1033 Words excluding (A/N)~ I no own MK/DC~

Written January 29 2021
Posted April 18 2021

NEXT UPDATE is on May 2 2021

He really shouldn't have secretly snatched that brownie, he should have known better. Shinichi had been around a bunch of strangers, therefore Kaito should have guessed that a murder was bound to happen. So why had he thought that sneaking away with one of the brownies made by a complete stranger was a good idea? It hadn't been.

Glazed indigos stared almost unseeingly at the trash can from where he'd collapsed to the ground in the side alley. He couldn't move, his body just wasn't responding right. It was also getting harder and harder to breathe. Just what had he been dosed with? He could feel his heartbeat, but it was slow, slower than it should be with how scared he was. Even blinking was too much for Kaito.

All he could do was wait, wait until he was found. It was a worrying prospect, what if there'd only been one drugged treat? Shinichi wouldn't have any reason to stay since the sleuth wouldn't bother looking for him. Due to his nature, it was normal for Kaito to just leave at random times. If Shinichi did leave, the criminal might find him before the drugs wore off. Kaito's breath hitched, the motion painful for some reason. He wouldn't be able to stop himself from being killed in an attempt to hide the evidence since they might want to try the same ploy again. The alley was right beside the shopkeeper's shop.

The magician didn't know how long he laid there as he panicked, he just knew that it felt like forever before everything went black.

*

"Kaito must have snatched one and ran" Shinichi explained with a wry smile after the host started to fret about there being a missing brownie "He's very fond of sweets, especially chocolate" He was getting quite bored with the obligatory talking he'd been forced into. Kaito had been smart to escape after they helped the shopkeeper clean up a few boxes that she'd accidentally knocked over.

Higaroshi Mina, the shopkeeper went a few shades whiter at the sleuth's words "Well that's quite rude of him" She breathed nervously, hands wringing together.

Azure narrowed, the sudden change in demeanour was alarming "Not really" His head turned towards the plate of brownies that had a 'free, 1 per person' sign on them "The sign says to take one" Kaito wouldn't have taken any without the sign, probably.

Mina offered a tense smile "I guess you're right" Her words were pitched oddly compared to before.

"...I'm going to buy a few things, don't mind me" Shinichi moved away from the woman, pretending to browse the instant ramen section as he discretely dialled his friend's number. Something was wrong here, the woman was acting way too suspicious and from his experience, that was a very bad thing.

Shinichi frowned when he reached Kaito's voicemail, hanging up in favour of calling again. Kaito rarely ignored his calls unless he was doing something important, and even then he often answered. When he reached the other's voicemail once more, he hung up, alarmed. He quickly put on some gloves and pulled out a plastic bag, quickly scooping up all the brownies on the way out, ignoring the woman's alarmed call.

Knowing Kaito, the magician wouldn't have waited long to eat the treat and since Kaito hadn't answered, the drug had to be fast acting. That would mean that the search area would be small, and since nobody screamed, Kaito must be in a hidden location or at the very least out of sight. Shinichi looked around, gaze narrowing in on the side alley beside the shop. It met the requirements. He ran.

"Kaito!" Shinichi rushed over, terrified. Kaito looked dead with how he was laying with his eyes open. Though thankfully, after a stress inducing check, he felt the other's pulse. He quickly phoned for both an ambulance then the police before starting to administer CPR. Kaito's lips had been blue, so he'd been having trouble breathing.

He continued the CPR, only stopping once the paramedics arrived to take over. He didn't bother talking much to Megure when the inspector arrived, instead tossing him the bag of brownies and pointing towards Mina. Shinichi went in the ambulance with his friend, sending a quick message to Saguru to inform him about Kaito's condition.

*

"How is he?!" Saguru blurted out the moment he was in the hospital room, worry creasing his face as he rushed over to Kaito's bedside. The magician was on oxygen, but didn't look to be injured besides that, at least physically that is. He'd been in Kyoto to view a science presentation involving blood that'd interested him.

Shinichi sighed, raising his head from it's lowered position that it'd been resting in to reveal his stressed expression "Kaito is fine now"

"Now?" Saguru prompted, wary of the answer.

The sleuth's shoulders slumped "He stopped breathing a few times before getting here, even with CPR to help him" It had been close, way too close.

Saguru sat down in the chair next to the bed, golden gaze eyeing Kaito nervously "I see" His fingers curled against his knees "I take it the criminal has been taken care of?"

"Probably, I didn't stay to find out but Megure-keibu isn't an idiot" Even though Kaito hadn't been the intended target, it should have been clear that the woman had been intending to hurt someone "I'm just glad that she used a bunch of random paralytics instead of cyanide" Shinichi breathed. He came across cyanide murders so often, this one could have easily been another one of those.

Gold softened "I guess Kaito's luck balanced out your own" Yes Kaito had been drugged, but it had been done so in a way that had allowed Shinichi to find him in time.

"I just wish that it had cancelled it out instead" Shinichi sighed, Kaito hadn't woken up once since being admitted into the hospital "Though I guess it couldn't have been helped since brownies were involved" Kaito loved brownies.

Saguru winced "...I bought a treat for Kaito to eat once he gets up" He hadn't been informed about how the drug had been administered.

Shinichi grimaced, already guessing what Saguru had bought "Ah... It should be fine" Kaito would never be turned off of chocolatey things.

Me: This is totally plausible, and would be hilarious if something like this happened in canon... But it won't

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