adventures of detectives and fighters

pole dance

Ran and Kazuha try out pole dancing. Chaos and a crush ensues.

Ran x Kazuha

Warnings: grammar mistakes

Also there's a brief discussion about domestic violence. Nothing happened, just an accusation. But I thought I might warn anyway. It happens in the passage where Ran and Sonoko see each other.
Be careful.
And light angst here and there, the rest is more humorous. I think.

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Ran chugged her tea into her mouth and swallowed harshly, before putting her cup back on the table. Her fingers were still gripping the handle, so tightly that the bones on her hand turned white.

But she didn't pay any attention to that, she was more trying to process the proposal her friend Kazuha had made. She must've misheard it. Yeah, that made sense. There was no way Kazuha had asked Ran that.

"Pardon, would you maybe repeat what you just said?"

Kazuha let out a sigh, almost shifting uncomfortably in her chair. Luckily for them, the café the friends are currently sitting in, wasn't crowded at the moment and the seats next to them were empty.

Still, Kazuha nervously looked around her, before learning towards Ran and whispered: "I wanted to try out pole dancing, but I also don't want to attend the course alone."

So Ran hadn't misheard it at all, Kazuha had really said it.

"Pole dance?", she repeated. "How did you come up with pole dance?"

"Please don't tell me you're one of those people who sexualise pole dance."

"Kazuha, anything but that!" Ran quickly retorted. Oh, she really needed to make clear that she was just surprised, nothing more. After all, it wasn't a common suggestion.

Kazuha's face had the uncomfortable expression again, as she continued: "I saw this film on the TV and the whole premise looked so fascinating! So I started my research and found a place where you can actually learn how to pole dance!"

Ran noticed the sudden shift in her friend's demeanour, suddenly excited and giddy, like a child who had gotten some sweets.

"Of course, I won't force you, especially if you're feeling uncomfortable with pole dancing. But I assure you it's much more than everyone makes it be."

"Let me think about it. A night is enough, I might give some serious thought. But I hope it's not expensive."

"Yeah, about that..." Kazuha smiled, but Ran could tell that it wasn't a real one. "We'll get the first two months free but after that, we need to pay about 5000 yen for each month."

"Five thousand yen?!", Ran yelled, getting reactions from the other guests and the barista, who looked rather concerned at them. Ran waved apologetically to the round and brought her attention back to her companion, who now gave her a worried look.

"Kazuha, this is too much", she continued then. How am I supposed to pay this amount every month? And I don't think I can ask my father if he could lend me some money."

It wasn't like Ran struggled with money- the rent for her flat wasn't expensive, she rarely ordered takeout food, preferring to cook her meals and prepare her snacks in her small and comfortable kitchen and she always made sure to update her book, where she would make notes about her monthly expenses. There was always enough money left for her to buy material for school or new clothes, but such a huge amount for the training sessions?

"I mean, does he even need to know what you need the money for?", Kazuha asked with one raised eyebrow, before she took a sip of her tea. Her other hand was placed at her jaw and she slightly pouted, making her look adorable.