Idiot boy,
do you think that I'm dumb?
Do you think I can't see
all the masks you put on?
I know why
you smile when you lie
'Cause your poker face
never reaches your eyes.
She had known it. She had known it, but after she saw it she believed it. One brief glimpse of Kaitou Kid's face, and it all fit together.
Did he recognize her, see her in the crowd? How many times had he met her eyes before?
He didn't act like anything had happened. Still he kept the stupid poker face on, talking loudly about the Phantom Thief's latest heist the next day.
She stayed in her seat, watching his hands move animatedly (slender magician's hands) and the hair that would never stay out of his face (covered by a top hat). She snuck peeks at his clear blue eyes (made more alluring by a monocle) and his infuriating smirk (another disguise).
She hated it.
Why didn't he tell her? He knew her well enough to know that she would keep his secret. And she knew him well enough to know that he had a good reason.
It made her feel like he was distancing himself from her, always keeping a mask between them.
A liar mask.
Idiot girl,
I can tell that you know,
who I was, who I am,
who I'll be tomorrow.
I know why
you don't want to ask
but let me play this game
and keep my liar mask.
Kaito watched Aoko carefully from the corner of his eye. She was looking at him intently, even more so than the other night.
He had slipped up; made a mistake. She had seen his face in the split second it took for him to turn around.
But a magician has to keep his poker face, so he just smiled and avoided her questions.
She could see right through it all. She knew him too well; knew all his tricks. But she didn't tell anyone. He knew she wouldn't.
She didn't confront him directly, either. He knew she was waiting for him to bring it up.
She knew he wouldn't.
He never regretted taking up his father's role, but at times like this, he wished he could stop putting on a show. He couldn't afford to take off his facade, not even for a second. But if he didn't, he knew he would forget what was underneath it all.
He had to choose.
So he kept his liar mask.