#killjoysleuth

“You know time seems to just crawl by when you aren’t with me.”

You chuckled as you saw Naoto, the stupidest grin plastered on your face. It feels like it’s been eons since you’ve seen the other, when in reality... you didn’t even know how long it’s been. In the end, it doesn’t matter to you, what matters now is that she’s back and with you.

“Kid’s are fine, and nothing broke while you were gone.”

There was a crash in the background, and you glanced at the sound of the crash and chuckled.

Not even so much as stepping back a foot away, Labrys stood behind the blindfolded detective as she tried to discern who has whispered to her. Not wanting the secret to be a secret for much longer, she moved in and untied the blindfold followed by immediately taking it off and picking up the smartly-dressed girl and holding her in her metal arms, hugging her from behind and laughing quietly. She was balancing perfectly on the line between laughs of joy and tears of joy, and even when she finally spoke it was still hard to tell.

“Do you remember what we do with suspicious red buttons Naoto?”

“Morning Naoto. Coffee should be done in a few minutes. What do you want for breakfast?”

You smiled once you saw a familiar mess of hair walk into the kitchen. You were already pulling out the basic things you needed to start making breakfast. You were also wearing a ‘kiss the cook’ apron on just to see if you could get a reaction out of Naoto.”

“Naoto I’m home... and I can say with great confidence that fighting Shadows are easier than dealing with that.”

“Aughhhh...” Mio yawned, as she woke stretching, she rolled over to flirt with her wife, of whom Mio was surprised to see was not in bed with her. “She’s not gone already is she..?” She mumbled to herself, getting up to use the bathroom. As she came out of there she walked into the living room/kitchen, shocked to see said wife in an apron, and in front of the stove no less. “Wow, you know, it’s been a long time since the roles have been reversed, I kinda like this image, you’re very cute in that apron.” And so she proceeded to flirt after all. “How do they say, kiss the cook? I think I’ll do just that~” Mio approached Naoto, still blushing after being called cute, and gave her a good morning kiss. 

After about ten seconds she finally sat down at the table, content to wait happily for whatever arrived in front of her. “So I take it this means a day off if you’re still here? What do you want to do today? Do you want to go on adventure, or you do you want to stay in today, Cheffy Dearest?”  

“Shush Naoto. You don’t need to explain, I get it.”

     You tried to calm the detective, taking her and wrapping your arms      around her softly. You knew exactly what she was trying to say and      felt the exact same way. You knew that she was was never going to      age, and she was never going to die permanently. The same went      for you. With the gift that you were given, a gift and a curse. But you      wouldn’t want it any other way. But there was still that longing for a      child... a child that you didn’t find by accident no a child of your own      to raise and care for.

     It just wasn’t possible. You would outlive all of your children, and you      knew that even Aigis and Labyrs you would outlive and they were       mechanical. You didn’t even want to think what Naoto would do if       she decided to keep the child... and it came the day to bury them.