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(IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT) A/N- okay just making this clear. Shuichi always struck me as the kind of person who had a general understanding of English but wasn't ever really good with it. So if some of the things he says seems odd to you remember that his English skills are actually very poor and if he seems to excited to get in a car with two total strangers (Bones and Booth) who cares! Oh one more thing…this chapter has a bit more humor in it just because Shuichi is more involved and Bones is seriously affected by his cute hyper nature so she acts a bit off …just pointing that out for you
Chapter 5- Skull on the table
Shu's pov (if you haven't read the A/N then read it now)
I walked over to Hiro hesitantly as I took a good look at the uniforms the two others were wearing. FBI? Had something gone done in the building that I didn't know about. As I came closer to them Hiro started to give me strange looks, like he was trying to tell me something. With each step the message became clearer and clearer but by the time I figured it out it was already to late. The agents had seen me. Hiro told them something but my English wasn't the best. He said something about going easy on me…that I hadn't done anything wrong.
One of them approached me, a familiar face but from where I wasn't sure, and said, "Are you Mr. Shindou?"
"Hai! hello my name is Shindou Shuichi…er Shuichi Shindou!" I said politely hoping that she understood even with my heavy accent. "Do you need anything miss!"
Bone's pov
I was rather surprised by his well-mannered response and though I knew I would run into it eventually…I was put off a bit by his poor speaking skills. This could be a problem. If we had to speak in Japanese I might miss a valuable piece of information. If we spoke in English he may leave something out by accident or perhaps pretend to do so.
"Shindou-san?" I asked him hesitantly. "How well do you understand me?"
He looked at me confused for a moment but then he nodded his head and gave me a cute little smile. God could this child really be a killer? "Enough…I understand enough."
"Good, would you be willing to come with me and my colleague here….we need to bring you in for something is that okay?" my voice was calm. I felt that I had to handle this case with kid gloves for the time being.
His eyes went wide in an almost comical way and little tears started to form, "I sorry! did I do something wrong miss? I sorry!"
"NO…no not at all! Please don't cry! We just have to ask you a few questions…Just don't cry." God what must Booth be thinking right now if I'm becoming all flustered over this…but then again this guy just seemed like a little kid. If he was the murderer then I must be Hannah Montana. There was just no way.
He sniffled a bit but the tears were gone pretty quickly, "Guess I could but…. Coora come to right?"
Only then did I notice the large dog sitting a few feet away from us giving me and Booth friendly but curious stares. The dog seemed calm enough so I saw no harm in bringing him along. I gave the boy a slight nod and his eyes lit up. It was really adorable and I found myself smiling at him but then Booth started giving me this weird look and the smirk slipped right off my face.
We left the building and walked into the parking lot. As we came over to the car we were going to be using and Shuichi's eye began to sparkle if that were really possible.
"Caru, Caru, Caru!" He yelled happily as he inspected every inch of it. "Yuki won't let me near his so I ride the bus or walk. Are we taking this (I nodded) Yay! CARU, CARU, CARU!"
We got into the car with Booth and the dog in the back seat and Shuichi and I up front. He wanted to sit shot gun and I didn't have the heart to tell him no. As we were pulling out I noticed the boy was still struggling with his seat belt.
"Here let me help you with that Sweetie (ten miles away at the temporary site Angela had a strange chill run down her back)" I grabbed the two ends of the belt and clicked them into place. I could feel Booth's stare burning a hole in the back of my head.
"Thank you miss!" He said pleasantly as we pulled out of the lot. At some point, he started to play with the random buttons which in retrospect I shouldn't have let him do. Finally the radio came on, blaring. A song called Rage Beat was playing.
"My song!" Shuichi yelled excitedly and started to sing along. He was rather good. I guess not all songs go through a balancing program on a computer before being distributed to the public. Coora in the back began to howl along with the song and finally feeling just a bit left out, I myself, started to hum along with the tune. Booth just sat in the back seat quietly with the strangest look on his face.
We entered the building quietly hoping to get to our small interrogation room as fast as possible. But from the moment we passed the examination area there was no doing it. Shuichi started to play with everything that wasn't tied down. At least he put some gloves on before doing so.
"Who's the kid?" Angela squealed. "He's so adorable…Who is he?"
I sighed deeply, "He would be our main suspect…..it's going to be a cold case by tomorrow."
Hodgins came walking by and after taking a good look at what Shu was doing his jaw dropped open, "No way!"
"What?" I asked.
"Th…that's….that's Shuichi Shindou!" He practically yelled.
