This is the next chapter... we're nearing towards their ID Game oooohhh...
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2-in-1 ID Game
Chapter 11
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"HAH! No."
Sigh.
A police officer looking like a hoodlum fatty faced the newcomers inside the Namimori Police Office building. He wanted to experience the real action of being a police officer, like chasing cars, firing guns, god some proper action. Really, he doesn't want to deal with this...
"But, Haru-chan - "
"NO!"
He came in this department, because his superiors told him that there is a large crime rate in Namimori's red light district. He just graduated in Saitama University, passed the examination for the Ministry of Defense, and attained some passing scores at the recent programs, in aspirations to fight off criminals. Imagine his disappointment when his boss assigned him on the desk job.
As the receptionist, more or less.
This sucks.
Meanwhile, Hibari stared at the two female and the police officer interacting with each other.
More of a one-sided argument between the three people.
"Hahi! I'm not going to sit around watching that thief and his friend bird to steal and roam around freely! Do that, OR I'LL SUE YOU!"
How did he mixed up in this mess again?
Ah, yes... It was way back earlier, when he visited his mother's grave. He greeted his mother for thirty minutes, received text messages from his friends about the start of the parade, say a random purple-scarlet haired woman wearing a hat and a black trench coat, seeing Hibird, as usual, bearing a run hat, which is not usual, being bumped with Kyoko, which is usual since they are acquaintances and best buds since they were children, and... his infatuation stood right before his eyes.
"YOU?!"
"You?!"
Whoa! Did he said it aloud? Well, apparently, yes. Because the look of the woman changed to a murderous intent.
Good thing, Kyoko intervened.
"Haru-chan... Kyoya... You've already met?"
Hibari just nodded.
Haru is a different story, however. Her murderous intent kept on increasing, now she is in her boiling point.
"Yes. I do." She said that while she was staring - with her face painted with killer intent - at the man's face.
Silence followed. Their atmosphere was really thick, you could use your knife, or a paper cut for exaggeration, to separate them apart by three ways. One part for shock, one part for bewilderment, and one part for confusion. Add the sweetest sarcastic cherry on top, and you have your taste.
By cherry, it means the innocent Hibird flying on top of them. Poor Hibird, he still has the hat. Aren't you tired of lifting it?
The confusion - sorry - the auburn-haired girl clapped her fisted left hand with the palm of her right and made an "AHA" sound. She them looked to her simmering friend with slightly narrowed eyes and asked, "Haru, by 'already met...' didn't you mean the accidental bump in school?"
Haru didn't flinch, she was just staring at Hibari's eyes. Kyoko thought that Haru was thinking about detestable words and ways to kill the raven head.
"Ah... Haru..."
Tired of this long awkward silence, Hibari waved his right hand friendly and greeted the two. "Hi, good morning to you. May I know how can I help you with?"
When Kyoko began to open her mouth, Haru beat her to it. "Yes, scumbag. I need you to come with us to the police station as soon as possible."
"Eh?!" Kyoko exclaimed with a not-so-calm face.
"Ha-ha-ha... " Hibari laughed good-naturedly, although it sounded like a mockery in Haru's ears. But, he asked, anyway. "Pardon for asking, but could you kindly repeat your request, miss?"
The short-haired brunette, who is doused in flames now, inhaled and exhaled deeply as she responded, "... Can I have your hands?"
"W - What?" Asked Hibari with a slightly flustered face. To think his infatuation bluntly asked him an outrageous declaration on the broad daylight is like a fairy tale-like dream to him. He just thought about his teenage philosophy.
Meanwhile, Kyoko face palmed for her childhood friend, who, she guessed, was thinking about fate and destiny, and said, "Oh, boy." for her best friend who is visually and mentally paranoid enough to force into a straight jacket.
Mindlessly, Hibari outstretched his arms.
What is he thinking?! A hug? From Haru-chan?! Kyoko thought with both palms pressed to her cheeks. Her face has a horrified expression saying 'No!'
Kyoya, you hopelessly stupid idiot! Do you know what will happen to you if Haru-chan was like that?!
With a sickeningly fake smile, Haru opened her snake-skinned purse and pulled a circle-ish metal things Hibari couldn't recognize because his eyes were blured with sparkly and flowery images.
