((I do not own Magic Kaito))

"Ah!" Aoko gasped quickly and moved to push Hakuba off, had she really? She stopped and realized she was still fully clothed, the sudden memory faded away and she blushed hard. She was jumping to conclusions again.

"Mm." Hakuba muttered, starting to wake up at the sudden noise and movement. His eyes opened slowly as he focused on the girl trapped beneath him.

"Aoko-kun!" He pulled off of her. "S-Sorry... I roll around a lot in my sleep." He explained, blushing slightly. "I-I didn't crush you, did I?" He asked. Aoko blinked and then let out a sigh as the real memory of last night hit her.

"N-no, I'm okay." She moved to get out of bed. Saguru gently grabbed her hand to stop her.

"Aoko-kun..." he started as she turned to look at him. "Are you feeling better?" She thought about it for a minute and then smiled softly.

"Yeah." She shifted so she could lean against him, feeling his arms wrap around her.

"You seemed a little shaken." He muttered against her ear, pressing a soft kiss to her temple. "You know, your dad came back last night to check on you, but you were already asleep." He explained.

"Oh?" Aoko blinked, snuggling against the detective more. "It's really cold." she shivered.

"What do you mean? I'm kind of warm-" He stopped as he realized why she was cold. "Oh." He shifted slightly to pull the blanket around her shoulders and hold her to him again. "Better?"

"Mmhm." She nodded sleepily.

"You know... if I didn't know any better, I'd say something was going on between you two." Kaito's voice made Hakuba jump. He rolled his eyes and turned to face the thief.

"Do you normally sit on her window sill and watch what goes on inside her room?" Saguru inquired, just a touch annoyed.

"I'd ask if you normally spend time in Aoko's room, but I already know the answer to that." Kaito shot back. Hakuba shook his head and tuned the thief out, it was probably better for his sanity.

"Kuroba, I came over to check on Aoko-kun last night, that's all." He could tell Aoko was starting to get annoyed with the conversation. Any intelligent person would drop the conversation, Hakuba braced himself for Kaito's response.

"That was last night, why are you still here? You didn't-?" Aoko flushed from where she was leeching off Hakuba's warmth as she knew what Kaito was thinking.

"Kuroba, be reasonable, if I had-had done that with Aoko-kun, do you really think I'd still be alive?" He checked his watch. "Keibu came home last night and is probably sleeping in his room." Kaito faltered, thinking over what Hakuba was saying and realized it did make sense.

"..Okay." He accepted it. "Alright, you're right... I'm going to get breakfast," he stated, sanding up from the place he was sitting and heading back to his house. Hakuba sighed and pulled the girl closer. He wasn't entirely sure what was going on in terms of his relationship with Aoko, but he definitely liked it.

"Thank you." He heard her say softly. He nodded and kissed the top of her head. After a few moments Aoko decided she'd effectively absorbed enough heat and shakily got up, heading to the kitchen and stopping.

Hakuba followed after her and watched, silently cheering her on as she opened the refrigerator door. He couldn't fight the discontented sigh that came out when she only grabbed the jar of cherries. He thought about saying something, asking about her weight, but he didn't want to upset her, and he didn't know if he could handle knowing what her weight was.

Instead, he strode over to her and wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on her head.

"H-Hey, I should get home before I get in trouble." He told her, "But, you're welcome to come over later, if you want." Aoko blushed and then nodded, popping a cherry in her mouth as she did.

"O-of course." She smiled. The detective released her and headed out.

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"...Are you dating him?" Kaito asked his friend as he sat beside her on her bed. Aoko blushed and shook her head.

"What kind of stupid question is that? I'm not dating anyone." She denied, hugging her knees.

"Well... you and Hakuba have been really close lately, so I was just wondering.."

"Why? You jealous?" She asked, causing him to blush and sputter.

"N-no way, why would I be? I mean, If you want to date him, go ahead, I don't know why he'd want to date you though." He rambled, not noticing the hurt look on his friends face. He stopped when he noticed her shoulder's trembling. "...Aoko?" She was silent for a long time, and he listened as a storm was brewing outside, and possibly another was brewing inside his friend.

"...I thought I told you to leave me alone." She stood up, leaving the room.

"Aoko! I didn't-What did I do!?" He followed after her.

"Everything Kaito." She spat. "Okay? Everything. You did everything."

"Me?!" He blinked, bewildered.

"Just how stupid do you think I am? How much more do you think I can take?" She snapped, feeling her blood boil.

"...What do you mean?"

"Just-Just get out." She muttered, turning on the faucet water. The thief watched her for several seconds before finally leaving. The girl took several deep breaths before letting out a loud, ear-splitting, scream.

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"Aoko-kun?" Hakuba blinked as he opened the door, having answered it himself as his house keeper was away. She soaked from the random downpour that had hit, and breathing hard as she stared at him. He couldn't tell if she'd been crying or not, the mood she was in suggested it. She was furious and hurt all at once, he could see the wild fire in her eyes, ready to consume anything and everything in it's path.

She swallowed hard and stared at him a little more. "Hakuba-kun." She got out, watching him still. "W-would-would."

"Would..?" he gently pressed as it looked like she was about to break down, the fire dying. She shook her head and moved to hug him, instinctively he hugged back. "Aoko-kun, are you okay?"

"Kaito's an idiot." she told him, her voice broken.

"I know.." he said gently. "Kuroba just doesn't get it." He pulled her closer.

"N-No, he's just-" She stopped and pulled away to look at him a minute. "He's just being mean." The detective leaned down to kiss her gently, feeling her arms wrap around his neck.

"What did he do?" he rubbed his forehead against hers once their lips had parted.

"Nothing. Just." She looked at him again. "W-would you ever date me?" She demanded, determined for an answer.

"If you'll have me, of course I would." He didn't hesitate to give her one. "D-Did you want to date?" Aoko blushed at that and thought it over. Did she want to date him? He was the one taking care of her and she had kissed him a lot recently.

"Yes." She answered. "I-I do." Hakuba couldn't help the smile that spread across his face as he leaned down to kiss her again.