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Kogami always had trouble sleeping. Since eri was majoring in psychology she diagnosed him as an insomniac. Her friend Kyoko had insomnia, so, she would buy drugs off of her friend to help Kogami sleep at night. He usually slept for only 4 hours a day and took frequent naps whenever he had the chance. Kogami felt bad that eri went through so much trouble to get him sleeping pills that he rarely used. The couple was back at his apartment after a long night out. Eri had a little too much to drink and passed out in the car on the way home. Kogami was going to take her back to her place, but, his place was closer and he also had to drop Mitako and Kagari off. Surprisingly, Mitako got so drunk she winded up going home with Kagari. He would definitely hear about what happened next time he went into work. Eri was out like a light curled up in a cute ball laying besides Kogami. His dark messy hair was pushed back and he was just in his sweat pants. He never liked to wear shirts going to bed. It made no sense to. He wanted a cigarette, but, he knew eri hated the fact that he smoked. He wanted to quit, but, it was hard. He eventually would. Kogami stared at the sleeping beauty and touched a strand of her hair. He smiled to himself, remembering how they first met. He remembered how persistent she was.
It had been about a month since Eriallia was kidnapped. She still had a few more weeks of therapy to go through, but, for the most part, she was ok. Her crime coefficient went back down to normal and she was back to living regular life. She still had occasional nightmares, but, her therapist prescribed her medication for it. Eri did as she promised and set up a memorial with her volleyball squad for all the victims. She made it to a few funerals, but, she couldn't make it to them all. She made sure she sent a sympathy card to all the victims' families and her father placed money in the envelopes for the families. It had been a month since Eriallia saw Sasayama. Kogami would come drop by her therapy sessions to follow up on her progress but it had been about 2 weeks since she last saw him. She imagined he was busy trying to solve other cases. She thought about Kogami every day. She wanted to thank both men for their kindness. Eri was walking up the streets of Tokyo. She was coming home from class and had to study. Junya and Kyoko wanted to go get lunch, but, Eri turned them down due to the massive amount of homework she had to do. She promised she would go out with them on the weekend. Eri looked at her cell phone and saw she had a text message from one of her teammates stating that practice was cancelled. Eri was happy. She could finally relax. As Eri was about to cross the street, she saw a café. She figured she would go in and take a peak since she liked sweets. Maybe they had really good cakes, or lattes, or brownies. Eri opened the door and saw that it was actually busy. It was a cute place with pastel colors with pictures of cookies and cakes in frames. There was circular tables that were beige with a white table cloth and the chairs perfectly matched. The silver wear was placed very neatly on the tables. There was a young cute girl who seemed to be in high school who was the hostess and sat Eri at a table. Eri ordered a white hot chocolate with a funfetti cupcake. While her waitress went to go get her food, Eri began to pay attention to her cell phone. She started to text a friend back at home. Her name was Mina. She was Eri's best friend since middle school. Mina was still in America, but, wanted to come visit Eri in Japan. Eri wanted Mina to come, but, her schedule was sometimes so busy, she felt that if Mina did come to Japan, she would feel neglected. The waitress came back with Eri's food and placed it in front of her. As Eri began to eat her treat her attention was redirected to the door way. She squinted her eyes and her heart raced. It was him! It was Kogami! She didn't know what to do! Should I go over and say hi she thought. She didn't have a mirror to check her appearance. She wiped her mouth with a napkin and ran her fingers through her hair. She was sure Kogami didn't see her. The hostess sat Kogami at the bar area. Kogami was so cool to Eri. He seemed so mature and professional. Especially in his specially tailored suits he wore to work. She couldn't let the opportunity pass her by. She hadn't seen Kogami in two weeks and there he was. Less the 4 feet away from her. She sucked it up and grew the courage to approach him still not knowing what she would say or talk to him about. She didn't want to make it awkward. She slowly walked over to the 6 foot 3 man and cleared her throat. He took a sip of his coffee and looked out the corner of his eye.
"Oh. Eriallia." He was surprised. He didn't expect to run into her there.
"How are you today Mr. Kogami?" She asked slightly blushing.
"I'm fine and yourself?"
"Good. I haven't seen you in a while."
"Yea, I'm sorry. I've been really caught up in work." Just as Eri thought. "Do you care to join me?" Kogami said offering Eri a seat next to him. Eri sat beside the tall handsome man. She was blushing and couldn't help it.
"Did you just get off of work?" Eri questioned. Kogami nodded.
"Yup. I take it you're just coming home from school." Eri nodded as well. "What are you majoring in?" Kogami asked.
"Social psychology and I have a minor in international business."
