j'adore the pairing of Heiji and Kazuha they're just so kawaii (cute) together, I don't own detective conan and easy on me guys my first language is French, J'espère que vous appréciez :p
After a case that took them two days in a row without sleeping, in a castle on a deserted hill with a murderer wandering around. They finally were reached by the police and they were getting their ride home at 3 am.
Filthy clothes, messy hair, and very very tired sleepy eyes is how they both looked while sitting in the back seat of the police car.
She was about to give up to sleep, her head fell on his shoulder and her hair touched his right cheek or let's say… sting it.
"Jeez, Kazuha your hair is like a broom" blurted Heiji, exaggerating his show of annoyance by crossing his arms.
Her sleepy eyes opened wide and her brain was alerted to start a new argument, after all that's how both of their brains function, making a fight out of every little thing, for vain little reasons that soon become forgotten.
"Well haven't you seen yours, ahou" she said while moving her head away from him.
He ran his hands through his dark hair.
"ahou" Heiji replied, looking at her from the corner of his eyes.
"you've almost got us killed back there, oh and for like… the tenth time, who's the aho now " kazuha lashed out, her face flushed in rage.
"I almost got Myself killed several times, not YOU, This is the second time it happens to you but you're fine now, and let's face it it's mainly your fault"
"What do you mean it's my fault? "
"After all, I didn't invite you to come, you just insisted on coming with me, I knew it was going to be dangerous but you wouldn't listen anyway "
Kazuha was just listening to him trying to organize her thoughts to know how to defeat him and win her battle but Heiji continued "come to think about it, you always keep following me wherever I go and wind up in trouble, if you weren't there today I would've taken care of him from the beginning" He stayed silent for a little while then continued. "You need to give me a break you know, I'm a guy I can use some time alone without having to take care of you, with no arguing and no ruining of my peace of mind "
In Heiji's defense, he didn't mean what he said, but the night was very tough on him as they were both nearly killed. When Kazuha was kidnapped by the killer he was so scared that he wouldn't forgive himself for bringing her, and his way of expressing that sweet feeling is rather sour than sweet.
Kazuha just looked at him going on and on with both of her eyebrows raised, she never realized he was holding this grudge towards her, as he kept talking irritably.
So that's what he's been thinking about her all that time, just a tedious person, a follower, an annoying broom who keeps holding him back. When she was worried sick whenever he's investigating a crime and wouldn't rest until he caught the killer. She hated to admit to herself that she always wanted to accompany him just to make sure he's okay, and to be there if he got hurt, cause that's what he always does, he's like an injuries magnet.
Heiji and Kazuha on a nice day would have at least two fights that soon enough becomes forgotten but this time it really got to her feelings and made her feel hurt.
The sleepy feeling suddenly disappeared leaving her eyes wide open all the way to her house where the car stopped in front of the door of the Toyama residence.
On the way, she didn't respond to what Heiji said, which is unfamiliar to their relationship, he was expecting her to ahou him like she always does, but she just kept silent all the way.
As soon as they stopped the car, she got out without looking back or saying goodnight.
A worried Mr. Ginshiro Toyama was sitting on the doorstep got to his feet as soon as he saw his daughter and hugged her tightly.
"you got me so worried about you "
"I'm sorry dad " murmured Kazuha in a low voice "don't worry it's never happening again, I'm never going out with Heiji on any other case ever again"
Said that then she stormed into her room closing the door behind her. She tried to ignore the knocks of worried Ginshiro who wouldn't surrender until she told him that she's exhausted and needed to sleep.
Nevertheless, it was her third sleepless night.
Have I taken this too far this time? No, I didn't! She really came with me without an invite, that's what she always does. although it's kinda nice… but no, no she always winds up in trouble, she's a trouble magnet, jeez she can be annoying even after two sleepless nights and a near death experience, she wouldn't learn anything from it, nuh-uh, nothing.
Thought Heiji while walking back and forth in his room.
And although he would never acknowledge his mistakes, this time it felt critical. I mean for god's sake she didn't call him an ahou, neither fought back, that rings the emergency bell for their friendship that's in jeopardy now.
He thought he'd wait until the morning to go see her and discuss this over.
Thus, he laid his exhausted body on the bed and waited for sleep to visit him thinking about what he's been through the last couple of days.
Kazuha's hands tight up and him aiming to rescue her.
Being hit over the head with something and losing consciousness.
Waking up to find himself tight up by his hands next to her, and to her.
The man he suspected to be the murderer dragging them in an attempt to throw them off the high cliff.
And finally, the police whom he tried desperately to contact got his message and showed at the right time to save them and stop the crazy man from killing the fourth and fifth person that night.
Eventually, sleep didn't visit his green eyes and guess what! It was his third sleepless night.
As soon as the first strings of the dawn showed, he got to his feet and headed to the kitchen to have one of his earliest breakfasts ever, at 5 am. Then he headed to Kazuha's.
Heiji had to work this out so that he can peacefully go to sleep, but the problem is that he didn't realize how early it was.
The roads looked peaceful, no much traffic and everything was still under the blue dawn effect, he got to his destination and now is the time to figure out a way to get to Kazuha without waking up Ginshiro.
