Chapter 2- But You Forgot Your Lunch…

A/N: Welcome to Ch.2 of BTRD! I hope you guys enjoy it! And remember, reviews are loved! Thanks again!

Disclaimer: If I owned Psycho-Pass would I be writing fanfiction?

"Bye Shougo! Bye Choe! I'll see you guys tonight!" The Inspector called out, slipping on her shoes.

The Korean gave a small wave, taking another sip of his tea. Makishima simply grinned, a hint of mischief in his golden eyes. As the door shut the brunette man raised an eyebrow.

"I've seen that look before… what did you do?"

The silver asymptomatic laughed, flipping to another page of his book. "Oh, nothing too devious."

Choe suddenly felt a pang of worry for the young Inspector. It looked like Makishima was in one of his 'fun' moods, which usually ended with someone being (might I add grotesquely) killed.

Akane's stomach growled loudly as she set down another stack of papers on the orange-haired man's desk.

"Akane-chan, are you hungry?" Shusei asked in a sing-song voice, 'hiding' the papers behind his plastic dinosaur collection.

"Not really—" a loud growl interrupted her speech, causing the woman to blush.

"Well, maybe a little…"

"Did you leave your walled at home? Or your lunch?"

Akane sighed, sitting in the chair next to the Enforcer.

"Both. Somehow, my wallet seems to be missing and I even made myself a lunch last night but I forgot it at home."

"Ah, that's some rotten luck, Akane-chan! If I wasn't on duty I'd make you a meal!"

"Thanks for the thought; anyhow, I'll just—" A certain asymptomatic strode into the office carrying a metal lunch box.

"Akane, love, you forgot your lunch at home. Perhaps we can eat together during your break?" He smiled warmly, placing the metal container on her desk.

"Wait—did he just call you 'love'? And that you live together?" The young Enforcer looked stunned, hazel eyes wide with surprise.

Like hawks (vicious, Dominator-wielding hawks), the rest of the members of Unit 1 swopped down on the unsuspecting girl.

"Well, missy, why didn't you tell us you had a boyfriend?" Masaoka questioned, staring at the silver-haired stranger.

Akane put her hands up. "Uh, it's a long, complicated story, guys… I wouldn't want to bore you—"

"No! Akane-chan, I'm your best friend and you didn't even tell me? I'm hurt!" Kagari fake cried, giving a kicked-puppy look to the female Inspector.

"I'm surprised she kept this a secret for so long, to be honest." Kougami chimed in, hands in his pocket.

"Oh dear, I've seemed to have caused a distraction. I guess I'll take my leave—"

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison (well, everyone minus Akane).

"You can't go yet! We don't even know your psycho-pass! What if you're a latent criminal?"

Kougami had to resist the urge to face palm. "Kagari, you do realize you're a latent criminal too?"

"Well… yah, but what if he's evil? He could be using poor innocent Akane for his own personal gains!"

"Just like how you use her to get out of paperwork every Friday?"

The orange-haired Enforcer scoffed. "It's a win-win situation! She does my paperwork and I cook dinner!"

"Kagari was right about one thing. We need to know his psycho-pass." The stoic raven-haired woman pulled out her Dominator, aiming it. Cerulean eyes widened in shock.

"W-what? This can't be right…" She muttered, pointing the gun at him again.

"Alright, his crime-coefficient is at a low 36; the first time I read it I got zero."

Akane looked faint but managed to shoot a glare at her boyfriend behind Unit 1's back. Shougo just grinned, wrapping his arms around the fuming girl.

"So, do I pass?" He questioned, putting the tip of his chin on the crown of her head.

"Not yet, we still have a few questions to ask! Kagari said, a mischievous grin on his face.

The team (even poor Ginoza had been wrapped into going—although, if he was honest with himself he would have gone the moment he heard Akane had gotten a steady boyfriend) ate lunch on the roof. Shougo and Akane sat side by side, cross-legged on the floor as the rest of the team created a semi-circle around them.

"So, question number one, Mr. Makishima, what do you do for a living?"

Akane choked on her water, coughing as she did her best to hide her obvious reaction. The topaz-eyed man squeezed her hand, giving her one of his famous crooked grins before speaking.

"Well, I do many things. I'm an avid reader. I dabble with computer software. You could even call me a 'motivational speaker.'"

"That sounds like a fancy way of saying unemployed…" Kougami muttered, taking a drag of his cigarette.

"Motivational speaker? I didn't know Sibyl still had occupations like that. There were plenty when I was young; most were con artists and thieves though. A waste of time." Masaoka said, eyeing the silver-haired youth suspiciously. There was just some foreboding aura around the man, as if his true intentions were hidden just behind his golden eyes.

"There aren't motivational speakers anymore, at least not in the sense you're thinking of. Now, tell me Makishima-san, what interests you? Ginoza had spoken up for the first time, adjusting the frames of his glasses. It wasn't like he was jealous or anything. Definitely not. He was just worried for his colleague. Nothing more, nothing less. The raven-haired Inspector smiled slightly at the thought. Yes, he was just being a good colleague.

The man gave a serpentine grin. "I actually have quite an interest in criminology. I want to know the criteria Sibyl judges all of us on. Is it our mind? Our hearts? Or, something more abstract, like our souls? I imagine your job must make keeping your psycho-pass clear a priority and a problem."

Ginoza stiffened at the comment. It was as if the statement was designed solely for him, a barb against his own fears. Just who was this man?

"I know Akane, however, seems to have no trouble with her psycho-pass. A powder-blue hue every morning." He kissed her on the forehead, causing the Inspector to blush, clearly irritated.

"A-ah, anyway, Sho-kun, don't you have to be going somewhere soon?"

