Everything In Between 11
Characters: Kaito and Saguru
Pairings: slight Saguru/Kaito, if you're looking for it
Warnings: maybe slight shounen-ai
Rating: K
Summary: What is happiness made of?
Happiness
"You know what, Hakuba?" a voice questioned suddenly, bringing Saguru's attention away from the book he had been reading. The blond glanced up to the tree he had been using as shade to hide from the midday sun and his gaze soon met with a pair of sneaker-covered feet. Blue eyes searched a bit more upwards to lock with a pair of dark violet ones.
"What is it, Kuroba?" Saguru asked with an annoyed air about him. "If you're going to talk then talk."
Kuroba sniffed indignantly before huffing: "No way am I telling you if you act like that." The brunet crossed his arms across his chest. "I'm not talking to you."
Saguru rubbed the bridge of his nose in agitation as he grunted out: "Kurobaaa..." He really was not in a mood for the brunet's mind games. Any other day he would have jumped at the thought of a mental challenge but now he was in no mood to think. That was what cooler days were for.
"My dad was really awesome", Kuroba started while letting his feet sway back and forth. "He would always have a new trick to teach me and make me happy when I was sad. He wasn't home much but he was there when in counted."
Saguru listened intently as Kuroba told him more about himself than during the whole time they had known each other. He caught up with himself right at the end of the monologue and snapped: "And why are you telling me, of all people, this?"
Kuroba smiled brightly at the detective before replying: "You remind me of him." Violet eyes flashed mysteriously. "There's that one thing you do just like him. Do you know what?"
"Look, Kuroba", Saguru drawled with a long, suffering sigh. Kuroba was surely going to shoot some lousy punch line with him as the butt of the joke. "If you're trying to tell me something just say it. And don't worry." Now it was the blond's turn to smile, even if it turned out to be more like a sneer. "I already know you have issues."
There was no reply from Kuroba. The brunet simply jumped off of the tree branch and turned away from Saguru without a word.
Actually disappointed by the lack of response, Saguru thought hard. He realized that he actually wanted a witty comeback; his meetings with the brown-haired magician always seemed to have at least one. Not liking the sinking feeling in his stomach, thinking that maybe Kuroba had actually been serious, Saguru reached out and grabbed the hem of Kuroba's school jacket.
"Did you know that black pudding is made of blood?" the Brit blurted out without seemingly any good reason. Slowly Kuroba turned to look at him. When a grin finally broke out on Kuroba's face both teens burst into laughter. Saguru let go of his classmate and paused to watch the brunet laugh happily.
"What is it about me that reminds you of your father?" Saguru asked, allowing his curiosity to seep into his tone. Kuroba simply smiled playfully at him before saying: "Not telling."
Saguru glared at the infuriating magician in front of him before growling: "Then why did you bring it up in the first place?"
With a bright laugh Kuroba leaned down and pinched Saguru's cheek in a way that was frighteningly similar to the detective's aunt. His voice colored by amusement the brunet sang: "To rouse that ever-present curiosity of yours, of course."
As Saguru stared indignantly at his once again laughing classmate he came to a surprising realization. Fighting back his own laughter Saguru spoke: "Do you know what happiness is, Kuroba-kun?" At the magician's curious look he finished: "It's a chemical reaction which takes place in a person's brain."
The Brit got a whack on the head for that one. And, surprisingly, he did not really mind.
Owari
Ending Notes: So, who can actually guess what it was that Saguru realized? Go ahead and guess! The first one to get it right will have the next part dedicated to them. I know, it's a lousy reward... how about a request then? First one to guess right gets a request story.