FIERY
Chapter 3: Mask

I do not own DCMK and SE.

There will be no more interruptions in the middle of the story.
Forgive me for that in the last chapter!

By the way, thank you very much for the support, guys!
I am actually nervous in this one and am afraid to disappoint you all!

The start of this chap is a little while ago from the end of the last chap.
You'll see.
That's it for now.
Continue. =)

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"Where is he?"
"Hold yourself for a while, Hattori. Let's charge after a flashy entrance."
"But then that would be the time when everyone is in a riot! And also talk about the police!"
"Well, we can't see him yet, can we?"

Heiji had to admit that his small friend had a point.
"But wouldn't he be more in an advantage at a crazy crowd?"
"I told you we'd charge."

Heiji grumbled, "Are ya jo-"
"No. We don't charge at him. We charge to the corners."
"HAA?!"
"Let me explain. Kaito KID will surely change outfits, matching to that of someone else's. Of course, he would have to hide his victim's body and-"
"I get it, Kudo!" Heiji scratched his head. "It's actually a good plan in these circumstances."

"There he is."
Conan's voice was barely heard as the crowd made an uproar.

And the action began.

.

A young man in a white coat suddenly appeared in the fountain.
The fountain that was where the jewel was placed.
It was actually placed there so that the thief would be easily seen when he made an entrance.
But the thief didn't seem bothered.
In fact, he still had his wide confident grin.

A certain red-haired man yelled out an order.
And beside him, normal-looking people who were actually of high positions in the city, chorused a cry.
They were off to chase the thief.

There was a lot of unusual people in the group.
A man with a screw in his head.
A completely blue guy that one would think to be dead.
A big bear that looked like a mascot.

But a young man, known to be Shinigami's son, was on a corner.
Aiming his two guns, ready to pull the triggers with his pinkies.

He seemed to be giving the hat and the monocle of the thief a disdainful look, not the thief itself.
He shot a lot of times.

The thief and magician, of course, had a plan.
He swiped his cape to his side.
The bullets were deflected and they turned into colorful roses, spreading a fragrant aroma.

The crowd cheered for the majestic figure which made the higher authorities more serious in their job.

But when the cape fell to one side of the crowd, muffling the voices there, the thief was gone.
There was no noticeable white figure among the people, who were searching energetically.
Knowing that the thief still had the jewel.

In the middle of the crowd, two detectives made their move.
They pushed through the crowd and went to different corners.

They passed enthusiastic people.
But some had confused looks.

Then something caught their attention.
A pigtailed girl sleeping on a bench.

They looked at the victim of the heist.
After all, no girl would wear an outfit for boys and sleep in a park…

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Kaito KID checked how the jewel glinted with the moonlight.
And saw the usual effects.

Right then, he knew it wasn't the treasure that he was looking for.
He screamed like a girl and dropped the jewel.

Everyone in the crowd looked at him.
And they murmured excitedly, awed by the appearance of the jewel.
The rumors were true.
The famous thief always returned what he stole.

No one gave him suspicions.
For he was dressed as a certain green-eyed girl.
It wasn't troublesome to change clothes.
He was quick enough in the process when he was cloaked under his cape.
He let a fan take it.
It was only just a regular white cape, not a glider of his.

"Maka?!"
"Are you there?"

Kaito KID assessed the situation.
Should he just run away and be forgotten?
He decided to have some fun first.
Since surprisingly, no one proved to be a challenge in the heist.
No Tantei-kun.

"Maka!"

Again, Kaito KID thought for a while.
If he was going to have fun, he might as well know the name of the girl who he was and stay with her friends.

Judging the situation, there was a lot of loud citizens and officers, telling the crowd to settle down.
The only difference was the confused look of the one who fired using two guns at him.
He took note of the three white stripes on his head.
Beside him was another young man with noticeable shark teeth.

And they were yelling a name.
The name of a lost girl.

Kaito KID guessed that it would be his name for a while.

He moved around the crowd.
Around the two boys.
To hear their conversations and perhaps know a little more.

"Soul, your first date…"
Soul.
"She'll be fine, Kid."
Kid.
Quite the same name as his name.

"We have called out a lot of times. I even made it 8 times for maximum effect."
Kaito KID didn't know the significance of the number 8.
Maybe it was part of a belief in the city.

"She's a cool girl. So I suggest we stay cool, too."
"What does being cool had to do with this? I prefer symmetry…"
Kaito KID noted two things.
Cool and symmetry.
He felt they were important.
And he decided that was it for the moment.

He made a face as if he's looking for someone and walked before the two boys.

"Isn't that Maka?"
A hand grabbed his hand.
"Maka."

