Author's note

Hello fellow readers. This fanfic will be my tribute for Kirigiri's birthday. My apologies if it ends up being published later. The story will be mostly in the POV of Naegi. Maybe if I get enough reviews I put in a chapter of Kirigiri's POV on the situations they will get into. I will warn that since this is an AU that there will be an OC whose not a main character like Naegi or Kirigiri but a major character. She'll make an appearance for some chapters like this one to get things started. The other DR1 and DR2 cast will make appearances for cases that these guys will get though the survivors of DR1 will get more screen time. Heads up that I will have the characters refer to their surnames. Please forgive any OOC occurrences and moments. So let's get this story started shall we?

Naegi's POV

I stood in front of a large light brown bricked building. It's a detective agency that I'd been referred to by the temp agency. So far every job I got from the temp agency ends with me being let go. The guy who finds me these jobs is amazed that I keep coming back. When he told me about the position, I went for it. He said for sure that I'll end up coming back for another job because no one lasts long for the job at the detective agency.

It's not like I have any more choices. I can't go through life being unemployed. I'll stick with this job for sure. Hopefully my bad luck won't affect this as it has with my other jobs. With confidence, I opened the door to the building and took my first step into being a detective well partner to an actual detective.

I saw the reception desk and headed towards it. A brunette girl with a side pony tail who had the rest of her hair let down noticed me, "Hey, you're Naegi Makoto right?"

"Uh yeah I'm Naegi Makoto," I nervously confirmed.

"I'm Mori Nozomi and I'll be your tour guide of this place. So let's get started rook," Mori smiled. "Make sure you follow me directly or else you'll end up getting pushed around by those deliver final reports or new cases."

I nodded and heeded her advice. She has been here longer so it's not like she's gonna trick me. Before we could even start the tour, some guy wrapped his arm around my shoulders like we were buddies.

I turn to see a green-haired man with a big grin on his face, "So you're the newbie right?"

"I guess I am the newbie providing it's my first day here," I offered an uncomfortable smile at the guy.

He leaned in closer as he prepared his next words, "You know what you should do? You should quit."

"Why would I want to do that?" I replied confused.

"Because being a detective is pretty boring you know? You should find something else to do that's more exciting besides it means you'll stick it to the man before he sticks it to you," he said.

Before I could even respond to his answer, I felt the pressure he put around my shoulder had been lifted. I turned to see he had fallen to the ground and clutched his head. Mori had punched him in the head. She turned to me and grabbed my arm. "Come on that's enough chit chat let's move along now."

She tugged me away from the guy on the floor. As we walked or rather as she dragged me through the office providing a lot of quick turns to the left and right to avoid bumping into someone, she ended up in a less crowded area. She abruptly stopped and I barely controlled my balance in order to not bump into her.

"Hey rook?" She didn't turn to face me when she asked.

"What is it Mori-san?" I asked.

"If for the rest of the day people come up to you saying you should quit, just ignore them," she said.

"Yeah, why has that been happening?" I asked.

She turned to face me but she averted her gaze, "I'll tell you when you survived your first day here. Ok?"

I nodded. "Alright

"

"Come on, rook we need to get you acquainted with the building and your partner," she let go of my hand allow me to walk on my own.

We continued walking throughout the building. She showed me the lounge room, the head's office and the personal mailboxes each person gets when they get stuff delivered here. Mori also showed the doors to rooms that were forbidden to enter unless you were a certain rank or the length you've been here. Once she showed all the rooms she took me to meet my partner.

"Well here we are," she gestured to the door.

"Thank you for showing around the building Mori-san," I thanked.

"No problem but I have to get to my work soon or I'll be here for overtime," she said. "Also a warning for you about your partner. She's not the warmest person around but she is one of the best. If you plan to stick around make sure you pay attention to her methods."

"What's she like?" I asked suddenly not eager to go in.

"She's a direct person and she doesn't mince her words but don't let that discourage you," she answered. "Good luck."

With that she left me by the door where my partner works in. I held a very lengthy gaze towards the door out of apprehension. I mustered the courage to knock on the door. No one responded. I knocked again out of hesitance. This time I received a reply.

"You can just come in," Her voice was clear enough for me to here.

I opened the door to see my partner, the one who would be showing me all the ropes of being a detective. She was sitting at her desk and looking over some papers, no doubt it was case she was involved in. Her hair was of the color lavender. Her hair was in a pony tail tied with a black ribbon. She turned to face me with a blank expression and seems to be analyzing me. I noticed her eyes were purple which perfectly matched her hair color.

"Are you going to keep staring or are you going to introduce yourself?" Her voice held no warmth but it didn't seem it had any ill intentions by it either.

"Um I'm sorry. I'm Naegi Makoto your new partner," I blushed at being called out and averted my gaze. "I hope we can get along."

My gaze shifted back to her. She doesn't look quite impress that I'm her partner. She stood up from her desk and offered her gloved hand for a handshake. I held out my hand and grasped hers.

"Kirigiri Kyouko," Kirigiri said.

"Nice to meet you Kirigiri-san," We both broke off the handshake.

