A Life Mission-Free! ES Matsuoka Rin x Reader PT 2

Break hour was over, (Y/N) and (Fr/N) were dragging their feet toward the elevator when suddenly a man barged in with an officer on tow. The office workers stepped aside—some shrieked in horror—when they saw a firearm on the ski-masked man’s hand.

Hearing the commotion behind her, she turned around to see what happened. Her eyes spotted a police hat and her ears perked up due to the all too familiar voice she heard.

“Stop right there!”

‘Rin?’

“Wha-(Y/N), where are you going?!”

Upon hearing the voice she knew too well, (Y/N) weaved her way amidst the crowd who were running the opposite way; her friend’s exclaim fell into deaf ears. She wanted to have a clear vision of both party involved.

On a safe distance, she could see the struggle between an outlaw and him—him, being the eldest Matsuoka. Rin had his left arm wrapped strongly around the criminal’s neck while his right tried to pry the gun out of his hand.

‘This is where Rin’s express self-defence class comes in handy.’

She intended to give him a hand by punching the outlaw in the solar plexus, but before she could act upon her plan, Officer Yamazaki rushed in from the back and rammed the criminal with his left shoulder to keep him in place.

“Urgh…” His body staggered a bit from the impact and his grip on the green cloth bundle wavered.

Instinctively, (Y/N) dashed toward the struggling men and snatched the green cloth bundle from the law-breaker’s weakening arm.

Officer Yamazaki turned the shock gun to its maximum level and stabbed it to the outlaw's abdomen, knocking him out.

Rin pulled out a pair of handcuffs and encircling it around the unconscious criminal's wrist. As he hoisted him up, two police cars came and parked in front of the building. Both doors opened to reveal another two officers. They walked in and Officer Matsuoka handed over the lawbreaker to them. They went back to one of the cars and took him away to the precinct. Some office workers braved themselves to ask Officer Yamazaki about what had happened; all he could do was reassuring them and keep his mouth shut.

"Ma'am, the evidence please."

He stood in front of her with arms stretched out, waiting for the said object to be given. (Y/N) was going to hand him the so-called evidence before a tiny cry emitted from inside of it. Startled, she hastily unveiled the bundle and found...

"Waaaaaaa..."

A pair of brown orbs stared right back at her (E/C) ones. She silently gasped at the healthy baby before her. Her (or his) round, chubby cheeks were soft like satin; pink lips perked upward, making a toothless grin. The baby had a tuff of jet-black hair, glistening from the sweat accumulated from the warm atmosphere inside the bundle. Arms rose up to reach the human above, making (Y/N)'s hand itched to take the outstretched limb.

Driven by an unknown force inside her, she took one of the tiny hands between her thumb and point finger. Letting out a happy cry, the baby held the finger as tightly as they could.

Her heart soared to the heavens above when the innocent giggle reached her ears. The gummy, toothless smile was like a bright sun in the spring, the brown irises twinkled like the most beautiful star she ever seen. All small things they did make such an emotional impact to her; it was strange, considering that she only met this baby just now.

But alas, all good things must come to an end.

"(Y/N)."

She could only stared at the unfazed red irises of her caller; longing and desperation swam on her eye. Her rational side began to collect itself inside her mind, yet the heart persistently stood its ground.

The rational side seemed to win this persistence battle, for (Y/N) gently pulled her fingers away—though, her heart was as heavy as a lead. She handed the bundle to Rin’s outstretched arms, much to the baby’s displeasure. Whines erupted from the baby, the sunny smile turned to cloudy frown.

Nothing was more painful for him than seeing sadness written on her beautiful face. The guilt intensified when he was the one who chalked the anguish. But what could he do? He needed to be professional and this newfound baby was a crucial evidence to bring justice on this case; heck, the baby could be claimed as a kidnapping victim.

(Fr/N) came and hugged her depressed friend from behind as he walked away toward the police car parked outside; with the baby on hand.

The walk to the patrol car would be smooth if not because of the baby’s increasingly loud wailing and restless flailing. He could hardly ignore it, since the baby literally screeched on his ear.

‘This will be a heck of a long journey… Man, please spare my eardrums, little guy!’

Listening to the wail was unbearable. She wanted no more than to envelope his tiny body in her arms, keeping him close to the thumping heart that would lull him far to dreamland. To cease the cries and created a sense of protection, security.

"Rin!"

The said man ignored the call, but little that he knew; she already rushed toward him to catch up.

“I’m coming with you, whether you like it or not. It will be hard to focus on the road with a high pitch wail like this. Not to mention that it will agitate you.”

“Ma’am--“

“Don’t be persistent. Admit it, you need me to calm the baby down.” She argued with sharp glare in her eyes, pointed down to him.

Rin opened his mouth to retort but the Eternal chief editor took the crying baby whilst sidling pass the gaping officer.

Lightly bounced the baby nestled in her folded arms, she coaxed him to calm down in a soft whisper and it worked, due to the fact that his wail died down into tiny sobs.

Rin could only stared at her back as she stepped into the patrol car as if she owned it. The trance he was in ended when he heard the car door slammed shut.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, he let out an aggravated sigh then followed her.

"Tch. What a bother..."

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From the rearview mirror, Rin watched her playing with a rattle that was inside the bundle. She waved it near his chubby face, earning giggles from the baby. Occasionally, he reached for the rattle, only for (Y/N) to pull it back; a prevention from the rattle being gummed. Realising the rattle was out of reach, he directed his gaze to the blurry scenery caused by the moving vehicle he was in.

As Rin focused on the scene unfolded behind his seat, his mind began to wander off. It didn’t take long for Rin to reckon the unusual behaviour of his wife. He scrolled through anything, anything that could be related to the present (Y/N).

Mulling it over and over, he slowly became frustrated—since no single reason of the problem came to mind. If we imagined his mind as an archive room, then we could imagine papers and folders scattered everywhere, covering the whole floor.

‘Damn it! I feel so helpless…what the heck is wrong with her?! I’m not mad at her, she’s not mad at me…or did she? Ack…’

“…and now for the stock rate in (month and day)…”

‘(Month and day)…? What…!!’

The frustration melted away as the information dawned to him, his crimson irises dilated slightly in realisation.

‘Today is…’

This day, exactly one year earlier, their unborn baby had remained unborn forever.

His chest felt heavy, the unpleasant memory came back to him. He hung his head low and blinked the tears brimming on his usually determined eyes.

“…no wonder…”

“Hm? Did you say something?” the man beside Officer Matsuoka inquired without taking his teal eyes off the road.

Glancing the brunette from the corner of his eyes, he lightly shook his head and said,

“No, it’s nothing.”

Since Sosuke knew that it wasn’t his first concern, he focused himself to the busy, bustling road before him—leaving Rin to stare at (Y/N) from the rearview mirror once again.

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