Hello everyone!
Sorry for the long wait for this 4th chapter. Life's been pretty hectic here at home, so I haven't had much time to type anything out.
I hope you all enjoy this silly little fic, as I do intend on finishing it some day, lol...
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, let me know, as I'm open for more material!
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Shuichi awoke the next morning still mostly dead to the world. He'd had a hell of a night, dream wise at least... He'd had nightmares of Tohma all night, and he was just glad that he didn't have to go to work to face him for a while... He'd considered calling Hiro to make sure he was alright, but decided against it. Hiro had gotten pretty mad at him last night, and he'd never been good with confrontation.
Unfortunately, there was still no Yuki as he passed the man's study, and slunk into the bathroom. Who knew when the man would return home. It would depend on how much he could drink, Shuichi guessed. In all honestly, Shuichi was curious whether or not Yuki hunted alone. Perhaps Tohma went with him? Or maybe even some vampire buddy he didn't know about? So long as it wasn't some hot sexy vampire lady, he was content.
Her showered quickly, and sprang into his closet, throwing on a t-shirt and some cargo shorts. He made his way to the kitchen, and poured himself a large glass of milk, and grabbed the box of cookies off of the counter, sitting at the table to munch on them.
To be truthful, Shuichi wanted to know more about all of this vampire business...who was, and wasn't one, and what these people did during their free time. Something would have to give them away, especially if they thought someone wasn't watching. This would mean that he'd have to spy on everyone to get a truthful answer...but he'd never been much good at sneaking up on people. So...how could he get the information he was after?
Shuichi was never one to really give up on anything, but he was really about to give up on things...and then...
"THAT'S WHAT I CAN DO!" he cackled joyously. " K-san is EXCELLENT at sneaking up on people and getting the information he needs! There's no way he's a vampire himself, or he wouldn't be worrying about the future zombie apocalypse...whoa...guess that means Fugisaki's not one either...one less friend to worry about..." he grinned. "I'll just go rent the movie myself, and show him it to explain my case, and then all will be well under way! Yay!"
Shuichi slipped his sneakers on, and flew out the door, careful to lock it behind him as he went. If Yuki came back to find the door unlocked, he'd be angry, and he wanted a happy, sparkly, and well fed Yuki over a cranky angry one.
Shuichi hit the nearest movie store, and in a frenzied panic, he'd demanded the movie boy give him a copy of 'Twilight' as quickly as possible. After rushing to pay for the rental, He dove out of the store, making his way towards NG. Productions for the first time on a day off...
Meanwhile, the man att he register watched after him sadly.
"Damn crazy fan boys..." he sighed.
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Shuichi straightened himself up and caught his breath for a moment before stepping into the tall building. The desk clerk seemed shocked at his arrival, and she smiled nervously as he walked up to her.
"Hello Miss Naia! Wonderful day today isn't it!" He chirped happily.
The clerk nodded her head politely.
"Yes...yes it is...Mr. Shindou...you DO realize that much of the building's staff is off today...including yourself..right?"
Shuichi smirked.
"Of course I do! I'm not here to work today Miss! I'm just here to talk to my manager, and he's ALWAYS here."
She paled at the mention of K, and nodded sadly.
"Yes...he is, isn't he..." She sighed heavily and sunk back into her office chair.
"So...I suppose K is currently located on the lowest underground floor like always?" he asked hopefully.
"I honestly haven't the slightest clue... that man is everywhere and anywhere all at once..."
Shuichi blinked.
"Okay then...and could you also tell me if Mr. Seguchi, Ms. Ukai, and Mr. Sakuma are in ? In case I'd like to go say hi after I speak with K-san?" This would confirm immediately who could be off hunting with Yuki currently...
The woman took a moment to flip through her check in sheet, but she shook her head sadly.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Shindou, not a one of them is in today."
"Dang it, ok...I guess I'll see them on Monday then...than you for your time!" He shouted cheerfully, heading for the elevator.
"Such a strange boy..."
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Shuichi took the elevator 4 floors down before he had to get off, and take the stairs the rest of the way. He could honestly say that NG was a bit extreme...What kind of building had 6 upper floors, and 6 underground basement type floors, plus a separate building as a parking garage?
