"Odin kept you in the dark thinking that's what best for you…" Loki stopped for a moment, a contemplating look on his face. "Yes, it's best you don't know about the events surrounding that incident."
"Loki, you were there that day, what happened? I have a right to know!" Rossweisse asked, her burning curiosity taking control.
Loki raised an eyebrow at her, an emotion akin to pity. "Even if you know, there's nothing you can do about it, for the one you seek is eons beyond you."
"Loki!" A long staff materialized in Odin's right hand.
"Enough of this Old Man, Let's get down to business. Come forth, my beloved son."
Loki let Fenrir loose on the devils.
Fenrir crash-landed among the young devils, pounding on the guards and killing them instantly with its fangs or ripping them to shreds with its claws. Loki watched the chaos below with a diabolical smirk on his face. The stronger young devils all circled the wolf, intent on capturing it. The cornered wolf growled at the group.
Loki smirked in the air before he felt a shift in the air and spared a sideways glance at the leaders present, the ones who actually posed a threat. A green glow surrounded him and he couldn't even complete a sentence before he disappeared with Fenrir. "What the-"
Swish
And the god of mischief was gone thanks to the timely actions of Ajuka Beelzebub. Everyone relaxed and some let out a breath of relief. Luckily Ajuka sent him away with a magic circle before he dealt more damage.
(Scene Change: Somewhere in Kuoh)
A tall blonde man knocked on a red wooden door of a normal two-terrace house, receiving no reply, he tried again.
"I don't think they're in," John said beside Naruto holding Shimura's hand.
Ticked off, he tried again only this time, he almost blew the doors off its hinges, leaving a huge dent on it.
He heard someone yell incoherent profanities before it was accompanied by hurried footsteps before the door was swung open by a potbellied bespectacled man. He glared at Naruto not recognizing the blonde before he inspected John beside him. Recognition dawned on the man when he saw John. Why was the detective at his front door? He hoped it was a friendly visit before he saw the child between Naruto and John. He narrowed his eyes at the boy who in return flinched under the man's glare.
"Boy, you stayed out late again? Looks like I haven't educated you properly," He said, readjusting his glasses. "Who are you gentleman?" He asked, staring at John. Naruto snorted at the bespectacled man.
"I'm John Hunter from Kuoh Police Department. I found your son-"
"Stepson," He corrected.
John sighed and continued, "Stepson lost and alone in the cold of the night. Why haven't you filed a report of a missing person?"
"I didn't notice he was missing." Was the simple reply he gave.
"Y-you didn't notice? Do you how long-" John stuttered only to be cut off by the pot-bellied man.
"Come in, Shimura. Looks like I'll have to re-educate you on how to be a good boy again," He said,
Shimura's stepfather stretched his hand out to grab Shimura but a lightning-fast hand with a crushing grip took a hold of his wrist.
"Hold on there, four eyes."
"What's the meaning of this?" He glared at Naruto.
"We are not quite done here."
Another pitter-patter from behind Shimura's stepfather ruins the mood as a lavender-haired woman rushed to her husband's side.
"Dear, who's-" She looked between the young adults before her eyes landed on her son. "Shimura! Where have you been?" She gripped the boy's hand and he whimpered under her callous touch. "Why did it take you so long? The grocery store is just a few blocks away!"
Naruto, growing increasingly tired of the charade butted in with a snort. "Long? Do you even remember what day it is?"
Shimura's Mom bristled furrowing her eyebrows at Naruto. "Listen Mr…" She trailed off expecting Naruto to give her his name. "Let go of my husband and Shimura."
"Hey, are you deaf, stupid, or both?" Naruto questioned.
The lavender-haired woman was quite startled and so were the men present.
"Naruto-san! That's Shimura's Kaa-chan!" Shimura wasn't going to let Naruto insult his beloved mother like that! Even though he knew she deserved it.
"Do you even remember the day you saw him last?
?!"
"I saw my son yesterday night!" She said as if it was the surest thing on earth.
"Is she for real?" John wondered with a sweatdrop.
"Those who break the rules are scum but those who abandon their comrades are worse than scum. A mother who abandons her son is… Worthless scum."
"Look here "
"I'm not talking to you, four eyes." Naruto gave the man his famous cold glare.
"Your son was all alone in the dark, vulnerable to all kinds of things. Did you know your son went through hell and back? Did you know your son was this close to dying? Did you know! It's been! Three days! Three fucking days since your son has been unconscious? Did you know you've been a bad mother because you've been neglecting him? Did you know… He still strives to win your heart? To see you stare at him with love and affection?"
"Woah… I wish I had a camera! This is the longest sentence and I've ever heard from Naruto, and what's more is that it's filled with so much emotion!" John gawked.
Shimura's Mom was visibly shocked. The Blondie wasn't pulling any punches. "What do you mean neglect-" She whispered, her pupils shrinking when she realized she had been neglecting her son all these years and she wept. She wept because of her stupidity, she wept because of her pathetic self falling hopelessly in love with a man to a point where she forgot her own son, because that same child she neglected was by her side wiping the tears off her face with a worried look that shouldn't be on a child's face and she did the only thing she could to portray her feelings. She drew him closer to her arms and engulfed him in a deep hug, crying on his tiny shoulders and berating herself.
Takeshi sighed and told John his story.
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