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Chapter 10
March 31st
11:59 pm
He was thanking the god that he didn't go with his girlfriend and her father, he heard through their connection the crap that old man was spouting left, right and center about the note, in top of it all the police seems to believe every word he said.
Kogoro had explained Kaitou 1412's note and said that Kaitou will come from the baker city hall at 9 pm right after Okino Yoko's concert, he almost snorted after hearing the old man explanation.
The teen detective figured it out, the Phantom Thief 1412 will be coming between 12:30 and 4:00 in the morning at the roof of The Hyde City Hotel to steal the black star. As soon as he figured it out he called Hakase to ask for more information about The Phantom Thief. Shinichi remembered hearing about him when he was young and that his father went to some of his heists, so he asked Hakase to search in his father's files about the Kaitou 1412.
Before Shinichi went to The Hyde City Hotel he took from Hakase a little device he designed for Hiroyuki and his friends, the device shoots fireworks to the sky by a little button which Shinichi will be hiding in his pocket and hides the little device on the rooftop.
he was holding the phone listening to Hakase giving him information about The Phantom Thief. Apparently, The Phantom Thief was a mystery, he appeared for the first time in Paris 18 years ago and disappeared almost 6 years ago and now after so many years, he appeared again. So Shinichi thought that the thief must be old.
He has many nicknames ' The Heisei Lupin, The Magician Under The Moonlight, The Phantom Thief, Kaitou 1412 and the most popular is Kaitou Kid, some young novelist played with the name and read it Kaitou Kid instead of Kaitou 1412
The savior of the police force was standing on the roof in the shadows so nobody could see him when they got on the rooftop, finishing his call with Hakase moments ago he felt someone is with him on the rooftop.
A shadow appeared above him. silent like a Cheetah waiting for its pray, he jumped on the roof and the detective saw him for the first time.
He searched and heard a lot about Kaitou Kid's heists, The Thief was famous for always making a mockery of the police and always getting away from them, but what he was famous for the most is his magic shows. He always loves to make a show in his Heists.
There were a lot of videos of some of the heists, the teen watched some of it and noticed that Kaitou Kid doesn't always make a magic shows in all of his heists, most of it is just stealing the jewel, taunting the police for a few minutes then disappear and that's it.
He wondered after that what's all this fuss about him, he also found out that he unknowingly went to one of his heists which was about the clock tower, that's when he decided to go to the Heist this time.
The Thief's back was turned to him so he couldn't see his face, The Heisei Holmes looked at him clearly, his outfit was all white with a silk hat and a cape, he suppressed a snort, what tasteless old fashion outfit. He thought.
From the looks of it, he seems young, younger than I thought perhaps 30 years old? 20? Nah, I think younger.
Making sure he still has the tranquilizer wristwatch with him and knowing The Thief can't see him, he came out from his hiding place and stood with his back against the door and his hands in his pocket and a smirk on his face which was hiding in the shadows.
"so you are The Phantom Thief."
Kid almost have a heart attack, he was sure that no one was on the roof, he didn't see him and didn't even heard him walk behind him, he moved without making a sound.
Where the hell did he come from? Thought Kid.
The Magician turned around calmly and saw someone, a guy by the looks of it, taking a relaxing stand against the door, with no light except the moonlight on the rooftop he couldn't see his face clearly.
The Heisei Holmes looked at Kid's face, he couldn't see it clearly because of that ludicrous monocle and the moonlight, yep, I was right he's younger than 20, he thought.
"I've heard a lot about you these past few days, mostly from fans here and there. The Phantom thief who steals gems right under the police noses, the great Magician who does incredible magic shows in his heists."
The young detective began to talk again, "I admit, I got curious, I watched some of your heists on the internet. while your magic tricks might seem impressive, I wasn't impressed, I've seen better, better than April fool tricks as well. it was disappointing, actually." He emerged out of the shadows.
The Phantom Thief looked at his smirking face for the first time and he was shocked, the guy looks just like a carbon copy of him, the only difference is the hairstyle and the eyes.
Hang on! Kid thought, I know him, I saw him before! Hoping against hope it's not who he thinks he is.
"I confess myself ...disappointed." he said quietly then began to walk toward him slowly with his hands in his pockets and stood a few feet in front of him..
Kid cocked his head slightly then smiled a mysterious smile, aah! a new challenge! he thought, he tipped his hat mockingly and said...
"I apologize for the disappointment,...?"
The Detective Of The East smirked.
"Kudo Shinichi, detective."
Thanking the god for his perfect poker face, Oh! Shit! Shit! Shit! I was hoping it is not him, I've looked at that name a million times before! Why him of all people? Kid thought.
Coming out of his thoughts, Kid noticed him move slightly, " what are you doing, boy?"
Shinichi smirked at him again then pressed the button and suddenly the fireworks light up the sky.
"fireworks."
Shinichi looked at the sky then smirked slightly.
"looks like the Helicopter noticed us."
"Wow! Interesting." Kid said quietly looking at him thoughtfully which was ignored by Shinichi.
He looked at Kid. " shouldn't you run? MR, Thief? If you don't hurry, the helicopter will be here and capture you."
Kid put his hand on his chin, " hmmm, what to do, what to do." he said mockingly.
Shinichi got his watch ready, as soon as he turns to run, he thought, I_ then he got distracted, Kid was holding a police radio.
Kid cleared his throat then held the radio to his mouth and talked in a completely different voice.
"this is Chaki! I've found The Kaitou Kid on the roof of the Hyde City Hotel!..." Shinichi was quiet in surprise while listening to Kid talking in Superintendent Chaki's voice then switching to impersonating Inspector Nakamori without a stop.
