Chapter Thirty-Five 1/2

"So why were you following me?" Ruri asked as they passed a sweets shop.

KID hummed. "No special reason."

Ruri stared at the messy haired thief in an attempt to unnerve him. It didn't work.

"So what were you saying about the Bell Tree Tower earlier?" she finally asked.

"I was wondering if you had ever seen it at night from a highrise," the thief grinned.

"I haven't. I suppose you're going to rectify that, aren't you?" Ruri sighed.

Ruri looked at the Bell Tree Tower in awe. "I never realized how pretty it was!"

"Right?" KID smiled.

"I suppose you know all of the good spots in the city, huh? Considering your occupation," Ruri smiled back.

"True. But it's pretty meaningless if you can't share them with someone."

"Do you have someone to share them with?" the girl asked, pushing away some hair that had gotten in her face from the wind.

"I do."

"And what're they like? Is it a childhood friend? A lover?" Ruri was genuinely curious.

"Well... she's got brown hair, blue eyes..."

Aoko, definitely.

"She's about this high..." KID put out his hand against his chest. "Her hair curls at the bottom, and she wears a blue ribbon in her hair that I gave her."

"Huh... eh?!" Ruri couldn't contain her shock.

She felt her face heat up despite the cold.

KID stepped closer to her. "She's a little bit of a ditz, once beat up a man to help an internationally wanted thief, and is named Yukihisa Ruri."

Ruri turned away from the grinning thief, her face completely red all the way to her ears. "I'm not a ditz," she mumbled indignantly.

"Yes you are," KID's voice laughed.

Warm arms wrapped around Ruri, pulling her into a broad chest. "You're cold, aren't you?"

Ruri was tempted to bury herself deeper into the warmth. Instead, she pushed away.

"I'm fine," she smiled. "But we may want to leave since we're not really allowed up here."

"You think that matters to an internationally wanted criminal?"

"I guess not," Ruri admitted as she looked up at the moon.

A really short mini-chapter since I wasn't gone as long as I thought I would be. Anyway, I WATCHED THE 19TH MOVIE! :D It was a little disappointing, but hey, we got to see KID!

Also, this chapter may be canon (fic-wise) but it doesn't mean anything is going to happen (romance-wise). For now, it should be considered as a flag, but more two friends playing around than really a flag (which I suppose may not make sense but I don't know any other way to word it). It should be more attributed to KID's meaningless flirting than anything romantic.

I had fun writing how KID described Ruri. XD

NEXT TIME: RURI'S SCHOOL RETURN

DFTBA GUYS! :D