--Part 9, Third Person, The Rain—

When rain is rare or even out of the blue, it is sometimes seen as a true miracle.

This wasn't the case for Nakamori Aoko.

"How convenient…" Aoko mumbled to herself with a pout. Not only had the impromptu rain fallen on Teitan Elementary, but on Ekoda High School as well.

She continued working on the math problems she had in front of her. Where was Kaito's ill-behavior when Aoko needed it most?

She turned to face her friend on the other side of the room. He had a puzzled face as he stared at his paper. These problems aren't that hard…Aoko thought as she looked back on paper again. Her own paper had only about three problems left unfinished with at least twenty minutes still left of class.

She scanned the room and noticed that Hakuba Saguru--who had just returned from bed rest due to a mysterious illness—had already completed his worksheet and started reading the homework assigned for that day.

Koizumi Akako had also flown through her work as if it were a simple project assigned to first graders and was staring off into space. If her eyes didn't seem like they were on fire, you would think she was just a normal teenage girl.

Aoko frowned at her work. She thought again, These problems aren't that hard. She looked back at her best friend. Kaito had his eyes closed with a concentrated frown. Why is Kaito thinking so hard about these?

"Nakamori-chan?" Kaito opened his eyes and looked at the teacher standing over Aoko's desk. "Is there a problem?"

"Ah, no problem, sir." Aoko smiled at her teacher and looked back at her paper to finish the last few problems on the page.

Eh? Kaito paid closer attention to his friend. "Aoko…doesn't usually space out…" he muttered to himself. I'll have to see what's wrong after class. But for now… Kaito looked down at his completed test, I have to remember the name of that kid…

Kaito began to smirk angrily: it wasn't like him to forget a detail like this but… There was something about that girl's eyes. Kaito's smirk turned into a full-on grin.

Haibara Ai, right? Kaito reached inside his pocket. I may not have stolen the Femante--not that I needed it (Kaito frowned) —but I did get a way to contact that girl, easy enough.

Now it was Kuroba Kaito's turn to have a teacher standing over his desk. "Cheating, Kuroba-kun?"

Kaito laughed, "Of course not! Just practicing." Kaito beamed suspiciously, causing his teacher to slowly walk backwards.

"C-carry on…" he said, feeling back as to not bump into any desks.

A majority of the class had to snicker at Kaito's antics. Even Hakuba couldn't help but break into a smile. Kaito turned to Aoko who was smiling sweetly.

She gave silent claps his way as he nodded his head in a bow, mouthing, "Thank you, thank you."

I'm glad my friend is feeling better. Both Aoko and Kaito thought, with doubt still in their minds.

--End Part 9, The Rain--

It's not much, I know and it seems to be going nowhere but...I can't finish that sentence.