[ At least he appreciates that Sano isn't just bailing on him here.. but then again, he's the one who made things hard for Heisuke just now to begin with, so it sort of evens each other out. Still, it could be worse, which is why Heisuke's not grumbling a whole lot from his position in the piles of leaves. ]

Just gimme a little bit longer.. [ Spoken like a true kid whose mom is calling him out of bed but who doesn't want to go yet. It did take quite some effort to try and keep up with his huge disadvantage just now - and knowing the Shinsengumi, Heisuke's probably already had a reason to be running around all morning before this too - so he just wants to take a break for a little bit while he's lying here anyway. He doubts Sano will mind, anyway, at least he's not as strict as Hijikata..

Heisuke lets out a sigh, closing his eyes for a moment. Don't let him fall asleep like this, okay, it'll be embarrassing if someone finds him like that (although probably not very surprising). ]

.. Hey, Sano-san. Thanks for not running away. [ Which means "thanks for not being a dick" more than anything, but hey.. he knows it happens sometimes, okay. Actually, it happens a lot. He semi-sleepily (or at least lazily) mumbles on. ] I might've had to cling to your leg to keep you from leaving me with this otherwise.