NOTE: THIS IS AN ACTUAL NEW CHAPTER! I am so sorry it has taken this long to update! Lots of things going on and this story just... does not want to cooperate, even with its outline! Words, peoples, words!
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Timeline: 7 months and 2 weeks
XI.
Half-asleep and muzzy, Kagome nearly chucks her damn shoe at the wall when she trips over it coming out of her room. She leans against the frame, hair falling from the messy half bun she'd put it in, to toe the shoe closer so she could stuff her foot in it. Her pony tickles her neck as it slips off, falling into her wrinkled scrub shirt and she reaches up with dead arms to pull it into a tighter one.
If she was quick, she could slip into the extra set of nice, clean folded scrubs she has in her cubicle back at the hospital. The elastic band on her pants snaps against her waist when she straightens them out and she scratches at the faint little itch it made. She could also wash up properly there, too, grab some sugar and caffeine from one of the kiosks on the first floor.
She takes a quick peek into Joseph's room and sighs at seeing him sprawled back on top of the comforter, button up half undone and shoes still on, and makes a quick little pitstop to see get some coffee started for him. It should be ready by the time she gets to the hospital.
Grabbing her keys and hauling her purse onto her shoulder, she opens the door and rams shoulder first into someone. They both stumble out into the hallway, feet tangling as they toppled over onto the floor. She groans and rolls off whoever it is, floor feeling far more comfortable than it should and convincing herself to give up.
Hands - thick, rough, calloused - pull her up and keep hold of her when she stumbles on the strap of her purse, disoriented and wiping a hand down her face. Gnashing her teeth together, Kagome reached down and snatched it up, grateful for the steady grip on her the whole time. Readjusting it back on her shoulder, she squints up at them through hot, heavy eyes.
Black hair half slicked, dark eyes - maybe black or just a very dark brown, and the beginning of a five o'clock shadow covering his jaw. A shoulder holster peeked from underneath a brown trench coat. She absently thought the green shirt contrasted very nicely with all of it together.
"You must be Kagome. Don't know any other woman that would be coming out of Joseph's apartment."
His voice was nice, too. She could see why—wait. What?
"Uhm…" She mumbled, cautiously stepping away from the firm grip on her elbows. He let go easily enough and took his own step back. It took her tired brain a second to really catch up to what he said and what that meant but when it did, she gasped. "Oh! Sebastian?"
He laughed under his breath and held out a hand, which she shook, and said, "Yeah, took us awhile. You heading out to work?"
Groaning at the irony, she nodded, "Don't have much luck, do we?"
"Doesn't look like it," He chuckled, leaning back to rest against the door frame. His head tips to the side then he's leaning in through the doorway and she blinks at the heavy breath he takes in before looking back at her. "You not gonna wait for the coffee to finish?"
"Can't," she said, pouting as the smell started to slip into the hallway, "I pressed snooze on my alarm too many times and now I'm cutting it close just standing here."
"Well," He shrugged and pushed off the frame, reaching out for one last handshake, "it was nice meeting you after all this time. I should still be here by the time you get off. We've been swamped with this recent case."
Kagome winced in understanding, recalling the vague images she'd gotten a glimpse of that one time a few months back when she first met Myra and Lily. "Still no leeway on that?"
"None. Your pranks were a nice little reprieve, though, so thanks for that. What did Joseph end up doing when he got home?"
She grimaced through her smile, shrugging. "He tried being angry but, kind of just… collapsed against his desk in a fit of giggles which was a little weird to see."
"We all had a couple of drinks before he went home so that might have been part of it."
"Ah," Kagome nodded, bouncing on her toes as their little conversation died down. The silence settled over them, awkward.
"Uh, didn't you need to get going?"
"Oh! Oh!" She jumped, scrambling for her phone to check the time and swore under her breath. She gave a brief wave to Sebastian and darted down the hallway to the stairs. The elevator would take too long and the bus would be arriving downstairs any second now.
end.
What?! No pranks! I KNOW I'M SORRY! -runs and fall into bed princess style-
Review Responses:
LovelyPolkaDots: Yes, yes we did. Although, as you can see we took a spontaneous hiatus. We feel he looks better with facial hair, although that's not to say that w/o is bad. Just different that what we're used to and a lot younger. He also looks good dirty LOL. Who's more likeable? Both... both are good. Haha, we have that planned. There will be a lot of good fluff before the start of the game. A lot of good punches when we get into the thicket of it. Oh yeah, the other officers definitely did follow those sticky notes. Lol.
Heaven-water-sister: Thank you!
bluephoenixflame98: We're glad you enjoyed it! Hehe, the feels will always be there, lurking in the shadows. It'll be upon us before you know it. cackles
KawaiiKittyHigh: We love that you love it! Here's an update~
Bunny.W.K: Finally! Prank wars commence. Plenty of kisses. Enough where he would have to wear a medical/coughing ... you'll see... ^-^;; Probably took him a while to adjust to the habit, since you know old habits can be hard to break if you don't pay attention to it diligently. Oh ho ho, a good amount of teasing and admiring from our favorite gal. You're welcome!
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