1017 Words excluding (A/N)~ I no own MK/DC~

Written March 12 2022
Posted April 17 2022

NEXT UPDATE is May 1 2021

Haha... I messed up by going by the number rather than the day so this is a Sunday book... Haven't decided the day for Kaito oneshots yet

THIS BOOK WILL NOW UPDATE EVERY 2 WEEKS... possible extra updates but the guarantee is at least every 2 weeks

Not having to write so often felt nice, I felt kinda free >~<

Oh and happy Easter I guess •3• totally unplanned, I never know when Easter is until it's close

A few days later, the two teens were standing in the Beika Police station. While both of them were a bit nervous, Kaito was obviously more so than Shinichi. All Shinichi really needed to worry about was making sure that Kaito didn't freak out, it was the first time the magician had left the mansion after his eyes had changed.

They'd gone with the medical and science route, and thankfully everyone had just accepted it as fact. None of the officers had any reason to doubt the sleuth's word. Kaito, while weird, was a good person and that was that. It didn't matter if the teen looked odd, they were just glad that their favourite detective had a new companion at his side.

"If you're going to be working with Kudo-kun, you're going to have to bulk up enough that you're not skin and bones"

Takagi stuttered, flustered at Sato's blatant statement "Sato-san!" They now knew that Kaito had health problems, she was being very rude!

"What?" Sato raised a brow as she turned towards Takagi "Kudo-kun gets dragged into sticky situations all the time" She crossed her arms across her chest "Kuroba-kun will need to be able to take care of himself if going to be actively helping him" Kaito seemed like a sweet kid, she didn't want him to get hurt, for both his own sake and Shinichi's. Sato highly doubted that the sleuth would be willing to open up again if anything serious happened to his new friend while helping him.

A faint blush tinted Kaito's cheeks, he took no offense. He completely understood her concerns "Remember, I'm more sturdy than I look" He'd crushed an unopened can in his hands to prove his point earlier. Doing the act had been easy, especially since he knew that they were acquainted with Ran, who could do devastating damage with a single kick or punch. He couldn't blame them for doubting him though, he did look frailer than he should.

"Ah..." Takagi winced, remembering the loss of his drink.

"Now that everything is settled here, do you want to go back Kuroba-kun?" Shinichi asked, noting that while Kaito seemed to be faring better than he had at the grocery store, he still looked to be a bit tense, somewhat pained too.

"Wait!" Whatever Kaito was about to say got cut off by Megure Keibu rushing over. He'd left to go add the new information to their files in order to give Kaito more freedom around crime scenes.

Kaito wilted, the inspector probably had a case. He wanted to go back to the mansion already before the sun came out from behind the cloud cover.

Shinichi perked up "A case?" Momentarily forgetting about Kaito's discomfort, he could feel himself starting to grow excited.

Megure nodded "It's not a murder, but that makes it even worse in a sense" He breathed, frowning "It's a kidnapping" He grimaced "A little girl was snatched from Beika park just ten minutes ago"

"Were they seen clearly?" Kaito asked, concerned. A missing kid was different than dealing with a dead body! She needed to be found before something bad happened to her. That was more important than his own discomfort.

The inspector shook his head "No, a white van just slowed down next to the park. Inko-chan was grabbed while the van was still moving, before it sped off" There were barely any leads "The license plate was fake, all we've got is that the van was white" He sighed "It will take a while for the tech crew to start following the van via public cameras"

"Ah!" Takagi perked up, turning towards Kaito "You're really good with tech, would it be faster for you to work on it while the tech crew arrives?" He'd been amazed when Kaito had listed many of his various skills, even if some of them seemed to be kinda sketchy like lock picking and hacking, for fun apparently.

"Um, yeah" Kaito nodded "I just need access to a main data frame in order to connect to everything"

"We'll get you access" Megure stated "Takagi-kun, you take Kuroba-kun to the mainframe" He turned towards both Shinichi and Sato "You two will head out to the scene, be ready to follow further directions" Sato was arguably their best driver if one ignored some traffic laws, and Shinichi was their brightest mind. Kaito was a possible contender for having the brightest mind but he hadn't really seen the other in action, and he was needed on the cameras.

"Okay!" Kaito was quick to agree, glad that he'd be able to stay indoors while he did his part. Tech stuff he could handle, it was much more kind to him than the sun.

Shinichi hesitated, suddenly registering that he'd be separating from Kaito. He shot the magician a concerned look "Are you sure?" He had to ask, even if he already knew the answer.

Kaito nodded "Of course" He gave Shinichi a small push "Start heading there, it shouldn't take too long for me to start the pursuit digitally" At least it wouldn't if he carefully bypassed a lot of the clutter and formal channels and just skipped right to the cameras. He knew how to do it without damaging any of the codes. He offered the sleuth a smile before gently pulling on Takagi's sleeve in order to lead him to their destination. He already knew the way, but he allowed Takagi to take over the lead in order for it to seem like it was only a coincidence that he'd started off in the right direction.

When he spotted the mainframe, Kaito got straight to work. It was a bit flattering to be trusted with access to such a vital mainframe. He knew that it was due to their faith in Shinichi's judgement, but it was still flattering all the same.

"Um... I don't think the screens are supposed to be doing that..." Takagi stuttered, they were leaping all over the place and got replaced by code off and on. The officer swallowed nervously "You're actually hacking it?" Kaito didn't seem strained at all... It was kinda scary to see the mainframe get hacked so easily. 

Me: It would probably take a while to get to the specific cameras normally, so Kaito hacked it~

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So funny mishap at work, I'm used to showers having a bottom faucet because I've always had a bathtub... So I turned on the water while standing in the shower XD

I got wet because the shower just had a shower head, no faucet

As a reward for being patient, here are some cute pics

I love flat rats QAQ