AN ok so this chapter is kind of weird i tried to do it in two povs, so if it restarts in the middle that's normal.

Oh, can't you feel it? You're feeding on my restless soul…

Today I saw the whole world

And I think heaven has a plot to take my life

Listen, I'm the one who made you

I'll be the one who brings you down

But this will be the last time – PTV Today I saw the whole world.

Mina sat at her desk staring at Akiza's DNA results. She couldn't believe that they weren't a match to the DNA she had on Aki or her parents. If only she could get Akiza's dental records and she could compare them to Aki's. Even if she could get access to Akiza's records, Aki's case had been sealed and unless she could get a court order…but that was next to impossible. Trudge cleared his throat catching Mina's attention.

"Babe you're only going to drive yourself crazy if you keep like this."

"I know, but I'm not convinced."

"You aren't thinking what I think you're thinking are you?"

"Trudge I know you think and believe that our system is controlled by justice and all that patriotic crap, but there are flaws in even perfect plans."

"Please don't say it."

"Trudge I believe that this is a coverup."

"And you said it. Look, say I believe you and if it is true then someone very powerful doesn't want you sticking your nose into this so just drop it."

Mina sighed as she put the papers down on her desk and straightened herself up.

"Come on let's go school guard duty awaits us."

Akiza had stormed off to Goodwin's house after she had showered Sunday, but he wasn't home. Monday morning, she had gone to his office and Atsuko was there to stop her from storming into his office again. She couldn't see him and her anger was still bubbling as she sat at her desk monitoring her kids taking their tests.

The entrance exams were in one hour increments and 10 minute breaks in between. Akiza was planning on seeing Goodwin after the tests were administered. However, as she sat at her desk thinking back on everything she could remember until it back one giant movie on rerun. She opened her desk drawer and noticed a plastic bottle familiar to her.

Her sleeping pills. That Goodwin gave to her. The same Goodwin she was starting to mistrust even more than she did initially. She grabbed the bottle and stuck it into her pocket. She checked the time left for the exams to be over and noticed their next 10-minute break would be in five minutes. She bit her lip as she tried to think whether she should let the kids out early and give them 15 minutes, which would be enough time for her to go to the hospital and find out about the pills.

Then she would keep them 5 minutes extra, so they wouldn't lose the time. Akiza needed to know what those pills were.

"Ok class time for a break don't tell the rest of the kids, but you guys have 15 minutes and don't worry about losing those 5 minutes you can stay back the extra time if you need it. there will be no punishment. Turn over your answer sheets face down and close your test booklets."

The students were out of the class in less than 2 minutes and Akiza locked the door to the test room and was out of the campus in 3. She made it to the hospital in record time. Her first stop, the pharmacy.

She went up to the clerk and demanded to speak to the head pharmacist. She gave the bottle over and calmly explained her situation, also a lie.

"Goodwin sent me to get a refill on this prescription for sleeping pills. The prescription is under my name, but he was the one who prescribed it to me. I only have a few left."

The pharmacist looked over the bottle and opened it to look at the pill. He shook his head.

"Sorry Dr. Izinski, but we don't carry such pills."

"What do you mean you don't carry these pills?"

"Look Dr. Izinski, I have no idea why Director Goodwin told you we had these experimental pills to help you sleep. I don't recognize these and I've worked with all types of drugs for years I don't honestly know what to tell you."

Akiza grabbed the bottle and angrily made her way to the main lobby of the hospital. She had no idea who to turn to, so she would go to the main source himself, Goodwin.

Akiza made it back to the school before her the break was over, but instead of going to her classroom she marched straight to Goodwin's office. This time Atsuko was nowhere to be seen. Akiza didn't bother knocking as she pushed the door open.

Goodwin sat at his desk with a stone hard expression and his hands clenched in front of him. There was another person sitting in front of Goodwin his back turned to Akiza his face out of her sight. Akiza could care less about the meeting she interrupted. She threw the bottle at Goodwin's feet.

"What the hell is this? I went to the hospital. These aren't sleeping pills. Oh, and by the way, when are you going to deliver your end of the bargain, huh? I don't give a crap if we don't have the results yet I did what you asked of me!"

