********SO, I HAVE A GUT FEELING THAT KOGAMI WILL BE BACK VERY SOON. THERES A LOT OF SIGNS AND HINTS SO I DECIDED TO UPDATE! PLEASE ENJOY! *********

Even though Eri hated the smell of cigarettes, she lit them just to remember his smell. It helped her cope. She tried to smoke one, but, from one puff, she started choking. How the hell does he smoke these? Eri coughed, waving the smoke away from her face and clearing her throat.

"Spinnels. They're so gross." She said throwing the cigarette she lit into the ash tray. Eri combed her bob length hair. She had a long day. If Kogami found out that she was now working with the MWPSB, he would be slightly upset. How was it that Eri could work for the MWPSB? She wasn't Japanese. She only had a visa. She wasn't a citizen. She wondered how it she could work for the MWPSB was. She shook her head as she walked down the MWPB's hallway buttoning up her navy blue jacket. As she was walking, she bumped into someone.

"SORRY! IM SORRY!" Eri apologized. "I wasn't looking where I was going! Forgive me!" She looked up to the young man she bumped into. He had red hair and seemed distant and off. He wore a black blazer with a white shirt. His sleeves were rolled up. He seemed very shy.

"It's ok." He said slightly stuttering.

"Aren't you, Sho, Hinakawa?" The young man nodded. He didn't seem to talk much. Eri was now helping him collect the papers that flew out of his hand that was now all over the hallway floor.

"You don't have to help…."

"It's ok. I got it!" Eri said happily picking the papers up. Sho stared at the young woman picking up the scattered documents. She shuffled the together tapping them in place on the floor. She smiled her usual cheerful smile and handed the man the papers. "Here you go! Sho! Again I'm so sorry." Sho bowed down to Eri.

` "T-thank y-you." Sho moved his hand the wrong way and slashed it against the sharp edge of the papers. He slightly yelped from the deep paper cut.

"You ok?" Eri saw that his hand was bleeding.

"Y-yes." Eri went her pocket and pulled out her handkerchief. She took Sho's hand and placed the pink cloth on his wound. Sho looked at Eri quite surprised. She was foreign, but, really kind. "Whoever decided to make that paper extra sharp was not too bright. Be careful." She tilted her head to the side and gave Sho a warm smile.

"H-Hai." He said bowing down to the women.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow. Take care." Sho nodded. He though she was really sweet he thought. He watched the young woman leave out the automatic doors of the MWPSB. Something he wished he could do on his own free will.

Eri walked down the streets of Tokyo. It was chilly. She looked at the bright lights of Tokyo and sighed. She never fell out of love with the city. Despite all that was going on, she still loved Japan. She watched the bots chant their usual rants about the public safety bureau. She watched as they waved their hands happily. As she continued to walk, she stopped in the center of the busy and crowded street. Her heart sank. There she stood standing in front of the same Café that she first met Kogami in. Kind of. Sort of. The two visited there a lot. With both of their busy schedules, that was one place that she treasured. They had the cutest dates and intellectual conversations. She sighed and turned away from the painful memory. As she did so, she bumped into someone else. What was going on with her today?

"I'm sorry." Her eyes suddenly started to water. Her heart stopped. Soon it sunk with a slight disappointment.

"It's ok. Just be careful miss." Eri nodded. The man was tall and had black spikey hair. His facial features were similar to Kogami's, but, Eri knew that it wasn't him. It couldn't be him. She watched the young man as his girlfriend clinged to his black leather jacket. Eri sighed.

"This sucks." Eri sighed and turned on her heel and headed home.

The first thing Eri did when she walked into her apartment was throw her black pumps across the room instead of placing them neatly on her shoe mat and walked to the kitchen to grab a wine glass and a bottle of wine. She adored wine. It was her favorite drink. Especially red wine. She popped the cork and poured the red liquid into the shiny glass that showed her reflection. She unbuttoned her shirt and made her way to her room. She kept the lights off and placed her wine glass on her vanity. The only light in the room was the lights from other apartment buildings and passing cars and street lights. She undressed and grabbed her light blue robe off of her white vanity chair that matched perfectly with the table. She pinned her hair up with a clip and grabbed her glass of wine. She picked it up and sat on her bed looking out her window. She took a sip and sighed. She felt lonely. She saw all the young couple waling together happily and that made her feel terrible. She did have someone, but, he couldn't be with her. He was on the run. He was a fugitive. She stood up to turn on the lights. She couldn't sit in the dark. It would make her even sadder. As she walked across her room, she flicked the switch for her room lights on. She left the holograph off. Sometimes, she just wanted simplicity. When Eri turned around, she dropped her wine class and let out a loud scream. Her eyes widened in horror and she started to shake. What the fuck was all she could say in her mind.

"K-Kogami?" Eri was terrified as she saw pictures of her beloved Kogami posted all over her wall. There was x's painted with red paint that looked like blood all over them. How the hell did they get there? Who put them there? Eri ran out of her room shaking her head in disbelief. Someone was in her apartment and the security system didn't pick it up. Was this someone's idea of a sick joke? Eri was totally freaked out. She quickly picked up her cell phone and dialed Akane's number. Someone was watching Shinya. Some of the photos looked pretty recent. Eri's eyes watered.

"It doesn't look like there was any signs of forced entry." A deep voice said as the drones canned Eri's apartment.

"That's bullshit." Eri said angrily. Tougane pointed his dominator at Eri. Crime coefficient 59.9. Not target for paralysis or lethal elimination. Dominator will now lock. Eri grew even madder. "WHY WOULD YOU POINT THAT AT ME!?" Her robe flew open. Ginoza quickly looked away and Tougane just stared. Eri didn't realize it until Akane tapped her shoulder to calm her down. Eri sat at her coffee table tying her robe tightly.

"Take it easy. I know you're scared, but, please calm down before your hue clouds." Eri took a deep breath. Akane saw a bit of Kogami's temper come out of Eri. She smiled. It was cute how similar they were.

"Ms. Renson. Are you sure you didn't put these up here?" Ginoza asked as a bot scanned the blood looking paint.

"Really? Are you calling me crazy? Why the hell would I draw bloody x's on my boyfriend's face?! Why would you ask something like that Ginoza?!" She was right. He knew Eri wasn't crazy. It was just hard to help her because there was no sign of forced entry in her apartment. Tougane looked back at Eri.

"Boyfriend?" He whispered to himself. He was shocked.

"Do you have a place to go to for a few days while we investigate this? One of your friends?" Eri nodded.

"Yea, I guess." Despite her anger, Akane could tell that Eri was afraid. Ginoza stared at the pictures of his long term friend.

"Who would do this?" Ginoza asked out loud. Akane went to stand beside him. "Do you think it's our ghost? WC?" Akane stared at the wall. She was even puzzled. She shook her head.

"Honestly…I really have no idea."