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Chapter Summary: Hakuba finds himself in a compromising situation with a stranger who has four ghosts around him. All of them are nutters in Hakuba's opinion though.
I really wish Detective Conan and Magic Kaito belonged to me, sadly they do not.
Chapter 7: Not What it Looks Like!
Kaito wouldn't leave him alone.
After Hakuba had woken the other teen up he insisted on following Hakuba home and even tried coming inside. His concern was off putting and embarrassed Hakuba more so than before, but most of all it confused him greatly.
Unable to help himself, Hakuba blurted out, "Why do you even care?"
Kaito had froze in the doorway to his home and Hakuba immediately knew he shouldn't have said anything if the poker face Kaito was now giving him was any hint towards how badly he screwed up. That and the disappointed and sad look Kuroba-san was giving him.
Kaito shrugged with a grin on his face, "Oh well, guess I was just curious is all."
Hakuba couldn't help but feel saddened by his answer and it must've shown on his face more than he thought since Kaito shook his head and hastily said, "I-Ignore that okay Hakuba? I was worried okay? I just wanted to make sure you were okay."
Hakuba took a deep breath before shooting Kaito what he hoped was a genuine smile, "I'm perfectly fine Kuroba-kun, as I mentioned earlier, my emotions simply got the better of me."
"...There's nothing wrong with feeling emotions…" Kaito said quietly.
Hakuba shook his head ruefully, "There is for me."
Kaito looked as though he wanted to argue the point but Hakuba was glad and secretly disheartened when he didn't. Instead Kaito muttered something about having to hurry home and left relatively quick.
Kuroba-san shot him a look and made as though to follow him into the house but Hakuba shook his head and tilted it towards Kaito's retreating figure.
"Please go with him Kuroba-san." Hakuba whispered. He didn't think he'd be able to stay near a parental figure without wanting to ask if he'd done anything wrong.
He tried texting his mother, it went read and ignored, and he tried to call but it was immediately hung up on.
Kuroba-san looked like he wanted to stay despite Hakuba's asking him to leave but Hakuba was firm in his resolve. He just wanted to be alone at the moment.
He wasn't entirely sure why but whenever something happened between him and one of his family members he would always remember all the bad memories associated with them, completely forgetting all the good times they've had together.
It all made him want to crawl in bed and stay there to avoid any future social interactions. An act he knew was immature of him and impossible to do. Entering his home, Hakuba called out letting anyone know he was there but wasn't surprised to hear no response. Baaya has been leaving earlier each day due to complaints of her family because of her wasting all her time taking care of a child that wasn't even hers.
Overheating that phone conversation hurt him just as much as his mother's actions.
The moment he entered his bedroom, Hakuba forgot all about dinner in favor of crawling under his covers and pulling them up to his nose wanting nothing more than to hide from the world.
Apparently his little nap on the school roof wasn't enough for him because not even a full minute later he slowly drifted off to sleep.
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"Hakuba-kun?"
"Hakuba-kun, are you awake?"
"Come oooooooon! Wake up!"
Hakuba groaned as his head protested loudly at whoever was calling out to him. He felt as though he hadn't gone to sleep and instead went out for a jog. A very long jog while carrying weights.
"I'm being serious, you need to wake up."
Hakuba jolted as the voice spoke directly by his ear and his eyes flew open as he turned and swatted in the general direction of the voice. He winced in sympathy when his arm went through it's intended target.
"...Sorry." Hakuba muttered looking away from Kuroba-san who sighed at him.
"You look like you didn't even sleep."
"Considering you just woke me up," Hakuba began dryly, "Proves that I was in fact, sleeping."
Kuroba-san's deadpan stare was enough to make Hakuba snort as he flung his blankets off of him and was somewhat startled to see he was already in his school clothes.
"Did you go to sleep in your uniform?"