"Dr. Izinski-"

"No Goodwin you listen to me. I'm not done talking. I need to find him before he hurts anyone else! Don't you see all the freak accidents happening are all caused by him wanting to get to me by hurting those I care about?! I'll sign a contract if what your worried about is your part of the deal. If he keeps hurting teachers then you won't have anyone left to teach, can't you see that? Don't you care?"

"I don't know Akiza this sounds like a suicide mission to me. Your confrontation with your past won't let you walk away unscathed and I can't possibly afford that."

"You don't understand and I see your hiding something. Ever since I stopped drinking those sleeping pills, you so graciously gave me, my mind has been a lot clearer." Akiza accused.

"No Aki I believe you're the one who doesn't see what's happening." A cold voice spoke up belonging to the man sitting across from Goodwin.

As he stood from his seat to face her, Akiza felt her blood run cold.

"Sayer."

"Hello my lovely rose. I've missed you."

Akiza took a step turned to run for the door, but before she could grab the knob she felt a sharp pain in her scalp. She fell to the ground and saw Sayer above her one hand keeping the door shut and the other fistful of her rosy locks. She winced as he pulled her up by her hair.

"Now, now my lovely pet we can't have you roaming around school grounds on your own. Pets aren't allowed here isn't that right Director?"

"Just get her out of here."

Akiza narrowed her eyes as she watched Goodwin sit at his desk avoiding her glance.

"You betrayed me liar. I will have my revenge I swear." Akiza dug her nails into Sayer's arm.

His grip loosened enough for her to push him hard into a wall. She leaped over Goodwin's desk and grabbed at him. She balled her fist up and managed to hit him twice giving him a nice would-be black eye before Sayer struck her knocking her to the ground.

Akiza went to get back up, but Sayer grabbed her hair again and jammed a needle into her neck. Akiza tried to grab at him, but the darkness was coming for her too fast. As Akiza fell limp into Sayers arms he laughed.

"Goodwin, you softie, don't look so glum I just saved your ass from getting beat by a girl. I don't remember her being this feisty." He held her up and gave her a smooch.

"I like it." He cackled.

"Sayer stop manipulating this poor girl."

"What and risk her remembering everything? Or better yet risk your shot at a candidacy? I did you a favor we had a deal Director. I get rid of the current Senator and I get little miss sunshine in return."

"Until you lost her during a bet."

"Yeah, which I know you cheated by the way. I should shuck you like an oyster, but I won't. You and I both know she can't go free she knows too much. Besides I like her my lovely rose! Your drug failed and our business has concluded."

Sayer grabbed Akiza's sleeping form and carried her out of the office before returning. He took off Akiza's glasses and threw them on Goodwin's desk.

"Here we won't be needing these anymore. You don't think I'm stupid enough to keep our tracker for you to track us, do you? No way you'll find us this time I'll make sure of it."

Sayer carried her out this time without turning back.

Yusei was excited to find out the scores on the exams. He watched as the last minute slowly ticked by before announcing time. He collected the answer sheets and booklets as the students left one by one. When he had the last of them he stuffed them into a manila folder and sealed it, ready to ship off to get scored.

Yusei wanted to kiss Akiza and hold her in his arms, so he made his way to her classroom. He was surprised to see the students barely leaving, he saw Jay and stopped him briefly to ask about Akiza.

"Hey is Dr. Izinski still in there?"

"No haven't seen her since our last break."

"Who finished giving you your tests?"

"Mrs. Atsuko from the front office. I thought it was weird, but the teacher was putting us all nervous. Something wasn't right."

"Thanks Jay." Yusei nodded before patting his shoulder and walking off.

He entered Akiza's assigned room and true to Jay's word, Atsuko stood in the room sealing the manila envelope.

"Atsuko, where's Aki?"

"I don't know. Goodwin sent me out to get something and when I came back he sent me in here. He didn't even let me get ice for his eye."

"What's wrong with his eye?"

"He said he bent down to pick something up and ended up catching the corner of his desk, but I don't buy it. maybe he got into an altercation with the man he was meeting with, but the bruise seemed smaller than a man's fist, so maybe he was telling the truth. Who knows?"

"Who was the man?"

"I'm not sure, but Goodwin did say something."

"What?"

"He mumbled it more like. Something about making it right and righting his wrongs."

"What?"

"Prof! Yusei!" A girl with long blonde hair and calico eyes ran into the room.

