Shuichi couldn't believe that Kokichi had given him this opportunity.. he said that he could ask him anything but did that mean anything? Anything at all?

"Well.. I can ask you anything?"

Kokichi huffed melodramatically, "Yeeeessss! I've said that alreadyyyy!" He took a moment to pause for dramatic effect before speaking again, "Buuuut, if you've got no questions.."

Shuichi started to panic, he knew that he couldn't miss this opportunity. "Wait! O-okay.. I have a question.. for you.."

Kokichi piped his head up with a weirdly excited look on his face. "What is it my beloved Shuichi?.."

Shuichi flinched at the words 'beloved'. Kokichi had said it the last time.. but this time, if felt somewhat.. genuine. The last time, Kokichi said it with no feeling, no honest emotion behind it. Now however, it sounded different. It didn't sound like a lie.

Shuichi got himself together and asked a question. "So.. uhh what are you most afraid of?.."

Kokichi puffed his cheeks and huffed dramatically, "Hmmmm! My greatest fear huh? Why'd you want to know.. you planning to kill me?!"

Shuichi awkward flailed his arms around, trying to convince Kokichi that he wasn't going to kill him which only made Kokichi burst out laughing.

After a few minutes, Kokichi wiped the tears (from laughing to hard) out of his eyes and had decided on an answer. "Hmmm, I guess I'm claustrophobic!  Nishishi!"

Shuichi suddenly got hit by a moment of realisation. His face must of turned completely sheet white. Kokichi was crushed.. he was killed in a hydraulic press.. he must of been terrified. But he didn't show it.. he never showed it.

He was a liar right to the end.

Shuichi was snapped out of his thoughts by a warm hand touching his own. He turned to face the purple-haired boy who had a abnormally worried look on his face. "Hey Detective? Hello?! You there?!"

This was done by starliit- and it's so freaking adorable. The style is so innocent and I think this is one of the first times that Shuichi has remembered the hydraulic press. Hahaha..
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Shuichi shook his head then faked a smile, "Sorry, got caught up thinking about something.. so..uh, you're claustrophobic?"

Kokichi nodded in reply. "Uh-huh! Yep! Me and small spaces don't mix. I keep thinking that it's going to collapse on me buuut, I doubt that will actaullyyyy never happen!"

Shuichi stirred uncomfortably, flashbacks of the hydraulic press flickering through his mind.

"Nehehe! Keep asking Shuichi! This is actually not as boring as I thought it would be!"

"Oh, another one?" Shuichi found himself chuckling at the boy's eagerness, "Well, I was wondering.. why you actually like spending time with me?"

"Who said I like spending time with you Shuichi? Nishishi.."

Shuichi suddenly felt himself get flustered, "Ah sorry! I shouldn't of assumed tha—"

Shuichi's sentence was cut off by Kokichi pushing a finger against his lips almost in a way to shush him. Shuichi's eyes widened as he wasn't expecting Kokichi to do that. Both of the boys felt their faces start to heat up.. Kokichi quickly removed his finger from Shuichi's lips then awkwardly laughed.

This artwork is soo freaking adorable! Ahhhhhh, I love the style of it so freaking much. Kokichi looks so cute and innocent and Shuichi looks so shocked and awkward. Heheh, just like me.. *laughs* It's by ShinkaiNoAki so please follow them and comment if you like this!

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"Nehehe! That was a lie Shuichi! I love spending time with you! It's a head start to have a Detective on your side!" Kokichi desperately attempted to remove the tension between them by being his usual self.. but it didn't work.

After a minutes of uncomfortable silence, Shuichi spoke up again. "You tell so many lies Kokichi.. it's hard to know when you're telling the truth.. it's like you're lying to protect yourself.."

Kokichi was slightly shocked by those words. He knew that he thought that about himself.. but he had never heard someone say it out loud.. "Maybe I am or maybeeee I just love lying!"

Shuichi felt himself sigh. "Ah, I thought you'd say something like that.."

Kokichi's face fell due to Shuichi's response. The way that Shuichi spoke.. the way that he seemed to see through all of his lies.. it was almost like they had spent time together before to get to know each other but Kokichi didn't remember doing anything like that.

"Hey Shuichi! can I ask you a question?" Kokichi insisted, moving slightly closer to Shuichi and looking at him. When Shuichi turned to face him, he instinctively pulled backwards. "I suppose that would be fair.. what's your question?"

Kokichi smirked which made Shuichi feel unnerved. Whatever the question was.. Shuichi wasn't looking forward to answering it. "Nehehe Shuichi! What I want to know is how you knew my name before!"

"I can't answe—"

Kokichi's smile widened to an unnatural looking one. His eyes widened and he stared directly in to Shuichi's eyes. "Remember, you can't say no." Kokichi started to laugh, "I've got you cornered Detective. You have to answer me!"

Shuichi's palms started to get sweaty. "I.."

Kokichi continued to stare at him expectedly.

"I can't.." Shuichi stammered, "I'm.. sorry." Kokichi huffed frustratedly. Shuichi noticed Kokichi's disappointed face and decided to leave. He rocked backwards then forwards in an attempted to get off of the ground.

Just as he had got his balance and was about to stand up, Kokichi grabbed at his arm, slamming him back onto the ground with a loud 'THUD' Kokichi looked down at him, instantly regretting what he had done. "You're not dead are you Shuichi?!"

Shuichi slowly opened his eyes and started to sit up, "No. I'm not dead." He raised his hand to the back of his head and flinched, "Ow.."

"Can I help? I was kind of my fault!" Kokichi exclaimed, in a weirdly concerned tone.

"No, you've done enough."

Can I just say how much I love this style? It's really cool and different (in a good way of course) One little detail which I truly love is that they have stars (pentagrams) in their eyes. Nishishi! It was done by the amazing furiouscatlover so do the normal, follow them and comment if you like it!

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Shuichi realised he said that in a harsher tone than he was originally intending to use. Kokichi found himself putting on a fake smile and pretending to be fine even though Shuichi's words had hurt him.

Kokichi didn't know whether he wanted to feel this way about Shuichi but he couldn't deny the way he felt.

Eventhough he didn't want to admit that it was love, the feeling he felt was unmistakable. He had heard people talk about the feeling of love, the feeling that would make you do anything for them.

Kokichi felt it.

He felt it all.

He was purely and entirely in love with the detective.

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Eyyyyyyyyy! Finally some proper oumasai uhhh! Trust me on this, the oumasai is gonna get good.