Panic Room

Chapter 13: 'Juno Castillo'

Still stumbling slightly, Juno was led into the room by Kira and Officer Sachhi. He was mostly sober by this point, just still slightly tipsy, and he could feel a raging headache coming on.

He still didn't regret drinking.

As Kira took her seat once again, she was mentally preparing herself. Juno was already quite the handful and with him being tipsy she knew this would be a challenge to get done. At least he was more likely to be honest now.

Officer Sachhi helped Juno sit down before turning to look at Kira, silently asking if she needed anymore help. Kira gave a small wave, signaling Sachhi off as she smiled slightly, quickly exiting the room, but making sure to stand by the door in case of any trouble.

Kira situated herself quietly, Juno gazing around the room, quietly for once. Kira looked over at him suspiciously before clearing her throat.

"Right, I'm sure you're aware of how this works. I'll hit record on this and everything you say can and will be used against you if needed. Ready?" Kira said with a more bored voice than before, having already done this process several times.

Juno nodded, a slow smile on his face, he seemed to not be fully aware of what was happening around him.

Kira paused for a moment, then hitting record for the fifth time today."

Juno Castillo, you're a suspect for the murder of Zakou Rosales Mena. Anything-"

"I say can and will be used against me in the court of law yadda yadda yadda can we get this over and done with?" Juno said, boredom clear in his voice.

Kira closed her eyes for a moment, recollecting herself and opening her eyes again before continuing."

Anything you say can and will be used against you as evidence for this case. Answer honestly." She finished, folding her hands in front of her neatly while Juno just stared at her with blank eyes, hands in his lap.

"Yeah okay." He said with a sigh, rubbing his eyes tiredly as Kira nodded professionally.

"First things first, what was your connection to Zakou?" Kira asked, flipping her notepad open, ready to write down whatever he said.

"Detective, we've been over this, I had nothing to do with that guy. Wrong place wrong time kinda thing, Lea was the one who forced me to come here tonight anyways."

"Lea?" Kira asked, not having heard the nickname before.

"Shit, Leona. Eh, old habits die hard." He said, rolling his eyes slightly as he leaned back in his chair.

"Right, she didn't mention getting an invitation for you and her, but she didn't come because she was trying to find her missing brother still."

Juno snorted, shaking his head slightly before looking back up at Kira who stared at him with narrowed eyes.

"Why the laughter Mr. Castillo? Did I say something wrong?" 

"That girl is delusional, still thinking her brothers out there. He's been missing for years."

"Did you know her brother personally? Are you close to her family?" 

"Mark? Yeah I knew the guy, helped him out at his job a few times with Leona. The rest of her family though? No way. They were so abusive." He said casually, Kira frowning sadly. That could explain some of Leona's strange behaviors. 

"She mentioned you two grew up together, so was she close to your family then if hers were abusive?" 

Juno nearly laughed again, shaking his head almost sadly.

"Hell no, her family might've mentally fucked her up a bit, but my parents physically abused me, still have some scars. We were on our own our whole lives. That's why we stuck around each other. She was my only friend."

"Was? How do you feel about her now?" 

"Now? She can rot in hell for all I care. It's been years since I cared for her as anything more than a business partner."

Kira swore she could almost smell the lie, deciding to pry further, feeling like she was onto something with these two.

"Years? What changed your mind if she was your only friend?"

"So, maybe not... years. Fine, she still holds a small place of importance with me, but if something happened to her I wouldn't care that much. She's not the Lea I used to know." Juno admitted, looking down before glancing back to Kira with dark eyes.

Kira pondered for a moment, no leaning over more, grinning slyly as he rested his chin on his hands.

"Now let me ask you a question, whatcha think about Claire?'

"H-huh?" Kira stuttered out, eyes widening as Juno caught her off guard.

"Mr. Castillo, these are not the questions we need to focus on, I'm the one who's interrogating you right now."

"Yeah but this doesn't have to be part of that, I just wanna know whatcha think about her. She's cute right? Especially when she thinks she's being intimidating." Juno chuckled a bit, looking at Kira who bit down on her tongue to stop herself from saying something she'd regret.

"Nothing? What? You have a crush on your little friend? That doesn't seem like a very unbiased thing to say Detective!" Juno teased slightly, laughing a bit at himself.

"Were going back to focus on the important questions Mr. Castillo." Kira said harshly, refusing to let him get under her skin so easily.

He shrugged, still grinning a bit as he stared at her.

"Sure, just make sure to give her a kiss for me when this is all over, Detective."

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Whoo!! Juno is quite the character huh? Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Make sure to vote and comment your thoughts down below! I hope everyone has a lovely rest of their day/night! See you all next chapter, bye!