Rantaro nodded in response again. It was certainly an interesting thing to think about how the detective that Kokichi had encountered the previous day ended up sleeping in his cloak. There was no real reason why he would do that, so it remained a mystery. All he really knew is that the detective must have enjoyed the cloak.
"That's strange, in all honesty," he responded softly. "I wonder why he would sleep in your cloak. Was he still in it this morning?"
"no, but he was also late for work so I assume he was still getting ready. Maybe he'll wear it at work. It is cold today
"no, but he was also late for work so I assume he was still getting ready. Maybe he'll wear it at work. It is cold today
Rantaro shrugged at the response, although it didn't make much sense why the detective would wear his cloak. That would only imply that he had encountered Kokichi, and having his cloak but not him would certainly be interesting. Either way, it seemed likely that the detective seemed to like him, or at least the cloak.
"Oh, alright," he responded softly. "I doubt he'd wear it to work, though. It's cold, but I doubt he'd wear it to work when he was supposed to catch you, not just take your cloak and let you get away."
"technically my cloak fell off, dosnt mean he didn't find it and not me"
Rantaro nodded in response since the explanation made sense, but he still didn't see much of a reason for the detective to wear Kokichi's cloak to work, even if it was pretty cold outside that day. The mention made him wonder if Kokichi happened to know what he was wearing. His prior statements had implied that he was at his house that morning, so that would make sense.
"Still, I don't see a reason, even with it being cold," he responded. "You must've been at his house, but you should know that he was likely wearing something appropriate for the weather due to that. You said that you're in love, but still, it's strange to see you care so much."
Kokichi looked at Rantaro and winked " you'll find it someday," he said before going to go do a crime
Rantaro sighed softly as he watched Kokichi leave. Then he went off to commit a crime of his own. At the end of the day, he was still working with Kokichi as a thief, although he had no idea how he got interested in his friend's hobbies. Either way, he seemed to be okay with it, but he seriously did wonder about what was going on between Kokichi and that detective that he was in love with.
Kokichi waited around his crime for Shuichi to show, he was waiting to see what he was wearing
Shuichi arrived at the scene of the crime almost as soon as he heard about it. It appeared that he didn't have Kokichi's cloak with him at the time, although it was mostly due to the fact that he was running late. During the night, he had taken it off, and he didn't find the time to put it back on before rushing to work that morning. He had barely stopped himself from being late, after all. Even so, he found it strange that Kokichi was just waiting at the scene for him.
Kokichi was sitting casually on the support beam for the room of a warehouse "hello detective~"
Shuichi glanced at Kokichi as he finally approached him. Why was he just sitting there like he was, and why did he seem so calm about everything that was going on? It was certainly interesting, even for someone who viewed all of their actions as a game. He wasn't even trying to create a chase. All he was doing was trying to talk to him.
"What do you want?" he asked after a moment. "Clearly something if you're sticking around."
"just wanted to see you, is that so wrong that you sound hostle with me"
Shuichi sighed softly at the response that he was given. He hadn't meant to sound so hostile towards him, but he was confused and honestly stressed from other parts of his work and exhausted due to all of that. It was likely the reason for the unintentional hostility in his tone.
"No, no, I just wanted to know…" he responded softly. "I didn't mean to sound so hostile…"
Kokichi went to say something, but he'd leaned to far forward and started falling.
Shuichi immediately rushed to Kokichi's side and grabbed his arm to prevent him from falling. While it just seemed like he was just trying to prevent him from dying so he could arrest him, that was far from his reason to save him. He did care a lot about the thief, although he didn't know why he did care so much about him.
With a little bit of effort, he did end up pulling Kokichi back to the top, back to stable ground that he could stand on. He was already concerned about the thief due to the fact that he almost died, but now he had to make sure that he was alright. Almost dying was what most would consider a rather traumatic experience.
"Are you alright?" he asked softly as he pulled Kokichi into a hug.
"yeah.." Kokichi whispered, holding tightly to Shuichi
Shuichi held Kokichi close to him as he responded. He was aware that the thief was likely traumatized from everything that happened, and all he wanted to do was provide him with comfort so he didn't have to suffer for too much longer. He just wanted to calm him down.
"Would you like to go back to my place…?"
"p..please.." he whispered
Shuichi nodded in response, but before he could lead Kokichi anywhere, in the corner of his eye, he spotted another phantom thief, this time one with green hair. Before he could do anything or really process the other thief's presence, he noticed that he was running up to them. It seemed likely that he worked with Kokichi.
"What happened here?" he asked softly as he saw Kokichi. "Is this the detective you're in love with?"
Shuichi blushed a bit at the comment. "I-in…in love with…?" he questioned before shaking his head. "N-never mind… T-to explain…th-this…um, well…h-he almost…fell… I-I…um, I managed…to save him…"
Due to being embarrassed by the comment and his general social anxiety, he ended up stuttering a fair bit while he was speaking, and his face remained red. However, Rantaro didn't seem to mind this. All the detective did notice was that he seemed concerned, but that made sense since he just explained that Kokichi had almost fallen off the building to his death.
"Ah, so that's what happened, huh?" he asked, his tone surprisingly calm. He looked at Kokichi before looking at Shuichi. "Both of you should head home. Just lead the way to your place. I'll carry him. Seriously, Detective, I can tell that you're exhausted, and my partner is likely traumatized. It's best if you both leave."
Shuichi didn't argue with that as he handed Kokichi over to Rantaro. Once the other picked him up, he began to lead the two back to his house. Luckily no other detectives had been around, so if asked, Shuichi could just say that Kokichi got away. He never had to mention Rantaro's presence since he didn't seem to be known about. Maybe things would be alright after they got home.
Kokichi was shaking in Rantaro's arms, his head tucked into the others neck. " I'm sorry.. I wasnt paying attention"
Rantaro shook his head at the apology. He really didn't see a reason for the other to apologize for what happened since it was clearly nothing more than an accident. He wasn't able to be upset with him over something like that, and he would never be able to. Everything wasn't meant to happen, so there was no need to be sorry about it.
"It's not your fault. Everyone has moments where they aren't paying attention. It's alright…" he responded softly. "What matters is that you're still alive. That detective was quick to get to you, and it's kind of impressive. I can see why you love him. I care about you, which means that I care about him, so I'll make sure that both of you are alright."
"you care about me? Why? I'm mean to you.."
Rantaro sighed softly at the response that Kokichi gave him. He seriously questioned why he cared about him when they had been friends for most of their lives? He knew that Kokichi was playfully mean, and that never changed his opinion of him. Besides, as of recently, he realized that he had fallen in love with him as well.
"Kokichi, we've been friends since we were kids," he reminded him. "Of course I care about you, whether you're jokingly mean to me or not."
"thank you.." Kokichi said softly " I don't see how you can stand me"