Chapter Two
Ok, hello everyone, I have a quick announcement to make. For the sake of keeping everything simple for me, I'm going to use the Japanese honorifics and name order (Surname, given). Also, some might have noticed that I changed the first chapter. Yes, I needed to, because it helps the plot and because before I wrote this chapter, I had no idea how I wanted this to go. And I kind of still don't. Also, I added in a little reference to a certain manga with Ruri's parent's names. Let me know if you think you got it, and I'll PM you if you did.
"I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic."
-Harry Houdini
16 year old Ruri was pulling on her knee-high socks when she heard the ever familiar call of her mother.
"Ruri-chan! Time for breakfast!"
"Coming!" the brunette called back.
Trotting down the steps of their new home (which happened to be in Ekoda of all places), Ruri grabbed a piece of toast off her plate as she passed by her mother, Yukihisa Aki, a rather tall black haired woman, on her way out.
"You won't even eat with us?" her father, Yukihisa Tomoharu, called after her.
"I can't! I have to get to school early since I'm transferring." Ruri told him as she slipped on her shoes.
"Bye, mom! Bye, dad," she called and shut the door.
"I'm worried about that girl..." Aki told Tomoharu as she set down the plates on the table.
"Hmm..." Tomoharu gave a little hum as he sipped on the coffee his wife had prepared.
"She's never been that close to us... Sometimes I wonder if she knows..."
Aki glanced at a picture with the three of them.
A younger Ruri stood with the couple and was smiling, but gave no inclination to the wandering mind that she loved the two people embracing her. It was almost a smile of resignation. She cared for the couple, but...
Tomoharu followed her gaze and he smiled softly.
"Perhaps she does know. She's a bright girl, after all." he told Aki, setting his now empty coffee cup down.
"We'll just have to keep loving her just like we always have. She's our daughter, blood or no."
Aki smiled fondly at her husband.
"Somehow you always know just what to say, dear."
"Do I?"
"Ne, Kaito!" the ever familiar voice of Nakamori Aoko brought Kaito's thoughts to a screeching halt. Not hard to do when you're right next to his ear.
"What, Ahoko?" he asked, making a show of cleaning out the ear she had yelled in.
"We're getting a transfer student!"
Kaito blinked.
"After we just had the bastard detective?"
"I'm so sorry to hear you feel that way about me, Kuroba-kun," another familiar voice broke in.
"Hakuba," the magician grumbled.
"And?" he turned back to Aoko.
"What about this transfer student?"
Aoko practically turned into the sun with how bright she grinned.
"It's a girl!"
"A girl?"
Silence.
"That's it?"
Kaito watched his childhood friend shuffle awkwardly and nod.
"Why on Earth?" he simply stated.
"I believe it is because Nakamori-kun is wishing for another female friend," Hakuba told him, turning to Aoko.
Kaito looked at the girl.
"Really?"
"Alright, everyone! Into your seats!" called the teacher, silently praying she wasn't going to set off one of Kaito's tricks.
As Kaito lamented the fact that he hadn't been able to pull a prank, Aoko and Hakuba shuffled back to their desks.
"As I'm sure the majority of you know by now, we've got a transfer student coming in today," the teacher continued, visibly cringing as she spotted Kaito's slightly sour expression.
Turning to the door, she motioned for whoever was outside to come in.
Now, it was brought to my attention by a reviewer that I had placed Ruri in Ekoda. And oh my god am I sorry I mixed up the towns. When I was writing this, I was so pressed for time and I felt like something was off, but was too lazy to go and check _ I am so so so so sorry. Also, if anyone spots any inconsistencies, please let me know. Please.