Detective Tezuka Chapter 20

[tacuma]

Title: Detective Tezuka chapter 20 – Dinner for one
Writer: Tacuma811
Pairing: Perfect Pair
Chapter: 20
Genre: AU, romance, angst, crime
Word count: 1899 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis

This is not beta-ed, sorry about that!

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Chapter 20 – Dinner for One

When Fuji arrived home it was already dark outside. He threw his bag on the couch and walked to the kitchen. The ingredients for the apple pie were still on the counter. The apples were turning brown, but Fuji didn't bother to throw them away. Instead he walked to the fridge and took something to eat, even though he wasn't hungry at all.

He slumped down on the couch, next to his bag, and looked around. Everything screamed 'Tezuka' except for the few photos Fuji had framed and placed into their living room. Tezuka's colleagues had told him to go home and have dinner, because that was what Tezuka would have wanted. They talked about him like he was already dead. Fuji knew Tezuka would have want him to take good care of himself, but damn, this man saved his life and now he wanted to save Tezuka's life.

If he was still alive.

Fuji looked at the sandwich he was eating. He couldn't even take a single bite anymore. His stomach had turned. He threw the food away and also everything that was still in the kitchen for the pie. It was a painful reminder. He thought about taking a shower when his phone rang. Fuji ran to the living room, turned his bag upside down and answered his phone.

'Syuusuke,' said Tezuka's voice from the other side.

Fuji's eyes widened. He could hardly believe he was really talking to his beloved. But this really was Tezuka. He had said his name in a way only Tezuka could.

'Kunimitsu, where are you?'

'I don't know, but I'm fine. I'm forced to tell you that my colleagues have to release all prisoners that were locked up exactly a year ago. Everyone that was caught in this month last year. Let them go before the end of the week.'

Fuji listened carefully to everything Tezuka said. He didn't want to do something wrong and risk that his lover would get hurt. He also listened to everything in the background. He heard the uneven breath of a nervous person. It wasn't Tezuka, that was for sure. Tezuka stayed calm, even in such situations, but his voice did sound like he was in an empty room. He also heard water running. It almost sounded like heavy rain.

'I'll tell Yagyuu-san,' said Fuji. 'What do we do after we released them?'

'Just let them go and I will be let go as well,' answered the DCI. 'Syuusuke, be careful.'

Fuji wanted to answer that he would do anything to get Tezuka back, but someone hung up on him. The kidnapper probably thought Tezuka had said too much. Tezuka had risked to get hurt just to tell him to be careful. He knew Fuji would do anything possible to get him back home.

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'Please give me your phone,' said Inui. 'I'll try to trace that phone call.'

Fuji handed him his phone and turned back to Yagyuu. It was in the middle of the night, everyone looked like crap, but after Tezuka's call they all wanted to do anything to get their boss away from his kidnapper.

'So he literally said 'Let go everyone that was caught in this month exactly one year ago.'?' asked Yagyuu.

'Not literally, but that is what he said,' answered Fuji. He had told them twenty times already. 'I heard some echo, meaning the room was almost empty and there was water running, but that is all I can say.'

'In this month last year 56 people were locked up,' said Ohtori who was searching through his computer. 'About 25 of them have already been released again. From the 31 that are left we locked up thirteen of them. I don't think someone would kidnap Tezuka if someone else locked up the person we have to let go. From the thirteen left there are ten we caught for small crimes, like domestic violence with no big consequences. They will be released within six months. We have only three left: Itsuki Marehiko, Chitose Senri and Atobe Keigo.'

Fuji's eyes widened. 'That man is even trying to ruin my life when he is in prison?' he asked angry. When nobody said anything Fuji turned and stormed out of the office.

'Where are you going?' asked Yagyuu.

'I need to be alone,' shouted Fuji. 'I need some rest.'

'Do you want me to bring you home?' Sengoku asked. 'You don't look so good.'

Fuji shook his head. His angry mood had disappeared within seconds. These guys cared for him. 'I got here with my own car, I'll just drive back home myself. Thank you. Can I come back tomorrow?'

'Sure,' answered Oishi. 'If you want you can come here. I could also ask Eiji to come over if you like that. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. It's best to not be alone.'

'If I feel like it I call Eiji myself,' said Fuji with a weak smile, looking like he was about to cry. 'I'll be leaving now. Please excuse me.'

The blue-eyed man bowed slightly before leaving the police station. The four men pitied him and didn't know what to do for him. Hearing it was probably Atobe's doing that Tezuka was gone must have been a shock after everything that happened a year ago. Atobe wouldn't dirty his own hands, but he didn't seem to have problems with ordering others to kill.

