A/N: Hmm, I don't really keep a good updating schedule, do I?
Kaito layed on his bed. He sighed dramatically and stared at his clock. 10:38. He still had another two hours before his heist. What was he going to do till them? He groaned, boredom consuming him. He closed his eyes waiting for some idea to pop in his head.
Then, it hit him. Why not check on his favorite chibi detective? Kaito threw down a smoke bomb and changed out of his school uniform and into his Kaitou Kid costume in a flash. He snickered at his new found motivation, jumped out the window, opened his handglider, and headed for Beika City.
Once there, Kid soared through the air looking for Mouri's Detective Agency. He knew Tantei-chan lived there as a 'freeloader', but never knew why. Was it because her parents left her alone? Did Tantei-chan even have parents, or did she run away?
He wasn't sure but he honestly didn't care. Tantei-chan was alive and well in a city not to far from his (if you fly of course). That's all he needed to know.
After flying around for a while, Kid spotted the unmistakable sign. There it is, he thought happily. Gotta stay undetected though. Kid flew down onto a building opposite of the agency. He rummaged through his pockets until he pulled out a pair of binoculars.
Looking through them inside the agency, he saw her. Her glasses, adorable cowlick, and cute face all filled Kid with warmth. She sat on the couch reading a book. Sherlock Holmes, Kid presumed. He knew that the detective was her very idol and she wanted to be just like him. Cute. He smiled at that. Not a smirk, but a genuine smile.
Until her piercing blue eyes left the book and met his. They continued the awkward staring contest until she narrowed her eye into a glare. Kid withdrew panicked, but amazed. Tantei-chan managed to spot him with no clues so far away. How?
Pondering this, Kid jumped off the building and opened his handglider. While he flew away from the agency, he heard shouts and gasps.
"Is that the infamous Kaitou Kid!?"
"No way! Where!?... Oh my G-"
"I love you, Kid-sama!"
Kid snickered at all the different reactions. He couldn't help but wonder how Tantei-chan would respond.
"She'd probably just shrug it off. Silly Tantei-chan~" He laughed to himself.
"Stupid Kid." Conan growled. Stalking her like that. "Such an idiot."
"Who's an idiot?" A gruff voice asked her. Kogorou was sitting, legs crossed on his desk with a half empty beer can in his hand. His show must've ended for him to hear Conan, whom is usually just ignored.
Startled, Conan quickly said, "J-Just a boy in my class, that's all." She let out a shaky, forced laugh.
"Huh? Aren't you a bit young to be liking boys?" Kogorou asked skeptically. Conan was surprised that his drunk mouth was asking such serious questions. Usually the detective would red-faced yelling things about his idol, Yoko-chan.
"Eh? You like a boy, Conan-chan?" Conan jumped as she heard Ran's voice. She looked at the teenager (who was just merely covered by a towel) and blushed. She must've just come out of the shower.
"N-N-No! It's not l-like that!" Conan stumbled over her words. She wasn't even trying to act cute. It was just her *dere side showing.
Ran laughed and patted her head. She whispered so her father couldn't hear, "It's fine to have crushes at this age. Don't listen to Otou-san. In fact, I liked someone at your age too." Conan's blush deepened, knowing Ran was actually talking about her.
When she first shrunk and Ran took her home, Ran let he in on a little secret. While walking down the sidewalk, she confessed to Conan that she liked her childhood friend, Kudo Shinichi. Not knowing Conan was actually her crush, Ran continued to tell her secrets.
In other words, if Ran found out Conan was really Shinichi, there would be some... complications. Painful (for Ran was a karate champion) complications.
But Conan didn't think about that. All she could do is blush beet red and try to convince Ran that she didn't like any boy in her class.
"Hey, tell me Conan-chan. Is he cute? Older?" Ran grinned at her discomfort. Kogorou rolled his eyes and grabbed the television remote, changing it to another Yoko special.
"It really isn't anyone."
Ring, Ring!
Conan's phone rang, saving her from the conversation. She quickly answered it. "Hello?" Conan called into the phone.
"Kudo-chan." Came Haibara's calm, collected voice.
