Okay, so in the last chapter, I totally forgot that Kaito didn't have any underwear on D: Mybad. So technically, he was walking through Len's house stark naked. Haha. I wonder what you guys were expecting to Kaito to see.
Kaito was simply appalled at what the bathroom looked like. From the outside, it made it look like the bathroom wouldn't even fit inside the house. It was just... astonishing. He found a white and green towel sitting by the sink and wrapped it around his waist. Kaito started walking slowly inside looking around with curiosity as he did. The bathtub looked more like a mini pool or a big hot tub and the shower was bigger than his prison cell. The cell was actually more like a walk-in closet than a prison cell.
That aside, Kaito began to get nervous. No one had ever been this kind since he was released and he was feeling very self-conscious (plus, he was only wearing a towel WTF?). He leaned against the counter and began debating on whether he should take a shower or a bath. As he was thinking, Len came in with a pile of folded clothes.
"Hey," he said. Kaito jumped and turned around.
"Ah... thank you," Kaito said to the boy with a small smile. This made Len's heart skip a beat for God knows why. He blushed and looked away.
"'S fine... so, are you gonna get in or what?" Len said quietly. Kaito nodded and turned back to the bathtub and shower. Suddenly, Kaito stood up and when Len thought he was going to strip, Kaito grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Er... I uh... well... it's... I kinda..." Kaito stuttered. Kaito had his hands balled up in fists and was holding them in front of his towel. He was looking down at his feet and was blushing like mad. Len thought he looked like a high school girl trying to confess. This made Len blush too.
'Calm down me!' Len yelled in his head.
"Yes? Something wrong?" Len asked the man.
"N-never mind..." Kaito muttered turning around and walking towards the tub. Len placed a hand over his racing heart and turned to leave.
"Okay then. Just come to my room when you're done," With that, Len turned and left. Kaito decided to use the bath tub and turned the hot water on. He stuck his finger in and when it sizzled, he quickly turned the cold water on. Once the tub was nearly full, Kaito was going to jump in but then remembered it was a bath tub and there were people sleeping. Climbing up the small flight of stairs, Kaito stepped in then let himself float on the water with only his nose above the water.
'Ahh, this is nice...' Kaito thought. All was going well until the bathroom door swung open. Kaito jerked his head up hoping to see Len, but no. It was Meiko. Kaito prayed she wouldn't notice him and hid himself from view. However, that wouldn't work so he left his nose and eyes above water to watch her. When she walked to the toilet, Kaito thought she would go to the bathroom, but she started violently vomiting. When she was done, Meiko rubbed her head.
"Ugh... damn it." With those final words, she turned and walked out of the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Kaito heard Rin and Meiko exchange vulgar insults before Meiko slammed the door to her room. Kaito gave a sigh of relief and began washing up. It felt so good to wash the dirt and grime off his body. However, when he found that it just floated at the top of the water, he drained the bath tub and got in the shower. Soon enough, steam filled the room. And Kaito got another unexpected visitor. Rin came through the door rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Len? Is that you? You really should learn to take earlier showers." Rin said grabbing a cup and turning on the cold water in the sink. Rin filled her cup to the brim then downed it in one gulp. Throwing the cup wherever, she walked out and said, "Go to bed soon." Kaito's heart was beating out of his chest but he wasn't sure if it was because he as nervous or from the heat. When Kaito was satisfied, he turned the knobs and shut the shower off.
Poking his head out of the shower, he saw a blue towel sitting by the side of the shower. He used it to dry himself off and then realized something. If he didn't lock the door, he may get another visitor but by the time Kaito realized it, it was too late. Miku opened the door and saw Kaito reaching out to lock the door.
"Uh... I um... I can explain..." Kaito said blushing fiercely. Miku closed the door quickly but stayed outside in the hallway.
"Okay then. Explain." She said quietly.
"Len let me in here. I, ah... he's letting me share his room. No one is really supposed to know though..." Kaito said back to her. Miku let the information soak in then made up her mind.
"Okay. Now that I know, I might as well help. I won't tell anyone, I promise." Miku whispered. Kaito gave a sigh of relief.
"Thanks so much, Miku." Kaito said. Miku was going to ask how he knew her name but decided against it. If someone came out and saw her talking to the bathroom door... Miku gave a small laugh at the thought then returned to her room.
Kaito opened the medicine cabinet in search of razors and shaving cream. He found what he was looking for and did a pretty decent job for someone who had never shaved. Kaito was now fully clothed in a blue t-shirt and brown pants. He brushed his teeth and couldn't help flashing his teeth in the mirror. When he went to pick up the rubber band Len had lent him, he saw a pair of hair scissors. He picked them up and thought about cutting his hair. It was already longer than both Meiko's hair and Rin's hair combined.
Gathering his hair, Kaito put his hair up in a ponytail that was pulled back at the base of his neck. Taking the scissors, he cut it all off. Suddenly, his shoulders felt much better. He had no idea that his shoulders were so tense. Cutting his hair felt like cutting his ties with his past. Kaito looked in the mirror and saw the reflection of who he used to be. Long, unruly hair. Horrible bags underneath his eyes. Dirty, yellow teeth. He looked like those old men in the Disney movies like the one from Aladdin when Aladdin was locked up in that cell.
"Kaito? You all done?" Len called quietly. Kaito looked back in the mirror and saw the man he was today. His hair fell to his shoulders now and his teeth looked much better. Now that Kaito had shaved, he looked ten years younger though the bags were still under his eyes. He walked to the door and unlocked it. Kaito had cleaned up the bathroom and disposed of his hair in the trashcan. Len looked impressed.
"Huh... impressive. Didn't think a hobo could look so good." Shutting the light off, Kaito followed Len to his room. When they were in, Len flopped down on his bed and Kaito stood in the middle of the room feeling awkward. Len's room was fairly simple. A computer in the corner, a low bed with a yellow banana pillow and yellow comforters, black walls, a floor so messy you couldn't even see the actual floor.
"Oh. You need a place to sleep don't you? Len sat up and looked around. Finding no other solution, he moved closer to the wall his bed was pushed up against and patted the spot next to him telling Kaito to come. Kaito shuffled awkwardly over to his bed and stepped on several things on his way there. Crawling in bed with him, Kaito turned on to his side so his back was to Len. After a long silence, Kaito said quietly, "Thank you, Len." But received no reply. Listening, he heard Len's steady breathing.
"Good night," Kaito whispered, shutting his eyes. Kaito fell asleep dreaming about the times with his family before he was framed and sent away.
'If only things hadn't gone wrong, this wouldn't be happening. They wouldn't have forgotten me.'
Ohoho. Ohohoho. LOL OLD LADY ANIME LAUGH. Sorry I took so long to update. I want to know what you guys thought that Kaito would see. A lot of you were curious. Um... yeah, Kaito is magical. His teeth probably should've been gone. But he used his magic and kept his teeth. HA-HAH. Oh geeze, there is so much stuff that doesn't make sense. But wha tever.