Hakuba looked around before turning so his back was to Kaito. “I’ll carry you home, it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to last the day. Or would you prefer the nurses office?”
Some blinking and somehow even more blushing.
“…At this point, I’d rather be at home… but you don’t need to carry me all the way there, Hakuba. Just need a support…”
Hakuba winced a little as the other fell and knelt down in front of him. He wasn’t sure what was wrong with the other, but it was obvious he was not in a good mood. “Are you hurt?” He asked softly, trying not to irritate him more then he already was.
Kaito looked away from his detective, flush growing a tad stronger. He just felt so clumsy and not in control when he couldn’t even trust his feet to keep him up without them just being pulled out from under him.
“…Yeah, but it’s mostly just my confidence that’s shot right now…” A dry chuckle. “Can’t even take more than a few steps without almost ending up on my back…” There may also be some bruising by this point, but he really could care less. He should have just stayed home and never gotten out of bed… Would have saved him more trouble…
Hakuba blinks as he watches Kaito inch and cling his way down the hallway. He furrows his brows, wondering if he’s alright, or if this is another prank, before making his way over. “Kuroba, are you alright?”
The magician been so focused on not falling that he hadn’t even noticed Hakuba until he spoke. Which made his efforts a bit pointless as he was startled enough to slip anyway, a small cry of pain escaping him when he hit the ground. This had already happened a fair amount of times today, and it was more than a little annoying.
And embarrassing. Especially looking so clumsy in front of his detective.
No. No he was not all right. This sucked. And Kaito’s Poker Face could only handle so much irritation before he just didn’t care to use it any more.
“Does it look like I’m alright?” he snapped, finally just taking a seat on the ground and crossing his arms in a huff as his face turned slightly red from both having Hakuba see him fall and the general aggravation he was currently feeling.
“Yeah, I am. ‘m from Osaka. Ya surely figured it out ‘cause of ma dialect, didn’ ya?”, she asked the magician.
“Yep. Not often one hears it around here…. You in the Tokyo area for any reason? Or are you from Osaka, but living here?”
“Solo performances, hmmm? Sounds like a personal problem to me.”
…How so very mature of you, tantei-han. And here I thought I was supposed to be childish…
Oh yeah. He still was childish.
“…You could always come participate in one of the performances, tantei-han. Then it may not sound quite so personal.”
Take it however you want, he was just still meaning the heists. If the other was going to be implying, and mistook it, then oh well.
She supposed not, but she wasn’t sure she could trust him. The offer was temping, however — a new cake, all to herself. Thinking about it made her giddy, but she was hesitant in her agreement. “Fine, but only if it’s a chocolate cake.”
“Deal~ But it is still only if you don’t think what I have in mind is good enough, you know~”
And only now does Kid move closer, still smiling, though it looked more pleased than having the intention of calming right now. Even if he’s not considered to be very trustworthy, he does try and stick to promises, and he was already making plans in his mind…
She chuckled at his comment. “Yeah, ya two really do look alike. Oh ma! How stupid of ma! I jus’ started talkin’ ta ya an’ didn’ even introduced maself! Ma name’ Kazuha Toyama.”, she said a bowed a little in front of him. “It’ nice ta meet ya.”
“Nice to meet you, Toyama-san,” Kaito said, making a small bow himself before straightening and putting a hand to his chin in thought.
“Hmm… Just curious, but are you from the Kansai area?”
She didn’t mind the chasing, but was stopped by the sudden offer. Standing and squinting suspiciously, she kept her distance from the thief.
“Like… what?”
“Wouldn’t be fun to just tell you, now would it?”
Kid stopped when the florist did, not wanting to have her take off again, and smiled disarmingly.
“And I’ll tell you what, if you don’t think what I give you is sweet enough to compensate, I’ll get you a whole new cake~”
He grinned and wrapped an arm around his other self’s waist for further support, just in case he needed it.
“Hey, it could’ve been worse. And look at it this way,” he snickered,shooting his double a slightly playful glance. “This could be your chance to actually learn how to ice skate.”
That was true… and he couldn’t say the idea of learning hadn’t crossed his mind when he started getting all of the trouble… But he’d already come to a conclusion on that.
“…Even if I could learn how to skate on the ground like this, it would only half be learning how to skate on ice. Might not even help that at all…”
Ice skating had blades. And even going just across ice, there was at least enough traction to let people stop when they got started moving. If he tried that now… he’d likely just end up face first on the ground. Or hit a wall. Whichever came first.
So he didn’t really share the other’s light mood when it came to this. He didn’t like being restricted in what he could do. At least not when it wasn’t set by himself.
He’s just going to watch his other self’s struggles for a little bit longer while casually popping another piece of honey-flavored candy into his mouth. It’s hard not to feel just a tad amused, though.
Even though he knows how so not fun that must be.
“…You need a hand or something?”
Kaito looked across at his doppelganger before slowly making his way over to the other.
A hand? No, just a bit more than that, apparently, because he put an arm around his double’s shoulder as soon as he was able. Made for a nice anchor.
“It’ll go away eventually,” he said, sighing and casting a glance at the candy. Really, why couldn’t he have gotten something as nice as wanting honey…
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