Trouble

It was 6:30AM when she woke up, right in time before Hitsugaya came into the room.

-Found something interesting?- he was already in work-clothes, this time he wore a black suit with no tie.

-Nah- she just answered, slightly stretching her arms. She was still in her pajama, a red t-shirt with a stamp and grey short pants.

He looked at her disheveled appearance and then all the empty coffee cups lying around -Hurry up, the maids will be here in half an hour-

-Damn, I forgot- she picked up her stuff and run away to her room, getting ready to become Saki Yagami. She choose the same skirt-suit as the day before, changing only her shoes and blouse into a blue ones. She did her hair and make-up exactly like the first day -it was easy and she didn't know either way-.

15 minutes later she was ready, she found him in the kitchen sipping a coffee.

-I'll be outside, I hid my stuff in the closet so please don't let them check there- she sighed -Bye-

Karin got out from the back of the house, through a secondary exit, and quickly hopped into her car.

Hisagi left some hours earlier, to get some deserved sleep, so now it was all on her. She hid among other cars, near the sidewalk right outside of the house. While she waited for Hitsugaya to come out, she reflected on the situation.

From the police reports the first murder occurred in the company, an employee found the corpse in a meeting room on the top floor (that was now closed), when it was time to leave. The victim was a member of the executives, a man in his 40's, with no criminal records. When interrogated, everybody said he was a good, trustworthy man and the police could find no dirt on him whatsoever.

Except the employee who find the body, a man named Kira, who Karin already met, everybody else had an alibi of some sort.. the other executives weren't even there when it happened, supposedly, but Karin was sure someone of them did it.

The murder weapon was a gun, found not really far off from the body, whose only fingerprints belonged to none other than Hitsugaya. During the supposed time of the murder, Hitsugaya was in his office, working, alone. The top floor was all monitored, but strangely enough, all the video recordings of that day were gone.

It really looked like someone set him up, now the only thing to do was finding proofs and frame the real culprit.

Then, months later, on the way home, the former president of the company was shot and was now in a forced coma by the doctors. It seemed like she was in a car with her driver when it happened. The driver was not her usual one, who was found tied-up and unconscious later on, he seemed like an hired killer and he quickly escaped after the fact. The police managed to track him down two days later but by then he was already dead, making it impossible to know who sent him and why.

Basically, it was a real mess.

Karin sighed, from what she knew, at the police station, they still had to question most of the employees and executives. So much work to do!

It seemed like she was doing nothing but she was actually exhausted, maybe because she barely slept at all but she really felt like having a nice vacation away from the city and everybody.

After a while, Hitsugaya came out with his car and Karin followed him. Nothing out of the ordinary . They reached the company and each went their separate way.

Karin was working on some documents when she paused and noticed Kira, who worked in her office, sat down with a sigh. It was already 10 am but he just came, nobody except them were in the office, while the others were away doing some other works.

-Are you all right?-

-Uh?- he turned to see who was it -Yeah, I'm just tired-

-Rough night?- she smiled .

-No no- he waved his hands enviously -I was questioned by the police, again.-

-Oh.. I heard..-

-Yeah, it's looking ugly. They still have no idea who did it, they're just wasting my time-

-Um.. - Karin got near and whispered -Who do you think did it?-

-I don't know!- Kira went pale all of sudden and raised his voice, then he looked at her and apologized -I'm sorry.. this situation is.. I'm so stressed-out I can't even eat-

-I'm so sorry- Karin/Saki put out her best sad face -If there's anything I can help you with.. -

-It's okay- he finally smiled -You're new after all, you must be regretting coming here-

-Not really, I'm just worried. I applied before all this happened and now.. I don't know.. I heard some nasty rumors about the president.. - still whispering.

Kira reflected a bit then spoke -I don't know who did this but I trust the president. He may be young but he really did a lot for the company. Before he stepped in, the company was going bankrupt, you know, but he managed to save it and made it richer than it was, expanding it even overseas.-

-Um.. I may sound stupid for asking this but.. were the executives ok with such a young president? I know I would be kind of.. you know.. skeptical.-

-Well, yes. There were 3 or 4 of them who were against him at first, but what do I know.. I was just an intern at that time.-

Karin/Saki nodded, still in deep thoughts. Kira seemed to notice that and added:

-You should ask Hinamori, she knows the president very well too.. they're kind of family friends-

-Really?- Karin quipped.

-Yeah, but don't tell her I said it.- he smiled -Anyway, don't worry too much Yagami-san- he pat her on the shoulder.

-I'll try not to.. thanks- she bowed a little and returned to her workstation.

She was washing her hands in the bathroom, when someone called her -Saki-chaaaaaaan-

-Matsumoto-san!- Karin greeted her superior as she entered the bathroom, she was wearing a long sleeved pink blouse with a deep v cup on the breasts. She liked to show them, apparently. Karin was not impressed, but didn't say anything.

-Saki-chan! I wanted to see you!- she smiled while she opened her purple purse and took out some make-up. -How are you doing? Have you warmed-up to the place yet?-

-I'm fine..I'm still not used to a lot of things, I hope I'll do better with time-

-Is that so?I'm sure you'll be fine though, you seem such a serious girl!- she retouched her make-up -That's why I wanted to ask you..-

-What?-

-Would you like to drink something with me, one of these days?- she smiled, enthusiastically.

