It was a chilly yet beautiful and lovely night, we can see the beautiful full moon that is surrounded by beautiful glistening stars in the museum owned by a member of the Suzuki family. There stood Hakuba Saguru with Inspector Nakamori.
The museum was currently surrounded by a bunch of police officers and task force members, as well as fans, because unfortunately for the police, their troblesome yet "handsome" and "gentleman" phantom thief, Kaitou Kid, was making an appearance after a long time without announcing any heists.
So now, Hakuba was beside the inspector in the room where the jewel that the phantom thief was said to steal was displayed. He had been suddenly called by the inspector and the owner of the museum, Jirokichi Suzuki, to inform him that the phantom thief Kaitou Kid had announced a new heist after a long absence. Hakuba after hearing this, immediately made his way to the museum.
You couldn't blame him; ever since Kuroba Kaito (Aka the person he suspected to be the phantom thief-though he might be right but he didn't have the right evidence) had moved suddenly... somewhere... he had also stopped announcing heists.
'I wonder what happened,'Hakuba thought as he looked at the jewel that the phantom thief was going to steal.
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he jewel's name was Cherry Heart. It was a heart-shaped jewel that changed color depending on the temperature of its surroundings.
If the temperature was high (40°C or above), its color was a bloody red; if it was low (30°C or below), the color would be cherry pink; and if it was balanced (between 30-40°C), the color would be pinkish red like a cherry.
Currently, the temperature was 31°C, so the color was a beautiful pinkish red, especially with the cherry blossom trees surrounding the jewel. That neither Hakuba, the inspector, nor anyone from the police task force knew how the hell they managed to put the trees inside this room (the room was on the third floor), but they didn't bother to ask how-rich people surely had their ways.
(By the way, this was a party; it was supposed to be a gathering to see and enjoy the beauty of the jewel, so there were many people inside the room.)
As Hakuba examined the jewel, he couldn't help but think about why the phantom thief hadn't sent an announcement of a heist for such a long time and why would he had to moved. No one knew the reason; even Aoko, who was Kaito's childhood friend, didn't know when he asked her.
'Now that I think about it, he looked down a few days before he moved,' Hakuba thought, he was confused by Kaito's unusual behavior.
During all those days, he hadn't even greeted or pranked anyone-not the class, him nor anyone else, literally no one.
He just sat silently, head down on his table (A normal students typical position when sleeping in their desk/table), with a gloomy and sad aura around him, which freaked everyone out. They were so scared, including the teachers. On the first day it happened, they felt like Kaito was a ticking time bomb that would explode as time passed. But as the days went on, that fear was replaced by worry.
they aren't use to this kind of behavior from the magician, the kaito they knew always smile and hides his true emotion with his poker face which only aoko know he have one. (but failed to notice sometimes) so seeing him this sad it makes aoko worried about what happened
'how bad can the reason for this behavior' that was aoko thought everytime he look at kaito. She tried to cheer him up but it was no use
No one-neither Hakuba, Aoko, nor the others-knew how to cheer him up or why he was acting like that. Aoko even told hakuba that Kaito was locking himself in his house.
'Well, let's see when he starts that behavior,' Hakuba thought, and then he remembers something....it suddenly hit him like a brick, he finaly realize.
'That's right, it started after the Kid Killer stopped going on heists, and it got worse when it was announced that the Kid Killer had 'gone' and would come home with his parents to who knows where and would never come back!' Hakuba realized.
He knew the phantom thief favored the Kid Killer and cherished him more than anyone who attended his heists. It was obvious just by hearing the nicknames that Kid had given to all the detectives who went to his heists:
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- Heiji (Tantei-han)
- Hakuba (Tantei-san)
- Conan (Meitantei/Great Detective/Tantei-kun)
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Not to mention, he always pulled off the best, most difficult, and exciting heists whenever the Kid Killer was attending. Even the inspector noticed; so every time the Kid Killer attended, he would make the traps more challenging, knowing that the phantom thief's 'show' would be more thrilling as well.
But Hakuba didn't think that it would affect the phantom thief this much. As he was lost in thought, a voice suddenly chimed in.
"Ah, Hakuba-kun! Glad to see you came here, even though I know you had a lot to do," said the owner of the museum, Jirokichi.
Hakuba and the inspector looked towards the voice, already knowing who it was without looking.
"No, we should be thankful you kindly invited us to such an important event. Thank you for inviting us," Hakuba stated, bowing to show respect, and Jirokichi just nodded.
"No need for formalities! Anyway, I'd like you to meet my niece and her friend," he stated. Hakuba and the inspector looked behind him in confusion when they saw two young ladies they hadn't noticed earlier.