Meanwhile Fuji ran to his car and quickly drove home. His shyness and innocence had been an act. Since it was the middle of the night there was hardly anybody outside, so he could drive fast. And so he did. When he arrived he jumped out of his car and ran to their apartment. Fuji didn't even bother to take off his coat. He made himself a cup of coffee while he waited for the computer to start up. He had to stay awake, who knew for how much longer. He couldn't afford to fall asleep.

Fuji calculated how much time there had been between Tezuka's kidnapping and the moment he had called. With that information he drew a circle around Tokyo. Within that time they couldn't have gone further than that line, even if they went by train. The kidnapper had also needed time to tell Tezuka what to say on the phone and his hands and feet were probably tied. All of that took time.

Tezuka was within that circle.

Running water, hollow space and it couldn't be too far from Tokyo. That information had to get him somewhere. Fuji took a good look at the weather reports, but it hadn't rained anywhere the last few days. He needed a place where there was always running water, no matter what kind of weather.

The honey-haired young men also searched for places that Atobe owned. Most of those places were easy to find. Atobe had a website where he promoted himself and showed a lot of businesses he owned in the entire country. Fuji searched through the list and found out that within the circle he had drawn Atobe owned two small companies, a few supermarkets, a theatre, a spa, a cinema, a park, a mall and two houses.

Fuji was disgusted by it. It was like the rich man owned the entire city. Something in every square kilometer was his! Fuji caught himself thinking it could partly be his if he had agreed to live with Atobe, but he quickly pushed the thought aside. Tezuka's love was so much bigger than all the empty things Atobe owned.

He was about to check the websites of the cinema and the theatre and all other things when the house telephone rang. Fuji wondered who called him in the middle of the night, but when he looked up he noticed it was light outside and the day had already started. It was almost eight in the morning and someone needed his attention.

With a short sigh he picked up the phone. It was Oishi on the other side.

'I called Eiji and he said he didn't mind to keep you company,' started Oishi. 'You two just relax together. We'll find Tezuka! Ohtori said he had some information for us and he is going to tell us in a few minutes, so we're a step further already!'

'Can I come over to hear what Ohtori has to say?' Fuji asked. 'If Eiji will come over too we can go back home together afterwards, alright?'

'Sure,' said Oishi. 'I'll give him another call. Can you be here in fifteen minutes?'

Fuji checked his watch. 'Yes, I'll be there.'

After they hung up Fuji pulled off his clothes faster than he had ever done before and he grabbed some clean ones. If he showed up in the same outfit as they day before they would know he didn't sleep. He washed his face, grabbed all the information he had gathered during the night and put it in his bag. Then he drove to the police station.

'Ah, you're here,' said Yagyuu when Fuji entered the office. 'Ohtori was just about to start, so please sit down.'

'It's nothing big,' said Ohtori a bit nervous. 'But it could help us. I checked the CCTV around the place where the man stepped in Tezuka's car and the place where they both got out again.' The tall man played a video and pointed to the screen.

'He is wearing a hoody, so we can't really see his face, but as we can see he is smaller than Tezuka. Here you see they walked to the West. I searched for more camera's around parking lots and here we can see how they get into another car. A small blue one. I tried to trace it down. It wasn't easy, but I've seen them on a few videos.'

Ohtori showed a map of Tokyo. There was a route drawn on it in red. The grey-haired man pointed at the beginning of the red line. 'This is where they got into the blue car. They probably followed this route and left Tokyo on the West. This is the last place where I traced them. From here it's going to be much more difficult.'

'You must have been working all night,' said Fuji. 'Thank you for your hard work. I'm sure it will help you a lot! Do you already know which of the three criminals is behind this?'

'No,' answered Yagyuu. 'Not all of us worked the entire night. Sengoku and I will continue the investigation. Oishi and Ohtori will go home and sleep a few hours.'

Eiji hopped into the room and looked at all the men in there. He could feel a certain tension, so he grinned widely. It didn't work.

'Eiji, what are you doing here?' asked Oishi. 'You're not allowed to be here!'

'Nya, I just told them I was your boyfriend and they let me in already,' defended the redhead himself. 'I didn't ask them to bring me here. Nice to see you too!'

'Come Eiji, we'll leave,' said Fuji with a friendly smile. 'I'm done here anyway. They have a job to do and Oishi needs some rest.' Fuji put his hand on his friend's shoulder and gently lead him out of the room. 'I need some rest too. Have you ever been to a spa?'