Hey, i'm kinda really happy about this chapter, just cuz it was interesting to write! i hope you enjoy it! its from Kaito's pov and it involves Shinichi and all of her psychic glory! Have fun reading!
Chapter 9
Kaito was beginning to feel restless. It had already been a week since he last saw his Shinichi—as he now thought of her—and he was having withdrawals. Aoko and Hakuba, his two friends, were worrying about his sudden mood swings. One minute he'd be normal, happy and pranking someone, and the next, he would be moping in his desk, ignoring everyone. Most of his class didn't mind his depressed moods, but Aoko was a dear friend, and worried for him, even if he pulled on his poker face and lied, saying he was okay.
That was the reason he was wandering around town right now. He'd run away from Aoko and her detective boyfriend, saying he was meeting up with another friend, but was actually just walking around.
It was on this walk that he saw the girl of his dreams. Shinichi was in a café across the street, eating with another girl, one with long, brown hair. She looked exactly like Aoko, and for a moment, Kaito thought she was his friend. The other girl had a soft smile on her face—something that Aoko rarely showed to Kaito—and had her hand on Shinichi's. Shinichi looked tired, and unhappy, and Kaito wondered if it was his fault.
He felt the sudden urge to go over and speak to her, so he did. After all, she already knew Kuroba Kaito. There couldn't be anything wrong with him going to say hi again.
He entered the café and went over to her table, making her jump slightly. He greeted her cheerfully, and said, "Hi, I'm Kuroba Kaito! We met at the last Kid heist!" Shinichi didn't smile the way he thought she would, and felt slightly worried.
"Kuroba-kun? Oh, yes, I remember now!" she said, and he felt a slight coolness under her tone. She gestured to the girl, distracting him by saying, "This is my best friend, Mouri Ran. She's here in Ekoda for a karate match. I'm here to cheer her on. Do you live here?"
Kaito nodded, interested that Ran did karate, and asked if he could sit down. Ran nodded, but Shinichi looked hesitant. Kaito worried for a moment that she might've found out his secret, but tried to ignore the panic as he sat next to her. Suddenly, he wished he could kiss her again. He'd missed her throughout the week, and now that she was right in front of him, he couldn't do anything because he wasn't Kaitou Kid right now, he was Kuroba Kaito.
The three chatted, and finally, the two girls had to leave. Kaito quickly asked if he could speak to Shinichi alone, which surprised Ran, but she agreed. She must've sensed something between the two, something that needed to be figured out already.
Kaito pulled her to a side alley, making sure that they were in sight of people passing by, but out of the way. Immediately, he became flustered. He didn't know what to say to her, what she knew. That quickly changed, with her next words, though.
"What do you want, Kid?" she asked tiredly, and Kaito's mouth dropped. How'd she know? "If you're wondering how I knew, I talked with your father. He told me that you were his son, and I figured it out soon after." Kaito was astonished already, but became even more so when he registered what she said.
"Did you just say my father?" he demanded, and she nodded, rolling her eyes.
"Bastard showed up in all his ghostly glory, and started telling me the exact same things you did before you assaulted me!" Kaito felt the sting of her words, but his thoughts of his father outweighed the pain.
"Ghost? What? My father's a ghost? Are you sure?" He felt ridiculous asking, but he had to know. And how could she see a ghost? It wasn't possible, right?
"Yes. He visited me that same night that you came, and was just as annoying as you! Now leave me alone!" She was about to walk away, but he grabbed her arm and brought her back in front of him.
"Is my father here?" he whispered, and Shinichi nodded, looking over his shoulder. He glanced back, hoping to see the man he'd been avenging as the phantom thief, but saw nothing but a dark alley. "Can he hear me?" She nodded once again, and Kaito suddenly felt breathless.
Shinichi was looking at his face, and she felt slightly guilty for being so callous. After a moment of seeing the cocky thief try to say something, she told him softly, "I'll tell you what he says, alright." A look of relief came onto his face and he suddenly had all these questions.
"Why are you a ghost? Do you think I'm doing the right thing? Can Haha see you? Can you teach me how to walk through walls? Why can Shinichi see you?" Shinichi rolled her eyes, but Kaito could see that she was holding a smile back.
"To answer in order, he says, 'because I wanted to stay behind and watch you, yes I do think you chose the right, no she can't see me, and I don't think it's possible for a live person to walk through walls and I don't know why Kudo-kun can see me.'" Shinichi sighed at the questioning look on Kaito's face and answered the last question for herself. "I guess I've always been able to see them, but not as clearly as Kuroba-kun, and I've never heard them before. Not clearly, at least."
"Yes, but why? Why can you see ghosts?" Kaito pressed, truly wanting to know.
Shinichi sighed again, and shrugged. "Maybe because I've been around murdered people for my whole life. It probably made me sensitive to ghosts, since I've only sensed them during a case. Or maybe it's in my blood. Does it matter?" She looked ready to walk away from him again, and he really didn't want her to. He wanted to talk to her, to sort things out between them. To make her love him.
"Shinichi, I'm sorry about what I did last week," he blurted out, not wanting her to escape before he could make things better. "It was irrational, and I apologize. Please say you forgive me!" He bowed his head, and felt her piercing stare on his hair.
After a lengthy silence, she finally said, "I forgive you. And maybe I'll let you do it again. Maybe." With that, she turned and walked away. Kaito blushed, knowing that right now, his father was watching him, and suddenly, he felt much more embarrassed than he should've.
"Otou-san, don't even think it," he said, not expecting an answer, but felt instead of heard, his father's deep, throaty laughter. It made him feel warmer inside.
"Well, now that my day just got brighter, how about I get some ice-cream?" he mused softly to himself. He whistled as he made his way to the ice-cream stand. "Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate ice-cream!" he sang happily, skipping as he handed out roses to every woman he passed. His favorite reaction was from the little three year-old whose face lit up and she hugged him. Her mother apologized, still blushing as she held the white rose he'd given her. He waved cheerfully as he left, feeling so much better than he had for a week.
After all, his Shinichi had given him a second chance, which Kaito would take full advantage of. He would get Shinichi to dump Baka Hattori and come to him if it was the last thing he did. And he'd do it with style!
Good? Okay? i hope so! Oh, and BTW, in the last chapters A/N at the end, i said that i don't hate Heiji (i do love him) but i didn't mention any of my feelings for Kudo Yusaku. Usually, i'm okay with the dude, but whenever i write about him, i instantly feel like making him a total bitch. maybe its cuz i hate my own dad, but i apologize to anyone who likes him and thinks i'm making him out to be too much of a bastard, cuz it'll probably get worse later on in the fanfic.
Please review! those who've reviewed me recently know that i usually reply back just because it makes me happy! Thanks for the hard-core criticism as always!
