Chapter Summary: Stuck in the hospital, Hakuba is cornered by Hattori, Conan, and an odd nurse.
I really wish Detective Conan and Magic Kaito belonged to me, sadly they do not.
Chapter 15: No "I" in Team
Waking up in the hospital with Mouri Ran asleep by your bedside, Conan in her lap possibly asleep as well and seeing Hattori in the other chair by the bed all succeeded in confusing Hakuba, that is until he remembered what happened.
Realizing how badly he'd screwed up, Hakuba forced himself to sit up in the hospital bed, he was glad when none of the others moved, so that meant they really were all asleep. Hakuba glanced over at a clock on the wall and saw it was almost four in the morning, it was nearing seven at night by the time he finally made it to the Detective Agency.
Which meant he was unconscious for almost nine hours unless today wasn't the next day but he didn't think he slept for that long.
It was as he swung his legs over the side of the bed and felt the stinging tug of something in his arm that Hakuba blinked down at the supposed IV he was on before reaching for it and swiftly pulling it out. A task that hurt but was done easily enough.
"Hakuba-san was that really necessary?" Hakuba's head snapped up to stare at a solemn-looking Date-san floating by the doorway. "May I come in?"
Wordlessly, Hakuba nodded his head.
"You're in the hospital….Is this perchance because of you helping us?" Date-san made his way over towards Hakuba and sat next to him on the bed, "You didn't look too good when you showed up yesterday and looked even worse when you left."
"...I'm fine…" Hakuba stared off to the side.
"You're not fine if you wind up in the hospital!" Date-san jumped to his feet and moved so he was standing in front of Hakuba, "I saw you pass out at that Agency. Those two boys and that girl all but freaked out when you wouldn't respond to them."
Hakuba looked down at his hands in his lap.
"Hakuba-san, you started convulsing, badly." Date-san said softly, "They were worried you were going to injure yourself or bite your tongue."
"...At least it wasn't a full-on seizure…" Hakuba muttered dryly.
"Excuse me?" Someone hissed from off to the side causing Hakuba to startle, "Ya really are some kinda idiot or somthin'!"
Hakuba watched as Hattori leaped to his feet and stalked towards him, "Do ya know how worried we were?! The Docs said ya were dehydrated, malnourished, exhausted 'nd ya had a mild concussion!"
Hakuba's eyes widened slightly in shock, he knew he wasn't doing too well but he didn't think it was this bad.
"Not ta mention ya were asleep fer so long!"
"He has a point." Date-san chimed in as he stood up and moved towards the door, "I'm going to let the others know you're away. Don't go vanishing on me you hear?"
Hakuba watched Date-san leave before looking back over at Hattori when the other Detective began snapping his fingers in front of his face.
"See! Ya can't even focus on me or nothin'!" Hattori raised his voice to the point where Hakuba winced and leaned away from him.
"Hattori-kun please lower your voice."
"Lower my-!"
"Hattori, he has a headache remember?" Conan suddenly spoke up causing Hattori to snap his jaw shut and cross his arms over his chest.
When Hattori looked over at Conan however, he snorted when he took in how Conan was trapped in the sleeping Ran's grasp.
Conan flushed and glared at Hattori, poking at Ran's arm to no prevail.
"Neechan's a heavy sleeper huh?" Hattori snickered.
Frowning at Hattori's childish behavior, Hakuba gingerly pushed himself off the bed and after taking off the last of the medical equipment, a flatline appeared on the heart monitor, stumbling the first few steps, Hakuba made his way over to a startled Conan.
"You shouldn't be-"
"Thank you for your concern but I'm perfectly fine Edogawa-kun." Hakuba bent down and carefully pulled Conan out of Ran's embrace and set him down on the ground.
The door flung open as a pair of nurses ran into the room with a frantic look on them, once they saw Hakuba out of bed and standing by the side of the room they rushed towards him.
"Hakuba-san what on earth do you think you're doing out of bed?!" The taller of the two nurses roared, startling the other nurse.
The shorter one shot the taller nurse an odd look before saying, "Hakuba-san please sit back down, now that you're awake we can call Dr. Kirsokili in to check on you."
Not wanting to upset either nurse, Hakuba couldn't help but stare at the taller one as he slowly made his way back to the hospital bed and sat down on the side. Something about the taller nurse was familiar to him and Hakuba was surprised to see Conan staring at the same nurse with more intensity then he was.
Ran woke up just as the nurses were leaving so after telling him to take it easy and rest, she left saying how she would be back to visit him later. Hakuba was somewhat surprised when Conan and Hattori willingly left but he was also glad seeing how his doctor arrived two minutes later.
After a long thirty minute discussion on his health and the importance of staying hydrated and eating right, sleeping right, Hakuba was finally able to ask Dr. Kirsokili if he could have his discharge papers written up. His doctor didn't want him leaving for another day or two and Hakuba didn't want to stay for another day or two so they compromised on his staying in the hospital for at least another four hours. It wasn't even a full minute after Dr. Kirsokili left the room that Hakuba began his internal countdown till he could leave and Conan came back into the room with Hattori following him.
Hakuba took one look at them both and sighed before sitting back on his bed and gesturing at the two chairs in the room. "Well? Take a seat if you're both so adamant about having this discussion now."
