Author's Note: I did it! I know. I know. I took really long. I know a lot of you probably think that I dropped it. But…I hate dropping stories. I only stop a story when I know it is definitely going nowhere and also if I feel that no one even likes my stories. (I really hope you do though) So here I am. Finishing this on Christmas Day! A present for you and mostly for myself. Sorry I had so much school work. I am so glad that I am finally getting sleep over the break. So thank you all though for those who supported my stories. My day always gets so much better when I wake up to see that I got another favorite or review from you guys! I love you guys and thanks so much for sticking to this story.
Sorry that it's isn't finished. Fun fact: This chapter wasn't supposed to end there but somewhere later on in the story but then I realized it was 7000++ words. Sooo once again I broke it off into smaller pieces. Hopefully I would only need 3 chapters…but at the rate I write I might make 4. Hahahaha!
Hopefully I'll see you guys soon and maybe next semester my subjects won't try to kill me again! If you guys are wondering if I've been even remotely active I always update my twitter to show you when was the last time I even touched my story. I pray that I don't resort to a hiatus but I hate breaking promises and finishing this story is one of them!
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Shinichi tapped his fingers on the kitchen table, once again doing watch dog duty. Unfortunately Kaito hadn't gone out of his room for the last 4 hours and no amount of banging on his door prodded Kaito to come out. Neither did his yelling, just asking for a goddamn explanation. Shinichi had half the mind to kick the door down or try to pick the lock when he decided not to. Obviously Kaito didn't want to talk to him. If he refused to talk to him then he was going to have to get information another way.
Looking at the time, Shinichi sighed as he saw that the hour hand was edging towards 1. He wondered how long Hakuba and Hattori would take, expecting that they would purposely avoid the apartment for a while. After all they rather not be here when Shinichi and Kaito were grasping unto one another. Shinichi groaned. Oh how he wished he was doing that right now but unfortunately Kaito was too busy.
Shinichi cursed. One day he's going to get his revenge on Kaito. He bets that the magician won't be grinning when he starts a self-imposed period of abstinence. Let's see if he likes it when he'll be the one who won't put out.
Seething with annoyance, Shinichi didn't even hear the door opening. It was only when he heard Hattori call out "Are you guys decent!?" that he looked up to see the Osakan coming in with his hand over his eyes.
"Oh how I wish I wasn't." Shinichi bitterly answered as he stood up from his seat. Not at all phased at how ridiculous Hattori looked like.
Hattori dropped his hand to peer at his fellow detective. Hakuba's head had suddenly popped out to take a peek. Most likely he had sent Hattori to report on whether the living room was safe or not.
After giving the room a quick scan, the two just looked at him with curious eyes. Shinichi's tone and his annoyed appearance was definitely not what they were expecting to come home to.
Feeling the frustration boil in him, Shinichi quickly marched towards the two and suddenly tugged on the collars of their shirts.
"Hey!"
"What's going on!?"
Not bothering to stop despite their complaints and groans, Shinichi dragged the two quickly into his room. Shoving them inside, the blue-eyed detective slammed the door shut and he eyed the disheveled looking detectives in front of him.
"Ok first. What the hell Kudou! Were you trying to choke us to death!? If you were going to murder us I could have sworn you of all people would have gone through less incriminating methods." Hattori complained as he rubbed his neck which was now red from Shinichi's handling.
Hakuba clicked his tongue as he was fixing his collar. "Honestly Kudou did you honestly have to go through such means. I just bought this blouse."
Shinichi however didn't rise up to their banters and got straight to the point. "What the hell happened?"
Hakuba and Hattori stilled as they looked at him with confusion. "Wha…? What are you talking about?" Hattori asked as Hakuba and he exchanged glasses. As far as he could remember he didn't recall doing anything wrong.
"You guys were with Kaito last Tuesday night? Am I correct?" Shinichi questioned as he eyed the two in front of him.
The two under question exchanged confused glances once again. "Yes." Hakuba answered "We were? May I ask what brought about this sudden interrogation?"
"Kaito's been acting weird since Tuesday night. He's been avoiding me and he's keeping something from me. I don't know what but I have a feeling it happened around Tuesday which I recall was the day that all three of you were home." Shinichi explained. It annoyed him that he didn't pick up on it sooner. He had let whatever was bothering Kaito drop because Kaito insisted it was nothing. But now here he was unsatisfied and cranky from the conclusion of his date, he had suddenly realized the repercussions of letting it go.
"Wait. Kuroba is avoiding you? Like how?!" Hattori asked, quite surprised from that statement. After all everyone knew, Kaito and Shinichi stuck together like glue. The two act so in love with each other that it could give one cavities. Kuroba staying away his beloved Kudou was unheard of.
"He locked himself up in his room. Last Tuesday he skipped dinner and tonight he suddenly left even when we were in the middle of…well…progressing towards a good night." Shinichi softly mumbled out the last of his sentence. It really is awkward to mention anything concerning about the kind of intimate activities he and Kaito delved in.
