A/N: Whoo! Pointless chapter time~! 8DD –shot–; –revives– This chapter is dedicated to my sister! Good luck on your tournament, sis~! Don't worry, you'll do fine! 8DD –shot again–
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan or Magic Kaito in any way or form.
Chapter Twelve
I woke to someone shaking me gently, trying to rouse me from sleep. I gave an audible animalistic growl, flashing my canines in the general direction of my disturber, the hands hesitating for a long moment, before they went back to shaking. I groan loudly in annoyance. So much for sleeping how I long I want to. Really, who would be up at this ungodly hour on a weekend, anyways? My eyes split just a bit, the figure in front of me blurred as I thought cynically, 'this better be fuckin' important…,'.
Kaito's grinning face met my sight and I internally sighed. Of course, Kuroba Kaito – his name came out as a venomous hiss, even in my mind – would be one that would wake up this early on a weekend. He tapped my nose, the irritating grin never leaving his face. "Come on, Alice-chan, wake up~! We're going shopping today~!" He cooed near my face, making me come forward sharply, snapping my teeth threateningly. It wasn't an empty threat, either. I would bite him, if I felt like it.
Despite my just-go-die glare and my bared teeth, he scooped me up, effectively making me lose my composure and to whine in protest as he picked up some of his old clothes – a pair of boyish shorts, a jersey t-shirt, along with a hat he decided to snatch up for style – and brought me to the bathroom. He set me on the counter and I flinched as the cold surface seeped through the light blue pajamas Chikage had dug up from Kaito's old stuff a bit before she left. I'm glad. I didn't want to wear Kaito's shirt as a night dress the whole time – it would be kinda strange.
I yelped in surprise when my face was suddenly rubbed with something damp and slightly rough. Kaito laughed at my expense, ignoring my deadpanned face, and continued rubbing my face with the towel gently. I closed my eyes when he waited for them to close so he could rub my eyes. Then he was done, pulling back and grinning at me.
"There! You look much more alive now!" He stated in a jovial tone that made me think he was definitely inhuman. How can someone be so cheerful and lively in the morning? So annoying...I grumbled internally as he continued on, "You looked so dead earlier! You don't seem to be used to getting up early, so 'Kaa-chan told me to wake you up early this weekend so you can adjust to school a bit better. Though, why she told me to do that is strange, considering you've probably been going to school." He laughed and I laughed awkwardly along.
I did go to school, but more of often than not, I would skip. Bad habit, and I would have had to be held back since I missed too much days last year, but since I had high grades, they couldn't. Ha! Eat that, school!
Oh well, Kaito didn't need to know that. He walked out of the bathroom after putting me on the ground. "Anyways, get ready, Alice-chan. Like I said earlier, we have to go shopping~!" He seemed too excited about this revelation. Hmm, suspicious…
With that, I was left with my devices, the door closing behind Kaito, and I hurried to do all the mornings usual. Really, I wonder why Chikage had so much child things – a child's toothbrush, bath toys which I was admittedly taken with, children's toothpaste, and shampoo, too. It was like she knew I was coming here, which was unnerving in itself. I'd have to ask her about that later, when she comes back. Whenever that may be. After I was all ready, dressed and clean, I headed down to the kitchen where Kaito was sipping on something that looked like coffee – though, I would bet millions it was actually hot chocolate – and reading the newspaper.
I stopped my snort. He's like an old man…
I pocketed my new cell phone I got from Akako with a slight smile. She had actually given me a lot of advice and things I could use on the way back – making things appear in flashes of what looked like black electricity. She had even given some dangerous toys to use for other more…Risky…jobs in this world, too. She seemed to know exactly what I was going to do. And here I used to think she was a witch – hah, don't mind the pun – but she was actually very nice when she wanted to be, despite her still be condescending and rude to a fault. Can't say I'm not like that, sometimes, though, too. Must run in the family, well, my other half of family. Or were they my full family, since, technically, I am related? Or distantly related? Am I even consider completely related, or is more of a 'not really, but if you were' type of thing? …I'm stopping there, I'm just going to get myself confused.
Akako looked down at me with bemused eyes as I fiddled with the phone she gave me – it was black in color and seemed strange to me, though, I couldn't pinpoint what made it so strange. It looked like a normal phone.
"I think you'll find the phone quite handy. My number is programmed as speed dial #1; though, please refrain from calling unless it's important." She smirked at me as I continued giving the phone a wide-eyed look.
"Also, I think you'll find the ringtone I chose to be highly amusing." She gave another of her hair-raising laughs. "And with that phone, I'm sure you'll be alright; just…think of it as a lucky charm." I gave her a questioning look but brushed it off.
A lucky charm, huh? That was a weird way to think of a phone…
"Ah, Alice-chan, you're ready." Kaito's gleeful voice cut through my memories and I flinched as I was brought back to reality. "Good," He grabbed my hand and led me to the front door. "We're gonna have lots of fun today – trust me!" He gave a Cheshire grin and I refrained to bang my head against the wall. That smile looks too happy.
