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"Mom!... Please stay with me!" Shouted a young boy's voice as it resounded. Sobbing being heard from the voice as the rest were muffled because of the crying.The sound of an alarm clock soon ringing as the man soon woke up suddenly, breathing in and out calmly with eyes wide open in surprise but changed to a calm look and sighed, another bad dream it seems.
The man got out of bed to turn the alarm off, stretching his arms as he got out of bed. Heading out of his room and to the bathroom to prepare for the day, the same eyes with the black stars, the same black hair, the same look, and the same him.
The person he is still him till this day. Even refreshing himself in the shower as he looked at the mirror after the wash, deciding to brush his teeth before getting dressed is the best way to start the day after sleeping and having a morning bath. After all, this is his usual daily schedule that more will add on as his days go by. Having now finish a morning routine, he soon headed to the kitchen to have breakfast as he looked in the fridge to only find a open bag of chips, some leftovers and some shrimps with a note attached. Reading it said the following:
'Was watching a movie last night, don't mind the mess.'
'By, Desuhiko'
He then sighed in annoyance as he got the chips and shrimps. Crunching and grinding the chips into small bits like bread crumbs as he took out the eggs and flour from the fridge as he prepared some tempura and then rice to eat at, these days in his life never change, the food may change time to time, but his life wouldn't.
After his breakfast, it was time to head out. Getting a pair of glasses and a cap as he puts both of them on, opening the door and then leaving the room as he closed it afterwards. Walking down the stairs as he went down the usual road and paths he takes to his workplace, the fastest way to his work place is to take a ride on a vehicle or drive atleast. Well, he never learned how to drive, so a ride will make it's reason.
As the man walked down the streets and roads, he looked at a big poster on a building as said that a performance of an idol will debut on the next week on the weekend. A concert that is a must see for everyone, but not for him as he always have work to do. Looking at the bystanders he passes by doing the usual things he see in his view, he then continued on as he reached his workplace The people greeting the man with a wave or a morning saying as he replied back to them with a morning saying aswell, taking his cap and glasses off as he did.
He walked down the hallways, a person in a blue uniform approached as he looked at them "Good day, you look swell as ever!" They said with bowing head down as a gesture. "I have here a recent request from someone that you may be able to solve their issue sir." "...Thanks." He replied as he received a request to solve something, a case that had been unsolvable for several days. Nodding to what he read as he thanked the person that told him about it, taking his leave as he went to where the requested case's place is at.
With his arrival there, he talked to the people who were at the scene. Asking them about what happened there as he listened to every details with him investigating the area, coming to conclusions and how it happened as he lied and said truths. The other lies being told being detected as he pointed at who did it truly, connecting the dots as another case has been solved. The man sighed as he looked at the sky, several people in blue approached him as one spoke "Another case resolved, good work. Were glad to have you in the organization." They said as the man replied back "No problem. It's just the usual things I always have."
"I see, well, do you wish to come along to us for a party? I'm sure it would be fine with you." Another said to him, the man shaking his head as he raised a hand "No thanks, I'm good for now, but thank you for the invitation." Then there, he had left, walking away as he did.
The man looked at the amount of payment he gotten from the request, sighing for awhile as glanced around the people who have walked pass by him, Watching as life itself is simple but complicated.
He then continued his way, walking back to the workplace as the days were the same.
Everything... didn't change that much, though, this day may be different than the rest of them than the man expected. Getting a phone call from one of the higher ups as he was woken by it, answering the call as he spoke "Hello?" "Hello there, is this Kuro Starling I'm speaking to correctly?" The caller said as the man responded back "...Yes, that would be me. What is it you need?"
"I'm here speak about something important, it's with the work of yours." They answered as the black haired man listened "We have noticed you began to become more stressed out, so we all thought that your good deeds and yourself should relax for once."
"And that would be?..."
"I meant by this that your going to Kanai Ward, someone will give a train ticket. Head to the train station, and there should be a train waiting for your arrival to take you to the city itself." The higher up on the call explained to Kuro as they did.
"...That seems understandable." He replied, "Now, can you let me sleep? It's 2am.."
"Well, we would let you sleep after this call, but you must prepare everything you need to bring. We scheduled your trains arrival at 9am." They replied as Kuro's eyes widen in surprise.
"Don't worry, you can sleep at one of the rooms on the train, just do wake up before it arrives to it's location. I don't think you would get up at 4 or 5 when your in the train. Just, get up at 7. Alright?"
Kuro was silent for awhile due to what the higher up on the call said, but he had to accept it "Understood." He replied "I'll prepare my things for my travel there."
"Very well then, good day to you fellow detective." There, the call ended as the black haired male thought about it for awhile, going to a city as a form of break for him to take is not what he expected but... what could these all mean by what they said?
No... He must focus and do what the higher ups said, prepare his things and get the train ticket, then head to the train station to wait for the train. That doesn't seem that hard to follow right? I mean, this vacation could have work needed to be done for him, so maybe that could do for him. Yeah... That could truly do for him. Getting up from bed as he went to get a suitcase for him to use to bring his things, preparing everything needed for a vacation. As he did them, he looked at the time of the clock, it was almost 3am. Should he even be packing things up for a travel during that hour of time? Perhaps so.
