Quintus sighed, "Listen, I really don't want to get into any kind of conflict today."

"I'm afraid you've left me with little choice." Yukina said, "If you will continue to refuse with being overseen, then you are too great of a liability to be let loose. As such," She took her case off of her back and opened it, "you must be exterminated!"

"Oh, God bless America. Okay, are you not capable of calming down for one second right now?"

"No!" Yukina said, "Now die so I can be done with this business finally!" She readied her weapon and went for a thrust.

But just as she was about to strike, there was a knock at the door, causing her to freeze in place.

Quintus and Yukina had a short yet awkward moment, with Yukina's weapon literally less than an inch away from piercing the skin of his chest.

There was another knock.

"...Well, duty calls." Quintus spoke first.

"What?" Yukina said.

"The person outside. That's my client. Here early."

"That's a lie."

"Even if it is, do you still want to have a full-on smackdown in an office building. That spells collateral. I certainly don't want that." And he walked past Yukina, who let him pass with no hassle as they both knew he was right.

Opening the front door, he said, "Hi there? Are you my client?"

"Ummm, yes. Are you…. busy?" The woman at the door looked past Quintus.

He looked behind him, seeing Yukina sat down in front of his desk with no weapon, knowing that the woman knew she was here early and thought she possibly walked into the middle of another appointment.

"Oh, no. I'm not." Quintus said, then looking at the woman, then back at Yukina, "Don't worry, this girl won't be a problem. He emphasized his last few words, making his message very clear. Don't cause trouble.

Oh. A-alright." The woman walked in, not completely understanding but obviously having other things on her mind.

He closed the door behind her, "Please, take a seat. Yukina, get up. Don't be rude while our guest is here."

"Oh, It's fine. I don't mind." The woman said and sat down in the chair next to Yukina, who was still giving Quintus the stink eye.

Quintus ignored it, and asked, "Do you want anything to drink? Coffee? Water?"

"Nothing, thank you. If you don't mind…. I'd like to discuss business as soon as possible."

"If you'd like." Quintus said as he sat down," Hope you don't mind that she stays here," He pointed to Yukina who just crossed her arms, "There's really no way she'll leave."

"That's fine." She said.

"Why don't we start with your name, Ms….."

"Please. Call me Hajimari. And I'm married. At least…." She paused for a second, then continued, "I'm here because I'm told you deal in solving unnatural cases. Is that correct, sir?"

"I tend to deal with supernatural, yes. But I supposed to the layperson, it could be called unnatural." He answered.

"Then I have one for you. Three weeks ago one morning, I go through my daily routine. Breakfast, preparing my son for school, then helping my husband off to work. He leaves like normal, happy and kind. I don't think anything of it. But at around 5:45 that evening, when he usually comes home, he doesn't. I disregard it, thinking maybe there was something at the office and he wasn't able to call me. But then 5:45 turns into 6:00. Then 7:00. Then 8 and on until I just can't keep my eyes awake. So, I go to bed that night. And I wake up…. And he was ..." She almost lost it, but she regained herself, "I called his office to ask about his whereabouts. Perhaps he had to go to a hotel that night because he was leaving so late. But they said he had left the normal at his normal time that night. I had to face facts. My husband was missing. And by this time he has been missing for three weeks." She was starting to lose it, "Mr. Elias, every day, my children keep asking me, when is their daddy coming home? And I don't know what answer to give them. I just…. I just-"

"Ma'am." Quintus stopped her, "I'm very sorry about your situation, but to me, it sounds like a simple case of a missing person. I really don't deal in everyday civilian cases. I honestly think that this is a case better handled by the police."

Yukina, who was moved by the woman's story, now looked about ready to clobber Quintus left and right. But before she did, the woman said,
"And you don't think I have? I went to them the very day after he disappeared. And they promised they would handle it. But that was so long ago as well. I've done so much by then. I've put up posters around every corner in the city. I've inquired to the police until all of them know me by name. I've spent so much money on so many different private investigators that I'm deep in debt because of loans I've taken out to find him. I'm at the end of my rope. Please, Mr. Elias. You're the only one you can help me by now. I just want to find him. If not to find out…. what happened to him so that I can have closure and move on. Is that so much?"

Quintus was quiet, then sighed, "Very well ma'am. I'll take your case."

The woman smiled, "Oh, thank you so much! I- I don't know when I can pay you, but-"

"Don't worry, Mrs….."

"Oh. Hajimari. Toraburu Hajimari."

"We can talk prices later, Mrs. Hajimari" He interrupted, standing up, "But first, I want to bring you results. The first thing I'm going to want to see is your house. If there's anything of your husband's there that can maybe lead to why your husband's disappearance, I'll want to investigate."

"Alright. I-I can do that. Follow me please." She got up.

"Good then." He then turned to Yukina who had stood up with both of them, "Well, Yukina." She turned back, still fixing him with an unpleasant look, "You want to see what a day in the life of Quintus Elias is like. Then follow me."

"I really don't. But I'm going to anyway." She said, holstering her weapon and crossing her arms.

"Awww, c'mon." He opened the front door and motioned for Hajimari to go first, "A private investigator dedicated specifically to supernatural cases? Tell me you're not the least bit curious."

"I'm not the least bit curious. Now let's go." She said as she was following Hajimari out, who seemed a bit confused at their exchange but didn't confront them about it.

Quintus made a slightly hurt expression and closed the office door behind them.

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~I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!~ What's it been? Like, a few months since I last posted? It's my senior year of school and it's not helpful to my fanfic juices. But I'm still alive, as is Quintus Elias. However, there are a few of the works that I've seen you following. Those of which I wish to discuss here.

1. Something Ancient.

Shit. That was a thing that I was making. Thing is, that was being made on a different computer than what I've been frequently using lately. I'm using google docs on a better one now and I've been using it to write other stories. But unfortunately, now that I've procrastinated to hell on that story, the actual franchise of Steven Universe has come so far, I'm considering rebooting it. Seeing as how I'm working other stuff, it might be a while. So thank you for sticking with me for as long as you have.

2. There's a new Joker in town.

Wait, that was a thing? I'm kidding of course. I remember that faint idea that I had to have a Joker OC totally Team Four Star style take over the city. But as I had other ideas and thought moreover that idea, I realized just how much I would have to stretch it and I don't think it would have turned out well, so the chances of my continuing that are slim to nil. Sorry to all who were excited, but that's just my feelings on it.

3. A Time Lord at Honnouji Academy.

That is still a thing, I promise. I've just been the worst kind of procrastinator and have not given it the attention that it deserves. But I have plans and they are good.

4. RWBY: An Electric Guitar and RWBYtale (Team PAUS)

That, I think, is the most sensitive subject when it comes to unfinished stories. I know that there is a ton of sh!t going on with Rooster Teeth right now, and I'll be honest, I don't know everything that they're dealing with. But If you want the full reason that I've dropped them, better to check out An Electric Guitar, which has my notice in the fourth chapter I think.

I really want to thank you for all of the support that you've given me. To be honest, the complete reason that I keep starting projects and not finishing them is that would say I am creative to an unhealthy extent and have so many ideas. And every time I have a new idea, it seems so much better than the last one and I want to work to break out that one. It's honestly a bad habit and I intend to break it with this story. I hope you enjoy what I have planned and stick with me further.