He thanked his father and his uncle Toishi inwardly for teaching him the poker face, he was hiding his surprise at The Thief's skill, no need to add to that ego of his.
"impressed? Meitantei?" Kid asked him.
He snorted, "not even close." and he really wasn't...well maybe a little bit, he knows a handful of people that can change their voices like he did. including himself, courtesy of his mother and his uncle, of course.
A lot of helicopters in the sky were above them, now, shining their lights on Kaitou Kid and they could hear the police shouting while getting up the stairs.
Suddenly, the door banged open and Kid was surrounded by the Police.
Shinichi stood quietly watching the encounter between Kid and the police, specifically Inspector Nakamori.
Kid grinned wildly." what A predicament!"
"FREEZE, KID!" shouted Inspector Nakamori pointing a gun at him.
"why, if it's not Nakamori- Keibu himself!" said Kid, " you certainly got here quickly." He was standing calmly not flinching at the gun, Shinichi was inspecting his calm and collected poster and his cool attitude, he felt that the thief got something up in his sleeve.
Inspector Nakamori scowled, " you know perfectly well that I solved your notice and was watching this place."
"anyway you should give up on that pearl, you can't run this time, you have nowhere to go." Said Nakamori smugly.
Kid grinned at him, "don't worry, Inspector, I came here only to see how would you react."
"WHAT!? What do you mean?" growled Nakamori.
"April Fool." Shinichi said itcalmly but everyone heard him clearly. " it was writing in his notice, he has no intention of stealing the pearl tonight." Because he knows that the owner will never give the pearl willingly to the police. He thought calmly.
Kid was surprised but it was hidden quite well by his poker face, he smiles a challenging smile, it seems I will be enjoying this new challenge.
Out of nowhere, a hand glider appeared in his hands, he strapped himself into the hand glider and holds a remote with his other hand.
"HE'S RUNNING AWAY! GET HIM!" barked Inspector Nakamori.
Shinichi was right, he got something up in his sleeve.
Literally!
Shinichi saw Kid drop something from sleeves, knowing what it was he covered his face quickly.
It was a flash bomb.
The police officers were howling in pain and trying to protect their eyes.
"hey, Meitantei, did you know?" Kid called out, " Phantom Thieves are artists who creatively steal their targets, but Detectives don't amount to anything more than critics, who look at the remains and try to find faults."
That son of... thought Shinichi.
Suddenly there was a puff of smoke and The Thief disappeared, Shinichi gaped in astonishment, how the hell did he disappear in a mere of seconds like that? He thought then he noticed a small note on the ground where Kid was standing seconds ago, he and Nakamori_Keibu bend down and read it
April 19
I will board The Queen Elizabeth
set to depart from Yokohama
Harbour and take the real Black
Star.
Kid The Phantom Thief.
Shinichi sighed, it's going to be a long month.
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"what are you doing here?" asked Nakamori while looking at him, they were still standing on the rooftop, Nakamoro_Kaibu made the police officers take the note to the headquarters.
Shinichi was about to answer him before some officer cut him off to tell Nakamori_Keibo about that Kaitou Kid tricked him again by using a dummy fly with his glider.
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He should feel excited that he got a new challenge, someone can really challenge him in his heists, but he doesn't feel it that way, he would have If this challenge was not in the form of Kudo Shinichi, his cousin, and his brother, he groaned softly, why it had to be his own brother of all people?. He thought. Just why!? He kept thinking about that all the way home.
He finally got home at 3:00 am, he was feeling dead tired and just want to go to sleep but he knows he will never get any today. He was lying on his bed holding his phone in his hand searching about Kudo Shinichi, it wasn't his first time searching about him.
Kaito always search about him once in a while to see what his cousin is up to this days, he has always wanted to meet his soul brother face to face but he knows that it won't be easy, his brother is a detective if he found out about Kaito's night job it would be a disaster in the making, so Kaito decided to see him from afar, and he did it, but only once and didn't do it again.
His brother Shinichi felt Kaito watching him and almost got caught, so he didn't do it again but it wasn't the only reason, when he was watching Shinichi he noticed that Shinichi got tense suddenly and has that look on his face a few seconds before he put on his poker face.
Kaito didn't like that look at all, he had the feeling he saw that look before but couldn't remember exactly when or where.
Kaito looked at his left wrist at the writing with deep in thought, he was feeling confused, he knows that the first words his soul brother would say to him are written on his wrist, but the thing is Kudo Shinichi was written on his wrist but he met Kudo Shinichi for the first time today and the first words the young detective said to him wasn't his name.
so you are The Phantom Thief.
That's the first thing he said to Kaito, could it be that he Kaito misunderstood it the whole time? Could it be that Kudo isn't his soul brother like he thought he is all these years? Could it be perhaps, that when he meets his brother they were talking about the young detective and it so happens that Kudo Shinichi is the first thing his brother will say to him?
No, he doesn't think so, Kaito is sure that the detective of the East is his brother, but then... what's going on? Perhaps it wasn't their first meeting after all? But if he met his cousin/brother before he would have known or even remembered it, Right?
Kaito frowned in thoughts, I should talk to Okasan, something is not right in all this, but in the meantime, I have to find a way to watch Kudo Shinichi closely without him noticing it, he thought quietly.
god! This will be difficult! He groaned.
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Shinichi was feeling tired, these past few days have been exhausted, there has been a serial bomber case and he was investigating it and didn't get much sleep.
Three years ago, there was a serial bomber case which caused panic in Japan, The bomber's partner has been killed in the middle of it, thinking it was the police who killed his partner, the bomber came back to take his revenge.
Also, it was known that Matsuda Jinpei has sacrificed his life in order to find the location of the last bomb, three years ago.
