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Title: Firefly
Series: ガリレオ/Galileo
Characters: Utsumi Kaoru, Yukawa Manabu
Summary: Post Galileo XX. Utsumi's odd behaviour kept nagging on him.
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Of all the random surprises she had gotten so far, she never thought that Prof. Yukawa would come to her place. It was uncalled for, totally unexpected—something she never thought would ever happen. Especially coming from him. Sure, she might have mentioned to him about living in an apartment in this area, but she never mentioned a specific address. And how did he managed—?
Regardless, her body had responded quickly enough that she reacted almost immediately to try to shut the door back at the man's face. Utsumi stared at the arm that managed to slip in, preventing her to completely close the door shut.
"Now, now... isn't this very rude of you? Let me in. Or did you want to have some of your neighbours coming here to check, because of this commotion?"
Utsumi made a face to herself before easing up on the pressure on the door. Even as Yukawa walked in, she'd hastily combed out some of her hair to the front of her face before greeting him.
"Well, serves you right for coming here unannounced. To a lady's apartment to boot! I'm not even looking presentable..." she exclaimed before wrapping her arms around her body. "Why did you come here? My house is so messy, dammit!"
Yukawa gave her a once-over before shrugging. Utsumi had let her hair down freely, and she was only wearing a short sleeved t-shirt and baggy pants. Certainly not the usual look he often sees her in.
"You don't look so bad, I have to say that this is an interesting look you have... and I don't care how messy your house is. But why are you wearing your hair like that? Is there something on your face you don't want me to—?"
Utsumi snorted to herself. "Haha... as if you're interested in my appearance outside of work—eh, what're you doing?" she exclaimed as Yukawa tried to reach out towards her face. Utsumi instinctively tried to back away from Yukawa as they ended up circling around the small table at the middle of the room several times.
"Just stay still, won't you!" Yukawa hissed as he finally managed to grab Utsumi's hand. Immediately, he brushed the stray hair covering the side of her face and nearly swore out loud when he saw the bruises. "What happened to you?", he asked, frowning.
Utsumi sighed before rolling her eyes at him. She immediately sat on the small couch she had in the living room before gesturing for him to follow suit. "Ah... now I get it. Did Kusanagi make you come here? It can't be Yuge-san... and none of the other officers was the type to tell you stuff like this..." She made a face at him. "And Touma-kun didn't know about you."
Yukawa kept shaking his head as she spoke before glancing back at her. "Who's this Touma?"
Utsumi chuckled as she waved her hand at him. "No one important—but really, you weren't that close to any other of the MPD officers or even the local precinct. You heard this from Kusanagi, right? I'm sure you did—don't try to deny it! You can't possibly get this from anyone else," she started massaging the side of her face. "Just when I explicitly told him not to tattle..."
"Well, you can't really blame him for worrying..." Utsumi gave him a glare, "and I would've still come over to check if something was really wrong with you—so tell me, what happened? Kusanagi mentioned that you got into a slight problem in your investigation, but that bruise on your face didn't look like it was something light."
Well, at least it didn't sound like Kusanagi had told him everything that happened...
Utsumi's eyes started to soften as she noticed the look of genuine concern on Yukawa's face. Just like back then at Lab 13.
Ah... there's no way she could stand it, seeing him looking at her like that!
Utsumi shrugged. "The bruises would fade in no time. It's nothing to really worry about." She gave a side-glance towards Yukawa to see that he's still wearing that grim-looking frown on his face. "I... miscalculated on the suspect's reaction. I knew that Jounen had a tendency to break out into aggressive behaviour but I thought I could handle it by myself. The case was officially closed anyway despite me still having some suspicions. And I can't just ask for more backup over some intuitions I have about the case... so there you go."
Utsumi turned to face Yukawa and unconsciously flinched as the man had crept closer to her without her noticing. Yukawa gently brushed his fingers over the side of Utsumi's face. "But honestly, to do this to a lady... even more to hit you in the face! Were you hurt anywhere else?"
