CHAPTER 2

Shinichi lay his head down on his desk and tried to close his eyes.

He had been out extremely late last night because of Kaito Kid's little heist. Then, he had to file another report with the police and tell the story about a million times to anyone who was required to know. This left him with very little time to sleep or study for the upcoming exams.

That stupid thief was going to pay the next time he met him! But, then images of last night popped into his head. The jewel being stolen. Him falling off the edge. Kid straddling his waist. The kiss he had gotten unexpectedly. The last one made his face turn red in the middle of his class.

Shinichi was knocked out of his blissful ranting in his head by a noise. A tap on the door was heard and everybody halted what they were doing and turned towards it. Who would be interrupting the most scary teacher at the high school?

Mr. Yamoto walked to the door with swift movements and turned the handle. He opened the door, the hinges squeaking unpleasantly. There stood a boy who looked to be about the same age as them. And funnily enough, he had a lot of physical traits similar to his own.

"Yes?" the teacher asked unhappily.

"I'm the new student," the teen said.

"Oh, Mr. Kuroba. You are the new Junior here?" he asked.

The seemingly shy boy nodded politely and avoided his eyes.

"You can take a seat in the back then, next to Mr. Kudo," he pointed towards Shinichi. Kuroba's eyes widened as soon as he caught sight of him.

The boy hesitantly moved to the back and silently sat down.

"Hey, I'm Kudo Shinichi," he whispered, to make conversation.

The boy simply nodded in acknowledgment, though he was holding back grin.

"So, where are you from?" Shinichi asked, trying again to start a conversation.

"Ekoda," So that was all he got? A one word answer. Shinichi was starting to get a little frusterated. He really was trying to help him fit in. But, if he didn't make an effort too, this would be very difficult.

"Okay, partner up with the person next to you and solve problems # 3-49," the teacher ordered.

The two moved their desks closer together but decided to work on their own. They didn't really like working with others, so they would have to fake it. Both finished at the same time and looked up. The rest of the class was nowhere near close to finishing.

They had hoped to be able to internally gloat that they were faster than the other but were disappointed.

"So, how do you like it here in Beika so far?" Shinichi asked in a bored voice.

"It's okay I guess. Just got here this morning. You sure do ask a lot of questions," he replied.

Shinichi blushed," Sorry. Your parents made you come to school the first day you moved in?"

"Well, no, not exactly. I was out last night for a while when I should have been home," Kuroba said with a smirk.

Shinichi felt like he recognized his voice from somewhere, now that he was no longer whispering everything he said.

The bell rang and Kudo looked towards his partner.

"What class do you have next?"

"Oh," he looked at a schedule in his hand, "Mrs. Hafner's English course."

"Her class is down the hall to the left. But, be careful cause she is a total nag," Shinichi warned.

The two shared a laugh and picked up their things.

"Find me during lunch hour and we can sit together. Well, I mean, if you haven't met anybody else by then who you would rather sit by," he frowned at the thought.

"Sure," Kuroba answered with a small smile.

As soon as they parted ways, the new teen was having an internal argument.

'You can't be friends with him, he is the detective out to get you!'

'I know, but he's so damn nice!'

'He is your enemy, dumbass!'

'I understand..but can't we at least just be friends?'

'No, if he gets too close, he will find out! He's a good detective!'

'But I love him!'

'Oh, shit, now you thought the "L" word! You are so fucking screwed!'

'I can't lie to myself! But, he would never like me if he knew who I really was!'

'Just give it up!'

'No, I won't.'

His internal battle was over and his resolve to stay away had faded.

Even if there was a chance that he could get closer to the detective, he would take it. No matter the risks!