“Well, stay as long as you need, Koneko-chan~” He says with a kind smile and continues to pet him. “Knowing them they probably will cease the chase in a few more minutes. Although why they bring out an entire force for you…is beyond me.”
His voice seems to grow a bit colder, less warm and inviting.
“They could be putting themselves to better use after all there are so many unsolved murders out there…and one “great” detective is not enough…especially when you have on going cold cases. No way to identify who killed them or why…”
“I sometimes wonder if the Japanese police force really does turn a blind eye to what happens in the shadows, you know?” He asks and resumes the petting he never realized he stopped.
The thief blinked at the sudden change in tone. And then his ears went back and he bristled as Enzio continued talking, though not in fear or anything along those lines.
No, the words annoyed him, and he pulled away from the other’s hand to pick the top hat up, just holding it for now. …Annoyed might not actually be the best choice of wording… More like… offended. Or maybe defensive, but neither for himself.
“Why they send a force after me is because that’s their job. Nakamouri-keibu and the task force aren’t homicide detectives. They’re in division two, not one. Two deals with robberies. So sending them after a thief and not murderers is to be expected. Things have gone wrong at heists and fake heists before, and you know what they have to do? Call in the other division. Not all police work with violent crimes.” He looked down at the hat, tracing his fingers around the rim, an almost absent gaze.
“…As far as cold cases go, there’s a reason they’re called that. Things come to a standstill in those cases, and other crimes are constantly taking place. They can’t keep spending time on ones that grind to a halt or can’t be explained when more people are actively getting harmed… They have to work. And they do their jobs. They can only deal with so much, which is why people like detectives do better. Private detectives have the time and freedom to look into things without having to constantly worry when something else comes up.”
A moment passed passed before Kid blinked and turned his head up towards Enzio again.
“Ah… Apologies… Just…” He let out a breath, another pause. “..Thank you for the offer to stay, but I should take my leave now. I’m sure they’ve already moved elsewhere looking for me, so I should be able to find somewhere less intrusive to wait.”
A bit of pouting before he smiled again and put an arm around his other self in return. “Of course I do. It’d be weirder if I didn’t.” (Never said it’d even be a real ribbon… And the talk of pets just made me look at Kai’s ears and laugh. )
He reached up and scratched behind the ears of the other. “I’ll say. How’s that feel? I finally got that anti-cat hex removed so I’m not afraid anymore.”
Kaito blinked, slightly surprised by the action. Really, he’d almost forgotten the change in phobia that had made it so he couldn’t be near his double without hiding them, but it did feel strange to have him actually touch them now, after that. Just because the other had been avoiding them before.
It didn’t take long for him to smile gently and close his eyes, though.
“That’s good… Probably best that hex didn’t last too long, with how things had been going for you. And this feels nice.” It always did, when he got like this. Relieving and comforting…
He seems to accept this and pulls back, giving him the space again as he continues to pet him. This didn’t add up but he wasn’t going to push it. After all anyone that interests him is always going to have a tab on them. He smiles gently.
“So what brings a wanted thief onto my patio?” He asks. After all no one really lands on his rooftop patio. He was honest no one really knew of the his rooftop penthouse. “Another escape so you need a place to hide?”
The cat-eared thief relaxed more when Enzio backed away. Really, the petting helped with that. Keeping him calm and comfortable. The other didn’t seem to have the intention of doing anything right now either… just getting up close to his face all of the sudden had startled him.
“Something like that… I only meant to rest up here for a short time, since it was out of the way.” And really, he hadn’t completely noticed Enzio while landing. Tiredness had hit after ‘playing’ with the police, so he’d been a bit out of it. …Still not sure whether he should be lucky or unlucky the other was someone he knew, either…
“But I shouldn’t be intruding for too much longer. They shouldn’t continue chasing into the night after losing sight of me completely…” A yawn escaped him on the last word, which he quickly fought back down. …No, he probably shouldn’t be with anyone he doesn’t know too well in this state… and in costume. Too dangerous for Kid to be like this right now.
Tail fluffed as he glares at the other. Jeez, he has a hard enough time with some animals like this, he does not need to be barked at.
BOULDER TOSS GO. THIS IS GONNA HURT. ANGRY PEOPLE ARE NOT KNOWN FOR THEIR ABILITY TO PROBLEM-SOLVE.
RUN YOU CATTY BITCH.
