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Chappy a little longer than usual...

Written August 20 2019

Something was off with Kid, he'd appeared from nowhere within a cloud of white smoke, before swiftly snatching the heist's target and bolting. Normally this wouldn't raise any alarms within the inspector's head, but for some reason he'd felt the need to catch up to the phantom.

Ginzo grimaced as he looked back at the rest of the Kaitou Kid task force, they'd been trapped within a neon green sludge. The sludge had effectively trapped them to the ground, rapidly hardening. The only reason the inspector hadn't been caught up in the trap was due to how he hadn't rushed off impulsively for once.

He kept his steps as silent as he could while he made his way up the flight of stairs towards the roof. Kid's actions had been hasty, as if he hadn't even cared. Ginzo knew Kid, as much as he really wished he didn't, the inspector just knew. Something was wrong with his annoying adversary.

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"Kid" The inspector's voice was oddly soft as he approached the crouched thief. Kid had been crouching by the ledge, his back legs bent like a frog's as he leaned forward to peer over the edge. The only thing stopping the thief from falling was the way his arms were braced.

"Keibu" Kid acknowledged, his tone lacking the usual haughtiness, instead it sounded almost defeated. Ginzo's gaze narrowed slightly when the other made no move to escape, there wasn't even a slight tension from the thief bracing himself to move. Instead those white clad shoulders seemed to slump.

"Kid..." Ginzo paused for a moment before continuing "What's with you today?" He inquired, a little uneasy due to the uncharacteristically docile thief's actions. He silently wondered if the thief would move if Ginzo attempted to grab him. Surely he would, but the thief wasn't acting like his normal self was he?

Kid let out a breathy sigh, absentmindedly tossing the gem towards the inspector who quickly caught and pocketed it. "I'm tired" Kid admitted, he was tired of lying to those closest to him, tired of hurting, tired of being alone, tired of searching, tired of failing, tired of running. He leaned back away from the edge a bit to wrap his arms around his knees, tucking them to his chest. Most of all, he was tired of not being a mostly normal teen who didn't have to worry about people trying to kill him over a stupid gem that may or may not even exist.

Ginzo inched a bit over towards the thief, he looked so small like that. "Then rest" he replied, from what he could see if the thief's face, he could really tell that Kid wasn't lying.

Kid shook his head, letting out a chillingly hollow laugh before resting his chin onto his knees. "I can't... I really want to but I just can't" His fingers tightened, almost bruising himself. If he stopped, the crows would try to steal more often, potentially harming or even killing innocents. He had to continue, if only to use himself as a target to protect others. He really didn't have any choice in the matter, not if his conscious had anything to say about it.

The inspector felt chilled at the hollowness of the response, he slowly sat down at the edge beside Kid, making sure to keep at least a foot away. "You can't, but it seems like you need to" Ginzo breathed, he didn't want to catch Kid like this, it just wouldn't seem fair. He'd noticed how the heists had suddenly become more frequent, instead of a couple times a month, it was a few times a week, sometimes every night. It was too much for the police, let alone Kaitou Kid who had to search for his information instead of having it handed to him.

This Kid was burning himself out, and doing it quite quickly. Ginzo closed his eyes, leaning back a bit before opening them to look at the moon. It was full tonight. His gaze shifted over towards the huddled Kid, he'd grown attached to this new Kid, he didn't want to lose him as well. He'd already lost the first. If he lost the second, he wasn't really sure what he'd do.

"I just..." Kid trailed off, his voice cracking slightly "I just want to escape"

The inspector frowned "You do escape, hell! You're always escaping"

"I want to escape from everything..." Kid whispered. Ginzo's hands tensed against the pavement, suddenly noting that the thief's cape wasn't the one that had the hang glider.

"You can't" Ginzo firmly stated, clasping Kid's left shoulder, it wasn't enough to actually catch the other, but it added an extra barrier between Kid and the roof's edge.

"Don't worry, I would never do that at a heist" Kid murmured, not nothing to shake away the hand, instead opting to look towards the right, away from the inspector. "I have a lot of young fans, I could never traumatize them by making them watch their idol..."

Ginzo's grip tightened as he suddenly yanked the thief, whirling him around so that they were facing each other. He settled both hands on Kid's shoulders, gripping tightly, trapping him. "You can't!" He growled, ignoring how at this angle, he could perfectly see Kaito's weary face. He didn't really care, he'd already known. "You are needed" Ginzo knew damn well that if he went into civilian talk that Kaito would just bolt off somewhere. Somewhere where Ginzo couldn't keep an eye on him. He loved the crazy little nutball like his own son, he just couldn't lose him too.

Kaito's mouth went into an 'o' shape, indigos wide from shock. "I—"

Ginzo cut him off, giving him a warm grin "You bring joy to others, help people whenever possible, and keep police officers safe by having them chase an non-lethal criminal instead of a dangerous one" He paused "Whatever crazy reasons you have, are probably good enough Kid" He finished before releasing Kaito, Kid quickly turned so that the angle obscured his face better.

"Very well, look forward towards the next heist" Kid replied with a small smile, throwing down a pink smoke bomb.

"Dammit Kid..." Ginzo breathed as sleep tugged at him before he slumped to the ground.

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When Kaito got home, he swiftly changed into his pyjamas and curled up into his bed. He didn't bother wiping away his tears or muffling his cry's as he hugged his pillow. He needed this, he'd cry all night, and probably well into the day. Then, he'd pull himself back together and have a little rest. He really loved his Ojisan.

Me: Berry is incapable of true empathy~ It's hard to write feelings from observational references~ It's part of her Autism~

Berry loves KaitoXGinzo~

So how was this? Did Berry flop in writing this chapter? 0.0 she feels like she did.