Got to Believe in Magic
(KaitoxAoko)
Disclaimer: Yep, you guessed it. I don't own Magic Kaito. It belongs to Aoyama Gosho. But, Koichi and Ruriko belong to me!
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, "Got to Believe in Magic". So please seat back and relax as you read another KaitoxAoko story.
P.S.: This story would be based on the FLASHBACK in episode 219 (Kudo Shinichi vs Kaito KID)
It was a beautiful Sunday morning as she hummed a song. She was busy cooking lunch; she sprinkled an amount of pepper on the soup. She smiled at her success of cooking, yet, another delicious meal for them. She turned towards her Japanese fried rice as she tasted it, "needs more salt," she thought, nodding a little.
She opened the upper cabinet and stretched her arms to reach the salt at the top. Suddenly, a hand stretched from behind and got the salt. As she looked behind her, she met his lips on hers, "here," he smiled as he pulled back, "you needed it, right?" he handed her the bottle of salt, which she accepted.
Nakamori, or should I say, Kuroba Aoko smiled back and turned towards the rice as she continued humming. Kaito sat on the stool just in front of her, "you DO know what Mothers' Day is all about, ne?" he cupped his cheeks, his elbow in the table, looking at her with half-moon eyes.
She nodded, "yes, Kaito. I know what day it is," she giggled.
"…and you DO know that on Mothers' Day, mothers ARE supposed to rest," he reminded. She stopped and looked at him, "yes, well, do you remember last year's Mothers' Day?" she asked with a sarcastic smile. Kaito's cheeks turned red, "it was just a little accident," he reasoned. Aoko, one eyebrow up, smirked, "..right. You almost burn the house down because you took over the cooking chore," she continued with her cooking.
There was silence.
Kaito just looked at her as she put more and more salt on the rice. He stood up and walked towards her and stopped beside her, "then, is there ANYTHING I can do around the house? I mean, it IS Sunday and I'm out of ideas to do," he looked at his busy wife.
She looked at him; stopping what she was busy with, "then why don't you put some flowers on the vase?" she looked towards the kitchen counter, where a purple vase stood. She gave him 5-second kiss and proceeded to cooking. He sighed, feeling worthless around the house.
Not very long, a boy with messy chocolate-brown hair entered the kitchen. He walked towards Aoko and snapped his fingers, a red rose appeared, "happy Mothers' Day, mommy," he smiled, handing her the flower. Aoko bent down and kissed his forehead, "aww. Thank you, Koi-chan," she said to her son, accepting the rose. He smiled at her, feeling so good about what he did (typical Kuroba-junior).
He sat on the stool in front of Aoko and opened his palm, where his dove appeared, "good morning, Arsene-chan," he greeted the bird, as if it could understand him. He brushed the dove's head, down to its tail, feeding it with a cracker.
Aoko glanced up to her son, "Kuroba Koichi, what did I tell you about doing magic in the kitchen?" she asked him, one of her eyebrows up. This was natural for mothers to do, so we can't blame Koichi-chan if he sighed, disappointed. Aoko looked at him, waiting for a reply.
Koichi glanced up at his mother and sighed, "no magic is allowed in the kitchen especially when mommy's making her famous Japanese fried rice," he said, robotic way, as if he was memorizing 'The Ten Basic Rules in the Kuroba Kitchen'. Aoko nodded and proceeded in cooking.
"B-but, mommy," he reasoned, "dad's doing it, why can't I?" he asked, pointing to Kaito. Aoko looked towards the kitchen counter, where Kaito was snapping his fingers as white and red roses appeared. He put them into the vase and then, rubbing his hands, a bouquet of flowers appeared.
Aoko looked at her husband in awe and then towards her son, "daddy's doing a favor for mommy," she smiled, her eyebrow twitching. Koichi frowned. He wrapped his tiny hands around the dove and suddenly, it vanished between his hands. Aoko smiled, "like father like son," she thought with a sigh.
"Oh, by the way, Koi-chan," Aoko said without looking at him, her attention to the soup, "could you clean up the attic for me?" she smiled, her head slightly turned towards Koichi. He jumped down the stool, "okay," he prolonged the word.
"If you find anything unusual like a white top hat and a monocle, don't touch it," Kaito smirked as his son was leaving the kitchen. Koichi stopped, "a monocle?" he asked curiously. Aoko elbowed Kaito, "your father's just joking," she smiled sweetly; "right?" she looked at Kaito with half-moon eyes. "Yeah…," Kaito nodded nervously.
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"Kaito, you can't just say words like 'top hat', 'monocle' or even 'hang-glider' in front of your son," Aoko warned, "he's too young for these things," she said seriously. Kaito sat on the stool, "too young? For Pete's sake, Aoko! He started reading Arsene Lupin when he was 4!" Kaito shot back. "That's because he has your I.Q. of 400," Aoko glared at him.