"Impressive. I majored in Social Psychology." Kogami said taking another sip of his coffee.
"Really?"
"Yup."
"That's so cool Mr. Kogami."
"You don't have to call me Mr. You make me feel way too old when you address by that. You can just call me Kogami or Ko. Whatever you prefer." Eri blushed embarrassed.
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I'm not that much older than you. It just makes me sound like a grandpa or something." Eriallia giggled. She wanted to do something for Kogami. Perhaps invite him over for dinner. Yea! That was it! She was going to invite him over for dinner!
"Kogami. Um…" She hesitated while Kogami stared at her. She finally grew the courage to just spit it out. "Is it ok if um…I invited you over for dinner?"
"Inviting me over for a date?"
"Uh... No! It's just that, I still wanted to thank you for all you have done for me that's all." Eri half lied. "But, if you're too busy it's totally understandable." Kogami couldn't turn down a girl as sweet and adorable as her. It would be like committing a crime. He placed his coffee mug on the counter and looked at Eri.
"I accept your invitation." Eri's heart jumped up and down with joy. She couldn't believe someone as cool as him agreed. "Do you have a cell phone?" Eri thought it was kind of odd for Kogami to ask a question like that. They were in an age and era that 2 years olds had a cell phone. She pulled her phone out and Kogami did the same. "What's your phone number?" He said opening his screen. Eri gave him the number and he stored it in his phone. Eri took his number down.
"Is Saturday night ok?" Eri asked sweetly.
"Actually, it's perfect, but, there's always a possibility I could be called in to go to a crime scene or work on a case."
"That's fine." Eri was just happy he was going to come over. Eri looked at the time and saw she was a bit behind schedule. "I have to go. I'm sorry, but, I will text you my address."
"Do you need a ride?" Kogami asked.
"No. I like to walk. I'll be fine, but, thank you so much. I'll see you, actually, tomorrow night."
"Yupp." Eri picked up her bag and walked out of the door. Kogami watched her leave and smiled to himself. Eri walked down the street in disbelief. Was this fate? Kogami would be in her apartment with her all by themselves. Eri smile became huge. She had to think about what she was going to cook for him. Should she cook American food or Japanese food? He was probably use to Japanese food so maybe she should cook something he was already use to. Eri walked down the street beaming.
Eri woke up bright and early. She had to clean up and figure out what she was cooking to cook for Kogami. She first decided to take a shower. She turned on her music player and decided to listen to the most popular band in Japan, Nothings Carved in Stone. She loved their song Out Of Control and she sung the whole song while cleaning herself in the shower.
"I have copied you
And made up myself
So crash and splash
I fight
With my obsession.
I feel the tension,
A need for caution
I would like to show
Cut open my skull
Look into my head
I don't
Know why I'm so harsh
I could be so brash
I'm going to clash
'cause I feel
I can always show my everything to you
If this moment was for me
I try to hear
Lend my ear
Voices inside
One link to join it all
Again
All the things I knew,
The world I trusted,
Would be the same
If I
Remained inside my
Protective castle
And kept my eyes closed
Words are just a toy
That people play with
It's superficial
I know
The proof is out there
The hidden answer
That someone left there
'cause I feel
I can always show my everything to you
If this moment was for me
I try to hear
Lend my ear
Voices inside
One link to join it all
If I can
Go travel back in time
Start it all over again
Follow a calculated path to live but
One day I
Will come across the same
Feeling again and know that it will carry over
'cause I feel
I can always show my everything to you
If this moment was for me
I try to hear
Lend my ear
Voices inside
One link to join it all
So it goes again"
She turned off the water and went immediately to put on clothes and pick out an outfit. She didn't want to overdress, but she wanted to look cute. She went through her closet. She didn't like the idea of holographic dressing. She liked to go shopping and buy clothing. She tied her hair into a ponytail despite it being curly and wet and picked out a cute dress. It was simple, but, it complemented Eri's figure. It was a light pink long sleeved sundress. She thought Kogami would love it. How should she wear her hair? Should she wear it straight? She decided to blow dry and straighten it. Before anything, she had to give Kogami a time. It was 10:12. She thought he might be asleep, but, decided to text him anyway. She wrote:
Hey. You can come by at 6.30. My address is Tokyo prefecture, Ikebukoro ward, and 6th street 2-4, Apartment 821B. See you then!
Kogami was fast asleep. He was so damn tired. He did hear his phone ring and it did wake him up, but, he only glanced at message and dozed off again. He would probably wake up in the next hour any way.
