It was one of the very few times that she, Kuroba Chikage, the fabulous Phantom Lady, was near to tears. She couldn't see Kaito anymore. The little hellion has slipped out of her sight for just one second and now it was as if he'd vanished. She had known that her son was destined to become a troublemaker, but why did he have to start so friggin' early?
She let her eyes run over the fish market. A pitchman, some bargainers, a woman with sunglasses, a fat guy scratching his ass, some out of place looking tourists, some children playing soccer – but no Kaito.
Dammit, where was her troublesome, cute, little, beloved son?
An angry muttering caught her attention – "Shoot, those stupid cats had crawled into the dumpster again!" – and suddenly she knew.
"Out of the way!" She rudely shoved some passers-by aside and spurted to the dumpster. Ignoring the scandalized gasps around her, she all but dived into the container and through the fish remains – and pulled out her wailing three-year-old boy.
"And that's why we have to cut fish from our diet for a while", she said.
Toichi regarded the exhausted boy on his lap. "... I see."
Of course I had to write something about Kaito's fish phobia. :P
Ai, many thanks for your review – you made me blush all over! xD