Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.

Warnings: Language, minor violence

TMPD Antics

By Taliya

III: Hakuba and Kudou

"Damn," Saguru swore as he coughed. The smoke bomb Kaitou KID had deployed irritated the lungs, leaving the men under Inspector Nakamori's command hacking violently. "At least it wasn't knockout gas."

As the haze cleared, he spotted Kaito amongst the men, a sleeve covering his nose and mouth, though he, too, was coughing like the rest of them.

Saguru made his way to his colleague, roughly snagging his tie and pulling them face to face as he slapped a handcuff around the upheld wrist, securing the other to his own. "I've got you, Kaitou KID," he murmured victoriously.

"Oi oi," Kaito said with a distinctly annoyed face, "what makes you think I'm KID?"

"We all know KID can blend into any crowd he pleases, don't we, Kuroba-kun?" Saguru purred. He could taste his victory over his longtime adversary.

"That's a very flattering description of my skills, London gairi na Tantei-kun!" crooned KID from a support strut along the glass ceiling of the museum, a pane already loosened and open for his easy escape. "I didn't realize you thought so highly of me. And oh, Meitantei!" greeted KID cheerfully. "Good to see you again!"

Saguru gaped at the thief in white. "Th-then…" His eyes darted to the man he had cuffed to himself. It was then he noticed the minute differences in physical appearance: the bluer eyes, the more square bone structure, the tamed hair. "Who are you?" he asked, still astonished by the physical similarities between Kaito and his apparent doppelgänger.

"Kudou Shinichi," the man answered somewhat testily, pinning the blond with a hard stare. "Division One, Homicide."

The phantom thief withdrew his prize from a pocket and peered through it in the direction of the full moon. He balanced easily on the strut almost a hundred meters overhead while Nakamori and his men desperately tried to figure out how to get up there. With a nearly imperceptible shake of his head, KID sighed and murmured something to himself. "Looks like this one is yours, boys!" he called as he tossed the pendant necklace casually over his shoulder. A small parachute unfolded and lowered the heist target gently to the floor while KID made his escape.

"Think you can release me sometime soon?" Shinichi grumbled snippily, jingling the handcuff chain.

Saguru checked his pockets for the key to his handcuffs, but came up empty. "That bloody son of a…!"

Author's Note: Ah, the first time Shinichi and Saguru officially meet, and at a KID heist too! At least Kaito had his fun watching Saguru accuse the wrong person and realize it. "London gairi na Tantei-kun" translates to "Detective from London"… I think?—and I took that straight off the Magic Kaito 1412 Character Song ~Magical Pallet~ album. I hope you enjoyed it.

Completed: 29.07.2015