Because of You (Detective Conan, Heiji/Kazuha, #29)
Title: Because of You
Author: fireblazie
Pairing: Heiji/Kazuha
Fandom: Detective Conan
Theme: #29: the sound of waves
Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan. Am just borrowing the characters for a bit!
A few years ago - they were about thirteen or fourteen, he thought - they once went on a cruise with both of their families. This was Heiji's third time on sea, but it was Kazuha's first.
"Wow," she breathed, leaning over the edge and letting the wind tousle her hair. "It's amazing, isn't it, Heiji?"
Heiji shrugged - in reality, he was beginning to feel a little seasick and inhaled the air to try to feel better. From where he stood, he could hear the gentle sound of the waves lapping against the ship.
"Geez," Kazuha said, pouting. "You're such a killjoy, Heiji."
"Pah," was the only response from the dark-skinned boy. Boy, was he feeling dizzy... This hadn't happened the last couple of times he'd been on the sea, though. What could be the reason? Glancing around and vaguely hearing Kazuha's nagging voice permeate his ears, he came to one conclusion.
"AHO!" he yelled, attracting some amused stares from passers-by. He was glad his parents weren't within ear-shot, though, because he often got told off for saying such nasty things to Kazuha. "It's all your fault, anyway!"
"My - my - my fault?!" Kazuha sputtered.
"Yes! Your fault!" Heiji glared. "I've been on sea two times before! And both times, I was perfectly fine! But today - today, you're here, and now I'm getting sea - sea -" He teetered dangerously, and grabbed at a nearby lounge chair to keep on his feet. He continued to glower at her once he'd regained his balance. "Seasick," he finished.
Kazuha smacked him upside the head - which really, really hurt. "Aho," she spat, "that's no reason to say that it's my fault."
"Of course it's your fault," Heiji snapped, "everything's always entirely your fault."
He regretted it instantly as Kazuha's eyes widened and began to water.
He groaned. "Kazu -"
But she'd already turned away and begun storming off. "Fine, then!" she shrieked, "if it's all my fault, then I'll leave!"
Heiji watched her retreating back as he sunk into a chair. "Girls," he muttered, glaring at the sea.
//-//
Heiji was currently on his way, hunting down a certain ponytailed girl on the ship. He was still feeling just slightly queasy, and often had to grab at the walls in order to keep his balance.
"Ugh," he murmured, crossly. His father had heard them arguing - and honestly, who on board the ship hadn't? - and had sent him looking for the missing young girl, "and don't you dare come back unless she's with you, Hattori Heiji!" his mother had added. Gosh. Kazuha brought him nothing but trouble! Sometimes, he wondered why in the world he was even friends with her in the first place..
'cause she can be really nice, sometimes. If you don't do something stupid to piss her off.
And his subconscious wouldn't even leave him alone today. Wonderful.
"She's such an overreactive - gah." Heiji'd nearly crashed into someone. "Sorry," he murmured, absently.
"Oh, so now you decide to apologize?"
Heiji's eyes widened. "Kazuha!"
"What?" she said, crossly. He didn't really know how to reply to that, so he said nothing at all. She rolled her eyes at him and strode out further to the edge of the ship, spreading her arms out wide.
"I was... looking for you," he replied, lamely.
She turned to face him at the point, quirking her eyebrows. "Don't tell me you were worried about me."
"Of course not!" he denied, loudly. "My parents made me.."
She snorted. "Figured as much." And then some sort of expression crossed her face - disappointment? Heiji frowned. Why would she be disappointed..?
"You should be grateful I did so!" he barked at her, "I was seasick enough, you know, without having to go all around the ship searching for you!"
She turned again, and he felt relieved - seeing only her back was making him a bit nervous. "Then you shouldn't have looked for me, stupid."
"Moron!" he yelled, and was glad for it, that they were slipping back into their comfortable old routine.
A small smile crossed her face - which Heiji understood to mean that he was forgiven. He replied with a small grin of his own, and then she held out her hand.
"Come on," she urged him. "They say that if you inhale the ocean air, take a few deep breaths, it'll cure that seasickness right away. Listen - even the sound of them is soothing!"
"I'm inhaling fine where I am," he told her.
"Oh, come on, Heiji!" She took him by surprise when she suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him up.
The boat then chose this particular moment to encounter some harsh waves.
Sending the boat rocking violently.
Kazuha let out a surprised yelp and fell forward.
Precisely on top of Heiji.
Oh, crap - crap - crap - crap - crap -
It was bad enough that she was completely on top of him, but what really, really sent his heart pounding was the pair of lips pressed against his cheek.
CRAP - CRAP - CRAP - CRAP - CRAP
She pushed herself off him quickly, red staining her cheeks. Heiji was sure that he looked exactly the same. He cleared his throat and looked around at anything except for her.
"Let's go back," he said, brusquely, and for once Kazuha followed him without argument.
Looking back on it, Heiji thought, he was really glad that she'd only kissed his cheeks, and not his lips.
...or was he?
- fin -