Chapter Fifteen

That bitch! Himbon slammed the door of his office. He scooped up a vase only to hurl it across the room with all his might. The sound of it shattering calmed him enough for coherent thought. Since when did she become a lawyer!

His rage dissipated. When did she become a lawyer? She wasn't the first time he'd met her when-

"Detective Himbon?"

Himbon swung around with his hand on his gun.

A rookie he didn't recognize stood in the doorway nervously.

"I heard a crash . . . is something wrong?"

"No," Himbon dismissed the other cop with a gesture and waited until the door closed before resuming his thoughts.

He sat at his desk and was immediately bombarded with the familiar faces of the victims.

One thing was for sure, Uub was no fool. With the official case file, the Mohawk would be able to solve the case faster then he could . . . finish piecing everything together.

Unless. . .

A devious smirk crossed his face as his mind scrolled through the possibilities. He had the entire case file in his possession at the moment as well as copies of everything at his home. Uub hadn't seen the file yet . . .

All he would have to do is . . .

. . . get rid of the official file. . .

And all his problems went away . . .well, most of them.

Ah well, no use dwelling on the main goal of his life right now when he could do nothing to solve it. That particular problem would take some plotting to fix.

Without a second thought, he scooped up everything related to the case.

Now, it was time to cover his tracks.

Sasoli breathed a sigh of relief as she exited the chief's office. The man was something else . . . but at least she accomplished her mission. Feed Trunks . . . and Goten.

She paused and rubbed her temples, if things kept up at this pace she was going to need a vacation.

With a deep breath to fortify herself, she turned the corner only to stop in her tracks at the curious sight of Himbon placing a rather large file into a garbage can.

He straightened with a satisfied 'humph' and saw her.

Himbon stiffened and made his face go completely blank though his hands betrayed him.

Sasoli beamed innocently and put her hands behind her back. "What are you doing?"

He eyed her wearily, obviously wondering if she had seen him throw away that folder.

"Why do you care?"

Sasoli just smiled at the question.

"I think we got off on the wrong foot," she glanced at the floor before meeting Himbon's eyes in a practiced move of shyness, "Maybe we can start over. . ."

She trailed off hesitantly. She chewed on her lip and made her hands fidget.

Himbon retained his blank expression though his eyes flickered with distrust.

"I mean . . . if you want to . . ." she shuffled her feet.

He lowered his brows with his eyes flat and reflective like mirrors gave Sasoli the unsettling feeling of talking to a mannequin.

Himbon straightened and, with a barely noticeable glance at the garbage, he walked past her.

"I don't think so."

Sasoli sent him a nasty glare over her shoulder as she made a beeline for the garbage bin. It's not like she wanted to be his friend anyway, the sexiest jerk-

"What's this?" Her eyebrows shot up as she read the title of the folder. 'Capsule Corporation Case.'

She frowned, Why would they throw away an ongoing case file? That doesn't make any sense. Oh well.

With a mental shrug, she capsulated the file and hid it on her person. No sense in getting caught with it now, was there. Besides, this was her chance to see what the other detectives had and share it with Uub. Finally, she could make some headway.

Now to find Uub.

Himbon waited until Sasoli rounded the corner before he almost dove into the garbage can to retrieve the file.

"It's gone," he emptied the can in disbelief littering the hallway with discarded fast food wrappers.

"She took it," Himbon concluded with a groan and covered his face with his hands.

What was he going to do now?

"You put Goten in the same cell as Trunks, right."

It was more of a statement then a question.

Beasely glanced up at Uub before nodding. "Yeah, it's kind of scary how thin Trunks is. . . Makes you wonder why the family didn't alert us sooner."

Uub winced, "Well, with the murders and the company, I guess they had their hands full."

Beasely hummed is agreement when suddenly he frowned at the computer. "That's odd."

"What's that?" Uub leaned forward to see the screen.

"Oh, well," Beasely flushed a bit, "I was wondering where a girl like Sasoli comes from but as you can see . . ."

