Detective Kanji

Chapter 19: The Ski Trip

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~Normal POV

It was finally the first day of the ski trip. The team took a train ride up to the mountain lodge early in the morning. Upon arriving, Yu paid for everyone's hotel rooms. Yu and Rise would be sharing a room. Yosuke had to keep an eye on Teddie. Chie and Yukiko were used to sharing a room too. And Kanji and Naoto were also going to get their own room. (Yu had asked ahead of time if they wanted to share, and they said yes.)

"Aww, how come I don't get to share with a girl?!" Teddie whined.

"Because you don't have a girlfriend." Yosuke answered.

"That's required?" Teddie looked very shocked at this information.

Yosuke ignored him. "Alright, the lovebirds can share, but I'm serious when I say I better not hear a single sound from either of your rooms, got it?"

Naoto was embarrassed by the implication, but ignored him. It seemed Kanji didn't hear what he said, since he didn't react at all. The two of them wanted to share a room. What they did with it was their business.

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Once everyone was checked in and dropped off their stuff, they went out to try skiing. Naoto was still very nervous about it, but as promised Kanji tried to teach her. It was not going well so far. Sports were not her thing in the slightest. And she was having trouble keeping her balance even an hour later.

Naoto was trembling as she tried to remain standing. "Have I mentioned this is a useless sport?"

Kanji laughed. "It's not that bad once you get the hang of it, babe. You gotta open up your stance a little. Come on, try standing like I am."

She was still shaking though. "It's... easier said than-" She made the mistake of attempting to shift her leg ever so slightly. It completely threw her off balance, and she ended up falling forward with a shriek.

"Ow..." She hissed. But instead of landing face first in the snow, she noticed her fall was cushioned by something warm and comfortable...

"Whoa... damn that hurt..." Kanji said, opening his eyes and looking down. "...Huh?!" He felt his heart rate spike. Naoto was lying on top of him.

Naoto lifted herself up slightly and looked up, locking eyes with him. She'd fallen right into Kanji and knocked him down into the snow. Both their faces turned a matching shade of red. Sure they were a couple, but they were still out in the open. It would be extremely embarrassing if their friends saw them in this position. They'd never hear the end of it! Kanji seemed to feel the same way as he smiled nervously at her.

"Ah-! Um- sorry!" She said, hurriedly trying to get up to avoid further embarrassment.

"I-It's all good!" He replied, trying to sit up on his hands.

In trying to get off of him, Naoto quickly noticed their skis were caught on each other from their positioning, causing her to fall back into his chest. "Oh! So sorry!"

Kanji's face went even redder at the feeling of her being pressed against his chest like this. The two quickly got untangled, and he helped her stand up on her skis.

"U-Um... sorry..." Naoto said, still blushing.

"It's ok, really! I didn't mind." Kanji replied. He smiled at how cute she was like this. It gave him an idea to tease her a little. "Besides, I kinda liked that position..."

"Kanji!" Naoto squeaked loudly, her face turning even redder. "Wh-What if someone heard you?! O-Or saw us?!"

"You're so cute when you blush like that," He said, laughing. "And ya don't need to worry. If anybody did see, they'd be going down the slopes too fast to really notice if it was us. And they're all pretty far from us anyway."