"Er….yeah so?" what was so important about this.
He started looking from me to the boy rapidly, "This kid…..DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CONSPIRACY THEORIES HE'S INVOLVED IN! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY RUMORS HAVE GONE AROUND SAYING THAT ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE CAUSED IN JAPAN IS BECAUSE OF THIS KID? They even say that the accident down in New York City was his doing."
"Now that's just ridiculous," Zack stated as he came up and sat by the door. His eyes shifted uncomfortably to the young mans pink hair but he shook his head as if trying to rid it of something unpleasant. After a moment he looked back at us and gave the people around the room a strange look. "Shouldn't we keep him away from the materials?"
"Yeah you probably should," Shu said cheerfully as he looked over some of the books that were set aside. He looked over at Zack and gave a little wave before going back to whatever it was he was doing. "And New York wasn't my fault…no…that was Rage! She chase me around and break the buildings….no not my fault….Her fault!"
"HA SEE! The kid said he was involved," He laughed. "This Rage chick sounds pretty feisty to me….She your girlfriend, kid?"
Shuichi turned pale white, "NOOOOOOO! No I love Yuki…. only Yuki!"
"Oh is this Yuki woman pleasing to the eyes?" Zack asked causing Shuichi to turn from white to red. "Or as Hodgins might say…'hot'!"
Shuichi smiled still blushing furiously, nodded his head, and handed him a photograph with someone in it, "Yes Yuki's wonderful, right?"
"Hmmm….yes she is quite beautiful," He muttered looking at the picture as Shuichi continued to go through the books.
I took a single look at the image and nearly busted out laughing, "Zack?"
"Yes Dr. Brennan?"
"That's not a woman, Zack."
"…..Oh." He started to blush but it was as if something dawned on him as he looked at Shu. As he looked the boy over thoroughly confusion started to take over his expression.
Shuichi picked up one of the book's and started to read it, "I do not follow many Authors, but this series is good, the Author is good and she looks nice. Did you know it was her birthday a couple days ago? Wish to meet her…You like her to?….Picture inside, wanna see?"
I stared at the cover for a few moments before really seeing what was there. It was my book. He slowly turned to the back and looked from the page to me. He pointed to the page and then back to me, "Temperance Brennan?"
"Er….maybe?" I said at a loss for words. "And you are right, my birthday was only two days ago."
Shuichi rushed over to me and took both of my hands into his own, "The books are Fabulous…I am big fan….the only books that tops yours are Yuki's! Happy birthday to you Miss!"
Color rose up in my cheeks. People had apologized for the unfortunate circumstances but no one had actually wished me a happy birthday, "Th..thanks!"
He walked off and again started to mess around with the things in the lab. He came over to the table with Taki's skeleton on it and picked up the skull, "Poor Mister Skull….guess you won't be going anywhere this week."
Coora put her paws up on the table and surveyed it's contents. Perhaps not even three seconds later she gave a excited yelp and grabbed the left femur. The German shepherd ran out of the room with it. For a moment no body moved. Dr Addy was the first to react though.
For the first time sense I've know him, Zack lost his composure and ran out of the room flailing his arms in the air, "WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING! DON'T JUST STAND THERE….THAT DOG WALTZED OFF WITH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF EVIDENCE! CATCH HER!"
Everyone, with the exception of Shuichi, Booth, and I went after Coora. In the distance I could hear random crashes and yells. Well that was curious….absolutely curious. Slowly I approached Shuichi who was still staring at the skull. He was transfixed with the way the eyes were hollow. When I put my hand on his shoulder he practically jumped.
"We should probably get started," I whispered.
He set his lips into a little pout, "Whyyyyy!"
"Well Mister Skull needs some help from us…." My throat became dry, "…..Taki Aizawa needs some help."
Shuichi's eyes became wild and the pupils grew large. His hands started to shake and the skull fell from his hands, "No….no! that night didn't happen. No, no didn't happen!"
"Shuichi are you okay?" He was so frightened that it scared even me to see it.
"No…. I'm not," and with that being said Shuichi Shindou fainted.
A/N part 2- POOR SHUBABY! Wake up! Okay, could you tell me something…and be truthful….did Shuichi act like himself for the most part or did he accidentally turn into Ryuichi? Personality wise I mean? And I want to see if you're paying attention. Coora was a Christmas present from Yuki (yeah I'm in the holiday spirit) what month is it in the story….check previous chapters to find the answer. Anyone who guesses right will be mentioned in a future chapter! Well Merry Christmas to you and a happy New Year!