She was on her third date with Hakuba and she was surprised that she was enjoying herself far more than she thought she would originally and Hakuba was actually a nicer guy that she thought he was.
She originally thought of him as arrogant and self centred and he still was but a hell of a lot less than she thought he was and she knew he had his reasons why he was like that anyway.
They had a lot in common and they got a long very easy and he was much easier and more predictable than any other intelligent gut she saw as her equal and he did not give her a headache, well when he was not with Hattori or Kuroba.
And she was remembering the first time she told Hattori she was going on a date with Hakuba and the next day he was in Beika. Turns out he had gotten on a flight as soon as she told him, he thought that she was being blackmailed or being kidnapped and she could not help but laugh at him. But she was also mad at him for seriously thinking that she kicked him out her house when he arrived, there was no way that she was having a 'freeloader' under her roof.
But her father was happy that she was going out with Hakuba in fact he was ecstatic that she was with him and even gave her more money enough allowance for a month to go on another date with him. He even turned up and handed her the money and to meet Hakuba on her second date with Hakuba.
And Hakuba spent most of the date speaking with her father instead of her but she saw it as sweet and she was just happy her mother did not turn up. But she did phone and she sent most of the second date on the phone with her mother. Her mother was displeased at she was not going on a date with Kaito but was happy that she was on a date and kept going on grandmother soon and she wanted to buy a lot of things and she just kept going on. But her father over heard this and he was pale as a ghost but at least she had finally got rid of him. And he almost tripped going out the door and basically ran the rest of the way to get his flight when he heard that his wife was shopping in New York.
And well the first date she met with Hakuba`s Nanny and she was nice but scary as hell. She had already met his parents and it was just a quick meeting but they approved and they were just around pretty much as her parents were but he had his Nanny who was like a grandmother, who took care of him and cared from him like he was her own grandson. They were like family Agasa was like a grandfather to her.
Now she was just waiting for Hakuba to pick her up after she had just finished a case and he was working on the Kaitou Kid Notice and she no longer wanted to help, so she was just waiting for him while reading a mystery book that was just out.
" Shin-Chan which you doing? " said a voice that she recognized immediately by the nick name.
She looked up for only a second and then looked back at her book ignoring him.
" Oh, come on Shin-Chan don't ignore me " said Kaito pouting.
She still ignored him and just brought the book closer to her face so she could not see him or he could not see her face.
He was being ignored and he did not like that, so he took his chance a dropped a pink smoke bomb and grabbed Shinichi`s book without her ever noticing, it just looked like it vanished into thin air.
" Hey give me back my book Kuroba " said an annoyed and furious Shinichi.
" Oh, you mean me " said Kaito innocently pointing to himself.
He made a yellow rose appear and handed it to Shinichi.
" And now Shin-Chan call me Kaito, we are both close enough for first names " said Kaito.
He said hugging her closely and kissing her on the cheek.
" Get off me " said Shinichi pushing Kaito away.
" Your no fun Shin-Chan " said Kaito huffing.
" And you are nothing but a kid " said Shinichi annoyed.
She crossed her arms angrily.
" But I am your KID " said Kaito raising his eyebrows.
She sighed she just could not deal with this.
" Why are you even here Kaito? " said Shinichi annoyed.
" To save you from boredom of course " said Kaito.
" I am not bored and I am just waiting on..." said Shinichi.
" Hakuba " said a bored Kaito.
" Yes, now you can leave and just give me my book back already " said Shinichi.
" Oh, but we are having so much fun " said Kaito.
" You might but I am not " said Shinichi.
" Well if you are not having fun, I can do something about that " said Kaito.
" I have no interest in your games " said Shinichi.
" I am here to make it up to you and I can see that you have your memory back " said Kaito.
" Yes, I do and there is not much else to tell " said Shinichi.
" Other than you are dating Hakuba " said Kaito.
" Well you are not someone that is in my life so why would I need to tell you that " said Shinichi bitterly.
" But I want to be in your life " said Kaito.
" But I never said that I want to you in my life " said Shinichi.
" Well too bad, you can't get rid of me that easily " said Kaito.
" Look just give me my book back please " said Shinichi.
He grinned waving the book and then pointed up.
" Look mistletoe " said Kaito.
And she Shinichi looked up to see mistletoe attached to the lamppost. And before she thinks and process her thoughts she was being kissed by Kaito on the lips and it was a gentle and quick kiss.
" Merry Christmas Meitantei " said Kaito handing back her book.
And he vanished in red and green smoke.
She touched her lips in shock not looking anywhere.
And she was left shocked and dumfounded as to what had just happened.
But for Kaito it was a completely different story because he just left to let her think and he did not want to be hit with something like he always was.
" KUROBA " yelled Hakuba.
