Kudo had called ahead to say he'd bring along a case, so when the train pulled into the station Heiji was already sort of excited. Something big enough that Kudo would rather not handle it alone? Sounded several kinds of awesome. Potentially horrifying, but also awesome. (Kazuha told him that having thoughts like that was the sign of a bad person. He didn't get what she was on about.)
He saw Kudo step off the train -- blue jeans, white shirt, black cap -- and jogged his way through the crowd, already grinning. "Oi, Kudo!"
"Hattori!" Kudo called back, and stood waiting for him with his suitcase at his feet as people rushed all around. He looked happy to be here, too, in his restrained, no-this-is-sarcasm-not-happiness-I-swear way. Heiji was kind of tempted to kiss him, a great loud 'oh, you' smack right there in public.
"Hey, Kudo."
Kudo rolled his eyes, and parroted obligingly, "Hey, Hattori."
"Hey, Hattori, been a while."
Heiji waved his hand. "Yeah, hi t' ya too, Ku--"
... What.
He was vaguely aware that the Kudo in front of him was cracking up.
The Kudo standing to the side was merely grinning wide enough to make him wish he would, and get it over with.( Read more... )
He saw Kudo step off the train -- blue jeans, white shirt, black cap -- and jogged his way through the crowd, already grinning. "Oi, Kudo!"
"Hattori!" Kudo called back, and stood waiting for him with his suitcase at his feet as people rushed all around. He looked happy to be here, too, in his restrained, no-this-is-sarcasm-not-happiness-I-swear way. Heiji was kind of tempted to kiss him, a great loud 'oh, you' smack right there in public.
"Hey, Kudo."
Kudo rolled his eyes, and parroted obligingly, "Hey, Hattori."
"Hey, Hattori, been a while."
Heiji waved his hand. "Yeah, hi t' ya too, Ku--"
... What.
He was vaguely aware that the Kudo in front of him was cracking up.
The Kudo standing to the side was merely grinning wide enough to make him wish he would, and get it over with.( Read more... )