Disclaimer: I don't own TGQ. They belong to Amagi Seimaru and Satou Fumiya.
A/N: I KNOW i said in the last chapter that it was the end, but i couldnt resist adding an epilogue. XD i had this all written out previously last year, when i began the fic, and i couldnt decide whether to ditch or not. and it's mainly based on that scene in the manga book 20. if you go trawl through you'll find a tiny snippet of Hades talking to Ryu about his new "assignment". So i knewknewknew that this ficcie had to end with this. couldn't help it.
Just fourteen and fresh from his studies in New York, Ryu stood before Hades. Hades scrutinized him slowly. There wasn't much difference between this teen and the boy three years ago, physically. Same pale, heart-shaped face. Same large, dark eyes, the same long blue bangs covering his face.
But he had matured. You could tell. He no longer absorbed your every single word like a sponge and kept it like that, but rather took it in, chewed on it, and then decided for himself whether it was true or not. Rather like a tiger, no, cunning dragon, attempting to decide whether that snake over there would be its next meal, or its imminent death.
Ryu WAS the dragon.
Hades now knew Ryu would do excellently on his next task.
"Ryu-kun. Ogenki desu ka?"
"Hai. Ogenki desu." The reply was respectful, yet full of caution. No longer the carefree voice of the boy who hugged him three years before.
Hades turned towards the window. "Ryu, I have an important job for you."
"Hai?"
"I suppose you have heard of DDS?"
"…DDS…?"
"Yes. The Dan Detective School. You've heard, I suppose? A school Morihiko Dan set up to cultivate budding detectives and to eventually, find his successor."
"Of course. There are many officers in New York who are alma maters of DDS."
"Well then you do know that this year, the batch of people taken into DDS will be placed in a Special Class, known as Class Q. I want you to join that class."
"Are you sure that I will get in? Sir?"
"With your intellect, Ryu-kun, I am certain. Your little detective work did not go unnoticed." For the first time, Ryu showed some sign of emotion. He started, and took a step backwards. "Your task is to mix around and find out as much about DDS as possible. This is my next task for you…"
Hades turned from the windows to face Ryu, smiling. Not a cheerful smile, nor a warm one, of comfort, but an emotionless smile. Almost cruel. He could see Ryu suppress a shiver. Good, he still had the power over the boy. And he had to appear that he had, even if he didn't.
"Are you ready?"
Ryu nodded wordlessly, then bowed quickly, spun on his heel and walked out the door. "I am ready."
And Hades believed that he was.
A/N: YAY I LOVE ALL WHO REVIEWED thanks for supporting me (though i took a stupidly long time to update) and this is my first ever complete story on applauds ok! (AND FOR POKEMON FANS... I'M WORKING ON IT. I'M WORKING ON IT!)