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
XI: Kudou and Hakuba
"So you actually signed up for Division Two specifically to catch Kaitou KID, huh?" Saguru looked up from the lunch Baaya had packed for him to find Kudou Shinichi—eye color, bone structure, hair were all different—standing beside him, a tray of the day's special in his hands. "Mind if I join you?" The blond indicated that the seat was empty and the brunet sat down with his plate of curry rice.
"Indeed. He is a most challenging adversary," the half-British detective grudgingly admitted, "if not one of the most annoying as well."
Shinichi laughed. "Don't I know it! He's annoyed the piss out of me plenty of times, too."
Saguru perked up. "When have you tangled with KID? I don't remember reading your name in any of the reports…"
"The first time we metaphorically crossed blades was the Ekoda Clock Tower heist. I had no idea it was him beneath the screen," Shinichi explained with a chuckle. "The times after… well, let's just say I was working undercover."
The detective from London raised a skeptical brow. "Was the case that bad?"
Shinichi nodded. "Yeah, but during that time I encountered KID multiple times." Saguru blinked and mildly recoiled at the suddenly furious expression on his fellow detective's face. "That thief still pisses the hell out of me," he stated with a clenched fist and a vein pulsing in his temple, recalling the time he had groped and nearly kissed Ran—who was now his wife—on the Bell Tree First airship nearly a decade ago.
"Right…" Saguru muttered with a sweat drop, "I'm not even going to ask…"
Author's Note: And ten years later Shinichi's still hedging around the fact that he was Conan, though at least he had the balls to 'fess up to Ran. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 02.08.2015