Hey guys!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had great holidays and enjoyed some time with your family and friends. For me last month was really busy and stressful and I'm truly sorry that it took me so long for this update =( But now after some time writing something total different and being busy with family work and uni I'm back with a new chapter (and not a short one I promise!) So please and enjoy this new chapter =)
„Shinichi, Shinichi...Are you listening to me?"
The boy shook his head, chasing away his thoughts about Kaito and his father's story and turned around to look at his best friend.
„I'm sorry, Ran. My thoughts were drifting off." He smiled, feeling a bit ashamed. When Ran had asked him if they could meet on the rooftop of the school to talk, he had been nervous, but when she didn't address the topic of which he was afraid, he just couldn't stop his thoughts from returning to Kaito.
"Seriously, Shinichi. Of course I didn't ask you to come here to speak about the weather. To be honest I really want to know what's wrong with you. I know you are trying not to, but I see that you sometimes avoid me and you're acting kind of strange lately. You suddenly disappear or you are totally jazzed after break." She gave him a serious look.
Shinichi gulped. So that was it now. The moment of truth. He knew it would only be a matter of time before Ran would say something, in the end she was a clever girl.
"I'm sorry Ran, I..." He began, but his best friend interrupted him.
"Why are you apologizing?" She smiled. "Shinichi you were...you have been my best friend since kindergarten and the two of us have been through a whole lot with the entire Conan thing, but even though you seem different, especially in the last few weeks, you are still important to me and I want us to be close friends. I guess you never noticed, despite that you are so clever, that I actually gave you some space too the last few weeks?"
One of her eyebrows raised and she paused for a second.
Did she really do that? The detective thought about it, but in reality he had been so focused on his and Kaito's little affair that he didn't really took note of what had happened around him anymore.
"There is someone, isn't there?" She said right away. Shinichi froze.
"You don't need to answer I can see that it's true in your face." Ran giggled.
"To say I'm not sad would be a lie, but I want you to be happy Shinichi and I don't want you to think that we have to be together just because of our past. I just don't want to lose you. You are important to me also as a friend and I don't want things between us as weird as they are now."
Her tone was serious now and she focused him like she sometimes did when she was angry, but there was also warmth and deep honesty in these words and Shinichi realized once more why he liked Ran so much.
"Ran, I don't know what to say," he started, "Do you know what an amazing best friend you are. Sometimes I really think I don't deserve you." He blushed.
"Everything you said is right. There is someone, but to be honest I cannot talk about it yet. But I don't want to lose you too! You are important to me as well. I couldn't stand the thought of being without you."
His eyes wandered to the gray stone floor. Even though this was what he felt, he always struggled when it came to verbalize his feelings. Why was this so hard for him?!
"But I promise you that when I'm ready to talk and 100% sure about my feelings, you're the first to know!" he looked up again, right into her eyes and was welcomed with a warm smile.
Happiness filled his heart when he saw his friend smiling at him. He had always been afraid of Ran standing in front of him in tears, so he took one step forward and put her into a close embrace.
"What do you think? Want to go shopping later. Coffee is on me?" He said when he withdrew from her.
She smiled. "Sounds good for me. But don't you dare and start complaining if it will take hours to find something nice." She winked.
The detective laughed sheepishly. He couldn't believe how lucky he was. He still had the chance to explore his true feelings for Kaito and even better he didn't lose Ran. But this fact made him also realize that Ran deserved better, also as a friend.
So he swore to himself not to push her aside, but show her that she was really important to him. And one way to do this was spending time with her like they used to do.
Kaito's POV
School was as boring as ever. Kaito stared at his few notes he had taken in the previous lesson. He hadn't really paid attention. His thoughts were more focused on his next theft. He had already talked to Jii and he would meet him this afternoon to talk about the details.
This time he decided against announcing his crime. He really wasn't in the mood for all the press and if it there was too much sensation about it, he was afraid that Shinichi would be asked by the police to help and Kaito didn't want the detective to lie for him.
So instead he planned to sneak in as fast as possible and leave with the bait without much trouble.
While he played with different ideas in his head Aoko's voice made him jump.
Kaito suddenly dropped the pen in his hand and turned to his right sight to look at the girl.
"What is it? I'm thinking." he said slightly annoyed.
"Yes I can see that...someone should open a window there is already smoke coming out of your head." She said totally serious before bursting out in laughter.
"Haha...super funny Aoko." Kaito said sarcastically.
He just wanted to face away from her when she moved her chair conspiratorially forward so that they were really close to each other now.