Megure-keibu called Shinichi a few days ago, to tell him that someone put a bomb in Shiratori-Keibu's car, thankfully, Shiratori got away in time but got hurt in the process with a note the bomber lift behind in the car.
Shinichi solved the note and figured out where's the second bomb, it was in the elevator inside The Touto Tower.
Unfortunately, Shinichi and Takagi got stuck in the elevator while trying to save a little girl who was stuck in it, they spent almost two hours stuck in the elevator because of a bomb Shinichi found above the elevator, only to defuse it by cutting the last wire exactly three seconds before it goes off, and it was done by Shinichi.
That day was Friday the 17th of April and he didn't get much sleep at all the next day because of all the paperwork, he finally got back home Sunday morning, believing he will finally sleep, but Sonoko came and dragged him off to the ship to chase the Kaito Kid, which he completely forgot about.
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April 19
He was finding it hard to hide his smug smirk, really, it was too easy. Kaitou Kid made a huge mistake, first, he disguised himself as Sonoko's father then left his disguise in the bathroom then disguising himself as someone's girlfriend, a detective's girlfriend as that, it was a big flaw in his plan.
Aside from Sonoko's mother made everyone wear black pearls, so Kaitou Kid wouldn't know which one is the real black star, It was the only interesting thing that happened today.
Ran went to the restroom and got lost on her way back to the ballroom before Shinichi could tell her how to get back through their connection someone throw something at her, there was white smoke then she passed out, he almost has a heart attack after that.
At the same moment before Shinichi could react Kogoro asked Sonoko about Ran and he answered instead, "she went to the bathroom"
"all this time!?" asked Kogoro.
"she probably got lost, you know she doesn't have a good sense of direction." Said Sonoko.
"so what if I am!"
It was Ran.
she appeared behind them without them noticing, Shinichi knew at once that it was Kid standing with them not Ran.
He excused himself to go to the bathroom and got out of the ballroom, making sure The Phantom Thief isn't following he immediately began searching for Ran until he found her sleeping in one of the lifeboats with a note attached to her dress.
This red dress I borrowed
The other day looks very good
on you
part-time dry cleaner
Kaitou Kid
making sure she's okay he swore he will kick Kid's ass. When he got back to the ballroom Ran (Kid) called him. "Superintendent Chaki announce that we have to pair with someone and think of a word only the both of them will know, that way Kid won't be able to disguise as any one of us."
"so what our secret word should be?" she asked.
Shinichi smirked inwardly, let's see what would he says when I say my word.
"Alright, my word is 'Holmes'...?"
"then mine is Lupin!" she said at once.
Busted!
Another mistake you made Kaitou Kid. He thought smugly.
Shinichi's hands were itching to hit him in the face but decided to not reveal Kid's disguise in front of everybody at the moment and wait to know what he will do next to steal the real Black star before he kicked his ass.
He kicked his ass alright.
A fake Kaitou Kid appeared and did some magic tricks choosing Ran (Kid) and Sonoko to be his assistants, the Fake Kid made Ran choose a card from his cards when she draws a card it turned out to be another note from Kid.
Like Caesar who
was fascinated
with Cleopatra I
am already
beside you...
kid The Phantom
Thief
Kaitou Kid got what he wanted, the note cased disturbance in the room, Shinichi watched as Ran's pearl 'fell' to the ground, as someone bent down to pick it up for her it explodes, making a puff of smoke, then suddenly a lot of pearls exploded on the floor which made everyone panic.
they began to push each other to get out of the room and because of it, Suzuki_San Sonoko's mother fell on the ground. While Ran was helping her up Suzuki_San screamed.
Her black pearl was gone and it was the real one.
Shinichi made his move then.
"come, Ran." He said while reaching to hold her (his) hand, he suppresses a shudder.
God this is disturbing! He thought.
" I figured it out, I know which one is Kaitou Kid, I just saw him running away!" he said while running out of the room still holding her hand.
"what!?"
Shinichi saw with the corner of his eyes that Ran was smirking slightly, smirk as you want, Kid, you won't be smirking for long!
When they went to the engine room Ran began to look around in confusion. "why are we here?" she asked.
He ignored her question and began to play with a football without looking at it." say, Ran, do you know about gem meanings?"
"gem meanings?" she asked in bewilderment, damn! he's good at his acting! Shinichi thought.
"huh?"
" don't you remember?" he said still kicking the ball from one knee to the other one, " Sonoko's mother gave us a hint. The real pearl is entrusted to a very appropriate person. The pearl stands for 'woman and 'moon' and the only person on this ship who has moon in their name is Suzuki Tomoko, which means she has the real one" Shinichi finished then looked at her.
"Oh!" she gasped in astonishment, " how does it help in knowing Kaitou Kid identity ?"
" the cards." He said, Ran looked perplexed, "when you draw a card after Kazumi the magician asked you to, you found a message on the card from Kid."
" the trick is, using a dove in on hand to distract you while switching the cards in his other hand with cards he already has seen and no matter what the card you draw will always be the same."
Ran frowned in concentration, " then the card had the message, it might be Kazumi...?" she asked.
"no, I've been watching him all this time and he never got near Suzuki_San."
"then who?"
" there is someone else who could switch the cards." Ha said ignoring answering her question. " that someone makes him drop the cards then while pretending to help pick them up, he takes a card out and attaches the message to it.
He then hides it in his hand and makes it seem like he's drawing it from the magician's cards. Also, he was the one who was near Suzuki_San and he was the one who helped her up when she fell, am I right Ran? Or should I say Kaitou Kid!"
Shinichi turned around to look fully at Ra_ no Kaitou Kid, he was pleased to see his poker face began to crack.
