Izuocha's Love Stories

MISSING (CHAPTERS 5-6)

CHAPTER FIVE

"Ugh, this feels like a punishment," Krow whined as he and Uravity walked the few blocks to the police department.

They were fortunately walking in the opposite direction of yesterday's incident, and Uravity had done everything in her power not to look in its direction as they crossed the street. The debris from the twelve-story collapse still littered much of the intersection despite the round the clock work to remove it. They might not have even found everyone who had once lived in the building. It filled her with grief. The news last night had barely covered hers and Deku's fight with the undead monstrosity, citing the graphic nature of the villain's quirk. She doubted there wasn't a video out there somewhere of the fight, but at least no one was questioning Deku's methods on live television. He didn't need it and didn't deserve it, as far as she was concerned. Krow's fight, however, had been shown, although the dust had obscured much of it. That reminded her...

"Well, you were extremely reckless yesterday and insubordinate, too!" Uravity put her hands to her hips. She was only partially serious, fully aware by now that those words meant little to her young charge.

He just yawned. "Yeah, but I didn't have to come. Ryukyu even said so. This isn't mandatory. But she also made it sound like it was, anyway."

"In all honesty, it's not. Ryukyu doesn't operate like that," Uravity assured him, falling back into her role as mentor. "This will be a great opportunity for you to get acquainted with the police and see what goes on during an interrogation."

"I watch enough true crime TV..." He smirked.

Uravity sighed, her shoulders falling. Did he not get it or was he just being difficult? "It's different when you're the one that captured the villain. You'll see!"

It was just before eight o'clock on a Saturday morning, and already the summer heat was on full blast, creeping into even the shadows behind the buildings. Uravity was thankful today would be spent indoors. Overtime wasn't something she often welcomed, but if it meant she could spend the day with Deku, then she couldn't really call it work anymore. The air temperature around her face began to feel just a little hotter and the springtime butterflies took flight.

"Oh, right, Deku will be there, too, huh?" Krow interjected knowingly, ever the observant jokester. "Is he going to be the one interrogating?"

Ochako jumped out of Uravity's skin for a brief moment. "Uh, um, I don't know!"

Krow snickered as they climbed the steps up to the front doors of the police station, his question just a ploy to see her squirm a little. Uravity composed herself and huffed before continuing. "Deku is a police-based hero, not a full on detective, as far as I know, so, I'm not sure what role he'll play in the questioning."

Krow shrugged. He'd get her every single day, and it was at this point she almost begged to be in Mina and Tooru's presence about the same subject. At least they seemed more supportive. In contrast, Krow found it incredibly amusing his direct supervisor had such an obvious crush on her case partner. He found great joy in needling in that fact at every opportunity, and it took all of Uravity's strength not to dissolve in the acid of Ochako's emotions. She couldn't allow herself to be mixed into it. At least not when she was supposed to be on duty.

As they checked into the police station, Uravity kept the conversation squarely on their duties, and Krow finally let her off the hook. She led him through the building to the elevators that would deliver them to the correct floor as detailed in Deku's text that morning.

Floor Eight – Homicide.

When the elevator doors opened, they were greeted by a sprawling room in chaos, as telephones rang off the hook, people discussed clues and cases, and officers moved from one end to the other. This wasn't the first time Uravity had been here, but it was definitely busier than she had ever seen it. On a Saturday, no less!