The senses of coffee, cigarettes, and conversation
I'd say this would around post season 2- when it ends and pre-movie I suppose. :) Enjoy.
Akane could smell coffee being grounded as she entered the coffee shop. The bustling of people walking and talking, the shouts of orders. The gentle vibrant hum of activity against her senses. Akane takes her peppermint mocha espresso along with her pumpkin scones. Takes a seat by the window with her back facing another customer's back. He smelled of a familiar brand of cigarettes.
"You look well." Akane stifled a laugh, "Those are the first words that come out of your mouth after two years?"
"Well," She could almost see him shifted his shoulders awkwardly while cradling his black coffee, "I'm not a conversationalist."
"Then what are you these days?" She asked with a smile as she brought her cup to her lips.
"A Silat instructor. Now these people know what I'm talking about."
"You can't blame Ginoza-san, he was too busy keeping his hue clear unlike his previous partner."
He snorted, "Well, what about you? I doubt they would lose such a clear person in their birdcage."
Akane's smiled vanished as her tone turned serious for the real reason why she came there, "They're expanding towards here. I thought I'd come and see if you were still alive."
"Not everyone agrees with their proposal. I'll manage, though I don't think you should come around here anymore." Akane frowned, "Eventually they'll come here."
And you'll have to flee. She silently added in her mind,
"Have you ever known me to back down from a fight?"
"I just- I just don't want your death to be meaningless."
"You would rather have me die a blaze of glory and hell?" He chuckled softly as the brunette behind him blushed, "N-no! I just-"
"I'm not going to get caught, Akane." She blinks at the use of her first name as he sips his coffee curious to her silence, "What?"
"Nothing… Just be careful. They have new toys that can penetrate through walls. Aoyanagi-san was killed because of that."
"Aoyanagi? She's dead?" His voice echoing his surprise.
"This job does have its risks."
"I know, but I figured she'd be living the high life while we're working."
"She could have." Akane glanced at her wristwatch, "I have to go in five minutes, they'll want a briefing of the place. Try not to get their eye, okay?"
"Try to act a little cuter and maybe I will." A small bubble of laughter escaped from her lips before standing up as the chair's skittered against the floor as did his. "It's nice to see that you don't have any bullets in you."
"It's nice to see that mushroom hair of yours." The duo passed by each under their guises, one to head to restroom to pull herself together the other to disappear for the other's sake.
Goodbye, my beloved.