Chapter 7
A/N: Wow, I was done pretty fast with this. And that's why it sucks. First of all, there are a few things which can be argued about with the KID note, but I was lazy this time and I didn't want to go that deep (though eventually I did DX) Second, I made this chapter actually to introduce a new character in the story.
Pairing: Oh god why am I still saying it again and again...
Warning: shitty english, yaoi, strong language (as always) and OC.
Disclaimer: I don't own those beautiful heart break quotes! I got them from the internet, look for heart break quotes on google and you'll find sites with more of these!
Yush! I thought up a plan to claim DC, first I'm going to hire strong guys and make them rob the shop Gosho is (accidentally) shopping in, then they use him as a hostage and take him along. They sell him to slave traders, so they take him to some far away land and then...and then...
Shinichi: Then what?
Mai-chan: I'm still thinking about that...
Kaito: *to Shinichi* she'll never own us will she?
Shinichi: No.
Mai-chan: *cries* it's true! I won't!
Shinichi and Kaito: Enjoy!
~~xXx~~
"Shinichi, I-...I love you."
No.
"I always have."
No!
"For the past two years, I've come to realise that."
NO!
"Kudo Shinichi, I love you!"
No...
"I-..." his heart ached. Everything felt so surreal. He had always wanted, longed even, to hear those three little words. Now he would tell her how much he loved her back.
He would have.
"I'm sorry...Ran."
He couldn't...
"I don't...think we should be together."
...let her...
"I see.."
...in his world.
Why is it called heartbreak? It feels like every part of my body is broken too.
~~xXx~~
"I'm not interested."
"Why not?"
"I'm just not in the mood for it."
"You're always in the mood for it!"
"Well, not today!"
"You're a bad liar."
"I'm not a bad liar, you are! You don't want me to participate not because it's fun, but because you can't figure it out, can you?"
"That's not- Ugh, fine! Yes we need you! But I also think it would be best for you to get out some more! Please, help us out!"
"You can't always depend on me like this, you know?"
"Then just give me a clue!"
"No! Figure it out yourself for a change!"
"I tried, but he makes even less sense than last time!"
He growled.
"Come on, for me?" the other pleaded.
Another growl.
"Kudo!"
A sigh. "Fine."
"Yes!" Hattori grinned. "Come on, let's go!" He grabbed Shinichi's wrist and dragged said person out of the house. Fifteen minutes later the two high school detectives found themselves in Nakamori's office.
"You know, it's just that Hakuba-kun requested you that I'm allowing you to get in my way." Shinichi just nodded, then turned towards the blond.
"So, what's the problem?" He asked.
"To me, it sounds like he has a broken heart." Hakuba said and handed over the note. Shinichi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything and two minus one equals nothing.
What is the opposite of two? A lonely me and a lonely you.
Seems like the goddess of love found someone who looks like her.
Live with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses."
(KID doodle)
Damn it Kaito, why do you have to do this? His heart ached when he read the note again.
"So, what do you think?" Nakamori-keibu said clearly annoyed. "Just to let you know, we already know the target." Shinichi looked up.
"And what might that be?" He asked.
"The Cursed Rose." Hakuba said and gave Shinichi a picture. It was a necklace, beautiful small emeralds covered the whole thing except in the middle, where a huge ruby shone. It was clear a lot of craftmanship had been needed to make the ornament. The ruby was cut in a way that it made it look like a rose and the green emeralds around it looked like the stem. "Legend says that this necklace was made so that the ruby could never be separated from the emeralds. All of them would lose it value. Though when they stay together the one owning the necklace will recieve bad luck, especially when he or she wears it." Hakuba said.
"KID really has something for legends, doesn't he?"
The blond detective shrugged. "Seems so." Shinichi looked at the note again.
"So, we have the target. Now only the time and the date."
"Who do you think the one that looks like the goddess of love is?" Hattori asked.
I look like Kaito. Shinichi thought with a sad face and sighed. Better wrap this up soon, it almost makes me want to go to the heist and smack him right in the face. You're not the only one hurt, damn thief.
