Detective Roxas

Act II

Roxas sifted through all of the case files he could find in his office at his home...

It had been many months since he joined this department and sometimes he had bad days and some he would have good days. Then there were the horrible days...

Roxas sighed as he put away most of his case files except for four...

The four that still haunted him...

Gave him nightmares...

He sipped his mediocre lukewarm coffee... maybe he should make a new pot...

He opened the first file and he set the others to the other side for a bit as he tortured himself with the horrific pictures from this particular crime scene...

He read. "Victim: Kairi Hikari, age 27. Died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head... execution style... Believed to be raped before the shooting... Autopsy report said she was about six weeks pregnant... Husband: Sora Hikari first to be questioned... when he was told the truth about his wife and unborn child, he was hysterical... not believed to be the culprit...had an alibi... Neighbor anonymously reported that Kairi confessed to her in having an affair with another man... identified to be Vanitas Slade."

And that's where Roxas turned the next page in the file and then he just had to close it. He let out an exasperated sigh...

Xion then came out of the adjacent bedroom wearing only one or Roxas' long T-shirts to sleep in. She noticed Roxas at his desk and she leaned over his shoulder to examine the files while twirling his spiky hair...

"The Hikari Case, huh? She guessed.

"Yep. Our first case together." He smiled as he wrapped his arm around her waist.

"It's a shame..." Xion said sadly.

And then they remembered...

6 months earlier...

Detectives Roxas and Xion were in their squad car amd they were about to pick up Vanitas Slade for questioning. A very likely suspect, but as to why he would have such brutality... they would have to find out.

They pulled up to an old apartment complex consisting about five or six stories tall. They both got out of the car and examined the neighborhood.

"Is this the place?" Roxas asked.

"Right address. Apartment number 613." She responded.

"Let's get him then." He declared.

They both made their way towards the building and let themselves into the front door. They took the elevator up to the sixth floor and made a left down the hall to Vanitas's room.

Roxas knocked on the door and waited a moment. No answer.

"Hello?" He knocked so more. "Vanitas Slade? This is the police."

Still no answer.

Xion's phone rang and she quickly answered it then closed it back up.

"Back-up is on the way with the warrant." Xion informed him.

"That's the judicial system for you, slow and steady I guess." He remarked.

"When they want to be." She added. "Hey, I got an idea."

Xion went to the next door over and knocked on the neighbor's door to which it was answered immediately. It was an old man with a long beard, thin glasses, and blue pajamas.

"Yes... may I help you?" He offered.

"Yes sir, we're the police." She showed him her badge. "And we've been wondering if your neighbor, Vanitas Slade, was home."

"Why that ruffian must be on the roof like always. He's most likely smoking up there. We have a strict policy in this building." He said.

"Thank you very much sir. Sorry to bother you." Xion thanked.

"No bother at all, my dear. Just put that rude punk in his place!"

"We will. Have a nice day, sir." Roxas nodded.

"And to you both as well." He said as he closed the door.

Roxas and Xion made their way to the roof access now and as soon as they were outside they could hear the sirens from the S.W.A.T team coming around the corner.

"He might get spooked." Xion commented.

"Where's he going to go?" Roxas replied.

Then as the two rounded a corner they saw a raven-haired man standing on the edge of the roof, smoking a cigarette, as the police converged beneath him.

"Vanitas Slade... you're under arrest for the rape and murder of Kairi Hikari." Roxas said as he cautiously approached the man whose back was turned to him.

Vanitas then flicked his cigarette to the ground below and curtly responded. "No I'm not."

Vanitas then casually pulled out his gun aimed it lazily towards the ground as he turned around to face the detectives who responded by pulling out their firearms.

"Don't do anything stupid!" Roxas stated. "You shoot a cop, your life is over."

"My life's already over..." Vanitas responded.

"No it isn't! Prison life is still a life." Xion said.

"That's not the life I want." He growled.

"Why did you do it then?" Roxas inquired.

Vanitas gave them a deathly glare and he gave sinister smirk. "I like being bad... It makes me happy..."

"You're a sociopath... A FREAK!" Xion accused.

"Kairi sure didn't think so..." He chuckled.

"Put. The gun. DOWN!" Roxas demanded as he his finger slightly squeezed the trigger.

The S.W.A.T team finally caught up with them of the roof and soon they had twenty guns pointed at Vanitas.

"Huh..." He grinned. "Whatever you say... Detective."

He tossed the gun on the ground and gave up...

Vanitas was handcuffed and being escorted through the police station by the detectives. They made it to the holding cell or 'The Cage' as they call it, next to all the work desks. They put him in there until Central Booking came and took him.

"I want my lawyer." Vanitas whined.

"You'll get one." Roxas quelled his complaint. "Hey, Xion. I'm going to get a coffee you want some?"

"Uh sure. I got some paperwork I need to get first so pick me up a cup. The usual." She smiled.

"You got it." Roxas nodded as he walked out of the squad room and to the coffee stand which was near the elevators.

When Roxas approached the coffee stand he saw none other than Sora coming out of the elevator.

"Detective! They said you got him!" Sora exclaimed.

"Yeah, he's right over there." Roxas pointed down the hall.

"Can I talk to him?" Sora asked.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Roxas denied.

"Please... I need to know why he did it... from him." Sora pleaded.

"...Okay. Just be careful." Roxas permitted.

And without another word, Sora made his way to The Cage where Vanitas was silently waiting for his transfer until he noticed the brunette outside the bars.

"What are you looking at?" Vanitas sneered.

"Do you remember me?" Sora inquired.

"No. Should I?"

Sora was silent as he pulled something out of his pocket and he showed it to Vanitas. It was his wedding photograph with Kairi.

"Oh... so you're Sora."

"And this... is for Kairi."

Sora then pulled out a gun and put a bullet in Vanitas' head in the middle of the squad room... Everyone got down on the ground expecting more shots.

But then Sora surprisingly put the barrel of his gun to his own head...

He was about to fire when Roxas tackled Sora to the ground.

"What are you doing?! What did you do?!" Roxas stated as he kicked the gun away from Sora.

"He's dead... isn't he?" Sora whispered.

Roxas peered into the cell and yes indeed Vanitas was slumped over in a growing pool of his own blood.

"Sora..." The blond loomed over the weeping brunette. "Why did you put the gun to your head?"

"...I wanted to be with her..." Sora said in a broken voice...

Present...

Back in Roxas' home office with Xion...

"Sora loved her..." Roxas remembered.

"A crime of passion." Xion remarked.

Roxas put away the Hikari case and there was only three case files left...

"You want to look through the rest?"

A/N-Sorry it took forever to update. I got bored with this story for a while and decided to have the remaining cases as Roxas's memories on the job with Xion and Axel. I'm going to make it pretty dark, but it's still only rated T. So like I said, do you want see the other three files? Comment and review.