RL Searching for Heiji [Forwarddate to the seventh]
Osaka had taken a few days to thoroughly search all the spots Heiji might have hid in. Even if everyone else already looked, they might have missed something. She had to see it for herself he wasn't there. And as to be expected, she found nothing
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Well, if she had him unaware, she could at least get a good look at him. She kneeled down in front of him, studying him worriedly. He'd look like he got in a fight. He was didn't look like he was suffering and he was breathing, so he must have won. And if he was listening to music, he couldn't be afraid he was going to get attack again.
So, just some bad luck? Stopping a mugger or something. That seemed likely. "Ahou. Still running off and getting into trouble," she muttered. Still, she found him, safe and sound.
She pulled out her cell phone, sending a text to his parents that Heiji was fine and she found him before shutting off her phone so they couldn't interrupt them.
She had to talk to Heiji, after all. She reached up, yanking off his headphones. "Oi, ahou, time to get up," she said in an annoyed, slightly raised, voice. She was still annoyed at him, even with her worry.
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It took him five seconds for his brain to catch up from sleep and supply the 'who' in that assessment.
His hand was on her arm, his own arm extended in a push; his initial instinct to keep her away while he got his bearings, and he already had his feet under him so he could move quickly if he needed to. The surprise was clear on his face as well, although in the first few seconds it was more of a wide eyed panic than the shock in turned into when he recognized her.
Clearly a normal mugger fight wouldn't have made so jumpy.
He swallowed hard, steadying his breathing; mouth dry. It took his two tries to speak, finally relaxing enough so he no longer felt like he was getting attacked. "K-Kazuha!?"
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Why in the world was Heiji so jumpy?1 He never acted like this when she woke him up before. And it wasn't like she even jumped on him or anything.
Something was wrong. Something was very wrong.
Kazuha looked at him worriedly. "Heiji? Are you okay?" She asked.
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He realized he still had his hand outstretched and pulled it back suddenly, wiping his face as he tries to stall; collecting his thoughts together.
"Sorry..." He apologized, taking a deep breath. "...kind'va bad dream..."
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And he says it was a bad dream? How did a dream spook him that much. He looked ready to bolt!
"Heiji, what happened to you?!" Kazuha demanded, looking more worried.
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How was he expected to tell her what he'd been up to? That he was going out and beating up thugs for sport instead of any actual lawful reason? That he was getting tired of always abiding by the law all the time. Not only was it boring, but the law wasn't always right or just anyway.
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"And you did not just get jumped by muggers! You looked like you were ready to fight or fly, Heiji," She said, her voice calming down a bit, but still worried.
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Heiji moved to stretch but cut it short as his bruises protested. "Did expect to wake up till morning.
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"...you were scared, Heiji, that something bad would happen. And you left, got yourself hurt this bad, and didn't even think to return home?" Kazuha asked, her voice growing quiet. "Did you...really want to leave that badly?"
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even though he found himself doing it more and more often. "I told you it was dangerous."
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And help bring him back. "It posted on your journal, your thoughts. And it coincided with when your parents said you walked out."
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Even if it helped others who might be worried about them.
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Good thing, too, since if either of the other detectives were there they'd put together what he'd been doing in a heartbeat.
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