Shit! He hadn’t actually expected the other to throw it. Seriously, most people are smart enough not to do something that could harm the very thing they want. Considering how he held the chibi, and just the fact he was sitting at all… he wasn’t in any position to be able to dodge out of the way quickly…
So he did what he could.
Kid tightened his arms around the detective and quickly moved so that the boulder wouldn’t be going to him at all, curling around the smaller form protectively. A pained sound escaped him as the rock his his back, though he kept his teeth clenched as he took in a breath, the surge of adrenaline making them shorter. Not good, and not fun, that hurt…
After the initial impact, the thief waited a moment before opening his eyes. Hadn’t even completely realised he’d closed them. He shot a quick glance around, noting that his hat lay on the floor now, and then turned to look back at the wolf, eyes narrowed and growling. And he carefully let go of the chibi, giving him a small push, tail flicking in irritation. Overprotective jealous mutt is going to do more harm than anything else, if that’s how he handled things…
He almost wished that the thief had been given the traits of a dog rather than a cat, though he supposed it could be a lot worse. At least he didn’t smell like a cat, and he didn’t seem the possess the urge to claw at things – yet.
“Just don’t tell anyone, all right?” He didn’t need people thinking they could just cuddle him whenever even if he didn’t mind it from some.
Kid simply gave a small hum as he slowly trailed the fingers, working at it a short time more before the arm fell back around the detective. A light pull to draw the other closer and he settled, leaving his head resting where it was, continuing to purr. Definitely going to be here a while, tantei, think he plans on taking a light nap.
“Don’t worry,“ he murmurs and reaches out to pet his ears. “I don’t mind, not really. Besides you remind me of a cute blue eyed male I know. In fact your eyes are very similar.”
He leans in closer, there foreheads touching now as he lets his other hand pet his hair. “Odd wouldn’t you think? For someone to have the same eyes…the same glow.” A soft smile. “Maybe I’m being silly.”
The thief kept his eyes on the other’s hand as it moved, though they fell shut soon after Enzio started petting, a small smile turning up. Did feel nice…
They blinked open again when what the other was saying registered, however, and went wide when he saw how close he’d gotten. And a faint flush rose. He might not have the largest of personal space, but… this was a bit much… And half reminded him of how he met Enzio in the first place. Though this was much, much closer than that had been… And he couldn’t really help but to press his head back into the other’s hand.
“A-ah… well, a… surprising number of people seem to have blue eyes… I wouldn’t be too surprised if someone’s colour matched mine…”
Tail fluffed as he glares at the other. Jeez, he has a hard enough time with some animals like this, he does not need to be barked at.
D’you see this boulder? He just dug up this boulder. He’s gonna throw the boulder at your face. Madfang is now living up to his name.
“Let my human go, he doesn’t like you.”
Last warning.
“Throw that at me, and I’m not the only one you’d be hitting. I’ll let him go when I want to.”
That last warning sucks if you’re going to try attacking someone who’s holding the person you want to help. Learn to share. Hmph. Threatening him doesn’t make him want to release the small detective anytime soon.
Something familiar about him. He can feel it. The aura was the same but… He ignores it and removed the hat, if only because he could not imagine it’d be comfortable. Kitty ears…
Yes.
“Correction a cute koneko thief with lovely blue eyes,” he chuckles. “I’m fine really. It’s not as if I’m busy,” he says and really he wasn’t. He was just enjoying the nice break from everything.
Well, the hat coming off did feel nicer, though the top hat didn’t affect them nearly as bad as baseball caps and the like. They were folded back slightly, however. Kid’s wariness of having part of what keeps him hidden removed hadn’t completely disappeared because of the neko situation…
But when the other simply gave more compliments, they came forward a bit more. …Maybe the ears themselves helped keep him from being completely recognised? And he did still have the monocle, so… It might be fine…
“Ah… thank you, then. …I still probably should have asked before randomly coming up like this, though.”
Tail fluffed as he glares at the other. Jeez, he has a hard enough time with some animals like this, he does not need to be barked at.
“You let him go! I can smell how unhappy he is! Release him at once or I’ll tear that smile from your face!” The claws on his hands flexed menacingly as his tail bristled.
So yes, he was jealous, but a large chunk of his anger was from Conan’s apprehension. If his human was unhappy, Madfang was very unhappy.
“If he were really unhappy, he has his watch. He can handle himself around a largely harmless thief, I’d think…”
His hold tightened, just a tad, while he watched the other.
“I don’t think it’s really protection you need to worry about, so…” Smirk. “Jealous that someone else currently has him and not you?”
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