Police Work
Chapter 4: Grudges and Boyfriends
The two young cops got back 10 minutes before their lunch break was supposed to be over, which stunned the two. They had run from Amelia's apartment, to the bus, rode five minutes, got food, ran back on the next bus and rode 15 minutes to the police station, they had eaten frantically on the bus and ran full blast into the police station. All of which took at least half an hour, and probably took a little longer. This confused the duo since when the left the apartment it had been the same time. They shrugged it off and got strait to work on Amelia's laptop and the case file.
The file they decided to look at was about a young Korean man who was shot just above the heart and the name "Winter" carved in the back. Amelia's dad wrote a note to the side about some sort of connection to the Chinese mafia and under that he wrote: an example for them to not attempt to get closer to the Russians or their dealings. Arthur sat there shocked at the detail one man put into the case. He pulled out the case he was working on, a poor young Mexican teen suspected of drug dealing was shot just above the heart, like the Korean, but had also been beaten to a pulp before he was shot. A cruel fate for a young lad, Arthur thought to himself. It was known in the station that he was connected to some sort of gang that opposed the Russian mafia.
Amelia looked at the two files and spoke, "There are obvious differences between these two, the carving and the beating, but also big similarities, like the fact it is an example for people that are in this city's underworld, at first glance I would say copy-cat killer, but I think it goes deeper. Possibly someone the original killer trained? But with their own twist on the killing... "
"and a grudge against someone that is related to the victim?" Arthur said cutting in.
"Yeah."
"I guess that makes sense..." Arthur said drifting off. Then something came to mind that he needed to check out. "I'll be back, stay here and keep looking at the case."
"'Kay." Amelia shrugged and just looked at the two cases.
Throughout the Braginski mansion one could hear "WHAT?" and possibly a "Kol Kol Kol." as well. Then if one were to be near Ivan's study they could hear the pleas given by Toris. Toris had made a mistake in telling Ivan about Arthur and Amelia leaving her apartment flustered and now Ivan was angry. So angry that he took out his pipe.
"P-please sir!" Toris begged. "I-I'm sure they weren't d-doing a-anything s-serious."
Before Ivan could strike him, he heard the truth to the words Toris spoke and he lowered his pipe. He then walked to his desk and sat in his chair.
"Leave me, Toris." He said waving his hand.
Toris happily complied and rushed out of the room, leaving Ivan to think. Ivan sat back in his chair as he contemplated his next move. Sunflowers, check. Now onto phase two, contact. He had the perfect idea that would require a little bit more time, but not much, he would just have to wait until the morning. He turned is attention back to the file on his desk of Amelia.
When Arthur came back, Amelia was still looking at the file, although it was apparent that she had gotten up at some point, because she had a cup of water sitting next to her. Then, when he cleared his throat, Amelia looked up and smiled.
"Yeah, Artie?"
Arthur turned red and spoke,"It's Arthur!"
"Whatever~!" She laughed, "hey, whatcha got there?"
"This is the copy we have of the file, definitely not as detailed, but it is a real case."
Amelia frowned, "Didya think I was lyin'?"
"In a word? Yes."
"Wow Arthur, I'm hurt." she said as she clutched her heart and looked hurt, although it was hard for her to hide her giggles.
Arthur smiled, a truly rare occurrence, and sat down. He opened the case, a match, but again, not as detailed. They looked through the "official" case and noted the differences, which were big. "If only all of our case files were this detailed," he sighed.
"My dad was an awesome guy." Amelia sighed, then a cell phone rang throughout the office.
"What's that?" asked Arthur.
Amelia took out her cell phone and looked at it. "It's my sister." She pressed the "answer" button and said, "Hey Maddie!"
Madeline sat in shock outside of the Dean's office. He had just delivered great news, She was to graduate sooner than expected, a lot sooner. In fact she was going to graduate in a few weeks and she had to tell someone. At first she thought Francis, but he was at work right now and he shouldn't be distracted, especially since he was the head chef, then Amelia came to mind. She now held the phone in her hands and dialed the number. A few seconds later she picked up.
"Hey Maddie!" her sister yelled into the phone.
"Hello Amelia" She sighed.
"What's up? You ok at the school? Anything new?" Then Amelia paused. "Anybody I need to beat up?"
"N-no, I'm fine" Madeline shuttered at the memory of the last time Amelia "needed to beat someone up", the poor fellow couldn't eat properly for a month. "Guess what!"
"What Maddie?"
"I-I'm graduating in a few weeks!"
