Hello. I'm sorry I haven't updated for a long while. This chapter is short, but I had to give you something after so long and cutting there seemed appropriate.
Also, next time you see me my username will be SkyWolf25.
Won't keep you any longer, go ahead and read :)
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The note arrived just as Conan was about to go to bed. He heard the tapping on the window and slipped past the sleeping Kogorou. KID's white dove was waiting for him, a note tied around his left leg. He read it thoroughly, memorising the time and place before folding it and putting it in his pyjama pocket.
"Hey," he softly called the dove before he could fly off, "Can you take a message back to him?"
The dove waited, so Conan took that as a yes. He quickly scribbled 'Can Hattori come? He knows too.' on a piece of paper and tied it on the bird's leg.
"Thanks." he said. The dove cooed at him, then took off.
Flopping back on his mattress, Conan frowned. He could say the curt tone of the note came from the seriousness of the situation, but the place KID had chosen... it was obviously a public place. KID's white suit and cape would stand out in the crowd, and that wasn't considering how famous he was. What was the thief playing at?
Those questions and the conversation that afternoon swam around in his mind as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
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(eariler afternoon)
Hattori had recieved the information pretty well. After figuring out Conan's identity by himself, he wasn't about to be too surprised by anything else, Conan thought wryly. Upon entering the Kudo residence, him and Akai had told the Osakan about everything that was related to the Organisation. Well, Conan conveniently left out Akai's exact age, and the name of the agent who was 'killed' by Kir, so /almost/ everything. Akai had given him a glance, but let him and his prank be.
"So, nothin' from KID so far?"
Hattori asked after Conan finished telling him their recent encounter with the thief.
"Not yet. It's been less than a day though, so we'll be hearing him from, I dunno," Conan shrugged. "Two days? Three? It's a hard decision, but he also knows he shouldn't dawdle."
"Hm. Hope it's soon, I'd like ta meet him too." Hattori said. "Kazuha said she planned ta stay here for the weekend."
"Where are you going to stay, though?" Conan asked. "Ran and Toyama are probably going to share a room, but you came without notice."
Hattori froze.
"Err..."
"You really didn't think this through, did you."
"No."
Conan sighed. "You can stay here if you want." he said. He turned to Akai. "Would you mind?" Akai shook his head.
"Stay here with him... Not bad, okay!"
Hattori agreed. Conan glanced at his watch.
"I'd best be going, it's getting late. I'll come here tomorrow morning."
Akai nodded, and looking at Hattori, jerked his head towards the hallway."There are spare rooms next to mine." he said, and walked away. Conan grinned as he caught Hattori rolling his eyes, then set off to return to the detective agency.
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(present)
Conan found the reply to his note on the windowsill at morning. It simply read 'yes'. They were supposed to meet today, so Conan briskly got clothed, got himself a piece of toast, and left the building.
Fully awake and properly clothed, Akai was the one to answer the doorbell. Despite the current two residents' body age difference, Conan didn't find it surprising.
"You're up early." Akai commented as he opened the gates. Conan still had trouble opening them by himself.
"I should be saying that to you." he replied. He pulled KID's notes out of his pocket. "I got the notes from him."
"And what do they say?"
"Date and location for our meeting," he said, handing over the notes, "and Hattori can come."
"Good for him." Akai said. He paused as he read the note. One shared look was enough to tell Conan that Akai had the same questions he had.
"There's no use thinking about it now. Too many possibilities and it won't make a difference. And we need to leave."
Conan nodded at the ex-agent's words.
"I'll wake Hattori up." he offered. Akai gave him a wry look.
"Better you than me." he said.
"Not getting along well?"
"He was asking too much questions. I ignored him after a while and he got annoyed." Conan snorted in laughter. "Can't blame him because frankly I was being rude, but the probing and the noise was getting to me." his matter-of-fact tone set Conan off, and he barely stifled a cackle as he sauntered off to Hattori's room.
"I'll just splash him with water, he'll be up immediately."
"I advise you to wear earplugs before doing so." Was Akai's reply. Despite the matter-of-fact voice the tone was light. Conan had to laugh aloud at that.
After waiting for the spluttering but awake Hattori to get ready, the trio made their way to Ekoda.
"This is the square, right?" Conan said as he looked around. The square was fairly full of people milling about, carrying on with their everyday lives. "So.. we have to look for someone in a white suit and coat... or a guy in a t-shirt."
"I'm seein' lots of guys in t-shirts." Hattori complained. "Can't ya be more specific?"
Conan was about to quip right back, but he stopped when he saw Akai staring quietly in one direction.
"I think I've found him." he said in a low voice. Conan sidled closer to see where he was looking. There, walking towards them, was a young man in jeans, a black t-shirt, and a baseball cap. He hitched up the rim of his cap, and Conan caught bright blue eyes the same hue as his.
"Kaitou KID at your service," the young man said, "AKA Kuroba Kaito."
And so they meet...
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