Feb 12th; Handcuffs (Fuji/Yukimura); word count unknown

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"But officer, we weren't doing anything," Fuji insists with a smile, when the police officer approaches and demands they leave. He struggles to avoid looking at them both, Fuji whose hands he can't see and Yukimura with a rumpled shirt. It doesn't work. "We were just sitting-"

"Public parks close at eleven. You have to leave. Two boys your ages shouldn't be out this late, unless-" He breaks off there, eyes narrowing and studying them intently. "Are you boys sneaking out to avoid your parents?"

"No," Yukimura responds, and shifts to look at the officer.

"I don't believe it. You're coming to the station, boys. How old are you anyway? Out past curfew, public indecency. Your parents would be ashamed.

"But sir, we weren't doing anything-"

The officer ignores Fuji to dig out his handcuffs, grabbing Yukimura's wrist first, and chaining him to Fuji. It's almost comical, him chaining them together, the ones he thought were doing something wrong with each other. They exchange amused glances as he leads them to the car.

It should be hard to slide into the back, but they manage, with hardly a word exchanged between them or in protest, and the cop thinks it'll be a silent trip to the police station. He hopes it will, at least; but his hopes are shattered when Fuji speaks.

"We're not doing anything wrong, officer."

"We were actually getting ready to leave. Our parents do know where we are." Yukimura picks up after Fuji, and the cop feels like he's being double-teamed.

"It's too late to be out." The officer glances in the rearview mirror and scowls.

"It's not yet eleven."

"Even so, you two were doing something indecent."

"Actually, Fuji was just drawing on my arm when you interrupted us." Yukimura holds up his arm, the one handcuffed to Fuji's, and pushes down his sleeve, revealing kanji written in black marker on his pale skin. "I needed it done for my class presentation tomorrow; it's on various tattoos used in ancient Japan and I wanted an example to show everyone."