"No need to repeat yourself," Shinichi said, almost flinching at the completely unchildlike severity choking his words. "Let's have a talk."
There was a heavy pause.
And then Shinichi was slightly surprised as the stranger broke into a smile. Again, Shinichi had to notice the way he seemed to be addicted to wearing a that oversized grin. Shinichi almost wished he could be like that, carefree instead of careful and lighthearted instead of halfhearted. He also came to the startling revelation that he himself had donned a slight smirk at the sight of the other's smile, a surprising thing to notice.
"You're so serious for a kid," the stranger grinned, and before Shinichi could even widen his eyes, the stranger had placed a hand on Shinichi's head and ruffled his damp hair.
Shinichi, had he been in his sixteen-year-old body, most definitely would've slapped the hand away, but, as a six-year-old, he couldn't help but feel intensely comforted by the simple motion, unintentionally leaning towards the hand. He wondered if it was a side effect of having a younger body or if it was just the stranger...
"Anyway, you can start first," the stranger was saying as Shinichi refocused his attention. He sat back, lightly unraveling his hand from the tangles of Shinichi's sweat-gripped hair. "I do want to know how and why you were knocked out outside of Tropical Land, kid."
Shinichi gulped and began to speak.
Yes, I keep drawing this part out. And yes, I forgot to update yesterday.
Also, I've noticed that I'm no longer getting reviews, and while I'm not much of a "REVIEW OR I DON'T CONTINUE" sort of person, it did kind of cause me to lose motivation.
Another thing: I'm going on vacation for a couple days, so I won't be posting tomorrow.