justice

—— ♔ ; Rumors were spread quickly in this bustling town, considering the fact that there were so many citizens. However, the stories would be changed up almost every time they were passed on to each other; it was practically like a large game of telephone but with real stories that can possibly endanger anyone who passes it along. Due to several crimes happening that only the police force knew all of the information of, incorrect rumors were started constantly. Naoto would hear them on certain occasions while wandering the city. She was nearly always put on a local case, seeing as though she couldn’t exactly leave Koi. Busy, busy, busy was a life of a detective.

      This time, the rumors were about a detective agency that consisted of one man who was only but a year older than the girl. She had taken interest into this little business of his and managed to track him down; he was only in high school but managed something like this by himself. How peculiar. The chance to meeting this person face to face was very likely, as she had cleared her schedule for that entire day just to speak with him about the crimes happening recently. Perhaps he’d be of assistance to the police force. They could definitely use the help of the younger detectives who were vastly intelligent unlike Adachi. Fortunately enough, she had possibly found another asset to their rather small team. Hopefully he would be more than willing to be of assistance.

      It did not take much to track this teenager by the name of ‘Nice’ down. What an interesting name. Ah, he did not have a last name either. This man was quite the mysterious individual already, but she would soon see his visage when meeting. Showing up at his apartment without an invitation was rather rude, but she did not know of any other means to contact him. She was a bit worried about possibly putting herself into danger but this was all a part of being a detective. However, she did not exactly care too much about that at the moment since she was slightly ecstatic to know of another young detective. 

  It wasn't as if he hated those who made their claim to the title of Keepers of the Peace. In all honesty, they kept the annoyance of the world to a minimum. If they weren't constantly scouring the streets in search of crooks, there would be to many instances of noise making, and people freaking out. Stuff that didn't need to happen everyday of the freakin' week. And it didn't! Thanks to people like the fellow standing before Nice. But, without a doubt, there was still this feeling of... Displeasure, unease... He couldn't really name it. Sure, maybe everything in Yokohama had been patched up, and everything was sunshine and flowers, but still... 

  So, Nice decided after a few moments, to give the rather... Short male, an answer. He was already a little annoyed with this situation. So he wasn't going to dawdle on it much longer. Placing his hands on the opened door, he took a stepped back, and waved his free hand dismissively at the Detective. He didn't mean to be rude about the situation, but he just wasn't interested in working with the Police. If they had their own detectives, they surely didn't need him, right? It was a quiet town. And unless their opponent was some sort of minimum holder, they could handle it, right? He was just interested in money, and staying away from the Police.

The artist has very kindly allowed me to share her cute drawings on tumblr :) 

With that in mind, Inori headed out of the old house to realize her newfound determination. Strawberry locks flowed over her shoulder as she whisked out of her neighborhood into the excitement of the shopping district. Stores flanked her on either side as she contently strolled down the sidewalk, her eyes wandering about in whimsical curiosity. Completely unknown to her, however, was that the shopping district had an end somewhere and a certain shadier area inched closer towards her.

It looked quite docile during the day though and the naive Inori thought nothing of the change in architecture and atmosphere, especially when she spotted the bright and welcoming Sweetpea Cafe. She was immediately drawn to the array of pinks and white that were displayed behind the window and could not help but walk towards it, her interest growing with every step she took.

Little did she realize that there was someone else, equally or actually even more entranced by the shop. standing before the cafe and before she knew it, a hand reached out and took her shoulder, forcing the young girl to meet the stranger’s eyes, eyes filled with purpose and determination, not quite unlike her own earlier that day.

Of course, she was taken by surprise and her visage contorted in stunned shock, her pink orbs widened and her lips slightly parted. Words shot out of the man’s mouth and straight through the artist’s ears, her brain catching very little, if any, of what he said.

"W-What?"

But, Hajime was a small and cute girl, and she could out eat anyone he knew. It was a little scary... But maybe this certain individual was equally just as gifted as his friends? So, after a few seconds of lost resolve, and a concerned expression, he gave the other a gentler expression. She looked shocked as it was, and he didn't want to scare her more than he may have already done...

"Ah, didn't mean to scare you! Wanna help me with this challenge?" This time, the approach was definitely... 'Nicer'. In some hope of solidifying a pact, that they would conquer this foodie-based challenge! His own bright blue eyes flitted away from her darker red ones red, stinkin' red eyes... , as he glanced at the sign he had practically been glaring holes through mere moments ago. "This, right here! Ah, sounds like it'll be tough, but the reward is worth it!" Oh, the fire in his spirit was beginning to burn bright again, with pure determination! But what if she didn't like sweets? Or Ice Cream, or was going to run away and cry thinking he was some sort of creep... Such stoic expressions didn't help his worry much at all.