"Woah Woah! Hold up! Are you implying that Kuroba didn't put out?" Hattori asked completely scandalized. Hakuba turned to him rolling his eyes at his blunt accusation. "Honestly, could you be any more crude?"
"But seriously!" Hattori continued as he blatantly ignored his British roommate. "Kuroba refusing the opportunity to jump Kudou? It's just weird. Kuroba takes what he can get!"
"That truly is peculiar. What could have possible caused him to act this way?" Hakuba thought as he couldn't remember a time when Kuroba blew Kudou off.
"That's what I want to know!" Shinichi bemoaned as he still couldn't believe the turn of events. It was more than just the sex. It was the fact that Kaito had absolutely blocked him off with no chance for discussion. He didn't want to talk to him about it and Kaito didn't want him in. Now he was stuck with another night without him. Just another night facing a locked door.
"Look!" Shinichi spat at the two. He didn't care if it seemed snappish of him. He was clearly not in a joyful mood. Looking at the two now tense detectives he questioned once more. "Clearly something is wrong with him and I want to know what! As far as I'm concerned you guys were the ones with him before he started acting weird! So do any of you two know what possibly could have caused this?!"
Hattori and Hakuba shrugged as nothing crossed their minds. "Maybe you should think about things that happened recently. Did you guys get into a fight or have some kind of argument?" Hakuba suggested.
"No we didn't! Everything was going on fine! We didn't get angry or anything. We had a good dinner. We were making small talk. Things were progressing the way it should have been. I then went to lock the door and my bag fell down. He told me that he would take care of it. Then all of a sudden he sees these tickets I dropped on the floor. He then kept asking questions about these tickets. For some reason he just kept on going back to the tickets. I don't know why but he did. Something was up so I asked what was wrong but he claimed it was nothing. Then before I knew it he just stood up and left claiming he was busy." Shinichi exasperatedly answered.
Shinichi wondered why does being in a relationship just drive you crazy sometimes? It doesn't help that he's dating a guy who drives people crazy on a regular basis even if you weren't in a relationship with him.
Shinichi finished his tirade only to look up to see both Hakuba and Hattori staring at him like he was stupid. "Dude…are you serious? It's obvious that it's the tickets." Hattori explained to him with eyes that clearly spoke of judgment. "Seriously for someone who is supposed to be the modern day Sherlock Holmes that's just embarrassing."
A bit affronted Shinichi bit back. "What do you mean by that?!"
Hakuba let out a sigh and shook his head at him. "Honestly Kudou. Of course it's the tickets. Could it have been anything else?"
Shinichi looked at the two of them and just let things settle. "Ok fine. He started acting weird after the tickets. I noticed that too but what about the tickets? Why the hell would he blow me off just for tickets? I for the life of me can't think of a reason why."
"I don't know? What kind of tickets are they?" Hattori prodded.
"They're for the Sherlock Holmes Convention." Shinichi answered. Shinichi couldn't help but ponder if Kaito hated Sherlock Holmes or something. It was very unlikely though. Kaito would have said something and if he did why did he only express his opinion now and not before all those Sherlock marathons they've had.
"There's a Sherlock Holmes Convention!?" Hakuba asked as his eyes widened at the information. "When was this announced!?"
Being pulled in by Hakuba's excitement; Shinichi couldn't help but answer back excitedly. "That's the thing! It hasn't even been announced yet!"
Hattori scoffed at the exchange. Great, another session of Holmes-praising.
Hakuba's face broke into an ecstatic smile "Brilliant! Please tell me you bought tickets for me!"
Shinichi's face dropped as he explained. "Sorry Hakuba. I was given the tickets actually and I only have two." In fairness though, Shinichi would have bought tickets for his fellow Sherlockian if he actually knew where to buy them.
Absorbing what Shinichi just said, Hakuba sighed and rolled his eyes. "Seriously?! It's not fair that Kuroba gets to go when he clearly doesn't appreciate Sherlock Holmes like I do."
Shinichi raised his eyebrow at that. "Kaito's not going with me." He bemusedly explained. When did he ever mention that Kaito was joining him in the convention?
At his statement both Hakuba and Hattori snapped their full attention on him. "Wait. You're not going with Kuroba? Are you going with Neechan?"
"No. I'm actually going with Kikuchi. He's the one who gave me the tickets in the first place." Shinichi answered with a smile. It was really great to have such good friends these days. However at his statement Shinichi couldn't help but notice Hattori's and Hakuba's affronted reaction.
"Hold on!"
"Wait what?"
"You and Kikuchi are going to this convention!? Alone?!" Hattori clarified.
Shinichi huffed up in exasperation. "Why is it that people always have to clarify things that I already blatantly stated?" Was there something he was missing? What is up with everybody reacting this way?
