The Aeon Arcana

Daytime

By the time you reached the police station, it was reaching midday. Akechi walked inside and putting on full charm he obtained a visitors pass for you. He placed it around your neck. "Stay close," he said quietly. "Don't talk to anyone unnecessarily."

You nodded in understanding and followed him. He walked towards an office space, where a bunch of people were sitting in front of computers. He started talking to them, asking them about finding the identity of someone for a case. They looked suspiciously at you, but soon ignored your presence.

Akechi sat you down on a chair. "Wait here," he instructed. "I'm going to go talk to some people. Don't go anywhere. You should be safe here, this is a police station after all. And unlike me, they all have guns." 

You weren't sure if that fact made you feel any safer.

You checked your phone, unsure of what to do. The Phantom Thieves were once again in Madarame's palace today. This made sense, since it was the weekend, and none of them had school. Of course you wanted to be with them too, but you knew that you were currently in immediate danger.

You decided to check Akechi's fan blogs to see if any of their opinions about him were true. You found a few fanfictions about him, which were so delightfully entertaining and portrayed Akechi as a gentle, polite person who would never insult his precious girlfriend. You knew that this wasn't at all true, and that he was a difficult, avoidant, self-absorbed asshole who you couldn't help but be completely head over heels for. What made things worse is that you were beginning to agree with him that you might be a bit of a masochist.

You came across photos of Akechi that made you immediately blush. They were candid photos of Akechi at a public bathhouse. You weren't sure how old they were, but you knew immediately these were taken without his permission. He was in a towel, so nothing private was actually showing, but still he was half naked and dripping wet. You'd have to show Akechi these, and you saved the link to their location. You also looked at them a bit longer than you knew you should have.

Akechi finally came back. "We got a name," he said.

"Already??" You gasped.

"Technology is indeed wonderful," Akechi said with a smile. "Let's go, we have work to do."

You stood up and followed him. You returned your pass and walked out of the building, trying to keep up with Akechi's stride.

"What are we doing now?" You asked.

"We're going to eat, then we're going home," replied Akechi. "And then I'm going to kill the bitch harassing you."

"Please, no, don't kill her," you sighed. "She probably just is jealous. Women do that. They can get really scary when jealous. I've read stories where women become homicidal maniacs over men."

"You're talking like I was serious about killing her," Akechi said.

"You sounded serious," you said. "I know you're joking but...still."

"Would you be mad?" Akechi grinned.

"Well, duh! I don't want you to go to prison!" You said.

"That's a strange reason to be mad I committed murder," said Akechi. "I'd think your concern should be along the lines of 'I can't believe you did that to another human being!'"

"If you had to kill her, I'd trust you," you said. "If she had to die, then she had to die. I'd just hate for you to get in trouble over it."

"You're going to drive me insane," Akechi said bluntly. "Just say you think murder is disgusting already."