Did I startle you? { Juuzou x Reader }

[Part One] My New Partner.

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The silence was deafening. Just like any other day, I was unbearably bored in bed reading fanfictions like an average otaku. I had just finished an annual fitness test, so naturally, I was a little tired. Sometimes I took a small walk along the pier that wasn't too long away; nothing major ever happened. Until the day that decided your life forever.

*knock knock*

"...Huh? Who could be knocking at my door at this time at night..?"

I spent 2 minutes silently debating whether I would open the door or ignore it; I came to the conclusion that nobody would knock this late without a important reason.

I opened the door to be greeted by an intimidating and partly grumpy man in a grey suit; he was also carrying a metal briefcase.

"Sorry for the intrusion, but you're going to have to come with me."

"Uhm... and you are..?"

I hesitantly took a step back, I didn't know who this man was, but he was acting fairly suspicious.

"My name is Yukinori Shinohara; pardon my rudeness, but we're in a hurry"

Darkness. I assumed that this 'Shinohara' man had hit me with a blunt object, obviously knocking me out. I took this time to consider everything that has happened in the last few seconds. Where am I? Where am I going? My eyes opened to the sight of the roof of an unknown car.

"I see your awake, I couldn't help but notice when I put you in the car I saw stitches on your hand. Did you do that yourself? Or was that an injury?"

My head went numb for a second. Oh yeah, my stitches, I traced over my hand and got lost in my thoughts. I was brought back to reality when we went over a speed bump, causing me to arm against the car door.

"Oh, um yeah, I had a... pretty rough childhood..."

Shinohara's eyes wandered over to me curiously, it's not like this was the first time somebody had given me this familiar look.

"That's pretty deep; you've peaked my interest, you'll most likely fit in with your new partner"

Hold on... Did he just say partner? What does he mean? I tilted my head as I look st him.

"Hm? Partner for what?"

"Oh forgive me, I didn't tell you what I was doing. Are you aware of your fitness test results?"

My results? I only did the test today and they already have the results? That's odd.

"No, why?"

"Well, your test results comeback as 'highly above average', meaning you have an abnormally high strength, making you eligible to be a CCG investigator without academy training. We've taken the liberty to pair you up with a suitable partner."

Wow, I wasn't expecting that. That's some good news I guess; I can't help but wonder, who is my 'suitable' partner?

"May I ask who?"

Shinohara smiled warmly at the thought of my partners name, indicating that he approves of them.

"He is a young man that goes by the name of Juuzou Suzuya; also known as the CCG's Jason. He is childish and has an unusually feminine look; but don't be fooled by his physical features, on the inside, he is a professional in combat."

Juuzou Suzuya huh..? To be honest, it's a pretty nice name. I wonder how he'll react to me.

"He seems very interesting, when do I get to meet him?"

"In a few minutes of time is on our side."

What?! A few minutes?! I didn't think I would have to meet him so soon!

"What?! So soon?!"

"Yes, you have to get used to him, he's a little... psychotic."

I don't reply to Shinohara's last sentence as I comb my (h/c) hair with my hands and make myself socially presentable. We soon arrive at the apartment and we walk into the building.

I just let silence fall between us as we walked through the hallway towards room 13.

At this point, I was eager to meet this Juuzou man now. From what I had heard, we shared a few features.

Shinohara opened the door to the apartment, the inside was a modern layout; a section for a tv, table and couch; the kitchen, a bathroom, and one or two bedrooms. Although, there was a boy sat on the couch, he eagerly jump from his position to get a look at my face and greet me.

He had a slender build, pale skin, white, shoulder length hair, and round, crimson eyes with slightly dark circles and two small red stitches under his eye. He had a lot of stitches spread out across his body from his neck, to his forearms. He was also slightly taller than me.

We shared a wide eyed stare at each other, examining each other's similarities and differences, after around 20 seconds of silent staring he started a conversation.

"Hi there! I'm Juuzou Suzuya! You must be the new investigator. What's your name?"

He smiled at me, with a hint of insanity in his eyes. Woah, we really do have the same characteristics.

"Uh.. my name...? (Y/n)..."

"And does (Y/n) have a last name?"

"Yeah.. (l/n)."

Juuzou: "Well it's certainly nice to meet you (f/n) (l/n)!"

There's that smile again. This time around it made me blush a little, not enough for anybody to notice though.

You: "You too!"

I gave him a eyes closed smile back to him, he seemed happy that I was smiling. All of a sudden, he darted over to Shinohara before jumping up and down in-front of him.

"Can she stay here? Can she? Can she?!"

Shinohara looked happy and also relieved that we got along, he turned to Juuzou and smiled warmly.

"Of course, that's why I brought her here."

After he finished that sentence, Juuzou's face lit up, he ran back over to me and engulfed me in a hug.

"Yayy! Well, welcome home (Y/n)! I can't wait to become best friends with you!"