Uub slowly tuned out his fellow detective as he took in the contents of the screen. There were no parents listed, no current place of residence, and no official record of schooling before college.

It was like she appeared out of nowhere, fully grown, and capable of navigating the world on her own.

At least there was no police records of any kind.

"This doesn't make any sense," Beasely muttered, "She can't have stolen or made her identity. The Briefs wouldn't stand for anything of that nature. Besides, her resemblance to Trunks an Bra Briefs is unmistakable so why is there no parents listed-"

Uub clamped a hand on the detectives shoulder.

"I would leave this alone if I were you. The Briefs are a powerful family and if they claim people as their family . . . then it might be best to leave it alone."

Beasely's expression hardened at the thought of being threatened.

"Hey, relax," Uub tried to sway his friend's opinion, "It could be as simple as one of the Briefs had an affair."

He winced internally, forgive me Bulma and Vegeta.

Beasely's gaze turned thoughtful, "That would explain why the parents aren't listed."

Uub smiled and patted Beasely on the back, "Yeah, besides, we're investigating murders, not the Briefs' family tree."

"True," Beasely agreed regretfully, "Still it makes me wonder what her file says on their computers. Guess we'll never know."

And with a good-humored smile the detective left Uub frowning at the screen as he remembered Sasoli's hurtful words about not trusting him. He already knew that she was part alien and, seriously, what could be worse than that?

"Uub."

His head snapped up and he met a pair of tired blue eyes.

"Let's call it a night, huh?" Sasoli yawned, she'd been so full of energy a minute ago an it had drained away like a leaky water bottle.

Uub smiled gently at her and nodded.

"Sure, go ahead. I'll see you tomorrow."

She smiled drowsily at him before she made her way out of the police building and blasted off in the general direction of her home.

She cursed as she realized she'd left her furs at Zarah's and then mentally shrugged it off. She would just sleep in her parents' furs.

She yawned again as she entered the forest, the trees nothing but spikes against the sky. It kind of reminded her of Uub's hair. She had discovered a secret fascination with his spiky Mohawk. She just wanted to sink her hands into his hair to see if it was as soft as it looked . . .

No, she had to respect his personal space. After all, she perfectly understood what it was like being hounded by people who wanted to touch her hair.

It was extremely annoying.

She landed in front of the cave and ducked in only to duck right back out with her hands over her eyes.

She kept them their as she flew to her brother's cave by memory.

Zarah raised a brow when she entered his home.

"Good news and bad news," she lowered her hands tiredly.

Zarah crossed his arms and waited.

"Mom's home."

He nodded, "That is good news. The bad?"

"Dad's with her."

Zarah frowned then, "How is that bad news?"

Sasoli glared at him, "Let's just say, they're not being very discrete in the kitchen."

Zarah's eyes widened and then he started laughing.

"I don't think it's very funny, Zarah," Sasoli snarled threateningly at him.

"I'm sorry, Sasoli, it must have been a shock for you to walk in on them like that," Zarah tried to mask his smile but was failing horribly. "I take it you'll be staying here then?"

"No, I came for my furs."

Zarah sobered instantly, "Are you certain you want to claim adult rights, Sasoli? Once you do, there's no going back."

The twins locked eyes for a moment and then Sasoli nodded. Zarah studied her for a moment before disappearing into the house and then returning with the desired items.

"All right, Sasoli," Zarah pressed a kiss to her cheek as he handed her the furs, "You're on your own."

Zarah went into his capsule house and turned off the lights, leaving Sasoli alone in the dark.

She blinked back tears, surprised by how much that simple display of affection an abrupt abandonment had hurt.

She swallowed the lump in her throat and left her brother's cave. It had been her decision and she was going to stick to it, no matter what.

End Chapter Fifteen

AN: Ha! I kept my word::See's there is no new reviews: Not that anyone seemed to care. :Shrugs: Oh well, enjoy, those of you who read but don't reveiw!

Michelle