Notes: Hey guys! Sorry about the two month disappearance! Work got in the way then DIM wanted to be rude, got thrown back into MysMe (got quite a few ideas brewing there)! VOLTRON SEASON 5 WAS AMAZING AND OMG I WANNA WRITE! I did do a piece based off freaking Shiro yelling at Lance but it's brief and on my tumblr! (cassielfbapyz) and ma vhenan (fenrae-l) has been working on much Lotor since I dragged her in through her voice kink :3c


Responses:

bluephoenixflame98 - Well Jojo is either on his own or working with Sebastian so the idea that he must be careful and watch what he wears is still a new experience for him.

LovelyPolkaDots - She is *definitely* going to hold this against him haha! Her strength is very admirable! Joseph is so easy on the eyes -heart-

Bunny - This is Kagome lol she tortures herself all on her own! That is awesome, thanks! We've really been trying to go for domestic with them to help show how close they gradually get by the time the game starts

Heaven-water-sister - *embodies Seven's/Luciel's/Saeyoung's personality* lololololol meow


Timeline: 6 months


VIII.

It's only by sheer accident that she meets Detective Sebastian's daughter and wife.

Kagome isn't even supposed to be at the precinct.

It's on the opposite side of town from the hospital and just far enough away from the apartment that she's probably gonna get lost heading back. She already had to ask directions, multiple times, just to get here. But Joseph had forgotten some of the files he's been working on for the last few weeks. Which really wasn't a surprise considering how fast he ran out of the apartment. She only found them after she had started to clean up the mess all over the floor and couch, a few sheets sticking out from underneath the furniture. It had been willful denial that kept her from really seeing the photos.

She doubts he even remembered that he'd fallen asleep with them, hunched as he'd been. When they both had some time together again, she was gonna sit him down and make sure he listened this time about getting a proper desk to work on.

Which leads her back to why she's at the precinct, sitting in the lobby while the officer she talked to goes off to … well, she wasn't sure where he went. There are a few others walking around but none of them pay her any mind so she just waits for now. Playing around on her phone helps pass some of the time until he comes back but when he does, some other people that have been waiting get there faster, then, after that, the opportune moment never seems to come around and eventually she has to set it aside before it dies since she didn't bring her charger.

And still she never seems to get another chance to talk with the office or any of them. Were they always this busy?

There are a few times when people come in to try and make a fuss, which isn't exactly entertaining but something she can't help but watch.

After that, she kind of fusses with the paperwork, not opening it, just stacking it over and over and sliding the folders against each other. A little creak some time later has her automatically glancing up, double-taking as she watched a little girl in a little crocheted sun hat crawl her way up onto the chair next to her, face scrunched up and tongue sticking out as her little fingers grab onto the seat. Her dress is crocheted too, all white with a yellow flower attached to a gold sash.

Kagome hides a little grin behind her hand and turns away, lest the child notice and think she's making fun. She remembered when Souta had started to do that once he was big enough. He only let me help the first few times before he got mad, she thinks wistfully, making a little note to call him later. She missed him and mama and ji-chan.

"Who are you waiting on?"

Big blue eyes stare up at her from a small, rounded little face when she turns back to the girl and her throat gets tight trying to hold back the squeal building in her chest. She swallows it down and smiles back at the girl, "A good friend that works here. He forgot some important papers."

That little head tilts, bottom lip popping out before she shifts around onto her knees in the chair, pushing her hair away from her face hard enough to knock her hat askew. "My papa could help you find him."

Kagome melts a little. "He could?" She waits for the quick, happy little nod and giggles softly, "I'll keep that in mind if my friend doesn't come back from patrol."

"Oh… he works with my papa?" Her voice gets high and happy as she bounces on her knees.

Kagome thinks it over for a moment, tilting her head as she takes in the child again, "You do look like Mr. Sebastian."

The little girl fumbles up to her feet in the chair, her sandaled feet tangling up in each other for a frightful second that has her reaching out to grab her hands. They squeeze at her large fingers as she beams up at her, "You know Mister Joseph!?"

Before she can answer, a woman walks over to them, her blond hair pulled back into a bun and dressed in the standard uniform. Kagome understands the searching look she gets and politely bows her head in acknowledgement. It isn't too much of a stretch to guess that the woman is the girl's mother. And well, Joseph was meticulous on certain things and having a photo next to each contact in his contact book helps her figure out that this was Mr. Sebastian's wife, Myra.

Myra uncrosses her arms and bends down in front of the girl. "Lily, this pretty lady here is Joseph's good friend that he's talked about," Kagome does not get all warm and gooey inside. She doesn't. "—her name is Kagome, remember?"

Kagome grabs the files and stands quickly when Lily lets go of her to slide off the chair. Myra holds out a hand and they do a small, light shake and clasp before letting go, Lily clinging to her mother's leg. Clearing her throat awkwardly, Kagome jostles the paperwork, "It is nice to meet you but I needed to get these to Joseph."

Myra looks at her, a quick once-over that makes Kagome self-conscious of the light, flowery sundress she was wearing, before nodding and walking over to the front desk, Lily trailing along quickly. She reaches over and starts rummaging around then turns back to give an ID card to her. "Sebastian just called to let me know an officer called him about how you were waiting with some paperwork. Let's go wait in his office, shall we?"

Kagome clips the badge on and follows after her.

End


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