Nesscas Oneshot Haven

Accusations

Welp, it seems I'll need to do one more part of this. I apologize if you don't like this, but please bear with me. KK, hope you enjoy.

Just like any old Saturday morning, Lucas is sitting at the table eating his dad's famous Scramble eggs. He's just casually scrolling through Youtube when he hears his doorbell ring. He places his phone down and walks over to it. His dad had gone to work a while ago, so it can't be something for him. Claus is hanging out with the others, and his mom is at her book club. Lucas peers through the peephole to see a high schooler who he knows. He's not a friend but more of an acquaintance. Ren Amamiya. Lucas opens the door and tilts his head at the sight of the tallboy. Ren adjusts his glasses. "Ren? What's the matter?" Lucas asks.

"Oh nothing much, I was just wondering something," Ren says in his patented deep voice. Lucas allows Ren into his house. Ren follows Lucas--after closing the front door--into a living room that connects to the dining room. This change in the room is only shown via a change in flooring. Ren looks around the living room. Three couches are in the middle. All three face a coffee table in the middle, but only one faces a tv directly. Ren continues to follow Lucas into the dining room, where he sits opposite him. Lucas continues to eat.

"So, what're you wondering?"

"Well, this may be tough for you to answer." Ren looks down at his hands, thinking if he should really be asking this. He shakes his head. He looks up at Lucas, who seems content on answering any question Ren throws his way. Ren clears his throat. "Well, what do you think happened to Link." Lucas stares at Ren for a while before calmly placing his fork down, still not moving his eyes away from Ren.

"...I don't think it was an accident."

"So you're saying..."

"I believe someone killed my friend,"—Lucas stands up to take his plate to the trash can—"And I will find out who did." Lucas scarps the food off the plate before placing it in the sink. Ren writes what Lucas thinks down.

"You have a reason to believe that?" Lucas nods. He motions for Ren to follow him. Ren does. He follows Lucas into the living room, where the staircase upstairs leads to a hall of rooms. Lucas enters his room and sees the envelope on the nightstand. He picks it up and shoots around to see Ren, who is oddly entranced by the opened envelope. He holds his hand forward to grab it but hesitates. Lucas nods, which tells Ren it's ok to grab the envelope.

"You can take that, I have to go meet with some friends anyway." Ren raises an eyebrow. Lucas begins to lead Ren back down the stairs and to the front door. After grabbing and putting on his shoes, Lucas exits the house. He sees Ren follow him out. With a single bow from both boys, they go their separate ways. Lucas suddenly stops and looks back at Ren. "Ren?" Ren barely hears Lucas's voice from how far apart they are but turns around anyway. "Don't tell Snake what I'm about to do, I'd rather that be between me...and me only. Officer Joker."

"How'd you—"

"You're not the only one who can do his research, officer," Lucas smirks as he turns away, walking off. He stops once more, knowing that Ren is still looking at him. "And I also know what you've done in the past." Lucas finally walks out of Ren's sight. Ren looks down at the envelope. He sees the strange wax seal, but can't help but be distracted by what Lucas told him.

"T-there's no what he knows...it's impossible." He shakes himself, convincing himself that he's correct, and makes his way toward the police station. Lucas doesn't live too far from the station, so it doesn't take long for him to get there. When he does, he sees Snake and his station in the far corner. Snake is there, sorting through some evidence for a detective who's at home with a sickness. Joker--now with his uniform on--walks over to the station. He sits in his desk that is connected to Snake's so they can look at each other.