Title: "Never alone"

Chapter 2-Personal Haunting

Reminder: This story is an AU, but it is still connected to the plot because, this is me creating another season with a twist. This is a story full of romance, drama, angst, tears, laughs, fluff, you name it.

Pairing: Main:GinozaxAkane + A complicated as hell!ShogoxAkane + hinted!KougamixAkane. And of course side: YayoixShion because, they are awesome. If you don't like Shoujo-Ai, then get out + Sisterly!YayoixShion and Akane.

Author's note: Made this a little longer than the first chapter. I was a bit too excited to publish it. Anywho: "So! Makishima is a ghost everyone. I wonder where this is going to go..." innocently mutters Unoutan as she is Dominata-whipped across her face by Badass!Akane. Enjoy this chapter because, hell this chapter brought out a bit too much emotion in me. I cried. Masaokaaaaaaa. Whyyy. Ginozaaaaa.

Disclaimer: I do not own Psycho Pass, just this story and the two minor OCs that are not in this chapter yet.


Makishima Shogo's reaction to his 'situation' was...well, a little bit too nonchalant for Akane's liking.

And so, she was even more disturbed when the man started laughing.

The psychotic man clapped his hands together once and crouched down, making them both closer to eye level, since she just collapsed to the ground with Yayoi. His white bangs obscured his face as he stared at the ground to look at his hands touching the soil. The man slowly moved his hands on the soil, in an attempt to disturb the small ground particles, but to no avail.

His movements did not disturb the soil he touched.

The young Inspector stared wide eyed at the dead man before her as he spoke to himself low enough, with a foreign emotional sound she didn't expect the man would show to her purposefully, "Is this reality? Am I-...am I really...really still here? Even if I have parted from my-...I see now. Even some like me has a..." His head snapped upward towards Akane's face, as if sensing her stare and reminding him of her close presence.

With a deadly stern expression Shogo asked her with an even tone in his voice, "Inspector Tsunemori Akane...how is it you can see me?"

Yayoi unwrapped her arms around Akane when the fear stricken woman stopped panicking.

The Enforcer closed her eyes, took a deep breath and let out a long sigh, smiling slightly in relief, "Thank Goodness...Tsunemori-san." She opened her eyes again and frowned when she saw Akane's eyes looking past her shoulder.

Was she still looking at Makishima's dead body?

With all the trouble Makishima Shogo caused...she couldn't blame the young Inspector. Kougami is gone and Ginoza's hurt and Masaoka is...well-Yayoi decided not to tell her now. Not now that she is like this. She would help the Inspector cross that bridge in a moment, once she successfully transports the stressed Inspector to the back entrance of the facility.

Akane closed her eyes in an attempt to make Makishima Shogo disappear. She didn't noticed that Yayoi was hauling her body up and putting her on her back-she didn't notice. She was too focused on trying to ignore the hallucination of a ghost-like Makishima Shogo tormenting her. Akane gasped when something sharp lightly pressed against her neck and instinctively, she opened her eyes again to fearfully look up at Makishima's bright amber eyes staring down at her.

"Wake up, Inspector." Immediately, the fear in Akane's eyes went away and she closed her eyes again.

"Go...away." Akane mouthed those words silently to herself. "You are already dead. You are just a figment of my stressed mind."

He was just a dream, a very lucid dream, a very abnormal lucid dream, but a dream nonetheless.

That made the razor wielding Makishima Shogo say in mock offense, "Oh? That's quite rude of you Tsunemori Akane." Using his free hand, Shogo gently lifted a stray collection of brown hair that managed to gather near his razor placed on her neck, and the next action he decided to do was-

Akane lightly hissed when the razor nicked her skin.

She glared at the now perplexed man and roughly slapped his hand away. Makishima Shogo, not minding her reaction to slap his hand, took a step away from the two girls and continued walking beside them. Yayoi turned her head to Akane to see what was wrong, but turned back when she just saw Akane holding her neck...maybe her neck feels sore.

