..." She fixed her cap to hide her expression. "Please, identify yourself?"

He stopped suddenly, aware that he'd been completely rude to their guest, his hair was black, well groomed and but it was obvious he was one of the younger members of the force. "Tsuda Hiroki, I'm one of the deputy investigators here. I pardon for my rudeness."

Naoto shook her head, dismissing his apologetic bow with a wave of her hand.

"Its fine, what is the excitement for, has the case progressed since before our arrival?" He noticed his excitement was getting the better of him and coughed, putting on a more serious expression.

"I'm sorry for my enthusiasm. This case is quite personal to me." Naoto remembered to pocket that small detail for later on if it became necessary.

"I see..."

"Anyway, we have a suspect; he was arrested around 45 minutes ago." Naoto's eyes widened for just a moment, but were gone in a blink of an eye.

Her tone was unchanged. "Why was I not informed?"

The deputy scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm sorry. The chief wanted to wait until you got in to show that we weren't completely incompetent."

That brought out a small laugh from the taller silver haired man which was quickly admonished with a swift elbow to his side. His eyes bulged slightly from the impact as he doubled over ever so slightly, not enough for everyone to notice he was in pain but enough for Naoto to know he got the point.

"Ok then, is the suspect available for interrogation?" He nodded.

"He asked for you specifically, he feels you can get more out of him than he does." Naoto nodded, acknowledging the situation.

"Alright, just lead the way." She tapped Souji on the leg, a queue to meet her hand with his but not to bring attention to it. He did as ordered and she slid a medium size metal capsule into his hand.

"Follow me Shirogane-san so you can see the situation for yourself." Naoto pulled out her phone and sent what seemed to be a quick message before putting it away and following the deputy inspector through translucent double doors and down the corridor.

Souji's phone rumbled in his pocket.

Keep an eye on your watch...

"So, Tsuda-san, why is this case personal for you?" Naoto asked, curiously, hoping that it might shed some light on what has happened in the office in the past hour.

All his cheerfulness suddenly died down as anger boiled through as something was brought back from memory.

"Who ever this asshole is who has been running around and doing things to people targeted my sister." Naoto flinched, not realising it was such a sensitive subject.

"I'm sorry-" He cut her off.

"Don't worry about, the incident left her emotionally damaged but at least she isn't dead, quite a few other women haven't been so lucky." He said, resenting that he wasn't able to protect her seeping into his voice.

"It's awful that someone who would target women exclusively has been able to get away for so long, hopefully I will be able to bring some truth and justice to the situation." The pair took another turn.

"I hope you do, quite a few people in the department were pleased when your services were called. At least something will be done and we'll be rid of this sick fuck once and for all." Naoto smiled and gave a small nod. There was a warm feeling whenever should could help relieve the issues of people, especially when they can be a matter of life and death.

"Alright this is the room..." Tsuda knocked on the door as the both waited for it to open. Naoto shuffled her feet slightly, her dreaded feeling washing over her again. The door opened slowly to quite a big man in his mid to late 30s, 6 foot 2 to be exact who was also quite bulky. His shaggy dark hair and a gruffly smile with a small stubble like beard. It was warm and welcoming.

"Ah Shirogane-san, you arrived, was hoping I wouldn't have to do this alone for much longer."

"And you name is?" Naoto asked looking up at the older man.

"Chief Jin Enji, sorry I didn't come down myself, I've had to deal with this asshole being unruly." He stepped aside and motioned for her to come in with Tsuda.

"Ah Tsuda-san, remember the station policy?" The younger policeman stopped.

"Sorry about that sir." He said to his superior feebly.

"Policy?" Naoto questioned. He perked up, noticing she was addressing him.

"There has been a string of assaults on suspects so we've cut down the amount of people interrogating at once to make it easy to see who is responsible and up the usage of surveillance cameras."

Naoto frowned at that information and it cause a rise of anxiousness that she had in the car. "I see, thank you for that."

With another small and polite bow, Tsuda excused himself.

The door closed and she took a quick peek at the security camera to see the receiver light was off. Instantly alarm bells rang in her head. She placed her hand on her watch and pressed one of the small buttons twice in quick succession. She step towards the interrogation table to see what seemed to be a man seemingly in his late 20s with hair dyed blue and green, in a black tight shirt and jeans, rips going along all sides of it. She took off her jacket and placed it on the back of her chair and she sat down.

'I might as well make the most of what I got.'

"So state your name please?" She requested politely and firmly. The man in front of her sat with his body facing away, completely uninterested with the person interrogating him.

