I guess it's weird that I added coffee stuff two chapters in a row xD don't worry...it won't be like that for the entire story.
Also sorry I kind of forgot to add a chapter last week *shoots self*
Have fun reading!
No matter how much Shinichi thought about it, he just couldn't figure it out. It was the most frustrating thing. How could he figure out the much more complicated riddles that the thief had sent, and yet not this simple one? The answer could be staring him right in the face, and he just didn't know what it was! How infuriating!
"Shinichi-kun!" Kaito called. Shinichi turned to see the much-too-hyper magician waving and hopping over to him. "Are you here to try to capture Kid?" Shinichi noticed how he said "try". Kaito didn't seem to think Shinichi'd be able to do it.
"I'm gonna get the damn thief. Don't support him so much! He's a criminal, Kaito-kun."
Kaito stared at Shinichi for a moment, still with his normal smile. To anyone watching, his next words would've been undoubtedly happy ones. However, Shinichi heard what he said, and his quiet (for once) voice was anything but happy. "You say that like criminals aren't people, Shinichi-kun. Like they all deserve to just…die."
Shinichi blinked. "Hey, man. I didn't mean that. Just that he…I mean, he…well…" Shinichi knew exactly what his views were on this subject. They were pretty firm. The way Kaito was acting, however, threw him off, and he stuttered for a few moments more.
Kaito suddenly slapped Shinichi on the back of the head. "You big silly!" he said giddily. "I'm just joking, don't take me so seriously." And with that, he bounced away, out of sight.
Shinichi sighed, and heard his name being called behind him. "Oh, hey Hattori," he replied as the Osakan detective strolled over to him, blabbering.
"So, Kudou. Ya figure out what that note meant yet? I mean, he's gonna be here soon. If ya haven't understood it yet…"
Shinichi felt his eye twitch. Why was it his responsibility to decipher the heist note? Wasn't Heiji a detective as well? And furthermore, it was Heiji's fault that Kid was doing this anyway! For some reason, Shinichi could never bring himself to yell at the Osakan detective, so instead of saying all of the remarks that prodded at his thoughts, he said, "No, Hattori. I couldn't tell what he meant. All I know is, we have to stop him this time." For a moment, Kaito's face flashed into his mind, but he shook it away.
A few minutes later, Shinichi and Heiji could be found on the rooftop of Okonomiyaki Haven, waiting for a phantom thief to appear.
A shout of "Heiji!" from their left made the two teens turn toward the source. Heiji groaned upon seeing her.
"Kazuha, you idiot! Get outta here!" he commanded to his childhood friend.
Kazuha sighed. "Heiji, I'm not lettin' ya do this alone. Whatever this guy's stealin', I'll help ya keep him from it. By the way, have you figured it out yet, Kudou-kun?"
Another one who expected him to automatically know. God. "No, I haven't," Shinichi said, perhaps allowing a bit too much agitation into his voice.
"Tantei-kun, Tantei-han…M'lady." The three whirled toward the thief, standing atop the building, eating a serving of okonomiyaki, looking as calm as ever. "What a beautiful night! See how the moon shines down upon us? See how the stars twinkle for us? See how…" he licked his fingers clean of his food. "…right before your eyes, I steal your greatest desire?" Before any of the protagonists could move an inch, Kid had set off a smoke bomb and had picked up, handcuffed, and politely gagged Kazuha. She now struggled in his arms, squirming and kicking. "Tsk, tsk, M'lady. Violence isn't very ladylike. I'll have to teach you a lesson." With a snap, Kazuha was bound tighter and the kaitou was in the air. "Farewell, Tantei-han! Thank you for your precious item!"
"KID!" Shinichi and Heiji screamed. Shinichi attempted a super-kick with his soccer ball, but Kid swerved, anticipating the attack. Heiji yelled after him for another few minutes, even after it was clear that they were out of sight and not coming back.
"Kudou! What the hell am I supposed to do now?! How can I…" Shinichi stopped listening to his friend's incessant worries. He was more concerned with Kid than Kazuha, really. He had never kidnapped anyone before. Although the answer 'Kazuha' explained the thing Heiji wanted most, how could Heiji have unknowingly done something to upset Kid so bad as to make him resort to kidnapping? None of the jumbled mess made sense in Shinichi's mind. He had to think somewhere quieter, where an angry teenage boy wasn't yelling "KAZUHA!" every ten seconds.
