Stop caring (Kaito×Shinichi)

Part 13

Sad enough for Kaito, Shinichi didn't recover as fast as he thought he would. Thanks to Shinichi's lack of usual sleep and overuse of coffee, the detective took way longer to reach his usual level of health. What lead to him missing another heist of Kaitou KID.

Of course, it had been a success, but there was absolutely no thrill. After colouring Hakuba's hair with pleasure pink and using the remaining colour as smoke bomb on the police forces, the fun ended for him. Rarely any heist had been that boring to him and the worst fact despite Shinichi not being there to stop him, was that the jewel was again not the right one. Kaito was frustrated and the whole time lost in thoughts in school, if he would visit his Meitantei again he would seem desperate to the detective. He wasn't allowed to show his affection to Shinichi anyway, if the Black Organization would get to know about that, they would catch Shinichi to blackmail him.
And so, the great magician kept sulking on his chair, at loss of having his favorite detective around him. Not even the pink haired Hakuba entering the class could raise his mood a lot.

Which of course didn't get unnoticed by his classmates. Kaito never behaved like this, there wasn't one lesson where he kept completely silent. He was always cheerful and never showed any kind of frustration. This kind of behavior scared the entire classroom, even the fearless Hakuba kept staring holes into Kaitos head from behind, seemingly wanting to be ready for any kind of huge explosion.
Secretly, he wondered what had happened. The heist was a success and much to his displeasure, he didn't manage to wash the haircolour out. Alone seeing him with pink hair should have driven him to the edge of a laughflash, so what was up with that reaction? A shiver ran through Hakuba's body as he tried to make himself small on his seat, not letting Kaito out of his eyes.

As soon as the magician moved, the whole class flinched and Hakuba mumbled a quiet warning towards himself. Aoko let out a sigh and smiled at Kaito, trying to get him onto other thoughts.
"Bakaito, smile again!"
Kaito merely growled deepthroated into her direction, what even silenced the surprised Aoko. That definitely wasn't normal at all for Kaito...

In the evening, to cheer Kaito up, Aoko dragged him for dinner to her place. Ginzo Nakamori seemed to be surprised to see Kaito this moody and offered him a seat at the table.
"What bothers you, Kaito-kun?"
"Ah doesn't matter..."
Telling him Kaitou KID missed Kudo Shinichi at his heists would definitely result in a catastrophe. Oh poor Aoko... No matter what she tried to do, Kaito remained in his mood. And even if this was completely against her nature, she truly had to give up.

The next day, Kaito already felt better. Still, he felt like something was missing. He knew it was Kudo, but he never realized how much he was part of his life. The man caught his thoughts wandering to Shinichi over and over again until he thought it would drive him insane.
And finally, he saw Shinichi again. Not as Kaitou KID but Kuroba Kaito. Shinichi entered the cafe he was working in, looking a lot healthier than the last time these two bumped into each other. As soon as their gazes met, Kaito jumped in his mind. He was unbelievable happy about seeing his Meitantei again.
"Good evening. Kudo-kun, if I remember it right?"
Shinichi's lips curled up into a small smile.
"Yes, surprising you remember me... I haven't been here since days. A...piece of lemon pie and a coffee please."
Kaito nodded and suddenly smirked, a small smoke bomb covering him from his guest's view. Once the smoke vanished in two seconds, Kaito held his order in his hands.
"Itadakimasu~"

Shinichi, fairly surprised, stared a little perplexed at Kaito until he chuckled and began to eat.
"You magicians sure are a sly kind of people..."
"May I?"
Kaito motioned onto the seat across of the detective, which said one allowed him to take. Now that he had the chance to ask him what he wants, he would use it.
"Say... What do you think of Kaitou KID? After all you encountered him lots and you usually don't take cases involving a thief, after what I've heard."
Shinichi kept quiet for a second, eying Kaito up from head to toe as if to think wether to tell him or not.
"Well... Lets say he is different from the others. KID doesn't steal for his own good, neither does he injure anybody at his heists. He is a true mystery... and I will catch him, I will solve his mystery and uncover his secret."
Kaito wore a mask to cover his eyes, else Shinichi would have seen a face Kaito never showed to anybody.
He didn't even realize himself, but his upper cheeks, luckily covered by his mask, had a faint pinkish tone throning upon them.