Alright this is a weird idea I thought I might run with. Right now it's more of a concept. If people like it I'll continue.
Summer, no school, the perfect time for a heist!
The 177th branch of Judgment was having a slow day. The crime rate was low for the first time in a long time.
"Uiharu, got any plans for vacation?" Kuroko asked the flower crowned girl.
"No, nothing right now." She said continuing to type something on the computer.
"What are you doing?" Kuroko asked getting closer to the computer.
"I'm typing up some backed up reports." She said continuing to type. Kuroko looked at the screen.
"Wow, that's pretty far back…It's the guy from the day you met onee-sama." She said.
"Yup, haven't had much free time." The day continued pretty much like this until Konori showed up.
"Konori-sempai, you're late." Kuroko said, "Something up?"
She sat down and pulled out a file, "Well, nothing big. They are just having a special art exhibit at the museum. The museum is noted more for its records of esper research, but to increase guests it has brought in some expensive art for a special exhibit this summer. The museum asked for some extra protection. So Judgment members will be assisting them. Our branch, being one of the closer branches has been 'volunteered.' Your dorms have been notified and your curfew has been extended."
"That's nothing big! Our summer's been ruined!" Kuroko begins to sulk, "Just when we get some peace and quiet."
"Well, we won't be working all day, right?" Uiharu asked.
"No, we got the last shift, from 5pm-8pm." She said. This perked Kuroko up a bit.
At a café in town, Misaka and Saten are talking about summer.
"It's finally here, huh. You think, Uiharu and Kuroko will get some free time?" Saten asked.
"I would imagine so. Crime is at an all-time low. With everthing that's been happening we could use a break." Misaka said drinking a soda.
"I hope so…Hey, have you heard about the new exhibit at the museum? It opens tomorrow, want to go?" She asked.
"Sure, I've got nothing better to do." Misaka answered.
"Let's call the Kuroko and…" Saten began to say as her phone rang. It was Uiharu. "Hey, what a coincidence, I was just about to call you…Really, bummer…You free tomorrow?...Want to check out the exhibit?...Right, sounds good, bye."
"Well?" Misaka asked.
"They will be there…They have been volunteered for guard duty…"Saten continues to explain everthing.
At the airport in Academy City, two people step off a plane. They appear to be fighting.
"Stupid, Kaito!" A girl said hitting the guy on the head.
"Hey, you fell for it, Aoko! What's wrong with white?" Kaito said dodging the next hit, "Hey, we're making a scene." She finally stopped. [Why did it have to be Aoko!]
Flashback:
Kaito's room, 3 days ago.
"Summer vacation, huh…More time to search for that jem." Kaito said surfing the web. He was on a site that showed the locations of some potential targets, when someone knocked on the door. He quickly closed the site and then opened the door all while keeping a straight face. It was Jii. "Hey, Jii-chan."
"Young master." He said bowing a bit, "Summer's coming up, do you have any plans?" He asked.
"None, except getting a couple more heists done." Kaito answered.
"Well, how about a vacation?" He asked holding out two tickets, "There's a new exhibit in this town that might interest you. You can have a vacation and some heists in at the same time." I took the tickets.
"So are you coming too?" Kaito asked.
"No, why don't you ask Aoko to go?" He suggested, "It would solidify your cover if you were there on vacation with your girlfriend."
"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Kaito screamed.
"That doesn't matter it is still a good cover." He explains as Kaito grumbles.
The next day after school. Today Kaito decided not to pull his usual stunts. He walked over to Aoko after class.
"Kaito, what are you planning now?" She asked.
"For once, nothing." He answered.
"And why don't I believe you?" She said with a mean look.
"Look I just want to ask if you have any plans for vacation?" He said.
"No, why?" She said as he held out his hand and made two tickets appear.
"How about a trip, It's good to get out once in a while. Everything's been taken care of." He said.
"Well…suppose. Where is this trip to?" She asked curious.