Kaito pouted, "Kids these days…," he mumbled.
"Koi-chan is better off without knowing your other side. He's a curious boy and a little bit talkative," Aoko turned her attention to the rice balls. "He got that from you, you know," Kaito said, grabbing one of the finished rice balls.
Aoko looked at him with half-moon eyes before he could take a bite. He looked down to his hand and then to his glaring wife. He put back the rice ball and pouted again.
"Anyway," she continued, scooping a handful of sticky rice and shaping it, "the minute he finds out about KID and who he really is," she glanced up to her husband, "and the minute he tells his friends about it, who knows? One of them may be a son or daughter of a famous detective," she washed her hands and placed the tray of rice balls inside a cabinet. She didn't closed it and turned towards her husband, "do you get all of this I'm saying?" she asked, at last.
Kaito stared at her, "watching you work in the kitchen makes me dizzy," he said, folding his arms behind his head. "Kaito!?" she exclaimed, her hands on her waist. "Yes, yes. I get it," he pouted again.
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Koichi opened the door to the attic and fanned his way in since there were a lot of dusts, "when was the last time they REALLY clean this place?" he asked himself, looking around and coughing a little.
His attention was easily caught by a box labeled "Kaito's things. Do not touch.".
Koichi stared down at it, "the more it says not to touch it, the more I want to," he grinned to himself. He opened the box and his eyes widened.
He took the gold frame from it, "this must be Grandpa," he mumbled, staring at the man in white suit, hold a bouquet in one hand and fan of cards on the other hand. Koichi smiled as he saw the name at the corner, "Kuroba Toichi," he read, "my name must have been taken from Grandpa's," he thought with a soft smile.
He returned the frame onto the box. Then, he looked around and saw a box labeled "Aoko's stuff" with a smiley face drawn beside it. Koichi lifted Kaito's box and placed it above the shelf and opened Aoko's box. He was surprised as soon as he took a good look at it, "what's this…?"
Koichi went down stairs and stumbled into the kitchen. Aoko and Kaito stared at him, startled. Koichi smiled as he looked up to his mom, "sorry," he grinned. Aoko's eyes widened as she bent down to her son, "Koi-chan, where did you get this?" she pointed at the cap Koichi was wearing. It was a blue cap with slight stains on it.
"I was surprised too," Koichi smiled, "I found this in your box. Isn't this a boy's cap?" he asked. Aoko smiled up to Kaito and then to Koichi, "yup. It belongs to your dad," she replied. She stood up and took the cap off Koichi, "I'll borrow this for a while," she smiled, "…finish up the attic," she continued, sitting across Kaito. Koichi smiled and nodded and quickly left the kitchen.
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Aoko settled down on the stool across him. She wore the blue hat backwards and smirked at Kaito. Kaito chuckled, "doesn't suit you anymore," he grinned. Aoko nodded, "brings back the memories, huh?" she smiled, blush a little. Kaito looked at her lovingly, "yeah. Almost like magic…,"
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(FLASHBACK) – Episode 219 flashback
It was Spring festival; yet, another year for Nakamori Aoko, age 7. There were numerous people at the station, right in front of the clock tower. Aoko stood there, admiring the beautiful Cherry Blossoms; its petals fluttered and gradually hit the ground.
Aoko squeezed her father's hand as she stood there, immobile as she stared at the sea of people. "Are you ready to go now, Aoko?" Inspector Nakamori Ginzou looked down at his lovely daughter. Aoko looked up, her eyebrow burrowed, "go where, daddy?" she asked.
Her father chuckled and bent down, "didn't I promise you that we'll go to the zoo today?" he asked. Aoko's eyes widened, "you remembered?" she laughed and hugged her father.
"Why wouldn't I?" he asked.
Aoko looked at him, "because you never remember your promise," she smiled.
"A-ah, is that so?" Nakamori asked with dotted eyes.
"See? You promised me that you'll buy me a teddy bear last year but you bought me a doll instead," she smiled innocently. Nakamori looked at her with dotted eyes and a sweat dropping down at the back of his head. He laughed slowly and nervously, "oh well," he smiled, standing up.
"Daddy is so forgetful," Aoko laughed oh-so-cutely. Suddenly, Nakamori's phone rang. He immediately answered, "yes, this is Nakamori. Really…? Alright…, I'm on my way," he ended the conversation and looked down to Aoko, who looked up to him eagerly.
"Sorry, Aoko," he bent down, "KID is going to strike again. Can you wait for daddy in front of the clock tower?" he smiled. Aoko looked at him in disappointment, "alright…," she tried to smile and crossed the street towards the clock tower.
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Kuroba Kaito, age 7, walked up to his father, who was busy typing something, "dad, I'm going out for a walk," he said. His father, Kuroba Toichi, looked down at him, "oh? Aren't you going to celebrate Spring Festival with me and your mother?" he asked, lifting his son and sitting him on his lap.