Kid opened his mouth to speak but Shinichi didn't let him. "you switched with Ran when she went to the bathroom, after you disguised as Ran you wanted to create panic so you used the message on the card and then throw around some exploding pearls and in the chaos you took the real Black Star while pretending to catch Suzuki_San."
Shinichi turned around and began to play with the ball again with his hands in his pockets."The fact that you had prepared those little explosive pearls means you knew, right? You knew Suzuki_San had ordered a huge number of replicas."
Kid gave a small laugh and said. " stop joking around, Shinichi! I had no idea which pearl was the real one. It's not like I've heard the hint!"
Shinichi snorted. "you wouldn't have needed a hint to know which was the real Black Star. The moment Suzuki_San used a glove to hold her pearl out of the box to wear it, you knew at once." Kid looked confused.
"how should I've known that?" asked Kid.
Shinichi gave him a side glance. " don't you know? Pearls mostly made of Calcium Carbonate, they are easily damaged by acid, when the surface gets dirty from the oils on one's hand, it oxidizes and loses its luster, not many people are aware of that that's why Suzuki_San wouldn't trust anyone with such a delicate gem."
Kid scoffed. "that's hardly enough evidence!" Shinichi was pleased to hear a nervous tone in his voice.
"you're right, but..." Shinichi continued. " it was confirmed that it was the real pearl by the dullness of the Black Star she was wearing, it's known that the luster of a pearl generally lasts only a few decades and it's unlikely that the black star which was purchased 60 years ago would still look perfect until today. And handling the delicate pearl with gloves and with such a care, it was a dead giveaway on Suzuki_san's part."
Kid put his finger on his chin as in deep thought. " but I thought the Black Star at the Beika Museum looked really shiny."
Shinichi smirked without looking at him, he could hear his nervousness more clearly, " that's why you didn't steal it, you knew beforehand that Suzuki_San wouldn't give the real pearl to the museum that's why you provoked her in your second note when you wrote 'the real Black Star' to made sure she would bring the real one with her."
"don't be ridicules, Shinichi_."
"you've made an error by disguising as Ran, tonight." Said Shinichi cutting him off. " if it was someone else and not her I wouldn't have noticed, I would be impressed even. You should have known that disguising as my childhood friend is a huge mistake on your part and the evidence was clear as the day when I told you my word would be ' Holmes' you said at once ' Lupin', the real Ran would have said another name only the two of us knew since we were young."
Kid Shrugged while holding the phone in his hand, "fine! If you suspect me so much, why not call the police and_."
Oh no, you don't! thought Shinichi. With one swift movement he kicked the ball making it crash at the phone and knocking it off the wall, Kid's jaw fell to the floor and he was speechless. The ball fell on the floor in front of Shinichi and he began to kick it again.
Shinichi smirked in satisfaction. " I won't let you use the same trick you used to vanish from the rooftop, you made it looked like you would run away by your hand glider, but in fact, you used the flash bombs to distract us while you disguising yourself as one of the cops."
"don't be so crude as to call the cops here. I respect your skills as a criminal artist, you managed to sneak on board by yourself, in the midst of all this security. that's why I'm taking you on, one on one."
Shinichi was pleased to see Kid's poker face fall completely, he stopped playing with the ball and put his foot on it " most talented artists gain fame only after death and I'll make you a renowned master by burying you in a cemetery called prison!"
Kid signed. " fine." He said in his real voice this time while rising his hands up, Shinichi could see the pearl in his hand, " you win." Kid continued. " I will give up the Black Star." Then he threw the pearl at Shinichi and he caught it easily.
Shinichi narrowed his eyes at him, "tell your lady I apologize for spoiling her party." Said Kid. Shinichi suppress a shudder, god! It's weird hearing Kid's voice coming out from Ran's mouth!
Shinichi got the feeling that Kid is planning something. " what are you up to, now, Kid?"
" by the way," said Kid while holding the dress he's wearing and ignoring Shinichi's question. " I borrowed this from your friend.."
Shinichi understood at once what is he planning. Oh, now we are playing this game? I don't think so! Thought Shinichi.
" I left her sleeping in a lifeboat, you better get her_" Shinichi began to chuckle softly cutting Kid off.
" let me guess," said Shinichi while smirking." you will make me think that you stole Ran's clothes and now she's all alone in the lifeboat without anything, while in fact, that dress is a copy just to distract me so you could escape, Am I right?" Kid was shocked.
" Wow! Who knows that the Kaitou Kid could play such a crude game!" said Shinichi taunting him slightly.
Kid smiled. " I must say, Meitantei, I 'm surprised you figure it out so quickly."
Shinichi snorted. " do you really think after what you did to Ran I wouldn't go to check up on her? As soon as I got the chance, I searched for her to make sure she's okay and found her sleeping soundly with a little note attached to her dress."
Shinichi was planning to give a little warning but after what Kid just did he swore he will take his revenge, he put his hands in his pocket and began to play with his football and kicking it from knee to the other.
" a piece of advice, Kid," he stopped playing with the ball." don't go near my best friend, again." Then in one swift movement, he kicked the ball at Kid.
hitting its target Shinichi began to move towards him, he could see Kid threw a flash bomb, "oh, no, you don't!" said Shinichi through gritted teeth, he couldn't see clearly but he knows exactly where Kid is, using his sense he raised his fist and punched him and by the sound of it Shinichi hit his target.
but before Shinichi can keep hold of him again, Kid threw another explosive bomb which made a lot of smoke and he got away in the last moment.
"damn it!" Shinichi cursed softly when he found no one in the room except himself, well, at least I gave him a lesson he will not forget any time soon.