Now that's what a person with the slightest bit of common sense and intelligence would do, but Heiji with his loads of, let's say, genius intelligence decided to knock on the main door.
After all, maybe Kazuha is right, he is an ahou sometimes.
as soon as he finished the three knocks, the door opened slowly and a floating head stuck out of it, with its body still inside, looked at Heiji with shining green eyes that blinked once and twice before a mouth opened.
"Heiji, what are you doing here at 5:30 in the morning, did something happen?" said Kazuha with a worried tone.
"No I just I… came to see if you made it home" he stuttered.
That idiot, he saw me getting in the house, thought Kazuha.
"Well I am home, never knock on my door again at such time, if I weren't to be awake you would've woken my dad up. Now good night"
As soon as she finished snapping that at him, she moved her head to join the rest of her body inside and pushed the door to close it.
Heiji lost all the goals behind this visit, he doesn't even know why he came here in the first place and even if he did, he was not ready to apologize for his mistake.
Still, he thought it's weird not to start a fight, how come she hadn't called him an ahou already for what he did? A deep part of his subconscious misses that, but he wouldn't admit it. After all, being called an ahou is the easiest way to work out a problem, better than treating him well and waiting for an apology.
Before she could close the door fully, Heiji put his leg between the doors to prevent it from closing.
"Kazuha!"
"What?"
"Are you okay"
"I'm fine, just do me a favor and leave Heiji"
"You don't seem to be okay"
"What do you mean I… is it because of my hair…? it's all because of you that I almost got killed, what do you expect? "
Kazuha's voice was becoming louder with every word she said, which got Heiji to be worried about her father waking up.
"zuha"
"Don't zuha me", Kazuha's voice broke when she said that.
And to keep her pride, yes pride, because if she were to cry in front of him he will tease her about it for the next month, she turned to face him with her back and started running towards her room racing with her tears.
Laid on her bed facing the wall with her face pressed against a pillow in an attempt to muffle the sound, Kazuha was very hurt, he was her baby, and she loved him and cared about him only to find out that he is annoyed by her presence.
And the worst part is that all the hope build by ran-chan's attempts to convince her that he likes her back was shuddered, and all that's left is a pathetic girl who keeps on following a guy like a puppy.
Little did she know that Heiji followed her and was standing right there listening to her sobs and sniffs.
"Kazuha" he murmured in a quiet voice.
But she wouldn't answer, she wished he would leave, the last thing she needs right now is to look more pathetic than she already is.
"Kazuha" the voice became closer.
"I told you I'm fine just leave"
Heiji took a wide step closer to her bed, he bent to his knees on the floor and rested his forehead on her shoulder.
"You're not fine" he murmured.
They stayed like this for a while then he continued.
"You're not fine because of me, … I'm sorry zuha I didn't mean what I said"
What! Heiji is apologizing! This was a thing that Kazuha, no, not just her but no one ever got to witness, she pushed the pillow away to gasp for air, then she turned her body towards him. After all, that's a moment she can't miss and has got to see what his face actually looks like in the process.
When she finally looked at him, her green eyes were swollen and sore, he even winced slightly at her look. It wasn't quite luminous yet in there, but what she was able to distinguish is his lips being pale and his dark skin turning coffee colored. Is it actually that hard for him to make an apology?
With her shoulders parallel to his body and their faces being so close, Kazuha put her hand on his, which was resting on the edge of the mattress, it felt so cold.
"Heiji are you okay"
"It doesn't matter, are you ?"
Her bottom lip quivered, and started to tremble as a steady stream of tears flowed its way down her pink cheek, and she started crying again.
The pain came out from her throat like a silent scream, the pain of the past days when they were about to die, and the pain of helplessly falling for him although he doesn't love her back. She needed to get this out of her system.
She pulled his shirt by both of her hands and threw her face into his chest and cried, as he put his hand on the back of her head.
Heiji wasn't much comfortable with this position, he had his knees attached to the floor and the rest of his body bent towards Kazuha.
She got closer to the wall silently inviting him to join her on the bed and so he did. then she put her head to rest on his upper arm and buried her face in his chest with her arm around his waist.
Heiji's free hand was around her waist. she was able to feel his warm breath through her hair.
He held her in silence, as her tears soaked his chest.
Kazuha and Heiji have never been closer before, this is the most intimate position they found each other into, but romance was not a thing that crossed their minds. They were both trying to get through the pain and hollow of the two terrifying last nights. And who's better to help than the person who shared that night with you.
Soon enough the two exhausted eighteen years old surrendered to sleep.
Next chapter: Kazuha's dad coming to the room only to find Heiji and his beloved daughter in this position, spoiler alert he's not gonna like it.
Heyy this is my first fic ever here, and MY FIRST FIC IN English.
Please read and REVIEW to let me know. I actually thought about this fic for a long time now. It magically strikes me whenever I'm driving.
Yeah, it's weird enough that I've never winded up in a car accident but if I do, you know who to blame ˆ—ˆ.
Some of this chapter was inspired by the fic 30 hugs which I adore but not the rest.