Sanctuary Night (Kaitou Kid X OC)

Chapter 3

Nothing special happened for the morning subjects. On to lunch.

"Ne, Rie-chan?" Aoko chirped, rotating her chair to face Rie. Unsurprisingly, Rie was staring off somewhere far again, twirling a pen between her fingers. Aoko huffed and clapped in front of her face, effectively catching her attention.

"Hmm, what?" Rie was dazed, to say the least. She'd been thinking of her training later at night.

"Aren't you going to eat lunch yet?" Aoko asked, putting up her bento box and showing it to her. Rie simply shook her head no.

"Aw, why not? You didn't bring one? We can share if you want." She offered, placing the box on top of Rie's desk. Rie stared at the food, not really focusing on it. Aoko took this into concern.

"You're really quiet, huh?" She asked again, starting to eat her food.

"Well of course she's quiet. You're scaring her, Ahoko." The pervert seated on the desk to the left of Aoko commented.

The boy matched Aoko in terms of hairstyle - dark brown and very messy bangs, sticking out everywhere. He, of course, didn't have it as long as Aoko's but he did have it long enough to be spiky behind his head. His eyes were a little darker compared to Aoko's, and his smile was playful.

'BaKaito, was it...? I thought that was his actual name but now I see it's more of an insult thing between couples.' She stared at the boy with a frown forming on her lips.

"Shut up, BaKai-" Suddenly, the boy disappeared from Rie's sight and reappeared beside her.

"I don't think I properly introduced myself. The name's Kaito Kuroba." He stuck out a blue rose and handed it to Rie, who took it without so much as a smile.

"Rie. Rie Kuro. But you already know that. Thanks..?" She stared at the rose for a moment before putting the rose on his ear. Kaito reeled back at the sudden action while Aoko laughed.

"Oh my goodness, Kaito, it looks perfect on you!" She said, clutching her stomach from laughing too much. Even Rie offered a small, innocent grin. The embarrassed boy quickly removed the flower from his ear and waved his hand in a circle, making it disappear. Rie couldn't help but be intrigued with Kaito's tricks.

"A sleight of hand?" She was curious, staring at Kaito's hands. Aoko was still giggling in front of her so Rie handed her a water bottle from her bag, hoping it'll calm her down. Kaito stood up straight and struck a pose.

"You got that right, one of the best magicians around!" He proclaimed.

'Arrogant... Boastful...' Judgments rolled in Rie's mind

"You're... a little irritating..." She muttered absentmindedly. The two didn't hear her over their bickering which was fortunate. Lunch continued on like that, Kaito and Aoko arguing, while Rie was looking somewhere else. As soon as the day started, the school bell that signaled the end of class rung.

'Well, there it goes.' Rie thought as she packed up her things. 'So first, I do the 20 km run around the city. That'll take around half an hour... After that, I go straight home and eat dinner. Then, I go out and practice my parkour over houses while also practicing my stealth. Good thing roofs here are not made of metal. It won't make much noise...' She stood up and headed for the door.

"I'm leaving-" She was about to leave when Kaito appeared before her, blocking the way.

"Excuse me..." She pleaded, trying to hold her nerves back. To her dismay, Kaito shook his head no, smirking down at Rie. "I need to go, please get out of my way." She reiterated a pinch firmer than her first attempt.