Declaimer: I don´t own Detective Conan
A/N: As promised, here is the second part. This time, it´s Kaito´s. I would like to know why no one gave a review, I was actually looking forward to one... but okay, I guess no one wanted... Anyway, enjoy :)
The person I like is a liar.
"Kudo-san." A classmate called a silent girl, a beautiful eighteen years old classmate whose blue eyes shone coldly, two gorgeous sapphires. "Do you want go with us later to the café near the train station? We are gathering all for a small party, to celebrate Hitsumi´s birthday."
The girl blinked, her eyes taking in the suddenly silent room, taking in account the anxious faces of her classmates, before shaking her head and turning her attention back to the book in her hand, her eyes losing slightly their shine.
The person I like doesn´t smile.
A slender girl sat silently in her seat, a book in hand, beautiful sapphires never leaving the printed text for more than seconds as the classroom slowly filled in with students. The quiet beauty never opened to anyone, never directed her attention to anything else beside her book, waiting patiently for the class to start. Others ignored her, only one person dared to talk to her, her only friend, but even to her she was strangely cold. No one had ever seen her smile; no one had ever tried to make her.
The person I like has a sharp tongue.
"Are you an idiot? Tell me, are you an idiot?" Kudo asked a classmate who just blew up the chemical reaction by adding too much reagent. "What did I tell you? Ten grams. Ten! How could ten become thirty?"
"I just… I just wasn´t paying attention…" Her lap partner for the day tried to justify his actions, only to receive a sharp glare.
"Open your mouth once again to give me a stupid excuse and I´ll make sure you understand why Kid runs away from me."
The person I like is cold.
"Kudo-san, could you lend me your math homework? I completely forgot about mine and you know how the teacher is…" A classmate was asking, almost begging, but Kudo Shinichi only gave her a cold piercing gaze, pretending she hadn´t heard a thing. "Please!"
"You should have done it last night instead of watching the comedy show."
And yet she is so warm, so understanding.
Kudo Shinichi always came ten minutes earlier, made sure the classroom was in good condition, even when it wasn´t her time, bringing fresh flowers. Every single day since one of her classmates passed away in a hit and run, without a break, the blue eyed girl brought flowers, her gaze glowing with sadness just the tiniest bit as her eyes roamed the empty desk.
"Shinichi!" Her friend almost yelled as she rushed in, interrupting her as she finished arranging the flowers. "I need your help. You know I have a lunch date with Saeki today, right? Well, I was thinking of doing something with my hair, but I am unsure what to do… Do you mind braiding my hair the same way you did last time? I think he liked…"
The slender girl only rolled her eyes, starting to work on the long brown hair of her only friend, eyes warm as she took care of her. No one else was allowed to see this, the warm side of the Ice Queen. Not that anyone looked for it.
The person I like is a liar. The person I like doesn´t smile. The person I like is cold. And yet… and yet she is so warm, so understanding.
The person I like is different, but no one sees it, no one tries to look for it. No one knows her true self. No one knows HER.
"Hey, did someone see Shinichi? I was thinking of asking her help with my homework…"
"Ran, why do you even bother with her? She won´t help you. I bet she will probably just give you one of those looks that make you feel stupid…"
"Shinichi is not like that… If you ask her help, she´ll help. She just won´t let you copy."
"Yea right, that Ice Queen. I swear she kills kittens to pass time…"
The person I like is sad, lost in a world she doesn´t understand. She´s lonely, trying to survive between those that don´t even want to understand her, while trying to help them as best as she can. She doesn´t smile, and yet… and yet when she does it…
And yet when she smiles, she is more beautiful than anyone else.
"Kaito Kid, come back here!" Kudo yelled as she panted slightly, having been forced to run up the stairs to the tenth floor, since the elevator had been disabled. "It´s time for you to pay for that trap!" Even though she tried to remain serious, laughter broke from her lips before she could stop it as the image of the task force in tutus came into her mind. "They´ll kill you for this…" She managed to mumble between her teeth, fighting to calm herself down, but the smile never left her lips, eyes shining with amusement.
The person I like is violent.