He turned around.
"Soul, Kid, at last!"
"Where were you?" Kid asked.
KID shivered as if he was remembering something unwanted.
"There was a lot of people in the restroom."
"You're just jealous of them," Soul said. "You saw a lot of breasts while you have tiny tits."
KID gave him an irritated look. "Since this is a date, I'll let it pass."
Soul just smirked.

"Anyway, let's go home, Soul."
Soul sighed. "Finally."
He looked at Kid and shrugged.
"Take care of Maka," Kid said.
"I think I'll be taking good care of myself."
Kid warily eyed the girl before him as if expecting something.

"Too bad Black Star isn't here."
"He was on the front lines, charging at Kaito KID."
"Where is he now?"
"I don't know."

Soul raised an eyebrow.
"See you then."
Kid nodded and waved goodbye as his two friends walked away, hand in hand.

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"Now, we find this girl," Conan stated.
"Shouldn't we ask the people around here for her name?" Heiji asked.
Conan nodded. "Good idea. Might make it easier for us to find Kaito KID."
"I'll do the asking. You keep an eye on-"

"She's Maka. Maka Albarn."

The other two looked behind them to see a spiky blue haired boy wearing a strange set of clothes.
Fir for a ninja, they thought in disbelief.

Heiji cleared his throat. "Are you a friend of her, …"
The boy took the pint and pointed a thumb at himself. "I'm your god! The great Black Star!"

'Great…' Conan thought. 'Another one of the unusual people.'
But Heiji continued, "That's great! I'm Heiji Hattori. This young boy here is Conan Edogawa."
As always, Heiji liked to tease his rival about his current state.
Conan barely managed to hide his irritation.

"So, what happened to Maka?"
There was a change in the mood of Black Star, the two detectives noticed.
They instantly knew that he was genuinely concerned.
"Uhmm…" Heiji started. "We fear she might have been a victim of the heist."
Black Star's eyes widened. "Victim?!"
"No, it isn't like that," Conan spoke. "Kaito KID is not a killer. A lot of heists has proven-"
"Conan, isn't it? You seem to know a lot," Black Star interrupted.
"Eh…"

Heiji quickly took control of the situation.
"What this brat is trying to say is Kaito KID is great at trickery. For instance, he might have dressed up as this Maka Albarn…"

Black Star's jaw had opened by itself when he looked at his sleeping friend. "Why is Maka wearing clothes for men?!"
Conan gave him a look. "You only just noticed it?"
"Well, she acts like a boy. Ah, never mind. Here Conan, lollipop."
Black Star took one from his pockets.

Conan took it eagerly for the sake of removing suspicions.
Deep inside, he wanted to force the lollipop on the obnoxious boy's nose.

"This is bad," Black Star observed.
Heiji nodded. "And we're going to do something about it."

"Wait. I'll find Maka. You two go to her father, the red-haired guy among the police a while ago."
"What are you on about?" Heiji asked.
"Someone should alert Shinigami-sama about this."
"Shouldn't you just be the one who'll report this since you know them?"
"But I'll be quicker to find Maka," Black Star said confidently.
"What do you-"

Heiji stopped.
For he had just seen the Black Star melt among the shadows.
"Hattori, seems like he was serious."
"What? Do ya think he's a real ninja?"

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Black Star got the feeling that something bad is going to happen.

The fact that those two people said stuck to his mind.
Could this Kaito KID have just hurt one of his friends?

And he remembered one thing.
Maka and Soul were dating.
And Soul was innocent of what was happening.

Black Star thought in despair that the thief might go to extremes to hide his identity.
Soul might kiss a man!

He quickly ran around the streets of Death City.
But he remained quiet and almost invisible in the dim night.
He thought that the thief shouldn't be aware of his presence.
It was one of the arts of an assassin after all.

He jumped above roofs, looking below.
He even seemed to be flitting at times.

Then he saw the two.
His eyes widened at the sight.
The fake Maka was strangling Soul!
Didn't the two people a while ago say that this thief doesn't kill?
And anger burned in his eyes.

He jumped from a roof and went for them, a fist ready.

But the thief seemed to have sensed an incoming enemy.
He barely managed to defend himself, raising his hands firmly before the punch landed, throwing him backwards.

"Soul!"

The albino guy fell to the ground as if on cue.
Unmoving.


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Oops, a cliffhanger!

I wonder why Kaito KID is acting really weird. =P
Explanations will come in the later chapters.

I just thought of saying that this isn't a supernatural world.
There are no meisters and weapons.
Except for witches since we have Akako.
And other stuff, if ever needed to be mentioned.

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