"Goodbye, little brother, I'll finish this fight we started together, I promise"

He then senses another presence beside him and looks over to see Kazami who looks at him

"Akai, right?"

"Yes"

"We need to talk"

"Indeed, let's go then"

And so the two head to PSB headquarters in Kazami's car (Akai had taken a taxi to the funeral knowing that this was a possibility)

"So...is this what you'll look like whenever coming here to be our go between with the FBI?"

"Not sure yet, but it's a possibility, so I'm the official go between?"

"Yes, and the FBI is fully allowed to handle Organization work legally, and for some reason he also made sure that anything American related was legal as well, we've already told your boss that you guys can legally use your guns with no repercussions from now on so you guys don't have to worry about getting into trouble for any shootouts with Organization members...or anything American related either though why Furuya specified that I have no idea"

"So...I can't be seen as Akai because of the Organization and my Okiya identity can't be compromised if at all possible either, oh and we're going to be doing an operation soon to get Kir out of the Organization and back to America, don't know the full details but I got a text shortly before the funeral asking you guys to be on standby in case we get into more trouble than what we can handle"

"We'll be on standby then"

"Oh and while this was never actually specified in the agreement I'm offering my services as a sniper to the PSB in any of their operations against the Black Organization"

"Akai, no, we can't do that to the FBI"

"It's something I'm freely offering, look I know that you don't necessarily like taking me away from the FBI but you're not doing that, instead I'm asking to work beside the PSB...in Furuya's place, because as far as I know you guys don't have any snipers while the Black Organization has two, add on the fact that while none of the others are snipers they're pretty good shots and that means that you guys are at risk without someone like me"

Kazami gives Akai a glare for a few more minutes but then his body language admits defeat meaning that Akai had won that fight and would be allowed to work as a sniper alongside the PSB once they had everything worked out for him to be able to safely do so

"Only when the FBI doesn't have any operations, from what Furuya told us on occasion you were the best the FBI had, probably the best America had"

"Now that we can legally work here James is bringing in more snipers, I may be the best the FBI has but the others aren't too terrible either, the main difference is sniping range accuracy, if it comes down to it he'll have one of the other snipers doing a mission within their limitations"

"Very well, but you probably won't be called frequently you know"

"I know but at least you now have another resource available to you at a moments notice"

"Now then communicating with us in person needs to be a priority and as such we need to discuss possible disguises and names for you"

"Agreed"

"Any names you won't use besides your real name and the name you are more commonly known as right now?"

"Moroboshi Dai, Amuro Toru, Furuya Rei, Morofushi Hiromitsu in any spelling"

"How did you..."

"I'm sorry, but that's something else Furuya and I will both be taking to the grave with us" (Thinks) "As it is I only found out his true name near the end of the fight against the Organization originally, I still regret what happened to him in both timelines but at least I tried my best to save him, my best just wasn't good enough since the phone had information that was too sensitive on it and Furuya sideblinded both of us by not announcing who he was, if he had done so...maybe things would have turned out different this time around"

"Understood, now then I think for disguise you have a pretty good one already"

"No, it's too risky for regular use, for several reasons"

"But..."

"No, if I start coming here looking like this regularly the Black Organization might catch on to the fact that Akai Shuichi is actually alive, I look too similar to my old self to be safely hidden like this, if the Black Organization suspects my survival until we can get her out Kir is at risk of being outright killed and I don't want that on my consciousness"

"Understood, so...disguise time, one that will be different enough from your Okiya and Akai identities but still allow us to recognize you at a moments glance"

Two hours later and the PSB had both a disguise and name for him to use whenever he either came in person or made contact via text or e-mail, though they deliberately used the same phone he had for his Okiya identity due to the fact that carrying more than one or two phones would get very confusing very fast and Akai had stated that if at all possible he wanted to stick with one phone for everyone, though they hacked his phone and as such the phone now had two numbers associated with it and the person he contacted dictated which number the phone displayed (they were originally going to force Akai to have two different phones like Kudo did but even with them planning slightly ahead the only phone and number they had available was Furuya's and no one wanted that to be given to anyone yet, not even an ally in the form of Akai, though they did explain that at somepoint he really did need a dedicated phone for them)

"I understand, as it is Furuya and I...well we did our best to keep our Organization numbers, or if absolutely necessary informed each other of the new phone number so that we could keep in touch even after I left the Organization"

"Wait...you were the occasional text messages he would answer weren't you?"

"Yes, even when I was discovered and he was able to remain we've remained in contact with each other even if it wasn't very frequent"

"Wait...I remember something now that I had forgotten even after you told me that you're supposed to be a dead FBI agent, we heard about the exploded car at Reiha pass and how a person had been identified with fingerprints from a cell phone with his right hand that hadn't been burned, Furuya was clenching his phone with a look of desperation and talking under his breath, I couldn't really catch it but it almost sounded like he was saying 'it can't be true, the plan couldn't have failed, you're alive I know it', he stayed up all night that night keeping a hold of his phone, I had to give him sleeping pills just to force him to get rest the next day. For the next five days Furuya was...listless is a nice term for his actual condition really, he was basically almost like a drone or a ghost, he didn't really talk, barely ate without prompting and work was...well we were worried about his undercover assignment and his PSB job both, when his phone rang a unique tone five days after we first received the news we had to actually prompt him to answer the phone. When he answered he, his demeanor was shock at first and then suddenly...suddenly Furuya was back, we only have his part of the conversation but this is what we heard 'Who are you really because I don't believe you, I said I don't believe you, you're lying to me mister and when I find out who you really are you're going to regret saying that name, it...it is you, only you know that information, earliest I can make it is after five' after that he hung up the phone with tears in his eyes and said 'I never should have doubted it', then like I said he became Furuya again. We asked him about what the conversation was about but all he said was that it was private and we never got any answers from him regarding that phone call again, he also asked what he had missed while he was mentally away and we let him know everything that we had up to that point, he also mentioned that he was extremely lucky that the other ring tone hadn't gone off because that would have been trouble"

"Wait, you know his Organization ring tone?"

