Author's Note: Here's another chapter for you guys and to say that I have been busy with a new Shuuichi and Botan story but I won't be posting it for a while even if I finish writing it. Maybe I'll post it after this story.

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AT THE HOTEL…

"Their on their way." Shuuichi said looking up at Botan as she approaches him. "Shall we order breakfast?" Shuuichi added as Botan sat beside him and nod.

Half and hour later the breakfast tray arrive with the foods while outside the hotel Touya and Nigel got out from the car and made their way towards the penthouse.

Nigel and Touya entered the room and was introduce by Shuuichi to Botan. After the introduction the four of them started to eat the breakfast Shuuichi had for the four of them.

AN HOUR LATER…

Nigel had left the penthouse suite with Botan's music box while Shuuichi, Botan and Touya are sitting on the living room drinking coffee and getting ready for a long talk ahead.

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Shocking News

CIAPIANI HOTEL…

"Thanks for the breakfast and coffee." Touya said looking at both Shuuichi and Botan seeing that something changes between them.

"Your welcome, I just can't imagine i didn't saw you during the wedding." Botan said thinking about the wedding day.

"I was in and out at the wedding. Hadn't had a chance to stay long." Touya said with a laugh "Its one of the hard part being a detective, I don't have much of a social life." Touya added looking at Shuuichi signaling him that it was time to tell Botan everything.

"You're a cop." Botan said rather than a question but Touya still nodded to confirm.

"Botan, Detective Touya and I had to tell you something important." Shuuichi said looking at her while stroking her palm with his thumb to make her relax even just a little bit.

""Does it have something to do with last night?" Botan asked Shuuichi and he knew instantly what she meant.

"Yes, and there's more to it than that and it's important for you to know it too." Shuuichi said wishing he could pull Botan to him and hug her when he saw her turn a little shade of white. "Touya, would you mind if you start?" Shuuichi added looking at Touya who was watching them and finaly saw what had change between the two thanks to his quick observation.

"No, of course not." Touya said looking at the two before raising his cup to his lips for a small sip before telling Botan about the threat Shuuichi had been receiving and then about the note Shuuichi had found last night.

"So, you're telling me that there is someone out there wanted to hurt my husband." Botan finally said after a few moments of silent after Touya had finish the story.

"Yes, but then, we might have a lead now." Touya said and when he saw Botan's confuse expression said, "Whoever wanted to hurt Shuuichi has gone from careful to careless. The note Shuuichi got last night may have a fingerprint."

"And before I forgot." Shuuichi interrupted letting go of Botan's hand and fishing out the envelope containing the note. "The note is inside and no one had touch it ever since I had found it." Shuuichi added handing the envelope to Touya before taking Botan's hand again.

"Thanks, I'll ask my friend to do the fingerprint lifting when I got back to Japan." Touya said then looking at Botan who's going to ask a question.

"The threats, what's that got to do with us? I mean is that about the company or something more personal?" Botan simply asked.

"The way it looks, I can only say that it's personal." Touya said and he knew that Shuuichi would ask him how he knew it personal and he was right he did ask and he was left to answer him. "Remember when I told you that I was on the way to a crime scene?"

"Yes of course." Shuuichi said remembering when he had called Touya to tell him the plane arrangement. "But what's that got to do with the threats and you thinking that it was personal." Shuuichi added confuse about the situation.

"Well, when I arrive I found a note from the victim's pillow and it was address to me, telling me that there is more to the case that I don't have a clue with and also for the fact that the victim is Mr. Michael Grant, the Minamino's family lawyer." Touya said before sipping his coffee looking at Shuuichi's face who turn a shade of white while Botan on his side tried not to cry but wasn't trying hard enough because tears started leaking from her eyes.

"I see, so what do you want us to do now?" Shuuichi asked when he had recovered from the shock.

"I need the both of you to go back to Japan and if its okay with you two I want to place you guys under surveillance but if you don't want then get a bodyguard." Touya said laying all the plans he had right now for the protection of both Shuuichi and Botan.

"Of course, I'll call Nigel and we'll leave Italy as soon as possible." Shuuichi simply said then made a phone call to Nigel while…

BOTAN'S POV

'Could he possibly be the guy sending Shuuichi the threat and killed Mr. Grant to send the message clearly to Touya that either Shuuichi or me is next?' Botan asked herself as the guy from last night appears in her mind's eye.

'No of course he can't be. It's impossible, how can he be in Italy last night and killed Mr. Grant last night which is in Japan.' Botan answered her question after analyzing all the information she currently has.

END OF POV

"Botan, Honey, are you okay?" Shuuichi asked shaking her a little to get her attention when she hadn't answered him when he had called her name twice.

"What?" Botan asked when she was jerk back from her thoughts.

"I asked you if you're okay, you seems like worried about something." Shuuichi said to Botan looking her straight in the eyes with a message saying that: 'It's all right you can tell me, I'm here to protect you no matter what happen.'

"Its nothing, there was just this guy last night, he didn't do anything but he makes me feel uneasy." Botan said after what felt to Shuuichi like an hour. Since their eyes still met each other Botan saw Shuuichi's eyes being clouded with range as fast as a bullet could go.

Well that's that. Hope you guys like it and don't forget to tell me what you think also about the story I have well its near its end but I'm thinking of finishing this one first before posting it, anyway love you guys and thanks for reading and reviewing.