Bank Trouble

The room was dark and messy. It was clear no one had bothered tidying up the place. The room was also quite barren, aside from the wide variety of junk, table, and two couches present. It was on one of those couches that Eva was sitting alone, though not for long.

*Creak*
The door opened. 

A man approached the table and onto it, he threw a plastic bag with a voice recorder inside.

"...So?", Eva asked.

"We found two sets of fingerprints. Older ones from a dead man you knew quite well and fresh ones from his son."

There was a brief pause. It was only after Eva nodded, the man continued speaking. 

"Rin's the guy you're looking for. But he hasn't gone home in a while."

As he finished speaking, the man took out a photo from his breast pocket, then threw it over to Eva.

"Who is she?"

"She's how we find him."

Eva looked at him blankly and threw what she was holding to the side, revealing a picture of Lena. 

***

It was through a pair of binoculars that Miles was staring at the bank. He was in the back seat of a car with Rin and Klein occupying the front ones.

"Well?", Klein asked.

"What do you mean well? It's just some bank."

"It might be better to just get a move on. Looking at it from afar won't change anything.", Rin said.

Miles put down his binoculars and then pointed at Rin.

"By the way... What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were done with this kind of crap."

Rin looked away from him to avoid responding. Miles turned his attention to Klein.

"Are you okay with this? Involving him in this kind of thing?"

"As long as we need him, yes."

Rin spoke up again.

"We should really get a move on. I was gone for too long last time, and Lena got suspicious. I'll need to get home today by seven at least."

"Hmm? You have a curfew?"

Ignoring him, Rin opened his door and walked towards the bank. The other two soon followed him. 

Upon entering, they were met with a small line of people. Ahead of them was a hallway with multiple desks aligned against the far wall. The wait wasn't very long, as the three were soon called to one of those desks where a woman met them with a smile. 

Sitting on the desk was a stack of cards, all of them with the same phone number written on it. Miles picked one up out of curiosity.

"Is this yours?", he asked.

The bank teller nodded and in response, Miles pocketed the card without so much as changing his expression.

"Lena isn't into guys who sleep around, you know..."

Rin grinned smugly as he said that. Miles quickly jabbed him in the side to shut him up.

"How can I help you today?", the bank teller asked.

She directed their attentions towards the seats in front of them, and they soon realized there were only two there. Klein and Rin already knew who was going to be left out. Miles took the hint pretty quickly.

"We're here to make a withdrawal.", Klein said.

"Sure. What's your account number?"

"No, not from an account."

The bank teller looked back at him, confused. Klein hesitated slightly before continuing. 

"From a safety deposit box. Safety deposit box 421."

Hearing that made the bank tellers eyes widen. 

"...Could you repeat that?", she asked.

"Safety deposit box 421-"

The bank teller stood up immediately and completely abandoned her desk. She hurried to the back and spoke in a hushed voice to some of the other staff members. 

One look at each other, and the two realized they'd struck gold. 

The bank teller came back quickly but not alone. She was accompanied by a woman who carried herself with a lot more confidence and clearly had a ton of authority here.

"I'm sorry. But unfortunately, Daigo is the only one who can make a withdrawal from that box.", she said.

"You realize you're talking to his only son, right?", Rin asked.

The woman glanced at him to size him up.

"He told us to keep whatever's in there safe for him. If anybody but him asks for access, we deny them. It doesn't matter if you're related."

"But my dad's... no longer with us. So, there's no way he can recover his belongings himself. That's why we're here instead."

The woman responded immediately.

"In the case of death, he said it would be better to keep his box locked up for good. So, unless you have a way to bring him back, I'd suggest giving up."

Rin and Klein looked at each other again, but this time out of frustration.

"Is there anything else we can do for you?", she asked.

*Buzz buzz*
The sound came from Rin's pocket. He pulled his phone out instantly to check who was calling. 

It was Lena. 

-I better answer her, he thought. 

Excusing himself from the table, he walked a bit to the side and accepted the call.

"Remember my voice? Because I sure as hell remember yours."

An intense wave of anxiety instantly washed over him. He looked around out of reflex, before pressing the phone all the way to his ear and whispered back. 

"...Eva?"

"Let's cut to the chase. I have your cousin with me right now."

Rin could hear some rustling in the background. It stopped pretty quickly though, and when it did, Lena's voice came through. 

"...Rin? I-"

The phone was snatched away from her.

"She's alive, but not for long. You know what I want right?"

Rin took a while to answer, carefully considering how he would. Finally, he took a deep breath and then spoke into the phone.

"...I'll give you the stasis bomb. Just let Lena go."

For whatever reason, Eva didn't respond immediately. Rin couldn't make out any noise though, so he had no way of telling what she was thinking. He had no choice but to anxiously wait for her.

"...No. You're hiding something from me."

Her words were like a knife to the gut.

Rin couldn't say anything.

"The bank. That's where you are right now."

She began tapping her foot.

*Tap, tap, tap*
"The same bank your old man used to frequent."

*Tap, tap, tap*
Unconsciously, Rin put his hand to his mouth.

"Something's there isn't it?", Eva asked.

*Tap, tap, tap*
Her voice got lower and lower and the pit in Rin's stomach grew more and more in response. Eventually, she came to a haunting conclusion.

"...He hid something from me."

An intense quiet came after that statement. Even without seeing her face, Rin could feel the seething rage leaking out from it. She spoke one last time.

"Here's the deal. Get me whatever's inside that bank, dig up the stasis bomb from wherever you hid it, and bring them both to me. You have until the end of the day."

"Hold-"

*Beep*
She hung up abruptly, leaving Rin alone with the constant beeping meant to signal the end of the call. His body deflated slightly as his mind started to race.

Out of pure frustration, he struck the wall behind him. And out of pain, he had to reel his hand back. Klein, who had still been arguing with the manager until now, noticed this too, and moved to guide Rin out of the building,