Crying Roses
By: Emmy
Part Two
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"Saitou, you should know better than anyone that these profiles of the family don't make sense." Fumihara stated, leaning back in his chair, flipping through file after file. He frowned and looked up at the other man. "Or do you just not care?"
Saitou sent a glare in the man's direction, stopping his typing at his laptop for a moment to growl out, "Fumihara, you must know that people's opinions on other people vary as much as their common beliefs do. All the information that we got on the parents tells us one thing and one thing only. They were not the ones that killed their son, and therefore are ruled out of the suspect list. That's all we need to know."
Miki glared and slapped a certain file down on the desk. "But according to this file, there's still room for suspicion!"
Saitou looked at the man once more. "Fumihara. They are no longer suspects. Period."
Miki frowned and urged on, "Aren't you even going to see what I have in the folder?!"
"No. I know I'm right and that's all there is to it." Saitou stated firmly. "I have to go. There's something that I have to do that I left unfinished yesterday."
The chubbier of the two granted Saitou a shocked expression. "Oh god, Hajime Saitou left something undone?!"
"Shut up."
"Yes, sir."
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Saitou walked on the sidewalk of the familiar subdivision, over towards the house of the drug addict he might as well turn in now. He paused as he heard a squeal come from behind him, and as he slowly turned around, his eyes landed on the man he had questioned the day before and his daughter. Saitou took a moment to stop and watch the pair. Sanosuke was trimming the bushes with a pair of gardening sheers, and the little girl was frolicking around in the sprinkler.
It was the first time he had seen the girl awake before, but she seemed quite happy, hopping through the water in a pale yellow and blue bathing suite. The little girl's long raven locks were pulled back into a braid and tied off with an indigo ribbon. She was giggling and squealing each time the cold water hit her body, and
Sanosuke was smiling and chuckling as he watched her.
Saitou stopped for a moment longer, knowing the young man hadn't noticed his presence yet. The thing that confused Saitou was the question of why Sanosuke would adopt a child. If she was his on child support, Saitou could understand, but why adoption at such a young age? Sanosuke didn't seem too keen on finding a girlfriend. He seemed t want to devote all of his attention to the child. But why?
Saitou couldn't help noticing that all Sanosuke was wearing was a pair of swim trucks and a very wet white T-shirt. He caught himself grinning as his eyes wandered over the young, muscled body, but he was forced to tear his eyes away as they landed on the youth's ass, and the youth noticed him. He turned away and walked over to the house where he was supposed to be going.
"Hey! Officer!" He heard called out from behind him.
Saitou turned around to look at the man addressing him.
It was Sanosuke. He waited for him to continue.
"If you're looking for Akio, he went out last night, and he won't be back for a week!" Sanosuke called, and Saitou groaned.
Saitou's eyes wandered down to the little girl. She had stopped bouncing around in the water and was now looking up at him. Saitou jammed his hands into his pockets and began to walk back towards the boy. As soon as his feet had touched the panel of sidewalk that stretched into their yard, he asked, "You saw him leave?"
Sanosuke nodded. "Yeah, he asked me to water his yard."
'Well, aren't you just the good citizen.' Saitou thought to himself, watching the young man, who had stopped pruning the bushes. Sanosuke wiped his sweaty brow and spoke up again.
"Hey, are you going to tell me what your name is, or do I have to keep calling ya officer and asshole?"
Saitou raised an eyebrow. "I haven't heard you call me asshole."
Sanosuke chuckled nervously, "Oh. I guess that was just under my breath."
Saitou grinned to himself, but didn't allow the boy to see it. "My name's Hajime Saitou."
Sanosuke's eyes widened for a moment, and it was then that Saitou felt a wet mass latch onto his leg. He slowly looked down to see a pair of teal eyes peaking through raven bangs up at him.
"Shit! Aya-chan... don't do that! Come back here!" Sanosuke's voice pleaded, scared about what this officer would think about his daughter latching onto his leg...
Aya merely grinned up at the older man. "Nice to meet you, off'cer! I'm Aya!"
Saitou chuckled and reached down to pick the sopping girl up in his arms. Sanosuke jaw dropped as she hugged Saitou's neck, and giggled as Saitou held her. "A pleasure to meet you too, Aya." The man returned politely.
Aya looked around to her father, "We friends now, daddy!!"
Sanosuke still looked nervous, but nodded. "That's very good, Aya-chan..."
Saitou looked over at Sanosuke, while the brunette self-consciously places his hands on his hips. Bouncing the girl lightly into a giggling fit, Saitou walked over to Sanosuke with the child. The rooster head extended his arms as Saitou brought Aya over.
"You know, I've made friends with your daughter, but not with you." Saitou started randomly.
Sanosuke raised an eyebrow as he took the girl Saito held into his arms.
