"Is the spare room in decent condition?" The wolf asked.
The bear replied, spinning in his desk chair to face them. "If that means it has a mattress that isn't covered in dust, then yes, it's ready."
Without a word, the wolf grabbed June's wrist and dragged her towards the hallway. The dog stepped out of the way.
At the end of the hall was a door, which June was led into. She stopped and stared once the lights were flicked on.
It was mostly unfurnished, with only a mattress lying on the wood floor. The concrete walls had no windows, leaving nothing to look at. It was only a small room with a mattress, pillow, and a heavy blanket folded up in one corner.
"Rest until morning."
Before June could say anything, the door slammed shut behind her. She whirled around and considered opening it, but decided it best not to. The wolf apparently had some things to take care of.
With a sigh, June padded over to the mattress laying on the floor, kicked off her shoes, and sat down. It would be a long night.
This would be great fun. Explaining why he disappeared without a word and then returned with the girl whose case they had spent months dwelling over. Of course he wouldn't be a hero for finding her, instead he would be made to feel guilty because he didn't tell the others. Why couldn't the others just appreciate what he did? Why did they have to keep making him pissed off?
Sure enough, standing at the end of the hallway was Roxanne. She blocked him from passing. He fixed her with a "get out of my way or die" look. She ignored it.
"What the hell, Hunter?" She said, paws on her hips. "Why do you keep disappearing? Where are you going? What are you doing?"
Hunter couldn't help but lower his gaze to the floor as he tried to suppress his anger.
Roxanne continued. "We're supposed to work as a team here at Intel A.C.S., remember? It's not an individual operation. We actually have to plan out this stuff. It's not a free for all."
His paws curled into fists. He knew it wasn't a free for all. This was her fault. He disappeared to get away from her. "Get out of my face," he snapped, looking up.
"No."
He couldn't stop it. He shoved her back and barged by, heading for the door.
Gruu jumped in his way. "Don't you dare," the tiger growled.
It was so tempting to give the weakling what he was asking for. A punch to the face would do it. But no. Then he wouldn't be able to hold back. "You don't belong here," Hunter muttered, restraining himself. "This place went to shit when you arrived." He stepped around the tiger and continued to the door. Thankfully Gruu had enough sense to leave him alone.
He flew down the steps and out into the night. Everything in the city was so quiet. The soft streetlamps illuminated the plaza.
Hunter wandered over to a bench by the fountain, which was lit up from underwater. It was beautiful at night. The water gently flowed over the rim and landed with a quiet splash in the rest of the water below. And it just kept repeating, over and over.
Why didn't he just quit and walk away from all the A.C.S. stuff? Everyone surely hated him. He wasn't doing any good. But he had found June, thanks to a camera he installed in a tree outside her house without the knowledge of the others.
And that was what he lived for. Solving cases. And that was why he couldn't quit. Despite his growing hate for the others, he loved his job of being out in the field. It was what he lived for, and this was the only place he could fulfill that need.
Sorry for taking a while to update, I've been busy lately. No promises on when the next update will be, maybe next weekend. Anyway, thank you for reading! I'd love it if you left a review! Peace out.