Alright back with a second chapter and thanks for the reviews! I hope this story picks up pace and remember to give some feedback. J

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I had followed Yu Kaito to the library where he pulled out a few books before sitting down. I had grabbed a few items of my own - mostly car mechanic magazines and some cheesy gossip magazines- before sitting a few tables away making sure I wasn't spotted. I watched him for a good hour and a half before he proceeded to check out the books and I was hot on his trail. I was able to follow him all the way to his home where I checked his room out with a pair of binoculars. Nothing unusual, he was ridiculously smart and probably had no life but still nothing out of the ordinary. I sighed walking away, we were told to follow these guys until we found something unusual but at this rate we probably wouldn't see anything for a long time. Speaking of us….

"Where the hell is Mitarai?" I thought aloud.

I began to make my way back to the café and saw him sitting on the curb looking disheveled. I raised my eyebrow but upon closer inspection saw that he had a busted lip and bruising around his left eye.

"What the hell happened to you?"

"What does it look like happened Hagiri?" He spat back, not looking at my face but at the dirt beneath his feet.

I frowned, "We were supposed to be shadowing Kaito and you completely disappeared on me; I think I can ask whatever I damn well please."

He sighed running a hand through his curls. "I was attacked…"

"Attacked, by who?" I asked impatiently.

"My classmates…" It was just above a whisper.

My eyebrows rose up, "Your classmates? Are you kidding me?"

"Look not all of us can defend ourselves against elitist groups like you Hagiri…!" He snapped at me, his big blue eyes already filling up with tears.

"I literately looked away for 5 minutes and this happens? Why don't you just fight back?"

He stood up facing me rather menacingly, "You don't think I haven't tried that?! There's more than one Hagiri! Just drop it okay!"

"How can I just drop it? You're my partner, I can't have you suddenly disappearing when Mr. Sensui wants us to do something for him." I narrowed my eyes at him.

He sighed and looked away from me visibly taken back with what I said. "You're right."

Nothing else was exchanged as we walked down by a few empty fields. He looked at everywhere but me and I knew he was in a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions. "Maybe all this isn't for me…"

I looked back at him perplexed but before I could say anything he was running away from me. Why was life so complicated?

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"Geez, why are you such a douche Hagiri?" Amanuma asked, his eyes lazily looking at me.

I gave him a look and then Kamiya spoke up, "You know what they say, when a child is mean to anyone they probably like them."

"I'm not a child," I looked at Kamiya annoyed.

"You can sure act like one though." Kamiya responded. "Tea?"

"Yeah sure whatever." I said. "Now where was I…"

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I didn't go after Mitarai but I did think a lot about why he ran off so suddenly. I felt a little guilty but tried to brush it off. He was just being melodramatic was all and needed to get over it. I ended up heading back to the cave, sort of hoping he would be there and not hanging from some ceiling with a rope around his neck. He wasn't and my guilty conscience felt even heavier. No one was here except for Itsuki in his little boat. He slowly opened his eyes to me.

"Hello Hagiri, what brings you here today?" Itsuki asked softly. "I thought you were with Mitarai today."

I hesitated a bit before replying, "Yeah well, we sort of ran into some complications."

Itsuki smiled softly, "You seem bothered by something."

"Well I'm not," I responded a little angry.

"My apologies," Itsuki apologized still keeping that wry smile of his.

I could tell there was more Itsuki would of liked to say but didn't. I turned back to head out and saw Sensui coming in.

"Hagiri, what brings you in today?" Sensui asked attentively. "Where is Mitarai?"

"There were some minor setbacks but we managed to track down Yu Kaito."

"I see, well good job but that doesn't answer my second question, what setbacks happened?"

"Well…" I began to scratch the back of my head, "Mitarai was attacked by some bullies apparently. They pulled him away when we were going after Kaito."

Sensui's eyebrows knitted together, "And why did you not help him?"

"I didn't see when he got pulled away; I was too focused on our target."

Sensui said nothing, seemingly satisfied by the answer. I thought about what I said and realized that I felt more bad about it the more I thought about it.

"Are you sure that's all that happened Sniper?" Sensui looked at me straight into my face. From the corner of my eyes I saw Itsuki watching intently.

"Yes, why is there something that should've happened?" I asked eyeing the both of them strangely. It was like they were in on something that I didn't know.

"Not at all, I just wanted to hear from Mitarai about what happened is all. I hope that the two of you can produce more results tomorrow." Sensui smirked and just as he was about to lay his hand on my shoulder I thanked him and walked away.