"Liz?"

"Prof. you have to come quick! Mina and Trudge with lots of news people are up front! I think the Director is getting arrested!"

"What?"

Yusei looked out the window and sure enough there were news vans parked everywhere as Mina and Trudge escorted a handcuffed Goodwin to a sector security vehicle.

"A new day is here. Aki she's in danger."

"What?" Yusei turned to his student Liz as she held a distant gaze.

"Yusei you need to get to Aki before it's too late. I can hear her calling out to you. There's smoke lots of smoke and loud music darkness all around. Women laughing and men clapping Yusei come for me."

"Liz?" Yusei grabbed onto the girl's shoulders and shook her lightly.

"Yusei stop you're hurting her." Atsuko spoke up.

"What is she talking about Atsuko?"

"Liz is a special girl. She can see or feel things projected strongly enough. she can connect to other psychics."

"What? Psychic like Aki?"

"Yeah that's why Goodwin had her enrolled here. He planned to use her to find Aki, if she were still alive."

"Did he- was he successful?"

"I don't know."

Liz came back to herself and noticed that the room was really tense.

"Oh, I did it again sorry."

"No Liz you did good I have to find Akiza."

"Oh, you mean Akiza as in your wife Aki."

"Wait Aki is-"

"Aki Izayoi, the senator's daughter, is Akiza also your wife, Goodwin told me to keep it a secret cause very bad men were looking for her and if I said anything you and your wife would be in terrible danger."

"Wait Aki was your wife?" Atsuko was shocked at the revelation.

"Yeah we got married in secret before she disappeared that's why I have to find her. I knew it was her I just knew it, but that doesn't explain her missing mark."

"That's easy foundation." Liz interrupted.

"What?"

"Make up duh." Liz pulled out a bottle that matched her skin tone and put it up to her face. "See? It can mask anything, basically. Aki probably didn't even realize she was hiding it since Goodwin had her mind really messed up."

"Liz what can you tell me about Aki's whereabouts now?"

"Aki was taken to a dark place, so I'm not really sure."

"Dark, music, women laughing, and men clapping. I know where she's at."

Yusei took off leaving Liz and Atsuko behind. He ran into his friends as he rushed to his runner. They all followed him firing questions and filling him in on Goodwin's confession and arrest. He didn't want to stop, so he ignored their questions.

"They've got Aki I have to go find her."

Next thing he knew he was riding alongside, Bruno, Kalin, Jack, Crow, and Sherry; heading to the only strip club in Neo Domino that catered to criminals. A high-end club and hotel called the Devil's kiss.

As they arrived, Kalin, Jack, and Crow went off around the building looking for all the exit points. Bruno stayed back to cover the front entrance as Sherry and Yusei entered separately into the building. Sherry headed for the back into the dressing rooms. Yusei headed towards a bar carefully surveying the place.

Yusei caught a glimpse of a man carrying a woman towards an exit, so he followed. He stayed back watching as the man carried the woman up a flight of stairs. As Yusei got closer he recognized Aki struggling to wake up.

"Yu-yusei…" She reached out her hand causing the man to look back.

The man quickly pulled out a gun aiming straight for him. Somehow Akiza managed to awaken to push the gun off its target just in time. He dropped Aki to the ground and aimed the gun at her.

"Get up and start walking."

"Please Yusei stay away. I'll be okay I promise."

The man turned around and this time without missing a beat he shot the gun. Yusei felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as he fell. He struggled to get up as he heard Akiza scream.

Akiza's face stung from where Sayer had slapped her to shut her screams up. He hit her so hard he had managed to cut her cheek. It didn't help that she couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

"Looks like your boyfriend wasn't bulletproof." Sayer chuckled.

Akiza gave him her best death glare before struggling out of his grasp. He pressed the gun up to her temple and smiled.

"Don't even think about it."

"I can walk fine on my own." She turned away and continued up the stairs until they got to the building's roof. At the roof, there were many men dressed in suits waiting.

"No heroics, got it?" Sayer pressed the gun into her back making her go towards the giant H printed on the ground.

Sayer pulled out a phone and Akiza contemplated on fighting for her life or if she should just jump to her death. She could hear Sayer barking orders into his phone. Akiza had a faint memory flash in her mind. Determined to fight back she lunged at Sayer. She could hear the helicopter approaching and gunfire.