"You okay?" Hakuba asked.
"Uh- yeah, just a bit tired." He glared at Hattori. It's not like he was lying when he said he wasn't in the mood. The osakan detective sweat dropped. "Anyway, first we should think which goddess\ he reffers to."
"Why?" Nakamori-keibu asked.
"Well, there are different goddess' of love, I mean you have Cupid and Aphrodite, but there's also Bastet and many more." Hakuba said.
"Who's that?" the keibu said.
"Bastet was in the Egyptian mythology the goddess of felines, love, sexuality, dance, beauty and protection." Hattori said. The keibu looked at him in confusion. "Don't even think of asking." The dark skinned teen said with a dry look on his face.
"Shall we get to the point?" Shinichi asked tapping with his food on the floor in annoyance. "I think KID's heist will be on the 25th of februari."
"What makes you say that?" Hakuba asked.
"It is then that the planet Venus is closest to the moon and because it's after a new moon, the moon will look like a sickle, Venus as well will look like that. With the goddess of love KID means the planet Venus and on the 25th of februari the moon and the planet will look the same."
"Interesting." Hakuba said.
"So now we only need to know the time." Nakamori-keibu said.
The opposite of two. What if he means the hands of the clock? But if they're opposite of each other than you still have so many options left. Wait, then the first sentence would mean... "Half past eleven."
"Eh? How do you know, Kudo?" Shinichi looked up, three pair of eyes stared back. Had he said that out loud?
"Well, in the second sentence he's refering to the hands of the clock. They should be opposite of each other."
"Than how did you know it wasn't something like 10.35?" Hattori asked.
"Look at the first sentence. He says one plus one is everything, with everything he means 12, seeing as that is the biggest number a clock has, not counting digital ones. Also, one plus one has to be 12, but they also have to be the same number. That would be six or half. Two minus one is more of a distraction I think, but with these clues you get half past eleven."
"Ah, I see. Alright, then I'll start making preparations." Nakamori-keibu said and left the room.
"I'm leaving too. Untill next time Hakuba." Shinichi said and also left the room before the blond could say anything back.
Damn thief, just rub it in. That'll help.
~~xXx~~
He held the ruby up and looked through it towards the moon.
Nothing.
He sighed and put the gem back in his pocket. He glanced at the door that let to the roof of the building his heist had taken place at. No one.
Damn detective.
What happened exactly that night? It went all just so fast. At first Shinichi had just acted like usual and then suddenly he backed off. The detective knew Kaito didn't care about wether or not they were guys, nor that they were both on the other side of the law. It didn't matter, because he loved him. So why did he push him away?
"Darn it." He muttered.
"Not what you're looking for?" Kaito's heart skipped a beat. At first he thought it was Shinichi, but that wasn't the detective's voice. He turned around, poker face in place.
"It's been a while, Snake." The black cladded man chuckled.
"Sorry, I had something else to attend to these days." He said.
"Oh, I don't mind at all. It just gives me more than enough time to search for Pandora." Snake's smile dissappeared.
"Now, now, we can't have that, can we?" Quickely he pulled his gun. Kaito wasn't stupid and fell to the side to dodge the bullet. He stood up, while pulling out his card gun. Dodging another bullet he shot a card at the criminal. The man let his gun go in favor of holding his hurting hand. Kaito relaxed and chuckled.
"Now, now, Snake, we can't have you becoming rusty, can we?" He said.
"Don't think so low of me, KID" suddenly Snake pointed another gun at the white cladded thief with his uninjured hand. Thank god the latter had such good reflexes otherwise he'd have a hole through his head.
"Interesting, I didn't know you were ambidextrous."
"There are many things you don't know, you damn thief." And the fight started again. Bulletshot after bulletshot echoed on the rooftops followed by the soft tack! sounds of playing cards on concrete. Two criminals dodging and shooting at each other on top of a skyscraper.
Damn, was he always this good? Kaito thought. Something was seriously wrong. Normally he would have escaped already, but he couldn't this time. If he took his eyes off of the criminal for one second the latter would shoot at him. Snake was better than normal, faster, smarter. How?
