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File 7: Grandparents
Kuroba Akira hid under the desk. The room around was him was pitch dark.
The young boy breathed and placed a hand against the oak that surrounded him. Feeling the cool and hard surface of the wood press back, Akira carefully popped out his head and turned to face the direction of the door. Quiet chatter was heard from the other side of the door, making the young boy gulp. He had hoped that the voices would have disappeared by now, but that didn't seem to have happened.
Sighing, Akira was just about to retreat back into his cozy hiding space when the door to the study suddenly flung open and-
"Akkkkirrraaaa!"
Akira shrieked and jumped, hitting his head against the wooden desk, "G-Grandma!"
Hearing her adorable grandson's voice, Chikage immediately ran towards the younger boy and picked him up, "My! Haven't you grown!" she cried, literally squishing the boy against her body.
"G-Grandma!" Akira felt all the air leave his lungs, "I-I can't breathe!"
Oblivious to her grandson's cries, Chikage continued to snuggle the young boy and ruffle his black hair, "You look just like your father when we was younger!" she squealed, "Only cuter of course!"
"Mom!" Kaito appeared in the doorway, "Would you just calm down?"
Moving forward, the magician sighed and grabbed his son before lifting him out Chikage's death clutch, "This is a house, not a petting zoo," he remarked
After finally being released, Akira huffed and puffed before quietly clinging onto his father's leg. Kaito glanced down and flashed a reassuring smile before turning back to Chikage.
"Seriously mom," he began, "You really got to stop choking the life out of Akira!"
Chikage folded her arms, "I rarely come back to Japan, and still you won't let me see my own grandson?" she questioned
"No, but-"
Before Kaito could finish his sentence, Chikage had already latched back at her grandson. Without madly squishing the boy like last time, Chikage merely held Akira in her arms and placed kisses on his cheeks.
"But really Kaito," Chikage turned back to her son, "Don't you think Akira is starting to look like you?"
The magician sighed.
~Phantom Files~
"What? Another robbery?" the retired Inspector Nakamori announced as he scanned the daily newspaper, "Teenagers these days!"
Sitting opposite him, the young Akira glanced up at his grandpa's sudden outburst, "Grandpa, didn't you used to catch thieves?" he asked
Usually, Akira enjoyed the company of Grandpa Nakamori. Since he worked as an inspector before retiring, Akira would always look forward to hearing some good old police stories. And on days such as today- where both of his parents are busy, Akira was placed under the care of his grandpa Nakamori.
"I only catch thieves, Akira," he replied
The younger boy stared with awe, "Then you must have caught a lot of thieves, grandpa!" he chirped
Inspector Nakamori gave a sharp nod, "Of course. It's always been my duty to catch thieves," he boasted before suddenly turning serious, "However-"
"However?" Akira leant in
"There was one thief I never caught," the inspector finished in a bare whisper
Akira's eyes widened with fascination, "Really?" he cried, "Who was it?"
"Kaitou Kid," his grandpa replied, hands clutched into tight fists, "For nearly ten years I've chased after him and I never got him!"
The younger boy blinked, "Kaitou Kid?" he repeated, "Grandpa went after Kaitou Kid?"
"Of course!" the old inspector answered, eyes filled with fire, "He was my main priority!"
Akira looked intrigued, "Then how come grandpa never caught him?" he questioned
Inspector Nakamori darted his eyes onto his grandson, "It's a mystery, Akira," he answered, calming himself, "Eight years ago he made he's last appearance and then disappeared forever. We didn't even find out what his real identity was!"
There was a short moment of silence as the old inspector pondered upon the question. The younger boy stared at his grandpa's face and blinked.
"Daddy told me once that he was Kaitou Kid."
The inspector looked up and threw his grandson a questioning look, "Impossible!" he snorted and opened his newspaper, "If Kaito really was Kaitou Kid, then I would've caught him ages ago!"
Continuing to mutter to himself, Inspector Nakamori totally overthrew the idea of his son in law being Kaitou Kid. Akira shrugged and returned to the book he was reading- a hundred percent certain that both of his grandparents were somewhat crazy.
