When Feelings Change Feelings von abgemeldet (Kazuha/Heiji FF^^) ================================================================================ Kapitel 2: Confusion, or what´s it called? ------------------------------------------ WFCF: Chapter2: Confusion, or what´s it called? Includes broken mobiles… It HAD to be a joke. Something she had said just to bring him back to reality, to hurt him. How could she, no, how dared she having a boyfriend. Heiji Hattori shook his head. No, that was not the point. Of course she was allowed to have a boyfriend, not that he, Heiji, cared, but how could she use this fact against him? The dark skinned boy followed the path down to the park. He knew she was there. He just knew her better than anyone else and nearly felt she was there. Dialling her number he continued running. It wasn´t easy for him to forget the stinging glances of the other students, most of them compassionate, but pitiful. Some of them whispered and glanced at Heiji, others just watched the whole scene seemingly confused, understanding even less when Heiji shouted a loud “AHOU” and started chasing behind the pony tailed girl. It was a mess of emotion that alternated inside Heiji´s stomach. He was so angry! How could she leave him like an idiot, standing in the hallway open mouthed, while everybody else stared at him?! At the same time every stare of one of them had deepened a feeling of sudden loneliness, which in turn confused him. He had seldom felt lonely. Maybe because she had always been by his side, even when she wasn´t there in person. Her thoughts had been with him and he knew it. Although he´d never tell her that. Breathing hard Heiji stopped his run when the dial tone was heard. She had to talk to him, to explain her sudden outburst. Not that he cared if she was angry or not, he decided quietly. She had been angry that often, one more time wouldn´t kill Heiji. At least he hoped so. But she did not respond to his call. She hung up on me… the thought crossed his mind. She had never done that. Not even when he had nearly “killed” her favourite stuffed animal, a white bunny with a pink ribbon around its neck, when they were seven. Not even when he hit her with his kendo sword, thinking she was somebody else when they were eleven. Not even when he told one of his schoolmates she was a lesbian, just to stop him from asking stupid questions when they were fifteen. “SHIT!” Heiji cursed, slamming the fist with his mobile angrily against a tree trunk next to him, causing a cracking sound inside the phone. He frowned tiredly. Could this day get any worse? Shoving the mobile back into his pocket he continued his way through the park. Could she really be that angry? He felt a sting inside of him. He was really tired, having slept only some hours after chasing after some third-class criminal who copied his crimes from an old novel. Unfortunately Heiji had taken some hours to remember which novel it was. Now every inch of his body seemed to go on sleeping while he ran through the park, his limbs just not reacting to his orders. School had been a torture and these annoying guys chasing after Kazuha had depredated his last strength. And now it seemed he had tried his best to protect that silly chick, while she had happily accepted every treat some guy gave her. Anger grew inside the dark skinned boy. That girl had had dates behind his back. Not that he cared if she had dates, she wasn´t his girlfriend or something. But she could have told him, he confirmed himself. After all he was her best friend. Or wasn´t he? Maybe… Just maybe something between them had changed without him noticing. Again he felt that sting inside of him, which made him stop his movements. Maybe… Just maybe she even hated him. At least that would explain her sudden outburst. He would explode if he had to bear someone he hated. Maybe she couldn´t hold back anymore. Listening to his own sharp breath Heiji leaned against a tree. How could he be so silly? It HAD to be a joke. Which boy that was sane would cope with that ahou-girl? Or maybe it was a woman. Yeah, that could be a reason! She could not stand him because he was a man and she liked… No, no, he remembered her using the word “boyfriend” clearly, her words replaying in his head again and again. Heiji reached for his forehead. He was developing a bad headache. Suddenly he realized a voice somewhere around him, recognizing directly, whose voice it was. “Kazuha!” he growled, but as he turned around he saw her sitting on a bench, not facing him. She was on her mobile phone, talking to somebody. Thousands of thoughts crashed inside his mind. What if she had a boyfriend? Was she talking to him? Did she prefer talking to him instead of talking to her best friend? Did she love that guy more than him? Did she… No, wait a second, that last thought was just a mistake! Heiji shook his head, trying to toss all those thoughts off his mind, out of his head. Keeping his breath he started listening to Kazuha. Just in case you want to know, THAT was not eavesdropping! It was an emergency! “No, Kay, I don´t regret it. He has to learn he cannot dictate my life!” She just told the person on the mobile. Kay… Heiji thought and bristled with anger. What kind of a guy’s name is that?! Snorting he continued eavesdropping… no listening of course! Hey, wait a sec… Is she talking ´bout me?! Heiji´s eyes grew wide when Kazuha suddenly started giggling. “That´s really not funny, you know? I told him in front of everybody, it really was embarrassing for him and for me.” Seemingly the person on the other end of the phone had said something really funny, Heiji could almost “hear” Kazuha´s bright smile. Yeah, it WAS embarrassing AND it´s NOT funny! So why are YOU laughing, ´zuha?! Heiji thought angrily, glaring at the scene in front of him. And just so you know, you stupid Kay-Guy, THAT smile´s mine! It´s not for some brainless brat that managed to get Kazuha´s attention! Heiji was boiling with rage by now, driving his fingernails into the bark of the tree. Watching Kazuha he realised that she was by now finishing her call. “Ok. See ya later. Yeah, I miss you, too.” She assured the person on the phone and then hung up. Heiji stared at her back, not knowing what to do. She really seemed to have a boyfriend. And it wasn´t him. Not that he wanted her to be his girlfriend, anyway. But what kind of boyfriend could a guy named “Kay” be? Heiji sighed. While he looked at Kazuha he had a definite feeling something had changed. Hadn´t she once even felt his bare presence? Ok, maybe that was a bit overdrawn, but their relationship had changed, Heiji affirmed himself. And what was she doing with her hair all the time? The way she twirled one lock around her finger maddened him! Was that a new attitude? Heiji sighed once more. How long could Kazuha´s relationship to THAT new guy already exist? And who else had known about it. Frowning Heiji looked at the mobile in his pocket. “Ran-chan…” he whispered knowingly. And if she knew, a certain cheeky detective would know as well. End of Chapter 2 Author´s notes: Hiya, here´s the second Chappy of WFCF. Hope you liked it. I had some problems with this chappy, realising I did not really know how to make Heiji react to this “betrayal” of Kazuha. The next Chappy will be better, revealing some parts of Ran´s and Shinichi/Conan´s relationship. Thanks to all reviewers, you really keep me going! Hope you go on reading and reviewing^^ Luv ya, Ria Hosted by Animexx e.V. (http://www.animexx.de)