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Not that Different
Chapter nine
"Miss Kinomoto may I please speak to you," Mr Kami said to me, I nodded my head for him to continue, "in private," he said looking around the crowed room.
I stood up and said, "Lead the way sir."
He led me into his office and gestures to a chair in front of the desk. I notice straight away that we weren't entirely going to have this talk in private, if the fact that Ryu and Tony were present in the room gave any clues. Great, I guess they know that I know Syaoran. But the question is that do they know that I know, that they know, that I know Syaoran? Can I use this to my advantage? How the bloody hell can I use that to my advantage! God, this is just getting confusing. I rest my head on one of my hands to help ease these thoughts.
"Miss Kinomoto, this morning when I talked about sending Mr Li a visit, how come you never said anything about being an acquaintance of the man in question?" Mr Kami said condescendingly, as though I was a child.
"I did offer to go pay a visit," I offered helpfully,
"That wasn't the question," he replied quickly.
"We've met a few times. We knew one another when we were kids, we dated once actually," I noticed all three of the men roll their eyes at that statement. What am I, the dating whore? Jerks! "We kind of bumped into each other the other night at the club. But we were never that close," I lied.
"So you're saying that you don't spend a lot of time together?" Mr Kami said,
"Something like that," I notice out of the corner of my eye, that Ryu had a smirk on his face, he must really enjoy having me in trouble and I wasn't that deep yet. The bits of information that could get me in deeper were:
I just lied because we did spend last night together,
And the fact that I never mentioned that I was married while filling out the form when I applied for the police training.
Okay, even now as I think about it, it sounds really bad, but I whole- heartedly believed that I would have been divorced really soon and if I filled out Mrs Li on the application then in no time Syaoran would have been down on me like a hawk, at that time I just needed to get away. And you wouldn't believe how good the cards were at creating every kind of document I needed and a past to go with it while they were considering my file.
"So it must surprise you to know that one of Li's associates, a Mr Hiragizawa, described you as his oldest friends," Ryu said, and I must of looked like a right idiot with my mouth going 'o', it was as though I was a child but this time I'd been caught with my hand in the cookie jar, "or that Mr Li mentioned something offhandedly which places you spent last night in his presence or that."
"I get the point," I interrupted sharply.
"Okay, so we've established that you know Li and you have obviously got an emotional connection to him," Mr Kami stated, I opened my mouth to say something on my behalf, "Miss Kinomoto, I suggest that you think clearly before you say something. Now what was it that you going to say?"
"Nothing sir," I said in a small voice,
"I'm going to request that you be removed from the case," he stated simply,
"What!" I shouted back,
"Miss Kinomoto." Mr Kami started,
"You need me on this case," I gritted through my teeth pointing my index finger at him,
"Look, we're blind at the moment and the only lead we have knows an officer directly and we can't afford this investigation becoming public and."
"Okay I made a mistake in not telling you, but it's my life; my personal life and I didn't think that it would clash with my work. Okay?" Mr Kami nodded,
"She is one of the best officers we have at the moment, it doesn't make sense to just drop her. We need her," Tony said and I felt great gratitude to him at that particular moment in time, that and the phone that rung. We all stayed silent while Mr Kami talked on the phone.
"A body has been found at that extreme sports place on Techo," he said to us,
"I think I know the place, who is going?" Ryu said quickly,
"I think that you and Tippin," Mr Kami replied,
"Wait, I know the owner of the place maybe I can."
Ryu turned on me, "how the hell do you know the owner?"
"Oh I forgot I should have never set foot in that because I'm a woman," I said sarcastically,
"First of all, that's not it. Secondly since when did you become such a bitch?" Ryu replied.
"I was always a bitch, I was just doing a favour, for a sister by being nice," I retorted,
"Children!" Tony yelled getting our attention, "thank you."
"Kinomoto do you know the owner," I nodded, "Fine, you and Starlight check it out,"
"Thank you sir," I say leaving the room but not before giving Ryu a heated glare.
*******
"So tell me how you know the owner," Trina said for like the third time. We'd asked the questions and did our job after the forensics' team had 'walked the grid', now we where just waiting outside the centre before heading back to the offices.
"While I was going through training I had a part-time job here," I replied quickly, "Needed the money."
"Why?" I look at here and notice how confused her expression was.
