Chapter 6

This is sorta another plotless filler. I just want them to have some fun with each other before I start to torture them with angst and whatnot…

If, when you read this, you think, "Deep-fried Milky Way? Ewwww!" let me tell you! Those things are freaking delicious! Try one, really. They're pretty damn amazing~ :]]]]] (That's my super fat kid smiley!)

And gahh, my transitions are getting sloppy. In this one they're standing there talking and whatnot and then, suddenly, it's like BAM! Shinichi gets off the rollercoaster. xP I know it sucks, but bear with me, okay?

Sorry for the long wait haha...I'm sad to admit that I forgot about it.

"Ever get the feeling they do this stuff on purpose?" Shinichi irritatedly asked his equally annoyed counterpart.

"Of course they do, my dear Shinichi-kun."

Currently, "dear" Shinichi and Kaito stood in the midst of a bustling, giddy, very loud crowd of amusement park-goers. Aoko and Ran had just called, claiming that they had seen a huge store full of cute clothes and amazing sales. The evidence pointed to their bold-faced lie: they had the tv on, the popcorn in the microwave, and they giggled mercilessly whilst insisting that Kaito and Shinichi have fun without them.

"Alright," Shinichi sighed. "What do you want to do first?"

"Ah, Shini—" Kaito started, but stopped when Shinichi turned to see what he wanted. He looked down at the ground for a moment, and then back up to Shinichi, smiling again quickly. "Never mind!" He grabbed Shinichi's arm and began dragging him toward a large rollercoaster.

Shinichi, thinking he knew what was bothering Kaito, grabbed him and spun him around. "Hey," he said. "This is the seventh time we've gone out together, and you've given me a rose every single time. Where is it, hm? My rose?"

Kaito's eyes widened, his poker face dropping. He seemed to do that too much when Shinichi was around. "R-really? You care? I thought you didn't mind if I didn't give one to you!"

Got it! Shinichi thought triumphantly. It's good to see him happy again. He nodded and took the rose when offered, without a groan, an eye roll, a sigh, or a mutter. Maybe a slight blush. Just maybe.

Shinichi stumbled off the rollercoaster in a daze. Not looking at it before getting on had been an extremely dangerous idea, as Kaito tended to pick them large and upside-down. Shinichi had felt fine at first, until the rollercoaster took them through a triple loop. Oh, then he felt sick. Now, getting off, he was just dizzy and nauseous. Kaito, on the other hand, the bastard, was giggling and bouncing and exclaiming about how much fun it had been. He then grabbed Shinichi's hand, insisting that they go on an even more dangerous-looking ride.

"Err, you know what, Kaito-kun?" Shinichi suggested. "Let's just sit down and get some food instead. I'm a bit hungry now…"

"Oh, really?! Well, you should've just said so in the first place, silly Shinichi-kun!" With this, Kaito grabbed the scared boy's hand and dragged him to a nearby bench. "Sit here and I'll get you some supremely yummy food!" Shinichi watched as Kaito all but skipped away.

After Kaito didn't come back for more than ten minutes, Shinichi sighed and settled himself on the bench in a comfortable position, laying down with his eyes closed.

"Shin-chan?"

Shinichi mumbled inaudibly. He'd barely fallen asleep, and was already being woken up. It sounded like his mother was calling his name…

"Shin-chan!" Oh, God. It was his mother, wasn't it? Shinichi snapped his eyes open and sat up—a little too fast, as he got slightly dizzy.

"Mom! Wh-what are you doing here?" His mother, as usual, was all smiles, giggling and whatnot. Shinichi was reminded briefly of Kaito's cheerfulness. Where was that guy, anyway?

"Well, Shin-chan, it's the funniest story, really! I was just walking around, minding my own business, when I saw…you! But you were smiling and purchasing cotton candy and other junk food, so I thought 'this must be a trick!' so I walked over to you and you said—"

Kaito popped up from behind her and interrupted. "—And I said, 'Sorry, ojou-san, I'm not Shinichi-kun! I'm Kaito!' and promptly gave your lovely mother a rose. We talked a little bit and then she was all excited that you were here and so she wanted to see you. I didn't realize I'd been gone so long and that you would be asleep when I finally returned to you, Shinichi-kun. But anyway, I brought you some food, like you asked." He handed Shinichi cotton candy, a hot dog, a lollipop the size of his head, popcorn, and what looked suspiciously like a deep-fried Milky Way.

