Part 6
Hearing the racket, Conan paused slightly, glancing back with a sweat drop at Kaito, being on the opposite side of the fountain from everyone else.
Then he heard something hard skidding across the ground. Something shiny caught his eyes, just barely disappearing out of his view. You've got to be kidding me, the young boy thought, following from where the sparkle left off.
Kazuha seemed to have noticed as well, only she did not really know what it was, only that it suddenly glared in her eyes, before abruptly fading straight after. She passed it off as a camera flash, not really bothering to look because of the corpse.
Oh no, where is it?! Kaito thought, looking around frantically. I'll be dead if someone finds it first!
"Are you looking for something, Kaito?" Aoko asked, noticing him.
Oh no, I can't let her know either? What to do? What to do? "I lost my watch," he bluffed, putting his hand into his pocket so that he could hide his actual watch. He only hoped Aoko did not know. "Help me find it."
Aoko looked confused, but she did anyway---away from the corpse. Kaito sighed in relief and returned to his search.
Heiji watched Kaito and Aoko with narrowed eyes. What are they up to anyway? he thought. Then he saw a glint somewhere not far from the scene. Curious, he followed it to the bush---and found the necklace that was stolen from the building. Nani?! It's---it's impossible! he thought in shock. But---but Kid can't be the murderer, Heiji thought, biting his lip. What am I going to do? I guess I better keep it until we're clear of this... Pocketing the jewel, he turned around, and stumbled back slightly in surprise when he saw Conan there. "W-what are you doing here, Kudo?" he hissed.
Conan lifted his eyebrows. He had been wondering whether Heiji had found anything. "What are YOU doing back there?" he countered.
"Nothing, Heiji muttered, walking towards the fountain. "Back to the case..."
Kaito, who was still searching for the jewel in frantic, noticed Heiji pocketing something as he walked over. Oh no, did he find it? he thought desperately. This is bad...I need to get it back somehow. But I will have to use magic---and attract all these stupid detectives. Well, Nakamori-keibu knows I ain't Kid...and I don't have to say anything about Hakuba, he thought, narrowing his eyes at the half-British boy.
Wait a minute! I forgot about that... He looked up at the building where he had come from, and smiled. Perfect.
"Kaito, forget it, let's just go!" Aoko said impatiently, tugging his sleeve.
On her way and past the fountain, Sonoko spotted Kaito looking around, Aoko nearby trying to drag him off. Holy cow---now that I look at him better, he looks like Shinichi! Talk about weird. Why's he nervous now? Eh, no matter. She continued off.
Darn, I can't do anything if more people focus on me, thought Kaito as he glanced at the building. He noticed Sonoko, who had glanced at him before walking him. Hey, isn't that Suzuki-san? Hmm, wonder if she had anything...
"You're an idiot!" Aoko shouted. "Come on, Kaito, you're the one who said you wanted to go home!"
Kaito snapped to her. "Who're you calling an idiot, idiot?" Kaito retorted. "If you help me looking for my watch, we'll go!" Ah, found it! He thought when he finally felt the remote in his pocket. He pressed on the button.
A white figure suddenly appeared at the top of the building, a balloon over it. "It's Kid!" someone shouted, pointing. Everyone's attention turned on it, including Aoko's.
Kaito pulled out a little microphone quickly. "I have stolen the necklace!" he whispered into it, and his voice came out from the figure floating in the air. "See you, Inspector!"
Nakamori-keibu looked furious. "There's Kid! GET HIM!!!" he ordered.
All the police including Nakamori-keibu started to run towards the building. Kaito dropped something, and it burst, smoke enveloping around the fountain. Now to get the jewel, he thought with a snicker as he sneaked towards where Heiji was. Easy!
He started to reach for Heiji's pocket. That was when a tanned hand grabbed his hand. Wha---did he notice?! he thought in shock.
When the smoke covered them, Heiji knew what was going on. Kid! He's somewhere here! he thought. Then he saw a hand reaching for his pocket, and grabbed it. "Got you!" he hissed in triumph, and started to drag him away from the smoke. "I'm going to see your face---eh?"
He stared blankly at the fake arm. "What the---"
That was close, Kaito thought with a sigh of relief as he stood only two feet from Heiji. The smoke wasn't going to hang around longer, and who knew when they would figure out that it was a dummy floating up there. A helicopter had started to head for it. He had to work fast. He sneaked towards Heiji again, cut a hole in his pocket with a knife, and snagged the necklace that fell out of it. Good! Now to get out of---
Another scream filled the air. Heiji spun around so fast that his knee hit something.
"Owww!" Two more cries had come from---Heiji and Kaito.
Heiji looked down in surprise. "Wha---"But no one was there. He saw a small figure running off, and immediately recognized it as Conan. "H-hey, wait up, Kudo!" he shouted, running after him.
After a while, they both stopped in horror when they saw a girl on the floor, looking very pale and screaming. Not far from her was a body---with blood all over.
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Kaito rubbed his nose painfully as he hid himself behind a tree not far from where he stole the necklace again. Ugh, just my luck. But I got the jewel back anyway. Maybe I should get Chi-i to return it for me. Now, what's all the commotion about? he wondered, pocketing the necklace once again. He rushed to the direction where the scream came from. He hid just behind the tree and took a peek. He gasped. Another murder?!
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Heiji bent down by the body to inspect it. "Stabs into the body," he murmured, "just like the one in the fountain. The murderer is still around."
"B-but why...?" the girl sobbed. "Akira didn't do anything wrong..."
"You know him?" Heiji asked.
The girl nodded. "He's my boyfriend."
"Can you tell me what happened?"
"I don't know, he said he was going to get me some ice cream. I was looking at Kid, but then I heard some noise. When I turned, Akira's body was there, and---and---I saw someone in white running off there."
You've got to be kidding me! Heiji thought in shock. "Are you sure it was white?" he demanded. The girl nodded.
Kaito was listening to the conversation nearby. Someone's trying to frame me, he thought. The truth is, if I were a murderer, I would not be caught dead in Kid's white suit. I have to find the real murderer, or I'll never be Kid again! He took off to the direction where the girl had pointed, hoping that he could gather some clue.
Meanwhile, Conan was shaking his head. Who would murder in white especially at night? I mean, seriously... He sighed internally. Even if this IS supposedly Kid we're dealing with...
He heard a rustle, and glanced into the direction of it. It's like painting 'I'm trying to frame someone' in big, bold letters...not that I can let YOU off the hook yet, Kaitou Kid!
Without any second thought, he ran to the same direction Kaito had disappeared to, hoping to find more clues. Heiji, who was pondering over the dead body, was surprised by his sudden move. "Hey, Kudo!" he shouted, but Conan was gone. Looks like I'm left to solve this, he thought with a sigh.