Shinichi signed softly, feeling Ran began to wake up he went out to see her. He considered himself lucky that the one who drugged Ran is just a harmless thief and not a psychopath killer.
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Kid was cursing silently, he was swimming away from the ship with difficulty, he's sure that two of his ribs are bruised and could feel his left eye began to swell slightly.
"ACHOOO!"
He sneezed loudly then groaned. " great! Now I'm having a cold, I hope you're feeling satisfied, Meitantei!"
self to note: never go near any detective's friends, again! Thought Kid.
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"hey detective geek, did you see the newspaper today? They are calling you The Kid Killer!" asked Sonoko, the six of them Ran, Shinichi, Hiro, Kazuha, Heiji and Sonoko were walking back from school, Kazuha has decided to stay in Tokyo this year to be with them and she was staying with one of her relatives who, surprisingly lives near Ran's apartment.
"so I've heard for the million times," said Shinichi in a bored tone. Sonoko has been talking about it all day like she's the one who has been called by that nickname and not him, though Heiji and Hiro were talking about a novel they read the other day and were completely oblivious to them.
Shinichi woke up this morning to find his picture in the news and they were talking about how he had saved The Black Star from The Phantom Thief last night. He barely read the headlines before Sonoko burst into his house and dragging Ran with her, since then she has been talking nonstop about Kaitou Kid.
Shinichi felt like bashing his head against the wall just so he could stop listening to her annoying voice, feeling his irritation Ran made Sonoko stop talking about The Moonlight Magician and engaged her and Kazuha in girls talk instead.
"I own you." Thought Shinichi.
"I know!" answered Ran.
Shinichi decided to stop chasing Kaitou Kid and left it to the police instead, he rather chases killers and stops murders than chasing an idiotic thief, and his decision was reinforced after he found out that his cousin of all people is one of The Kaitou Kid's fans.
Flashback
"what are you doing here, boy? Shouldn't you be with Aoko, right now?" asked Nakamori_Kaibu. Shinichi was still standing at the lifeboats after sending Ran with Sonoko to the restroom to wash her face, he was supporting his hands on the wooden railing and looking at the water deep in thoughts.
He blinked and turned around to look at Nakamori_Keibu. "excuse me?" asked Shinichi in confusion, Nakamori was talking to him with such familiarity that he felt perplexed, then in seconds, he understood, of course! He thought Nakamori thought he's Kuroba Kaito.
Shinichi completely forgot that his cousin is friends with Nakamori's daughter, that 'Aoko' person he's talking about probably is his daughter, he facepalmed himself inwardly, I should have remembered that! Shinichi thought to himself.
" you must have mistaken me for someone else, Nakamori_Keibu, I'm Kudo Shinichi." Said Shinichi.
Nakamori kept looking at him for a few seconds then realization dawned at him. "you were that detective who was standing at the rooftop that night, isn't it?"
Shinichi just nodded at him, "I've heard about you from division 1 actually, you're pretty famous there but what are you doing here?" asked Nakamori while narrowing his slightly. Uh oh! Thought Shinichi, he knows that Nakakmori_Keibu doesn't like anyone interfere in his work, especially teenagers wannabe detectives, as he so nicely called them and always suspect anyone acts weirdly, so he said quickly.
"I was invited by Suzuki Sonoko, she's a friend of mine."
Still looking at him with suspicious Nakamori came near him, almost nose to nose and asked him, " then shouldn't you be in the ballroom with the rest of the guests? what are you doing hiding outside like this?!"
Shinichi almost rolled his eyes at him, paranoid as always! He thought. He stepped back a little and said calmly. "I found out that Kaitou Kid was disguised as my best friend and went to search for her until I found her sleeping here in one of the lifeboats."
One of the officers who was standing behind Nakamori widen his eyes in shock, " you mean to tell us you knew all this time which one Kid was disguising as? How did you know that?"
" I think I would know if it's my best friend I'm talking to or not." Shinichi said dryly, " and the one I was talking to at the ball certainly wasn't her." He then began to tell them what happened with The Kaito Kid, after he finished he gave The Black Star to Nakamori_Keibu.
"make sure it still in the handkerchief until you give it to its owner, Suzuki_San."
"that friend of yours was it Mouri Kogoro's daughter?" he asked Shinichi, he nodded at him.
"Her own father didn't notice that it wasn't his daughter and her friend did, not a bright detective that one." Said Nakamori to himself but Shinichi heard him and snorted in agreement.
Shinichi looked at Nakamori apprehensively, he has to make sure that his cousin is not here of all places, " Keibu?" Shinichi began to say. "may I ask, who did you thought I was, a few minutes ago?"
Nakamori blinked at him, obviously didn't expect that question, " it's someone I know personally, you look like him a little bit." Nakamori said he put his hand on his chin." I wouldn't be surprised though if I saw him here, he's a big fan of The Phantom Thief, after all." He mumbled to himself.
but Shinichi heard him again and was shocked. My cousin is a fan of the Kaitou Kid?! He thought in annoyance. My own BROTHER is a fan of A CRIMINAL?! Shinichi was practically screaming in his head at this point. Just great! This is fantastic! He thought sarcastically.
unknown to him Nakamori was watching him silently with a scowl on his face, " am I going to see you around a lot, boy?"
Shinichi grimaced at his thoughts, definitely not! He thought. " don't worry Keibu, I'm not interested in chasing thieves, I was only doing a favor to a friend." He snorted inwardly. more like dragged into it! " you won't see me in your division anymore." He said then he put his hands in his pockets and walked away.
End of Flashback.
"what does he look like, Ran_Chan?"
Kazuha's voice brought him out of his thoughts, " sorry, Kazuha_Chan I didn't see his face, I got knocked out as soon as I stepped out of the restroom." Said Ran apologetically.
