#chief is my insane trigger happy police officer who isn't actually a real police officer

[the-blathermouth]

The swordswoman and the officer

An original story (how did I do this I'm usually not able to do this)

(the art is better if you click it)

It was 10:30 at night, Chief sat on a park bench waiting anxiously for Ruth to show up. He still wasn't too sure that this lady wasn't a criminal, she looks pretty rough around the edges and acts like an average delinquent, but if Lady Law says to give her a chance then that's exactly what he's gonna do.

"Hey man sorry for being so late, had to grab something." His thoughts were interrupted by Ruth walking up to him illuminated by the moonlight as she took a seat next to him. "There's no law about being late is there?" "Oh no, it's not illegal." Chief replied "...Just rude." They talked through the night, him about all the 'crime' he saw that day and her about her crazy boss. As Ruth ranted Chief took the time to really look at her, she was just as rugged and suspicious and beautiful as she was when he first saw her, she calls it an 'anime protagonist' look but he calls it an 'if-Lady-Law-hadn't-said-otherwise-I-would've-smacked-you-over-the-head-before-you-even-knew-I-was-there' look.

As he was admiring that look he noticed a lilac rod strapped behind her back. "What's that?" He finally ask, she looked at the rod, looked back at him with a smirked and stood up. "Oh you mean THIS?" She reached behind her and unsheathed a sword much to Chiefs surprise, it was a thin lavender blade attached to a mauve guard with purple vines eached into it that lead to puffy looking pommle, it was a beautiful sword, but Chief wasn't thinking about that.

"I figured since we've known each other for a while and you've always brought that baton with you maybe I could start bringing my sword. She's quite a beauty ain't she? I think I've had her for about-" Ruth went on and on about her sword while waving it around not noticing Chiefs intense stare behind her. 'That's a weapon!' he thought. 'A dangerous weapon! She could hurt someone with that! She's a criminal, I just know it!' His thoughts swirled together as he reached down for his night stick. 'Criminal...she's a criminal...gotta take her down before she-'

"Officer Chief, stand down." He froze. There she was. Lady law speaking to him through his baton, she's never steerted him wrong before and he trusts her judgement more than anything. "Chief I told you to hear this one out and you said you would, she has not proven herself to be a threat to justice of any kind and if anything has proven to be the opposite!" "But...the sword." Chief whispered with a look of shock frozen on his face, he heard Lady Law breath a sigh in return. "I know we don't usually do this kind of thing but just walk up to her and ask about it, is she permitted to own it? Does she know how to handle it properly? What does she do with it? Stuff like that. Perform a background check and then act accordingly." "Background check...got it" With that he let go of the baton and walked up to Ruth who was posed holding her sword in the air and her free hand to her chest. "And sure some say 'Rosé' is a weird name for a sword but I say-"

"Where did you get it?" Chief interrupted her, his voice suddenly cold and staring at her with a blank expression. "Hm? Excuse me?" "Where did you get it? Did it come with a permit?" Ruth suddenly seemed nervous. "Uhh you don't need a permit to own a-" "Do you know how to use it? Who trained you? Are you responsible with it? Have you ever killed anyone with it?" With every question he grew more and more intense until Ruth broke out in nervous laughter "ehehehe, alright alright take it easy officer there's nothing illegal going on here." Suddenly Chief felt a wave of shock run through him. "To answer all...that I got it from a friend that makes swords, that same person also trained me-" Ruth started talking but he couldn't hear her. he went lightheaded, he felt his lips curl into a smile and all he could hear was what she just said to him. 'alright take it easy officer there's nothing illegal going on here.' 'alright take it easy officer.' 'take it easy officer.' 'officer.'

"So am I all clear?" Ruth asked, snapping Chief out of his trance. "Oh...yeah, yeah your clear....I think I'm gonna head home now." With that he turned to leave as Ruth called out out her goodbyes behind him.

Chief slowly walked down the lamp-lit street holding his night stick to his chest in both hands, muttering softly to himself with a dreamy expression as he replayed the nights events in his head. "Officer...officer... officer..." suddenly he springs up and breaks into a sprint, jumping around and gripping his head and waving his arm frantically. "OFFICER! SHE CALLED ME OFFICER! I'VE BEEN ON PATROL FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND NO ONE BUT YOU HAS EVER CALLED ME THAT!" Chief takes a big twirl and snuggles his night stick to his face. "Oh lady law~" He whispers "I'm so glad you told me to give her a chance. She respects me, she really respects me as a man of the law. She sees my vision..." He gasps. "What if it's her vision too? Is that why you told me to stand down? What if she wants to be my partner!? Ooh that would be WONDERFUL!" He struck a pose, holding his night stick in the air and and his free hand to his chest just like Ruth did. "I can see it now. The two of us working side by side, we could clean the streets of crime and instill justice together! A noble swordswoman...and her officer."

Suddenly Chief noticed someone down the road in front of him leaning against a lamp post smoking a cigarette...a loiterer. He heard the whispers of Lday Law fill his head as he reached for his night stick, he felt his mouth form a twisted grin as he stalked towards the criminal. "It's strange that it feels so good to hear someone say it..." He thought

"After all I really AM a officer."