"Mei-sempai!!" Yuga hugged Mei, who awkwardly hugged back much to Shiramon's amusement as Dan and Hiro double teamed SS Keita's younger self in a tackle hug as well. The rest of our friends, fellow members of the Mystic Detectives and those who we had met along the way, were also slowly trickling in, coming in for the year end party we had set up. Chatter and laughter was in the air, and I could see Dad conversing naturally with his dads' younger selves, same for Gami and Reiji. Looked like they finally worked up the courage to spend more time with them after Project Sleepy Hollow's reveal.
Mei had come back yesterday while we were recovering from the final battle against Pascatmon, and to say we were spooked by her return would be an understatement; she had come back in such a chippy mood I thought she was an impostor. Turned out, nope, she just decided to do something stupid, and we had to sacrifice Uju's Snickers for it.
Bad. Move.
Mei was so angry about the fact we hadn't told her. She literally scared Morinomiya for killing Azami, nearly gave Akira a beating to kingdom come and almost killed Uju with her DigiSoul. We had to explain to her what the heck had happened carefully once Dad knocked her out and she was calmer, and even then she was STILL salty about it.
Not that I didn't expect it. I had helped Mei with the Dark Mist, but for this I hadn't asked for her help?
I had explained to her privately later on that I had texted her, and the message had gone through the same day, which... She couldn't deny. Plus, I told her that this was a personal case; while the Dark Mist had been just a day to day case with no emotional attachments, this had been very personal.
"I... See..." Mei looked... Worried. "Are you okay about this?"
"Okay about what?"
"Akira. And everything you apparently learnt while I was gone. You didn't even have to call on those people from the SRS. I could have found out everything they had found in one day without the use of a fancy library."
"I..." I paused. I didn't really know, but... "I think so. Trusting Akira-san will take a while, and getting you guys who hadn't been around to understand and connect with them would be hard, yet... I think it will be worth it. Plus... You don't have to force yourself to re-connect with us. I know that it takes time for you to trust others, and the wounds from November still haven't fully healed, so... Take your time. I will wait for you to fully trust us again."
"Eo-"
"Haneul, actually. Haneul Srirocco," I corrected. "I'm a pangender now. And I'll probably be going to jail in January."
Her eyes widened. "WHAT?!"
"But don't worry. I... I fully intend on facing the repercussions of my actions. And... You probably think I'm horrible because of what I did-"
"Haneul, that is bull****!" She snapped. "You... You tried so hard to connect to others. It's insane how you keep on trying, even if they hurt you..."
"Mei..."
"I... Did I make you live up to some ****Ed up ideal about how to be a detective?" She suddenly paled. "Is that you were so detached during the Dark Mist arc?"
"What?! No! I just, I was never a good fit for a detective anyway."
Mei stared at me in shock, and I explained, "You, Dad, and Semo-sensei are better fits for this than I ever was, and I fooled myself for three years thinking that it was okay that I kept on asking you for help."
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Digimon Ghost Game: Spiritual Digi-lemma
Fanfic"Dad told me to try a diary. Very old-fashioned, I know. And I was VERY vocal about it, but he did offer that it could let others know about my project, and that... sorta sold me? I would just hand this over to Mei in my will. All embarrassing secre...
