Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.
TMPD Antics
By Taliya
LIII: Hakuba and Kuroba
"What was that?"
Kaito turned to find Saguru catching up to him, his expression intent and eagle-eyed. Kaito's own twisted into honest confusion. "What was what?"
"Last night," the blond clarified. At the brunet's continued bafflement, Saguru expounded, "KID cornered Kudou-kun at the end of the heist."
The Division Three officer frowned. "Wait… Much as it pains me to say it, but isn't it usually the other way around with Kudou cornering KID?"
The half-Briton nodded. "Normally, yes."
"So what changed? Why did KID decide to pursue Kudou?" There was a pause, and Kaito flushed slightly with a disturbed expression. "That just sounded wrong."
Saguru himself appeared a little queasy at the idea. "I agree," he murmured. He coughed to clear his throat before continuing, "I was going to ask you that."
"Ask me what?" Kaito repeated, blinking with doe eyes as a smirk curled his lips.
Now the blond scowled. "What changed with KID regarding Kudou-kun?"
"How should I know? I wasn't there last night." Kaito pouted. "And that's so unfair! Why does Kudou always get KID's attention? Maybe if I…" The Division Three officer's voice trailed off as he began mumbling ideas under his breath, and Saguru caught several different methods of capturing the phantom thief's attention before he sighed, shook his head, and left his coworker muttering to himself in the hallway.
"Idiot," the blond uttered, tossing a half-exasperated, half-fond glance over his shoulder.
Author's Note: Ah, some good old-fashioned Kaito driving Saguru crazy via nonsensical arguments. But friends will be friends, however unlikely. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 18.12.2015