Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.
TMPD Antics
By Taliya
LI: Kuroba and Kudou
Kaitou KID disappeared in a burst of smoke, light, and confetti, leaving Shinichi coughing as he fanned the haze away, blinking through the tears in his eyes. Behind him, he heard both Saguru and Heiji coughing; Saguru was muttering darkly in English and Heiji was spitting out curses. KID had once again managed to snag the object of his attention, the Amethyst Dream. With a growl, Shinichi sprinted towards the entrance of the art gallery, which happened to be the elevator on the thirty-seventh floor of the building. Instead of taking the elevator, the detective climbed the stairs in the emergency stairwell in threes, panting lightly by the time he reached the roof atop the forty-fifth floor.
The white-clad thief turned slightly at the sound of the stairwell door opening, catching Shinichi from the corner of his uncovered eye. "Meitantei," he greeted as he tucked his prize into a pocket.
"KID," Shinichi responded, his breaths slowing to a more normal rate.
"I have yet to repay you for the Light in the Darkness heist," he purred, and Shinichi instantly recalled that evening on the roof where the homicide detective had kicked a bag's worth of soccer balls at the thief to his heart's content. He paled slightly even as he felt dread seize his stomach upon hearing the phantom thief's words.
Shinichi instinctively took a step back in nervousness as KID fully turned, indigo eyes intently pinned on his form. "There's nothing to repay," he answered, barely keeping himself from stuttering at the magician's unnervingly predatory gaze.
Kaitou KID smiled, and the sight sent chills down Shinichi's spine as the thief approached—although perhaps "stalked" was a more apt term. "Meitantei," he chided slowly—menacingly—carefully enunciating his words, "What sort of gentleman would I be if I didn't repay my debts?"
Author's Note: So I've decided to continue this, since you asked so nicely… As this is no longer a main focus of my writing, updates are going to be slower and much more sporadic. Ah, Shinichi, he had to have known that that particular stunt was going to bite him in the ass at some point. I feel like I've started a cycle of "get back at the other". Oh well, more fun for me—and conversely, you. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 08.12.2015