Shinichi stayed up all night, sitting in the Kudou mansion's library, writing down possibilities, compiling data, writing lists. It really didn't make sense, and he had no clue where Kid might have taken the girl. When Shinichi had had enough of staring at papers all night and getting absolutely nowhere, he got up, stretched, and headed to the kitchen for some well-deserved coffee. Reaching into the cabinet in which he kept his coffee beans and grinder, he instead found a bound and gagged sleeping girl.
He hurriedly untied and ungagged Kazuha's restraints. He shook her body, calling her name a few times, but to no avail. Of course the thief had put her under the power of sleeping gas. He filled a glass with water and with a quickly muttered "sorry", he splashed it onto her face. She suddenly sat up and made a sound resembling a groan mixed with a squeal. She sputtered for a moment in sleepy surprise, and then rubbed her eyes and looked around. "Kudou-kun?" she questioned.
"Sorry. I had to do that. I suppose that Kid gassed you and then sneaked in here and deposited you in my cupboard. Where did he take you?"
"Ugh…" Kazuha dragged the word out while she stood up, shaking water out of her hair. "Well, all I know is he took me to another rooftop and…Oh yeah! …AND THAT BASTARD STOLE MY NECKLACE!"
"What? What necklace was that?" Shinichi asked, now fully awake and interested in hearing about this.
"It was the one my mother had given me…" Kazuha sniffled. "It was really expensive…gold chain with a really big ruby."
After a few moments of silence, when two million things clicked almost simultaneously in Shinichi's mind, he said, "Kazuha. Check your pockets."
Kazuha eagerly did so, pulling out a folded piece of paper. "Ah, it's not in there, but this is…" she handed him the mysterious paper. "I didn't put that in there."
"No, no. I didn't expect your necklace to be in there. This note, however…" He unfolded it.
Tantei-kun, it read. Here's your friend's lady back! I can hardly believe you didn't realize what I meant sooner. I wanted the necklace, but your friend offended me pretty badly, so instead of planning out a heist as usual, I decided to play with him a bit. I do enjoy getting revenge. Remember that, Tantei-kun.
Only and always yours, Kaitou Kid. (And here there was a doodle.)
"Something's…different," Shinichi mumbled to himself, unaware that Kazuha was listening. "He referred to Hattori as my "friend", firstly. Not "tantei-han", as usual. And then…" he scanned the note again. "Oh, that makes sense. Hattori did something to piss him off, so he got revenge. But where's the necklace? This gives no leads. And lastly…why on earth did he sign it "only and always yours"?! What's that supposed to mean?"
"Well, Kudou-kun…" Kazuha said, snickering. "It seems like Kid has a crush on you."
"What?!" Shinichi asked, blanching. "No, no, no. That's not even funny."
"Like Heiji, you're a skilled detective, but you really suck at solving riddles of the heart. He called Heiji your friend because he doesn't matter to Kid nearly as much as you do. That wouldn't be as obvious if it weren't for the "only and always yours", but still recognizable. He's only and always yours because he likes you, Kudou-kun. See?"
"Uhh…" Shinichi's face reddened. "Doubt it. Augh, I need some coffee. Wonder where that idiot hid my coffee."
"Me? I didn't hide it this time, Shinichi-kun!"
Shinichi jumped about a foot into the air and turned around. "Kaito-kun! Why are you here?"
"Not to ruin your coffee," was the only given reply.
"Actually, I meant Kaitou Kid."
Kaito gasped. "REALLY?! Kaitou Kid was here?! Why didn't you tell me?! You should've called me, Shinichi-kun. You know I admire him. I'd love to meet him someday. Man, if only you'd stalled him long enough to call me and for me to get over here…"
"I didn't know he was here!" Shinichi yelled.
"Jeez, you're crabby without your caffeine fix. By the way, I thought you said your coffee was gone. Then where did the coffee in the pot come from?"
Shinichi looked at the coffee maker and, lo and behold, Kaito told the truth! There was a pot of freshly-brewed coffee. He didn't care how it had gotten there or where the rest of it was. Right now, all I want is some damn coffee! He rushed to the coffee maker, swiftly took a mug and poured the coffee into it.
After taking a swig, he slapped the mug onto the kitchen counter and screamed, "AHHH! Kid, you idiot!" to the heavens.
"Um, Kudou-kun…?" Kazuha asked worriedly.
"Decaf," Shinichi spat out, as if it was a deadly substance meant to torture the drinker until they finally can't live anymore and die. …Well, that's pretty much what it is to Shinichi.
"That damn thief gave me decaffeinated coffee," Shinichi muttered to himself many times that day, randomly, in the middle of other conversations or when all was quiet, each time earning a chuckle from Kaito.
Sorry this chapter kind of sucks?
I swear it gets better haha
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