"Ah, hello! I'm Mouri Ran. I believe we met before, Hakuba-kun and Inspector Nakamori," Ran stated with a smile.
"If I remember correctly, we met during the detectives' gathering, and you're Detective Mouri's daughter. And the Kid Killer's guardian, Edogawa Conan, am I right?" Hakuba stated, smiling softly offering his hand for a handshake.
"Ah yes, that's correct, And just call me ran" Ran replied taking hakuba's hand as they hand shake.
"If you say so Ran-san then just call me saguru"hakuba stated and look at the other lady "and you are the heiress of the Suzuki family, am I right?" Hakuba asked, and Sonoko smiled.
"Yes, my name is Sonoko Suzuki, just call me sonoko no need for formalities" she said sharing a slight bow before holding out her hand which hakuba took
"Then nice to meet you, sonoko-san pls just call me saguru" Hakuba said, slightly bowing and sonoko smile
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"Nice to meet you too! Please do your best to catch my Kid-sama so I can finally see his handsome face!" Sonoko stated, her eyes sparkling with a heart as she clasped her hands to her cheeks, blushing. The just others looked at her awkwardly, sweatdropping.
"Mou, Sonoko, you already have a boyfriend! Makoto-san is going to get angry if he hears this!" Ran stated, gently shaking/hits Sonoko's elbow.
"That and that is a different story," Sonoko huffed, crossing her arms.
"Anyway, I think we need to get ready. There are only a few minutes before Kid appears, so please excuse me," Nakamori-keibu stated as he excused himself and began to instruct the police task force to prepare the traps that would "definitely" catch phantom thief Kaito Kid.
"Well i need to go too, enjoy yourself alright" jirokichi stated and the other nod
"Well, why don't we sit there until the time comes?" Hakuba suggested, pointing at a chair/table under the cherry blossom tree near the jewel.
"Won't you also help set the traps today, saguru-san?" Ran asked as they all sat down. While Sonoko ordered a waiter to bring them tea and desserts.
"Well, I plan to later, but I think I'll just observe for now," Hakuba thought. He needed to make sure Kaito was in good shape and just fine. He and Kaito may argue/ fight a lot, but Kaito was still his friend, and he was worried about him. He just wanted to ensure that whatever the reason for his move, it was a positive one.
"He is probably just upset about the Kid Killer going home; that's why he's acting so down. It can't be the reason he moved," Hakuba thought as he drank the tea that Sonoko's waiter had brought. Of course, he thanked both the waiter and Sonoko before taking a sip.
'Speaking of the Kid Killer, I should ask Mouri-chan how he is doing.' hakuba thought
"By the way, Mouri-chan, how is the Kid Killer these days?" Hakuba asked. Ran stayed quiet for a few seconds before answering.
"Ah..well Conan-kun is just fine," Ran stated with a smile, and Hakuba smiled back.
"Hmph! He dares to leave, Now I don't have anyone to ask to catch my Kid-sama! He didn't even call, message, or write letters to us!" Sonoko exclaimed, huffing as she took a sip of her tea, annoyed. while ran chuckle, sonoko might not show it but she cares about conan dearly like a little brother ran is sure that conan 'leaving' effect sonoko too
"maybe he is busy with important stuffs you know family matters"ran stated and sonoko just huff again
" yeah more important than the people who take cares of him while he is in japan, maybe he already forgotten us"sonoko stated as he yake a sip of her tea , annoyed
"I'm sure he will contact us soon," Ran stated, and Hakuba nodded.
"I agree with Ran-san; there is no way he will forget his onee-sans," Hakuba said, and Sonoko just huffed. Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"GET READY! THERE IS ONLY ONE MINUTE BEFORE KAITOU KID APPEARS!!!!" They looked at the source of the voice. Well, even if they didn't look, it was obvious who it was.
They sweatdropped as they watched the inspector shouting and ordering the police task force to take their places until there were ten seconds left.
"10!" The task force began to count, growing increasingly nervous.
"9!"
"8!"
"Ah, I'm about to see Kid-sama again!" Sonoko stated, continuing to talk about how cool the phantom thief would definitely look.
"7!"
"6!"
"5!"
"4!"
"3!" Some flinched, and some got excited, especially Sonoko, as they heard a new voice join in.
"2!"
"1!"
Poof!
The whole room was instantly covered in smoke as a voice exclaimed, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!" Everyone looked toward the voice, and there beside where the jewel is placed, there stood a figure clad in white, smirking with the Cherry Heart in his gloved hands.
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Hey, it's been a while, hasn't it? I'm finally finished with my science project!!!
God, I'm nervous about my grades; I bet I failed! 😭
I'll try to update "Kitten in Disguise" this week too, but I'm not sure.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter!!!
(the video above is mine)
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