Kaitou Kid's Apprentice
Kaito: Where did you come up with Haru?
Me: Well…It was a dark and stormy night.
Kaito:…
Me: Fine. Haru is a combination of Haru from Tsuritama and myself…with an extra dose of kawaii. Happy?
Kaito: You based Haru off of an alien!?
Me: More of a fish than an alien…
*Kaito's eyes grow wide as Haru walks into the room*
Kaito: GET AWAY!
Haru:…W-What did I do!? *starts crying (adorably!)*
DoomsdayBeam: You made Haru cry, Kaito!
Me: I can't believe that I got Kaito to be scared of Haru! I feel so evil!
Haru: Th-That's bad! If KaitoPhantom1412 starts awaken h-his evilness, than the whole w-world would blow up!
Aoko: Is that true!?
Me: It's something I told Haru to keep him from getting me mad.
DoomsdayBeam: I'm pretty sure that you're already evil anyway. *hugs Haru just for being adorable*
Me: Thanks DoomsdayBeam! I don't own Detective Conan/Magic Kaito! Only Haru is mine! And I'm pretty sure that DoomsdayBeam belongs to herself!
Haru: Yay! (I have no idea what Haru is even cheering for!)
Chapter 24
It was the Saturday after Haru's birthday and the two thieves were getting ready for their heist. Kaito had sent the advance notice early in the morning.
"The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Climbed up to reach the moon.
Down came the thieves
To take it at twelve noon.
The thieves ran off
To take away their prize.
Then the Itsy Bitsy Spider
Soared across the night skies.
~KID (and Chibi-san)"
Kaito had written the note based off of a song that he had heard Haru singing recently in the middle of class. He thought that it was perfect since their target was the "Spider's Heart", a gold bracelet with a giant diamond and spider decorations. He had to ask Haru to sing the song over and over again since it was a song that he had never heard before. Haru said that children sang it all the time in America so he had decided to write it in English. Haru was excited to be helping with the note and sang the nursery rhyme so many times that Kaito had to kick him out of the room.
The Spider's Heart was going on exhibit at the Tokyo Tower that evening before being shipped overseas to France the next morning, making today the only day it can be stolen. Kaito laughed inwardly when he saw the police trying to come up with a plan before noon, thinking that he would appear then. Of course, Kaito had taken Haru to the exhibit at around that time to show him how to properly scout out things and set up counter measures to any traps that the police may have set up.
Noon passed and neither KID nor Chibi-san were nowhere to be seen. "Problems, Inspector?" Hakuba asked the irritated Inspector Nakamori. Nakamori glared at the high school detective wearing a smug smirk on his face.
"The note said that they would be here at 'twelve noon' but they haven't arrived yet!"
Hakuba sighed. "Can I see the note?" He asked, extending his hand before the inspector could even answer. Nakamori handed him the advance notice that had been sent to the police earlier that day. Hakuba studied the piece of paper, the smirk never leaving his face.
"KID and Chibi-san are going to strike at midnight, not noon. Normally, 'twelve noon' would refer to 12:00 pm or mid-day but the note clearly says that the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' or the 'Spider's Heart' is trying to 'reach the moon.' It also says that it'll soar 'across the night skies.' This means that the heist will take place at night. More specifically…midnight." Hakuba handed the note back to Inspector Nakamori.
Nakamori took back the small paper grudgingly. He couldn't believe that he didn't notice the obvious clues that Hakuba had pointed out. "Damn KID! He's probably watching us right now, laughing his smug little head off!"
Hakuba sighed. The inspector had a point. KID was probably disguised as a tourist right now, watching the Task Force's every move. He looked around, trying to see if anyone was acting suspicious. Of course, he knew that KID wouldn't be stupid enough to act suspicious or do anything to make himself stand out. "But Chibi-san is still learning. Just one minor mistake from the kid could give both of them away!" Hakuba thought. He focused mostly on small individuals.
Nearby, a teenage boy was looking out of one of the windows. He had a little girl on his shoulders. Hakuba couldn't help but be distracted by them since they both had blonde hair and were obviously foreigners. Without really thinking about it, Hakuba walked towards them. The little girl saw him and smiled brightly as she nudged the boy's shoulders to let him know that she wanted down.
"Hello!" The girl said in perfect English. She looked around 10 years old and her long blonde hair was curled and pulled into a single ponytail. Hakuba could tell from her accent that she must have been American.
Hakuba smiled as he crouched down to eye level. "Hello, Miss. Do you like Japan?" Hakuba asked in English. The little girl nodded.
"Yep! The people here are really nice! There's so much to see and do! It's very different than America!" Her bright blue eyes sparkled excitedly. "Is it true that Kaitou KID is coming!? I've always wanted to see one of his heists!" Hakuba was thrown off by the quick change in subject but he nodded.
"Yes. But he won't be coming until later." Hakuba sighed audibly. Another KID fan, just what he needed!
"What about Chibi-san? Is he going to come too!?" The girl seemed to get even more excited.
"Yes but KID is the one we're really after. Capture KID and Chibi-san won't have a mentor. He'd be forced to quit and surrender."
"What do you mean 'we'? Are you a policeman?"
