Lights Out

(KaitoxAoko)

Disclaimer: Yep, you guessed it. I don't own Magic Kaito… I'm still hoping that Aoyama-sensei can sell Magic Kaito to me, thought, I know that will happen when pigs can finally fly.

Engineer MOTZ1412: A pleasant day to all my passengers. This is your locomotive engineer, motzKID, reporting that our train has finally left its current location. Our trip for today will be entitled, "Lights Out". So please seat back and relax as you read another KaitoxAoko story.

My crew and I would also like to invite you to read my other story entitled, "Sayonara, Kaito" and obviously, the pairing is KaitoxAoko. Enjoy!

"So, uhh, can you tell me again… WHY IN THE WORLD DID YOU CAME BUSTING INTO MY DOOR 5 MINUTES AGO AND NOW, WATCHING A DVD HERE?!?!" Kaito, who sat on the couch almost falling off his chair, exclaimed.

"Our DVD player wasn't working so I came here to watch this documentary," she sat beside him, looking all serious as she pressed 'rewind' again. It was the 47th time she pressed that button ever since she got there, but who's counting?

Kaito stared at her with half-moon eyes and then to the T.V. screen, his eyebrow twitching. Suddenly, the scary, big-head of Kaito appeared, "THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY! IT'S A VIDEO OF YOUR DAD IN LAST NIGHT'S HEIST!" he exclaimed, the vein on his head popping out.

Aoko chuckled, almost cutely, "well, I still haven't figured out how KID got hold of that gem," she smiled nervously, pressing 'rewind' again. She pointed at the screen, "see? I still can't get THAT move," she smiled at Kaito and then watched the video. Kaito blushed as she smiled too sweetly at him.
"TOO… adorable… to… resist," he thought, flushed red.

He shook his head from imagining things in his head. Kaito watched with half-moon eyes, his mouth twitching in irritation, "this is a bunch of bull," he mumbled. Aoko stopped the video and looked at him, "ah, did you say something?" she smiled.
"Nah," he looked away, blushing.

Aoko would always use her 'sweet-and-innocent smile' when she needed something. The thing that irritates him is that it ALWAYS works because he couldn't resist her.

As we all know, Kaito likes Aoko A LOT. But we couldn't blame him for liking his childhood friend. "She has a good heart and she's the only girl in the world that hasn't been falling over KID. She's pretty unique, for all I can say," he would always think.

Kaito secretly smiled as he watched the video with her. There were thousands of reasons while he's smiling but he could only think of two for now. That is, as he watched Inspector Nakamori catching the unbeatable, he couldn't help smiling to his success. The second reason is that he's with her. Nothing could compare the happiness he was currently feeling. Nothing at all…

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After 15 minutes…

"How many times are you going to keep repeating the same scene?" he asked for the 34th time, but who's counting. He sighed as folded his arms behind his head and leaned back to his seat on the couch. Aoko pressed 'rewind' again and as if, she didn't hear him. There was silence.

"Not until I mastered his tricks," she mumbled seriously, at last.
Kaito fell off his seat, "not a chance," he said with half-moon eyes.

He sat up again, "your dad can't catch KID even if Starwars XXVIII is out," he smirked, folding his arms behind his head again.

Aoko's bangs covered her eyes. She pressed 'stop' and 'eject'. This surprised Kaito for he sat up and looked at her, "what's wrong?" he asked. She sighed and stood up as she got the CD out of the player and placed it in the casing.

Kaito smiled nervously, "w-where a-are you going, Aoko?" he asked again. "I'm leaving," she mumbled and got her books. She looked at him with half-moon eyes, "if you're just going to sit there and criticize my dad then, I'd be better off leaving," she walked out and slammed the door behind her.

Kaito looked at the door for a second and then glanced beside him; "you forgot your bag!" he called out as he slumped back to his seat. Aoko came in again and grabbed her bag. She quickly left and purposely slammed the door real loud. Kaito yawned as he stood up to go to the kitchen, not minding that his childhood friend walked out of him.

