Hey guys! Hope you enjoy this chapter, and here's a list of songs I listened to while writing although I doubt you'd want them…

1(most listened) Forgetting You by Davichi

Propose by BTS

For You by EXO

Dream by Suzy (of Miss A) and Baekhyun (of EXO)


Chapter 7: The Girl, Midnight Meetings


The unusually quiet neighborhood of hers unnerved her a little, but a soothing voice in her head continually reminded her that it would all be okay. Soon.

After the dove had left, Sayuri completed writing down all the details about Detective Conan. She would dare to say that it was a little tiring, if the damp marks on the pages meant anything. They probably would go away soon, but none the less leave a mark of wrinkled paper where it was. Soon enough it had turned dark, and now here she was, lying in her bed, earbuds in and playing her favourite tracks.

Her trusty song "The Day" by K. Will and Baekhyun was playing, but funnily enough, the music seemed to pass right out of her ears. Maybe a different song will do?

Double pressing the play/pause button, Sayuri switched songs. On shuffle, EXO's "They Never Know" played. She scoffed. How ironic. Sniffing, she turned in bed from facing the blank wall to her room…

...Only to see a figure in white smirking back at her. Sayuri sat up in her bed, eyeing the figure. After a moment's silence, she smiled as she got a good idea of who "the figure" was. As if on cue, they stepped out of the shadows to meet the girl's gaze. And of course, it was none other than the (in)famous magician in the moonlight, Kaitou Kid.

A thought of why he was visiting her here at near midnight flickered across her mind, but she chose to not go into that. "Fancy seeing you here, Kid." A small smile flicked across her face, but funnily against her will, it disappeared in two seconds.

"If I may, Tanaka Sayuri-san, I would be wondering how you knew about the dove?" As if bored, Kid flicked out a delicate red rose and casually offered it to the girl in front of him. An action seen a lot performed by a certain Kuroba Kaito. But of course she already knew that. What Detective Conan fan wouldn't?

At Kid's question, Sayuri laughed a little. "If I couldn't detect a bug on what was obviously your dove, what kind of…" She trailed off, as her mouth opened to form a perfect -o. Sayuri had just realized that she was almost recited a Kuroshitsuji reference that the butler Sebastian always said. ('If I couldn't do _ what kind of butler would I be?') "I mean, it was kind of...just there."

Kid raised an eyebrow. "Just there? If I may, my lady," Sayuri flushed a little. "I thoroughly made sure that it was hidden on the leg." His smirk, if possible, widened. "I ask again, polietly so, how?"

THink, Sayuri, thINK!

"Um, well...I wouldn't really expect a random bird to appear at my window and stay, would I? I just...guessed that it was yours and when it didn't fly away, I naturally assumed." She gulped, hoping that her lying skills got better than when she was Selene, and that it was an explanation that anyone would give, not someone who knew almost everything about Kaitou Kid. And Kuroba Kaito.

The gentleman theif placed a hand on his chin, in that classic thinking position as he pondered it. Sayuri seemed to shrink under that intense blue gaze of his, until she remembered that it only would be worse if he thought she was lying. And shrinking would obviously connect to lying of some sort. Thus she straightened up and attempted a bold look.

"...I see."

She sighed in relief, and in return, Kid tilted his head in question of her behaviour, and she immediately shut up.

"So, what are you doing here?" She tried to steer the conversation away from her, but the words came out harsher than expected.

Kid looked fakely offended, and Sayuri quietly snorted as she twirled the rose around. Thank goodness it had no thorns, or her hand wouldh've been scratched and bloodied long ago.

"I was simply curious," Kid replied, turning to walk towards he desk. Surveying it, he picked up a framed photo. There were three people in it, one woman, a man, and a girl that was obviously their daughter. The background was an amazing field of tulips, colors varying more than ever. It was taken (as the caption read,) in Amsterdam's Tulip Festival in the Netherlands. Sayuri's lips tightened a little as she remembered memories of going there, only with her actual family as Selene Legnard.

"Your family?" He asked, setting it back down. When no answer came from her, he sighed and turned around, assuming the worst. "Family troubles?"

Sayuri shook her head no. "Nothing like that. It's just...nothing. It's nothing." It's everything. I also forget that I'm actually a few years older than I look. Haha no biggie.

Kid opened his mouth to say more, when a knock came at Sayuri's door, and the two froze, and subconsiously, Sayuri furiously wiped at her cheeks. Of course, this didn't pass Kid's glance, and she didn't see him quietly slip out the open window a second before her door opened to reveal her mother.