Speaking of it, Shinichi thought. When Ran gave me Kaito Kid's note the first one, she was acting strangely that day and I didn't have a chance to ask her about. " hey, Ran?" he asked.
" Hmm?" she said turning her head to look at him. " why were you acting oddly that day? ...You know when you gave me Kaito Kid's note?"
"Ohh! Actually_" before she could finish what she was saying someone sneezed loudly.
AAHCOO!
" Bakaito! Did you have to look at that ship? You weren't even being careful and fell into the sea!" said some girl who looks like Ran except she has a messy hair to a guy who wore a grumpy look on his face.
the two of them were walking towards them and weren't focusing on anything except bickering at each other just like Heiji and Kazuha do, sometimes, Shinichi knew at once who this guy was.
It was Kuroba Kaito.
His cousin.
"shut up!" said Kaito grumpily.
The six of them stopped in their tracks and were looking at the two with shock, thought Heiji's, Kazuha's and Hiro's shock were slightly different from theirs.
"hey.." said Heiji. " doesn't that high schooler..."
"looks just like you Shinichi_Kun?" finished Kazuha. Sonoko was still looking at them while Ran was throwing worried glances at Shinichi, every few seconds.
"isn't he Kuroba Kaito-Kun?" asked Sonoko, Hiro's eyes widen in surprise then swiftly looked at his brother.
"is that right, Nii-San? Is he our brother like Sonoko-nee-chan said?" asked Hiro excitedly, Shinichi sighed softly.
"yes." He answered shortly, Heiji looked at him worriedly at his tone, not knowing what's going on but he noticed that his best friend's poster was tense.
"Oh! I've never met him before, can we go and meet him, now?" Hiro asked again with a big smile on his face.
"no." said Shinichi in the same tone, Hiro's smile faltered slightly, " why not?"
"because it's not polite to meet someone without a notice."
" but he's our brother! We don't need to do that to visit a family, Nii-san!"
Shinichi sighed patiently, " tell you what, when our parents come to visit us, you and Kasan can go and meet him."
"Oh!" said Hiro disappointed, " but then you won't come with us?"
" no, there are so many cases the police wants me to solve, so I can't come with you."
Hiro's shoulders sagged in disappointment, " okay." He said in a small voice.
Sonoko, Ran, Heiji and Kazuha were silent and were watching the two brothers talking, Heiji doesn't know what's going on but he noticed the worried glances Ran kept throwing at his best friend and the grimace Sonoko wore on her face, like she wished she hadn't said anything, also he noticed the odd expression on his best friend's face which he can't explain, Heiji looked at Kazuha and she shrugged her shoulders at him, not knowing what's going on either.
"we should probably go." Said Shinichi, then he began to walk again, ' what was dat?' mouthed Heiji to Ran, Ran grimaced slightly then shook her head indicating to not to ask.
Haiji saw the young detective throw a glance at his cousin then turned away quickly, Heiji doesn't know if he was imagining it or not but he could have sworn that he saw guilt and sadness in Shinichi's eyes but it disappeared quickly.
It piqued his curiosity and this moment Heiji wants to find out what's going on as soon as possible.
They were sitting in a cafe having dinner, Ran, Shinichi, and Heiji were sitting beside each other while Sonoko, Hiro, and Kazuha were sitting across them, and they were talking and laughing as usual.
after they saw Shinichi's 'cousin' that morning everyone was acting awkward for an hour or so but gradually everyone went back to normal again, well... as normal as they can get in this situation, though there was still slight awkwardness in the air but everyone is ignoring it for Hiro's sake and Shinichi's as well and he's thankful for that.
In that hour, Shinichi was closed off but Unknown to their friends Ran began to talk to him through their connection until he began to act his usual self again, for Ran's and his brother's sake.
The bell above the door rang and two guys entered. One of them wears a cap which covers his face but by the looks of it, he is blond, while the other guy has a short brown hair and blue eyes, they sat at the table beside theirs and said their orders to the waiter.
"so Shinichi-Kun," said Kazuha.
"yes?" answered Shinichi looking at her.
"When we were in music class, Sonoko-Chan, Ran-chan and I were talking and Sonoko-chan monition something interesting.", he groaned at that.
"of course she did." He mumbled, Sosoko who was sitting across from him heard what he said and she looked at him with narrowed eyes.
" here's the thing," Kazuha said. " you're a good musician-"
"she actually said that?" asked Shinichi cutting her off in surprise, she smiled in amusement, "no, she didn't say this but I did."
"of course she didn't." He said leaning back at his chair. "like I was saying." She continued. "you're a good musician, brilliant even, you are great at playing the violin and you're a good pianist, you even play the guitar very well, you even have perfect pitch and can identify notes accurately but... I don't understand one thing and that's what Sonoko-chan said to me is... how on earth can't you sing?"
Sonoko burst out laughing, " like I said he's tone deaf, what did you expect Kazuha-chan? That he's perfect in everything? Cause I gotta tell you he's full of flaws!" Sonoko said bluntly while still laughing.
Shinichi looked at her coolly and said calmly, " well, I'm only a human Sonoko, and as you said I have flaws just like you!" Heiji snickered and tried to hide it by a cough, while Ran and Hiro sighed tiredly and wondering when will this two stop bickering and Kazuha was frowning slightly wondering why this two are always rude to each other.
Heiji cleared his through awkwardly and said, " so...what are we doing the next summer holiday?" all of them stared at him like he grown a second head, "what?!" he asked annoyed at their stares.
Kazuha snorted and looked at him with a deadpan expression, " we have just started school and you're talking about the holiday already?"
"so what?!" Heiji said. " it's two months away!"