"A place called Academy city." He said.
"Why does that not sound like a fun place to go?" She asked.
"There's stuff to do, and it's free." He said.
"Fine." She said and they walked home.
End Flashback
[Oh yeah, because she's the one Jii-chan suggested.] Kaito thought as they walked to the hotel they would be spending their summer in. They checked in, apparently Jii-chan set up rooms that weren't just right next to each other, but were actually conjoined. This caused Aoko to put the fear of god into Kaito, should he ever think about sneaking into her room. Leaving the doors open for now they discuss what to do tomorrow.
"Well, we're here. What do we do tomorrow?" Aoko asked.
"There's this museum near here. Want to check it out?" Kaito asked.
"Sure, why not." She shut her door and went to bed.
"Alright time to check something." Kaito said leaving the hotel. He went to a small house nearby and used a key given to him by Jii-chan. The house was a safe house of sorts. It had all of Kaito Kids gadgets and wears. Sneaking that through security would be a pain, no? "Jii-chan really thinks ahead." He said looking at the list of exhibits on the table. Looking at it, several peaked my interest, I guess I'll check them out tomorrow.
The next day at the museum, Kaito and Aoko are looking at the various paintings brought in. Nothing too famous, but it definitely contrasts with the typical exhibits here.
"This place is different alright." Aoko said looking between the science exhibits and the art.
"Yeah, this city is big on science. Apparently it's a couple years ahead of the rest of the world." Kaito explained.
"Really, I hadn't noticed." She said sarcastically. They continued to walk around until they got to the jewel and artifact exhibit.
"Aoko, why don't you have a look around, I'm going to go to the restroom." He said taking off before she could say anything.
"Great so you're ditching me, Kaito!" She said slightly agitated. Aoko decided to just look around instead of trying to catch up to him. There were some interesting artifacts, one being an Ankh. A jewel from ancient Egypt. This one is called the Blood Ankh, for its deep red color. It is one of the most valuable pieces here. The plaque next to it gave a brief description:
It is by Egyptologists called the symbol of life. It is also called the 'handled cross,' or crux ansata. It represents the male triad and the female unit, under a decent form. There are few symbols more commonly met with in Egyptian art. In some remarkable sculptures, where the sun's rays are represented as terminating in hands, the offerings which these bring are many a crux ansata, emblematic of the truth that a fruitful union is a gift from the deity.
It's beautiful and disturbing as well. She decided to move on to the next exhibit when someone crashed into her out of nowhere.
"Onee-sama…" She said falling on her but, "Sorry miss." She said getting up. It was a brown haired girl. She was a little short and had this air of high class.
"Are you looking for your sister?" I asked.
"No, she's not my sister. She's a dorm mate." The girl said. Two girls were coming up behind her pretty quickly.
"Shirai-san! Wait up!" A girl with short black hair and what looked like a flower hair band said out of breath.
The other girl had black hair as well, but her's was longer and she had a flower on the left side. "Shirai-san, we should wait for Misaka-san in the café like we said." The other girl said, then she noticed me, "Are you an acquaintance, of Shirai-san?" She asked me.
"We've just met. My name's Aoko Nakamori, you?" I asked.
"Saten Ruiko, and this is Uiharu Kazari. Nice to me you." She said pointing at the short haired girl.
"I'm Kuroko Shirai." The girl I bumped into said.
"Hey, care to join us?" Saten asked.
"Sure, why not, who knows when he'll turn up." I said.
"He?" Uiharu expressed her confusion.
"Kaito Kuraba, a classmate and childhood friend. We're here on vacation." I explained.
"Oh, so you came here with your boyfriend." Saten teased.
"He's not my boyfriend, he's just a friend." I said.
"Right, so what's he like?" Saten asked as we arrived at the small café they built in the museum to boost sales.
"To sum it up childish." I said.
