Chapter two! Hope you guys enjoy and review. I live off of comments from you guys!
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan/Case Closed and Magic Kaito(u) - I wish I did though. I would totally make Shinichi a female and put her and Kaito together~
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The hang glider ride ended all too shortly in Shinichi's opinion. She had really been enjoying the open air, albeit getting a bit cold. KID's suit protected him from things like that, Shinichi's thin t-shirt and hoody hadn't. She really should have thought her wardrobe choice through though, anything could happen with her weakened immune system. She seemed fine for now at least.
KID had landed on her roof so Shinichi had to lead him to the very well hidden trap door that led into her bedroom. He questioned it of course, being the curious soul he was, but Shinichi only said, "My dad and his weird and eccentric ways."
The thief was told to wait in the living room for a while so Shinichi could put on something warmer, but could you really make the thief sit down when there was so much to explore in this awfully lonely mansion? Nope, that be like telling smoke to turn solid. It just wasn't happening. And Shinichi's house sure seemed interesting.
Many doors were locked and he didn't bother going in them, they seemed to be used for nothing so it hadn't really peaked his interest. When he stumbled upon the library however, that was when he felt like looking around was a good idea as he took an immediate liking to the room. It was the only room in the house that felt, well, alive.
It would seem Meitantei-san often used it and cleaned the room regularly. The desk in the corner was piled with her homework and case files to which he immediately shut when he saw dead victims bodies. The bookcases had no dust and all the books were in top condition yet clearly read. The couch in the room had a comfy blanket and Meitantei-san's sleeping body was imprinted into the leather couch. It would appear that she practically lived in this room.
He settled himself down on the couch when Shinichi stormed her way into the library, looking slightly stressed out and grumpy. She took a seat next to him and held out a mug of hot chocolate. She herself was clutching her mug of coffee in her black gloved hands to her black sweater. Kaito wondered if Shinichi had an obsession to the color black until he saw her blue leggings and multicolored striped socks. She looked so.. domestic. The thought made him laugh.
"How did you know I was in the library?" He asked, stifling a couple of giggles by drinking a bit of his hot chocolatte.
"Educated guess." Shinichi shrugged and Pandora smirked mentally.
'Definitely not because of a magical jewel~' Said jewel chirped happily.
'What have I said about side comments Pan?' Shinichi asked.
'Not sure, Shin-chan. I kinda tuned you out.' Pandora replied snarkily.
'Some friend you are.' The detective scoffed.
'I try,' The gem countered cheerfully.
"If you say so." Kaito shrugged, taking a few more sips of his drink and Shinichi did the same with her coffee. It fell into a rather uncomfortable silence until Shinichi's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and shuddered. "Who is it?" He asked curiously. Shinichi didn't answer him, instead she accepted the call.
"Shiiiiiin-chan! I've missssed you. I heard you got the cure!" Yukiko's high pitched voice came from the other side of the phone and the detective blanched. She needed to shut her mother up before KID got any unwanted information.
"Mother. I have company that do not know of my.. circumstances. I would love it if you could avoid that topic completely." Shinichi drawled out. KID was already listening intently as it was.
"Company? My completely antisocial Shin-chan? Ooh! Yuusaku, come say hi to Shinichi! Didn't you just miss her voice? Ah! I have a better idea! Can we schedule a trip to Japan? Anata? Please?" Yukiko asked excitedly and the thief watched in amusement when Shinichi had to hold in a groan. They both heard movement on the other side of the phone and Shinichi actually lightened up when she heard the next voice.
"Shinichi? How have you been?" The deeper male voice started and Kaito knew it was her father. Shinichi smiled and just said she was fine. "There we're no problems with the.. antidote?"
"Not many." Was his daughter's quiet reply. Yuusaku was curious to ask what problems had or may occur but he knew he shouldn't bring up the topic with others in his daughter's company. Speaking of company and considering Yukiko is about to jump him for the phone..
"Shinichi, your mother really wants to know who you're hanging out with." Shinichi heard the silent plea in his voice. Kaito tilted his head, contemplating on whether or not he should snatch up the phone, but he froze when he heard the next couple of words. "Although I'm positive it's KID. The heist was tonight." He chucked snatching up the phone as Yukiko squealed.