"Get back here, you stupid thief, before I cut down your limbs and give them to your birds." There weren´t many placed Kudo couldn´t climb, but certainly a broken ladder was out of her league. "I said come down here!" Before Kid had a chance to answer, not that he would, taking in account that smirk, she kicked a soccer ball at him, hopping it would hurt him badly.
The person I like cares for others.
"Damn it, Kid, come back here!" The wind was horrible, and blue eyes were opened widely, taking in the image before her with clear fear. "Don´t you even dare to jump out of the roof when the weather is in such condition! That is suicide! I swear I won´t try to catch you, so don´t jump!" As she was ignored, a startled yelp escaped her throat, and she ran towards the edge, only to sigh. "You´ll be the death of me some day…"
She is alone.
The park was empty save one high schooler, who was sitting at one of the benches, gazing at the full moon that shone brightly on the sky. It was her birthday, and after celebrating with her only friend for two hours, Shinichi founds herself once again alone in a huge house, marking the passing of another lonely year. Trying to ignore the loneliness, she had fled, only to find herself once again alone.
In the silence of the night, emptiness of the green park, she allowed a few tears to escape, before she locked the loneliness away once again, heading to the empty house.
She is a genius, collected, calm, mysterious… she is a detective, and she couldn´t be more proud of it.
The person I like isn´t normal and yet I like her that way, I wound change nothing about her. I accepted her sharp humor and loneliness long ago.
The person I like is a detective.
"Kudo Shinichi helps FBI bring down a criminal organization."
"Kudo Shinichi solves a case for the British Royalty."
The person I like is my classmate, a detective.
"Shinichi, do you mind going home alone today?"
"Kudo, you need to read less books. By the way, my brother has a case for you, mind helping him out? Have no idea what it is."
The person I like is Kudo Shinichi.
No one knows her better than me. No one can see through her as I can… no one loves her more than me.
The room was buzzing with activity, and Kaito pretended to listen to the conversation around him, while keeping an eye on the blue eyed beauty. For a while now, she had stared at him without masking it, and to be honest, he was starting to feel worried. Had he done something to annoy her?
Without a warning, Shinichi stood up, making her way towards him. In seconds, they were gazing at each other, and he couldn´t look away, lost in the strange intensity of her eyes.
"I am always looking at you." She said, out of nowhere, surprising him to no end. "I know that you are a liar, I know about your masks, about your sadness, about your kindness…" Kaito gulped, unable to move as if a spell held him in place, as he listened to her words dazed.
A part of him wanted to run. She said it clearly that she knew he was Kid, but she wasn´t done yet, continuing her words without mercy. The classmates already started whispering between them, but as she took a step towards him, he managed to lock them out. No one else mattered but her.
"I know who you are, what you have done and what you plan to do. I know of your dreams and fears. I want to help you. I want to be there for you, any time you need. To take the fear away. Kuroba Kaito, you are the person I love. Go out with me."
The time stopped, and all Kaito could do was look at her, trying to find any sign of lies. However, those blue eyes were gazing at him with such love… he couldn´t help but stand up, wishing he could touch her.
"I am always looking at you." He repeated her words, so gently the whole classroom shut up. "I come five minutes earlier just to look at you from afar. I know you are a liar, I know about your coldness and kindness, about your loneliness, about your sadness… I know just how smart you truly are, I know about your big heart…"
Slowly, painfully so, he reached towards her face, caressing softly her cheek, noticing how her eyes softened even more. "I know who you are, what you have done and what you plan to do. I know of your dreams, fears and nightmares. I know your soul, and I want to be there for you, forever and ever, and take your loneliness away."
As she connected her hand with his, that laid on top of her cheek gently, he smiled. "Kudo Shinichi, you are the person I love. I do not want just to go out with you. I want to be your one and only, for now and forever. Do you think you can settle for such a compromise, Shinichi?"
Smiling gently, Shinichi closed her eyes, trying to hide the tears in her eyes. She had watched him for almost five years, for so long… "Yes, I believe I can settle for it, Kaito."
Grinning almost maniacally, he dove forward, kissing her tenderly, ignoring the fact they were being watched. He had loved her for half his life and now, she was his and only his, he knew he would never let go. She was his, for now, and forever.