Hakuba dragged him away into the alley where no one could see them and this was the first time he had any fear of the Detective but he would not show this to anyone.
" Is everything a competition with you? " said Hakuba letting go of Kaito`s arm and shoving it away.
" I don't know what you are talking about? " said Kaito innocently.
And before they could say anything else they were both struck down by a mop wielding Aoko.
" Aoko what the hell? " said Kaito in pain.
He was used to getting hit by a mop so he was able to recover quickly but Hakuba was still on the ground in pain and still trying to recover. He helped Hakuba to his feet and as soon as Hakuba was able to stand on his own, he knocked Kaito`s hands out of the way.
" Your welcome " said Kaito sarcastically.
Hakuba just glared at him with hate in his eyes.
" Hakuba haven't you got a date with Shinichi? " said Aoko.
" Yes " said Hakuba.
" Well she is waiting and she not wait forever, you never know a murder might happen " said Aoko.
Hakuba did not argue, he only nodded in agreement and bowed.
" Goodbye " said Hakuba.
And Kaito was left with Aoko and her mop.
" Not so fast " said Aoko holding the mop out stopping Kaito from leaving.
He was starting to sweat.
" Back off " said Aoko.
" What " he said backing away.
" What do you think you are doing? " said an angry Aoko.
He looked like he did not know what she was talking about.
" I saw you kiss Shinichi and so did Hakuba " said Aoko.
" Oh that... well there was mistletoe and I just really wanted to kiss her " said Kaito.
" You're an idiot thief " said Aoko.
" I did not steal anything " said Kaito.
" Apart from a kiss and for all we know that was her first kiss " said Aoko.
" Well it was mine " muttered Kaito.
" Kaito...I know that you like her, maybe even love her but tricking her is no way to make her actually like her " said Aoko.
" I know that but when I found out she was dating that bastard I had to show her that she was making a mistake " said Kaito.
" You mean you made a mistake " said Aoko.
" What " said a shocked Kaito.
" You had your chance and you blew it, now let Hakuba have his chance. Let Shinichi choose on her own free will " said Aoko.
" I did not blow my chance " said Kaito.
" You blew it. You ignored and avoided her. She is angry will you and you are acting like a child " said Aoko.
" I am not " said Kaito sounding like he was going to take a tantrum.
He even stomped on the ground and regretted it immediately.
" And for all we know you are just jealous " said Aoko.
" I am not..." said Kaito.
" Jealous? You can't even say it, can you? " said Aoko.
" I am not jealous, happy " said Kaito.
But when he actually said it the turns started to digest and he started to process his feelings.
" Aoko I..." said Kaito but he was interrupted by Aoko.
Aoko smiled.
" Just think about it and don't do anything that you will regret and try not to hurt anyone " said Aoko.
She put her hand on his shoulder patting him and walked away leaving him to with about what he was doing.
Well the first time he met Shinichi and the times that they were at their best was when he was Kaitou Kid and that was when he was at his best and could think clearly. So, he had to get her to attend one of his Heists or make one come to her, he was not sure what one it would be but it was a week to Christmas and he was going to give her a present and make it clear that he was not giving up without a fight. That he was sorry for well every stupid thing he did and would make it up to her.
" Shinichi are you ok? " said Hakuba.
She was still in shock.
" Come on let's get some coffee and we can talk about it " said Hakuba.
" Ok then " said Shinichi.
" Do you like Kuroba? " said Hakuba sipping his tea.
This made Shinichi spit out her coffee.
" Honestly I did have feelings for him and he made it quite clear that he had feelings for me but he is too much for me to handle and well he ..." said.
" Doesn't know and I don't want to tell him. I don't want him of all people to treat me differently or look at me like I am a victim. You don't do that and that is what I like about you " said Shinichi.
" Yeah well... you know why " said Hakuba
There was an awkward silence.
" Well the movie has probably started now; would you like to go ice skating I saw a rink nearby and I love ice skating " said Shinichi.
" I would love to " said Hakuba.
And they made an order for more hot drinks and made their way to the ice rink.
He was not spying on them, even if he was wearing a mask and was dressed as a girl, he was not stalking Shinichi on her date with Hakuba. He just wanted to go ice skating. You know to finally learn how to, there was a beginner's class that was just starting today and he was taking it as a girl, he did not want anyone to think he was following them, so a disguise would be a good way to hide. He was not spying or stalking anyone, even if he had binoculars with him and listening devices with him to listen in on every word they were saying.
And he fell flat on his face, fall over a loose scarf and again over his own feet. He just kept falling and falling on the ice and he was in pain. And what was worse he kept bringing others down with him, bringing more attention to himself as others were watching him / her falling every two steps he took.
