A/N:…Thank you all, I feel so loved….*sniffs*…And thank you for the advice too…I'll seriously take them to my heart, really! Thank you! Thank you! I don't have much time these days or I would so reply to you all D:. Mom has taken the liberty to sign up more classes for me because my first semester's result isn't nice…v^^, really, worse than she had expected…
Anyhow! Hope you will enjoy this as well ^^. Also, thank Kagari-chan again for her super quick beta ^^~.
Progress: First Stage- in Progress.
Warning: Violence, the author's shitty skill at writing actions…and AU, OOC-ness.
Disclaim: Nope…though I'm trying to collect all the volumes that have Kai-chan x3.
The 5th Night: The Party plus a New Job
Part 2
Masked men in black started to flood the ballroom, sealing off all the doors before pointing their guns at the guests.
"On your knees and put your arms over your head!" One of them- the leader, it seemed, yelled out loudly, shooting the ceiling as he did so. "Any funny business and you'll be seeing the end of my gun in your face!"
All the guests complied without protests. Being mafias that they were, they understood the situation perfectly.
Luckily enough, Shinichi and the gang were able to slip out of the ballroom without being noticed.
"My bodyguards have been shot dead," Sherry mumbled and Kaito wondered how she could say that with such a cold voice, "…And the back up should be outside, but they have blocked all the ways in."
"…Sherry, they're targeting you," Hakuba whispered as the group nestled themselves against a wall.
"…I know," Sherry replied blandly, shooting him an uninteresting look.
"…And we're not letting them get you, okay?" Shinichi continued, "...Toyama-san, can you look after Sherry? Take her to a safer place?"
"Kudo, I'm not abandoning you all," Sherry muttered, folding her arms at her chest and the boss sighed.
"I'm not telling you to abandon us…Just…get out of here and tell Gin the situation. He'll know what to do. Get the back up too."
Then to assure her more, Hattori shot her a grin, "We still have to give you the rest of our gifts Sherry."
And the heiress nodded once after a moment of thoughtful silence. Shinichi grinned in satisfaction before tossing Sherry something that looked like a badge and the girl caught it without even trying.
"Agasa-hakase's newest toy," the boss explained, "Take it, I'll report the situation to you through that." Sherry nodded again, her hand closed around the badge tightly.
Kazuha then looked hesitantly over to Hattori, who gave her a nod, "I'll be fine." He grinned at her and fished out from shirt's pocket an omamori to wear around his neck, which, to Kaito's amusement, made the girl blush for no reason.
"Take Aoko too," Kaito piped in, ignoring the fact that he was supposed to be Chris, and the fact that Chris didn't have such a deep voice.
The said girl turned him with wide eyes while Hakuba nodded.
"…Right…she shouldn't get tangled in this…" the blond muttered and Aoko turned to him in confusion.
"What's happening?" she whispered, "I don't understand. Shouldn't we call the police?"
"You don't need to understand, dear," Hakuba smiled, cupping her face in his hands, "And we can't…Just…" he sighed, "Be safe…I'm sorry for dragging you into this mess…"
"…I…Saguru…"
"Now, now, cut that crap out," Hattori grumbled, "Don't get all emotional now." Kaito had to agree but apparently, Hakuba didn't as he sent Hattori a glare and opened his mouth, ready to argue. One cold glare from Sherry shut them both up.
"You too," Shinichi turned to Kaito, eyes narrowed, "You go with them too."
"What?" Kaito folded his arms, huffing, "I'm not leaving. I'm staying to help."
"Of course you will, you can't even fire a gun," Shinichi snorted, looking un-amused, "Don't be stubborn, or you'll get us all killed." Kaito was about to argue but Hattori's loud shush shut him up, the rest turned to Hattori to see him sticking his head out the corner just slightly.
"Someone's comin' tis way," Hattori announced as quietly as he could to not alert the intruders' men.
"Now us three will shoot for cover and you four try to get out of here," Shinichi said urgently, "Think of this as a game and there is only one rule," Kaito snorted but the blue eyes boss ignored it, "Get out of here alive and you win."
Sherry shot him an interesting look, "Does the winner get anything?" she asked, bemusedly and Shinichi answered with a tight smirk.
"Anything," he said, "Game start."
With a nod from Shinichi, Hattori leapt out from behind the hiding spot to shoot at the enemy, grinning widely all the way. "Come, ye 'cum!" he yelled loudly and Hakuba pulled him back just in time to avoid a bullet from another direction.
