put your hands up, mr. policeman | h. harem

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Third-person POV

"Shouyou, we were so worried~!" Sobbed Tanaka as he held Shouyou in an inescapable prison of a hug.

"You didn't even know I was gone, you dork."

"But the thought of those bastards taking you away makes me miss you~!"

Shouyou huffed out a sigh and eyed the lobby of the new apartments, which is where most of his fellow officers were currently at.

After finding the main road and hitching a ride to the outskirts of Tokyo, it took Shouyou about half an hour to reach the apartments. He remembered Yuichi saying he and Suzuki would be monitoring everyone there and knew he'd be able to find help.

In the corner, Kuroo, Kenma, and Akaashi spoke in private together.

"I had a feeling Kita would have poisoned him, but why did Seijoh decide to get into the mix? Do they know what Sakusa would do to them if he found out they tried to take Shouyou?"

Kuroo's words were answered by Akaashi.

"Of course they do. That leader of theirs never hesitates to jump into a filthy mix and stir things up more. I wouldn't be surprised if he had plans to sell Shouyou to them."

"... Why do you think they want him so bad?"

Silence rang between them after Kenma's question until Akaashi spoke up once more in the form of a whisper.

"Who knows? Shouyou's quite the special one, and him coming into this city and causing so much ruckus has certainly drawn a lot of eyes to him."

"You're probably right... I hope he knows what he's in for. Sakusa and those pesky twins are the last ones in this city I'd wanna fuck with."

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the next morning

"It was Seijoh, then?"

Shouyou held a blurry photo of a bunch of masked men, dubbed to be the group Seijoh. When he had his fill of looking at it, he dropped it back onto his chief's desk.

"They weren't the only ones, though. There was a pair of twins, some guards, and a curly-haired guy. There's more than one group in on this. Then, there's the deal with the rest of Karasuno- why haven't they come for their leader and vice-leader yet? And the rest of their groupies?"

"Shouyou, calm down."

"Yes sir."

Chief sighed and held up a paper. Sketched on said paper were the glimpses Shouyou had managed to catch of the people, vehicles, and surrounding area.

They know where the bases are located but, with as few people as they have on the force, there's no way they'll be able to infiltrate and capture.

That's why it's so important for them to get this academy up and running. That's why it's so important that they acquire more level-headed officers, unlike the ones that resigned when the station steadily began growing more active, even if it means more risk.

"Officer Shouyou, I'm happy you got out of that situation when you did, but you need to remain more diligent and self-aware. You're body's still healing. On top of that, you're stirring up a lot of chaos in this big city of ours, so you have to watch your back no matter what."

"I know, it's just-"

"Keep this up," interrupted the Chief, "and you'll find yourself dead in an old warehouse. You're only one person, Shouyou, and you have this whole big city to take into your palm. You're doing amazing work so far, but, at this rate, you'll end up sacrificing yourself for nothing."

Shouyou's head dropped in understandable disappointment as his commander continued.

"There are people out there who will see your eagerness as a weakness and won't hesitate to exploit it. Give my words some thought overnight. When you're ready to head home, make sure you have someone with you, okay?"

Everything his chief was saying was true. Shouyou tends to jump the gun on things and, more often than once, put himself in a dangerous position.

But things are working out so well right now... He can't just slow things down now. Not with the gala coming up so quickly.

"Thank you, Chief! I'll definitely put some thought into your words!"

"Haha, I believe you, Shouyou. Go on and get to those little future policemen of yours. I'm excited to see what they'll accomplish next."

Shouyou was quick to stand up and bow to the older man at the desk. "I'm happy to hear that. I'm very proud of what they've achieved, and I'm sure they'll go on to do great things!"

"With you there to guide them, I'm sure they will."

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There were a few documents that needed to be taken from the drawers of his desk in the jailhouse and sent out to the academy. 

Upon arriving there, which only took a moment since the holding house was connected to the office and lobby, Shouyou was welcomed with an unruly, disturbing sight.

It was thrashed. An assortment of colors of paint was sprayed along each wall. The cell bars were bent and damaged beyond belief with some doors hanging from a mere hinge. Toilet paper was tossed everywhere, some sticking to the dried paint on the walls.

This had to have been done last night after he returned to the apartments. Surprisingly, no one came for him again that night (though they would have met their demise when breaking in and locking eyes with a sleep-deprived, bat-wielding Shouyou in teddy bear slippers).

This is where they must have been, those kidnappers, destroying the holding chambers. His desk was tossed into the middle of the rows of cells, and Shouyou was quick to rush to it.

Figuring those documents would be safe here was a mistake. In this city, nowhere's safe. This creaky, wooden desk held not only all of his personal information for contact reasons with the academy, but it held the sample licenses of each member and future member of the force.

He had the originals at his apartment, and he was sure Elise would keep them safe, but the fact that all that important information was now in the hands of someone anonymous, and, judging from the damage, dangerous, things were bound to turn out worse for poor little Shouyou.

He's certainly got his hands full.

Shouyou sunk down to the messy floor and groaned in a long, pained, and continuous tone until his breath ran out. Then, he just let his head rest on the side of the broken desk, allowing himself to wallow in his despair for just a moment.

Am I backed up or something? I feel like crying right now...

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