"I won't be out long," Kaito smiled. He looked at the computer, where his father was typing, "what's that, dad?" he pointed. Kuroba Toichi laughed, "it's something for the police. I'm doing a report," he smiled, lying. Kaito stared up at him, "looks more like a riddle to me," he jumped down from his lap.
Kaito waved back, "anyway, I'll go for now!" he slammed the door behind him. Toichi-san smiled and went back to typing his name at the bottom of the paper…, "Kaitou No. 1412"
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Kaito went to clock tower place. He looked around as he walked and scanned the place. It was crowded and a lot of people. A lot of children ran around, chasing each other while holding their kites. Kaito didn't mind them as he walked around.
Suddenly, he spotted a girl, up the stairs right in front of the clock tower. She stood there as if looking for someone. The girl was about his age, wearing a pink dress. Kaito turned his cap backwards and zipped up his jacket as he climbed up the stairs, towards the clock tower.
As soon as he got up there, he stood beside the girl. It was as if she didn't notice his presence. Suddenly, "who are you waiting for?"
Aoko shot her head beside her, a boy stood there, wearing a blue cap and a matching jacket. "My father," she replied, looking at him. Kaito sensed that she was startled by his sudden question but then, "but he might not come because he's busy," she looked down to her feet. She looked pretty disappointed.
Kaito looked at her, feeling a bit sorry. He wordlessly stood beside her, looking around. Aoko glanced at him and continued to look around too. Suddenly, she spotted his hand in front of her. She stared at it and out of nowhere, a flower appeared. She looked up at him and then to the flower.
"I'm Kuroba Kaito," he smiled, "nice to meet you." Aoko took the rose from him, "I'm Nakamori Aoko," she smiled back, "nice to meet you too."
AFTER 30 MINUTES…
Aoko and Kaito walked, holding hands, along the busy streets of Tokyo. She laughed as Kaito snapped his fingers and a dove appeared on his hand, "Wow, amazing, Kaito-kun!" she exclaimed in excitement.
Kaito bowed playfully, "thank you! Such great audience," he joked. Aoko giggled suddenly she heard him say, "Now, I just made a pretty girl like you smile," he grinned. Aoko blushed a little, "ah, yeah," she nodded.
Kaito looked at his watch, "oh no! I have to meet my parents," he looked at Aoko worriedly. Aoko stared at him and then, smiled, "it's okay. I'll be fine on my own. I'm used to it anyway," she looked at him. He blushed a little, "don't worry. I'll still be seeing you," he smirked. He took off his cap and wore it on Aoko, "sign of friendship," he grinned.
Aoko turned the cap backwards, just like what Kaito did a while ago, "yeah! I'll be seeing you too," she smiled. Kaito waved his hand as he ran towards in another direction, "bye, Aoko-chan!" he smiled. Aoko blushed and waved back, "thank you, Magician-san," she chuckled.
(END OF FLASHBACK)
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Aoko smiled as she looked at Kaito, who was reading the newspaper. He lowered the newspaper, "oh, are you done with your flashback?" he asked with a smirk on his face. Aoko chuckled, "whatever, Kaito," she stood up to serve the lunch.
"Oh, by the way, while you were recalling how we met, Koichi went out for a while. He said that he'll be walking around the old clock tower," Kaito shot up the newspaper to his face again. "Oh, did he?" Aoko slightly turned her face towards Kaito. She looked at the food she was about to served, secretly smiling to herself, "who knows? That clock tower works like magic," she thought.
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Koichi walked around the old clock tower. There were a lot of people but then, he spotted a girl, standing up the stairs; wearing a red dress, the wind blowing against her brown hair. She was looking around, indicating that she was waiting for someone. Koichi walked up to her and stood mutely beside her.
She didn't feel his presence but hut he smiled anyway, "who are you waiting for?" he asked. The girl looked at him strangely. She looked around, "I'm waiting for my dad," she replied. She looked down to her feet, "but he's busy. He said that he would be catching an international thief named 'Kaitou KID'," she told Koichi.
Koichi looked at her and stretched out his arms. She looked at him and then to his hand. Suddenly, a white rose appeared, "I'm Kuroba Koichi," he smirked, "nice to meet you." The girl smiled and accepted the rose, "oh, you're a magician!" she exclaimed.
Koichi nodded, "..and who might you be?" he asked, "a beautiful girl like doesn't deserve to be sad," he grinned.
"I'm Kudo Ruriko," she smiled, "nice to meet you, Kuroba-kun."
Got to believe in magic
Tell me how 2 people find each other
In a world that's full of strangers
Got to believe in magic
Something's stronger than the moon above
'Coz it's magic when 2 people fall in love
Engineer MOTZ1412: Haha, like father like son, eh?Not really my best one but oh well… anyway!
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