"Idiot! You've alerted them!" Hakuba scowled at the dark skinned boss, who rubbed his ear uninterestingly. "Duh, tha was the poin'." Then he noticed the empty spot.
"Da girls got away?"
"Yes and take this," Shinichi tossed him a badge, "We'll split up, you two go that way, I'll go this way."
Hattori grinned, "Don't get killed."
Shinichi smirked back, "I won't."
And they moved.
…
"Now, from this direction, just go straight, through a window and we'll be in the garden near the parking lot," Sherry said and pointed at a nicely decorated hallway. "We're going through the window because I'm sure they've blocked all the main entrances."
"Okay," Kaito nodded, titling his head towards the window, signaling the girls to follow him before abruptly, he stepped back hurriedly. He stretched out his arms to push the girls back just as two men in black came out from another hallway. Kaito narrowed his eyes as the guys seemed really familiar, and no! They weren't his past clients! Geez…
"Dude, why are we here?" one of them asked, yawning widely and his companion said nothing.
"I'm asking you."
"Boss' orders. We have to guard this hallway," the other finally replied, "To prevent the slippery rats from escaping."
"Ah…"
"…Damn", Kaito cursed, how were they supposed to get outside now? They didn't have anything on them, no guns, nothing. Toyama-chan might be able to take them down and him too, even Aoko- what a pity, her infamous mop wasn't there; but he wasn't too sure about Sherry though…she seemed to work better with guns. But he doubted they would stand still to get hit. He was sure he or the girls would eat bullets before they could move…
Not a sight he wanted to see…but…
…I'm gonna win this game, Kudo. You'll see.
Now what?
…this called for his great, awesome, amazing, impressive and oh-so-wonderful skills.
"Now…girls," he turned around, whispering to them quietly, "Here's the plan…"
…Soon enough, a beautiful and attractive blond woman walked slowly to the two men, looking utterly lost. One of them was getting ready to pull out his gun and point it at her but his companion stopped him. The woman looked harmless enough.
"Hey, babe, where are you going?" the one that was more relaxed asked, raising an eyebrow at the way the girl brightened up.
"Oh! Are you part of Miyano's guards?" she asked excitedly, "I'm trying to find my way back to the ballroom but the mansion is just too big…" she said, looking around worriedly.
"My friends must be worried…" and she looked down, hands hid behind her curved form and the man felt something in him wake up…slacking off a bit wouldn't hurt, right?
"Oh well," he shrugged, looking at his companion with a grin, not noticing the girl's eyes gleam wickedly for a brief moment, "We can't have such stunning lady like this wandering around looking so lost, can we?" he winked and the other merely shook his head, signaling his 'go ahead'.
"Just follow me, lady," he said and walked slowly ahead, the blond immediately followed him.
"Thank you so much!" the woman exclaimed happily, "Is there anyway for me to thank you properly?"
And the man looked back at her; his eyes shone a hungry light.
"There is."
Then his companion watched emotionlessly as the pair disappeared around the corner.
Moments later, a startled cry reached his ears and not wasting a second, the man ran to the source, gun ready. And as he rounded the corner, before he could actually see what was there, a fist was delivered to his face and a foot slammed into his stomach.
The combined impact of the two attacks was enough to knock him out cold, and the man fell to the ground, joining his friend in sleep.
"Good job, girls," Chris-Kaito, held up a victory sign, getting back an amused look from Sherry, and beaming looks from Aoko and Kazuha.
"Now, we get out of here," Kaito said seriously and the rest nodded, turning to run for the escape.
Kaito stuck his head out first to look around for anyone and when he saw no one, he turned back to the girls.
"Okay," nodding, he helped Sherry climb out first, followed by Kazuha and Aoko.
"Now go," he told them, making the girls blink at him.
"Yer not goin' with us?" Kazuha asked in confusion and worry which made Kaito shake his head, smiling reassuringly at her.
"Nah, I'm staying. My acting can come in handy again," he grinned and prepared to close the window but Aoko stopped him.
"Yes?" he blinked at her, the girl looked at him, biting her lower lip, Aoko asked.
"You're not Chris, are you?"
Kaito stared at her before a un-Chris grin tugged at his lips, "Nope." And he pulled the doors closed.
The three girls stared at the closed doors for a moment more before Sherry announced, beckoning the girls with her fingers.
