Unsympathetic Patton

Missing

Chapter 1

Emilie Picani was a cheery, 25 year old male, walking the streets of Jacksonville Florida late last Saturday night (Last seen at 6:30PM EST). He was on his way to a date with his boyfriend, Roman Royale, to celebrate their anniversary. The problem was, he never showed up.

Emilie was an open book, no previous charges, not even a parking ticket. He had a stable job, as a therapist; he'd have to look into some of his clients. But other than that the case had no leads- yet.
Janus stared at the file in front of him and wondered, how the hell did he go missing?

Did he have a reason to run away? He'd have to look back on the statements but he seemed to have a good family life. He would've at least told his boyfriend and have run off with him. Running away was unlikely.
Maybe he got lost? He was in a busy city in Florida. It was nearly impossible to be lost.
That left one area. Kidnapping. It was certainly possible, which was more than the other explanations. Did Emilie have any enemies? Any Stalkers? Was he just at the wrong place at the wrong time? Did he upset his boyfriend somehow? Janus needed to know more about this guy, and it couldn't be from a piece of paper, he had to get face to face with them.
He quickly typed up a report.

MISSING PERSON: 43770
NAME: EMILIE PICANI
DATE LAST SEEN: 8/30/2020
TIME LAST SEEN: 6:30PM EST
PLACE LAST SEEN: SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE ON 'BLUEJAY BLVD 1379'
LEAD DETECTIVE ASSIGNED: JANUS LYRE
COURSE OF ACTION: INTERVIEW IMMEDIATE FRIENDS AND FAMILY (INCLUDING ROMAN ROYALE), REQUESTING EMILIE'S SCHEDULE (TO CONFIRM TIMELINE)

Roman's POV
Roman waited anxiously at the table for Emilie, they had been dating for about a year now and Roman was ready to propose. Most people thought it was moving too fast but it only took Roman one date to fall for him, he was perfect. He was smart; he could always give Roman helpful advice without even knowing the whole extent of the problem. When he and Remus fought Emilie was there. When reporting was becoming too much Emilie was there. When Roman didn't get a role, Emilie was there. They went through everything together. They were perfect for each other, so Roman set up a proposal. He got a reservation for Emi's favorite restaurant. Then he went to Remy, Emilie's brother and asked him for help. Remy supportive, he even set up a photographer so they could see the moment forever.

Roman's phone played the tone from 'Beauty and The Beast'

Emi <3: See you soon- Don't forget you're the Ruby to my Sapphire <3

You: See ya soon :D

Then he waited, and waited and waited. But nobody came. He felt heartbroken, this was supposed to be their night. But Emilie didn't show, he never showed. He set it up as a perfect night, why did he leave? He was probably with Remy enjoying his night watching some sort of new cartoon. Then he realized Remy was there. He made sure all of Emilie's family was there.
So where was he? He panicked and got Remy "Remy? Where could have Emilie gone?" He said in a worrying manner. Remy seemed to be calm, he wondered how. Remy took out his phone and said "His phone is hooked up with my iPhone. I can see where he is" that calmed Roman down a bit. Until Remy's eyes widened when he opened up the map. Remy slid his glasses down and let out a tear "He was last seen at an alleyway and then- it said the SIM card got damaged, it's not traceable" Roman panicked and didn't realize he was dialing 911.

"911 what's your emergency?"
"Yes, I'd uh like to report a missing person"
"Ok, are you in immediate danger sir?"
"N-no but my boyfriend might be!"
"Ok sir, to file a police report you need to go to "the nearest police station-"
"Can't you just file it here, now?"
"sir, that's against procedure"
"Bullshit" he muttered and hung up.
He started sobbing. What could've happened to Emilie? What if he ran away? Or what if- Remy cut him off "Stay calm babes, the police station is right across the street. Let's file the report and then we can work from there" Remy found a way to be hopeful when Emilie was missing, he admired it- but still hated it. They walked into the police station

Remy was the first one to speak up "I'd like to file a missing person report"

Emilie's POV
Emilie was finishing up his last session for the night, the day had been tiring. First he had a session that got overbooked, which meant he had to reschedule both of them. Then he had a new client come in, which meant tons of paperwork. After that one of his patients had a panic attack, which was especially draining because it was Virgil. He probably had one of the most severe anxiety disorders Emilie had seen; yet he still managed to work as a Private Investigator, a job that required lots of secrets, and social interaction. Emilie looked down at his Steven Universe wristwatch Roman had got him for his birthday. Roman always found a way to make Emilie happy. That's why he couldn't wait for the day to end! They were going to celebrate their anniversary over dinner at one of the fanciest restaurants in town. They called months in advance to get reservations. And it was finally the day to celebrate, their first anniversary! Roman and Emilie had technically first met at a play; but they didn't really meet until about a week later, Emilie had gone to some sort of mandatory press meeting and a Roman was reporting there. They (quite literally) bumped into each other and swapped numbers. Roman made Emilie truly happy. The things Roman and Emilie conversed about ranged from serious conversations, to geeking out about cartoons. His life was honestly a dream because of Roman.
Beep beep beep
Emilie jumped up and headed out of his office as he texted Roman.

You: See you soon- Don't forget, you're the ruby to my sapphire <3

Ro <3: see you soon :D

He walked down the streets; you'd think he'd know his way around after living here for like 5 years, but he didn't. He pulled out his phone and got a map.
'TURN LEFT ON BLUEJAY BLVD' he turned.
'TRAFFIC ON BERRY WAY, REROUTING'
'ENTER THE ALLEYWAY IN 500 FEET' alleyway? That was strange, but Emilie was lost and just listened to the map. As he entered the alleyway there was a pastel blue minivan blocking his next turn. a blonde haired person stepped out of the driver side of the car. Emilie decided he was going to help this guy with whatever's wrong.
"Heyo! Need some help?" he asked. The stranger answered,
"Yeah, I can't get my car to start, I'm Patton," he greeted and put his hand out to shake, Emilie smiled and shook his hand. The stranger- Patton, smiled. "Could you go and check the hood? I'll stay here and try and get it to start." Emilie walked over to the hood and took a good look at it, that was rather odd...
"Everything seems alright on my en-" Emilie was cut off by a cloth being held over their face. It smelt like chemicals; he tried not to breathe it in, he failed. There was another person behind him. He tried to push the tall man away, it didn't work, his phone dropped but he did get a glance at him. He had dark brown hair and a tie, and thick glasses that made him look broad. The taste of the chemicals set into his mouth, shit. Before he could start running he felt his eyelids getting heavier. Where were they taking him? Was he going to escape? He slowly began drifting out of consciousness.

What was going to happen to him?
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