Soon the thief was snapped out of his musing when a fierce pain entered his body. He fell to the ground. His beloved gun glided over the rooftop and stopped somewhere on the other side, far out of the thief's reach.
Damn! Kaito tried to stand up, but fell back when his knee refused to bent. He looked down and saw blood flow out of a big wound. He froze when he heard an all too familiar clicking sound. He had seen it before, but it still frightened him everytime he stared in it. That big black hole. The barrel that's aiming for his head. Though this time it was different. This time he had no where to run. Hell, he couldn't even run with that damn shot wound in his knee! He regretted his actions immediatly when he shifted to a more comfortable position as a wave of pain shot through said knee. A groan escaped his mouth.
"Any last words?" Snake asked with a mocking voice.
"I will live on."
The black cladded man chuckled. "Not this time."
The other only grinned as a reply, then lowered his head and closed his eyes, waiting for what was to come.
Goodbye, world.
The bulletshot echoed across the rooftops and blood spat on the floor around him.
So, this is how it feels like to die? He didn't feel anything. Nothing at all, except for that little breeze he had felt on the rooftop. Interesting, he also heard the sounds of the people and the cars that had been far below him on the streets. Death was strange.
"Damn you!" Kaito snapped his eyes open when he heard that voice, Snake's voice! He wasn't dead? He wasn't dead! Then...that blood? Kaito looked up and gasped. Somebody was in front of him, kneeling down with his back facing the thief. A hand clutched his bleeding right side.
"A- Are you okay?" he said. The person turned around slightly. He was wearing a hoodie that covered most of his face. He grinned and Kaito saw sharp canines blinking in the moonlight.
"Damnit! What are you doing here?" Hoodie-guy turned towards Snake, making the criminal step back.
Suddenly black dots appeared before Kaito's eyes and he felt himself becoming limp. Almost without noticing he fell to the side. He had losed to many blood and the empty darkness of unconsciousness began pulling at him.
Hoodie-guy was still between him and Snake, while the latter was yelling something at him. Kaito couldn't understand what it was and didn't even try to.
Then everything became black.
~~xXx~~
Kaito dreamed about a snake. It's lean and slender body was huge! It would easily reach the 50 foot. His mouth was open and the sharp, probably poisonous, teeth blinked in the light of the moon. The huge animal made a hissing sound, like it was attacking another animal. Kaito was happy to see that something else was standing between him and that scary monster. He wasn't happy to see it was yet another creature. Well, creature? It had a human body, but there were a few...extras. A long tail swept behind it. A pair of leatherly wings blocked the sky out of view. Sometimes they flapped forward, probably to scare the snake off, and the sky became visible again. The thief looked closer. He wasn't able to see the human-like creature's face, but he did see a pair of long pointy ears, as well as canines blinking in the moonlight when the thing hissed to the snake.
What a weird dream. Kaito thought. Slowely he closed his eyes and the dream ended.
~~xXx~~
Kaito woke up by a cold breeze. He shivered and looked up to see his window was open. The curtains flapped in the wind and Kaito reluctantly stood up to close it. The bright sun almost blinded the teen and he groaned. Laying back in bed he tried to fall a sleep again. He felt drained and would rather sleep for another hour or two, but for some reason he couldn't go back to nice, soft lala-land. He turned around so he was laying on his back and stared at the ceiling.
Wait! How'd he end up in bed anyway? He didn't remember it nor coming back home after the heist. Kaito remembered Snake, then his knee and that strange hoodie-guy who saved him. Oh yeah, he passed out because of blood loss! Did that guy bring him home? But that would mean he knew his identity! The thief shot up. No way...that can't be...right?
"Kai-chan~! You awake yet?" his mother called from downstairs.
"Hai, Kaa-san!" he called back.
" That's good, breakfast's ready!" Kaito thought back to the morning he woke up in a certain detective's house and that certain detective had made breakfast for him as well. It was so delicious and he had adored the thought of that detective in a cute ap-... Quickely he shook his head. Damnit Kaito! You have to forget! It's better that way.
