Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.


Warnings: Language, minor violence


TMPD Antics

By Taliya


XXVIII: Hakuba and Hattori


"Hakuba?" tentatively asked Kaito's voice. The blond hummed to show that Kaito had his attention, despite the fact that he had not glanced up from the documents in his hands. It did register that the Division Three officer's voice was trembling slightly, to which Saguru frowned slightly. "I kind of need your help…"

"What is it, Kuro…" Saguru's voice trailed off when he looked up and found Heiji standing where he expected Kaito. He swiftly glanced around, thinking that Kaito was somewhere nearby employing KID's infamous ability of ventriloquism. "Why are you here, Hattori-kun?" he asked in a marginally more hostile tone.

"Seriously, it's me, Hakuba," Heiji answered in Kaito's voice. His expression was one of barely contained panic and desperation. "I somehow woke up like this," he whispered quietly.

Saguru studied the apparently not-Osakan for a moment before he snatched his phone off the cradle and dialed Shinichi's extension. When the recipient picked up, he immediately, if rudely, asked, "Kudou-kun, is Kuroba-kun there?"

"Yes, but he's claiming he's Hattori—and he's speaking like him too," answered Shinichi, who sounded exasperated.

"I have Hattori-kun here speaking like Kuroba-kun," Saguru stated, and he heard a thump and a curse from Shinichi.

"Put them both on speaker," Shinichi demanded, and the Division Two officer pressed the speakerphone button.

"Oi Hattori, the hell did you do?!" snapped Kaito, who was apparently standing beside Saguru in Heiji's body.

"What did I do?! You're the crazy KID fan who knows magic! So what the hell did you do?!" Heiji in Kaito's body hissed from the Division One Homicide Unit offices. Saguru froze, for that was assuredly Kaito's voice. Division One was four floors up, which mean there was no way for Kaito to cover for Heiji's voice.

Kaito growled. "I didn't do anything! I might know a bit of magic, but nothing that could produce a result like this!" Saguru closed his eyes, listening to both Heiji's and Kaito's voices simultaneously overlap each other even as he wondered how Kaito managed to do that on the fly and from four floors up.

"Let's meet in the cafeteria and figure something out. Sound good?" he said, forcefully inserting himself in the argument Kaito and Heiji were having. There were three voices of irritated agreement before he hung up, rubbing his temples as he counted deep, slow breaths.


Author's Note: … So I totally confused myself writing this too. Took me a little bit to get the people and the voices straightened out, even though it was only Heiji and Kaito. But it was great fun! Hopefully Saguru doesn't drive himself spare trying to figure out the trick. I hope you enjoyed it.


Completed: 23.09.2015