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Kaito was staring at the moon while sitting in the middle of the rooftop of a building, which was far from the operation site. He just stared at the bright moon and ignored his bloody arms and slightly bloody face.
"I knew you would be here, Kid", a familiar voice called him.
That made him turn his head. He didn't know if he should be surprised or not when he saw the real Kudou Shinichi in front of him.
"How did you know I'm here?", Kaito asked and Kudou just shrugged with a first-aid kit in his left hand. He walked towards Kaito and sat down beside him.
Kaito just stared at him when the detective started to take out antiseptic, bandages and threats. He flinched when Kudou tried to open his suit. Kaito moved away a little from the other and Kudou moved a bit towards him. He frowned.
"What are you doing?"
Kudou looked at him like he was being ridiculous.
"I'm trying to treat your wounds, obviously, because I know you wouldn't follow me, to patch everything up", Kudou then moved to grab his shoulder.
"So, open your suit or I'll open it myself. Besides, I've seen your face countless times during our meetings for the takedown if that's what you worry about." Kaito's first thought was to give a witty comment like usual, but the glare he received from the detective made him follow the request.
Thus, the rooftop was filled with only the sound of the wind blowing after that. Just both of them on the rooftop with moonlight illuminating them. It was maybe due to the comfortable scene, or maybe due to how gentle Kudou treated his wound, that Kaito spit out his deepest secret.
"My name is Kuroba Kaito."
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He told the detective everything. From how his father had been the greatest magician, to how he had found out the reason for his father's death. Kaito exhaled slowly when he was done with the story. Then, the rooftop went silent again.
"It must have been painful for you to go through all that", Kudou told him, once he had finished patching up Kaito’s wound. The words surprised him though. Suddenly, he pulled Kaito in for a hug. He pressed Kaito’s head under his chin and hugged him tight. Kaito's eyes widened at the sudden affection.
"Your father must be proud of you, Kuroba-kun. You did well", he whispered to Kaito’s ear.
“So it's okay to let them go now. It's just me and you here", and that was enough to break the tears that he had been trying to hold back, when he had told the detective his story.
Kaito cried and gripped Kudou’s back. Letting go of all his pain and his relief in all of them. He didn't know how the detective got him in that state, but one thing for sure, Kudou's words made Kaito trust him. Trust him that Kaito had done great and from now on, he didn't need to suffer anymore.
Kudou rubbed his back and whispered silent comfort for him throughout his breakdown. Not long after that, Kaito pulled away from the hug and felt a little bit hot.
He coughed, “I’m sorry for that.”
Kudou shook his head with a small smile and pinkish cheeks. He then said, “It’s fine. Besides, you look better now, in my opinion.”
Kaito blinked at him for a while before grinning widely.
“You think so?”
Kudou just hummed and both of them laughed. They tried to restrain themselves though just in case to not open the wound again. Suddenly, there was a phone buzzing sound. Kudou quickly excused himself between his laughter and took the phone.
Kaito looked at the detective’s annoyed expression. Knowing it was that little scientist who was the one calling and scolding Kudou together with his other friends, Kaito smiled. They probably had been worried about Kudou, given that he had suddenly disappeared and that thought made Kaito smile slightly.
“You're lucky to have so many friends who care about you, you know, Kudou?”, Kaito blurted out once Kudou had ended the call.
Kudou stared at him for a second before closing his eyes and smiling. He turned his sight towards the city and mumbled, “You’re right.”
“But you also have friends that care about you, you know", Kudou continued while standing up. Kaito blinked at him and it was probably the confusion on his face that made Kudou explain his words.
“Hakuba-san, Jii-san, Akako-san, your mom. And especially Nakamori-chan. She sounds so nice to me. You probably should tell her the truth. Who knows, maybe she is just waiting for you to tell the truth. Like Ran", Kudou whispered in his last sentence.
“Well, things might go bad, but I’m sure she’ll accept you", he ended with the softest grin Kaito had seen on the detective’s face, before Kudou said goodbye to him and left him. Kaito stared at the door for quite a long time and sighed after that. Kaito turned back his focus on the city. It was beautiful and colorful.
He sighed again and said, “He’s right", before standing up with a slightly pinkish face and whispered, “But his little grin was cute though.”