He threw his legs out of bed and looked at his knee. A bandage was wrapped carefully around it. He tried bending it and inwardly thanked lady luck for being at his side again. It seemed that the bullet hadn't gone through the joint but lower and didn't hit anything that important. It hurt the more he bent, but he should be able to walk normally in a few weeks. He stood up, again careful not to do to much at once. Slowely he lifted his weight on the injured leg and tried to find the right amount of weight it could carry for now. Then he started walking around a bit and after getting used to the waves of pain some movements gave him he walked downstairs.
"Hey, how's you're knee doing?" his mother asked.
"Ah, Kaa-san. You know?" Chikage nodded.
"You scared the crap out of me last night! Here I was, sleeping and having a nice dream when I wake up and see this hooded guy sitting in my window." Kaito looked up.
"Wait, hooded guy?" he asked.
"Yes, he stood there a few seconds, then left, leaving this behind." She said and held up a little piece of paper.
"What's that?" he asked.
"A little note, here read it. Oh and the envelope with it is for you." His mother gave the little card and the envelope to her son.
On the little card, a quickely scribbled message stood: 'Your son's lying in his bed. You'd better take a look at him, he's injured. And would you mind handing him this envelope?'
Kaito looked at the handwriting, but didn't recognise it, then he looked at the envelope and opened it. Another message was written in the same quick handwriting.
'I find it very interesting, and to be honest disturbing, that you're involved with people such as Snake. I don't know your reasons, but please stay away from them. Or at least be more careful next time you meet them. They're not criminals you see everyday.
Till next time, my little white rose 3'
Kaito read the note again. His eyes focused especially on the last sentence. Did that guy actually draw a little heart at the ending?
He laughed dryly. Chikage looked at him confused.
"What's wrong, Kai-chan?"
"That guy has some nerve. Flirting with the Kaitou KID." His mother looked at him amused.
"Oh, that's interesting." She said. "Do you know him?"
"No and that's what's bothering me the most. How does he know me, when I don't know him?"
~~xXx~~
The next morning Chikage stood in the kitchen early to make breakfast for her son. She had decided to stay with him for at least a year. He probably needed her with everything that's going on. Though Kaito wasn't the only one she was worried about. She had tried to call Shinichi, but he didn't pick up. That he pushed not only Ran, but also Kaito away concerned her so much. That boy is a magnet for problems and thinks he can solve them by himself, so he never lets others in on his worries or problems. From what Kaito had told her, he seemed to have opened up a bit to her son, then that one moment screwed everything up. Like a scared little animal that didn't trust anyone, he quickely drew back his paws, which he had extended for the other to hold.
She sighed in exasperation. Shinichi wasn't the only stubborn one. She was pretty mad at her son for being to caught up in his sorrow to not even consider what the detective is feeling nor why he's so keen on keeping everyone away from him.
"Kaa-san!" An annoyed voice called out and Kaito almost tackled his mother to the ground. "That guy is so frustrating! I hate him! I hate him! I hate him!"
"Who?" His mother asked.
"Hoodie-guy! Or rather Stalker-san!" He held up a little card and Chikage read the little sentence on it.
'You know, you're cute when you're a sleep, little rose.' His mother put her hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing, but failed miserably.
"Kaa-san, don't laugh!" Kaito whined and pouted.
"I wouldn't do that, Kai-chan. You look even cuter when you're pouting!" Chikage said before bursting out laughing again.
"Moh, Kaa-san!"
A little further away on a rooftop, two long pointy ears listened to the mother and son.
He grinned before turning around. "You don't know how right you are, Obaa-san." Then he jumped down in the alley and dissappeared out of sight.
~~xXx~~
So yes, hoodie-guy/Stalker-san IS stalking Kaito. DON'T WORRY THIS FANFIC IS KAISHIN/SHINKAI AND IT WILL STAY THAT WAY! So, Shinichi will be back.
Btw, for those who don't know what ambidextrous is, it means you can use both hands to do things like writing or, in this case, shooting.
Hope you enjoyed! Reviews, favs and alerts are always welcome ^^