"Whoa now, they brought a woman in. Man not like that will help." Naoto didn't flinch but waited patiently. He gave her a quick look seeing her cold, firm stare.

"...I'll tell you what; if you get me out of here I can show you the world." All his crooked grin did was cause Naoto to shake her head.

"I have finer taste in men sorry." Her voice deadpan. The man in front of her winced in playful fashion then waved away her insult.

"You're missing out!" The sleuth wanted to sigh in exasperation and was on the verge of doing it, but she kept her composure and tilted her head.

"So will I get a name?" He chuckled.

"The name is Honda." He spat, not caring if she got it or not.

"So, what do you have to do with any of these serious incidents going on as of late?" He looked at her, playful mock-shock at the accusation.

"Are you sure someone as petty as me could get away with all of these crimes."

"Only if you had help?" The instant question caused him to cough. Not expecting her to pull away from his lead so quickly. His demeanour changed immediately by sitting up straight and trying to mirror her posture.

"So how much help did you think I had?" Naoto noticed something weird, even though he was facing her; he wasn't giving her eye contact. His vision was just slightly away looking at someone else...

'Shit...'

She turned to see what attracted his vision to see a large arm trying to wrap around her...

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Beep! Beep!

Souji looked at his watch and the distance between him and Naoto instantly came up. Just as he saw it, the man that led Naoto away walked through the double doors into the lobby. Souji rushed to him.

"Hey, which room is Shirogane-san in?" Tsuda looked confused for a moment before his brain caught up with him.

"Ah, you are Shirogane-san's assistant. She's in one of the I Section rooms with the chief and the suspect now; they are currently going through questioning." Souji looked passed the policeman, with his focus on the double doors behind him.

"Thank you, there is some information I forgot to brief Shirogane-san on about that case." Souji said hurriedly. He was growing anxious from the vibration his watch was giving off and needed to get past Tsuda to get to her.

"Oh I see. I can take it to her?" Souji shook his head.

"She said it was confidential." Tsuda frowned but nodded in understanding.

"Damn, that's a problem. Unfortunately guests and other non-verified personnel are not allowed past the double doors."

Souji gave another look at the barrier between him and Naoto.

'I don't have time for this.'

"I'm sorry, but this is important." He said abruptly causing the officer to blink in confusion. Before he knew what was going on, he pushed Tsuda out of the way causing him to stumble and bolted for the doors.

"Hey! Wait!" Tsuda fell from the momentum but was quickly helped up by his colleagues. "After him!"

Souji sprinted through the halls; with members of staff giving him concerned and frightened looks as he zipped past them. He looked at his watch as he checked the distance to his partner.

'Good, she's getting closer. Just hold on a little longer...'

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Naoto struggled as her hands were cuffed behind the chair she was sitting on. She growled in frustration, annoyed she was fooled so easily. But most of her anger was aimed at the Chief Police officer of the city whose warm, gruff smile turned into something unhinged and psychopathic. She was right on the money about the mole but it didn't make her feel better because of current position.

"I've always wanted to outdo someone famous, didn't think it will be this easy though." His accomplice who was sitting across the table laughed.

"Aye, not just anybody, but the good ol' Shirogane herself, I've heard only rumours, but enough to put our gang on alert. You never know when you have one like this snooping around."

Jin ran his hand through his small beard, contemplating on what to do with his hostage.

"The problem is that her and her grandfather has been snooping around for ages with the gang's business and the old man put a stop to previous dealings with gangs in the police. Matsuda has this thing of stripping us of our fun." Jin twirled Naoto's treasured revolver around his finger.

"I'm more than happy to take away his precious granddaughter in return, fair is fair and all." Honda smirked and leaned forward on the table.

"Well how about we rough her up a little, getting rid of her would almost be too easy at this point." Jin pondered for a second and nodded in agreement with a crooked smile.

"Sounds like a good idea."

"You can't keep me here forever; there are still people in this building." Jin tutted at her.

"My my, that's even weak for you Shirogane. How do you think I get away with all that I do?" Naoto scoffed.

"Falsifying evidence and getting rid of it before a case gets to a stage of arrest. It's way too easy of someone of your status. It's just disgusting that someone like you is on top of the police department."

Jin was completely un-phased by her breakdown.

"You seriously think I care about taking care of people and justice." He growled and kicked the nearest chair over. "This is not about others, this is about fun. I like that I can get away with everything I want. I can get rid of anyone in my way and I can put my hands on any woman I want and nobody is any the wiser."

"You sick human being..."

