Today is Wednesday.
Malcolm is in his office doing some paperwork. he receives a phone call from Chiko who asks him to investigate something that is related to Lucky-Hit. Malcolm gets out of his office and he walks towards one cop. he asks him to be his replacement for a short time. Malcolm makes it clear that he has something really important to do related to his job as a policeman so he needs of someone to take care of things while he is away.
Jurgen enters in the police department. he seems to have a lot of bruises. Malcolm yields to Jurgen for being late. Malcolm changes his mind and he names Jurgen his official replacement while he is away working on some important case.
Jurgen couldn't sleep last night (he was badly hurt after the accident and he was too excited to be on his crush's house) Jurgen is the kind of guy who is glad to be given huge responsibilities on his job. the only problem is that he doesn't feel like he deserves to be given the responsibility that his boss has put on his shoulders.
Jurgen is thankful with his boss. captain Malcolm King takes some important documents from his office and the picture that he has with his friends from the old times. Jurgen thanks him for trusting in him. Malcolm leaves thinking in many important things.
earlier in Fumiko's home.....
Fumiko gets out of the bathroom with her hair wet. she turns on the TV. she looks at some news about Walter being accused of many crimes. there are images in which police officers are knocking on the door. Walter gets out of his house and he is taken under arrest directly to the prison.
Jurgen has already left to work. Fumiko gets a message from her dad asking her to spend the day with Arturo. she looks at her calendar and she remembers that today is Arturo's birthday. her father is calling her. she answers the call.
"yes dad, I am sorry.... I just notice, yes thanks to the calendar."
"honey he is a boy who doesn't have that many friends. he is probably going to spend the day on his room crying like a little kid."
"why is that I have the feeling you want me to have a romantic relationship with him. you even treat him like if he was already your son-in-law."
"honey you are the one who signed that contract with him when you two were kids. is time for you to give your heart to a good kid like him and not some piece of shit like that Ray of Shit guy."
"dad please you promised that you were no longer going to talk about that topic."
"honey I already talked with Malcolm and he agreed to give you the day so you can spend the day with him. come on honey he is a kind and nice boy who actually cares for you unlike that Ray of Garbage guy.... just give him an opportunity so he can prove his worth to you."
the call ends. Fumiko looks at a message that she received from Malcolm King allowing her to take the day. she can't believe that her father was able to persuade her boss. it seems like she has no choice but to spend the day with Arturo.
at the moment in Arturo's house.....
Arturo is in the living room lying down on the sofa. he is playing a mobile game about killing Heroes. Arturo knows that today is his twenty-fifth birthday but that isn't important to him. for the past ten years every time that is his birthday he stays away from others and he spends the day alone playing games or reading books.
Arturo receives a message from Madame Twisted Mind and he smiles. he might not love her but there is no denial that she is the only female friend to remember his birthday.
Akio goes to the living room holding his guitar. he says hi to Arturo. someone knocks on the door. Akio opens the door to Daisuke who enters with two gifts for Arturo. Akio and Daisuke are hugging Arturo while they are wishing the best to him.
"please don't be cheesy or you are going to make me cry. damn I love you guys. you two are my bros.... also Akio you own me a lot of money. when are you going to pay me back?"
"yes we love you back first big bro. and about the money forget it.... I mean, I am being serious. I don't have any money nor I will."
someone knocks on the door. Arturo opens the door and he is surprised to see that Fumiko have time to visit him. he wants to pretend that he doesn't know the date. he asks her for the reason of her visit. she reminds him of his birthday. Arturo smiles glad to know that is her and no one else who came at this hour to remind him that happiness is a real word and not fiction.
Fumiko gets inside of the house. she is surprised to see that the house is clean. she always thought that every man was untidy like her uncles or most of her exes. he is as clean as her father.
"I am glad to have you here with me. this day isn't usually important nor especial to me. for me this day is just another day but with you in here this day becomes the most magical of all. I can't wait until we can get married out of love."
"I can't denied that some of my previous lovers were sweet, some were romantic and here I am trying to understand why is that of all of them. why is that none loved me as much as you love me?"
"isn't that obvious. their love was fiction. they loved you with the eyes, but I am loving you with the heart. I love with my blind heart following the sound of your voice."
she remembers that he said something similar when they were kids. how is that he is still the same? even when he is a Villain and it has been many years since they were kids. he has not changed at all in all this time.
Fumiko was afraid of him when she discovered that he was one of the most wanted villains but now she is ashamed for not understanding that he isn't Bloodstain, he is Arturo Aguirre her childhood friend.
earlier in the streets of the city.....
Madame Twisted Mind is in a meeting with Aristide Bellucci and Blind Thief. Madame Twisted Mind sends a message to Arturo. she puts her phone away. Aristide explains about the impact that they had caused to the economy of his mortal enemy Alberto Esposito.
Aristide explains in detail what he is going to do next. he is an ambitious man with great dreams of power. Blind Thief agrees with everything that his boss says. Madame Twisted Mind is quiet waiting for the day to end so she can leave the city in peace.
this war among criminals is costing a lot of money and power to Aristide. if the war keeps being as violent as it is then there won't be a single winner. everyone knows that but no one is holding back or stopping the carnage because they all belong to their own greed.
Madame Twisted Mind tells them that the cops are already investigating her so she is going to leave the city for some time until it is safe for her to return. Aristide wishes for her to stay because he needs of her power.
"this change affects my plans but I can accommodate things in order to keep working without you. I am only asking you to come back once you are sure that you are safe from the law. I really need of you."