Shogo stared at Akane's hand when she moved it. It had a little bit of fresh blood from the little scratch he made. The man's perplexed face slowly turned into an creepy excited smile, " How interesting..."

Akane narrowed her eyes at the man for she recognizing that expression. It was the same horrible expression he made when he brutally kicked Kougami's head at Nona Tower, severely injuring him. With her guard raised even more, Akane stared back at Makishima Shogo...challenging the man.

Even though she doesn't truly believe what is happening right now: The ghost of Makishima Shogo is walking the earth, she cannot deny the blood on her hands from the wound made by the man. For some reason, only he can touch her, but that is just speculation for the moment. There are too many factors, too many questions without answers all pertaining to both of their predicaments.

Apparition or not, the underlining truth is that Makishima Shogo is still a problem and is still a threat...at least only to her. He cannot harm Kunidzuka for now, but when it comes to Ginoza and Masaoka, she does not know.

She was certain though that whatever Makishima Shogo does from here on out, whatever he is, she will stop him.

Makishima had to admit, he liked the expression the woman had as she was feigning rest on her Enforcer's shoulders. The woman had undergone a huge transformation since that time he slit her friend's throat in front of her. That scream she made, those tearful eyes she had, her shaking body were all a disappointment in the past. And yet, now, even though she is clearly bothered by the fact that he is still around her, a presence that questions her beliefs and sanity, a being that can still hurt her despite owning no physical body, she managed to have those eyes-...those familiar eyes. There was only one toy that had those eyes and that was the eyes of Kougami Shinya. Kougami Shinya and this Akane Tsunemori have those same eyes.

There were so many questions Makishima had as well. He didn't know what was going on with him. He was dead. That for sure, he knows. He was able to look at his lump of a body on the ground. Usually that would be the end of the story, but it seems someone up above, as those people of the past would say, has a plan for him...and her too.

It was then Makishima decided: Whatever he is right now put aside, Akane Tsunemori would be a wonderful new toy to play with and he was going to make the most of it.

The three of them walked in silence towards the back entrance of the facility.

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Makishima observed the brunette when she finally decided to break eye contact with him. They all now stood at the back entrance of the facility and the MWPSB helicopter transport was there with two small drones standing guard at the wide open entrance. The Inspector was carefully let off the Enforcer's back, and as soon as Inspector Tsunemori Akane feet touched the ground, she sprinted towards the helicopter transport. Makishima followed suit, leaving the Enforcer calling for the Inspector in worry.

Akane's dry mouth made her voice sound hoarse when she screamed her colleagues name's, "Ginoza-san! Masaoka-san!" Kunidzuka was running after her and she could hear an extra set of feet doing the same, but she shook her head-all that matters right now are them.

She hoped they were alright-she hoped that-...

Akane dropped the dominator to the ground and covered her mouth when she witnessed the sight before her. Tears formed once again in her eyes, but she did not allow them to fall even as she lifted the white cloth draped over a body, "Masaoka-san..."

The hand over her mouth slowly came off and she used that hand to brush the shaggy brown bangs off his brow. Makishima Shogo watched Akane's lips tighten into an line.

Masaoka's eyes were closed, never to open again...it was then the tears decided to fall. Makishima decided to keep quiet and continue watching the movie.

The hand holding the white cloth up tightened into a fist, but calmly flexed again when Akane realized something. That realization made her smile...a sad smile. Shogo lifted a single eyebrow wondering what made her suddenly smile that and moved closer to the woman, when she bent down to kiss the dead Enforcer's forehead whispering the words, "You're in a better place now, Masaoka-san, better than here. Goodnight."

The statement 'better than here' made Makishima's eyes widen and he let out a neutral sound, "Hm."