He practically ran down the 2 flights of stairs before he took off down the bottom hall. He only barely managed to stop himself from crashing into the large steel doors at the end of the long hallway.
"Creepy..." Shuichi shuddered. "Totally looks like a dungeon down here...must be K's idea of the safest place for that zombie invasion thingy..." he murmured.
He paused momentarily, with a fist raised ready to knock. He took in a deep gulp of air, and slowly pounded on the door.
"Who goes there!" A voice rang out from above, although Shuichi could not identify the source of the voice.
"It's me...Sh-Shuichi..." He stuttered nervously.
"Really now? Why would Shuichi Shindou attempt to summon me from my dwelling on a day he should very well be at home or out doing other Shuichi type activities, hmm?"
Shuichi was at loss for an answer, and then out of nowhere, a small portion of the door became a tv screen.
"Oh wow...it totally is you...damn...was looking to have some fun pumping lead into an imposter...ruin all my fun..come on in kid..." K had appeared on the screen, and he truly did look rather disappointed, and rather...disheveled... to say the least...
The locks clicked open all down the doors, and Shuichi reached forward, pushing with all his might.
K sighed in disappointment.
"Do you honestly have no brain? Try PULLING you ding-bat...wouldn't want the door to open up to me, the door should open up to the invaders..think kid, think!" He grumbled under his breath, as Shuichi laughed nervously, pulling the doors open, rather than trying to push them. Once stepping inside, K quickly yanked the doors closed once more, and Shuichi jumped in sunrise as at least 10 electric locks clicked back 8into place, and K himself lock a few interesting looking manual locks.
"Why so many? And why some automatic, and some by hand?" He freely asked the blonde.
K looked quite unamused however.
"You honestly have to ask that? You have NO sense of self preservation, do you kid? Electrical ones are great, but if someone hacks into their circuits, the door would immediately become unlocked, and easily opened. Adding manual locks to the mix still ensures me some barricade if that should happen. I'm always prepared Shindou, ALWAYS prepared... he trailed off, clicking on the light switches as her went.
To be honest, he'd never seen K on the weekends that they had off. He could clearly see now though, that the man had NOTHING to do whatsoever in his free time, accept keep to his own, paranoid, self. Shuichi surveyed the large... well, he didn't even know what to call the place...it was everything and anything. It reminded him of the bat cave...just less batty, damp, rocky, and far less smelly than he could imagine that bat cave to be. He could see odd vehicles in one area, and an entire wall of surveillance screens. Across from the wall of monitors sat a vast wall of all sorts of weaponry. It was no secret that K fancied guns, but his collection was vast, and that wasn't even counting the swords, staffs, countless ninja-like gear and more that littered the long stretch of wall. Shuichi couldn't say what much of the stuff in the large room was.
On the other hand, K himself seemed far different during his time off. No longer was he clad in tactical gear or office clothes accessorized with weaponry. Instead, the man was wearing a simple pair of baggy blue jeans with the knees blown out, and a thin black tank. As if that in itself weren't odd, it didn't seem as though the man was currently armed either.
K was also walking around with his hair loose rather than in it's typical ponytail, and instead, he wore a an American flag patterned bandana to keep it out of his face. And his face? K had clearly neglected to shave in the last 24 hours, as he was starting to get rather scruffy.
K seemed to notice Shuichi examining him, and he chuckled.
"Everyone needs SOME rest and relaxation sometimes. I'm allowed to be lazy during such times..." K trailed off, fumbling around on one of the many desks.
He resurfaced from the mass of papers with a half empty pack of cigarette and a lighter.
Shuichi could honestly say he'd never EVER seen the man smoke before...
K slumped down into a chair, and lit a cigarette, taking a long drag off of it before looking to Shuichi once more.
"Okay kid, spill it...what have you come here for, I'm just dying to know." He smirked.
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Yup...that's it for chapter 4.
This one was ever so slightly longer than the previous 3, so I hope you enjoyed it.
Things will get pretty tweaky from here on out, so prepare yourselves! K is now involved!