Karin almost dropped -Uh?-

-Yep, we'll know each other better, share our secrets and love stories. Things like that, it'll be fun!-

-Uhm.. -

-You have to! It's the company's policy!-

-I don't think it is.. - but she almost smiled at that remark.

-Uhhh come on! Just a drink after work!-

-But why me?-

-Because you're new and I like you- she seemed to really mean it, her eyes were sincere.

-Oh.. - Karin didn't know what else to say, she couldn't deal with that kind of people really well -I'm kind of busy.. but maybe one day.. - she started, trying to get her off her case.

-Okay, then tomorrow! - Matsumoto closed shut her powder case and went off, laughing -I'll contact you later on. See you Saki-chan!-

What the heck was that.. a girl, no, maybe a storm. Karin was sure to have refused her, but how come she now had a date with her? She had to work too, protecting Hitsugaya, she couldn't just go out to drink. She sighed heavily.

But maybe, maybe, she could get some info out of her... 'Mm, maybe I'll ask Hisagi to cover for me' she smiled, sneakily 'Just this time.'

So she did and, after asking approval from the boss, Hisagi gave her the ok -I'll get Renji to be patrolling outside, while I'll check on him in your place- he said.

After a while, still hiding in the bathroom waiting for Hitsugaya to finish work, she heard him going out of the office and talking to somebody. Karin peeked; there were Hitsugaya and two men, one with long white hair and the other with long brown curly hair.

-Hitsugaya-san you should be more careful.. - said the man with white hair, a concerned look on his face.

-It's President. - Hitsugaya remarked And anyway I'm fine. How did the contract with xx company went on your side?-

-Oh really well, I'll send in all the documents by tomorrow-

-Hitsugaya-chan- said the other one, hirking considerably the boy -You should listen to your elders. Your grandmother trusted us for a reason, you know. When you need help, you can count on us. Don't make me repeat myself- the other one said, smiling and half-joking.

-I know, but as I said I'm fine. The police is investigating and there is nothing I can do-

-It's important you know who you can trust- the white-haired one looked seriously into his eyes -We're doing some researches on our own too.. be careful Toushiro- san-

-I will, Ukitake.. Kyoraku-san- having said that they all went their separate ways. Karin caught up with Hitsugaya on the elevator, as usual.

-Those two were executives, right? What did they want?-

-Wow.. you don't miss a thing, do you?- he said surprised -Yes, they were. I know them since I was little, I sort of trust them- he added flatly.

-I see.. So is there anyone other than them you don't trust?-

-Everybody else- he simply replied, not even blinking.

- That's not helping much, there's still 7 of them besides their personal secretaries..-

-You're the police- he smirked and looked at her with the corner of his eyes.

-Great, you're really cooperative- she said sarcastically.

They reached home safely, though upon entering the gates Karin thought she saw a shadow, though nothing came up in the video-recordings.

-Hisagi, keep your eyes open-

-I will, be careful Karin-

She closed the communication and entered home. To her surprise she found the guy from the tech-team still there, waiting for her to leave.

-Urahara-san, why are you still here?-

-Oh Kurosaki-san.. and I presume you're Hitsugaya Toushiro- a blonde man in his 40 approached them and smiled -I'm from the tech team, no worries- said to Toushiro who was already glaring at him. -Well, there was a lot of material and I had to check it until now- he wore a strange green long robe over the police-shirt, and a big hat that covered his eyes.

-Did you find anything suspicious?- asked Karin.

-Actually yes. Not from the recording, I still have to go through all of them, but from one of the maid's room. There was a bug connected with Hitsugaya-san's office and cellphone-

Hitsugaya's eyes were wide open with shock -How is that possible? The police already checked and said everything was clear-

-Yes, indeed it's the only one, I made sure. But it's some really advanced stuff, no normal cop could have found and analyze it. You need a whiz for it- he pointed at himself and laughed.

-What the hell.. so is the maid the connected to this case, or was she used?- Karin bit her finger while thinking out loud.

-I already reported everything to the boss, he wants to talk to you- Urahara said -I'll let you know if I find something else in the recordings. By the way..- he looked at Hitsugaya-san -I don't know who installed the cameras but it's a really sloppy job. There are a lot of black holes and places you can't see. Everything could have happen under your nose and you wouldn't know.-

Hitsugaya looked at him with spiteful eyes but said nothing. Karin noticed the atmosphere was growing weird and interrupted them -Ok Urahara-san, thank you for your job. You're the only one who could have done this-

-I'm nothing but I'm a mercenary, helping out the police- he smiled again, cunningly, bowed his head a little and left.

-That guy is really weird, don't mind him- Karin said, looking at Histugaya's stiff expression.

-I don't like him. He seems as sly as a fox-

-He may seem like that but he's a genius in what he does-

-Mpf- he didn't reply and went straight to the kitchen -The maid left some dinner today, good, she spared us- he smirked at her, shifting attitude in a second.

-Are you implying something? My ramen was delicious!- Karin frowned. Oh well, at least he was in his usual mood again.

Thank you for reading this chapter! I know nothing much went on, but this chapter is just a passing for something more important. You'll see! It might take me a while to update this, but I won't ever leave it. So please wait for me :)