Their loud voices brought the brown haired guys attention and he looked at them, he raised his eyebrows in surprise at seeing them... well not them but a particular someone, suddenly he heard a ringing sound, it was his friend the blond guy's phone.
"I'm going to take this call." The blond guy said to him then he got up from the table, the brown haired guy nodded then turned to look at the six of them again in interest.
"exactly! Still two months away!" Kazuha exclaimed loudly, Ran and Hiro groaned at that.
" not you too! Stop bickering with each other!" Hiro whined.
"alright, alright." Said Heiji. " back to my question, do any of you have plans for the holiday?"
"well" Ran began to say. " I'm going to a camping trip with my Karate class." Heiji groaned in annoyance. " and what about you two?" he asked looking at Shinichi and Hiro.
Shinichi smirked slightly and said," we are going to Russia.".
"Russia?!" everybody said in shock, except Ran, she already knew this.
"yeah." Said Shinichi slowly slightly confused.
" whatever the hell for?!" asked Heiji.
"to see the world cup of course!" said Hiro happily.
"unbelievable!" mumbled Sonoko under her breath, Shinichi heard her and looked at her weirdly.
"what?" he asked.
" nothing!" said Ran quickly, not wanting to see them bickering again, he looked at her and gave her 'I-don't-believe-you' look.
" oh really?" he said crossing his arms over his chest. " then why are you so shocked like this?"
"don't worry." Said Kazuha." I'm pretty sure that The reason why we are shocked is pretty much different from Sonoko-chan's."
Wanting to break the awkward silence Heiji asked. " do you even know Russian?", Shinichi looked at him then nodded, " yeah, I learned it last year."
"what about you two?" he asked looking at Heiji and Kazuha, " we are going to the beach with our families this time." Said Kazuha and Heiji winced slightly which went unnoticed by everyone except Shinichi.
"what's up with you?" Shinichi whispered to him, Heiji sighed heavily "well... I was hoping that you three would come with us to Osaka." He mumbled.
"why?"
Heiji shifted uncomfortably and gave a nervous sideways glance at Kazuha then said while blushing, " you know that Kazuha and I are soul mates, right?", Shinichi nodded slowly and wondering where is this going.
"lately..." Heiji continued, " Okan has been nagging at me every chance she got and I was hoping that when she sees all of you spending the holiday with us she won't talk to me much."
Shinichi at once understood what his friend was trying to say and snickered at him, " it's not funny!" Haiji exclaimed loudly and catching the attention of their friends.
" yes, it is!" said Shinichi still snickering slightly, " now, you know how I felt that last summer!".
" what are you talking about, the both of you?" asked Kazuha while Ran and Sonoko stared at them weirdly.
Heiji gave a nervous laugh, " nothing! It's nothing!". Ran looked at Shinichi and gave him a questioning look and he mouthed 'later' to her.
At their twelve birthday, Heiji and Kazuha found out that they are soul mates, unfortunately, they didn't confess to each other until today, Heiji wants to confess to her for a while, now, but he finds it difficult and doesn't even know how to confess to her about how he feels.
Every time, Heiji's mother sees him she would talks to him about how she wants to see her son and Kazuha together and she sometimes talks about a wedding and babies, ( Heiji was sure it was Kudo Yukiko's influence.), and it freaked him out a little bit.
Suddenly, Shinichi has noticed some guy was looking at him for a while now, though not in a threatening way and he got curious, he stood up and went to him, the girls who were talking to each other about something, stopped talking when Shinichi stood up from their table and looked at where Shinichi was going.
"can I help you with something?" Shinichi asked the brown haired guy.
The brown haired guy smiled a small smile then said "Ah!...sorry, I thought you're someone else.", Shinichi raised his eyebrow at him then shrugged slightly then turned around walked to his table.
He seems different and tired, the brown haired guy thought observing the dark circles under the young detective's eyes,he has been watching the teen since he saw him a few minutes ago, he didn't pay much attention to their talks, he just kept observing him from afar.
He remembers how the kid seemed depressed and wasn't talking to anyone when they met almost three years ago, though it wasn't their first meeting.
Flashback.
Two years ago.
The 4th of may.
He got out of the Cafe Columbo leaving Furuya dealing with the police, he was looking for the kid, Kudo, that what Meguri-Keibu was calling him, he saw the kid walking on the sidewalk with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a book, his shoulders were hunched slightly.
The kid was more different than he was when they met at the train station a few weeks ago, he was acting like any teen would act that day and he wasn't acting like he's carrying the world on his shoulders like today, though he had to admit the kid was the most intelligent teen in his age he has ever met.
"Hey kid!" he called him while walking toward the teen, when he finally reached him he asked, "Kudo, Isn't it?", Shinichi just nodded without even glancing at him, he began walking with Shinichi not wanting to leave him alone in the street.
"is there someone to take you home?" he asked, Shinichi shook his head in negative, still not looking at him or at anything in particular.
He was worried, the fact that the kid saw someone blow up in front of him then acts like this was worrisome, true he was acting the same before the murder happened, sitting alone at a table and reading a book, not paying attention to his surroundings and not talking to anyone either, but after the case was finished the kid has that faraway look in his eyes that he will never forget.
" I want to thank you for what you did today, it was impressive, actually.". Shinichi just shrugged his shoulders and still didn't say anything, he glanced at him in concern.
" are you okay, kid?" he asked, Shinichi just nodded again, he frowned in concern at the lack of reactions, he was confused, any 13 years old in his place would have been bragging that he solved the case but not that one, he just solved the puzzle like it's normal doing so, when the police couldn't.
"you know," he said trying to make a conversation with him, "anyone in your age would feel proud for discovering the murder and solving the mystery, but you're different."
