Damsel in Distress

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The two next requests are about Gabe, so I decided to cut in-between with a request of Little Guy and Naomi because I also like them. Gabe, everyone loves you so much.

Switching roles sometimes wouldn't hurt.

He's been sitting by the window, looking through it since he woke up. There's really nothing to do, and he wishes nothing more than to go outside in the sun while he can and at least take advantage of the fact that no one is here to stop him. He suppresses the urge he has to start singing through the hole in the wall and abandons his session of looking outside in hope of something, anything, happening.

Just when he averts his gaze from the window to look about the room, a noise clearly coming from outside catches his attention: it's the unmistakable noise someone running would make, but as he passes his head through the window, what he sees surprises him: a black, armoured horse bearing a silver silhouette on its back. As the mysterious horse rider approaches, he finally catches the reflection of the sun on it: it's a knight! And just as there is nothing more than a few yards between the knight in shining armour and the door leading all the way up to his room in the tower, the sun briefly disappears. He sighs. Here she comes, he thinks.

A mighty red, yellow-eyed dragon descends from the sky and lands between the hero and the lad, and with a terrifying roar, challenges the knight. He promptly gets off his horse and brandishes a long, indubitably sharp sword and a glinting shield. The battling then starts. After what seems hours of exploding fireballs and sounds of steel on scale, the unyielding dragon finally falls on the grass, her tainted and discoloured blood seeping from numerous wounds and on the charred field of grass. With a quick, efficient movement, the sword falls on the dragon's neck, right behind the head, and cuts it off clean.

All the way up in the tower, the lad perks up at the knight's victory. He's been waiting for so long! And just as he runs to the door and outside, it creaks on its hinges as the hero who saved him appear. The armoured man gives a polite bow, and proceeds to remove the helmet hiding his face. The lad's breathe catches in his throat at the sight- long, silvery hair flow out like a cascade, surrounding a fair face. Icy blue eyes gaze at him, and he is not only surprised that his hero is in fact a woman, but also because she is of such beauty!

He's not sure of what he should say, and so the knight starts.

"It is a pleasure meeting you…Agent".

And at the name he starts, and just as he opens his mouth to ask what she is speaking about, a sharp tug on his shoulder snaps him out of his reverie.

"Agent, have you sent the pieces of evidence for analysis? I've been waiting for hours!"

He looks over at Dr. Kimishima, eyes wide and cheeks pink; not only has he been caught sleeping on the job, sleeping on a case, but his dreams also punished him in the worst way possible. As he shakes his head to clear his mind, he's not quite sure what to say.

"A-ah, I'm sorry. I didn't sleep last night, and you didn't need me and the chair was comfortable and-"

"That's enough. Just send the samples, and make sure this doesn't happen again. I might need you later, so make sure you at least stay awake for the remainder of the day. Sleep all you want after."

Dr. Kimishima's steps echo sharply in the halls, and he lets out a sigh of relief once she's out of hearing range.

He scolds his mind for the odd dream because not only had he trivialized a dramatic event, but also because he had been in the position of the damsel in distress waiting for a knight in shining armour to save him. And that knight happened to be his boss. He wasn't really sure when he had started to feel something for her, but when it had begun, he had no idea. The computer beeps, and he sends in all the samples to the analysis lab, including those he had forgotten during his sleep. The day is over soon after that.

The next day there is no case to work on, so he takes the occasion to sleep in and catch some precious hours of lost sleep. Just as he is about to close his eyes (and probably tumble into another odd dream) his phone rings. Dr. Kimishima is on the other end of the line, and she doesn't seem happy. At all. He winces, and he's glad she can't see him. Before she hangs up, the forensics expert orders him to go to his office at HQ, and at that point he's fully aware of what is going to happen. He accepts his fate and half an hour later he's sitting by the window, looking down at the busy street. A group of children runs under the window, and their steps make quick, loud noises, drawing his attention towards them. He hears a car's door slam shut and sees Dr. Kimishima walking purposefully to the building. Soon after the door to his office opens to reveal his boss, who courteously bows- a habit she still hasn't lost- and as she finishes her greeting of "I am glad to see you are indeed here" he scoffs at the absurdity of the situation. Soon after she starts scolding him on the importance of being awake on the job and sending evidence as quickly as possible because human lives are at stakes, and in the middle of the phrase he can't help but smile and snort.

"Is there something funny about what I'm saying, Little Guy?" and despite her tone, his smile remains.

"No, no, I was just thinking about something that happened recently and I… it was funny, I guess" he tries to explain.

"…Huh. Is that so?" and before he can react, a pale hands reaches up to his tie and fingers grasp at it. It's not the first time she does that, but he feels embarrassed by the proximity none the less and stays quiet. She cracks a barely-there-smile at him, inspecting his expression, and once she is apparently satisfied, she releases him without a word. As she elegantly walks towards the door, she turns her head at him. "I expect you to be well rested on the next case, because if I find you sleeping again, your wake-up call won't be nearly as pleasant" and with that she resumes her exit.

He rubs his neck awkwardly once she's gone and slumps in the chair. Perhaps changing roles with her is impossible and he should just accept his eternal, passion-induced submission to her. Not that he was complaining.

Little Guy's awkwardness towards Naomi is a really endearing character trait, and I find that adorable. And taking advantage of it is no hard task.

It's alright Little Guy, I have weird dreams too. And hey, at least you weren't wearing a dress, so it's not all bad. And you got to be saved by super awesome Dr. Kimishima. I wish she'd save me too.

Anyways, that's it for now. I still take requests, and since I have two waiting to be fulfilled, I guess I won't roll the dice right now. Oh, and feel free to request weird pairs! I mean, if you want to request something really odd like Alyssa and Maria or Chloe and CR or even Tomoe and Little Guy, go ahead by all means!

Love you all, and see you next chapter!

I am conflicted by the fact Microsoft Word proposes British spelling(colour) while FF tries to correct it to the American spelling (color).