≺ ♘ ≻ “I guess we’ll just have ta find out, don’t we? I don’t normally deal with thieves, so this’ll be a nice change of pace, don’t ya think? Be sure ta make this interestin’ for me.”
“Trust me, tantei-han, that’s the last thing you’d need to worry about. I guess I’ll see you again soon, then~” A grin, a swish of the cape and smoke cover, and the white thief is gone.
≺ ♘ ≻ “I don’t think ya realize who yar dealin’ with. I ain’t just some detective kid. I’m the Great Detective of the West, Hattori Heiji! If ya think Kudou Shinichi is a force to be reckoned with, ya ain’t seen us both in action together.”
“Hmm… More than not knowing who I’m dealing with, I have to wonder if you’re comparing me to the usual criminals you detectives tend to come across. Because that underestimation would be far more insulting than any I might make about your skills.”
≺ ♘ ≻ “Maybe I’ll have ta start puttin’ a little more effort in puttin’ ya in jail. Seems like Hakuba Saguru struggles to do it, so I think I could show him a thin’ or two ‘bout jailin’ pesky thieves, eh?”
“You’re always welcome to try~ Though it’s both the other tanteis, and the task force you’d be trying to outdo. I’m not sure how much you could show division two about ‘jailing pesky thieves’, but I’m sure they’d be happy to teach you about how best to get glitter out of your hair, if you do decide to join the chase.”
≺ ♘ ≻ “Haaa… I bet ya think ya’re funny, don’t ya? Yeah, yeah… Laugh it up while ya can, KID, ‘cause ya won’t be laughin’ when ya’re behind bars! And, that’s weird, ya weirdo. Whatever. Not every day I take the word of a criminal.”
“Oh? I guess I’ll be laughing for a while then, if that’s my deadline. Is that you having faith in the police, or do those words mean you’ll actually come and start trying to catch me yourself?”
≺ ♘ ≻ “I’m glad ta know that my pain is entertainment for ya people… Also, are ya mockin’ my accent?”
“All humor comes from pain… so it’s not like it’s uncommon. You just happen to fall into that category right now. And no, it’s my separation of tanteis. Tantei-kun, tantei-san, and you get tantei-han. I’ll admit to using where you’re from to give you that one, but it’s not mockery.”
People do tend to gather around entertainment, tantei-han~
He was fine with that, he found, nodding faintly at his thoughts. He was actually rather okay with them not splitting up, the question had just been lingering in his mind. Because on a normal heist they would be splitting up.
But this hadn’t been a normal heist like it should have been.
“Sounds good to me then.” He was trying not to worry about possibly running into trouble again. And he tended to attract trouble like there was no tomorrow.
“I trust your judgement after all.”
Kid smiled appreciatively at that, and didn’t waste any more time before he took the detective’s hand and let the smoke bomb fall. As soon as the smoke filled the air, he pulled Shinichi along, mentally going through the map in his head to find a better route than he’d been going before. And he’ll keep holding even after making it outside the smoke.
The thief had no plans on losing track of the other or slowing down until he thought they were far enough away to lose any trouble that might try following.
[Meanwhile, the source of worry simply smirked as the two ran off. No intention of doing anything else, just poking… observing.. and apparently making people more cautious than they needed to be. That was fine, better to overestimate than underestimate, but still amusing. But the assassin had satisfied some curiosity, and the two had a higher guard up now, they wouldn’t be met with any more mind tricks from him tonight.]
Napping at heists seemed to be becoming a reoccurring thing for Shinichi lately, or at least coming to heists not in the best of health. This time he’d actually napped while waiting for the thief and when he woke it was to the rustling of that well known cape. Hoping the master thief hadn’t realized he had been napping, he moved to try and stand, feeling off.
He wasn’t getting sick was he? He hoped not, KID wouldn’t be pleased at all.
“Took you long enough,” he teased, the long and fluffy tail behind him swishing playfully. He had no idea it was there. Nor that there were a matching pair of ears settled in his hair.
His head ducked just slightly at the feel of his hand on his head again before realizing he was petting him of sorts. It felt nice and he pressed against his hand some. He was glad he forgave him.
“I’d only make it a habit if you wanted it to be one,” he quipped, a small smirk on his face. Though the scritching easily wiped it away, purring picking up once more. How unfair it was that he could win him over so easily with nice touches to his ears. It was almost cheating.
“It’s fine, we both weren’t paying attention.”
He hummed as the gentle scratching continued. Cheating or not, so long as the other liked it and it wasn’t too much for the neko-tantei again, he’d keep this up. And he really hadn’t meant to overwhelm in the first place. One thing to be flustered and thrown off, another to lose some control in response to scritches.
“Thanks. …Though if you do make that a habit, I at least hope it’s at times I’d would expect it more~”
The thief moves to place a small kiss on the detective’s lips before shifting to place his forehead against the other’s and wrapping his arms lightly around Shinichi’s waist, smiling softly.
“Well it’s better then waking up alone,” he murmured, trying to keep sadness from his tone. He’d rather be grumpy at him for waking him to say a proper goodbye then to wake up to an empty and cold bed without so much as a good bye.
Shinichi let out a small noise as KID held him close, pressing against the wonderful scratch against his back and his eyes closed tight. He loved getting to be this close to the thief. His thief.
“Of course it’s a yes.”
“Thanks.”
A faint hum at the end of the word was the last noise before the thief let silence fall. …And he’s vaguely surprised Shinichi hadn’t pressed more on why the sudden closeness, without the usual teasing. Sure, the visits have been happening more consistently after heists, but… Hm. Maybe he’d caught onto the same fact Kid had, and still picked up now.
It felt lonely coming back to an empty house.
…Sorry that he can’t stay beyond the night, tantei-kun. …Seemed this thief was still too much of a coward to break the barrier between his night life and his normal one, for all that some masks slipped when he was with the detective.
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