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Title: The Formula of Love
Series: ガリレオ/Galileo
Characters: Utsumi Kaoru, Yukawa Manabu, Kusanagi Shunpei
Summary: She'd waited almost six years without much result. Another year wouldn't have made any difference. But still, one can't help wondering...
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A few weeks ago, at a bar near Teito university...
His glass clanked loudly as Kusanagi placed his on the counter. He turned his glance towards his friend.
"Yukawa... this might sound a bit out of line, coming from me... but are you fine with how things have been going around for you?"
Yukawa just cast him a sidelong glance before shrugging. "What are you talking about, Kusanagi?"
Kusanagi scratched his head. "You know... Yukawa, because we've known each other for so long... I could say that I'm mostly familiar with your quirkiness and everything. And... even if my own situation was not any better, as a friend... I can't just keep quiet about the things I saw clearly in front of me."
This time, Yukawa finally turned around fully to face his friend. "What're you really talking about? Enough with the roundabout talks."
Kusanagi let out a long sigh. "Aii... this is so hard. Even if I already know you were like this, I just can't—Yukawa, you really like Utsumi, right? I mean... more than any other women that you've met before. Or after."
Immediately Yukawa started to spit out whatever it was that he was drinking before staring back at Kusanagi. "Bwa-what the... w-why did you s-suddenly talk about this?"
Kusanagi laughed helplessly, running his hand over his face. "Aah, and I thought I was that hopeless around women..." He looked up towards Yukawa. "It's in the next few weeks. Utsumi, that is. She's gonna come back from Oklahoma in these next few weeks."
Yukawa's eyes started to widen. "Oh...! It's already a year, isn't it... since Utsumi went there? W-wait... how did you know when—?"
"Did you think you're the only one that she kept constant contact with, while she's there? I was the one in the end that ended up getting the call from her, whenever she couldn't reach you online. Half the time I ended up telling her of the things happening around here since you barely told her any."
Yukawa took another sip of his drink. "I see..."
Kusanagi gave his friend a long stare.
"I wonder what would've happened to you if I'm not around to take care of you, eh? Yukawa?"
"Hmm?" The man glanced at him. Kusanagi sighed again.
"At this rate, you might end up losing her... you know? Utsumi might just give up on you and choose another man who actually show their interest to her openly. You wouldn't want that happening, would you?"
Yukawa didn't reply back but still giving him a side-glance. Kusanagi tried again, "I know that you liked her... And Utsumi, well what woman won't be attracted to you? It's so obvious, everyone in the department knows it. And since I know you for a long time, I can tell that the feeling's mutual. So what's the problem? I know that you're not actually against dating... that's for sure."
"I don't even know what you're talking about anymore..."
"You do. You're just pretty stubborn to actually admit it yourself. Then again.... both of you were pretty similar, in that sense." Kusanagi shrugged at him. "Do you think I didn't notice it, all these years? Even during the first few cases, you were much more willing to help out in the investigations; when she's the one asking for help. Me? I remembered having to try to bribe you with countless many things to get you to do half the things you did for her..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You both were just the same, badgering me for help despite the fact I'm already busy with my own work—you even went as far as pushing Kishitani to me..."
Kusanagi laughed, "Funny that you mentioned Kishitani now. But that just proves it, you liked Utsumi. At least much better than that Kishitani kid. Don't think I haven't heard about it; you might have been a bit nicer to her during the recent cases but you're quite harsh with that girl most of the time. Much more than you did with me, or with Utsumi... whenever we ended up requesting your help in our investigation. I mean, I kinda get it... Kishitani did have that strong overwhelming personality, but even I think that you bullied her a bit too much at times. Though, I have to admit that her personality been getting a bit better lately—she's not so full of herself as much as she used to be,"
"So are we talking about Kishitani now?"
Kusanagi waved his hand at him. "No, we're still talking about Utsumi here. Bottom line, don't you want to take another step forward in this relationship? Hmm?"
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"Just do what your heart wants to do. Don't think. You might actually like it."
He could feel his heart beating faster, much like during that night. That fateful Christmas morning. That night when they almost died. (Everyone else in the blast radius as well, come to think about it.) And also the night when Utsumi had hugged him. He didn't react much back then and they just left it unresolved, not sure how to breach the subject.
Yet right now, the one who initiated the first action... wasn't her.
Utsumi slowly pulled herself from the embrace and looked up, her face looked equally stunned. "Yukawa-sensei... what—?"
To be completely honest, he wasn't sure what he was doing himself. But Kusanagi's word kept swirling inside his head ever since he saw her—he thought he might just have a go with it. True to Kusanagi's words, he didn't actually dislike the wave of emotions he was currently feeling right now...
Utsumi laughed nervously. "I guess... you're really happy to see me. Heh..."
"Yeah, welcome back," he muttered softly as Utsumi smiled. Yet something about that smile of hers was giving him another random idea, Yukawa thought as he brought his face closer to her...
