To Understand You - Magic Kaito

62. Chapter 62

1006 Words excluding (A/N)~ I no own MK/DC

Written April 21 2020
Posted June 6 2020

"Oi Kaito, calm down" Ginzo wrapped his free arm around the boy, his other one was still being gripped by him. He really didn't know what to do, Kaito had been off ever since leaving the hospital.

Kaito choked in a breath, eyes burning as he buried his head against the inspector's shoulder. He just... He didn't know what he needed, but he felt a bit better now that they were inside. It was warm.

Ginzo let out a small sigh when he noted that Kaito's trembling was lessening, though the boy now had a death grip on his coat "Can you tell me what's wrong?" He breathed, tone soft.

The boy was silent for a good while before he eventually pulled his face away to reveal watery indigo and newly soiled bandages. Kaito but his lip, still shaking a bit "I don't know..." At Ginzo's disbelieving look his voice cracked a bit "I really don't" He'd been okay, and then suddenly he wasn't "I got scared"

The inspector blinked at the admittance, why had Kaito gotten scared? "Did you notice anyone dangerous?" The boy had been fine leaving the other day to visit Mistressan, well not fine, but able.

Kaito shook his head "No" His words were soft, hard to hear "I just got scared, and I don't know why" He'd also been too scared to accept the heist challenge "I was just hit with fear" More like sucker punched in the face by it. He gave a small grimace, he didn't like being scared.

Ginzo pursed his lip, the boy had been through a lot lately. Had forcing Kaito out of his comfort zone trigger a small panic attack or something? Maybe it had been too much for him to handle right now? "Okay" He gave a small nod, accepting the answer. Kaito looked honestly confused. It was weird to see Kaito acting so timid.

Now that he was only trembling a bit, Kaito removed his outdoor clothes before heading back towards the couch. He snagged a blanket on the way so that he could curl up under it "I'm going to watch some TV" Not the news, he wasn't even going to check the news for at least a week, maybe. He switched on Netflix so that he could watch Criminal Minds. It was one of the more unique police shows out there.

The inspector peered curiously at the screen, not understanding the English all that well "You watch that a lot?" It was apparently the 4th season, yet he'd never spotted Kaito watching it before.

The boy tugged the blanket tighter around himself "Occasionally at night" When he couldn't sleep. They'd originally gotten Netflix for Ginzo, but that didn't mean that he couldn't use it too. His cheeks dusted a slight pink "It's interesting"

Ginzo barked out a laugh "If I didn't know any better, I'd be suspicious of you wanting to be a cop" The boy read so many crime novels, and now he apparently watched crime shows too.

Kaito shook his head "I'm a thief" A criminal who was going to spend the rest of his life in jail, if he didn't die first. He could never be a cop.

The other's expression confused Ginzo a bit, Kaito looked almost sad "Well anyways, what should we have for supper?" He didn't know how to continue the conversation so he decided to change it instead.

The boy gave a small shrug "Anything is fine I guess" He wasn't really craving anything.

"Okay..." Comfort food was supposed to be fatty right? He wasn't sure "What about pizza?" It'd been a while since they'd had it, and it would also leave them a good amount of leftovers. Pizza was good, hot, warm, or cold, so long as it wasn't heated unevenly.

"I like pizza" Kaito softly replied.

"So your half will have pineapple, spinach, and bacon. While mine will have pepperoni, bacon, and ham" He was in the mood for a lot of meat. Though he couldn't help but think that Kaito's pizza choice was kinda weird.

The boy gave a small smile "That sounds good"

Ginzo frowned a bit, suddenly remembering something "You should change your bandages..." They were already looking a bit grimy from how much the boy had cried recently "An infection would be bad" Especially since it was an infection that had forced the doctor to remove the eye in the first place.

Oh his bandages... Kaito bit his lip, pausing the show "Okay" That meant that he'd see the damage right? Mistressan had forcibly changed his bandages when he'd visited her, but other than that they hadn't been changed. At least not since they'd returned to their apartment. Kaito slipped off the couch, stumbling a bit before heading towards the first aid kit. He cast the inspector a side glance before picking up the kit and heading towards the bathroom, locking the door. He didn't really care about his appearance all that much, or at least he'd like to think so. But he didn't know how bad it was, so he wasn't going to risk making Ginzo feel upset for him.

When he removed the bandages, he had to be careful since some of them had clung a bit, but when he finished, he couldn't help but grimace. Staring into an empty socket was kind of creepy, especially since the flesh was kind of puffy from irritation. He really should have changed his bandages more often. There would be scars, but those could be easily hid with makeup once he made himself a false eye. He swiftly cleaned and flushed out his eye before wrapping it back up, willing himself not to get teary eyed. God disinfecting it had hurt, but any tears would force him to restart the process.

"You okay?" Ginzo called in through the door, he'd heard a pained hiss.

"Yeah..." Kaito's voice was strained "Alcohol isn't kind to injuries" But it was a necessary pain if he wanted to avoid any complications. He was tempted to scold the other for hovering but decided not to. The inspector was only hovering because he was worried.

Me: Berry likes Kaito's pizza~

This Kaito is totally a closet police otaku

Hope you enjoyed~

... I seriously contemplated using waffles instead of bread for my burger... I don't like condiments so it's just be the waffles and meat...

I didn't do it though, didn't want to risk ruining yummy foods