They're always like this so he's kind of used to it. He went to the kitchen to cook his dinner, although he knew he couldn't. His mother was abroad so he's alone. Suddenly, he heard drops of rain, "well, well. Looks like someone's going to get into trouble," he mumbled as he grabbed his coat from the chair.

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Aoko slammed the door behind her after getting her bag that she forgot. She walked quickly, cursing under her breath as she crossed the busy streets. After walking for about 20 minutes, not sure where she was to go since her dad was abroad and surely, their DVD player was broken. There was really nothing for her to do.

"I could go to Keiko's house to watch this. She would be happy to see that video of KID's heist," she smiled as she walked. Suddenly, she felt a drop of water in her cheeks and then another one on her head. She held out her right hand as another drop of water was felt on her palm, "oh, darn. It's raining!" she thought frantically.

After a few seconds, it was raining really hard. She had no time to waste for according to the news, it won't stop until tomorrow. While all the people in the streets took cover from it, Aoko kept walking and walking until she felt dizzy. She put her hand on her forehead, "I had a fever yesterday. I think it's coming back again," she thought as she sneezed. She was wearing her school uniform and it was soaking wet now. She hugged herself as she kept going.

After a few minutes, she felt very weak. Before she could collapse there, someone caught her by the arm, "you're very stubborn, you know that?" that person said. The person leaned Aoko against his back, giving her a piggyback ride. Aoko didn't care who it was but that person had a warm back as she smiled and leaned her head on that person's shoulder.

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Aoko slowly opened her eyes. The first thing on her mind was that she was lying on something soft. She sat up and yawned. Looking around, she thought aloud, "…where am I?"

"Hey, you're awake," a person said with a smiled. His bangs covered his eyes, "you should stay over. The weather's awfully bad," he handed her a warm glass of water. She took it and sipped a little. Putting the glass aside, she looked down at her supposedly-wet clothes.She was surprised that she was wearing HIS shirt and HIS jogging pants; "you changed my clothes?" she looked at him, almost thankful.
Kaito smiled, "of course. I couldn't risk you having another fever. Although, it wasn't as easy as you think," he winked, sitting beside her.

She covered her body with the blanket, "did you see?" she asked him with half-moon eyes. "I'm not a perverted idiot right now!" he exclaimed in denial. She looked away, blushing, "t-thanks," she mumbled. He smiled, "no problem and sorry about a while ago," he looked away, scratching his cheeks to hide his blush.

There was an awkward silence.

"Anyway, you can sleep in my room since my parent's room is lock. I'll sleep here," he stood up. "N-no! This is your house so I'll sleep here! I don't m-mind," she blushed as she shivered. Kaito sat down again and put his forehead against hers.

"W-what?" she blushed. "Your fever," he looked at her seriously, "you're having a fever again," he said. He leaned her back to the couch and tucked her in as he took another cloth that was soaked in warm water. He put it on her forehead as he stood up, "I'll go get the medicine," he said worriedly.

"Ah, n-no. Don't bother. I'll go home anyway," she sat up.

"I told you," he looked back, "you must stay for the night because the rain's pretty hard right now," he proceeded to the kitchen.

"B-but," she reasoned.

"Aoko, you're so stubborn!" Kaito sat beside her again, looking at her with half-moon eyes, "now, rest!". He laid her back again and tucked her in.
She sat up again, "I'm a strong girl! I'm going home," she protested.

But before he could answer back, the lights went out. "Oh, great! Just what we needed, huh?" he said sarcastically with half-moon eyes. Suddenly, the thunder roared.
Kaito stood up, "I'll go get the flashlight. Just stay--" he felt someone hugging his arms, "—here? What are you doing?" he asked with half-moon eyes, blushing.

"Don't leave me! I'm scared of the dark," she hugged his arms tighter. Kaito sighed and half thanking the blackout since his face was flushed red. "J-just don't let go," he mumbled.