And what was worse that Shinichi was not paying attention to him. He watched as Shinichi and Hakuba happily skated together hand in hand, smiling at each other laughing and he did not like it one bit. He was jealous and he did not like it and he did not like what it was turning him into and he decided that he was leaving, he was not a good person right now and he had to do something about it, or he would really be the criminal people say him as and he did not want that.
If Shinichi was happy with Hakuba then she would let him be happy for them, for the now.
And he got off and the ice to see Hakuba and Shinichi kiss and it looked romantic as they both blushed and started to skate again happily as he watched them. He started to cry as he watched the girl he loved with someone else would she ever love him? Or did she even care about him or his feelings, he did not know.
" Ok I think he is the bank robber and I don't think he recognised us " said Shinichi.
She was watching the suspicious mark that was on the ice rink, it was weird how her day turned out. She did not have a homicide case in two days but now she was watching a suspect that killed eight people in a bank robbery and he had to be watched.
" I could have sworn that he was watching us. Is that why you kissed me? So that he would think we are just a couple on a date " said Hakuba blushing.
She flushed at the thought of it.
" We are on a date but I did kiss for a cover up but doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it " said Shinichi kissing him on the cheek.
He blushed again and then they began to watch the suspect as he was looking more suspicious than ever.
" I think he is about to rob the ice rink " whispered Shinichi.
" He has a gun " said Hakuba.
They skated away from each other taking opposite directions, in which they would take to corner the suspect.
And the next day on Kaito read the news he was angry, Shinichi had been shot again and he had just missed it.
As he read further he was happy that it was only a flesh wound and the shooter was now in jail and was captured by the two Detectives.
And they were now being called 'The Hesei Holmes Couple' and he did not like it one bit as he looked at the picture of them two. They really did look like a happy couple and he was more jealous than ever.
" So, Shinichi how was your date last night? " said Ran.
" It was interesting " said Shinichi.
" Your arm " said a shocked Shinichi.
Her arm was currently in a sling because her elbow was grazed and when she fell on the ice she ends up dislocating her shoulder and it was painful as hell but she had the medication. And she was happy that there would be no scars and would heal fast.
" Well I kind of got shot at " said Shinichi casually.
" I worry about you a lot Shinichi " said Ran.
" Don't worry I will be fine and there will be no permanent damage, so everything is fine and dandy " said Shinichi.
" Hilarious Shinichi " said Ran.
She was about to take her medication when it was handed to her with a glass of water by Ran.
" Thanks " said Shinichi.
She took the pills and drank the glass of water in one go and put it on the counter.
" The kids came by last night looking for you " said Ran.
This made Shinichi spit out some water.
" Do you think they are on to me? " said Shinichi.
" Well they were looking for Christie and they do come up with the strangest things " said Ran.
" Why don't you go see them, I know you miss them " said Ran.
" Maybe another day when I am not injured " said Shinichi.
" Like that is ever going to happen " muttered Ran under her breath.
" Did you say something? " said Shinichi.
" Oh yeah ...Kaito dropped by last night and he was said that he missed you " said Ran.
" Ok then " said Shinichi.
Shinichi then left the room and soon left the Mansion afterwards.
Ran was now four months pregnant and was still staying with Shinichi, her parents were not happy that she was pregnant but her mother was willing to support her choice. Unlike her mother her father wanted her to get an abortion and he even booked her an appointment without even asking her or ask her what she wanted or was planning. So, this made her final decision she moved out permanently and was done defending her father. Her mother was now finding an apartment for them to move in and she was willing to help. She could see that her mother was feeling guilty and felt like she abandoned her daughter with her husband and soon to be ex.
And Makoto?
Well he was still travelling and doing his karate but he promised that he would be there when he had to be and would be there when she gave birth.
They had gone on a few dates and their parents wanted them to get married because that would be the right thing to do for the sake of the child. But they both knew that they were not in love with each other and that they did gave feelings for each other, they just weren't ready for that kind of commitment. Even thought they would be soon parents and would be committed to each other through their child one day and soon.
Right now, Ran was training people and tutoring to make money for the baby and Makoto was putting all the money that he won in his competitions towards the baby. And Ran could now see her career as a teacher of karate and in school, she had found her ideal job career and was now looking forward to it.
She phoned Aoko the night before and she had found out what Kaito did and he was bold but stupid, she really did not know who Shinichi would be best with Kaito or Hakuba?
But she was happy now and that was all that mattered.
And she wanted to win the pool of who would Shinichi be with by the end of her birth. And this was made up by Sonoko, she would normally be angry with Sonoko but she was just happy that she was talking to her she agreed to go along with it.
She had bet on Kaito and Sonoko had bet on Kaitou Kid she just found it funny that Sonoko did not know that they were one and the same.
So, who was going to win.