"Ara ara~ Like father, like daughter I suppose. Two very sharp minds." He held the phone above him on speakerphone as Shinichi tried to jump up and grab it. Yuusaku chucked and Yukiko let out another squeal. "Though I am curious, I must admit." He let out a relaxed sigh. "What is it about this antidote?"
"I'm afraid you'll have to wait for Shinichi to tell you." Was the reply and KID sweatdropped.
"KID! Give me back the phone, I have something really important to tell my father!" Shinichi exclaimed and Kaito laughed as he handed her back the phone.
'You're going to tell them about me right?'
'In the most cryptic way possible. I think KID would just eavesdrop if we sent him away.'
'That's true.'
"What is it Shin-chan?" Yukiko asked, concerned by the slight seriousness in her child's tone.
"You know Pan-chan, right? The kid I used to play with when I was younger?" Silence greeted her on the other end as her parents held their breaths, Kaito knew there was a double meaning to this conversation but couldn't think of what the double meaning was. "Well, she's moved back." Silence engulfed the room as KID thought about the meaning and Shinichi held her breath waiting for her parents reactions before just hanging up abruptly.
'You do know it's rude to hang up on people?' Pandora stated after a couple moments of awkward silence and Shinichi groaned, face palming.
'I was nervous and that just happened to be my first reaction.' She countered weakly and pandora let out a dull 'Tsk.'
'You know what?! It's hopeless, but you should do something to distract KID over there, he's kinda overthinking things..' Pandora said quietly and then chuckled. 'It'd be hilarious if I turned myself into a transparent being to scare the crap out of him. His some-what logical mind would break.' An evil cackle resounded in Shinichi's mind. She shuddered.
'You're as bad as Haibara. Wait, getting sidetracked.. You can do that? Make yourself visible?' The detective questioned as she adopted her famous thinking pose that reporters trampled over people for just to get a picture.
'Duh,' Pandora snickered lightly. 'Magical jewel remember, or have you finally just labeled me as your other conscious? And yeah, it's possible if I make a mental connection with him, but that would kinda expose me..'
'And being a transparent being wouldn't?'
'Leave me alone! I'm a jewel.. just a poor jewel who you're mentally abusing with your cruel words and accusations.'
'And I repeat. Drama. Queen.'
"Hey Meitantei-san? You're really starting to worry me with your whole spacing out thing." The thief said as he waved a hand in front of her face. Shinichi rolled her eyes and sighed as she muttered a soft apology and flopped down on the couch tiredly. "So, about the antidote.."
"No!" Was her instant reply as she groaned and muffled a scream into the couch pillow. Yes, the phantom thief was getting extremely worried. "Ne, KID?" She asked suddenly.
"Hm?" He hummed out in question.
"Is there a good way to relieve stress?" She asked and that's when the thief noticed that Shinichi seemed to be drawing lazy circles near her collarbone and right on her heart as if relieving tension. Kaito just nodded and Shinichi brightened up cutely. "Really? I've tried nearly everything, even stress balls!"
Looking her up and down, he nodded and smirked.
"Well, you being the aggressive person you tend to be-
"Hey!"
"I would suggest sparing to get out the unrelieved tension you seemed to have built up." He was all smiles as the detective blinked cutely and considered his words before smirking. He was suddenly very nervous..
"And you'll be my partner?" She asked, her voice so sweet it could give someone a cavity.
'I'm pretty positive you mean dummy..' Pandora desided to pipe up.
'Of course.' Was the detective's curt reply. 'What else could I possibly be referring to?'
'Aah. I love how evil you tend to get .' Was Pandora's wispy reply.
'I do believe this behaviour was slightly influenced by-'
'Yours truly~' Pandora cut in. Her tone positively grinning.
'Quite so.'
"I suppose." The thief finally managed to stammer out as he contemplated the ups and downs. First of all, he didn't want to hit a girl. Second of all, he could be the one getting beat up.. Well, only one way to find out. Shinichi beamed and dragged the thief to the basement.