"You actually agreed to this?" Hakuba prodded once again. Shinichi just rolled his eyes. He didn't think he had the patience to go through the same interrogation again.
Hakuba and Hattori both looked at each other when Hattori suddenly jumped up from his seat. "Oh damn. Last Tuesday night! Now I remember!" the Osakan pointed at his British roommate. "Hakuba! Remember what we were talking about last Tuesday night?!" Hattori tried to coax.
Understanding where his train of thought was going Hakuba looked up in understanding. "Oh! So it all falls into place."
Shinichi's gaze followed back and forth as he watched the two detectives come to a realization. "Ok then! Can someone please tell me what's going on?!"
The two detectives looked back at him like they didn't know what to do with him. "I'm surprised you didn't catch on." Hakuba commented and Shinichi wanted to slap his arm.
"If I caught on long ago then we wouldn't be here in my room now would we?" Shinichi exclaimed in annoyance. Was it so much to ask for a straight answer?
"Honestly Kudou. It's not that hard. Think about it!? You just agreed to a convention with Kikuchi? Why ever would Kuroba be upset about that?" Hattori tried to wheedle from him.
Looking at the two who watched him expectantly Shinichi couldn't rattle his brain about why Kaito would be upset. Was it because there was something that fell on the same date as the convention? Should he have run through it with Kaito before he agreed? The irritation was building up in him. What the hell did he do?
His two friends merely looked at him as they both sighed in frustration. "Honestly Kudou. I wouldn't have expected you to be this dense." Hakuba said as he stood up and headed to the door. Hattori stood up to follow him as he clicked his tongue. "You've got to pity Kuroba sometimes when he has a boyfriend who doesn't get the obvious." Hattori commented
Shinichi felt himself losing his patience. "If you guys know it then just tell me already!" he shouted at the two who were about to open the door.
Hattori laughed at his outburst. "Isn't this funny? Come on Kudou you love piecing things together. It's not that hard to figure it out." Hakuba also couldn't help but let out a small chuckle and then assuaged Shinichi's fears. "But you shouldn't worry about it Kudou. Kuroba will be fine. Just give him time to deal with it."
Deciding that he no longer had the patience to put up with this Shinichi furthered his glare as his hand reached towards the football on the side of his bed.
Realizing what his goal was both Hakuba and Hattori panicked and held their hands up in surrender. Trying to avoid a ball to their gut (or horribly their face) the two sputtered out sentences to calm him down.
"Okay okay! We'll tell you!" Hattori exasperatedly bargained as his eyes warily eyed the football on the floor.
Still narrowing his eyes at the two of them Shinichi relaxed his outstretched arm which pressed the other two to let out a sigh of relief. Hakuba took a small breath as he decided to just tell Shinichi right away just in case he decides to reach towards the ball once again. "Ok Kudou we're just going to say it bluntly. The reason that Kuroba has been acting this way is because he's jealous."
At that new information, Shinichi just looked at the two in confusion. "Jealous!? Jealous of what?!"
Hattori and Hakuba both sighed in frustration. "Honestly Kudou. It isn't hard to figure it out. It really isn't" Hakuba answered tiredly.
"Yeah Kudou. Just think about it. Put the pieces together. What else could he be jealous about?" Hattori continued.
Taking it in, Shinichi sat down on his bed as he pieced things together. Kaito was jealous huh? Thinking about the things that had happened Shinichi buried himself in thought.
"Oh…" was all he uttered as things fell into place. With that, Hakuba and Hattori couldn't help but release their sighs of relief. Well that took long enough.
Kaito took a deep breath and at the same time tried to stifle a yawn. Some would say waking up at 4 am in the morning just to avoid his boyfriend would be a drastic measure. But those people had not met Shinichi when he's pissed and from what had just occurred last night Kaito wouldn't say that what he was doing was anything drastic. It was plain reasonable if you ask him.
He knows that he shouldn't have left just like that. His reason was pitiful and he didn't for a second believe that Shinichi bought it. But what could he do? How could he have continued on knowing the love of his life was going to be snatched away by this random stranger? Who the hell was this guy anyway? Kaito just couldn't quell the burning anxiety in him and seeing Shinichi just kept reminding him of it. So what else could he do but avoid him. Though he knew that he just practically signed a death wish, he had no choice but to do so. He'll make it up to him. Somehow.
Reaching his hand towards the doorknob Kaito stilled and closed his eyes in frustration. He didn't know what to feel right now. Was he being too unreasonable about this? His boyfriend practically accepted a date with that partner of his. As in honestly, two people going alone to a convention and the tickets came free, care of Kikuchi. How could that not be a date?!
Kaito knows that Shinichi wouldn't be at any fault though. That boy is too dense for his own good. That partner of his is another story. Kaito knew that he was up to no good. He called it out that he was after Shinichi. What other reason could it be other than Kikuchi going after his boyfriend? He can't just stand around and do nothing about it. He has every right to be protective and jealous.
