Prologue- The Murder

Buzz

Buzz

Buzz

Buzz

You groaned as your phone kept on ringing and buzzing on the counter. You dropped your toy and whittling knife and got up to see who it was. You picked up.
"Hey, (L/N) speaking," You mumbled rubbing your hand across your face.
"Hello? Is this (Y/N) (L/N)?" You heard a young boy's voice ask.
"Wouldn't be speaking to you if it weren't, who's this? You said bluntly.

"Oh! Um, this is Chio Harmada, from the police department, and I was calling you for"
"I'm going to stop you right there." You stopped him and sighed.
"Let me guess, Chief Kora is asking you to call me for something?" You asked twirling your empty cup as you leaned against the kitchen counter.
"Umm, yes?" He said a little surprised. Of course it was Kora.

"Well then I'm not interested, tell him what I said a long time ago was truth and I won't be doing any more cases!" You scowled bringing the phone away and was gonna hang up.
"No please ma'am! It's about a murder at a high school! An innocent Alpaca!" Your finger hovered over the end call button. You stared at your phone for a moment, the sun shining through the blinds as your eyes glistened.

You slowly brought the phone back to your ear.
"Tell Chief Kora at 4," You simply said before hanging up. Your heart beater fast as you stalked over to your table and with your toys, you started to whittle them. You stopped at it was now a small ladybug, pushing it and it started to crawl by itself. You took a deep breath and got up.

'In a world of Carnivores and Herbivores, it's a race against power. Who is truly the strongest, who's the most manipulative? To me, it's nothing but a sick joke from the ones who first declared who we are based on what we eat. Being a carnivore is one thing, being a herbivore is another. Being stuck in both can really cause pain in life.'

'But that never stopped me'

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"Hello old friend, please have a seat," Kora smiled and motioned you a seat in front of his desk.
"Skip the pleasantries Kora, just tell me what you want," You bluntly said sitting down. He sighed and sat down at his desk.
"As you already know, there's been another murder case, and it was from the Cherryton Academy, the only school that allows Herbivores and Carnivores to learn together."

He grabbed some files and placed them on his desk.
"The police are looking into it, but so far, we only suspect it's a carnivore that's fine it, so we were wondering if you can-"
"No," You said standing up.
"(Y/N), please," You stared at the elephant and sighed, sitting back down.

"I never want to check another case again, you know that," You looked down at your lap, clutching your undershirt.
"Of course I know, but please (Y/N), I need you to do this," Kora pleaded with his hands on the desk.
"I know what happened long ago, and I know you're still struggling with it, but just this one case, for the sake of Carnivores and Herbivores alike,"

You stayed silent. You couldn't bare to go through the same pain again. But... you have to... for the sake of this Alpaca and the school.
"This case only," You stood up and picked up the files.
"And when I'm done, it'll be entirely over," Kora's eyes widen as his mouth grew into a smile.
"Thank you so much (Y/N), I can still see the old you in there," You rolled your eyes and punched his shoulder.

"Shut up you old man,"

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"Tem, Male, Age 16, Alpaca, 4'8, Was killed at the Cherryton auditorium, last seen at the Drama Club studio." You read out the files that was given to you. You stopped and looked at the photo of the young boy, blanket staring at it before closing the file.
"I'm such an idiot, why did I had to agree to this?" You slammed your head against the table.

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"I'm supposed to do what?"

"Investigate further on this case by filling yourself in as a new student in Cherryton, then befriends some students, find out information from the carnivores, then report back to me by letter or text, never let your guard down, and never blow your cover. But, I know you won't do that, you wouldn't have been best detective of the month for 5 years right?"

"I guess, but are you sure that it couldn't have been a Herbivore too?"

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You groaned and fumbled with your toy, the other hand with the whittling knife. You looked through the photos, trying to figure out any suspects.
"Based on what evidence I have, it's got to be one of the Drama Club students, any one of them," You mumbled sipping your coffee.
"Who am I kidding? I have to accept it's a carnivore," You snarled at that as you picked up your cup.

"Herbivores are nothing but cowards that try to be tough, and can only do that with weapons, primal instincts always say that they die first. But, I say the same about Carnivores. They're egotistical and think they have power because they have claws and sharp teeth. But the moment they're about to die, they plead for mercy." You tightly gripped the cup handle, anger bubbling in you.

"Nothing but cowards, and sadistic animals,"

SMASH

The cup exploded in your hands. You jumped and pulled your hand away from the burning coffee. Hissing in pain, you moved the files away so it won't get soaked, and grabbed a towel.
"Calm down (Y/N), I can't go off again. Do it for her, do it for her," You breathed in deeply and let out a long sigh.

You picked up your phone and dialed Kora.
"Hello? (Y/N)?" He asked.
"Hey Kora, I've been thinking about this case, and I have some few leads on me, have you finished asking the chair man?" You asked him rubbing the coffee off of you.
"Yes, and he accepted, as long as no other students are hurt, and be on the down low. You'll be a second year transfer and will be preserved as a rare species genetic,"

"It's because of my height right?" You said unamused.
"You know exactly why (Y/N), so no showing you fangs, and never tell anyone that you're a half blood," Kora said in a stern tone.
"Never had, never will," You mumbled scraping the shards of cup glass on your hand and into the trash.

"Alright then, I shouldn't doubt you (Y/N), the uniforms should be sent to you very soon, male or female uniforms if you like, but you'll still be identified as a female." He explained.
"Thank you Kora, and don't forget what I said, only this case. And I'll be fully done with any case,"
"Of course, I'll talk to you later," You sighed as the phone call ended.
'No turning back now (Y/N), I'll only be doing this for the kid, no one else.' You thought as the doorbell rang.

"Package for (Y/N) (L/N)- Oh! Pardon me, but you're the largest Red Panda I've seen," The mailman said in surprise. You internally groaned and stared at him.
"Don't say things that might offend others, everyone knows that," You coldly said, but your ears drooped slightly.
"I get that a lot, thank you for the mail though," You bowed and closed the door, walking to your couch and opening the box.

A male uniform and a female uniform. You checked both and decided on the male one since the female wasn't your type, the fabric made you uncomfortable.

'In this world, I'm stuck between the timid Herbivores, and the ferocious Carnivores. I'm nothing but a half-blood'
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