She had to bite her lips to stop herself from laughing; because it was really not that funny. But Yukawa's face was so close, and he was really looking so worried and it's just so odd to hear this coming from him. Also for him to openly showing his concerns to her like this? Knowing how long they've worked together she expected him to know that she was much stronger than she looks, and she could take care of herself just fine. Still, it was nice to see this side of him coming out once a while.
"It's not that bad! Besides, I had my training. I wouldn't have decided to become a police officer if I couldn't take a few punches. Don't worry so much, I'm fine. Stop frowning already!"
Yukawa sighed. "That's it. We're going out. I thought it'd be enough if I just bring you some stuff from the konbi, but I changed my mind." he said as he poked at the plastic bag that he brought over.
Utsumi could see that the bag contained some onigiri and a few cans of coffee. Some of the onigiris look like starting to break apart—he probably dropped them earlier during the ruckus—but they looked edible still.
"Me? Going out? Looking like this? You can't be serious!"
Yukawa gave her the usual no-nonsense look. "You're a woman, right? Even if you don't usually put on a lot of makeup on yourself, you should at least have some basic ones. At least a talcum powder or something?"
Utsumi stared at him suspiciously. "Even if I said no, you still won't stop insisting on taking me out.... right? Fine, let me change into something else first. I can't go out looking like this...."
She got up to grab some change of clothes and headed towards the bathroom. Despite that, she could've sworn she saw a wide grin on Yukawa's face.
Series: ガリレオ/Galileo
Characters: Utsumi Kaoru, Yukawa Manabu
Summary: Post Galileo XX. Utsumi's odd behaviour kept nagging on him.
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Of all the random surprises she had gotten so far, she never thought that Prof. Yukawa would come to her place. It was uncalled for, totally unexpected—something she never thought would ever happen. Especially coming from him. Sure, she might have mentioned to him about living in an apartment in this area, but she never mentioned a specific address. And how did he managed—?
Regardless, her body had responded quickly enough that she reacted almost immediately to try to shut the door back at the man's face. Utsumi stared at the arm that managed to slip in, preventing her to completely close the door shut.
"Now, now... isn't this very rude of you? Let me in. Or did you want to have some of your neighbours coming here to check, because of this commotion?"
Utsumi made a face to herself before easing up on the pressure on the door. Even as Yukawa walked in, she'd hastily combed out some of her hair to the front of her face before greeting him.
"Well, serves you right for coming here unannounced. To a lady's apartment to boot! I'm not even looking presentable..." she exclaimed before wrapping her arms around her body. "Why did you come here? My house is so messy, dammit!"
Yukawa gave her a once-over before shrugging. Utsumi had let her hair down freely, and she was only wearing a short sleeved t-shirt and baggy pants. Certainly not the usual look he often sees her in.
"You don't look so bad, I have to say that this is an interesting look you have... and I don't care how messy your house is. But why are you wearing your hair like that? Is there something on your face you don't want me to—?"
Utsumi snorted to herself. "Haha... as if you're interested in my appearance outside of work—eh, what're you doing?" she exclaimed as Yukawa tried to reach out towards her face. Utsumi instinctively tried to back away from Yukawa as they ended up circling around the small table at the middle of the room several times.
"Just stay still, won't you!" Yukawa hissed as he finally managed to grab Utsumi's hand. Immediately, he brushed the stray hair covering the side of her face and nearly swore out loud when he saw the bruises. "What happened to you?", he asked, frowning.
Utsumi sighed before rolling her eyes at him. She immediately sat on the small couch she had in the living room before gesturing for him to follow suit. "Ah... now I get it. Did Kusanagi make you come here? It can't be Yuge-san... and none of the other officers was the type to tell you stuff like this..." She made a face at him. "And Touma-kun didn't know about you."
Yukawa kept shaking his head as she spoke before glancing back at her. "Who's this Touma?"