I left the cave and ended up going back home after buying some dinner on the way. I still had that same nagging feeling chewing at me as I sat in my quiet room. I just needed some peace and quiet was all… I shut my eyes and heard my mother's shrill voice call out to me. Ugh, another distraction, I made my way to the living room where I was an empty bottle of Bourbon and a small, red faced woman looking like she was about to punch me in the face.

"Yes mother dearest?" I mustered mockingly.

"Where is my other bottle?" She demanded more than asked.

"In your stomach, metabolizing in your blood stream mother."

"I'm not playing around Hagiri you drank it didn't you!?"

I shrugged, but hated so much when she got like this. "I just got home and you've been here the whole day but yeah I totally drank it." I added sarcastically.

"You little shit, I should slap you! You're so disrespectful. I should crack that empty bottle on your head!"

"Or, or, or you could rename me Scotch or Whiskey or 'White Wine' that way you could hold and love me like real mother and never let me go." I added slyly.

"Get out!"

"Gladly," I replied grabbing my motorcycle keys on the table and walking out of the front door.

I hoped on my motorcycle and sped out onto the street feeling the wind in my hair. Today was just one of those days I guess. I loved how hard the wind was hitting me, it made me forget about everything wrong in this world, about myself. I kept thinking back to Mitarai for some reason and that familiar aching came back. I knew I felt bad but didn't want to admit it. I revved my engine, he was just some blonde kid what did I care? Just as I looked up in a split second I saw someone jump in front of my way and I almost hit them but I swerved to the left almost losing control. I burnt rubber as I hailed violently to a stop. My heart was beating faster the flaps of a humming bird's wings. I went over to the person I almost killed.

"Why didn't you kill me?"

"Mitarai?"

Both of our eyes snapped at each other in utter shock and then a long awkward silence followed.

"Were… were you just trying to kill yourself Mitarai?" I couldn't help but break the silence.

"Yeah… maybe." He sounded like a kid getting caught stealing from the cookie jar. "You can…you can drive a motorcycle?"

There was a few seconds of silence before I replied. "I sure can, I just don't know anybody that would try to kill themselves by throwing themselves at a motorcyclist."

He blushed furiously, "I- I just heard something approaching really fast and I was so fed up."

"So you wanted to kill yourself because you're fed up? Sounds like a good reason to do that."

"Look you don't understand what it's like okay? You're the cool guy, the one everyone wants to be and people want! I'm just the outcast, the ghost."

"You're only a ghost because you're so pale." I added rather snidely earning myself a glare.

"Really Hagiri, you're not that much darker either." He shook his head.

I sighed, "Just trying to lighten the mood here."

He sighed this time, "I know, I know this is just so awkward."

We both stayed quiet and decided to just sit on the lonely curb side. "You really think I'm some popular guy?"

He stayed looking at the other side of the steet. "Well yeah, you've got that silent bad boy persona going on for you and I can just tell you make the ladies swoon."

I chuckled lightly and he looked at me rather surprised, "You act like I can't laugh or something and sorry to break your bubble but that's actually not the case. I'm actually more of a loner. But thanks for the compliment."

I playfully winked at him and his big blue eyes widened and that ridiculously crimson spread on his cheeks. He had to smile softly, he was suicidal but he was still cute.

"But in all seriousness what the hell were you thinking? Are you crazy?"

Mitarai bit his lip before replying, "I just can't take it anymore, my home life, school… I mean just today I got pulled away and beat up. I was so embarrassed when you saw me just sulking. This happens so much to me you'd think I'd be used to it but with every beating I just feel more and more worthless. My parents don't care and the teachers are so used to it they've given up on helping me. I've tried to fight back but it only makes things worse so I don't do anything in hopes that it'll appease them but I know it never will. I'm so pathetic."

I looked at his profile, feeling my fists tighten at what he told. He had a sad small smile on his thin lips; he looked so serene in that pale moonlight. "I have an idea."

"What?" He questioned and I got up pulling him with me.

"You don't get car sick or anything right?"

"Uh no… are you taking me somewhere?" He asked confused.

I smirked, "Let's go for a ride, I want to show you something…."

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Both Kamiya and Amanuma looked at me wide eyed.

"And then what happened? Did you take Mitarai to a fair? No wait I bet it was a restaurant or a hotel!" Amanuma shouted.

"A hotel really?" I shook my head chuckling at the boy's overactive imagination.

Kamiya said nothing, smiling as he poured us another round of green tea.

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So there's chapter two, hope you all enjoyed it and I'll be updating as soon as possible. Remember to review my lovelies. ;D