"...I suppose I did…." Hakuba quietly got changed into a clean set of clothes and pulled his uniform on top, a glance at his pocket watch showed him it was 6:53:32.04 which didn't leave him with much time to eat breakfast but if he was being honest with himself Hakuba didn't think he'd be able to keep anything down.
He hadn't felt the best this past week and his little...emotional state yesterday seemed to urge his immune system to take a break. Annoyed but knowing that it was his own fault for not taking better care of himself as of late, Hakuba ignored Kuroba-san's telling him to eat and rushed out of the house to get to school on time.
He made it into the classroom just as the bell rang. The teacher was already in the middle of taking attendance and everyone had their eyes on him, Hakuba knew it was because he was always one of the first students in the room not the last. Blushing, Hakuba walked calmly to his seat and sat down, only speaking once the entire school day and that was to say "Here." when his name was called out for attendance.
It was midway through the school day that Hakuba felt a tickle in his throat and tried his best not to cough but only succeeded in making odd faces as he breathed in, held his breath then breathed out slowly.
He was so out of it that he didn't even notice both members of the Kuroba family watching him the entire day.
He would've gone home and rested but nearly five seconds after the bell rang signaling the end of the day, his silver cell phone rang and his stayed back in the classroom as the other students left in order to hear over his classmates.
"Hello?" Hakuba answered as he packed away his school supplies, he was curious about why Mouri Ran of all people was calling him that very moment.
"Hakuba-kun! I know this is last minute but you're out of school now right?"
"Yes, the bell rang 46.17 seconds ago." Hakuba heard a snort and his head jerked up to glare and Kaito who Aoko was standing next to and had elbowed harshly in the ribs.
"Would you mind coming over and watching Conan-kun for me? I already texted him to let him know you might be over."
Hakuba asked in confusion, "Is there a reason why you need me to come over?"
"Well...I have to go to one of my Karate tournaments and Otousan was supposed to watch Conan-kun but he left on a case instead. Conan-kun's still in school"
Hearing how desperate she seemed Hakuba reluctantly said, "Very well. I'll head straight over. Did you need me to pick Edogawa-kun up from school?"
Hakuba glanced back at his two classmates, Aoko seemed confused while Kaito was paling drastically, Kuroba-san simply raised a brow at him before looking at his son and chuckling.
"Oh you don't have to pick him up, Conan-kun usually walks back with the other kids."
Hakuba nodded even though he knew Ran couldn't see him, "Alright than, good luck at your tournament."
"Thank you Hakuba-kun!"
Hakuba hung up and placed his cell phone back in his pants pocket before turning to his classmates who were obviously waiting on him for some odd reason.
"What's going on Hakuba-kun?" Aoko asked as she backed up to let him out of the room since Kaito was still frozen.
"Mouri-san asked me to watch over Edogawa-kun while she goes to her Karate Tournament since her father is not available." Hakuba explained.
They both began walking down the hall before Kaito snapped out of whatever funk he was in and chased after them.
"So," Kaito grinned, "You're going to babysit!"
Hakuba shoot his head and whispered, "It's hardly like I'm babysitting an actual child."
Kaito tensed and shot him a sharp look making Hakuba realize that he had heard him. Hakuba coughed lightly in an attempt to break the awkward silence that fell over them but instead he continued coughing, with his breath catching every now and then.
Aoko quickly pulled a water bottle out of her bag and handed it to him, Hakuba took it gratefully and took a few sips before grimacing as his throat protested the action.
"Are you okay?" Aoko asked as she went to put her hand on his forehead but Hakuba quickly moved out of the way and held his hands up in a placating gesture.
"I'm okay, just a small cold."
"Should you be around kids then?" Hakuba glanced over at Kaito who was smiling wryly.
"I'll pick up some medication before I head over." Hakuba assured the both of them before heading off in the different direction to stop at a pharmacy before going to the Detective Agency.