Series: ガリレオ/Galileo
Characters: Utsumi Kaoru, Yukawa Manabu, Kusanagi Shunpei
Summary: She'd waited almost six years without much result. Another year wouldn't have made any difference. But still, one can't help wondering...
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A few weeks ago, at a bar near Teito university...
His glass clanked loudly as Kusanagi placed his on the counter. He turned his glance towards his friend.
"Yukawa... this might sound a bit out of line, coming from me... but are you fine with how things have been going around for you?"
Yukawa just cast him a sidelong glance before shrugging. "What are you talking about, Kusanagi?"
Kusanagi scratched his head. "You know... Yukawa, because we've known each other for so long... I could say that I'm mostly familiar with your quirkiness and everything. And... even if my own situation was not any better, as a friend... I can't just keep quiet about the things I saw clearly in front of me."
This time, Yukawa finally turned around fully to face his friend. "What're you really talking about? Enough with the roundabout talks."
Kusanagi let out a long sigh. "Aii... this is so hard. Even if I already know you were like this, I just can't—Yukawa, you really like Utsumi, right? I mean... more than any other women that you've met before. Or after."
Immediately Yukawa started to spit out whatever it was that he was drinking before staring back at Kusanagi. "Bwa-what the... w-why did you s-suddenly talk about this?"
Kusanagi laughed helplessly, running his hand over his face. "Aah, and I thought I was that hopeless around women..." He looked up towards Yukawa. "It's in the next few weeks. Utsumi, that is. She's gonna come back from Oklahoma in these next few weeks."
Yukawa's eyes started to widen. "Oh...! It's already a year, isn't it... since Utsumi went there? W-wait... how did you know when—?"
"Did you think you're the only one that she kept constant contact with, while she's there? I was the one in the end that ended up getting the call from her, whenever she couldn't reach you online. Half the time I ended up telling her of the things happening around here since you barely told her any."
Yukawa took another sip of his drink. "I see..."
Kusanagi gave his friend a long stare.
"I wonder what would've happened to you if I'm not around to take care of you, eh? Yukawa?"
"Hmm?" The man glanced at him. Kusanagi sighed again.
"At this rate, you might end up losing her... you know? Utsumi might just give up on you and choose another man who actually show their interest to her openly. You wouldn't want that happening, would you?"
Yukawa didn't reply back but still giving him a side-glance. Kusanagi tried again, "I know that you liked her... And Utsumi, well what woman won't be attracted to you? It's so obvious, everyone in the department knows it. And since I know you for a long time, I can tell that the feeling's mutual. So what's the problem? I know that you're not actually against dating... that's for sure."
"I don't even know what you're talking about anymore..."
"You do. You're just pretty stubborn to actually admit it yourself. Then again.... both of you were pretty similar, in that sense." Kusanagi shrugged at him. "Do you think I didn't notice it, all these years? Even during the first few cases, you were much more willing to help out in the investigations; when she's the one asking for help. Me? I remembered having to try to bribe you with countless many things to get you to do half the things you did for her..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You both were just the same, badgering me for help despite the fact I'm already busy with my own work—you even went as far as pushing Kishitani to me..."
Kusanagi laughed, "Funny that you mentioned Kishitani now. But that just proves it, you liked Utsumi. At least much better than that Kishitani kid. Don't think I haven't heard about it; you might have been a bit nicer to her during the recent cases but you're quite harsh with that girl most of the time. Much more than you did with me, or with Utsumi... whenever we ended up requesting your help in our investigation. I mean, I kinda get it... Kishitani did have that strong overwhelming personality, but even I think that you bullied her a bit too much at times. Though, I have to admit that her personality been getting a bit better lately—she's not so full of herself as much as she used to be,"
"So are we talking about Kishitani now?"
Kusanagi waved his hand at him. "No, we're still talking about Utsumi here. Bottom line, don't you want to take another step forward in this relationship? Hmm?"
xxx
"Just do what your heart wants to do. Don't think. You might actually like it."
He could feel his heart beating faster, much like during that night. That fateful Christmas morning. That night when they almost died. (Everyone else in the blast radius as well, come to think about it.) And also the night when Utsumi had hugged him. He didn't react much back then and they just left it unresolved, not sure how to breach the subject.
Yet right now, the one who initiated the first action... wasn't her.
Utsumi slowly pulled herself from the embrace and looked up, her face looked equally stunned. "Yukawa-sensei... what—?"
To be completely honest, he wasn't sure what he was doing himself. But Kusanagi's word kept swirling inside his head ever since he saw her—he thought he might just have a go with it. True to Kusanagi's words, he didn't actually dislike the wave of emotions he was currently feeling right now...
Utsumi laughed nervously. "I guess... you're really happy to see me. Heh..."
"Yeah, welcome back," he muttered softly as Utsumi smiled. Yet something about that smile of hers was giving him another random idea, Yukawa thought as he brought his face closer to her...
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