Honda shrugged. "Yeah she's definitely one of those good ones. Should we break her first, least we can send some pictures back to her Grandfather, last image of her before he eventually kicks the bucket, two annoying birds with one stone?"

Jin nodded in agreement as he reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a small sheathed switch blade.

"It's a good thing that rape culture here is so hard to report. It makes this so much easier than it should be..." He commented. Naoto gasped, eyes narrowing on the small weapon.

"We are on the far side of the building so we have about an hour with our plaything before we have to wrap this up." He flicked his hand so the blade came out of the case. "I prefer not to take any chances, especially with this one..." He turned to Honda. "But it doesn't mean we can't have fun."

He grabbed collar of Naoto's shirt and pierced the garment and dragged it down ripping a large gash through it on the left side. Naoto winced at the noise.

He brought the blade to her neck and pushed her head up, forcing her to look at him.

"This bitch will have the image of me burned into her mind soon enough and the only thing she would want after we are done is her begging me to kill her from shame."

His smile only got wider.

"Since that's what they always do..."

The sleuth clamped her eyes shut for a moment, thinking of a way out of this mess.

'Souji-kun please...'

He moved the knife down her centre, being careful not to piece skin. The knife cut the string that held the buttons to her shirt, her undershirt and the middle bra strap. She tried to struggle in resistance.

"Bitch!" Jin slapped her with the back of his hand. "You don't understand how satisfying it is when you struggle so be a good girl and stay still. It might be easier for you to accept what is about to happen." He grinned. A grin that brought shivers down her spine. She needed a way out, anything right now, a distraction.

"Hey boss save some for me."

"You will get your chance." He growled at Honda before he turned his focus back to the sleuth. "Now let me see if her mouth is good for something other than talking." His hands started to unbuckle his belt as the end came loose. Naoto's eyes widened at how far deep she was and she might not be able to get out of this unscathed let alone alive.

Knock! Knock!

A rap at the door caught the attention of all three in the room. With Naoto hoping it's the one person she trusted with her life. Jin looked at the door then Naoto and then back at the door.

"Looks like you've been spared for a few moments..." He picked up her revolver and put it to his side, just in case it was someone he didn't like.

"He went that way, after him!" The three heard Tsuda shout as a group of footsteps passed by the door.

"I'M IN HERE!" Naoto screamed as loud as she could but she was swiftly slapped again by Honda.

"Quiet before you die a lot quicker than we planned for you to." He growled. He was met with a vicious glare, her face flushed from the impact and anger.

The footsteps faded down the corridor, which made Jin sigh in relief.

"And here I thought I had to stop my fun..." He turned back to Naoto and started to work on his belt again. "So where was I..."

-BOOM!-

With a huge explosion the door flew open, the explosive used kicked up enough smoke to temporarily blind everyone inside. Jin waved away the smoke the best he could and aimed Naoto's revolver at the doorway.

"Identify yourself."

Souji blinked as he looked on at the scenario, he saw Naoto's condition and instantly thanked the heavens he was just in time.

"Stop there!" He called at the chief, his face anxious and in dismay at the condition his wife was in.

"You are her little assistant. Step back before I blow your head off with your boss' own weapon." Souji saw the muscle twitch in his arm as he ducked behind the wall." Three shots from the revolver roared as the bullets hit the opposite wall.

"I promise when you stick you head out I won't miss!" Naoto struggled a bit more until she could reach the pen in the back of her undershirt and pulled it out. With dexterity born of panic she fumbled around to take the lid of reviling a small blade.

"Alright assistant I'll make you a deal. If you can get me and my friend out of here, I won't kill your boss now. Just maybe later." Souji shivered as he heard his rough voice containing horrific humour of their situation.

"And if I don't?" Jin laughed.

"I'll blow her head to pieces; I can't miss from this close." He pointed the revolver at Naoto aiming right between the eyes. She panicked and fumbled with the pen, trying to fit it into the lock of her cuffs.

"Honda, go pull his ass out so I can blast his head off first. I don't have time for this." The thug behind him nodded as he walked to the door frame. As soon as he got close he was struck with a back fist to the face. Honda reeled back in pain holding his nose.

"Shit!"

This attracted the attention at Jin who quickly aimed the gun at the doorframe. "Thanks for not complying, I guess down goes your boss."

He pointed the weapon at Naoto again but her mind was focused on the task with her hands, and once she heard the click she let out a breath of relief.

"Say goodnight detective." He said simply, getting ready to pull the trigger but Souji's tall frame moved like a blur, tackling the thug to the ground as a distraction. Jin changed his focus again.