Eri grabbed her bag and quickly walked to the store. Kogami was a tall, strapping man. What would he like to eat? She decided to make American food for him and see if he liked it. Shopping for food in Japan was kind of hard. She decided to make a seafood feast. Back home, since she lived in San Francisco near the Warf, she always ate seafood. She would make a yummy spread consisting of different things. She decided to make a lobster with shrimp with steamed broccoli and a lobster Alfredo pasta. She was sure that he would enjoy it. She gathered all her ingredients and purchased them at the store. She quickly made her way back home to start on the food. She was so happy. Her joy was that of a child who was receiving a new toy. She couldn't wait to see Kogami later.
Kogami sat on his couch. It had been about 3 hours since he woke up. Ginoza was sitting across from Kogami reading the newspaper. The two men had been friends since high school. Kogami use to defend Ginoza from being bullied because his father was a latent criminal. Since then the two had a great friendship. Now they were working side by side each other. Ginoza always seemed like a hard ass, but, deep down he always cared for Kogami just like Kogami did for him. Ginoza closed the newspaper to begin a conversation with his long term friend.
"So do you have any plans tonight?" He asked.
"Actually, I do." Kogami said taking the last puff of his cigarette.
"Really? A date?" Ginoza was curious. It had been a while since he last seen Kogami with a woman.
"Um, I have no idea." Ginoza seemed confused. Kogami scratched his head. "Remember the Renson girl?"
"The university rapist? Kogami. She was a client."
"There's no rule on seeing someone you rescued. Besides, it's just a thank you dinner. I don't think she considers it a date."
"So you're into foreign women now?" Ginoza asked.
"I've never had a preference. You know that Ginoza." Ginoza chuckled.
"Just, don't go doing anything stupid. Don't piss her off either or she will make you lose your job." The tall man with glasses joked. Kogami laughed. He knew Eri was not that kind of girl. "Did you tell Sasayama yet?"
"Uh no. That womanizing bastard would definitely make a big deal out of it and persuade me to try to sleep with her. Eventually, I'll tell him, but, for now. It's our secret." Both men laughed.
"Do you find her attractive?" Ginoza asked. Kogami laid back on his couch.
"Actually, I do. She has a positive energy. I like it." The tall muscular man answered.
"I haven't heard you talk about a girl like that, since, well, ever." Ginoza was shocked.
"I haven't seen you with a girl since ever." Kogami joked. Ginoza blushed angrily. He knew Kogami was just joking around. "Have to find you a nice girl buddy. Don't want you to go to your grave and never get a taste of pussy ever."
"Shut up." Kogami knew that Ginoza never really had time for girls because he was always either studying or was just working way too hard to be successful. Kogami was a hard worker as well and he graduated at the top of his class beating Ginoza out, but, he always had a little bit of a flirtatious side. He wasn't a guy who slept around, but, he was a guy with raging hormones. The two men laughed. Ginoza had stopped by to see Kogami to make sure he was ok after witnessing such a gruesome case division one had been working on.
"I think that does it." Eri smiled and looked around at her apartment and the dinner table. Everything was perfect. The lobsters were tender and the butter sauce she has made was really good. The shrimp Alfredo was done and the shrimp was fried to a nice crisp. The broccoli was steamed to perfection. Eri enjoyed cooking and it had been a while since she had prepared a whole meal for someone else. She felt bad that she blew Kyoko off two nights in a row, but, she knew she would understand once she explained everything. Eventually. She didn't want to turn on an extremely romantic setting. She didn't want to creep Kogami out. She decided to leave the setting in its normal setting. Her apartment was really nice. Her father brought it for her while she was studying in Japan. She was so excited. She just wanted Kogami to arrive. She checked herself in the mirror and made sure she looked ok. She looked adorable. She smiled and ran her fingers threw her straightened hair. It was 6:20. He would be there any minute. She inhaled then exhaled. She drank a glass of water to calm her nerves. What was there to be nervous about? Kogami seemed to be really laid back. He was also very nice. All Eri had to do was be her usual sweet charming self and everything would be ok. DING DONG DING DONG. Her doorbell ring. VISITO VISITOR! Her intercom yelled. He was there a little early, but, that was ok. She approached her door and answered it. Behind the white door was the tall, dark and handsome man. He wasn't in his usual work attire. He was actually in fitted jeans and had on a short sleeve polo white shirt that accented his toned body very well. She could tell he worked out just from looking at his arms. She slightly blushed.
"You're here." She smiled. "Come in." She welcomed Kogami inside. He took his shoes off and placed them on the mat at the front door.
"Thanks. Nice place you have here." Kogami was amazed. He also smelled the food that Eri had cooked. It smelled really good, but, he couldn't make out the smell. "Oh yea. I brought this." He extended his present to Eri. It was a bottle of Japanese grape wine. Eri knew it wasn't Saki. She wasn't too sure what it was. It was a popular brand there.
