" So, you finally asked her out and she said Yes " said Sonoko happily.
" She did and she said it nervously. And I sort of called her cute making her blush. Sonoko what am I going to do our date is not for another twelve days and I will see her in school tomorrow. What if she changes her mind or something ? " said Ran happily.
" Then we have to celebrate and you have nothing to worry about Shinichi has not really talked to Hakuba and that Kuroba guy seriously! " said Sonoko.
" We are going shopping in Edoka! " said Sonoko.
" You just want to rub it in Hakuba`s face if you see him, don't you! " said Ran.
" It still does not mean we still can't go shopping I and just have some fun and you could buy something for your date " said Sonoko.
" Ok then but do not tell my Dad he does not like the idea of me going out with Shinichi " said Ran.
" What does he not like the fact that you like girls ? " said Sonoko.
" No, he is fine with that and he thinks of it as a twisted bond between us " said Ran.
"Then why does he not approve ? " said Sonoko.
" He thinks Shinichi is a show off and too stuck up or something like that and she acts too old for her age and she is bad luck " said Ran.
" Shinichi is not stuck up and not much of a show off and you act older than you are as well. And I am the only that actually acts their age out of us. Wait what does your Dad think about me then ? " said Sonoko.
" Well ? " said Ran nervously sweating.
" Oh, look there is a Kaitou Kid next Friday we have to go " said Sonoko.
Sonoko was easily distracted and she was lucky and this always happened and she was so glad that it was.
" Hey is that Shinichi`s parents and is that Shinichi ? " said Sonoko pointing.
Ran looked closer " I think so " said Ran.
" I did not know that they were back in town " said Sonoko surprised.
" Neither did I. Shinichi never mentioned anything and they are all dressed up for something I wonder what they are doing and here in Edoka ? " said Ran.
" Let's follow them and find out " said Sonoko.
" SHIN-CHAN " wailed Kaito.
" That Kuroba guy. Is Shinichi on a date with him or something ? " said Sonoko.
" Shinichi does not look happy and she looks bored and like she wants to kill someone or even escape from all their clutches like she looks when she is in school " said Ran.
" You are right " said Sonoko.
" And hey is that Aoko. I am going to text her to ask her what she is doing " said Sonoko.
" She is not looking at her phone " said Ran.
" I will call her then and if she does not answer then I say we just march right up there and ask what is going on " said Sonoko.
She tried to call.
" Her phone is switched off " said an annoyed Sonoko staring at her phone.
" Sonoko lets just leave and we can just ask Shinichi what she was doing tomorrow? " said Ran.
" Hey is that Hakuba sitting in the restaurant as well he looks like he is just hiding behind that menu. That creep is spying on them and he is even tailing them " said Sonoko.
" That creep " said Ran.
They were currently hiding behind a bush and getting closer every single moment.
" Shin-Chan do you want some of my cake ? " said Kaito.
" No Thanks You " said Shinichi.
Kaito huffed as he scoffed the rest of the cake down.
" You are trying too hard " whispered Aoko.
" Huh ? " said Kaito.
" You are just being annoying and you are being rather clingy and just making a fool of yourself it is just embarrassing " whispered Aoko.
He just folded his arms like a child having tantrum.
PUFF
He made all yellow Rose appear in everyone's hands for friendship all except for Shinichi`s that had a Red Rose in her hand and then he smiled he wanted to make it clear of how he had felt but there was no reaction from Shinichi to the Rose.
He was elbowed in the side.
" Dumbass " whispered Aoko.
He was receiving another glare from Shinichi`s father and this one was far scarier it was obvious that he had realized what the message was and it was clear he did not like it one bit. And it looked like he was going to do something about it and he was actually getting scared of this man.
Shinichi just sighed.
They were hiding outside in the bushes and Hakuba was hiding behind a menu watching their every move and for some reason Kaito was just watching her every move and her father was glaring at him from the moment they had met.
But her mother had nearly killed a dog while driving and she blame the dog it was so not the dogs fault because it was on the leach and on the pavement with the owner attached to it. Yukiko was just lucky that the person was a fan of hers and she just smiled happily because she had met one of her favourite celebrities and she had just forgot the fact that she nearly killed her and the dog.
They were all keeping secrets and she was keeping hers as well she knew that she was being a hypercritical about this feeling but she did not like the fact that they were keeping secrets from her. And nearly all of them were in on it and keeping it from her it just felt like a conspiracy and it was being kept from her and it was about her parents she just knew it.
" If you just excuse me I will just be right back I need to go to the bathroom " said Shinichi.
" I will go with you " said Aoko.
" Ok " said Shinichi.
They were walking to the bathroom.