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He managed to get some aspirin and he took a few before hurrying towards the Agency since Conan should be getting out of school any moment now. He barely made it two feet up the stairwell to the Agency before a blonde haired, semi tan young man poked his head out the Café door and called after him.
"Ah! Sorry but no one's home at the moment."
Hakuba stopped and turned to face the man, ignoring the brief bout of dizziness that hit him, "Yes, I am aware of that. Mouri-san called and asked me to come keep an eye on Edogawa-kun."
The man's eyes narrowed thoughtfully and Hakuba had to suppress the shiver that went down his spine. "Did she? Well, since the door is locked would you mind waiting down here until Conan-kun arrives?"
"Of course," Hakuba made his way back down the stairs and somehow his foot slipped and he found himself falling forward.
The man's eyes widened and he quickly lunged towards Hakuba who attempted to twist so that he wouldn't end up smashing his face into the cement. With tangled limbs both of them collided with the floor and Hakuba felt the air get knocked out of him, leaving him breathless.
"Are you alright?" The man asked just as out of breath as Hakuba was.
Hakuba gaped at the man as he realized exactly what position they were in.
Probably due to his twisting around at the last moment, Hakuba was laying on his back the man had one hand cradling Hakuba's head and the other wrapped around his waist with the man's body flush against his own.
"I-I…" Hakuba stammered, freezing as he saw four men leering down at the two of them, not in a malicious way but in a sexual innuendo sort of way that made Hakuba want to go hide under the covers for a very long time.
The man glanced over his shoulder in confusion before looking back at Hakuba in worry and it was then that Hakuba realized the four men were actually ghosts. Now that he was paying attention Hakuba noticed their skins was somewhat transparent, but what surprised him was...they didn't look dead, he was use to seeing ghosts looking the same as their corpses but these four men looked perfectly healthy if not a tad bit pale.
"Geez, it looks like he's about to ravish him!"
"Maybe the boy feels that way, look how scared he looks."
"Well, it's not helping that Rei hasn't gotten off of him."
"Hehe, maybe Rei does want to ravish him!"
Hakuba froze, he couldn't believe the four of them were talking about this man seizing him so nonchalantly!
"Ah shit." The man cursed and slid his hand from around Hakuba's waist to force Hakuba's head in his direction, "Did you manage to hit your head?"
"I-I'm fine!" Hakuba said louder than he meant to but he was truly feeling uncomfortable, "C-Could you move please?"
Almost as if he were only just realizing the compromising situation they were in, the man blushed slightly and immediately moved off of Hakuba and rolled to his feet. A feat that should Hakuba had been paying more attention too would've aroused suspicion.
The man held a hand out to Hakuba and helped him up. Hakuba swayed slightly and the man gave him a concerned look again but Hakuba quickly told the man he hadn't slept lately and that's why he was a bit out of it, not because he had a concussion.
The man nodded and held out his hand again, "It's nice to meet you, my name's Tooru Amuro."
Hakuba tilted his head, either the man had given him a fake name or the ghosts were haunting the wrong person, "...Though I would've like to meet someone in better circumstances, it's a pleasure to meet you as well. I'm Hakuba Saguru."
Amuro grinned at him and looked as though he were about to say something but noise from behind them caught Hakuba's attention. Hakuba looked back at Amuro only to see he was no longer standing there, and Conan had just walked up to him looking only a tad shocked to see him.
"Hakuba-niisan, Ran-neechan called you?"
"Uh.." Hakuba shook his head slightly before smiling down at Conan, "Yes she did. It looks like we'll be in one another's company for a little while. How was school Edogawa-kun?"
Conan started up the stairs and as he answered Hakuba's question Hakuba glanced back at the Café door where the four ghosts were still standing and took in their appearances. Apparently the all noticed because the one guy's cigarette fell out of his mouth and they all started talking about him and then to him, but Hakuba ignored them and raced up the stairs after Conan.
Don't you think it would be interesting if Hakuba and Amuro met in the show?
