During the times Kuroba Kaito and Kudou Shinichi seriously discussed anything it was honestly riveting to watch.
Kaito would display an uncharacteristic seriousness, his indigo eyes narrow and fierce, evidence of his natural competitive streak. His voice would lose his natural cheer and every word he spoke was laced with the underlying intelligence everyone knew he possessed yet always forgot with the everyday shenanigans he was usually prone to display.
Shinichi, in contrast, would gain an almost child-like glee, her crystalline blue eyes half-lidded in an easygoing, complacent show of confidence, her voice languid and lazy a she softly pointed out the illogicalities and incongruities of the other's arguments.
It was adorable, Ran, Eisuke, Sonoko, Makoto, Hakuba (grudgingly) and Aoko thought as they watched the two bicker in the calmest way any couple could have like bouncing ball at a pingpong table, switching from one to the other.
"Kaito, no matter what you say, the legality of Kaitou Kid's crimes are non-debatable." Shinichi sighed into the rim of her coffee cup.
"But still, my point stands. How can you imprison someone who gives what he steals back?" Kaito returned, scoffing as he chugged down his hot chocolate.
"The fact that he stole them is enough of a reason to punish him."
"But no harm was done."
"Kid can still be charged with assault and grand theft."
"Is it his fault the taskforce is stupid?"
"Well, does he have to set up all those traps?"
"Self-defense!"
"Which he wouldn't need if he didn't steal in the first place."
"But he isn't a bad guy."
"I'm not saying he's bad. I'm just saying what he's doing is not right."
Once their friends left in pairs, Kaitou Kid's civilian persona glared at his most (adorably) annoying rival stride ahead of him.
"So you still think what I'm doing is wrong, even if you know why I do it?" He stuck his lower lip out when he caught up with her.
Pinching his puffed out cheeks with her fingers, her eyes reflected the gleam of the streetlights.
"I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying it's still illegal."