But…what if he's wrong?
Kaito leaned his forehead on the door as he scrunched up his eyes in thought. Shinichi had looked so happy these days. Kaito couldn't help but sigh as he remembered Shinichi relaying how good it is to have finally found a genuine friend. If Kaito did anything drastic. Did anything to scare him off then Shinichi would be furious at him. Shinichi would never forgive him for it. Maybe Hattori would prove himself right. Maybe his jealousy would drive Shinichi away.
Swallowing his frustrations Kaito took another deep breath. He couldn't get too hasty so the best thing to do would be to calm down. Though it might kill him, he might just need to wait a bit longer, not until he's 100% sure that Kikuchi does think of Shinichi that way.
So until then, until he can get his bearings straight, he's going to go to his studio and further polish off the magic show he had tomorrow night. While he would honestly say that his skills were still as sharp as ever he decided that he needed at least something to take his mind of his unwavering jealousy.
Affirming his decision Kaito then moved forward to finally open the door. Making use of his tricks as a phantom thief he made sure that the door opened quietly to ensure that no one would wake up from it. At least this way Shinichi wouldn't come running out just to catch him. With full confidence in his skills Kaito then proceeded to walk out of his room just like he did in any heist.
But unfortunately at that moment Kaito had made the mistake of forgetting that when it came to heists it was always him who had him on his toes.
Not being able to hold down his gasp Kaito's eyes widened as he eyed the sleeping figure at the foot of his bedroom door. Lying down on the floor with just a pillow and a blanket, Shinichi laid, obviously guarding the door. Kaito felt himself swallow as he wanted to hug Shinichi and place him on the bed right away. Kaito couldn't help but feel guilt boiling inside him that he had pushed his boyfriend to go through such drastic measures. Surely the floor wouldn't be comfortable at all and it must be freezing.
Putting all caution to the wind, Kaito crouched down to get a better look at the sleeping detective. "Oh Shinichi…" he whispered morosely as he looked at the uncomfortable position his boyfriend was in. Kaito however didn't realize that his whisper came out louder than expected and panicked a bit as he heard Shinichi groan and shift about.
Kaito's heart sped up as he considered what options he had. Should he try to dart while he can? His thoughts were caught short however when he heard a voice sleepily call out. "Kai?"
Biting his lip Kaito looked down to see blue eyes looking back up at him. A bit dazed as he had just woken up from his sleep. Shinichi's eyes then widened as his sleepiness was starting to ebb away and the realization that Kaito was not a dream was slowly hitting him. Panicked, Shinichi darted his hand out to grab on Kaito's sleeve.
"Kaito? Is that you?" Shinichi quietly asked, for while he was starting to register that Kaito wasn't a dream he couldn't help but want to make it one hundred percent sure.
Kaito gave a weak smile as he lifted a finger to trace the outline of Shinichi's face. There was no use trying to run now. And Kaito realized that he didn't think he had it in him to just leave Shinichi there lying on the cold hardwood floor. "Hey…"
Shinichi looked at him for a moment and his face suddenly fell as he reached his arms around Kaito's neck. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Kaito's eyes widened once again. What…Why? Why was Shinichi the one apologizing? Pulling back to see Shinichi's downcast face Kaito shook his head furiously. "Hey! Don't apologize! If anything I'm the one who should apologize. My god Shinichi you're on the floor!"
Shinichi closed his eyes as he leaned his forehead unto his. "No…I'm so stupid. Why didn't I notice it earlier? I should have known…I should have realized that you were jealous."
Kaito's breath hitched as Shinichi slipped out the magic word. His heart started beating like crazy. So he knew huh? He knew just how crazy and unreasonably possessive he was. Kaito should be ashamed. Shinichi should be disappointed in him and yet…once again why was he the one apologizing. Why did Shinichi blame himself for not noticing? Feeling something burn at the back of his throat, Kaito took in the poor disposition of his boyfriend. Cold and alone on the bedroom floor.
"God Shinichi. Why are you apologizing!?" Kaito felt the hard lump in his throat. "I-I'm the one who's supposed to be apologizing. I shouldn't have felt that way! I-I…oh god Shinichi look at you." Kaito felt his voice starting to break. "You're sleeping on the floor! I'm so so so sorry that I forced you to do such a thing. I…what am I doing to you Shinichi!? I'm not good for you!'
Feeling the burning in his throat spreading Kaito shut his eyes in frustration. His eyes didn't stay closed for long as he felt something linger on his lip. Popping his eyes open, he was greeted with the sight of Shinichi pulling him into an intense kiss. Damn. How did he suddenly find himself breathless?
"No I also need to make things right." Shinichi whispered out after they finally pulled away. "Of course you would be jealous, Kaito but don't worry, I'll fix it."