"Oh, don't be so stiff Kaito. I can be funny too." She was still giggling, but then she cleared her throat and said in a low voice: "But actually there is something else I really wanted to ask you. Be honest, what is going on between you and this detective?"
Kaito's eyes widened. "I...I have no idea what the hell you're talking about?" he said, his voice slightly shaking.
Aoko's raised her eyebrows skeptically.
"Do you think I'm stupid," Kaito opened his mouth, but his friend was faster. "And don't answer that!" she glared at him.
"Seriously, Kaito, he was laying in your bed...na-ked" She pronounced the last word unnecessarily slow.
Kaito mustered all his strength not to blush and covered his nervousness with a snort.
"What is going on in your strange little brain? Why should I do something like this with this know-it-all detective? Are you out of your mind?"
But Aoko wouldn't back away from the topic. "Haha, you really are a bad liar, Kaito."
Not as bad as you might think!
"It's still a fact that he was naked in your bed and I think this is all I need to know." She grinned.
"Just confess!" She came even closer and invaded his personal space.
"How do you know he was naked?" Kaito tried one last time.
"This is so sweet Kaito. Don't be ridiculous. He was naked and he was staying overnight at your place and I don't want to start with noises I heard." That was it. Blood rushed to his cheeks and he was blushing.
"Well I guess you've got me." he raised his hands in surrender and Aoko finally backed away.
"That wasn't too hard, was it?" she was still grinning triumphantly. "So now that we talked about it, give me details." She laughed.
Oh my, what had he gotten himself into? He smashed his head against his desk, but luckily the school bell saved him from Aoko's interrogation and when school was over he left as fast as possible and made his way to Jii.
Avoiding Aoko the next few days was much harder than he thought, but he somehow managed to survive the rest of the week without much trouble. The plan for his theft was decided with Jii really soon.
He would be landing on the rooftop of the building and get access through the ventilation system, which fortunately led almost straight to the secured room where the gem was stored when it was not exhibited.
Thanks to Inspector Nakamori who was as talkative as always during dinner and when it came to capturing Kid, he knew that there were two guards positioned inside the room - and luckily Aoko didn't try to talk about him and Shinichi when her father was around.
Jii had given him some capsules with sleeping gas to neutralize the guards.
Kaito wasn't really a fan of the small duct of the ventilation system, but he was just happy that everything had been going according to plan. Even though he didn't announced his theft, he knew that the police, especially Inspector Nakamori was always on high alert that Kaitou Kid would try to steal the gem, but at least there were not as many obstacles to take care of like when basically whole Tokyo was trying to get a glimpse at him.
He finally saw the exit he was looking for, the one which was almost directly above the showcase off the gem. Seriously why was the gem not in a safe? Kaito thought, it would be much harder for him to get it then, but he would be the last person to complain about it. He giggled.
Carefully he lifted the plate that functioned as the small opening, just big enough to fit him through.
His checking eyes inspected the small room and to his surprise there were no guards inside. Had Nakamori told him some wrong information? Did he sense that Kaito was Kid?
He was in shock for a few seconds before he abandoned the thought. This was ridiculous.
The boy jumped down into the small room and put out his device to cut the safety glass which was the last barrier which separated him from his prize.
Kaito attached his device onto the glass and started cutting when he heard gun shots somewhere below him in the staircase.
He stopped. What the hell was going on? Who was shooting? This couldn't be the police, could it?
The thief decided he preferred not to now and be out of here before someone would find him.
He turned his attention back to his task and tried to hurry. Eventually he removed a small round circle from the safety glass and just as he was stretching his other arm in order to grab the huge gem, a half dozen of black clothed men entered the room.
The clicking noise signaled the release of safety catches of guns and when the boy turned around he looked into several gun barrels all pointed at him.
This wasn't the police. He knew the face of the man standing right opposite him. It was Snake - The bastard that had also killed his father.
This had to be some bad joke or fate was messing with him. Just when he had told Shinichi about these men they appear again - great.
"Look who we have here. If that's not Kaitou Kid. This has to be my lucky day. Maybe I can hit two birds with one stone today. Finally killing you and getting the Pandora stone, is it already Christmas?" His voice sounded amused, but still sinister.
Heat emerged from inside Kaito and he felt sweat soaking his white clothes. His heart beat heavily against his chest and his thoughts were racing. He needed to escape, but his original plan wasn't an option anymore. Before he would be up again in the ventilation system, his body would be riddled with bullets.