He laughed, patting her lightly on the head. "It's alright. I canceled the appointment. Would it be alright if I tagged along for a bit? I would love to see what a normal day for the MWPSB is."

"This is not a tour. If you want to visit, I suggest setting up an appointment and—"

Kagari quickly interrupted Ginoza, "Come on, Gino-san! Live a little! What's the worst that could happen?"

Apparently… everything.

Choe Gu-Sung dialed the number for the fortieth time, slamming the phone down as it went straight to voice mail. Damn, did Makishima get into some sort of trouble? With his anarchist beliefs it wouldn't be unlikely that the team would catch on and detain him…

Shutting off his laptop, Choe swung his bag over his shoulder, racing out the door.

If he wasn't so indebted to the youth he would kill him with his own two hands.

Ginoza had eventually been 'persuaded' to let Makishima sit at one of the empty desks, if only to stop Kagari's incessant whining. The youth had been so adamant that he hadn't backed down even after Ginoza had pointed his Dominator at his chest. And, he had to admit, the boy had guts.

"So, Shougo-kun (the asymptomatic winced slightly—the boy was all too hyperactive and knew nothing of personal space), do you like sweets?" He looked positively giddy, standing merely centimeters away from the asymptomatic.

Well, that was a different question. Nothing he was expecting. It almost felt like a trap.

"…I don't mind them."

Shusei grinned widely. "Good! If you had said no then I wouldn't have allowed you to continue to date Akane-chan. People who hate sweets are naturally evil in my book!"

The man had to contain a snicker. Look who's talking… weren't latent criminals classified as evil?

"Anyway, here! You can have some of my jellybeans!" He handed the jar to Makishima, opening the lid. He took a small handful, thanking the Enforcer before popping them into his mouth.

Suddenly, alarms went off in the room as all computer screens were shown a video of a certain brunette latent criminal dashing through the front doors. Shion appeared on the side in a separate video screen, a cigarette in her mouth. Akane could feel herself losing consciousness. Why the Hell was Choe here?

"Looks like we've got a strange one. He's heading straight towards you guys. But, be warned, he managed to deactivate the Droids. It's a wonder why he didn't disable the cameras and scanners while he was at it though… he looks like he's in a hurry." The blonde noted, taking a drag of her cigarette.

"Alright, Hound 4 stay with Shepherd 2 and Makishima while we detain the criminal. This is an order!"

"Everyone, stop!" Akane yelled, causing everyone to stop dead in their tracks.

"H-he's… his name's Choe Gu-Sung and while he is a latent criminal, he's a good guy."

"Are you crazy? He broke into HQ!" Kagari questioned adamantly.

"I'm sure there is a good reason as to why he's doing this—"

The Korean hurled into the room, a sinister smile on his face. He pulled Makishima out of the chair, eyeing the team with predatory eyes.

"Stop!" Ginoza yelled, pointing his gun at the man. The Dominator changed to Lethal Eliminator, Sibyl's voice ringing out in his head. "Crime coefficient is at 334; a candidate for Enforcement reaction. Safety will be removed."

Akane dove in front of the pair, spreading out her arms. "Ginoza-san, please put the gun down! Choe isn't evil!"

"He's a latent criminal! His crime coefficient is high enough to unlock Lethal Eliminator. Tsunemori, if you don't step down I will have to report this incident, including your shielding of a criminal to the Chief." Gino barked, never taking his eyes off the brunette man.

"Fine! I don't care! I won't let you hurt him!"

Choe placed his hand on her shoulder, gently pushing her behind him. "So, MWPSB, I came here originally to take Makishima-san back home safely. But, the odds of me getting this opportunity again are low. Tell me, Inspector, would you shoot a latent criminal if they were only a child?"

"W-what are you getting at?"

"The MWPSB killed my son. He was fourteen. I want to know, would you have killed him?"

The whole team remained silent.

"Ginoza-san, I have a single request. Let Choe go free, if he agrees to attend a therapy session. "

The Korean looked at the brunette with confusion. "Akane, I appreciate it but there's no way he would—"

"…Fine." The Inspector put his gun back in its holder, glaring. "If you are telling the truth then we at the MWPSB owe your family an apology. Any minor, regardless of hue or crime coefficient must be detained alive. So, just this once will I allow this slight breach in protocol. But, this will never happen again, do I make myself clear?"

Choe nodded dully, surprised to even still be alive. He had rushed out of the apartment so quickly that he had remembered to 'adjust' the street scanners and the Droids but didn't have the software to hack into the HQ's mainframe.

Akane breathed out a sigh of relief. She was glad Choe wouldn't be killed but she was slightly worried about the therapy. Just how would the man react?

As the trio walked safely back to their car, she remembered something important.

"Shougo!" She hit him in the chest before burrowing her head in his jacket.

"You could have gotten killed! You nearly got Choe killed! I don't mind if you visit but, please let me know in advance!"

He chuckled, wrapping his arms around her. "…Alright. I promise. But, do you think I could come with Choe to therapy? I think it would be an interesting experiment."

Akane sighed, smiling slightly. She could never stay mad at him long. "You and your experiments. Will this help you 'discover the splendor of human souls'?"

"Infinitely." He whispered, kissing her on the cheek.

"Well, you'll have to ask Choe if you want to tag along."

The silver-haired asymptomatic grinned at the Korean, producing a certain ornamental razor from his pocket.

Choe gulped. Looks like he would be bringing a crowd to the therapy session…

A/N: If you hadn't read 'Captive Audience' then you were probably confused about Choe's backstory. It's a personal headcannon of mine that he lost his son and became a latent criminal afterwards. So, next chapter will have Choe's therapy session. Poor Choe, I hope Makishima doesn't scare off the therapist XD

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to check out the story!

-Isis