Out of the comfort zone.
From Naoto Shirogane
To Kanji Tatsumi
Kanji,
The case is finished so I shall be back to Inaba soon.
Naoto
Kanji Tatsumi stared at the dress fitted around the mannequin; he imagined the woman that was going to wear it, she was a beautiful and strong woman. He loved her so much, and he was afraid of messing up this dress, it was as much for him as it was her. He knew Naoto Shirogane wasn't one to wear women's clothes, she would choose to wear his t-shirts to bed than a fancy nighty, and if he was being honest with himself that was sexier on her than any feminine nighty ever would. The shirt was often baggier and the neck sloped over one of her pale shoulders and it stopped at her knees, it looked amazing on her and she was always oblivious to that. In the end he decided to scrap the dress for her and started on an specially tailored suit that he knew she would have liked, he sighed and hoped if they had a daughter that she could wear it, and that would give him an excuse to make as many stuffed dolls for her as he could. He smiled to himself remembering their first night together.
Two and a half years ago
Kanji was sat in the store of Tatsumi Textiles; he had stopped dying his hair and was sat sewing a new doll for the store as customers came in, he was friendly to them as he was finally able to admit to himself that he wanted to run the shop. Naoto said she loved watching him make things, and she read to him as he worked. Kanji's mother always interjected telling them to go out on a date rather than just sit there together, but it seemed to her like it's something they enjoyed doing together.
He almost poked himself with the sewing needle as his phone vibrated in his pocket; he set the work down on the table before he read the message.
From Naoto Shirogane
To Kanji Tatsumi
Kanji,
I have something special planned for tonight, are you able to come to my home.
Naoto
He read and re read the message trying to figure out what she meant, he replied with a simple 'I'll be there'.
"There it's sent." Rise said as she held the detectives phone in her hand, she handed the phone back to Naoto.
"Rise-Chan, why did you do that?" Naoto asked as she looked at her friend.
Rise had dragged Naoto to Junes' to the lingerie department, the idol smiled at her friend, as she picked out all kinds of bras
"You were too scared to." Rise said "I know that you love Kanji, but does he?"
Naoto sighed her friend was right, she was having trouble saying the word 'love' to Kanji as she felt embarrassed, she had already heard him say that to her. Naoto had planned to show him that she loved him rather than trying to say the word, she had asked Rise for help, and she said that Naoto needed to wear a bra instead of binding her breasts down.
Naoto looked at the bags she was holding; Rise said she needed a few pairs of bras but, Naoto didn't think she meant this many. Rise had remembered the measurements from the hospital check-up Naoto insisted on, the idol was escorting her friend back to her home. To make sure that Naoto was going to use them and not bind her chest anymore.
"No more binding your chest." Rise said as she entered the detectives bedroom, the idol went rifling through Naoto's draws, until she came across a draw full of cloth strips, in a smooth movement she pulled them all out of the draw and held them in her arms, judging from Naoto's expression Rise had grabbed them all.
"Ok." The idol said as she dropped the fabric she was holding in her arms before she took the bags from Naoto, she turned them upside down before the underwear came cascading out in a pile in the draw, Rise spread them, out to fit in the draw so that she could close it. Naoto looked at her before she panicked that the draw wasn't in order, but Rise had already put the fallen fabric in the shopping bags.
"I'd put a bra on if you want to seduce Kanji." Rise said "Oh and I am going to have to take that chest wrap you are wearing."
Naoto had eventually given into her friend's argument and was stood in front of her full length mirror; she was covering her chest not to hide her femininity but to show it off. She had to admit that not hiding her breasts was comfortable and she liked the bra Rise had gotten her, not that she would ever tell Rise that at all. Naoto had picked up the shirt she was wearing and only just managed to close the buttons around her chest, she wasn't going to wear a skirt anytime soon but she thought wearing a bra more frequently was a good compromise. She walked over to her wardrobe as she looked through the clothes she had in there, she had noticed a t-shirt that was sat on the bottom of the wardrobe it was one of Kanji's she had borrowed it when they had to run to his home through the rain, he let her wear it back to her home, where she forgot she had it and it stayed in her wardrobe. She slipped her shirt and trousers off and threw it over her head, Rise said that a nighty was sexy, but I haven't got one, this will have to do and I am already embarrassed as it is. Naoto thought as she walked to the mirror, she felt like a kid wearing her parent's clothes, as the t-shirt was huge on her tiny frame.
"Naoto-Sama your guest is here. Shall I bring him to you?" A maid asked.
"Yes please do." Naoto replied the maid's footsteps faded away as Naoto looked at her reflection, she was nervous as she looked at her eyes and tried to re-assure herself.
"You can do it, remember that you love Kanji. He loves you just as you are Naoto; you want to be with him, and he is the sweetest guy you know." She said
Naoto heard a staged cough; from the direction of the door, she panicked as she tried to figure out who was stood there. She turned to see Kanji stood there; he had a smile and was furiously blushing.
"Naoto you love me?" He asked as he looked at his detective girlfriend, as she blushed and looked to the floor.
"I…I…I…umm…Yeah" Naoto said "I asked you here to show you that I love you."
At that sentence Kanji finally took in her; the t-shirt she wore was slopped over one shoulder revealing a navy blue bra strap, her thin legs poked out of a knee length t-shirt. He noticed that the t-shirt was held up around her chest, as she was allowing him to see her breasts, instead of having them nearly invisible.
"You mean you want to…?" he asked
"I want us to sleep together." She said "I was thinking about it for a long time."
Kanji looked at her; he was both nervous and happy, he still remembered that she said I love you and the compliments she gave him, he wanted to hold her in his arms and never let her go.
"Are you sure?" He asked "If you're not ready we can always wait, you don't have to push yourself."
Naoto walked over to him and pulled him to the bed with her, he had managed to shut the bedroom door before they made it to the bed. Kanji looked at her before she kissed him, pushing him against the bed; he put his hands on her hips as he kissed her back.
"Kanji Tatsumi I love you." She said
The Present
Naoto sighed as she stepped out of Inaba station, she walked down the stairs before she was grabbed by a pair of strong arms, she let herself be captured as she recognised the scent of the man who caught her, she was still exhausted and fell asleep against his arms. Kanji smiled to himself as he swept up the sleepy Naoto and carried her back to their home, he was glad she text him the time of her train as he was worried about her.
"I'm home Kanji." She mumbled in her sleep
"Welcome home Naoto." He said to his sleepy bride-to-be.