Rated: K+
Word count: 1,386
Chapter 6
"I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away,
I wrote your name in the sand, but the water washed it away,
I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay."
More heists followed and Kaitou couldn't stop thinking about Shinichi; the unanswered questions kept roaming around in his mind. He didn't really concentrate in school anymore—not that he really needed to or had done so before—and he laid awake for hours before getting out of bed and turning on his computer. He searched the web for a detective named Shinichi, but only came up with old newspapers about a high school detective named Kudo Shinichi that had been dead for over a year. He tried to find any resemblance between the Detective of the East and the Shinichi he remembered, but found that he couldn't see any. However, blue eyes caught his attention. They were almost the same color as the eyes of the spirit he'd seen in the cinema and on the riverbed, but something was missing. Kudo Shinichi's had some kind of longing or hatred in them, unlike the hollowness and sorrow he remembered seeing in the other pair.
Wait—how had his mind switched from Bandaged Shinichi to the lonely ghost? He should have been finding out who the detective was so he could protect him if he ever stuck his nose too far in Kaitou KID's business, not searching for a thing that probably didn't even exist. Quickly shaking his head, he continued the search for his mysterious visitor.
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Shinichi had come to almost every heist after that first one, but not once did Kaito see him during the heist itself. Their meetings were exclusively on the rooftop just before his escape when there was no one around. Not to mention, whenever Shinichi was able to get the jewel back from him, he didn't' give it back to Nakamori-keibu—not as himself, at least. He usually put it back on the display case with a note stating that 'he' had been able to retrieve it from Kaitou KID. These actions caught the media's attention and the Phantom of Justice, as they had started calling him, became the center of the newest gossip.
That was the only time that Kaito paid attention in school. If his classmates were talking about the rumored hero, then he strained his ears to listen. The gossip was exaggerated most of the time, but there was always some semblance of truth in them and Kaito could use every little clue he had to find out who this Bandaged Detective was.
Sighing, he lowered the sapphire and put it in his pocket, turning his gaze to the city that was illuminated by a myriad of multicolored lights. He loved this view. It was one of the benefits of being an infamous phantom thief. He had always loved high places since the view was eternally beautiful. Being Kaitou KID, he was able to get to the highest of them: Tokyo tower, skyscrapers, and other tall buildings.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" He remembered that the voice had sounded hoarse and soft the first time they met, but now it had smoothened out. He rather liked his current voice. It was firm and controlled. Every little pitch was perfectly planned out, giving the Bandaged Detective a confident and calm impression. Maybe he had just gotten a cold that first time. It wasn't unusual, though that didn't' seem to fit with Shinichi's character. He was unusual, with so many mysteries shrouding his existence. He was one huge enigma.
"Yeah, it really is." There was nothing else to say. Shinichi had never tried to capture him, and the only thing he had ever done was take back the jewel KID had stolen. That gave Kaito a secure feeling, like it wouldn't matter if he told him who he really was or he placed some of the weight on his shoulders on those of this detective. What if he did? What if he told him about Snake? It would probably help relieve some of the pressure, knowing that there was someone who knew what he was going through, who could help him through it, and who would be there when he needed someone to comfort him.
No! What was he thinking? The sole purpose of finding out who Shinichi really was was to get him to stay out of harm's way. That would be useless if he told him everything. How could he had ever considered that possibility?
"What are you thinking about?" The question came so suddenly that it caught him off guard. He looked at the man next to him. Sunglasses covered his eyes, but the crinkle of bandages around his face spoke of the worry in his mind. "You looked quite sad a minute ago." Kaito blinked. Sighing, he turned his head back to the city lights.
"Yeah, I guess." He said softly. Shaking his head, he continued. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about some stuff." The gaze never left him. It felt like Shinichi could see right through him, as though he could tear apart the disguise he was wearing and find the teenage boy shaking and quivering in fear beneath it all.
"It's hard putting up a façade in front of everyone when all you want to do is scream, isn't it?" The Bandaged Detective said, switching his gaze to the lights as well. From the corner of his eye, Kaito studied the bandages on his face in an attempt to see what expression he was showing. Was he talking about himself? "It's always you who has to save the day, but you'd rather sit in your room and do something that you yourself truly want to do." Shinichi lowered his face. Usually, bangs would have covered his eyes by then, but there were none to be seen. "You just want to be a normal teenager."
Did he speak from experience or was he just that good a detective to guess what Kaito desired the most in his life? Turning around, Kaito leaned against the railing on his elbows, head raised to look at the moon and the stars twinkling happily in the cloudless sky. "Maybe so, but someone has to do it," That made the detective lift his head and look at him. "like the sun that has to shine during the day. If it didn't do it, another star would have to or we'd have no light at all. Not to mention, we wouldn't have this solar system."
"I hate stars." The muttered sentence caught his attention. He didn't know if he was supposed to have heard it, but he did and he couldn't understand. The man next to him had his head lowered once more, this time so far that his black fedora was covering half of his face. A twitch a little lower drew Kaito's eyes to the detective's hands, clenched in bottled-up anger.
"Why would you hate them? They've never done anything to you, have they?" Silence reigned as Shinichi didn't answer. He hated the fact that the bandages—and now the fedora as well—covered the man's face. He couldn't see his eyes or facial expression, making it harder to judge his emotions and thoughts.
After a few minutes passed by in silence, Shinichi hummed noncommittally. "I guess I should be going. You can keep the gem tonight. I don't really feel like retrieving it." Kaito watched as he straightened and walked towards the entrance of the roof. He didn't like this side of the detective that he was seeing, but what could he do about it? Shinichi was a mystery that Kaito couldn't figure out no matter how hard he tried.
Turning around, he put a foot on the railing and jumped. He felt a pair of covered eyes watch him as he flew away on his hang glider, but he didn't look back. Tonight had been weird. Their conversation had seemed normal, but more questions had been added to the pile of unanswered ones again. Kaito felt a strange feeling in his gut that he had never felt before and all of it was because of him. Shinichi. The Bandaged Detective. The Invisible Man.
What was this feeling?
Hey, not a really interesting chapter, but I had to write it since it'll help work towards what I had in mind. Btw I hate the computer's at school. I usually upload the chapters during the two hours I'm free this morning, but the computers at school were being bitchy since they didn't want to load -.- Anyway, that was the next chapter! Hope you enjoyed it ^^
Oh, guess what! Kaitou KID is EVERYWHERE! I found out my dad's password for his cellphone XD It's 1412! I almost couldn't stop laughing!
Lastly I wanted to say that I don't own the quotes in the beginnings of every chapter ^^ I took them from the internet.
Big thanks to my beta-reader Moku-chan~!
Also thanks to everyone who reviewed, those being; treasure family, mochiusagi, CrescentMoonTenshi, Aanaya, Mokuren no Ken, Sirastar, Eyeinthesky, JelpHasNails and Nika!
Eyeinthesky: Yes, actually that's true XD Poor shin-chan, maybe he could, but that would mean he'd risk getting found out. Maybe Kaito would suddenly sat down on him one morning XD now that would be an awkward situation!
Nika: Yes, they did :D
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