Hakuba smiled gently. "Not quite. I'm just a detective."
The girl's eyes grew wide. "If you're a detective, you'll see KID and Chibi-san, right?" Hakuba nodded, letting the girl continue. "Can you give something to Chibi-san for me? My brother will probably take me to the hotel soon so I won't get the chance." The girl looked up at the teenage boy disappointedly. The boy just stared back.
"Pretty anti-social for a tourist." Hakuba thought. He looked back at the girl. There was something slightly familiar about the girl but Hakuba shook it off. Lately, it seemed that he thought that about every small blonde that he met. "I guess I could give something to him when we catch him tonight." As soon as the words left his mouth, the little girl leaned over and gave Hakuba a kiss on the cheek.
The teenage boy picked up the girl again and started carrying her away. His eyes held a stern look in them. The girl didn't seem to notice as she waved to the stunned Hakuba. "Make sure you give it to Chibi-san!" Then they were gone.
Time Skip
It was five minutes to midnight and the exhibit was dark and quiet. The only sounds were the ticking of various synchronized watches. All of the guards held their breath in anticipation. After what seemed like an eternity, the lights in the room suddenly came on.
"WHO TURNED ON THE LIGHTS!?" Inspector Nakamori demanded, despite it being clear that it wasn't any of his men.
"I'm sorry! I don't like the dark! It's really scary!" A child's voice rang out. Everyone looked towards the voice to see Chibi-san at the door, looking very adorable. He held a Kaitou KID teddy bear in one hand and his white cane in the other.
Before anyone could really react, there was a puff of smoke and KID appeared right next to Hakuba. "I've been trying to get Chibi-san to go to sleep for hours but we seem to have lost his nightlight. Do any of you have a spare? How about you Hakuba?"
Hakuba kept a straight face as he replied. "I'm afraid not. But we can probably install some in a jail cell."
Before anyone could continue, Inspector Nakamori pulled out something from behind his back. Chibi-san's eyes grew wide. "So cool! I thought you were mean Inspector but I guess you're pretty nice!" The small thief ran over and grabbed the stuffed animal that Nakamori had given him. The stuffed animal was a pink penguin with a white tutu. Even though it was kinda girly, Chibi-san seemed to enjoy it. While the small boy was admiring the toy, Nakamori lunged and grabbed the kid tightly.
Chibi-san let go of the toy and hugged Nakamori. "I didn't think you liked hugs! You should have told me sooner! But I have something to do right now so no more hugs for now!" A moment later, Nakamori and Chibi-san were enveloped in a cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, Nakamori was hugging the pink penguin and the teddy bear while Chibi-san was nowhere to be seen. To make it worse for the Inspector, the "Spider's Heart" which he had been wearing underneath his sleeve was gone.
Everyone was so focused on Chibi-san that they didn't notice that KID had disappeared as well. "CLOSE UP THE ROOM! DON'T LET THEM ESCAPE!" Nakamori ordered. Hakuba put his hand on his forehead in an exhausted manner.
"They're probably already on the roof top…" He thought. He managed to get out of the room before it was completely locked up. He ran up towards the roof to catch the thieves before they took off. After all, the half-Brit detective still had a few tricks of his own.
Meanwhile
Chibi-san and KID were getting ready to take off. They cut the ropes to a couple of balloons and sent their decoys in a random direction. "Ready?" KID asked his small apprentice who nodded happily.
Right before they jumped off the roof, loud laughter rang out. Both thieves turned quickly to see what looked like three glowing red eyes shining out from the nearby shadows. "Didn't I tell you that we would meet again?"
KID kept his face calm, hiding his surprise and fear. Chibi-san felt that something was wrong. The whole atmosphere seemed dense and cold. Still, Chibi-san smiled childishly. He hoped that maybe he was imagining everything and that the scary person was actually really nice.
"I'm honored that you decided to pay us a visit but it's late and Chibi-san needs to go to bed."
Spider stepped out of the dark shadows and into the bright moonlight. He wore black and a malicious smile on his face. "Let me help you put him to sleep!" He snapped his fingers and Chibi-san's eyes immediately grew wide. Where the man with the red eyes had just been, there was now a big black spider. Acid dripped from it's pincers as it got closer and closer. Chibi-san backed up a little in terror. Tears started rolling down his face, the mask doing nothing to stop them.
"It looks like the poor kid is having a nightmare!" Spider laughed.
"Leave Chibi-san out of this!" KID had forgotten about his poker face as he looked at the tear-stained face of his apprentice. "I'm the one you're after!"
"That's where you're wrong, Kaitou KID. Since threatening your own life doesn't make you want to quit, we decided that killing your protégée, Chibi-san, would get our message across! It's a shame too because he probably had a bright future ahead of him!" Spider taunted. "You shouldn't have let an innocent kid get involved. His death is your fault. You were practically begging me to come and take his life. Be thankful that you won't have to worry about babysitting after this."
Just then, the roof door slammed open and Hakuba took in the scene in front of him. By this point, Chibi-san was on the ground in a ball as Spider came closer and closer. KID pulled out his card gun but the assassin was quicker and kicked the weapon out of the magician's hand.