The young Inspector placed the cloth back over his face and stepped back. From her peripheral vision she could see Makishima Shogo's form uncomfortably close to her, but she brushed him off. The white haired man took a step back from hovering and watched her walk over towards the Enforcer, who sat in a chair near a metal table, with that other Inspector laying on it. Akane looked at the drone that already had the IV drip set, plasma bag and various wires attached to the unconscious Ginoza. There was a lot of blood on the white sheet that was draped over his body, covering him up to his chest and arms.

Shogo didn't mind the woman ignoring him. For now he was content silently observing the woman from a position where he can see her face closely...right next to her. She then lifted the white sheet, that was placed over the other Inspector, to see his wounds. When she gasped, Makishima bent over to look at her again from underneath her hidden bangs. He smirked seeing the beautiful mixture of emotions. It was interesting how the woman's face went from shock to sadness and then to relief. He was expecting some anger towards him, now that she finished witnessing the damages he has done to her colleagues, but sadly-he was not given the pleasure.

He frowned. A bored look appeared in his eyes. Oh, now he wanted to coax the woman into anger.

Akane looked at the Ginoza's vital readings displayed on the screen and was glad to see he was stable. His psycho pass as a bit high, but with therapy that would change. She'll help him with that too if she must. Ginoza was breathing fine at the moment and with the amount of bandages, even though wrapped in a panic, the torn ligaments of his left arm have lessened its bleeding. But they were still bleeding. He had blood getting transferred to him, however, that was not enough for his seriously torn arm needs immediate attention as soon as possible.

Yayoi stood up when Akane looked at her with an expression that was back to her composed-self. It was an expression where no words needed to be said. Yayoi nodded in understanding and ran to the pilot area at the front of the helicopter transport. The metal doors of the flying transportation closed shut and the auto pilot was set to emergency. They took to the skies.

Akane called out to Yayoi and said, "When we get back, Kunidzuka-san, when Ginoza-san and Masaoka are appropriately cared for, we'll deal with retrieving the body of Makishima Shogo."

It was then Akane stiffened. She felt a hand trail down her back following her spine and ending at her lower waist and a the voice, of the very man whose dead body they would have to retrieve later, whispered close to the back of her neck, "Now that...that is a very rude thing to do to me, Inspector." Akane's hands curled into fists as she tried to keep her composure...the man's lips did not leave her neck when he finished speaking. Kunidzuka walked over to her, the lifesaver she was, and held her hand to guide her to a nearby seat.

"You've been under too much strain Tsunemori-san. Even though your psycho pass recovers so easily, your body has been strained. Remember, you are hurt too Tsunemori-san, so please...rest." Akane listened to her caring colleague's words and nodded positively.

If only she knew. Akane turned to look outside the window from the window seat she was guided to sit in. If only she could-no, not now...not until she knows everything herself.

Makishima Shogo smiled at his favorite new toy.

Akane ignored the being that decided to sit in the empty seat beside her. She ignored his arm that brushed against her own. She ignored his taunting head that decided to rest on her aching shoulder. She ignored the sound of his relaxed breathing against her.

The dominator remained on the floor of the helicopter transporter all the way to the Public Safety Bureau.

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The unconscious Ginoza now properly resting, in the medical room she was all too familiar with, was alright and stable with his chest moving evenly up and down.

His left arm was sadly beyond saving and had to get amputated. Taking advantage of his sleeping and medicine administered body, Shion told Akane that it was better to immediately take action and attach his nerves to the mechanical prosthetic, that is provided for all seriously injured Inspectors and Enforcers alike. Akane immediately agreed and as soon as she did, huge machine arms revealed themselves from all sides of the room, making Akane stare in awe. They worked swiftly and no sign of intense pain came from Ginoza. Shion told her that Ginoza was lucky he was unconscious during this time. She was informed that it would take about an hour to complete the connection.

During that hour, Shion and Kunidzuka turned on her commanding her to take her jacket, dress shirt, stockings and skirt off, so that they can tend to her wounds.

That made her jump in shock.

Kunidzuka said, "Don't worry, we're all girls here..."