She expected to be dead, but the gunfire was heading away from her. She managed to knock Sayer down, his gun skidding a few feet away. Akiza straddled him and began to punch his face as hard as she could even throwing in her elbow for good measure. Soon enough Sayer was laughing through his bloody mouth and broken nose. Suddenly, Sayer caught her wrist.

"My turn."

He snapped her wrist as he threw her off. He kicked her straight into her stomach. Akiza struggled to catch her breath. Two men had her by the shoulders and she hung her head in defeat.

"I should kill you little rose." He backhanded her so hard she was spitting blood.

"Get her in the chopper."

"You've got to be joking."

Yusei was determined to get up. He had to get up for Aki's sake. Soon Sherry and the guys were there helping him stand.

"He's got Aki." Yusei mumbled.

"There's a chopper coming in close." Bruno said.

"If he gets her in there then-"Crow said.

"We aren't going to let that happen." Sherry interrupted.

"She's right. We owe her too much to let her get taken from us." Kalin spoke up.

"Come one we have to get our friend back from that maniac bloke." Jack interjected. He picked Yusei up onto his shoulders, much to everyone's shock.

They all followed as Jack ran up a flight of stairs one after another. They made it to the building's helipad. Jack automatically collapsed as Yusei got off his friend. Sherry and Bruno stayed back to care for their exhausted hero friend. Leaving Kalin, Crow, and Yusei to fight for Aki.

"Here." Kalin tossed a gun to Crow who caught it shocked.

"What don't look so surprised. I'm a reformed criminal."

"We've got your back buddy." Crow nodded to Yusei.

As Kalin and Crow took out some thugs, Yusei fought his way to Aki. Akiza was being dragged towards the barely landed helicopter.

"You've got to be joking!" Sayer grabbed his gun to shoot him. Akiza managed to get out of the two men's hold and run right into Sayer making him miss yet again.

"You bitch!"

Sayer grabbed her and pressed the gun to her forehead.

"Aki!"

Suddenly, another two choppers were overhead shining lights from above.

"This is sector security we have you surrounded."

"If I can't have her then no one will."

"No!"

Sayer pulled the trigger, but nothing happened.

"Out of bullets? No problem!" He laughed as he pushed Akiza over the edge of the building.

"AKI!" Yusei's heart dropped as he watched Akiza go over the edge. He tried to run after her, but Jack was suddenly there holding him back his head hung low. He struggled, but Crow, Kalin, and Bruno held him back. Sherry hugged him as Yusei felt hot tears drop. Sayer disappeared as his thugs opened fire at sector security. They were quickly gunned down by Trudge and his men. As the gunfire ceased, Yusei slipped out of his friend's embrace and ran over to the end of the building. He expected to see Aki's broken body one last time. To everyone's shock.

She was gone.

Time went by slowly as they stood outside the building they were just in. Yusei stood over the place where Akiza's body should have been. They waited as Sector security raided the place arresting all kinds of people. Yusei saw the man known as Sayer, being escorted to a patrol car. He took a few strides towards him.

The man looked insane as he smiled through cracked teeth and blood. Before Yusei could grab him by the collar and beat him senseless there was a quiet whoosh. He watched as the insane man's head snapped back and het hit the ground dead.

Sector security scrambled to their feet. Checking pulses and taking cover. Sayer had been shot dead by an unknown sniper.

A few days later…

Misty sighed as she heard the Newscaster talking about the ongoing investigation on Goodwin and his affiliations to the criminal known as Sayer or Divine. She turned off the TV and went into her bathroom to take a shower. She felt disgusted and she missed Aki.

Kalin watched as his lover moped around unsure of what to do. The schools were all temporarily closed and teachers were being questioned day after day. He heard a knock on the door and curious, he went to open it. There at the door was a tall young guy with green eyes, scruffy beard and shaggy brown hair.

"Hey um I'm looking for Misty Tredwell."

"Sorry bud, but Misty doesn't take home visits-"

"Oh, I'm not a fan." He chuckled as he rubbed his neck.

Kalin raised an eyebrow.

"Well I am, but trust me she'll be hella happy to see me."

