Sanctuary Night (Kaitou Kid X OC)

Chapter 4

-- The Next Day, Class 2-B --

Rie opened the door and was greeted by the screams of her female classmates.

"He's doing a heist tonight!!!"

"Are we going, are we going!?"

"Of course we are, baka!"

"It's been a while since he showed himself!"

"Yeah, he didn't do a heist last night, I was so bored!"

And it went on and on as Rie made her way to her seat.

'Geez, so hyper early in the morning. What is up with these... Girls...?' Rie felt a dark presence near her. She looked around, her gaze landing on Aoko who was sitting on her chair with her head lowered. 'She must be giving Kaito the silent treatment again...' Rie thought as she turned instinctively to look at Kaito... Who wasn't even there in his seat. Rie's blood went cold as she feared what Aoko might've done to him.

"A.. Aoko-chan...?" She tapped her shoulder.

'No response... This is bad...' Rie thought, but she persisted, "Aoko-chaaaan...?" She heard a low growl from her. 'That's something!'

"Say, Aoko-chan... Do you know what these girls are screaming about or--"

"KAITOU KID, RIE-CHAN. I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM!!!" Aoko broke, shouting at the top of her lungs. Being right next to her, Rie could feel her eardrums pop. "Me and Dad were supposed to have dinner outside tonight but now he's busy with that stupid thief again! I've waited weeks for this date, now he ruined it! I hate him so much!!!" She stood up and stomped her way out of the room, leaving a deaf Rie with her knees on the floor and her head leaning on Aoko's desk.

'What... Just happened...' Rie's hearing gradually came back as she picked herself up and reached her seat. Kaito walked in right after Aoko stormed out and saw Rie.

'Ah, Kuro-chan's already here...' He smirked as he decided to pick on her again. As soon as Rie sat down, she felt something poking her shoulder. When she turned her head to look, a rose's thorn wounded her cheek. She hissed and cupped her cheek. She glared at a shocked Kaito and took out her handkerchief.

"S-sorry, Rie-chan! I... I didn't mean to! Here, let me..." Kaito kneeled down next to her seat, waved his hand clockwise and revealed the handkerchief Rie was holding just a second ago, taking away her hand from her cheek and dabbing at the blood on the wound. "I'm really sorry. From all the safe roses I have, it's the thorny one I took out..." He said in a whispery tone.

"It's fine, Kaito-kun. Thanks for stealing my handkerchief-"

"BaKaito!!! Tell your idol to stop ruining people's plans to go out, will you!?" The door slammed open, Aoko still in a fit. Kaito stood up straight and held up his hands.

"H-hey, I'm not his manager! Kid-sama's gotta go when Kid-sama's gotta go, you know?" He laughed nervously. Rie put her arms on her desk and laid her head down between them, already exhausted for the day, while Aoko made her way next to Kaito.

"I swear, when Dad catches that no-good thief, I'm going to laugh so hard at his face..." She muttered loud enough for us to hear.

"What's the deal with this thief anyway? Why is he so famous?" Rie asked, lifting her head a little. The two took their seats in front of her and began.

"Kaitou Kid is this phantom thief who steals famous jewels! He always leaves a note before his heists as clues about which gem he's going to steal, when he'll appear, and where people should expect him to appear. A big show off, if you ask me!" Aoko explained. Rie couldn't help but perk up at the mention of gems.

'Pandora...' She thought, 'It can't be...' She dismissed the idea as Kaito continued.

"He's a great magician and a master of disguise! He can copy anyone's voice without any kind of device. He wears this all-white suit! With a cape and a top hat and even a monocle! He even has his own fan club full of girls." Kaito added. Rie arched a brow at the boy.

"A monocle? What is this, 19th Century?" Rie said with a smirk.

"His monocle is cool, shut up. You're just jealous he only gets to wear one eyeglass while you need to wear two, Kuro-chan." Kaito retorted, personally hurt. The girl rolled her eyes at him and turned to Aoko.

"And your dad... Nakamori-san... Is the lead detective on the case?" Aoko nodded, pouting. "They still haven't caught him? He sounds more like a performer than an actual thief, in my opinion. A sham for a thief." Rie scoffed. Unfortunately, the screaming girls heard her.

"He is not a sham! He's all sorts of cool!"

"You just haven't seen him!"

"He's the best thief in the world!"

"If you're so smart, why don't you try to catch him!"

"Bet you yen she can't!"

"Haha, sucker's bet!" Their attention drifted away from Rie and back to their Kid-related fantasies.

"Well that was a bit too far." Rie muttered. Aoko, suddenly cheery again, patted Rie's head.

"Don't mind them, Rie-chan. They just don't like hearing the truth about that stupid thief. They don't really get it." She said. Rie nodded in understanding.

"Whatever, they can say what they want." Rie replied, sighing.

"Ne, Kuro-chan? Want to see his heist later? It'll be fun!" Kaito offered with a big smile. She stared at him for a few seconds before answering.

"Sure, why not." She shrugged, not really caring. Fukawa came in and everyone went back to their seats.

"I'm gonna wind down for a bit..." Rie put her head down between her arms again as her thoughts began to wander.

'Kaitou Kid... He steals jewels and always gets away with it. What if he knows where the Pandora is? I need to talk to him. But how... Should I... as Sanctuary Night later? I haven't used my gear in so long... It would be nice- Wait, what if he's in league with the horseshoe mustache man? I can't let them know a Sanctuary Night descendant exists... I can't let anyone know I exist... But... He's the only lead I've had since-'

"Kuro-san!" Fukawa shouted, causing Rie to raise her head and sluggishly sit up straight. Everyone in the class was looking at her, even Aoko and Kaito. "Stand up, please." Rie adjusted her glasses and obeyed.

"Tell me, what is the unknown value in example number five?" Fukawa asked. Rie's uninterested eyes settled on the board for a second and continued to dart around the room. She knew the answer, it's the murmurs about her being an airhead that were distracting her. Aoko looked at her expectantly with a smile.

'Don't let them get to you, Rie-chan!' Aoko screamed in her thoughts. Rie nodded towards Aoko as if she read her mind and noticed Kaito's smirk.

'That's what you get for sleeping during class, Kuro-chan.' He mouthed out the last part and this got on Rie's nerves.

"... Negative two, Fukawa-sensei." Rie answered, glaring at Kaito. Kaito glared back. Their teacher ignored the spontaneous staring contest as she waved a dismissive hand at Rie.

"Correct, you may sit down." Rie said thank you, sat down and, with a huff, put her head down again.

'.... I bet it was him who called Fukawa-sensei to make me recite...'

Soon, the end of class bell rung and students hurried out their classrooms.