"Yes, he deliberately had us listen to it as a precautionary measure for just such an occasion, guess the ring tone we heard after the five days was your ring tone"

"Yes it was"

"I see, though I wonder why if he thought you were dead why he didn't reveal the truth to us regarding you"

"He had his reasons I'm sure...even before I finally made contact after five days he had his reasons"

"Wait...how are you evening functioning then? I mean if Furuya was practically comatose with your apparent death how are you not in the same condition now?"

"It's not easy I can tell you that, the only two things keeping me going now are a promise we made with each other long ago regarding the mission to take down the Organization and the fact that James and a few others wouldn't survive my death for very long, especially since so few people knew of my survival in the first place, James being one of them, in that event he would be forced to tell Jodie and Camel the truth and they would be going back into severe depression and mourning and they're just finally starting to recover from my apparent death"

"Promise...he never said anything about a promise, and if there was such a promise why did he become listless?"

"Because he knew that the plan was for me to only fake my death, not be dead for real, but he would have eventually snapped out of the state he was in with two different methods, one was the Organization and the other...the other is a secret weapon to keep up the fight"

"I see, in the meantime I guess you need to go don't you Haruto Itsuki?"

"Yes, Okiya Subaru needs to get back home for reasons I can't explain"

"I'll give you a ride then"

Fifteen minutes later and Akai was back at the Kudo house and also in is Okiya disguise (he had changed in the car)

"Okiya I need to talk to you tomorrow"

"Understood"

"I don't know when I'll be available and I also might not be able to call ahead"

"I'll do my best to be here then, however..."

"If something comes up tell us or we'll find out from the news depending on what happens"

"Thanks for understanding my position"

While heading back to PSB headquarters Kazami thinks back to what had been revealed to him and then thinks back to those five days after the Reiha pass incident

Past, the day Akai faked his death

"Sir, about the explosion that was reported"

"Yes, what of it?"

"The car was a black chevorlet, the explosion was at Reiha pass"

"Reiha pass?!"

"Yes sir, what's wrong?"

"Has...has the person been identified?"

"Not yet, but we'll let you know when it is"

Two hours later and Kazami is back

"The identity of the person has been discovered"

"How?"

"The person's right hand wasn't burned fortunately and we managed to get their finger prints and identify them through that, plus someone who met the person earlier that day brought in a cell phone that also confirmed it was the guy in the truck that exploded"

Furuya grips his cell phone hard and under his breath says something that Kazami only barely hears and not even clearly at that

"It can't be true, the plan couldn't have failed, you're alive I know it"

However the phone never rings that day and everyone else leaves not noticing that Furuya hadn't moved much since the person's death had been confirmed. The next day Kazami was one of the first ones in and sees Furuya still sitting where he had been the night before

"Furuya did you stay all night to finish paperwork?...Furuya?..."

Kazami walks over to Furuya's desk and realizes that Furuya hadn't touched a piece of paperwork since the death had been confirmed and that brought up a huge worry for Kazami

"Furuya...when did you have dinner last night?"

"Not hungry"

"Furuya...did you have breakfast?"

"No"

Kazami quickly gets something from the vending machine and hopes that Furuya would snap out of whatever dazed like state he was in with some food, but those hopes were quickly dashed as Kazami soon realized that Furuya was in no state to work due to him not paying attention or contributing to any conversation, between that and the fact that he practically had to forcefeed his superior let Kazami know quickly that he would have to stick by Furuya's side practically 24/7 and did so for the next five days, barely getting any of his own work done but considering the state that Furuya was in Kazami considered it a small price to pay to ensure that Furuya would survive the current situation and not get himself killed through lack of care or by the Organization when suddenly during the fifth day of taking care of Furuya Furuya's phone went off and Kazami alerted him to it immediately even though it wasn't the Organization tone

"Furuya...Furuya..."

"Yes?"

"Phone"

"Huh...oh right...not the Organization?, hello?..."

Suddenly Furuya's face is pure anger and his voice is harsh, but considering how he had been before the fact that it suddenly showed signs of emotion and life was a good thing in Kazami's mind, though he also knew it was trouble for whoever it was on the other end of the phone call

"Who are you really because I don't believe you...I said I don't believe you...you're lying to me mister and when I find out who you really are you're going to regret saying that name, it...it is you, only you know that information...earliest I can make it is after five...bye"

Furuya then hangs up the phone and everyone is tense for a moment because while it appeared that Furuya was returning back to normal, showing emotion and interest in life again and would remain that way with the phone call they didn't need any false hope, but then Kazami saw tears in Furuya's eyes, tears that hadn't been shed even on the day that the Reiha pass explosion happened

"Furuya?..."

"I never should have doubted it"

Furuya wipes the tears from his eyes and looks straight at Kazami with the clearest eyes that Kazami had seen since everything had begun five days earlier and could tell that Furuya was back in the present in it's entirety

"Now then, what exactly have I missed since I was...listless I guess..."

And so Kazami gave a concise report on the past five days

"I see...thank you for taking care of not only the office but me during these past few days Kazami"

"It's no problem Furuya"

"Hm...you haven't gotten much sleep yourself have you?"

"It's fine"

"No, you're to take a week off...after the two of us have an actual meal somewhere's since I don't really consider vending machine food or constant cup raman an actual meal, I'm actually hungry for the first time in five days and I'm sure you're hungry too"

And so once Furuya and Kazami have curry Furuya drops Kazami off at his place and then ensures that Kazami can't work for the entire week he was being given off

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