"Come, we have to find the backup."
…
Releasing a sigh, he looked at the unconscious guards. He had dragged them to a nearby empty room and tied them up. All by himself and boy, it was tiring.
He carefully inspected the thinner guy's face before tugging off his Chris mask. With a little skill, he managed to change his Chris mask into the out cold guard's face.
"…Well, let's see if I can pull this act…" he mumbled, it was going to be hard. He didn't even know the guy's name, or if the guards had any passwords. All he knew about the guy was the guy's perverted personality.
Clearing his throat, "Ahem, one, two, three…perfect," he grinned proudly when the guy's voice came out exactly the way the other sounded.
And in a puff of smoke that covered both him and the tied up guys, Kaito was wearing the other's suit while the guy was stripped down to his boxers…he looked even thinner without his clothes, ew.
"Now boss, I'll show you what I can do," Violet eyes narrowed and he pocketed the guns he got from the two unconscious men, "…It's Showtime."
Kaito pressed his ear against the door and when he heard nothing, he pushed it open, stepping outside.
"You!" someone yelled from behind him and Kaito froze, turning around slowly, he saw a bald man run toward him, his instincts told him to run but Brainie-chan insisted that he stayed.
"…Uhm, yes?" he asked hesitantly when he the man panting hard in front of him.
"How dare you leave your post!" he barked at Kaito once he got back his breath.
"Sorry sir!" he straightened up, "I'm returning immediately!"
"Good!" the man turned from being angry to being good-natured in a second and well, he really reminded Kaito of his old boss at the coffee shop…
"Where's the other one?"
"He's in the toilet, sir!"
"Tell him to return to his post immediately too, got it?"
"Yes sir!"
"Good!" and then he was running off, probably to bark at other slackers, Kaito inwardly sweat dropped.
"…Now…where was I…" he mumbled before walking off as well in a random direction.
…
Shinichi was breathing hastily while tying a piece of his makeshift bandage around his leg, where he had been shot due to his own carelessness.
…Gotta be more careful…
It was his rotten luck that caused the bullet to shot through him, had it stayed in his leg, stemming the blood wouldn't have been so hard.
He had dropped his badge somewhere, after having reported the possible ways to break in of course. Gin should be planning right then and Vermouth, still in the crowd in the ballroom, must have done something to stir up the atmosphere…it was just who she was.
Shinichi smirked and leaned back against the wall of the closet he had chosen to hide in, deciding to rest a bit while waiting for the back up in the mean time too. Idly, he wondered how Hakuba and Hattori were doing…he just hoped they wouldn't get shot like he did…
Footsteps…
And then he tensed again, cursing the Gods above for not letting him rest at least another minute. Loading the gun in hand, he stood up and got ready to shoot and make his escape.
The door creaked open and he grabbed whoever-it-was' shirt before pulling them in. Slamming the other against the closet, Shinichi closed the doors again with one hand while his other thrust the gun into the other's mouth which was opened in a surprised yelp.
"Keep silent or die," he growled, blue eyes narrowed and even if it was pretty dark, he could see the other's eyes blinking stupidly.
Shinichi relaxed a bit when the other nodded slowly. His eyes, a pair of familiar violet eyes were trying to tell him something… Then he looked lower, the choker he had given his pet was there. Did that mean…?
Blinking, Shinichi raised his free hand up to pinch the other's cheek…and the mask came off.
He lowered his gun as Kaito grinned brightly at him, "Good to see you too, boss."
"I told you to leave, didn't I?" Shinichi deadpanned, relaxing instantly.
"Well yes but have I ever been an obedient pet?" Kaito retorted quietly and Shinichi chuckled inwardly, shaking his head.
"That's what makes you interesting…" he mumbled, Kaito blinked, "Did you say something?"
"No, and did the girls get away?" he said instead.
"Yup," Kaito nodded happily then his eyes trailed down to Shinichi's bandaged leg.
"You're injured?"
"No, thank you for pointing out," Shinichi said sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "…Guess we have to stay here and wait for the backup then. I can't really get the two of us out of here in this state…" and the wound decided to be a bitch right then as Shinichi winced, dropping down to clasp his hand over the wound in reflex.
"Well…okay…" Kaito replied then he patted his boss' shoulder cheerfully, "At least you won't get lonely now."