He still had the capsule with the sleeping gas, but this alone would not save him, however he still had some stun grenades with him as well , maybe that would work.
"Okay Kid, so here's the deal, give me the gem and then I'll kill you." The deep voice brought the thief back to reality.
Despite his fear and nervousness he decided to be as bold as ever, not wanting the other to sense his unease.
"What's the deal in that, don't you think it has to be or I'll kill you instead of and?"
He said with his most smartass tone.
The few seconds the other was baffled by his words was all Kaitou Kid needed to act. Within this small amount of time he let the gem drop into his pocket and activated his stun grenade and the sleeping gas, even though he didn't know if the latter would actually help him.
The next thing step was a risk, but there was no time to hesitate.
He grabbed his grappling hook and aimed above the door. It was a blind shot but he knew he would not miss.
Using the momentum of his device he managed not only to escape through the door, but also to kick, hopefully Snake, right into the guts.
Adrenaline was rushing through his veins, however, he suddenly realized that not everything had been going smoothly. The moment the men had been dazzled by the bright light of the grenade, he had heard the sounds of bullets being fired and it seemed that one of them had found its target.
A burning pain spread from his left arm, but as he was still able to move and he just hoped that the damage wasn't too bad.
Without thinking any longer about it, he hurried down the staircase. He could hear the angry screams of the men he had left behind and soon the sound of shots echoed through the building again.
Kid covered his head with his arms, a poor attempt of protecting himself. Now and then he saw some policemen lying on the stairs on his way down. He desperately hoped they weren't dead.
He was somewhere on the 56th floor and the open door of the 55th floor was almost there. Just some more steps and he could escape this hail of bullets and just when he thought he was the luckiest boy on earth he felt a pain in his leg and he couldn't prevent his body from falling.
However, he still was lucky enough, because his body rolled down the few steps and he crashed into the half open door and for the first time since this disaster had started he was out of danger. At least for a few seconds, if he wouldn't move now!
Kid tried to get up. His leg hurt like hell, but not enough to give up. His weekend was really screwed up now! He could hear voices coming closer and he frantically looked around until he saw a window he could open.
As fast as possible he hobbled to his rescue. With one swift motion he opened the window, climbed on the ledge and lunged outside the building, imagining the dumb faces of his pursuers.
Opening his glider he finally knew he was safe.
When he eventually arrived at his house he was barely conscious. He somehow managed to get out of his clothes and take a look at his two wounds which hurt indeed, but fortunately it were only two graze shots. It seemed that he didn't lose too much blood too. He was really lucky; sometimes he couldn't believe it himself.
However, before he had the chance or strength to either call Shinichi or check the gem, he collapsed on his bed and lost consciousness. These things had to wait.
When he woke up again it was late afternoon. His body felt worn out and not only his leg and arm hurt his head was aching too. Before he decided to eat something he took care of his wounds. Then he searched for his phone and checked it for messages. Nothing.
Oh well thanks for caring about me! Kaito thought, but then shoved the thought away. There was no way that the detective could know about what happened to him.
He wrote him a small text that he had some troubles yesterday and that he needed more time to check the gem.
Then he took his desperately needed shower and ate something to help his body to recover from last night.
He checked his phone regularly, but still no answer, so Kaito tried to call Shinichi, but no success. This was ridiculous. Kaito shrugged and decided to pay him a visit and just stay overnight then. He didn't need the detective's permission. He didn't need it before so why start now.
No sooner said than done, he left the house only 30 minutes later. When he arrived at the huge house of the Kudo's he sneaked his way in like usual and planned to surprise the other, but after some time he realized that nobody was at home. What the hell was going on?
Kaito went downstairs again to the kitchen and halted when he saw a piece of paper lying on the table which he hadn't noticed before.
Unease spreading inside of him he approached the paper slowly and when his eyes looked at the letters written there, his fear was confirmed. Something was more than wrong.
He took the piece and read it:
If you want your precious boyfriend back alive, bring me the gem. I'll be waiting for you Kaito Kid .
An address was scribbled below. Kaito dropped the paper. How did they know? This wasn't a game anymore. Shinichi could die! And it would be his fault! Beside all the fear and anger he felt in this moment, he also realized again how much this boy meant to him by now. He would do everything to save him!
So that's it once again! I'm really super curious about your thoughts and comments so please let me know! Like always I really appreciate everyone who reads, comments and favourites this story it still means a lot to me and I really hope you enjoyed this chapter as I put a lot of effort into it in order to not disappoint you guys. So see you soon with the new chapter and Kaito's rescue mission =D