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Case Closed
Chapter 3: A step closer
"We've sent some of the undercover agents there, they're doing their best. It's hard, as the organisation seems to have grown." Shikamaru explained, sighing and swallowing a little of the croissant he had ordered.
"Any members, information on them I mean." Sasuke leaned back, arms crossed, charcoal orbs watching passengers crossing the road of the wet morning in Denia town.
"Nothing. That's the problem. We can't seem to get hold on any members."
"Well" he stood up, throwing a few coins onto a small tray.
"What you going to do?"
"Think. Call me when you've caught at least some information."
"Gotcha." He nodded, and Sasuke left the small bar.
The air was cold and stung his lungs, but he still preferred it over the choking summer breezes that normally would pass by this busy place. The sun blinded all inhabitants, and there was barely a person walking around not wearing shades.
"Enjoying our free time?"
What the – is she spying me?!
"What're you doing in such a place?" He quirked an eyebrow as he saw the pink haired woman, arms crossed, wearing a thick coat, standing right next to him.
She gazed up at the sun and shut her eyes, enjoying the warming rays, "I live here, duuh!" She giggled afterwards.
He had to admit, it sounded sweet, but not the kind of sweet he despised, no, he liked this, "Live here? In Denia? Of all places?"
"Why not?" She shrugged, "It's…nice."
"Right."
Denia could be described to be the opposite of Javea. It was located on the other side, a good thirty minutes or more in distance. Both locations were only really separated through the famous Mountain "Montgo".
"And, how's your case going?" she smirked at him, similarly to the way he did at her.
"Surprisingly enough" He frowned now, hands pocketed, "our talk helped."
"Did it?" There was a sudden sparkle in her eyes, and a sweet smile that spread across her lips.
"Yep. I've got a place to be searching."
"Where's that then?"
"America. A Yakuza organisation."
"Why so far away?" She seemed confused, yet kept her smile.
"Simple. They had similar incidents with sudden corpses in the lakes and seas as we do now, but it stopped for some time."
"Yeah, heard of it in T.V., long time ago though." She frowned, gazing at him, "How can you remember all that?"
"Photographic memory, babe." He winked, smirking, then walked across the pavement towards the port.
Sakura followed.
"Wow, smart ass, ey?" They were walking side by side, the sea breeze washing through their hair and the croaks of seagulls echoing within the wind.
"Ah." He smirked.
Suddenly, Sakura swung around, her hair swaying in the wind as she stood in front of him, smiling.
She might as well be an angel… he thought, eying her. Her posture was innocent, child-like in some ways, but he couldn't bite back the smile that crept to his lips as a warm feeling covered his limbs.
"Oy, I've been thinking." She said.
"Again?"
"Yes!" She giggled.
"Wow, doesn't that hurt?"
"What? NO!"
"I know somehow whom so much thinking would hurt."
"Lemme guess, Naruto?"
Sasuke tilted his head, his eyebrows creasing together tightly, "How d'you know him?"
"I'd rather ask myself how we never managed to meet." She pointed a finger from him back to her, "'Cause I've known him as long as you have."
"He's an idiot, trust me."
"Tell me about it." She turned again, hands behind her back, walking along the edge of the sea water like a child.
"Tche…" He caught up with her, eyes focused on something unrecognisable, "What you been thinking about, then?"
"I think you need time out." She was concentrating on her feet, not glancing up.
"What?"
And suddenly she jumped, right in front of him, her visage only millimetres away from his, "Relax. Chill out. Y'know, have fun?"
"With you?" He arched an eyebrow. Yes, he could imagine some kind of fun, but that would take place somewhere completely different, and he'd make sure Sakura wouldn't be wearing as much attire as she was now.
"Exactly. May get to know each other better, I don't know. How about a mall?"
"You're not serious?"
"I am!" She made a gasping expression.
"I don't like them." He walked past her, earning a pout.
"Oh come on! You've been to them as a kid, I'd swear on my life you have!" She smiled, twisting her feet as she stood there, waiting.
Sasuke simply smirked, continuing his pathway.
"Uchiha, oy, I'm talking to you, Sasuke!"
He halted, turning his head over his shoulder with dark, unreadable eyes, "What, Sakura?"
She smiled, "I'll give you something in return."
"Like?"
"Anything."
His famous smirk returned, "Alright."
It did do him some good; switching off, just leaving his mind blank and enjoying the moment.
"'Cause it's the moment that counts" he remembered his mother say, back when he was still at college and working his ass off. She'd come by, at occasions, and reminded him of how beautiful life was, outside work.
Yet he felt uncomfortable at the same time.
"You seriously don't talk much."
"Why not go out with Ino if you're in for a chat." They were both seated in a sweet, open Café in La Marina shopping Mall, drinking coffee.
