Hidden Meanings

The Murderer Within [Beyblade Story Idea]

Before I begin, this is a Modern-Day Crime AU. If you are squeamish around the thought of blood *looks pointedly at Una* I suddenly you skip the part when I am describing the body. It isn't in this chapter, so...

Sooooo, yeah. Just saying. A lot of characters might (will) die, so if you favorite character is suspected for murder or is killed, don't...go crazy on me.

Probably will turn out to be a bit of Nile X OC on the side.

I twirled around on my chair, fingers curling around the vibrating phone before lifting it up and holding it to my ear. "Hello, Ezra Shibuya."

"Ezra," my boss greeted.

"Mr. Hagane," I said, surprised. "Do you need me for something?"

"Yes. Can you come down to my office?" there was a wary edge to his tone, almost worried. I nodded, then forgot he was on the phone with me.

"I'm coming, sir."

OoO

I opened the door, blinking at the sight of a stranger sitting in one of the chairs, his leg folded across the other to make the shape of a four. His eyes were closed, but his grip tightened on his ankle when I stepped in.

"Yes, yes, sit down." Ryo Hagane leaned back. I narrowed my eyes then obeyed, settling down beside the strange. As I sat next thim, I noticed the bandages covering his arms.

"Recently, there's been a murder-"

I straightened, staring Ryo straight in the eyes. I always wished to be included in the homicide invesgation. "Who?" I demanded, crossing my arms.

He twirled around in his seat, shifting his laptop to face us. I could see a lump in a black bag, resting on the ground. All I could see of the body was the  hand poking out, half-surfaced in a puddle of blood.

My heart leapt into my throat, and I glanced to the side only to see that he had opened his eyes. They were a startling bright green- I had expected brown from his tan skin and brown hair.

"Nile here," Ryo went on, flicking a pen at him. "Also got attacked."

The bandages on his arms.

"Who...who died?"

That's always the question I ask myself when watching Crime Investgation shows.

Ryo looked pained. "One of our own homicide investgators...Ryuga Kishatu."

I pursed my lips in thought as the name registered in my name. Ryuga Kishatu. Tall, musclar-a guy girls would consider 'hot' - dyed white hair with a splotch of his natural red. Sharp yellow eyes.

"He has a lot of enemies," I decided, remembering Ryuga picking a fight. It had happened over a year ago, but it was fresh in my memory.

"That he does," Ryo agreed.

"What do we have to do with this?"

"Ever since this...accident, I've been mulling over the thought of partners, so if one got hurt the other could get away. Like Nile did."

The said teenager hasn't said a word since I came here, his eyes just focused dully on the screen that portayed Ryuga's body. Just then, he chose to speak. "You're assigning us to each other."

Ryo nodded. "Nile, meet Ezra. Ezra, meet your new homicide partner, Nile."

I stood up, offering a hand. He unfolded his legs, too standing up. "Nice to meet you."

"Pleasure," he replied, and I smiled. At least he's polite.

*Posted in Snuffles of Story and Character Ideas*