She used the same hand to point to an empty desk, "That will be your desk Naegi-kun."

I nodded. I headed towards my desk and set my bag down. I took my seat and swirled it to view Kirigiri. She went back to her desk and worked diligently on the papers she was looking over. I sat in silence until she handed me the papers. My task was to deliver these to the mailbox of one of the detectives here and to return for the next part. Throughout the work day she had me on delivery runs for evidence, case files and other papers. I went back to our office when I was done and Kirigiri dismissed me as the work day was done. I told her that I'll see her tomorrow but she didn't pay much mind to it. And with that I left the office.

I made it by reception when I noticed Mori by the doors. "Hey rook, looks like you survived your first day here. And as promised, I'll tell you about the issue that happened this morning."

She took me to this coffee shop. Apparently she goes here at the end of the day. We both enter the shop and take a table that can fit five people. I questioned this and she said some friends were also coming that work in this district. We placed our orders and sat at the table. The door chimed and Mori waved her hand. I turned to see three people entered. A female with glasses and brunette hair tied into pig tails stood in between two guys. The guy on her right had his hair tied into a pony tail though his hair was layered and went up instead of completely down. The guy on her left was blonde haired and wore glasses. He had a regal if not stuffy air around him.

"Whose this Morichi?" The brunette guy pointed at me.

"Hagakure, Fukawa and Togami, this is Naegi Makoto the newbie at the agency who I dubbed as rook," She said.

The brunette guy looked like he didn't mind me here but the blonde guy clearly didn't care and looked to the side. The girl also didn't seem pleased by my presence. "Nice to meet you."

"I'm Hagakure Yasuhiro, nice to meet you Naegichi," the brunette guy now known as Hagakure took the seat next to me.

The other two took their seats. The blonde guy took the seat where there was no chance of anyone seating next him while the girl grudgingly took the seat next to Mori. Mori elbowed the girl but clearly she absorbed it to be stubborn.

Mori sighed, "I'm sorry for their unwillingness to introduce themselves but the girl next to me is Fukawa Toko and the blonde haired guy is Togami Byakuya."

"I don't need you to introduce me to some peasant," Togami huffed.

"Well he is working at the agency and he's going to be coming here to cool off with me as I always do," Mori replied.

"Isn't he going to quit like the rest of them?" Fukawa nervously replied.

"The rest of them?" I asked.

"Yeah at the detective agency whenever a newbie like yourself enters, there is a pool going around at how long they'll last," Hagakure asked.

"What?" I asked. "Such a thing occurs at the agency?"

"Yep that's what I wanted to mention to you. In the office we have a pool about when the newbie quits because of the partner they received," Mori explained. "I'm currently banned from betting in said pool because I keep winning."

The person they recieve as a partner, could that mean? "It's Kirigiri-san that gets paired up with the newcomers isn't it."

"Props for your deduction there rook. Yeah every newbie has a problem with Kirigiri. They either quit the first day, say they'll come back the next but never show their face, or after their first week. Currently the person who lasted the most time with her was there for a month. They find her way of figuring the mystery quite weird even in the agency, only some can work with her including me but she needs a partner like everyone else," Mori explained.

"Doesn't it seem rude run this behind Kirigiri-san's back?" I asked.

"She doesn't care either or at least she doesn't show it. It's not she's completely blameless in this too. Sometimes, she deliberately drives them away because she knows it's gonna end in the same way like what she did today with you. She doesn't get close to people because she believes they wouldn't understand her. The only reason she deals with me is because I provided the muscle when she has an action case," she said.

I was about to say something else until a brunette pony tailed girl came in with the orders of Mori and myself.

"Rook, this is Asahina Aoi. She is a pro swimmer but works here part time. She is also another friend of ours," Mori introduced Asahina.

"Mori-chan, I can introduce myself," Asahina complained. "So your nickname for him is rook?"

Mori nodded in reply but I couldn't help but wonder why she has been calling me that. "You've been calling me that all day. Why are you calling me rook?"

"Mori-chan always gives nicknames to the newbies and she's calling you rook because it's short for rookie," Asahina replied. "Any way what's your name?"

"I'm Naegi Makoto, Asahina-san," I told her.

"So I guess I'll see you when Kirigiri-chan sends you to get coffee," Asahina smiled.

"Is that one of the responsibilities I have as her partner?" I turned to Mori.

"Yep but I'll give you the order on what she likes so don't worry," Mori sipped her drink. "But anyway you survived your first day, let's hope you'll fit right in with Kirigiri."

I nodded. I spent the rest of the evening with the five of them. I needed to head home soon or else Komaru will throw a fit about me being late. Though on my way home, I couldn't help but wonder about Kirigiri. Every partner she had ends up quitting and it seems she doesn't have high expectations for me either. Well I'm going to prove all of them wrong. I'm going to stick with this job and I'll get Kirigiri to have faith in me by proving myself that I'm competent to be her partner.

End Note

So that's the end of the first chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed it. I'll update this story every two weeks or if I'm feeling the creativity even sooner. Well that's it, bye!