Akane looked to the man leaning on the couch, staring at her with eyes full of amusement, "Well? Aren't you going to ask me?"

Walking towards the couch next to where Makishima stood, Akane removed her jacket and began to unbutton her blouse. She hissed under her breath, "Makishima Shogo...turn around."

"Oh so cold! I didn't even hear a-"

"Please...turn around." Accepting the desperation in her voice, Shogo smiled and turned away.

Then Shion said in a serious tone, "Be sure to take off your bra and panties too."

"Ehhh?!" Then Shion got reprimanded by Kunidzuka with a good smack on the arm.

The treatment on Akane was fast, just a lot of bandages all over her body. But the condition of her head and legs were a different story. Shion simply said that she wouldn't be participating in any intense sports in a while and that both Kunidzuka and her would make sure of it.

When the robots were finished with Ginoza's arm, Akane immediately went into the patients room. She lost track of how much time she was sitting in there by Ginoza's side, but Akane found herself tracing over Ginoza's new appendage with her fingers, her eyes never leaving the man's sleeping face.

She hoped Ginoza could recover quickly.

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Shion, witnessing the action from her position in front of the monitor screen, grinned in amusement. The cigarette in her mouth wiggled as she mumbled under her breath, "Oh ho ho, Akane-channn...Ow!" Shion rubbed her injured arm and pouted at the tough-loving woman next to her, "I didn't even say anything yet, Yayoiii."

"Not the right time," Yayoi retorted in her usual calm manner and wrapped her arms around the blond woman's shoulders.

"Every time is the right time." Shion sighed and looked at the psycho pass stats of Ginoza. It's very high. He'll need to undergo intense therapy to lower it.

"Imagine how Tsunemori-san is feeling right now. Ginoza-san was hurt, his condition is stable physically, but his psycho pass is in trouble, Masaoka-san is dead and Kougami-san left us...her."

"Oh, I know," Shion touched the arms that held her, "We have to watch over Akane-chan and Ginoza-san now. We are all they have now." Yayoi nodded agreeing and pressed her nose and mouth to the back of her lover's head. She closed her eyes and let her mind rest, taking in the smell of the fruity scented perfume Shion was wearing, but then she noticed something Shion said, a sad truth...

They are all that is left.

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Akane felt the hair on the back of her neck rise again. How could she have forgotten about this man for one moment? Both of Makishima Shogo's hands were lightly touching the back of her neck. They were slowly moving to the front and back mimicking the precursor actions of chocking someone to death. That made her freeze in her current movements. She put down the white towel she was using to wipe the blood and sweat off of Ginoza's face and stood up swiftly. She turned around to face the being that was personally haunting her.

Finally some reaction. Makishima smiled sweetly at Akane. The brunette raised both of her hands to her forehead, touching it gently and acting like there was pain there.

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Shion raised her eyebrow from the screen and watched Akane. The young inspector's face was serious, as if something important just happened, "Hey, Yayoi, something's up with Akane-chan."

Looking up from her position on the couch, Yayoi watched Tsunemori. From the position of the camera in the patient's room and by how Akane was standing, they couldn't clearly see her face. It was too shadowed by her hands.

Shion said, "Her head must be hurting her...poor girl." Yayoi nodded, but proceeded to glare at the screen in concentration. This got the blond woman's attention. "Is...something else wrong?"

Yayoi watched Akane's shadowed face. Her jaw was moving, but she couldn't clearly see her face. "No. Nothing. It's nothing."

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Akane slowly mouthed to Makishima Shogo.

It was as if the pauses she made to finalize each period was an imaginary punch to Makishima's nose, "Leave. Me. Alone."

Unfazed, Makishima Shogo simply answered, "No."

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To be Continued.


How was that? I just went on a roll here and typed like crazy! This was an fun chapter to write. Till next time! Don't forget to tell me what you think! Constructive criticism is always welcome. -unknown shade of