Just Because
Disclaimer : I don't own Detective Conan and Magic Kaito so don't sue me.
Author's Note : This is my first DC story so please be nice :D
This is just an experimental story on Kazuha x Kaitou Kid so do send in reviews so I'll know if you're interested or not ;)
Chapter 1 : Stolen
The lustrous sapphire sparkled inside the intricate glass display case in the middle of the stage. The host of the program was mesmerized by its brilliance, but the show had to go on. Everybody's eyes were transfixed on the said gem, its surface reflecting the brightness of the lights in the hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the host announced. "This is the Spring's Sapphire. It is owned by the Nakahara Family and it is believed that it brings tranquility and serenity to anyone who gazes at it. It is named as such because the surface seemingly reflects a spring freely flowing, its brilliant blue shade, and the sparkle of the crystal clear water."
The lights went out and a moment later, the spotlight revealed the infamous phantom thief with a smirk plastered on his face.
"K-kaitou Kid!!" Inspector Nakamori stammered.
"It's been a long time, my dear inspector," Kaitou Kid called out, still with his proud smirk on.
"Catch him!" The senior police officer commanded, running towards the culprit. "Close all the exits!!"
"Not now, Nakamori-keibu. I still have other things to do." The magician teased.
He released several smoke bombs and in a few seconds, he was out of sight.
Kazuha Toyama walked out of the exhibition. She tried recalling why she agreed to come with Heiji Hattori to the pointless event.
Oh, she remembered now. The phantom thief, Kaitou Kid, sent a notice. Her childhood friend simply had to extend his assistance to the police because it was in Osaka.
'What an egotistical…' her thoughts were disrupted by the unexpected blackout.
She heard footsteps behind her, but she was frozen in her place. She was too terrified to move so she decided to close her eyes until the lights were turned back on.
The footsteps sounded near and in a moment, Kazuha felt a strong grip around her right wrist. She was being dragged by some unknown person, but she was utterly shocked to resist.
The stranger suddenly stopped and pushed her into a broom cupboard. There was barely enough space for a person, yet her attacker stepped inside as well and locked the door from the inside.
The moonlight seeped through the small ventilation window of the cupboard. It was enough for her to see who shoved her into the ridiculously small space.
Kaito Kuroba sighed. He shouldn't have gotten into this mess if he took the jewel as quickly as possible and left. But then again, it wasn't his fault he had to steal the gem with style. He was a magician, after all.
He looked at the girl in front of him. Technically, she was pressed against him. She was about to scream and he had to do something. Fast.
Or else…
He swiftly evaluated his situation, but he found out soon that his current position made it impossible to move even an inch.
He had no choice.
A thief's got to do what a thief's got to do.
He put on his poker face and he hastily closed the gap between their lips before she could make a noise.
Inspector Nakamori looked around him. The hallway was deserted. Apparently, the smokescreen gave the culprit the time to get away. Kaitou Kid defeated him. Again.
Heiji Hattori ran as fast as he could to chase the thief in the dark, but he lost him. The lights were restored, but the only people he could see were the police.
All the elevators were reaching either the highest or the lowest floor. There was not a single being in the emergency exit.
'How did Kid escape and where did he go?' He reflected for a moment until he realized that his companion was missing.
Kazuha couldn't believe it.
Kaitou Kid just stole her first kiss.
Her mind was racing, yet she still couldn't comprehend what was happening. She couldn't remember why she was in a very small room with the magician-thief.
All she could think about was the person with her. She glanced at him, and then stared at his face.
His blue eyes were intoxicating. She couldn't take her eyes off them.
He had a certain charm about him, she was sure of this.
Kaito knew he was screwed big time, and he was certainly in a very tight situation that was too complicated to handle. He was thinking of his next actions, when he realized that he was totally out of breath.
He snapped out of his reverie and pulled away from the girl. She stared at him as if he was some kind of a supernatural entity.
He wasn't so sure what this meant, but he knew he had to go. He unlocked the door and stepped out of the cupboard.
Before he left, he turned and faced the girl.
"I'm really sorry," he whispered, his eyes looking down.
He walked towards the hallway window, jumped out and activated his hang glider.
She watched as the thief walked towards the moonlight. After spacing out for a few minutes, she chose to return to the party and to forget all about it.
Kazuha found Heiji standing near the elevators with a confused look on his face.
"What's wrong, Heiji?" She asked as truthfully as she could, as if she didn't know what was going on.
"That boisterous thief escaped again," he replied with a sigh.
"Can we please go home now?" she pleaded. "I'm really tired and it's almost midnight."
"Alright," he agreed. "Hey, you look pale. What's wrong with you?"
"I told you already," she retorted. "I'm exhausted. Weren't you listening to me?"
"You don't have to scream, you know? I heard you right!" Hattori retaliated.
They entered the elevator and went out of the building. They walked in silence until they reached the Toyama residence.
"I'm sorry about earlier," Heiji murmured.
"Why do people keep on apologizing? I'm so sick of this!" She ran inside and shut the door with a bang.
The high school detective from the west stood outside in bewilderment.
To be continued…