Seeing Green
Drabble 6: Soulmates
Notes: Really, really random plot bunny. O.o
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"I want to get married."
Heiji nearly spat out the tea he was drinking. "Uh, sorry to disappoint you, Kazuha, but—"
"No, not to you, you idiot!" Kazuha retorted, her cheeks pink. "But… Someday. To someone. I want to get married eventually."
The detective raised an eyebrow. "So you'll get married to any random guy who asks you?"
"No!" she exclaimed, and stood from her lounging position on the floor. "But I was thinking. Ran-chan and Kudo-kun are perfect, don't you think? I mean, she was waiting for so long and then he finally returned to her. They're like soulmates! It's really sweet!"
Had something happened to Kazuha on that trip to Tokyo that Heiji was not aware of? "What's got you into this gaa-gaa mood all of a sudden?"
Kazuha sat down next to Heiji on his bed and sighed blissfully. "Nothing, really. But just seeing Ran-chan with all the preparations makes me envious. I can't wait to plan my own wedding. It would be nice to have a soulmate to call my own."
He laughed, a bit louder than he intended. "Kazuha, no man in his right mind would want to marry you."
Only a second too late, he figured out what he had said. "Uh… Ohh. K-Kazuha, I—"
But the damage was done. She looked up at him, eyes filled to the brim with angry tears, which she furiously (but fruitlessly) wiped at. "You… you jerk! Do you like making me cry?"
"I – that's not it – Dammit, Kazuha, stop crying!" Heiji demanded, and ran his hands through his hair in frustration. Why were women so difficult?
The bedsprings shifted as Kazuha's weight left the mattress, and before Heiji knew it, she had stormed out of his room. The detective swore and grabbed his phone, yanking on his jacket as he took his leave from the room as well.
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And when it came down to it, Kazuha didn't have to do much searching at all. Her soulmate was right beside her all along, even if he was an insensitive jerk sometimes.
But hey, who said soulmates were supposed to be perfect anyway?
End.