"Thanks." She said. "You could sit at the dinner table. Dinner is ready."
"Great. I was actually starving." Kogami stated.
"Is that so?"
"Yea. I had to go through a training session for work today. After a workout like that, I didn't eat. Which is bad, but, it's good for your body."
"Is that so? What did you have to do?"
"My partners and I spar against either each other or a robot if one or the other isn't there. We have to run laps, weight lifting." Kogami said taking a seat at the dinner table watching Eri. "Do you need help with anything?" he asked. Kogami was such a gentleman.
"No. I got it." Eri was opening the bottle of wine that Kogami had brought. She grabbed two wine glasses and made her way to the table to join her guest. Kogami had never noticed that the food was in front of him just covered with a top. Eri gave Kogami his glass of wine taking off his top. Eri placed both tops in the kitchen sink and walked back over to join her guest. Kogami's mouth was watering at the sight of what Eriallia had prepared. He knew she probably had cooked and American dish. He knew he saw lobster and broccoli, but wasn't sure what the other food was.
"I really hope you like it. Its shrimp Alfredo with tempura shrimp. Oh. There's broiled lobster and broccoli too."
"It looks really good. I appreciate it."
"So what kind of fighting do you do?" Eri asked while both parties started to dig into their food. Kogami was impressed. It was really good. It was amazing. He swallowed after his first bite.
"I use to wrestle back in high school, but, now I SIlat." Eri blushed. There was a hot detective across from her.
"That's really cool."
"What about you? Do you play any sports?"
"I play volleyball and practice ballet. I started dancing ballet when I was about 6 or 7."
"Looking to be famous dancer?" Kogami asked.
"No. It's just a hobby and a good way to work out. It's something that I like to do." Eri took a sip of her wine and was immediately awe struck by it. It was so good and complemented the food.
"How is the wine?" Kogami asked.
"Perfect. Did everything come out ok?" Eri assumed it did because Kogami was chowing down. He seemed to love it. Eri was glad.
"It's wonderful. If you don't mind me asking, how is it that you speak Japanese so fluently?"
"Oh. I get that a lot. You see my nanny is Japanese. When my mom wasn't able to be home or was away important trips, she would take care of me. I just remember her speaking to me in the language and as I grew up, I just understood it. She taught me the hiragana and the katakana. Kanji too but, I still struggle with characters. I took intensive Japanese courses throughout middle school and high school as well."
"Impressive." Eri smiled and wiped her mouth with her napkin.
"So what made you become a detective Kogami?"
"I've always wanted a job where I could protect people. I was always that type of person. My co-worker, you remember inspector Ginoza?" Kogami paused to take a bite out of his food again. Eri nodded. "We went to high school together. He told me he wanted to be a detective and it kind of inspired me."
"I take it you two are close?"
"You could say that. I have known him for a pretty long time. 10 years or so. But is everything ok with you?" Kogami asked in reference to the young girls kidnapping.
"I'm fine. I still have a nightmare maybe once a week, but, the therapist gave me pills to help with that." Eri took a sip of wine. "But, my hue and crime coefficient are all good."
"That's good to hear." Kogami noticed how cute Eri looked. He wasn't sure how he should complement her. "You look well." Eri blushed.
"Thank you." There was a slight silence while Eri and Kogami finished eating.
"Have you ever been to America before?" Eri asked.
"No. Maybe one day, I would like to visit. What state are you from over there?"
"California. I come from the city of San Francisco." Eri answered.
"So, you're already a city girl."
"Kind of. I lived a suburban part of the city, but, San Francisco is nothing compared to Tokyo. Tokyo is amazing!"
"Yea. I like it."
"Did you live in Tokyo all of your life or?" Eri took a bite out her lobster that was almost finished.
"Yea. I lived in the Kanagawa prefecture in Sagamihara city."
"Oh so you're use to the city."
"Mhm." Kogami had to be starving. He finished all of his food. He beat Eriallia.
"Wow, that workout must have had you burn so many calories. You finished your food so fast."
"Yea." Kogami chuckled. "Excuse me. I was really hungry." Eri finished her last few bites of food.
"I have dessert in the fridge."
"Really?!" Kogami's face lit up. Eri laughed.
"Yea is a chocolate mousse cake." Eri stood up to do the dishes.
"No, you sit, I could do them."
"It's ok, I can do them." Eri protested.
"No. You've done enough. Sit down. Ill wash the dishes and get that cake. Relax." Kogami said taking the dishes away from Eri. She sighed.