Utsumi chuckled as she waved her hand at him. "No one important—but really, you weren't that close to any other of the MPD officers or even the local precinct. You heard this from Kusanagi, right? I'm sure you did—don't try to deny it! You can't possibly get this from anyone else," she started massaging the side of her face. "Just when I explicitly told him not to tattle..."
"Well, you can't really blame him for worrying..." Utsumi gave him a glare, "and I would've still come over to check if something was really wrong with you—so tell me, what happened? Kusanagi mentioned that you got into a slight problem in your investigation, but that bruise on your face didn't look like it was something light."
Well, at least it didn't sound like Kusanagi had told him everything that happened...
Utsumi's eyes started to soften as she noticed the look of genuine concern on Yukawa's face. Just like back then at Lab 13.
Ah... there's no way she could stand it, seeing him looking at her like that!
Utsumi shrugged. "The bruises would fade in no time. It's nothing to really worry about." She gave a side-glance towards Yukawa to see that he's still wearing that grim-looking frown on his face. "I... miscalculated on the suspect's reaction. I knew that Jounen had a tendency to break out into aggressive behaviour but I thought I could handle it by myself. The case was officially closed anyway despite me still having some suspicions. And I can't just ask for more backup over some intuitions I have about the case... so there you go."
Utsumi turned to face Yukawa and unconsciously flinched as the man had crept closer to her without her noticing. Yukawa gently brushed his fingers over the side of Utsumi's face. "But honestly, to do this to a lady... even more to hit you in the face! Were you hurt anywhere else?"
She had to bite her lips to stop herself from laughing; because it was really not that funny. But Yukawa's face was so close, and he was really looking so worried and it's just so odd to hear this coming from him. Also for him to openly showing his concerns to her like this? Knowing how long they've worked together she expected him to know that she was much stronger than she looks, and she could take care of herself just fine. Still, it was nice to see this side of him coming out once a while.
"It's not that bad! Besides, I had my training. I wouldn't have decided to become a police officer if I couldn't take a few punches. Don't worry so much, I'm fine. Stop frowning already!"
Yukawa sighed. "That's it. We're going out. I thought it'd be enough if I just bring you some stuff from the konbi, but I changed my mind." he said as he poked at the plastic bag that he brought over.
Utsumi could see that the bag contained some onigiri and a few cans of coffee. Some of the onigiris look like starting to break apart—he probably dropped them earlier during the ruckus—but they looked edible still.
"Me? Going out? Looking like this? You can't be serious!"
Yukawa gave her the usual no-nonsense look. "You're a woman, right? Even if you don't usually put on a lot of makeup on yourself, you should at least have some basic ones. At least a talcum powder or something?"
Utsumi stared at him suspiciously. "Even if I said no, you still won't stop insisting on taking me out.... right? Fine, let me change into something else first. I can't go out looking like this...."
She got up to grab some change of clothes and headed towards the bathroom. Despite that, she could've sworn she saw a wide grin on Yukawa's face.
What scheme was he planning...?
She shrugged. Well, she could try to figure out what that smile mean later. No rush.
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"Let's go..."
"Wait!" Yukawa exclaimed before grabbing the talc on the table to dab more powder on the right side of her face. "Even if you don't really care about looking pretty, you should at least put more effort to keep your appearance decent. Because honestly, even with little effort... you could still make yourself look beautiful."
She thought Yukawa would be satisfied with just the powder, but then he started picking up a tube of lipstick and blusher and started putting them on her. She stared at him suspiciously. Why was he trying so hard?
"I could do this myself, you know..." Utsumi started to say as Yukawa grunted and slapped her hand away. "Anyway, we're just going to take a walk in the park or something... right? So why's the fuss? How would you even know how to put on makeup, you—"
"Even if it wasn't a requirement for students to put on make-ups during lectures, I usually told mine to at least not come to the laboratory looking like a dead person." He smiled to himself before putting back the two items on the small table.
"Now you looked fine, let's go..." he said to himself before dragging her away, not letting her to even see a glimpse of her own reflection in the mirror...
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