"Honey, are you okay?" She asked. "I though I heard something…" She glanced from her daughter to the open window when Sayuri shook her head and smiled reassuringly. Sayuri glanced at where Kid was less than ten seconds ago, and found an empty space instead, and sighed a little.

"Kaa-san, I'm fine. It must've been something outside. I just left my window open for some cool air," insisted Sayuri, and her mother nodded.

"Well, good night then."

The door closed behind her, and Sayuri laid back down and let the fresh air surround her.


The next day, she was unexpectadly giddy, and hugged her new stuffed animal to her face. Maybe today would be better. Sayuri smiled as she stroked her cat and took out her violin at the same time. It probably wasn't the best idea, in case she dropped the violin and risked having the bridge fall out and maybe snap her strings. Or even worse, Have her soundpost move and just ruin the sound of her violin all the way.

Thankfully, she got it out safely an tightened her bow. Shoulder rest on, and rosin check. Riding her bow over the strings, she cringed a little at how out of tune her strings were.

After tuning them and managing to not break the strings, she started off with a simple scale, climbing higher and higher until she reached that high A. She smiled as a thought crossed her mind. How about a little composing? Oh yes.

Apparently her violin brain disagreed, because nothing seemed to sound right that day. Grumbling in frustration, she packed her violin back up, making sure to loosen her bow enough.

Maybe a little chat would be nice. Her phone, as if on cue, blinked with a new text message. Sayuri smiled as she saw who it was. Aoko-chan. Just on time.

Opening the text, her smile widened into a grin.

Sayuri-chan, I was wondering if you'd like a mini tour of Ekoda with me today?

-Aoko

A second later another text came up, and Sayuri almost burst out laughing.

I also might have to bring a friend along if that's okay. He wouldn't stop until I said yes. ^^

-Aoko

I'd be happy to come, Aoko-chan. I'm sure it would be fine to have your friend along.

-Sayuri

On the contrary, she knew it wouldn't, and Kaito would probably prank them. A lot. And she had no plans today, and had been planning to stay home all day, and this was something good to do.

Oh, okay! Would it be fine if I left in five minutes?

-Aoko

Of course

-Sayuri

She quickly dashed upstairs to change as soon as she pressed 'send,' realizing that she was actually still in her pyjamas, and wouldn't be able to go out in these.

Pulling on a top and skirt on, she checked to make sure that her skirt had short pants underneath, in case Kaito decided to pull his skirt flipping trick. And quickly pulling her hair into a French braid, she checked her watch. About five more minuted until Aoko and Kaito came. Good. Just enough time to finish up.


Just as Sayuri was coming down the stairs, the doorbell rang. She opened it, expeting Aoko, only to have a blue rose popping in her face. Laughing, she polietely picked it from Kaito's hand thanked him.

After introductions, Aoko scolded Kaito for startling her new friend like that, and Kaito merely shrugged. Sayuri in response smiled as she watched the two. A tugging feeling came to her as it almost felt like she was was actually watching the anime instead of being here in real life. She frowned and pushed in down as Aoko and Kaito led her to the car.


Parking their car, the three walked towards Aoko and Kaito's school, Aoko and Sayuri walking in the front with a lighthearted conversation and Kaito behind them, looking quite bored. In fact, that frightened Sayuri a little, suspecting that something something was planning itself in his head.

And soon enough, something did happen, only it wasn't Kaito. It was, in fact, a certain blond detective.

"Hakuba? What are you doing here?" Kaito was the first one that spoke up, none the less in that voice of his.

The detective frowned. "I was on my way to the bookstore...I couldn't say the same for you." He looked around Kaito, who had moved to the front, to Sayuri. "Who's this?"

"Oh," Aoko perked up. "This is Tanaka Sayuru-chan, who goes to Teitan High. We were just showing her around." Sayuri smiled.

"Just Sayuri's fine," she answered, because no doubt Hakuba would call her last name.

He nodded. "Nice to meet you," he said in English, and Aoko tilted her head.

Sayuri's eyebrows rose, but she answered anyways. "Nice to meet you too, Mr. Detective." She was a little surprised to find that British accent.

"You know how to speak English?" He asked, and she smiled.

"Yep, I moved here from England," she replied.

"You don't have an accent," he pointed out, and she just shrugged, and caught Kaito looking at her curiously.

And it being Detective Conan, it just had to be, as a scream pierced the air. Thus, Kaito and Hakuba (now with Sayuri) started running towards the direction of the scream.


I can't believe I finished one chapter in a day! If you guys know me, I usually take weeks to finish one, but here we are! I hope you enjoyed it, and if you did, please leave a review, and constructive critisism is always welcomed, as are ideas. :)

-Bookaholic