He took a step and followed by Aoko as they found their way to the kitchen. Aoko looked around, although she couldn't see anything. But maybe a monster would appear, possible, right?

He opened the drawer. Aoko could hear clanking and jarring of keys in the drawer and suddenly a light flashed. She closed her eyes, thinking it was another lightning.

"Relax, it's only flashlight," Kaito said with half-moon eyes. He didn't flash the light to his face for it was still red.

"C'mon. Let's get you to my room," he took a step.

"Eh?!" Aoko asked in surprised, pulling his arm to a stop.

"You're going to sleep there! Don't think as if I'm going to do things to such un-cute girl," he said, still, with half-moon eyes. Aoko kicked his leg,

"ow! What'd you do that for?!" he rubbed his leg.

"Sorry for being ugly!" she looked away.

Kaito kept walking, "it's true, anyway!" he shot back. Suddenly, he didn't notice that there was a step and ended up tripping.

"What're you doing?!" Aoko asked in the dark and tripped over his leg. The flashlight fell off his hand and he ended up on the floor. As he rubbed his head, "ow," they both said, knowing that they fell on the floor; the flashlight rolled on the floor and then flashing their faces.

It was then; they saw each other's faces, a few inches away. Kaito was on the floor while Aoko was on top of him. They both blinked for a second until they realized their position. "Sorry," Aoko mumbled as she sat up, her face was red because of her high fever and because of embarrassment. Kaito sat up, "it's okay," he mumbled, still rubbing his head.

They both got on the feet and proceeded upstairs. Kaito opened a door and flashed the flashlight around the room, "no monsters here," he chuckled. He led her to his bed and laid her down, tucking her in, putting the flashlight on his side-table as it flashed to the whole room. He leaned forward and put his forehead against hers, "your fever's getting worst," he mumbled. Then, he realized that she was already breathing hard and fast.

"Yeah, I see, you already knew that," he mumbled to himself. It was cold as Aoko shivered again. Kaito took the last blanket from his cabinet and covered her with that. Her condition was critical for she was still shivering.

"C-cold," she mumbled. He sighed, looking at her worriedly. He stood up, "well, I'll call up a doctor if they could come here," he said. But as he was leaving, she tugged her arm, "d-don't. I'm okay," she whispered, almost inaudible.

"What do you mean you're 'okay'? You're shivering!" he exclaimed.
She didn't let go, "n-no. D-don't leave me," she pleaded.

Kaito looked at her for a second and sighed. He took a chair and sat beside the bed, "fine, I won't leave," he crossed his arms. Aoko looked at him, doubting.

"I promise," he smiled.

Aoko smiled as she breathed hard, her eyes very sore. She held his hand and closed her eyes. Kaito held her back, smiling, "I'll never leave you," he thought.

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It was late at night as he felt her hand trembling again. He shot his eyes open,

"Aoko?" he thought. He put his hand on her forehead, "whoa! She heating up!" he thought, wide-eyed.

He could feel her hand holding his hand tightly, "c-cold," she mumbled in her sleep. She opened her eyes, "K-Kaito, i-it's c-cold," she trembled. Kaito looked at her worriedly, "this is the last blanket we have," he thought.

He stood up and sat beside her, on the bed. He sighed as he looked at her helplessly. He laid beside her, covering his body with the blanket. He wrapped his arm around her tiny waist and put the other hand behind her head, hugging her protectively and almost possessively, as if he didn't want to surrender her to anyone.

She shivered, "K-Kaito," she mumbled again. He closed his eyes tightly as he hugged her tighter, "don't worry. You'll be okay," he whispered. It was as if she was almost dying and that he didn't want to surrender her to death. No, not a chance.

He pushed her head to his chest. She could hear his heart pounding fast and hard. She put her hands on her chest, feeling her heart pound as well. She was trembling, tears gathering in her eyes, either because she is touched by his actions or that her head is aching terribly.

She trembled under his arms as he hugged her tightly again. He looked down and kissed her forehead, "whatever happens, know that I love you," he whispered. She snuggled to his neck as she nodded.

