Loud, overjoyed shriek pierced through the walls. The Suzuki residence's youngest "princess" rushed towards her bedroom, to phone up her best friend in excitement.
" Ran! You won't believe what happened!" she shouted into the phone once her friend picked it up.
" Of course I won't when you make me deaf." The newly wed now Mrs. Kudo chuckled into the phone. " So? What got you riddled up this much?"
" He's back!" and with that Sonoko squeaked something incomprehensible.
" I'm sorry Sonoko, but I still can't read your mind. Who and what?"
" Kuroba! The famous magician is back in the 'party business'!"
Now it was Ran who forgot how to speak human. She gaped like a fish out of water until she could find her head and voice again. " Wait a minute." She hurriedly put down the phone rushing out of her room.
Sonoko on the other line couldn't figure out what was in her friend's pretty head but she was also too busy screaming to herself in overexcitement. After fifteen or more seconds Ran was back and sounded troubled.
" Sonoko, I'm not sure I got this, so just in case, to clear it up, Kuroba sent you an invitation, and that's why you're this happy."
" Of course! What else?" the young heir of a fortune couldn't see the problem at all.
" And when exactly will this party be?"
" Two days from now, at the usual time, and you know the dress code… don't you?" the end of the question wasn't that sure like the beginning, as Sonoko recalled exactly how few times did her friend visited these balls.
" I remember you mumbling about some mask the last time but I'm not sure."
" Thought so. The rules are easy to follow once you understand them. First you have to wear an eye or a full-face mask, which ever you prefer, then you shall wear something incredibly gorgeous and luxurious. Then comes the color code. You cannot wear white. At all. Not even the smallest part of your clothes shall be white. But I guess it's okay since there's so many colors left, equally beautiful. And for you unspoken question, why, the answer is that Kuroba Kaito has a magic show played on every party he holds and he needs some assistance from the guests." Sonoko chirped enthusiastically to the phone. When finished she waited for her friend to finally say something. " Ran? Are you planning to come?"
" Maybe….Excuse me for a moment." And she was off.
" Again?" Sonoko laughed, absentmindedly starting to plan her outfit in an idle dream world.
" Sonoko, do you have any information who's coming?"
" Why would I" waking her up from dreaming made her voice a little sharp. " I'm not the one sending the invitation. But probably everyone that counts. Kuroba has a tendency to make his parties grand in every meaning. "
" Thank you anyway. See you there."
" Wait WHAT?" Sonoko was confused, but the line ended. This week was Ran and Shinichi's honeymoon week they were on the other part of the country, probably in an exotic and expensive hotel.
Kudo Shinichi lied on his back annoyed and angry – just a little – on the hotel bed grabbing his face in pure frustration not bothering to look at his wife.
" You can't be serious. " he grunted. " It's our honeymoon, do you get what this means?"
" Yes, just as you got the meaning of simple date so well, Mr.-go-to-the-jungle-it-will-be-much-more-fun-than-a-walk-in-the-park. Yeah, darling I still remember it, and guess what? I still have those wounds the aboriginals gave me while trying to sacrifice me." Ran's eyes were filled with determination and flames.
" I said I was sorry! Gosh, just how many times will you bring that up?" Shinichi finally sat up to look at her in embarrassment and regret.
" As long as necessary." She smiled innocently and placed a kiss on his cheeks. " Darling, I just ask for a visit to that place so I can look around with my own eyes and verify she's not there."
" Why do I get that you're more interested in her then me?" the newly wed husband sneaked an arm around his wife's slender waist keeping her there.
" Are you jealous?" She laughed at him.
" Just a little." He shrugged.
" So? Can we go?" Run looked at him with pleading eyes. "I bet the magic show will be at least as interesting as a wild-man holy-sacrifice act." She continued after no positive respond, with a sly smile.
" Okay, okay! We go. And? When it will be?"
" Two days from today." She answered with the purest innocence.
" You have to be kidding me. " Shinichi growled.
The Kuroba mansion was upside down. Maids and servants running from one end to the other rearranging, decorating everything, the cooks busy with the majestic feast to prepare, the garden covered with light blue fabric and all colorful exotic and gorgeous flowers, the corridors filled with brand new statues depicting mythological figures, paintings about never-seen breathtaking landscapes, tailors and barbers running in and out the masters study room.
Kaito sat in his chair his elbows resting on the table, his fingertips against each other deep in thoughts. Only two days, and something horrible will happen. He could feel it.
A.N.
So hope you're waiting the upcoming party just as Sonoko, and seriously what could go wrong? And about this phone call, most probably Ran left the hotel's number if anyone wants to call them, and the invitation is waiting for them back home - Kaito's - hoping not to be noticed.
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