Standing at the window Narumi looked out at the city below, occassionally sipping at his coffee as he waited for his girlfriend to walk in. Which I did followed by Yoshitsune and Narumi frowned his attention on our hands until Yoshitsune rolled his eyes at my boyfriend.
"Jean's only two weeks along and you're already getting jealous just from us hand-holding." Yoshitsune pointed out and Narumi blinked, the earlier anger he felt slipping away as my demon led me over to Narumi. "You really need to calm down, detective. I'm just doing what you should be." He added with a faint grin as Narumi cleared his throat, unable to stop his teeth from grinding together when my demon kissed my cheek.
"Narumi, if you keep doing that you'll grind your teeth down to your gums." I warned and Narumi sighed, taking a sip of his coffee as he focused on the view from the window. "You shouldn't rile him up, Yoshistune. He's probably just being overprotective." I added with a faint smile, stepping over to Narumi who blinked when I draped both of my arms around his waist.
"I understand, Narumi why you're acting like this." I told him and he turned around so he was facing me. "You just want to keep me safe right?" I asked him and he nodded breaking into a grin when I hugged him.
"Of course I do, Jean. I would protect you with my life." Narumi agreed, brushing a kiss against my forehead and Yoshitsune snorted, rolling his eyes at Narumi who just raised an eyebrow at the demon. "I stand by what I said, Yoshitsune."
"Whatever. Now are there any cases Jean can take? I'm itching for a good fight." Yoshitsune answered and I blinked at Narumi who shook his head looking down at me when I frowned at him.
"You can't go out there, Jean. Not while you're pregnant." Narumi answered, blinking when I moved away from him crossing my arms against my chest. "Babe, be resonable."
"Narumi, I'm only two weeks along and besides I can handle myself out there. I've already proven that to you." I argued and he sighed, slowly shaking his head at me and I spun on my heel moving away from him when he tried to drap an arm around my shoulders.
"Narumi, you know I can protect her and she has Fenrir, Lililm and Ukobath to support her as well." Yoshitsune explained, hovering in front of me placing an arm on my left shoulder as he stared at Narumi. "You need to trust her."
"If something happens to her I'll hold you personally responsible, Yoshitsune." Narumi finally answered and I grinned at Yoshitsune as Narumi stepped forward. "Nothing dangerous alright?"
"Of course, Narumi. Now what cases do you have?" I asked him, giving Yoshitsune a grateful smile once Narumi headed back to his desk. After rummaging around for several seconds he pulled out a sheet skimming through it before he returned to my side.
"Okay so I have two cases that are too easy for Raidou to handle." Narumi told me and I raised an eyebrow at him until he cleared his throat. "I mean that they're not dangerous, Jean." He quickly added and I nodded looking over the cases with a faint smile.
"This one seems pretty easy. Finding a missing cat." I replied and Yoshistune, reading over my shoulder, fixed Narumi with a raised eyebrow this time. "Don't look so upset, Yoshitsune. I did make a promise."
"Fine, Jean. We'll go and find your missing cat." Yoshitsune sighed and I nodded, handing the paper back to Narumi before I grasped Yoshitsune's hand tugging him towards the door. "Alright I'm going, I'm going."
Once we made it outside I let out a breath and Yoshistune stared at me. "Jean, are you feeling alright? You look a little pale." He said and I just shrugged, walking a few steps into the city until he set his hand down on my shoulder. "You can tell me you know."
"Just feeling a little weak but I'll be fine once I get outside in the fresh air." I admitted and he nodded, hovering at my side as we started to search for the cat. "Okay so the cat's grey with a white paw and her name is April. A single cat shouldn't be too hard to find."
"I hope so, Jean. We shouldn't stay out too long if you're tired." Yoshitsune agreed and I snorted at him heading towards the nearest alleyway and he shook his head following close behind me. We tried the first alleyway and even though we did find two cats they weren't the one we needed to bring back. As we headed further into the city we came across another cat who nearly fit the description but it was missing the white paw.
"Jean, we're not going to find one grey cat in this city. Maybe we should head back." Yoshitsune told me later that afternoon but I just shook my head, determined to find the cat and solve this case. Rolling his eyes at me he followed at my heels and after sepnding another hour searching I started to feel woozy and when I sat on the edge of the street Yoshistune shot in front of me.
"Jean, what's wrong?" Yoshistuen asked, kneeling in front of me when I wiped my forehead. "Come on let's head back." He suggested and I sighed as he offered his hand.
