Disclaimer: The characters of Psycho-Pass belong to Production I.G. and Funimation.
Day Two
Akane tiptoes to the only chair at his bedside in the pristine room before berating herself for her silliness. Sleeping so still like a vegetable, he could not hear her or anything in the world. Thanks to her stupidity.
"Oh, Kougami-san", timidly reaching out to smooth his hair, she apologizes softly, "I'm so very sorry."
Stroking his forehead gently, she gazes at his handsome face, mesmerized by the rare sight of his peaceful expression. Then it strikes her that she has never seen him sleep before.
He has the look that really could kill, not to mention his sharp intellect which she has come to respect and adore.
It is too bad that a detective of such caliber has been degraded to and confined in the rank of Enforcer. Without him, so many cases would have been solved much slower or not at all.
When she comes to think of it, she is what she is now largely because of him. In his stoic but gentle way, he has encouraged her to believe in herself. He also has always been there for her in bad times.
...She owes him so much.
And look what she has done to him in return.
'Silly, silly Akane!'
She does not want to think about how pissed he will be when he wakes up. Will his opinion on her drop to the ground? To merely think that his respect for her, however little it has been before, will be lessened by this incident, saddens her considerably.
Now there is no way that he would look at her in the same way she looks at him...
...wait a minute.
...
...Oh. Dear.
Does she have feelings for him? Well, that explains why she always gets butterflies in her stomach in his presence. And their number has been multiplying recently.
Now she feels like banging her head against the wall. Hard.
'Akane, you're so screwed up.'
Feeling depressed all of a sudden, she casts him a long wistful glance before heading for the door. Maybe some paperwork can calm her down.
But on the second thought, what good will running away do for her?
Though unofficially, it is her responsibility now to make his stay here as comfortable as possible.
Sighing softly, she returns to her self-appointed seat. This is going to be a long day.
At least she can stare at his attractive face all she like without embarrassing herself.