"don't worry boss this is only going to be temporal. our business relationship is important because you are not the only one who depends of it, I also depend of this partnership."
"thanks for your service. you can leave now I have important things to discuss in private with my good friend Blind Thief."
Madame Twisted Mind stands up and she leaves the base. outside she is looking at the sky and thinking about Arturo. is going to be hard for her to not see Arturo for so long. she looks at her phone and she is happy to see that she has two lost calls from Arturo.
when you love someone so much and that love is honest and harmless, that same love grows like roots on the heart making it grow bigger. that love becomes bitter and sour if that love isn't reciprocated.
who can understand the kind of love that Madame Twisted Mind feels for Arturo? slowly and painfully that love keeps growing no stop. that love has grown so much that sometimes she asks herself if is even possible to love that much.
right now in a nice restaurant.....
Arturo is eating with Fumiko. there is a moment in which Arturo almost chokes because he is more distracted looking at her than at his plate. he loves to see Fumiko eating, for some reason he thinks that she looks cute eating. Arturo wants to dedicate every second of his life to her but the real question here is. does she wants to take those seconds at his side? or is he not on her mind nor heart.
Fumiko knows how real his love is but she isn't sure about starting a romantic relationship for many reasons. the first reason; she haven't completely heal from her last relationship and she is afraid of starting a new chapter of her life with someone. second reason; he is a Villain and she is a police woman. they work in the opposite sides of the law. the third reason; she doesn't know him anymore.
the world is screaming letting them know that they can't be together. but Arturo has never cared about what the world or life have to say about his future. he wants her to be his future and he won't give up ever on that dream of his.
after they finish eating they go to a shopping center in which they are just walking around like two normal humans. there is no intervention as they walk with the hopes and dreams of two youngster of this age and world.
Fumiko had forgotten the simple and joyful that can be to have a date with someone. she remembers that every date that she had with Jonathan was bitter for her own tears and was dreadful for her own crying. at the side of her ex what is suppose to be romantic becomes a cruel experience.
Fumiko might not notice but she is always comparing Arturo with Jonathan and she can't be blame for that when the two are not just in different positions on society but they also are so different. Jonathan is more cold and heartless while Arturo is more warm and loving.
Arturo smiles at the side of the woman that he loves and he wishes to stop time so he can be forever at her side just like he is now. every dark corner of his memories is forgotten, all evil in the world seems to go extinct, any act of evil seems to be meaningless, the world is no longer important when Fumiko is at his side.
Arturo is no longer sure if Fumiko is really human or if she is a goddess from a forgotten paradise or a fairy out of enchanted tale about blind hearts finding their other halves. such is his happiness that a few tears are falling from his eyes. he didn't feel the tears running from his eyes to his cheeks.
Fumiko asks him if he is okay. Arturo starts to cry out of joy and he hugs her in front of a crowd ignoring the world and thinking about the little bliss that he is holding on his arms right now like if his life depended on it.
"why are you so emotional right now? everything is okay."
"I am sorry. the thing is that this is the first time I feel joy on this date. I never saw my birthday as something important nor something worthy celebrating."
"I am feeling a bit shy with all the people watching us. I don't want them to misunderstand. let's go somewhere else."
"I don't care about others or places. all I want is to live the rest of my days holding you hand and my greatest wish is to become someone important in your life."
they went later to the cinema in the center of the city. the movie they watched was a romantic movie. Arturo was silently anticipating the movie. he read the book in which the movie is based and is one of his favorite books (he is really secretive about his love for reading romance.)
when the movie ended they went to a cafe for some coffee. the Miyagawa siblings are on Arturo's house cooking dinner for all of them. after a long day Arturo and Fumiko go to Arturo's house to end the day.
in Arturo's house Fumiko has dinner with them and she receives a call which is urgent. she answers the call and then she says goodbye to the guys before leaving. the Miyagawa siblings are celebrating with Arturo by drinking liquor and talking about the past, the present and some future plans.
Madame Twisted Mind steps in front of Arturo's house. she knocks on the door. Arturo opens the door and he is happy to see an old friend. he hugs her feeling excited to see her on his birthday. since the day Madame Twisted Mind was rescued by Arturo, she has been always present on every single one of his birthdays.
it didn't matter if the times were colorful or faded. it doesn't matter if he is in hell or paradise there is no year in which she doesn't visit him in his birthday. there were times in which she had more important things to do but she left them behind for him. he might be a little bit clueless about her affection for him but there is no doubt that her love for him is real.
"thanks for always been here for me. you are the most especial friend in my life. I hope that we can keep being friends for an eternity. I don't know what I would do without you on my life. you had always been a huge help on my days of darkness."
said Arturo with honesty.
Madame Twisted Mind was glad to hear those words but at the same time she was hurt to hear the words 'especial friend' because she doesn't want to be just a friend but she wants to be so much more for him.
"yes I am your especial friend and you are my..... especial friend of course."
said Madame Twisted Mind feeling wounded her soul.
Arturo hugs her once more. he talks with her for a while on the light of the night for a moment. Arturo asks her to go inside to drink and eat with him and the Miyagawa siblings. Akio and Daisuke are aware of her love for Arturo and they are good friends with her.
"I have to go. I can't come back to the city because I am a wanted criminal with many Heroes behind my back but once everything is calm I will be back. let's have some drinks then."
"okay, take care."
Madame Twisted Mind leaves holding her tears. Arturo goes back inside to continue the party with his best friend Daisuke. their mission is to drink until the next morning. Akio plays the guitar and sings to them.