"What do you mean?" Kuroko asked and I explained his usual antics, "Sounds look him and Saten-san would get along fine." Saten only laughed a bit as I gave a questioning look.
"She has a habit of flipping my skirt." Uiharu says blushing a bit.
"It's just a greeting." Saten defended.
"So who's this one-sama?" I asked Kuroko.
"Oh, that would be Misaka Mikoto. She's one of the level 5's." Kuroko said.
"Level 5's?" I asked.
"You don't know?" Uiharu asked.
"I'm not from here, just visiting." I said.
"Well, Academy City was founded to help develop those with psychic abilities or espers. Your ability is ranked from 0, no ability, to 5, which is the highest level of ability. Currently there are only 7, level 5's." Kuroko explained.
"That clears things up somewhat. So what are your 'espers'?" I asked.
"I'm a teleporter." Kuroko said teleporting a spoon from her left hand to her right.
"I'm a level 0 and no one knows Uiharu's power." Saten said.
"What about, Misaka-san?" I asked.
"She's an electro-master. If you encounter blackouts, chances are she caused them." Saten said. "…Speaking of Misaka-san, here she comes…Who's that guy with her?" To this Kuroko's head whipped around to see her precious one-sama with a guy. I looked over.
"K-kaito!" I said as he made it to the table, "You ditched me to hang out with another girl!"
"N-n-no! I simply ran into her and she mentioned this café and I figured since you hadn't eaten yet you would be here." He said with a completely straight face. Introductions were made.
"A meeting of magic and science." I said with a chuckle.
"Magic?" Kuroko said looking at us weirdly.
"Kaito fancies himself a magician." I said and Kaito moved over to Kuroko.
"I hear you're a teleporter, well let me show you my own trick." He said picking up the fork. "You can move an object, but I can change it. 1…2…3!" In a puff of smoke the fork turned into a rose. "Oh how could I hold on. 1…2…3!" In another puff of smoke there was no rose in his hand. Everyone looked around until a rose fell on each person's lap. Kaito bowed. "How was that?" Everyone but me looked on in awe.
"T-that's just sleight of hand. There's no such thing as real magic." Kuroko said.
" I would not be so sure, science isn't everything in this world." Kaito said. At that moment a phone rang. Kuroko took out her phone and answered.
"Hello, this is Kuroko." She said. I could hear the conversation.
[This is Konori, we've got a problem.]
"What some kind of rogue esper or something?" She asked.
[No, it's a theft.]
"Where?" She asked.
[That's just it, it hasn't happened yet.]
"What!" She yelled.
[We got a warning letter from a thief.]
"Warning letter?" That was all I heard. Kuroko shut the phone.
"What's up?" Uiharu asked.
"Some thief is after a jewel here at the museum and he had the gall to leave a warning note." She said, "What's more it's a riddle."
"Who is he?" Misaka asked.
"I don't know but the notice said he was the Magician of the Silver Sky." Kuroko said. Kaito and I just looked at each other and said, "Kid." The others just looked at us.
"It's Kaito Kid, he's a pretty infamous jewel thief. He wears a white suit, white silk hat, and has a monocle. He just recently reappeared after an 8 year hiatus. So far no one has come close to catching him." I explained, "You said he left a riddle?"
"Yeah." Everyone went to the Judgment branch…well Kuroko and Uiharu did, the rest of us just tagged along. Konori was hard at work on the computer.
"Any luck with the riddle?" Kuroko asked.
" No. 'East is 5 and west is 11. At the time the it shows I will come to steal the Jewel of Life.'" She says, "damn…we don't even know what he's stealing. There is no jewel of life on exhibit."'
"Umm, actually there is." I said thinking back.
"What do you mean…wait who are you two?" Konori looks up.
"Aoko Nakamori." I said.
"Kaito Kuroba." Kaito said pulling another rose out of nowhere and giving it to her. She blushes.
"So, um, where is this Jewel of Life?" She asked a little flustered.
"It's the Blood Ankh." I said.