Kid was ready. He had his heist all planned out. The layout of the building was fresh in his memory and his fun little traps were set. He had backup plans, and backup backup plan, just in case something went wrong.
But he knew. Knew that none of these plans would be followed. Tantei-chan was there. Whenever she attends his heist, she always manages to screw up everything (in the best, most entertaining way possible).
Kid smirk as he cut the power off. Confused yells and shrieks could be heard from the room where the gem was. Inspector Nakamori's squad was in utter chaos. Knowing this, Kid calmly waltzed into the dark room, took the gem and walked out.
Easy, Kid thought, examining the gem. He paused. Too easy. Where was the challenge? The thrill? Where was Tantei-chan to catch him off guard?
Kid turned around to look at the room. The power had returned and he could see the task force slowly collect themselves. No Tantei-chan.
He frowned and muttered, "Did you catch a cold within these two hours?" No response. He was really hoping to hear a sly comeback, but no such thing came.
Kid sighed. He could hear Nakamori yell, "There's Kid!" and see him point at him, but the same rush just wasn't there. He knew the task force was comprised of idiots whom he could easily avoid. And that just made Kid depressed.
Still, he had to make it to the roof and see if the gem had a reddish glow. He quickly made his way upstairs, hoping to see Tantei-chan there, waiting for him with her watch aimed at his face.
He pushed open the door leading to the roof and pouted. Still no Tantei-chan. He slowly walked to the roof's edge, bored out of his mind. He lazily held the gem to the moon. Nothing. It didn't even glow the slightest bit. He sighed, shoulders slumped.
"Now, that's not like you at all. Where's that famous Kaitou Kid smirk?" A stoical voice called out. Kid turned to the voice, excited.
"Tantei-chan~?" He questioned, happiness filling his voice. His happy mood melted when he realized that the voice was not cute, little Tantei-chan.
It belonged to an older teen. She was tall, 5'6". Only two inches shorted than him. Her long, dark hair flowed behind her, and she had an odd cowlick, somewhat resembling Tantei-chan's. Her long bangs hid her eyes. She was in her school uniform, arms crossed as if she was waiting for him.
But Kid, didn't care. He mistook the girl for Tantei-chan and he felt stupid. "Oh," he responded, "I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else."
The girl smirked. "You mean Conan-chan?"
Kid looked up, his attention now belonging to the girl. "How do you know Tantei-chan?" He asked with curiousity.
"Does it matter?"
Yes, it does matter, Kid thought irritably. Still keeping his poker face, he instead replied, "Where is she? Did she catch a cold or something?"
The girl shook her head. "Conan-chan's parents came today," Kid froze. "and she went back to America with them." He felt his blood go cold. Tantei-chan was... gone?
"She's not coming back?" He couldn't keep the hurt away from his voice. Tantei-chan was like his little sister. Losing her hit him really hard.
The girl nodded. "Sorry." She said with zero emotion. Kid glared at her.
She sounded so full of herself. Sort of like Tantei-chan.
Her hair was irritating him. Except for her cowlick which actually reminded him of Tantei-chan.
She poised herself so arrogantly. A habit Tantei-chan did when she cornered Kid.
Her oceanic blue eyes dug into his skin. Tantei-chan's eyes had that same effect.
His eyes soften as he thought of something. "You and Tantei-chan. You two aren't related, are you?"
That question caught the teen off guard. "No. Why would you think that?"
"It's just that, you remind me of her. A lot." Kid looked over the girl again and couldn't help but think that she was just an older version of Tantei-chan. Minus the glasses and pigtails, of course.
The girl shook her head nervously. "Look, Conan and I aren't-"
She was cut off by the roof door getting slammed opened and Inspector Nakamori shouting, "I've got you now, Kid!"
Kid jumped, startled by Nakamori's cries. He quickly composed himself and threw the gem to the girl. "My apologizes," he said remembering his poker face, "but I must go." And he jumped off the roof.
The gem was safely in the girl's hands. She sighed in relief. He didn't recognized her. She handed the gem to Inspector Nakamori, ignoring any scolding for 'letting him get away' he gave her.
She then went home, promising to herself that she'll actually try to capture Kid next time, instead of just talking to him.
*Refers to the cute, embarrassed side of a tsundere/kuudere