Unpredictable (Overhaul x Reader)

Discomfort by Day, Surprise by Night

It was finally the morning of the gala.

And things were not looking good for you.

The night before, Tsukauchi and you stayed at the precinct till 11 to finish closing up a case that had been solved by the forensics team. It would have been such a quick fix if it hadn't been for the sudden power outage that lasted for 2 hours. The generators were doing well but without the internet to back up the system, it was practically useless.

When everything was finished, the chief had to pop in and hand another assignment. One that was due later in the day. Photocopying the documents, you worked on it till the early hours of dawn in your little home.

Oh, and you almost spilled coffee on one of the important handouts.

Now that the sun was shining, you rubbed the drowsiness from your eyes and pushed yourself to get out of bed. All too aware that you were now running late, you didn't give a damn anymore. Screw them if you were late. Being given work at that time of night was never a good thing to do, yet the chief always made sure to bless you with more cases.

Taking your sweet time in preparing yourself for the day's activities, you put your phone on mute and proceeded to take a shower.

Now seated in your car, the engines revved as you read the notifications. 3 missed calls and 5 messages, 3 of which belonged to Tsukauchi who scolded you for being late for your shift. The other two were just updates regarding 2 other cases you were working on. As for the missed calls, it was the chief.

Tossing your phone to the passenger's seat, you drove your way to the precinct.

By the time you arrived, you had to sneak your way in. Eyes scanning for the chief or your partner, the area seemed to be void of those 2 men. Making a quick run for it, you passed by the receptionist and ducked when you were near the meeting room. With your cubicle an arms length away, you suddenly felt restricted and void of any air passage.

"And where do you think you're going?" Tsukauchi said as he pulled you closer to him. "You're late by 2 hours and the boss is fuming."

"It's not my fault he let us burn the midnight oil on the case." You swatted his hand away from your collar. "I finished mine already so he should be thankful."

"He's waiting for you."

"Damn it."

Stomping to his office, you prepared yourself for the worst. Knocking on the doors, they were opened by the man himself. His features showed pure rage and anger. When he gestured for you to enter, the doors closed and if your ears weren't going deaf, you heard the locks click.

"Look." You started to explain as you went to the same sofa you sat in a few days ago. "You gave me a new case and the deadline only 24 hours. I managed to run through the case and even wrote down 3 possible villains who would do such a thing. I can contact my-"

"That's not the point, (Y/N)." He cut you off. "You disobeyed the precincts rules."

"By being late for 2 hours?" You countered. "For having been given something so last minute?"

"I do not tolerate tardiness in this precinct. I understand that it was not planned but the fact that you had the audacity to do such a thing is worrisome."

Biting your tongue, you wanted to punch him in the face for not being considerate. Never in your life had you been late for work. All your cases were always finished on time and sometimes even earlier than schedule. Yeah, you were partly at fault but with the stress you had been carrying, you just couldn't deal with this bullshit.