Kalin scoffed and went to close the door. The man put out his hand out to stop him from closing it. Misty came back out to the living room having forgotten her phone. She sighed as she saw Kalin struggling at the door. She made her way just in time to see Kalin push a man out the door.

"Kalin! Don't be rude!" Misty huffed as she pushed past him and opened the door.

The man landed on Misty's floor as she opened it. Misty stilled recognizing those green eyes. The man smiled awkwardly and got up to hug her. He twirled her around excited as Kalin protested.

"You have no idea how many times I've dreamed about this moment!"

Kalin tackled him as he put Misty down.

"Hey, get off me! Misty tell your guard dog to back off! Is this any way to greet your brother?!"

Kalin stopped shocked. Misty snapped out of her daze.

"Kalin get off Toby!"

He did. Shocked, but he did.

"Toby? I thought…" Kalin grew quiet.

"That I was dead, right?" Toby got up dusting himself off.

"We all did…" Kalin trailed off.

"Nope that's where you're wrong doggy! Not all of you did." Toby looked at his sister and smiled.

Misty was confused just as much as Kalin was.

"You believed I was still alive and thanks to that Aki saved me! Only because you believed I could still be out there, sissy! See I knew I could count on you!" Toby smiled.

"What?" Kalin asked.

"How?" Misty whispered.

"It's a very long and complicated story, but first I'm starving! What's for dinner?" Toby rubbed his neck bashfully.

"Whatever you want." Misty responded choking back tears of happiness.

After Dinner at Zora's…

"Man, I'm stuffed!"

"Okay you've been fed now spill before Zora runs out of food!"

"Crow!" Misty hushed.

"What I'm just saying what everyone is thinking!"

After Toby's arrival, Kalin and Misty had invited all their friends out to eat at Zora's for a surprise. They were all shocked when they realized that Kalin and Misty weren't announcing their engagement, but instead introducing Misty's presumed dead, little brother.

Everyone including Zora wanted to know Toby's story.

"Nah, it's okay." Toby hummed.

"Let's see from what you say I supposedly committed suicide after Aki rejected and publicly humiliated me."

"Yup that sounds about right." Bruno agreed.

"I didn't believe you could do that I refused to." Misty said.

"The only suicide I committed was social suicide." He chuckled.

"Anyway, when Misty went on accusing Aki of a coverup, because she was the senator's daughter, she was shocked."

"Not my proudest moment, but I remember humiliating her and slapping her." Misty winced.

"Ouch. Really? She did not tell me that part." Toby flinched

"She didn't?"

"Nope."

"We all know this." Jack grumbled.

This time Carly was the one smacking Jack.

"Right well Aki was so shocked, she began to search for me using her father's connections. She caught the attention of a government. That's when she found out about how big and extensive human trafficking was. Still is. Turns out I caught the attention of a seller, so they waited for the perfect moment before grabbing me. Turns out social suicide makes up for a good cover up story for a real suicide."

"Sector security wasn't informed of any trafficking." Trudge said.

"Course not first off Goodwin, second the organization wasn't based here." Toby explained.

"Get to the good part already!" Crow chimed in.

"Jeez alright she told me when she was approached they gave her two options, leave right then and there and help bring down a hug portion of human trafficking rings, or get arrested for obstruction of justice."

"That wasn't much of choice." Bruno said.

"Yeah, so Aki left. She had a connection to the elite, which they needed, so they backed her up into a corner. I was being auctioned off and Aki had caught the attention of the man behind all this. She was invited to the auction. I was terrified. Imagine my surprise to see the woman who won me was also the woman who turned me down. She promised to keep me safe, but I had to do exactly what she said. The last time I saw her she was smiling and glowing."

"Ok we got it, you had a crush on her. Isn't that the whole reason you're in this mess in the first place?" Crow grumbled.

"No well yes, but it was different. The next thing I knew I was at a safe house and something had gone wrong. No one would tell me anything and for my own protection I wouldn't be able to leave until the case was closed. Then one day a woman came by I remember her smile and sad eyes. She explained what she could to me. Later she went rogue and I never saw her again. She said to me that she had lost Aki. I demanded to know what she meant. The man who took me was named Sayer or Divine. He wanted Aki to deliver payment for me in person. Her superior made a call to raid the place and Aki's cover was blown."

Toby sighed as he remembered the anger and uselessness he had felt.

