Partners? Partners.

03

YOUR POV
'He's literally digging his nails into my skin. ' I internally cringed from the pain Gavin was currently inflicting on me. Whether or not intentional, it was pretty excruciating. I think I felt some blood bleed through my skin a little.

I let the 36-year old wear my helmet since I didn't want to get him hurt if we ever had an accident, even if I was sure of myself, you never know what could happen these days. I kept my hair into a messy bun, since if I kept it in a ponytail, my hair would still be up in his face. And I'll be damned if he opens his mouth in my helmet and spits everywhere.

We zipped through the highway, dodging cars left and right as if we were in a high-speed chase. We stopped by a red light and I straighten up a little, Gavin is well, he gently let go of my (ACHING) waist and pulls his phone out. I look over my shoulder and try to get a glance.

"We shouldn't be too far now, Detective Reed. " I assure him with a cheeky smile. Even if I couldn't see his face through the tinted helmet, I can just imagine him wheezing.

"Yeah, whatever, don't drive like a psycho!"

"I wouldn't be if you weren't trying to rip my waist apart. I specifically said wrap your arms, not claw at my skin. " I teased as I went back to stare at the red light.

"You're just teasing me at this point, doll face. " He scoffs then slips his phone back into the pockets of his leather jacket, hesitantly coming in closer to hug my back. I twitch into a smile and flashed him one of my 'appreciating smiles'.

"Thank you. " I say before cranking up to full speed and literally tilting the tip of the bike up to the sky, Gavin screamed curses and we landed back on two wheels.

TimeSkip

"Hey, Tina! " Gavin called as he threw my helmet at me. Discarding me as if I were some driver. I shrug him off and place my helmet on the seat of my motorbike and follow Gavin approaching a female officer.

Tina, the said female officer, turned around and gave Gavin a little smile before looking at me. Her eyes widened in surprise and she dismissed Gavin.

"Oh.. Oh my God.." She came up me and placed a hand on my shoulder worryingly. "How much is Fowler paying you to do this? "

"TINA! " The female officer laughed at Gavin's angry aura, I decided to step in, wanting to finish this case and soon as possible.

"We're here to investigate the crime scene. " I explained and reached a hand out for her to shake. "Detective (Y/N) (L/N), I was sent by the Midguard Police Department. " she shook my hand in awe and delight. As she let go, she turned to the both of us and began explaining what happened.

"So, up on the second floor is where this all happened from the looks of it. Apparently, the niece was staying with him for a while, while the parents were off on a date. The poor girl said she was sexually abused and.. " Tina shudders. "That pervert got what he deserved... "

Gavin started laughing and clutching his stomach. "That phcker deserved it in the first place, why do we need to justify this? " I rolled my eyes at him and slipped a plastic glove on.

"Could you tell me where this little girl is, Tina? " I asked. She nodded and pointed over to an ambulance. As I squinted my eyes, I caught a glimpse of a pink dress and brown hair. I walked up to the vehicle and put my best, comforting smile on my face, as I didn't want to terrify the girl any more that she already is.

"Hello," I spoke in a gentle tone as I sat on the curb with her. She had her face in her hands and as she heard my voice, she quickly moved back and I could see her bottom lip trembling. "Are you okay? "

"He.. He touched me.. " She said before tears pricked the corners of her eyes. I decided to continue the gentle approach and placed a strand of hair behind her ear.

"What's your name..? "

"L-Lily.." She stuttered. Slowly but surely, I could see her warming up to me, as her hands lowered and her shoulders became more relaxed.

"Nice to meet you Lily, I'm (Y/N). Could you tell me about what happened? " the poor thing nodded her head and took a deep breath in before telling me.

"U-uncle Tony brought an a-android with him.. She was very nice but s-so... Emotionless.. " 'An android was involved. Noted. "Everything was alright for the first few mi-minutes.. Until he.. He came up to my room a-and.. " Lily started crying, I did the best I could and hugged her, pulling her close to me and brushing her hair in between my finger tips. I shushed her in a comforting manner, and repeated comforting words to her. Then I pulled away and slowly grabbed her face into my hands. She smiles back at me as she saw the reassurance in my eyes.

"You don't have to go there, sweetheart. Now, did you see what model the android was? "

"..A-an AX400. She.. Had so many bruises on her. " 'The Android was most likely abused. ' I nodded at Lily, asking her to keep going. "She found m-me and my uncle in my room a-and.. Grabbed one of m-my belts.. I ran out before anything else.. And as I did, she followed me. Bu-but I was so scared, I thought she'd hurt m-me too.. She just gave me a small smile an-and left.. Blood on her hands.." 'The belt, it was possible he was strangled to death. I just have to check upstairs and investigate the corpse. And it was possible that maybe the android protected the little girl, from her own experience with her superior. She left, with blood on her hands. ' I ruffled Lily's hair and gave her a small peck on the forehead.

"We'll get that android, okay? "

"Please! Don't.. Don't hurt her! "

"...I promise. " She probably smiled in joy at my lie. I turned my back on her and went to look for Gavin. Luckily, I saw him leaning on the edge of the door frame by the entrance.

"I'll be upstairs, checking if my theories are correct. " I was about to head upstairs until-

"What did you get out from that little girl anyway? " Gavin grabbed my shoulder and forcefully spun me around. I grabbed his hand out of instinct and twisted his wrist. I quickly let go and apologised. The second time today...

"She said that there was an android involved in all this. It took one of her belts. But it left before we got here, with blood on her hands. " I tapped my chin as I crossed my arms. "What time is it? "

"11:57."

"And what time did this all happen?"

"Tina estimated it to be about 11:30"

"Then there should be a trail of blood nearby. And cliche to almost every other new deviant, it should be running on adrenaline and fear. So if it didn't have a plan, it couldn't have gone far. " I pat Gavin's shoulders and head inside. "Look for a trail of blood. " I saw his mouth agape from my theories. But I just brush it off, as I said-observation, analyze and skill. He goes back to what would be his usual scowls and leaves, hopefully to do as I requested of him to do.

I continue my journey up to the second floor. Lo and behold, the dead body of the abusive uncle. I crack my knuckles and smile confidently.

"Let's get to work. "