Saitou leaned in a little closer to him to whisper in a low voice into his ear, "I would like to get to know you better."
Sanosuke took the girl into his arms and drew away with a slight flush on his cheeks.
Aya giggled, "You can go out on a date!"
Sanosuke's eyes widened and looked down at the little girl. "Aya-chan!? What are you saying? You can't be suggesting something--"
The little girl cut him off, looking up at her daddy with a very serious look on her face. "But when Aya asked why Aya didn't have a mommy, you said it was because you didn't like girls!!" She persisted, and Sanosuke's face flushed even more.
Saitou watched on with an amused smirk on his face.
"N-no, I didn't--"
"Yes-huh!!"
"I'd say Aya won." Saitou cut in, and Aya nodded quickly, glowing.
"So that means that you two should go out on a date and then get married and then Aya can have a little baby bro'er!" Aya cooed, bouncing up and down within Sanosuke's grasp.
The dynamics of 'having a baby brother' were clouding Saitou's mind, but the whole suggestion from Sanosuke's own adopted daughter was even more so.
Sanosuke slowly looked up to the officer and said, "She doesn't know what she's saying, please don't take it the wrong way. She--"
"She's perfectly right. I'd say Aya has a great idea." Saitou stated flippantly, and Sanosuke went from red to white, in quick succession.
"What?"
"Unless, of course, you're opposed to it." Saitou added in, but both Aya and Sanosuke shook their heads.
"I never said I was opposed! I just thought that... well..." Sanosuke shook his head, "I wasn't expecting it."
"Well then, what are you doing tonight?" Saitou asked, mentally checking his agenda to remember when he was free and when he wasn't.
Sanosuke ran a hand through his hair. "N-nothing. Nothing at all."
"Well, then it's a date. I'll take you out to dinner." Saitou stated, and Sanosuke nodded.
"That sounds great." A smile worked its way across Sanosuke's face as he watched Saitou back up and head for his car.
"I'll pick you up at seven." Saitou stated, and waited for a nod.
"Seven it is!" The brunette confirmed, trying not to do anything else stupid at that moment.
Saitou grinned, and hopped in his car, leaving the scene. Sanosuke blinked, trying to go over what just happened. He looked down to the match-maker in his arms, telling himself that he should be glaring, but he couldn't help but give her a big kiss.
Aya giggled to herself. "Grown-ups're funny!"
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End of part two
By: Emmy
Part Two
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"Saitou, you should know better than anyone that these profiles of the family don't make sense." Fumihara stated, leaning back in his chair, flipping through file after file. He frowned and looked up at the other man. "Or do you just not care?"
Saitou sent a glare in the man's direction, stopping his typing at his laptop for a moment to growl out, "Fumihara, you must know that people's opinions on other people vary as much as their common beliefs do. All the information that we got on the parents tells us one thing and one thing only. They were not the ones that killed their son, and therefore are ruled out of the suspect list. That's all we need to know."
Miki glared and slapped a certain file down on the desk. "But according to this file, there's still room for suspicion!"
Saitou looked at the man once more. "Fumihara. They are no longer suspects. Period."
Miki frowned and urged on, "Aren't you even going to see what I have in the folder?!"
"No. I know I'm right and that's all there is to it." Saitou stated firmly. "I have to go. There's something that I have to do that I left unfinished yesterday."
The chubbier of the two granted Saitou a shocked expression. "Oh god, Hajime Saitou left something undone?!"
"Shut up."
"Yes, sir."
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Saitou walked on the sidewalk of the familiar subdivision, over towards the house of the drug addict he might as well turn in now. He paused as he heard a squeal come from behind him, and as he slowly turned around, his eyes landed on the man he had questioned the day before and his daughter. Saitou took a moment to stop and watch the pair. Sanosuke was trimming the bushes with a pair of gardening sheers, and the little girl was frolicking around in the sprinkler.
It was the first time he had seen the girl awake before, but she seemed quite happy, hopping through the water in a pale yellow and blue bathing suite. The little girl's long raven locks were pulled back into a braid and tied off with an indigo ribbon. She was giggling and squealing each time the cold water hit her body, and
Sanosuke was smiling and chuckling as he watched her.
Saitou stopped for a moment longer, knowing the young man hadn't noticed his presence yet. The thing that confused Saitou was the question of why Sanosuke would adopt a child. If she was his on child support, Saitou could understand, but why adoption at such a young age? Sanosuke didn't seem too keen on finding a girlfriend. He seemed t want to devote all of his attention to the child. But why?
Saitou couldn't help noticing that all Sanosuke was wearing was a pair of swim trucks and a very wet white T-shirt. He caught himself grinning as his eyes wandered over the young, muscled body, but he was forced to tear his eyes away as they landed on the youth's ass, and the youth noticed him. He turned away and walked over to the house where he was supposed to be going.
