The Transfer

The Mansion

You take your notebook and start walking towards the elevator not wanting to wait anymore. The elevator dings signaling you're in the lobby, walking towards Jia you smile at her.

"I lived." You smirk leaning into the counter.

"And I'm surprised you did." Jia says as she hands you a cup of coffee with a biscuit. "Eat, you probably haven't."

You smile and take the warm cup, grateful for her generosity. You would've shug it if it wasn't hot. "Thank you Jia. Did you really go all the way to buy this for little old me?" You ask her, enjoying the subtle blush and the small huff she made.

"No, I made the coffee in the break room and there were a few snacks so I brought you one. The coffee is cheap so it tastes a bit wonky but it gets the job done."

You fake being shot on the heart. "Oh you made little old me some coffee? Spirits that really gets to me."

She rolls her eyes, her blush still evident. "Get out of my sight Y/N, go do your job before Beifong gets here and whoops your ass."

You laugh at this and shake your head. "Fine, fine. I'll see you later. But really, thank you." You wink at her teasingly as you wave goodbye.

Jia sighs looking at you go, she can't help but smile. The blonde woman started to clear her desk when footsteps caught her attention.

"Good afternoon Jia, what do I have in the schedule for later today?" The Chief speaks

She stood straight in an instant, quickly browsing through the calendar planner. "You have a meeting with President Moon in about an hour and a half. After that you're clear."

Lin hummed in acknowledgment. "Very well." The Chief looked at the woman. "Where's Y/N?"

"She left a few minutes ago. I thought you sent her out yourself?"

Lin nodded. "She has my permission. She just didn't tell me where she'd go. I thought you would know."

"Why would I know?" Jia asked her, raising an eyebrow.

Lin frowned. "She seems to like your presence. I thought you might know."

"Oh. No, she didn't tell me." The blond woman responded truthfully.

The Chief shrugged and headed back to her office. The two women going back to work. Jia couldn't shake the feeling that Lin was looking for something else, something about you.
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The weather was good, not too hot and not too cold. You were on your way to The Akuma's old mansion. It was a surprise to find the whole area abandoned. The gate seemed broken and your sato passed through them with no issue.

The house was massive, yet the smallest here. It was the last one in the community, all houses were separated by long areas of land. Some had gardens and stables while others looked more like small private woods. The Akumas had a small garden in the front but everything else was unkempt and forest-like.

You had your flashlight as you pushed the big front wooden doors open. Your eyes went wide when you saw the crimson spot on the ground where the first body had been found. You crouched down to have a better look and to your horror you could see the silhouette of a woman on the stain. Like the poor woman's face had been forever framed on their home.

You walked further in and you saw more blood, ashes and bits of broken glass. The home had been vandalized and everything of value had been taken long ago. You kept walking around each room, in the master bedroom there was a painting, a huge one on top of the bed. It portrayed the four family members together standing with gentle smiles and behind them was the mansion. It was incredibly detailed and you could see every detail almost like a defined picture. Looking closer you could see a type of shed behind the bushes of the painting. Weird, you thought. The shed looked withered and torned yet there it was, in the perfect painting like a shadow.