Not Alone (@trenchant-enforcement)
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Noticing that his friend was visibly–and understandably–shaken, Takumi took a step or two back himself. He hadn’t meant to elicit this reaction, but it had been inevitable given the context of the situation and the fact that his own curiosity had gotten the best of him. Now, he didn’t intend to make it any worse with his proximity, or with the fact that he was still in his uniform.
“I didn’t actually see you, not at first at least.” He shifted his weight and crossed his arms across his torso. “I was patrolling the area one last time before I turned in for the night. Usually when it’s this late, though, I…” Takumi hesitated for a moment, finding it strange that he was about to say the following words out loud. It was definitely something he would have to get used to now that he found someone who would understand.
“I patrol with a lot more than just my vision or my sense of hearing. I can detect the presence of ‘other’ things, or their spiritual pressure, as I’ve recently come to learn. Do you know what that is? That energy that you exert whenever you, well, you know.” He wasn’t exactly sure how much Nao knew about these terms; hell, Takumi figured that maybe Nao even knew a lot more than he knew himself. Still, it didn’t hurt to ask. “Anyway, while I was walking I caught on to your spiritual pressure because of how strong it was and I decided to come see what was going on. Usually it’s not a very good sign when a strong presence is nearby, but imagine my surprise when I see that it’s you, Nao-san.”
By now Nao had pretty much come down from his moment of panic. He continued supporting his weight against the bench as he took his last deep breaths before they returned to normal. In hindsight even though it was just Takumi, he hadn’t realized until just then how reckless he was behaving exactly, especially to leave himself so exposed from behind. But for now it seemed his moment of error had yielded something certainly unforseen to him-- Takumi was a fullbringer (or at least he thinks that’s what it was) too.
He listened as the other explained how exactly he was channeling his abilities and how that led to their encounter. He also remembered Rukia saying something about using a similar method himself but he was too nervous to use it without being detected in public. It definitely made sense why Takumi would use it for patrolling though, he’s sure it makes him a more effective policeman. Still, Nao was impressed by the fact that Takumi was really using his powers so seriously. Having never seen someone else like this before was already one thing, but seeing someone that he knew and respected be that first individual was exceeding any expectation he could’ve had. He could feel a new feeling stirring up his heart rate again, excitement.
A slight smile drew upon his lips as the other spoke on the strength of Nao’s spiritual presence. Rukia had also made him aware of this concept as well and it felt nice to know that he’d thought well of his. “I see,” it’s easier for him to look up at Takumi now, and he releases his weight from the bench side to stand up fully on his own now. “I didn’t know I was creating a strong presence, but I guess for what I was trying to do I should’ve expected that would be the case.” He moves closer to his friend, “I’m surprised that it’s you too, I can’t believe...” he pauses and looks at the ground again for a moment. Finding the words for how he’s feeling as always been hard, but now it was impossible. “...that you have powers too, Takumi-san.” Just saying it out loud sounded so ridiculous to him, so far removed from the reality he tried so endlessly to mask all of this behind. Now here was someone who he’d already had created a bond with, who understood him now more than ever before.
“We’ve known each other for a while to say we’ve been sharing the same secret.”











