It was a horrible sight he had seen that night on the bridge. A horrific car crash caused by over enthusiastic fans of his and a riled up Taskforce to go along with it. There was also a police chase after a man that had escaped just before he was arrested. There was plenty of crashes that night many people seriously injured and some didn't so injure.
But only one car was plunged into the river that night. A family of three and two of having died before they had even reached impact with the water as died with impact with the car that had hit them. A painless and quick death that they never likely saw happens or knew nothing about before it was too late.
The only survivor that night was their daughter was I the backseat, also unaware of what had happened because he had found out she was asleep when it all went down. She had hit her head in the crash as well rendering her unconscious and left to drown at the bottom of the dark waters below the bridge.
He had gotten a bad cold that night and almost ruined his good suit that night, diving into the water that night. And his glider was forever the bottom of the water unless someone was kind enough to get it for him and Nakamori was. He was so pleased that he just had to take it before it went in the evidence room and lost to the world forever.
Being a hero that night and saving the damsel in distress felt good and overwhelming. And according to Bushido Code, she owed him for saving her life. A sort of gentleman's agreement between them that he had with Tantei-Kun and him was hoping that it would be the same with Kudo Shinichi. Since she was meant to be her mentor and all, he was hoping that she would apply him with the information that he had requested and he really wanted from her before.
He had gotten a gentleman's agreement from Hakuba that night when he rescued the girl and when he was spotted in the water. Hakubastard just had to dive in as well and take her from him. He had gotten all the credit and all the pictures taken, and everyone thought he was the hero that night. Someone taking creates for all the hard work he had done he could not think of something more annoying and someone that like to hog the spotlight (Mouri Kogoro) was create was due.
But shockingly Hakuba was kind enough to give him the credit that he had deserved and really wanted to show that he was more than a magician and thief. He got a quick check up in the ambulance by the paramedics that there was no damage done.
Before he could find out what had happened to the Detective she was already taken away in a private jet that belonged to the Suzuki family who were giving her the immediate attention that she needed. He did not know if she was dead or alive. He had felt her pulse slow down the moment he had touched it underwater but he had to act quick before she drowned. So he just grabbed her and left the car, kicking as fast as he could.
He had felt incredibly guilty for everything he had said and what had gone down between them because of how he felt for her, and what he had thought and was thinking about her.
He would just have to wait for Snow-white to wake from her coma. He did not want her to eat the whole big apple no matter how much he hated her. He really didn't hate her as much as he thought he did or he was just feeling sorry for her because of her loss. He was not sure what one it was.
He had heard from Hakuba after three months of being in a coma she had finally woken up He had never seen her cry. So, he did not need to feel so guilty anymore. He could go back to despising her or just hating her guts. He would just not like her. He really did not like her.
He never thought that she could cry at all.
"Go away!" she said to him.
And she then wiped her tears with her sleeve.
He saw her fingers start to tremble and then her arm shake in pain.
"I said Get Out!" she screamed him.
It did not dawn on him until a few seconds later that he realised that he was standing right in front of her with just a few inches away from him.
He never had seen her so fragile. He had never seen her fragile at all as she always appeared unshaken and rather arrogant. She always seemed to be the distant cool her girl that everyone was afraid of and yet has been in awe of. He had heard from many people that she was always cool headed and rarely lost her temper at anyone other than those close to her and the ones she loved.
She wasn't paying attention to her surroundings until he made the faintest sound possible and her demeanour completely changed. She wiped the tears away from her face trying to hide that she was not just crying and completely trying to hide the fact that she was. If not for the puffy eyes and that they that looked forever had swollen.
Her skin was paler than it normally was and it just made her look ill as if she belonged in a hospital. He could see her bones more and saw that she had lost a lot of weight when he knew some people were already concerned about her weight in the first place. They had been many rumours that she was either bulimic or anorexic that heard in the past and then had recently resurfaced again.
Her hair was tied back in a mess but somehow it still looked amazing as it always did. It just seemed darker and somehow more destructive. He hated that they like similar like in a creepy kind of way that could make people think that they were twins. But he was the twin with the bad and messy hair, and she was the good-looking twin with the perfect hair. Miss Perfect just had to have the perfect hair, no matter the situation.
"GET OUT!" she screamed even louder.
The glaring look that she was given him had shaken him to the core and he was unable to move again in that terrifying moment of pause.
He clipped onto the clipboard as hard as he could get rid of his nerves and get into character before she figures something is wrong. He was dressed as a female nurse, using the one of the disguises that he had used before.
"You silly goose I am here to check up on you," he said high-pitched and happy voice.
But she did not respond well to this or seem to believe what he was saying.
"Tch KID I know it is you," she said annoyed.
His poker face was temporarily broken, and he knew there was no point in lying anymore. He decided to use his regular voice and stay in disguise just in case anyone else saw through his disguise.
He watched the people walking by the room and looking in as they walked by wondering what all the screaming and yelling were all about. He did not want any more attention or distraction so he decided that it would be best to close the door behind him and then he could speak with her. But doing so, he did not see her reach out for the nurse call button for help.
"Oi !" he said defensively.
He made a run for the button and made it just on time to get the nurse call button.
"Tut tut….Ah" he childishly said holding it up in the air.
He slightly took the nurse call button from the wall.
"I promise I will return this very soon," he said then he made it disappear before her eyes and into his pocket.
She looked defeated and had already given up trying to get any help or assistance from the authorities. She just turned her head around looking away from him and doing her best to ignore him/pretend that he was not there. He felt like crying because sadly trying to stop the tears that were coming out from her eyes while she continued to sniff and wipe away more tears.