"No Way!"
"Y-yes, and there's more..." She whispered.
"What is it Maddie? Is something wrong?"
"N-no... it's just... I-I..."
"Maddie?"
"I-I..."
"Maddie, you ok?"
"Ihaveanewboyfriend" she blurted out.
"What?"
"I-I h-have a n-new... boyfriend." Madeline finally sighed.
"Who is he?" Amelia asked cautiously.
"H-his name i-is F-Francis."
"Do I know him? That name sounds so familiar..."
"N-no!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Y-you'll meet him next week when I go over to mom's."
In the background Madeline could hear a distinct, "Get off the phone Amelia! We have work to do!"
"Fine, ok. I gotta go Maddie. My partner is being... grouchy..."
"I AM NOT!" the other voice yelled.
"Ok Amelia, I understand." Then she hung up the phone and walked back to her dorm, ready to talk to her "awesome" roommate, Gillian, about this.
Amelia sat back in her chair smiling. She was happy for her younger sister, and she wanted her to succeed in what she loved, but she was also a bit over-protective, and wanted her sister to be careful, and take things slow. She knew that Madeline was quiet and was often forgotten often in everyday situations, especially when she had a boyfriend. It was a complicated life for her little sister. Amelia sat on her thoughts until Arthur snapped her back into reality.
"Amelia!" he yelled.
"Oh, what? Sorry, I kinda went off there..."
"It's ok..." Arthur sighed.
They got back to work and pretty soon it was time to go home. Amelia got up and yawned. "I guess it's quittin' time"
"I guess" Arthur mumbled as he didn't look up.
"I'll see ya tomorrow." She smiled and left the station, as well as her first day of work.
Author's Note: I finished it! After being grounded... I finally finished it... now I just need to start working on TboS... I'm sorry for being so late on this... ANYWAYS. About this chapter... I was working on the beginning before I was grounded, but then my computer got messed up and now I can't get what I originally had... If I am able to get it back I may post an extra chapter with paragraphs that I have written that didn't end up in the story or paragraphs that I think about that I think would've been good in a certain chapter, but I didn't think about it at the time. Yes there is a reason for the time thing at the beginning and if you guess why then good for you, the reason for it will be revealed later... idk if I got Ivan down... please tell me if I did or not. Madeline makes her appearance! After what? 3 chapters of talking about her? She will appear more from now on, and I made Gillian her roommate. I wasn't going to genderbend Prussia... but after seeing Romania I have plans for him, and Hungary, and Austria so Prussia needed to be Gillian to be part of the plans. I haz evil plans xD so... poor Toris, I almost feel bad for him, almost. For any of you who likes South Korea, I don't so I had to kill him off early. If any of you complain I may write a SMALL part for him in a later chapter... maybe. I also want to say that Mexico will have a key role in the next chapter. Oh and before I forget, Gillian isn't in medicine or anything, she's just a student that is Madeline's roommate and has a major unrelated to medicine. What do you guys think she's gonna go into?
Review Notes: Sandyangel: I know... if you think he's a mastermind now, just wait until later. MUAHAHA.
Kita On'nanoko Laurant: Thanks ^.^ Well, here's the chapter, what do you think?
Crystal Vice: It's ok, I am also a bad reviewer of stories, so I feel your pain. I'm glad you like the story.
Goldpen: You would think that... you would think that... I too have experienced the torture of the public transit system in Arizona heat, in the middle of summer, so I know how you feel, but as you can see, they made it in time. I wrote it before you commented on it, just so you know, and I remembered that when I had to re-write the beginning. His plan will eventually be VERY original, but the beginning needs to be classic. Yeah... and now you can see why he is so scarred. She's not a doctor YET but she is in medical school, as you can see, and she is volunteering at a local hospital, which will be mentioned later... Thanks for this review, I like that I had the chance to explain some things...
NG (whoever you are) : Thanks, I'm glad you like it. You like my Ivan? Yay! * Hugs* I try to stay as close to each character's personality as possible. The files? I haven't decided yet, but here's something that's coming up: her mom has a few files that Amelia doesn't have, in fact she's hiding them from her for the secrets they hold...
Dang it you guys are gonna make me reveal too many secrets xD
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia or it's characters; this is a fan fiction using the characters to portray a story that is only meant to entertain
Character guide: In case you didn't get the character(s) from this chapter: Amelia – America
Madeline – Canada
Gillian – Prussia
Korean man – South Korea
Mexican teen – Mexico