Nekopara fanfic

Chapter 72

(About a week after the last chapter.)

I checked on Coconut's stitches, and the wound had closed up nicely. I got to removing the stitches and finished quickly, then Coconut pulled her shirt back on as I put back all the materials. "Don't stretch too far for a few more days, but you can go back to your usual daily routines at Shigure's house," I said, gently stroking Coconut's head. Royal and I walked her home and along the way a police officer walking by stopped me. "Are you Qrow Branwen?" He asked. "Indeed I am," I replied. "You three need to come with me," He said, snapping cuffs on Royal and I. "Might I inquire what we are being taken for?" I asked. "A man named Darius, currently sitting in an emergency room, claimed you unprovoked-ly assaulted him and threw him through the windshield of his car, his friend, Wolf, who is also sitting in an emergency room, testified for him," The officer said. "Oh, there has been a misunderstanding then. I did not assault him. The two of them attacked Royal. When one of them drew a knife, Coconut shoved Royal out of the way and was stabbed instead. I still have the knife covered in Coconut's blood," I said. Coconut carefully pulled the well-preserved evidence from my pocket and handed it to him. "We can both testify for him. In fact, Qrow just removed my stitches," Coconut said. "Do you have a medical documentation of when you got the stitches?" The officer asked. "I did it myself," I said, presenting him with my medical license. "I still have to take you in while the evidence is examined," The officer said. "Damn," I muttered. We were driven off in a police car. Looking on the bright side, at least Coconut wasn't in cuffs, so she wouldn't be involved in the criminal charges. They would likely have to testify for us, though, since most of them saw the incident. Royal and I were taken to a holding cell for the time being, and Coconut made herself comfortable in the other room, right outside the holding cell, as they confiscated all my weapons and ammunition. "I would like those back upon the sorting out of this false report please," I said. "If you are proven innocent," The officers replied. I sat down on a bench and made myself comfortable. I snapped my fingers and my guitar appeared in my hands. "HEY!" an officer shouted. I handed him the guitar and they searched the inside and found nothing, then handed it back to me. "Please don't do that again," said another officer. I silently played my guitar for a while when a few more officers arrived. "How did the test go?" One officer asked. "Positive, it's her blood on that knife, and Wolf's fingerprints on the handle," said one of the two officers. I snapped my fingers again and my guitar disappeared. Wolf and Darius were escorted into the room. "Would you please explain this?" The officer asked, carefully holding up the knife that was used to stab Coconut. "The girl stabbed herself," Darius said. "Then why are Wolf's fingerprints on the knife, but not hers? And why did you omit this detail when you made the report?" The officer asked them. They remained silent when my phone went off, the ringtone implied that it was Vanilla seeing as I had a different ringtone for everybody. 

(Vanilla's perspective.)

I was really worried since Qrow hadn't been back in several hours, so I called Qrow's phone and was surprised when Coconut picked up. "Hello, is Qrow available?" I asked. "Not at the moment," she replied. "Where is he right now?" I asked. "Sitting in a holding cell while some officers sort something out," She replied. "Oh no," I whispered to myself. Coconut told me the address and we all went to the police station.

(Qrow's perspective.)

Kashou, Shigure, Ox, Aki, Karol, and the rest of the catgirls arrived at the police station. Vanilla seemed worried and upset. I gave a lighthearted smile, which seemed to improve her mood. The police told them what was going on and Maple presented an audio recording of the incident to the officers. Wolf and Darius both turned deathly pale as they almost literally froze. (as in froze solid) "Thank you for providing us with this," The officers said to Maple. They unlocked the holding cell door and Royal and I stepped out as they handed me back all my stuff. I hugged Maple tightly and we walked home as Darius and Wolf were promptly arrested. Vanilla climbed on top of me and I gently scratched her head, then took a good long nap.