"What do you mean why? I just." I ask,
"Extreme sports, you don't look the type too."
".Risk my life" I finished for her and she nodded. "I guess that's why, whenever somebody finds out I'm part of the police force they don't believe me."
"Most people think a woman can't handle it!" she confesses. "But I don't get the sport thing."
"I've always been sport mad, I love them; any sports. To be honest, I think that's why Syaoran and I were together so long." I say, more to myself than to Trina. "I mean, he's never been the type to go for the girls who were really girly and shop every minute of the day and obsess about looks and make-up and I was the kind who was willing to try something new; who loved feeling the rush of doing something different and found happiness in almost everything."
"I never knew," Trina replied quietly.
"That's how I got the job here," I tell her, with a grin. "I knew about more sports then any of the other applicants and I was willing to try all of the sports I didn't know a thing about." I look up at the sky and see it darken. "We'd better get back."
"You know, I'd love to see pictures of you and Syaoran" Trina says off hand. Then turns to look at me and adds, with a grin, "I bet you look so cute together."
I just groan before telling her I'd bring them in tomorrow.
*******
I open the front door, shouting "Kero, Yuki, I'm."
But as soon as I walk in I'm overwhelmed by the smell of cooked food and lit candles burning surrounding the whole living room in a romantic glow.
My mouth hanging open, I see Syaoran standing in the centre of the room with a grin on his face. I turn around to take in ever inch of the room.
"I'd hoped you'd like it," I hear him say, as though in justification. I move back to look at him, then as though I'd just hit a brink wall, all these feelings and sensations bombarded me and I could barely stand; hell I could barely breathe. "I thought we could have dinner and. er well, you know, talk." But I could tell easily that, that wasn't the only thing on his mind.
But the only thing that I wanted, right here and right now was Syaoran; for him to hold me possessively and kiss me tentatively and whisper softly into my ear how much he loved me. I put down my bag and shrugged out of my jacket, which I place on the couch. I move to stand right in front of him and urgently pull his head down to capture his lips in a forceful kiss, opening my mouth wide against his. I pull away suddenly before he can grip me in a powering embrace and say, "I don't want to talk," while pulling my top over my head.
Not that Different
Chapter nine
"Miss Kinomoto may I please speak to you," Mr Kami said to me, I nodded my head for him to continue, "in private," he said looking around the crowed room.
I stood up and said, "Lead the way sir."
He led me into his office and gestures to a chair in front of the desk. I notice straight away that we weren't entirely going to have this talk in private, if the fact that Ryu and Tony were present in the room gave any clues. Great, I guess they know that I know Syaoran. But the question is that do they know that I know, that they know, that I know Syaoran? Can I use this to my advantage? How the bloody hell can I use that to my advantage! God, this is just getting confusing. I rest my head on one of my hands to help ease these thoughts.
"Miss Kinomoto, this morning when I talked about sending Mr Li a visit, how come you never said anything about being an acquaintance of the man in question?" Mr Kami said condescendingly, as though I was a child.
"I did offer to go pay a visit," I offered helpfully,
"That wasn't the question," he replied quickly.
"We've met a few times. We knew one another when we were kids, we dated once actually," I noticed all three of the men roll their eyes at that statement. What am I, the dating whore? Jerks! "We kind of bumped into each other the other night at the club. But we were never that close," I lied.
"So you're saying that you don't spend a lot of time together?" Mr Kami said,
"Something like that," I notice out of the corner of my eye, that Ryu had a smirk on his face, he must really enjoy having me in trouble and I wasn't that deep yet. The bits of information that could get me in deeper were:
I just lied because we did spend last night together,
And the fact that I never mentioned that I was married while filling out the form when I applied for the police training.
Okay, even now as I think about it, it sounds really bad, but I whole- heartedly believed that I would have been divorced really soon and if I filled out Mrs Li on the application then in no time Syaoran would have been down on me like a hawk, at that time I just needed to get away. And you wouldn't believe how good the cards were at creating every kind of document I needed and a past to go with it while they were considering my file.
"So it must surprise you to know that one of Li's associates, a Mr Hiragizawa, described you as his oldest friends," Ryu said, and I must of looked like a right idiot with my mouth going 'o', it was as though I was a child but this time I'd been caught with my hand in the cookie jar, "or that Mr Li mentioned something offhandedly which places you spent last night in his presence or that."
