Sixteenth Case

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ this is probably about as predatory as you will ever see Kazuha look.

But when it involves certain teenage boy detectives who - for once - aren't her childhood friend, it's probably understandable.

Never mind the fact that she's soaked, sacrifices must be made. ]

Kudo Shinichi. I don't know how long you've been hiding out here, but I'm gonna find you.

[ LIGHTNING CRACKLE ]

And then we're going to have a nice, long talk.

Comments

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*... don't notice she looks cute in that don't notice she looks cute in that don't notice she looks cute in-- time to look up*

Yeah, well, uh... No problem. Couldn't have you stay wet and all.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

You... wanted to talk, right?

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*... nods* About... Well, you can figure.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... Yeah.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... So... *how to start-- oh I know*

Is that what your world's normally like?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ blinking ] Pretty much. More cases, but other than that, yeah.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*biting back a YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE DUEL MONSTERS comment* ... It was... different.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... I guess compared to what you've known, it would be.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine that kind of stuff being "normal", but... there I was, feeling like it was.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

...

Was it bad?

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... *doesn't... really have an answer for that*

Couldn't be bad with you there, stupid...

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Crow-kun...

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Yeah?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

I was happy... being with you like that, I mean. Even if that wasn't really your world, it was still you.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... Yeah. I was happy we could be like that too. It was... something else, huh?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it... [ and her eyes are softening ] it really was.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

...

Hey, Kazuha?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Hm?

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Is there anything that's... stopping us?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... Stopping us from what?

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Being more like them. I mean, if we both were happier like that... *... really confused about everything*

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Like... you mean dating?

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... Yeah, I guess so. If that's what we're not already doing...?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

It's not official, I guess. But there's also the fact that we might've been happier because our lives were different... so we weren't... actually them. They didn't go through what we did. And we're not from the same place, like they are.

So if you're asking what's stopping us, it's probably that.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

...

*and after giving this some thought, he is stepping forward* Fuck them!