"Already done that. Tell me something about you."
"Like what?"
"I don't know!" She shrugged, however, her smile never left those sweet lips, "Family?"
"I've got a dog, does that count?"
"A dog? Nice, what race?" She leaned forwards, whilst he was leaning backwards, an arm resting on the seat he was currently on.
"Black lab." He quirked an eyebrow, "Can we stop this now?"
"Stop what?"
"Talking."
"You boring person." She stretched her tongue out.
"Deal with it."
"Parents?"
He didn't answer, instead kept his gaze at passing people in the Mall. Many parents were amongst them, with little kids, begging for an ice-cream, or wanting to go into some kind of shop.
"I don't really talk about my family." He muttered, eyes still averted to those couples.
"Changes do good."
"What makes you believe I should tell you?"
"If not me, whom then?"
She had a point. Was he going to stay shut for the rest of his life? Sasuke was actually a little surprised at her response. He didn't really expect it, wasn't prepared for such a retort.
"How do you do that?" He shook his head in frustration. She was seeming to turn his head round lately.
Women…
"My mother died when I was twenty-four years old." He finally admitted, his head raised, eyes digging into hers.
"Aha…" She beckoned for him to continue with her almond, sparkly green eyes that shone like jewels.
"My father…lives in Japan. He used to run big companies."
"Retired?"
"Type of."
"Sounds interesting."
"Okay, can we stop this now? I feel like I'm at some police station."
"You are." She smiled.
He gave her a puzzled gaze.
"At my police station. No chicking out, Uchiha!"
"What?"
"Siblings?"
"A brother- wait, how do you do that?!"
"Name?"
"Ita- STOP IT!" He leaned forwards rapidly, his face merely at distance from hers. Sakura could feel the warm, yet somehow chilling breath of his on her cheeks.
"Stop what?" She whispered, that taunting smile once more on her lips.
"Hypnotising me, making me answer your questions, it's annoying."
"Deal with it." A smirk followed.
"You learn fast. Are you some spy?"
"Last time I checked, no." Her head now leaned onto her left hand, but the minor space between them stayed.
"You owe me, you do."
"True. What you want?"
Don't, no don't, don't even THINK about it, no-!
His lips grazed her soft, plump ones, and there was a tense and shocking moment. It was somehow electrifying as he came into contact with her soft, sweet-smelling face.
Suddenly addicted, he pressed them properly onto hers.
They stayed like that for a few seconds, until Sakura pulled apart sluggishly, "Is that your way of saying 'shut up?'" She panted a little.
He grunted as a response, "You're weird."
"Why that?"
"I hate sweet stuff." He rubbed his lips with the back of his hand.
"I'm special, Sonny."
"You managed it before, why change now?"
"Change what?" She's smiling again!
"The name, you managed to call me by my name."
"You have many names, sweetie."
"I do? Since when?"
Sakura hesitated, and made a thoughtful face, smiling all the while as her addictive eyes searched around the café, "Since I've decided so." And she pecked his lips.
"So, you grew up under the harsh regulations of your father, together with your bro?"
"Aha." He rubbed his back against hers, trying to stretch his feet.
"Nice" She nodded, hands resting on the edges of the backless bench they both were sitting on, back to back, right at the edge of the pavement.
"Your turn now." His eyes stared at the gurgling water below him, tiny waves splashing in desire against the edge, trying to climb it up and out of the huge pit they covered.
"Well…I'm similar to you. Grew up with my father. My mother left me when I was still a helpless child. The judges decided I'd stay with my father, so I grew up quite…spoilt I guess."
"Ah." A black head popped up at the edge, wide lips nibbling the surface, then disappearing with a smooth flicker of its body.
"I loved to be my father's girl. I loved his appreciation of my doing, his encouragements, and smiles. So I did as he told me. But it soon turned annoying. I think it was when I was around eighteen."
"What happened?"
"I had a boyfriend my father never approved of. I was pissed off, and bitchy, so I told him I'd not split with the guy. So I slept with him. And told my father."
"And he was outraged?"
"Right, if that is enough to describe how angry he was! Gosh…never seen him that mad. Kicked me out straight away, called me a whore…"
"Hm…" The sky darkened sluggishly, clouds hovering unnoticed amongst the last rays of the angry sun that dipped everything into harsh, orange tones, pleasant against the skin.
"So I was on the streets."
"Never tried to contact your mother?"
"Guess I could've, but by the time I was sixteen, I forgot near to everything about her, y'see, and I doubted she wanted anything to do with me. She may be my mother, but there is no real attachment towards her, she wasn't there when I needed her, so I can't say I love her, because It'd be a lie."
