Didn't I mention last time that this would be a horrible assignment?
It is.
It started out when I found the kids I'm supposed to be watching. The girl had stolen Tsuzuki's wallet, so I took it back. Of course, since she stole it from my friend, she hates me. Go figure.
Blocking out focused hatred is extremely tiring.
It got worse later on when a couple of the school bullies started picking a fight with me. They kicked my chair. I ignored them. They kicked me, I asked them to stop. The knocked me down, I twisted the kid's hand up behind his back. Harmless, really, but painful.
I was led out of the school in handcuffs, and charged with assault.
No one thought to question the boys who had provoked me. Nope. I was led away without another word.
I found Tsuzuki at the station, informed him that this country is backwards, and was promptly given a lecture about keeping my temper.
On the way back to the apartment, he told me that he liked me better grown up. Always nice to know that the thing I hate most about myself bothers him too.
We talked a bit once we got back. He had accepted an invitation to dinner with the officers he's watching and the kids I'm supposed to be. He doesn't completely understand why I'm so irritated, and he suggested that we could have some 'fun' later. I told him that I wasn't willing to screw around during this case, but I don't think he took me seriously, which pissed me off even more.
Oh well. I suppose he'll get an interesting surprise when he comes back tonight, won't he?
All anger aside, the biggest problem we have now is how I'm going to follow those kids. I doubt I'll be welcome in school again. The only reason I wasn't suspended today was because they were too eager to put me in handcuffs. I suppose I could just follow them around invisible. I don't need to make friends with them after all. I just have to watch them and make sure Muraki doesn't get to them.
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