Through the eyes of a dove (version 0.5) and other Drabbles. (DC/MK1412)

Through the eyes of a dove, chapter 3, alternative ending.

       Kaito came to slowly, not really sure if he was still alive or if he'd died already. The last thing he remembered was falling off a very tall building with Tante-kun in his arms, only to discover his glider had failed. Had he died a messy death on the pavement below? Or was he a mangled mess with a pulse? He tried to move a bit, only to feel an agonising pain shoot through his body, stemming from his leg where he'd been shot. Ok. He was alive. Dead people didn't feel pain. Or at least, that's what Akako claimed.

      He blearily opened his eyes, blinking in the dim light. He was laid down on a double bed that had brownish beige covers and pillow cases, and the room was painted a soft duck egg blue. Beside him to his left was a nightstand with a glass of water standing on it, next to what looked like a crystal pitcher of water. This... wasn't Saguru's house. Nor was it his. The room didn't smell like a hospital room either. Where was he? Struggling into a sitting position, he took in the room properly, getting even more confused as he failed to recognise the place.

        The door to the right of the bed opened just as he was about to attempt to actually get up and escape, making the thief slump back down into a more comfortable position, making it look like he was only just coming to. To his surprise, none other than Tantei-kun walked in, shutting and locking the door behind him. Though by the way the boy was behaving, it seemed more like he was locking someone out rather than keeping him in. Not that a simple lock could hold the great Kaitou Kid.

       The young detective turned away from the door, noticing the thief's amethyst gaze almost instantly. The child smiled in relief, before walking up to the bed and hopping up so he could be at eye level with the magician. Kaito blinked, purposefully gazing around in a dazed manner before looking back to his youngest rival, confused. Why was Tantei-kun here?

      "How are you feeling, Kai-nii?" The boy asked in a far too mature tone for his seven years. Kaito shrugged his shoulders. He didn't really feel like talking to his rival right now. The boy seemed to understand this though.

     "You don't have to talk if you don't want. And you don't have to worry here. The only people allowed into this room are me, and Ran-neechan. Sorry I knocked you out, I didn't want you to see how I got us out of that mess, and believe me, it was a close call. I won't be pulling that particular stunt again for at least the next few weeks." Kaito watched as Tantei-kun winced slightly. What exactly happened after he'd gotten knocked out anyway? Wait... where was the emerald? Had he... had he dropped it? And... and oh god he wasn't wearing his monocle. Tantei-kun could see his face! Who else had seen his face?

          "As far as The doctor who treated you was concerned, Shinichi-niichan was his patient. The emerald is in your top hat under the bed. If you need to call anyone, Shinichi-niichan's phone is in the top drawer. I'm going downstairs to make lunch. You've been out for a couple of days. You're probably hungry. If you have any allergies, tell me now. I don't want you dying on me again." Well, Kaito mused, that covered pretty much all the basics for now. Though he was curious as to why the boy had said again. Had he really been hurt that badly?

         Kaito was about to say he had no allergies, except for nosy detectives, when he realised food often meant f-finny m-m-monsters in Some form or another. "F....fish. No f...fish." Damnit he couldn't even say the word without stuttering anymore. The boy smirked slightly as if picking up on the magician's fear, but failed to comment. He just nodded calmly and agreed that there would be no fish at all, before leaving the room again.......

         ........ Saguru was starting to get mildly concerned now. The heist had ended Saturday morning, with the police wrapping up in the small hours, carting away someone in an ambulance surreptitiously. Saguru had seen and heard enough to conclude that it had been Snake handcuffed to the stretcher, not his precious Kaito, though the thief had vanished as usual. Of course, Saguru had only arrived on scene after they'd carried Snake downstairs, so he hadn't seen what happened.