Something Secret (A Craty Story)

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It was a normal day in the office, painfully normal in fact. Tord had just excitedly left for his first case by himself and it left the whole office quiet, nobody wanted to admit it but things were a bit boring without him constantly doing stupid things or annoying people.

Jake seemed happier though, relaxed even. It was a rare sight. Larry was happy he no longer had to overhear Tords occasionally 'football' binges but that didn't mean we all still weren't bored.

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"This is not a good idea." I muttered quietly, we were in a stupid situation right now and by we I mean me and Paul, here let me explain.

Paul thought it was a good idea to go snooping through our best friends computer, obviously its not. What was he looking to achieve? I had no idea but he was about to find something he did not want to see.

"Relax Pat! Things are all good, its just Tords computer. Maybe we'll find some good computer games?" Paul stated, grinning like a goof. He was an idiot sometimes.. most of the time, but I admired that about him, it was almost a lovable stupidity.

I clicked my tongue quietly before I rolled my eyes. "Okay, sure. You have fun then." I murmured as I turned to look around.

Tords office was certainly something, the walls a light magenta while also lightly covered in some doodles and the occasional anime poster. Jake of course, no matter how much he begged him, would not let him hang up any hentai posters and the little investigator was devastated by that for a short time. I lightly giggled at that memory.

Oh this office seemed full of lovable idiots, and that was one of the reasons I loved my job, the other was because I got to work with Paul. Lets just say we have been close for years now, close ever since we were kids. Truthfully I could never work with anybody else as well as Paul, not just because I tend to be a little shy and closed around other but because we work well together and tend to make the most out of any situation.

As I was in thought my eyes traced a little note on the wall, a few notes actually. All either written by me or Paul to Tord. Then there were photos of the three of us, and when I registered what I was staring at I smiled. Ah the memories..

In the background however, I started to realize Paul was freaking out about something. Well that didn't take long, I could put the pieces together when I turned around and saw the idiot trying to spam the off button and the gratuitous anime nudity that presented itself on the screen. Then there were noises, noises that I frankly don't want to describe, but they were there.

"Paul, what the hell?!" I exclaimed as I walked over, though averting my eyes from the screen. "I-it won't turn off!" Paul cried, his eyes wide as he glanced back at me. The look of someone who just fucked up basically.

The noises were rather loud, and I'm willing to bet they were disturbing Larry from the break he thought he was getting once Tord was gone.

"Just hold the button down, Paul!" I pointed out quickly with narrowed eyes. "It won't work!! It won't shut up!" He cried, panicking. And in this panic he started to shake the monitor, like a newborn baby with a rattle which was not going to do shit.

"Paul, just turn it off!" I cried back. But this wasn't going anywhere, and clearly Paul was trying to take this into his own hands again. Which ended with him taking it out of his hands, and by that I mean it fell off the desk.

The monitor, landed on the floor with a light shattering sound and thats really when Paul knew he fucked up. He yelped in surprise and back away from it and I just stared wide eyed. I was speechless, did this really just happen did, Paul really just break Tords own monitor?

"Uh.. well.." Paul started before gulping dryly. "We weren't here-" He continued as he quickly grabbed my hand. I was about to speak up when he quickly pulled me forward and dashed out, so all that came out was a squeak.

As soon as we were out Paul quickly shut the door and took a few fast breaths in. "M-maybe.. he won't notice.." He murmured shakily, I instantly gave him a look of 'yes, he'll surely fucking notice his only source of watching lewd anime on the floor' and Paul just gulped again. "Oops.."

Suddenly the bosses office door swung open, Jake stepping out with an unamused look. Me and Pauls eyes widened as they connected with our bosses angry stare. "What the hell guys?" He said simply.

"We c-can explain!-" Paul shouted quickly.

"Doesn't matter, I don't even want to know what you two were doing." Jake stated, sighing lightly in annoyance. Paul sighed in relief which just made our boss squint at us in suspicion.

It seemed like an awkward moment of us just staring at each other before I finally spoke up. "So uh.. why are you out here anyway?" I asked quietly, lightly and nervously tugging at my rouge turtleneck sweater.

Jake paused and lightly cleared his throat. "Right, I almost forgot." He said, seeming to think for a few moments.

"Since Larkson is going to be gone for a few weeks I need you two for a certain case he was originally going to work on." He explained, his expression of annoyance slowly fading away as he explained it further.

I was honestly half listening to it as during the explanation Jake was giving because Paul kept quietly joking under his breath, I would lightly giggle to each joke and quickly put on a blank expression again if I got a look. Paul was still giggling lightly though, and he continued to childishly joke. All until another name was uttered causing the brick-browed man to pause, I didn't hear however.

"..-Eleanor."

"What?!!" Paul exclaimed quickly. I just blinked a few times, confused.

Then speak of the devil.