"Getcha…"
She huffed, white vapour forming in front of her and disappearing within mere seconds, "We were in France at the time; we moved around a lot. So I stayed with Ino – that's where I met her."
"Did you go back?" Sasuke didn't know why he was actually asking her like he cared. He wasn't really the kind to be interested in others' life story. But then again…she was special in some weird and inexplicable way.
"Sure did. When I came back, my strict and cold father had decided upon something."
"You got a fiancé?"
She turned her head over her shoulder, a surprised facial expression spread across her delicate features, "Correct!" she smiled, "Some son of one of his business friends. Said he was a fine lad, well educated, proper, and caring. Said he'd do me better than the bloke before, whom I ditched anyway."
"And?"
"You'd expect me to revolt and say no, but I guess that I was too much of a father's girl to say no. I ignored my pride, and self-controlling attitude, and agreed. That's how I came across Seth" She smiled weakly at the remembrance, "We stayed together, spent some time, and even though I can't say I loved him, I was somehow…alright with the idea of calling him my husband some time soon. And he…"
"Got obsessed."
"Jesus Uchiha, have you been through my life story before?" She was gaping at him now.
"Guessing, babe." He smirked, yet she couldn't see, because they were still back to back.
The sun had sunken further, and the vivid colours of indigo and blue mixed within the sky, the first few stars glittering in the background.
"So he turned crazy…" She continued, "And I had enough, so I split up, much to the displeasure of my father, but, I don't care anymore."
"How long is that ago then?" There was a tone of amusement within his voice.
"Not too long. Reason I came to Spain; getting away from all the America business."
"And you chose such a downy place?" He had to chuckle.
"Yes" She turned her head around again, "I told you more than you told me! No fair, you should add to your info."
"Maybe another time." Sasuke pushed her harshly back, then stood up, earning a playful punch in the side from Sakura, who also hopped to her feet.
"You're so secretive, why?" She was balancing along the edge again, her arms spread wide as she tilted from one side to the other.
"It's how I grew up. I prefer it that way." He gazed at the stars.
She giggled at his response, "You're weird."
"Needs one to know one." He looked over at her, and she turned on her heel, eyes locked with his.
"I…" To his surprise, she began to sway with her arms, as if falling, and he saw how her body slowly fell backwards; in direction of the cold, mesmerizing and salty waters.
She saw it coming, too, yet before she could prepare herself for the cold impact, two strong, warm arms grabbed her and pulled her from the edge and into his embrace.
"Gosh, be careful!" He shouted, letting go of her soon after.
She bit her lower lip, sighing in relief, "Sorry…" she looked up at him, "And thanks" And she simply smiled.
Why does she always smile…?
He had to frown, earning a puzzled gaze from the pink haired woman.
And at that moment, his phone went off, calling for his attention.
Grasping into his pocket, he pulled it out and answered, "Anything new?" He knew it was Shikamaru from the number on the screen.
"Yes. We have analysed the bodies, care to come and take a look at the results?"
"Sure. Meet you there in half an hour."
"Right, won't go anywhere in the meantime."
Sasuke huffed as a response, then dabbed the red button, "Sorry babe, have to go, duty is calling." He was still staring at the phone, but a smirk was plastered across his face.
"No problem. Was a nice time." She whispered and he once again took in her harmonic voice.
He didn't answer, just stared at her posture, "And I'll be fine, knowing you wont fall into the cold water?"
"Of course."
"'Cause you'd get a cold that way…you know."
"Wow, are you actually caring?" She smiled tauntingly at him, trying to annoy him, for she knew he didn't like that one bit.
"Right." He turned around, his back facing her now, "Stay safe." He smirked over his shoulder, earning him a tongue being stretched out by Sakura.
"Poison, mainly" The pineapple head leaned over the small table, Sasuke against the wall, eyes half opened, "And about those blue marks on necks, we've found some actually having those."
"And?"
"Figured that they pressed something against some main archery. One that flows right to the brain. If it's stopped, the brain goes dead immediately."
"Immediate death" Sasuke concluded, chewing his cheek.
"Exactly" Shikamaru's and Sasuke's orbs clashed for a second, then his eyes returned to the sheet of paper in front of him, "No fingerprints, hairs, saliva, nothing."
"So they all died either through poisoning or the trick with the main archery?"
"Correct."
"What about the most recent body?"
"They're still figuring him out. Don't have any results."
Sasuke sighed, "So it is some kind of mass murdering. What about those agents?"
"Sasuke, it's been a night only."
"Answer my question."
"They haven't found anything yet. Those guys know well how to clean their paths."
"Any information collected about the victims?"
"Nothing…we believe that whoever did the killings had contact to some high worker of data keeping stations; who must've deleted their info's."