Conan had the decency to look a bit sheepish but Hattori dragged both chairs closer to the bed and flopped down into one while Conan crawled up into the other.
Hakuba wished he had Akemi-san or at least Kuroba-san there to be on his side but he supposed at least he had control of the conversation for now. When neither Hattori nor Conan tried asking him questions or telling him anything Hakuba was confused but didn't let it show.
"You two wanted to talk to me did you not?" Hakuba asked pointedly.
Hattori's eyes narrowed, "What do ya know?"
"Be more specific than that," Hakuba clicked his tongue, "I know a lot of things, some which possibly don't even pertain to this conversation."
Hattori growled at him and Conan spoke up before an argument could break out, "What do you know about me?"
Hakuba locked eyes with Conan and he recited what he knew from memory, "Edogawa Conan, male, six to seven years old. 95 centimeters tall and currently attending Teitan Elementary with Mouri Ran and Mouri Kogoro acting as guardians. Member of the Detective Boys likes lemon and coffee, is extremely intelligent for his age and has the respect of over half the police force even if they are confused by his knowledge." Hakuba trailed off slightly to take in the startled looks Hattori and Conan were giving him, "Very mature and has a secret which he's kept hidden from most everyone but Hattori Heiji and Kaitou Kid know what it is. I suspect a few others know as well or at least suspect something"
"What...what the hell?" Hattori muttered giving Hakuba a crept outlook, "Did ya stalk him or somethin'?"
"No." Hakuba said dryly, "I observe when I can and what I don't know I research."
"...You said I have a secret…" Conan tilted his head, the light creating a glare on his glasses and keeping Hakuba from seeing his eyes, "Do you know what it is?"
"I have my theories but I told you before," Hakuba's mouth twitched, "I'll keep my curiosity hidden until you are comfortable enough around me to let me seek answers. I only know what I figured out and had seen for myself before I made that promise to you."
Before Conan could say anything, Hattori butted into the conversation, "What about that night with the sniper? Ya were acting pretty odd."
"How so?"
"We were havin' a conversation 'nd outta nowhere ya tackled me to the ground!" Hattori scowled, "Then ya took off runnin' and came back actin' weird."
Hakuba's eye twitched, "...I admit my behavior was...off but nothing too out of the ordinary. As for pushing you to the ground, well, I figured you would prefer that instead of a bullet to the head."
"What makes ya so sure they were shootin' at me?"
"Because we were the only ones outside, there was no one near the balcony doors either and I saw the rifle sticking out of the window so I wasn't taking any risks," Hakuba said dryly.
"Awe~ The two of you out having a balcony to yourselves! How romantic!" A feminine voice cooed, startling all three boys.
Standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame was none other than the taller nurse from earlier.
Conan snorted while Hattori's face turned to beat red in both anger and embarrassment, Hakuba simply rolled his eyes at the implications.
"Are you going to come in or just stand there with the door open?" Hakuba asked, "I can move back on the bed if you want to sit."
The nurse gave him a suspicious look before closing the door firmly and going over to stand by the sole window in the room.
"Err…" Hattori shot the nurse a look before glancing at the relaxed Hakuba and somewhat annoyed Conan.
"Relax Hattori," Conan pinched the bridge between his nose, "It's Kid."
"Kid?" Hattori repeated, "Wait. Kaitou Kid? The hell is he doin' here?!"
"Perhaps I just wanted to visit Tantei-san. I heard he was at the hospital." Kid said, looking entirely too comfortable to be in a room with three detectives and in a nurses dress.
"And ya knew he was here?" Hattori scowled at Conan and Hakuba.
Conan nodded, "I noticed the moment he came into the room."
"Hmm, I understand Tantei-kun but Tantei-san if you knew I was here why didn't you do anything?" Kid asked staring at Hakuba.
"Because you're apart of this conversation are you not?" Hakuba calmly checked the clock in the room and saw he had an hour before Dr. Kirsokili said he could leave.
"Why would I be?"
Hakuba gave Kid a deadpan look, "Because you are all involved in the same problem, more so than you may believe."
"What does that mean?" Conan asked.
Hakuba smiled at Conan and simply said, "Tell me what you're comfortable with me knowing and I'll say what I know about the situation," Hakuba faced Kid, "Both of your situations if you don't mind me saying so."
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about Tantei-san," Kid shrugged nonchalantly, "I'm not in any sort of situation."
"Is that so?" Hakuba hummed, "Very well then, Edogawa-kun I shall only speak about your situation."
"O-Okay." Conan blinked.
"So K-C-Conan here just has to tell ya what he knows and ya tell him what ya know?" Hattori concluded, crossing his arms.
"Yes."
"Why can't ya just tell us what ya know?!"
"Because some are theories that I won't be able to solidify until I hear what Edogawa-kun has to say."
"It's fine Hattori, drop it" After a moments silence, Conan sighed and realized that they were waiting for him to start telling them his story. "Hakuba-kun I'm only going to tell you about a case I am working on, not why I am working on it okay?"
"Thanks perfectly fine Edogawa-kun," Hakuba smiled at him, hoping to ease some of the tension that filled the room.
Hakuba had a feeling that the next hour was going to be a difficult one indeed.
This scene was stuck in my head for a while now, I just finished writing it!