"The leader managed to escape and had taken Aki hostage."

"Then what?" Crow asked.

"then they tried to look for her, but someone in charge forced them to close the case. And although the case was closed, it wasn't safe for me to be seen in public. The organization that was point on this is an off-book organization that doesn't exist, so on paper Aki Izayoi never stepped foot outside Neo Domino."

"Neo Domino isn't in Germany's jurisdiction." Mina stated.

"So, they washed their hands, is what you're saying." Jack huffed.

"Yeah, and I was placed in a witness protection program until the Arcadia Movement, that was the name of the trafficker's business, was brought down. That didn't stop me from going to all your shows in Europe though." Toby smiled at his sister.

"Oh, Toby I missed you!"

Misty hugged her much taller, younger brother.

"Okay already! So, where's Aki? I'm dying to know the rest of the story." Toby asked.

Everyone went silent and the room became tense. They all looked at Yusei, who had been silent the entire time. He got up from his seat and left.

"What? Was it something I said?"

"Uh well we don't exactly know where Aki is."

"What? Man, I didn't even get a chance to thank her or anything."

Misty quickly found something to tease her younger brother about and the room became lively again.

Yusei found himself at the beach he and Akiza had been to, so many times before. He parked his runner in a secluded area and made his way down the familiar path to the cove. There sitting in the sand was Aki, her knees to her chest and her hair blowing in the breeze as she stared at the ocean. He made his way towards her and without looking Aki spoke to him.

"Took you long enough to find me."

He sat beside her shoulder to shoulder without touching her afraid that she would disappear. As if he could imagine such a beautiful creature.

"Thought I'd find you at the cemetery first."

"I was there yesterday and the day before too."

"I figured as much.''

"Then why not come look for me sooner?"

"Thought I'd give you some space." Yusei responded.

"Color me surprised. Any same man would want his wife by his side no matter what." Aki hugged her knees tighter.

"So, you remember?"

"Something like that."

I'm not that selfish. I've waited for you for five years Aki, a couple of days is nothing…that is if you still?" he trailed off not wanting to ask the burning question.

"I…hate you." Aki whispered as she lunged herself towards him.

Yusei was caught off guard and fell to his back as Aki cuddled into his chest.

"You know there's only one thing both lives worth of memories have in common."

"Hmm? What's that?

"You're really going to make me say it?"

"Say what?"

"You know what."

"Amuse me."

"Fine. It's you."

"And?"

"…and your friends." She chuckled.

"Come on Aki."

"It's a secret."

Aki got up and reached out her hand to him. He took it and stood before her.

"Yusei I- I need you to come with me somewhere important."

"Aki I'd go with you anywhere if it was with you."

2nd POV

A few days before….

Aki remembered falling and her friends fighting for her. She opened her eyes to see a familiar brunette woman yelling at her. Akiza opened her eyes and focused on her surroundings. Aki was hanging to the side of the building and the only thing keeping her from falling was a small brunette woman.

"Aki…help me…get you in…dammit!"

Akiza grabbed onto the woman's arm. Soon she was inside the building breathing heavily.

"Come on get up. We got to get out of here."

Akiza groaned still disorientated.

"Whatever just stay there then I'll be back."

Akiza watched as her savior disappeared only to reappear with two suitcases and a duffel bag. She threw the duffel bag at her and put started to arm something from inside the suitcases.

"There should be a sector security uniform in there. See if you can fit in it."

Akiza did as she was told finally feeling normal. She watched as the woman laid on her belly and aligned a long black gun out of the same window she had just climbed through. She realized what she was doing and quickly went over to stop her.

"What are you doing?"

"My job."

"No, you can't…"

"I'm getting rid of a monster. This man took your life more than once…I made someone a promise and I'm keeping it."

"That can't possibly be the answer."

"I'm not giving him a chance. Now move before I make you move."

"No way…"

"I'll shoot you now I have all the answers to your questions. Think of this as payment, one life earned one life owed."

"What happened to you?"

"I lost you to this creep. You have no idea what he's done."

"This isn't justice."

"And what he did to you was?"

Akiza stepped back sighing.

"He should stand trial."

"The system's broken."

"-But…"

"He ordered the hit on your parents."