"Something must've been left behind, some scratch, anyone, a witness! Any witnesses so far?"
"Nothing. At least nothing at the moment. The police is searching around the areas of Rio Girona, until now, without success."
Sasuke's fingers touched his chin, and he held his elbow with the other hand, walking up and down the small room with a frown crest along his forehead, his thoughts staying unreadable.
"You have no ideas yourself, right."
"This is one tough one." He sighed finally, eyes wandering outside as he watched the reflection of light from the lamps that towered the streets of the small town.
"You keep thinking about it, I'll keep an eye on that one corpse. Maybe we'll get more of an answer from it."
"Aha." He didn't turn his attention towards his comrade.
"By the way" Shikamaru stepped next to Sasuke, following his gaze towards the night activity, "who's the chick you were around with today?"
There was a curt look of Sasuke's, which told Shikamaru to hold his tongue.
"Temari said she'd seen her around with you. Apparently quite a pretty woman. Not your style showing interest."
"She's a co-worker."
"Oh? New one, then?"
"Yep, moved here recently."
"And?"
"And what?" He turned towards the detective, obviously annoyed.
"Anything…between you two?"
"She's some annoying bitch, worse than the others, and…clingy, nothing more. No interest."
"Alright, alright Uchiha, I was just asking" With a smirk, the brown haired man raised his hands and stepped backwards.
Yeah right…I can tell it's Dobe's fault. Gosh, 24/7 of stupid rumours amongst ya mates…can't imagine anything better.
He sighed in frustration, turning to leave.
The sky turned into a sea of torn clouds that lay like thin layers of scattered wool across the horizon. A flash of twinkling brightness was sprinkled all across its domain, with the bright full moon ghastly spreading its cold warmth across the silence and activeness of the inhabitants of Spain. Black mixed with the deepest shade of darkening indigo stretched across the sky, adding to a perfect, cold and mysterious atmosphere.
"You talk too much when the day's too long, Dobe." The raven haired man complained, his voice having an edge of annoyance to it.
"Come on, mate, y'know how I am! It really looked like you were coming onto that chick!" A large, goofy grin followed, as Naruto placed his hands crossed behind his head.
"You're an idiot."
"What! What cha interpret when ya see two people kissing!?" His indigo eyes were wide with triumph, directed at his best friend.
"What! Wait! That wasn't what you think…that was…oh fuck it!"
"Ha! See!" He pointed a finger at him, "You kissed her!"
"It was in friendly terms. There is nothing behind that. You know what I was like back then."
"Yeah, old habits die hard, right? Might as well admit you like the chick."
"How d'you think such shit?"
"Simple, I saw it in your eyes."
Oh here he goes again! Sasuke thought, rolling his eyes, coming with his big philosophical explanations, like he knows it all.
"Can it, Dobe, I don't wanna hear it."
"Yeah but the way your-"
"Not. One word." He hissed.
Naruto shrugged, scratching his nose and following his friend across the road as the traffic lights turned green.
A few birds fluttered past, an owl hooted, tilting its head in many directions. Cars passed by, and somewhere, footsteps echoed through the streets, watching two people arguing as they made their way through the night-time town.
Preview:
It wouldn't have very much appeared of any interested, nor importance, to another personality teaching this young man on how to shoot a bloody camera. Yet for Sasuke's keen and trained eyes, who, back then, took in every single detail that crawled across them, his attitude was conspicuous.
Clumsy as Miguel was, the camera slid out of his hands for a short second, wherein he tried to catch it with jittery hands.
Sakura, who by chance was standing near by, bent towards him and tried to catch the object as well, as known was a type of reflex, and after all, the expensive apparatus shouldn't carry any damage which could hinder their work.
Raising his head and speaking his thanks, Sasuke noticed how his new assistant suddenly threw a dark and sadistic glare at the pink haired girl, which she didn't notice, as she had turned her head towards another direction.
Denia: You already know, but just to remind you if you forget: a Town in the province I live in ^^ Has a port.
Quite like how Sakura's attitude is in this chapter xD Well, surprised? A kiss already! But does it even mean anything to Sasuke? Think about the title ^^ ha, double meaning :D
And who's the mysterious figure watching at the end?
Given you a long preview xD Yes, I'm kind, but after all I don't know how quickly I'll upload again! So then, who wants to harm poor Sakura? Who is Miguel? :D YOU'LL FIND OUT FASTER THE MORE REVIEWS YOU GIVE ME!! So yeah, REVIEW! Seriously, if it weren't for fucked up school I'd update even faster xD But hey! I've got holidays now, so please review! ^^ A word will do! A theory, guessing what will happen or what means what, ANYTHING xD I answer as well X3 And give out christmas cookies!
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