Kaito looked at Shinichi in wonder. Fix this? Is he implying that he's going to avoid Kikuchi from now on? Oh damn. He doesn't want that, not when Shinichi has been so happy. "No Shinichi. You don't need to do anything!" Kaito started but Shinichi held up a hand to stop him.
"No of course I do. That's why I'll be sure to buy you a ticket the moment it goes on sale to the public." Shinichi explained with a smile.
Kaito's mind stopped for a while.
Wait what
Opening his mouth, Kaito tried to ask what Shinichi was talking about when he found that he couldn't form out words in his confusion. Shinichi chuckled and gave back a bigger smile. "Speechless huh? Don't worry from now on I'll make sure not to forget you in whatever plans I make."
Kaito was now completely speechless. He had no idea what was going on.
Looking at Kaito's face Shinichi hummed in happiness. "I'll be honest when Hattori and Hakuba told me that you were jealous I was stumped for a while. What would you be jealous about? Then it hit me! I had dinner out Tuesday then you saw I made plans with that convention. Add that train of thought to how busy we've been lately and it finally made sense. It should have been so simple. Of course Kaito would be jealous that I haven't been spending enough time with him!"
Kaito couldn't help but twitch a bit. Wait…hold on. Was Shinichi implying that he was like this because of quality time? Well sure…he always craves for more quality time with Shinichi but Shinichi's reasoning was…well…
"So I know you were probably jealous that I didn't have dinner with you and that I made plans to go to that convention without you. But I promise Kaito that I'll make more time with you! I promise to spend more time with you!" Shinichi continued on as he looked up at him. "I'm sorry if I made you feel like I wasn't spending enough time with you and not hanging out with you more."
Kaito internally sighed. He better clear this up. Kaito was about to say something when Shinichi suddenly hugged him and mumbled sweetly in his ear. "I hope you understand! You of all people are the one that I want to spend time with the most. So please…" Shinichi pulled back and Kaito bit back his retort as he looked at Shinichi's pleading face as blue eyes shined sadly back at him.
"Please don't lock me out of your room anymore."
Acting on pure instinct Kaito's arms quickly wrapped around Shinichi pulling him close. Kaito couldn't help but berate himself. How could he have done this to Shinichi? The blue-eyed boy deserved better than this.
So he'll do better.
Pulling Shinichi up, he quickly turned back to enter his bedroom with Shinichi in tow. "Kaito?"
Kaito then pulled Shinichi to lie down on his bed and Kaito followed in wrapping himself around the detective "Shhh go to sleep. I'll be right here." He whispered into his ear as his fingers twirled the hair dangling at Shinichi's neck. He then pulled the sheets to cover them and settled in the bed.
Turning his body to look at Kaito, Shinichi took his hand and intertwined their fingers together. "Hey Kaito. I'm kinda cold." Shinichi sweetly spoke out. Now worried, Kaito tried to jolt up. Maybe he had some spare blankets lying around. When he tried to get up Shinichi pulled him back down. "Actually…I was hoping that maybe you can warm me up?" Shinichi said and his words sent Kaito's blood rushing. Groaning, Kaito looked at Shinichi to see him smiling back mischievously. That little tease.
"Not now you need to catch up on sleep." Kaito said as he tried to keep focus. However Shinichi merely clicked his tongue as he laid a light kiss on the magician's lips. "Yes now. You owe me for last night. I'm still annoyed just so you know."
Kaito chuckled at that. Well at least it was just annoyance and he didn't have to run away from footballs coming from nowhere. But…could Kaito do that now? His guilt was killing him. After all, he shouldn't have let Shinichi take the blame. Thinking things through Kaito's thoughts were interrupted as Shinichi called out to him. "Kaito…please."
God how could he have ever said no to that.
Kaito lay awake as he held Shinichi in his arms. Looking at the clock that now said it was 9:14 in the morning Kaito breathed out a sigh of satisfaction as he looked at Shinichi's sleeping form. At least Shinichi was able to get even just a bit of sleep.
However now Kaito was left with his thoughts about what to do. Remembering how his boyfriend looked last night Kaito wanted to kick himself. He can't keep doing this to him. Hell he had to watch as Shinichi took the blame on himself. No. This can't keep going on.
Running his hand through Shinichi hair, Kaito smiled sweetly at him. That's right. He can't do this to him any longer. He'll stop. Jealousy be damned. It's not like he can honestly say that Kikuchi is after Shinichi. Why risk his relationship for an assumption like that?
Taking in a breath of contentment as his eyes traced the outline of Shinichi's face, Kaito broke into a smile. Kaito then came up with the idea of making breakfast in bed. It would be a great day to start Shinichi's day after all.
As Kaito was about to stand up he felt a tug to pull him back. "If I wake up without you beside me I'll kick your ass." Shinichi mumbled out as he pulled Kaito tighter into his embrace. The violet-eyed boy glanced at Shinichi for a second till he let out a small chuckle. "But you're already awake. I'm just going to fix us some breakfast." He assured but Shinichi only clung on tighter.