"Right…" and he really hoped the dark could hide how grateful for it he was. Of course, he noticed Kaito's hand on his shoulder, gripping it as if he was trying to encourage Shinichi…it sounded really funny, encouraging him eh? For what?
Silence drew around them and Shinichi lost track of time. He wondered how long it had been since they were in there…Kaito's grip had loosened but it remained on his shoulder. The blue eyed boss wondered if Kaito even noticed it…
They both tensed up instantly as footsteps of more people drew nearer and nearer.
"I heard something in here, I swear!" someone said loudly from outside and Shinichi tried to get up again. His hand searched for his gun but then he looked up in surprise to see Kaito holding it. Violet eyes narrowed as he pointed the gun at the doors.
And when the doors were yanked open, Kaito lowered the gun with a sigh of relief.
"Boss, are you okay?" Vermouth asked as she looked at Shinichi and his bleeding leg. Gin was standing behind her, ordering the men, their allies, to move and ready to ambush the ballroom, freeing the guests.
"I'm okay," Shinichi walked out of the closet with Kaito as his support and immediately, all the men bowed low.
"We're sorry for not getting here sooner," they chorused loudly and Shinichi sighed.
"It's okay…" then a smirk tugged at his lips, not the usual cold smirk, but an arrogant one and somewhat soft too, "You'll all get rewarded after this mess."
"Thank you, boss!" the men chorused again, sounding more eager and enthusiastic.
Kaito felt his own smile tug at his lips.
"We're going home," Shinichi mumbled and Kaito nodded.
…
"Are you serious?" Kaito asked, looking at the boss' back with disbelieving eyes as the boss' own eyes were trained on the laptop before him.
Shinichi was kind enough this time to not handcuff him this time. Instead, he only used the collar and leash. Well, Kaito's arms were cheering happily and the owner too, for he wouldn't have to suffer their bitching and complains about blood couldn't reach them.
"Does it look like I'm kidding?" Shinichi replied blandly and Kaito huffed. The boss had gone straight back to work after his wound had been treated properly. And really, after such a hectic and chaotic party, you would have expected him to have taken a nice long rest! Not glue his eyes to the laptop's screen!
But the boss did the opposite, and Kaito instantly knew, his boss must've been abnormal.
What was so attractive about those numbers…? Wait, those numbers…
Kaito blinked then narrowed his eyes to look more clearly.
"Hey boss," he called, Shinichi replied in annoyance, "Are we playing play the silent game again?"
"Hey! I'm trying to be helpful here!" Kaito glared daggers at the boss' back, "That number, you did the calculation wrong."
Shinichi paused his typing for a moment then checked back the whole thing.
"Shit," the boss cursed, then tiredly, his hand moved the mouse to the number and fixed it.
"That leads to several wrong numbers below too," Kaito continued smugly and Shinichi turned around to glare at him. Nice, he rarely saw that look and he liked them somewhat better than the usual cold and arrogant looks.
"…Well," Kaito grinned, making the boss sighed and turned back to the laptop, "Fix the first one into 5.12% then the next should be 7.89% and the next would be…"
And then Kaito didn't know why, but Shinichi started to let him do some of the calculation work… Also, he suspected, had circumstance under which they met for the first time been different, he would've been able to get this kind of job and not the pet one.
Well, he did go through college for this job anyway. Kaito was more than happy to put his knowledge into use. …Oddly, he felt proud that Shinichi trusted him enough to let him do the job.
xxxxxX TBC Xxxxxx
…Phew…I have troubles in writing actions, seriously…so, I apologize if this chapter sucks x.x.
Still, some review would be nice ^^~! Again, Happy new year~….I'll probably continue to say this if I post anything again v^^.
Just a warning so you won't get confused later on ^^. About some change for Forbidden...Like the fact that I've sorted out all, instead of being an on-spot-writing, it's changing into my main story ^^.
And here's the report for the story so far ^^.
First Stage # Capture.
Second Stage # Secrets.
Third Stage # Escape.
Fourth Stage # Bonds.
Fifth Stage # Fight.
Sixth Stage # Comebacks.
Seventh Stage # Live.
Each stage will have at least three chapters or so ^^. And we're nearly done with First Stage ^^. You can go to my profile, I'll keep updating info about this since the Stages can be changed later on ^^.
And well, I kinda want to be a well-known author, but I know I still have a long way to go ^^~! So yeah, this will be my most serious fic, just to let you know ^^.