But Kyoko saw it. Haru fished... those things. To Kyoko's eyes, Haru was really dead set on jailing this man. Poor Kyoya.
"Hey."
Hibari, in his stupor, faced Haru with confused eyes.
Since when did she put handcuffs on his wrists?!
She's not smiling, by the way.
To answer his confusion, the brunette in pants pulled his cuffed hands while explaining, "If you're not going to move, then I will. I'm going to take you to the police, you bloody mongrel."
With the voices of Kyoko and Hibird on the background (Kyoko speaking about Haru's vulgar words and Hibird singing Namimori-chuu's alma mater), Haru suddenly stopped dragging Hibari and asked.
"What's the way to your police station?"
"Look, attorney Miura... " The police officer pinched the bridge of his nose. "Theft, burglary, and stealing are of heavier cases of a certain degree. We cannot consider him of any of your accusations, unless he was caught in the act."
And it was just a sun hat, jeez. The police officer thought.
Hibari was silent. His eyes scanned the place, looking for anywhere but the clock. He is perfectly aware that it has been thirty minutes since the parade had started. He's so frustrated to himself for not being able to watch the fruits of his labor. He just hoped Takeshi took a video for him to watch later. But for now, he has to endure this.
"Isn't his bird a proof enough?!"
"Gosh, Haru-chan..."
Disinterestedly, the police officer began to write his other reports on his desk as he answered the brunette, "That's the thing, it's a bird."
"But he owns it! The bird speaks the name of its owner, isn't it obvious?!"
"Haru-chan, this is ridiculous! Stop this childish nonsense!"
"Stay out of this, Kyoko."
"Oh, my God!"
"Exactly what she said! Your friend is correct. Your baseless accusations has no concrete fact. It's just a bird, attorney. Just sleep on it."
"HAHI! And let this... THIS SCUM?! No. No. NO I WILL NOT GOING TO SLEEP WINK UNTIL THIS SHAM IS IN BARS!"
"Haru... This is insane... "
"Exactly - "
"Alright, that is enough." Suddenly, the accused stood in front of the officer as he offered his cuffed wrists to the other man. "She said it. Unless I'm not in the cell, she would not let herself be at peace."
"But Kyoya - " Kyoko intervened, but Hibari said, "It's okay, I'll be alright."
"Yeah! At last someone understood! Can't believe there's some common sense in you! " Haru exclaimed with a smug smirk. The long-haired other stared unbelievingly.
"You are such a child... "
Finally giving up, the police officer stood up to hold Hibari's wrists. "Alight... Ill lead you to your cell, Mr. Hibari... "
Haru's smirk turned into a malicious grin.
"... for a detention of two hours."
And just like that, her smile faded instantly. "What?"
The police officer faced her. "Like I told you, attorney, theft is in a higher degree of punishment. So his... 'crimes... ' is not an offense."
"But - "
"Look." The police office's gaze gave no room for argument. "You only have two choices in this. Either you would put him in cell or not."
Haru, you have just stumped! Kyoko mentally laughed to her friend. She hated her friend's paranoia, sometimes.
But, because she would never accept her loss, Haru would still fight back. So Kyoko pulled her towards the exit rather hardly just before the maroon-clad brunette could utter the first word. "Thank you so much, Mr. Officer. Now, if you'd excuse us... We are going back to the festival! Ha-ha-ha!"
"Ha-ha! You are very welcome, Miss Sasagawa."
When they were gone, the police officer walked Hibari to his cell while he was talking to him. "I deeply apologize to this, Mr. Hibari."
"Don't worry sir, I'll manage."
Define love, Kyoya.
Love is blind. Love is a force that made up attracted to each other. Love is... a magical power? I don't know, I'm sorry.
Hm-mhn. I know... What you're feeling right now is not love, Kyoya. You are just attracted to me.
No! I'm in love with you -
Did you feel it within your heart?
... No...
Okay... What made you attracted to me?
... I don't know... your hair?... Oh, your eyes shine when you smile...
Hehe... Kyoya, let's be friends. Is that okay with you?
... Yeah.
Don't worry, you'll find it... Your true love...