" Hakuba is that you ? " said Aoko shocked and taking the menu away.
" I did not know that you two were here, would you like to join me ? " said Hakuba.
" Sorry but we are here with other people " said Aoko.
" Who ? " said Hakuba sounding interesting.
" Shinichi`s parents, Kaito and his mother and their family friend Jii " said Aoko.
" Are you celebrating something ? " said Hakuba.
" No " said Aoko guiltily and confused.
" I don't understand " said Hakuba leaning on the table.
" Today is the anniversary of Kaito`s Dad`s death and we are here to honour and celebrate his life and his achievements. Instead of it being a sad day we like to think of it of a day to remember him for the person he was and not for what happened to him "said Aoko sadly.
" Oh, I am sorry that I interrupted you all I will just leave alone and I will be on my soon " said Hakuba feeling guilty.
" Ok goodbye. Hey wait where did Shinichi go? " said Aoko.
" I don't know I did not even see her leave " said Hakuba shocked.
" Hey Aoko and Shinichi are on their way to the bathroom which means we can go in without even being noticed. Since Shinichi notices us when we are ever in the area so now is us on chance and I already booked a table and because of my last name they accepted us right away and we have a table in the corner where we can see them but they cannot see us " said Sonoko.
" Sonoko! " said Ran shocked.
She was pulled into the restaurant and quickly took to the table where they were hiding behind the menus whenever someone walked past them.
" Have any of anybody seen Shinichi ? " said Aoko as she came back to the table.
" Shin-Chan ? She was with you last how in the hell Ahoko can you lose her she is a person and she was right beside you going to the bathroom. What did you stop to gossip with someone or were distracted by some cute guy or cakes " said Kaito.
" Bakaito she is a Teenager not a baby or child she is probably in the bathroom or taking a phone call or something like that " said Aoko.
They all had deadpanned faces.
" You mean to say that you both were going to the bathroom and you never thought to look for her in there. Where she said that she was going in the first place ? " said Yusako.
Her face was now deadpanned.
" Hey I am back sorry it took so long but I had to take a phone call from a friend " said Shinichi.
They all stopped talking.
The 'phone call' that she had to take was really to stop two muggers from stealing a phone and her bag from a girl in the alley just beside the restaurant. As well as a drug trade going on the same place at almost the exact same time, criminals really like to work in the same area. And it just had to be when she was taking a break and she never did like this so there would be currently four unconscious criminals getting picked up by the police. And one very confused witness that never actually saw anything because that was the way that she wanted it and the way she was keeping it.
And now Ran and Sonoko were in the restaurant as well trying to do their best to hide from her and she already knew that they were there but they did not know this. And Hakuba was here and stalking the thief that he was trying to arrest and of all days to do it. But after he hear this he was now feeling guilty and he was trying to find a way out with anyone seeing him or whatever. She was just glad that he was actually feeling guilty about it.
" Shin-Chan what are you thinking about ? " said Kaito.
" Huh ? " said Shinichi zoning back in.
He just pouted.
" Shinichi stop being rude " said Yukiko who was currently scolding Shinichi.
Kaito just smiled at the sight of Shinichi with her parents and getting into trouble like a normal Teenager would but she just looked bored and was ignoring everything. It was like she was focusing on something else but he had no idea what it could be and he was desperate to know what it was and what it could be. He wanted to ask her what she was thinking but he already had and she was not even paying attention and she had got into trouble because of it
They already had a day of events and it had been enjoyable Yes!
But she wanted to get back to her night job and actually help some people who needed it and not take a break again because she already had enough and tonight was like a typical High School Drama that she did not want to get into.
" Shinichi ? " said Yusako.
" Yes ? " said Shinichi.
" Do you have something on your mind that you would like to speak about ? " said Yusako.
" No, not really, is it alright if I go out for some fresh air ? " said Shinichi already standing.
" No sit-down Missy right now " said Yukiko.
" But it will just be five minutes " said Shinichi.
" I am your Mother and you will not speak to me like that " said Yukiko.
" But you are not " said Shinichi.
" What did you just say ? " said Yukiko mad.
Shinichi began to walk away but Yukiko followed her and stopped her in her tracks.
" You are not my mother and no matter what you never will be. Sorry but you are not her and you never will be as much as I love you. I just can't, I just want my Mum back and I supposed to be she is supposed to be here for this and not you, I am sorry " said Shinichi.
She started to cry there on the spot and Yukiko hugged.
" There, there I did not realize this...I am sorry " said Yukiko.
" Mum why is Shinichi crying ? Is it because of me ? " said Kaito.
" No! " said Chikage.
" Kaito can you take Aoko and get some candles from the shop or ask the staff ? " said Chikage.