"My dad actually had a workout station set up down here." She explained at KID's confused look. "Also," She started only to drop his hand and look down nervously. The magician scrunched up his eyebrows in concern.
'Just tell him~' Encouraged Pandora.
'What am I supposed to do? 'Hey KID, I know you're Kaito Kuroba, so you know... It's cool. We good? No more identity issues?' The detective replied sarcastically.
'How else?' pandora asked oblivious to Shinichi's deadpanned expression at her answer. Pandora wasn't the best with these kind of things. Well, here goes nothing.
"You see, to avoid anything unnecessary, I might as well tell you that I know your true identity Mr. Kuruba."
"What?!" KId literally fell down the last couple of stairs and Shinichi helped him up with a sheepish grin. "How?" He asked.
"I- I knew your father when I was younger and I had a suspicion.." She explained nervously as she simultaneously shut out Pandora's encouragement in the form of mind yelling comments.
"Tou-san?" Kaito muttered quietly. Shinichi nodded sadly.
"My father and him were friends. He was also my mother's disguise teacher and was kind of like an uncle to me. I think my parents made him my god father before the- before the- incident. " The detective told him and had to hold back a couple of tears. Pandora herself had gone strangely silent and the locket around her neck suddenly felt like it lost its previous warmth.
"I'm sorry." Kaito muttered, placing his hat and monocle on a table nearby and turning back to the girl giving her a random hug. "I miss him too." He breathed into her hair and Shinichi's breath hitched. Pandora would have squealed if it wasn't for the depression that had hit her with the topic. Like a switch, Kaito suddenly became happy again as he dragged her across the huge basement onto one of the training mats. "Let's see what you got Shin-chan." He mocked and the detective gave him a playful glare.
"Oh, Mr. Thief, let's not get confident." Chided Shinichi as she watched the thief be engulfed by a grey smoke. Kaito emerged grinning in a black t-shirt and dark grey sweat pants. Shinichi blinked and did a double take. It was so different from his KID attire.
'Hot!' Pandora exclaimed with a squeal. Shinichi pretended to look down at her own clothing to hide an upcoming blush. Pandora didn't know the meaning of modesty. Clapping her imaginary hands, pandora squealed again.
"Me confident? Ms. Detective, whatever gave you that idea?" He asked, a sharklike smirk gracing his handsome features.
"Oh really? Are you saying you're not confident? The smirk on your face says otherwise." She replied playfully as Kaito himself put on a pair of black gloves to match Shinichi's. He just smirked wider and threw a punch to which the detective expertly dodged.
Shinichi dropped down and swung her legs out, tripping the thief. It had worked for a split second. At least until Kaito and his acrobatic self decided to fall back into a handstand, flip, and then turn. Shinichi herself flipped backwards to get some distance. This was actually really fun she decided as she flexed her arms out and relished in the fact she could move better in her teenage body unrestrained.
Kaito smirked and lunged forward, aiming a punch to her right shoulder. She blocked with a side sweep of her palm and grabbed his wrist. With all of her strength she heived him over his shoulder and he landed on his back with a thud. He laughed as she pulled away but he wasn't done yet. He grabbed her upper arm and flipped them. Shinichi's back was to the mat and Kaito was on top of her, holding her arms to the side.
"What are you going to do now?" Kaito asked smugly and the detective rolled her eyes. He never got an answer when one of her hands discreetly moved to one of his pressure points and she pressed down hard with the tip of her finger. He jolted as a shock wave went through him and he fell off. She smirked and got up, brushing off her blue leggings.
"It's always good to know a couple things about medical science." She told the thief who laid on the floor breathing heavily.
'Not to mention," Pandora started with a grim tone. 'That move has been used on you many times by that- what was her name again?' Shinichi shuddered.
'Haibara. Haibara Ai. A.k.a Sherry. A.k.a Miyano Shiho.' Shinichi told the jewel who hummed in realization.
'Yeah! That one-'
"Good to know." Kaito muttered. "I'm glad you never used that at my heist. I'm glad, really Meitantei-san, but it wounds me to know you've been holding back." Shinichi laughed and went to help the thief up. As she reached out her hand and Kaito grabbed her, she felt something off and Pandora smirked evilly.