Dizzy and disoriented, Hibari looked around his cell. He has been sitting for a long time, he didn't realize he was sleeping already.
And that dream... why did it appear like a fragment of his saddest memory.
On the background, two police officers were walking slowly, passing by his cell. The raven head couldn't help but to overhear their talk. Who wouldn't be? After that dream, anyone would think of any ways to get rid of it.
However, when he heard the topic of their talk, he just wished he didn't listened.
The police officer said, "This case was really hard."
The other one said, "Yeah, you said it."
"But to think he did those out of love... "
"And the astonishing thing is how gruesome the death is."
"Crime of passion, indeed."
"Poor girl... "
"By the way, did detective Kindaichi already interviewed the other guy?"
"Uh-huh. I was there, too. To think that the woman's father is the owner of the Saikawa Group... A motive of laundering."
"He-he. Where is the love?!"
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
This question bugged Hibari as it kept echoing in his mind.
Instead of preoccupying his mind by listening, why love of all things?!
Define love, Kyoya.
Jeez.
But, as he thought about it, the more he wondered about how superficial his attraction to the brunette.
Is he really in love?
What made me attracted to her, anyway?
Chrome is right, he is only attracted to her because of physical appearance.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Maybe he'll ask his father about this later, he thought.
Or maybe Kyoko, he added.
She's going to be married, anyway.
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Knock-knock.
A knock means that this 'detention' is up. He is now free to go.
"Mr. Hibari?" The police officer the three of them talking and dealing to earlier opened the cell where he was in.
In response, the raven head stood up to face the other. When the cell door was opened, the police officer lead him outside. Then, he started the conversation.
"How's your stay, Mr. Hibari?"
"Well, for one, I have attained a real peace for the first time."
"I apologize about this, Mr. Hibari. I know that it is not reasonable for me to confine you in jail, but that woman is being shallow!"
He chuckled and answered the off-handed comment. "It's okay... sometimes you have to be forgiving. Don't worry, you're doing a fine job."
"Thank you very much, sir. You too... " The police officer suddenly halted. Hibari looked at him in confusion.
"I almost forgot... There is someone looking for you, said you are needed by the university faculty."
They continued their walk to the front desk. "I'm so sorry about this."
"It's okay, it's okay - "
"Kyoya?"
Hibari stopped his explanations when he heard another - yet very familiar - voice. He looked up to confirm his thought.
And what a surprise!
"Chrome?"
"How did you know I am here?"
They were now outside the police station, walking through the yellow pavement with short bushes around slowly.
"Kyoko told me to fetch you here. It was so funny, her face has been scrunched the whole time. Who would've thought you fought the Had Queen Haru Miura?"
Chrome laughed all the while. Hibari listened to her voice.
He's falling for her again.
Wait!
Is this love he's feeling?
But, what about the brown-haired attorney? Is he falling for her, too?
It's so confusing!
When she noticed he was not taking any attention, she stopped walking.
She grabbed his sleeve when she saw that he didn't stop walking.
When he felt his sleeve being pulled, Hibari stopped walking and looked over his shoulder, only to find out it was Chrome's hand. He faced her fully, turning his body towards her.
And when he did, Chrome held her hands towards her back and exhaled deeply.
"... I'm sorry... "
"For wha - " The other answered, but he immediately stopped when she surprised him.
Chrome Dokuro tipped her feet, leaned towards him, and...
She kissed his right cheek.
After that, without any words, she walked out of the scene by jogging towards the direction Hibari's back was facing.
Mindlessly confused, Hibari turned to call out for her. Though, he stopped from doing so. Instead, he stared at the scene in front of him.
At the station's parking lot yards away from him, slightly covered by tall shrubs with a few leaves, was Chrome hugging a man.
That man opened the car's front passenger's seat to let her in. Chrome entered the car. Then, the man closed the door as he went to the driver's seat. The car revved to life, and the man drove the car out of the parking lot.
Never judge a book by its cover.
However, he could not deny the doubt pooling his stomach. There's no mistaking here, only one person he knew who owns that hairstyle... and he was already engaged to his friend.
There might be a big possibility that they were acquainted already due to the both of them being co-professors like he is... That could be it...
But why was Chrome hugging him like that?
"... Isn't he already engaged with Kyoko?"
