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
XXVII: Kuroba and Hakuba
Saguru had been on his way to lunch when he saw Kaito running on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, clearly in pursuit of a man who was weaving and shoving pedestrians out of his way. His friend's partner, a short, stocky man by the name of Ogata Matsuda, had long since fallen behind, it seemed since Saguru saw neither hide nor hair of him. Spinning on the ball of his foot, he sprinted down his side of the street, keeping an eye on the thief Kaito was chasing even as he dodged the lunch crowd.
The man, loaded down with a small backpack, swerved to the right and into a slow but moving lane of traffic. Cars slammed on their brakes and swerved to miss him as he ran, and Kaito nimbly hopped and flipped over the vehicles, eyes glued to his culprit. Saguru grinned as the thief crossed the street, now on his side. Lucky for him the robber had not realized that Saguru had joined the chase else he would have turned the other way. As it was, the thief ran towards him and Saguru snatched an umbrella from a stand just outside one of the many shops that dotted the street. As the thief neared, Saguru utilized the arm strength he needed to play polo and swung the sunshade with more than enough force to trip the man, if not bruise the man's tibias. The flimsy metal shaft of the umbrella snapped under the force of his swing, and he made a mental note to pay the shop for the broken parasol.
The thief went down face-first onto the pavement, and while Saguru held him down Kaito finally caught up and quickly snapped handcuffs around the man's wrists.
"Thanks, Hakuba," Kaito panted. Pulling out his radio, he informed his partner that the culprit had been apprehended, and if he would please send a vehicle to pick them up?
"You're welcome, Kuroba-san," Saguru replied. A thought occurred to him and he laughed.
"What's so funny?" Kaito inquired, having now dragged the handcuffed man to his feet but kept a firm grip on the cuff chain.
"A thief masquerading as a policeman chasing a thief," Saguru explained through chuckles. He was not sure exactly why the idea was so amusing, but…
Kaito grinned sagely. "Ah. Well, I did hear from somewhere that phantom thieves had a tendency to be rather territorial." He punctuated this statement with a wink, and Saguru snorted as Ogata pulled up in a police vehicle. "But that still doesn't mean I'm KID."
Author's Note: Another nice little bonding scene with Kaito and Saguru. These make me happy when I write them, because one: Saguru is sort of hard to write, two: I'm getting him to thaw out—which is great!, and three: they really do make good friends. I hope you enjoyed this.
Completed: 23.09.2015