"Hey! Officer!" He heard called out from behind him.
Saitou turned around to look at the man addressing him.
It was Sanosuke. He waited for him to continue.
"If you're looking for Akio, he went out last night, and he won't be back for a week!" Sanosuke called, and Saitou groaned.
Saitou's eyes wandered down to the little girl. She had stopped bouncing around in the water and was now looking up at him. Saitou jammed his hands into his pockets and began to walk back towards the boy. As soon as his feet had touched the panel of sidewalk that stretched into their yard, he asked, "You saw him leave?"
Sanosuke nodded. "Yeah, he asked me to water his yard."
'Well, aren't you just the good citizen.' Saitou thought to himself, watching the young man, who had stopped pruning the bushes. Sanosuke wiped his sweaty brow and spoke up again.
"Hey, are you going to tell me what your name is, or do I have to keep calling ya officer and asshole?"
Saitou raised an eyebrow. "I haven't heard you call me asshole."
Sanosuke chuckled nervously, "Oh. I guess that was just under my breath."
Saitou grinned to himself, but didn't allow the boy to see it. "My name's Hajime Saitou."
Sanosuke's eyes widened for a moment, and it was then that Saitou felt a wet mass latch onto his leg. He slowly looked down to see a pair of teal eyes peaking through raven bangs up at him.
"Shit! Aya-chan... don't do that! Come back here!" Sanosuke's voice pleaded, scared about what this officer would think about his daughter latching onto his leg...
Aya merely grinned up at the older man. "Nice to meet you, off'cer! I'm Aya!"
Saitou chuckled and reached down to pick the sopping girl up in his arms. Sanosuke jaw dropped as she hugged Saitou's neck, and giggled as Saitou held her. "A pleasure to meet you too, Aya." The man returned politely.
Aya looked around to her father, "We friends now, daddy!!"
Sanosuke still looked nervous, but nodded. "That's very good, Aya-chan..."
Saitou looked over at Sanosuke, while the brunette self-consciously places his hands on his hips. Bouncing the girl lightly into a giggling fit, Saitou walked over to Sanosuke with the child. The rooster head extended his arms as Saitou brought Aya over.
"You know, I've made friends with your daughter, but not with you." Saitou started randomly.
Sanosuke raised an eyebrow as he took the girl Saito held into his arms.
Saitou leaned in a little closer to him to whisper in a low voice into his ear, "I would like to get to know you better."
Sanosuke took the girl into his arms and drew away with a slight flush on his cheeks.
Aya giggled, "You can go out on a date!"
Sanosuke's eyes widened and looked down at the little girl. "Aya-chan!? What are you saying? You can't be suggesting something--"
The little girl cut him off, looking up at her daddy with a very serious look on her face. "But when Aya asked why Aya didn't have a mommy, you said it was because you didn't like girls!!" She persisted, and Sanosuke's face flushed even more.
Saitou watched on with an amused smirk on his face.
"N-no, I didn't--"
"Yes-huh!!"
"I'd say Aya won." Saitou cut in, and Aya nodded quickly, glowing.
"So that means that you two should go out on a date and then get married and then Aya can have a little baby bro'er!" Aya cooed, bouncing up and down within Sanosuke's grasp.
The dynamics of 'having a baby brother' were clouding Saitou's mind, but the whole suggestion from Sanosuke's own adopted daughter was even more so.
Sanosuke slowly looked up to the officer and said, "She doesn't know what she's saying, please don't take it the wrong way. She--"
"She's perfectly right. I'd say Aya has a great idea." Saitou stated flippantly, and Sanosuke went from red to white, in quick succession.
"What?"
"Unless, of course, you're opposed to it." Saitou added in, but both Aya and Sanosuke shook their heads.
"I never said I was opposed! I just thought that... well..." Sanosuke shook his head, "I wasn't expecting it."
"Well then, what are you doing tonight?" Saitou asked, mentally checking his agenda to remember when he was free and when he wasn't.
Sanosuke ran a hand through his hair. "N-nothing. Nothing at all."
"Well, then it's a date. I'll take you out to dinner." Saitou stated, and Sanosuke nodded.
"That sounds great." A smile worked its way across Sanosuke's face as he watched Saitou back up and head for his car.
"I'll pick you up at seven." Saitou stated, and waited for a nod.
"Seven it is!" The brunette confirmed, trying not to do anything else stupid at that moment.
Saitou grinned, and hopped in his car, leaving the scene. Sanosuke blinked, trying to go over what just happened. He looked down to the match-maker in his arms, telling himself that he should be glaring, but he couldn't help but give her a big kiss.
Aya giggled to herself. "Grown-ups're funny!"
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End of part two