As he finished packing his things, Kuro looked around the room for awhile. Having changed to another outfit now, he gotten his cap and glasses as he puts them both on. Writing down a letter to remind the person he is living with about the vacation he will take at Kanai Ward. Going over to the door as there was a envelope with the ticket just as the higher up said on the phone call. Picking it up as he places it into his pocket before he left the room, looking back for awhile as he soon closed it.
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Walking into the train station and traveling on your own was truth to be told on Kuro, a new experience. He had never traveled on his own feet. He would usually travel from a usually city around the streets and roads whenever it was this city he is in, but now... he is told to have a vacation and only for him, no one else.
Checking the time it was currently now, it was 8am. 1 more hour until his train arrives. Heading to the wait for the train to arrive as watched his surrounding, glancing at the people and the things around him as he sat at a bench. Waiting patiently as he looked at his phone once more to see the time and the messages.
Most haven't changed on the messages, but there was the time that it was already 9am. Looking at where the train will arrive as he soon sees it.
The train looked luxurious and advanced, making Kuro look amazed by this chance as he saw it's doors open, seeing it now open as he goes to enter it.
Entering the train as he looked at the layout map of the train on the wall, it is said that he was on the car 1, so... he should head to car 3 or 4, walking to into the other car as he did, Kuro looked at the room numbers and chose the one with 301. Sliding the door open as he soon entered it. The room looked well furnished and such that possibly be for only him, placing his suitcase onto the bed as he glanced around his surrounding area, deciding to close the door to keep things private for him for the time being as he removed his glasses and cap off, placing them onto the desk and then looking at the window.
This room...
Was this made for specifically him? Maybe so, then that could be another reason.
He then sat down at chair that was at the desk, taking out something from his pocket of his coat was a mascara, deciding to use it as he brushed his eyelashes for awhile while using his phone as a mirror. Glancing at the door as he finished using the mascara, placing it back into his pocket as he decides to go out of his room to have some breakfast. Feeling like the train could start moving anytime now as he headed to the 2nd car.
As he headed there, the dining room was quite empty. Maybe this train is specifically only for him? Possibly, but he needs some conformation when he arrives to the city, looking around if there's an automated service or a kitchen atleast for him to cook. Finding some drinks and alcohols being displayed as he decided to drink some of them, pouring some of the drinks into shots and glasses as he finds some ice to match them with.
This could take longer than he thought as the train had already started moving. Glancing at the window as he drank his drink he poured into a glass, surely no one would notice these going on a train, after all, he is the only one on this train.
"...This feels bliss for the time being." He said to himself as he drank another one up.
(Several hours later...)
Upon waiting at the station was a bleached blonde haired male, waiting for the train to arrive as he sees it have already arriving, heading to it as it stops at the destination with the doors opening automatically. Looking inside as it seemed to appear to be empty, wondering what could have happened as he told some men in gas masks to check.
Following the person's command, the men went in to check. Heading in from both the first car and the last, they do find some things in one of the rooms of the 3rd car as the 2nd car was a surprise. There was a already passed out Kuro who had gotten drunk from the drinks, he was still well to be assured.
The men in gas masks looked to each other "What do we do with him?" One of them asked to the others as one shrugged, seeing the state the detective was in, there was nothing to do, but to try carrying the man and bringing the things he own as they all did. Struggling a bit at it.
The man waited outside the train's exit as the men came out of there while carrying Kuro and bringing his things he brought along, looking a bit surprised and shock but he shrugged it off as he spoke to one of the men "So, mind if I ask what happened?" He asked as one of them replied "W-Well we found him having drank some of the drinks, sir." Stuttering a bit as they seemed a bit nervous person.
"I see, well, try to take him in to one of the rooms at the tower. The hotel may already be full with people." He said as they nodded to what the man said as they all followed his command, exiting the station while carrying and bringing Kuro and his things. His eyes slowly opening a bit, but yet they closed again due to the state he was in. Hearing the rain as Kuro has already fallen asleep.
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As the detective's drunkenness had already faded away, his eyes soon opened up as he was now in a different room. Everything... Looked almost gold like, there were gold pillows and a gold table. Though the couch he was on wasn't golden, it was still comfortable.
Sitting up as he stretched for awhile as he glanced around his surrounding until he heard footsteps coming by, and by sudden instinct, he decides to hide in the kitchen that was there, under the kitchen table Kuro chose to hide at as the footsteps became louder.
The detective glancing and trying to look at where the noise could be coming from as a saw someone in the room, it was a big man, a fat one to be exact as he wore a silver teeth grills while having a golden coat being held by the arm. Making Kuro think for awhile and remind him of something he read on a book or novel, soon seeing the fat man having seemingly now left from Kuro's view, the black haired male slowly came out of his hiding place as he thought in his mind that the other person was now gone.
There, he heard a fridge door closing as he felt someone looking at him already as he turned his head to look and saw the same fat man looking at him while holding a canned drink in hand.
Both of the men were looking at each other as silence filled the room. No words being spoken as they both stared at each other in surprise or shock until...
"...Who the hell are you-"
"What are you doing in my place?!"
Both the fat man and the detective spoke at the same time. One asked calmly while the other shouted in confusion and shock.