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SAINTS (1x1 w/DarkMukip)

Ren hadn’t heard from or seen Mitsunari in a hot minute, but that wasn’t unusual- he came and went as he needed information or services, it wasn’t out of the ordinary for him to not show for several days.
 
Mitsunari was in a flurry of stress and panic. Akihime had gone missing again, and he was doing his best to cover up her absence while he spent the time looking for her, but it was hard. Ren would know something, surely, so he made his way out to him.
 
Ren was completely healed from his earlier attack, only faint scars left behind that proved it even happened at all.
 
Ren was busy cleaning up his apartment when Mitsunari came in, the noise of the front door making him peek his head out from around the corner. “Oh, Mitsunari, I was wondering where you’ve been off to- what happened to your face?” Mitsunari’s face was still badly bruised from the attack.
 
"My sister was taken by ghouls..." He said, voice almost quiet, "I was with her...they attacked me and left me to die..." He still had a bit of a limp when he walked, his legs still sore from being shot.
 
A frown fell over Ren’s face, moving out from behind the corner and moving over to him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know- are you alright?”
 
Ren nodded. “Of course, I’ll start looking into it right away.” He didn’t want to give Mitsunari false hope, but felt he needed some kind of encouragement. “If they took her and didn’t kill her on the spot, there’s a good chance she’s still alive.”
 
Ren didn’t tell him the rest of what was likely happening to her if she was still alive- either as a ring fighter or a pet, either way not a good outcome. “Just give me some time to call a couple of people.”
 
Ren was taken by surprise by his question, blinking and giving a nod. “Yeah, my wounds are fine now, no problems here.”
 
“No, no.. no one’s come by to bug me again..” He said, pulling out his phone. “I’m fine, don’t worry about something like that.”
 
“Listen, it’s not like I’m not just a prostitute that sells information- at most you lose an informant.” He said with a small laugh, almost like he was trying to distance himself from his feelings about the situation.
 
"Ren," despite not having the backbone to meet his gaze, Mitsunari's voice was surprisingly gentle, "you may not think highly of yourself, but I hold you in rather high regard. I wouldn't lose just an informant." He looked wildly uncomfortable, both with his words and his feelings.
 
Ren froze, face flushing when Mitsunari said that, looking surprised by his words. “Oh.. Sorry.” He swallowed hard and glanced uncomfortably to his phone. “I’ll start making those calls, you’re welcome to stay here and wait if you want.”
 
He nodded, sitting quietly as Ren went about his work. He hated this, hated how much of a self loathing coward he was. But what would his father think? What about the family reputation? The only Otani male, a fag. Gyobu would kill himself out of shame for sure.
 
Ren’s heart pounded in his chest as he called contact after contact in his phone- he had no idea Mitsunari held him in such a high regard, he was a ghoul and a prostitute after all. He couldn’t understand how someone so high standing as Mitsunari could have any respect for him at all. His mood and attention shifted when he started to get somewhere with questioning though, making him push his feelings to the back burner for the time being.
“Ok, thank you, I’ll owe you.” He hung up the call and moved to the table Mitsunari sat at, taking a seat across from him, not sure how he’d react to the news he was about to tell him.
“I think I’ve found where Akihime is, Mitsunari.” He couldn’t hide how nervous he was, a serious frown on his face. “I can’t confirm it for sure, but it’s very likely she ended up with a ghoul named Laurent Beaumont. He’s a French ghoul that’s known for traveling all over, and it seems like he’s currently in Japan.” He was fidgeting with his phone now. “He recently acquired a new human pet- and its very likely it’s Akihime.”
 
Mitsunari's heart fell into his feet, staring down at the table as panic crawled over him. A prominent ghoul, and one that liked to roam around at that. How much longer did he have before Akihime was gone forever? He would blame this all on Akihime's incompetence had she not been abducted in front of him. He had so many questions, ones he was sure Ren didn't have answers to.
"Do you know where this Laurent is? I can get a warrant for a raid on grounds of suspicion of being a ghoul." And even then, it would take days, days he wasn't sure he had.
 
“He has several vacation homes across Japan, but my guess is he didn’t go far, he’s arrogant, and he has powerful friends.” Ren knew Mitsunari must’ve been holding back a flood of emotions, but continued on. “He’s cautious, so the second he thinks a Dove is sniffing around, he’ll leave or make them disappear.” How was he supposed to tell him what was happening to Akihime? It wasn’t set in stone, but it wasn’t a secret what he did to his human pets.
 
"She's alive, though...?" He asked, voice tight and strained. Like he was terrified to know. He could feel Gyobu's hatred already, and his father didn't even know what was going on.
 
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