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
XVI: Hakuba and Kuroba
"What have you done now?" Saguru asked as Kaito grinned. The pair of them was headed out of the building with the aim of catching the bus that would take them back to Ekoda.
"What makes you think I did anything?" Kaito asked, mock-affronted. "I'm not allowed to smile?"
Saguru slanted him a look. "That particular smile has me itching to cuff you because you look as though you managed to not only steal the gem but hogtie your snipers."
Kaito sighed in exasperation. "I've told you already and I'll tell you again, I'm not KI—ooh, ice cream!"
The British detective watched as his longtime frenemy skipped to the ice cream stand, purchasing himself a cone with two scoops of chocolate fudge ice cream despite the fact that it was fall and rather chilly. Saguru himself was wrapped in a Chesterfield coat, while Kaito had on a short double-breasted pea coat and a flat cap. He wondered how it was possible that someone like Kaito, who masqueraded during some nights as Kaitou KID, could possess such boundless, child-like energy on such little sleep. Inwardly, he smiled in contentment. Ever since he had first met Kaito all those years ago in high school, his life had changed. His life previous to meeting Kaito had not exactly been—boring, per se, but it had certainly livened up considerably with the magician's inclusion. And despite the fact that they were undeclared enemies and rivals, Saguru had come to acknowledge Kaito as a friend as well—
—though all thoughts of friendship vaporized faster than dry ice in a bonfire as Kaito stuffed several ice cubes down the back of his shirt and fled, giggling while still balancing the two scoops of chocolate fudge ice cream in its cone.
"KUROBA!" he bellowed, hopping about as he unbuttoned his coat in order to untuck his shirt, leaning backwards to allow the cubes of ice to fall to the ground, propriety forgotten in his haste to get rid of the sources of discomfort.
Kaito laughed once more, fleeing as Saguru gave chase. "You were smiling!" the magician called back while keeping out of grabbing distance from the irate detective. "I had to snap you out of it else the world might end!"
"Why I even bother…" growled Saguru under his breath, though in the quiet recesses of his mind, he laughed with child-like glee as their usual "game" of tag commenced.
Author's Note: Not as funny as it maybe should, but hey, I did list this fic under the "friendship" category as well. This, of course, has nothing to do with Kaito and Heiji's planned revenge on Saguru; more like Kaito just being… Kaito. And I figured out how to thaw out Saguru! … Sort of… I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 21.08.2015