Disclaimer: sigh you know the drill, I DONT OWN NIGHTWALKER! But of course for copyright reasons, I must state on every chapter…blah blah blah any ways, I took the request, and ill change the POV. Only catering to my loyal fan…come on ppl don't forget to review this time.

Chapter 3: Lost and Found

When we got to the "presumed" Crime seen, that's exactly what it was lacking. Crime. I could tell Yayoi and Suzuki took to this lack of a Body the same I had, And yet all I could think about was, Riho. Why had she joined him…wait she didn't join him, he seduced her. He lured her in, and brainwashed her. And I was going to do what ever it took just to get her back. Suzuki must have picked up on my mind not being were it was supposed to be, or she wouldn't have said anything.

"What's up Shido?" She asked looking at me with her big blue eyes. They looked so much like Riho's that I could barely stand to look into them.

"Nothing" I said back, taking any excuse to look away from her.

"There's gotta be something up Shido….Your awfully quiet" Yayoi said backing Suzuki up fully. They wanted to know what was wrong…and by all means they had a right to know…but that didn't mean I was going to tell them.

"Nothing" I said, I could hear how fake that had sounded, and I never was much of an actor. Thinking that maybe I should get out of my thoughts, I joined the rest of them in reality…and our lack of a case.

"Where did that bastard go?" Yayoi asked, taking out and cocking her gun. "I want a piece of him…"

"Were there's a Riho….there's a Cain…." Suzuki whispered, pointing over to a hedge which had rustled slightly.

Knowing exactly what she was hinting at, I automatically started towards the hedge. I would have gone all the way to, if Yayoi hadn't of stopped me.

"Ill do it" Yayoi said, creeping closer to the hedge her gun at the ready. Just as she had reached the out side of the hedge, she stopped, looked at Suzuki and I, and nodded, she held up her hands, and began to count down slowly…5…4…3…- next we heard was the rustle of leaves, and then Yayoi's muffled scream. Something had pulled her in to the hedge.

Acting on the same instinct, Suzuki and I bit ourselves, revealing each others weapon of choice. I had my sword, and her, her sai's. Not hesitating for a moment, I ran almost straight for the bush, Suzuki not far behind.

"YAYOI!" she screamed. Stabbing wildly in the bushes, knowing that the person whom had taken her wouldn't be foolish enough to stick around, I ran off into the forest looking for our kidnapper.

It was then I had seen the flash of red hair. And I knew who I was looking for. Catching up to the Kidnapper, I swung blindly hoping to god I wouldn't hit Yayoi. This slowed me down quite a bit, and little did I realize I had missed. Running blindly off into the night, to try and find the Assailant, But by then it was too late. I had lost the sent, and the Rustling was too far off to determine what direction it was headed.

"DAMN IT!" I shouted blindly into the night. "YAYOI!" I fell to my knees. I couldn't believe it. I had failed two of the people I cared most about. And I could barely think about how I was going to fail Suzuki. As I wallowed in the silence, I felt a presence behind me.

"Shido?" came the feeble and soft voice of Suzuki. Sitting for a moment before I spoke I swallowed hard.

"Yes?"

"What's going to happen next?" She asked, I could tell she wanted to ask something different, but had changed her mind half way through.

"I don't know" I said, not only had I surprised Suzuki, but I had surprised my self. I always knew what was going to happen, and now I had no clue whatsoever.

Back at the office, I sat and stared blankly into space. I couldn't stop thinking about Riho, and how she had just run off with Yayoi like that. Maybe she had joined him on her own accord. Maybe for once I was wrong. I frowned slightly at this thought. This was how I was letting Suzuki down. I was wrong. I knew full well she was training to be like me. I knew she looked up to me although she never liked to show it. And now I was letting her down by being wrong.

I looked over to her, sitting on the couch, she to was staring off into another universe deep with in her own mind. She was obviously thinking about something.

It was times like this I wished I could see into that complex little brain. Every time she said something, or figured something out, or even thought hard, I wondered…what's going on in there? What wheels are turning in her head? It wasn't often that I wanted to get into some ones mind, but her mind…it sparked my curiosity…

"I can help you get into her mind Shido" Came a voice I knew all to well. It was Cain

"I can show you what she thinks…what she thinks about you…" he said his accent sent shivers through out the room.

"I don't want to know what she's thinking…" I said looking him straight in the eyes.

"Yes you do, you said so you're self….." He said almost laughing this time.

"No I don't…"

"I know you want to solve that mystery Shido…"

"That's half the fun of it….the mystery"

"Just let me show you"

"No"

"One peek"

"No"

"You know you want it Shido…or do you want her?"

"Wait….what?"

"You heard me" and just as fast as his voice had come, it had disappeared, leaving me to think about what he had just said. Did I want Suzuki? I looked over to her; she was looking at me…with a worried look on her face.

"Shido…are you ok?" she asked standing up.

"Yes of course I am….why do you ask?" I said. It was my turn to look at her funny.

"Because…you were talking to your self."

"Wait…didn't you see him?"

"Seewho Shido?"

"Cain!"

"Shido, maybe you need some sleep."

"I DON'T NEED SLEEP!" I yelled. I didn't mean to hurt her. But I could seethe painwritten all over her face.

"Look im sorry I've just I've got a lot on my mind." I said sitting back down.

"Who was this girl you were talking about?" Suzuki asked after a few minutes of silence. I looked into her face. I didn't want to tell her, but we had vowed to truthfulness. And I wasn't about to break a bond.

"…you"

"Me?"

"Yes you"

"Why me?"

I thought for a moment. Why her? Then it had dawned on me. What Cain had told me was right. I did want her. I wanted her bad, once I had thought about it. And once again reluctant to say anything, I was held to my vow.

"Because…because….i…." I fought for words…why was this so hard to say? Closing my eyes, I blurted out what was on my mind.

"Because I want you." I opened my eyes, revealing the face of a shocked Suzuki to me.

"i-I had no idea…" she stammered, her face was growing redder by the minute.

"I do…." I said. I had to say something, if there was anything I hated more than a sour night breed, it was the uncomfortable silence.

"Well I….i want you to." Suzuki said finally. I looked at her, this time I was in shock.

"You do?"

"Yes"

"Why didn't you-"

"I was to shy."

It was time for me to make my move. I walked over and stood in front of her. It was now or never. I bowed my neck slightly, and let my lips touch hers. Not wanting this to stop, I leaned in harder for a deeper kiss. I knew what I was doing was right. Not only did it feel right, but she didn't exactly try to stop me.

Ok ppl, that's the end of Chapie three! And to KissKenshin7 thank you very much for your comment! I love this anime too! And thank you for the compliment on my fic! That really made me feel better about this one. Ok don't forget to review! i know its a short chapter but i have lots of things to do this week. Flame if you must, but lets just say they wont be welcomed with open arms… and I hope you all don't mind OC's…kinda to late for that huh? I got you hooked! Any who R & R ppl! (i wont be here for all of next week so it will be a little while before i update.)