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The moment Daiki had shoved Akashi down there was a wide range of reaction from the GoM. Atsushi let go of his chips in utter shock, Shintarou nearly dropped his weird cat statue thingy and Ryouta almost had a heart attack. Only Tetsuya seemed just a bit startled, nothing more.

Akashi, after overcoming his initial shock, was livid, his eyes shone with fury and he sent a fierce glare at Daiki. Said male promptly rolled of off him and backed up and out of his reach in fear of being killed.

The room was dead silent; the tension was so thick someone could have cut it with a plastic knife. Slowly Akashi got up, his death glare never leaving the dark skinned boy who stood a few metres away from him shaking.

Daiki gulped in fear. He could see his whole life flash before him; he already gave up on coming out of this alive when...

"Well, it seems Aomine-kun has finally found his other half."

Nobody moved even a muscle. Akashi turned around to look at Tetsuya who had spoken. He sent a demanding stare in his direction, silently commanding him to elaborate further.

"He's been on the edge ever since you started threatening the suspect. He acted on instinct just now, and the moment he realized what he'd done he instantly panicked. "

He paused to catch his breath before continuing.

"Besides, not even Aomine-kun is stupid enough to oppose you, Akashi-kun. You are, after all, invincible."

Tetsuya guessed if he buttered Akashi up enough he would calm down a bit and see reason. His assumption was proven right when a haughty smirk appeared on his face and he nodded in agreement.

"Yes, you have a point. Not even Daiki would be foolish enough to do that."

At the revelation of him having found his 'soul mate' Daiki didn't know what to feel. The redhead sitting still on the ground was confused as hell, but didn't dare talk again.
One near-death experience was enough in one day, thank you very much.

Before anyone else could voice his thoughts, the door opened for the third time that day. It revealed two males. The first one had black hair that covered his left eye and the second one who entered light brown hair. Both looked slightly alarmed but calmed down upon realizing that everything seemed to be alright.

"We heard a loud thud and thought we'd check, just in case." it was the one who entered last that spoke.

No one noticed how the prisoner visibly stiffened in surprise and stared open mouthed at the black haired male in utter disbelieve.

It couldn't be who he thought it was, right?

"Everything is alright, no need to worry Kiyoshi, Himuro-san."

Himuro? It actually was...?

"T-Tatsuya...?"

All heads simultaneously turned towards him. The man by the name of Tatsuya looked positively flabbergasted.

"Taiga?!"

Finally Taiga was released of the shackles on his hands and he tenderly rubbed his slightly red wrists. They had led him to another room, a common room it seemed.

It was big, with a large comfy looking black couch standing in the middle, a few armchairs in the same colour and a TV almost as big as him. He was motioned to sit down beside Tatsuya. The blue haired guy, whose name seemed to be Aomine Daiki, sat next to him and the purple giant named Murasakibara Atsushi sat down next to Tatsuya. On two of the armchairs the red-haired guy - Akashi- and the other one - Kuroko - took their seats.

"Now, explain yourself Kagami Taiga."

Kagami involuntarily flinched, but calmed down a bit when Tatsuya smiled kindly at him. He sighed and steeled himself for a long talk.

"First off, I'm not a murderer. I'm a member of the 'Venator Hirudo Organisation' and investigating the murder case just like you."

"Wait, what organisation...?" the purple haired guy by the name of Murasakibara stopped munching on his chocolate bar long enough to ask that question before going right back to eating, but he still stared at Kagami expectantly.

...

He actually really doesn't know...!? Kagami didn't know what to say for a moment and just opened and closed his mouth a few times while trying to decide where to start his explanation. He had assumed that every vampire knew about the hunters. Oh well, no helping it, right?

"Firstly the guns I carry with me are special weapons. These weapons are only meant to be used against vampires and there are a lot of different ones depending on the preferred fighting style. There are some who prefer to fight hand to hand and are especially fast, they wear brass knuckles made of silver.

On the other hand there are hunters who prefer to fight from a distance, with arrows for example, or in my case guns. My guns are made of silver too and the bullets themselves are steel coated in silver."

"I demand prove. One of you superiors must confirm it. Or do you have one of the special tattoos, though only the higher ups do have one. Show us yours or contact your boss if you really are a member."

Kagami did as he was told. It would be better for his health if he went along with this Akashi guy for now. He wordlessly removed his jacket to show them his tattoo that ran along his arm. He held it out to show it to the others clearly. Hs arm and a part of his shoulder were covered by the picture of a roaring and fierce looking tiger.

Akashi stood and took a closer look. He touched it carefully and only a moment later he retracted it with a scowl on his face. Those tattoos were made of special ink that vampires did not like. It didn't hurt them or anything, but it felt a bit off for them.

"I see. I believe you, so you may continue."

Kagami nodded.

"I approached those children to tell them to play somewhere else since I knew about the incidents happening. I would never harm them or anyone else who is innocent."

He threw a dirty look to Aomine and the other avoided his gaze. Kagami's eyes softened after a moment and he sighed.

"But I guess I can understand his reaction", he made a movement with his head to Aomine, "when he saw me. The guns are my weapons; I always have them with me in case of an emergency. But for those who don't know it might look suspicious. Anyway, that's all I've got to say."

A heavy silence fell over them after that and was at last broken by Akashi.

"I see. Then I apologize for our previous behaviour." One could tell Akashi was not used to apologizing for his actions. Kagami nodded in understanding and smiled a tiny bit.

"It's...it's fine, I guess."

"I have one more question, Kagami-san."

It was Kuroko who had spoken this time and Kagami gave him a sign to continue.

"How come you know Himuro-kun?"

It was the black-haired male himself who answered.

"Actually, we grew up together. We lived in the same neighbourhood for many years and spent a lot of time together. That is, until I moved to another city. We were really close."

"We are really close, we're like brothers."

The redhead corrected sternly and it made Himuro smile softly.

"I see. How nice that you got to meet again then." Kuroko too had a tiny smile on his face.

"Very well then." Akashi was the next one to speak.

"It's quiet late, so you can stay the night if you want. A room is already prepared - Tatsuya will be so kind as to show you where your room is."

"Actually, I've got a question, if you don't mind."

He sheepishly scratched his head.

"Of course, go ahead."

"What exactly did you mean with this whole 'soul mate' and 'other half' stuff?"

Silence greeted him and he noted how Aomine fidgeted nervously in his seat. He threw a questioning look in his direction (and refused to admit the other looked rather cute with such an unsure expression on his face) but he just looked away. Kagami had already a faint idea what all of this meant, but he wanted to be absolutely sure.

Finally Akashi broke the silence once more.

"How about we leave those questions for tomorrow? Be assured, you will get your answers."

Kagami thought about it for a second and eventually nodded in agreement. It was late already and quiet frankly he just wanted to lie down in a bed and never move again.

As Akashi had said Tatsuya was the one to guide him to his room for the night. They kept the conversation light. When they stopped in front of his chambers Tatsuya gave him an apologetic look and smiled softly.

"I'm really sorry for what happened. If I had known you were the one they took into custody I,-"

"You would have jumped to my rescue immediately. I know. Thanks."

He gave him a one-handed hug in appreciation and smiled gratefully at his childhood friend and brother.

After Tatsuya had left he simply let himself fall on the rather big bed. He didn't even have the willpower to keep his eyes open long enough to look at the room he was in or change into the clothes prepared for him and drifted off into a deep, peaceful slumber.

So I hope you had fun reading this chapter! See you again soon~!