His Magic - Magic Kaito

29. Trust, Thoughts, Dove

1012 Words excluding (A/N)~ I no own MK/DC~

Written October 5 2020
Posted November 2 2020

"You look odd like that" Shinichi stated as he observed the change. The eye definitely looked false now. It would have been hard to believe that it could ever look real if he hadn't already seen it do so.

Kaito snickered, though it was a bit strained "Of course I do" He resisted the urge to rub at his eye. Turning it off had only eased the heat slightly, it still felt like it was burning him even though it wasn't.

Shinichi frowned, taking note of the other's pain. Azure flickered towards Kaito's sleek wings "I could run my fingers through your feathers if you want" It wasn't something done often, mainly because the magician didn't like being so vulnerable. He didn't think that it'd hurt to ask "It'd take your mind off of the pain"

The magician was silent for a few moments before letting out a breath "Okay" He was used to pain, but not the sort of pain that he was currently feeling. It was different, thus harder to ignore. He shifted so that he wasn't lying on his wings. Laying on them used to be uncomfortable, but he'd gotten used to it.

Relieved that he could help, Shinichi sat on the bed next to him. He watched Kaito's wings tense then start to relax the moment his fingers made contact. He'd never actually preened the other's wings before, but he'd seen Kaito do it enough times to know how to not disturb the feathers. Sure he'd had to clean them a few times due to the other being unconscious, but he'd only done so on a surface level to prevent blood from staining everything.

By the time a half hour had already passed, the sleuth had started to move slightly on autopilot. The act of caring for the other's wings surprisingly calming for even himself, dead or damaged feathers were easily removed, the healthy feathers being combed to fit more easily from their absence. It was a nice, simple task. He wasn't used to things that didn't require much thought.

Eventually, a noise brought Shinichi out of his half daze. He blinked, confused for a moment before azure widened. Kaito was making some sort of purring noise in the back of his throat, but Kaito wasn't part cat. The sleuth tilted his head, curious, the other was obviously out of it if Kaito's unfocused gaze was any indication.

Azure softened, touched that Kaito trusted him so much "You'll probably be able to sleep easily now" He stated, unsure if the other would even remember his words. Even so, it would feel weird to not say anything to the other. If Kaito drifted off before the pain began to affect him, he'd be more likely to stay asleep since falling asleep was usually the hard part.

The sleuth shifted himself off of the bed, then moved the other's wings so that they weren't splayed out. Once said wings were tucked neatly against the magician's sides, Shinichi snagged the thin top sheet and draped it over him. He figured that the other blankets available to the room would bother Kaito if his eye was still too warm when he woke up.

Tomorrow, they had to go in again. It was taking forever for them to actually earn the trafficker's trust since neither of them were planning to touch any of the victims. Thankfully their acting was helping them to seem to be really picky instead of horrified. To the traffickers, they were just two brothers who wanted to find the perfect one to share. Spouting stupid lines about fate and destiny had really helped their cause since apparently they would only know what they wanted when they saw 'The one'.

They'd gotten enough proof that the ring existed, but that was it. If they called in the FBI right now, most of those running the ring would escape, and with them, the leads that would help rescue those who'd already been sold. They needed to become more trusted, so that they could meet the bigwigs, and hopefully learn how they keep their documents. An operation this big was sure to have some kind of paper trail, even if it was just travel documents and faces.

He, really didn't like this assignment. Not at all. It was hard to just stand there and not lift a hand to help the victims, especially when some of them were still children. The children were a mixture of those stolen, and those who were born into it. It made Shinichi feel sick at the realization that this group had been secretly selling people for years. Kaito had actually thrown up the first day the moment that they were in the clear.

The sleuth felt Kaito's forehead before going over his own bed, Kaito hadn't developed a stress fever, that was good. He fell asleep to uneasy thoughts.

"Tsuki, what are you doing?" Saguru held back a laugh as he watched the dove fly around him in circles, cooing softly. He'd gotten back from the aquarium a few hours ago, though the dove hadn't shown up until now.

Tsuki just gave a soft coo in response, flying a few more loops before landing softly on the blond's shoulder.

Saguru smiled, the crazy dove was being cute, he gave her chest feathers a few good scratches "Why are you so energetic? Were you sleeping all day?" Normally Tsuki wasn't this active in the evenings, she was getting old after all.

The dove fluffed up her feathers, shuffling close enough to nuzzle Saguru's cheek affectionately.

"Do you want to do some tricks?" He inquired, he might as well stay up longer to play with her. It'd been a while since he'd done tricks with her. At the dove's excited 'coo' he smiled "Okay, go fetch the hoop" Tsuki took off.

While Tsuki wasn't Kaito's official assistant anymore, the dove still craved complex puzzles. Being a normal dove just wasn't as mentally enriching as it was supposed to be, because she was used to doing delicate tricks that required practice. Kaito had stopped using her as a spy dove a few years ago.

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