Characters: Aoyama Gosho

To Keep A Secret-Pt 4

"And after that?" Conan asked forcefully.

"I'm getting to that!" Kazuha cried, clearly agitated. "And after I saw him smile…"

Flashback

Again, Kazuha felt something brush against her leg. Still pushed against the wall she looked down.

"Conan-kun…?" the hold on her mouth let go. She took a closer look at her 'capture.' "Heiji…?" Peeking over his shoulder, she saw, "Ran-chan…?"

Hot-faced, Kazuha looked down, "What are you doing here?"

"Ran-neechan told us you got lost," Conan explained, "so we came here before KID could catch you."

"Sorry, Kazuha-chan," Ran said, "it's my fault. Are you okay?"

"You're really dramatic! Almost crying because we try to protect you." Heiji said before Kazuha could answer.

"It's all your fault, you ahou!" Kazuha yelled, receiving shushing sounds from Conan and Ran. "Besides," she sulked, still red, "I still haven't been able to find my way back to the restroom."

"You were lost, anyway." Heiji said with a frown. He pointed behind Kazuha. "The restroom is in the other way."

She looked at the direction he was pointing. "What happened to the KID heist?" she asked, turning back around.

With a more mature voice, Conan answered her bluntly, "He didn't get the jewel, but we lost him."

"Come on," said Heiji, fixing his cap, "might as well take these two back to your place."

As Heiji, Conan, and Ran began to walk away, Kazuha muttered something.

"What's that, Kazuha-chan?" Ran stopped.

"I…" Kazuha looked down, "I still need to use the restroom."

Later

Kazuha got out of the restroom stall and began to wash her hands. As she did, she looked into the mirror, inspecting her face carefully. It was a habit she had when she was little. In fact, ever since she had become friends with Heiji.

She pulled on her cheeks her little. She lifted her chin, moving her head to the sides, back and forth. Leaning towards the mirror, she thought she saw something. What catches his eyes sometimes? She thought to herself.

--"Wait," interrupted Conan, smiling smugly, "what catches whose eyes?"

"Did I say I thought that?" Kazuha asked, a crimson color creeping over her face. She cleared her throat, "May I continue? While I was checking my face…"

Flashback

Kazuha looked closely into the mirror. All of a sudden, she noticed somebody behind her. Full of fear, she turned around, only to be met with the eyes of a young woman.

"I'm sorry," she said cheerfully, "I didn't mean to scare you!" She seemed no older than Kazuha, with almond-shaped violet eyes and a hair cut down to her shoulder. On the outside, the lady seemed perfectly harmless, wearing an officer's uniform. She walked past Kazuha to the sink.

Kazuha was no idiot. ("I'm no idiot!") "You are Kaitou KID, aren't you?" Through the mirror, Kazuha saw the lady's eyes widen.

"What are you talking about?" the woman asked with a nervous smile. "Of course I'm not Kaitou KID!"

Kazuha gave her a doubtful expression. Kazuha took a deep breath, "RAN-CHAN! HEIJI!! IT'S KAITOU KID!!!"

The lady backed away from Kazuha, her back against the sink. The door to the restroom flew open as Ran, Heiji, and Conan walked in along with another officer.

"What's wrong?" Conan asked, breathing heavily. Kazuha grinned evilly and pointed to the woman.

"She is really Kaitou-KID!" Kazuha declared proudly as the woman looked back and forth between her and the child.

Heiji and Conan looked at each other…and began to snicker.

"What's so funny?" Kazuha asked, "This woman is Kaitou KID and all you do is laugh?" she pouted.

"S-sorry, Kazuha-neechan," Conan said between laughs, "It's just that…" His laugh increased in volume.

"I'm sorry, Kazuha-chan," Ran said, "but this officer just told us that KID was seen flying off."

Kazuha looked at the man. He looked in his mid-forties, about the same height of Heiji, with dark, almost black, eyes. He gave her a tooth-filled smile and tipped his hat.

For the umpteenth time that evening, Kazuha felt like a fool. "I'm so sorry." She told the woman. With a small laugh the woman shook her head.

"That's what happens when you join the KID Task Force. Don't worry about it! I'm Furuya Rika and this is my partner, Shirota Tsutomu."

"I'm sorry for my friend's stupidity, Furuya-keiji." Heiji said, glaring at Kazuha.

"I said I was sorry!" she yelled back. The officers both took notice of their actions and began to giggle, causing Kazuha and Heiji to look at them. "Something wrong?" Kazuha asked.

"It's nothing," Shirota-san said. "Come on, you kids, it's getting late and you should be going home."

"Yes, sir," Ran, Conan, Heiji, and Kazuha said. They each followed the officer.

"Excuse me," Furuya said as Kazuha began to follow Heiji out.

"Yes, Furuya-san?" Kazuha turned around to face the other woman.

With a wide, evil grin, the lady said, "You're very good at guessing…"

I'm sorry about that! -Dire Moonstone-