Arms overflowing with unhealthy…stuff, Shinichi looked up at Kaito. "Kaito-kun, I didn't really want quite this much food. And it's all extremely unhealthy. I'm never going to be able to—"

"Oh! Almost forgot! Here's your drink!" Kaito produced a cup from seemingly nowhere, much to Yukiko's amazement. "Eat up!"

With the two watching, Shinichi couldn't just refuse, so he shoved a handful of popcorn into his mouth. Then, feeling thirsty, he picked up his drink. Before taking a sip, though, he disappointedly thought to himself, Oh yeah. I didn't tell Kaito-kun that I've loved the specially made lemonade here since I was a kid. Oh, well. Maybe next time… He could remember when he was young and his father would bring him here. Every time, he'd buy Shinichi some of that lemonade. Nectar of the gods, it was. Lo and behold, however…when Shinichi took a sip, he tasted the magical lemonade slide down his throat. He looked up at Kaito, who was chatting happily with Yukiko, in surprise. "Kaito-kun." Kaito stopped talking and glanced down at Shinichi.

"Oh, Shinichi-kun!" Kaito said happily. "I got you that special lemonade that you love so much. You do, right? You really love it?"

Shinichi did not blush. "How'd you know?"

"Well, silly, it was obvious. When we first arrived, you stared at the lemonade stand for a few moments, smiled, and continued walking. I don't think you realized you did that, but you did. It was apparent to me then that you were fond of the stuff, so when I went to get your food, I decided to surprise you with some lemonade as well!" Kaito then resumed his conversation with Yukiko.

He really understood Shinichi. Had anyone ever understood him that much? Had anyone ever watched him so closely that they noticed the little things about him, like what drinks he loved? He'd thought it was a coincidence, but Kaito had also known exactly how he liked his popcorn as well—half burnt and just a little bit of butter. Shinichi wondered if he'd asked them to make it like that. Maybe he'd paid them extra to halfway burn it…

Shinichi could feel his face getting redder by the moment, and his eyes welling up with heartfelt tears. He was glad it was already dark, but if he cried they'd surely notice. Mustn't cry, mustn't cry…Shinichi took deep, calming breaths and felt the heartwarming feeling inside compose itself. His eyes still seemed a bit wet, but he blinked away the tears and smiled at Kaito while he wasn't watching.

Kaito's cell phone rang and he excused himself to answer it because it was "the beastly Aoko" and if he didn't answer it, apparently, he'd be murdered in his sleep and Shinichi would have to solve his murder blindly through the tears in his eyes over losing his best friend.

Yukiko sat down next to Shinichi when Kaito walked off, teasing Aoko about something. She hummed, smiling slightly, staring at Shinichi. He knew that. That was either her I-know-a-secret hum or her I-just-had-sex-with-your-father hum. Considering the circumstances, he guessed it was the former. "What is it, mother?" he asked with irritation, as she persisted with her humming until he had asked.

She giggled now. "Oh, Shin-chan! I think it's so cute that you've finally found someone you like!"

Shinichi relaxed a bit. Was that all it was? She was glad that he had a good friend besides Ran? "Well, yeah, Mom. I mean, sure, Kaito's eccentric, a little bit haughty, and just all over crazy, but for some reason we—wait, wait. Mom! What kind of "like" are you talking about here?!" He stared at his mother in half-disgust, half-embarrassment.

Yukiko laughed. "Took you long enough to realize what I meant! Shin-chan, it's obvious that you two are very good friends right now...You seem like complete opposites and great friends, which are two extremely important factors in a good relationship. Now, Shin-chan, I know that right now you're thinking this is crazy, but just take my advice. When you finally realize you've fallen for him, don't avoid him, because that's the kind of thing you'd do. Make sure to stay near him and act the same as usual, if not nicer because don't you want him to like you too? Oh, and also, when you're having—"

"Mom," Shinichi said sternly. "This is ridiculous. Kaito-kun and I are not…we don't like one another like that. We're friends, that's all."

