" So, are you two done with your makeup and hair ? " said Shinichi sighing as she leaned against the wall bored.
" Another minute " said Aoko.
" Not all of us are naturally beautiful and need to work our makeup more " said Ran annoyed.
Shinichi just blushed but Ran did not realize this or realized what she was saying and this made Shinichi think back to all the things that Ran had said to her in the past and she realized how blind she had been to her best friend's feelings about her. And how could she be so stupid not to notice this before and now she did not know what to think other than she wanted out the bathroom.
" The both of you will be fine as you are and you should not care about your looks and focus more on the person you are than your looks and maybe the person might be interested in you as well " said Shinichi.
She did not know what she was saying she just paused in silence.
" Shinichi! " said Ran surprised and smiled.
" I think I forgot my lipstick...Argh Hakuba I left it in the car, I will just be right back " said Aoko leaving.
And they were both alone.
Shinichi gripped onto her stick uncomfortable and walked towards Ran and she almost went to the door but she changed her mind.
" Hmphed...Ran... about last night we never...I never...got the chance...to think things through and I am still trying to process things emotions and what happened ...but ..." said Shinichi nervously.
" Yes " said Ran hopeful and approaching Shinichi touching her hand and smiling.
And they both looked at each other.
BANG
Sonoko burst in the door interrupting the two of them and making the moment broken up.
" Oh, there the two of you are...Ran I need to talk to you...Am I interrupting something or do you need help with your hair again Shinichi ? " said Sonoko.
Shinichi frowned.
" And what is wrong with my hair, you keep saying there is something wrong with it " said Shinichi mad.
" Fine. Other than the fact that you always have that cowlick " said Sonoko.
Shinichi touched her hair.
" My hair is just fine " said Shinichi mad and walking out the door in a mood.
" Great she is gone now we can talk " said Sonoko.
And then she saw the growl and angry on Ran`s face.
" What ? " said Sonoko.
" WHAT ? " said Sonoko.
" Sonoko what is so important that you had to march in here and interrupt me and Shinichi and make her leave in a mood " said Ran.
" Well the good news I have for you is that I have got you the chance to get rid of Hakuba and all you need to do is kiss Shinichi before he does and he will leave her alone for good and from the way he talked Shinichi might actually have feelings for you or open to it " said Sonoko proudly.
" So, you are saying if I just kissed Shinichi like I was going to before you barged in here declaring this she would be mine! " said Ran mad.
" Yeah. wait what ? " said Sonoko.
Ran then smashed the wall by punching it just avoiding Sonoko`s head.
" Shinichi started to talk to me and it was perfect she was sweet and nervous but there was a spark and she was actually thinking about it until you came in. And now you made her mad and knowing Shinichi she will forget all about it until later. And now I have to compete with Hakuba the guy that seems perfect for her because you had to interfere. She was almost mine Sonoko almost and you ruined it " said Ran moodily.
Sonoko`s face was deadpanned.
" Shinichi made the first move to talk ...she was actually the first one. Well that is good news and I am sorry buy you are so going to win but you cannot tell her and you would be better off not telling anyone else. But if it was slipped Shinichi would be mad at Hakuba, and me as well but she would forgive me in time. Come on you have to kiss her before the other two try " said Sonoko.
" Other two ? " said Ran.
" Well..." said Sonoko smiling nervously.
" Sonoko! " said Ran scolding.
" Hakuba...And he might have mentioned that Kaitou Kid might be interested in her...oh and there is that Kuroba creep he is interested in Shinichi but he is just a pest " said Sonoko.
Ran just left the bathroom in despair with Sonoko shouting after her calling her name pleading.
She was shocked at what was going to happen was she and Ran actually about to kiss ? She had no clue how she felt about this and she did not want to hurt Ran`s feelings and she did not want to hurt her own. She didn't want any of them to be hurt but she had the feeling that someone would be hurt.
"Ah Shin-Chan " said Kaito slipping his arm linking it with Shinichi`s.