"I'm awake when I say I'm awake. Preferably not at a time so early. Breakfast can wait." Shinichi mumbled through his sleepy stupor and blindly laid a kiss on Kaito's chin.
"I'm trying to do something nice for you, you know." Kaito said with humor lacing his voice.
"You did more than enough for me during the early hours of the morning." Shinichi voiced and Kaito breath hitched. It was still shocking to hear Shinichi talk so openly about their sex life. The magician then wondered if Shinichi's only like this whenever he's sleepy. Maybe one day he should record cute things Shinichi says when he's emotional and sleepy. No doubt he's going to see some amazing blushworks coming from the detective when he replays them.
"I must admit though that was pretty amazing. It seems like a pretty long time since we've done it huh?" Kaito pondered out loud.
"8 days."
"Huh?" Kaito turned to Shinichi for clarification.
"We haven't done it for 8 days." Shinichi explained and after a moment of taking it in Kaito broke into a smile. "My oh my. Has the Modern day Holmes been counting the days since we've been intimate? And I thought I was the one who can't get enough."
"And yet you actually walked out on me last night." Shinichi pointed out.
"Believe me. I'm surprised I was able to do it too." Kaito laughed a bit but after what Shinichi said had sunk in Kaito remembered something. He needed to go back to the elephant in the room.
"About last night…It wasn't your fault, you know. You shouldn't have apologized." Kaito said and he felt Shinichi stiffen. "It's all mine actually. I've made you worry too much. I'm the one who's been keeping you out of the room. And…"
"Stop."
Kaito stopped what he was saying as Shinichi continued.
"It's ok. It's fine." Shinichi said as he looked up at Kaito. His eyes showing only small signs of drowsiness. "We're not going to go anywhere like this. Apologizing back and forth. It shouldn't matter."
Of course Kaito would like to move on but he can't just let Shinichi think that he was even remotely at fault. Not to mention he had to clarify the situation of his jealousy. Opening his mouth to explain, Shinichi then pinched him before he could say a thing. "Ow!"
"Don't you dare. It's a good morning. I'm waking up from great sex. And I get to sleep in just a bit with you here." Shinichi buried his head at the crook of Kaito neck. "Let's not ruin it ok."
Conflicted with what to do, Kaito decided not to ruin Shinichi's mood anymore. He's right. No need to spoil the morning. He could bring it up another day.
"Sleeping in? No work today?" Kaito asked, cozying up to Shinichi.
"Ugh…don't remind me. And I still have to finish up the debate tomorrow. I have to meet up with Kikuchi before and after work today." Shinichi groaned and pulled the blanket over his head.
"So you're booked huh?" Kaito commented, amusedly looking at the lump under the blankets.
Shinichi however peeked out and gave him a look that Kaito noted was a bit panicked. "Oh god. Did you want to do something tonight? Am I doing it again?"
"No! No!" Kaito denied shaking his head vehemently. "I thought you said that we're over this."
"Yeah as in we're over this discussion over whose fault is it. But…I still feel bad that I haven't been spending enough time for you." Shinichi finished with a sad tone in the end.
Kaito chuckled at that. "Honestly Shinichi don't worry about it. I don't mind it."
Shinichi merely frowned and Kaito then swiftly laid a kiss on the wrinkle forming between his eyebrows as a way to placate him. "Look when we got into this relationship we already knew what came with it. I have to deal with your schedule and your grim reaper effect. You on the other hand have to deal with my moonlighting and…well…me in general."
Shinichi laughed at that and shook his head. "Well you do have a point. I'm practically a martyr having to deal with you."
"Pssh as if…you know you love me." Kaito bantered back and Shinichi laughed along.
"Ok fine. Fine. Putting up with each other aside, I still want to spend more time with you. These past 8 days where we hardly talked and spent time with each other was pretty frustrating. I miss this." Shinichi voiced out tracing his finger along Kaito's collarbone. Shinichi was then pondering whether he should try leaving a kiss mark on it one of these days.
Closing his eyes and enjoying the sensation Kaito couldn't help but voice out his agreement in reply. Definitely. Oh how he definitely misses spending good old quality time with his boyfriend.
Shinichi's halted the movement of his finger as an idea hit him. "Oh hey! I can take tomorrow off from work and with my debate done I don't have anything I need to urgently attend to." Shinichi then beamed. "So how about it? Part 2 of last night's dinner? Let's think of it as a celebration for finally getting my debate over with."
Kaito then sighed and let out a small laugh. "Unfortunately Shinichi it's now my turn to reschedule. I'm the one who's going to be busy tomorrow night." Oh the irony.
"Seriously? Damn. What are the chances?" Shinichi tutted. "What do you have to do tomorrow?"
Kaito smiled and Shinichi could see how his eyes twinkled. "I have a magic show tomorrow night at some pub."
