fortuneprince | 15th Case - [Voice]/[Action]

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15th Case - [Voice]/[Action]

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(locked to Roxas) [As the sun slowly begins to show itself, Naoto starts to stir in her sleep, her mind telling her to get up while her body tells her to just roll onto her side and go back to sleep. Of course like every other teenager she's going to ignore her mind and just roll over to fall back asleep, cuddling up to the warm person beside her, her fingers weaving their way through his soft hair.

Wait...that's not right. Not even her dog sleeps on the bed with her. So sleepily opening her blue eyes so she can investigate, she waits for her vision to fix itself to see strange blur in front of her and as it slowly comes into focus....

....Oh god.

Oh god.

Her cheeks slowly begin to burn as they turn a bright red color, even the tips of her ears show her blush. Unable to move she just stutters:] R-R-Roxas?!

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(unlocked) [It'll be closer to the evening when Naoto finally goes outside but only to go to the library and get a book to read. She'll be in her blazer and plaid pants and a white bandage is wrapped around her neck and goes under her right arm to hold it up since it's broken. After she picks out a good novel, she'll be up sitting on the roof of the fourth community building. Her shadow's reappearance has given her one or two things to think about and a high place is the best place to think for her.

Where will you find her?]

[Voice]

[Around 6pm or so Naoto finally reaches for her journal. In a way she's been stalling, wondering about how she should go about this. It isn't the first time her shadow has shown itself to her friends but still, it's just as nerve wracking as the first time... Taking a deep breath]

Good evening. I believe I should start this out by apologizing... My shadow's actions--or rather my actions--were inexcusable. [ She pauses. There's no doubt in her mind that she's bound to be questioned but it's probably better that she not just come out and say everything on an open network. She'll just have to wait and filter conversations. ] I realize a few of you may have some questions for me and you are free to contact me and ask. I will do my best to answer them.

[There's one last pause] ...I'm sorry...

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To be honest? I think it was actually just a girl in a costume.

Something like that, but I don't know how much I liked it. But having a sword and a cape was pretty cool, even if I never did find my horse an--

...what are you doing? [Hey come back he was talking D: NAOTO DX]

...How barbaric.

[SORRY ROXAS. She feels kinda bad for hiding but he's not allowed to see her blush! It'll be the end of her, she just knows it!] N-Nothing, please continue! You were saying something about a horse, correct?

Right. Anyway I couldn't find this horse but when I was looking in the forest I found you instead...singing and dancing with the animals. In a dress.

It's bee a weird week.

[OH GOD SO IT'S TRUE. Why Malnosso, why do you make her do such embarrassing things in front of her friends?! Especially singing and dancing in a dress like some happy go lucky maiden!

Instead of crying out of embarrassment, Naoto just let's out a quiet 'noooo' and grabs the pillow above her head, dragging it under the covers and hides her face in it. Obviously a blanket just isn't enough to hide from the world.]

...um. Naoto? It wasn't that bad, really. [Woman what are you doing.]

It's embarrassing...

[Hiding obviously. Nope, not gonna come out, just going to stay put under the blanket that's acting as her shield]

...how? I'm the one that was prancing around in a cape.

I would prefer that over singing and dancing in a dress... I've never been one to be like that.

Yeah, I know. [He just flops on his back to stare at the ceiling. Apparently he's going to be there a while.]

Hey. What do you have against being a girl anyway? I thought you said you accepted it because of your Shadow.

[Naoto's grip on the pillow lessens so she can speak and not have to worry about the words just being muffled by it]

I told you once before, being a woman doesn't fit my ideal image of a detective. My whole life I've always wanted to be like the one's I had read about as a child, and I still do. And though I may have accepted the truth about being a woman and the fact that I will never be a man...that doesn't particularly mean I'm happy with it....

[Wait, was this what the Shadow was talking about?]

Right, I know. ...well can't you change that?

Change it? [She let's out a sad chuckle] No, I can't...it's not as simple as you think.

Why not?

My mother and father loved me as I was, they wouldn't want me to change so drastically. [Not to mention her friends for some reason love her as a woman. So confusing. Plus she just can't bring herself to do such a thing]

...it'd be weird if you were actually a boy anyway. Pretty sure Sora, Ven and I like you the way you are, too.

[Naoto rolls onto her other side so she's facing Roxas and pulls the blankets down just enough to stare at him]

Why?

Because that part doesn't really matter. At least in my case, I don't know about the others. But you're a really cool person, and you get things that a lot of other people don't, and I don't think you being a girl hinders any of that so I like you as a girl. It's hard trying to think of you as a boy anyway, it's too weird.

I see.... [She smiles at the last bit and her cheeks remain rosy partially from earlier and the compliment just now. It's not often people tell her that so she can't say she's not happy to hear it. Averting her eyes]

Thank you.

You're thanking me for telling you the truth? Well then you're welcome, I guess. But I mean it. Besides...I think it'd be cooler if you were a girl detective. Prove that you can do it just as well as everybody else.

I sometimes worry about how the other policemen would react to that. I can't imagine how many already dislike my collaboration because of my age.

[Hugging the pillow, the smile fades]

Well they'd be pretty dumb to just ignore you if you have the skill level. It doesn't make any sense for them to do that.

It may seem rather ridiculous...but it's not uncommon for it to happen in such situations. It's easy for someone to take offense when a person younger or of a different sex is working at a higher rank.

[She trembles a little]

[He's just watching her, frowning a little at that reaction.] I don't care, let them take offense. It's their own fault they're not working hard enough to be on your level.

Their lack of motivation to reach the true end of a case can be quite obvious at times. It's bothersome really...

[At this point, Naoto eyes are beginning to water though she blinks back any tear that tries to fall. Whether these tears are forming from frustration or sadness, she isn't sure]

[He hasn't noticed her tears yet due to the fact she's still buried in the covers, but he can start to pick up the tone of her voice.]

...yeah. I know. What if...what if you just started your own detective agency? You'd be the one running it, so nobody could get mad.