" But ? " said Kaito looking at Shinichi.
" Do as your mother says! " said Chikage.
" Ok! " said Kaito.
And both Kaito and Aoko left silently.
" Today would have been their silver wedding anniversary and I did not remember this until now. But it seems Shinichi must have remembered this. This year really has been a hard year for her I think we will be staying a while longer we can maybe stay another week or two but we will have to go back to America so I can arrange things " said Yusako.
" Yes, so it would be " said Chikage reminiscing.
" Yusako can you take Shinichi home and I will just take care of things here and I will join you later " said Yukiko.
" Yes, I will but we have somewhere that we have to visit first before we go back and I should have gone there a long time but I will now " said Yusako.
" Really! " said Shinichi hopeful.
" Yes " said Yusako apologetically.
" First I would like to apologise for my behaviour and for ruining..." said Shinichi bowing.
" It is not your fault and you have not ruined anything " said Chikage.
" Can you tell Kaito that I am sorry " said Shinichi.
" If you would like to make it up to him how about you join us for Lunch on Saturday it will just be a nice day out " said Chikage.
" Ok ? " said Shinichi.
" Goodbye " said Yusako bowing and taking Shinichi with him.
" He really is over protective of her and when you are all in America it is just going to get worse " said Chikage smiling.
" Yes, and maybe we can just stay and we just might be a happy family for once " said Yukiko.
" Is something wrong ? " said Chikage.
" They both are one in the same about their feelings and the past and it is just getting worse for Yusako. I did not realize it was for Shinichi as well I have just been too stupid to see it and we should never have left her alone. I am scared that she is going to get herself hurt or do something to herself. I think she may be depressed or something I can see that she is hiding something and she knows that we are. I think it is time we told her the truth or I am afraid it will just make things worse " said Yukiko.
" I never told Kaito the truth about his father but he found out the truth anyway and he has now taken over for his father and I am so proud of him. I truly am. But I keep wondering if we only told him the truth then just maybe Toichi could be still alive and my son would not be in danger. Or he might not even take over for him, I just don't know and just maybe things would be different I have not been a good Mother to him, have I? "said Chikage.
" I think we have had too many drinks " said Yukiko.
" Maybe " said Chikage.
" So, your son is he really in love with Shinichi or does he have feelings for someone else because I kind of have that feeling he has another girl in mind " said Yukiko.
" It is just a crush on someone that is probably far too old for him " said Chikage.
"...? " said Yukiko.
" We are back and where did Shin-Chan and Mr Kudo go ? " said Kaito.
" And why is Jii asleep ? " said Kaito.
" Shinichi was not feeling well so her Father thought it would be best if she went home and went to take care of her " said Chikage.
" And Jii ? Just wake him up " said Chikage.
" Why was Shinichi crying ? " said Aoko.
There was a moment of awkward silence.
" I better go home to see how Shinichi is doing " said Yukiko.
" Goodbye I hope you enjoy the rest of the night " said Yukiko.
She left before they could say another word or do anything as she rushed out the door and paid for the entire meal so they would not have to.
And then soon Aoko left and so did the three Teens that were spying on them.
And it was just the three thieves that were left to remained.
" I would like you to think of your future you have not applied for college or any jobs and all you have been thinking about lately is girls. Strangely like a normal teenager and that needs to stop right now " said Chikage.
" But Mum " whined Kaito.
" You need to look out for your future so it is either the girl or your night job because it is obvious that you cannot have both them and still plan for your future because it is what and I and what your father would want. And if you do not decide I will decide for you and take away all of your stuff and Jii will agree with me. Plus, there is someone that can over take your responsibilities and you are just making things worse for yourself " said Chikage.
" You can always have the girl in the future but not right now she is still in High School and still deciding her future just like you " said Chikage.
" Shin-Chan doesn't like me that way does she! " said Kaito sadly.
" She is not aware of your feelings " said Chikage.
" But I showed her tonight with the Rose and my feeling for her quite clear " said Kaito.
" She cannot see so how can she even know what you were trying to tell her and why don't you just tell her just straight how you feel instead of showing her. It worked for Hakuba well sort of did but that did not take off. And Ran that girl also made herself quite clear and from what Jii said it took her some time to process it. She maybe be smart and maybe smarter than you but she is not aware of her own feelings much less than yours " said Chikage.
" You want me to give up being Kaitou Kid! " said Kaito.
" That is your decision and not mine to make but you do have to decide or you will end up dead or getting someone else killed because you have been distracted lately and that is why Hakuba and Nakamori were able to capture you. And just consider yourself lucky that you were saved in time " said Chikage.
And she left the table with Jii coming back so they could decide what was going to happen.