Blackberries
"Hey, Aoko! Open your mouth," said Kaito cheerfully.
"Ahhhh," Aoko did obeying Kaito after a moment's hesitation. She saw Kaito launch something. Then she felt something land in her mouth. Aoko's mouth closed out of reflex. As she bit down a sweet, slightly tart flavor spread through her mouth.
"Mmmmmm. Blackberries," she said with a pleased smile, "Thanks, Kaito." Looking slightly puzzled, she asked, "But where did you get them?"
Looking exceptionally pleased with himself, he announced with great fanfare, "From…a secret place."
Aoko face faulted right onto her desk, "Ow! Stupid Kaito."
"Would you like some more?" he asked, generosity himself.
"Sure," Aoko chirped happily at the thought of more blackberries.
As Kaito handed her some more blackberries the teacher, who had just entered the classroom and was peeved at not getting blackberries herself, said, "I hope you have enough blackberries for everyone, Kaito Kuroba."
Putting on a very serious face, he said, "Yes, sensei, I do. Unfortunately, they aren't in the classroom, so, if you will follow me I can take you to them."
Kaito walked out the classroom door. The class sat or stood looking somewhat bewildered for a moment before they followed him. After all, they liked blackberries as much as the teacher did. The teacher stood by the desk Kaito had vacated feeling like all her authority had been usurped. Then she sped out of the room to make sure she got her share of the blackberries.
Aoko, the teacher and the rest of the class followed Kaito out the back of the school into the forest behind the building. He stopped and did an about face to face his classmates. A grin grew on his face as he opened up his arms to signify the area.
Kaito then said, "There all right here. You can pick you own!"
The class looked at each other and then looked at the teacher to see what she had to say.
Fortunately, for the class, the teacher was more than happy to stay out the rest of the class period to stuff her face full of blackberries.
Unfortunately, for the teacher, she was left having to explain the stains around her mouth and on her clothes for the rest of the day.
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Three days later:
"Kaitou Kid! Get back here!" bellowed Inspector Nakamori.
Kid saluted Nakamori and said with a cocky grin, "Have a berry nice evening, Inspector." Which then, he promptly disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Looking down into the case, where the bejeweled necklace had resided, was a big basket full of ripe blackberries.
In the card in the basket on top of the blackberries was a note. It read:
I picked them for my favorite officers. So, you had better enjoy the blackberries while they are in season.
Kaitou Kid :-)
I have no idea why I wrote this. All I know is that I saw ripening blackberries on the bus today on the way back from work and imagined what Kaito would do with them. I don't even know if they have wild blackberries in Japan! --; I have a feeling this might spawn into a longer story. Hopefully it'll stay a one-shot.
Posted: 6-10-04