"Well it looks like you are willing to die first." He aimed again at Souji and was ready to fire.

"NO!" Naoto screamed, now free from her binds, she lodged the sharp blade masquerading as a pen in his right thigh just above his knee cap causing him to wail in pain. She rose up from the chair grabbing and twisting his wrist forcing him to drop the weapon. Souji punched the thug he was on top of in the face causing the situation to completely break down into chaos. Jin threw Naoto aside causing her to tumble over the chair she was tied too while Souji wrestled with Honda as they rolled across the floor trying to get the better of the other. Naoto shook her head trying to get her bearings and saw her gun on the floor near her feet. Jin saw it too and tried to reach for it but she kicked out of the way towards the tumbling pair fighting it out on the other side of the room, near the table.

"Souji!"

"Honda!"

They both called to their partners as the two saw the ranged weapon slide towards them. Honda instantly reached for it, making the mistake of taking his eye off the former leader for the moment. Souji took full advantage by driving his head into the table leg causing it to snap and fall against him, dazing the thug.

With a hideous two his combo, he punched him in quick succession quickly knocking him out and threw his limp body to the side. Jin looked in dismay as he saw his accomplice hit the floor without resistance. Souji rolled over and reached for the weapon and threw it to Naoto who caught it and turned it on the chief.

Without hesitation she aimed it down at his left thigh and fired. Blood splashed against the floor and the wall behind him, painting the walls a horrific red. She blasted him just above the knee causing him to buckle and fall backwards, crying out in agony.

"Bastard!" She growled and aimed again, this time at his crutch. "I can easily make sure you never use this again to hurt anyone..."

Her dark tone attracted Souji's attention who was dealing with a limp Honda.

"Naoto I know what he did but this isn't worth it." He called to her but she thought about it. She didn't want anyone else to go through the same traumatic experience that others have and that she just managed to get out of. This piece of trash was a threat to human society, and she didn't want to take the chance.

"Naoto please." Souji begged. Naoto's hold on her weapon wavered as she closed her eyes just to think.

"You think making me unable to have children will make all of the deeds I've done go away. Just try me you stupid detective. I've got almost everything I wanted. I almost had the chance to take the great Shirogane with me. I would have been legendary." He coughed feebly, with a broken yet crooked grin on his face. Naoto's eyes widen in fury.

"You son of a -"

"Naoto NO!"

"What's going on in here!?" They both froze as the voice of Tsuda called from the door way. They both turned to see him and a number of officers waiting at the door.

Naoto breathed, taking a moment to regain her composure before turning on her professional voice.

"We found the perpetrator." The force at the door look dumbfound then turned to shock.

"You mean the chief." The detective and her assistant both nodded slowly.

The young officer's gaze turned to the downed chief who still had the smile of madness.

"Yes it was me..." He winced in pain as he tried to sit up but was stopped by a swift foot stopping his rise and planting his back against the floor. He only laughed under the heel of the sleuth. "...Yeah it was, and I have no regrets."

He turned back to the young officer his smile even more maniacal than before. "...Not sorry about your sister, at least she tasted good."

Souji felt the bile in his stomach come up and looked away in disgust. "That's sick."

Tsuda's face twisted until he roared, pushing the sleuth out of the way and punched Jin in the face, repeatedly.

"Guys!" Naoto called to the other offices as they watched in awe as Tsuda went to town on his chief with a flurry of blows. They shook out of their stupor then tried to lift the infuriated investigator off the tarnished police chief.

"YOU SON OF A BITCH, I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY SISTER!" He screamed and shouted doing his best to break out of the grip of his colleagues.

"Souji-kun?" Souji looked away from the mayhem and to his boss.

"Yes Shirogane-san?" She took his left hand in both of hers. For the first time since he broke the door down, he took in Naoto's appearance. Her hair was ruffled, her clothes ripped and torn so much that her skin was exposed and still had red marks on her face from the hits she took.

"Drop the formalities, I want to go home." Souji looked towards the chaos that was still going on in the room with Jin and Honda finally being cuffed.

"What about them?"

"We've done what we can." Souji took off his jacket and wrapped it around Naoto pulling it tight around her giving some form of decency. He reached for Naoto's own smaller jacket it and slung it over his shoulder

"Let's go." The pair started to walk out of the interrogation room.

"Change of Policy?" Souji asked simply.

Naoto nodded. "Change of policy."

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P.S.: Sisters of War is almost done for it's first chapter. That should be done soon.