Catch-22: A Break In Play: The Hunger
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Akechi pays someone a visit.
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares.-Simon Sinek
When Akechi first saw Adachi Tohru, he wasn't impressed.
He was an unkempt man with unruly black hair. His clothes looked like they came from the bottom of a basket. He walked into the room like some sort of street thug.
He looked like someone that belonged here.
…And someone that Narukami would never associate with this…man unless a situation called for it.
And the situation did when Yu went to live with his uncle and his cousin.
Yu spoke so highly of them.
He spoke of Nanako and her love of Junes. He spoke of her love for cooking and dancing. How she loved to hang out with him and his friends. Most of all, how she loved her father and her big bro.
He spoke of his uncle, a small-town police detective. He spoke of his love for good food and his daughter. He spoke on how much his uncle tried after his wife's death and his daughter's sickness.
How much he worried about them once he left….
Most of all, he spoke on how he couldn't wait to introduce him to his family and friends.
It wasn't the typical I know of a famous person type of gesture. No, it was a genuine gesture of friendship.
That act alone left suspicion and like any good detective, he did a background check. As much as he had Shido in the palm of his hand, he couldn't be too cautious.
He couldn't have any surprises.
But he was surprised by what he found. He was….a kindred spirit.
His parents were gone more often than not. His constant moving around echoed that. He didn't have a permanent home until his second year of high school. A part of his file was sealed and he couldn't unlock it yet since it was in the states. Of course, he made a note to himself to look at it later.
Another matter that interested him was the murders in Inaba. The motive and how the murders were executed were mildly interesting. The biggest draw to him was who caught Tohru.
Of course, there were other names in the file. He read them all. He knew them all. Not just from the files but Narukami's stories. Narukami said when they had time, he would take him to the hot springs to relax. Too meet his friends…to show him his favorite fishing spots.
He almost laughed.
Narukami was something. He had to know the story.
How did his friend caught a murderer?
And was he in danger as well? He had to check.
On the surface, it should be nothing. He knew better. It wasn't. Narukami knew Tohru because he was his uncle's partner. Tohru knew Narukami because he was his uncle's nephew.
He had questions….those questions led him here.
"Who the hell are you?" Tohru said.
He chuckled.
"My name is Goro Akechi. Why don't you have a seat?"
Tohru looked around for a moment before taking a seat in front of him. He watched as Tohru leaned back in his chair. For a moment, the man had that look in his eye. The same look that his father had.
Utter disgust.
In the next moment, Tohru's face and tone turned into another one that he was familiar with.
I don't care why you are here….you are beneath me.
"So, what do you want, kid? Want to talk about the murders? Done them…the end," Tohru said.
He chuckled.
"Oh, I know about those. I must say the MO was interesting but that isn't why I am here. Do you know Yu Narukami?"
There was a flick of recognition then that look returned.
"What do you want with the kid?" Tohru said.
"So, you do know him," He said.
"I met the kid through my partner. Yu is his nephew after all. No big deal."
"No big deal? I believe that he had a doing in your capture."
While he didn't show it, he enjoyed the moment when Tohru's face fell.
"I made a mistake. The kid got lucky."
"According to your file, you left no evidence of your little…adventures."
"Like I said luck…what's wrong? Want to find why I did it? Hell, if I was out of here, I would probably hang you right up there. You have the look," Tohru said with a smirk.
He would love to wipe that smirk off of this worm's face but he needed to know something first. Narukami was a kinder soul to deal with such a man.
"I know why you did it. Tell me about how Yu Narukami caught you."
"I made a mistake. Damn bastard caught on. A rookie mistake that he and his little group caught on too."
Oh, he knew about them…very interesting on how they met, especially when he heard it from Narukami.
"Oh? What was the mistake?"
The worm laughed.
"Left him some letters. The brat isn't dumb. He put two and two together. I got to say…I didn't expect him to do it. No matter what I said or did…he came at me. Hell…The brat has balls."
This scum did have a point. Narukami is something.
"Thank you for your time. It is most insightful."
"I told you nothing."
"No…you told me everything. Narukami was able to beat you because of your ego. You are much like a king stabbed in his back because he forgot to take the knife from his servant Of course, you are here. You will always be here. One more question before I leave…would you do another murder again if you had the chance too?"
Tohru frowned for a moment.
Silence.
He got up from his chair and hummed softly as he left the room.
It might take some work on his part. His dear father hated it when he worked outside of his "rules." Tohru was no threat to them.
Still…he would be a terrible friend if he didn't give Narukami a birthday gift.
He couldn't have that, could he?
End of The Hunger
Next Chapter: The (Un) Familiar Faces
A/N: Writing Akechi was hard for me since he is so damn creepy but his friendship with Yu is interesting. Here is someone who genuine wants a friendship and his first reaction to looking their background. It will be interesting to see where it goes when Yu finds out about his "other" job. Anyway, thanks for the reviews, kudo, favorites, and everything you guys leave me. I love it. Read and review if you wish.