Disclaimer: Detective School Q is the creation of Amagi Seimaru and Seto Fumiya, not mine.
Summary: "What, you mean you didn't know?"
Author's notes Fic #2 for Livejournal community Ficlets on Demand's Fic a Day June Challenge '08. Request: Kyu X Ryu, anything by xellosspoo.
Secrets
by monitor screen
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It is not often that the old gang of Class Q gets to work together on the same case anymore - each of them being a seasoned detective in their own right - but Kinta enjoys it when the occasion rolls around. It is good to work with the old team, and they function well together.
Well, mostly. Sometimes they are probably better apart minding their own business.
He does not mean to peek or anything, but it has become instinct to investigate unusual occurrences - and bumping noises from Ryu's room is unusual. Even if their current case has closed, and they are relaxing for a last night before returning to their hectic duties, one can never be too careful. They look out for each other.
So, it is in good spirit when Kinta peers through the silver of space at the door - another sign of amiss - and gets shell-shocked for his efforts.
There they are, against the cupboard which must be the source of what rouses Kinta's notice in the first place. He cannot really see their faces, not at this angle, but they are standing abnormally close, and the thrusting he can see of Kyu's back... Simply put, Kinta recognises that kind of move; he does not need to know more details.
His mind is still blank from shock when he returns to the room down the hall where the other members of their team are in. Kazuma does not glance up from his typing, but Megumi turns to smile at him, and immediately becomes concerned.
"Kinta, is something wrong?"
He shakes his head, but does not know how to articulate his findings without saying entirely the wrong things - it is not like he has anything against the other boys, even if they're... Kinta can feel the heat rushing to his face as he barely manages to mumble,
"Kyu... Ryu... in the other room. They're... well..." Megumi frowns, tilting her head a bit to try figure out the message.
Kazuma's snort is grating, "What, you mean you didn't know?"
"I didn't... What are you talking about? You knew?" Kazuma just shakes his head and sighs.
Megumi steps up with a sheepish smile, "Well, Kinta, um... pretty much everybody around DDC knows, really. The two of them aren't exactly, you know, covert."
"I've heard Yamazaki from Class A talk about them. Heh, covert."
Megumi grins a little at that, but quickly resumes her apprehensive air as she turns back to Kinta. "You're going to be... okay with this, right, Kinta?"
"Not like he has a choice."
Kinta glares at the little smart-ass for a moment, before replying Megumi seriously, "Of course. We're friends; nothing would change that."
Megumi smiles warmly, relieved. And Kinta finds his seat again, attempting to put this incident behind him. Peace descends upon the room once more.
Tomorrow, though, Kyu has got some questions to answer to. Kinta cannot believe the slithering bastard has kept him in the dark for so long.
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