"That's all? Shin-chan, maybe for now that's true, but someday…"

"Mom, stop it! That's abhorrent!" Just the thought of doing something to Kaito, like…kissing him, made him woozy.

"Shinichi!" Yukiko said, sounding appalled. "Your father and I did not raise you to be homophobic."

"Huh? Homo…no! Mom, I'm not! I'm just saying that I'm not…and he's not…we're not…augh, Mom, listen, we're just friends, okay?"

"Where'd you get the rose?" she nodded toward the rose he'd set beside him on the bench. If he didn't keep it, Kaito'd get upset again.

"Uh…well, Kaito-kun's friend said that it's a sign of our friendship and that I have to keep it or he'll get sad!" Did that really just come out of Shinichi's mouth? He was a detective, not an impressionable four-year-old. He didn't believe in stupid things like the meaning of roses or whatever. He believed in facts and evidence.

His mother obviously agreed that this wasn't a very Shinichi-esque thing to say, because she just stared at him for a minute and then laughed a little. Shaking her head, she said, "Okay, Shin-chan, sure. You're just friends. Well, I should probably be leaving soon. Your father's expecting me back at home. We'll be here for the week, isn't that exciting?!"

Oh, yeah, Shinichi thought sarcastically. I'm so glad to have my eccentric, bossy mother home with me for a week.

"Oh, you're leaving?" Kaito said from behind, causing Shinichi to jump. "Well, I wish you the best and hope to the heavens that I may be graced with your presence once again, ojou-san." With that, he swept down into a bow.

Oi, oi…thought Shinichi, his eye twitching at Kaito's flirty act. Flirting with his mother of all people! "Jeez, Kaito, have you absolutely no shame?"

Kaito turned to Shinichi from Yukiko's flattered giggles, eyes wide, and said, "Why, of course not, Shinichi-kun! How silly of you to think I know even what that word means! Or perhaps you were just jealous? Would you rather I flirt with you?"

"Oh my, Shin-chan!" Yukiko teased. "That's it, isn't it? You're jealous! Don't worry, your dear mother shan't take your new boyfriend from you."

Kaito seemed almost embarrassed now, or was it just Shinichi's mind playing tricks? "Oh, no, ojou-san," he insisted. "I may not have much shame, but a line I will not cross is to have my best friend's mother thinking dirty thoughts about us!"

Yukiko laughed. "Well, I suppose I'll be going now! Good-bye, Kaito-kun. You're very polite, and I'm sure you'll be good for my Shin-chan. See you at home, Shin-chan!" She waved and skipped out of the park.

Shinichi barely paid her attention. He was blushing quite profusely. When his mother was out of sight, he still had his mind churning over the thought…

"Well, Shinichi-kun?" Kaito asked, not realizing Shinichi was deep in thought. "Shall we be going too? Or would you rather stay for a while…? Shin-i-chiiiii-kun?"

"Best friend?" Shinichi asked, finally locking eyes with Kaito. "Really…?"

"What? Oh, that. Is that what you're brooding about? If you don't want me to use that label for you, I won't, but I thought you wouldn't mind all that much."

Shinichi just couldn't wrap his mind around it. Kaito, the hyper magician, Shinichi's best friend? The thing was…he could almost see that. It was true, wasn't it? Unfathomable, but true. Ran had always been there for him, but what was sistership compared with best friendship? Listen to me, I'm not even using real words! he thought next. He noticed Kaito turning and starting to walk ahead, but the confused Shinichi grabbed his hand. "Hey," he said. Kaito glanced back at him. "I think you've got a point…maybe you and I are like best friends."

Kaito's face brightened extensively. "Really?! Oh, yeah! Let's stay best friends, Shinichi-kun! I haven't ever bonded with anyone like I am with you."

Shinichi smiled. "You sound like a toddler, Kaito-kun, but I have to agree." Suddenly, he was pulled into a hug. "Whoa, um…" Kaito wasn't letting go anytime soon, it seemed, as he tightened his grip instead of loosening it. Shinichi awkwardly hugged him in return, patting his back.

Eheheh, that ending didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. Ahh, well. Weird place to end it, I suppose :/ (I accidentally starting writing "pussose" right there xD)

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