" Don't you have a Heist to go ahead with your driver assistant " said Shinichi bored and rolling her eyes.
" So, you did know, I am impressed but we still have plenty of time and now would be the perfect time for us to dance since we are both alone and everyone has abandoned us to the wolves " said Kaito.
" No! " said Shinichi flatly and walked away.
They were talking.
They were here and they were planning something but she didn't know what but they did have weapons with them and they were planning on using them. And he was here Snake was here she could smell his awful cologne that good awful cologne. and she began to follow it.
And then she 'accidentally' bumped into someone and made them spill their drink all over themselves.
" I am sorry...I am so sorry...Can I help you with that ? " said Shinichi.
" Hey what the hell... Are you blind or something ? " said the man.
He then looked at her mad ready to shout at her.
" I am sorry " he said.
" No, it is my fault really " said the man.
" Is it bad ? " said Shinichi.
" No, it is just fine just a little stain no need to worry " said the man.
" Are you sure ? " said Shinichi.
" Yeah " said the man nervously putting his hand through his hair.
" Ok " said Shinichi.
And the man walked away.
And then she did as she walked away she took out the device that she took out of his pocket it was a listening and speaker device. And put it in her ear listening to then faint sounds that she could hear and she then started to follow the vibrations of it to identify the others. There was at least a dozen of them here and half of them were Task Force members.
She was now fully paying attention there was no way in hell that she was letting anyone be harmed especially her friends that were now here.
She would either have to tell Kaito what was happening and if she did it would be likely that he would find out that she was Daredevil and she did not want that. She did not trust his assistant and therefore she could not trust him, whatever the old man was hiding she could practically feel the stench of guilt coming from him every time he was near her and she could almost feel it now.
" Shinichi! " said Hakuba touching her hand.
He startled her for a second as she listened in on the device trying to find them all and find out what they were up to but right now they were silent and just acting natural and walking around. It was far too early for them to do anything and their heart beats were steady and calm as if they were ready for anything, these guys were good and they were planning on something but what she was not sure.
" Shinichi ? " said Hakuba again.
" Yeah sorry " said Shinichi.
He took her hand and placed the other on her side and he moved her towards the dance floor and danced with her.
" I guess it is too late to ask you if you want to dance " said Hakuba as he twirled her.
" Yes " said Shinichi.
They both continued to dance and others started to join in as the two of them all were impressed and wanted to do the same. She did dance but she barely paid attention to him not that he would know that separating her mind and body she was able to do both as everyone was joining in she was able to find them much easier.
And then she heard it coming from the bathroom.
" So Hakuba! " said Shinichi smiling innocently.
" Yes, my love " said Hakuba.
" When are you planning on returning the diamond that you stole " said Shinichi.
He frowned.
" Shinichi, I am not Kaitou Kid you are just being paranoid not that I can't blame you " said 'Hakuba'.
He pulled her in closer.
" You do realize that you are touching my ass again " said Shinichi moving his hand.
He quickly moved his hand again.
" Hey my hand was not..." said Kaito.
She just smiled and he pouted.
" Where is Hakuba ? Did you really need to disguise as him so I would dance with you or you have just say please and I would have, well maybe "said Shinichi.
" You are such a tease " said Kaito.
" Eh ? " said Shinichi confused.
He put his hand on her chin ready to kiss her.
" GET HIM HE IS Kaitou Kid " screamed a very annoyed Hakuba missing some of his clothes.
" Argghh " screamed Kaitou Kid.
Shinichi already had him an arm lock and he was unable to move as he was staring at the ground.
" My Tantei-San you are already awake and Tantei-Chan or should I say Meitantei you have done the impossible and caught me already " said Kaitou Kid.
Still in an arm lock Shinichi lowered him to the ground making him lie there and she was prepared to take the handcuffs out and put them on him
" Kaitou Kid you are under arrest " said Hakuba moving forward.