"Fine." Eri placed the dishes in the sink for Kogami and washed her table down. She then turned on the TV just to watch any news if it was on. Eri suddenly became extremely happier.
"NO WAY!" Kogami glanced over his shoulder.
"What is it?"
"NOTHINGS CARVED IN STONE IS HAVING A CONCERT! OH MY GOSH! I'm so sorry if I sound like such a fan girl. But, they're like my favorite band."
"Yea. Their songs aren't too bad. They're every girl's favorite band here in Japan."
"You listen to them?"
"Yea. Like I said. They're not too bad." Eri was so happy. They had a common interest.
"What's your favorite song by them?" Kogami was now drying his hands with the dish towel. "Oh dessert plates are to your left. Forks are next to the stove." Eri chimed in.
"Thanks." Kogami grabbed the cake out of the fridge and grabbed the plates and forks. "But my favorite song by them would have to be out of control."
"NO WAY! That's my favorite song." They both laughed. While Kogami walked over with the tasty looking dessert, he made a mental note of the website to order tickets. He did like Eri. She was cute and he wanted to get to know her more. It had been a while since Kogami had dated a girl, but, Eri was dating material. He placed the plates on the coffee table along with the cake. It was cute how Eri incorporated Japanese style furniture along with the traditional American style furniture. They both sat on her couch. Kogami started to cut the cake. His mouth was watering. It looked amazing. He gave the first piece to Eri and the second slice was his.
"Did you make this?" He asked. Eri Nodded. "Wow. You went through so much trouble. I haven't had anyone cook for me like this since I left home. I really appreciate it. You're an amazing cook."
"Aw! Thanks." Eri noticed that Kogami had chocolate on his white shirt. He didn't seem to notice it. It had already stained his shirt.
"Kogami, your shirt." Kogami looked down.
"Oh. Crap." He said. He placed his cake down. Automatically Eri's house bot came.
DIRTY SHIRT I CAN CLEAN IT.
"MYU! NO!" Eri yelled. It was too late. The robot had squirted Kogami with a bunch of detergent. This caused Kogami to jump off the couch and Eri to do the same. Eri scolded Myu.
"I am so sorry!" Erie said while trying not to laugh.
"Don't be. I guess I have to wash it. You don't mind if I use your washing machine?" Kogami didn't sound mad at all.
"Please, feel free to. The wash room is to down the hall 2nd door on the right." Kogami got up to go to the laundry room. She seemed to have the same washing machine and dryer that he had at his place so it wasn't hard for him to figure out. Eriallia was cleaning her couch off from the detergent that Myu had squirted on him. Kogami came out of the bathroom and walked over to the coffee table picking up his cake. He was shirtless and Eri hadn't noticed him in back of her. When she was done cleaning she turned around. She dropped the towel at the sight of Kogami completely shirtless in her living room. Was he being flirtatious purposely? Eri couldn't believe how well kept his body was. He had a perfect six pack and was toned. Eri felt her face turn so red.
"Uh Kogami." She started.
"Sorry." He said swallowing his cake. "I had no other shirt."
"No. It's fine! It can't be helped." Eri couldn't help but stare. He was so attractive. Kogami knew why she was staring. Women gave him that look all the time. The rest of the night went well. The two talked until about midnight, watched a movie and enjoyed each other's company. Little did the two know that, that was the start to a great relationship?
Kogami had his arm wrapped around Eri's waist. He smiled at the memory. She was still asleep. She was precious to him. He ran his fingers through her hair and she woke up slightly.
"What are you doing?" Her head was still spinning.
"Watching you."
"That's creepy. You should be sleeping."
"I can't. There's an insanely beautiful woman in my bed."
"So you're going to stare at me all night? Eri joked. Kogami smiled pushing his hair back.
"I mean, I can." Eri giggled.
"Where are we?" Eri was still so drunk she couldn't tell that she was at Kogami's place until he told her. Kogami got up to fetch his girlfriend a glass of water and an aspirin. She swallowed the pill and drank the whole glass of water without stopping. She felt a bit better. She took off her dress and crawled back in bed. She was in her bra and panties. Kogami knew she wasn't feeling well so he decided not to take advantage of the moment. Kogami figured he should take a sleeping pill. He joined his girlfriend in bed pulling the sheets over them. He pulled her close to him.
"Kogami. Stop." He laughed.
"What?"
"Move your hand or I will puke all over your face." Eri was hilarious when she was drunk.
"I'm sorry." Kogami's hand had wondered to a place he knew it shouldn't have. He wanted to see how alert Eri was. He wrapped his arms around his girlfriend making her feel safe and warm. She fell asleep instantly and soon Kogami joined her in her dreams.
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