Akiza stilled as the girl looked back out the window. Akiza watched as in slow motion she pulled the trigger and the gun barely made a sound. The woman got up and disarmed her firearm and she put them back in her suitcase. She threw the suitcases out the window into a dumpster below.

"Come on."

The girl put Akiza's hair into a sector security cap and put handcuffs on. Akiza understood and they walked out. Akiza kept her head down as she saw officers running down the stairs. Using the chaos as a cover, they escaped. Even though the girl was handcuffed she, lead them out a side door.

. She walked them outside and managed to get away. The girl slipped out of her cuffs and kept walking until she found a sleek black motorcycle.

"Do you want to do the honors, or should I?"

"Me ride that thing?"

"Yeah, you taught me."

"Uh I better not."

"Your loss. Let's go."

"I'm not going anywhere with a stranger." Akiza crossed her arms.

"Fine, what version do you want? Hi, I'm Ana your best friend back in Germany. Or Hi, I'm your handler at the CIA that lost you to this lunatic and went undercover as a loose agent to find our leak within the CIA. The CIA is a cover to my cover and I've been following you around protecting you as much as I can without interfering."

Akiza froze, memories coming back to her.

"If you don't want to come with that's fine. I'll find you later. Aki Izayoi I have something I need to show you, but first you may want to pay your respects to your parents and your own grave."

Ana put on her helmet and put two fingers together saluting her before she roared her bike alive and peeled away.

Akiza was confused as she stared at the graves before her. As she sat thinking she heard someone come up behind her. She turned to see Ana dressed in black her arm in a sling and holding a manila envelope.

"Ana?"

"Hey Aki."

"What happened?"

"Catching you mid fall, dislocated my shoulder. It was worth it."

Ana gave her a sad smile.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to give you this and say a proper goodbye."

Ana handed her the unmarked envelope.

"Before you open it will you hear me out?" Ana pleaded.

Akiza numbly nodded.

"Where to start?"

"From the beginning."

Ana sighed.

"I'm a part of an organization that on record doesn't exist and has no jurisdiction in any country. No one knows where it was formed and our lives are our lies. There are no mistakes ever. I was given an assignment to infiltrate the law enforcement for corruption. The organization itself has measures to prevent crooked agents even the slightest mistake and you're "taken care of." My assignment was changed to essentially go rogue and get suspended."

"Why?"

"There was a leak of information. I was put under for your protection. It was so difficult for me to see you living a lie and I couldn't say anything. you didn't remember anything. You barely remember me now. I meant to give that envelope to you that day, but I couldn't. When I finally caught up to you, Goodwin was controlling you. Every freak accident I couldn't interfere I couldn't risk getting caught. My apologies to you and Jack I didn't realize the door would lock."

"Wait, you locked us into the freezer?"

"I've been preventing Sayer's men from taking you since day one. When I realized the freezer door locked it was too late and I couldn't be seen."

"I don't understand I thought Goodwin and Sayer had some type of deal."

"Sayer's not exactly a man of his word. Goodwin wanted to use you as a test bunny for those memory loss pills they were feeding you. Sayer wanted you. That envelope will change your life and I was the only living person that knows about that envelope and what's in it. if I died or got caught then that secret would have gone to the grave with me and I couldn't do that to you."

"That makes me nervous." Akiza looked at the envelope.

"This whole operation was my solo mission only my superior officer knew. Aki please forgive me."

"You saved my life and you gave me chance to return to my old life."

"There's something else you need to know Aki Izayoi."

"I am Aki Izayoi, but the test-"

"Mina's test yeah that was a pain in the ass. I had to switch out DNA samples and go undercover it was a pain, but that's where i managed to swipe the officer's uniform, so it wasn't a total waste. Then to see her give you the negative results…I'm so sorry, but I had to keep you in the dark. I've killed and tortured people, but seeing your hope crushed was the only thing that has haunted me. Sector security will be calling you shortly to confirm what I told you, but there's one more thing Aki."

"What is it?"

"…"

Akiza sat in the sand watching the water as the breeze played with her hair. She could hear a runner's engine shutting off. Soon enough she could feel someone coming up behind her.

"Took you long enough to find me."

…..

And that's where I'm leaving it. there's maybe one chapter left, the epilogue. I wonder what's in that envelope? Plot twist? Til next time…

-MMXX