Shinichi raised his eyebrows at that. "A pub? Why a pub? Don't you usually perform on bigger stages nowadays? Or throw spontaneous ones at the park?"
"Well I want to widen my horizons. Why settle for the same audience. My magic is supposed to be available and cater to all types of people. Besides I'm doing someone a favor." Kaito answered. As far as Kaito was concerned he was itching to do a magic show on a stage. He hasn't had any time lately to schedule a big one especially when he had a heist coming up.
Shinichi stopped to look at the contentment on Kaito's face. It always made him happy to see his boyfriend shining brightly the way he always does. Kaito was just one of those guys who glowed like the sun and Shinichi gladly basked in it.
"Oh darn and I was excited to spend more time with you too." Shinichi said in a jokingly wistful manner. "It really is such a shame that your side of the bed should go cold tomorrow evening." Shinichi teased as he raised an eyebrow towards his boyfriend.
Kaito laughed at Shinichi's toying. "And to think that people say that I'm the sex-crazed one in the relationship?" Kaito played along as he pulled Shinichi into his arms.
"Oh please. That assumption is pure fact." Shinichi mumbled into Kaito's shoulder and the magician appreciated the tingle on his skin. It was truly amazing to have him in his arms.
"You've got me." Kaito chuckled out and proceeded to lay a kiss on Shinichi's forehead.
Shinichi retaliated by giving Kaito an amused eye roll. "Oh well. The bed can wait later." Shinichi continued on conversationally. "Now that I think about it, it has been some time since I watched." Looking at Kaito, Shinichi then raised his eyebrow in challenge. "You better bring your A-game tomorrow."
Kaito raised his eyebrows for a second. Sure, it's not like Shinichi never attended his shows but lately with him busy and all, Kaito didn't have the heart to invite him to events that he wouldn't be able to attend. So it was great to see Shinichi booking his night for the magic show without Kaito having to suggest anything. Kaito could feel the excitement building up for tomorrow night.
Giving a scoff and a mock sniff of disbelief, Kaito rose up to Shinichi's challenge. "Honestly Shinichi! When did I ever not deliver?! I always make sure to go over and beyond for my shows! I find your lack of faith disturbing." He grandly exclaimed, flashing his smirk that Shinichi recalled seeing countless times, especially in heists.
"Well then, I better be impressed."
"When haven't I?" The magician smiled back. Magic shows were always more exciting when he had his favorite critic to push him to be better.
"We're done!" Kikuchi exclaimed excitedly as he loosened his tie. Shinichi could only beam back at him as he felt like the weight had lessened off his shoulder. These past few days were tiring to say the least. Research was heavy and making sure the pair worked well as a team was critical. It was taxing and stressful but finally that dreaded debate was over. Shinichi honestly couldn't tell whether they did well or not but Kikuchi and he did what they could. Hopefully though, Kikuchi's and his hard work did not go in vain.
"Good job back there!" The detective turned towards his partner. "That other team was really good but I think we may have actually won." Unfortunately Kikuchi and he can't know for sure. The teacher explained that the results for the debate would be announced at a later time. The problem was he was never specific as to when that will be.
"Well I have no doubt we've got the upper hand with the way how you handled your arguments. You practically won the whole debate for us!" Kikuchi complimented and Shinichi gave back a merry laugh. "Yeah right and your excellent rebuttals didn't have anything to do with it?"
Kikuchi laughed alone with Shinichi and held up his hands in surrender. "All right. All right. It was definitely a team effort." Kikuchi then held Shinichi's gaze and flashed him a coy smile. "We make a great team. You and I. Don't you think?" The bespectacled boy edged towards Shinichi, successfully decreasing the distance between the two men.
"Yeah it was great working with you!" Shinichi agreed, not even registering how close Kikuchi was standing next to him.
"YOU MESSED IT UP!"
"SURE! PUT THE BLAME ON ME!"
Kikuchi and Shinichi jumped as the shouting brought their attention to Hakuba and Hattori who were arguing with each other a few feet away. Apparently the two weren't pleased with how their debate went.
Kikuchi started laughing again as he watched the two bickering at one another. "Damn. I really was lucky to get a partner like you. Could have ended up with someone I couldn't stand the sight off."
Shinichi gave out a chuckle as he watched Hattori and Hakuba pulling at each other's collars. "Honestly those two just can't get along. Their debate wasn't even bad. I actually think they won theirs."
"Yeah and maybe they would have gotten a high score if the two didn't keep on sending death glares at each other every 15 seconds." Kikuchi commented and the two burst into laughter again. Shinichi couldn't help but lament how enjoyable it was talking to Kikuchi.
"Well that's done and over with!" Kikuchi exclaimed. He then proceeded to turn towards Shinichi and gave him a look full of expectation. "You know what that means right?"
Shinichi turned back to him clearly puzzled. Realizing that Shinichi wouldn't understand what it means Kikuchi continued. "Well this calls for a celebration! The two of us should have dinner again! Come on! A toast to a job well done!"
