Chapter Eight
"If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal."
-Denis Diderot
In a dark room, a cloaked figure stood above a boiling concoction. A face began to appear in the liquid as the bubbles receded. The face belonged to Ruri, smiling and laughing.
"From far away you come.
A different place you lived before.
Another chance at the game.
Two blue jewels see all
Where will the dice fall?"
"You...want me to go to the museum with you?"
Ruri blinked once and then a second time as Hakuba nodded.
She had just arrived in the classroom, about half an hour early, when the teenage detective had come up to her and asked if she was free two weeks from now to go to the museum with him.
"Aoko-san suggested that when I mentioned to her that KID has sent another heist notice."
Ruri blinked again.
I get to go to a KID heist? Me?
"Um, I don't really know what to say, honestly," she mumbled, trying to get over the shock. "Why me?"
"Well..." Hakuba seemed to shuffle a bit. "I thought it might be nice to...get to know one another."
"During a heist hosted by an internationally wanted criminal?" Ruri raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"She is right, Meitantei-san. Normally, you take a girl to a restaurant or somewhere romantic," Kaito was suddenly on Ruri's desk, looking to be without a care in the world.
"I never said I wouldn't like to go," Ruri interjected. "I've always enjoyed things like magic shows."
"Really? You should've said something, Ruri-chan! I'm always willing to show you my magical talent!" Kaito grinned like a cat and gave Ruri a little daisy that seemingly poofed into existence by way of a cloud of blue smoke and glitter.
Ruri gently took the flower and smiled a little.
The daisy represents innocence.
The tranquil of Ruri's thoughts were broken by a loud clamoring in front of the door.
"What's going on?" she asked to no one in particular.
"It seems Akako is back," Kaito grimaced.
"Akako?" Ruri asked.
"Oh right, you haven't met her. Well, she's coming over, so here's your chance."
Ruri's first impression of Akako went something along the lines of, Wow she is the prettiest girl I have EVER seen.
"Ara. It seems we have a new student," the red witch smiled as she noticed Ruri.
Ruri gave a quick bow. "I-It's nice to meet you, Akako-san."
Akako gave a smile that made Ruri's brain turn into mush.
It seems like her charisma affects not only boys, but me as well.
"It's nice to meet you as well, Yukihisa-san," Akako smiled again.
"U-Un," Ruri managed.
Akako suddenly turned towards Kaito.
"Kuroba-kun, I need to speak with you."
Kaito's forehead wrinkled a bit.
"I'll be back in a sec." He paused. "If I'm not back by the time class begins, assume I'm dead."
He followed Akako out of the room and to the rooftop where there were less likely to be interrupted.
"I wonder what she has to talk to him about," Hakuba wondered out loud.
Kaito was most definitely not thrilled when Akako had told him she needed to talk to him.
"So how are you, Akako?" he asked, trying to keep his Poker Face on. "Where have you been these past few days?"
"I've been occupied with some things. In any case, beware of your next target, magician."
Kaito twitched.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," he shrugged.
"Lucifer has made a prophecy."
Kaito made a noncommittal noise.
"The sacrifice Mimir demanded of Odin
Shall be taken by the great Jörmungandr
And the white cloaked Loki shall lose his prize
But gain a friend in the one who truly belongs."
"And what, ojou-san, is that supposed to mean?" Kaito looked at Akako.
Akako simply smiled.
"I suppose we will all eventually find out."
"So this is the heist note?"
Ruri was looking down at a little card that was currently residing in a plastic bag.
"Why do we have to have more detective brats hanging around?" Nakamori-keibu grumbled.
Ruri turned to the inspector.
"I'm terribly sorry for intruding like this," she bowed to the older man.
He grunted but didn't make any more remarks.
"It doesn't seem all that cryptic for someone like KID..."
Ruri turned to look at Hakuba who was also inspecting the note.
Something's wrong here, Ruri thought to herself.
The note was short and included KID's signature doodle but it didn't seem right somehow.
"When the full moon rises high in the sky on the day of the Harvest
I, Kaitou KID, shall help myself to The Eye of Odin.
-KID"
"Well, I don't think it'll be much of a problem even if he does succeed in taking it," an elderly voice croaked.
Ruri turned to see a kind old lady speaking with Nakamori-keibu.
She was petite and she looked like she had aged quite nicely.
As soon as the old lady had noticed Ruri, she smiled and slowly hobbled over.
"Are you the little detective who's going to try and protect my garnet?"
Ruri did a double-take.
"Garnet, obaa-sama?" she asked.
"Yes, that's right. My grandfather found it while he was in America and brought it back here to be cut," the old woman smiled. "That's it over there."
Ruri walked over to the display case the garnet was in.
It was the size of an eyeball and cut in a round fashion. It was a large uvarovite garnet.
"A...green garnet?" she asked.
Hakuba, who was also interested, had come over as well.
"It seems it's the largest uvarovite garnet to ever be cut. It's known as The Eye of Odin," he explained. "The uvarovite garnet is one of the rarest types of garnet and is a brilliant deep green."
Ruri nodded.
I can't even begin to imagine how Kaito can pull of these sorts of things...
Akako has made her big debut! I only realized last chapter that I completely forgot about her! So, here she is! I can't wait to write her laugh! I always found it entertaining. It seems a lot of the characters are getting their debuts now, huh? XP This chapter is only the introduction to the heist, but probably within the next two chapters, we'll see the beginning of the heist! I also have a picture of Ruri posted on my deviantart, so, if you want a better idea of what she looks like, you can go there! Just go to deviantart and type in dreamflyer1100 and the picture is titled Ruri Yukihisa so it won't be all that hard to find (I hope).
The ribbon in her hair is something that will be added to her character in this heist!
(I've also got a few others that I've doodled, so if anyone wants to see them, I'll be happy to put them up on my devianart and send you a link! I've got one that is relevant to the plot and won't go up until we've gotten to where it's needed, so that's the only one that will go up for sure, whether anyone likes it or not)