He grabbed one of the chairs and sat beside her to have a little chat.
"I am sorry for you loss" was all he could muster to say.
He reached out for her arm to touch it and try to comfort her. He could feel her shaking and could tell that she was about to either explode or cry any second.
"I do not need nor want your condolences," she said moving his arm away.
He remembered how much he wanted to be alone when his Father died and how he did his best to push everyone away. How he was able to force everyone anyway (except Aoko) with childish tantrums and magic tricks/pranks that scared them all away from him. He was able to isolate the world away from him and it took until the end of Junior High School for him to be able to come out of his shell and start to be able to show is his happy poker face again. The truth was he was happier that he had found out that his Dad was murder instead of it be an accident because that meant that someone else was to blame and it was not his Dad's fault. His Dad did not mess up and make a deadly mistake with his magic. He could truly believe in magic again and follow in his Dad's footsteps as a Magician without the fear of making a mistake or people a spectacle of the Kuroba name.
"Tantei-chan" he said and then bowed his head.
But she was not having any of it.
"Do not call me that," she whispered with a raspy voice and the sound of hatred in her own voice.
He looked at her at him unable to look away from her as she looked him in the eye. He was scared and froze, unable to flinch or even able to move a single muscle on his body.
"Just " she said pleading.
He was not sure what to do. He was usually good with damsel in distresses, upset children and fans that were heartbroken. People in such sorrow as Kuroba Kaito or as Kaitou Kid he was good at cheering anyone. He even cheered Hakuba upon the rare occasion, and he hated him with a fury vengeance. And he still did it because that is what people who perform the job is to do is to attend to the audience that is in front of them. They have to make all their critics happy and feel like they are involved in the performance no matter what.
He dug deep into his coat pocket to find the tissues that the Detective so clearly needed and put them onto the desk that was on the bed. He then stood up and replaced the dying flowers that he had left and put in the fresh ones that he brought in with him. The dying ones had 'disappeared' to be unseen anyone.
She was more human than he thought.
He hated himself for what he had thought of her and what he was thinking of asking her where Christie was when she probably did not know anymore.
"I don't know where Christie is. So, you can just leave and let the door hit you on the ass when you…"said Shinichi angrily before being interrupted.
He cupped her hand gently and remorsefully with his own, and without any gloves.
"Is that anyway to speak to your rescuer," he said trying to distract the conversation.
She seemed surprised by this.
"….?" Was what written on her face and nothing but sorrow.
"Huh? No one told you what happened" he said out loud and to himself.
She just nodded.
She had been only awake for two days and they probably thought that it might be just a tiny too much for her to handle. And maybe his visit was something that was a major no no for her to be able handle right now. Confrontation was something that she should not be faced right now. Now he thought about it for her it was only two days that she knew about the accident that left to her parent's death.
"You should have just left me to drown," she whispered sadly.
Now he was the one that was angry.
"I save your life, and that is all you have to say," he said calmly but his poker face was starting to crack.
"I never asked for anyone and in particularly you to the'rescue' me. You never did it for me. You only did it because you hoped that I would be so grateful for saving my life that I would give you the information you are looking for. And is something that I will never give you in his lifetime or…"said Shinichi.
He covered her mouth stopping her from speaking anymore.
"The loss of a loved one is unbearable and to lose two parents makes it worse. I cannot understand the pain of losing two parents, but I do understand what loss does to a person. So, Kudo if you need one. I will be the emotional punch bag you need," he said remorsefully.
He then removed his hand from her mouth.
"So, your Father was the original KID, and that makes you his predecessor. Your Mother is also a thief and whole family of thieves. You have a void in your heart, and you replace that void by becoming a criminal instead. KID, both nature and nurture have raised you to become a thief. So why should I believe a single word that you say? After all you are a thief and magicians always use deceit and lies to get a round of applause from the audience for an ego boast. Which probably another reason why you saved me for an ego boast and try to convince yourself you are more than a mere thief," said Shinichi.
She was really good at getting crawling under his skin. If he stayed here any longer, he would go to lose it and he did not know how much she was going to psychoanalyze him to death or worse. He hated when people got in his head and right now she was in his head playing games with him, and she was the won winning. He would have to give this round to her and admit defeat.
He bowed gracefully "Looks like you win this round my Lady"
He started humming.
"I will return when the roses begin to wilt and will need my assistance," he said.
She looked horrified when he said this.
"Bye Bye," he said waving at her.
PUFF
The nurse call button was returned and retrieved, just on time for him to make his dramatic escape out of the window.
And he almost gave two patients and other people heart attacks when he jumped out of the window. They must have thought a nurse was committing suicide before she turned into Kaitou Kid. He did not know which one would have been the bigger surprise. Well, they were in the right place if they did get such a fright.
He did not realise until moments later that the Detective had succeeded in getting rid of him because that was her goal all along. She probably did not mean a single word that she had said and was saying it to get rid of him, and it had worked. Well, he was not going to let her get away with it too easy because he was going to visit her a lot. He was going to visit her until she cracked a smile and maybe even a little chuckle. He was going to be there for her and he was not going to let her down. After all he did rescue her from the dark waters and he was going to save her once more from the misery of loss.
He might not like her. But he did not like seeing anyone crying and was secretly a big old softie inside, who just wanted to help. Maybe that was what he was trying to tell himself the whole time.
For now he would have to let go of the Edowaga Christie mystery.