Shinichi's face dropped as he knew he couldn't make it. He opened his mouth to explain to Kikuchi when the boy held up his hand to stop him before he could get a word in. "Oh no! You are not blowing me off again! Can you just reschedule!? The two of us need to celebrate!" The bespectacled boy bargained as he knew full well what Shinichi's expressions meant. Was Kikuchi seriously going to be ditched again?
Shinichi's frown furthered as he knew he couldn't move it. While he feels bad for turning down Kikuchi once again, he had already made his promise to Kaito. How could he even think of rescheduling when he knows full well that Kaito has been feeling neglected and has been jealous of the time not spent with him? Shinichi likes hanging out with Kikuchi and all but Kaito is his boyfriend. He's the one that he loves and as such time spent with Kaito takes precedence any day. However he would never bluntly say it to Kaito. Just admitting it in his thoughts already brings color to his face let alone if he said out loud.
"You're still going to turn me down aren't you?" Kikuchi said with a frown. Shinichi didn't notice as he frown flicked towards a scowl for a while.
"Yeah. I made a promise to Kaito. He has a magic show actually later and I want to watch him." Shinichi explained and his face couldn't help but burst into a big smile. He always loved Kaito when he did magic shows. He was always so captivating and Shinichi truly felt that Kaito is on track to becoming one of the magic greats. His tricks were so incredible that it would even leave him stumped. (Not all but definitely most)
Kikuchi watched as Shinichi's face became elated at the mere thought of his boyfriend. Kikuchi didn't like it one bit. It was quite sickening if you asked him. It was then when a thought struck him. "Oh! Kuroba-san right? I heard he's really good!"
Shinichi's eyes then danced to life as he registered the compliment. "Yeah! He's pretty amazing!" The detective couldn't help but swell in pride for his boyfriend. Sure Kaito may be over confident at times and it wouldn't do good to feed his ego, Shinichi couldn't help but feel himself glow in pride when Kaito got the praise that he deserved. (All good things in moderation though)
Kikuchi's eyes lightened with excitement. "Really! If he's having a show then can I come and watch!?" Shinichi hesitated for a moment. He promised to watch Kaito perform but he wasn't so sure if he could bring people along with him. In all honestly Shinichi was kinda hoping to spend just quality time between the two of them. Conflicted with what to do, Shinichi rubbed the back of his neck as he decided maybe he should turn down Kikuchi this time. It would be safer to ask permission from Kaito first then to suddenly spring on him another person. Before Shinichi could say anything however Kikuchi called out in a unusually chipper voice.
"Now come on Kudou! Don't be like that! Tonight's a celebration! After all we finished that hellish debate! So if you celebrate with me and watch your boyfriend's show, it's hitting two birds with one stone!" Shinichi didn't know if was okay with that but once again he couldn't get a word in as Kikuchi continued.
"Please Kudou! I heard your boyfriend is really amazing! I've been dying to watch a performance from him!"
That peaked Shinichi's interest. "You have?"
"Of course!" Kikuchi cried out excitedly. "Who wouldn't! I've heard nothing but good words about Kuroba!"
Shinichi tried to bury the pride building up in him again. "I don't know…" Shinichi said cautiously, the idea that Kaito and he could end up having a quick dinner and evening stroll entered his mind. It turned out that he was craving for a date more than he thought.
"Tell you what Kudou! I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to watch! I'm sure the class wants to come too!" Kikuchi exclaimed and Shinichi's eyes widened in surprise. "Wait what!?"
"Hey guys!" Kikuchi shouted out, successfully calling the attention of their classmates who had stayed behind after the debate. "Kuroba has a magic gig at a pub! Who wants to come for a celebratory gimmick!?" Kikuchi asked before Shinichi could stop him.
"I do!"
"Awesome!"
"Damn! Finally I get to watch Kuroba!"
"I hear he's so cute!"
Calls of approvals came left and right as his classmates bubbled with excitement at the promise of a show. Shinichi had no idea how this got out of hand and didn't know how he could salvage it. He doesn't think he can tell everybody not to go just so he can have a date with his boyfriend. There was nothing he could do.
"Isn't this great Kudou!? See! Everybody's so excited to see Kuroba perform!" Kikuchi expressed. "This way more and more people can witness just how great Kuroba is! I'm sure he'll be ecstatic about the crowd!" Shinichi could only look at Kikuchi in reply. Sure, it was nice of Kikuchi that he wanted others to enjoy and appreciate Kaito's talent but he could have at least run it through him first.
Sighing in resignation, Shinichi watched as his classmates chatted with one another, excitement rippling through. His eyes caught Hattori and Hakuba who were looking at him inquisitively. They were probably wondering what was happening. Looking back at Kikuchi who was just innocently smiling back at him, Shinichi proceeded to close his eyes in weariness.
"Well, we better get going before the show starts."