After a few minutes, she stopped trembling. Kaito feared the most as he looked at her, thinking that her life may have been taken away from him. But that proved him wrong, Aoko, the most beautiful girl he had known, was sleeping.

He sighed in relief as he kissed her on the lips, thinking that she wouldn't know, anyway. But to his surprised, she kissed back. He closed his eyes as their lips parted, hugging her tightly, "my, Aoko…," he whispered, the words echoed in the room.

Aoko smiled and kissed his cheek as she closed her eyes.

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The next day…

"Last night was raining pretty hard, huh?" Keiko told Akako. Akako nodded, "I had to use 3 to 4 blankets to sleep," she smiled. Hakuba entered the classroom, "how was your night?" he asked the girls.

"It was really cold," others replied. Others nodded.

Suddenly, Aoko and Kaito entered the classroom, their faces a bit red. Aoko sat beside Akako while Kaito sat behind Hakuba. "It was really cold last night, right, Aoko?" Keiko asked, fixing her glasses in place.

Aoko nodded, "y-yeah, you could say that. Actually, I didn't feel THAT cold," she smiled nervously. Kaito glanced at her, his face was flushed red.
"You okay, Kuroba-kun?" Akako asked. Everyone looked at him, "yeah, I am," he smiled.

Suddenly, the teacher entered, "good morning, everyone," she smiled. Everyone took their seats. They started to discuss the lesson when suddenly, as they were answering a seatwork, "last night was pretty darn cold, huh, class?" their teacher asked.

Everyone nodded and started whispering. Aoko and Kaito just looked away. "You know, my husband and I had to use 3 blankets to sleep," she smiled. "Wow," the boys said. Suddenly, they sneered, "I bet sensei and her husband snuggled and hugged each other, huh?" they laughed.

Their teacher laughed, "Well, we are married anyway," she smiled.

"Snuggled?" Aoko thought as she sat up. "Hugged?" Kaito shot up as he thought of last night.
"MARRIED?!" they both thought as their faces went red again. Red puffs of embarrassment poofed out of Aoko's ears and left her all red.

"Ah, Nakamori-san? What's wrong?" the teacher asked. Aoko slumped back, "i-it's nothing," she smiled. She closed her eyes, "n-no. It's not THAT bad. We didn't do anything, anyway," she thought, fanning herself.

Everyone looked at her and then to Kaito, who was flushed red. "Now that I think of it, Kaito's mother and Aoko's father are both out of country," Hakuba thought aloud. The class sneered at them,

"Ne, you two didn't anything, did you?" Asami joked.

"NO!" they both said at the same time.

"Really?" the teacher smiled, "from the looks of it, something DID happen," she smiled. Everyone giggled.

"How can you think like that, sensei?!" Kaito shot back, "besides, we live in different houses!"
The teacher smiled, "I'm joking. Anyway, please carry Nakamori-san to the clinic. I think she couldn't walk with her condition," she smiled.

Kaito's eyebrow was up as he stood up. He carried her, bridal-style, and out of the classroom.
After they left, "something's up, class," the teacher put her hand under her chin.
They all nodded in agreement.

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Kaito looked down at Aoko, who was lying on the clinic's bed.

He held her hand, "I meant what I said last night," he blushed.

She smiled, "of course you did, Kaito. You wouldn't say it if you didn't meant it," she chuckled softly.

He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, "yeah," he slightly nodded, "I love you, Nakamori Aoko," he stood up and closed the door behind him.

She smiled, "I love you too, Kuroba Kaito, no...," she thought as she closed her eyes and sighed in satisfaction, "...Kaito KID, right?"

Engineer MOTZ1412:

Attention all passengers of Love Express. Thank you for boarding the Love Express. We surely are looking forward to your comments/reviews. Please journey with us again, here, in Love Express, where every story has its own fantasy.

Thank you for reading! Don't forget to visit my other story, "Sayonara, Kaito"!