Snippet #2224825

Daisetsu stood there watching Alisa as she sat down and began to speak, trying to hide his obvious shock. The first words out of her mouth were hardly what he had expected but it was not the first time she had said it nor was it a one sided feeling. He thought she was the most amazing woman in the world if not a bit mysterious at time and he couldn't ask for anything more even if he wanted to. What bothered him was the way she said it, like she'd been worried that something horrible had happened. With any luck, this latest case of the woman in the middle of the street had been caught by the public and her hearing of it caused her to panic. Of course she might have more to fear than she first thought. From the sound of the victim and an overall lack of witnesses or evidence so far, it may turn out to be one of -those- cases...

When she offered to let himself out, something in Setsu's heart yanked painfully at the thought of her leaving. As she turned to exit the room, he nearly jumped her as he grabbed hold of one of her hands as he shouted, "No!" A second went by before he realized how ridiculous his reaction was, his facing going red as he cleared his throat. "Sorry. I-I meant to say that... you don't have to go." He placed his other hand on top of hers as he gave her a meek smile. "The chief gave me - well, ordered me - a half a day to get some rest. I don't have to be back into the office until tomorrow afternoon. So you can stay... if you want to." Setsu didn't see her nearly as often as he wanted to with work and the last thing he needed was her to leave when he had so much free time. "I think spending some time with you would be very nice," he said before he reached around and planted one quick on her lips. He needed her right now and even if he wasn't so stressed, he'd simply want her to be there. It was greedy and stupid but he found it hard to care. She was one of the few things in the entire world he had left to truly cherish and he wasn't going to let go of it any time soon.

And just when everything was about to settle down, the phone rang. Daisetsu sighed as he let go of Alisa's hand, his fingers brushing her as he let go. "One second," he said, flashing her a bright smile before he turned and walked over to the end table by the couch and picked up the phone. "Lieutenant Koudou's residence, this is him speaking." The voice that came from the end was that of Patrolman Sai Hyogo. "We got another victim," the younger officer said, the sound of papers being flipped through being heard over the line. Setsu let out another irritable sigh, all joy ripped form his expression. 'Great, I'll probably have to head in again right away,' he thought bitterly before asking aloud,"Do we have any details?" "Um. Ya, hold on," Sai said as the sound of ruffling paper came through over the line. "One doctor... give me a second. Here it is. Dr. Kurt Lane. Twenty nine, employed at the Ruhana Hospital." This shocked Setsu. Kurt had been his own doctor, a good man if not something of a flirt. He promised time to grieve for him later as he shake his head and spoke clearly into the phone again. "Alright. I'll be at the station right away," he said in a steady, serious tone. Before he could hang up, Sai spoke up. "Oh, and lieutenant? It's another mysterious case. I'll let you see the body yourself, but..." The rookie went quiet for a moment before saying, "The chief thinks it and the other recent case may be... special cases. He wants to speak to you when you get here." Setsu was silent before he answered with a quiet, "Alright," before hanging up the phone. He began to straighten up his tie as he turned to Alisa, trying to keep a blank look on his face as he spoke to her. "Something has come up. I need to head back to the station right away."