Here's chapter 2 guys. Thanks so much for the faves and follows of the previous chapter. It really means a lot.

disclaimer: KnB does not belong to me. Although if it did there would definitely be more fan service.

CHAPTER 2: INTERROGATION

KISEKI FAMILY HEADQUARTERS

Interrogation Chamber

Wednesday, 4:17 am

The interrogation chamber, or IC for short, was a dimly lit room positioned in the basement of Kiseki HQ. The room consisted of a metal table and two chairs bolted to the floor and a double sided mirror covered one side of the room. A single lightbulb was the only source of light.

Haizaki has had his fair share of interrogations in the IC. He was one of the best interrogators they had. He was ruthless when it came to their 'visitors' And the more they struggled, the harsher his methods became until they were practically pleading him to end it.

Right now, however, the roles were reversed as he woke up and found himself bound to a chair, staring at his *bedraggled form in the mirror across him. His face ached and he could feel am ache on his nose. He mentally cursed Kasamatsu.

"I see you're awake, Shougo." He saw red and gold eyes looking at him and immediately felt a shiver go up his spine.

"Nice to see you again, Akashi." There was a crack in his usually confident voice.

"I wish I could the say the same. When did we last see each other again? I can't remember. Let me think." Akashi cupped his chin and hummed as if he was thinking deeply. "Oh, right. Now I remember. We were trying to assassinate the head of a rival family when somebody- and I don't know who-broke Ryouta's cover and sold him out. We were only lucky Daiki managed to extract him in time."

"Ryouta's still an amateur I see."

"Was an amateur. Now his skills are more valued than ever." Akashi took the seat from Haizaki and perched his elbows on the table, chin resting on his clasped hands. "Tell me Shougo, do you remember Tetsuya?"

Haizaki flinched at the dangerous glint in Akashi's eyes. He swallowed the lump in his throat. "What about him?"

"He disappeared."

"So? Isn't that the point of being a spy?" Haizaki suddenly smirked which momentarily confused Akashi. "Maybe he finally got tired of being used as a toy. Like me."

Akashi grabbed Haizaki by the hair and slammed his head on the table. Hard. It made Kasamatsu's earlier head slam look like a simple flick to the forehead. Blood gushed from his nose and he felt a tooth come loose.

Akashi leaned so that he was eye to eye with him. "Don't ever compare yourself to Tetsuya," he hissed.

"But I'm right, aren't I? He's just a toy for you to play with as you please and once a new model comes put you're just gonna throw him away. You did it to me with Ryouta. Hey, how's Mayuzumi's spy training coming along?"

Haizaki's face connected with the table again. Twice. Thrice. Four times. Five. Until his entire face was covered in his own blood. He spit out a tooth and smirked when it landed on Akashi's white dress shirt.

"Really Akashi? Slamming my head on the table? I thought that was a move for beginners."

"You seem eager for punishment, Shougo. Are you secretly masochistic?"

Haizaki spat at him. He missed his target and bloody saliva covered the table.

"What makes you think I know where Tetsuya is? For all you know he's already dea-"

There was a flash of something silver. Haizaki felt his head yanked backwards, exposing his pale neck before something cold and metallic touched his skin.

"One slash, Shougo. It's only going to take one slash and it's goodbye forever." Akashi pressed the knife harder against him. It wasn't enough force to draw blood, but it made it difficult to breath. He choked and Akashi wore a face of malevolence. "Such a shame really. I haven't even utilized all my techniques yet, but unfortunately we're on a tight schedule. If you don't know anything we'll just move on."

"Then, what are you waiting for? Do it." Haizaki pressed himself against the blade. Akashi drew it back before it could cut the skin. The redhead allowed himself a small amount of surprise. Shougo had more guts than he gave him credit for. He'd thought the grey-haired would be talking by now.