KID saw Hakuba behind the assassin. Hakuba gave a brief nod and KID ducked as Hakuba pulled a rope. A moment later, a fish net fell over the assassin. The trap was originally meant for KID but it wouldn't have done much against the thief except for stall for time. However, this time, the net was enough to distract Spider from Chibi-san.
The distraction was all that Chibi-san needed as he pulled out his secret weapon and started spraying the assassin from the ground. "Bad spider! GET AWAY!" Chibi-san didn't even look until his two cans of silly string were empty and the assassin was cover in sticky pink and green strings. Before the assassin could untangle himself or do any damage, KID picked up Chibi-san and jumped. Hakuba watched as they flew off before turning his attention back to Spider. He wasn't surprised to find that he was gone, only a pink and green mess to show that he had even been there.
Time Skip
That Monday, everything had returned back to normal. The "Spider's Heart" had been returned and the two teenage boys were at school. Kaito couldn't help but worry about Haru. The chibi teen seemed unaffected by the whole incident and was as hyper and cute and usual. Kaito had to hand it to him…Haru was actually pretty brave to be all smiles after something like that.
Hakuba watched Kaito. He didn't seem to be acting differently but Hakuba still wasn't convinced. Even though Haru vouched for him, Hakuba still couldn't let go of his suspicions. All he needed was a clue, just a small clue, to set his mind at ease.
Halfway through the teacher's lecture, a spider floated down from the ceiling and landed on Haru's desk. It wasn't a big spider and was actually quite harmless. But as soon as the small teen saw the spider, he completely broke down. Everyone stared as Haru became a small ball on the ground, sheer terror etched on his face. Kaito slammed his notebook on the desk, smashing the spider.
Meanwhile, Aoko was comforting the boy, telling him that it was just a spider and that it wouldn't hurt him. Hakuba just stared. He had seen that same face on a very small thief only two nights before. Hakuba slapped himself in the face. "Why didn't I think of it before! The answer was so obvious!"
Haru was back to normal by lunch time. As him and Kaito were eating their lunch, Hakuba walked over and gave the small chibi teen an envelop. "Hakuba, I didn't think you were the type to write love letters!" Kaito laughed. Hakuba glared at him.
"It's not a love letter. It's just something that I promised to do." Hakuba walked away before Kaito could tease him more.
Haru opened the envelop and pulled out a folded piece of paper. He unfolded and read.
"A little girl told me to give you this. It's not exactly the same but I'm sure you'll like it anyway."
Haru looked inside the envelop to see a Hershey's kiss inside. "Yay!" He cheered as he quickly at the chocolate. Kaito looked at the note and laughed.
"I can't believe that he remembered that promise he made!" He laughed. He wondered how long it took Hakuba to realize that Chibi-san was obviously Haru. "Of course, we'll have to be more careful so that he can't get proof…but that's not a problem."
"I c-can't believe that I g-got candy out of it! I sh-should be a cute little girl more often!" Haru joined in. Despite the spider, he felt like today was a pretty good day!
Me: Sorry for the late update! I've been busy and had some major writer's block! This is probably the scariest chapter that I have ever written!
Haru: L-Let's not do that again, okay?
DoomsdayBeam: *hugging Haru* You were so brave, Haru! Good job at defeating Spider with silly string!
Hakuba: I helped…
Me: Yes you did but…you gave Haru sugar so no praise for you!
Kaito: I'm glad that I wasn't the one suffering this time but who the hell requested Spider to be in the fanfic!?
*DoomsdayBeam's hand shoots up in the air*
Kaito: I should've known. DoomsdayBeam asks for the evil stuff and KaitoPhantom1412 makes it happen…I seriously think that you two could take over the world with your fanfics!
DoomsdayBeam: Thanks Kid-kun! That means a lot!
Kaito: Don't call me 'Kid-kun!'
Me: I just found out something that's really funny!
Kaito: What?
Me: Putting the AN's for this fanfic in the Ebonics Translator! Haru talking like a 'pimp' is super hilarious!
Haru: W-What's a pimp?
DoomsdayBeam: Well…a pimp is-
Me: Don't tell him! He's too innocently kawaii!
Kaito: Thanks for reading everyone! If you have any ideas or questions, please let KaitoPhantom1412 know in your reviews!
Me: Yep! The past few chapters have been pretty deep and I'm usually not very good at writing stuff like that! Hopefully they've been okay! Anyway, I usually listen to any and all requests so don't be shy if there's anything you want to see happen! Hopefully, the next chapter will be up soon! Also, if you really like seeing Conan and all the deep emotional moments, check out "The Journal of Conan Edogawa"! It's my other main fanfic and is really good according to the reviews I get!
Conan: You went ahead and wrote a fanfic about me anyway!? Why would you do that!?
Me: First off, because it's fun! Second, I actually wrote two! There's also "That Little Traitor" which is also a one-shot!
Conan: I'm scared about the name of that last one...
Haru: S-Sounds like fun! Am I in them!? *eyes full of hope*
Me: No...sorry! *Haru deflates* Thanks again, Minna-san! Keep those reviews and questions coming!