Suddenly, Shinichi stopped walking, "why should someone feel proud?" Shinichi said in a quiet voice while his back was facing him, he was surprised, he actually didn't think the kid would answer him.
"solving the mystery doesn't always save the victim from being killed, so there is nothing to be proud of, in this case," Shinichi said quietly with emotionless voice then began to walk again.
He stopped in his tracks in astonishment for a minute then he called him again, "Hey, kid!", Shinichi stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around.
" it may not save victims from being killed, but if you want to be a detective you should know, solving the mystery means not only the imprisonment of the murder but it brings justice and closure to their families and friends as well."
He didn't receive any reaction from the kid at first, it's like the kid is lost in his own thoughts, but then Shinichi waved at him once without looking at him then began to walk again, he stood watching the kid until he disappeared around the corner.
"Scotch!" his friend called out to him, he turned around to look at him, "what are you doing standing here?" asked Furuya.
Scotch just shook his head and said, "let's go."
End of flashback.
He was brought out of his thoughts by his friend's voice." Scotch, where are you lost?" Furuya asked sitting at across him.
"I've noticed that you have been staring at those teenagers for a while, do you know them?"
Scotch shook his head slightly, "no, just one of them."
Furuya looked at his friend then looked at the teenagers, "which one?"
"that one," Scotch said indicating to a dark brown haired boy who looks like he's 16 years old.
" isn't he Kudo Shinichi? The media has been talking about him for a long time."
"yes, the one and only." Said Scotch.
" after that bomber case, I heard our superiors want him to join our department after he graduates from school." Said Furuya.
Scotch nodded his head and looked at him strangely, "don't you remember?" he asked Furuya.
"remember what?"
"Kudo Shinichi was that kid who solved the murder case that happened in a cafe almost three years ago, remember?"
Furuya's eyes widen in realization, " he surely acts differently, now"
"listen." said Furuya quietly looking at him." they have been restless these past few days."
"I know." Scotch said calmly, knowing exactly who is he talking about, he was worried but didn't show it in front of his friend.
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"what was all that about?" Heiji asked Shinichi while the other was giving him question looks, he frowned, " I don't know but he sounds familiar to me, I have the feeling that I've seen him before." Said Shinichi.
"when?" he asked Shinichi.
"don't know."
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The boys were eating dessert in silence while the girls were talking about another shopping trip, the two guys who were sitting near them finished their meal and left. Shinichi noticed that Hiro was awfully quiet and didn't talk much.
"are you okay, Hiro? You have been quiet this evening?" he asked already knows the reason.
" I'm fine." He mumbled quietly, Shinichi sighed heavily then said, "look, I wouldn't mind if you went and met Kuroba-Kun, you know that, right?"
Hiro nodded, " but I want you to be with me, you know Kaito-neechan but I don't and I want you to introduce me to him."
Shinichi sighed again, "why don't we talk about it when we go home?" he said noticing that after what he said Hiro relaxed slightly.
"Okay," said Hiro smiling a small smile. " I'm going to the bathroom." Then he hopped from his chair and went.
As soon as he went Sonoko looked at Shinichi, she heard their conversation and she was pissed.
" you're an ass! do you know that?" Sonoko hissed at him.
"excuse me?" said Shinichi astonished.
"no! you're not excused!" she bellowed in anger, Shinichi glared at her.
" what the hell is wrong with you, Suzuki?!" he said annoyed.
She gave him an angry look, " you're being a selfish bastard! That what is wrong! " she exclaimed angrily, " first thing first, and I really wanted to ask this for years! But I did not for Ran's sake!"
Shinichi laid back on his chair and crossed his arms over his chest and said in a bored voice, "and what would that be?" Sonoko was giving him glares all day and he was getting annoyed by it, might as well end it today, he thought.
"why didn't you visit Kuroba-kun after what happened years ago?" she asked bluntly, Shinichi stiffened slightly not expecting her question.
"Sonoko!" Ran exclaimed in a warning tone while Heiji and Kazuha were looking at the both of them worriedly
"no, Ran! I didn't say anything for far too long just for your sake but not today! He's being selfish and he's hurting Hiro in the process!."
"I don't have to explain my reasons to you, Suzuki, so mind your own business!" he said calmly but everybody could hear a hint of anger in his voice.
"Oh, cut the crap, Shinichi! you may have been in the hospital for two weeks after the funeral, yeah, Ran and I wanted to visit him but we waited thinking that he needed some space after the funeral like Chikage-san told us..."
Ran opened her mouth to stop her but Sonoko cut her off and continued" ...but after you were discharged we visited him THREE TIMES and we could see the disappointment as clear as the day on his face when he doesn't see you with us! So again, why the hell didn't you want to see him?!"
Ran hit her fist on the table and Sonoko quieted down a little and looked at her annoyed, "that is enough!" Ran shouted.
Sonoko gaped at her, " but don't you see Ran?! Shinichi wasn't the only one who lost a loved one that day! Kuroba-kun lost his father the same day! And Shira was our best friend and we were hurt when she was gone as well but none of us acted like him." said Sonoko.
Sonoko looked at Shinichi with narrowed eyes, "why didn't you visit him? and now you don't want to meet your cousin even though your brother wants you to, why is that?"
Suddenly, Shinichi stood up from the table much to their surprise, He looked at Sonoko with an expressionless face, " this discussion is over and If you want to remain my friend, I suggest you do not talk about this topic again." The four of them looked at him in shock and at that moment Hiro came back from the bathroom.
"is everything okay?" Hiro asked noticing the tense atmosphere.
" everything is fine, Hiro," said Heiji calmly, " why don't we go home? It's getting late."
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