"I get the point," I interrupted sharply.
"Okay, so we've established that you know Li and you have obviously got an emotional connection to him," Mr Kami stated, I opened my mouth to say something on my behalf, "Miss Kinomoto, I suggest that you think clearly before you say something. Now what was it that you going to say?"
"Nothing sir," I said in a small voice,
"I'm going to request that you be removed from the case," he stated simply,
"What!" I shouted back,
"Miss Kinomoto." Mr Kami started,
"You need me on this case," I gritted through my teeth pointing my index finger at him,
"Look, we're blind at the moment and the only lead we have knows an officer directly and we can't afford this investigation becoming public and."
"Okay I made a mistake in not telling you, but it's my life; my personal life and I didn't think that it would clash with my work. Okay?" Mr Kami nodded,
"She is one of the best officers we have at the moment, it doesn't make sense to just drop her. We need her," Tony said and I felt great gratitude to him at that particular moment in time, that and the phone that rung. We all stayed silent while Mr Kami talked on the phone.
"A body has been found at that extreme sports place on Techo," he said to us,
"I think I know the place, who is going?" Ryu said quickly,
"I think that you and Tippin," Mr Kami replied,
"Wait, I know the owner of the place maybe I can."
Ryu turned on me, "how the hell do you know the owner?"
"Oh I forgot I should have never set foot in that because I'm a woman," I said sarcastically,
"First of all, that's not it. Secondly since when did you become such a bitch?" Ryu replied.
"I was always a bitch, I was just doing a favour, for a sister by being nice," I retorted,
"Children!" Tony yelled getting our attention, "thank you."
"Kinomoto do you know the owner," I nodded, "Fine, you and Starlight check it out,"
"Thank you sir," I say leaving the room but not before giving Ryu a heated glare.
*******
"So tell me how you know the owner," Trina said for like the third time. We'd asked the questions and did our job after the forensics' team had 'walked the grid', now we where just waiting outside the centre before heading back to the offices.
"While I was going through training I had a part-time job here," I replied quickly, "Needed the money."
"Why?" I look at here and notice how confused her expression was.
"What do you mean why? I just." I ask,
"Extreme sports, you don't look the type too."
".Risk my life" I finished for her and she nodded. "I guess that's why, whenever somebody finds out I'm part of the police force they don't believe me."
"Most people think a woman can't handle it!" she confesses. "But I don't get the sport thing."
"I've always been sport mad, I love them; any sports. To be honest, I think that's why Syaoran and I were together so long." I say, more to myself than to Trina. "I mean, he's never been the type to go for the girls who were really girly and shop every minute of the day and obsess about looks and make-up and I was the kind who was willing to try something new; who loved feeling the rush of doing something different and found happiness in almost everything."
"I never knew," Trina replied quietly.
"That's how I got the job here," I tell her, with a grin. "I knew about more sports then any of the other applicants and I was willing to try all of the sports I didn't know a thing about." I look up at the sky and see it darken. "We'd better get back."
"You know, I'd love to see pictures of you and Syaoran" Trina says off hand. Then turns to look at me and adds, with a grin, "I bet you look so cute together."
I just groan before telling her I'd bring them in tomorrow.
*******
I open the front door, shouting "Kero, Yuki, I'm."
But as soon as I walk in I'm overwhelmed by the smell of cooked food and lit candles burning surrounding the whole living room in a romantic glow.
My mouth hanging open, I see Syaoran standing in the centre of the room with a grin on his face. I turn around to take in ever inch of the room.
"I'd hoped you'd like it," I hear him say, as though in justification. I move back to look at him, then as though I'd just hit a brink wall, all these feelings and sensations bombarded me and I could barely stand; hell I could barely breathe. "I thought we could have dinner and. er well, you know, talk." But I could tell easily that, that wasn't the only thing on his mind.
But the only thing that I wanted, right here and right now was Syaoran; for him to hold me possessively and kiss me tentatively and whisper softly into my ear how much he loved me. I put down my bag and shrugged out of my jacket, which I place on the couch. I move to stand right in front of him and urgently pull his head down to capture his lips in a forceful kiss, opening my mouth wide against his. I pull away suddenly before he can grip me in a powering embrace and say, "I don't want to talk," while pulling my top over my head.