"I guess you're right. I am feeling a little tired from all the walking we did." I agreed only to hear a meow and I blinked as a cat wandered over to me. I stayed perfectly still as the cat apporached me and after a few more seconds it stepped over to me, purring softly before it rubbed its head against my legs.
"It looks like the cat in the description, Jean." Yoshistune whispered and I just smiled, reaching out slowly to pat the cat's head. "See if you can pick it up." He suggested, watching with a slight smile as I stroked the cat's head. Still purring it crouched down before it leapt into my arms and I smiled stroking its back as I stared down at the cat, noting the grey fur and the one white paw.
"Who's a good kitty?" I told the cat who meowed, enjoying the attention and Yoshistune grinned at me. "Pretty sure this is the cat Narumi sent me to find."
"Yeah looks like it. Let's head back to the agency." Yoshistune agreed and I nodded, carefully climbing to my feet still holding the cat. Not minding one bit April just purred, content to be carried the entire way back to the agency. I made it back to the agency with tired, aching feet but with a smile on my face when I walked into the building holding the missing cat.
As soon as he saw me walking into the office Narumi hurried over and I rolled my eyes as he checked me over. "I'm perfectly fine, Narumi. I found April." I announced and he raised an eyebrow at me until Yoshistune gently took April from me. "The missing cat, Narumi." I added with a groan, heading towards the couch. Once I lowered myself onto it I leaned my head back happy to be sitting on something more comfortable than the ground.
"Good work. I'll give the owner a call so they can pick her up." Narumi offered and I nodded, resting my head on one of the armrests. It felt like I'd barely closed my eyes when I heard foosteps and I cracked open my eyes with a groan in time to see Raidou and Gouto enter the office, the former giving me a faint smile.
"We were trying to be quiet, Jean." Raidou told me and I just shrugged sitting up as he headed my way. "I heard you brought back that missing cat."
"April? I had Yoshitsune's help but April did just wander over to me when I was sitting down taking a break from all that walking." I replied, rubbing at my eyes. "I was going to tackle the other case but I think my poor legs can't take anymore walking today."
"Probably for the best, Jean. You look worn out if you don't mind me pointing that out." Yoshitsune agreed and I nodded at him, dragging myself to my feet where I wobbled until Yoshistune shot forward draping an arm around my shoulders to keep me steady."Easy there, babe. Let's get you to bed before you faint on me."
"Good idea. I wasn't out that long but I'm exhausted." I agreed, letting my demon lead me towards the comfortable bed I shared with Narumi. We didn't get much further then the hallway when Narumi walked into view and once he saw me leaning on Yoshitsune he shook his head, frowning at me.
"Narumi, I'm just a little tired okay? No need to get so worked up." I sighed but he just continued to stare at me until I rolled my eyes. "Guess I'm in trouble huh?"
"Jean, this is why I didn't want you running around. I thought you just needed to rest your feet when you came back but now?" Narumi told me moving to my side and Yoshitsune snorted, waiting until Narumi draped an arm around my shoulders before he stepped back.
"I'm going to rest in my tube so 'night, babe." Yoshitsune told me giving me a quick kiss on the cheek before he lifted off the ground, disappearing into his tube.
"Look I'm not mad at you but you should have told me you were this tired." Narumi answered as he walked me slowly back to our bedroom. Once I was sitting on the bed he knelt beside me and I forced a weak smiole onto my lips when he gave my shoulder a pat.
"Did April's owner show up and get her?" I asked him and he nodded, watching as I started to pull off my shoes. "That's a relief. I didn't see her after I woke up so I wasn't sure."
"Yeah she showed up not long after I gave her a call. Turns out the cat belongs to a young girl about Raidou's age." Narumi explained, pulling off my shoes and I blinked at him. "Thanks to you April was returned to her unharmed."
"I guess so, Narumi. Thanks for the help." I said, lying on the blanket without undressing and he grinned at me leaning over before he pulled the blanket over me.
"You're welcome. I'll come by and wake you when dinner's ready. How's that?" Narumi asked me, stroking my hair after I turned onto my right side.
"Perfect." I sighed as I closed my eyes not hearing footsteps as I started to doze off. As soon as Narumi straightened he saw Raidou who stared at me then Narumi with a faint smile.
"She's stronger than you think, Narumi." Raidou pointed out and Narumi nodded, leaving the room as quietly as he could before he closed the door.