"It's no fun when your victims play along, isn't it Akashi? You like seeing them squirm in their seats, their pained screams echoing the walls and tears running down their face. Well, that's too bad." Haizaki's grey orbs were defiant as he looked at Akashi. "I've had enough of falling to your whims and putting up with your orders. Why do you think I left you guys in the first place? You can try all you want, but I am NOT telling you a thing."

The blade tensed against his throat. Haizaki screwed his eyes shut, waiting for the blow to end it all. He expected immense pain and the black that fills one's vision as they slip away. What he did not expect was the pressure from his neck disappearing when Akashi put down the blade. His eyes flew open just as Akashi tucked the blade away.

"What's the matter, shorty? Afraid to get your shirt dirty? Man, when did you become such pa-"

Bam!

Haizaki's head jerked sharply to the right as pain blossomed his cheek.

"Please refrain from insulting me, Shogo. It's petty." Akashi flexed the hand he used to punch him. It reminded Haizaki of the time Aomine had punched him from sabotaging on of Kise's mission.

"You're right about one thing though. This is no fun." Akashi faced the mirror and straightened his clothes. "Nijimura, this is boring. Take him back."

Haizaki's eyes widened in surprise.

On the other side of the mirror Nijimura watched everything play out between the Kiseki boss and his former subordinate. He pressed a button on the control panel, activating the speakers inside the IC.

"That'll do, Akashi. You may leave." Akashi gave a small nod, glared at Haizaki and walked out the room.

Nijimura watched as Haizaki flexed his jaw and spit out another tooth. He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Idiot. You blew your cover again."

KISEKI FAMILY HEADQUARTERS

Main Control Room

Wednesday, 4:25 am

Riko looked up from her computer screen as Akashi stepped in, a scowl painted on his face.

"I'm guessing Haizaki didn't say anything."

"You guessed right."

"Tch. You should have let me in there. I wanted to try out a new interrogation technique."

"Does it involve throwing them in an aquarium filled with spiders like last time?" Akashi remembered that interrogation. It was very entertaining.

"Nope. I used spiders last time because he was arachnophobic. Haizaki on the other hand, well, let's just say I'll need ice water and 50,000 volts of electricity."

"It sounds too easy."

"Not unless he's stripped naked."

"Now that sounds fun."

"Ugh! Will you two stop it?" Momoi said from another set of computers. "As entertaining it is to watch your sadistic flirting with each other some of us are trying to work here."

"Sadistic..."

"...flirting?"

"I swear. It's like everyone in this family is oblivious," Momoi muttered quietly to herself.

"What was that?"

"Nothing Riko-chan~." With a flip of her pink hair, Momoi went back to the computers. She pulled up a file marked 'Kirisaki Daiichi Family' which contained every single thing they know about the rival family.

"We're still unable to find out who their boss is, but based on the intel Imayoshi-san gathered we narrowed it down to fourteen possible suspects." Momoi displayed the pictures of their suspects on the main screen. Akashi walked over and studied every shot along with the files Momoi had compiled about them. Robbery. Assault. Arson. Terrorism. Murder. Each one of them had a criminal record to their name.

That was the problem.

"None of them is the leader."

"Eh? But Imayoshi-san-"

"He has very good sources, but he looked at the wrong ones. Kirisaki Daiichi specializes in black market trading and assassinations. While all evidence are somehow connected to them they were never convicted so we can only assumes that they have connections within the law. All these men before you are lowlifes without any class at all. They're bad, yes, but they're not bad enough by Kirisaki's standards." Akashi slid a finger across the screen and deleted all of the files. "The person we're looking for is someone clever enough to work under the radar yet with enough political background to bend the rules. Check files on political families. Find anyone who's had trouble with the law but wasn't convicted."

"That's a difficult request, Akashi-kun. You know how hard it is to access government files." Momoi gave a smile. "Give me thirty minutes."

"You have twenty."

"I'll get you results in ten."

