By the time the two had reached the top of the stairs, however, all calm had begun to evaporate from Shinichi's now three-foot form. He was starting to realize that this situation was far more dangerous than he had previously assessed. First of all, why was he the size of a six-year-old? And then how had he become like that? How was he going to get his body back? And more importantly, who was this stranger who he felt he wanted to trust? Was he trustworthy, or was he an accomplice of those men in black, sent to disarm Shinichi and collect information?
All of these questions were spinning in Shinichi's head as he vaguely felt the stranger turning a bend, walking into a room, and stopping. Shinichi was suddenly aware that he was now being laid down - breathtakingly gently - onto a comforter-draped bed.
"There, are you feeling better yet?" the messy-haired stranger asked, and Shinichi only blinked at him, momentarily at a loss for words before muttering an affirmative he didn't really agree with and tearing his gaze away.
He tentatively decided he could eliminate the possibility of the stranger being an accomplice of the men in black. It was illogical, he knew, but Shinichi really wanted to trust the stranger with the indigo eyes... and that meant he couldn't drag him into the mess involving the men in black and his true identity.
He couldn't explain his situation honestly.
The revelation made Shinichi swallow.
The stranger, apparently unaware of Shinichi's inner turmoil, nodded, breaking into a well-worn grin. Shinichi had to hide a smirk at that - the stranger seemed to always be wearing a smile and a half. "That's good. I'm going to go get some bandages and maybe some water and then..." The smile seemed to hesitate on his lips before dropping straight off. "Then we'll talk, okay?"
Feeling something akin to nausea blossoming in his stomach, Shinichi gave a small jerk of his head as the stranger stood up, cast him one last look, and exited the room.
If he couldn't tell the truth, he was at least going to need a believable story.
Thank you for all the well wishes~ I'm doing much better today. Anyway, this one is kind of weird. I had no idea where I was going with it.