He took the handcuffs out of Shinichi`s hands and he was prepared to arrest Kaitou Kid seeing it as his victory and not realizing that he just pissed off his date who was the actual one that caught him. And he accidentally moved Shinichi aside loosening her grip on Kaitou Kid and giving him the advantage he needed to escape.
" Hey wait " said Shinichi.
He was just able to drop a smoke bomb.
BANG
" Bastard! " said Shinichi.
" Well done Meitantei for capturing me and now you have captured my interest and I will return for the Diamond Rose and to reward you all with a show that you will never forget and I will steal one more thing tonight that will be forever mine. Just go ahead and try to stop me Tantei-San I dare you to but you will not win "
Said a card floating in the air in Kaitou Kid`s voice.
She gritted her teeth as she walked away in a mood ignoring everyone asking her questions and pleadings. And is until Sonoko pulled her away along with Ran threatening everyone to get out their way and just give her some space.
They were now in a corner of the room where no one was going because they were afraid of Ran and for some twisted reason Aoko had decked two Kaitou Kid fans with a mop.
" So ? " said a happy Sonoko.
" What ? " said Shinichi annoyed.
" You danced with Kaitou Kid we watched, we all saw and the two of you dancing together it was amazing. We all thought it was Hakuba that you were dancing with and not Kaitou Kid and we thought the two of you dancing together was amazing we actually saw chemistry and you smiled at him lovingly ..." said Sonoko until Shinichi stopped her.
" Is there a question here or are you just making a fairy tale up " said Shinichi bored.
" Kaitou Kid did he try and kiss you, or did he ? Tell me " said an excited Sonoko.
She frowned.
" Why would he kiss me ? " said Shinichi.
" If he did he would be a paedophile you are what fifteen and he is like three times your age it is disgusting and he should be jailed " said Aoko.
" Well Shinichi she is an old soul and just look at her and look at all the men looking at her even Ran`s dad drunkenly said she was 'far too attractive for her age' and that she should be locked up or something like that. Some fatherly thing but making it clear ..." said Sonoko.
Shinichi just face palmed in shame.
" Kudo Shinichi ? " said a Task Force member.
She turned her head in response.
" Hakuba Saguru would like to talk to you in private " said The Task Force member.
" Right I suppose so " sighed Shinichi.
" Come in I will help you " said The Task Force member.
" I am fine I can walk by myself " said Shinichi.
But he ignored her and took her by the shoulder and arm walking her there.
" Shinichi " said Hakuba delighted.
She rolled her eyes back again.
" Please don't tell me you are Kaitou Kid again! " said Shinichi.
" No of course not. I am just happy that you were able to distract him but I am afraid that you will only get hurt if you try to help again and you..." said Hakuba.
" What only be in the way " said Shinichi annoyed.
" I did not say that " said Hakuba.
" But clearly that was what you were thinking why else would you want to keep me out of the way when I can help catch him " said Shinichi.
" Because I don't want him to romance you, kiss you like he does with all the other girls " said Hakuba.
Shinichi froze and then tilt her head.
" You and Sonoko and maybe even that Kuroba guy are acting weird avoiding me or something like you are trying to hide something and don't say I am paranoid because I know that you are hiding something " said Shinichi.
Hakuba was starting to sweat.
" Shin-Chan there you are " said Kaito.
She turned around rolling her eyes.
And the rest of the gang followed him in.
" This is not a game of hide and seek you know " said Shinichi.
" Shinichi! " said Ran.
" I need some air " said Shinichi leaving.
" Did you tell her Kuroba ? Hakuba ? " said Sonoko threateningly.
" I didn't but maybe Watson here did " said Kaito.
" Watson ? " said Hakuba.
" Yeah we all saw it Shinichi caught KID and if you did not get in the way he would be in jail right now " said Kaito.
" You did mess up Hakuba, sorry " said Aoko.
" And now you pissed her off " said Sonoko smiling.
" Aoko would you be so kind and check on her " said Sonoko sweetly.
Aoko was surprised.
