Cure Me

When Saguru walked inside the classroom 2-B the rows of students grew silent. Saguru could feel all eyes on him as he made his way to the teacher. He quickly apologised for being late and flashed her one his most charming smiles, a fake one and a shadow of the ones he could give only months ago.

But like so many other people the teacher took at as it seemed and forgave him easily, saying that Saguru'd had a long journey and it was not the end of the world if he was a bit late.

That was when Saguru heard the door behind him slide open. There was panting and a familiar voice breathed out: "Sorry I'm late. There was awful traffic."

The detective turned around and locked eyes with Kuroba Kaito, also known as Kaitou Kid. He had not changed at all from when Saguru had last seen him. For some reason, when Kaito smiled Saguru felt like he had never left in the first place.

An unbidden smile made its way to Saguru's face when Kaito stepped into the classroom. If Kaito was surprised by this he never showed it.

"How was it in England?" Kaito asked pleasantly, completely ignoring the teacher.

"Horrible", Saguru gasped out as tears came to his eyes. Now Kaito's eyes widened. He apparently had not been expecting that.

Unable to hold himself back Saguru closed the remaining distance between him and the magician, wrapping his arms around the lightly smaller body.

"I became someone else. I couldn't feel anymore. I-I-I..." Unable to continue Saguru only sobbed into Kaito's hair, holding the other boy close. He could feel again. Just seeing Kaito had given him his heart back. He would never leave the other boy again. Not as long as he lived.

"I think Hakuba's jetlag is worse than he thought", Kaito said trying to get his words heard by the teacher.

"Oh! Of course!" the woman said hurriedly. "Please escort Hakuba-kun to the nurse's office, Kuroba-kun."

"Right away", was the brunet's reply as he started leading the blond out of the classroom. It was after the door had been closed and Kaito had taken him down the corridor for some time before Saguru could talk again.

"Stop", the blond said, willing his voice to stay calm. "I'm fine now."

Kaito simply nodded before asking: "Want to tell me what brought this on?"

"Before I left", Saguru started and he could see the pain in Kaito's eyes. "I didn't mean any of it."

Kaito's eyes widened.

"What?" he choked out. "None of it?"

Saguru shook his head and then replied: "It was all a lie. Your kiss didn't bother me at all. I actually enjoyed it."

As if to prove his point Saguru leaned down and brushed his lips against Kaito's own. He was broken out of the mood by Kaito's voice: "What brought you around?"

"I told you already", Saguru said weakly. "The England trip. I thought I was losing myself and my mind. I was certain I had gone crazy when I saw you again."

"What did I do?"

"You made me realize I could still feel. I was happy to see you again." Saguru wrapped his arms around Kaito, continuing to pour his heart out to the other teen: "You cured me."

There was a light hearted chuckle from Kaito and Saguru felt himself be complete when the brunet leaned upward and planted a soft kiss on his lips.

"I'm ready for your confession", Saguru said truthfully. "This time I won't run away."

Kaito smiled at him softly before speaking: "You're hopeless." His tone was playful but turned serious as he continued: "I love you."

Saguru squeezed Kaito tighter against himself as he replied: "I love you too. Don't ever leave me."

"Wouldn't even dream of it", Kaito assured him. "Not after experiencing you leaving me."

Again, tears began streaming down Saguru's cheeks. But this time they weren't tears of desperation. They were tears of perfect contentment. He realized that it did not matter if he was dark, because Kaito had enough light for the both of them.

The End