My inner protests were never heard as I was whisked out of the door in a flurry of happiness.
ooOOoo
Shopping. That's the word Kaito had used. I didn't think he would mean clothes shopping. He was the man, yet he seemed to be enjoying himself a lot more than I was. In fact, I was the one being tortured. Why? Because we were buying clothes for me. I had protested at first, but he said that it would be okay and I should at least have a few articles of girl clothing. Since I was so reluctant to buy things, he promised we would only buy a few skirts, pants, leggings, and shirts. Too many for my tastes, but who was I to deny Kaito of his enthusiasm?
Even though we had we already bought the few things we 'needed', Kaito was still having me try things on like crazy. I swear, sometimes I wondered about him. Then, I would remember he was Kaitou KID, and how he had seemed too comfortable in a skirt and heels – walking extremely well in them, as if he was used to it – in those times he disguised as a girl, and I would immediately stop my train of thought because I don't think I really wanted to know.
I licked my lips, annoyed as I walked out of the dressing room to show off the dress I was wearing. It was frilly and girly and pink and bright and just…ugh. Kill me now. Kaito gave me a squeezing hug and told me how I looked adorable – gosh, that line was going to get someone killed, I swear – and then swept me back into the changing room with yet another article of disgusting – in my opinion; it just didn't…fit…for me – clothing.
Damn him…
We spent a few more hours at the store after that; it was all just a blur to me after I went in my default mode. After the shopping trip, we had headed home to drop off the clothing, and then Kaito had brought me somewhere else. We had boarded the bus and we chattered away casually as we headed to our destination.
It was like the calm before the storm. Everything just seemed so normal, spending the day shopping with a friend and talking. I knew it wouldn't last, but at a time like this, I couldn't bring myself to care. Because, in this moment, everything was perfect. Even just for bit.
I was snapped out of my thoughts when the bus came to a stop and I looked out the window with interest as the sounds of mechanics moving and the sound of excited screams rebounded from close by. I felt an ecstatic gasp escape my mouth as I gazed at the park.
Kaito seemed delighted to hear my happiness and I hurried to grab his hand drag him out of the bus, running up with him to the entrance of the large place. We headed into the park after paying for our entrance fees and Kaito directed me like a tour guide, showing off the park as if it was his own.
We spent the rest of the day at Tropical Land.
Review Replies:
To: Raifuujin – Haha, that's okay. I don't review on a lot of stories I read. XD Yeah, I decided to stay with the MK cast instead of the DC cast because of the magic feature – and thank you for saying that was ingenious; I wasn't sure if I was overdoing it. XDDD – and I think it would be interesting to stay with them instead of the DC cast. I like sneaking around and to stay with the DC cast, Shinichi would probably sniff me out like a blood hound. (Laughs) Haha, you're welcome. ^^ I usually don't mind OCs with characters, but to pair what I see as myself with Kaito just rubs me the wrong way. I mean, I dunno… ^^; And yeah, I had other reasons as the author, but mostly because I kinda wanted to be there for a lot more things and putting myself at the Clash of Red and Black arc made me miss a lot of things. XD Holmes Freak murder case? Why, I would never~! (Grins innocently) –hint, hint– (Laughs) You'll just have to wait and see~! ;3 Thank you for reading~! o^^o
To: Kudo Shinichi Tanteisan – Ah, that's okay, E-chan. I get confused with the episodes, too. XDDD But, the Library Murder Case is episode 50. ^^ In the case, Conan and the Detective Boys go to the library to check out a book that Conan can use for a book report that everyone finished but him, since he was absent for three days. When they get to the library, some strange things happen, and they figure out that the head of the library killed someone – surprise, surprise, a murder – and late at night when the library is closed, they snoop around to find evidence and stuff. But, since one of the Detective Boys turned on the lights when the head of the library was just outside, he saw the lights, but they thought he was already gone, but he wasn't. They keep trying to find the body and evidence, and the library head keeps following them around like a creepazoid. (Laughs) And I mean creepazoid. I mean, jeez. XDDD Overall, it's one of my favorite episodes, just because of the way he follows them around like a psychopath with a vengeance to hide his crime – which he is, but that's beside the point… XDD And yay! I'm glad you like it~! I luvs fluffs~! X3 And yeah. (Nods) I don't oppose them, in fact, I like to read them and sometimes write it when I'm in the mood, but this story is strictly friendship. Pairing someone up with a character as I see somewhat like myself would be…weird… (Shrugs) I dunno. XDD;; (Grins as snowflakes fall and eats cyber cookie) Thankies, E-chan~! o^^o
-Wow! Long review replies today! Hurray for being happy enough to talk a lot~! XDDD Must be because I got three seasons of Case Closed this week~! Ah, happy times, happy times… (Blissful Grin)
Oh, also, this happened a couple days ago, and I thought it was amusing. XD
Okay, see, I was eating a late dinner…again, and it was steak. My mom handed it to me and I started eating while she headed back to the fridge. "Do you want barbeque sauce?" She had asked and I guffawed. I mean, it was too funny not to. "Barbeque sauce with steak?!" I had replied bemusedly, still laughing and eating, mind you – I'm not very proper when it comes to anything. She laughed along. "Well, you know we're out of A-one sauce." She had replied, in a 'that explains everything' tone. Considering our family, I guess it did explain everything…
Also, to anyone who eats steak with barbeque sauce, I hope you didn't find this offensive. I have nothing against it, but it just seemed amusing at the time. XD