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

TMPD Antics

By Taliya

LII: Hattori and Hakuba

"Damn," Heiji coughed as he rubbed his watering eyes. Beside him, Saguru was not much better. The two of them had taken the brunt of KID's smoke bomb, considering the blasted capsule had rolled right between them before setting off. In the ensuing confusion, Shinichi had disappeared, presumably to chase the kleptomaniac nuisance. He saw Saguru begin towards the staircase and followed, knowing that the phantom thief had probably escaped via the roof. As they picked up speed on the stairs, they heard one slam of the door far above their heads and realized that Shinichi indeed had preceded them.

"Think KID's still up there?" Heiji panted as they both took the steps in threes.

"Probably," Saguru panted back. "He'll likely wax poetic for a moment or two before he makes his departure."

"Cocky, arrogant, sticky-fingered, conniving…"

Saguru rolled his eyes and tuned out his companion's breathy complaints.

The pair tumbled out of the stairwell and onto the roof, both propping themselves on their knees as they caught their breaths. Heiji recovered first and raised his head, only to lose his voice in a throaty squeak at the sight of Shinichi pressed up against the wall of the stairwell, completely boxed in by the arms of Kaitou KID. The magician himself had his hands planted firmly to either side of the detective's head, and their faces were within centimeters of each other. Saguru glanced up a moment later and a strangled noise of astonishment escaped him.

The odd duo took a second to absorb the addition of an audience before KID dismissed them and returned his attention to his trapped prey, and Shinichi was helpless to return his attention to the thief, who had somehow stolen both his watch and belt without even touching him.

KID grinned once more. "I'm a man of my word, Meitantei," he whispered, moonlight glinting forebodingly off the glass of his monocle. "Please keep that in mind," he added before he was gone, soaring silently into the night.

There was a pregnant moment of stunned silence.

"THE HELL WAS THAT, KUDOU?!"

Author's Note: Mmm, still haven't figured out what Kaito's going to do in retribution, but whatever. Had to stick that scene in there just to get Heiji's reaction. I couldn't help myself. Please do keep in mind that all of the boys save Saguru are married, though you are of course welcome to read into it otherwise. I hope you enjoyed it.

Completed: 13.12.2015