Criminal Detective

Claire Williams

"The Yokai's child" Claire raised her head to find Susana towering above her. Her eyes peeled to the cover of the book Claire was reading.

"Really good book," Susana said before she dragged a chair from under the table and sat on it. She folded her arms and stared at Claire, her face brandished a bright cynic smile.

"Third time reading it" Claire affirmed. "Can't get over the ending"

"None of us can, actually" Susana agreed. "Who would've thought Cody would die, right?"

"Yeah" Claire smiled then looked back down at the book. There was a brief silence before Susana moved closer to the table.

"I heard you were getting released today"

Claire raised her head and her eyes met Susana's green menacing ones.

"How true is this?" She asked.

Claire exhaled before she set her book on the table.

"True. Really true, actually. I got bailed out by some Good Samaritan" She sank into her seat with a small smile "So, yeah... It's my last day here in this..." She paused while her eyes danced around the room "...Beautiful place"

Susana smirked "Ain't you lucky?"

Claire's face held a soft smile despite her rigid and cautious body language.

After being incarcerated for a crime she wasn't entirely responsible for, Claire was sentenced to twelve years in prison with the possibility of bail. Claire herself had expected to serve the entirety of her sentence, living each excruciating day down to its last. But surprisingly, her bail was paid by an unknown person, which immediately granted her freedom to leave the next day.

Today was that day.

"I am, aren't I? But I will miss this place though"

"Oh, yeah?" Susana asked.

"Yeah" Claire affirmed.

"So, what are you gonna do when you get out?"

Claire sighed "You know, get some ice cream, catch up on shows I have missed. Stuff like that"

"Hm, that's nice," Susana stated.

"Yeah" Both women stared into each other's eyes as they tried to find something, a hidden message, a clue as to what the other could be thinking.

But in each of their eyes held nothing but a peaceful calm despite the pungent smell of an incoming storm in the atmosphere.

Susana was nothing like Claire. With her towering height and masculine figure. She could almost be mistaken for a male bodybuilder when she shaved her hair off. Despite her luscious looks, Susana was far from evil. Incarcerated for life for the murder of over twenty-five pedophiles which earned her a top spot in prison along with her endless streak of victories against her opposers. The green-eyed tattooed goddess was as strong as she was calm and collected.

Claire on the other hand was a mere blonde but her simplicity was shade to a whole lot more dangers that lurked within. The blue-eyed damsel was smart and quick on her feet, but even quicker with her hands. Being a detective before she got into prison helped with her sharpened instincts and an even sharper intellect. She was a good fighter, a really good one. The only one who could actually knock a tooth out of Susana's mouth before she got her ass handed to her.

The only one Susana could even call a rival.

"Well, since it's your last day here..." She inhaled then leaned into the table "...How about a parting gift?"