Shangri La Pt. 1

67: Hopelessly

"Hey! I-Izumi? Hey! Wait a second!" a faint–but loud–voice called out only for it to belong to Shinso. 

"Ack! Don't look back, we gotta hide!"

Izumi yanked on Katsuki's hand and pulled him into the room they usually have their plan commenced in. 

She then slammed the door shut as she tried to search around the room to think of the best hiding spot, but it felt almost impossible for her to focus. 

"How the hell does that guy know it's you?" 

"You know when you saved me from those mercenaries a little while back?" 

"Yeah?" 

"Shinso saw past my disguised silver hair when I tried to talk to him before those mercenaries showed up. I didn't think he'd see past my disguise right now, but I can't have him see me like this. You–and the owner of this place–should be the only two people that know who I really am in this disguise." Izumi answered as she walked over to one of the doors near the window to see it was a hidden closet. 

"In here!" 

"You really think both of us are gonna fit in there?" 

"No time to ask questions, just get in before–" 

And just before the greenette could finish her sentence did she witness Katsuki approaching her, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her close to him as they both entered the closet to hide.

Seconds later did the door slide open and Shinso peeked his head in to see that no one was in sight. The purple haired man squinted his eyes as he gazed around the room as he knew something wasn't right about this situation. 

And soon, Shinso entered the room and slid the door to close behind him as it seemed like he wasn't planning on leaving anytime soon. 

"Izumi~ Izumi? I knew I saw you in the main room, so please don't hide from me and just come out." Shinso hummed as he remained cautious around him as he knew that the greenette had a man follow her to this very room.

And while Shinso remained standing and searching with just his eyes through the room, Izumi and Katsuki stood in each other's arms–practically hugging–while standing in that tiny hidden closet. 

Not only was this quite a claustrophobic spot for just two people, but Izumi's heart wouldn't stop racing at the fact that she had to rest her head against the blond's chest as his arms remained wrapped around her waist. Izumi felt like she had to hold her breath just standing in this man's arms as if even letting out a single sigh would give them away. 

'So... So close! A-And it's not like we haven't done this before, but this... MY HEART CAN'T HANDLE IT!!!' the greenette screamed in her head.

"Geez– How long does he think he's gonna stay in here tryin' to find us?' Katsuki whispered just barely. 

"I-I know Shinso, and when he's curious about something, he's the type who wants to figure out the solution no matter how long it takes." Izumi whispered back. 

"Izumi~ I'm your friend, so there's no way I'd come all this way to hurt you, I'm just curious to see why you're here of all places." Shinso spoke out, knowing that it was possible the greenette would hear him. 

'Oh man– At this rate, Shinso will never leave this room.'

"Hah~ Why don't we just knock him out if he's this nosy?" Katsuki suggested. 

"If I'd have known something like this would happen, I would've had the tea made already, but I don't. Not to mention the fact that there isn't any incense burning right now to–"