'Just a bit of energy here.' The jewel muttered as Shinichi lost her footing and landed on Kaito who desperately tried to catch her.
'W-what?' She asked confused.
'Now kiss!' The gem shouted happily.
It was then the detective and the thief noticed just how close their faces were. Shinichi blushed and rolled off to the side. Kaito coughed and got up, helping the detective back up.
'Dang..' Pandora sighed sadly.
Shinichi paid no mind and instead they went up stairs. She would have a lengthy talk with that traitor of a jewel later. When did Pandora turn into such a fangirl? Oh right. When she met KID. He tends to do that to people. Excluding her of course.
"Are you okay?" The magician asked shyly, looking away with a pink tint to his cheeks. The detective quickly composed herself and cleared her throat lightly.
"Yes," She started nervously. "I do apologize for tripping onto you, it was accidental." Pandora scoffed.
'You call my hard work accidental? That's just cruel! It was very hard to trip you ya' know! I do really have a physical form besides being a jewel. Not that being a jewel is bad.. I'm a very pretty jewel.' She rambled on.
"It's fine!" The thief beamed and Shinichi started to wonder in KID somehow stole the sun's energy. He was just so happy and she was so tired. She stifled a yawn with her had and Kaito chuckled. Shinichi blinked at him, confused at to what was so funny. "Meitantei-san. Go to bed, I'll be back at 7:00am. You need rest, so don't you protest. We'll talk more tomorrow. I'll pick you up and you can come meet my mother."
"Your mother?" She questioned with a tilt of her head. She just vaguely remembered Chikage-san.
"Yeah! She's home at the moment. Actually, now that I think about it, where are yours?" He asked her and looked around. Upon further examination, he realized a lot of the picture's were not recent. Shinichi sighed somewhat sadly.
"They've been traveling the world for a while now. They stop in every now and then. I suppose our mother tends to do the same?" Kaito nodded.
"Yeah, she started doing it about two years ago. My neighbors checked up on me."
"I see. My parents always traveled but now they never really come back, it's been.. three years, I think? Yeah, three years since they have spent the night here." Shinichi said with a neutral expression. Kaito was puzzled as to why she would be okay with something like that but then he realized that he got used to it too.
He grabbed her glove hand and placed a kiss on it. Shinichi furrowed her brows and Kaito laughed once again at how cute she was. He blushed at the sudden thought but the detective didn't notice. A certain jewel however was having a very hard time containing a squeal.
"Meitantei-san. It was a pleasure and I shall meet you tomorrow, perhaps we can spar at my house too. I think my mother would love that someone else finally knows my secret." He told her and Shinichi let out a strained smile. She couldn't tell him both of her major secrets just yet. She let out a dramatic courtesy, lifting up a pretend dress as the thief bowed.
"But of course~" She purred in english. "And in due time, as promised. I will let you in on my secrets."
"Secrets, Meitantei-san? As in, more than one?" He asked with smirk. "My my, how many does this little critic have?" It was the detective's turn to smirk at the thief as she stole a line from a certain someone.
"A secret makes a woman, woman." She told him and he blinked. As he was about comment she pushed him outside with a smile. "Have a nice day Mr. Thief. I'll see you in the morning." He nodded and smiled, walking off.
'I don't know why you deny it!' Pandora exclaimed with a happy cheer. 'You definitely like him!'
'I don't like him Pan-chan!' She exclaimed and pouted as she stomped to her room childishly.
'If you say so. But you have to admit he's hot~' She sing-songed and Shinichi face planted her pillow to hide her blush from the world. 'Why do you deny even that? Come on Shin-chan~ reply!'
'Oh dear god! Please be quiet Pandora, I want some sleep.' She muttered, snuggled to her comforter. Pandora complied and held in a snicker. It was good she was a magical jewel, she could have fun and influence her dreams.
Shinichi went to sleep with a smile on her face and Pandora was feeling oddly smug and accomplished as she saw Shinichi gliding through the air with KID on his hangglider. It was a nice dream.
'She'll thank me later.' The jewel muttered and she herself fell asleep.
This was somewhat of a filler chapter but I hope you liked it. Please comment!
-Neonkoi