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The Famous Detective Couple: Expecting?!

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“We definitely need some curtains for that room, I can’t wait to finish it.” A hand moved to her cheek to rest there, smiling so brightly she almost seemed to glow. The other clung happily to Hakuba’s as he pulled her into the hallway. 

“I think it works perfectly for an office for now. We’ve got some time as it is of course, to move things around~ Though at this rate I fear it’ll end up being covered in bookshelves we have so many books.” A small sigh, leaning against him a moment as his hand moved against her back to rest against her waist. She did so love it when he held her like that. “And I even left most of my books at home!”

As he pulled her for the door, she tucked a piece of hair behind an ear, not really bothering to maybe smooth out the slightly disheveled look that had over taken her from unpacking. Sometimes she thought she looked cuter that way. She did pause to slip her boots back on and grab a jacket though. 

“Well, did we ever decide if we wanted to pain that room or leave it the color it is now? Beige isn’t a bad color on those walls, after all and it would save some prep time. If we left the color sage would work really well.”

“We could always just do an accent wall, as well… though I do like the beige as-is…”  There were so many decisions to make when turning an apartment into a home; he definitely saw some of the madness behind both of his parents’ homes the deeper he got into it himself. “But you might also be right about the books. I’ve left so many at home, both in Ekoda and in England… If I were to bring them all over, there really wouldn’t be any room for anything else between the two of us, would there?”

He laughed, keeping step behind her as he pulled on his own milford coat and scarf, leaning in to kiss the back of her neck without any warning. Teasing, affectionate. 

“We may have to get an entirely new apartment just for our library…”

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The Famous Detective Couple: Expecting?!

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At his relief she gave a smile of apology, moving to rest a hand on his arm. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to worry you.” She’d just been so intent on getting her work done, but then she was like that with everything.

“A break sounds wonderful, lord knows I could use some food too.” Pausing, she laughed a little bit at that. “Listen to me, you’ve actually managed to get me to admit when I need to eat! How could you?”

She understood a little bit about being lost in the new home, smaller then their actual home (though about the same size-ish) when she lived at the Kudo Manor. It would take a little time to get used to this place. Their place.

“Where ever you want to go, I’m game. Just as long as food comes into the picture at some point.”

He laughed, pulling away from the doorframe to really look her over. “I’ll make certain of it, dear. Definitely food. Probably on the way back. I was thinking we could look at some curtains… for our office?” Hakuba took her hand and tugged her to the hallway, gesturing with his free arm to the other bedroom.

“It’ll be our office for now, but eventually… Unless you think it would be better in the bedroom?  Anyway, we need to make this apartment look a little bit more… I don’t know… lived in, don’t you?”

He looked into the room, covered in book cases and desks waiting to be put together, then back at her, drawing a hand to her back and around her waist. 

“Pink or blue… perhaps a more gender-neutral sort of color… green? Sage?” Hakuba pulled his keys out of his pockets, then tugged her toward the door. “I’ll drive.”

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The Famous Detective Couple: Expecting?!

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She’d admit to having thought of talking him into waiting until Spring, but hearing him so excited for the idea just made her excited… And really whenever the pair got excited about something there was nothing to do but to move in. Besides, the smaller place was nice and helped ease some of her anxieties. And was definitely not as lonely as the Kudo Manor was.

Not that she could be lonely with Hakuba at her side.

Hearing him call her finally, it helped that he’d reached the bedroom, Shinori poked her head out of the bathroom and smiled some. “Sorry, Hakuba-kun~ I was unpacking the toiletries.” Because she was going to get one box unpacked for sure and would likely need a bath later in the evening so she might as well.

A bright smile was on her face, strands of hair clinging to her face as the dark locks continued to fall from the half-assed ponytail she’d thrown her hair back into. If only so it would stop clinging to her neck.

“What were you saying love?”

“God, I swear…” Hakuba said, giving a sigh of relief at having found her, and leaned on the doorframe, watching her. “This apartment is infinitely smaller than the estate, but still large enough that I’m getting lost. Do you think you might be able to take a break?”

It was strange, living with someone. They weren’t even fully moved in, obviously – most of their furniture wouldn’t be there until the next day or so, being delivered by such-and-such company at whatever time – but it was so very odd to have someone around all of the time. Even at the dorms, he never saw his roommate. Ever. Really, he might have seen him at most for fifteen minutes a day if that. And then, they’d carefully divided the room.

Here, they were sharing. And, as easy-going and agreeable as Hakuba normally was, he wasn’t used to that at all. 

Not that it was really a problem, he just didn’t know how to relax in it. He smiled, though, at her hair and her flushed face from working, giving another sigh. “I was thinking we could go to the hardware store.. or something… perhaps pick up a bite to eat, hm? Carryout, even?" 

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The Famous Detective Couple: Expecting?!

No one should ever be so lucky, but Hakuba had managed, somehow. He looked around the mostly empty living room and gave a sigh, wiping his brow with the back of his hand, then looked over toward the adjoining kitchen. It was a small place, only two bedrooms, one bath, and no washer and dryer, but it was nice. They could have afforded a better place, probably, but this one was nestled right between the university and the metropolitan police station, close to a train line, and in a charming – and safe! – neighborhood. 

The blond took stock of the moving boxes that were still scattered around the floor, only half of them opened, and even less unpacked. It was a lot to be doing so soon after exams, but there wasn’t a lot of time before the next term. Really, they probably should have waited to move in together until the spring, but once the impulsive idea had been sprung, there was nothing to stop the pair of stubborn detectives. 

Besides, neither of them could ever back down from a challenge, especially not when it was so terribly exciting. 

“Shinori-kun…?” Hakuba called, scratching the side of his head as he checked his watch, pulling himself away from the boxes marked with the kanji for ‘dishes’ and ‘linens.’ “I think now would be an excellent time for a break, don’t you?" 

He wandered into the little hallway, nearly tripping over one of the many boxes marked ‘books,’ then put his hand over where they hoped to have a stacked washer/dryer installed in the upcoming months, smirking at the ugly, tattered wallpaper that they still needed to tear down. 

"I thought we could take a little drive… perhaps go look for some better curtains, like we’d talked about? Perhaps blue, or…” Hakuba poked his head into the bedroom that they’d designated to be their joint office, looked around, then started to the room where the bed was, still only a mattress with headboard, legs, and other parts leaned against the wall.

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“Darling, where did you go?"