Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.
TMPD Antics
By Taliya
LXXVIII: Hakuba and Kuroba
"Kuroba-kun," Saguru called, catching a glimpse of the Division Three officer in the hallway. "I wanted to ask you… are you all right?" he asked as Kaito turned around, a scowl on his face. At the magician's side, Heiji also paused.
"I want to beat KID so badly right now," Kaito growled, and the sheer ferocity of his frown on a face that was usually so full of laughter was… unsettling.
Saguru resisted the urge to backpedal. "I'm afraid I don't quite understand…" he murmured, confused, "But… aren't you KID's biggest fan, Kuroba-kun?"
One of Kaito's eyes twitched in irritation. "I want to prove I am the better magician—that my father was the better magician!"
The Division Two officer was utterly speechless. "Kuroba-kun…?" He sent a glance at Heiji, wordlessly requesting clarification for his former classmate's unusually foul mood.
"He's worked up about some lady outside who said that KID is a better magician than his dad," the homicide detective explained with a shrug. "Said he wanted to beat KID in a magic contest." A shared glance with the blond revealed that he did not know exactly how Kaito planned on achieving his goal of a face off with the infamous phantom thief.
"But—" Saguru stuttered helplessly, "He can't—you can't do that, Kuroba-kun!"
A dangerous glint flashed in narrowed indigo eyes. "Oh… Can't I?" Kaito purred darkly, his entire being radiating dark vexation.
Saguru barely kept himself from gaping in astonishment. "Surely you're not serious…!" Heiji, too, was having issues speaking, as he was sputtering off to the side.
Kaito bared his teeth in a distinctly unfriendly grin. "Oh, I'm sure I'll get my competition. There's no way I'm losing this one," he whispered, and without further ado, he swept off, headed for his office.
There was silence between the two rivals as they processed the fact that Kuroba Kaito had essentially declared war on Kaitou KID. "How is he…?" Saguru began, but the thought died as his brain tried to reconcile the fact that his friend wanted a faceoff with himself.
"I'm just as lost as you are," Heiji admitted feebly, and the pair of them shuffled off to their respective offices, wondering what sort of trick their friend would pull off in order to make this one-person-simultaneously-in-two-places thing work.
Author's Note: I has an idea…! And I hope it surprises you if Kaito is able to pull this trick of his off. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 18.06.2016