Forgettable

Chapter Three

Chapter Three

"Woah." Matthew commented as they stepped inside the main entrance of police headquarters.

The place was fairly modern inside compared to the outside. The lobby was a large atrium with windows and balconies all the way to the top of the building. Most of the walls were either red brick or retro glass tiles. There were a few displays of old police uniforms and equipment around too.

"Big place." The Canadian hummed following Gilbert towards one of the elevators.

"Ja, vorked hard to get here." The albino said proudly.

"You always were a bit of a workaholic." Matthew mumbled making sure Kuma was still following them. The dog hadn't left his side and was still in between them.

Gilbert shrugged and pushed the button for the elevator. They waited for a moment before it arrived and let the people out. The pair stepped inside with Kuma following closely. The dog didn't like the elevator and Matthew kept petting his ears to distract him.

The blond was nervous to meet Gilbert's boss. He was always nervous to meet new people. He was pretty awkward and it didn't help that he remembered every introduction. He hated the awkwardness about them. He wanted to make a good impression more for himself than the person he was meeting. They'd probably forget him anyways.

"Birdie?" The Prussian asked bringing him out of his thoughts. He hadn't realized the elevator door had opened and the other had already stepped out. He was holding the door open for him. "Coming?"

"Oh, sorry." The blond said quickly going to follow him. Kuma trotted after them wagging his tail.

Gilbert just smiled gently at the pair. He lead them down a short hallway to a more open room. There were desks with computers in the centre. The left wall was lined with filing cabinets and had big screens above. The wall straight ahead of them was all windows looking over the city. The right wall was mostly brick with a few doors.

The albino cleared his throat to get his attention. Matthew looked over as he stepped towards one of the doors on the right wall. He knocked as the Canadian quickly read the name plate.

"Come in." Someone called from the inside.

The blond guessed it was Gilbert's boss, Elizabeta Héderváry. The albino opened the door and gestured for him to go in first. Kuma brushed past and rushed in a head. He ran up to the woman who was behind the desk and put his paws up on her lap. She didn't seem to mind and was already cooing at the dog. The Prussian was a little bit offended that Kuma liked his boss, but not him.

"Have a seat you two." Elizabeta said gesturing to the chairs. Both nodded and sat down. Kuma came back over to him and sat on his feet. "So, you must be Gil's Matthew." The woman smiled. "You're a very hard guy to find."

"I try." The blond smiled. "And yes, I'm Matthew Williams. It's nice to meet you."

Elizabeta smiled and introduced herself as well. Matthew already knew her name and title from the name plate on her door. "Beilschmidt, while you were gone, they've killed again. Two this time, a young couple."

"They're escalating." Gilbert commented as Elizabeta handed him another evidence bag with a note. He quickly compared it to the three he already had. He handed them to Matthew once he was finished.

"That's five bodies total now?" The Canadian asked absentmindedly as he read the new note. He'd never seen the handwriting before.

"Yes." Elizabeta replies. "Five murders with no DNA, prints or witnesses."

"No surveillance videos?" Matthew asked eyebrows furrowing.

The woman shook her head. "Nothing yet, but our tech guy, Kiku, is looking through it." She sighed and met his eyes. "Do you have any idea who might be doing this?"

"Do you have a pen and paper?" The blond asked and she immediately handed him some. He started in his memories from the most recent cases all the way back to their first case together. Once he was done, he handed the paper to Elizabeta. "Those are the ones that had violent tendencies or had threatened us."

"How do you remember all of these? There's at least one hundred names here!" The woman said looking over the list. She looked him up and down and something clicked. "Wait, are you the Matthew that remembers everything?"

"Yeah?" Matthew said with a sheepish smile.

"Wow, it's nice to meet you. You're a bit of a legend." Elizabeta smiled gently. Her focus shifted over to Gilbert. "I didn't know you knew him, let alone that you two were partners!"

"I told jou before." The Prussian said raising an eyebrow. "Jou probably just forgot.

"Oh." The woman mumbled.

"So, Matthew." Gilbert started clearing his throat and turning to him. Their eyes met. "Vill jou be helping me with this investigation?"

"Ah, I don't know." The Canadian stumbled over his words. He didn't like being put on the spot.

"You're more that welcome to help." Elizabeta said catching his attention.

"I haven't done police work in over three years." The blond said. He was trying to make up more excuses.

"That's fine." Elizabeta shrugged. The Canadian hesitated. "We just can't give you a gun or badge."

Matthew bit his lip and looked away. He did not want to get back into police work. It was stupid of him to get into it in the first place. He wanted to help people, but somehow wound up in the homicide division. His memory was a major draw to the captain and he insisted that it would be the place he could help the most. It was one thing for the normal detectives to see the gruesome scenes, but he had to relive them over and over again in perfect detail.

"Jou know," Gilbert started getting his attention. He looked apologetic for bringing this up. "Jou'd probably get home quicker."

"Alright, fine." Matthew grumbled.

"Awesome!" The albino beamed excitedly.

The blond couldn't help, but smile seeing how happy the other was. Elizabeta eyed the pair suspiciously. She smiled seeing the look the two were sharing. She knew something else had gone on between them before without either mentioning it. She knew there were definitely still feelings lingering between them.

"Good." The woman said getting both of their attention. She handed Matthew's list over to Gilbert. "You're dismissed. Take that to Kiku."

"Danke." The Prussian stood up and went to the door.

Matthew stood up to follow and Gilbert let him out first. Kumajirou brushed past the Prussian eyeing him suspiciously. Outside, the office seemed a bit more alive. There were a few people around that looked up at them as they left the boss's office. He was shy to see the people. The albino lead him over to one of the people who he knew was Kiku. He recognized him. The Canadian had met him about five years ago when he was at a tech store.

"Hallo Kiku." The Prussian greeted.

"Detective." The man replied looking up from his computer. "What can I help you with?" He noticed Matthew behind the albino. "And who is this?"

"Kiku, this is Matthew." Gilbert hummed introducing the pair. "Matthew, this is our tech wizard Kiku."

"Nice to meet you." The blond extended his hand and the man took and shook it.

"Likewise." Kiku smiled politely. He looked him over. "You look familiar. Have we met before?" The blond nodded. "I thought so. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you."

"It was around five years ago and only for a few minutes." Matthew shrugged. "A normal person wouldn't remember." Kiku looked surprised and raised an eyebrow. "I have a memory problem."