Akashi gave a small smile and approached Riko. The brunette was scanning a cellphone on the computer. Rows of data appeared on the screen before her-numbers, text messages, photos, etc.

"Bad news. Haizaki's phone has a built in fail-safe. Once you enter the wrong password three times in a row the phone's entire hard drive will be erased."

"And the good news?"

"He's an idiot," Riko deadpanned. "It only took me the first try to get it right."

"Let me guess, ShougoROX07?"

"Something like that." Akashi saw Riko smirk slightly for reasons unknown. What secret was she hiding this time? "Anyway, I haven't found anything so far. Beneath his subscriptions to porn sites and basketball monthly, Haizaki rarely messaged anyone."

Riko glanced at Momoi who was tapping her keyboard. "I can get you results in seven minutes."

"Riko-chan!" Momoi shot her an annoyed look before her competitiveness took over her. "Akashi, I'll get you results in five."

"Both of you know have three minutes to get me a lead." Akashi knew well enough when the two girls' competitive spirit would start flashing. It was an advantage at this point.

As the girls furiously typed away on their keyboards Akashi leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. He'd gotten no more than ten hours of sleep the past week. Every waking hour was spent digging through their sparse evidence, locating anything useful that would point them to Kuroko's location. So far every road had been a dead end.

But if there's anything Akashi believed in, it was the determination of his family. They may be crazy, sadistic and dysfunctional, but they get the job done. Now that it involved one of their own every one of them was twice as determined and twice as deadly.

Nijimura entered the control room.

"Hanamiya Makoto."

Akashi's eyes flew open. He looked at his external advisor who was adjusting the cuffs of his shirt. Blood was smeared on the edges. Nijimura pulled them up before he could inspect further.

"Game over, ladies. Nijimura wins."

Riko and Momoi groaned and shot glares at Nijimura who gave a victorious smile. "Did you not hear what I said? Hanamiya Makoto. Look him up."

"How did you get Shougo to talk?" Akashi asked.

"I have my ways, Akashi." Nijimura was good. Akashi would have left it at that, but the way he avoided his eyes made him suspicious. As if reading his mind, Nijimura looked at Akashi. The redhead calmly looked back.

"When was the last time you slept?"

Akashi knew lying was futile. The bags under his eyes were a dead giveaway.

"Three days ago."

Nijimura made an exasperated noise. "Riko, Satsuki, get those files ready for the briefing later. Seijuurou, go to your quarters."

Akashi narrowed his eyes. "I am not going to sleep."

"It's not a suggestion, it's an order." Akashi opened his mouth to argue that no one can order him around but Nijimura cut him off. "As your external advisor it's my duty to make decisions for the wellbeing of he family and its members. The boss is no exception. You are in no condition to lead missions sleep-deprived."

"I will not rest until Tetsuya is rescued."

Nijimura rubbed his temples. Damn stubborn kids.

"Fine. 15 minutes. Take a catnap for 15 minutes then you can join he briefing."

"There's really no ne-"

"15 minutes or 15 hours either way you're resting your eyes." As an added threat Nijimura said," Don't make me call Atsushi to drag you there."

Akashi (reluctantly) complied.

The interrogation scene was my favorite one to write so far. Haizaki is such a fun character to write. (Especially when he's not a grumpy douche with horrible hair)

Some explanations.

Nijimura is an external advisor for Kiseki. He's not part of the family per se, but his alliance is with them. His job is pretty much like a vice captain to Akashi although he is older and has more experience.

The technique Riko was talking about was using phobias against the people they're interrogating. In this case, she was suggesting that Haizaki has aquaphobia or electrophobia.

As for Nijimura's last line when Akashi interrogated Haizaki, well that's a surprise. *wink, wink*

So thanks for reading. I appreciate the follows and the faves. Thank you! :)

Chapter 3: Research

"Muro chin, can I crush him?"

"Remember the last time you 'crushed' someone?"

"I'll hide the body better this time."

"Atsushi. No."