" Ok ? " said Aoko confused and leaving.
" Does she know or not ? " said Sonoko.
" No but she is on to us " said Hakuba.
" Just call off your stupid bet you are making Shinichi paranoid and it is not fair on her " said Kaito.
" I agree " said Ran.
" Ran come on you said she nearly kissed you " said Sonoko.
" WHAT! " said Hakuba and Kaito at the same time.
And they both then glared at each other.
" I will call off the bet but stop interfering in our date if you want to date her why do you not just ask her on a date instead of plotting every single move behind her back if you have liked her as long as I suspect then just ask her already. But not when she is on a date with me it is just rude " said Hakuba.
" Maybe I will " said Ran happily.
" You do realize that you have been ignoring her all night and are still " said Sonoko.
" I am working " said Hakuba.
" So, ask her on a date while you are working that is not a very good date " said Kaito.
They all nodded in agreement.
" So next one to ask her on a date then " said Kaito.
" What ? " said Ran and Sonoko confused.
" Kuroba! yelled Hakuba.
He waved goodbye.
" Shinichi are you alright ? " said Aoko.
They were both currently outside getting some fresh air.
" Yeah sorry I just got a headache " said Shinichi sitting down on a bench.
Aoko sat beside her.
There was far too much noise and too many people and it was giving her one hell of a headache and was making her feel sick.
" Shinichi, I know that I don't know you well but if you would like to talk about why you were crying today I would just happy to listen " said Aoko.
" Today is just not a good day for me " said Shinichi.
" Oh! Did something happen ? " said Aoko.
"...! " said Shinichi.
" Come on back inside it is getting cold and that idiot thief will turn up soon and he will be gone soon or do you just want to go home I will be happy to help you escape if you just want to go " said Aoko.
She wanted to more than anything to go home and just stay there but something was going to happen and happen soon she was needed.
" I will just head back in a while " said Shinichi.
" Ok I will just leave you alone but I am here if you ever want to talk " said Aoko.
Aoko stood up ready to leave.
" Aoko ? " said Shinichi.
" Yes " said Aoko curiously.
" Thank you " said Shinichi.
Aoko just nodded and smiled as she left.
She sighed.
" Let's just get this over with already " said Shinichi.
She got up and ready for the action that was about to begin.
Cracking her knuckles and stretching her legs it was nearly time.
" I told you she was trouble " said Jii.
" Yes, you did and I underestimated her " said Kaito smiling.
" She caught you and if Hakuba was not jealous then you would be in a jail cell right now " said Jii.
" Maybe, maybe not I think there is something else going on and shin-Chan is on it " said Kaito.
" Do you think she is one of them ? " said Jii.
Kaito frowned.
" Shinichi is not evil " said Kaito.
" She put you in an arm lock that you could not escape no one has ever done that before " said Jii.
" Yes, they have " said Kaito.
" Like who ? " said Jii.
He froze.
'She couldn't be ?' he thought shocked.
" Young Master are you alright ? " said Jii.
" Jii could you do some more research on Shinichi I want to know as much about her as possible " said Kaito.
" Are you sure you could just ask her or get to know her better " said Jii.
" I would like both, like why she at the graveyard today. If she was following me or doing something else, I want to know as much about her as possible and why and how she blind " said Kaito.
'And if she really is blind' thought Kaito.
" Young Master! " said Jii.
" I know that I am being harsh but it is best that I find out before anything happens " said Kaito.
"...? " said Jii.
And Jii left in the Limo.
'Is Shinichi really Daredevil ?' thought Kaito.
And then he frowned if she was then she had tricked him and he had actually fallen for it like a sucker and he was the one that usually did that to people.
He huffed he was just going to ask her some more questions before he got the information from Jii just to make sure that he was right because if he did accuse her again of being Daredevil. A Vigilante who breaks the laws and all that and she was not well it was fair to say that she would end up beating him again and then Daredevil might end up doing it.
So, was she or was she not ?
It was just killing him that he did not know.